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Concern for watershed expressed
By Avon Melby
Concern for ihe Willow Creek
watershed ww expressed at Heppner
erty council Monday All cit> wells
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are at risk because of Forest Service
practices. George Stillnun. a city
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employee, told the council.
Forty years ago there was enough
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water in Rock Creek that Indians
caught salmon there. Stillman said
Now there is not enough water there
for the state to stock fish in the
stream. Stillman said “ They are
punching wells into Hell's Half
Acre, there are 22 of them there
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Newspaper now. and it's not a big enough area
Most of the drainage trom there goes
The H rppnrr
to Ihe John Day watershed, with a
small balance making up the water
shed for Willow Creek The Forest
Service has stripped a grade slope of
60 percent in clear cut which could
plug up our watershed.*'
Stillman referred to an editorial in
Monday's Iasi Oregonian saying
there was money available for pro
tection of watervhexis and cncourag
mg pcxiplc to start working to save
them
"City councils ot South Morrow
County should let the state know ol
their interest in saving the water
sheds. County Planning Director
Deane Seeger said Cutsforth Park
bnngs in about $3 .(XX) to the coun
ty per year in usage fees, and "it is
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8 Pages vcD possible that there could be no
Council hears enthusiastic review of minibus program
ihe city does not want to take it over
as a city street, the county would
take the road so there could be
development in the future.
City Attorney Bill Kuhn said the
Corps would not improve the con
dition of the road when it was given
back and it is mil usable as a city
street Seeger said possibly county
equipment could be used to bring the
road up to standards, so it could be
back on the lax rolls Or the
cemetery district might want part of
the road, and land the Corps has
there which is also available
Kuhn said the city has been work
ing for months on this w ith the Corps
and though the Corps now says it is
available, it will take them two years
to "get their paper work done”
City Crew Foreman David
Winters was recognized with a cer
tificate for "doing a good job" by
Mayor Cara Costa She said it was
just the first of a new Employee
Recognition Program going on
within the city.
A change in city personnel policies
requiring second opinions for
employees who are ofl due to illness
came up lor discussion with city
police wanting to know how long
one would have to be ill to require
it Kuhn told the council if a second
opinion was going to be required by
the city on any illness the city would
probably have to pay the costs in
volved. which now, at least, would
require transportation outsif town to
another doctor
After some discussion Kuhn was
instructed to draw up a policy requir
ing a second opinion for an
employee off more than 30 days
Only Kevin Dick, out of the four
property owners notified to clean up
their property after last council
meeting, has tailed to reply. saidCi
ty Manager Marshall Lovgren
Others arc all completing work by
set dates The council decided to
schedule a public hearing for the
November council meeting to con
demn the property since Dick has
been notified several tunes to clean
it up.
Police Chief IXiug Rathbun turn
ed in a list of changes he wants for
training police Council woman
Denton questioned the costs, and
who would pay for the revolvers us
ed in the training she was told those
receiving the training would be re
quired to provide (heir own guns
The suggested policy changes were
to be examined by attorney Kuhn
before being presented the council at
its next meeting, the mayor said
Preliminary floor plans posted
By Avon Melby
Preliminary floor plans for the
changes to be made in rejuvenating
the Heppner Hotel into a senior
citizen apartment complex arc on the
wall at city hall in Heppner
A c hange has been made by the ar
chitect so the apartments will range
from 470 square feet to some
over-700 square feet, making better
use of the space, and more spacious
apartments
Senior Citizens will have most of
the ground floor for their center con
sisting of a conference room, office
area, kitchen area, and d in
ing meeting room
Bill Kuhn, who is working with
the architect and Seniors on plans of
the building for the city, said the
Senior who have seen the plans arc
quite pleased with them.
A parking area with II to 12
spaces, and some green spaces"
for grass and trees, will be included
at the back of the building
"The pnijcct is progressing as fast
as expected." Kuhn said
The architect is now starting to
draft specifications for bids, he said
Dates needed for
regional calendar
Regional Winter Events Calendar
is being compiled by North Central
Oregon Tourism Committee for
distribution to Chamber and City of
fices in the three county area, says
Chamber Manager Claudia Hughes
She asks that within the coming
week all special events scheduled tor
November through February as well
as pre scheduled annual events be in
her hands This calendar will prevent
major events in Morrow. Gilliam
and Umatilla counties from being
scheduled at the same time It will
also serve to publicize the events in
the other counties and will be out
quarterly
North Central Oregon Tourism
Committee (NCOTC) is currently
involved in creation of a colorful
three county brochure, exhibit for
the Ixaguc of Small Citics Convcn
tion in Portland, and hospitality
training Next meeting is scheduled
for I p m in Milton-Frcewatcr. (X
tober 14 Heppner is represented by
Joyce Hollomon and John Edmund
son of the Tourism Committee, and
Claudia Hughes. Hoard member
Historical cSociety
asks information
Early Harvest
decide where money for city parks
should be spent this year All cities
in the county and all park districts
are to have representatives there
The money is for small parks and
is available each year Amount will
be about S1,6(X)
Seeger said l^xington has never
benefited from the money and maybe
should get it this year The mayor
said Heppner needs tunds tor rest
rooms at its city parks
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Brad (left) and Donnie
)onnie Papmeau
Papineau bagged
baaaed their forked horn
and five-point opening weekend of general deer season m the
Ditch Creek area
They were among about 15% of hunters who were suc
cessful the first weekend of the general season. Assistant
Wildlife Biologist Bob Krien said Many hunters had difficulty
finding bucks because of the hot. dry conditions in the forest
Most had to be satisfied with 1Vfe-2 year olds, he said The
outlook for next weekend is even more bleak unless some ram
comes to hunter s aid Deer will be found near water sources,
he continued, with foothills probably yielding the fewest
animals
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The Historical Society and the Ci
ty of Heppner arc planning to clean
up and restore the fountain at the
farigrounds parking lot. historical
society member Delpha Jones has
announced
When finished, we would like to
attach a plaque, she said, but we
need additional information We
have discovered that the Gentry
family donated the land for the foun
tain and that it was built circa
1916-1918. but we re not sure who
built it
Anyone with information mav
contact Jones. 989 8189
Denton offered to make copies ot
the city bills which are now posted
in the window of city hall, to go out
in each water bill monthly She said
it could be part of the new "city
news letter" the city is starting to
send with water bills beginning next
month Motion was approved and
council woman Angie Pedro will
work with fX-nlon on it
The deck is being built, and cables
have been ordered and are on the
way for Ihe foot bridge across
Willow Creek. Councilman Wilbur
Jackson reported He said work was
still being done on the bridge, with
some assistance by Lions Club
An executive session on employee
overtime was held after the council
adjourned No action was to be taken
at the meeting ihe mayor said
DEQ rep visits
landfill site
Steve Greenwood, manager ol the
Solid and Hazardous Waste Section
of the Department of Environmen
tal Quality visited the proposed
Finley Buttes landfill (Xtober 3 as
part of a "get acquainted" lour of
Eastern Oregon landfills. Tidewater
laical Consultant Ed Glenn reports
Speaking of both the Morrow
County and Gilliam County sites.
Greenwood said (hat (he same cn
sironriK-nt.il standards would be ap
plied as were being applied in
Western Oregon such as at the
Bacona Road site In applying those
standards, however, differences of
soil and rainfall would be taken into
account and different construction
and operational features may result
(ireenwiKid's tour included the
Pori of Morrow terminal where
Tidewatcr Barge Lines proposes lo
transload sealed containers of solid
waste
from
the
Portland
metropolitan area from barges to
trucks for the final leg to the Finley
Buttes landfill Port Manager. R I.
Miller conducted the lour of both the
Port facilities and the landfill site
Accompany ing the lour were Tim
Davison ol the Solid and Hazardous
Waste Section; Steve Gardclls. Rich
Duval and (ill Hargraves all of the
Pendleton DEQ office, l-arry Lind
say. Port of Morrow Chairman and
Ed Glenn
Included in the "get acquainted"
tour was the landfill at Heppner and
others throughout Eastern Oregon
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At the Fire Hall
Cherry Webber's morning and
afternoon Kindergarten classes
visited the Heppner Fire IX-pt last
week They tried to fit into
firefighters’ hoots, coats and
helmets, then sat behind the wheel
of a real fire truck, and (above)
climb onto the buck of the tire truck
where grown up firefighters ride
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Soil Conservationist
joins county office
Soil conservationist Randy Franks
has been on the |ob in Morrow
County since July 20 He filled the
vacancy created when Jon Tunburg
was transferred
Franks, his wile, l.mda. and (heir
sons. Eric, 15 and Nicholas, three
months, live in lone.
Franks, a native of Arkansas,
earned his Bachelor of Science
degree in Forestry from the Univcr
sity of Arkansas al Monticello He
worked tor the SCS in tour different
Arkansas counties before coming to
Oregon by way of Washington stale
Franks is currently working with
District Conservationist Bob
Adclman lo determine erodibility ot
farmland in the county "By 1990.
farmers must have a conservation
plan on all highly crodiblc land." he
said We are working to determine
which lands meet the highly crodi
ble criteria Our office also suggests
conservation methods and helps
fumiers map out a plan for their
ground at no charge, he suid
Farmers of course, have the option
ot hiring a private consultant, but
must then pay for the service
laind bid into the Conservation
Reserve Program currently is under
a conservation plan, but if the land
is relumed to cropland utter 10
years, it will still need a conserva
tion program, he said, whether a
ullage practice, terracing, or a new
methiKl used in some areas ot drill
mg three inch deep holes a fix«
square at intervals in the field to hold
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Pioneer Memorial Hospital has
announced a new Community
Education Program Meeting the se
corn! Tuesday of every month, this
series of classes will be on Diabetes
Mcllitus
Boardman Glenn said, "T he
passage of this initiative would delay
Tidewater's project for a year, until
the next general election Dial delay
may very well kill the project
altogether since the Portland
metropolitan area plans to write a
25-ycar contract with someone ear
ly next spring " He added that if
Morrow County isn't ready then,
there may not be another chance for
25 years, if at all
West remembers that, "there was
some reservation lhat the PGF coal
fired plant would be an unbearable
polluter of our environment That
hasn't happened because of the
various governmental controls and
the plant and its employees have
become a very valuable part of our
community The solid waste landfill
will also become an important part
of our economy "
Glenn said that the committee's
goal of ending contusion on the issue
would be simplified by remember
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moisture from rain or snow iik -I i in
puddles so it can he »Hire readily ab
sorbed into the field.
Both water and wind erosion arc
considered. Franks said ltic Soil
Conservation Services uses six
criteria lo determine water erodihili
ty: I) ruintull. 2) a factor for soil tex
lure, 3) slope. 4» length ot slope, 5)
cropping practice mold board or no
till . and 6) contour farming For
wind erosion, they consider tillage
practices and soil cover as well as
ground cover ami wind velocity
Conservation practices can prove
economical, the conservationist con
imiiod without effecting a farm's
productivity Funds are available in
high erosion areas through the na
tional I ikk I security act Morrow
County has one of the highest ero
ston ratios in the stale, he said
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Community education program begins
Committee forms to clear
confusion about landfill
Dewey West, Boardman City
Councilman and former mayor, and
Harry O'Donnell. Heppner. were
elected co-chairmen of Citizens of
Economic Growth at its orgamza
tional meeting last Friday evening
Morrow County residents formed
the policital action committee to
overcome widespread confusion
about the upcoming initiative elec
tion concerning solid waste landfill
siting in Morrow County, Tidewater
Representative Ed Glenn said
By initiative petition. Morrow
County voters will consider a
measure that would require a vote of
the people before a solid waste land
fill could be sited, developed or
operated The measure applies only
to landfills to he used for disposal of
refuse imported from outside the
county The vote to approve a Ian
ilfill could only be made at a general
election and a majority of registered
voters would have to approve
Tidewater Barge Lines has pro
posed to open a solid waste landfill
on Finley Buttes. 10 miles south of
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I he first class entitled "Diabetes
An Overview" will be (Xtober I (.
1987 al 2 p m al Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Future classes ihe hospital
plans to otter will include Heart At
tacks. Strokes. Cardiac Risk Fa*
tors, and Cancer Prevention
For further information, iranspor
talion. or suggestion ot topics, please
contact Molly Rhea at 676 9133
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By Avon Melby
Enthusiasm was high Monday
night among (hose who had in
spected a minibus program similar
to one proposed for Heppner
Representatives from the county
court. Heppner city council, and
County Planning Director Deane
Seeger looked over the laiGrande
minibus program and reported to
Heppner City Council at the (Xtober
5 meeting
At the suggestion of City Attorney
Bill Kuhn the Chamber of Com
merce will he asked to participate in
a public meeting to explain how the
proposed transportation plan would
work
The county has made an applica
tion for a grant to purchase the bus
Planning Director Deane Seeger
said A second grant to operate the
pmgram has also been included in
the request. "You've got a tremen
dous program going in this hotel."
Seeger said about the proposed
restoration of Heppner Hotel into
Senior Citizen apartments and sug
gested the bus be kept there and the
city tie the Senior Citizen program
there in with the bus He explained
that Senior Citizen programs were
much less Jpt to be cut under other
federal administrations than were
direct grants to cities arulcounties
"They have too many voles," he
said.
Tern Denton said insurance on the
bus would he only SI .(MM) to $1.500.
from estimates given It would be a
new bus and have low maintenance
If the city does not want to run the
program, the county could, or the
Seniors might take it over. Seeger
said, and if it isn't working out. it
can always be dropped
Council decided to work with
other organizations and sec if enough
interest can be raised through ex
plaining the program, so the public
will be interested enough to use the
bus.
The road owned by the Corps of
Engineers which borders Ken Key’s
land is available from the Corps of
Engineers, Seeger said He said if
water there," he said Seeger said
the county planning department
would ask the cities to work together
and let the state know ol their
concerns
Council persons Angie Pedro and
Rick Curtis were appointed by
Mayor Cara Costa to work on the
project
Seeger said there would be a
meeting at 7:30 p m at the county
office in Islington on October 14 to