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Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper
The H eppner
a zette
VOL
105 NO 41
Wednesday. October 14. 1987
imes
Heppner 25«
10 Pages
P rop erty tax statem en ts goin g out
Taxpayers of Momm Count) will
soon be receiving their annual tax
statements, the assessor's office has
announced
The Morrow County Tax Colics
lor plans to send the statements out
on October 14 The tax payments,
as always, are due by November IV
Due to a recent law change every
taxpayer, including those whose
lender pays the taxes, will receive a
tax statement in the mail An insert
included with each statement will ex
plain this change Taxpayers with
questions about who is to pay the
taxes should contact their lender, the
assessor's office said
Most homeowners will notice that
their statements do not reflect any
payment made by the State of
Oregon. Assessor Greg Swevk said
The reason for this is that the
Homeowners Property Tax Relief
Program ended on December 31.
1968 and was not reinstated by the
1987 Oregon legislature, he ex
plained This change means that
most homeowners will notice an in
crease in the net taxes due on their
statements
This year, due to some value
declines and increased budget
amounts, the tax rate is up approx
imately 10 percent, the assessor said
The actual change in rates varies
from down five percent in lone to an
increase of 17 percent in Hoardman.
he continued Morrow County's
value declined by $M) 8 million for
a net total ot SK48.0.V>.I00 The
reasons for the decline are the drop
in farm use values, lower utility
values because of pending appeals,
a generally negative trend in market
values, and lowered values from the
reappraisal cycle. Sweek said
School counselors wear many
hats, the school board learned at its
September meeting
The concerns about school
counselors cry stali/cd last vear when
the district was having irmible get
ting an approved budget. Assistant
Superintendent Chuck Starr told the
board Because we continue to hear
questions about what counselors ac
tually do. they have put together a
brief presentation for the board, he
said
Riverside High School counselor
Mike Weihcrell works primarily
with career guidance, making
students aware of high school
graduation requirements admission
requirem ents for college, the
military , and the work force He
oversees an adv iM<r adv isee program
at the school which assigns eac h stu
dent to a certificated staff person
More students are taking better
academic programs because they
work it iHit with an advisor. he said
High school counselors have the
additional responsibility of helping
students find financial aid Parents
must submit a financial aid state
ment, and many refuse to fill out the
forms, lone counselor Del l.aRue
said Students and parents need to he
aware of the process. Weihcrell said
With tough economic times, more
students are applying for less
available money.
Ross
Leman.
elem entary
counselor at Sam Hoardman
Elementary and A C Houghton said
he works with new students as a
group and as individuals, conducts
parent conferences which include ad
ministrators, attends workshops,
serves as a liaison between the
schools and outside agencies,
monitors student attendance, has set
up a program of peer tutoring where
sixth graders work with younger
students to help them in math and
reading, oversees detention, the lun
chnx>m, and has playground duty
Linda Frederic kson o f Columbia ol human nature to deny a problem
Junior High points out that or to blame someone else so that you
counselors also maintain student don't have to deal with H
records, screen students for the alter
Bill lem án , elementary counselor
native learning center, and help at Sam B oardm an and A .C .
children Icam to control their anger
Houghton Elementary schools said
She puts together personal education that some parents seem to he con
plans lor students with extra needs cerned that counselors «re stepping
at the |unror high level "When into the parent's roll. We always
students are searching for their own v isit with parents upfixtni and explain
identity it is necessary to provide ex that only happens in cases where
periences to devekip their self- parenting is not done by the parent,
confidence." she said. Group he said
counseling lets the adolescent be an
Of course, when parents request
instrument in helping himself and that we don't work with their child
others
we respect that. Weygandt said.
Counselors try to resolve conflicts
Frederkkson pointed out that all
between students and staff, students counselors have had workshops
and other students, and sometimes teaching them what specific
between students and parents. Hep
behavioral indicators to look for. An
pent Elementary School Counselor inters icw with the child usually cxw-
Brenda Weygandt said Counselors ftmvs the suspicion
are teachers, but also specialists in
The law is very specific requir
affective education Because life ing a person suspecting an abuse to
skills can be taught, counselors teach report it. the assistant superintendent
kids to accept one another, be said. The law also guarantees
responsible, and depend on one anonymity to the person reporting
.mother Kids also need to know who the abuse.
they are. what they want, and how
to get what they want without stom
ping on someone else, she said
Students with good self-esteem, do
well in school. Weygandt continued
Sometimes we help build a student's t Registered voters who do not
receive their vote by mail ballots hy
self esteem so he can excell in
October 23 should contact the Mor
academic situations
row County Clerk's office at the
Students may be referred to
counseling by a teacher, a principal, Courthouse in Heppner. Clerk Bar
or a parent who doesn't understand bara Bloods worth has announced
Ballots for the November 3 special
what is happening with his child
Most kids, however, request coun election will he taken to the post of
fices Friday. Oct. 16 fin delivery on-
seling themselves, especially group
counseling, she sard We have had Monday. Oct. 19 "The law allows
more requests for groups, such as us to issue replacement ballots to
one we did last year with jun>or high voters who do not receive their ballot
boys trying to quit chewing tobac by m ail," Bloodsworth said
One measure is on the ballot, an
co. than we were able to serve
Because of the nature of counsel initiate * requiring voter approval of
ing and because the problems involv the siting, development and opera
ed are difficult to deal with, some tion. ol a solid waste landfill used to
people may tend to be wary of receive garbage imported from out
counselors, Wey gandt said It's pari side the county The measure states
that such approval could he made on
ly at a general election
Ballots must be returned to the
Clerk's Office by 8 p m Tuesday.
Nov 3. the official election day.
Another hearing on Boeing's /.one
change application will be held Mon
day along with a conditional use per
mit request for a new loading
building and permits for two wells
bo be dug in south Morrow County
Morrow County Planning Com
mission w ill hold the hearing at 7 30
p m at the city council rooms in
Board man.
The Boeing application is for a
/one change on 14.(MX) acres of land
it leases from Oregon Department of
Veterans Affairs. Dean Secger.
county planner, said this permit is
different from the one approved a
couple of years ago for the antena
range testing site which Boeing now
has in operation south of 1 84 on a
portion of the Veterans land Thai
was a Limited Use Overlay, this is
an application to re-zone the land
A hearing was held in Heppner on
the Hoeing application recently
After testimony is taken at Monday's
meeting the planning commission
will make a recommendation to the
County Court at the November 4 or
November 11 meeting I he county
court makes the final decision
Seeger said "They (Boeing) don't
have a specific use in mind They
just want to change the /one.”
Heppner Transfer, owned hy
Russell Oil Co , has applied for a
conditional use permit for a new
building at the south side of the
Boardman Exchange
Arco has applied tor two permits
for two exploratory wells in South
East Morrow County
Decisions on the last two jp
pi leant s' requests will probably be
reached at the planning meeting,
Seeger said
Tidewater completes application
Tidewater Barge Lines has com
pleted its application for a permit
from the department of environmen
tal quality for its proposed solid
waste landfill at Finley Buttes
Tidewater representative Fd Glenn
announced Copies ot the application
will he on file in each of the five
communities of the county for
review hy all interested persons, he
said The application includes detail
ed technical data and the proposed
design details
Tidewater invites public comment
on the completed application which
may either be forw arded to
Tidewater Barge Lines, 6 Beach
Drive, Vancouver. Wa 98661 or
delivered at a hearing to be con
ducted by the Department ot En
vironmental (/ualitv at a date yet to
be announced. Glenn continued
Copies of the application can be
rev icw cd al the follow mg locations
Irngon Planning Dc-pt at the Morrow
County Annex. Hoardman City Hall,
lone City Hall, Ix'xington Schools
Administrative office. Morrow
County Clerk's office Courthouse,
Heppner
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Giant-sized bale
No. Paul Hunvan wasn't responsible to*ihe giant sized straw bales like this one Jeff (left). Pat (standing), and
Curtis Cutsforth found in their field It seems that alter this year's bumper crop, the Cutsforths had 18" of stubble
left after the grain had been harvested It could have been a costly process disking up the straw, they said, so
they hail no complaints when a mushroom company ottered to cut and bale the straw and pay them S2 per (on
tor the product The contract required leaving 6" ot stubble tor good, trashy fallow, the Cutsforths said The straw
will be hauled to Canada and used lor mushroom bedding, it's a limited market, hut definitely a welcome one
following this year's bumper crop
Fair and R odeo Q ueen nam ed
Missy Schoonover has been n.im
ed 1088 Fair and Rodeo t/ueen She
was a princess on the 1986 court
The new queen is the daughter of
Lawrence and Sharon Schoonover
and has lived in Lexington most ot
her 18 years She is currently alien
ding Walla W alla Community Col
lege and majoring m psychology in
order to be- able to work with men
tally and physically disabled
She has been active in 4 M and
barrel club Her hobbies include
riding horses, swimming, and work
mg with people.
row County Planner told Heppner
City Planning Commission Monday
Seeger said the land, which is in
the city's urban growth boundary,
was now available from the Corps
for either the city or the county to
accept Since it is not adjacent toci
If
ly land the county w ill determine the
"holding capacity" for future
development, and present it to the
Corps by November 4 because the
Corps is now listing it as "surplus
land". There is also another section
just above the cemetery and below
the Angell property, which may go
to the cemetery for future expansion
it the Cemetery Board is interested.
Seeger said
In regular business at its monthly
meeting Monday the city planners
Granted a variance application for
setback requirement on a carport at
233 N Court street to Tom Hud
dleston It was contingent on using
non glare roofing on the carport
Granted a variance application to
allow a revolving sign at Cal's Ser
vice Center at 327 N Main to ap
Lexington City Hall will be repaired soon. Fire Chief Hill plicant Cal Sherman
Approved a conditional use per
Sheirbon said A Friday morning insured accident knocked the front cor
mil to allow a new double wide
ner loose from the cement block building. The structure is believed safe mobile home at 423 Linden Way. to
enough for storage of the fire truck and equipment on the City Council side,
Verna Brmda Location is in a com
he said The hack up fire truck is parked outside the building He did not
mercial
zone so needed the condi
knos* if the council wsmld hold meetings in the building before it is repaired
tional use permit The mobile will he
City of Lexington owns the building shared by the city and the fire depart
set on cement on a pci manent foun
men I Mayxir Bob Taylor was unavailable for comment
datum which includes a car port
Avon Melby
laind south of the Bobby Angell
property owned hy the Corps of
Engineers will s<x>n be platted for
possible homes. IVcne Seeger. Mor-
W hoops!
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li seems a herd of about 20 deer
(including live bucks) has moved in
to Cutsforth Park, C aretaker
Charlene Papincau reprots
Buck season has been in full swing
and the campground filled with
hunters, but |ust prior to the season's
for disposal site
By
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Tidewater Barge Lines will make
Us official application to the County
Court for a disposal site at Finley
Buttes Application will be made at
10 a m Wednesday. Oct. 21 at the
court meeting at the Courthouse An
ncx in Irrigon
The application includes provi
sions for payment of tonnage fees.
Tidew ater’s Representative Ed
Glenn said Tidewater's proposal is
for a 20 year contract at the site and
must follow the county's solid waste
management ordinance
Missy Schoonover
Yearns for home after LA quake
Former Hcppnerite Lynn Dee
Devin is anxious to move back
hom e, her m other. M aureen
Howard, reported
Devin who lives in Iais Angeles
was at home when the October I ear
thquakc there reached 6.1 on the
Richter scale of grinimf motion She
was not hurt, her mother said, but
was told to stay off the freeways for
awhile so she couldn't go to work
Devin works on the 24th floor of a
downtown lais Angeles office
building After she went to work,
her mother continued, all employees
were sent home until the building
We only had one hull elk and one
doc to salvage during general deer
season, district wildlife hiologtsf
Glen Ward said Hunters were
careful with fires and most asked
permission to hunt
About one in every four hunters
successfully t*x>k a buck for a 20*
success rate, he said Yearling bucks
comprised 80% of the kill
In the Heppner area, hunter
numbers were down by 30%. he
said, probably because deer have
returned to some areas that were
closed to hunting last year
Waterfowl and pheasant seasons
open Saturday. Oct 17 and the
outlook is good. Ward continued
The northern flights of waterfowl
haven't moved in yet from Cunada,
he said, but when the weather turns
colder, wc can expect numbers com
parable to last year
Who taught the deer to read?
Tidewater to apply
Heppner urban growth area platted
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could be inspected for safely The
earthquake left cracks in the walls.
Howard said.
Through the quake and affer
shocks. Devin was not hurt, and no
damage was done to her apartment,
though things were knocked off the
walls ami messed up somewhat, her
mother said
Devin has lived in law Angeles six
months She is a longtime area resi
dent and 1981 graduate of Heppner
High School. Since then she
graduated from Oregon State
University and worked at Flermiston
and Albany before transferring to
California
October 3 opening. District Wildlife
Biologist Glen Ward posted "Safe
ty Zone" signs around the park
A recently-completed trailer pad
area was seeded to clover, hut the
four legged scholars have grazed it
off right next to the hunter»’
campers, the caretaker said F-ach
evening the deer came into the parfc
to leed. ami each morning puzzled
hunters comb the park perimeter
hoping to fill their tags.
Did the deer read the "Safety
Zone" signs, or perhaps the park
rules which prohibit discharging
firearms within park boundaries?
Weather Report
fry Off ol Moppno»
October 6 • 12
High I am Prec.
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of ir* Morro* CouWy Oram (Vor*«
Tuesday, Oct. 13
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Look for ballot
in Monday's mail
Planning Commission to hear requests
from Boeing, Arco, Heppner Transfer
By Avon Melby
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