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». i m' •» ; U— ••» f « • * - - .- *••-*. - . . •-» r - - , - « > - « / . ,f _ s » . y r it's various holdings, and Golden Valley ’» specialized technology in the microwave industry. to continue test marketing a microwave french fry developed h> Golden Valley " W e hope lo develop the microwave french fry product along with ansi on lop of what Lamb Weston is sioing n o w s a id Casey " I f we are any good at all together, we should be able to add to that ” ‘ We have been looking for a long lime to participate in the potato field.” said Casey "Some o f the great advantages of l-amh Weston are it's first class processing plants and excellent technology in its own right The completion ot the $276 m illion dollar sale o f Lamb- Weston's seven plants, including Boardnun. Hermiston and five in Idaho and Washington, should take place late June or early July accor ding to Dave kelly. Portland, direc- tor of marketing for I .amh Weston " Die possibility of combining the capabilities of the three companies is certainly exciting to Lamb Weston," said kelly Casey 's hope for the future is for the newly forming venture with l amh-Weston to grow " Ihcy have a great reputation for product quail ty and service," he said "That kind of reputation comes from good pe*> pie " " It is a new opportunity to add growth ansi business." he added P * \IO by Jo yv* M «n»i«y Steve Jenks Operation Manager and twelve-year employee at Lamb-Weston. is looking forward to working with the new owners vise presislenl ol ConAgra "W e want ts> straw on that and build on that " By Joyce Hensley " W hat about us ’’ ’ It there is an uneasiness in the mind of un> I jm h Weston empknoes since the announcment bv Anitas Ins ot the puis hast- agree ment signed by Con Agra ansi l ioldon S alles Microwave foods lo buv the company I amh Weston potato pro slucts processing tlisision. it can he set a s isle luimh Weston employees have been hired, tired, and generally (Hill ed back arul forth in recent months but that seems to be a thing of the past "The people in tin- plant are it's greatest strength." said Walter H Casey. corporat>’ communications ConAgra. Inc . Omaha, is the wsulsl wide mother conglomerate to such brands as Armour Meats. Chun king atnl Banquet Con Agra is also in the feed and fertilizer business, along with prepared tro/cn seafoods Cmlslen Valiev Minneapolis, is a leaslcr in the development in technology and products specificul- lv for mis rowave production A ven ding machine popcorn labeled Ast I and \st II is one ot their products The , onihined venture will utilize the strengths «1 the companies, ( sm Vs't i s sis’ 111 1 mt sniireach through By Joyce Hensley The crime rate is shoeing up in Ir r ig o n There has been an increase of 6 ' percent in smite related incKients. according to Police Chicl Steve Mackey Assaults, fraud, furnishing alcohol to minors and theft of motor vehicle ('arts from motor vehicles are to blame for the largest share of the ins reave " W e ’ve hast a lot ol vandalism, also," said Mackey Even though Irrigon hasl a large drug bust recently, drugs aren't an intense problem The Irrig o n Public Service Department has hasl a rise ol 115 percent in the total picture ot calls to the department, including sails to find lost children, complaints about harking dogs, and sats whish have fallen down wells, according to Mackey I he rate ot crime seems to go up and slown in Irrigon. population 865 viclsls ansi improve their prolit (saenii.i! . v als.' know the mipw>r taiiss ot passing 'ii well sared ts>r natural resources for future I shh I prodiisers Ws- could give siur ehilslren all the money in the world, hut it wsiulsi .1 them little ginnl unless we also give them a produc- livc soil on whish is> live.” said Bergstrom :4 May i The local district, which wotks throughout the year on s»iil and water conservation measures, is providing literature that highlight man's responsibility to be active stew.uds ol s'ur nation's soil and water resources Kusty Bergstrom, shainnanot the Morrow SW CD, saisl that while farmers and ranchers know that good conservation practices help increase Materials s spe, tally designed to ■ olives th , tiis theme "Steward ship Is Oui f uture." are being distribuli I by the Morrow SW CD ansi may be obtains'sl bv sailing or visiting the district ottise during business hours at 4 U) Heppner Lev ingtou Highwas (i7fi S4S2 18” " S U P ’R B R U T E " PUSH B R O O M SALE PBICE 5 .9 9 LESS MIY PISATE* -2 .0 0 YOUR f INAI COÊT ► »im f r i » i m « BUILDING SUPPLY STORKS •;7 7 '■ » A * ( ja n /( r y ^ u tti V. 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T .-.j r . . — .------- J- VJ > * * % , •#»< • • ■ « « * t • • c . ••* ; , i ■ ■ Proposed budget would lower city tax rate By Ed Glenn The Boardman Budget Committee received a proposed budget last week that would lower the city tax rate to $7 55 per thousand but a citizen's group asked that it be esen less Don Bo/arth, spokesman for a loosely organized group o f "con cerned citizens" presented the City Council with a petitH*n asking for the reduction or elimination of a number o f city services signed by some 160 people Bozarth urced the council to adopt a budget supported by a tax rate of no more than $6 per thousand ansi "no increase in water and sewer rates Fbc proposesl budget, prepared by City Manager l^irry Dairy tuple. shows a decrease in taxes of about $70.000 from the current year Dairy mple said his goal was to "reduce the tax rate substantially, without totally dismantling the ser vice* and operations o f the city " The reduction comes principally from a pn»posed reduction o f the police department from four officers lo three and from utilizing cash car ryovers in the (ieneral. Sewer and W ater funds All of the tax reduction is con tingent upon two land developments coming through in the city's favor. IVsert Springs F.states is in arrears some $28,000 for sewer atnl water hook up c harges and while collection is budgeted. City Attorney M D RIIS Honor Roll Riverside High School has releas ed their third quarter A and B honor loll A Honor Roll freshmen Charlene finley 4 0, Ann Gantenbein 4 0. Jose Ramos, Mana Ramos Irma Navies Angela Sun the Sophomores Matt Andrcason Wendy Dawson lina Ikuiglas 4 0. Lea Ivdwards. Dawnua flanagan. f stela Garcia. Lenn Greer, kiistm Jensen. Sherri Lake. Steve Larsen 4 0. fric Marchck. Melinda Nix Mary Stevens Mike lallman. Scott fimms. kassie Westmoreland Juniors Gale Bailey. Cynthia Ballard. iV h i Driver. Hamid Glenn. Kristi Medley. Melissa Mcinkc. Holly M iller. Jennifer Richardson 4 0 Seniors Carmela Garcia 4 0. Jesus Garcia. Bonnie Guthrie Kristen Harrison 4 0 Colleen Hensley l.tsa Jurnev lefl Marchck 4 o le rri Meyers 4 0. Vicki Preston. Robert Rea. Sheila I own B Honor Roll freshmen Dawn Ammons, Ran dv Beard. Bill Byrd. Peter Colon. 1 rov Charles. Angie Copcnhavcr, Jason Erickson. Margi Garcia, Kevin Guthrie. Tim Hill. Marilco Huffman. Christi Irwin. Kristina Klein, fy l^ippen, Gloria Peterson. Jcannic Roberts, Cecelia Rodriguez Sophomores Douglas Alford. David Barriek. Melanie Bass. Joey felw ards. Shanna f vans, Joy Hellberg. Rusty Jensen, (in d y Kellar, Jennifer I.ePlatt. Terri Me Kenney. Joseph Saunders. I.eti Sepulveda. Jesus forres. I i\a Short Juniors Vince Dalloso. I rey Fischer. Cynthia Harrison. Clay Haynes, Steve McCabe. Stacey McCorklc. Tina Palmer, Alicia Pearsall. Melissa Richmond. Pamela Wetzel Seniors Shauna Bates. Danny Byrd. Laura Erickson. Christopher Fox. Jacob Frulherg. Amy Hobbs, Steve Hulen. Wendy Irdbettcr. Lisa Mark. Jay Marlow. Jason Michael, Chuck Trucax *-■ -N Members of the- Milton f reewater ( « hh J Sum Club fish, visit, and generally enjoy cadi other's com pany along the Columbia River in the Boardnun Recreational Vehicle i RVt Park Owners of seventeen North Morrow County 4 H Clubs are having their annual 4 H Plant Sale in Irrigon on Saturday April 16 trom 0 a m to 5 o m and on Sun dav April 17 from 10 a m to 5 p m 200-B Th,- YVOSC Honor Roll W estern < fregón State College has announced that Robert William Peck has been named to the honor roll To VB In obtain this honor, you must achieve a ' G n I 4 grade point average. IN C H EM IC A LS FERTILIZER We Are The Team You Can| For All Your Farm Chemical Needs! ---- 1 n e tiu ls S iilo n n*m jt D) D aniel s Manafer Operator 11 k - sale will I k * lield at tfie Blue Rib bon Fruit Statuì on Highway 730 House-plants, bedding plants, peren nials, strawberry and raspberry starts, and flowering shrubs will be available CENEX LAND Ö LAKES M ouse r iu tors linda Photo by Joyc« M«n«l«y RV' s settled in for their annual weekend tn the area for rounds of potlucks, coffee and business meetings, said Bill Garrison „owner o f a twcniy-one I ih « travel trailer, "tins is one of live nicest parks we've been in 4 -11 clubs in Irrigon plan plant sale f(C; Main St - lone, Oregon Ph 422-7211. Open 8-6 Mon - Sat VanValkenherg could not assure the Committee that the litigation would be far enough along that any monies would actually be received in the next year VanValkenherg did tell the coun cil that he was "confident that some paym ent" would be received by April 15 on the Knudson Com m er cial l ’.uk I I I ' A payment ot $150.000 has been due from lo c ke Enterprises, Inc on that L ID since Julv I. IUH7 the l i L) might add as much as $155.850 or $5 88 per thousand to the taxing requirement, according to Dulry tuple The budget committee set April 19 for it’s next meeting Good Sam visits Boardman fou r years ago, the crime rate was very high The city also had the disiiruoon ot housing the highest number of ex convicts per capita in the entire nation After a combination murder and robbery in I9K3, the citizens rose up and formed a ncighborthxHl crime watch Within six months, with teams of N hiscwivcs , retired pe»»pic, working people, and young adults patrolling the streets throughout the night, the crime rale was brought down to KO percent Records o f crime in each city of the nation arc recorded in a national statistic report called the Uniform Crime Report Nair Stytivt H, hirjnuin J M orrow County Grain G »si row ers« wt wvbzj im o i • • .fij'f,,. « |i ----------------U t L - i U t H _________ . *4 f. —a i» ; * mmm 7 • T V. . T 3 * ’V * i * V."** . ' I OX K IMtO II AltOWAKF 202 First St. N W - Boardman, Oregon Ph 481-7351. Open: 9-6 Mon - Sat .; • Call 676-9228 or 481-3533 with news items iz m KOAltHWAX 1*110 IIAHOWAIU: . N ew s rr'lfrm*, MsMtMs n>TW* « «M *•»/ '+■ V f i f i f i i ' m . i v im » w . B o a r d m a n • Ir r ig e m H aim whete to g«t FPO A d ttc» Plus a m al good pilen KABDWABI HOM I CKNTTB ft BUILD IN a SUPPLY STORKS v . H rppncr ( i u r t ^ I lmrs, H epp n rr, Oregon W fd n n d u » , A p ril 13, IW 8 - T H K K K • i t « w tm » m i o a M ln g M f p m u b n l b » « » ! t » v » Crime on the rise in Irrigon Soil and Water Stew ardship week April 24 - May I hmphasi/mg esersonc's role in protesting soil ansi water teviurcs-s lor future generations, the Morrow Soil ansi W iter ( 'oii'erv.it >n District is encouraging local churches, organizations and indis tduals to join (he nationwide observance ot Soil and Water Stewardship Week. April - >■■—.— «i. Lamb-Weston’s future is rosey LutoXM Js, -.*. ... * *• 'A ' » . 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