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V Wednesday, February 28, l****) imes Hi'ppnrr 25* 8 Pages Mustangs, Fillies advance to Regionals The Morrow County Neighborhood Counc il has said that the Neighborhood Center will close its doors April I because of funding problems The Neighborhood Center is a non profit organization located in Heppner which assists in providing emergency food, shelter and gas, and >*ther things for people in need “ Payroll was always a problem,” said Betty Tanner, former director and now president o f the Neighborhood Center hoard ol directors “ Wc hope that somewhere, somehow we can get money to stay open We leel it's essential to the community ” Tanner operated the center its first two years as a volunteer, she said I"he Neighborhood Center rcceis ed SIO.(XX) from Morrow County last year and also receives funding tnrough FF.MA (Federal Fmergen cy Management Agency), United Way. CAPF.CO. the USDA Food Program, ( begon Food Shares, area churches fund raisers and private donations County funds, which the center uses for rent, electricity, water, in surance and supplies, have been cut to $8,(XX) tor the nest fiscal year, since another emergency aid group way formed in North Morrow County. The newly formed Irrigon Hoardman Fmcrgcncy Assistance Center group will receive $ 5 .(KM) of county funds, for a total of SI l.(XX) for both groups, up from S 10.(XXI last year Morrow County Judge I-ouis Carlson savs that the South Morrow griuip was originally funded through revenue sharing and after that was discontinued the ctHinty stepped in ' The Center is a non profit organization and has its own sepuralc function completely apart from county |unsdiction." lx- said, “ Mor row County is one of the tew coun ties thai \petkls lax dollars to >u|*port this endeavor W ith this in mind, in terfcrcncc by ihe County Coun in the policy making or management ot the center would be most map propriale " In this current fiscal year.” said Carlson, "the Neighborhood Coun cil is budgeted to receive $I0.(XK> from Morrow County ITus amount wav to help tuixl both ends o f the county I he north end folks recent ly fornx-d their own non profit organization, the Irrigon Hoardman Iinergency Assistance Center So. as ot February I, I'M !, the south end Neighborhood Council is retain mg all of the funds from the coun ty " According to Neighborhood CiMiix il treasurer Mike Vejraska. in addition to the county money which gix-s tor overhead, the center needs approximately $12.(XX) for salary and taxes for the center's only paid employee the director ITiat position is currently held by Nadine O'Brien Vejruska said that funding for the assistance programs fluctuates great ly "F F M A gave us $b.8(X) last year, and this year $3,500 " “ They (Irrig o n Hoardman Fmergcncy Assistance l enter i only operates mix- hours a week We operate 40 hours a week They're strictly for em ergencies only emergency food. rent, gas We do everything " The Irrigon Hoardman Fmergen cy Assistance Center is open Tuesdays from 4 ,i m to 3 p m and Thursday« from 9 a m to noon and is operated on a volunteer basis Ac cording to Ruth Adams, president ol the hoard of directors, the center is run completely by volunteer lx-lp aixl provides emergency locxl. rental assistance, energy assistance and referrals Ihe Irrigon Hoardman center was formed in Oct 1989 Ihe Heppner Center also houses Adult and Family Services<tormor Iv welfare) I ixxl Stamp and GFD (high school equivalency) programs, according to Vcjraska We can afford this month's salary and next month's salary, but after that I don't know.” he said W e'rc m the business ot serv ice to Ihe communitv. without these ser vices, what would people do ’” Ve jraska said that the south end organization can stay open until next year when considering budding ex penses, “ but as tar as wages go no ” “ We've written grants till w c'ic hlik- m the lace.” Ik- said ” They sav you're not in the Portland area so we can't help you 2 5 0 attend Blue and Gold Banquet Heppner M ustangs claim their prizes The bracket board and first place trophy at District t>lo by Joyce H ugh«, Ih e "Blu e and Gold" banquet for cub scouts Pack hbl was held last Tuesday night Feb 20 at the Hcpp ner Flks Over 250 people attended the an nual banquet which celebrates the birthday of the Cub Scouting, accor ding to Cubmastcr Jeff Wallace "O ne of the highlights of the evening was a "F ellers Cake Raf fie" which netted over S.VX) for pack activities." says Wallace "People really got into a bidding n x x x l." The (heme of the banquet was Mardi G ras" and it began with a mardi gras parade, led by the Tiger Cubs in a dragon costume The parade snaked around the tables ad ding to a festive atmosphere The featured speaker was long tunc Scout storyteller. I rv Williams of He ho Williams gave a humorous talk on “ Trigs" a cross between pigs and trouts, and demonstrated the squeal shot gun propelled fishing pole which he invented to catch them Many awards were presented in eluding advancement awards tor the Bobcats and a quality unit award presented by District Chairman, Robert l-hmann The Heppner girls ill play Grant Union at 1 30 p m Fri . March 2, at the Class A State Regional basket hall tournament at the Pendleton Ar mory At .1 p m the Heppner boss will play the Grant Union boys Divers of both games will be out of the tournament At 7 p m Weston M«. I wen girls will play Imhler girls At 8 30 p m Riverside boys will play Imhler boys The winners will go to the state tournament nest week at Pendleton On Saturday at 7 p m winner of the girls Heppner Grant Union game- will play the loser ot the Weston Mil-wen Imhler game At 8 10 p m , the winner of the boys Hcpp ner Grant Union game will play the loser of the Imhler Riverside game Winners ot these games will advance to the state tournament Ticket prices for the Heppner games will be St for students and $4 tor adults for each session Morrow County Judge laiuis Carlson has announced that a public meeting has been scheduled ai the Riverside High School auditorium on March 11 at 7 p in to get public input on the subject of Workers’ Compensation Most recently, the State Accident Insurance Fund (SA IF) has cancelled numerous small business policies and has denied high risk business coverage to compensate for extended losses in the SAIF reserve fund This public meeting is being spon sored by the Morrow County In tcrgovernmental Coalition which is composed o f all governments, school*, business, and special districts in Morrow County The purpose of the coalition is to bring to the publics attention the nx>st pressing issues of the day so that ai curate inform ation may be disseminated to the residents of the county and region Because of the wide spread con cem and interest in the subject of workers compensation, several poo pic have been inv ited to sit on a panel tt> discuss the answer questions about this subject This panel will consist of Sian long, director of SAIF Cor poration; representative Mike Nelson. 59th District, field represen t.itivc for U S Senator Hob Packwood. Russ Hcimark. partner. Wheatland Insurance Center. Inc, Cal Hacklcr, council representative. •Xnx-ric.in Federation of State, Coun tv & Municipal I mployecs Al l C lo , Carl Frederick, asvxiation of Oregon Industries larry Row of Corey. Hvler. Row lorenzenA Ho je m . A ttorn eys, will act as facilitator Koch of the panelists will have 10 15 minutes each to speak on the subject of workers compensation After everyone has spoken, the puncl will accept questions from the audience This forum will he held at the Riverside High School auditorium instead of the lone City Hall where it was originally scheduled A special invitation is extended to all individuals and business firms in Morrow. Umatilla and Gilliam counties Two juveniles charged in poweroutage Panel to discuss workers comp Hearings set on county budget Residents of Morrow County will he able to scrutinize the Morrow County budget and levy during the coming weeks at Irrigon City Hall. March 6 .u ' v m . Heppner Elementary School. March V p m ICABO noon luncheon, March 7, and the Heppner Chamber of Com mcrce mx»n luncheon, Tuesday, March 13. At stake is a total tax increase tor fiscal year 1990 91 in the amount ot $.17.243 This increase tor the new tax year is the result of a b percent increase allowed by law over last year's tax base last year's tax base! amounted to $021.770 The amount that Morrow County residents will be voting on at the March mail-in ballot will he identical to last year's one year special levy of 5 1 .8 1 8 .11h Ihe total tax rate, in cluding the medical portion, will be 5 s 02 I,(XX) of property valuation This tax rate is an estimate only, has ed on the best information from the county assessor The $5 h2 1.000 valuation would amount to $224 80 on a $40.(XX) home, according to a county spokesperson There will be a short presentation on these dates along with charts depicting labor trends m Morrow County, where the taxes arc generated, where the taxes are spent, and the general condition of agriculture and the wmxl prixlucts industry in Morrow County Judge Carlson will be the presenter, and will be available, along with with i*thcr officials to answer questions from the public Two 17 year old juveniles have been charged with first degree criminal misc hief as a result of an in cident in mid-1 unitary in which a Bonneville Power Administration (HPA) transm ission line was damaged According to Morrow County District Attorney Jeff Wallace, the juveniles arc charged with shooting insulators on a pole o f the main HPA power I me at Juniper Canyon on January 14 Two days later, ram created a short in the power line which caused a four-hour power milage in South Morrow County aixl part of Gilliam County According to W allace, the incident cost HPA and Columbia Basin l dec Inc Coop approximately $2.(XX)to repair the damages to utility proper ty "In addition." says Wallace, " th e four hour power outage resulted in a li>ss to Kinzua Corpora lion, because o f down time,* the Morrow County School District. Morrow County and other govern ment offices and all other private and public employers " “ Emergency services, such as 9 1 1 and Pioneer Memorial Hospital had to rely on auxiliary power during that tim e," says Wallace "W c could have had a real life threatening Cardinals played first state patrie The lone Cardinals girls state basketball tournament started Wed , Fch 28 at I 10 p m at Baker High School The lady Cards played Jor dan Valley Winner of that game will play again Friday. March 2 at I H) p m The lover will play Thurs March I at 9 a m situation it our back up jvower had tailed,” "Columbia Basin and HPA are always concerned about this type of incident," says Columbia Basin manager Fred Toombs, "because of the danger involved to individuals who could be killed or seriously in jured by falling power lines It one o f these kids had been hit by falling lines, it could have caused serious in jury or even death Sin ce both individuals arc juveniles, the cases will be handled through juvenile court It they are found guilty there, they could be held liable tor the resulting damages Parents o f juveniles can also be held liable tor the acts of their children up to $5,(XXI per v Klim, ac cording to Wallace "In certain cases, the juvenile court has the authority to release the names of the luvenilcs to the victims, who can then pursue collection in civil court against both the juveniles and their parents " “ Wc arc very thankful ih.it no one was injured in this incident," says Wallace "However, there was a large financial loss as a result o f the shmiting arxl power outage It was a thoughtless act which we hope to prevent in the future j - ■ • *• * ' r V' l V c * - V * ^ * ■ Ol- + b V , . r * V • J - -1 * .• .*> • S • ■ •• • ' .. v: * . i 1 * I -, - . S . » ‘I . . '-1 -• r S i • , • * n # , * * ï * * t • * - .*•> . V - . -» ' 4 ' z J • -, f ; > ] , * . : J a • Ph« »lo by Joy« a Muyh#a Wes Haines (r) turns his cake he made over to Ernest Wick who bought it for $14 in the Cub Scouts auction “ We wanted to give special recognition to the many people who have helped l\n k bbl during (he past year." says Wallace, "including the Heppner Flks The I Iks have spon sored the Pack for many years aikl have provided a meeting place and much nxiral support I xaltcd Ruler David Hanna was intonimeli along wuh It-.klmg kiuglii Jim Bloodswnrth Alvo ptesent were Heppner Mayor ( .ira < osta. Imlge Iamis Carlson. Ray I rendi I mns president Steve Rhea. I inda Sliaw and a number ol past teadiers l.ach Dcn pertormcd a skit al temptmg lo match thè inventiveness ol thè mam sjx-akei *■, r- - .-4 •*> \ . ■; b-» . - . - CoU,lt> Pla,1S traÍn¡nS 0,1 child abuse cases Morrow County law enforcement and child protective agencies have scheduled a March training seminar on the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases According to Morrow County District Attorney Jeff Wallace, the training seminar will be- held March b 7, at the Dodge City Restaurant in Hoardman Ihe seminar will begin at 10 a m on March 0 and go through noon on March 7 “ T his sem inar is designed primarily to help I jw enforcement and other agencies directly mvolv ed in the investigation and prosecu lion of child sexual and physical abuse to better deal with these sen sitivc case’s ," says Wallace The I‘»80 legislature directed the district attorney ot each county to establish an interagency team to coordinate the investigation and prosecution of child abuse The Weather Report by Oty of Mssppr'#» liles. Weds Thurs. Hi S hi Nun. Mon F eh. ill - 26. High 1 JIN t <1 49 61 .12 28 62 5.1 .12 3.1 64 33 58 51 24 IV9U Free Rn » 03 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 02 .0 Morrow County learn ^insists ot representatives ot Morrow < minty police agencies, district attorney's office, children services division, juvenile dcpartrix-nt. paiole and pio ballon, mental health, health depart iix-nt, schools and others " ( >ne of the things that the legista lion mandates is increased naming to help police, protective set vices workers and others to fn-ttei coor dittate their efforts." savs Wallace “ Ihe training session is a stej> in dial direction," he added According lo Wallace. Monow County has the highest rate of child abuse jx-r capita in <)rcgon 'W e’re not sure why that is but we're trv 1 v- ; j -- V> * ‘ 4V " * ^ ”'* • "**^* a 's * i t *] ing t<* if 11.wnething aN hji t thr» this lyjx- of team approach Market Report Cz)cnpt.rrv#r't* of ft'« W - - * Im-sdiiv, Feh. 27 S ift While Feb. 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