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1990-91 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court
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Elizabeth Doherty, Queen Jodee Ashbeck,
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VOL 108 NO. 43
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Wednesday, October 24, 1990
Alma Green resigns from museum board
Morrow Co. Judge Louis Carlson presents Alma Green (c) with
a plaque for her service. Lib Dagget replaces Green.
Alma Green was honored in a
presentation Oct. 22 for her many
years of service to the Morrow
County Museum. Mrs. Green, who
has resigned from the museum
board, was presented a certificate
from Morrow County Judge Louis
C arlson
and
the
county
commissioners.
Mrs. Green began her service to
the county working as a secretary for
the county public health nurse. She
started with the health department in
1957 working for Velma Glass, who
was health nurse at that time. She
then worked for Tiny Sweeney and
Pat Wright, who recently retired as
health nurse. After her stint for the
health department, Mrs. Green
worked as secretary for three judges,
Paul Jones, D.O. Nelson and Don
McElligott.
When she retired from the county
she became secretary for the
museum board. Her husband was
chairman at that time. When her hus
band passed away Alma took over
as chairman, the position she has fill
ed for the past five years.
‘‘I’ve enjoyed all of it,” said
Alma. ‘T’m really proud of this
museum. I want to give wonderful
credit to former museum director
Rachel Harnett. She held down the
fort for a long time. And of course
to Amanda Duvall (who donated the
museum building to the county).”
Alma plans on working on her house
and yard, visiting with her children
and grandchildren and perhaps do
ing a little traveling.
Lib Daggett has been appointed to
the museum board to replace Alma.
Boardman man convicted
on drug charges
A Boardman man plead guilty to
drug charges in circuit court Friday,
according to M orrow County
District Attorney Jeff Wallace.
Fernando Martinez, 32, plead
guilty to delivery and possession of
a controlled substance in front of cir
cuit judge pro-tem Ralph Currin.
The charge arose from an incident
last March in Boardman. Martinez
adm itted to selling metham-
phetamine to an undercover police
officer.
Also charged in the same incident
were David William Evans, 36 and
Ruth Ann Konce, 30, both of Board-
man. Both Evans and Koonce
plead guilty to charges of delivery
and possession o f controlled
substances, and are awaiting senten
cing on those charges.
Judge
C urrin
ordered
a
presentence investigation on Mar
tinez as well, and continued the mat-'
ter for sentencing.
The M orrow County Grain
Growers annual meeting has been
scheduled for Monday, Nov. 5, at
the Morrow County Fairgrounds
starting with dinner at 6:30 p.m ., ac
cording to Larry Mills, general
manager.
Speaker for the evening will be
John Oades, who is with U S. Wheat
Associates. Also on the agenda will
be the election of directors and of
ficers reports.
An organizational meeting open to
all interested will be held Monday,
Oct. 29 at the Columbia Basin Elec
tric Company conference room at 7
p.m.
The annual alumni Heppner High
School basketball tournament has
been planned for Dec. 28, 29 and
30. according to organizer Stuart
Dick.
Greenup crowned queen Homecoming Court
returned to crown this year’s
homecoming queen, Amy Greenup.
Both girls were fair and rodeo
princesses on the 1989 court of Nan
cy Bailey.
Princesses are Kristine Bedortha,
Jodi Vandeventer, Jenni Ashbeck
and Elizabeth Doherty.
Princess Kristine Bedortha, 16
year old daughter of Tom and Anne
Bedortha, lone, is a junior at lone
High School.
Princess Jodi Vandeventer, 16, is
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A panel discussion was held in
Heppner Monday evening in opposi
tion to Ballot Measure 5.
Measure 5, if passed in the Nov.
6 election, would set a constitutional
limit on property taxes for schools
and goven.inent operations. It would
limit 1991-92 property taxes for
schools to $15 and property taxes for
non-school government operations to
$10 per $1,000 of market value of
property. The schools’ limit would
gradually decrease to $5 per $ 1,000
in 1995-% and after. The non-school
government operations limit would
remain the same. The limits do not
apply to government assessments,
service charges, or taxes to pay cer
tain government bonds. The state
general fund is to replace, until
1996, school funds lost because of
school limits. Under Measure 5,
voters cannot authorize property tax
levies outside the lim itations
specified in the measure.
According to information supplied
by the Oregon State University Ex
tension Service the Legislative
Revenue Office estimates that on an
average property taxes will be reduc-
holding their annual Moonlight Sale
this Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Stores will be open late so shop
pers can take advantage of special
moonlight prices.
ed “ 12 percent the first year and 45
percent the fifth year, assuming nine
percent annual growth in total value
of property.” Tax rates for tax
payers across the state would be
equalized. “ Tax payers who itemize
deductions would have a slight in
crease in income taxes because they
would deduct less property tax and
there would be a slight reduction in
property tax relief from the
Homeowners and Renters Reliel
Program because of lower property
taxes.”
According to panel member Ron
Daniels, Blue Mountain Communi
ty College president, passage of
Measure 5 would cause ‘chaos’ in
school and government funding. He
also said that the measure would
force governments to try to get
highest possible budgets passed in
order to get a bigger slice of the tax
pie.
Morrow County Assessor Greg
Sweek said that he believed that
under the measure rural taxpayers
would not see any tax savings,
because most of them are assessed
specially. He also said he anticipated
budget increase of around $120
thousand in the assessor’s office,
because of the need for an additional
assessor and clerical workers and
computer equipment. He said that
farms would be reappraised because
they are now assessed lower than
market value.
Heppner City Attorney Bill Kuhn
said that he believes the city would
be “ immediately and most severely
impacted" and forecast an increase
in sewer rates and loss of the
sidewalk fund, the swimming pool,
economic development programs, a
reduction of library services and a
cut in police protection and city crew
men. " If Measure 5 passes, we will
see drastic changes in the lifestyles
of the citizens of Morrow County,”
he said.
Morrow County School District
Administrator Doyle McCaslin said
that while he does not foresee los
ing any school programs the first
year, in the long run "Morrow
County School District would be im
pacted tremendously.”
Former state legislator, former
chairman of the State Executive
Dept, and former director of LCDC
Stafford Hansell said “ As you can
tell this is a horrible piece of legisla
tion," which would require another
vote of the people to change it.
Morrow County Grain Growers
General Manager Larry Mills said
that while he believes the measure
would save MCGG 30 percent of
their property taxes, he does not
think the bill is good for farmers.
He anticipated schools being forced
to cut non-essential programs, such
as football, band and library.
Morrow County Judge Louis
Carlson said “ It is clear in this bill
we eliminate local control.”
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Red ribbon week begins at local schools
lone Elementary School began
observance of Red Ribbon Week,
which is sponsored by parents for
drug free youth, with a series of
classes by Laurie Doherty. Doher
ty, a professional cartoonist from
Pendleton, is sponsored by the
American Cancer Society.
Doherty taught lone students to
cartoon and at the same time discuss
ed the importance of individual
responsibility in choosing a healthy
life style. Her program is called "Be
Healty, Be Happy.” She emphasiz
ed the fact that people need to be
aware of their feelings and choose a
diet and activities which make them
well.
She talked about how everyone
must work hard to be his personal
best and how she worked very hard
for 15 years practicing to be a car
toonist. Each year Doherty paints
cartoons on many store windows in
preparation for the Pendleton
Round-Up.
lone students will participate in a
week of activities centered around
the theme. My Choice-Drug Free.
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seniors princess Nikki Brisbois escorted by
Ron Brisbois; Queen Amy Greenup and Bill
Greenup; princess Jodi Wilson and Danny
Wilson and junior princess Heather Eckman
and David Eckman.
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the daughter of Don and Debbie
Vandeventer, Boardman and is a
junior at Riverside High School.
Princess Jenni Ashbeck, 16, is
queen Jodee's sister and she is a
sophomore at Heppner High School.
Princess Elizabeth Doherty, 16, is
the daughter of John and Doris
Doherty, whose mailing address is
Pilot Rock. However their family
ranch property lies in Morrow
County on Buttercreek.
Left to right: front Jamie Perez, Danielle McBride; middle-Mark
McElligott, Andy Vosberg, Allen Gribskov; back-Laurie Doherty.
The 1990 Heppner High School Homecom
ing court were escorted by their fathers and
Queen Amy Greenup was crowned Friday,
Oct. 19 during halftime of the football game
against Imbler. The court is l-r: junior princess
Jodi Johnston escorted by Paul Sumner;
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Measure 5 discussed at town meeting
MCGG annual Moonlight Sale
meeting Nov. 5 The Heppner Merchants will be
Daylight Savings HHS alumni basketball tournament
Time ends Sat. plans to get underway
Remember to ‘‘fall back" Satur
day and turn your clocks back one
hour before you go to bed.
Daylight Savings Time ends Oct.
27.
The 1991 Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo Queen Jodee Ashbeck,
18, is the daughter of Buttercreek
ranchers Alvin and Julie Ashbeck.
Queen Jodee is a 1990 graduate of
Heppner High School and is enroll
ed as a medical record major at Blue
Mountain Community College.
The announcement of this year’s
Queen was made last Friday night at
Heppner’s homecoming game when
Jodee, the 1989 homecoming queen
Princesses Jenni Ashbeck and Debbie
Vandeventer
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