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Marcia Kemp and Bill Sheirbon,
both Lexington, have filed for one
Morrow County School Board
Director’s position for Zone 4, but
other director’s spots are un
contested at the filing deadline Jan
24. John Rietman filed for director
for Zone 3 and Molly Rill for direc
tor of Zone 5. The election will be
held Tuesday, March 26.
Filing for school board advisory
positions are Frank Halvorsen,
three-year Ione-Lexington Advisory
position no. 2; Jim McElligott,
three-year Ione-Lexington Advisory
position no. 3; Dean Mason, four-
year Boardman-Irrigon Advisory
position no. 1; Sheri Posey, three-
year Boardman-Irrigon Advisory
position no. 4; Kay Rene Qualls,
three-year Heppner-Lexington Ad
visory position no. 4; and Stephen
Hill, three-year Heppner-Lexington
Advisory position no. 6.
Ken Turner filed for Willow
Creek Park District Director Zone
2, and John Ripple filed for director
of Zone 3. Both are four-year terms.
No one has filed for director of Zone
1.
Three candidates, Archie Ball,
Albert Osmin and James VanWinkle
have filed for three four-year terms
as directors of the Heppner Water
Control District.
No one has filed for three four-
year positions on the Boardman Park
and Recreation District. Orville
Buchanan filed for a four-year term
as director of the Irrigon Park
District Zone no. 2 and Mildred K.
Shade filed for a four-year term as
director of Zone no. 4.
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VOL 109 NO. 5_________ W ednesday, January 30, 1991____________Heppner 35e________ 10 Pages
Heppner Bowl displays soldiers’ photos
Billie VanArsdale (left) and Jo Hudson of
Heppner Bowl show their display of
photographs and addresses of area ser
vicemen fighting in the Gulf.
VanArsdale says they encourage anyone
with relatives stationed in the Middle East to
bring their soldier’s photo and address to the
bowling alley. She said that they are also en
couraging everyone to write to the service
people and they plan on having the junior
bowlers send them letters.
Boardman man sentenced to prison
A Boardman man received a
16-month prison sentence for his
part in a clandestine drug lab opera
tion, according to Morrow County
District Attorney Jeff Wallace.
Michael Nelson, 32, plead guilty
to Conspiracy to Manufacture a
Controlled Substance before Circuit
Judge Pro-Tern Ralph Currin in
Heppner on Friday, January 18.
Judge Currin also ordered Nelson to
pay a $50 crime victim's assessment.
The 16-month prison term is a man
datory sentence under state senten
cing guidelines. Nelson is also sub
ject to a period of post-prison super-
Bank gives $120 donation
vision following his release from the
penitentiary.
Nelson was arrested on October
25, 1990, following the discovery of
the clandestine lab at his residence
on Kunze Road near Boardman.
Nelson was already on probation for
a previous drug-related conviction at
the time the ephedrine lab was
found, according to Wallace. He had
just completed a 90-day jail sentence
for violating that probation at the
time of his sentencing on the most
recent drug lab charge.
A vehicle belonging to Nelson was
also seized by authorities and
forfeited to Morrow County under
the state civil forfeiture law.
Men’s bowling
tournament set
The Heppner Men's Bowling
Association annual ABC-sanctioned
tournament will be held Feb. 2-3 and
Feb. 9-10 at the Heppner Bowling
alley. Competition will include
team, doubles, singles and all events
For more information contact
tournament director Neil Beamer.
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Weather Report
Hospital selected for
unique community project
How can Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and the Morrow County
Health system survive in today’s
health care environment? Heppner
and Morrow County are one of four
Oregon communities selected to par
ticipate ina project designed to help
county residents decide the answer
to that question.
“ Community Decision Making in
Rural Hospital Communities,” a
project of the Mountain States
Health Corporation, Boise, Id. and
Salem, seek to involve residents of
rural communities in the determina
tion of the future of their health care
system.
‘ ‘This project will provide a struc
ture to better our health care
system,” stated Ernest Wick, coun
ty health administrator.
According to Wick the goals of the
project are:
* To inform the communities
regarding the important roles the
health system plays in the economics
of the five communities and the con
sequences of a system’s failure;
* To involve as many people as
possible in the process of decision
making;
* To develop new skills and
leadership capacity in the
communities;
* To expand awareness of pro
blems faced by rural health pro
viders; and
* To begin the planning process
for the future of the health care
system.
The process to achieve this com
munity involvement will include a
locally hired ‘’community en-
courager" who will be trained to
help others learn to solve problems
and make decisions regarding local
health care. The “ encourager” will
Horse judging
workshop Feb. 3
All M orrow C ounty horse
members are urged to attend a judg
ing workshop Sunday, Feb. 3 at 2
p.m. at the fairgrounds arena. This
will include a tune-up clinic for the
1990 county fair horse judging class
'hat was postponed last fall as well
as the 1991 project lesson.
Anyone who was registered in the
1990 fair in horse is eligible to par
ticipate. even if not enrolled this
year. Premiums will be paid.
Everyone is invited, this is not
limited to one club
work closely with community
members to examine needs and op
portunities and to understand the op
tions available and costs involved in
strengthening the county health care
system, Wick said.
Wick urges people interested in
the “ community encourager” posi
tion to apply at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
According to Paul McGuinnes,
project director with Mountain States
Health Corporation, “ This project is
unique because it puts the respon
sibility for understanding, consider
ing options and supporting an
economically viable health system in
the hands of the communities. I
believe communities that understand
the role of the hospital and health
system in the context of community
economics, health status and growth
and who have an active role in plan
ning and deciding the systems future
will support that system.”
The ultimate authority for formal
planning, policy making and assur
ing the financial viability of the
county health system remains with
the Morrow County Medical Board.
The community decision-making
project in rural hospital communities
helps citizens understand the com
plexity and significance of the
board's decision responsibilities,
said Wick. Through the process of
educating the communities and in
volving citizens in a careful con
sideration of options and costs, the
board gets a clear statement of needs
and preferences from informed com
munities, he added.
The Community Decision Making
Project is funded through a grant
from
the
N orthw est
Area
Foundation.
The county is asking for an
operating levy of $3,401,984 outside
the tax base for 1991-92. Included
in this levy are the Road Fund.
County School Fund, Cities’ Portion
of Road Funds, Fair and Rodeo
Fund and General Fund. The general
fund provides funding to the Exten
sion Service, Weed Control District,
Soil & Water Conservation District,
Senior Services Contribution, Mor
row County Neighborhood Council,
Irrigon-B oardm an Em ergency
A ssistance C enter, Predatory
Animal Damage Control, Museum,
Justice Court, Juvenile Director, Soil
Erosion Control and Watermaster as
well as those services required by
Oregon Law, according to the coun
ty. The levy is $12,669 less than the
levy approved by the voters for fiscal
year 1990-91.
The Morrow County Medical
Fund one-year operating levy asks
for $474,645 outside the tax base for
health care operations for the fiscal
year 1991-92. According to the
county, the purpose of the levy is to
provide funds to balance the Morrow
County Fund operating budget to
provide health care services and
emergency medical services “ for all
communities in Morrow County,”
including North Morrow Medical
Clinic, North Morrow Ambulance,
Pioneer Memorial Hospital and the
communities of Irrigon, Lexington
and lone.
The lone Rural Fire Protection
District is also asking for a one-year
operating levy of $42,986. Funds
would be used for materials and sup
plies, insurance training, elections
and audit and legal services. The
district has no tax base.
MCGG to hold
appreciation day
February 9
The M orrow C ounty G rain
Giuwcts will be holding their annual
Customer Appreciation Day Satur
day, Feb. 9 from 8 a m. to 12 noon.
Everyone is welcome to attend and
enjoy the free pancake breakfast.
There will be factory representatives
on hand as well as door prizes and
special events by the Oregon
Cattle Women.
Local hoop shoot
contest Feb. 2
Local competition for the 19th an
nual Elks Hoop Shoot, the national
free throw shooting contest for
youngsters age eight through 13, will
be held at Heppner High School on
Feb. 2 at noon and lone High
School, Feb. 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Over three million youngsters
from throughout the country entered
last year's competition for boys and
girls in age categories 8-9; 10-11;
and 12-13. Age is determined by the
childs age on April 1. Each contes
tant has 25 shots at the hoop. The boy
and girl in each age group with the
best scores advance through four
tiers of competition to qualify for the
national finals in Springfield
Massachusetts.
Local winners will compete
against other contestants in the
district event at Hermiston on Feb.
16. Names of the national winners
will be inscribed on the Elks Na
tional “ Hoop Shoot” plaque, on
permanent display in the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Irrigon man receives jail
sentence on sex charges
An Irrigon man received a county
jail sentence following his guilty plea
in circuit court in Heppner according
to Morrow County District Attorney
Jeff Wallace.
Jeffrey Foidel, 21, plead guilty to
contributing to the sexual delinquen
cy of a minor on January 22. Cir
cuit Judge Pro-Tern Ralph Currin
sentenced Foidel to one year in the
county jail, suspending imposition of
all but 60 days on the condition that
he be placed on three-years' formal
probation and successfully complete
the terms of that probation. Those
terms include making restitution to
the victims of a separate juvenile
matter totaling nearly $4,000.
In a separate matter, Foidel also
was found in contempt of court for
failing to obey the lawful order of a
court. He was sentenced to 30 days
in the county jail on the contempt
matter, with the jail time running
consecutively to the 60-day jail
sentence he is currently serving.
New Auto Loan Rates
by City of M«ppn#r
Sarah Carlson and Harley Sager
Harley Sager of the First Interstate Bank in Heppner presented Sarah
Carlson, teacher and coordinator of the Hands On Science program at Hepp
ner Elementary School, with a $120 check recently.
The money will provide three $40 scholarships so that three children deter
mined to be “ at risk" may attend the after-school science activity program
Sager said that the bank earned the money by selling Oregon State Fair
tickets and all of the money was designated to support and sponsor “ at risk”
children.
Berl Akers filed for one four-year
director's position on the Ione-
Lexington Cemetery District. Bever
ly Gunderson filed for Heppner
Cemetery District Director, four-
year term. Donald Eppenbach filed
for a four-year term as director of
the Irrigon Cemetery District Zone
2 and Edwin Johnson filed for a
four-year director. Zone 3. Hazel
Miller filed for the four-year direc
to r’s spot on the Boardm an
Cemetery District.
In the rural fire district races all
candidates are unopposed, with
Donald Bennett filing for a four year
term as director of the Heppner
Rural Fire District, (two spots are
open); Donald McElligott-director
Zone 3 lone Rural Fire Protection
District, four-year term; Charles
Doherty-director Zone 5 lone Rural
Fire Protection District, four-year
term; Mike Allison-director Board-
man Rural Fire District four-year
term (two spots are open); and Karl
Smith and Lynn Hobbs have filed for
two spots as directors on the Irrigon
Rural Fire District four-year terms.
Both candidates for two Port of
Morrow positions are unopposed
Larry Lindsay has filed for a four-
year term as director of Zone 5 and
John Bristow has filed for a four-
year term as director of Zone 4.
John P. Kopetski has filed for
director of Blue Mountain Com
munity College position no. 5. He is
unopposed for a four-year term.
Also on the ballot for the March
26 election are two county-wide one-
year operating levies—for Morrow
County and for the Morrow County
Medical Fund.
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