Mediator called in city-county
negotiations deadlock
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VOL. 110
NO. 33
10 Pages Wednesday, August 21, 1991
Morrow County Hcppner, Oregon
Modern-day pioneers relive Oregon Trail
Pat Bruffy and his wife Jennie, both retired and members
of the Oregon Trail wagon train talk to local people In lone
Tuesday.
Nearing the end of their 2000-mile
journey, members of a modern-day
wagon train retracing the Oregon
Trail paused in lone Tuesday for
lunch and conversation.
The group of three wagons and 12
people left on their quest of history
May 5 from St. Joseph. Missouri,
with their final destination Oregon
City.
Averaging 20 to 25 miles per day,
the train traveled paved roads in their
rubber-tired wagons, staying as close
as possible to the original Oregon
Trail.
“ It’s something I’ve dreamed of
doing since I was in school and
studied the Oregon Trail,” said
wagon train leader Ray Redman,
recently retired.
“ When I'm a grandma I can say
I did the Oregon Trail,” said Paula
Schuetz of Goreville, Illinois, whose
husband will be joining her soon for
the final leg of the journey. “ He had
to leave and go back to work,”
Schuetz said.
Redman said most of the trip went
pretty smooth, except for a tornado
they encountered near Sutherlin,
Nebraska, that flipped one wagon
and rolled another one. “ But the
people we’ve met along the way
have just been real nice,” he said.
“ We've had lots of feeds like this
one,” waving his arm around the
local people serving up lunch in the
cool of lone’s city park for the hot
and tired wagon train members.
Also a member of the wagon train
is an Englishman working for the
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Dylan Winter of Buckingham,
England, said he is doing interviews
along the way that would be aired
later on the BBC.
“ The trail goes through parts of
the country most English never visit,
and really don’t know much about,”
said Winter. He said the only im
pression many English have of the
United States is big cities and crime,
and he hoped his series of interviews
would give his people a broader
understanding of Americans.
Camping at the North Lex elevator
Monday night, the group planned on
setting up camp at McNab on Tues
day, and then taking a trip out to the
Oregon Trail site. The wagon train
traveled with support vehicles car
rying camping supplies, feed and
other essentials necessary for the
trip.
State mediators were called to
Heppner Monday to help break a
deadlock in negotiations between the
city of Heppner and Morrow Coun
ty concerning the city's proposed
waste treatment facility.
According to city officials, the
Department of Environmental Quali
ty (DEQ) has told the city that the
present sewage treatment facility,
hich was built in 1953, may no
jnger be used to treat sewage to be
lumped as effluent into Willow
Creek.
The city has been searching for a
place for a new treatment facility for
the past two years, and has selected
a site on the Happy and Claude
Graham property north of town. But,
problems concerning flood plain
regulations with the Federal
emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the city and county are
holding up the project. A flood plain
map revision is required in order to
build the project on the Graham pro
perty, because the property is now
in the flood way. Only the county
map apply for a flood plain map
revision, because the site is located
out of the city limits. County or
dinances require that application for
a revision come from the owner of
the property. The owners, however,
according to city and county of
ficials, are opposed to the project
and will not sell their land to the ci
ty. The city is reluctant to initiate
condemnation proceedings and pay
the Grahams for the land unless the
city has assurance that the site will
be approved for placement of the
sewage treatment facility. The city
wants a decision from the county
whether initiation of condemnation
is sufficient claim for ownership.
Morrow County assistant district at
torney and county counsel Val
Doherty says that such a decision is
not covered by county ordinances.
As a result of the two-hour media
tion session, the county has agreed
to make a decision at County Court
session of Wednesday, Aug. 21, as
to whether the county will request
a map change of the flood plain. The
county will also ask FEMA, which
acts as a watchdog agency for other
federal agencies, whether the change
will jeopardize federal funding.
County Judge Louis Carlson, at a
Heppner City Council meeting Aug.
12. excused himself from the deci
sion making process because of a
possible conflict of interest.
The judge holds a lease on the
Graham site. Mac Hoskins sub
leases the property from Carlson.
City administrator Gary Marks says
he had hoped to resolve problems
concerning the facility in time for the
next construction season because
adequate funding will be in doubt if
the project is delayed further. Coun
ty planner Deane Seeger says that
public hearings must be scheduled in
order to satisfy county, state and
federal regulations. Doherty says
that legal proceedings may prevent
the project from starting for five or
six months.
The city had earlier considered
other sites for the facility, but the
engineering firm of Anderson, Perry
& Assoc., Inc., of LaGrande, deem
ed the sites not feasible for the plant.
One such site, involving property
owned by Mac Hoskins, would re
quire pumping water up hill.
The proposal at the Graham site
would entail building a lagoon for
treated sewage and spraying the
treated effluent over an alfalfa crop.
Jerry Gentry wins M.C. all-around
Jerry Gentry of Heppner was the
all-around champion at the Morrow
County Rodeo held Friday, Aug. 16,
at the Morrow County Fairgrounds.
Gentry won a buckle sponsored by
Les Schwab.
Gentry won the open calf roping
and was presented a sheep skin art
made by Barbara Diggins, donated
by Van Marter and Kahl Insurance.
Gentry and Kyle Robinson tied with
the team of Mike and Bob Mahoney
for third place in the team roping
first go-round and averaged first.
They were presented a sheep skin art
donated by Murray Drug and
Ployhar Insurance.
Gentry’s wife Terri, took first in
the women’s break-a-way roping.
Don Kindsfather won the Morrow
County Amateur Calf Roping event
and was presented the Kinzua sad
dle, made by Sherman Murray,
Rhea Creek Saddlery.
Other winners are as follows:
Cow Riding: first-Jason Britt;
second-M ike M ahoney; third-
Russell Britt.
Calf riding, 9-14 years, six second
ride: first-Blake Knowles; second-
Shane M atheny; third-Jared
Vandecar.
Pee Wee Barrels, 10 and under:
first-Angela Munkers; second-Blake
Knowles; third-Jared Eckman.
Jr. Barrels, 11-15 years: first-
Tiffanie Munkers; second-Holly
Eckman; third-Brian Knowles.
Sr. Barrels, 16 and over: first-
Maureen Crossley; second-Angie
Hughes; third-Heidi Lane; fourth-
Mary Knowles.
Steer W restling: first-M ike
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Jerry Gentry is presented the Morrow County all-around buckle
donated by Les Schwab tires by Princesses Kristine Bedor-
tha, Jenni Ashbeck, Queen Jodee Ashbeck, Princesses
Elizabeth Doherty ahd Jodi Vandeventer.
Mahoney.
Break-a-way roping Women’s:
first-Terri Gentry; second-Maureen
Crossley.
Mutton Busting 60 lbs. and under:
first-Bradley Adams; second-Donald
Adams; third-Kelsie Greenup.
Team roping first go-round: first-
Cliff Dougherty and Steve Miller;
second-Dave Riekkola and De-
Wayne Rogers; third a tie between
Mike and Bob Mahoney and Jerry
Gentry and Kyle Robinson.
Second go-round: first-Jack
McGuire and Liz Smith; second-
Sherman M urray and Roice
Fulleton; third-Jim Ward and Don
Kindsfather. Average first-Jerry
Gentry and Kyle Robinson: second-
Cliff Dougherty and Steve Miller;
third-Dave Riekkola and DeWayne
Rogers.
Go directly to jail—for a good cause
Paul Sumner, personnel manager for Kinzua Corporation
prepares to go to jail for the American Cancer Society Aug.
29. Paul is charged with cruel and inhumane treatment to his
employees forcing them to retire when they’d rather work than
fish. Kathy Ashley is the arresting officer.
Court will be in session Thursday,
August 29 from 9 a m. until 4 p.m.
for the American Cancer Socity Jail
and Bail held at Kate's Pizza.
Join in the fun by putting your
favorite co-worker, friend or even
yourself behind bars.
The “ felons” will be picked up
and taken to jail where they are ar
raigned before the "judge” and
found guilty. They then are required
to make phone calls anywhere in the
U.S. free of charge, to raise their
“ bail” in the form of pledges to the
American Cancer Society. After
raising bail, the felon is released on
parole and taken back to work. The
felon will only be held for one hour.
“ The felons do not have to collect
the pledges, just get the people to
pledge the money,” says Joyce
Hughes, chairperson. “ Felons are
encouraged to call anyone they know
out of town. Remember, all the
money raised and brought to Mor
row County remains in Morrow
County," says Hughes. There is still
room for people to volunteer their
time in jail or arrange a ’surprise’ ar
rest. For a surprise arrest fill out a
form which may be obtained around
town or at the Gazette and return it
to Hughes by mail or at the Gazette-
Times by August 28. Hughes will ar
range a time with the employer for
the ‘surprise victim’ to be taken
“ Distance is not a problem, we will
travel anywhere in Lexington, lone
and Boardman to pick up whomever
you would like.” Cancer is an awful
disease, it can strike anyone,
anywhere.
Be prepared, you may be the next
one arrested
L-R: Princesses Kristine Bedortha, Jodi Vandeventer, Elizabeth Doherty, Jenni Ashbeck and
Queen Jodee Ashbeck present Don Kindsfather with the Amateur calf roping saddle donated
by Kinzua Corporation.
Health care-council to meet Aug. 22
The Morrow County Health Care
council will hold its next meeting on
August 22, 1991 at 7 p.m. at the
lone City Hall. The council will be
addressing the first of a series of
topics raised at the goal setting
m eetings. Jackie Bergstrom ,
chairperson of the medical board,
and Earnest Wick, county health ad
ministrator, will be available to
answer
questions.
This is an open meeting, and the
public is invited to attend. For fur
ther information call Pam Sagely at
676-9122 between 9 a m. and 12
p.m
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