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SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 26, 1992 Letters to the Editor Do not enact motel tax To the Editor: Since about 90 percent of our Northwestern Motel guests are business related I fear that the 5 percent room tax imposed on our working people will encourage them to seek accommodations elsewhere instead of stopping over in Heppner. This could result in a 5.4 percent decrease not only for my business but other hospitality related businesses as well. If I have to raise my rates to compensate for this loss it will damage my business even further not to mention the loss of public relations and good will that Hepp ner presently enjoys because of the absence of this tax. The Chamber of Commerce is a private business and like any other private business should be self supporting and not have to re ly on tax dollars to keep it in business. There are other income pro ducing projects the chamber could initiate such as booth at the St. Patrick’s weekend and rodeo and county fair, bake sales, auc tions, rummage sales, car washes, to mention just a few, reduce the secretary’s hours by enlisting volunteers etc., etc., etc. So please consider the effects of the proposed room tax before try ing to enact it. Thank you. Sincerely, Tom LaRusso Dolores Cooper, owners Northwestern Motel Editor's note: following is an article from the American Hotel and M otel A ssociation newsletter.) A new study done by Purdue University for the American Hotel and Motel Association in dicates that, on average, the number of rooms rented declines about 4.4 percent for every 10 percent increase in either room rates or taxes. This amounts to a drop in occupancy rates of about 3.1 percent. Smaller properties, those with 150 rooms or less, are hit hardest by the tax. The drop in occupan cy rate for this group averages 5.4 percent compared with only 0.7 percent for hotels that have 600 or more rooms. When room taxes are imposed, the occupan cy rate decline is highest (6.8 per cent) for properties that have less than 150 rooms and nightly room rates between $75 and $100. If room taxes are so harmful to hotels, why are state and local governments so anxious to pass them? “ Special taxes on away-from- home lodging services are often viewed as a painless way to raise revenues in a community, par ticularly if the need is for revenues to build convention centers, to purchase assets for use by tourists or to promote local tourism,” the authors write. However, they note that room taxes are not always used for those purposes. “ The general consensus (by government officials) has been that such taxes...have little adverse impact on the lodging in dustry because the taxes are paid largely by business indirectly or people on vacation with relative ly high incomes. In addition, the taxes are imposed on people (who) are away from home and have no vote in either the deci sion to tax or the use of the funds.” 7 CHEVROLET Over the years some things never change at a quality dealership Doing business for over 45 years in the same old fashioned way CHEVROLET £arts SHERRELL CHEVROLET Hermiston, Oregon Phone The Heppner Booster Club will meet Monday, March 2, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner High School home ec room. Hardman center plans potluck The Hardman Community Center will have a potluck following their monthly meeting Sunday, March 1. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with dinner following. Everyone is encourag ed to be in attendance as plans for the calendar year’s activities will be made as well as plans finaliz ing the St. Pat’s day float and food sale participation. Dues for the 1992 year should also be paid and may be mailed to Box 385, Heppner. Garden Club to meet The Heppner Garden Club will hold their monthly meeting on Monday March 2 at the St. Pat’s Senior Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Jane Rawlins will give a pro gram on Clematis and Vem Bat ty on flowering shrubs and bran ches. Hostesses for the evening are Vema Brinda and Vem Batty. The public is invited to attend all meetings. P U B L IC N O TIC E HONES TY-INTEGRITY-RESPONSIBILITY-SER VICE SERVICE Booster Club plans meeting 567-6487 There will be a meeting of the Special Transportation Fund Budget Oversite Committee on Wednesday, March 4, 1992 at the St. Patricks Senior Center in Heppner, OR at 2:00 p.m. All those interested may make a re quest and presentation to the Committee. The purpose for this meeting is to discuss Special Transportation Funding. This is a public hearing and everyone is encouraged to attend. Louis A. Carlson Morrow County Court Published: February 26, 1992 P U B L IC N O TIC E IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF Morrow In the Matter of the Marriage of Myra Leadisa Appleby PETITIONER and To help solve our nation's education crisis, we're starting out small. Expert studies have confirmed it. What children leam during their first few years can shape the rest oftheirlives How they learn How they interact socially And, ulti mately, how successful they are That's why the U S WEST Foundation has created the Early Childhood Education Initiative To help parents play a more posi tive role in their children's learn ing during the most critical years. So more children are better prepared for school. And are finishing school better prepared for life This program is working in cities and towns throughout Oregon in the form of the Oregon Family Resource Coalition It's a program to which U S WEST has donated over $100,000 And it's helping families from all walks of life, but especially those who may be economically vulnerable The Early Childhood Education Initiative is only part of U S WEST'S $26 million dedication to educa tion It may not solve the crisis but it's a good place to start iit t V E s r Making tha m o ti of your lima." US WEST supports the Week of the Young Child, April 13-20. Jimmy Martin Appleby RESPONDENT No. 92 CV 15 O rder for Publication of Summons THIS MATTER coming on to be heard on the motion of the petitioner for an order directing service of summons upon the respondent by publication thereof, and it appearing from the records filed herein that respon dent cannot be personally served with summons herein in the State of Oregon in the manner provid ed by law for the reason that respondent cannot be found after due and diligent search and the respondent is not now known to be within the State of Oregon; That the petitioner herein has a cause of suit against said respondent, and the relief demanded in said suit consists of a dissolution of the marriage rela tionship between the petitioner and respondent; that it is necessary to serve summons upon said respondent by publication thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that ser vice of summons be made upon said respondent herein, by publication thereof; that said summons be published once each week for four consecutive weeks in Heppner Gazette-Times where is hereby found and determined to be a newspaper in general cir culation in the County of Mor row. State of Oregon, which newspaper is designed to most likely provide notice to respon dent of the within action taken against him and by first class mail to his last known address. DATED this 21st day of February, 1992. Judge Peter L. Fels Circuit Judge ProTem Published: February 26; March 4, 11 and 18. 1992__________ P U B LIC N U TIC E P U B L IC N O TIC E The Morrow County Museum Commission will meet Tuesday, March 3, at 6:00 PM, at the Mor row County Museum. Published: February 26, 1992 P U B L IC N O TIC E COUNCIL MEETING A public meeting of the Com mon Council of the City of Hepp ner, Morrow County, State of Oregon to adopt several or dinances will be held Monday, March 9, 1992 at 7:00 PM at Heppner City Hall, 188 W. Willow, Heppner, Oregon. A public hearing will be held on the adoption of Ordinance Number 493-92, An Ordinance Providing for a Transient Room Tax and Providing Ad ministrative Procedures for Col lecting the Tax and Declaring an Em ergency and O rdinance Number 492-92, An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Numbers 486 and 487 for Clarifying the Billing Procedures upon Discon tinuance of Water and Sewer Ser vices and Redefining the Penalties for Unauthorized Water Turn-off and Declaring an Emergency. Copies of the ordinances are available at City Hall for public examination. This is a public meeting where deliberations of the Common Council will take place. Any per son may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed or dinance with the Council. Gary Marks City Recorder Published: February 26, 1992 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Willow Creek Park District, M orrow, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993 will be held at Col umbia Basin Coop. 171 W. Linden Way. The meeting will take place on the 10th day of March 1992 at 7:00 p.m. The purpose is to receive the budget message and document of the district. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Com mittee will take place. Any per son may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed pro gram s with the Budget Committee. Published: February 26, 1992 P U B LIC N O TIC E IN THE MATTER OF CIVIL FORFEITURE OF: $781.76 in U.S. currency; $60.00 in Food Stamps; m iscellaneous weapons; miscellaneous drug parapher nalia; and miscellaneous elec tronic equipment, including scan ners, seized from Michael Lynch, Naomi Johns and others on January 7, 1992. NOTICE TO ALL POTENTIAL CLAIMANTS AND TO ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY!!! YOU MUST “ CLAIM” AN INTEREST IN 'T'” c * BOVE DESCRIBED SfclZED PRO PERTY OR YOU WILL AUTOM ATICALLY LOSE P U B L IC N O TIC E ANY INTEREST YOU MAY The Council for the City of HAVE. TO “ CLAIM” YOU Heppner, Oregon will conduct MUST FILE WITH THE public hearings at 7:00 PM on “ FORFEITURE COUNSEL” March 9, 1992 at Heppner City LISTED BELOW, A LEGAL CALLED A Hall, 188 West Willow Street PAPER “ CLAIM” . THE “ CLAIM" regarding violations of City Or dinance No. 474, an Ordinance MUST BE GIVEN TO THE Abating Nuisance for Accumula FORFEITURE COUNSEL tion of Solid Waste and Fire WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE Hazards. LAST DAY THIS NOTICE IS The following properties are in PUBLISHED. THE CLAIM violation of the ordinance because MUST INCLUDE: A) YOUR of deposits of solid wastes scat TRUE NAME, B) YOUR CUR tered about the premises that RENT AND FUTURE MAIL create a fire hazard and harborage ING ADDRESS, C) THE for rodents and insects and is in NATURE AND EXTENT OF jurious to the health, safety and YOUR INTEREST IN THE general welfare of the people. PROPERTY, D) THE TIME, 1. 280 West Baltimore Street, TRANSFEROR AND CIR Map #2S 26 34AA, Tax Lot CUMSTANCES OF YOUR AC QUISITION OF YOUR IN #1500. 2. 565 South Chase Street, TEREST IN THE PROPERTY, Map #2S 26 35CB, Tax Lot E) THE REASONS YOU #3000. BELIEVE THE PROPERTY IS 3. East side of North Gale NOT SUBJECT TO Street, Map #2S 26 35BB, Tax FORFEITURE, F) ALL FACTS Lots #10700 and 10200. SUPPORTING THESE City of Heppner REASONS, G) ANY ADDI Box 756 188 W Willow TIONAL FACTS SUPPOR Heppner, Oregon 97836 TING YOUR CLAIM AND, H) Claytha Rene’ Devine THE PRECISE RELIEF YOU Published: February 26, 1992 SEEK. IT MUST BE IN PRO PER FORM AND BE SIGNED BY YOU UNDER PENALTY P U B L IC N O TIC E OF PERJURY. THE OREGON CIRCUIT COURT DEADLINE FOR FILING IS FOR MORROW COUNTY MARCH 18, 1992. Probate Department In the Matter of WHERE TO FILE A the Estate of “ CLAIM” AND FOR MORE VIOLET M. GOURLEY, INFORMATION Deceased. FORFEITURE COUNSEL Jeff No. 92-PR-4 M. Wallace, M.C.D.A. PHONE NOTICE TO 676-9061 Address P.O. Box 664, INTERESTED PERSONS Courthouse, Heppner OR 97836 Notice is given that the under SEIZING AGENCY Morrow signed have been appointed and County S heriff PHONE have qualified as the personal 676-9061 Address P.O. Box 159, representatives of the estate. All Courthouse, Heppner OR 97836 persons having claims against the SUMMARY STATE estate are required to present it. MENT OF BASIS FOR CIVIL with proper vouchers, within four FORFEITURE months after the date of first On or about January 7, 1992, publication of this notice, as the above described was seized stated below, to the personal for civil forfeiture by the Morrow representatives at the offices of County Sheriff s Office. The pro Kuhn and Spicer, 269A N. Main perty is subject to forfeiture under Street. P.O. Box 428, Heppner OR Law Chapter 791 as X pro Oregon, 97836, or they may be ceeds X profits and/or X in strumentalities used in the follow barred. All persons whose rights may ing prohibited conduct, and/or the be affected by the proceedings in solicitation, attempt, or con this estate may obtain additional spiracy to commit the following information from the records of prohibited conduct: X possession the court, the personal represen of a controlled substance, X tatives or the attorney for the per delivery o f a controlled substance. X manufacture of a sonal representative. substance. DATED and first published controlled FORFEITURE means that the February 26, 1992. Patrick O’Brien property will be transferred to the Personal Representative government and persons with any c/o Rancho Villa interest in the property will be Walla Walla. WA 99362 deprived of that interest without Robert Hoskins compensation because of the use Personal Representative or acquisition of the property in Rt. 1. Box 36 or through prohibited conduct as lone OR 97843 defined in OR Law. Published: February 26; March Published: February 5, 12, 19 4, 11 and 18, 1992__________ and 26, 1992
