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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 27, 1992 What Chamber of Commerce is all about Heppner Chamber of Com merce is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a positive environment where people and businesses thrive. Following is a segment of what chamber is all about. Who are chamber members? People in the community and outlying areas dedicated to creating opportunities for better business and events for attracting visitors. They meet weekly for programs and business discussion to better understand and take an active part in the issues that ef fect the vitality of our town. They are volunteers who have made an investment in Heppner. Everyone is welcome to join chamber. Chamber membership costs in dividuals $50; ranchers $60; businesses from $115 to $450. When does chamber meet? First through the fourth Tuesdays noon at the Elks club in Heppner. What does Chamber do? Members take an active part in the following; Economic Development: VISION 2000-Cham ber members have been an active part of this committee by conducting the “ eyesore” survey, a com munity clean-up, and chairing the tree project. The vision includes exploring avenues for new jobs and the housing shortage and more visitor accommodations. Chamber contributed $2,000 toward the initial start-up in the hotel project. Members were ac tive in the wall removal. Forest Service - Chamber w rote letters of support for both the Scenic Byway and the loca tion of the Forest Service in town. Both benefit local businesses. HE DC - Chamber members at tend their weekly meetings and have supported their efforts to bring industrial property to south Morrow . Jointly they are work ing on the revitalization project, envisioned by the VISION 2000 committee. The swimming pool is of great concern to the Chamber. They will be working with the Park District to learn how they can take an active role. Fairgrounds Project - Chamber supports this for its potential benefit to all ages in Heppner and Morrow County. Retail/Downtown: The Chamber recently held a “ Pass the Popcorn and Cider” ; retailer get-together last fall; “ If Looks Could K ill” employee/employer seminar; and co-sponsored recent hospitality training. Chamber would like to involve more Main Street businesses with a “ Good Morn ing Heppner” get-together once- a-month or some business after hours where members can “ get to know” each others stores, etc. Chamber led the refurbishment project of the Christmas lights. Volunteers replaced broken lights and organized the lighting, in cluding the contest for best lighting display and monetary awards. Governor declares drought Governor Roberts has declared that a slate of emergency exists in Morrow County due to severe, continuing drought conditions. The governor’s declaration, issued at the request of the Mor row County Board of Commis sioners, makes Morrow the 13th Oregon county to receive official drought emergency status. The other 12 are: Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Harney, Jackson, Jef ferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Umatilla, and Wasco Counties. The governor’s executive orders for these counties will re main in effect indefinitely, authorizing state agencies to use state personnel and resources as necessary to “ assess, alleviate and/or mitigate” damage from the drought. The Oregon Emergency Management Division serves as the lead agency in coordinating state action. Other critical agen cies are the state Department of Agriculture, which coordinates efforts to seek federal agricultural assistance, and the W ater Resources Department. The lat ter has additional authority to review and regulate emergency water rights as needed to address drought conditions. Morrow County is also covered under a federal drought disaster designation made at Governor Roberts’ request by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The secretarial declaration was issued in January and will be effective into September of this year. A total of 22 Oregon counties are covered by the federal declara tion, which applies to contiguous counties as well as those for which the designation was specifically requested. The secretarial designation makes low-interest loans available to qualifying farmers and ranchers through the Farmers Home Ad m inistration. Non-farm businesses in Morrow County that have suffered losses due to drought may be eligible for similar assistance through the Small Business Administration. Exchange students speak to lone elementary school The two foreign exchange students in lone presented pro grams about their countries for the lone Elementary School students. Asbjorn Sigurdarson showed the students a video about his native country, Iceland. He answerd questions and shared ad ditional information about the areas near his home. Students had many questions about the exten sive shallow ponds in Iceland and the popular water sports there. "A si” displayed some beautiful woven wool articles he had with him. and treated all of the students to licorice from his country. Yuho Ali-Raatikainen had slides to show as he talked about his homeland. Finland, and the lifestyles of the people there. The elementary students had many questions for him, and were especially fascinated by the an cient castles in Finland and the mineral hot springs, which attract visitors from around the world. Students and teachers alike en joyed the presentations and gain ed a lot of information about the two countries, said a school spokesperson. The teachers were especially impressed by the fine jobs Asi and Yuho did with the programs, and their mastery of our language, they said. Both “ Ice” and Yuho are ex change students with the ASSE International Foreign Student Ex change Organization. Cathy Halvorsen is the area representative. Stokes Landing game night set Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon will host a game night and dinner on Friday, May 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. The menu is taco salad with strawberry short cake for dessert. Cost for the din ner is $2.50 adults and $1 for children. Games will be from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. with card games and scrabble for $1. Proceeds from the dinner and game night help meet expenses of upkeep on the building and grounds of Stokes Landing Senior Center. The center is located at Opal Place and N. Main. The dinner and game night is open to the public. Elementary program May 29 Heppner Elementary students in kindergarten through fourth grade will entertain to the theme of the “ Fabulous 50’s” at the spring program Friday, May 29 at 1 p.m. The program will be held at the junior high gym. Students will be dismissed early following the program. There is no admission and everyone is invited to attend Chamber volunteers refurbish ed and painted the sidewalk planters and organized the “ adopt a planter” project in cooperation with the Garden Club. Welcome to Heppner - three signs, one at each Heppner en trance was created and is main tained by the chamber. Events: Chamber has hosted and sponsored events such as Cy cle Oregon III. Twenty-thousand dollars remained in Heppner. The chamber manager co-chaired and nearly all Heppner and some lone organizations were involved. The chamber office -is head quarters for mailing, phone calls, tour planning, brochures, contact location, and scheduling of St. Pat’s celebration events. It’s grown to be a year-round in volvement. Chamber manager acts as treasurer, secretary, auc tion chair, paddy wagon driver, parade organizer, concessions, publicity chair, etc. The chamber organizes the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo parade. They also hold Chamber Thursday of fair week at the fairgrounds; help man the rodeo gate; sends out brochures from the chamber office; includes the Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager Let’s talk about what makes a community a success and what causes one to die. First and foremost, there must be team spirit. People must want to be in volved, they must be able to set aside self for community, they desire to look to the future and work together toward that end Towns can’t stagnate because structures fall apart, community pride is lost, there is fighting and division up and down and all around town. Once I read a book called “ Warm Fuzzies and Cold Pricklies” about a little town that began to die because of selfish motives in a free country where people are allowed to campaign for what they believe in. However, it is unfortunate that the energy put into some causes tends to hinder a community in the long run rather than help it. Negative folks are often far more vocal than positive folks because the positive ones are too busy. True, we are all feeling the economic crunch. It’s more of a struggle for all of us to make it, on Main street, on the ranches, wherever we’re not assured of consistent wages, regular cost of living increases and benefits. Even with those the dollar doesn’t go as far. But, is the answer to halt all progress, to quit con tributing to anything that is work ing for a healthy community, to stir up the community so that an organization created to help the community is given a bad image. I don’t think so.... every one loses if this happens. People who care give up, they pull into a shell, progress stops, visitors quit comi ng, the town dies, you and I are not going to let this happen in Heppner. Working together and looking in the same direction, we can all grow together. Com municating, asking questions, working toward understanding, weighing both sides, making a decision and putting conflict in the past equals success stories. Let’s be a success story, pull together and move forward. You can write the agenda. Speaking of events...Heppner Chamber is contacted by the Oregon Magazine, Tourism In dustry for the Official Oregon Tourism Guide, Seasonal Events calendar. Regional Arts Calen dar, Eastern Oregon Vacation Guide, Festival Hoppers Guide, etc. for special activities and calendar of events. We try to keep a calendar of events in Heppner such as St. Pat's celebration. Fair and Rodeo, Golf Tournaments, Hunters Breakfast. Memorial Day Picnic and the Ar- tifactory. If you have scheduled events, open to the public, such as the Rolling Hills Run, please get those dates to the Chamber of fice as far in advance as possible. For instance, June 7 is the due date for the Fall/Winter Oregon Events Calendar, which runs through March. This is an oppor tunity for statewide free publici ty. Just give the chamber office a call 676-5536. event in all events calendars; in cludes the rodeo court in Town and Country; puts up a display or booth at the fair and answers numerous phone calls about the date and location, etc. Chamber co-sponsored the Doctor’s Appreciation Day in support of medical community and to recognize the importance of our doctors. The chamber also co-sponsored the “ Best Dam Ever” event. A tour was held along with a pic nic, and entertainm ent to counteract the bad media reports on Willow Creek Dam. Chamber has inherited the chairmanship and organizes the annual Town and Country com munity event with cooperation from many entities to join forces for a day. Citizen, educator and business of the year awards are presented by chamber. Looking ahead: a visit in July by a Vintage Motorcycle Club from B.C. to include a steak din ner and entertainment. Obituary Barbara K. Bergstrom Barbara Katherine Bergstrom, 67, of Roseburg, died Sunday, May 24, 1992 at a hospital in Eugene. The funeral will be Thursday, May 28 at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Churchi n Roseburg with committal services at Roseburg Memorial Gardens cemetery. Mrs. Bergstrom was bom March 15, 1925 at lone, to Burgan and Leta Nix Ledbetter. She grew up at lone and attend ed school there. After graduating from high school she moved to Heppner where she worked in a bank for four years. On Aug. 24, 1947 she married Norman Bergstrom at Heppner. They moved to Echo where he taught high school and coached for the next 10 years. They then moved to Brookings where her husband was principal at the high school, then lived at Winston, Reedsport and Glide where he served as principal until his retire ment in 1979. After retirement the couple purchased and manag ed the Shady Oaks Motel. Mrs. Bergstrom enjoyed visiting with motel guests and made many lasting friends. When the motel was sold after some 11 years, it was purchased by a niece and nephew, Lori and Dennis Bush. Mrs. Bergstrom enjoyed being a homemaker and was never em barrassed to tell others that was what she was. She enjoyed tak ing care of her yard and flower gardens. She was a charter member of the Brookings Lutheran Church and attended Faith Lutheran Church in Roseburg. Survivors include her husband at the home; daughters, Donna McDaniel of Sutherlin and Diane (Mrs. Dave) Miller of Bandon; sister Clara Pickens of Spokane, WA.; brother, John Ledbetter of Heppner; one grandaughter and one grandson. A brother, Jim Ledbetter died earlier. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association through Long and Shukle Memorial Chapel, 809, E. Pine St. Roseburg, OR 97470. P U B L IC N O TIC E NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE Notice is hereby given that a ballot title for a measure referred by City of Heppner has been fil ed with the County Clerk of Mor row County on May 19, 1992. The ballot title caption is: “ GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND AUTHORIZATION" Shall the City be authorized to contract a general obligation bonded indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $390,724? If the bonds are approved, they will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not subject to the limits of Section 1 lb, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution. An Elector may file petition for review of this ballot title in the Morrow County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 28, 1992. Barbara Bloodsworth Morrow County Clerk Dated this 22th day of May, 1992 Published: May 27, 1992 P U B L IC N O TIC E ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE HIGHWAY 52 LEFT TURN REFUGE HEPPNER, OREGON Sealed proposals for the Highway 52 Left Turn Refuge Project will be received by The Port of Morrow, No. 1 Marine D rive, Boardm an, O regon 97818, until 2:00 o’clock pm, local time, on the 10th day of June, 1992, at which time the bids will be publicly opened at the Port Office, NO. 1 Marine Drive, Boardman, Oregon 97828. Bids shall be addressed to: The Port of Morrow, No. 1 Marine, POB 200 Boardman, Oregon 97818. The work contemplated con sists of, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Approximately 10,000 CY general excavation. 2. Subgrade compaction. 3. Placement of 4,500 Ton of owner-provided aggregate for base and top course. 4. 1800 Ton asphalt. 5. Traffic Control. The Port will furnish crushed aggregate for base and top course. The attention of Bidders is directed to the State requirements under this contract. The Contrac tor is required to pay State prevailing wage rates for this pro ject and to be a registered Con tractor with the State of Oregon. No bid will be considered unless it contains a statement by the bid der that ORS 279.350 (Prevail ing Wage Law and Prevailing Wage Rates) will be complied with. Each proposal must be submit ted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a certified check or bid bond executed on the form bound within the Contract Documents or one substantially similar, payable to Owner, in an amount not less than five (5) per cent of the amount bid. The suc cessful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the full amount of the contract price. Contract Documents may be examined and procured at the Port of Morrow, No. 1 Marine D rive, Boardm an, Oregon 97818. Contact Gary Hall, Hall Engineering Associates at (509) 582-2200 with questions. A non- refundable fee of $20.00 will be required for each set requested. Published: May 27; and June 3, 1992 P U B L IC N O TIC E The Council for the City of Heppner, Oregon will conduct public hearings at 7:00 PM on June 8, 1992 at Heppner City Hall, 188 West WUlow Street regarding violations of City Or dinance No. 474, an Ordinance Abating Nuisance for Accumula tion of Solid Waste and Fire Hazards. The following properties are in violation of the ordinance because of deposits of solid wastes scat tered about the premises that create a fire hazard and harborage for rodents and insects and is in jurious to the health, safety and general welfare of the people. 1. All Union Pacific Properties between the railroad tracks and Riverside Avenue. 2. 600 Garrigues Street, Map #2S 26 26CC, Tax Lot #3100. 3.213 Linden Way, Map #2S 26 26CC, Tax Lot #6700. Published: May 27, 1992_____ P U B L IC N O TIC E SECOND NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING A public hearing on a propos ed budget for Town of Lexington, Morrow, State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993, will be held at City Hall. The hearing will take place on the 9 day of June 1992 at 7:30 P.M. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the budget with in terested persons. The first Notice of Budget Hearing and Financial Summary was published in Hepp ner Gazette-Times on May 20, 1992. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained at 430 West, between the hours of 9:00 A M. and 5:00 P.M. Robert Taylor, Mayor Published: May 27, 1992 P U B L IC N O TIC E Heppner Masonic Cemetery will be cleaned of all flowers, both real and artificial on June 2, 1992. Anyone wishing to save ar tificial flowers or vases should pick them up before that time. Heppner Cemetery Maintenance District Board Published: May 27, 1992 P U B L IC N O TIC E SECOND NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING A public hearing on a propos ed budget for City of Heppner, M orrow County, State o f Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993 will be held at Heppner City Hall. The hearing will take place on the 8th day of June, 1992 at 7:00 P.M. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the budget with interested persons. The first Notice of Budget Hearing and Financial Summary was published in The Heppner Gazette-Times on May 20, 1992. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained at Heppner City Hall, 188 W. Willow Street, Heppner, Oregon, on weekdays between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Kathryn E. Robinson, Mayor May 27, 1992 Published: May 27, 1992 1 CARD OF THANKS Special thanks to my friends for flowers, cards and phone calls. Charlene Nix ____________________ 5-27-lc A big thank you to all who par ticipated in the St. Jude Bike-a- thon and to all the volunteers who helped in so many ways. Heart felt thanks to those donating and pledging to this special cause. St Jude Bike-a-thon Committee ____________________ 5-27-lc To the voters of Morrow Count: As chairman of the Heppner Public Library Board, I would like to thank all of you who voted for or otherwise aided in the passage of the tax base and for mation measure for the Oregon Trail Library District in the re cent election. The hard part of getting a modem library system for this area is almost over and the easy part can now begin. It is time for all citizens of the county to take their pen or telephone in hand and let either the local Friends of the Library, or the newly elected board of the Oregon Trail Library District know exactly what type of resource, reference and recrea tional materials you need for your business, farm or home. I would also like to believe that the formation of a Library District that encompasses both ends of the county will lead to more sharing of other resources and ideas and drawing together of the separate communities. From all of the people who worked to put this district together, thank you. Ed Struthers 5-27-lc WRIGHT CHEV. INC. Oldsmobile Your transportation headquarters for 30 years under the same local ownership Full line of new Chevy pickups, full size Blazers, extended cabs. 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive, V-6 or V-8 engines. Full line of new Chevrolet and Oldsmobile cars small, medium or full size, 2-door. 4-door. 4- cylinder, V-6. V-8. Also, nice selection of reconditioned and safety checked used pickups and cars. See them all at WRIGHT CHEV. INC. Fossil, Oregon CONTACT Herb W right Bill M acln n es or Billy M aclnnes. Jr. (503) 763 -4 1 7 5
