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
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