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VOL. 111 NO. 44 8 Pages Wednesday, November 11, 1992 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Local phone service disrupted
Heppner’s beleaguered sewer
project, beset by Department of
Environmental waffling, may see
some smooth sailing ahead.
Heppner city manager Gary
Marks told the Heppner City
Council Monday night. Nov. 9,
that an Oregon Economic
Development Department grant
may bail out the project. Marks
said that the com m unity's
designation as a severly impacted
timber dependent area may
open up grant possibilities tor up
to half of the shortfall required to
complete the project. The short
fall is now estimated to be around
240,000, but officials say it could
increase as more time elapses.
The sewer project, required by
the DEQ to reduce the effluent
dumped into Willow Creek dur
ing low stream flows in the sum
mer months, has met with pro
blems almost since its onset. Pro
blems with DEQ requirements,
landowners, county and state
regulations and engineering have
lengthened the process and
boosted project costs.
According to Marks, Yvonne
Addington, manager of the
OEDD Community Development
project, said that besides the
grant, the city may borrow the re
mainder of the shortfall through
a 20-year low interest loan. The
loan may be deferred for up to
two years.
Marks said that only a six-week
turn around period is expected quire a more extensive project
between application and receipt sometime down the road, or that
of the grant monies.
the scaled-down project won’t
Project cost estimates four soon become obsolete. A third
years ago, when the project option of taking no action was re
began, were over $1.5 million, jected because of earlier threats
with a 932,000 Environmental by the DEQ that they might come
Protection Agency Grant and a and take the project over,
$625,000 sewer bond. Project building a state-of-the-art sewer
estimates are now $1.7 million.
project at the city’s expense.
The DEQ earlier indicated that
Marks told the council that they
they might grant the city addi will still “ have to look at a sewer
tional monies to complete the pro rate increase."
ject, but at a recent meeting in
Marks also reported that costs
Heppner reversed their decision.
for work by Anderson Perry &
At the Heppner meeting, DEQ Associates engineering firm,
officials also said that they might earlier capped at around
approve a scaled down version of $100,000 (less a $19,000 grant)
the project, because of the short for the entire sewer project, now
fall. The project now involves exceed $160,000 (less the grant)
pumping effluent to the Willow and the project has not yet entered
Creek Golf Course where an the construction phase. The firm
underground sprinkler system is expected to complete the pro
would be used to water the ject design by the end of the year.
grounds and to the Hoskins place,
In other business, the council
where it would be used to irrigate passed an ordinance allowing
alfalfa. DEQ officials said that owners of visiting recreational
they might agree to the elimina vehicles 30 days before they are
tion of the golf course portion of required to apply for permits with
the plan.
the planning department;
The council members Monday
authorized the city to let bids
night opted for the entire plan, for a new roof for city hall.
however, saying they fear that if Monies for the roof, which had
the golf course plan is eliminated, been budgeted, will come equal
the amount of the original grant ly from the water, street and
for the project would be decreas sewer budgets;
ed. They also say that they have
-heard a report from the city
no guarantee that the DEQ won’t administrator on the proposed
again reverse its decision and re- renovation of the fire hall.
lone Cardinals volleyball team
will be playing in the District 1A
volleyball tournament Thursday,
Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. in Dufur. The
Lady Cards, going in as the
number two seed, are hoping for
a spot in the state playoff games
Nov. 20 and 21, and need to win
■both the games on Thursday.
Coach Greg Likens says he
feels going to district will be a
good experience for his young
volleyball team.
Tables still
IHS volleyball team advances available for
Artifactory
to district playoffs
Parents’ club plans annual
Pony Pride School Carnival
Pacific N.W. Bell workers repair severed phone line
Phone service to south Morrow
County was disrupted Tuesday,
when workers widening the road
near Kinzua Corp. cut a phone
cable with a backhoe.
People in the north end of the
county were not able to call in and
Heppner, Lexington and lone
residents could only call within
their prefixes for around two
hours. Service was re-established
around 4:45 p.m.
Mustangs host playoffs this weekend
CBC League champions the
Heppner Mustangs will host the
first round game in the class 2A
State Football playoffs Saturday.
November 14 at the fairgrounds
in Heppner.
The Enterprise Savages, the
number-two team from the
Wapiti League, will tee up
against the CBC champs, the
Heppner Mustangs, beginning at
12 noon.
Tickets are on sale at the Hepp
ner High School office and will
be available
through
Friday.
Prices are set by the Oregon
School Activities Association at
$4 for adults, $3 for high school
students with student body cards
and $3 for children. No passes,
including senior citizen passes,
will be honored at any state foot
ball playoff game.
The Parents’ Club will hold
their annual “ Pony Pride Car
nival" November 20 from 6:30
to 9 p.m. at the fairgrounds
pavilion. “ This is their biggest
event of the year,” said a
spokesperson for the event.
This year the carnival will
feature a few new games; a put
ting green, a bowling pin throw
and a jail, just to name a few,
along with the old favorites.
Game tickets are 25 cents each.
Hot dogs, popcorn, carmel ap
ples in a dish and more, will be
available from the concession
stand.
The Parents’ Club will offer
family portraits in December.
These will be taken by ‘Portrait
Images’. Students Kindergarten
through eighth grade will bring
more information home on
November 25. For more informa
tion contact Ginny Naims,
676-9252.
The Parents’ Club has been
working on different fund raisers
throughout the year. Their goal
is to replace some of the
playground equipment at the
elementary school playground.
So far this year they have painted
a map of the United States and put
in several large tires.
Boosters donate $5,000
Umatilla
Vale
Neah-Kah-Nie
Dayton
Kennedy
Monroe
Yoncalla
X
Crow
Regis
Glendale
Enterprise
Heppner
Gaston
Warrenton
Regional volleyball playoffs
for Fillies in LaGrande
The Heppner Fillies will travel
to LaGrande to a regional
volleyball tournament similar to
the basketball playoffs.
Weston-McEwcn and Vale, the
first place teams from the CBC
and Wapiti Leauge, will play for
a trip to the state volleyball tour
nament next weekend.
The Fillies will battle the Im-
bler Panthers at 6 p.m. Saturday
for the right to play the loser of
the first place game. That winner
will go to the state tournament as
the number two team.
Advisory commitee member sought
Boardman residents who wish
to be considered for appointment
to fill a vacancy on the
Boardm an-Irrigon Advisory
Committee may obtain an ap-
plication at either Sam Boardman
Elementary or Riverside High
School. Applications will be ac
cepted until Nov. 30.
Community pep
assembly
planned
The Heppner High School
cheerleaders will hold a com
munity pep assembly on Friday
November 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Heppner High School gym. The
pep assembly will honor the
Fillies and Mustangs as they will
both play in state playoff rounds
on Saturday. The Fillies travel to
LaGrande to play the Imbler Pan
thers at 6 p.m. and the Mustangs
take on the Enterprise Savages at
home at noon.
The cheerleaders invite
everyone to come out and help
show their support to the teams
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Martha Munkers, (r), representative of the Heppner Booster
Club, presents George Koffler at the Bank of Eastern Oregon
with a check for $5,000 toward the lighting project at the
fairgrounds and the baseball field. The Booster Club has been
working to raise money for many years, saving enough for the
donation. Of the $85,000 that needs to be raised, $42,000 is
in donations.
The annual Christmas artifac
tory is scheduled for Saturday,
Dec. 5 at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds, from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Artifactory is a craft fair spon
sored by Soroptimist International
of Heppner. The intent is to pro
vide a marketing opportunity for
Columbia Basin crafts people.
Eight-foot tables are rented to in
dividuals who wish to sell their
handmade crafts or home baked
goods.
Additional features include a
wreath and holiday greenery
workshop conducted by the
Heppner Garden Club, visits and
photos with Santa, lunch served
by the Heppner Soroptimists, free
adm ission and convenient
parking.
There are still a few table
spaces available. For information
contact Carol Michaei-Bennett,
1992 artifactory chairperson, at
676-9642, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Safety rodeo
set in Irrigon
Friday, Nov. 13 is the first
Sara Erickson Safety Rodeo at
A C. Houghton Elementary
school in honor of the memory of
the A C. Houghton student who
was killed in an accident this
summer. This safety rodeo will
be devoted to emphasizing safe
ty and is sponsored by the Mor
row County Sheriffs Dept.,
McDonalds, Wal-Mart, Colum
bia Junior High students, the Ir
rigon volunteer fire dept, and
other volunteers.
Instruction
in
bicycle,
pedestrian, water and fire safety
will occur. In addition, students
will learn more about the Block
Home program, horseback safe
ty when on a street or a road, and
what happens when medical
assistance is given.
A fun part of the bicycle in
struction will be the participation
in a bike rodeo for those with
bicycles. These students will also
have a chance to register their
bikes and this information will be
retained by the Morrow County
Sheriffs Dept, in the event of
bicycle theft.
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