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- ■ - » 1 ■ ■ a - nU » ii « m- - • > County divides up landfill money e t z e l l BESSIE # y OF ORE ME«SPARER L I B 9 7 4 0 3 EUGENE OR HEPPNER 35C azette imes Morrow County Commissioner Ray French presented a draft pro posal for disbursement of the Finley Buttes Landfill tippage fees at the Heppner City Coun cil meeting Monday, Feb. 8. According to the proposal, 50 percent of the monies would be disbursed equally between the county’s five communities, Heppner. Boardman, Irrigon, lone and Lexington. Another 40 percent would be disbursed to the communities ac cording to a formula based on the number of registered voters residing within each community’s combined voting precincts. Ac cording to French, the Heppner combined voting precincts have around 1,368 registered voters, the Boardman community around 1,089, Irrigon, 1,359, Lexington 366 and lone 402. The last 10 percent of the monies would be retained by the county as a discretionary fund which may be dedicated to economic projects encompassing more than a single community or to a single project benefitting more than one community. The plan has come under criticism by several members of the Boardman community who say that Boardman has a greater population, but South Morrow County has a greater percentage of registered voters. According to Boardman City Council member Raymond Michael, "The whole problem we see, is the biggest communi ty getting third place. It would ex clude a whole culture of people who live here, but who are not registered to vote.” Boardman has a large Hispanic population, but there is no data on the percentage of Hispanics living there. Michael said that one suggested solution to the problem would be to factor student population at the schools into the formula. French said that difficulty arises in disbursing the monies on a population basis because there are no census figures established along voting precinct lines and obtaining such information would be expensive and time consum ing. The court also fears that such a plan could exclude rural residents. Disbursing the funds according to a formula based on registered voters would be more practical, he said, because the data is kept current and is easily obtainable at the Morrow County Courthouse. Morrow County Judge Louis Carlson stressed that the proposal is still in the drafting stage and added that some formula based on student population may still be considered. The plans have been presented to three of the communities’ city councils. French said that monies involv ed. after paying landfill and recycling costs, would amount to around $125,000. He also said that the county is not required to give the monies to the communities. The plan would require a Mor row County coordinating com mittee, which would include three county commissioners and a representative of each communi ty. A coordinating council for each community would ad minister the funds. According to French, projects eligible for funding are required to be capital improvements. The monies do not have to be used within any specific time period and could accumulate for several years if a community wanted to fund a large project. The monies could also be used for matching funds, he said. Community development plans, including long and short term goals are also required. One senator per county issue comes to voters VOL. 112 NO. 6 8 Pages Wednesday, February 10, 1993 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon MCT “ Pinocchio’ scheduled Saturday Voters in Morrow and Malheur counties will have the opportunity to make their voices heard on the “ One Senator Per County” issue. Both counties have placed ad visory measures on their ballot for the March 23 election. The Sagebrush Coalition’s “ One Senator Per County” pro ject director Gary Marks of Heppner said he was “ pleasant ly stunned” by the swift action the two counties took to reach the ballot. “ We were asking counties to place the measure on their May ballots and here we have two counties that felt it was important enough that they rushed it to their Virst Interstate has direct line MCT actor Michael Shooner (front) goes through roles with the Urchins, who help tell the Pinoc chio story (l-r) Autum Chick, Amber Flaiz, Jayme Hansen, Tai Sweek, Stephanie Clough and Amy Burkenbine. The charming tale of “ Pinoc chio” , the naughty wooden pup pet who longed to become a real live boy, comes to Heppner this Saturday, Feb. 13, in the Missoula Children's Theatre pro duction. Featured in the production will be 39 local children and adults. Appearing as Pinocchio will be Shawnna Pledger, one of the two Missoula Children’s Theatre actor-directors who have been in residence this week. The role of the woodcarver Gepetto, will be played by MCT tour actor Michael Shooner. Pinocchio’s mischievous friend Candlewick will be played by Tony Becket. Danny Coiner, Allison Sykes and Kimberley Hansen will be featured as Candlew ick's crew. Jiminy Cricket will be played by Beth Baker and the Blue Fairy, who helps Pinocchio’s dream come true, will be played by Macy Rhea. Appearing as the unscrupulous Fox and Cat are Jonas Healy and Julie Watkins, and Jennifer Dilley Cam ille Sykes and Kristie Worden will be playing the Dan cing Puppets. Jessica Gutierrez. Alishia Geer, Meghan Bailey, Brian Smith. Tylynn Smith. Chris Dilley, Emily Chick, Jerry Shank, Sally Calvert and Brittni Padberg wil play the roles of Pleasure Isle Kids. The toys in Gepetto’s shop will be played by Kaytlyn Sagely, Sheena Shank. Blake Allstott. Lcanne Borst. Kelly Straley, Lil ly Calvert, Stephanie Shank, Kyler Howell and Vincent Ber retta. The Urchins, who help tell the entire story, are played by Tai Sweek. Stephanie C lough. Amber Flaiz, Amy Burkenbine. Jayme Hanson and Autum Chick. Assitant directors will be Levi Geer, Tony Becket and Macy Rhea. Angela Rinaldi is acting as a special consultant for MCT. “ Pinocchio” is one of several Missoula Children’s Theatre pro ductions on tour throughout the region. The MCT staff members with this production will travel throughout the US and Canada with the complete production presenting it in over 30 com munities this season. The show culminates a week of intensive rehearsals and workshops with children from the community. “ Pinocchio” is made possible through US West, and will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Hepp- ner Middle School gym. The pro duction is sponsored by the Mor row County Museum and the Morrow County School District Artist-in-Residence program. Student tickets are $2, adults $3 and a family ticket is $8. Tickets will be available at the door. The Heppner Elementary School Parents Club will provide refreshments. Proceeds from the performance will be shared by the Parents’ Club and the Morrow County Museum’s Children's Progam Fund. MCGG appreciation day Feb. 13 Those wishing to call the First Interstate Bank in Heppner direct may do so by calling 676-9164, says manager Jackie Allstott. Allstott says that although the other phone number has been transferred to a customer service line, they do take direct calls. “ Custom er service is our number-one priority,” she add ed. She said that some customers have called the customer service line and have been frustrated in not being able to contact the local branch. softener, torch kit, 6” bench grinder, 9 piece S/K wrench set, O-ring assortment, jacket, toy farm set. toy tractor and toy truck bank. A special display will feature the Finley Butte Landfill. Factory representatives will also be on hand. thought other cities and chambers had endorsed the project but had not notified him. “ We’re looking for a big land slide vote in March from Morrow and Malheur Counties,” Marks said. “ And, after those votes are counted I think you’ll see the other central and eastern Oregon counties going to the ballot.” “ In fact, we’re encouraging people to contact their county commissioners and encourage them to place a “ One Senator Per County” advisory measure on their county’s ballot at the next practical date,” Marks said. Find The Hidden Shamrock Win Silver Medallions This week a new St. Patrick’s Day activity begins. Each week until March 10 a clue for the St. Patrick’s Day treasure hunt will be printed in the Gazette-Times. If followed these clues will guide treasure hunters to a green plastic shamrock, hidden somewhere in the city limits of Heppner. The first person to find the hidden shamrock will win a set of pure silver Oregon Trail commemorative medallions, worth near ly $90. The coins are donated by the Bank of Eastern Oregon and are on display at the bank. Bill would abolish Justice Courts Morrow County Justice of the Peace Charlotte Gray has learn ed that a bill in the Oregon House of Representatives would abolish justice courts. Gray says that if justice courts were abolished, district courts would handle traffic citations. The district court, however, is in Heppner only one day a week and people in north Morrow County would have to travel to Heppner. Now they are able to go to Justice Court in Irrigon. Abolition of justice courts may also create pro blems for district court judges, who would see an increase in cases. Gray said. “ Our main function is to be accessible to peo ple throughout the county,” she said. Justice courts are funded by the county, not the state, she says. She added, however, that the court pays for itself through fines. Gray urges people to write their representative Rep. Michael Payne, Room 369, State Capitol, Salem 97310. The bill is expected to be voted on around the first week of March. Enjoying the annual MCGG breakfast The Morrow County Grain Growers annual customer ap preciation day will be this Satur day, Feb. 13 from 8 a.m. to noon at MCGG in Lexington. Besides a free breakfast MCGG is offering free carnations to the first 250 ladies attending and door prizes including a Homelite model 250 saw, water March ballots,” Marks said. “ I think this shows how impor tant this issue is to the survival of our rural way of life and how threatened our ranchers, farmers, timber workers, miners, and small business owners feel over the direction of our state govern ment,” Marks said. Marks said he had heard from a number of organizations in cluding the cities of Klamath Falls, lone. Echo, Unity, Ca- nyone City and Bend Chamber of Commerce, all of which had ex pressed support or an outright en dorsement of the “ One Senator Per County” project. He said he DABK o f —— D 'E a ste rn O regon 4*000 1234 5678 ■*•«/» cr Find this Shamrock... and win These Silver Coins RULES: 1. A new set of clues to guide you to the hidden shamrock will ap pear in each edition of the Heppner Gazette-times. 2. A total of five clues will be given up to March 10. 3. The hidden shamrock is not on private property, and no digging or moving of objects, dirt or other material is necessary to find the shamrock. 4. The first person to find the shamrock should bring it to the Hepp ner Gazette-Times office to claim the commemorative silver medallions. Clue One Atop a hill a Nightingale beholds, To the west, clue one unfolds A windy street - a shepherd’s spire Stand below this symbol higher From the front of this green home Starting next week you will roam Follow the clues and may the luck of the Irish be with you. This contest is sponsored by the Bank of Eastern Oregon and the Heppner Gazette-Times.______________________________ The Bank of Eastern Oregon V ISA CARD j CARDHOLDER •Low Annual Fee •Low Rate *ATM Access Q A h jK O F n nZT a — ----- 7 ^ Ls/Z a s term U reqon Arlington • Heppner • lone huU jH iulvfii (hxnrtl Hunk Member F 01 c
