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Students from Heppner and lone schools participated in the band during the parade
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Meeting slated to help if mill closes
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Meetings for anyone affected
by the possible closure of Kinzua
Mill have been scheduled for 2
and 7 p.m., Monday, March 28,
at the St. Patrick Catholic Church
Parish Hall in Heppner.
R epresentatives from the
Oregon Employment Depart
ment, the Community Action
Program of East Central Oregon,
the Greater Eastern Oregon
Development Corporation, Blue
Mountain Community College
and the Oregon State University
County Extension office will be
in attendance to provide informa
tion on benefits and services.
The meetings are sponsored by
Heppner Economic Development
Corporation and Kinzua Cor
poration.
A parade entry, comprised of
Heppner and lone band students
and lead by instructor Geneva
M atthews,
captured
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“ Leprechaun’s Choice” award in
the annual St. Patrick’s Day
Parade held Saturday, March 19,
in downtown Heppner. While the
sun shone on the parade, sharp
winds put a chill on the event.
Willow Creek Country Club
took first in the float division,
with the second place award go
ing to the Heppner Elks Lodge.
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The Morrow County School
Board, at their March 14
meeting, approved a “ level levy”
structuring o f the proposed
district general obligation bonds.
The bonds are to finance school
building improvements and addi
tions if they were approved by
voters in the March 22 election.
The bond issue was defeated.
The board chose the “ level
levy” option because it would
cost the district around $600
thousand less in interest over the
life of the bond. In the “ level
levy” option the tax rate would
start at $1.97 pier thousand assess
ed valuation the first year o f the
levy and would end at a rate of
$1.34 per thousand the last year
o f the levy, 2009. The first year
o f the levy, a taxpayer with a
$ 7 5 ,0 0 0 hom e would pay
$147.75, which would decrease
over the 15-year life of the bond.
The other option, rejected by
the board, was a ’’level tax rate”
structuring, in which the tax rate
would stay constant at $1.60 per
thousand. The taxes in this option
remain at $120 per year for the
owner o f a $75,000 home.
In other business District
Superintendent Chuck Starr told
the board that he now anticipates
that the board will have $603
thousand less in resources for the .
1994-95 school year. Starr said
that will mean a smaller ending
fund balance and therefore a
smaller beginning fund balance.
He said that the district will have
to borrow to get through the tran
sition period between the end of
the budget period and when tax
monies arrive in November.
Starr also told the board that an
Education Service District annex
ation of the Morrow County
School district will save the
district $509 thousand which can
be used to offset the decrease in
revenues. The district formerly
contracted with ESD for services,
which will now be paid through
taxes. The taxpayer will not pay
more for services, but the district
will benefit by not having to pay
ESD.
In other business, the board:
-heard a report on the propos
ed four-day school week. Starr
said that the plan has a potential
savings o f $125,000 a year from
the general fund budget. Starr
said that other advantages would
be less absenteeism and less
disruption of class time for sports
and other events, but the plan
would result in longer days for
younger children and may create
problems for families who rely on
child care. Teachers would work
the same number o f hours, as
would most of the classified staff,
but cooks and bus drivers would
work fewer hours;
-approved 1994-95 contracts of
Bill Karwacki, Heppner Elemen-
tary/Middle School principal, and
Shirley Landauer, business
manager;
-approved a two percent salary
increase for administrators and
for confidential employees;
-approved 1994-95 school
calendar option A. Under this op
tion, school would start in August
and would be dismissed for a
two-week Christmas break.
Pool feasibility study to be presented
The Exploratory Pool Com
mission will release the Pool
Feasibility Study and present the
commission’s recommendations
to the Willow Creek Park District
at a meeting on Tuesday, March
29. The meeting will be held at
7 p.m. at the Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op board room.
Members o f the pool commis
sion are strongly encouraged to
attend the meeting. The commis
sion also wishes to extend an in
vitation to the People for the
Pool. The general public is also
invited.
Easter egg hunt slated in lone April 2
Children pre-school through
fourth grade are invited to par
ticipate in the lone Easter Egg
Hunt, Saturday April 2 beginn
ing at 10:30 a.m.
Children in first through fourth
grades will hunt eggs at the City
Park in lone while pre-school
through kindergarten will hunt
eggs on the Catholic church lawn.
The Easter Egg hunt is spon
sored by the lone Extension Club.
All children are welcome.
Special Election Results
March 22, 1994
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Shall M orrow C ounty levy $3,229,726
outside the tax base for operating pur
poses for fiscal year 1994-95?
Shall M orrow C ounty levy $478,723
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Shall the D istrict be authorized to con
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debtedness in an am ount not to exceed
$15,585,000?
Boardman
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lone
Lexington
Heppner/Hardman
Totals
Boardman
Irrigon
lone
Lexington
Heppner/Hardman
Totals
Boardman
Irrigon
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Lexington
Heppner/Hardman
Totals
Yes
314
304
160
143
484
1405
276
245
169
156
625
1471
319
215
132
102
399
1167
No
237
310
99
86
364
1096
274
370
89
73
279
1085
229
396
125
119
462
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with his MG Midget. Rob Skaggs
was second with his 1949 Dodge.
All automobile winners were
from Heppner.
In the kids and pets division,
the Van Cleaves of Heppner won
the best behaved pet award. Bran
di Brantley took the most talented
pet category and best Irish dress
ed pet went to Jeanette Brantly,
both Heppner. Heidi Kurtz, also
of Heppner won the best looking
pet entry.
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Michelle Hams finds hidden shamrock
ESD annexation save district money
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The Bank of Eastern Oregon’s
“ lepreclowns” strolled to a first
place in the individual group divi
sion, while the Pendleton Shrine
Club finished second.
Ken Turner took first in the an
tique tractor division with his
tractor and thresher.
Bud Englert was first in the
pre-1945 antique automobiles
division, with second place going
to Darrell Vinson. Stub Lewis
drove to first place in the
post-1945 automobile division
Michelle Hams with her coins
she won by finding the hidden
shamrock. The silver coins are
donated by the Bank of
Eastern Oregon.
Michelle Hams, Heppner, was
the winner of this year’s St.
Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt. She
followed the clues and found the
shamrock hidden on the bulletin
board at the Post Office. She won
the set of coins from the Bank of
Eastern Oregon.
Following are the clues printed
in the paper and the answers to
those clues.
Clue Number one: Where
there’s contests for the young;
Below a hydro project done; On
a fodder lane look west; From
this point you’ll start your quest.
Contest for the young is the
baseball field under the Willow
Creek dam. Fodder lane is
Alfalfa Street.
Clue number two: Down a
street and park the same; to the
right always remain; seven tenths
o f mile will lead; unscramble
this: nusaytrsb is where you'll be;
if you’re lost don’t be blue; lea
below starts next week’s clue.
Down Hager street next to
Hager park, .7 miles to Stansbury
(nusaytrsb) Street; lea below is
lower field by grade school. Lea
means meadow or field.
Clue number three: A child's
stop, a scrambled road; last
week’s clue told where to go; left
you are with lea below; a girl's
best friend near water’s flow; you
won’t get wet on this Irish quest;
moving homes now on your left.
The stop sign by the grade
school and Stansbury is scrambl
ed road. Baseball diamond on
lower field across bridge by RV
park.
Clue number four: Standing
Mainly where you are; the goal
you seek is not far; visit now our
cerebral home; and ask Melvil
Dewey next week where to roam.
Standing on Main Street visit
the library. The orginator of the
Dewey Decimal system used to
file books at the library.
Clue number 4 Vi: The beau
ty of number nine one four; it’s
Melvil’s clue-but wait, there’s
more! She borrowed Ireland in
eighty-five; February ninth didn't
pass her by; find the son, now
don’t be shy; he has for you final
clue number five.
Book number 914 called
Beautiful Ireland was checked out
by Gwen Healy February 9,
1985. Her son is Jerry Healy and
he had clue No. 5.
Clue number five: 97836 Mrs.
O’Leary’s pic.
The shamrock was hidden
under the poster for Mrs.
O’Leary’s stew feed on the Post
Office bulletin board.
City sewer project ‘going really well’
Heppner City Manager Gary
Marks reports that the city sewer
project is “ going really well."
Marks says that the pre-fabricated
panels for the storage tank have
been delivered and work on the
foundation has begun. Also in the
works is renovation o f the con
trol building.
An underground TV inspection
o f the city sewer system ,
however, has revealed some ma
jor problems in some sections of
the system on Main, Center and
Church streets that could cause
“ substantial collapse.” Marks
said that work on these areas will
begin as soon as possible. He
estimates that the project will cost
between $75 and $85 thousand.
He said that a grouting project,
that was budgeted at $54.000,
will be cancelled and the monies
used for pipeline reconstruction.
Marks says that half o f the dif
ference will come from the pro
ject contingency fund and another
$10 to $15 thousand will come
from the sewer reserve fund.
which has been set aside for
system repairs.
Marks said that the street resur
facing and repair project is
scheduled to begin this summer.
He said that four inches of gravel
and a new asphalt surface will be
put on most roads and they will
try to add a “ couple” feet to the
w idths of the streets. Most of the
shoulders will still be gravel, he
said, but the surfaces will be
reconditioned. Curbs will be put
in on Church Street and nearly
the entire length of Gilmore to
correct drainage problems, he
said. Marks also said that work
will be done to stabilize Cannon
Street near Willow Creek to pre
vent further deterioration.
In other business, Marks
reported that the city has
refinanced the city water bond
through the Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
The new rate of 4.95 percent
interest is slightly lower than the
current rate, but the real savings
comes because the new bond will
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be for only 15 years, instead of
29 years, which remains on the
old bond. The old bond was
originally for 40 years. Marks
says that the total interest savings
will be $158.106, which is
“ money the city won’t tax tax
payers.” The total interest on the
new bond is about half of the in
terest on the previous bond.
Boardman
Easter egg
hunt set
The Boardman Easter Egg
Hunt will be held Saturday, April
2 at 10 a.m. at the Boardman Ci
ty Park.
The hunt is for children
through fourth grade. The hunt
will feature music, the Easter
Bunny, prizes for different age
groups and bags of candy for all
participants and is sponsored by
the Boardman Tillicum Club.
Just a sample of the many good buys
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