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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August
The Official Newspaper o f the
City o f Heppner and the
County o f Morrow
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
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Letter to the Editor
JC Penney says no
share.
After reviewing this market,
The following letter was writ I regret to inform you that JC
ten to JoyceKay and Jerry Penny does not anticipate
Hollomon from the J.C. Penney entering the area with a catalog
C atalog Sales M erchant store operation at this time. I
Program.
can assure you, we continuous
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Hollomon: ly monitor markets for prospec
Thank you and your com tive expansion opportunities
munities' interest in JC Penney and should Heppner meet the
Independent Catalog Sales criteria in the future we would
Merchant Program.
take positive steps.
I'm sure you are aware, there
Again, thank you for your in
are numerous business con terest in JC Penney Merchant
siderations taken into account
Program.
w hen evaluating potential
Best Regards,
marketers for Catalog Sales
(s) Brian D. MacPherson
Merchant installation, not the
Catalog Sales
least of which is current market
Expansion Manager
Appreciates community support
To The Editor:
As this year's street repair
and rebuilding work nears
completion I wanted to take a
moment to give my apprecia
tion to the comunity for the
tolerance and patience show n
during these past weeks of in
conveniences, d ust, dirt,
obstructed driveways, and
closed streets. Our reward will
be new and improved streets
that will serve the community
for many years to come.
After the asphalt crews are
finished paving the streets,
finish work will take place to
back-fill curbs, restore proper
ty access, and to undertake
private paving work. So, if it
appears the asphalt workers
forgot to fix your driveway or
perform some other type of
work for you please be assured
that they will return. Please
also note that in most cases
new street paving will be
finished with new gravel
shoulders to eliminate any
"bum p offs" at the new edge
of pavement.
Again, the City appreciates
the co m m u n ity 's su p p o rt
shown during this summer of
improvements.
Sincerely,
(s) Gary B. Marks
Heppner City Manager
Wonderful to be back
To The Editor:
Two months ago, we moved
"hom e" to Heppner, after an
absence of 26 years. Everyone
we have encountered has made
us feel truly welcome, people
we knew before leaving so long
ago and people we are just now
having the pleasure to meet.
Being back feels wondeful, and
we know' it is because of such
warm welcomes. (We have
been embarrassed a few times
by not recognizing a face we
should remember, but we
know you will forgive what
time does to the memory, and
faces). Please stop, three miles
toward Pilot Rock, to say "h i".
Dan will be the one on a trac
tor, and Doris will be the one
with a hammer or paint brush,
probably, and we both will be
delighted to have you stop,
(s) Dan and Doris Brosnam
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1994
Pool issue a step closer to the ballot
The Willow Creek Park
District board voted to approve
two motions that would clear
the way for a swimming pool
bond levy and operating levy to
be put before the voters in
November.
The park district board ap
proved a motion to give Gary
Marks authority to work with
Dick Roberts, bond attorney
with Preston, Gates and Ellis,
to form a bond resolution. The
board intends to vote on that
reso lu tio n at th e ir next
meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 24.
If the district board approves
the resolution, they will put a
$975,000 bond levy for pool
construction and a three-year
operating levy at $36,000 per
year before the voters of the
Willow Creek Park District in
November. The district consists
of south Morrow County and
includes the cities of Heppner,
lone and Lexington. The park
board has agreed that it will tie
the passage of the construction
bond levy with the operating
levy, because a pool cannot
function without operating
funds and vice versa.
Pool Commission member
Mark Pointer stressed that an
operating levy is necessary
because income generated from
pool use is not enough to keep
it running. "The point we want
to m ake," Pointer told the
Gazette Tuesday night, "is that
the pool cannot support itself.
It has to be subsidized." Marks
estimates that the previous
pool brought in around $5,000
during the three-month season
and required another $25,000 in
city monies to operate. The ci
ty cut funds to operate the pool
because of ballot measure 5
budget cuts and the pool's
deteriorating condition.
The district also agreed to
work with David Ulbricht,
bond underwriter with Strand,
Atkinson, Williams and York of
Portland. Ulbricht has worked
as underwriter for several Mor
row County bonds, including
those for the Boardman Parks
and Recreation District, the ci
ty of Heppner and the Port of
Morrow.
Marks, who volunteered to
work as pool project coor
dinator, stressed that he is
volunteering his time and is not
being paid or working on the
project as H e p p n er city
manager.
Arts & Crafts
to meet
The Morrow County Creative
Arts Club has planned a
meeting for Tuesday, Aug. 23,
at 1 p.m. at Kates.
D uring the m eeting the
English cottage class will exhiit
their paintings and members
will discuss fair.
Volkswalking
meeting held
A meeting held last week to
consider forming a Heppner
volkswalk club resulted in a
decision not to form a club at
this time.
However, an ad hoc group of
Heppner Chamber of Com
merce members did decide to
facilitate establishment of a
designated volkswalking route
in Heppner.
The volkswalking route will
be used for both an annual
volkswalk event as was held
during the St. Patrick's celebra
tion in 1992 and also for a year-
round volkswalk event.
A year-round volkswalk
event involves covering a
designated route at any time
during the year which suits the
convenience of the participant.
V olksw alking
is n o n
com petitive,
recreational
aerobic exercise. Participation is
open to anyone and does not
require membership in an
organized volkssport club.
Heppner Chamber members
involved
include:
Gail
and Forrie Burkenbine (Central
Market), Delanne Ferguson
(U.S. Forest Service), Mike
McGuire (U.S. Postal Service)
and John Edmundson. Those
interested in learning more
about volkswalking may con
tact any of these individuals for
more information.
The park district has not yet
approved a site for the pool. An
ad hoc committee, the Pool
Commission, however, has
recommended Hager Park as
the first choice for a pool site on
the basis of a pool feasibility
study commissioned earlier.
Walt Pilgrim, who lives near
the park, appeared at a park
district meeting Wednesday,
Aug. 10, in opposition to the
Hager Park site. Pilgrim said he
was not against a pool, but did
not want it in his neighborhood
because of traffic and noise
concerns.
The Pool Commission had
reviewed several sites, in
cluding the Morrow County
Fairgrounds, Heppner High
School, the former pool site
and the Lexington ball park,
prior to recommending the
Hager Park site. They said that
the fair site was opposed by fair
and rodeo officials because the
Fairgrounds Master Plan would
not allow room for the pool ac
cess and parking; concerns
were raised over the dangers of
children walking up the hill to
the high school site because of
traffic; and the Lexington site,
which was the number two
selection, would encounter
sewer problems. If the Lex
ington site was chosen, a
holding tank would have to be
built for the water discharged
from the pool to allow for
dissipation of the chlorine
before discharging in the sep
tic system. Transportation to
and from the Lexington site
from the major population area
in Heppner could also be a pro
blem. The former pool site was
not selected because it could
not meet code and could subse
quently face legal problems.
Selection of the former pool site
would also create an additional
expense of demolishing the
former pool. Flood plain and
flood way regulations created
problems for other suggested
sites. The Heppner City Coun
cil has indicated that it would
make the Hager Park land
available upon passage of the
bond issue.
The pool option favored by
the Pool Commission would in
clude a zero depth pool, which
is gradually sloped much like a
beach, a slide, a bath house
with a meeting room and a
small indoor therapy pool,
which may be operated year
round. The zero-depth pool
would accommodate the han
dicapped and the therapy pool
could be used for seniors,
physical therapy and various
classes. While these options
cost extra, they may also open
the way for special grants that
a basic pool would not qualify
for. The total estimated cost for
this option would be $1.2
Births
Jared Paul Gorham-a son
Jared Paul was born to Nancy
and Kerry Gorham on June 27,
1994 at Grand Ronde Hospital
in La Grande. The baby weigh
ed 6 lbs. 8 oz.
Grandparents are Dwight
and Janell Bailey, Heppner and
Merrill and Diana Gorham,
Summerville.
Great grandparents are Paul
and Nadine Bailey, Hermiston,
Ralph and Helen MeLean,
Elgin and Dorothy Gorham, Tri
Cities, WA.
Nayeli Calvillo-a daughter
Nayeli was born to Roselia and
Sabino Calvillo of Boardman on
July 22, 1994 at Good Shepherd
Community Hospital in Her
miston. The baby weighed 7 lb.
12 oz.
Francisco Javier Nunez-a son
Francisco Javier was born to
Maria and Javier Ncmez of Ir-
rigon on July 27, 1994 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital
in Hermiston. The baby weigh
ed 9 lbs. 12 oz.
C helsi M organ M eads-a
daughter Chelsi Morgan, was
born to Roxanne Poulin and
Justin Meads of Boardman on
July 27, 1994 at Good Shepherd
Community Hospital in Her
miston. The baby weighed 8
lbs. 4 oz.
K aitlin M ary K olka-a
daughter Kaitlin Mary was
born to Robin and Dean Kolka,
of Miles City, Mont, on August
3, 1994. The baby weighed 7
lbs. 4 Vi oz.
G ra n d p a re n ts are Jan
Bothum of Pendleton, Jim
Bothum of Prineville and Cecil
and Delores Kolka, of Volborg,
MT. Great grandparents are
Mary and Ralph Beamer,
Heppner.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the
following business during the
past week:
Sally Jo M addern, 38,
Heppner-lmpeding Traffic, $57
fine;
Robert Lewis Stravens, 34,
Heppner-Exceeding the Max-
imuim Speed Limit, 71 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $95 fine;
Jeffrey
B otefuhr,
18,
Heppner-Criminal Mischief III, ,
$422 fine, 30 days in jail, $100
and jail sentences suspended
with one year probation with •
no further violation of law ex
cluding minor traffic, contact
Morrow County Mental Health
for anger management counsel
ing, contact Morrow County
Road Dept, by Aug. 12 to deter
mine amount of restitution and
make restitution.
John McCabe, H eppner-
Maintaining a Dog as a Public
Nuisance, $43 fine;
Ivy Lundgren, H eppner-
Negotiating a Bad Check, $655
fine, 90 days in jail, $300 and
jail sentence suspended with
one year probation with no fur
ther violation of the law ex
cluding minor traffic.
Billee June O w en, 40,
lexington-Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit, 73 mph in
a 55 mph zone, $95 fine;
Geneva Mathews, Heppner-
Permitting Dog to Run At
Large, $42 fine.
Come Meet
Barbecue set at
Country Club
The Willow Creek Country
Club will have a family
barbecue on Sunday August,
21 at 4 p.m.
Each family will bring their
own meat to barbecue. Those
whose names begin with "A "
through " I " should bring
dessert; "J" through " Z " are
asked to bring salad.
Hosts will be Bob and George
N airns, Gary and M artha
M unkers, Duck and Ann
Lusher, and John and Kelly
Boyer.
million, but the commission
recommended and the board
voted to ask only $975 thou
sand from the voters. They
decided to seek grants, gifts
and volunteer labor for the re
maining $225 and, if it could
not raised, scale down the pool
plan to a more basic option.
Estimated cost for the 20-year
construction bond levy would
be around 38 cents per thou
sand. A homeowner with a
$100,000 home would pay
around a year; a businessman
with a $500,000 business would
pay around $190 a year; and a
rancher with a $1,000,000 ranch
would pay around $380 a year.
Wes Cooley
(Running for U.S. Congress)
at the
Morrow County Fair
from
Noon to 3 pm
Saturday
August 20, 1994
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