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Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 7, 1994 - FIVE HHS yearbook signing Sept. 12 A yearbook signing party for all Heppner High School students will be held Monday, Sept. 12 from 7-8:30 at the high school. If you haven't purchas ed a year book but would like to do so they are $20. B allots m ailed, due Sept. 2 0 The Morrow County Clerk's office has mailed the special election ballot which will decide the fate of the $15,585,000 school district bond. The ballots are to be return ed to the clerk's office by 8 p.m. Sept. 20. if the bond issue is approv ed, the Morrow County School district will use the funds for mainly for classroom construc tion and remodeling, especial ly for overcrowded north Mor row County schools. Seeks Heppner grad Vietnam vets The Heppner High School Alumni Association is hosting a dinner in honor of the Hepp ner graduates that served our country in Vietnam. The pro gram is in tribute of David Clark who gave his life in Viet nam. The dinner is tentatively planned for Dec. 30, the open ing day of the Alumni Basket ball and Volleyball Tournament. Bill G raham to preach at IU C C The Rev. Bill Graham will preside at the worship service at lone United Church of Christ on September 11 at 11 a.m. Graham will preach on "The Slings and Arrows of Out rageous Fortune." Rev. Graham was the minister at IUCC in the late 1970's. He is now retired in Dayton, Washington. Church school also resumes at 9:45 a.m. with classes for preschool through adult. Everyone is welcome to attend. High school ed classes planned Keligious education classes for high school students of St. Patrick's Parish will begin Wednesday, Sept. 21. The first evening will be a skill-a-thon for both parents and students. It will be a time of "clowning around," meeting "Dr. Know- N o," and discovering "keys of the church." Deena Reid, Cathy Cutsforth, and Fr. Gerry Condon will make presenta The committee is seeking support to obtain the names and addresses of every Hepp ner grad Vietnam veteran. A meeting is scheduled for Thurs., Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Cloumbia Basin Conference Room. Assistance is needed to help organize this program. For more inform ation contact Stuart Dick, 567-5056 or Susie Ward, 676-9826. Crushed Rock For Sale 14” minus 1” minus 3” base rock Clean Fill Material C a n b e p ic k e d u p at pit or w e will deliver. Pit 6 '/2 m ile s up-from m outh of L o w e r R h e a C re e k , B re n n e r C a n y o n . C o n ta c t R o g e r Britt 6 7 6 -5 0 9 6 tions. The following week will be an evening of retreat, presented by Fr. Condon and Pam Worden. On subsequent weeks there will be a study of the church and presentations of inspirational accounts of modem religious heroes. Any high school student wishing to participate is welcome to do so. Ft. Henrietta celebration planned Entry forms for a variety of Fort Henrietta Celebration events Sept. 10 are still available by contacting Diane Berry, Echo City Hall, 376-8411 or evenings 376-8509. Spaces are still available for the craft market at the city park. A 10x10 foot space rents for $8. The spaces are limited to craft smen selling their own wares. Commercial vendors must ob tain a vendor space. Spaces start at $20 for a 15x15 space, $35 for two spaces and $50 for three. Early registration is en couraged for the Echo run and the parade which starts at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. respectively. Entries will be accepted Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. for the Western Art Show. Artists may call city hall to obtain an entry form. The show will be in the Chinese House on the comer of Bonanza and Bridge Streets across from city hall. Entries for the Quilt show will be accepted through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Echo Mercantile Building, Main St. Other needlecrafts will also be on display. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA M.D.L DOCKET NO. 150 AWT OREGON: CV 77-0615 AWT SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, NO. 789489 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, NO. 945195 M RE: COORDINATED PRETRIAL PR0CEEDM GS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION NOTICE OF P R O P O S a DISTRIBUTION St. Patrick’s .Senior Center Bulletin Board TO: (1) T H O S E P O L IT IC A L S U B D IV IS IO N S O F T H E S T A T E O F O R E G O N . IN C L U D IN G W IT H O U T L IM IT A T IO N , S C H O O L B O A R D S O R D IS T R IC T S , C O U N T IE S . C IT IE S , M U N IC IP A L IT IE S . G O V E R N M E N T A L E N T IT IE S A N D S P E C IA L T A X IN G D IS T R IC T S . IN O R E G O N . T H A T P U R C H A S E D M O T O R G A S O L IN E O R O T H E R R E F IN E D P E T R O L E U M P R O D U C T S F R O M A N Y P E R S O N O R E N T IT Y IN T H E S T A T E B E T W E E N JA N U A R Y 1 ,1 95 0 A N D D E C E M B E R 31,1992; A N D (2) A L L N A T U R A L P E R S O N S N O W O R P R E V IO U S L Y R E S ID IN G IN O R E G O N , W H O P U R C H A S E D M O T O R G A S O L IN E O R O T H E R R E F IN E D P E T R O L E U M P R O D U C T S AT R E T A IL S E R V IC E S T A T IO N S O R O T H E R R E T A IL O U T L E T S IN T H E S T A T E B E T W E E N JA N U A R Y 1 ,1 95 0 A N D D E C E M B E R 31.1992; AND One hundred fifteen people were present for the senior birth day dinner Aug. 31 at the mealsite in Heppner. Darrell Vinson won the meal ticket and Marian Bronsan won the birthday gift. Members of the Episcopal Church served. The Nutrition Site Committee met following the meal. The menu for September 14 will be macaroni and cheese, salad, green beans, rolls and crisp. Members of the First Christian Church will serve. Lynn Bibby and Alberta Johannes have volunteered to be hostesses for the month of September. Fifteen seniors along with driver Ed Baker traveled via the western route to Ukiah Tuesday, Aug 29, for lunch at the Land mark Inn. They returned by way of Nye junction and Franklin Grade, with a brief stop for a tour of Battle Mountain State Park. Ed told of the history of the area. Ruth Bergstrom filled in at the senior center Thursday morn ing for Leila Palmer who fell and fractured a hip earlier in the week. Bebe Munkers filled in Friday afternoon for Jane Rawlins who was out of town. There was one table of pinochle in play Friday afternoon, with five others visiting or working on the puzzle. Sunday afternoon Bernice Nash was honored with a reception by her family to celebrate her 80th birthday. About 40 members of her family and a large crowd of friends attended. The center dining room was beautifully decoreated for the occasion by her daughters. The large bus is filled for the trip to Pendleton for the Dress- Up parade, but if five or six more sign up the small bus will also go. The sign-up sheet is in the office. The bus will go to Milton- Freewater Sept. 23. Other dates to remember; Tues. and Thurs., exercise 10 a m.; Wed., senior dinner, noon; Friday, cards 2 p.m.; Sunday, movie, 7 p.m.. Eight people watched the movie "Bingo" last Sunday. (3) A L L B U S IN E S S E S (E X C L U D IN G D E F E N D A N T S IN T H E S E A C T IO N S , T H E IR P R E D E C E S S O R S , S U B S ID IA R IE S , O W N E R S , P A R E N T S , D IV IS IO N S . O R A N Y O F T H E IR R E S P E C T IV E S U C C E S S O R S . A S S IG N E E S . R E P R E S E N T A T IV E S . D IR E C T O R S , O F F IC E R S . O R E M P L O Y E E S ) O R O T H E R E N T IT IE S N O W O R P R E V IO U S L Y E X IS T IN G IN O R E G O N . TH AT P U R C H A S E D M O T O R G A S O L IN E O R O T H E R R E F IN E D P E T R O L E U M P R O D U C T S A T R E T A IL S E R V IC E S T A T IO N S O R O T H E R R E T A IL O U T L E T S IN T H E S T A T E B E T W E E N JA N U A R Y 1 ,1 95 0 A N D D E C E M B E R 3 1,19 9 2 PLEA SE TAKE NOTICE that all claim s that the Slate of O regon has brought on your behalf m these ca se s have been settled and all settlem ents have received final approval Irom federal and state courts where the ca se s were filed. The courts have authority to decide the issu e s following settlement including the aw ard of court costs and attorneys' tees and the distnbution ot settlement funds O re go n 's proposal to distribute the settlement funds is sum m arized below Y our rights a s a m em ber of one of three cla sse s described above m ay be affected by the plan of distribution of the settlement funds. THE SETTLEMENTS Between 1981 and 1993 W ashington. Oregon, California, and Arizona entered settlement agreem ents with several oil com panies to settle legal ch arges concerning the pnce of gasoline and refined petroleum products sold to the states and cla sse s The funds recovered m settlement of the states' and cla ss mem ber claim s totalled 5140,007.042 a s of Septem ber 30, 1993 and funds are in accounts accruing interest O regon has been allocated funds recovered in O re g o n 's settlem ents with G ulf O il Corporation in 1982 and Phillips Petroleum Corr^iany in 1985 Oregon has also been allocated at 7 2 5 % of the settlement funds recovered in settlem ents between the four states and Exxon Corporation, Chevron Corporation, Mobile O il Corporation, Shell O il Com pany. Atlantic Richfield Com pany, Texaco. Inc., and Union Oil Com pany of California After the deduction of costs and attorneys' lees, O re gon 's share is approxxnately $8.500,000 C O ST S AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES In orders approving previous settlements, the courts authorized O regon and the other states to apply for its litigation co sts Law yers lor the states and c la ss m em bers w ere authonzed to apply for an aw ard of attorneys' fees A portion of the settlement funds have been used to defray the costs of giving notice of the settlem ents and certification of the c la sse s a s well a s the states' substantial past expenses of pursuing their claim s against the defendants The court h a s ordered aw ards of attorneys' fees and reim bursem ent of litigation costs a s follows: The Court has ordered a total award of attorneys' fees m the am ount of $29.449,020 The Court h a s ordered that the Oregon Attorney General be aw arded $1,590.000 of the total award, plus its share of m erest earned from Septem ber 3 0,19 9 3 to the date of distrtbutxm O re g o n h a s b een a w ard e d $ 8 2 2 ,1 8 2 6 7 in re im b u rse m e n t of litiga tio n c o sts and $ 6 9 ,4 2 8 .4 5 in reim bursem ent of publication costs incurred in notifying cla ss m em bers of the settlement agreem ents and the cla ss certification order O regon wM apply for an order aw arding reim bursem ent of publication cost incurred with this Notice of Proposed Distribution These aw ards have been and will be paid from the sum s recovered to settle all plaintiff states and all states' c la ss m em bers'claim s. O REG O N 'S PROPOSED PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION O regon proposes to distribute its share a s follows: Governm ent entity distnbution 12.4% of O re gon 's share will be directly distributed to Oregon state and local governm ent agencies, based on the num ber of pubW y ow ned and publicly leased vehicles assign ed to each agency and registered wilh the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles Notice of the aw ards w « be given by first cla ss mail An additional 2 % will be set aside to pay supplem ental claim s and to adm inister tins part of the O regon Plan Supplem ental claim s, based on documentation show ing unaccounted-for vehicles, will be adnusstered by the O regon Department of Justice which will determine whether supplem ental claim s w 4 be paid Distribution aw ards will be paid to adm inistrators of each local entity and will be consolidated w henever possXne i a., consolidated state agency aw ards will be paid to the Departm ent of Admm strattve Services C onsu m e r distnbution: 85 6 % of O re g o n 's share and any residue from governm ent distnbution w it be distributed through a public purpose grant program to be adm inistered by the O regon Attorney General with the assistance of the state and local governm ent agencies and representatives of the p a * : Governm ent entities m ay apply for grants (or a list ot court-approved protects that prom ote highw ay safety, a ssist transportation of school children, elderly and the cteabled, preserve the transportation infrastructure, fund vehicle em issions porgram s. antfor a ssist m ass transit Grant m oney wil be obligated within two years of final approval of toe Oregon plan and expended w « i*i three years of obligation C o sts of adm m stration of the grant program w 4 be reim bursed n an amount of up to 3 % of the hatos dsttouted a s grants, bta w i not be deducted from the grants Bridal Tables Shelly Huth and McClain Lovett Wedding September 17 Approxim ately $330.000 received from 1982 and 1984 settlem ents and any resxtoe from toe grant program will be distibuled to the O regon Departm ent of Justice to fund future consum er protection and antitrust education and enforcement efforts OBJECTIO NS A ny c la ss m em ber m ay object to the cou rt's aw ard of co sts or tees, to ih# proposed allocation of the settlement fund to Oregon or O re gon 's plan of dstnbutxm described above Y ou m ust send wrtaen notice of your obfectnn and state n » all grounds tor your obiection Y ou m ay propose an alternate plan of dtaitxtoon in your written objectton Y ou must send your notice ot objection or alternate plan of dtathbiAion to: Ctert of toe Court, Attn M O L 150 AW T. 312 North Sp rin g Street, L o s Angeles. CA, 90012 and to: T H EO D O R E R K U IO N G O SK I. Attorney General, c/o Andrew E Aubertne. A ssattnt Attorney General Oregon Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE. Salem. O R 97310 HOURS: Mon-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. The federal court h a s scheduled a hearing to determ ine w hether O re go n 's proposed plan of dietnbution should be approved T h a h e e m g w il be held on October 11.19 9 4 at 3 0 0 p m , 312 North Spring Street, Loe Angeles, C a M o m a before the Honorable A W alace Taehsna Although your written obfodion • sOltaent, you can be heart at tote hearing if you file en Objeción Claee m em bers * 4 » do not i e wrioen objecSone by RX Hours: Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Septem ber 21.19 9 4 w i not be heart. FURTHER INFORMATION MuWfljj a D juu ) IN ( 217 North Main Heppnçr For further nform ation concerning the action and the proposed plan of dstribttoon. you m ay inspect toe p feadngs and other records on file at toe Uneed Stale s Oatnct Court. 312 North Spring Street Loe Angeles. C A 90012, or contact Caroline M eyer Paralegal Oregon Departm ent of Justice 1182 Court Street NE. Salem . O R 97310 (503) 378-4732 Pteeee d o not call the Ctartt of the C ourt directly BY OROER OF THE COURT Dated August 12.1994 FR A N K E G 0 0 0 R 0 E .CLERK. United StatesCotatooun 312 Nato Spm g Stmet. Los Angeles C A 90012 Awana clubs begin new year The third season of AWANA Clubs will begin September 14 at Lexington Baptist Church, and will run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Wednesday evening Sep tember through April. Children in kindergarten through sixth PUBLIC NOTICK NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE 0-25-94 On the 4th day of October, 1994 at the hour of 10:00 o'clock, A.M. Standard of Time in accordance with ORS 187.110, at the front door of the Morrow County Courthouse, in Heppner, Oregon, I will sell at Public Auction all the right, title, claim and interest of Mor row County to the highest bid der for cash, the parcel of real property located in Morrow County, Oregon, described in Exhibit "A ", which is attached hereto and by this reference in corporated herein. Said sale is made under an Order issued out of the Coun ty Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County to me directed: In the Matter of Real Property owned by Morrow County and Directing Sheriff to Conduct Sale dated August 24, 1994. The minimum price which may be accepted for the property is fixed by Order of the County Court and is set forth with particularity with the parcel described in said Exhibit "A ". DATED this 25th day of August, 1994. ROY L. DRAGO, Sheriff Morrow County, Oregon By: Pauline Winter Chief Civil Deputy NOTE: At the time of sale, the County will collect fees for recording the Deed in the Clerk's deed records. Recor ding fees are $30.00 plus $5.00 per page. EXHIBIT A Legal Description: Lot 22, Block 5 of Hillview Estates No. 2 in the City of Boardman, Sec. 17BD in T4NR25, Morrow County, Oregon, SUBJECT TO any and all encumbrances of record. Minimum Price: $300.00 . Market Value: $360.00 Terms: Cash in full at the time of sale. Published: August 31; Septem- ber 7, 14 and 21, 1994 PUBLIC NOTICE Morrow County, Oregon, is seeking bids for printing and distribution of an emergency information calendar. The calendar will include text and color photos and is to be printed on 11 x 17 inch 60 pound vellum, constructed in wire stitch/saddle style. Sealed bids will be received by Morrow County Emergency Management at its office in Heppner, OR until 3:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, 23, September, 1994 and then publicly opened and read aloud. Each sealed bid must be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope as "Bid for Emergency M anagement Calendar." Bids should be mailed to: Morrow County Emergency Management, P.O. Box 622, Heppner, OR 97836. Morrow County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and handicapped status in employment or the provision of services. Morrow County reserves the right to re ject any or all bids. For further detailed informa tion, contact Geoff Tyree at (503) 922-4437 or Casey Beard at (503) 676-5161. Published: September 7, 1994 PUBLIC NOTICK The Heppner City Council will hold a special meeting on September 8, 1994 at 7:00 pm at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct the city manager's annual evaluation. The evaluation will be held in executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(1X0- Gary B. Marks City Recorder Published: September 7, 1994 We make Ponteni A good way to advertise your event grade are welcome to attend. Club activities include games, working in handbooks, and Bi ble stories. For more information, call Loren Unruh 676-9873, or Lex ington Baptist Church, 989-8555. PUBLIC NOTICE THE MORROW COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILD REN AND FAMILIES will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, September 20,1994 at Riverside High School in Boardman from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. This is a public meeting and all interested in dividuals are encouraged to at tend. For further information call 676-9675. Published: September 7 and 14, 1994 C A R D OF T H A N K S The lone American Legion expresses its gratitude for the donation of the landscaping rock at the hall in lone which was provided by Ken and Julie Nelson. The post membership also congratulates Jill Nelson and Brent Martin on their re cent marriage. Best wishes lone Legion Post 95 _____________________ 9-7-lc Thanks to friends and relatives for coming to my 80th birthday party. Also thanks to my children for putting it on. It was very nice. Bernice Nash ____________________ 9-7-lp Words cannot begin to ex press my heart-filled thank you to all the many wonderful peo ple in this community, for the kind and loving support given to my family at the time of Larry's death. The flowers, the cards, and the food that was sent was most appreciated. I would especially like to thank Dr's Ed and Jeanne, the EMT's and the staff at Pioneer Memorial Hospital for all that they did. To the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee, the tribute to Larry was the best. I know he enjoyed working with all of you. He was a good friend, a great Dad and a wonderful, loving husband, and will be truly missed by us all. Thank you again. Darlene Scroggins & Sons ___________________ 9-17-lp NOTICES Potatoe Give-away Heppner Neighborhood Center parking lot, Sept. 9, 1 p.m. Donations. will be accepted.______ 9-7-lc SERVICES Linoleum carpet sales and in stallation, interior, exterior painting. Free estimates call Tim Hedman, evenings 676-9054. Licensed and bond- ed #78201.__________ 11-24-tfc Certified Farrier (horseshoer) reasonable rates. Hot, cold and corrective. Dave Hughes 998-5487 or Tom Hughes 763-2591 Fossil. 8-25-tfc LOST & FO UN D LOST pup, black and brown female, German Shepherd mix. Bob Ployhar__________ 9-7-lc HELP WANTED Part-time cook position with possible additional non cooking work available. Hepp ner Elks. Call 676-9706, 676-9108 or 676-9112. 9-7-2c NEEDED: Someone to do yard work. 676-9934. 8-31-tfc Waitress needed, eventual 9-4 shift. Apply at R 6c W Drive In. ____________________ 8-31-2c HELP WANTED: Someone to write girls sports for Heppner. See Joyce at the Heppner Gazette-Times_______8-31-tfe Executive Director position available January 1, 1995. Oversees social service, private non-profit corporation with a five million dollar annual budget. Programs include: CAP programs JTPA programs, AAA/Senior Citizen programs, Weatherization & Housing Development Programs, RSVP volunteer programs and others. Grant funded agency with 60-100 funding sources and staffing levels ranging from 40-150 Fi t depending on pro grams in operation. Qualified candidates will have a min-
