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Paul Sum ner, personnel m anager Kinzua Resources; Rick Re, Kinzua Resources qeneral
m anager receive sincere appreciation for their recent donation from M ary G oheen Sr M ealsite
chair; Corol M itchell S enior Services coordinator; Jan ice S kaggs, H e p p n er Neighborhood
Center, all Heppner; Eunice W eem s, Stokes Landing Senior C en ter and Shirley Girton Irriaon-
Boardm an E m ergency Assistance C en ter.
’
Kinzua Resources, Pioneer
Resources and Rick Re, Kinzua
Resources general manager,
dramatically increased the pan-
tries of Morrow County service
organizations.
Kinzua, Pioneer and Re pur
chased one beef, two hogs and
two sheep from the 4-H market
sale at the Morrow County Fair
and donated the meat to the
Heppner Neighborhood Cen
ter, the St. Patrick's Senior
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NO
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Center, the Stokes Landing
Senior Center in Irrigon and
the Irrigon-Boardman Emer
gency Assistance Center.
Corol Mitchell of CAPECO,
who coordinated the distribu
tion of the meat, says that 1,443
pounds of meat were purchas
ed by Kinzua, Pioneer and Re
at the fair.
Mitchell says that the com
munity organizations some
times make the difference
whether seniors and the needy
are eating properly or not.
"This (donation) is such a
wonderful thing," said Mit
chell. "The senior centers
operate on a real shoestring,
providing meals for 200 or more
people a week. The emergen
cy centers make up food
baskets year round, not just on
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
They depend on government
commodities and donations.
The more donated, the better."
City council discuss streets at meeting
Also in the final stages is the
sewer renovation project. The
At a special meeting last
Heppner City Council Another answer might be to contractors have yet to receive
School board recommends bond cuts week,
members met with school of include the cost of those repairs a methane gas burner which
The Morrow' County School -approved leave of absence Starr said that the increase was ficials
major repairs in a future school building will be installed at the plant.
Board told superintendent requests for Anne Bedortha "not in the spirit of fair negotia to the concerning
running past bond issue, should that There have also been some golf
Chuck Starr to come to the from her position of lone bus tions" and cited decreased use Heppner streets
High School. When measure again be resubmitted course sod work and sprinkler
November meeting with driver for the remainder of the of the fairgrounds by the the high school
was to voters. A proposed measure system adjustments. Mayor
several options for cutting the year and from Nancy Swarat, district because there will be no annexed into the property
to be used to expand and repair Bob Jepsen said that the golf
city
in
1977,
$15,585,000 school bond issue Heppner High School math baseball this coming spring. He school access roads were not existing schools, in its present course
probably looks better
which was defeated by the teacher for maternity leave said that since grades 7 and 8 dedicated as city streets.
form, has twice been rejected than usual despite the long, dry
voters in Sept, and March of from Oct. 1 through Dec.
will be moving to the high
voters this year, however. summer.
officials maintain that it by The
this year.
-approved the resignation of school next fall, the fairgrounds is City
major street repair The council adopted a resolu
not the city's responsibility work is city's
Board members say that they Benn Houk from an extra duty will be used even less.
nearing
completion as tion pertaining to procuring
provide major street repairs. planned, but not
feel they will have to make position as Columbia Junior -discussed the school district ^ to However
all home- sprinkler system replacements
residents in the Lott owners are. pleased
"significant" cuts if the con High School assistant basket zones as follows: zone one (in addition claim
parts. According to an agree
that those streets residentual access. with
struction bond is to pass. ball coach.
cludes part of Boardman, area provide homeowner
Tom
ment
between the city and the
access McElligott, who lives on Court
Several board members said
-approved employment of: east of Boardman and west of especially when bad weather
golf
course,
the city will pro
that district taxpayers seemed Shawn Kempas, temporary Irrigon) Gary Frederickson was causes travel up the steep hill St., is one of those homeown vide replacement
parts for the
most concerned with funding contract to teach home elected to a four-year term in at the end of Water Street, the ers who have cited access in-ground irrigation
system
gymnasiums at Riverside High economics half time at HHS for March and lives in that zone; only other access road to the problems.
and
the
labor
will
be
provided
School at $1.7 million and at balance of school year; Doug zone 2 (includes Lexington, area.
Several residents appeared at
the golf course owners.
Heppner Elementary at $1.1 Warren, special education areas near Boardman and Ir The city has agreed to do the Monday night council by City
attorney Bill Kuhn said
million. Heppner's facility assistant at CJH, replacing Dora rigon) Marcia Kemp and maintenance work on those meeting Oct. 10, to ask that the the city has received word from
would include a new art, music Wallace; George Waterland, Dwayne Carroll both live in streets, such as providing berm in the travel lanes at the the Oregon Department of
and gym facility.
special education assistant at zone 2. When Kemp's term ex
top of Willow Street be remov Transportation that the site of
and cold mix patching, ed.
If the construction bond HMS to work with special pires in June of 1995, Carroll gravel
This steep street accesses the 1903 Memorial Mini-Park,
manpower and materials are Gilmore
passes, says Starr, certain pro needs student; Lloyd Peck and will continue in that position as
and is a major at the confluence of Hinton and
The city will also con route to Street
jects, such as repair of the roof Becci Peters, north end bus until 1996; zone 3 (includes available.
the
hospital
to Willow Creek, may be purchas
to provide snow removal. Rock Street. The council and
and floor at Columbia Junior drivers; and Kay Proctor, south lone, extends from north to tinue
agreed
resources for both to remove portions of that ed by the city at a cost of $400.
High and changes mandated end bus driver.
south) both Molly Rill and John the Limited
the school will berm. Concrete gutter and Council members authorized
under the federal disabilities act
-approved extra duty contract Rietmann live in that zone and force city the and district
look berm were constructed on the advertising bids on a used
would not have to be taken out for Doug Warren, CJH assistant both will be up for election in elsewhere for funding to to repair
sludge hauling truck which
of general and contingency football coach.
1995; zone 4 (Heppner city those streets. The cost of that lower side of this street to pre would have a capacity of 3700
funds.
-heard a report from limits) no one currently lives in project has not been determin vent water from running off in to 3800 gallons.
Board members concurred Superintendent Chuck Starr that zone which will be up for ed,
residences below Gilmore, The council also accepted a
although those streets have to which
that "classrooms need to be the that the city does not consider election in 1995; zone 5 (in significantly
behind the cour revised loan amortization for
in re- thouse. runs
first priority and discussed the the streets surrounding the cludes Irrigon) no current significantly deteriorated
A
large
storm drain at the city's deferred $70,000
possibility of a March 1995 high school as city streets and representative for the zone cent years. deteriorated in re the lowest point should handle special public works sewer
e le c tio n .
therefore will not pay for which will be up for election in One option may be to seek all runoff water, according to system improvement loan. This
However, the construction repair. The county has patch 1995; zone 6 (includes much of federal
through the the engineers. However, in action will save about $300 in
bond would be affected if ballot ed the biggest potholes, said south Morrow County, ex Chemical funds
Stockpile
Emergency some instances it has increas the repayment amount.
measures 5 or 20 are approved Starr.
cluding Heppner) Bill Doherty Preparedness Program.
ed the steepness of driveways The council denied a request
statewide this November. Bal -learned that the fairgrounds lives in that zone. His term will ner High School has Hepp
accesses for those residents on from Nella Britt seeking relief
been
lot measure 5 bars new or in is asking a 60 percent increase expire in 1996; zone 7 (Board- designated as an emergency the west side of Gilmore Street. from sewer and water charges
creased state local taxes without for school district use of the man area) Scott Bauska holds shelter if a chemical weapons According to city manager for a business located in a
prior voter approval, including grounds, from $4,000 to $6,500. this position until 1997.
zone.
emergency is declared during Gary Marks, intermittent work residential
fees, charges, except fines,
The
council
approved thei
will
continue
on
Aiken
Street
destruction of those
forfeitures, tuition, and utility Clerk announces voter registration changes the
placements
of
two
flood warn
and
other
areas
as
city
workers
weapons at the Ordinance find time.
or port district user fees. This
ing
sirens,
as
proposed
by the
measure would permit only Morrow County Clerk Bar or deliver it to the county clerk D e p o t.
(Morrow County Emergency t
two tax elections annually. The bara Bloodsworth has an by the end of the day Tuesday,
Management director. These
automatic annual six percent nounced several changes in the or deliver it to a Department of
sirens are to be located at the
tax base increases would still be state election law that affect Motor Vehicle Services office.
courthouse and at Heppner
allowed without a vote.
Another significant change,
Morrow County residents. The
School and will be con
to find out more about 4-H High
Ballot measure 20 would changes were passed by the says Bloodsworth, allows The 4-H Showcase will begin time
trolled
by the Emergency
what it is doing."
repeal sections of the Oregon 1993 Legislature to make voters who have moved within at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, and Achievement
Management
Center.
Night will Housekeeping
Constitution regarding income registering to vote and voting the same county to go to their at Riverside High School in begin with a potluck
in
at 4 p.m. cluded allowing the measures
taxes, fuel and oil taxes, pro more convenient for polling place to vote and to up Boardman.
destruction
following 4-H of non-vital records such as old
perty taxes, and tax limitations. Oregonians.
date their voter registration. Presentations by 4-H immediately
Showcase.
Achievement
Night bills and a resolution that
It would bar all current state For the first time in Oregon, Registered voters who have members will be from 3 to 4 will recognize 4-H members
for would update the fee setting
p.m.
with
displays
on
different
and local taxes, fees and a county clerk will register a moved from one county in
various
achievements
during
4-H
activities.
"If
you
have
assessments and instead would voter whose registration card Oregon to another county in
and penalties structure within
year.
substitute a two percent tax on contains a postmark indicating Oregon must contact the coun youth interested in 4-H or you the Those
the city code Other resolutions
attending are asked to adopted
all transfers of property, goods it was mailed by the deadline ty clerk to get information are interested in a youth bring a dish
included the previous
serve 8 to 10. ly approved
and services. The state to register, even if the card is about how they can vote. In development program for your Those with last to names
increase in sewer
estimates a loss of $490 million received by the clerk after the both circumstances, if the clerk children," said Bill Broderick, ing with A-H should beginn
usage
rates
and
the
bring six percent PERS revoking
in revenue if ballot measure 20 deadline, says Bloodsworth. In receives the information after Morrow County Extesnion dessert, I-O, a hot dish, and
employer
P- pick-up for city employees.
passes.
addition, cards may be turned the eighth day before the elec agent. "This would be a great Z, a salad.
The board also voiced con in to any Department of Motor tion, the voter will be eligible
cern that increases in architec Vehicle Services office by the to vote on federal and
tural, engineering and con deadline. Under previous law, statewide measures only.
struction costs would eat up all voter registration cards had
"We have pioneered pro
cuts made to the construction to be received by the county gressive and open election law
bond amounts.
clerk no later than the close of in our state," said Bloods
In other business, the board: business on the deadline to worth. "With these changes,
more people should be able to
-denied a request from the register.
Heppner High School senior The deadline to register for vote, and I urge them to do so
class and senior class parents this year's General Election is on November 8.”
Voters may find registration
that the graduation date be Tuesday, October 18. Anyone
changed to Saturday. The mo not currently registered in Mor forms at most post offices,
Morrow County Grain Growers
tion failed because of a lack of row County should fill out a banks, DMV offices and your
Lexington 989-8221
1-800-824-7185
a second.
voter registration card and mail telephone book.
4-H showcase achievement night
Stenting
thru Nov. 1st
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