Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 21, 1994 - THREE
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Heppner Gazette-Times
The Heppner City Council, at
its Dec. 12 meeting earmarked
up to $800 for a radio frequen
cy needed to implement a new
warning system for the city.
The state of the art system,
valued in excess of $30,000, was
installed and paid for by the
Army Corps or Engineers. The
Corps ran out of money before
purchasing the frequency.
When completed, the warn
ing system, consisting of two
strategically placed 120 decibel
sirens, will provide flood and
other emergency warnings.
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Casey Beard of the Chemical
Stockpile
Emergency
Preparedness Program in
Heppner and Jim Williams of
the U .S.A rm y Corps of
Engineers, are in the process of
setting up flood management
training.
In other business:
-the city council gave the ci
ty employees the option as to
whether to opt in a PERS-like
retirem ent program. The
employees, however, decided
against the program, according
to city manager Gary Marks,
Mattoni
Talk about Garfield, Christmas time contributes to abundant
fat cats. People strive to outdo one another by stirring up a variety
of decorated cookies, candies and popcorn balls. That should
create a Christmas bonus for American sugar producers and
processors.
However the United States, despite its record sugar beet pro
duction this year, anticipates importing about one million tons
of sugar to meet all its sweetener needs. That's due to a USDA-
imposed allotment of 4.36 million tons, raw, on domestic beet
sales. Companies can't exceed those allotments without paying
a penalty of three times the wholesale price.
Limiting sugar beet production in this country allows for sugar
imports as a balance of trade, I guess. One could say it raises
cane against expansion of American sugar production. Perhaps
the economy suffers also when those natives decide to hand-
deliver their sugar and the rest of their families for permanent
status in the states. All I know about sugar is that it's fattening
when one overdoses.
The good will and sharing during the holidays often makes
us feel guilty about others who are in less fortunate straits. After
all one can only buy so much sugar with food stamps. Yet the
sharing of sugary treats proves that there are still many generous
people and that the whole world has not become heartless.
As to matters of the heart, opening Christmas presents has to
top a list of holiday affairs. It's the thought that counts. No mat
ter that uncle Zeek doesn't need a green and red necktie that
lights up or that cousin Gertie won't utilize a Christmas-decorated
sweatshirt until next holiday season, that is if she can still find it.
Amid all this giving, we could substantially lower our cost of
living, if we didn't persist in duplication of things that we perceive
to be pertinent in our lifestyles.
Along with excess facial wrinkles, how many pairs of shoes
can this one pair of feet wear out during the year? And those
older towels, stored behind closed doors, seem to multiply like
mice. Yet they are still too good to be used for rags. Alas, they
just aren't color coordinated anymore.
Perhaps we could do with fewer vehicles, particularly if they
were all operable at the same time. Granted that ranch trucks
and pickups are a necessity not just for recreation, unless you
consider aerobic exercises brought about by bouncing over frozen
cow turds while hay feeding. But it seems that some vehicles
are frequently in need of being. resuscitated, while at times
everyone needs transportation to go in a different direction at
the same time.
If people on your Christmas list delight in dustibles, it's a shop
per's heyday. From ceramics to stuffed dolls, bunnies and bears,
there's more than enough created to fill many a Christmas sock.
I frown on dustibles. Since the only unused area in our house
is the space between our heads and the ceiling. So it's illogical
to store books that probably won't be re-read. Yet one should
hang onto those books that teach you how to become better
organized or those books that inspire us to utilize those stored
items that seldom see daylight.
The President and congressmen must have completed their
Christmas shopping. Now they're talking about giving propos
ed tax cuts. Is that a vote getting proposition or what? But they
do know how to economize by axing budgets where it hurts
the most.
If Santa Claus makes a mistake by giving you the wrong size
garment or you don't receive that pined-for electronic gadget,
don't despair. There's always the return department, the after-
Christmas sales and you might even get a gift certificate. Happy
holidays everyone.
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
in Board
Winifred Cox was the winner of the free meal ticket at the
Senior Mealsite Christmas dinner Dec. 14. There were approx
imately 100 people in attendance. Six meals were delivered to
homebound people. Members of the Baptist church served.
The menu for the birthday dinner Dec. 28 will be fried chicken,
scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolls, fruit and birthday cake.
Members of the Episcopal church will serve.
Extension newsletters were folded, stapled and addressed by
14 volunteers Tuesday. It was not an easy task as the new win
dow was being installed in the office so the volunteers had to
use the recreation room, foyer and lobby. The office is much easier
to heat with the new window in.
There was one table of pinochle players Friday afternoon, Dec.
16. There will not be a movie Sunday night Dec. 25.
Schedules will be back to normal after New Year's.
Darrell Vinson is still very ill at Oregon Health Science Hospital
in Portland. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and the
family.
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fearing legal challenge and
wanting to remain responsive
to the voters.
-agreed to submit a request
for funding for an additional
police officer from a federal
program for smaller towns. In
the plan, the officer's salary
would be absorbed by the city
in the fourth year. The council
voted for the plan, which is a
part of the federal crime bill,
with the stipulation that the of
ficer's salary would be absorb
ed by the city at the end of the
three years only if possible. The
grants will provide funding for
over 75 percent of the officer's
salary and benefits.
-heard a report concerning a
complaint on the new bridge at
the end of Court St. According
to the report Linda Dutcher,
who lives near the proposed
bridge, is opposed to the direc
tion of the bridge for safety
reasons and wants a guard rail
put up. Cars coming off the
bridge would directly face Dut-
cher's back yard. Gary Marks
was to meet with Oregon
Department of Transportation
people who are constructing
and funding the bridge.
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During the training cycle at
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San Diego, recruits are taught
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the basics of battlefield sur
with love and
vival, introduced to typical
military daily routine, and per
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in a variety of military skills in
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marksmanship and dose-order
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