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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18, 1995 - FIVE Lutherans change worship service Northwest Steelheaders to meet The worship service schedule for Hope and Valby Lutheran Churches will be reversed Sun day, Jan. 22, because of the scheduled annual congrega tional meeting at Valby. Hope Lutheran Church, in Heppner, will have worship service and Sunday school at 9 a.m. Pastor Hoobing will deliver a children's sermon en titled, "Good News is Com ing!" and the main message, "It's Great to Be Home", bas ed on scripture reading of Isaiah 61:1-6. Worship service and Sunday school at Valby located outside lone, will begin at 11 a.m. A church potluck dinner will begin at noon with the annual meeting of the congregation to follow. Births Juan Carlos Landeros Acosta, Jr.-a son Juan Carlos Landeros was bom to Maria de Jesus and Juan Carlos Landeros of Boardman on December 17, 1994 at Good Shepherd Com munity Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 8 lbs. 6 oz. Jordan Teal Johnston-a daughter Jordan Teal was bom to Jessie Angelica Johnston of Irrigon on December 18,1994 at Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston. The baby weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz. j m By Mertyn j g l I.IÏI As push comes to shove, the effect of that old measure 5 which caps tax revenues used for government and school financing con tinues to have trickle-down consequences. Voters no longer have the power to sustain services they support, so districting is spreading like wildfire. Districts don't create more tax dollar support, but they guarantee districts a slice of the pie. This often creates hardships for non-mandated services as the county budgeting process unfolds. Along with park and irrigation districts, a library district, a pro posed swimming pool and the option of developing a recreation district to support non-curricular school activities, what next? As the cost of services, salaries and benefits keep driving operating costs up, perhaps there needs to be a district to support tax payers who ultimately finance districts, county and city governments. The whole process usurps local control which tops my com plaint list. Not knowing how to start a revolution, I'll downsize this to a personal gripe column. One thing I can change is to drop subcriptions to magazines that persist with dozens of cardboard inserts. Do people buy all those dolls and plates as one struggles to turn magazine pages? It's easy to silence stupid television programs or reduce the volume of high-pitched commercials. The thing I can't change is the loud back ground music or canned laughter that drowns out the things I would like to hear. An encumbrance is dust that settles where it's the hardest to reach. My stance is that out of sight is out of mind until I note that someone taller is getting an eyeball view. It's also best to avoid stick-on hooks and gadgets that even with super glue, never stay stuck. But it's impossible to avoid the stress of opening child proof containers or those other 'easy to open' products. Do you agree that 'one size fits all'? That depends on whether you want to look like a chipmunk wearing a gorilla suit or vice versa. Those cold remedies that lull you into thinking that the sniffles are improving, makes me believe stronger in the power of chicken soup. Has anyone a solution to static electricity shocks? High stepping acrtfss carpets alleviates this problem, it's just that shuffling is more my style. Gardening catalogs received via mail are like a touch of spring on a dreary day. The downside is the flood of senior citizen health product catalogs that remind one of his or her limitations. With government telling us what we can and can't do, it's hard to exclude farm issues when every day those natural resources are tracked into the house. The 1995 farm bill will make headlines. But people need to consider that the Department of Agriculture financing covers not just conservation, forestry and farm pro grams, because over $40 billion goes to nutrition programs for low-income and welfare recipients, just part of the cheap food policy that everyone enjoys. Fortunately we're not being flooded out of our homes and businesses like in some parts of the country. The moisture we receive here is a welcome asset. But here's to more sunshine for less gloom and doom. It makes everything seem brighter and the dust more visible. ¿t. Patrick’s Senior Center Bulletin Board One hundred people were present for the senior dinner Wed. Jan. 11. There were three home delivered meals. Paul Jones won the meal ticket, Laura Searle and Mrs. Van Hubble won door prizes of a small loaf of bread each. Members of the First Chris tian Church served. The senior board met following the meal. The St. Patrick's quilt, made by Quilters and Company was displayed. Tickets are available at the Senior Center office. The drawing will be held during the St. Patrick celebration. Proceeds will go to the senior center. The menu for the birthday dinner Jan. 25 is Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, whole wheat rolls and cake. Members of the Christian Life Center will serve. There will be a senior bus trip to the ice show at the Tri-Cities Feb. 18. Show tickets are $3 and the suggested donation for the bus is $2.75. There is a sign up sheet in the senior center office. The St. Patrick's celebration is only two months away. Now is the time for all seniors to consider how they can help do their share. Help is needed to cook and or serve at the breakfast, the soup luncheon and the pie and coffee sale. Those physically unable to help cook or serve might like to do some of the telephoning, or make posters and signs. The benefits from these projects keep the Senior Center running and everyone's help is needed. One table of cards was in play Friday afternoon. Seven seniors watched the movie, "Look Who's Talking Now" Sunday evening. Dates to remember:Tues. and Thurs. exercise class 10 a.m. Velma is leading the class again since recovering from an illness. Friday, cards and games 2 p.m.; Sunday, movie 7 p.m. We always try to have something that will be interesting to everyone. Come work on the puzzle any day, said a spokesperson for the senior citizens. There was some excitement at the St. Patrick's Senior apart ments Monday morning, when the fire alarms were set off by a workman sanding a floor in the downstairs apartment (dust). The fire trucks went first to St. Patrick's church. All the tenants went down stairs and out on the street, for what turned out to be a successful fire drill. The association of Northwest Steelheaers John Day River Chapter annual meeting will be held at K ate's Pizza on Wednesday, Jan. 25 beginning at 7 p.m. The first order of business will be the election of officers for 1995. Present officers are Wayne Hams, president; Mark Parm, vice president and Dale Conklin secretary-treasurer. A discussion of projects for 1995 will follow. Guest speaker will be Tim Unterwegner, district biologist for the Oregon Dept, of Fish and Wildlife out of John Day. Unturwegner is new to the area and is inter- Coordinating Council to meet The Heppner Coordinating Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 a.m. in the GEODC office in Heppner. Representatives from People for the Pool and the Ex ploratory Pool Commission will be present to discuss the cam paign to support the bond measure and operating levy for a new swimming pool to be voted on in March. Other items on the agenda include the upcoming gap study of goods and services purchased outside the com munity; the presentation of the updated Heppner Strategic Plan to community organiza tions; and the proposed county-wide co-curricular ac tivities recreation district. The public is invited to attend the meetings of the Heppner Coordinating Council. PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Morrow County is preparing an application for a 1995 Com munity Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Oregon Economic Develop ment Department for technical assistance, community facilities, housing rehabilitation or handicapped accessibility as determined during/after the public hearing held by Morrow County Court on January 18, 1995 in Boardman. It is estimated that the proposed project will primarily benefit person of low and moderate income. A public hearing will be held by the Morrow County Court at 1:30 p.m. on January 25,1995 at the Morrow County Cour thouse at 100 Court Street in Heppner. The purpose of this hearing is for the Morrow County Court to obtain citizen views and to respond to questions about the proposed project, in cluding the current phase and later phases, if any. Written comments are also welcome and must be received by January 24, 1995 at 100 Court Street, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Both oral and written comments will be considered by the Morrow County Court. The location of the hearing is accessible to the disabled. Please let Andrea Denton at 503-676-9061, ext. 20 know if you will need any special ac commodations to attend or par ticipate in the meeting. More information about the Oregon Community Develop ment Block Grant program and the proposed project is available for public review at Morrow County Courthouse, Accounting Department during regular office hours. Advance notice is requested. If special accommodations are needed, please notify Andrea Denton at 503-676-9061, ext. 20 so that ap propriate assistance be provided. Permanent involuntary dis placem ent of persons or businesses is not anticipated as a result from the proposed pro ject. If displacement becomes necessary, alternatives will be examined to minimize the displacement and provide re- quired/reasonable benefits to those displaced. Any low and moderated income housing which is demolished or con verted to another use will be replaced. Published: January 18, 1995 ested in meeting people with an interest in the John Day River area. Questions will also be addressed. Door prizes will be drawn at the end of the meeting. The meeting is open to the public. PUBLIC NOTICE Arts and crafts group to meet The Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts group has scheduled a meeting for Mon- day, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m. at Kate's Pizza All those interested in at tending are encouraged to do so. PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE OREGON CIRCUIT COURT FOR MORROW COUNTY NOTICE OF In the matter of BOND ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FRED MALCOLM HOSKINS, that a ballot title for a measure Jr., Deceased. referred by Morrow County No. 94-OR-031 School District No. 1, has been NOTICE TO filed with the county Clerk of INTERESTED PERSONS Morrow County on January 11, Notice is given that the 1995 for an election to be held undersigned has been ap March 28, 1995 in Morrow pointed and has qualified as the County School District No. 1. personal representative of the The Election will be Vote By estate. All persons having Mail. Any registered voter dissatisfied with the ballot title claims against the estate are re may file a petition with the quired to present it, with pro Morrow County Circuit Court per vouchers, within four for review on or before 5:00 months after the date of first p.m. January 23, 1995. Any publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal person filing a challenge must representative at the offices of also file a copy of the challenge Kuhn, Spicer & Mills, 269A N. with the Morrow County Main Street, P.O. Box 428, Clerk, 100 N. Court St., Hepp Heppner, Oregon 97836, or ner, by the end of the next they may be barred. business day after the petition All persons whose rights may is filed with the Circuit Court. be affected by the proceedings MORROW COUNTY in this estate may obtain addi tional information from the SCHOOL DISTRICT records of the court, the per NO. 1 sonal representative or the at MORROW COUNTY, torney for the personal OREGON representative. BALLOT TITLE DATED and first published GENERAL OBLIGATION Jan. 4, 1995. BOND AUTHORIZATION Kathryn Parker Hoskins, QUESTION Personal Representative Shall the District be authoriz Rt. 2 Box 2038 ed to contract a general obliga Heppner OR 97836 tion bonded indebtedness in an Published: January 4, 11, 18, amount not to exceed 1995 $13,290,000. If the bonds are approved they will be payable PUBLIC NOTICE from taxes on property or pro THE HEPPNER RANGER perty ownership that are not DISTRICT PROPOSES subject to the limits of Section SUBSOILING PROJECT TO lib , Article XI of the Oregon PREPARE TIMBER SALE Constitution. UNITS FOR PLANTING AND SUMMARY NATURAL REGENERATION, This measure if approved, AND TO CONDUCT would authorize the District to MECHANICAL THINNING issue general obligation bonds OF IMMATURE LODGEPOLE in an amount not to exceed PINE STANDS $13,290,000 for capital construc The Heppner Ranger District tion and improvements. Bond proceeds will be used, in part, of the Umatilla National Forest to modify, replace, repair and is currently working on the En vironmental Analysis for the construct additions to school proposed 1995-1999 Subsoiling facilities, including installation Project. Harvest activities have of equipment, furnishings and resulted in compacted soil con materials related thereto and pay all costs incidental thereto. ditions which make regenera tion difficult. Subsoiling would The bonds would mature over relieve the soil compaction and a period not to exceed 15 years. allow for the tree seedlings to Barbara Bloodsworth become established. The Morrow County Clerk mechanical thinning would Published: January 18, 1995 reduce vegetation competition and relieve soil compaction PUBLIC NOTICE The Morrow County Plann within immature lodgepole ing Commission will hold a pine stands. Stand health, public hearing on Monday, wildlife cover development, January 30, 1995, at 7:30 p.m. watershed values, and noxious at the North Morrow Annex weed control are some of the Building in Irrigon, Oregon. A identified issues and/or con public hearing will be held on cerns which will be considered during the analysis. the following: The subsoiling activities are 1. Application for a Condi tional Use Permit - N-72 - by proposed within harvested Potlatch Corporation for a Rock units of the following timber Quarry/Gravel Pit in Township and salvage sale areas: 3 North, Range 26, Section 13, Arbuckle Lodgepole Pine Tax Lot 100 in an Exclusive (LP), Biffy LP, Big Mac LP, Farm Use Zone (EFU). Brush LP, Buffalo LP, Chips 2. Application for a Condi Ahoy LP, Coal LP, Colvin, tional Use Permit - S-73 - by Davis, Dry Swale LP, Ducky Jam es Starr, Landowner, LP, Elkhorn, Elkhorn Springs (Roger Britt, Business Asso LP, Finale LP, Gilbert LP, ciate) for a Rock Quarry/Gravel Groshen LP, Herren, Hunter Pit in Township 2 South, Range LP, Jackpot LP, Mallory LP, 26, Section 6, Tax Lot 1000 in Pickup LP, Pole Creek LP, an Exclusive Farm Use Zone Porter, Prairie LP, Skosh LP, (EFU). Spring LP, Suffering LP, Sugar 3. Application for a Condi Daddy LP, Swale LP, Tag End tional Use Permit - N-74 - by LP, Texas LP, Tin Bonnet LP, Kent & Shannon Madison for and Wilson LP. a Rock Quarry/Gravel Pit in This project could include 900 Township 3 North, Range 27, acres of subsoiling for site Section 16, Tax Lot 1100 in an preparation for natural Exclusive Farm Use Zone regeneration, 455 acres of sub (EFU). soiling for site preparation for 4. Application for a Condi planting, and 1780 acres of tional Use Permit - S-75 - by mechanical thinning using a Cellular One on land owned by subsoiler. Donald and Merlyn Robinson Additional information may for an antenna tower in be attained by contacting Chris Township 2 South, Range 26, Worthington or Dave Kendrick Tax Lot 3700 in an Exclusive at the Heppner Ranger District, Use Zone (EFU). Silviculture Dept. (503) Interested persons are invited 676-9187. Public participation is to the hearing to express their encouraged in the planning view. Written, signed state process. Anyone wishing to ments will be considered. provide input or express con Reasons for approval or disap cerns should do so by February proval should be included in 15, 1995. Send comments to: oral or written statements. Delanne Ferguson Kent Goodyear, District Ranger Chairman Morrow County Planning Heppner Ranger District PO Box 7 Commission Published: January 11 and 18, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Published: January 18, 1995 1995 INVITATION TO BID Morrow County invites bids for the development of plans intended to convert an existing grain elevator to a museum and historical interpretive center. The project will include designs, construction docu ments and management plans to redevelop the existing grain elevator, incorporate the Coun ty's existing museum collec tion, and develop lands adjoin ing the grain elevator, all in ac cordance with a Preferred Master Plan and Design Theme which has been prepared and is available upon request. All bids must be in compliance with particular bid specifica tions which may be obtained by contacting Andrea Denton at the Morrow County Cour thouse, 100 Court Street, Heppner, Oregon, 97836, (503) 676-9061 ext 20. Sealed bids will be received by the Morrow County Court at the Morrow County Cour thouse, located in Heppner, Oregon until 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight time on March 1, 1995, and then publicly opened and read aloud. No bid will be con sidered unless it contains a statement by the bidder that ORS 279.350 (prevailing wage law and prevailing wage rates) will be complied with. Each sealed bid must be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope as "Bid for Historical Facility Design Plans” . 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 information, con tact Andrea Denton, Morrow County Courthouse, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or by telephone at (503) 676-9061 ext. 20. Published: January 18; and February 1, 1995___________ CARD OF THANKS On Friday December 30, 1994 I had the honor of attending a dinner in my home town at the Heppner Elks club given as a tribute to my foster brother David L. Clark and to honor all the Vietnam Vets from the Heppner area. I want to thank all the citizens of Heppner and especially Mr. Stuart Dick and Mr. Gene Heliker for all the ef fort taken to put this event together and for the support given all vets. I also would like to thank the mayor for his pro clamation presented to mom and dad. Even though it was real tough for me I am glad that I had the opportunity to attend not only as a Vietnam Vet but as David's "other" brother. Thanks Heppner. John Cole ____________________ 1-18-lc The family of Herman Blettell would like to thank bob Hub bard and Gene Doherty for always being there for Gramps. To the Pioneer Memorial Home Health, Nursing Home and Hospital staffs for all the care they provided. To Father Con don for all the times we called on him for his guidance and support. To the Heppner BPOE 358 and lone American Legion Post #95 for the graveside ser vices. St. Patrick Altar Society for the dinner, the lone Legion Auxiliary for the desserts, to Sheridan Tarnasky for the readings and Pat Sweeney for his assistance. Aunt Betty McDonald for her strength, assistance and caring in help ing us to cope. To Aloha DeS- pain for baby sitting and Bon nie Buschke a special thank you for baby sitting and trying to console little Amber w’ho got burned just before the services. To all those who sent flowers, cards, prayers and masses. We are fortunate to live in such a caring community. Arletha Brannon Karmin Jacobsen and family Russ, Merry & Drew Brannon Marty Brannon Kellie, Terry and Amber Gray ____________________ 1-18-lp
