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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Auflust 16, 1995
W CPD answers questions
By Willow Creek Park District
Board members: Ken Turner,
chairman; Skip Mathews; John
Ripple; Nancy Snider, secre
tary; Bob Kahl.
Question: I've been told that
the cost of the new swimming
pool will be borne entirely by
the people who live out of
town. Is that correct?
This issue is confusing to a lot
of people and comes from the
way Measure 5 caps some pro
perty taxes. The construction
costs for the new swimming
pool will come from bonds au
thorized by the last election by
the Willow Creek Park District
voters. The property tax creat
ed by the bond is not included
under the tax cap of Measure
5. That means all property
owners in the district will pay
the same rate of taxes regard
less of where in the district
they live. The bond tax rate
works out to 43 cents per $1,000
of tax valuation.
The three-year operating levy
for the pool, on the other hand,
is subject to Measure 5 limita
tions. Because of that, anyone
who is already paying the
Measure 5 maximum rate can
not have their total tax rate in
creased. When a tax is added
or increased, the amount of tax
money received by each taxing
agency is reduced so the total
tax does not exceed the max
imum charge.
In other words, the tax
payer's bill does not change but
the addition of this, or any new
or increased levy means the ci
ty, the Port of Morrow, Mor
row County and all the other
tax recipients get less tax
money. The Pool Operating
levy is 16.5 cents per $1,000 of
tax valuation.
Fran Barnett
completes school
Fran Barnett of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon (BEO) attend
ed and graduated from the
Northwest Compliance Of
ficer's School held July 23-28 at
the University of Portland.
Barnett is the internal auditor
for BEO and has worked in
both the lone and Heppner
branches. She has been with
the bank for 22 years.
Daily doubles
begins Aug 21
Daily doubles football prac
tice will get underway Mon
day, August 21 at Heppner
High School. Practices will be
held at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The first HHS football game
will be Sept. 1 at home against
Harrisburg.
Beard Rodeo Company furnishing rodeo stock
Frank Beard of Ellenburg,
WA., along with sons Pat
Beard of Athena and Casey
Beard of Heppner will be fur
nishing the bucking stock for
the Morrow County rodeos.
Known as the Beard Rodeo
Company, they furnish stock
for about 25 rodeos as year in
the northwest and also take
bucking horses and bulls to the
National Finals Rodeo in Las
Vegas.
In 1994, Dodge Trucks
selected a Beard Rodeo bull to
participate in their Dodge
Truck Bonus Plan. The bull is
named Dodge Magnum V-10.
He was unridden as a bonus
bull until July 4 of this year,
when Terry Don West rode
him for 91 points at the Molalla
rodeo.
He was started over at The
Dalles rodeo, with a $500
bonus, and bucked off his rider
there. By the time he reaches
the Heppner rodeo, the bonus
may be $1,500. 1995 is the first
year for the Heppner rodeo to
participate in the Dodge Bonus
Bull Program.
Dodge Magnum V-10 is a
large red Brangus bull, very
strong and hard to ride. He ■
usually takes a lunge at the
rider or bullfighter before leav
M C H D board schedules meeting
The Morrow County Health
District Board has scheduled a
special meeting by telephone
conference call on Tuesday,
August 23, beginning at 8:30
p.m. at the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital conference room.
The purpose of the meeting
is to vote on the appointment
of a new board member to
replace Roger Cash, Boardman,
who resigned.
W arning signs to be placed in Heppner
Sure, I'm for changes when it comes to improvements. Based
on that mentality there are exercises to trim the midsection, foods
that can prevent disease and community improvements to
enhance lifestyles.
But I'm not responsible for changing Princess Stefanie's hair
color from a lustrous brunette to blond or adding two inches to
her height as was printed in last week's paper. But I did mess
around with her life story.
Old habits die hard and a basic human trait involves changes
in behavior patterns-especially when we're trying to change so
meone else. According to experts, there is an increasing number
of men versus women who are now undergoing plastic surgery.
Probably everyone over 40 would like to tap into eternal youth.
But I don't want anyone messing around with my hard-earned
wrinkles, although sometimes I prefer to undress in the dark.
There has been considerable hand-wringing and changes in
attitudes about the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing of
Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Some of the media have
almost condemned that act. Seems they have forgotten that it
was Japan that started that war by bombing Pearl Harbor and
taking hundreds of lives. And Japanese prisoners didn't suffer
the atrocities of American prisoners at the hands of the Japanese,
such as the Bataan Death March. There were also hundreds of
Americans killed while battling for possession of islands in the
Pacific. If the United States had been forced to invade the
Japanese mainland, the casualities of both Americans and
Japanese would have been horrendous, with American casualities
predicted at 80 percent.
In this changing world, President Clinton has banned all U.S.
nuclear weapon testing in a drive for a treaty to end all testing
throughout the world. Opponents say that some tests are essen
tial in order to make sure the U.S. nuclear stockpile is kept up
to date. The U.S. can hardly control nuclear testing throughout
the world, particularly in uncooperative countries. And how
about the advancement of testing of nuclear power for peaceful
purposes?
Speaking of changes, fairgoers will note that the community
booth section has been reinstated this year and all those booths
have been filled-sort of a focal point for part of the indoor ex
hibits. Belatedly I learned that I became a superintendent of that
division; just goes to show what happens when one opens the
mouth. Sometimes there's more than a foot stuck in it!
Rodeo spectators and contestants will take note that the PRCA
performances are scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday
afternoon this year. The Morrow County Rodeo will be held Sun
day afternoon. And don't forget the Cowboy Breakfast and the
log bucking contest Sunday morning. It's an opportunity to see
what ''grown-up kids'' as well as youngsters can do.
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to the hospital in the vicinity of
Thompson and Bisbee streets.
According to Doherty, ex
cessive amounts of cut weeds
were blown into residents'
yards.
According to Howard Gil
liam, the city planning commis
sion rejected proposed plans
for building an ambulance
garage at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. Gilliam said that the
planning commission felt that
all the options for this facility
had not been researched.
Council members approved a
personal services agreement
with Barnett and Moro, Her-
miston, for audit services
which will cost $6,500 per year
during a five-year contract. Ci
ty Manager Gary Marks said
that after considering bids from
several companies, he recom
mended that this firm could
give the most com plete,
thorough audit.
Janelle Lacey, Forest Service
employee, appeared at the
council meeting to make coun
cil members aware of a propos
ed project to build bat houses.
The houses would be placed at
stragetic locations to accom
modate the area's population of
small brown bats that are effec
tive in eradicating mosquitos
and other insects.
Finishing details of the new
restroom facilities and play
ground equipment at the city
park include erecting signs,
building new sidewalks and
planting new grass, according
to the public works depart
ment.
According to Marks, the city
has not received confirmation
on a proposed new telemetry
system that automatically re
cords city well functions. Cur
rently, routine checks by the
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New emergency warning
sirens will be installed in Hepp
ner later this month, said Mor
row County Emergency direc
tor Casey Beard, at the city
council's August meeting last
Monday. The two sirens will be
located on the Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op building and the
Heppner Ranger District Forest
Service building.
According to Beard, this
state-of-the-art system will be
manned from the sheriff's de
partment. The system, which
has a battery back-up, would be
used to alert people of impen
ding disastrous storms and
leave citizens lead time to reach
designated safe areas. The com
puterized system will be on
line with the Pendleton weath
er station that tracks storms.
There are also volunteer weath
er spotters throughout the
county to facilitate storm warn
ings.
There are five choices in war
ning tones, Beard said, st»»the
system could also be used for
fires. As a public service broad
casting network with controll
ed radio frequency, the system
can be used to send pre-script-
ed messages and has a
microphone system for live
broadcasts. City officials will
have to determine who has the
authority to activate the system
and there will be an establish
ed chain of command by local
officials to designate people in
charge of ground operations in
the aftermath of a local disaster,
Beard said.
In other business, numerous
property clean-ups around
Heppner came under discus
sion. A citizen's group is being
formulated, according to Mar
tha Doherty, to consider a
clean-up policy for areas
around the helicopter pad close
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Golfers or potential golfers
are reminded to get their
registrations in for the upcom
ing Blue Mountain Communi
ty College (BMCC) golf classes,
scheduled to begin on Septem
ber 7 at Willow Creek Country
Club.
Beginning golf is a six-week
class to be held Thursday even
ings from 5-6:30 p.m. In
termediate golf will also be held
on Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to
noon for nine weeks. Cost for
either class is $20 per person
tuition plus $20 temporary
membership to Willow Creek
Country Club for non-mem
bers. John Edmundson is the
instructor.
School age students may
enroll in the class with the in-
stuctor's permission and if an
adult enrolls with them.
For more information or a
registration form, contact Anne
Morter, Morrow County coor
dinator for BMCC at 422-7040.
public works department are
necessary, involving many
man-hours, but this does not
prevent a well motor disfunc
tion during off-hours, which
could jeopardize city water
supplies, Marks said.
Marks also reported that the
proposed city street repair pro
ject will not be accomplished
until after the first of Septem
ber.
The coucil also gave Marks
authority to research purchase
of a new copy machine and
computer hardware.
PUBLIC NOTICE
TAMARACK-MONUMENT
ALLOTMENT
MANAGEMENT
USD A Forest Service
Umatilla National Forest
Heppner Ranger District
Grant and Wheeler counties,
Oregon
On August 2,1995, Heppner
District Ranger, Delanne
Ferguson, made a decision to
im plem ent Alternative 2,
modified, of the Tamarack-
Monument Allotment Manage
ment EA. This project will use
a four pasture deferred-rest ro
tation system alternating bet
ween early use (May 1 to July
15) one year and late use
(August 16 to October 30) the
next. Permitted use will be re
duced to 1,446 AUMs with 419
cow/calf pairs (including bulls)
on the 38,998 acre allotment.
The modification is to drop the
year of total allotment rest pro
posed for every third year.
Restoration projects will also be
implemented to rehabilitate
streams, roads, forage, and
wildlife habitat.
The associated Decision
Notice, response to public com
ments, and analysis file are
available upon request from the
Umatilla National Forest,
Heppner Ranger District, P.O.
Box 7, Heppner, Oregon OR
97836.
This decision is subject to ap
peal pursuant to Forest Service
regulations at 36 CFR 215.7.
Published: August 16, 1995
ing the arena. If he is ridden
again, the rider will receive a
check from the Dodge repre
sentative.
Other top stock coming to the
Heppner rodeo will be #23
Copenhagen Heckle, #82 Hep-
cat Skoal, Macintire, Thunder-
head and Goldrush, all Na
tional Finals bareback horses.
Some of the saddle broncs
doing their stuff at Heppner
will be #113 Leavin' Cheyenne,
L + 9 Looking Glass Skoal, #27
Pony Soldier and #65 Indian
Sign Skoal.
Other bulls include T1 Range
War, #94 Agent Orange, #21
Skywalker Skoal and #3 Co
penhagen Grubstake.
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Army Pvt. Justin J. Trader
has completed basic training at
Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC.
During the training, students
received instruction in drill and
ceremonies, weapons, map
reading, tactics, military cour
tesy, military justice, first aid,
and Army history and tradi
tions.
Trader is the son of Trudy
Trader of Irrigon. He is a 1995
graduate of Riverside High
School, Boardman.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Board of Directors' Meeting
A public meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Mor
row County Unified Park and
Recreation District will be held
at the Morrow County School
District Administration Build
ing in Lexington, Oregon, at
7:30 pm, Wednesday, August
30, 1995. The meeting will
discuss general business of the
district and deliberation of the
Board of Directors will take
place. Any person may appeaf
at the meeting and participate.
William J. Kuhn,
Attorney for District
Published: August 16, 1995
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Planning Commission
for the City of Heppner, Ore
gon will conduct a public hear
ing at 7:00 PM on September 5,
1995 at Heppner City Hall re
garding the following applica
tion:
1. Variance: Request relief from
setback requirements to con
struct a carport in a General
Residential (R2) Zone at 565
Elder Street, Map #2S 26 26CC,
Tax Lot #4100 owned by A1 and
Jo Burt.
2. Variance: Request relief from
setback requirements to place a
garage in a Limited Residential
(Rl) Zone at 290 South Gilmore
Street, Map #2S 26 35BC, Tax
Lot #3800 owned by Darrell
and Sue Vinson.
Copies of the applications
and all documents in evidence
relied upon by the applicants
and copies of any applicable
zoning critieria are available for
inspection at no cost and copies
of the same will be provided at
a reasonable cost. To obtain this
information contact the office of
Gary Marks, City Manager,
Heppner City Hall, 188 W.
Willow Street, PO Box 756,
H eppner, Oregon 97836,
phone 676-9618.
Published: August 16, 1995
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John Edmundson reports
that weed pulling and cleaning
up the Switchback Trail took
less than two hours Aug. 3.
Besides Edmundson, those
participating included Mike
McGuire, Janet Greenup, Earl
Fishburn and Bill Ewing.
Edmundson said that money
was available for groups in
terested in maintaining park
trails.
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