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French receives lifetime achievement award Ron Daniels (left) presents Ray French with Lifetime Achievement award. Morrow County Commissioner community is almost too Raymond French was honored by extensive to list. He has been a the Heppner Chamber of member of the St. Patrick Church Commerce at their annual and Holy Name Society, the luncheon meeting Jan. 13. The Heppner Chamber of Commerce, Chamber presented French a American Legion, the Morrow "lifetime achievement award". County Historical Society, the French graduated from Oregon and National Cattlemen's Heppner High School in 1945 Association, the Heppner and then served in the U.S. Navy Coordinating Council, the John during World War II. After the Day/Snake River Advisory war he returned home and Council, a member and trustee of married Norma Denton. He and the Heppner Elk's Lodge, a his wife have three daughters, member of the committee for the Karen, Verina and Susie. The antique machinery museum, past Frenches have lived the past 34 director of the Heppner Rodeo years on the French Ranch Board, past school board Century Farm. member, a member and past French's service to the Teleconference scheduled OSU will offer a teleconference as part of the Columbia Basin Wheat Seminar on Tuesday, January 27, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The teleconference will focus on plant variety protection and niche marketing. The Morrow County Extension office, 102 S. Main above Coast to Coast in Heppner, will air the broadcast. There will be three opportunities to view the telecast in Morrow County. On January 27, there will be a free uplink at the Extension Office in Heppner and at the Riverside High School Library in Boardman. On January 29 a tape of the teleconference will be shown at the lone Grange starting at 8:30 a.m. Those who have a satellite dish with Ku capability may view the telecast at home. Call the Extension office, 676- 9642 for coordinates or more information. W h e a t Com m ission plans m eeting The Oregon Wheat Commis sion (OWC) will hold a regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 9 at Cousins’ Restaurant in The Dalles at 10 a.m. The research review meeting will be held the next day at 9 a.m. at the same location. The OWC complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act which prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities. Anyone who would like to par ticipate in these meetings, but who needs special accommoda tions, contact the OWC office 48 hours in advance at (503) 229- 6665 or TDD (503) 986-4762. The commission meeting is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend is invited to do so. BMCC sign language classes offered Beginning Sign Language will be offered in Irrigon beginning Wednesday, Jan. 28. This Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) class will cover the ba sics of elementary sign language. The course, to be held at Co lumbia Middle School in Irrigon, will run from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Cost of the course is $20 and preregistration is re quired. To preregister or for more information, contact the BMCC M orrow County coordinator Anne Morter at 481 -2099 in north Morrow County, and 422-7040 in south Morrow County. Legion, a u x ilia ry plan m eeting The American Legion and Auxiliary will hold their regular meeting at the United Methodist Church basement on Monday, Jan. 26. A potluck supper will begin at 6:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to attend and help plan the year’s activities. St. Patrick7; Senior Center Bulletin Board There were 65 present for the senior meal Wed., Jan 14, even though the weather was terrible. Fifteen meals were home delivered. Members of the Christian Missionary Fellowship served. The Senior Board met at 1 p.m. in the office. Bingo was played in the dining room from 1 to 3 p.m. The menu for the birthday dinner Jan. 28 will be ham and white beans, coleslaw, jello and cottage cheese, sliced bread and cobbler. This menu was changed from Jan. 21 to Jan. 28. Members of the Episcopal Church will serve. There were 34 present for the Friday breakfast and five home delivered meals. The menu for breakfast Jan. 23 will be egg and muffin, bacon, fruit, hot and cold cereal, orange juice, milk and coffee. One table of pinochle was in play Friday after noon. There was no Sunday movie. Georgina McDaniel has been visiting her mother, Sylvia, for a few weeks. She will be returning to Salem soon. Sylvia gave a birthday party for her Monday evening, Jan. 19, inviting all the other tenants to help celebrate. Tenant Jack Erwin returned from his vacation in Arizona a few days ago. He reports that the weather there was much the same as here, except for our snow. Friends of the Springer family prepared and served dinner at the Senior Center following the funeral services for Violet. The seniors also wish to express their sympathy to the family. Ten volunteers folded 4-H newsletters for the Extension Service Friday, Jan. 16. president of the Morrow County Livestock Growers, 1964 Morrow County Cattleman of the Year, president of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association from 1980-81, chairman of the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation Board, chairman of the Columbia Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development, 12 year chairman of the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation Board and nine year director of the Pendleton Production Credit Bank. He was honored by OSU in 1982 for "distinguished service, devotion and loyalty rendered in the livestock industry" and by the Oregon State Police for "leadership, action and cooperation toward their mission of protecting Oregon's people property and natural resources, representing Morrow County". He was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives from 1985-1988 and is currently serving as Morrow County Commissioner. He was elected to that position in 1990 and has elected not to run again when his term expires in 1999. HEDC plans annual meeting Sam Sirkin, deputy director of the Oregon Economic Develop ment Dept. (OEDD) will be ad dressing the Heppner Economic D evelopm ent C orporation (HEDC) at their annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the Hepp ner Elks Club. David Harlen, re gional director for OEDD will also speak. New directions for economic development in Oregon will be discussed, as well as rural development successes. The evening will kick off with wine tasting hosted by Murray Drugs at 6:30 p.m. and a prime rib dinner served at 7 p.m. New officers will be introduced and 1998 HEDC goals will be pre sented. All interested persons arc in vited to attend. RSVP to the Chamber of Commerce office at 676-5536.___________________ Bowling League Koffee Kup Keglers week of Dec. 29 W L V/i 6 Vi Who Knows 3 No Pin Hitters 5 5 3 MCGG 3 Vi 4’/a The Dregs 5 The BJs 3 High game: Betty McDonald and Jackie Allstott 176. High series: Jackie Allstott 473. Splits: Joy Wells 2-6-7-10. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SESSION MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF PROPERTY TAX APPEALS Notice is hereby given that on February 2nd, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., the Board of Property Tax Appeals of the County of Mor row, Oregon, will meet to: -Hear petitions for reduction of the real market or assessed value of property as of July 1. -Hear petitions to excuse pen alties for late filing of real or per sonal property returns. Petitions for reduction of the real market or assessed value of property must be filed with the clerk of the board not later than January 30, 1998. The board will meet at the Morrow County Courthouse in the City of Heppner. A schedule o f hearings for those who request to be present will be posted 48 hours prior to the m eeting in the M orrow County Courthouse on the bulle tin board, Heppner, Oregon. Executive session may be held during the session as required by ORS 308.290(7), ORS 308.411, and 6 R S 308.413. All other hearings will be scheduled as time allows. If you have requested to be present at the hearing you will be notified of the time and place to appear. Contact the Board of Property Tax Ap peals for further information. It shall be the duty of the per sons interested to appear at the time and place appointed. Barbara Bloodsworth, County Clerk Morrow County, Oregon Dated at Heppner, Oregon this 14th day of January, 1998. Published: January 14,21 and 28, 1998 Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 2 1 ,1 9 9 8 - FIVE D in n er, games at Irrigon Senior C enter PUBLIC NOTICE Dinner and game night will be IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF held on Friday, Jan. 23, at Stokes THE STATE OF OREGON Landing Senior Center on Main FOR MORROW COUNTY at Opal Place in Imgon. In the Matter of the Estate of A m eatloaf dinner will be BARTON E. CLARK, served from 5-7 p.m. at a cost of Deceased. $3. Card and table games follow Probate No. 98PR002 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been CLASSIFIED D E A D L IN E : appointed and have qualified as Tuesdays at 1 2 :0 0 N oon the personal representatives of this estate. All persons having CARD OF THANKS claims against the estate are We would like to thank all our hereby required to present the friends and family for the many same, with proper vouchers, kind deeds they did for us during within four months after the date the snowstorm. We certainly ap of first publication of this notice preciate it. as stated below, to the personal Riley and Bebe Munkers representatives c/o Robert E. ____________________ 1-21-lc O ’Rourke, K ottkam p & O ’ We would like to thank every Rourke, LLP, 331 S. E. 2nd, P. one who attended the service, sent O. Box 490, Pendleton, Oregon cards, flowers, expressions of 97801, or they may be barred. sympathy and provided food for All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in the dinner for our family and this estate may obtain additional friends. The Family of Viola Springer information from the records of ____________________ 1-21-lc the court, the personal represen The H eppner Cham ber o f tatives or the attorneys for the Commerce would like to thank the personal representatives. sponsors of the Town and Coun Dated this 14th day of January, try held Jan. 15: thanks to Murray 1998. Drugs for sponsoring the dinner Ned E. Clark music by “Absolutely Nobody” Personal Representative and thanks to the contributing 55347 Highway 207 sponsors for the evening’s enter Heppner, Oregon 97836 tainment, “The Slob Sisters”- Nonda L. Harwick Heppner Chamber of Commerce, Personal Representative Pendleton Grain Growers, Mor 2947 N.W. Melville row County Livestock Growers, Bend, Oregon 97701 Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Mor Robert E. O ’Rourke row County Fair Board, Jordan El Kottkamp & O ’Rourke, LLP evator, Columbia Basin Electric Attorneys for Personal Repre Co-op, Port of Morrow, Bank of sentative Eastern Oregon, Klamath First 331 S. E. 2nd Federal, Cargill, Inc., Oregon P. O. Box 490 Wheat Growers League, Kinzua Pendleton, Oregon 97801 Published: January 14,21 and 28, Resources and Heppner Gazette- Times. 1998 ____________________ 1-21-lx Affid The Heppner Firemen would like to thank the community for PUBLIC NOTICE their wonderful support during our IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF fund raiser. Special thanks goes THE STATE OF OREGON to Kathie Maben and the staff at FOR THE COUNTY OF Kate’s Pizza for letting us “take MORROW over” her pizza parlor; it was a Probate Department huge success. Also, thanks to the IN THE MATTER OF THE South Morrow County EMTs for ESTATE OF helping us. Your support got us ANNE M. WILSON $1,000 closer to the purchase of Deceased. our “Jaws of Life.” Case No. 98 PR 0001 Thank you all very much, NOTICE TO INTERESTED Heppner Volunteer Fire Dept. PERSONS 1-21-lp NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been ap I attended the Heppner Cham pointed personal representative of ber-sponsored Town and Country the above estate. All persons hav Banquet last week because I was ing claims against the estate are told my dad was receiving an required to present them to the award; I also wanted to see “Ab undersigned personal representa solutely Nobody” and “The Slob tive at the office of Thomas J. Sisters.” I thought the winners of Ditton, Attorney at Law, 405 N. the 1997 Business, Educator and First Street, Suite 105, P.O. Box Man of the Year were very good 802, Hermiston, Oregon, 97838, choices, but when Bill Kuhn within four months after the date started describing the Woman of of the first publication of this no the Year, I couldn ’t figure out who tice, or they may be barred. All it could be. I thought to myself, persons whose rights may be af “That could be anyone, this com fected by the proceedings are no munity is full of volunteers.” Then tified that additional information he said something about a favor may be obtained regarding the ite cat and an obituary, and it hit estate from the records o f the me: that’s me! I was so shocked court, the personal representative, and surprised. I am also very or the above attorney. grateful and honored by the kind . DATED AND PUBLISHED words and praise I received. this 21st day of January, 1998. Thank you to the nominator; I’m SUSAN K. POULSEN pretty sure my mother had some Personal Representative thing to do with that. I also thank Published: January 21, 28, and the selection committee for choos February 4, 1998____________ ing me and my family for lying to me and being there for me. I was told there is a special PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE hereby is place in heaven for volunteers, and given, that the two-year period for that’s where I want to be; I’ll be the redemption of real properties in very good company. Thank you again, included in the 1995 delinquent Janet Greenup tax lien foreclosure proceedings 1-21-lc instituted by Morrow County, Oregon, on August 16,1995, in HELP WANTED the circuit court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County, Case Barrett Business Services No. 95-CV-65 and included in the needs a bookkeeper with secre judgment and decree entered tarial skills in the Heppner area. therein on February 5, 1996 will Thisjob requires a person to take expire on February 5, 1998. on a variety of office responsibili All properties ordered sold un ties, including computerized book der the judgment and decree, un keeping. less redeemed on or before Feb Contact Rick or Elizabeth at ruary 5, 1998 will be deeded to (541) 278-1195 or send resume to Morrow County, Oregon, imme 215 S.W. 10th, Pendleton, OR diately on expiration of the period 97801. of redemption, and every right _____________________ 1-14-2C and interest of any person in such Job Announcement: properties will be forfeited for General Office Clerk ever to Morrow County, Oregon, The City of Heppner is in the (s) Marilyn Childers process of recruiting a General Tax Collector Office Clerk to work a part-time, Morrow County irregular schedule. The General Published: January 14, 21, 1998 Office Clerk performs a variety Affid of clerical tasks. Tasks may in at a cost of $1. Proceeds go to maintenance of the building. FAX Send or Receive Gazette-Times 676-9211 clude assisting the public in a friendly and efficient manner on the telephone and in person, use a cash register (after training), sort ing and preparing mail, filing, or ganizing archive records and other duties related to general office needs. Much of the work is rep etitious in nature. The ability to type is desirable. Must be able to follow oral and written instruc tions. Successful completion of an alphabetical filing test is required pnor to hiring. The individual selected for this position will begin Thursday, Feb ruary 19, 1998, and will work an irregular “on-call” schedule. The rate of pay is $7/hr (no benefits). The position is funded only for Fis cal Year 1997-98 and is subject to possible continuation thereafter. Interested individuals may ob tain a city job application at City Hall, 188 West Willow Street, dur ing normal business hours. Appli cations are due Friday, January 30, 1998 at 5 p.m. The City of Heppner is an AAJ EOE Employer and complies with Section 504 of the Rehab Act of 1973. ____________________ 1-21-2c Morrow County is now accept ing applications for a C rusher Supervisor position in the Public Works Dept. Minimum seven years experience in rock crush ing required plus at least two years experience in a position with su pervisory responsibilities OR any satisfactory equivalent combina tion of education, experience and training. Knowledge, experience and skills in engineering, mechanical and electrical systems, geology, explosives, metal fabrication and mine safety necessary for success on the job. A thorough under standing of the construction and maintenance of roads preferred. A CDL and good driving record is required. Starting salary is $2,687 per month plus good ben efits. Applications may be obtained from Andrea Denton, Morrow County Courthouse, P.O. Box 788, Heppner, OR 97836, phone (541) 676-5620. Completed applications to be returned to the same ad dress by February 12, 1998 at 5 p.m. Morrow County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in em ployment or the provision of ser vice. 1-21-2c H eppner Day Care, Inc. is accepting applications for both a director and a part-time caregiver. The caregiver is a minimum wage job with flexible hours; first aid and CPR certification is required but training is available through the Day Care. The director position is a mini mum of 17.5 hours per week. It requires office management skills, budgeting and bookkeeping skills. Some experience with staff time management and a deep love of children. There is grant money available for training and semi nars; the position will pay $7-$8 per hour depending on experience. Please call Kim, 676-9625, or write to P.O. Box 44, Heppner, 97836 for more information. Heppner Day Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in em ployment or the provision of ser vice. 1-21-2c WORK WANTED Caretaker position. Experi enced with livestock and mainte nance. References. 376-8168. 1-21-3c NOTICES Free counseling for victims of abuse and sexual assault. 24 hr. Crisis Line: 1-800-833-1161. Shelter available. 5-7-52c
