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Heppner city manager, Heppner
Testimony, both in favor of and mayor, Port of Morrow, the
against a proposed youth boot Heppner Economic Development
camp for Heppner, was given at
a public meeting last Thursday.
Although not all of the 130
people who attended the meeting
at the Forest Service building in
Heppner did speak, those who
did seemed to be in support of
The Pioneer Memorial Hospi
the facility by about three to tal Foundation trustees voted to
one.
The proposed correctional donate $5,000 tow ards new win
facility would house about 50 dows in the nursing home rooms
non-violent 14 to 18-year-old at their recent annual meeting.
A uxiliary members Delia
offenders for a period of four
months at a time in a military- Robinson and Tonya Jones ex
plained the ongoing program to
style boot camp.
The proposed site for the camp update the windows and redeco
is on the edge of Heppner along rate the rooms. The foundation
Highway 74.
contribution will cover slightly
Those against the facility said less than half of the project.
they were concerned that the
Anyone who w ould like to help
boys in the camp would escape, with the project may send their
that the facility would not bring contribution to Pioneer Memorial
as much economic benefit to the
area as supporters claim, and that
they just don't want " that type of
facility in our backyard".
Those in favor of the facility
said it would not only bring
needed jobs into the community,
The Morrow County Fair
but also is a good place for
youthful offenders to go besides grounds multi-purpose building
into MacLaren-type maximum project is the recipient of a
security facilities.
$20,000 grant from the North
As far as the economic benefits, Central Regional Strategies
the camp would employ 33 full Board, and Boardman Park im
time employees with a monthly provements received a $30,000
payroll of $85,000. Supporters grant for a boat dock, multi-pur
say this type of employment is
needed
because
of
the pose court and walking trail.
The projects were funded with
uncertainty of the wood products
industry in the area, and the fact the 1997-98 Regional Strategies
that Heppner is actually losing and Rural Investment Funds.
Eleven projects, with a total allo
population.
cation
of $398,300. were selected
Camp director Betsy Leighty
said some of the youth would be in the six county region and one
allowed out of the facility for multi-region grant, covering Cen-
work details, however, she points
out that anyone who attempts to
escape from the program is taken
out of the camp and given an
Can you sound like a "real"
additional
five
years
Irishman? Can you sound like a
incarceration.
real Irishman for $50.
A final decision on the
If so, start practicing your best
location of the camp is scheduled
Irish brogue and you could be the
to be made April 20. There are
winner of the first "Irish Brogue
Contest" to be held during the
presently five communities being
St. Patrick's Day radio show on
considered for the facility and the
St. Patrick's Day weekend.
field is expected to be narrowed
Contestants will recite a short
to three by this Thursday.
poem
or joke in their best Irish
Morrow County has committed
brogue and the best one, as
$50,000 toward landing the
judged by the crowd, will win
facility
and
all
three
commissioners, along with the
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Service have endorsed the
project.
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VOL. 117
NO. 7
8 Pages
Wednesday, February 18,1998
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
St. Pat’s auction change should prove exciting
The St. Patrick's Day
Celebration in Heppner will
feature changes in the Sunday
auction that has the auction
committee excited.
The March 15 event, which
funds the weekend event and
provides financial support for
local projects, will begin at 11:30
a.m. with the music of
" A b so lu te ly
N o b o d y ".
Admission for this entertaining a
cappella quintet will be $1 or a
"Pot O'Gold" button.
"Absolutely Nobody" from
Pendleton, includes at least one
Irishman direct from Ireland and
one Irishman from Heppner. The
group sings original and Irish
music, as well as songs from the
p ast... and has a good time doing
so.
The auction, which will begin at
1 p.m., will continue to feature
new and antique items of distinct
value, but with some changes.
A "Country Store" will feature
homemade crafts, home baked
and canned goodies, and other
smaller items.
There will also be a "silent
auction, where small new' items,
and many gift certificates will be
featured. Separate tickets for 50
cents will also be sold for a
fourth event, a drawing on select
items for children and adults.
Drawings and silent auction
awards
will
take
place
periodically
through
the
afternoon.
"The variety of events should
make
the
auction
more
interesting and shorten the actual
the Hidden
'live auction' time such that
participants will not have to
spend quite so many hours in
attendance to see the full
selection of items available," said
an auction spokesperson.
The auction committee asks
private citizens, as well as
merchants, to think of items they
can donate to the auction.
"Our various communities
support each other in many ways,
bringing tourists to the area for
festivals and events, and we all
enjoy these events ourselves as
well," said the spokesperson.
"We hope that Pendleton,
Hermiston and Heppner will
continue
to
support
our
contribution to this event."
Money raised at the auction
helps support the St. Pat's
Celebration-paying overhead
costs such as advertising,
decorations and promotion, as
well as entertainment.
The
Auction Committee also makes
contributions to the South
Morrow County Scholarship
Fund and each year to another
local project. In 1997 a donation
was made to People for the Pool.
Donors may call one of the
following numbers to make
arrangements for item pickup:
Dan and Dons Brosnan, 676-
5886, John Murray, 676-9631,
or Steve Rhea, 676-9922.
Donations may be left at the
"Twice Upon A Time" Bookstore
in Heppner, or at Kuhn, Spicer
and Mills Law Offices in
Hermiston.
Shamrock
H tin a Qotd Coin
The St. Patrick’s Day treasure hunt is back. Each week until
March 11th a clue for the treasure hunt will be printed in the
Gazette-Times. If followed, these clues w ill guide treasure hunt
ers to a green shamrock hidden somewhere in the city limits of
Heppner.
The first person to find the hidden shamrock will win a .10
ounce gold coin, retailed at $45. The coin is donated by the
Bank of Eastern Oregon and is on display there.
RULES:
1. A new set o f clues to guide you to the hidden shamrock
will appear in each edition o f the Heppner Gazette-Times.
2. A total o f four clues will be given through March 11 th.
3. The hidden shamrock is not on private property and no
digging or moving o f objects, dirt or other material is nec
essary to find the shamrock.
4. The first person to find the shamrock should bring it to
the Heppner Gazette-Times to claim the gold coin.
Clue Humber One:
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Can’t find the shamrock on your own?
Just follow the clues and you will be shown
Waiting for you an Irish leaf
But you gotta think fast and be there first.
A street has the same name as this guy
He’s old, 63, for your sharp eyes
Study the picture and your’re sure to find
Where to begin your hunt for the prize.
Remember everything that you read
It’s gonna be helpful as you proceed.
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Malheur and North Central re
gions was approved. Each of iTuT
north central Oregon counties had
at least one proposal funded.
More information is available
by calling the Greater Eastern
Oregon Development Corpora
tion office in Canyon City, 575-
2786. Regional Strategies and
Rural Investment Funds are lot
tery monies distributed to the re
gions through the Oregon Eco
nomic Development Dept, and
adm inistrated locally by the
Greater Eastern Oregon Develop
ment Corporation.
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S50. Second prize will be $30
and the third place winner will
receive a twenty dollar bill.
All contestants will be heard on
the air of KUMA radio, which
broadcasts the program live from
the Elk's Club.
Anyone wanting to enter the
contest should contact David
Sykes at the Heppner Gazette-
Times. The contest will be
limited to the first 10 people to
enter.
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Cattlemen call for project’s termination
Parents, children and families
are invited to attend the evening
"sock hop". The performance is
sponsored by Oregon Together.
There is no admission charge.
WCPD board extends swim hours
The Willow Creek Park
District Board decided to extend
swim session hours at the Willow
Creek Waterpark after citizens
voiced their concern at a park
district meeting Feb. 11.
"We originally had a schedule
that shortened weekday open
swim sessions and eliminated
some weekend open swims," said
Skip Matthews, WCPD Board
chairman. "Several citizens from
the district came to our meeting
to express their concerns about
the shorter schedule and the
board agreed to change the
schedule to expand some of our
open swims to be more in line
with what the public wanted."
The new waterpark hours will
be: weekdays-lessons from 9:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.,
open swim 1-5 p.m. with half
hour break at 3 p.m. and 7-9
p.m.; Saturdays-open swim, 2-5
p.m.; Sundays-open swim 5-8
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Fairgrounds project
receives $20,000 grant
Performance set Feb. 18 at HHS
Jim Valley, former member of
the Paul Revere and the Raiders
band, will hold a program at
Heppner High School from 7-8
p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box
515. Heppner. OR 97836. Mark
contributions "Nursing Home” so
the funds are directed properly.
Trustees elected to the founda
tion board were Don Peterson, A1
Osmin and Sherree Mahoney.
They join existing trustees Larry
Mills, Betty Brown, Linda LaRue
and Glen Ward.
In other business, the trustees
heard a report from the Morrow
County district administrator Ken
Schmidt on district-w ide issues,
including billing and doctor re
cruitment.
p.m.
This year there will be a one
time charge for the afternoon
swims from 1-5 p.m. instead of
the two-time afternoon charge
last year.
People are reminded that swim
passes are discounted until
March 1 and are available
anytime the indoor multi-use spa
is open or by calling 676-5752 to
contact a pool manager.
The Oregon C attlem en
adopted by unanimous acclama
tion a resolution calling for the
termination of the Interior Co
lumbia Basin Ecosystem Man
agement Project.
The Oregon Cattlemen at their
January board meeting heard
from their consultant Patricia
I arson of Ecosystem Research
and Analysis, who has been re
view mg the draft environmental
impact statement for the associa
tion Larson presented a summary
of her analysis of the statement
using as examples the section that
discusses livestock and livestock
grazing.
“The use of terms to describe
grazing practices such as “over-
grazing" or “(lm)proper grazing"
implies that one can made that
determination over whole states
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or regions rather than site specifi
cally," said an OCA release.
“This DEIS does not address how'
to improve this practice,” said
Larson.
Larson cited some of the ref
erences in the w ater quality sec
tions of the DEIS and demon
strated the quality of the scientific
literature used in many cases by
exposing them as speculative case
studies rather than research re
ports.
"The Cattlemen's resolution
recognizes that the project is a
top-down public land manage
ment plan." said the release. “Al
though it has declared for several
years that is was using the best
science available it displays an
ineptitude for separating the facts
of science from the myths of
popular belief."
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