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Wednesday, October 28,1998
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Comedian to speak at MCGG annual meeting
the purchase of a minivan,"
jokes Upton.
Upton's corporate clients
include BP Oil, Alaska Pipeline
Corporation, Microsoft, Exxon
Nuclear, Safeway, the Port of
Seattle, San Jose Secretaries
Association,
the
Seattle
Supersonics, KJR Radio, the city
of Kennewick, the Propane Gas
Association of Alberta, Hertz,
Washoe Medical Center, GTE
Northwest
and
Ackerly
Communications.
Gary Marks in the news
Brad Upton
Brad Upton, a comedian
originally from the Tri-Cities
will be the guest speaker at the
Morrow County Grain Growers
annual meeting planned for
Monday, November 2, at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner. Dinner will be served
at 6:30 p.m. by the Willows
Grange from lone.
In addition to dinner and the
speaker, the evening will also
include officer's reports and the
election of directors.
Babysitting will be provided in
the fairgrounds annex building.
Since he first stepped on stage
in Seattle in 1984, comedian
Brad Upton has had over 2,700
performances without ever
missing a show; "a streak that
would make Cal Ripken
envious." At one time, while
headlining comedy clubs across
the nation, Upton traveled as
much as 35 weeks a year and
was logging up to 70,000 miles
a year in the air. "It is no
wonder that he has turned into
Seattle's strongest headliner,"
said a spokesperson
This
former fourth grade teacher has
appeared on A&E's "An Evening
at the Improv" and "Comedy On
The Road," MTV’s "Half Hour
Comedy Hour," Showtime's
"Comedy Club Network," and
Comedy Central. He has also
opened for such recording stars
as Kenny Rogers and Dolly
Parton and is also popular
among corporate clients. An
accomplished writer, he has sold
stones to clients such as Sports
Illustrated. He has also acted
professionally and was seen
recently
in
the
movie,
"Prefontaine."
After Upton and his wife, Julie,
produced a beautiful young son
in April of 1994 he cut back on
the road work to spend more
time with the family .... which
resulted in the birth of a
beautiful daughter in December
o f 1996....... "which led to a
vasectomy in June of 1997 and
Former Heppner ciiy manager
Gary Marks found himself the
topic of a news story in The
Oregonian on October 22.
According to the story,
Marks, who resigned from the
Heppner city manager's position
to take over as North Bend city
administrator in May, fired
longtime North Bend Police
Chief Gilbert Zaccaro.
The Oregonian said that
Marks gave the chief two hours
to vacate the office. Zaccaro, a
25-year police veteran, had
been North bend Police Chief
for more than 11 years.
The story said that Marks
cited
a "difference
in
management
styles
and
philosophies that were really
unresolvabte." It also said that
Marks spoke with the North
Bend City Council before firing
Zaccaro, but Zaccaro had no
idea of Marks' intent to fire
him.
Health District sends survey
The Morrow County Health
District has sent out a
community survey polling
county residents on the quality
of care provided by Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, PM Nursing
Home, medical and dental
clinics, emergency services and
home health. The questionnaire,
prompted by the MCHD’s
financial difficulties, is a part of
the district's evaluation process.
MCHD and Western Health
Services (Adventist Health),
which
had
provided
administrative services for
MCHD for the past seven years,
have agreed to terminate their
contract and Susan Brock, a
Western
Health
Services
employee, is no longer MCHD
CEO. Brock advised closure of
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
Sheila Dahlmar. has taken
over as interim administrator
and Michael Bell Co. out of
Wallowa has been hired as a
financial consultant.
A regular MCHD board
meeting has been scheduled for
Monday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at the
Morrow County School District
Office in Lexington. Agenda
items include a financial report,
a CEO report, sale of the dental
facilities in Heppner and
Boardman, a preliminary status
report by
Bell, a tax
anticipation
note,
HPSA
(Health Provider Shortage
Area) designation
and an
executive session.
Guess the Ghoul Contest
Who is this? If you know
where this creature, and the rest
of the Ghouls in this week's
paper work, you could be the
winner of a $25 gift certificate.
Try your luck at the "Guess
the Ghoul" contest and you
could be a lucky winner. See
inside for details and an entry
blank.
Methodist
Morrow County voters will go
to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, to
decide the outcome of city,
county, district and state
candidates and measures.
Polls will be open on
November 3 from 7 a.m. to 8
p.m.
Polling places are as follows:
Heppner and Hardman-Morrow
County Fairgrounds; Lexington-
Mormon Church; lone-lone
City Hall; Boardman-Greenfield
Grange; Imgon-Stokes Landing
Senior Center.
All polling places are
handicap accessible.
Candidates and measures are
as follows;
City of Heppner: mayor-Bob
Jepsen, unopposed; council
position no. 4-Tim Van Cleave,
unopposed; council position no.
4-no candidate filed; council
position no. 6-Ronald H. "Skip"
Matthews, unopposed.
City of lone: three council
positions-Mark Bruno, Dennis
Thompson, Dennis Stefani,
unopposed.
Town of Lexington: mayor-
Bill Sheirbon, unopposed; two
council positions, four-year-
term-Pat Baker, Marcia Kemp,
unopposed; council position,
two year term-no candidate
filed;
City of Boardman: three
council positions-William C.
Brown, Kathryn M. Cash,
Thomas D. Meyers, unopposed.
City of Irrigon: three council
positions, eight candidates-
William H. Cooley, Ivan W.
Dike, Jr., Raymond W. Morin,
Jim McCombs, Keith L.
Kitcher, Larry Ford, R.C. "Bob"
Flournoy, Linda L. Fox.
Oregon Trail Library
District: proposes to levy seven
cents per thousand assessed
value for five years to establish
bookmobile
services
in
Boardman,
Heppner
and
surrounding communities.
It is estimated that the
proposed rate would raise
$48,111 in 1999-2000, $49,554
in 2000-2001, $51,040 in 2001-
2002, and $52,571 in 2002-
2003.
An $88,036 federal grant was
awarded the district as start up
funds contingent upon passage
of a five-year levy. Funds will
be
used
for
collection
development,
programming,
equipment,
operation
and
maintenance of the unit and for
staff.
The Neighborhood Reader
Wagon, approximately 35 feet
long, will be able to handle a
collection of over 4,000 items.
Those outside the district may
participate by supporting a $25
a year out-of district fee or by
petitioning to join the district.
Someone with a $50,000
home will pay $3.50 a year;
someone with a $100,000 home
will pay $7 a year; $500,000
business-$35 a year; $1,000,000
farm-$70 a year.
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District: advisory
vote as to whether the district
should continue to levy taxes to
fund community recreation
programs, including school
extracurricular activities such as
football, volleyball, basketball,
wrestling and track. The tax
levy has become permanent, but
the board of directors wants to
know if the district continues to
support the program.
Morrow County Judge: John
Mollahan, Democrat; Terry K.
Tallman, Republican.
Morrow
County
Commissioner Position No. 1:
Dan Brosnan, Republican;
LeAnn Rea, Democrat.
Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation District:
Director Zone 1-Joe Taylor,
unopposed; Director Zone 4-
Chris
Rauch,
unopposed;
Director Zone 5-Judy Barber,
unopposed.
Blue Mountain Community
College
District:
general
obligation bonds not exceeding
$15,755,000. The levy will
Where do I work?
be issued a copy of their
original birth certificate upon
request. A no vote retains
confidentiality of onginal
Oregon birth certificate of
adoptees unless a court orders
disclosure.
The measure is estimated to
have no effect on state or local
government expenditures or
revenues.
State Ballot Measure No. 59:
prohibits using public resources
to collect or help collect
political funds, includes public
employee time, public property
or equipment and supplies. It
would result in elimination o f
candidates' statements and
measure arguments in the state
voters' pamphlet.
The measure would reduce
state expenditures for voters'
pamphlet
publication
by
$ 1,800,000 in the year 2000 and
subsequent
even-numbered
years. State revenues from
filing fees are estimated to
decrease by $400,00 in the year
2000 and even-numbered years.
It will have no effect on local
government
expenses
or
revenues.
State Ballot Measure No. 60:
requires vote by mail in biennial
primary, general elections.
County government
expenditures are estimated to be
reduced each primary and
general election year by
$3,021,709.
State Ballot Measure No.
61: changes minimum sentences
for certain crimes. It would
provide one to three year
increase in sentences for "major
crimes", aggravated murder or
murder if the person has one to
three prior convictions for a
major crime within the past 10
years; prior juvenile court
adjudications involving major
crimes apply to increase
sentence.
Treats
prior
conviction for DUII as a major
crime if the current conviction
is for criminally negligent
homicide using a vehicle.
Prohibits temporary leave or
other reduction in additional
prison time imposed under the
measure.
The measure is estimated to
require 4,300 new prison beds
by 2006 with direct state
expenditures
for
prison
construction and start up of
$470 million by 2006.
Direct state expenditures for
prison operating costs and debt
service are estimated at $21
million in 1999-2000 and $40
million in 2000-2001, growing
to $125 million in 2005-2006.
Community corrections
payments from the state to
counties for probation and post
-prison
supervision
are
estimated to be reduced by
$800,00 in 1999-2000, $1.9
million in 2000-2001 and $1.4
million in 2005-2006.
State expenditures for court
operations are estimated at
$100,00 in 1998-1999 and
$175,000 in each of the next
two years. State expenses for
indigent defense are estimated
at $350,000 in 1998-99 and
$900,000 in each of the next
two years.
State Ballot Measure 62:
amends the constitution to
require
campaign
finance
disclosures, regulates signature
gathering
and
guarantees
contribution methods.
The measure calls for
prompter
disclosure
of
contributions of $500 or more;
more frequent disclosure of
contnbutions/expenditures for
referendum/imtiative petitions;
requires disclosure of entity
authorizing/paying for political
advertising. Legislature may
regulate or prohibit paying
signature gatherers if it finds
that the practice has caused
fraud or other abuses. It
prohibits payments for signing
or not signing petitions
It is estimated to increase
state expenditures by $248,000
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Parts and Labor
bazaar slated
Heppner United Methodist
Women will hold their annual
holiday bazaar on Saturday,
Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch will be held from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m., at the church.
The bazaar will feature crafts,
homemade articles and food.
fund capital improvements
including
construction
of
science and technology labs and
classrooms; improvements on
facilities in Hcrmiston, Milton-
Freewater and Morrow County;
upgrading and renovating
existing facilities and upgrading
technology systems to provide
courses and services for
students at a distance.
State Ballot Measure No. 54:
amends constitution to permit
the state to guarantee general
obligation bonded indebtedness
of school districts, education
service districts and community
college districts up to one half
of one percent of true cash
value of taxable property in the
state. The state may issue
bonds and borrow from the
Common School Fund to satisfy
the obligation.
The measure will reduce
interest and issuance costs on
indebtedness by participating
school districts, ESDs and
community colleges by an
estimated $70 million over the
next 20 years. There is no
financial effect on state
government
revenues
or
expenses.
State Ballot Measure No. 55:
amends
constitution
to
authorize state to guarantee
earnings under tuition trust fund
program. It allows payment of
undergraduate tuition before
enrollment at lower than highest
prevailing rate at time of
enrollment and establishes a
trust fund. State can exceed the
constitutional debt limit to
authorize indebtedness at one
half of one percent of true cash
value of all property in the state
to guarantee minimum benefits
on contributions to prepaid
tuition trust fund. State may
issue bonds and may borrow
from the Common School Fund.
This measure will require an
estimated $1,200,00 in start up
costs in state funds over the first
four years of operation.
State Ballot Measure No.
56: requires governments to
mail notice to landowners
regarding changes in land use
laws. The state government is
currently not required to mail
notice to landowners. It also
requires the state government to
reimburse counties and cities
for the costs of mailing notices
resulting from changes in state
statutes or administrative rules;
requires metropolitan service
districts to do likewise for
changes in district land use
regulations.
State expenditures are
estimated to be $2,040,000
annually; metropolitan service
district costs, $1,547,000 a year
State Ballot Measure No. 57:
recriminalizes possession of
less than one ounce of
marijuana, making possession
of less than one ounce of
marijuana
a
Class
C
misdemeanor. Possession of
less than one ounce is now a
violation.
Possession will be punishable
by up to 30 days imprisonment
plus $500 to $1,000 fine. Under
current law, there is no prison
sentence, but a $500 to $1,000
fine. Proposed change would
also make failure to complete a
diversion agreement grounds
for a six-month suspension of
driving privileges.
State expenditures are
estimated at $586,000 for law
enforcement, indigent defense,
court operation and jury
payments, plus a $50,000 cost
for
DMV
computer
programming.
State
fine
revenues are estimated to be
reduced by $638,000 annually.
County expenditures are
estimated at $229,000 annually
for jail beds.
Estimates are for 6,000
arrests with 50 percent of those
resulting in an average of one
day of county jail time.
State Ballot Measure No.
58: requires that adult adoptees
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