John Renfro new Lexington mayor
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John Renfro assumed
mayoral duties of the town of
Lexington at special meeting of
the Lexington council June 28
at the town hall.
Former mayor Bill Sheirbon
officially resigned and handed
over the keys and phone card to
the newly-appointed mayor.
Sheirbon will retain his office
as fire chief. A vacancy now
exists on the council.
Sheirbon was honored with a
"thank you" cake, which was
served at the meeting.
In other business, Ron
McKmms, engineer from the
Port of Morrow, visited with
those present about trying to
check out the cemetery well and
possibly "blowing it out" for
renewal of the original flow,
which could possibly amount to
S5-S10 thousand dollars-if a
problem with the well is found
vs. drilling for a new source of
water
for
a
cost
of
approximately $100 thousand
dollars. No decision has been
made as to which way to go
Funding issues are also a
priority.
Chris Brehmer of Kittelson &
Associates, Inc., gave a review
of the 20-year transportation
system plan for the town. The
town's copy will be arriving
shortly and will be reviewed
after a public hearing, prior to
acceptance.
The "B" Street bridge project
was addressed but more
information will be required as
to the cost of the project and the
dollars available.
John Renfro thanked the
persons who have given time to
"help get the (town's) financial
situation back on track": Jean
Brazell who volunteered to be
city recorder, pro tern; Marcia
Kemp, who took vacation time
to help Jean; Betty Chnstman
who cleaned and sorted papers;
Lorrene
Montgomery
for
helping compile information;
and Sherron Woodside for
technical assistance.
The budget was adopted as
presented with a $10 increase in
base water rate to balance it.
T he base water rate will be $25
for the first 10 thousand gallons
of water, with the July billing.
The next council meeting will
be Monday, July 12, at 7:30
p.m. at city hall.
Survey to gage need for
new homesites
If new building lots were
available in Heppner, would
you be interested in building a
new home?
A survey in this week's
Heppner Gazette is attempting
to gage the public's interest in
the construction of new
building lots above the hospital,
in Heppner.
Conducted by Century 21
Realty Specialists, the survey
(on page 2 of this week's paper)
asks the public to answer
several questions about the
proposed new building lots, and
then mail in the survey.
The questions range from lot
size to home specifications to
type of home the public might
be interested in.
"The need for housing has
come up many times in studies
done about this area," says
Century 21 Real Estate agent
David Gray. "The construction
w ould add jobs to the area and
also fill a need for upper end
housing.” Gray urged people
to fill out and return the survey,
and he added that there is
absolutely no obligation to
those who do fill out the survey,
and in fact your name is
optional.
"The property has been in the
city limits and is zoned for
residential," says City Manager
Jerry Breazeal. "It really is the
only
viable
site
for
development," he points out.
The proposed building sites
are
located on property
currently
owned by the
Robinson family.
Local man airlifted after
4-wheeler accident
A Heppner man was Airlifted
to St. Charles Medical Center at
Bend following an injury
suffered in a four-wheeler
accident on the HM Ranch at
French Prairie, above Anson
Wright Park Friday, July 2,
around 10:50 a m.
Richard Kmzer, 62, Heppner,
suffered two punctured lungs
after he reportedly hit a stump
and was thrown from the vehicle.
Kinzer walked out from the scene
of the accident to obtain help and
Bob and ' Sherree Mahoney,
Kinzer's employers, reported the
accident.
Heppner Ambulance and the
Fire and Rescue team responded
and Pioneer Memorial Hospital
activated Airlife, according to
Heppner Fire Chief Rusty Estes.
Estes said that the Airlife
touchdown was coordinated with
a global positioning system.
Still time to enter alumni
tournament
There is still time to enter the
HHS Alumni Golf Tournament
to be held this weekend. July 10-
11, at Willow Creek Country
Club, the tournament committee
has announced.
The tournament is open to all
Heppner High School alumni,
their spouses and past and
present Heppner educators.
Teams of five or six will be
placed on each hole with a
shotgun start both days at 9 a.m.
Participants are welcome to put
together their own team if they
like, or they will be placed on a
team by the committee.
Play will feature a scramble
format so golfers of all skill
levels can enjoy participating.
Cost is $40 per person, which
includes a steak dinner following
play on Saturday at the club
house.
To enter the tournament or for
more information, contact David
and Patti Allstott at 676-5216, or
Steve and Molly Rhea at 676-
9922.
Proceeds benefit the HHS
Alumni Association fund which
contributes to a wide variety of
youth programs and activities in
Heppner.
Little League All Stars
play in tourney
photo by Kim Pointer
Too Slim and the Taildraggers entertain the crowd during lone's Centennial Celebration and 4th of July Blues Festival held over the
in lone. Sunday was the big day with a parade kids games in the park, food, and of course the big fireworks show after dark.
The blues bands this year included: Too Slim, Strat Daddies, Fat Boy, Final Warning, and Ellen White & Reflex Blue. More pictures p. 3.
Frank and Bethene Denton selected yard of month
Man sentenced
for assault
Robin W. Cochran. 61, Hood
River, was sentenced on June
29, in the U.S. District Court,
Portland, to two months in
prison plus one year of
supervised probation for an
assault on federal employees.
Two Umatilla National Forest
employees at the North Fork
Ranger District, Ukiah, were
assaulted by Cochran in
November of 1998. No one was
injured.
As part of his sentence,
Cochran will submit to alcohol
treatment and a mental health
evaluation.
As a convicted
felon, he cannot possess
firearms.
The All-Star team consists of
Willow Creek Little League
sent a team, the Willow Creek Aaron Allstott and Kody Lovgren
White Sox, to the All-Star Tour from Murray Drugs, Heppner mi
nament in Madras this past 4th of nors team; Cody Ford-Day and
Nathan Kennedy from John Britt
July weekend.
The White Sox, made up of 9- Logging, Heppner minors team;
10 year old boys, played their first Cody Hollis and Robbie Smith
game on Friday, July 2, against from Eckman C onstruction,
Hood River. They won the game Heppner minors team; Ben Lo
7-6 with a come-from-behind fin- gan from Fossil Fuel, Fossil mi-
ish. On Saturday, July 3, the White nors team; Josh Timmerman from
Sox met The Dalles in an after the Arlington majors team; Drew
noon game. They took an early 6- Messenger from LaRue Insur
0 lead and never looked back, win ance, Condon minors team; Ethan
Parks from Bank of Eastern Ore
ning 9-2.
Following the com toss, the gon, lone minors team; Colton
White Sox had home field advan Hanson and Ignacio Elguezabal
tage and played Hermiston on the from the Pirates, Heppner majors
George Waterland Field in Hepp team; and Quinn Peck and Matt
ner on Monday, July 5, losing the McCabe from the Braves, Hepp
ner majors team. The coaches for
game, 13-2.
The White Sox will play against the White Sox are Dave Messen
Hood River on Thursday night, ger and D allas H arsin from
July 8 at White Salmon. WA., on Condon, and Dennis Peck from
the White Salmon field at 6 p.m. Heppner.
Senior class to hold car wash
i
The Heppner High School
senior class will hold a car wash
on Saturday, June 17, from 9
a m. to 5 p.m. at Les Schwab Tire
Center in Heppner.
The cost for a car wash only
with be $5 each; cost for cleaning
inside and out will be $10.
Proceeds will go toward their
senior trip.
HarTest Hours
Frank and Bethena Danton'a reaidenca at 440 W. Riverside In Heppner has been selected the Heppner
Garden Club yard of the month. The Denton's yard features a rose garden in one area and a stucco castle
in another section. Bethene Denton says that the castle was created by her father, Earl Swanson, who began
making the castles in 1932 when Bethene was around six years old. First he made wood and then metal,
neither of which held up, before he went to stucco, which proved to hold up well. He passed away in 1953.
The Dentons have lived at their home on Riverside since 1995.
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