SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 18, 1999
1949 Fair and Rodeo Court's appearance on
horseback to highlight 1999 parade
A h ig h lig h t o f the 1999 M orrow C ounty Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Parade is the appearance o f the
1949 fa ir and rodeo court, w ho w ill ride in the parade on horseback. C o u rt m em bers in clu d e d (pictured
above, left to rig h t) Ingrid Hermann, Betty Walker, Shirley W ilkinson, Faye C u ts fo rth and D orothy
W iglesw orth Below are the co u rt members' current photos The parade begins at 10 a m. S aturday, A u g ust
21, in dow n to w n Heppner.
Ingrid Hermann C raw ford
Betty W alker Edwards
Shirley W ilkin so n Rugg
Road Construction
Status Report
Faye C utsforth
D orothy W iglesw orth Graham
County retirement plan
checks out ok for Y2k
By D oris Brosnan
County finance director
Lisanne
Cumn
and
a
representative of Pacific Life
presented information on the
status of the county's retirement
plan. Pacific Life reports being
prepared for Y2K , having tested
many times over the last two
years. Cumn also reported that
life
insurance
rates
are
guaranteed not to change until
October, 2001.
The court approved payment of
some fairgrounds- and rodeo-
related claims'. Assurance of
completed
electrical
and
sprinkler work will be required
before release of payments.
Public works director Guy Van
Arsdale reported finishing work
on the shoulder of Patterson
Ferry and putting rock on
Redding Road. Van Arsdale
will schedule a tour of roads for
the court. He reported that the
location and maintenance of the
fence by Valby Road has been
decided by the property owner
and the county. The court and
Van Arsdale discussed the
possibility of a gravel road near-
Montana Avenue and Sixth
Street.
The court, upon hearing a
presentation of the planning
department, approved a new
intergovernmental agreement
with the Building Codes
Division.
Planning director
Tamra Mabbott reported on a
meeting
with
Boardman
representatives
about
the
building permit program, during
which she answered some
questions and clarified some
issues. The court and Mabbott
discussed the question of using
the state building inspector or
the city of Boardman's inspector.
The court authorized the judge
to sign a letter of support in an
application for a grant to
complete the Heritage Trail
between Imgon and Boardman
Mabbott
previewed
the
Congressional hearing scheduled
for Monday. August 16. and
submitted some presentation
material for the hearing
Assessor-zone manager Greg
Sweek suggested that the court
start considering reapplication
for a new enterprise zone in
South Morrow County, though
new applications are not yet
being accepted. He referred to a
map that includes Lexington
airport, the city of Heppner and
the Kinz.ua mill site.
The judge reported that the
property owner who had placed
a fence on a public access road
had previously agreed in a letter
to the court to move the fence.
He will again be contacted.
The court discussed the use of
the Docken Building. They
discussed preparedness for an
emergency operations center
activation. They agreed to hold
a public hearing on the
formation of the Liberty School
Livestock District. They briefly
discussed the question of a
county fire district and a meeting
on the topic on August 12. They
discussed
some
computer
networking problems and agreed
to
allow
the
computer
department to pursue contracting
for some technical help
(The reports on county court
meetings are compiled from the
detailed notes provided by
Andrea Denton. The Gazette
Times' decision to by-line Dons
Brosnan is not intended to
disregard Denton's precise
minutes that Brosnan interprets,
summarizes and paraphrases for
the newspaper.)
Colt signups
Aug. 30-31
By Rick Paullus
Heppner Colt football sign-ups
for fifth and sixth graders will be
held at the Colt football equipment
room at the old middle school
building on Aug. 30-31 from 5:30-
6:30p.m
The equipment will be checked
out at this time so players and par
ents need to attend The first prac
tice will be held after school on
Wednesday. Sept 1.
Notice to the citizens who
utilize and enjoy the Willow
Creek (Coal Mine Grade) area:
The
U S. i Dept.
of
Transportation lists its planned
construction
activities
on
Willow Creek Road for the week
of Monday, Aug. 16:
Thifi weik, ■ Tidewater has
reduced
the
construction
activities for a few days to await
results from their testing
laboratory that is conducting the
testing for the design of their
asphalt pavement for the project.
They have finished hauling all of
the base aggregate material from
the Summerfield Ridge quarry
site to the project.
As stated last week, the next
course of material that needs to
be placed will be the emulsified
aggregate base, a four-inch layer
of aggregate mixed with one
percent asphalt oil, to seal the
base aggregate. After the
emulsified aggregate base course
has been laid, the asphalt
running surface will be placed.
The surveyors have completed
the necessary staking and will
not be back for about a week.
There will not be any trucks
from the construction site
hauling material to the 20 mph
comer waste site this week.
The concrete barriers that were
placed at the end of last year's
construction season will be
replaced this week, along with a
cable attached between two
barriers so that emergency
access through the project can be
maintained throughout the
construction season.
Willow Creek Road will
remain open to local traffic only,
as far as Cutsforth Park The
park will remain open through
the normal season. The detour
route through Shaw Creek Road
to the four comers, to Penland
Lake and Ukiah, is and will
remain open to all traffic.
During the 1999 construction
season. Willow Creek Road
(Coal Mine Grade) (FS 53 Road)
will remain closed to all through
traffic, from Cutsforth Park to
the intersection of FS Roads
5321 (Penland Lake Road).
Watch for travelers, campers
and wood cutters, observe the
warning signs, including the
speed limit, on the Shaw Creek
Road detour route, and observe
the barricades at both ends of the
construction zone. Have a safe
summer and remember that the
barricaded road closures are for
the traveling public's safety.
Federal Highways asks the
traveling public for their
patience, consideration and
cooperation, and appreciates
input from the public.
Contact Robert G. Toops,
project engineer, at (541) 676-
5904 in Heppner for additional
information.
Chamber Chatter
By C laudia Hughes, E xecutive
D irector
A great big "Heppner hello" to
all of you visiting Heppner for
the first time and those of you
returning for a reunion with
family and friends.
The
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
welcomes you and hopes you
enjoy our rural area where you're
invited to recreate, relocate,
retire, relax and renew.
We're glad you've come "A
Scootin' and A Bootin' to the
Morrow County Fair and Oregon
Trail Pro-Rodeo. Enjoy the fair,
parade, and rodeo performances,
because this week, that's what
Heppner is all about. And what
else is there to do? Go for a
refreshing swim at Willow
Creek Waterpark, play a round
of golf at Willow Creek Golf
Course, visit our historic
Morrow County Courthouse or
the Morrow County Museum or
throw a line into Willow Creek
Lake, where the fishing is
always good. Take a drive on
country roads and reminisce,
walk the historical building
volkswalk, tour the display at the
Ag Museum, browse along Main
Street, enjoy some good food
and libation, take home a
Heppner souvenir, think about
moving here and starting a
business and, above all, have a
great weekend.
And next week it's back to
business as usual. The Chamber
will meet at Cal's at noon on
August 24 to hear a presentation
on the Willow Creek Valley
Diversification Study.
This
Chamber meeting is open to the
public and will begin with lunch
and end at 2 p.m. The purpose is
to share information ranging
from workforce, industrial sites,
marketing, to recruitment and
potential company identification.
This tool, initiated by the
Heppner
Economic
Development Corporation, with
assistance from the county and
OEDD, is aimed at replacing lost
jobs
and
bringing
new
opportunities
to
Heppner.
Please attend.
Also, mark your calendars for
the Willow Creek Valley
Assisted Living Public Meeting
scheduled for September 8 at
* moon and 7 plh. at the senior
center. Interested visitors should
stop by their display during fair
week for more information.
Thought for the week: "It is
good to have an end to journey
toward: but it is the journey that
matters in the end." Ursula
LeGuin.
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McNary district
meeting discussed
By Delpha Jones
Plans are being made for the
McNary District meeting of the
Rebekahs which will be held at
Lexington Holly Lodge Saturday,
Sept. 11.
This meeting will include Integ
rity, Sunbeam, Pauline and Holly
lodges. Gen Martin is the chair
man for this meeting and Marlene
Gray, Noble Grand o f Holly
Lodge.
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Saturday Aug. 21st
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August 27th - 28th
Location: 2000 SW Highway 26, Madras, OR 97741
(541) 475-2238 or 1-800-437-3444.
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