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nationally syndicated show Journalists.
Radke's talents as a stand-up
Rewind, will be the guest speaker
at the Morrow County Grain comic, which earned him first
Growers annual meeting planned place in the 1992 Seattle
tor November 1 at the Morrow International Stand-up Comedy
( ounty Fairgrounds in Heppner. Competition, have served him
Dinner will be served at 6:30 well on the air. In 1996, Radke
p.m. by the Willows Grange created and began hosting
Rewind, the same year that he
from lone.
In addition to dinner and the released his first comedy
(on
Yellowtail
speaker, the evening will also recording
include officer's reports and the Records). Rewind goes national
election of directors. There are beginning in October He also
four board positions up for
election and the nominees are
Steve Hill. Dave Matheny, Todd
Lindsay, Mike Jones, Doug
Drake, and Jerry Ashbeck. There
will also be four Associate
Directors elected. Babysitting
will be provided in the
fairgrounds annex building.
ry
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continues to write for other
mediums.
His light verse
appears regularly in the Seattle
Weekly and he co-authored a
local cabaret revue. "Geoducks,
Broken Domes and Billionaire
Nerds."
Bill's public persona reaches
well beyond the airwaves. As a
speaker, he is in high demand
locally and nationally for
presentations to businesses, civic
groups
and
protessional
gatherings
Sheriffs Office raises funds
for Special Olympics
Morrow County Sheriff Veriin Denton (left) and Undersheriff Larry Sample
with $1880 check raised for Special Olympics.
VOL. 118
NO. 43
8 Pages
Wednesday, October 27,1999
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
It’s official: Kinzua property now
in hands of Port of Morrow
On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Daniel
Creamer. Port of Morrow
Commissioner
President,
officially signed documents
authorizing a transfer of
ownership to the Port of Morrow
from Frontier Resources, L.L.C.
The former Kinzua mill is now a
member of the Port of Morrow
Industrial Park.
"The Port of Morrow has
actively been pursuing leasing
options
with
potential
companies."
said
Port
Commissioner Jerry Healy.
"Our goal is to have the site
ready for tenants by the first of
the year.”
Currently, two leases have
been signed for space, with a
third in the planning stages.
"We appreciate and value the
partnership that has occurred
between the Port and Frontier
Resources. They are providing
an extremely beneficial resource
to the community with their
donation," said Creamer.
Greg Demers, president of
Frontier Resources, is delighted
to see that the resources are
being productively utilized for
the community.
The donation consists of
approximately 140 acres located
on both sides of State Highway
74. In addition to the office,
warehouses and other existing
structures, the donation includes
a designated rock quarry, a co
generation plant, truck scales
and a scale building, a one
million gallon water tank and
approximately 1,000 tons of
scrap metal.
"We are pleased to see the Port
continue to move forward with
economic expansion throughout
Morrow County," said Morrow
County Judge Terry Tallman.
Spooktacular Carnival
planned at HES Friday
Bill Radke is speaker at
MCGG annual meeting
Monday
A Seattle-area native and the
middle of nine children, Rewind
host Bill Radke began working in
public radio in 1986 after
graduating from the university of
Washington. Moving across the
country to host a local news
magazine at NPR member station
WMFE in Orlando, he returned
to his home turf in 1992. Radke
hosted NPR's Morning Edition
for KUOW 94.9 Public Radio
from 1992 to 1998, also serving
as news director for two years,
he was also twice awarded first
place in the Northwest for
Editorial and Commentary from
Lex. Mayor
resigns after
recall threat
Lexington Mayor John Renfro
resigned Friday after it was
learned some Lexington residents
were planning to start a recall
against him.
Renfro said when he learned
of the recall he told those
responsible he would save them
the trouble, and he resigned.
Renfro's main areas of
disagreement are apparently with
some members of the fire
departm ent
concerning
expenditures, and also his recent
handling of the filling of a vacant
council seat.
An advisory election was
recently held with two persons
names on the ballot to fill a
vacant town council seat.
Following a meeting Tuesday to
canvas, or verify the vote,
tempers apparently flared and at
one point another citizen
indicated he was also interested
in the seat, and his name should
have been on the ballot too.
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meet
Heppner Elementary students display some of the items to win at the school's Spooktacular Carnival
Friday, Oct. 29.
The old middle school at
Heppner Elementary has been
transformed into a Halloween
scene for the annual Parents'
Club Carnival. The Carnival is
this Friday, October 29,
beginning with a taco feed at
5:30 p.m. and other activities
from 6-9 p.m.
The taco feed, which will be
held in the cafeteria, offers
tacos, drinks and cookies The
price is $2 for one taco and $4
for two tacos. "This offers a
great way to feed the family, or
any stray clowns, princesses or
Star Wars characters you may
bring to the carnival," said
Jannie Allen. HES teacher
The tickets for the games at the
carnival are 25 cents each or five
for $ 1. Also featured will be the
"ever-popular" Bingo, basketball
shoot, fish pond, football throw,
cake walk and much more.
The old library on the upper
floor is the site of the "famous"
Haunted House ... do you dare to
•visit there?
Those attending the
Spooktacular are encouraged to
dress in Halloween costumes
Prizes will be awarded for the
best costumes.
Raffle tickets are being sold
with the prizes including a
stuffed werewolf, stuffed tnck-
or-treater and a Frankenstein
decoration for the yard.
"The
Parents'
Club
Spooktacular Carnival offers
something for everyone and is
sure to be a great family
evening, so please plan to
attend,"
said
a
club
spokesperson.
Y2k presentation
planned Oct. 28
A free presentation on making
sure your computer is ready for
Y2K is scheduled for this
Thursday. October 28. from 6:30
to 9:30 p.m. at Heppner High
School.
This seminar is presented by
the
Small
Business
Administration and the Oregon
Manufacturing
Extension
Partnership and sponsored by the
Small Business Development
Center of Blue Mountain
Community College
Those interested may reserve
space by contacting the BMCC
Small Business Development
Center at 1-888-441-7232 or
Anne
Morter.
BMCC
coordinator for South Morrow
County at 422-7040
The Morrow County Unified
Recreation District will meet on
Thursday. October 28. beginning
at 7 p.m. at Riverside High
School in Boardman
Business will include funding
proposals; an enterprise zone
letter of support, discussion
regarding the enterprise zone five
year exemption and an update on
conversations with the public.
The next meeting will be
November 18 at 7 p.m. at the
Morrow County Courthouse.
Final approval of all 1999-2000
contracts will take place at the
Nov. 18 meeting
The Morrow County Sheriffs
Office sponsored an Oregon
Law
Enforcement
Special
Olympics Golf Tournament at
Willow Creek Country Club in
Heppner on September 11.
The tournament, which drew
players from Morrow. Wheeler
and Umatilla counties, was very
successful, raising $1880 for the
Special Olympics program. It is
hoped this tournament will
become an annual event, said
Larry Sample, undersheriff.
Willow Creek Country Club
donated green fees and the use
of the golf course and several
businesses
in
Heppner.
Boardman
and
Hermiston
donated "so many nice prizes"
that were given away to
participating golfers. Kate's
Pizza (Kathie Maben and crew)
put on "a great feed" after the
tournament. Sample said that
the players' "help and generosity
made the tournament a total
success."
The Torch Run is an
international pledge and run
organized and conducted by law
enforcement officers for the
purpose of raising funds to
support Special Olympics.
Special Olympics Oregon has
more than 6000 athletes
participating in its programs.
The Oregon State Mental
Health Division estimates that
three percent of the population is
mentally retarded. This equates
to over 80,000 people who
qualify to participate in Special
Olympics programs. More than
1000 officers carry the Special
Olympics flame more than 700
miles throughout the state to the
opening ceremonies of the
Oregon
Special
Olympics
summer games in Eugene.
Oregon Special Olympics
provides year-round sports
training and competition for
athletes with mental retardation.
Several sports are offered in
Oregon: basketball, bowling,
downhill and cross country
skiing, ice skating, figure
skating, speed skating, power
lifting, gymnastics, volleyball,
track and field, softball, soccer,
swimming, diving, roller skating
and
long
d istan ce
runmng/walking
Heppner area included in
bonded projects
The Oregon Department of
Transportation invites the public
to attend a meeting and provide
comments on the proposed
bonded projects list for Eastern
Oregon.
The public meeting will be
held Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 7:30
p.m. at Inlow Hall Basement
Room 013 on the campus of
Eastern Oregon University 1410
"L" Avenue.
Ed-Net satellites will be at the
following
locations:
Blue
Mountain Community College.
2411 NW Carden, Emigrant
Hall. Room 104. Pendleton;
Eastern Oregon University,
Baker City ESD, 2100 Main
Street, Baker City; Eastern
Oregon University, Bums High
School, 1100 Oregon Avenue,
Bums;
Eastern
Oregon
University, Grant County ESD
835 S. Canyon, John Day;
Treasure Valley C.C.. Weese
Building: Room LV1 (library);
650 College Boulevard; Ontario.
The proposed bonded projects
list would be funded through
revenue generated as part of the
House Bill 2082, which recently
passed the Oregon Legislature
House Bill 2082 provides a five-
cent increase in the gas tax, A
percentage of that increase will
be used to bond $600 million for
new modernization projects.
These projects are in addition
to the already established
Statewide
Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP).
Although the set of projects
funded with HB 2082 revenue
won't be adopted by the Oregon
Transportation
Commission
(OTC) until December 16. 1999,
the deadline for public review is
November 15, 1999 Before any
projects are selected for the
additional
modernization
projects list, they must undergo
public review and public
participation, including public,
hearings. ODOT is trying to
ensure that the proposed
modernization projects reflect
the highest priority community
needs
Proposed bonded projects
include a modernization need
located in Morrow County on
the Heppner Highway (OR-74)
between milepost 45.99 and
47.35. Improvements to this
section would include rebase,
paving, placement of aggregate
shoulder material, retaining wall,
Americans with Disabilities Act
improvements, sidewalks, curbs
and drainage work. The current
estimated construction cost for
completion
of
these
improvements is $4.500.000
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