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1903 Heppner flood commemorated Be93le Äetzall U of 0 Nemapapar Lit;ary E u ^ a a a , ÜR 9M J3 M em bers of the H eppner 1903 Flood C om m em oration C om m ittee pose in period dress at the granite Hood memorial at the H eppner Masonic Cemetery Saturday (left to right): front-R obin K rebs, Sharon H arrison, Doris Brosnan, John Fdm undson, Claudia Hughes; hack-Dan Dunnett, Pat Sweeney, K athryn Hoskins and ClifT Green. Not pictured are Pat Edm undson, Bob Jepsen and Peg Willis. VOL. 122 NO. 25 10 Pages Wednesday, June 18,2003 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon New city water rates start June 23 Below rates will show up on bills received in August Minimum for 0 to 1,999 gallons $8.75 per month 2,000 to 3749 gallons $17.50 per month 3,750 to 5,624 gallons per month $26.25 per month 5,625 to 7,500 gallons per month $35.10 per month $35.10 +. 90 per 1000 gallons over 7500 Usage over 7,500 gallons Commercial, industrial and multifamily (3 or more dwelling units) will have a minimum monthly charge of $35.10 for up to 7,500 gallons, plus, a minimum charge of $8.75 for each dwelling or business unit over one. Usage over 7,500 gallons for the first unit and 2,000 gallons for each additional unit is 90 cents per 1000 gallons. Outside the city limits for residents, businesses and industrial services shall be charged a right of service fee of $20 per month in addition to the charges outlined above. The city o f H eppner w ill im plem ent new and higher water rates (see table) June 23 that will show up on July bills citizens receive die first part of A ugust. The city council approved the new rates at its last monthly meeting Monday June 9. The new rates will pay for a $6 m illion w ater upgrade project for Heppner. Som e council m em bers expressed apprehension about having to raise water rates, but finally admitted there was no o th e r w ay to pay for the needed repairs to the city water system . “The Dalles, Stanfield, lone, all upped their w ater ra te s,” said council m em ber Tom W olff. “ O ur rates have been low er than normal. Now we will be higher than normal. A nd we m ight have to go up again,’’W olff said. “But this rate schedule is fair and it is something we have to do,” he said. “ I d o n ’t w ant to do it, but it is som ething that has to be d o n e ,” e c h o e d c o u n c il member Kay Robinson. In other business the council learned that the city contract w ith th e c o u n ty s h e r i f f 'sdepartm ent would increase more than anticipated. Sheriff V erlin D enton w as at the meeting and said that because of in c r e a s e d v e h ic le maintenance, insurance costs and a salary increase in the departm ent this y e a r’s city/ sh e riff contract will be up more than he thought last year. T he c ity paid the s h e riff d e p a rtm e n t $ 1 5 0 ,8 4 0 fo r services last year and has budged $ 171,261 for the next year’s services. “ I have positive feedback from the public about our relationship with the county sheriff, and I recom mend we adopt the resolution (to hire them again for the year),” W olff said. M erle C o w e tt w as appointed to fill a vacancy on the city council. C ow ett is a former city police officer. Staying cool Dan Brosnan and Sarah Barrow portray individuals who survived the 1903 Heppner flood during the ‘Dinner at the C em etery' dinner theater Saturday. The event drew around one hundred people who enjoyed a lamb dinner, music by the Cascadia Folk Q uartet of Portland and a dram atic presentation which included accounts of people who survived the flood, portrayed bv local residents. The council discussed how to charge th e little league for water u sa g e on three fields in the city. The Hager Street Park uses a b o u t Merle Cowett 2,992,896 appointed to gallons per council year and the Riverside parks use 796,720 gallons per year for two fields. The council agreed that they have to work out an agreement with the little league about water usage and encourage water conservation on their playing fields. Descendents of victims of the 1903 H eppner flood pause for a photograph following the unveiling and dedication of the new granite m em orial m onum ent erected at the H eppner Masonic Cem etery on Saturday, June 14. Pictured (left to right) are Katie and Alice C urrier, whose relative, J.L. Hockett, perished in the flood, Merlin Hughes, Heppner, whose relative, John Ayers, was a victim of the flood; Nonie Mathews-flood victims Frank, M yrtle and T.B. Harry man; Bob and Shawn Biggs-flood victims, Mattie Stroud Saling, William Saling and Sarah M organ; M ark Stein-flood victim John Stein; Sharon Keithley H arrison and Tricia Keithley Sweeney-flood victim Julius Keithly and others; and Fran Jones-flood victims, Jam es, Delitha, Amanda, Elsie, Lillie May, Pearl, Lester and Zelma Jones. Left to right: Philip Spicerkuhn, Paula Spicerkuhn, Bill Kuhn and Ann Spicer, Heppner, enjoy the evening during the dinner theater, ‘Dinner at the C em etery’ comm emorating the 1903 H eppner flood. Nineteen-month old Gavin Hanna found a cool way to beat the 90 degree heat Tuesday with the help of his dad, Jason Hanna of Heppner, and an inflatable wading pool CB Sale Uniden Pro 510 XL Get a M<?GG for only $45 Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 F*r t ™ visit our web sit* a t www.UKgg.not This granite memorial monument unveiled at the Heppner Masonic Cem etery Saturday lists the victims of the 1903 H eppner flood.
