EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
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R e a lty
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JoyceK ay & Jerry Hollim um
THIS IS A 1918 VICTORIAN
BEAUTY. 3138 sq. ft. m/l contain­
ing 4 bedrooms. 144 bath, an open
winding stairway of original wood
and moldings. French doors, fire­
place, b u ilt-in china cupboard,
wood floors and many more pe­
riod amenities. Wiring, plumbing, in­
sulation, heating system, storm
windows and roofing have all been
updated. This price includes an ad­
joining flat lot, great for 4-H animals.
230 E. Main St., Lexington. #03-01
T h is FAMILY HOME is o n ly
$42*eee, r e d u c e d $ 110 , 000 .
C O M M E R C IA L B U ILD IN G ,
5130 sq. ft. m/l, located next to post
office on Main Street. 2430' retail
space and 2700’ warehouse. Sell­
ers w ill carry contract. Realtor
owned. #02-10. A skin g $135,000.
SMALL ACREAGE, 10 MILES
OUT OF TOWN. 32 acres on Wil­
low Creek; 2288 sq. ft. m/l mfg.
home, 4 bedroom s, 2V4 baths,
closed deck with hot tub included.
Barn, shop, chicken house. Ready
for quiet, rural living. Must see to
appreciate. 64656 W illow Creek
Road, Heppner. #03-03. $164,000.
$20,000 W IL L BUY YOU A
82.5’x114’ m/l kit and a 1968 mo­
bile home with 2 bedrooms and 1
bath. Located out of the floodplain
on a dead-end street at the edge
of a nice residential area. Lot in­
cludes RV parking with full hook­
ups. 400 E. Aiken St. #03-08.
Call Linda,
Professional
Realty, Inc.,
(541)384-4193.
www prolessionairealtyof com
BROKER
3 bedroom, 3 bath, finest
country living. Shop includ­
ed. 8 acres. P ro p e rty is
agent-ow ned. A ppraisal
available. Boardman.
Building permit, live
spring, 80 acres, mountain
property. Heppner.
FOR REHT
Two bedroom available.
W illow View A p a rtm e n ts ,
515 N. Elder, Heppner, EOH.
Call (208) 384-1589 or 676-
9019.
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O ne bedroom apt. N ice
neighborhood. Clean and quiet.
Utilities paid. Call (541) 676-
5773.
12-10-tfc
Two bedroom house. 610 N.
Main, $350/$ 100 deposit. W/D,
garage, full basem ent. 989-
8142,676-8118.
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Three bedroom house, l 3/«
bath. Call (541)276-1290.
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3 Vi bedroom house, rural
setting, room for horse. 422-
7457.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF WATER
RIGHT TRANSFER 9454
Em ert Ranches, Inc., c/o
Joseph McElligott filed an ap­
plication with the Water Re­
so u rc e s D e p a rtm en t for a
change in place of use and to
add additional points o f diver­
sion o f water as provided by
ORS 540.510 to 540.530.
Certificate 155, in the name
o f Hynd and Thompson, in­
cludes a right limited to 1.75
cubic feet per second (cfs)
from Willow Creek and Rhea
Creek, with a priority date of
1878 for irrigation o f 105.0
acres.
The points o f diversion for
this right are located within the
SE 1/« SW 1/«, SE 1/« SW 1/«, and
N E 1/« SE!/«, Sec. 12, T 1 S, R
24 E, WM.
The applicant proposes to
change the place o f use for
105.0 acres and to add addi­
tional points o f diversion: #3 -
SW 1/« NE1/«, Sec. 11, #4 - SE1/«
NW 1/«, Sec. 11, #2 - SE1/« NE1/«,
Sec. 11 and #5 - N E1/« NE!4,
Sec. 10 all within T 1 S, R 24
E, WM.
Certificate 154, in the name
o f l.L. H ow ard, includes a
right limited to 1.26 cfs from
Willow Creek, with a priority
date of 1898 for irrigation o f
76.08 acres.
The points o f diversion for
this right are #3 - SW 1/« NE1/«,
Sec. 11, #4 - SE1/« NW 1/«, Sec.
11, both within T 1 S, R 24 E,
WM.
The applicant proposes to
change the place o f use for
76.08 acres and to add addi­
Wednesday, December 31, 2003
tional points o f diversion: #2 -
SE1/« NE‘/4, Sec. 11 and #5 -
NE'/# NE1/«, Sec. 10 both with­
in T 1 S, R 24 E, WM.
Certificate 152, in the name
of Eddie A. Hammer, includes
a right limited to 0.5 cfs with a
priority date o f 1898 for irriga­
tion o f 30 acres and 0.17 cfs
with a priority date o f April 1,
1908 for irrigation o f 10 acres
from Willow Creek.
The points of diversion for
this right are #3 - SW !/« NE1/«,
Sec. 11, #4 - SE1/« NW 1/«, Sec.
11, both within T 1 S, R 24 E,
WM.
The applicant proposes to
change the place o f use for
40.0 acres and to add addition­
al points of diversion: #2 - SE1/«
NE1/«, Sec. 11 and #5 - N E1/«
NE1/«, Sec. 10 both within T 1
S, R 24 E, WM.
Certificate 124, in the name
o f W.R. Cochrane, includes a
right limited to 0.12 cfs from
Willow Creek, with a priority
date of 1906 for irrigation of
7.0 acres.
The point o f diversion for
this right is #4 - SE!/« NW 1/«,
Sec. 11, T 1 S, R 24 E, WM.
The applicant proposes to
change the place of use for 7.0
acres and to add additional
points o f diversion: #2 - SE1/«
NE1/«, Sec. 11, 3 - SW 1/« NE1/«,
Sec. 11, and #5 - N E1/« NE1/«,
Sec. 10 all within T 1 S, R 24
E, WM; Certificate 79486, in
the name o f Emert Ranches,
Inc., includes a right limited to
0.33 cfs from Willow Creek,
with a priority date of 1908 for
irrigation o f 20.0 acres.
The point o f diversion for
this right is 3 - S W•/« NE1/«, Sec.
11, T 1 S, R 2 4 E, WM;
The applicant proposes to
change the place o f use for
20.0 acres and to add addition­
al points of diversion: #2 - SE1/«
N E 1/«, Sec. 11, SE 1/« N W 1/«,
Sec. 11, and #5 - N E 1/« NE1/«,
Sec. 10 all within T 1 S, R 24
E, WM.
Certificate 962, in the name
of Isaac L. Howard, includes
a right limited to 0.42 cfs from
Willow Creek, with a priority
date of December 20, 1912 for
irrigation o f 33.31 acres.
The point o f diversion for
thi^right is 3 - SW1/« NE1/«, Sec.
11, T 1 S, R 24 E, WM;
The applicant proposes to
change the place o f use for
33.31 acres and to add addi­
tional points of diversion: #2 -
S E 1/« N E 1/«, Sec. 11, S E 1/«
N W 1/«, Sec. 11, #4 - S E 1/«
NW 1/«, Sec. 11, and #5 - N E1/«
NEVi, Sec. 10 all within T 1 S,
R 24 E, WM.
Protests may be filed by per­
sons who think this transfer
application would result in in­
jury to an existing water right
as defined by OAR 690-380-
0100(3). The fee to file a pro­
test is $250.00. Additional in­
formation, forms and rules for
filing protests are available
from the W ater R esources
D ep artm en t by c a llin g
(503)986-0852. If a protest is
filed, a hearing may be held.
The last date o f publication
is December 31, 2003. IF NO
PR O TEST IS FIL E D BY
JANUARY 30, 2004, THE
C H A N G E MAY BE A P ­
PR O V ED W IT H O U T A
HEARING.
Published: December 17, 24
and 31,2003
Affid
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACTORS:
Morrow County intends to
solicit help from the Oregon
N atio n al G uard under an
Innovative Readiness Training
construction assistance. The
project assistance request will
be for construction assistance
to build a wastewater facility.
No local funds are available to
com plete this project work
w ith o u t N atio n al G uard
assistance. Local contractors
who have questions or wish to
voice opposition o f National
Guard assistance regarding this
project may contact Morrow
County Public Works at 989-
8317.
Published: December 24 and
31,2003
Puhlic Notice Deadline
Mondays at 5 p.m.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Emergency Food and
Shelter National Board Pro­
gram has allocated approxi­
m ately $ 9 ,1 2 2 to M orrow
County for 2004. These funds
are available to agencies and
organizations who furnish tem­
porary em ergency food and
shelter (which includes rent,
heat and similar services) to
Morrow County fam ilies in
need o f this emergency assis­
tance. Agencies who prov ide
these services may contact the
Morrow County Commission
on Children and Families at 120
South Main St., P. O. Box 544,
Heppner, Oregon, or telephone
541-676-9675 to request an
application or receive further
information. Applications must
be returned to the M orrow
County Children & Families
Office, at 120 South Main St.,
Heppner, or at P. O. Box 544,
Heppner, OR 97836, by 5 p.m.
Friday, January 9,2004.
Published: December 31,2003
PUBLIC NOTICE
GOVERNMENT
PROPERTY FOR SALE
Six lots of government prop­
erty including, computers and
office equipment will be of­
fered for sale January 12,
2004. Bid packets may be ob­
tained from the Umatilla Na­
tional Forest, 2517 S W Hailey
Avenue, Pendleton, OR and
Heppner Ranger District, 117
South Main Street, Heppner,
OR. Sealed bids for the Sale
(R6-14-04-12) will be accept­
ed until 1:00 pm. local time Jan­
uary 12,2004. Items are locat­
ed at the Heppner Ranger Dis­
trict office, 117 South Main
Street. Inspection will be by
appointment only by contact­
ing Debbie Gutierrez or Mar­
cia Kemp at 541 -676-9187. For
additional information contact
Debbie G utierrez or Marcia
Kemp at 541 -676-9187.
Published: December 31,2003
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT
YOUR DRINKING WATER
Tests Showed
Coliform Bacteria
in City of Heppner Water
Our water system recently
violated a drinking water stan­
dard. Although this incident
was not an emergency, as our
customers, you have a right to
know what happened and what
we did to correct this situation.
We routinely monitor for the
presence of drinking water con­
taminants. We took two sam­
ples to test for the presence of
coliform bacteria during De­
cember. Both samples showed
the presence o f total coliform
bacteria. The standard is that
no more than 1 sample per
month may test positive for
coliform.
What should I do?
• You do not need to boil your
water or take other corrective
actions. However, if you have
specific health concerns, con­
sult your doctor.
• People with severely com­
promised immune systems, in­
fants, and some elderly may be
at increased risk. These peo­
ple should seek advice about
drinking water from their health
care providers. General guide­
lines on ways to lessen the risk
of infection by microbes are
available from EPA’s Safe
Drinking Water Hotline at 1
(800)426-4791
What does this mean?
This is not an emergency. If
it had been, you would have
been notified im m ediately.
Coliform bacteria are general­
ly not harm ful them selves.
Coliforms are bacteria which
are naturally present in the en­
vironment and are used as an
indicator that other, potential-
ly-harmful, bacteria may be
present. Coliforms were found
in more samples than allowed
and this was a warning o f po­
tential problems.
Usually, coliforms are a sign
that there could be a problem
with the system's treatment or
distribution system (pipes).
Whenever we detect coliform
bacteria in any sample, we do
follow-up testing to see if oth­
er bacteria o f greater concern,
such as fecal coliform or E.coli,
are present. We did not find any
o f these bacteria in our subse­
quent testing.
What happened? What was
done?
We have increased sampling
for coliform bacteria to catch
the problem early if it recurs.
We are also actively seeking
to detect and repair leaking
pipes that may allow water to
reenter the water supply. We
will continue to track down the
source of the coliform and cor­
rect any problems that we find.
The City of Heppner is pursu­
ing a project that will replace
most o f the old and leaking
pipes in the water system. The
project is anticipated to break
ground next fall.
For more information, please
contact City Hall at 676-9618.
This notice is being sent to
you by the City o f Heppner.
State W ater S ystem ID#:
410036. Date distributed: 12/
31/3,2003
Published: December 31,2003
Affid
PUBLIC NOTICE
MORROW COUNTY
BOARD OF PROPERTY
TAX APPEALS
NOTICE OF SESSION
Notice is hereby given that
on F eb ru ary 17, 2 0 04, at
9:00a.m., the Board o f Prop­
erty Tax appeals o f the Coun­
ty o f Morrow, Oregon, will
meet to:
-Hear petitions for reduction
of the real market, maximum
assessed, specially assessed.
Or assessed value o f property
as of January 1, 2003, or as
d e te rm in e d u n d er ORS
3 0 8 .1 4 6(5)(a),
ORS
3 0 8 .146(6)(a), or ORS
308.428.
-Hear petitions for reduction
o f v alu e c o rre c te d under
311.208.
-Hear petitions for waiver of
penalties for late filing of real
or personal property returns.
Petitions must be filed with
the clerk o f the board not later
that December 31, 2003.
The board will meet at the
Morrow County Courthouse in
the City of Heppner, Oregon.
A schedule o f hearings for
th o se who req u e st to be
p rese n t w ill be p o sted 48
Hours prior to the meeting on
February 17,2004.
Executive sessions may be
held during the session as au­
thorized by ORS 192.660, to
consider documents and infor­
mation made confidential un­
der ORS 308.290(7), ORS
308.441 and ORS 308.413.
All other hearings will be
scheduled as time allows. If
you have req u e sted to be
present at the hearing you will
be notified of the time and place
to appear. Contact the board
o f property tax appeals for fur­
ther information.
Barbara Bloodsworth, Mor­
row County Clerk & Clerk o f
the Board o f Property Tax
Appeals
P.O. Box 338
Heppner, Oregon
Dated at Heppner, Oregon
this December 29, 2003
Published: December 31,2003,
January 7 and 14,2004
Affid
Off the Wall
By Merlyn Robinson
Good grief, talk about the Grinch who stole Christmas. W hat
kind o f Scrooge would steal someone else’s Christmas lights?
(As reported in the newspaper.) C an’t they just enjoy the show
that ambitious folk stage by climbing ladders and performing
contortions for everyone’s enjoyment?
Gee whiz, I’d donate my unused outside lights. Loss
o f agility doesn’t facilitate ladder climbing safely. I can do the
“w hoops fandango” w ith lots o f gestures w hile standing on
solid ground. A nd then there’s the old ja b in the side o f “are
you are young as you feel?” At what age does one automatically
ground oneself from m inor risk taking jo b s such as wielding
sharp tools or other lim b-threatening chores. I can do plenty
o f dam age w ith ju st a ham m er. It took m e eight m onths to
grow a new fingernail after I m anaged to slam a car door on
that digit. Lately my “troops” are “bird-dogging” and monitoring
my actions to keep m e from self-destructing, so I get quite
clever with my late night antics.
Some people defy gravity and get away with it. Others
take minor issues to ridiculous heights. It was illogical that the
tableau o f the Ten Com m andm ents engraved in stone had to
be rem oved because o f placem ent at a public building in this
nation. In Pendleton, the wooden angels that were meticulously
cut and painted by E astern O regon C orrections Institution
inm ates, w ere rem oved from w here they flanked the Life
M em orial Tree at the Pendleton Library. All because som e
wom an with nothing better to do left a message saying that the
prayerful posture o f the angels conflicted w ith the U.S.
C onstitution’s provision o f separation o f church and state. I
thought Christm as was all about prayers and being thankful
for w hat we have. Perhaps that person needs one o f those
angels on her shoulder.
I t’s a w o n d e r th at alo n g w ith the a p p re c ia tiv e
attendance for the live performance o f the true Christmas story
in the Roy Raley Park, some protesters didn’t show up claiming
that religion was being prom oted on public grounds. W ell, I
surely hope so. Talk about a production. It took about 100
actors with some 50 people working behind the scenes. I sure
hope they had a hot tub w aiting for Sean O ’G rady and his
alternates w hom portrayed Jesus on the cross w hile w earing
little more than their birthday splendor, brr. W hy is there fault
finding when som eone tries to do the right thing? Regardless
o f religious preferences, w hat better basic scruples are there
for people to live by than that Ten Com m andm ents?
With our prayers and concerns centered in Iraq these
days, it’s easy to overlook other woes in the world. I happened ■
to catch one o f O prah’s shows filmed during her visit to bring
toys, clothing and to throw a big party for thousands o f
unfortunate South African children. W hat a teaijerker. So sad
to see hundreds o f orphans that have become homeless because
their parents are all dying o f AIDS. One more important steps
in helping that situation is to concentrate on AIDS education to
those children so they w on’t be the next generation to die young.
The trickle effect o f an upw ard econom y is slow to
reach us in agriculture. And the Grinch just about stole ranchers’1
Christmas just when they had been handed the opportunity to
recover from past lean years. The shocker came in the form o f
mad cow disease or “bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy” that
knocked b e e f futures o ff the way. New spapers put the worst-
case scenario on it even before there w as proof. A nd out-of-
date television videos o f “dow ner” cow s that had been
slaughtered in England w ere also deceptive. The disease is
only found in the brain, spinal cord and lower intestine, parts
seldom eaten by the m ajority o f consum ers. It is never found *
in the muscle cuts o f beef.
U.S. b e e f producers have upgraded to raise the finest
product and have the most sanitary processing methods, unlike
som e countries w ith random inspections. Yet to date, there
has been no control over how quality b e e f is blended w ith
m eat from other sources, be it dairy cow s or im ports. W ho
doesn’t think we need “country o f origin labeling”? Even better
w ould be totally different processing plants, m ore testing and
longer holding periods for ground beef. More to com e on this
situation.
For now think 2004 and put aw ay the glitter and the
tinsel and the tired Christm as tree and let your holiday m ood
carry into the N ew Year w ith a sm ile on your face. Like
C hristm as, incom e taxes only com e once a year, so get your
calculator and get posting. Forget that you spent too m uch on
holiday gifts or that there w as a gift m ix-up. A t least w e ’re
here to cheer on another N ew Year and ho, ho, ho- here com e
the snow.
Mustang girls9 rally falls short at Grant Union
By Rick Paullus
A bad third quarter was too
m uch to overcom e as the
Heppner Mustang girls rallied
to w ithin one point, but fell
short in falling to the G rant
Union Prospectors 43-38 on
Tuesday, Dec. 23 in John Day
in a non-league game.
The M ustangs fell to
2 and 6 overall and have non­
league games with Riverside
at hom e on Saturday, Jan. 3
a n d at H e rm isto n JV on
M onday, Jan. 5.
The M ustangs held
early leads at 2-1 on a Brooke
Rust lay-in, 5-4 on a Stefanie
Hanson 3-pointer and 8-6 on
a Katie Britt 3-pointer, but the
Prospectors tied it at 8-8 after
one.
T h e P r o s p e c to r s
scored six straight before
Susan Southworth hit one o f
two free throw s and Britt hit
another 3-pointer to get the
M u s ta n g s w ith in 14-12.
S h an n a R ietm an n sc o re d
tw ic e a n d B ro o k e R u s t
scored inside to m ake it 21 -
i
19 and R ietm an n hit a 3-
pointer to make it 25-22 at the
half.
It w as 30-22 early in
the third when Madison Bailey
hit a 3-pointer and got a steal
and lay-in, but the Prospectors
w ent on an 8-0 run to end the
quarter leading 38-27.
The M ustangs rallied
in the fourth when Rietmann hit
a baseline jum per and two free
throw s, B ailey hit a ju m p er
and Terra Wilson scored three
p o in ts to m ak e it 3 8 -3 6 .
Hanson made one o f tw o free
throw s and B ailey hit one o f
two free throws with 1:25 left
to get within 39-38, but they
co u ld n ’t get over the hum p,
losing by five.
R ie tm a n n le d th e
Mustangs with 11 points, eight
rebounds, five steals and tw o
assists. B ailey added nine
p o in ts , e ig h t s te a ls , fo u r
rebounds and two assists. Britt
had four steals and two assists,
B la ir K e ith le y h a d fo u r
reb o u n d s and tw o assists,
H anson had three steals and
tw o assists, R ust h ad tw o
assists and Southw orth had
two steals and a cut under her
eye thanks to a P rospector
elbow.
H eppner 8 14 5 11-
38
G rant U nion 8 17 13
5-43
H ep p n er- S h an n a
R ietm ann 3 2-4 11, M adison
B ailey 3 2-5 9, K atie B ritt 2
0-0 6, B rooke R ust 2 0-0 4,
S te fa n ie H an so n 1 1-2 4,
Terra W ilson 1 1-4 3, Susan
Southw orth 0 1 -4 1 and Blair
Keithley 0 0 -2 0 . Team: 13 7-
2 1 3 8 .3-pts: Britt 2, Hanson,
Rietmann and Bailey
G rant U nion- B ecky
L an d is 5 2-8 12, Je ssy k a
R ey es 3 2-2 10, W h itn e y
S im m o n s 4 -1 6 9 , M a c i
M a s c a ll 2 4 -4 8, K im
M atthew s 1 0-0 3, W hitney
M oore 0 1 -2 1 , Cassie Coxen
0 0-2 0, Jessie Legg 0 0 - 1 0
and K aylee Lem cke 0 0 - 1 0 .
Team: 15 10-26 43. 3-pts:
Reyes 2 and M atthews.
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