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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31,2004 - THREE City shows building purchase costs At its April 12 meeting the Heppner city council will consider a plan to purchase the former Klamath First bank building on main street for use as a new city hall. The proposal would also include the sale of the current city hall to The Heppner Gazette- Times. Under the plan the city w ould acq u ire the bank building from current owner Bank of Eastern Oregon for $325,000. It would then sell the current city hall building to the Heppner Gazette-Tunes in a trade for the G azette p roperty plus cash. The H eppner fire departm ent which is located next to the G azette p ro p erty has expressed interest in using that p ro p erty fo r ex p an sio n purposes. City officials recently released the following figures and budget outlining, the proposed purchase: H eppner C ity H all Purchase O ptions for F orm er K lam ath First B uilding '$325,000 Purchase price as offered by the Bank of Eastern Oregon $345,000 Appraised value of Klamath >>• building (Barak & Associates) Applying reserves to purchase would lower monthly/yearly cost. Estimated funds available for down payment/remodel if needed to lower annual payments City Hall Reserve Fund $9,692 Sale of HUD house (Gilmore St.) $27,724 City Hall Project $42,357 Net from sale of City Hall and GT purchase $44,433 Total $124,206 When the $124,206 is used to buy down the loan, the amount financed drops to $200,794 Financing estimate: Bank of Eastern Oregon offered to finance sale at 4.9% interest $200,794 at 4.9% for 20 years =$1314.37/mo.= $15,772.44/year Proposal: Finance $200,794 at 4.9% = $15,772/yr Income from lease $9,900/yr. Required: Loan pint Energy cost diff. Total $5,000/yr $3,119/yr $8,119/yr Budgeted funds for City Hall Project (2001-02,202-03,2003-04) $21,000 Difference between budget and requirement ($21,000-$8,119) $12,881 Less tax revenue loss K 1st. bldg ($2,067) Less tax revenue loss GT property ($338) Plus gain of CH to tax roll $560 Net between annual budget reserve and costs $11,036 Additional InformationSquare footage of Klamath bldg. 10,872 sq. ft. total First floor 5,980 sq. ft. Second floor (storage) 3496 sq. ft 1,396 sq. ft. Basement (storage) 948 sq. ft. Rented Space (Dental office) J , i ' U ¿ lili ji> 110i l f ($825.00/mo.) ($9,900/yr.) $6,458/yr. Current Property Tax (all entities) $2,067/yr City 5,400 Square footage of present City Hall, including garage $112,073 (est.) Present value of City Hall Value of tax recovery by placing old city hall back on $2,241.46 (est.) tax rolls $67,640 (est.) Value of Gazette Times building $1,13 5.11 Current property tax Difference of value between Gazette Times Building and $44,433 (est.) City Hall $1,033.88 Value of property tax revenue from dental office (approx.) $363,334 Insured replacement value for current City Hall M .C .G .G . Grain Growors INC. Morrow RED POWER DAYS M ark Th e Date & Jo in Th e Fun! 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. F riday, A p ril 2 Case IH Baler & Combine Clinics 12-4 p.m. Check out the latest from Polaris and our Spring Lawn and Garden Specials w 1 Cl Door Prizes * Pop ~ H o t Dogs A Hamburgers Check out our "New Look" Morrow County Grain Growers Your Homo For Case IH 6 Polaris C A S E HI SSO M ain St., L e x in g to n , O R 9 7 1 1 9 1-SOO-452-739* w w w .a K g g .n e t ^ POURRIS' Clarence Buchanan named Volunteer of the Year by RSVP R SV P o f E astern O regon nam ed C larence Buchanan of Lexington, its Morrow County Volunteer of the Year for 2003-2004. Buchanan volunteers his time at the St Patrick’s Senior Center in Heppner each week for the senior meal program and any other tasks that may need his expertise. In addition to his work with the senior center, Buchanan has also volunteered as a Driver for the RSVP Special Transportation Program b eg in n in g his volunteer service in February of 2000, his dedication to serving others within the co m m u n ity is to be commended. The R etired and Senior Volunteer Program c ele b ra te d 30 y ears o f community service at the Pendleton Convention Center on March 23. There were 250 volunteers in attendance representing Gilliam, Morrow, U m atilla and W heeler counties. Also in attendance were State Senator David Nelson, Representative Bob Jensen, U m atilla C ounty C o m m issio n er Em ile H olem an, and M orrow County Commissioner John Wenholz. Started in April of 1974, through a federal grant initiated by Bob Jensen, who was then employed by Blue Mountain Community College, RSVP has grown from 59 volunteers to 763. RSVP offers those age 55 and older an opportunity to volunteer back in their communities through g o v ern m en tal o ffice s, educational settings, and other non-profit organizations. During this past program year (April 1 through March 1) RSVP volunteers performed o v er 6 2 ,0 0 0 h o u rs o f community service. When computed by a figure of $8 per hour, that equals $496,000 dollars that were given back to the community. “From our sim ple beginnings in 1974, RSVP has come a long way. I, for one, am proud to have been a part of that beginning,” stated Representative Bob Jensen. Scot Jaco b so n , D irecto r fo r the RSVP Program, presented Jensen with a special plaque honoring him for his inspiration and dedication to volunteer service. Other Volunteers of Year were also introduced. Those individuals were: Gilliam County- Irma Wetherell for leading community projects in Arlington and waking with the Arlington seniors; Wheeler County- Bud Hayes for his w ok with the Fossil Museum; and U m atilla C ounty- Jo Hodgdon for her work with the State Services building. Mustangs sweep Loggers By Rick Paullus T he H eppner Mustangs beat the pitching depleted Vemonia Loggers 10-0 and 14-3 on Tuesday, M arch 23, as both games were shortened to five innings due to the ten-run rule. The Mustangs, now 2-0-1 on the year, took advantage of the fact that the Loggers were playing their fourth game in two days as the racked up 22 hits in just over eight innings of at- bats. The Mustangs are off until they host Wahtonka on Thursday, April 1 then go on the road to Colfax for games on Friday and Saturday. They will be back at home on Tuesday, April 6 to host the Riverside Pirates at 4 p.m. The Mustangs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning of game one when Jode Coil and Josh Gutierrez singled and Kory Paullus hit a home run. They added two m ore in the th ird w hen Gutierrez singled, Kiel Naims was hit by a pitch and both scored on a Kyler Lovgren double. In the fo u rth , Gutierrez reached on an error, P aullus sin g led , N aim s walked, two runs were scored when Nick Christman reached on an error and when John Franzwa reached on another error to make it 8-0. The Mustangs ended it in the fifth when Chuy E lguezabal doubled and scored when Quinn Peck reached on an error and later scored on a bases loaded walk by Christman to make it 10 - 0 . Elguezabal picked up the win going the distance while striking out 10, and allowing two infield singles and three walks. Paullus went two for three, with three RBI and scored twice. Gutierrez went two for three with three runs and Naims scored two runs. The Loggers scored a run in the top of the first in the second gam e, but the Mustangs came right back in Lerde, Schorzman (3) and Gwynn; Chuy Elguezabal and Jode Coil. W- Elguezabal. L-Lerde. 2B- Kyler Lovgren. 3B- none. HR- Kory Paullus. Game Two Vemonia 100 11-3 3 3 14 13 0 Heppner (11) 120x- r-O Barton and Gwyftn, Schorzman (4); Coil, Nick Christman (4) and Elguezabal, Coil (4). W- Coil. L-Barton. 2B- Paullus 2, Lovgren Kiel Nairns and Christman. 3B- none. HR- none. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news An attentive group gathered to hear D istrict Attorney David Allen and local attorney Bill Kuhn speak about new legislation and awareness concerning elder vulnerability in co n tem p o rary circumstances. Legislation is designed to create protective ch an n els to deal w ith difficulties. Protection begins with personally becoming aware of, and learning ways of self protection. Mr. Allen had illustrations of the methods telephone lists are used by telemarketers. The Oregon legislature and the Attorney G eneral, especially, have focused on the needs of elder citizenry. Questions were asked and stories were shared about particular experiences and problems by members of the group. We are very grateful to both men, David Allen and C u sto m ers o f Bill Kuhn, for their thorough Columbia Basin Electric Co- presentation and for their time. The senior bus took a Op can expect a rate increase number of people to the RSVP “sometime soon” Tom Wolff recognition luncheon at the of CBEC told the Heppner C ham ber o f C om m erce convention center in Pendleton last week. Clarence Buchanan TUesday. CBEC rates to increase W olff said that in October of 2006 the co-op’s long-term power contract expires and Bonneville Power plans to raise rates by about 30 percent to the co-op. Wolff said the co-op will eventually have to raise its rates by 18 to 20 percent to make up the difference. He said rates would be increased gradually beginning soon so that consumers will not have a large jump in their electric bills in October of 2006. the bottom half. Elguezabal walked, Coil reached on an error, Gutierrez reached on a fielder’s choice, Paullus hit a two-RBI double, Naims had an RBI sin g le, L ovgren singled, Christman walked and Kyle Carlson scored two with a single. Elguezabal scored two more with a double, Coil walked, Gutierrez singled and Paullus cleared the bases with a fly ball that was lost in the win and scored on an error to make it 11 -1 after one. In the second, Lovgren singled and scored on a Christman double and in the third, Franzwa walked, Naims sin g led , C olton H anson reached on an error to score Franzwa and Carlson had an RBI single to make it 14-1. The Loggers scored single runs in the fourth and fifth innings, but it wasn’t enough as the game was called in the fifth on the ten-run rule. Coil picked up the win, pitching three innings of hitless ball while striking out five and walking two. Naims went three for four scoring twice. Paullus went two for two with two double and five RBI. Carlson went two for three with three RBI, Elguezabal went two for three w ith two RBI and Lovgren went two for two and scored twice. Game One Vemonia 000 00-0 2 4 Heppner 302 32-10 94 was aw arded special recognition for his number of v o lunteer hours. He has demonstrated his dedication and loyalty by his week after week presence and assistance on meal serving day. We c o n g ra tu late you and appreciate you, Clarence. The Seventh Day Adventist Church women and men will serve lunch on Wednesday, April 7. The menu has not been announced. Wednesday, April 7 is also foot clinic day, beginning at 1:30 p.m., at the Home Health Office (676-2946). People are reminded to make an appointment and that rides are available through the Senior Center by calling the day before. Coupon CHINA CREEK GOLF COURSE 2/1 G R E E N FEES $18 TO TA L M on ~ Fri Coupon expires 4/30/04 A r lin g t o n Overlooking the Columbia ( 541 ) 454-2000 Bank ol Eastern Oregon would like lo Invite you to a Farewell 0 Welcome Parly! ~ Farewell lo liclard Wood - (imo transferred lo ihe new lira s brand ol K 0 ) - Welcome to Ed Rollins - «he new BIO loan officer lor lone and Arflnffon) Saturday, April 3 Irom 5:30-7:30 p.m. Pofluek ai Hie lone Legion Hall Bank of Eastern Oregon Member f d ic I
