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Nomination petitions available for Heppner positions Nominating petitions are available at Heppner City Hall, 188NW Willow Street, Heppner, for elective positions to be filled at the Nov. 2, 2004 General Election. Nominations are open for the position of Mayor (two year term); City Councilor Position #1 (four year term); City Councilor Position tfl (four year term) and City Councilor Position #3 (four year term). To be e lig ib le to hold elective office in the City of Heppner a person B 3 3 3 Ì3 '.Vet so 11 U o f 0 Ne «a pa P®*' L l a r a r y E u g a a e , OR 9 7 4 0 3 must be a qualified elector with in the meaning of the State Constitution and must have resided in the City of H eppner for one year immediately preceding the election. Nomination petitions must be filed with the City Elections Filing Officer no later than 5 p.m., Aug. 20, 2004 at City Hall. Neiffer and McElIigott receive U.S. Army Reserve awards Paul Neiffer and Natalie McElligott of lone High School received the United States Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award. Sergeant First Class Juan Morales, Station Commander, with the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Pendleton, presented them the awards on June 4 during their commencement ceremony. °n rs 4Tti ° f ] u lt a 5LUCS FESTIVAL ¿ R e d , îlM & e a s u / ¿B £uea - C u u a ta ’ /a Û ie ¿ 3 /u e a » <3 O- -scntDULf o f fvtnis- S a t u r d a y , J u ly , 3% d U---' 10:00 a.m. Z?) Annual 4th of July Golf Tournament at China Creek Golf *2 Course, Arlington. ($40 per golfer. Benefits IHS Scholarship Fund.) Contact Stacie Miller, 422-7410, or Craig Holland, 422-7455. Free bus service from lone to Arlington and back. Sponsored by ICABO. 5:00 p.m. r=> £L 6:00 p.m. C7 ZT Children's Space Walk - Bouncing Room open. Talent Show at Amphitheater Stage - Prizes! Contact Lyndee Ramos, 422-7559, or Donna Rietmann, 422-7435. Cruisin'to the Blues Poster Contest winners announced. Food Vendors and Beer Garden open in the Park. 7:00 p.m. , V O L 123 NO. 26 8 Pages Wednesday, June 30, 2004 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon ~0 rrz Children's Space Walk - Bouncing Room open. /—n «Music in the Park: Wood (local talent-Jeff Eynetich. Jim Logan and Dustir. Padberg). Music sponsored by Amphitheater Committee. . County welcomes new superintendent S u n d a y , J u l y 4 ih cx. e 7:30 a.m. Dawn s Early Light Fun Run. Contact Jim Raible, 454-2830, or Dale Holland, 676-5034. St. William’s Church service with Father Gerry Condon. 9:30 a.m. United Church of Christ service at Park Amphitheater with Pastor Paul Clay. 11:00 a.m. Children's fish pond and balloons races, and Horseshoe pit opens. s err *Z7 (Other children's games and events after parade.) 1 :oo p.m. <X =- o 'cr ^3! 8:45 a.m. zzz -S PARADE with theme "Red, White and Blues - Cruisin'to the Blues." Grand Marshals: All Military Personnel~Veterans and Active Duty. Announced by Jim Raible. ¡5" Nelson, 989-8148. ÜL u —-f 1:30 p.m. E ~ Children’s Games: * Straw money pile (ages 3-8); * Frog jumping contest (frogs provided); Space Walk Bouncing Room. ¿2) M orrow C ounty w elcom e new M orrow B urrow s com es re sid en ts gathered in C ounty S u p erin ten d en t from John Day where he 5Z Heppner at the City Park on Mark Burrows. - served as the principal of 9- Sunday, June 27, to Humbolt Elementary. The Morrow County H ealth D istrict Board M onday night approved putting a tax levy before M orrow C ounty voters, which they hope will solve the district’s ongoing budget d e fic it w ithout cutting current programs. Board m em bers John Prag, Ken Matlack and Larry M ills unanimously approved putting the levy up for a vote in the November election. Board members Linda LaRue and Ed Glenn were absent. The levy calls for a three-year, 39 cent per thousand assessed valuation tax on M orrow C ounty p roperty ow ners. A homeowner with a $ 100,000 home, for example, would pay $39 in additional taxes per year; a business owner with a $500,000 business would pay $195 per year; a farmer with a $1 million farm would pay $390 per year. However, compression also figures into the complex tax calculations and property owners in some areas would not see additional taxes. Board m em bers debated putting up a four- year levy and also considered asking for more per thousand, but feared that additional monies would put too great a burden on. taxpayers and would result in defeat of the levy. Board Chair Larry Mills said that the district has not increased its .6050 cents per thousand tax rate since it was form ed and noted that the o rig in al amount is “cast-in-stone” because of ballot measures which limit districts’ taxing authority. The district lost an average o f $33,515 per month over the past year and board members hope to raise around $300,000 with the levy to cover their estimated deficit. Causes for the deficit include a disparity between the am ount b illed to Medicare and Medicaid and the amount reimbursed, and few er taxes an ticip ated , primarily because some Port of Morrow businesses will be entering the enterprise zone, which dramatically reduces their tax burden and thus taxes generated. Other causes include rising costs in almost every area, and a patient-base that is not large enough. The district earlier shut dow n Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home to help staunch the losses, again because the cost of caring for nursing home continued page two ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: M ONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Swimming Pool opens ~ SWIM FREE! ZJ zr ~ Other Events and Games: * Dunk Tank, sponsored by Creative Care Pre-School. * Open volleyball and Golf putting. * Creek Duck Race sponsored by Cheerleaders. * Bicycles raffled off. 2:00 p.m. MCHD to put tax levy before voters Food Vendors and Beer Garden opens. ~ Scheduled Events: * Pie and Coffee in the Fire Hall, sponsored by the Altar Society La dies. o'-' * Used Book Sale in the Fire Hall, sponsored by the Topic Club. <= * Bingo at the Legion Hall. Contact Harold Rietmann, 422-7472. *2 tfc^ MCSD Board Chairman John Renfro (middle) and former hoard member Marcia Kemp (right) greet Superintendent Burrows (left). C7 Contact Chuck z r BLUES CRUISE CLASSIC CAR SHOW. X=- 1 * t \\ \ lone Booster Club Shirt Sale: Theme - “Cruisin' to the Blues' 3:00p.m . C2\ BLUES M USIC w ith : Jim m y Lloyd Rea and the Switchmasters with Terry Robb; Two Slim and the Taildraggers; and Sawtooth Mountain Boys (Biuegrass C7 band). r s zr 5:00 p.m. Blues Cruise Classic Car Show awards by Chuck Nelson. 7:00 p.m. Jet Boat Fishing Trips auction-benefits Mike Matthews Scholarship Fund and lone Education Foundation. MORE MUSIC! dusk FIREWORKS, FIREWORKS and more FIREWORKS! (Made possible by your generous donations.) ¿V £2) ■ err 3 , f s MORE MUSIC after FIREWORKS! (Please. NO dogs or fireworks In the park during our two-day celebration. Thank you!) <r x= . sz lone "Cruisin' to the Blues buttons on sale all weekend. Buy a $ 10 button for a chance at several $25 drawings! Must be ^ present to win. Ail proceeds benefit the lone 4th of July Fund. M uaic aponamud Ay (Ac Mavuxw County ‘Unified .‘Recreation jRatuci We will be CLOSED July 3rd, 4th and 5th. Have a Happy Fourth of July, and we ll see you in lone! 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