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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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and Dustir. Padberg). Music sponsored by Amphitheater Committee.
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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.
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PARADE with theme "Red, White and Blues - Cruisin'to
the Blues." Grand Marshals: All Military Personnel~Veterans and
Active Duty. Announced by Jim Raible.
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Nelson, 989-8148.
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~ Children’s Games:
* Straw money pile (ages 3-8); * Frog jumping contest (frogs provided);
Space Walk Bouncing Room.
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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
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Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home to
help staunch the losses,
again because the cost of
caring for nursing home
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Swimming Pool opens ~ SWIM FREE!
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~ 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
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* Bingo at the Legion Hall. Contact Harold Rietmann, 422-7472.
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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
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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!
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(Made possible by your generous donations.)
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(Please. NO dogs or fireworks In the park
during our two-day celebration. Thank you!)
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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.
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We will be CLOSED July 3rd, 4th and 5th.
Have a Happy Fourth of July,
and we ll see you in lone!
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221 • 1 -800-452-7396
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