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Cruz-ln to be held during St. Pat’s festivities ! 1 1 1 11 1 • 11 1 1 1 11 111 1 • 11 • 11 1 1 111 11 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Leprechaun spotting- playing with a Cru/-ln entry The fifth annual St. Paddy’s Cruz-ln will take place on Saturday, March 19 as part of the 23rd annual St P a tric k ’s c eleb ratio n in Heppner Vehicles will start assem bling from 10:30- 11 45 a m at the Northwest entrance to Heppner (at the former Kinzua millsite) on Hwy. 74/207. The C ru z -ln will begin at noon sharp and proceed through downtown H eppner and into their parking area for display. The St Patrick’s Parade will follow this at 1 p m Following the St Patrick’s parade, the vehicles will be on display on Willow Street, both side o f Main Street, for ju d g in g and viewing Dash plaques will be awarded to all participants as well as aw ard s for the L e p re c h a u n ’s C hoice- Mustang Award (best Ford Mustang entry) and Judge’s Choice. For fu rth er inform ation, c o n tac t Heppner Chamber office at (541) 676-5536; P O Box 1232, Heppner, OR 97836; or Dick Sargent at (541) 676-9621 Applications for Cruz-ln and St. Patrick’s w eekend agenda can be viewed at www.heppner.net Portland company low bidder on city water project VOL. 124 NO. 7 10 Pages Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Beautification Commission honors Gary Wight City o f H ep p n er’s Beautification Commission Chairperson Chuck Bailey recen tly p resen ted a certificate o f recognition to Gary Wight o f H eppner Wight is being recognized for his a ch iev em en t in creating a safer environment in the co m m u n ity by volunteering his time and energy to clearing downtown sidewalks after snowfalls The Beautification Commission was created in 1999 by the Heppner City Council to educate, advise, p ro m o te and recognize (L-R): Jeri and Gary Wight, along with Beautification a ttra c tiv e en v iro n m en ts Commission Chairperson Chuck Bailey. within the city limits lone Booster Club recognizes businesses (L-R): Cheerleader Kim Morris, Kacie Peterson and Kylee Svetich, representing Sunflower Junction, Cheerleader Missy Baker, Cheerleader Paige Armstrong and Debbie Morgan, representing Heideman Farms. their support o f lone Sw eeney M ortuary, Les On Jan 29, the lone Booster Club recognized Sunflower Junction and Heideman Farms at the home basketball game for Gazette opened on President’s Day The H eppner Gazette office will be open on President's Day, Monday, Feb 21 The deadline for new s items or advertisements is Monday at 5 pm activities and athletics Schwab, Gazette Times and On Feb 4, Morrow B oardm an Foods, were C ounty Grain G ro w ers, honored lone Legion to hold bingo, poker fundraiser A Bingo and Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, March 6 from 4-10 p m at the lone American Legion Hall Sub sandwiches, salads, relishes and beverages will be served Everyone is welcome For the bingo players, play is 25 cents per card, per game For the poker players, buy-in is $40 Poker players are also asked to register between 3-3:45 p m So if your game is bingo or Texas poker, or you just want to stop in, visit and have a sub sandwich or salad, do come ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Moore Excavation o f Portland was low bidder for the City o f Heppner’s $2.5 million water project, the city council was told Monday night M oore bid $2,535,918 on a project that will see many o f the city’s w a ter lines dug up and replaced The bid was $240,000 over budget so some parts o f the project may have to be cut, city manager Jerry Breazeale told the council C harles M ackey, senior estimator and project m anager at M oore, said Tuesday his company had not been “officially” notified they were awarded the bid, but when written notice was received it would probably be four to six weeks before workers began arriving in Heppner Mackey said the company will probably bring “ 10 to 12” employees at one time to work on the project and that the company may hire some local people “We want to advertise locally and maybe supplement our crew with two to three locals depending on how the work goes,” he said M ackey said to w n sp eo p le should see mostly front-end loaders and other smaller excavating equipm ent around tow n during the project, unless they run into some heavy rock and then larger equipment would be brought in He said there would also be some specialty equipment needed to hang pipe under the Willow Creek Bridge by the lake Currently the city water line goes under the lake and the project calls for stringing that line under the bridge Moore Excavating has been in business since 1953 and according to its website employees about 125 people “ We specialize in sewer, water, road, apartment, shopping center and subdivision projects Our extensive experience also includes restoration p ro je c ts such as pipe bursting, pipe lining and emergency repair work,” the website states M ackey said the company has done some water work projects for the cities o f M anzanita and Oregon City. The contract calls for the entire project to be completed in 300 days and Breazeale warned that there would be inconveniences for people with blocked streets, dirt and mud Sheriff contract In other business, the council talked about the contract between the sheriff department and the City of Heppner for police services. M orrow C o u n ty ’s newly elected Sheriff' Ken Matlack has told the city he wishes to change some aspects o f the co n tract, which lays out how and at what cost the sh eriff's departm ent will provide police p ro tectio n to Heppner At a police commission meeting Jan 27, M atlack said his main concern was the requirement that the three officers assigned to co v er the Heppner area, do not get the same experience officers get in the north end of the county w here the crime rate is higher With more ex perience, deputies appreciate being part of the community, but for the most part younger officers do not understand the mentality of w o rk in g in a small community. This makes it difficult to fill positions, he told the commission On the positive side, in rural sheriff's departments the people are familiar with the people in the community, Matlack added “ I think what the sheriffis looking for is more flexibility,” council member Glenn Baker, who is a member o f the city police commission, told the council Monday. “It comes down to how much leeway you want him to have ” The police commission will meet again on Feb 24 at 8 a m at City Hall to discuss the contract further Restroom at Hager Park The council discussed the possibility of building at re stro o m at H ager Park C ouncil m em bers said John Edm undson had been co n tactin g resid en ts on Hager Street to talk about a proposed restroom that may also serve the little league field on the other side o f the street at the east end o f Hager Park He has also taken some steps to apply for a grant to build the restrooms. No firm plans have yet been made about where to place the restroom , how ever. Public Works Director Bruce Nelson said the restroom would probably look like the one at the city park on Main Street “We are working with the neighbors so they all know what is going on,” said Mayor Tim Van Cleave O ther business In other business, the council: -accepted the resignation o f JoyceKay Holloman from the city budget committee -okayed the closure o f W illow Street on Saturday, March 19 for the St Patrick’s Day Cruz-ln -renew ed a city permit for E lizabeth Pettibone to keep 10 head of horses at 710 H eppner/ Spray highway (inside the city limits). -ordered the clean up o f property at 165 Linden Way, which has appliances, garbage and non-operable vehicles on the site -heard a report from Public Works D irecto r Nelson that tests on paint buried at the city storage yard proved it was not toxic and would be disposed o f at Hermiston Landfill for about $8 -heard from City Manager Breazeale that the preliminary reports from a new flood plain study looked continued page 2 10% Off All Caulkins Parts in our Lexington & Wasco depts. through the month of February D Io rro w C o u n ty G r a in G r o w e r s Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 fo r farm «quipm rnt, vlflt our w ob (Ite at WWW m e « (Mt
