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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Public meeting held on proposed mental facility for Heppner level o f their medication, to some o f them a three-foot fence would keep them in. t hey are not dangerous to themselves or to others. Q. W h a t ty p e o f crim e convictions would these residents have? A. Shoplifting, bur glary. It could be people who hear v oices. They could have killed someone, you could have those people. •You will also have tre s passing or stolen vehicles, Lindsay said. Q. How many facil ities are there in O regon? A. About 12 with one in Eastern Oregon Q. W here are you looking (for property and a site)? A. We have looked at properties in town, but are not seriously considering any yet. Q. A re th e re any regulations as to where the facility could go? A. No Q. Could it go next to a grade school? A. Yes, but it w ill not go next to a grade school, Estes said. We do not do those sorts o f things. He said the facility needs a minimum of 1.5 acres. Q. Can the facility be outside the city limits? Tim Mahoney, Operations Manager of McNary Place, shows members of the Heppner city council and other commu nity members around the recreation yard in a recent tour. McNary place is similar to the mental facility proposed for Heppner. -Photo by David Sykes A. It m ust be 15 minutes from a hospital and a police facility. Could go in the urban growth bound ary. Q. How a re you going to decide if the com munity is behind this facil ity? A. So far it has been a positive experience. There will be people who do not want it. We are trying to give the m ost inform ation to the public as we can, said Bogart. I'hen the council has taken the role to gauge the support o f the community. There is a number o f ways to gauge support. The council will make the determination o f a next step. Q. T h e re w ill be 15-20 jo b s . How m any locals? A. As many as pos sible. Q. How long is the siting process? A. We are behind schedule but nine months from ground breaking. Hep pner is our point o f interest now. Heppner has stepped forward, said Estes. Q. Will there be a vote on this? A. City council will take on role o f getting input. The council says there will be input on the project. Q. Would it be cor rect to say this facility is H eppner's for the taking if thev w ant it? A. Yes. Elguezabal participates in East-West Shrine Game Ladies Play Day results The Willow Creek Country Club Ladies held a playday on August 24. C in d i D o h e rty took low' gross o f the field; Donna Sherman was lot net o f the field and Luvilla Sonstegard had least putts o f the field. O ther results are as follows: Flight A- low gross, Linda Schultz; Flight B -low g ro ss,R o sem ary Bums; Flight C-low gross, Andrea M ortimore; low net, Bev Steagall; least putts, Shelly Key. Scotch Play tournament held at WCCC Tw enty-four play ers participated in a Scotch Play tournament on July 20 at Willow Creek Country Club. Participants report that it was a beautiful day and g o lfers en jo y ed the family barbecue following play. Prizes were awarded to the following: First low gross: Bar bara H olland and C hris Bowman. First low net: Su zanne and Bob Jepsen. Second low gross: Pat and John Edmundson. Second low net: Eric Jepsen and Tom Holland. Third low gross: Les Paustian and Rodney Erh- mantraut. Third low net: Rose mary and Mike Bums. Fourth low gross: Peggy and Earl Fishbum. Fourth low net: Deb bie and Dennis Peck. Fifth low gross: Pat Dougherty and Gene Or- wick. Fifth low net: Sally and Ralph Walker. S ix th low g ro ss: Karen and Dale Holland. Sixth low net: Jan Paustian and Matt Young. Pictured is the state championship fastpitch team. Bailey Ben Jan Paustian won the nett is second from the left. -Contributed Photo ladies’ KP and Les Paustian Salem over the 4th of July state championship, won the men’s KP. The event weekend. Out o f 43 teams Baily pitched three was hosted by the Dale Hol com peting, the Pendleton o f those games, lands, the Bob Jepsens and team ended up winning the the Dennis Millers. Baily Bennett plays in fast pitch tournament B a i ly B e n n e t t , H eppner, played A S A so ft b a 11 this spring/ S u m m e r on a team b as e d out of S tan field called / ‘O u trag e Bai,ey Bennel Fastpitch”. The team went to several tournaments and had some success. IT a i 1 y w a s a ls o invited to play w ith the Pendleton fast pitch team in the state tournament in Health Department Schedule Irrigon Medical Clinic to offer free sports physicals Irrigon Medical Clinic will offer free sports physicals for Morrow County students on Wednesday, August 13. Cost for physieals not given on that date w ill be $30. Clinic hours will be 9 a m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Students in grades sev en, nine and 11 and any other students who have not Morrow County would like to invite you to try the opportunity to recycle. If here You Can Recycle: NORTH END TRA N SFER STATION: 69900 Frontage Lane, Boardman, OR. 97818 Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Aluminum. Green Glass, Cardboard. Brown Glass, Clear Glass, Steel and Newspaper. SOUTH END TR A N SFER STATION: 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR. 97839 Saturday and Sundays 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Aluminum, Green Glass. Cardboard, Brown Glass, Clear Glass, Steel and Newspaper. FINLEY BUTTES LANDFILL COMPANY: " Mon. - Fri. 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Aluminum, Batteries, Cardboard, Brown Bags, Glass Bottles, Tires, Serap Metal, Tin Cans, Used Motor and Newspaper. IONE: (P o st-O ffice): Newspaper and Cardboard. H EPPN ER : (Riverside Rd.): Aluminum, Green Glass. Brown Glass, Clear Glass, Steel, New spaper and Cardboard. IRRIG O N : (C orner of 1st. And Colum bia Ave.): Aluminum, Cardboard, Glass Bottles, Serap Metal, I in Cans, Used Motor Oil and Newspaper. BOARDM VN: 210 Y E . Front St.: Aluminum. Cardboard. Glass Bottles, Scrap Metal, I in Cans, Used Motor Oil and Newspaper. 4 i The Morrow County Health Department has re leased its August schedule had a physical in the past as follows: Thursday, August 7: year must have one before Heppner Clinic, 8:30 a.m. to participating in sports. noon, 1-4:30 p.m. Physical forms are Monday, August 11: available at www.osaa.org. Boardman Clinic, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1-4:30 p.m. a ^ Estate By DAVID SYKES REALTOR ARE POINTS DEDUCTIBLE? Loan points that buyers pay to secure mortgage financing are tax deductible. This tax advantage of home ownership is for buyers of primary homes only. The sum of the points paid at closing can be deducted from the buyer’s taxable in come for the year in which the purchase was made. Each point equals one per cent of the outstanding loan, so paying two points on a $100,000 loan am ounts to $2,000. That’s not chopped liver when it comes to adding up tax deductions. Although the dollar value of points is deductible when buying a home, the money paid for points when refinancing an existing mortgage is a dif ferent story. People who have refinanced existing mortgages (usually to get a lower interest rate), cannot deduct the points charged in connection with obtaining that refinancing loan. In those cases, the amount paid for the points must be amor tized (or “stretched") over the full length of the loan. Property listings are available at H’H’tv. sykesrealestate. net 188 W. Willow • P.O. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 • Cell (541) 980-6674 Fax(541)676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.net I Heppner Mustang Nacho Elquezabal participated in the East- West Shrine Game in Baker City on Saturday, August 2, after spending time at the Shrine Hospital in Portland. “ It was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had,” stated Nacho. “ Every single player on the field was out there playing their hearts out for the children that we spent time with at the hospital.” The West ended up winning the game 28-26 in a tough game. Last year the East won 42-6. The 2008 West win raises West w ins from 22 to 23, while the East still leads with 30 wins. During the history of the game there were three tie games (one year the game was suspended and not played). -Photos by Sandy Matthews Hog Wild 4-H Club news” By Eric Jepsen, Reporter The Hog Wild 4-H Club held their second 4-H meeting o f the club year at the lone School Library on the evening of July 7. There were eight members, two leaders, and four parents present. Getting ready for the fair was the primary topic. Al most every member is showing two pigs this year. How many pens were needed, decorations, work shifts, helping with the Buyer’s Appreciation Dinner, and whether or not to write letters to prospective buyers were issues that were discussed. The club decided to donate charcoal for the Buyer’s Dinner. Member Jenna Taylor’s family already had some available. Leader Clint Carlson brought up the need for more adults to help in the show ring with boards. Also, the Halvorsen family shared their interest in getting a banner donated for the club by their employer. The banner would be displayed at Heppner Family Foods. The Hog Wild 4-H Club looks forward to seeing everyone at the fair. lone School offering free physicals lone Community School will be offering free phys icals to student athletes August 18, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Incoming 6lh grade students participating in athlet ics are required to have a physical before participating in sports. All other students in grades 7-12 need to have a physical if they did not have one last year or are participat ing in athletics for the first time. Physical examination forms can be found at www. osaa.org or at the school office prior to August 18. Parents must sign the physical form. For more information, call the school at 422-713 1 or Mr. Rudolf at 422-7401. Murray's Drug is pleased to announce our new A u to m a tic R efills O ption fo r P re s c rip tio n s . Sign ii|> today and forget about having to reorder your maintenance prescriptions each month! (>five ns a c a l l . . . iv e 'r e g l a d t o h e l p ! 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