Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 22, 2016
COUNTY AUDIT
-Continued from PAGE ONE was Washington County
Debt burden: Percent-
age of debt service to rev-
enues. Morrow is very good
at 1.1 percent debt service
to revenue. The state rec-
ommends a target of ive
percent or lower.
Liquidity: Cash on
hand against current li-
ability. In Morrow County
the amount is $7.2 dollars
for each dollar of debt. No
state-wide average was giv-
en but the highest is Lake
County at $101.3, and Linn
County the lowest at $1.4.
Fund balance: A posi-
tive fund balance provides
resources for a county to
weather revenue short falls
or over spending. Morrow
rates very good at 252 per-
cent, fourth in the state.
Retirement benefit
obligation: Morrow Coun-
ty has an above average
amount of unfunded county
employee retirement and
pension obligations, as
measured per residents of
the county. The state aver-
age is $453 of unfunded
obligation per county resi-
dent and Morrow County’s
is $572 per resident.
Public safety: Expen-
ditures to ensure county
citizens are protected. Mor-
row County spends $448
per person and is sixth high-
est in the state. Sherman is
highest at $1,171 and Polk
the lowest at $165.
Population trends:
The report looked at popu-
lation change from 1950
to 2015. Morrow County
gained 6,847 residents.
The highest overall growth
at 509,241 and the lowest
was a loss of population in
Wheeler county of -1,868.
Grant, Gilliam, Sherman
and Wallowa Counties all
had population losses.
Unemployment: Mor-
row County had an un-
employment rate of 5.9
percent, the 12 th lowest in
the state. Benton County
was lowest at 4.5 and Grant
was highest at nine percent.
Labor force participa-
tion rate: The percentage
of work-age people actually
working. Morrow County
was the ifth highest at 66
percent of its work force at
work. Hood River County
was the highest at 79 per-
cent, and Curry County had
the lowest participation at
45 percent.
The state plans on issu-
ing a report on the counties
every two years and says
the purpose of the report
“is to analyze the finan-
cial condition of county
governments...deined as a
local government’s ability
to maintain existing ser-
vice levels, withstand lo-
cal and regional economic
disruptions, and meet the
demands of natural growth,
decline and change.” The
state also identified four
counties, Curry, Douglas,
Josephine and Polk, as ones
that “may be at a higher
risk of distress than other
counties.”
Anyone wishing to read
the entire report can do so
at www.sos.oregon.gov/
audits.
90TH BIRTHDAY
OPEN HOUSE FOR:
HENRY KREBS
Everyone Welcome!
Sunday July 10th
lone American
Legion Hall
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Hostesses: Robin Krebs, Roni Krebs, Penny Krebs,
Jane Krebs Brinkman, Rosanne Jewett
Card Shower:
Henry R. Krebs
P.O. Box 336
Ione, OR 97843
Krebs: 541-422-7108
News from Hardman Community Center
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The highlight of the
news from Hardman Com-
munity Center this week is
that the ceiling is up.
The headway was made
thanks to Bob Allen, Sam
Martin Sr., Rick McDaniel
and Scott Smythe, who
showed up for work on Fa-
ther’s Day. Others in atten-
dance for the workday were:
John Koch, who worked
on research, Sylvia Allen,
who worked on archiving,
and Cheyenne Rogers and
Claudia Smythe, who in-
ished cleaning the kitchen.
Next up is dry walling, then
papering, sanding the loor
and sealing. HCC members
say “the end is in sight.”
The next workday is
scheduled for Sunday, July
10, though some members
say they may work next
Sunday.
The pantry and kitchen
cleaning were started last
workday and Sylvia Allen,
Rogers, Claudia Smythe
and Judy Stevens worked
on those spaces the bet-
ter part of two days last
week—everything has
been sorted and washed,
along with the shelving and
cupboards. The only thing
left is to wash is the back
and front walls—a small
task, the women say. The
board needs to igure out the
kitchen stove area—does
the group want a regular
stove/oven combo installed,
Rick McDaniel working at the Hardman Community Center.
-Contributed photo
are they keeping the grill,
and are they putting up
some type of ire-resistant
backing in the area? Once
those details are nailed
down, everything will need
to be hooked up, and the
center will be operational.
All of the board members
should be back in town after
the fourth.
Bob Allen has fixed
the water pipes outside and
then the “girls” called him
and he ixed the leaky sink.
Unfortunately, his “hon-
ey-do” list didn’t get any
shorter. The outlets on the
north wall aren’t working,
so the group hasn’t got the
printer hooked up yet; there
is a gap under the kitchen
door that might let critters
into the clean kitchen, and
a broken window in the
pantry.
Sylvia Allen has added
several new pictures to the
hall, so everyone is invited
to stop by and see the new
additions. They are also still
collecting genealogies and
historical materials relating
to Hardman. Contributions
can be mailed to: Claudia
Smythe, Secretary, Hard-
man Community Center,
48284 Hwy 207 S, Hep-
pner, OR 97836, as can
dues. The secretary can
also be emailed at hcc@
hughes.net.
The center recently
received a complete set
of Chronicles from the
Morrow County Historical
Society, which are already
being perused by members,
as well as a donation last
fall of “Valby Church 1896-
1996” from the church.
Both of these donations
were facilitated by Shirley
Palmer. They also received
a memorial donation from
Snow-McElligott in the
memory of Allen Smythe
during the winter. They are
now looking for a copy of
“History of Lumbering in
Morrow County” by C.K.
Peck to go with pictures of
local mills.
Many other projects are
pending and in the works
to be discussed at the next
meeting, and center mem-
bers say they are excited
to see so much progress to
date. If enough interest is
expressed, they may have a
potluck Hardman Reunion
when the dining room is
inished.
Sidewalk sale,
HHS announces
customer appreciation semester two honor
lunch Friday
roll
The annual Heppner sidewalk sale and Bank of East-
ern Oregon customer appreciation barbecue are planned
for this Friday, June 24. The sidewalk sale will take place
in downtown Heppner from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bank of
Eastern Oregon will be having its customer appreciation
barbecue from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Community members
are welcome to set up to sell in front of or inside of a
business (with permission from the business).
Contact the Heppner Chamber at 541-676-5536
or email at heppnerchamber@centurytel.net if you are
interested in participating and would like to be added to
the schedule of activities.
CURRINS AT NHSRF
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contestants will also com-
pete for more than $350,000
in college scholarships and
the chance to be named
an NHSFR World Cham-
pion. To earn this title,
contestants must inish in
the top 20—based on their
combined times/scores in
the irst two rounds—to ad-
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inal round. World champi-
ons will then be determined
based on their three-round
combined times/scores.
Again, this year, the
Saturday championship
performance will be tele-
vised nationally as a part of
the Cinch Highschool Ro-
deo Tour telecast series on
RFD-TV. Live broadcasts
of each NHSFR perfor-
mance will also air online
at NHSRATV.com. Per-
formance times are 7 p.m.
on July 17, and 9 a.m. and
7 p.m. each day thereafter.
To follow local favor-
ites at the NHSFR, visit
NHSRA.org daily for com-
plete results. For ticket
information, call 307-682-
0552.
Heppner Jr./Sr. High
School has announced it
honor roll students for the
second semester of the
2015-16 school year. Stu-
dents are as follows by
grade:
12 th Grade—Patrick
Collins 4.0, Jessica Kemp-
ken 4.0, Skyler Palmer 4.0,
William Lutcher, Caitlyn
Bailey, Sydney Maben, Kai
Arbogast, Kaden Clark,
Christopher Kindle, Rylee
Kollman, Kaelyn Lindsay,
Weston Putman.
11 th Grade—Kolby
Currin 4.0, Kellie Eadler
4.0, Bryan Fowler 4.0, Lo-
gan Grieb 4.0, Taylor Ham-
by 4.0, Jacob Lindsay 4.0,
Kevin Murray 4.0, Demitra
Schmidt 4.0, Kane Swee-
ney 4.0, Caden Hedman,
Kassidy McCullough, Em-
ily Cecil, Didrick Finnseth,
Timothy Gould.
10 th Grade—Morgan
Correa 4.0, Sophie Grant
4.0, Reiah Waite 4.0, Cara
Arbogast.
Ninth Grade—Car-
son Brosnan 4.0, Madison
Combe 4.0, Jacee Cur-
rin 4.0, Claire Grieb 4.0,
Jaiden Mahoney 4.0, Jenna
McCullough 4.0, Hunter
Nichols 4.0, Olivia Schmidt
4.0, Keegan Gibbs, Gibson
McCurry, Leo Waite.
Eighth Grade—Ni-
cole Propheter 4.0, Jason
Rea, Kellen Grant, Makayla
Silvia.
Seventh Grade—
Madelyn Nichols, Hannah
Palmer, Jayden Wilson,
Gracey DeLoach, Aimee
Doherty, Brinley Dompier,
Blake Wolters.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday, July
7, at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room. Cost
of lunch is $10.
Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-
676-5536 no later than the Wednesday before to guarantee
a lunch.
whole family
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Golf Tournament
Willow Creek Country Club, Heppner
July 3 , 9 am
Volleyball Tournament
Ione City Park
July 3 , 9 am
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Monday, July 4, 2016
Fun Run/Walk 5K (7am) • Firemen's Breakfast
3-on-3 Basketball Tourney (10am) • Blues
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Fireworks • And So Much More!
3:30pm -Corey Peterson Band (3:30pm)
STARTS AT 3:30! 4:30pm -Talent Show (Sign up day of)
LIVE MUSIC
GRASS AMPHITHEATER BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS OR BLANKETS
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Music funded in part by Morrow County Uniied Recreation District
No Dogs
Allowed in Park
Fireman's Breakfast
Ione Fire Hall
Creative Care PreSchool 5k Walk/Run
($10 Registration)
Ione City Park
7:00 -10:00 am
7 am Registration/Walk starts at 7:30 am
Ken Turner Memorial
Horseshoe Tournament
Horseshoe Pits
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
2nd Street, In Front of Legion Hall
10:00 am
Blues Cruise Car Show
Main Street
10:30 am
Vendors & Booths
Ione City Park
11:00 am
Fish Pond, Frog Jump, Bike Raffle
Fire Hall/Park
11:00 am
Altar Society Pie Sale
Ione Fire Hall (or Church Basement)
11:00 am
Parade Grand Marshall: Fireworks Crew
Main Street
9:00 am
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Park Activities Begin Dunk Tank, Duck Races, Money Pile, Much More!
Free Swimming
Ione Swimming Pool
Blues Cruise Awards
Ione City Park
Corey Peterson Band
Amphitheater Stage
3:30 pm
Talent Show
Amphitheatre Stage
4 pm Registration/Show at 4:30 pm
Amphitheater Stage
After Talent Show
Featured Entertainment
1:30-3:30 pm
3:00 pm
Martin Gerschwitz (7:00 pm) QuarterFlash (8:30 pm)
Boat Trip Auction
Amphitheatre Stage
Fireworks Display
Visible throughout Ione
7:45 pm
Dusk