Reports Heard
At City Council
Br FRANCES ROSE WILSON
IRRIGON-Pollco Chief Perry
Pummel gave the City Council
a rfport on tne uvu uoiense
meeting which he and Council
man Vernon Stewart attended in
Heppner recently at the last
council meeting.
Mayor Wilson read a letter
from Farmers Home Admlnlstra
tlon. written to Senator Morse
and referred to the city by of
fice memo. stating no funds
would be available for financ
Ins the cltv water system be
fore July 1. The application will
remain active ana lunas bho
cated when available.
Results were given of the sur
vev petitions on annexation
mailed to property owners West
of the city recently. Of the sev
en petition forms sent, four had
been returned, with three ex
nressincr their desire to have
their property Included In the
proposed annexation ana one
was opposed, it was poiniea out
that the Planning Commission
would need to consider viv
area when they meet to consid
er boundaries for annexation.
Mayor Wilson, as budget offl
cpr. nrescnted the budget mes
sage for the coming year and
the proposed budget wus sub
mitted to the committee. Honry
Bienhauer was elected chair
man and Margie Shade secre
tary, and the committee approv
ed the $85,105.00 budget. The an
ticloated water system develop
ment was included in this
amount for $71,920, and the
State Street fund for $4,758 with
General Control making up the
$8,427 balance. The hearing on
the budget was set for the April
council meeting and will be
held in the council room of the
old school building.
Reverend and Mrs. Ellis Park
er conducted a musical service
at the Assembly of God church
recently. The young couple,
who are from Klamath Falls,
play a number of musical in
struments and travel extensive
lv in evaneelistic services.
Tom Parsons SK-2 has return
ed home for a 30-day leave. He
was recently aboard the guided'
missile cruiser, Topeka, on a
Mediterranean cruise and went
ashore in a number of ports.
Parsons will return for duty to
Coranada, Calif., for a five week
period and is then scheduled to
go to Saigon. This will De nis
second tour of duty In Vietnam.
Mrs. Sedalia Dexter recently
moved to Hermiston having sold
her home here. She had been a
resident of Irrigon for 22 years
and had lived in Umatilla 22
years before coming here.
The Community 4-H club met
recently in the scnool caietor
ium. The Desert Archers from
Umatilla and Morrow counties
rjresented an Interesting demon
stration. Mrs. Zehner is their
leader. The Irrigon Cookettes al
so gave a demonstration on how
to make brownies.
The 4-H plant sale, which has
been an annual project the past
three years, was planned and
will be held on April 6 and 7.
Chairman Judy Snyder appoint
ed committees to be in charge
of the sale.
Mrs. Harold Van Horn and
son Tom made a trip to Idaho
recently with Tom remaining in
Kooskia to go to school. Mrs.
Van Horn returned home last
week.
Recent visitors in Irrigon
THE vSi" HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 28, 1968 Section 2
Youngsters Enjoy Camp Easter Seal
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SUNDOWN at Camp Easter Seal, Oregon's only summer camp
specially designed for the physically handicapped, finds tne
youngsters In wheelchairs and on crutches, gathered round for
the lowering f the flag. Campers come from all parts of the
state to the site on North Lake of Ten Mile lake, near Reeds port.
were Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ham
ilton and Mr. and Mrs. rate
Paxson from Vancouver, Wash.
Mrs. Elnora Paxson returned
home with them for a visit.
Reverend Vaughan reports the
Gold Bond stamp program is
Droeressine very well with
stamps coming in from as far
away as L,awton, UKia. ana
Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom visit
ed recently with Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Eppenbach in La Grande
Friday. Mrs. Eppenbach is the
Isom's daughter.
The Irrieon Home extension
unit met March 14 at the Lions
Club building. The topic was
Accessories in your Wardrobe ,'
and a discussion on the subject
was led by Eva Anderson, Mary
Adams and Marguerite Hough
ton. A noon luncheon was
served by hostesses, Alda Gray-
beal, Bessie Kerlin and Marguer
ite Houghton. There were three
visitors present.
There was a special bunaay
dedication service at the Baptist
church for the three children of
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cunningham
of Richland, Wash. The service
was conducted by Pastor
Vaughan for Machille, Michael
and Matthew wno are tne
erandchildren of Mr. and Mrs.
Elbert Eppenbach. A fellowship
hour was held after the serv
ice at which cake, coffee and
punch were served.
Welcoming the Don Leightons
in their new home, just west ot
town, recently purchased from
Ronald Eves, were Mr. and Mrs.
Roscoe Cook. Rhonda, Allyn and
Theresa of Portland. Mrs. Cook
is Mrs. Leighton's sister. Her
cousin, Mrs. Claude Meyers of
Spokane, and Mr. Leighton's
father, Harold, and brother H
E. Leighton James and Robert
of Redmond and Terrebonne
were also present. Other visitors
Included John Cook or Albany,
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hill of Uma
tilla, Mrs. Sedalia Dexter and
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hughes,
Anita, Jeanne and Bruce of
Hermiston.
Guests of Mrs. Lena Kelly at
her home last Saturday were
her grandsons, Matthew and
Pat, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kelly,
all of Umatilla. Yeoman Pat
Kellv has been visiting his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kelly of
Umatilla, while on a four-day
leave from Navy service, where
he has been stationed at Long
Beach. Calif., aboard the mine
sweeper. USS Acme. He has re
ceived word that he will be
shipped to Korea April 5, arid
reported to Long beacn ior iur
ther duty on Sunday, March 25.
Fun F!f.
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1. F-250 Camper Special, Six or V-8 power, Twln-I-Beam front end, Flex-O-Matic rear suspension. 2. Ranchero
the pinup pickup luxury unlimited to tow a trailer, tote a shell camper. 3. Ford Bronco -goes where the road
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g3 BirX J'"'"'"''"'''1'
"It sure was fun and I hope
the horse doesn't forget me be
fore I come back next summer.
I caught a fish that was all
slippery and Jumpy. Mom told
me to write and thank you."
J. Clinton Davis, Portland In
surance executive and president
of the Easter Seal Society, ex
plained that the author was an
8-year-old boy from southern
Oregon who was among 119
physically handicapped child
ren and young adults who took
part In sessions of Camp Eas
ter Seal last summer.
The camp on North lake of
Ten Mile lake, near Reedsport,
was Inaugurated bv the Easter
Seal Society in 1953, and since
that time more than 1,500 phys
ically handicapped children and
young adults from all areas of
Oregon have enjoyed the exper
ience of camping fishing, cook
outs, boating, horseback riding
and hikes.
"We gear the activities to the
physical abilities of the young
sters", Davis stated. "There were
149 campers last summer and 55
of them were In wheelchairs.
Many of them bring a member
of their family or a friend as at
tendants. Architectural barriers have
been eliminated in the camp
buildings, making It easy for
the campers to move around in
their wheelchairs, or on their
crutches.
The camp is considered a bo
nus by many of the parents
since it frees them from the re
sponsibilities of caring for their
handicapped children for a few
days, Davis pointed out. Many
parents key their own vacations
to the period when their child
ren are at camp.
There are five camping ses
sions each summer, and they are
divided into various age groups.
Although the actual cost per
camper is approximately $125
for a session, those who are fi
nancially able are asked to pay
only $25. The difference is made
up by the Easter Seal Society.
Davis explained that camp-
ships provided by individuals
and organizations tnrougnout
the state are available for those
who cannot pay the $25. "No
child is ever turned away for
lack of funds," he stated.
Applications for the sessions
this summer will be accepted
starting in mid-April, and in
terested persons are urgea to ap
ply as early as possible since
all indications point to capac
ity enrollments for each session.
The dates for 1968 are as fol
lows:
June 16-25 (7 to 10 years);
June 29-July 8 (11 to 13 years);
July 12-21 (14 to 16 years); July
25-Aug. 3 (17 to 20 years) ana
Aug. 7-16 (21 years and over)
Water District Problems Aired
IRRIGON Water rights, wa
ter shortage, pumping plants
and many related Items punctu
ated the heated remarks made
at a gathering of some 200 wa
ter patrons of the West Exten
sion Irrigation District meeting
Friday evening In Irrlgon's
A. C. Houghton school caietor
Ium. Residents from the Board
man and Irrigon communities
and as ar east as Umatilla met
to assess Irrigation prospects for
the coming season and hear why
application bv the District to
pump water from the Columbia
river had been rejected.
According to District Manager
Maxwell Jones, who presided ov
er the meeting, the application,
as such, had not been rejected
but the State water master
would not permit water to be
pumped from the river for land
having water rights for which
sufficient Miiti'r Is available.
The Irrigon area for which wa
ter was proposed to De pumpeu
has one of the first water rlghU
In the region In teh amount of
six acre feet from the Umatilla
river. Permits Issued by thr
State water master allow only
four and one half acre feet to
be drawn from the river. It was
explained that In reality water
In this amount would do little
to relieve the present crisis.
Alun nroennt. answering Ques
tions and discussing ways and
means of proceeding xo assure
sufficient water in the future,
were Jerry Haines, Assistant
C4atA uraAi Xlnctnr nf Ppnrite-
ton and Darrell Maxwell of the
Umatilla County Agents onice
who works closely with the Bur
pau of Reclamation on water
distribution.
It was pointed out that me
ters at the point of diversion
inHiKotut ihnrp had nlwavs been
sufficient water to satisfy the
rights involved, water nas Deen
measured at this point since
iam if nnnnnrq mpAKtirincr de
vices indicating water use on
the ranches would te me logi
cal means of establishing rec
ords for future use.
Rehabilitation of the entire
project was suggested as one
cnlntinn in hp rnnsirlprpd. al
though several years would be
needed for accomplishment. Im
mediate relief for the shortage
seemed to be the prime con
cern. A motion made from the
fl-M-.i anti rtnccpH hv thp PmtlD
authorized Jones to seek aid in
getting additional water by con-tar-tin
Rpnntnrs and other Con
gressmen and laying the prob
lems before tnem.
Parmpro nrpcpnt WprP Caution
ed against putting in crops such
as melons and new seeding for
iirV.tr.Vi Hiatal, tmilri Tint hp AS
sured in sufficient amounts dur
ing the growing season, many
angrily expressed their concern
niia lama ltrhlr-Vi wnillft ftPnrlVP.
them of use of desperately need
ed ware mowing neaiuy m
abundance.
Tnnao acciirorf tVlP (TrOIlD that
every effort would be made to
see that fair distribution of wa
ter avallablo be made. To ac
complish this a schedule for wa
tering was proposed wherein
the Irrigon area would be cov
ered once by March 24 and then
the entire head (actually only
one-quarter of the normal flow)
would bo routed to the Board
man area for two weeks. After
this time it would bo broufiht
t-k it the Irrli;it area f.r wx
week and continue this sched
ule throughout the season.
Should weather conditions In
crease tha flow In the Umatilla
river later, the cycle would be
reduced to a week each place.
Halna In April or May could
brighten the picture considerab
ly but Jones stated quite frank
ly that tho season outlook Is
very poor.
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Park Project
Gets Underway
In Irrigon Area
IRRIGON Peter Kewit and
Sons, contractors, who have
been constructing Port of Uma
tilla marina afcilities near the
bridge the past few weeks,
moved their equipment into Ir
rigon this week.
Work being done under con
tract with the Corps of Engin
eers includes breakwaters for a
boat basin, excavation of the
basin, grading for a swimming
area and a second launching
ramp alsineside of the existing
one. Fill material needed in con
structing a 50 car parking lot
and access road into the area
is being taken from the basin
and swimming beach.
Most of the grading has been
done and material for driving
some 50 piling is on hand for
completion of the immediate
project, which is the first phase
of the park development. Other
contracts, which will include
building of rest and change
rooms, drilling of a well and
construction of a sprinkler sys
tem and tower reservoir, will be
awarded at a later date, as will
some landscaping and tree
planting.
The recreational facilities are
to be leased by the Irrigon Com
munity Park and Recreation
District who will operate them
and develop other portions of
the river front on a progressive
schedule.
Paving of the second launch
ing ramp will be done at Dis
trict expense nad this will be
accomplished before the John
Day pool is raised according to
Orville Buchanan who is Chair
man of the Board of the District.
Ruralerres Meet
A meeting of the Ruralettes
4-H club was held March 13 at
Donna Bergstrom's home. Mrs.
Bergstrom showed us how to
handle wool, put in a zipper by
hand, and make bound button
holes. The next meeting will be
held in June.
Cheri Carlson, reporter
Mrs. Bert Holland and three
boys Bill, Mark, and Craig, of
The Dalles, visited at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art
Watkins from Friday through
Sunday of last week.
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