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10 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunday. Auffurt 5. 1971 Mrs. Hager Stays on Top Of Flood Problems Jewell Hapor has graduated from a walker and wheel chair to a cane, sru is gelling arouna town In pretty good fashion af ter breaking one ankle and spraining the other. She recent ly stumbled and fell over some pf the flood debris In the street in front of her home, The steering committee of .which she is chairman Is con tinuing to accept donations for the Soil Conservation work that is being done at the head of the canyon. Anyone wishing to mail in a donation may send it to the Bank of Eastern Ore gon, Flood Fund. They recently established the boundaries of the Water Control District they are Interested in establishing. The area includes 83,200 acres and all of the wa ter shed that drains into Hcpp ncr Shobe, Willow and Hinton Creeks. Signatures of those owning 30 of the acreage within Ihe area are required on the petition. Pupils Need Health Exams Parents are again reminded of the need for physical and den tal examinations for incoming first graders, and ninth grade pupils of Morrow County Sehools. Those completed forms should be presented the first day of school, Sept. 7. : Birth certificates are also re quired for registration of first graders, according to Mrs. Low ell Chally, RN. The "Goldenrod" form for physical and dental examina tions can be obtained at the private physician's office or the Morrow County Health office. Application for birth certificate forms are also available at the health office, between 8 a.m. and 12 noon daily except Satur day. Boeing fo Recycle Waste af Boardman (Continued from page 1) problem and where marginal land can be improved for crop production. "we believe this program shows a great deal of promise from both the environmental and economic viewpoints," Grig sby said. "What we do here may have a tremendous impact In many other locations." Boeing holds a lease until the year 2040 on 100,000 acres of land from the State of Oregon. The over-all development pro gram for the site announced re cently by Boeing calls for a di versified effort to establish ir rigated crop lands and develop light Industry in the area, in cluding such activities as feed lot operations and food process ing plants. The site also holds great promise as a location for nuclear power plants which will be required to meet future pow er needs. On May 24, following a meet ing with Oregon Governor Tom McCall and other state officials, Boeing said it would invest $1 million in the first phase of a master plan to further develop the Boardman site for multiple land use. This phase is already underway. Construction will be gin this fall on a river pump ing station and nearly 2,000 ac res of irrigated pasture land will be sub-leased for grazing next year. Previously, Boeing utilized about 600 acres on the site as a remote testing area for rock et components and Jet engines. Such tests will continue as re quired to support Boeing's aero space programs. Important Kindergarten Meeting Friday Parents of children who will be 5 years old by Nov. 15 are invited to an important Kinder garten meeting at the Music room of , the Heppner Jr. High Bldg. Friday (Aug. 6) at 8 p.m. Mrs. Lyle Jensen, president of the Heppner Civic League that sponsors the Heppner Kinder garten, will explain the 4-C pro-i gram or federal Aid lor Kin dergartens. This is operated un der the Social Security program. The application must be in by Aug. 15. She would like to explain the possibilities under this program and have the parents make the decision whether to apply. She said that it is a 3 for 1 pro gram. For every $1.00 commit ted locally, $3.00 Is received from the Federal Govt. Supt. Daniels is working with the Heppner and Irrigon kinder garten parents. Council Mulls Project Cost Merry Mixers Entertain Mothers John Wallace In Taiwan U. S. Air Force Staff Sergeant John F. Wallace, son of Mrs. Colleen Padberg, Lexington, has arrived for duty at Ching Chuan Kang AFB, Taiwan. Sergeant Wallace, a flight en gineer, is in a unit of the Pa ciflc Air Forces, headquarters for air operations in Southeast Asia, the Far East and Pacific area. He previously served at Norton AFB, Calif., and has also served in Vietnam and the Republic of Korea. He is a 1961 graduate Heppner High School. of HOSPITAL NEWS Those persons still receiving medical care at Pioneer Mem orial Hospital are: Benjamin Cox of Heppner; Lindsay Kin caid of lone; Tami Meador of Heppner; Sheryl Morris of Hepp ner; Judy Hampton of Klnzua; Bunford Bridgewater of Spray; Thomas Steagall of Heppner; Robert Riddle of Heppner and Loal Sharp of Klnzua. Those dismissed were Da wanna Hamil of Umatilla and Gertrude Parker of Heppner. Too Late to Classify FOR SALE Room divider with book shelves and storage cab inet. Dark wood finish $15.00. Call evenings 676-9246. 31-33C CARD OF THANKS Our special thanks goes to the Heppner Fire Department and all those who helped con trol the fire behind our homes. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Winter Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Anderson 31c JOT. McNARY-UMATILLA FRUIT STAND Highway 730 Tiltons & Red Havens For Canning Local Melons 31 Owen Family Reunion Mr. and Mrs. Verlin Matthews and Mrs. Scott Furlong attended the Owen family reunion Aug. 1 in Sorosis Park In The Dalles. There were 50 members of the family present to enjoy the company of other relatives and the lovely picnic. Also present at the picnic were, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bunch, Rick, Lisa, Amy, Julie and Jen nifer from Hillsboro; Mr. and Mrs. Neal Winters, Scott and Jill from Lake Oswego; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adkins, Carmen and Gordon from Vancouver, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Bill McLeod from Pendleton; Miss Sandy Matth ews, of Pendleton; Jim Greiner from Mayville; Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Gentry, Scott and Steve from Vancouver, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Craig Hamilton and Shawn from Vancouver, Wn.; Mr, and Mrs. LaVern Winters from Ta coma, Wn.; Mr. and Mrs. Don Long from Gaston, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Winters from Pen dleton; Mr, and Mrs. Fred Stark from Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nicholes, Mark and Sheri from Lake Oswego; Mrs. Elva Ham ilton from Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adrian, Camml and Debbie from Portland; and Mrs. Bessie Harrington from Van couver, Wn. The Merry Mixers 4-H Club of lone recently hosted a lunch eon, July Jubilee, to honor their mothers. The luncheon was held at the home of their leader, Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn. They had ex pected to serve outside but be cause the weather was so cold, they moved indoors. Their menu included Party Chicken salad, Fire Cracker plumbs, Honey dew wedges, assorted crackers, ice cream, pie, tea and coffee. Favors were felt sunbonnets with a lollipop inserted through slits. Guests enjoyed watching the original production, "What my Mother Taught Me". The girls dressed up for the production. Girls were Kathleen and Mi chelle McElligott, Laurie Child- ers, Jan Peterson, Donna Palm er, Natalie Tews and Jeannie Piening. Two members were out of town. Guests were Mrs. Don McElli gott, Mrs. Paul Tews, Mrs. Herb Peterson, Mrs. Lee Palmer, Mrs. Garry Tullis, Mrs. Cleo Childers and their leader, Mrs. Petty john. Mrs. Bill Zinter was not able to attend. (Continued rrom page 1) and Rita Hedman will look ov er the area. The tnree lana owners were given authorization to put up a barricade to pre vent its use during the rodeo by people watching the show Council agreed that Oscar Payne would be asked to resub mit his request to locate his second hand store. This one in the McMurdo Bldg. Council approved the applica tion for a variance of Glenis Snyder to place a mobile home at the rear of their property at 510 S. Chase St. Building permit was approved to Sylvia McDaniel to extend house out the width of the pres ent porch, 5 feet and install new windows throughout at 140 Water St. Cost estimated at $3000, with Bruce Bothwell to do the work. Approved a building permit to Marjorie Eckman to place a 10' x T metal storage shed at the end of the . driveway with the required distance of 5 feet at sides and from the lot line back which complies with the zoning restrictions. Residence is at 385 W. Union Ave. Work to be done by owner at a cost of $142. ! Council approved the request of Pacific Northwest Bell to change their line on Chase and Cannon St. to go underground on the south side of Cannon St 3 feet from the sidewalk. Council voted to buy one of the new books, Homesteads and Heritages for the Heppner Pub lic Library. Joan Hughes appeared in re gard to the alley by her place in the Looney Addition. She wanted to establish the place. ment of the alley in order to make a fence line change. The attorney said "property lines don't jibe with the descriptions in that addition. It is a real problem." Columbia Basins estimate for changing a pole and wires to conform to the proposed chan nel improvements on Shobe would be $1,254.52. This expense will have to be borne by the city. Bucknum's Tavern Sells Larry McPherson appeared to request a change in ownership on the Bucknum Tavern's Class A and Class B beer license. The council approved the recommen dation that will be sent into the Oregon Liquor Control Com- mission. Warren and Delores Ritchey are buying the tavern if the OLCC approves the change. Jewell Hager questioned If the work could be started on Shobe with money borrowed from other funds and then re paid from the bond money. The recorder was instructed to ques tlon the auditor. The question of Cornett Green's junk yard as an eye sore at entry of town was discussed. Dave McLeod, on vacation, has received complaints about this. Council agreed to wait until his return for further discussion. Mrs. Martha Van Schoiack has written a second time con cerning the condition of the trees across the street from her. Council has a policy that the city will take care of trees in the street and property owners in the utility strip. A letter will be written to the property own ers in front of whose home the trees are growing. Vic suggest ed that a tree removal fund be included In the city budget. The city could determine the trees that are dangerous and should come out. Meeting adjourned about 11 p.m. Gazette-Times want ads pay. Grace McQuarrie Passes The Clint McQuarries went to Missoula, Mont, for funeral services for Clint's mother, Mrs. Grace McQuarrie, 92. She had passed on Tuesday there. Survivors besides Clint, are two other sons, Don and Herb McQuarrie of Tacoma; two dau ghters, Flora Stewart of Tacoma, and Verno Huson of San Diego. Funeral services were on Fri day. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, 9 great grand children and one great great grandchild. Mrs. McQuarrie had been pre sented her 50 year pin by the Order of Eastern Star. MOVING?? Local or Long Distance Fre Estimates Call Geno Orwiclc 989-8588 or Condon 384-2292 Agents for United Van Lino, Grass Fire Here Tuesday A grass fire here Tuesday af ternoon in Barratt Addition threatened homes along East Fairview Avenue. The fire des troyed several acres of grass and was stopped on the top by plowed ground. Volunteer fire men halted the fire In other places. At one time the fire reached a board fence behind Herman Winter's homi but the fire was quickly extinguished anu no serious aamage was done. Fire Danger Aitnougn tnere nas been a danger of forest fires in our county this past week, the For est Service has not found it nec essary as of yet to hire an ex tra crew. Neighboring counties have re ported fires. WWE SRV7 ffcTIO MEN NEEDED In this area to train as LIVESTOCK BUYERS LEARN TO BUY CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP I UK btw. tM4 lot nd rancHM. W. prtte to km m tl tm M IBl HMMk MPftM. For IomI Intent m fttf, JjhoMh wMKM H4 ktctgrmnd NATIONAL MEAT PACKERS TRAINING lsi7l3,Dpt 0MVr,Mral020f Country Squirt --"WWJC,V Torino 4-Door Sedan 71 Ford clearance is on! Move in and save! HEPPNER AUTO SALES, INC. HEPPNER. OREGON Time To Get Ready FOR THE jy AUGUST 23-27, Fairgrounds, Heppner 4-H and FFA ENTRIES OPEN TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 10:00 A.M. CAKE BAKERS! ENTER THE ANNUAL Wheat League Cake Baking Contest Recipe Printed in Premium Book PLAN NOW FOR YOUR FAIR EXHIBITS Agriculural Products Hoy, Grain, Livestock Clothing, Needlework, Canned Goods, Flowers, Vegetables Arts, Crafts, Hobbies, School Exhibits 9 PREMIUM BOOKS AVAILABLE AT COUNTY AGENT'S OFFICE 4-H Style Revue August 25 Pig Scramble, Aug. 26 SPECIAL FEATURES AT THE FAIR: Livestock Auction Snack Shack Open Aug. 26 All Days Pet Show, Aug. 26 Fine Community Booths MORROW COUNTY Coming Aug. 28-29 $1875 IN PURSES Full Schedule of RCA Cowboy Events and Local Performers In Three Great Shows Rodeo Grounds, Heppner ENTRIES CLOSE 1 P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 MORROW COUNTY OPEN HORSE SHOW Friday, August 27 Wranglers' COWBOY BREAKFAST Sunday, August 29 FEES MUST BE PAID BY THAT TIME TO JOYCE HITCH, SECRETARY, HEPPNEB RODEO DANCES Friday and Saturday Nights August 27 and 28 PLAN YOUR ENTRIES FOR THE GRAND PARADE SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 Many, Many Prizes CONTACT RANDALL PETERSON. HEPPNER. 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