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CONGRESSMAN AL ULLMAN
listens Intently to the Hepp
ner .flood problems at bis
Thursday stop here.
Cong. Al Ullman
Tours Flood Area
Congressman Al Ullman flew
into the airport at Lexington
Thursday morning from Walla
Walla. With Judge Paul Jones,
Col. Connell of the Corps of
Engineers and Mayor Bill Col
lins he toured the downtown
flood plain. He indicated con
cern for what had happened
and asked questions as to what
was being done to correct the
problem so it wouldn't happen
again. Col. Connell showed him
graphs of the Corps' plans for
Shobe channel work.
He was interested in seeing
the site of the proposed Willow
Creek dam. Judge Jones drove
up 2Vi miles, the approximate
distance the water will back up
behind the dam. He stressed
time and again the necessity of
writing letters to the President
Oregon's congressmen and Gov
ernor McCall urging that $400,
000 be placed in next year's
budget that is being planned
NOW.
r-Thta $400,000 will be required
for the final plans for the con
struetion of the dam, the core
drills, . etc. He said get this
$300,000 in this budget spent
for preliminary planning.
,He next was taken up to the
head of Shobe Canyon. He was
pleased to see the work that
was being done up the Canyon
and said "the people of this
county have always done for
themselves". He was most im
pressed that the people in town
were contributing financially to
wards the construction of the
diversion ditches. He said it was
due to the urgency of need for
the Conservation work, that the
80-20 was granted. "This is
good".
Coffee Hour
A coffee hour followed at the
Wagon Wheel with Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Rosewall as hosts.
He said that 'Congress would
prepare legislation to prevent
such crippling strikes as the;
long shoreman's strike that I
would '. "furnish machinery to
force settlement". He said they
would hope to have it through
by Christmas time. They would
also push -for emergency legis
lation to end the strike soon.
-. Besides Col. Connell Congressman-
Ullman was accompanied
by . Howard Hogan who is in
charge of the . Willow Creek pro
ject planning for the Corps of
Engineers.
The Walla Walla District of
the Corps of Engineers extends
as far east as Jackson Hole
"Wyo. Last year they spent $110
million in construction.
GRAIN PRICES
F.O.B. Lexington, does not In
clude warehouse chgs.)
(Courtesy of Morrow County
Grain Growers) '
White $L4iy2
Red $1,4512
Barley $37.50
88th Year
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HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 19, 1971
Number 26
4-H 'Horse Show WSnGners Listed
The 4-H Horse Show was an
exciting group of events last
Sunday at the Morrow County
arena here.
All Around Showmanship
grand champion was Jan
Schlichting and the reserve
champion was Joan Healy.
In Champion Horsemanship,
g-rand chamipon was Mary
Healy and reserve champion,
Joan Healy.
Horse Judging
Top three judges, ind.: Mary
Lynne Healy, Marianne Petty
john, Susan Healy.
Teams: 1st, Pine City Club;
2nd, Heppner Two Trackers; 3rd,
Boardman Saddle Pals; 4th,
lone Trail Riders.
Judging contest was provided
by Umatilla County 4-H mem
bers: Julie Rugg, Athena; Sheri
Whittaker and Suzanne Dick,
Pilot Rock; Jeanne Daly, Heppner.
Members judged classes on
conformation, horsemanship and
showmanship.
Judge Comments
Marilyn (Mrs. Sheldon) Lieu
alien of Athena was chief judge.
She paid a real compliment to
the riders, saying she's never
been in a county before where
all the kids were such skilled
riders.
Showmanship
Colts, on halter or lounge
line under 2 yrs.: Mary Ann
Proctor, blue; Cassy Chappel,
red.
Small Fry: Maureen Healy,
champion; Dana Creamer, re
serve champion; blue ribbons to
Wendy Meyers, Mary Daly; red
to Roseanne Marlatt, Kim Britt.
Junior Showmanship
Grand champion was Krynn
Robinson; Cindy Dougherty, re
serve champion; blue to Sally
Matheny, Theresa Proctor, Sally
Sumner, Janice Healy, Debra
Palmer, Ronnie Currin. Red to
Erin Evans, Scott Acock. Jack
Donovan, Pam Haugen, Tammie
Toll, David Steagall.
Intermediate Showmanship
Dawn Peterson, grand cham
pion; Mary Ann Proctor, reserve
champion.
Blue ribbons to Denise Henk-
le, Cassy Chapel, Molly Pierce.
Mary Healy, Bobbie Acock, Lisa
Collins. Red ribbons to Peggy
ninKiey, Susan Piening. White
to Robin Lowe, Rita PhllliDs.
Neta Phillips, Loretta Piening,
Marianne Greenup.
Senior Showmanship
jan bchiichting was erand
champion; Joan Healy, reserve
champion.
Blue ribbons to Pattl Proctor.
Debby Peck, Sharon Witherrite,
Dovie Alderman, Marianne Pet'
tyjohn. Red to Sherl Kemp,
Mary Abrams, Kerry Coppock
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JAN SCHLICHTING, All around
Showmanship ' Grand Champ
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JOAN HEALY. All around Show
manship Reserve Champion.
Ag Tour, Dinner
Much Enjoyed
Horse Show Entries
Open August 25
The Horse Show office wiU op
en Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 2
p.m. until 8 p.m. to take en
tries for the Horse Show spon
sored by the Wranglers. Entries
will close at 8 p.m. The office
is in the Dorm building at the
Fair Grounds.
The Horse Show opens at 9
a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, with hal-
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it-r l leasts anu penurmance
classes in the afternoon.
; All Morrow County horses are
welcome and encouraged to en
ter the Horse Show which is
part of the Morrow County Fair.
Anyone wishing to enter a Mor
row County Horse will find the
necessary information on ' page
10-17 in the yellow premium
book.
Happy Birthday Phil Higgins
. . . who will celebrate his 90th
birthday this Saturday.
Monday was the day for the
Heppner-Morrow County's Ag
Tour and dinner in the North
End.
Cars left Heppner at 3:30 mak
ing their first stop at the Gary
Grieb ranch. Here they saw tall
safflower being raised for oil.
This tract had produced 80
bushel wheat last year. Mr.
Grieb said he put on 7 inches
of water, fertilized and put on
weed control; later, he added
another 7 inches for a total of
14 on the 80 acres. Safflower
requires a total of 25 inches in
cluding natural moisture. There
are some 600 acres of safflower
being grown in Morrow County
this year. Morrow County Grain
Growers are handling and con
tracting the crop.
Mr. Grieb has 60 acres in new
fawn fescue which is being pas
tured. He has Apex alfalfa
which is producing well. He has
irrigated; wheat which runs 44
to 85 bushels per acre.
Mr. Grieb says he has all the
diversification he can stand. He
has a unique irrigating system
with wheel rolls.
He has dry beans on 300 ac
res this year. The county has
about 1200 acres in this crop..
Down toward the Columbia in
the Paterson Ferry area, the
group stopped at the new "Des
ert Magic Ranch", a brand new
land development now con
structing circles, doing land
leveling. They are planting a
cover crop of oats to hold the
soil in the heavy blow area. It
will be in potatoes next year.
mey irrigate Irom a sump
near the river, from wells, too,
at a depth of about 130 feet.
Their lead pipe from the river
is a yard in diameter. The
Kartchners plan 3000 acres of
potatoes, 2000 acres of alfalfa
and 700 acres of pasture. Cost
of a circle is about $20,000 not
including construction or the
well drilling. They have some
17 circles and expect about 42
circles when all complete on
the 5800 acre spread.
Larry Mills, manager of Mor
row County Grain Growers,
showed the visitors the Pater
son Ferry elevator and ware
house of the Grain growers
which handles about three
fourths of the wheat produced
in Morrow County. The mam
moth facilities on the Colum
bia will load a barge of 70 or
80 thousand bushel capacity in
an 8 hour shift.
Next stop was at Eastern
Oregon Farms owned by West
ern Empire, Inc. They have
City Meet Talks Finance
A special meeting was held
Thursday evening at Heppner
City Hall. The meeting was call
ed at the request of Mr. Baxter,
agent of the Farmers Hame Ad
ministration. The FHA has been
requested to provide a grant or
matcning money to be used for
moving utilities such as sewer
and water pipes in Shobe Creek
This work must be done before
channel improvements can Dro
ceed. The FHA may provide
$7500 or 50 of the cost of the
work whichever is lesser. Total
cost is estimated at $15,000,
Mr. Baxter was hopeful the
tunas would be available short
He displayed and discussed
about 27 different phases of the
paper work forms that would
need completion such as an au
dit report, the City charter, cod
ies of contracts and declarations,
He said he understood the Fish
& Wildlife people had decided
work on Shobe Creek would not
adversely affect fish life.
A final answer from FHA
should be due in two weeks or
less unless funds might be fro
zen by the Bureau of the Budg
er.
The City Council decided to
proceed and authorized Mavor
Collins to sign documents for
tne grant.
A discussion ensued on a dos
sible bond issue package. This
would cover cost of the four
City bridges over Main Street,
Chase Street, the Hager bridge
ana tne Lovers Lane footbridee.
This would cost $65,000 but
there is an alternated price of
$ou,u)0 if log beams were used
instead of steel.
Swimming pool repairs would
cost $16,000 according to the en
gineers estimates. City costs for
repairs done by the City Crew
on boiler room, pump repairs
lone Pool to Close
The swimming season is
drawing to the close of a suc
cessful summer at the lone
Swimming Pool. The official
closing date will be Sunday,
Aug. 22.
Attendance has been tremen
dous this year. There are still
a few more days of swimming
if you haven't got your fill.
Bond Practice!
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Arnie Hedman, band instruct
or, has announced that Band
Practice for the big parade will
start at 7 p.m. next Monday at
the grade schooL
This Is for all in the Junior
High and High School.
would amount to $2000.
Guard rail cost is $1200. Re
paving parking strip at pool
$2000 on South Main Street.
Moving utilities In Shobe
Creek $16,000.
With the FHA grant, total to
be raised for the project would
be $94,000.
A special meeting at City Hall
on tnday evening this week
will be held to decide this is
sue.
Building Permits
Council granted three build
ing permits.
A new structure a duplex
with 5 rooms each, two stor
ies at 240 Gilmore granted to
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick. Build
ing will be 22 x 43 on an 80 x
100 lot with ample parking.
A new structure at the rear
of 540 S. Chase Street, a porch
canopy and storage shed for a
mobile home was granted Glen
is Snyder.
Francis Doherty was granted
permit for new structure, a met
al storage building at 505 Gale,
First Call
For Football
Coach Ed Hiemstra has an
nounced that the first meeting
of the 1971 Mustangs will be
held Aug. 23 at 6:30 a.m. Due
to the hot weather, the coach
ing staff decided to hold the
practice sessions during the
'cooler" part of the day. Plans
are to have daily doubles, with
the second practice of the day
to be held at 6:30 p.m.
Every student Interested in
playing for the Heppner Mus
tangs is urged to be at the first
meeting.
The first game of the year is
with the always tough Grant
Union Prospectors, Sept. 11, five
days after the opening of the
1971-72 school year. The game
is scheduled ior the John Day
field. Heppner has successfully
dry-gulched the Prospectors the
past two seasons and are look
ing to make it three in a row.
The Grant Union team would
consider their season a success
if they dump the Mustangs.
me Mustang coaching staff
nticipates having between 45
nd 50 players turn out. Of
these, 17 are returning letter
men. There will be a veteran
at every position and the team
hopes to improve on last year's
record. Barring unforeseen injur
ies, etc., the Mustangs hope to
make it to the state finals and
bring back a championship.
Judy Bennett, Susie Healy,
Christina Lindstrom.
Horsemanship Colt Classes
Jan Schlichting was grand
champion and Marianne Petty
john, reserve champion.
Blue ribbons to Dawn Peter
son, Patty Proctor. Red to Mari
anne Greenup, Patty Daly,
Jeanne Piening, Cassy Chapel.
White to Mary Abrams, Kim
Britt, Roseanna Marlatt.
Horsemanship Small Fry
Grand champion was Dana
Creamer and reserve champion,
Maureen Healy.
Blue ribbons to Mary Daly.
Red to Wendy Meyers, Roseanna
Marlatt, Kim Britt.
Junior Horsemanship
Grand champion Janice Healy
and Nola Steers, reserve cham
pion. Blue ribbons to Pam Haugen,
Tammi Toll, i Jeanne Piening.
Red to Kathleen Evans, Erin Ev
ans, bally Matheny, Scott A
cock, Jack Donovan, Krynn Rob
inson, iheresa Proctor, Teresa
Peck, Sally Sumner, Debra Palm
er, Ronnie Currin, David Stea
gall, Cindy Dougherty. White to
Janice hpauldmg.
Intermediate Horsemanship
Grand champion was Marv
Healy and Denise Henkle was
reserve champion.
Blue ribbons to Bobbi Acock
Loretta Piening, Dawn Peterson
Red to Peggy Hinkley, Marv-
Anne Proctor, Rita Phillips. Mol
ly Pierce, Lisa Collins, Marianne
Greenup. White to Robin Lowe,
cassy uiapei, Neta Phillips, Su
san Piening, Debbie Cox.
Senior Horsemanship
Grand champion was Joan
Healy and Susie Healy was re
serve champion.
Blue ribbons to Sherry Kemp,
Mary Abrams, Jan Schlichting,
Debbie Peck, , Judy Bennett,
Marianne Pettyjohn. Red to
Patti Proctor, Kerry Coppock,
anaron witnerrite, Dovie Alder
man. (Dana Creamer had her ton
sillectomy postponed about four
hours Sunday as she was in the
championship runoff).
The Sunday show was des
cribed as very successful and
highly enjoyed.
Queen Crowned
At Big Event
Queen Michelle Miller was
crowned at the annual corona
tion ceremonies Saturday night
at the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo arena. Placing the crown
was 1970 Queen Sherri O Brien,
Master of Ceremonies for the
occasion was Charley Daly,
In charge of arrangements for
the annual coronation were Mr.
and Mrs. Elwayne Bergstrom.
Mike Matthews provided the
sound equipment.
The Royal Court of the Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo
made a spectacular entrance by
galloping around the arena, ac
companied by the pennant bearers.
Attending Queen Michelle this
year are Princesses Dovie Alder
man, Jan Schlichting, Jeanne
Daly and Jeri Snow. Chaperone
is Mrs. Donna Peterson.
Pennant bearers are Patty Da
ly, Sherry Kemp, Judy Bennett
and Michelle Evans .-
Other Royalty
Other- royalty snd notables
were introduced: Patti Healy,
1971 Queen of the world-famous
Pendleton Round-Up, and a for
mer princess of the 1969 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo.' Harold
Erwln of Heppner who Is Grand
Marshal ot- the . Westward '- Ho
Parade Sept. 17 was introduced.
Jeri Krebs, a 1970 princess of
the Morrow County - Fait and
Rodeo is a 1971 Round-Up prin
cess. Morrow County Day this
year at the Pendleton Round-Up
will be on Thursday, Sept. 16,
Corsages were presented the
Court. And a corsage and gift
were presented to Donna Peter
son, the chaperone. Mrs. Peter
son presented the lovely horse
shoe-shape corsages, assisted by
inerri OBrien.
The Queen and Princesses
each made a brief talk on their
impressions of a busy year in
their royal offices.
The Tetons, a 4-member band
appearing at the Wagon Wheel,
provided musical numbers.
Lively and colorful dancing
numbers were presented by the
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By TOM CURRIN
Publicity Director
New features and facilities
have been added to the 1971
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
at Heppner this year to add to
the enjoyment and comfort of
the thousands expected at the
47th annual event, Floyd Jones,
fair board chairman announces.
The fair will begin on Mon
day, Aug. 23 and will continue
through Friday, Aug. 27. The
Morrow County open horse show
will conclude the event on Fri
day. The rodeo will be held
Saturday, Aug. 28, and Sunday,
Aug. 29, with afternoon perform
ances both days and an evening
show Saturday. For the first
time in many years the Rodeo
will be an RCA approved event
with many top name cowboys
expected.
Most prominent of the new fa
cilities is the all-steel grand
stand completed in 1968 at the
rodeo grounds at a cost of ap
proximately $36,000. Painting,
new rest room facilities and
other improvements have been
made to make the Morrow Coun
ty Fair and Rodeo grounds one
of the leading facilities in East
ern Oregon.
An unusually good harvest
season and new features at the
fair are expected to make it
one of the best in the long his
tory of the event, according to
Mrs. Lenna Smith, secretary.
Popular features such as the
Style Revue, the pig Scramble
for youngsters, the 4-H and FFA
Livestock Auction, Pet Show,
and Cake Baking Contest are
on the program again. The 4-H
Style Revue will be Wednesday
nignt, and the Pig Scramble,
Livestock Auction and Pet Show
are billed for Thursday.
Food, fun events and a com
plete display of community
booths are also included.
The Rodeo offers $1875 in pur
ses and some $1000 in trophies
and prizes to the cowboys who
take part in competitive events.
Novice Bronc Riding, a pop
ular event in the 1971 show,
will again be held along with
the regular RCA approved
events, ,
Saturday's show starts at 1:15
p.m., following the Grand Ro
deo parade in downtown Hepp
ner, 'which begins at 10:00 a.m.
Evening show with special- e
vents for rodeo fans will be at
8:00 p.m. Saturday, and final-
events will be Sunday afternoon,
starting at 1:30.
Rodeo dances will be held
Friday and Saturday nights with
The Western Gentlemen of Con
don playing both nights. Dances
start at 10:00 p.m.
Wranglers Cowboy Breakfast
will be Sunday morning, start
ing at 7:00 a.m. at the City
Park in Heppner.
Approximately $475 in prizes
are offered at the street parade,
which is sponsored by the Cham
ber of Commerce. Floats, riding
groups, childrens entries, Royal
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East-West Shrine Game in Pendleton
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The 19th annual Shriners
Hospital Oregon East-West All
Star Football game will be play
ed in the Pendleton Round-Up
Stadium on Aug. 21. The
Shrlneorama Pageant will hegin
at 7;15 p.m., and the Kick-off
time will bt at 8:15 p.m.
The players have been select
ed and will be housed at East
ern Oregon . College, at La
Grande. The East team will
practice on the colleee field. The
West team will work out on the
La Grande High School field.
This year John Hall of Heppner,
Grant Weatherford of Condon,
have been selected to plav for
the East team.
East couch is Bill Bedem
Junction City High School, a.-
sistod by Richard Washburn, of
Pine Eagle High, Halfway.
West coach is Andy Klemm.
Coquille High School, assisted by
Ron Miller, of Knappa Hirh
School.
This game supports the Shrin
ers Hospital for Crippled Chald
ron, Portland Unit, and recog
nizes the fine athletes from
ho A and AA schools.
Make arrangements now tcr
attend the Shriners Football
game Saturday.
SHRINE ALL-STARS John Hall of Heppner and Grant Weather-
lora 01 Condon will e action this Saturday In the East-West
Shrine Came in Pendleton. Game time In at 8:15.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
III Low
Wednesday 101 60
Thursday 101 63
Friday 92 58
Saturday 82 51
Sunday 85 47
Monday 83 53
Tuesday 84 49
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