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1 1 IRAK Y o or o EUGENE . 97403 Zoning Ordinance Hearings Dated At Monday's Morrow Co. Planning Commission Meet ing, it was voted to hold official hearings on the pro posed County Zoning Ordi nance. The first meeting ill tie at 2 p.m., Wed. Miy 10 at Lexington Grange Hall. Folks who can't make It to that meeting probably ran get up to the meeting at B oardman's Creen- Deadline For Registering The Supreme Court recent ly declared Oregon's six months residency require ment to register to vote as unconstitutional. County Clerk Sadie Par rish said Monday that only 30-day is required no. Dead line for registering is April 22 which is a Saturday. The Clerk's office will be open that day from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. If a resident meets the re quirements a few days before the election but after regis tration has closed, the ad vice is to go ahead and re gister If the age and resi dency requirements are sa tisfied within the 30 day per iod t fore the elections.' Invitational Track Meet Set For April 22 The Morrow County Invi tational Track Meet will be Apr. 22 held at Riverside High School. Double 'A' schools that will compete will te Wahtonka (The Dalles), Madras, Milton-Freewater, Crook County High School from Prlneville, Stevenson and White Salmon, Wash ington. 'A' schools competing will be Heppner, lone, Condon, Riverside, Pilot rock, Sher man County, Arlington, En terprise, Echo, McEwen, He lix, and Umatilla. The winner last year In the double 'A' bracket was Stevenson, and Sherman County won the 'A' division. May 29 Picnic Help Needed Plans are getting under way for the Morrow County Pio neer Memorial Day Picnic at the Fair Pavilion in Heppner Mon., May 29, at 12 noon. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Becket, chairmen for this year, are asking various ci vic and fraternal organiza tions to help with the affair. They would also like to ask anyone interested In helping or anyone with suggestions to call them at 676-5374. jim cutsforth Grace Drake, Morrow County Juvinile Department director, accompanied by Judy Bennett, Jim Cutsforth of Heppner High School and Jerry Hascall and Darrell Pummel of Riverside High attended a State Youth Council meeting in Salem last week. Jim Cutsforth was elected one of four vice-presidents He has the Eastern Oregon area. He has been active in the Morrow County Youth Coun cil. The council worked to develop the World of Work career study day, held this spring on the BMCC cam pus and the Family Life Ser ies being conducted here in Heppner. Art Show Set For Tuesday Plans are being made for an Art Show to be held April 25 from 7 until 9 p.m. at the Heppner Elementary nulti -purpose room. There will be student demonstra tions as well as this year's art on display. Coffee will be enjoyed during the infor mal evening. HOSPITAL Patients receiving medical care at Pioneer Memorial Hospital are Jason Murray of Kinzua; KatherinCunningham of Heppner and Michael La Faver of Fossil. Dismissed were James Marquardt of Lexington; Jesse Ammons of Mayvllle and Thomas Blue of Kinzua. field Grange Hall which mil be at 7:30 on Friday, May 12th. Anyone with objections or suggestions for changes In the projiosed ordinance mav h heard at the hearings. This is In line with State of Ore. requirements of ORS 215.505 which provides that all un incorporated lands be sotted, and (ailing this, that the Gov ernor's office be required to sone the land. If you wish to know more about the proposed ton ing, or wish to be heard, te sure and attend the meet ings. Irrigon Lions Sponsor New Boardman Club The IrrigonLlonswlll spon sor a brand new Lions Club for Boardman, as announced recently in the G-T. Char ter night and banquet will be at 7:30 p.m., Sat., April 29. The big event will be held in the Catholic Parish Hall at 145 S.W. 6th in Hermis ton. Hardworking Irrigon Lions also are sponsoring the New Umatilla Club. The Charter night was ori ginally planned to be at the Irrigon School but big crowd required a change in place. Guest speaker will be Past District Director Alden Brlggs of Eugene. lone Lions Club will not have their regular meeting on April 24. They are all urged to attend the Charter Night on April 29. lone to Host American Legion District Meet The lone American Le gion and the American Le gion Auxiliary will host the Western half of List. 6 on Sat. Apr. 22 at the Le gion hall. The cities being represented are Pendleton, Milton-Freewater, Hermis ton, Athena, Heppner, Mis sion, and the host city, lone. Honored guests will be the state president, Mrs. Ches ter Lloyd, Springfield, and the state commander, RonDrees zen, Portland. A pot luck dinner will begin at 6:30 with a busi ness meeting following. All members are urged to attend the state officers visitation, Irrigon Folks Cut Asparagus Mrs. Willard Miller started cutting asparagus April 12, In their 8 acre field. While the wind, cold weather and the cutworms have been a threat to the ten der vegetable, a good crop is anticipated. While Mr. Miller works away from home through the week Evelyn Miller cares for the crop with a crew of 6 or 7 house wives. The as paragus is taken to Walla Walla where It is produced by the Birds Eye Plant. Jack Sumner At State Demo Convention JACK SUMNER who is seek ing the Democratic nomina tion as State Representative from District No. 55, attend ed the State Democratic Con vention in Klamath Falls last week. He served on the Ru ral Oregon committee. Also attending from Morrow County were Judge and Mrs. Paul Jones and Lyle Peck. Judge Jones and Mr. Peck served as the Fiscal & Mone tary committee. Nurses' Aide Course Begins April 24 Pioneer Memorial Hospital is planning a two week Nur se's Aide training program for aides to work in Pioneer Memorial Hospital either on a full time or a part time basis. This program is planned to begin April 24, 1972. Any one interested, please contact the hospital before April 23, 1972. If s sew your sping outfit time. Sell your extra sew Ing machine now!! 89th Year inn Heppner, Oregon Little League The South Morrow Little League has Its final tryouts last Saturday and teams were chosen up. The three teams are now practicing under their coach es guidance. Harley Sager and Marv. Sumner coach the Dodgers; Tom Wilson and Glen Ward coach the Bra ves; Dan McBride and Larry Heath coach the Giants. The first Little League ga mes will be held on Sat. May 6. Family Tour This Sunday As Glen Ward announced last week, there will be a family-type tour of the north erly portion of Texas Butte and of the Rhea Creek water shed for 6 hours this Sun day. Those touring will ob serve the results of logging and become aware of some of the area's geological pheno mena. The tour will be conducted by the Marrow County Pistol the Rifle Club. They sug gest that 4-Wheel drive ve hicles are best this time of the year and hopefully expect there will be enough riding space for all the folks who turn out. This will be a sack-lunch occasion. The tour group hopes to depart from Anson Wright Park about 10:00. The tourists will gather at Bull Prairie Park for lunch about noon. Del Piper is the Rifle Club president. Del Piper Is Lex Postmaster Lynn Ranney, U.S. Sect. Center Mgr. forEasternOre gon for the U.S. Post Office has announced agreement has been reached with Del Piper to continue the postal faci lity at his store premises in Lexington. Mr. Piper was only bidder and a settlement was negoiat ed $4400. A change in the service is effective Apr, 22 as window service at the sta tion will be discontinued on Sat. mornings. Wheeler Talks On Water LEXINGTON Chris Whe eler, state engineer, will speak at 7:30 p.m. April 24 in the Lexington Grange hall on the critical water areas in the northern Mor row and West Umatilla County areas. Wheeler will appear In a program sponsored by the Columbia-Blue Mountain Re source and Conservation Dis trict. Psychiatrist tells skills Those who have attended Family Life Series Session I and II have found them different and stimulating. At the April 12 sessionDr. John ston, psychiatrist of the Umatilla-Morrow County Mental Health Clinic, explained com munication skills for active listening. In an effort to as certain another persons feel ings, he suggests three steps: paraphrase, perception test their feelings, direct expres sion of your own feelings and behavior description. He urged members of the audience to search for missed perceptions: attitudinal, visual and auditory. Meeting Birdine Tullis, extension aide from Heppner, announc ed that John Matthews of O.S.U. will hold a meeting in Heppner May 5 at 2 p.m. regarding a recycling pro gram in Morrow County and surrounding areas. vttt f&lLJlLJ 11 11 J 97836, Thursday, April 20, 1972 Mies h 1 1iL ) Following Congressman Al L'llman's talk here Friday these four posed for a quick picture before taking off for Boardman: Jack Sum ner, who has filed for State Representative School district Openings Listed mere are a number of positions still open in the Morrow County School Dist rict. Sup't. Ron Daniels said at the Monday night school board meeting that he was very close to filling the va cancies and had several ap plicants for each position. He hopes to have them fill ed by the May meeting of the board. Vacancies include principal, lone; 4th grade, lone; band, Heppner; Spanish social studies, Heppner; Eng lish - typing, Heppner; 5th ii 6th grade, A.C. Hou ghton. Contracts were approved for Carol Sue Jones to teach 2nd grade, Heppner Elemen tary; John Weddle, Band at Riverside and Barbara Tal ley, Girls PE & English at lone, Monday night. Two adjustments were made. Dennis McKay is transferring to Riverside as Counselor. He has his mas ters in Counseling and want ed to have more time in this field. Dean Naffziger steps in as head football coach and JV basketball coach at Heppner High. He will drop coaching 7th grade basketball, assistant football coach and track coach at Heppner High. Irrigon Sets Up Budget The Budget Commit tee apprived a 1972-73 fis cal budget for the City of Irrigon in the amount of $28, 847 at a session Thurs. night. Tne general fund require ments total $6,600, State sup ported Street fund, $3,625 and 500 Water Department $5, Remainder of the total involves reserve and debt, service funds. The required taxds are within the 6 per cent limitation so no election will be required. A hearing is scheduled on the approved budget for May 9. MR. AND MRS. RAYMOND MAYNARD were in Fresno, Ca. for spring vacation visit ing her folks, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson. Mrs. May nard remained for a longer visit. Last Saturday her folks brought her to Heppner. Both Mr. and Mrs. Maynard plan to attend school this summer. Mr. Maynard will work on his masters at EOC. She will go to Fresno State to finish her degree in Radio-TV . Attention Masons Annual Scholarship Banquet tbnight--6 p.m. (April 20 All Masons Invited. WEATHER BY DON GILLIAM Hi Lo Prec .23 Wednesday 48 31 Thursday 55 30 Friday 61 34 57 40 48 34 45 28 49 23 Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday tr. snow .12 .01 Pita Two members of the Hep pner High staff returned their contracts unsigned. David Conn who has been teaching Spanish-Social Stu dies and David Mann, band. The board approved calling for bids on a 12 passenger panel. They also approved the purchase of a good used pickup for $2,000 or less Bids are not required for purchase under $2,000. Mr. Daniels, Dan Daltoso and Irv Rauch will serve on the pur chase committee. The new pickup will be used at Ri verside and the one presently in use at Riverside will come to Heppner as the grounds pickup. Maurine McElligott was hired for her 3rd year as lone swimming pool mana ger. Easements were granted Columbia Basin for the over head line serving Heppner High School and the under ground line serving the Lott Rasmussen addition. Mr. Daniels reviewed the Title III application for the Speech Therapy program for Morrow County which is a pilot program for the state. It will be implemented by Dennis McKay at Riverside. The 21 week course is de signed to increase desire oi students for speech correc tion. Speech class members will work in the area as aides. No district funds are involved. The request is for a grant of $3,000 which in cludes the purchase of some equipment. Jane Rawlins gave the eva luation of the recent Envir onmental Awareness study, the goals of which were to provide and accomplish some meaningful learning and to provide another method of learning as opposed to the tra ditional class routine. For the most part the students and teachers found it stimu lating and worthwhile. In the event that a similar week is planned for next year, other studies may be on careers, political awareness or The Arts. In the Superintendent's re port, Mr. Daniels reported on survey sheets to indicate how people feel about the long range planning. The OEA dinner to honor the retiring teachers will be held May 1 at 6 p.m. at Heppner High School. The regional meeting of the Ore gon Board of Education will be held April 21 at 9 a.m. at BMCC. To be discussed are the high school gradua tion changes, data processing and vocational education. Riverside andHeppnerHigh School have received a fully accredited rating from the Northwest Assn' of Secondary and High Schools. They both received favorable comments on their curriculum. Announcements: Oregon Small Schools program Apr. 24 at Riverside High School. Board members are invited. No school that day. Annual school directors election May 1. Next regular board meet ing will be May 15 at 8 p.m. at the District Office. HEPPNER -TIMES from District 55, Judge Paul Jones, the Con gressman and Dewey West who has filed to succeed himself on the Port of Morrow board. ANGLERS STAG NIGHT at Heppner Lodge BPOE April 27. Prizes. Drawing for the Ter rain cycle. Deep fat fried prawn feed 6:30 p.m. Heppner P. O. Time Change Postmaster Jim Driscoll has announced a change here at the Heppner Post Office. Window service on Sat. will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. effective April 22. Rummage Sale Gives Help To Kindergarten The semi-annual rummage -and bake sale sponsored by the Heppner Civic League will be held this Friday and Sat urday at the fairgrounds pavi lion. The proceeds from this sale go to support the Hep pner Kindergarten. The sale begins both days at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 6:00 p.m. A baked food sale will be held both Friday and Satur day, ' Marie Struthers is serving as chairman for the Spring Sale with Arletha Brannon as co-ordinating chairman. For those people who are unable to walk that distance, a tran sportation service will be provided. The number to call during rummage sale hours for a ride is 676 9474. Snow Survey A snow survey was held recently by Dale Boner and Rudy Bergstrom, Snow depth at Arbuckle Snow Course was 24.3 inches. It was 31.2 in. at this time last year. Water content was 12.1 and last year it was 11.6 with an average of 11.3 for 1953 1967. Up at Lucky Strike the snow depth was 48.5 in. and last year it measured 38.6 in. Wa ter content was 19.0 and last year it was 12.4 withanaver age of 13.6 during the per iod 1953-1967. The lads reported there was 72 inches of snow on the top of Arbuckle Mountain. Powder Snow Four inches of new pow der brought smiles to the skiiers at Arbuckle last week end. Skiing was at its best and surprising because Spout Springs shut down several weeks ago due to lack of snow. Arbuckle may not be as sophisticated as some ski resorts with only a rope tow, but the skiing this year has been superb. Enthusiasts are hoping to get the course ready earlier next year and ski from November until May. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Dean Connor and their three children travelled to Beaver ton the weekend of April 8. They visited at the home of the Nash's youngest daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parsons to help Terry Lee Parsons celebrate her ninth birthday on Apr. 9. Number 9 folT InlySDIiilD In a letter to the Clam ber of Commerce, Alan Nis tad, made an eloquent plea for harmony within the com munity and an earnest plea for housing for the men com ing to work in the new ve neer plant. Kinzua will fi nance the mobile homes for their workmen. Their big- Barney Sets New Record Barney Marshall, a senior at Heppner High School, set a new high school track re cord at Pilot Rock April 17. He put the shot 48 feet 5 inches, to beat the old record by 16 inches. He also took first place in the Javelin and discus. Also earning honors for Heppner were Ted Bellamy, second In the javelin, and long Jump; Bruce Bergstrom, fourth in the shot, and first in the 440; Mike Bergstrom, tie for third in the high jump, and fourth in the high and low hurdles; John Sumner, third in the 880; Charlie Sum ner fourth in the 220; Craig Munkers, first In the high hurdles, and second in the low hurdles; and Luke Pad berg, third in the mile and third in the two mile. Pilot Rock was the over all winner of the meet. lone High School also competed. Tom Flanagan Is New City Police Thomas A. Flanagan is the new member of the city po lice force. He has com pleted two years at BMCC in Police Science. He is a native east Ore gonian and is the son of Mrs. Dorothy Flanagan of Echo. He enjoys sports, any thing outdoors, hunting and fishing. He has been playing with the Jaycees Basketball team. NO SCHOOL MONDAY No School for students of Morrow County on Monday, April 24. Teachers will at tend the Oregon Small Scho ols program at Riverside High School at Boardman. The Inservice training is entitl ed "Steps towards Greater Individuality". Schools par ticipating include Arlington, Condon, Heppner, lone, A.C. Houghton, Riveside and Sherman County Schools. Port of Morrow Holds Down Taxes The Port of Morrow mat with the Port Budget Commi ttee, Roy Lindstrom, Paul Tews, Vernon Russell, Ho ward Bryant and Larry Mills, and set the tax levy for 1972 73 as $29,750, being 33 cents per $1,000 of true cash val ue. This levy is the same as Pink House in Lex Damaged by Fire Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Reed who own "the pink house" in Lexington are sick at heart at the fire damage to their nearly completed home. Mrs. Reed and her mother, Mrs. Frank Ritchey of Milton Freewater have spent long hours planning and remodel ing the marvelous older home. They added a bath and kitchen. The former kitchen became the master bedroom with walk-in ward robe. They added paneling throughout, a patio and stor age areas. They had the rooms ready for the wall-to-wall carpeting, the counters ready for the for mica and renters ready to move in. The fire broke out Friday morning. The extent of the fire damage will not be known until the insurance adjusters have completed their inspection. Grain Prices )fob Lexington does not Includ warehouse chgs) Courtesy MCGG Soft white wheat 1.60', bu. Red Wheat l.SZVjbu, 48 50 ,on gest need Is a mobile bom court. President Ed Dirk re ferred the problem to the Housing Committee. Dick Sargent announced the meeting of the Community Survey committee on Apr. 26 a 7:30 p.m. at Bank of East ern Oregon conference room. They will be meeting with a representative of OSU to hear more about the questionnaire that is being considered. The Chamber voted to re consider the recent stand taken in regard to Texas Butte and Kelly Prairie study for possible inclusion in the "wilderness areas". The matter will come up for a vote at the Apr. 24 meeting so that written tes timony may be submitted to the Forest Service before the deadline. Weather program was pre sented by two meteorologists from the Weather Bureau, Jim Wakefield from Port land and Glenn Lee from Pen dleton. The weather bureau has taken to computers for weather forecasting. The computer in Maryland is the largest one built. The out put back here establishes a pretty good pattern for wea ther forecasting. Mr. Wakefield said, "As yet we haven't a sophisticat ed system to pin down local ized storms such as those that plague this area during the summer months." The net includes stations at Baker, LaGrande, Pendleton and Walla Walla which are all quite a distance from Hep pner. He told how they follow storms and can with some fair degree of accuracy pro vide this area with a Flash Flood Watch but by the time an Alert could be sounded, it's here. One phone in the Portland office leads to all Civil Defense offices. They receive all kinds of maps, and charts every few hours to forecast the weather. This includes surface maps, satellite charts, prognostic charts and radar coverage. Chris Wheeler state water engineer will speak at the April 24 meeting of the Hep pner Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce at the Wa gon Wheel. TICKETS are available at the door for "No, No, A Million Times No", showing April 22 at 8 p.m. at the lone Cafetorlum. The dress rehearsal will be held Friday for the lone Elementary students. the levy for the current year. Since the formation of the Port District, the commis sion and budget committees have never taken the added 6 percent Increase as allow ed, and in recent years have not levied the full amount of the tax base. Port properties, through te nants, will pay county taxes exceeding $13,000 in the next tax year under Oregon's leasehold law. Income from the Port's 4,100 acre waterfront is starting and it will increase in the years ahead. The Port has a fund to ac quire development sites any where in the county, build rail spurs and develop water and other utilities. President Garland Swanson was elected budget chairman and Shirley Zielinski budget secretary. In its regular meeting the commission recommended zoning of the lands for the Morrow County Planning Commission and adopted Or-' dinance No. 1-1972 establish ing a wharf line fronting two and one quarter miles of the Port waterfront lands. They also discussed electric utility easements and a report was given on the orderly Navy move. 3
