HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES CENTENNIAL EDITION
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I Welcome Folks. ..to the Wide Open Spaces of
borrow County
Morrow County U located la th northeast portion of tn Stow along th
Columbia River. It xtondi Irom tn boiumoia nivr on m nwu mw'"'i
60 miles south to th Blue Mountains. It contain! 1 J 2 1.600 ocm. oi which about
292X00 acres an in Federal ownership and tot 1 million acr In farm.
Vhat do we do for fan?
CAMP In th mountain. There's two county porta,
Anson Wright Park 23 miles south of Hepp
ner on Highway 207; Cutsforth Park 25
mile up Willow Creek SE from Heppner;
Forest Senric Camp on Lcko Penland on
up Willow Creek. On th Columbia at
Boardman and Irriqon (toon).
PICNICKING at many scenic spoti.
riSH Trout in Willow Creek. Rhea Creek. Rock
Creek and other stream; steelhead and
salmcn in the Columbia.
INDIAN LORE Relics end writings found through
out the county.
HUNTING For rocks and foaslls. elk and deer,
pheasants and chukkars. In the north end.
ducks and qeese.
SUMMER SPORTS Water skiing, swimming, boat
ing on the Columbia. Boating at Lake Pen
land. Swimminq in heated pools in Heppner
and lone. Fine places to ride horses. Golf
ing ct Heppner and Boardman.
WINTER SPORTS Skiing at Arbuckie Mountain.
Snowmobiling.
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Tho climate Is semi-arid in nature with rainfall amounts from 7 inch in
th north to near 20 In th south. Elevation range Irom 300 let at Boardman to
Madison Butt in th south at nearly 8.000 feet above sea leveL - -
Th topography varies from gently rolling plains near th Columbia Ww
to broad plateaus and rounded ridges leading to th rugged terrain of th Blu
Mountains.
Heppner. the county seat Is located near the center of the county and contains
1.429 people, nearly a third of the county's total population of 4.4S5.
AGRICULTURE is the leading industry in the county, and forestry land tourism
are also important factors in the county's economy.
A new modern VENEER PLANT U a recent addition to the Kinzua Mill at
Heppnper, which also contains a stud mill and modern sawmilL Total employment
with approximately 150 employees provides year around Job and greatly adds
to th economy of the county.
A new FRESH PACK POTATO PLANT and cold storage warehouse for potatoes
are two recent additions to the industrial development in th Boardman area.
WHEAT accounts for nearly 50Tc of the farm income in th county, with
approximately 120.000 acres seeded each year, mostly on a summer fallow basis.
Barley is the second largest grain crcp and usually represents nearly a million
dollars of sales.
LIVESTOCK has increased in importance the past few years and now accounts :
i i AnHmrm in nff lirm n 1 each veor. Beef Is the laraest livestock :
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Kr om Hll imnnrtnnt in th countv. Two of the laraest sneeD :
Boeraton in the state are located within Morrow County.
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