HErrN.ru (ORE.) CAZrnT.TIMES. Thursday.- March it. I73
College Vote Set Apr. 2
Roadside Clean Up Soon by
Hoof & Horn 4-11 Club
Blue Mountain Community
College will ask voters April 2 to
approve a tax levy of $845,770
for operation of the college for
the 1973-74 school year.
One or more general election
precincts have been assigned to
each of the polling places, Miss
Bell explained, and school
district boundaries do not
necessarily determine where
Join The
llootenanny
Apr, 7
Want to sing a song, do
imitations, dance an Irish Jig or
do you just want to watch?
Which ever, plan to go to the 2nd
annual llootenanny April 7 at
7:30 at the Heppner Grade
School.
Admission will be by dona
tion. Dennis Cass who moved
last year's show along at an
enthusiastic clip has promised
to emcee this year's show also.
The show is sponsored by the
Heppner Tops Club and Hepp
ner Soroptimist CTub.
the proceeds will be used to
buy furniture for the new
Solarium at the Hospital. If you
would like to be on the stage
where the action is call Lilly
Wilson at 676-9277.
Coffee and cookies will be
served at the close of the
Hootenanny.
voters should cast their ballots.
She suggested that voters check
the list of polling places before
going to the"po"8-
The levy required for opera
tion of the college is estimated
at $1.60 per $1000 true cash
value. An additional levy es
timated at 18 cents per $1000
true cash value is required for
bond interest and retirement.
The total $1.78 represents an
increase of about three percent
over the current year's total tax
levy of $1.73. Since BMCC has
no tax base, the full amount has
to be voted each year.
Total operating budget for the
coming school year, approved
unanimously by the 14-member
board and budget committee, is
$2,058,875. The current operat
ing budget is $1,967,850.
Although the proposed budget
does not provide for any large Facf Draw Content
At it again. In the spring when
people's thoughts turn to
clothes, members of the Hoof &
Horn 4-H Livestock Club turn
their thoughts to cleaning up the
litter. This year their "Com
munity Pride" project will
begin Sunday at 1 p.m.
Members of the club and their
leaders. Mr. & Mrs. Dick
Sargent, will meet at Van
Winkle's Motel and proceed up
the roadsides eliminating litter.
They hope to have two work
days and cover the entire
roadside area between Heppner
and Ruggs.
"Community Pride" projects
are encouraged as an activity of
all 4-H clubs to assist in
Mel Winter's
beautifying conserving the local
environment . Clubs may choose
any project that would Improve
their area. Awards and recog
nition for community pride
projects are available.
Spring is the time to clean up,
fix up and beautify. "Com
munity IVide" is a good way to
go!!
lone 4-H'rs AT Portland
The lone Tractor and Livestock 4-H Club attended the 20th
Annual 4 H Tractor, Automotive, and Small Engine Tour, March 19
and 20 Four-H members from Morrow County attending the tour
were Glen Griffith. Joe Rietmann. Skye Krebs, Paul McElligott
and Danny Akers. The group was chaperoned by their leaders, Ken
and Julie Nelson, and Cherl Jo Carter, Extension Agent-At Large.
According to Misa Carter, the club members toured the
Froightltner Truck Assembly Plant, John Deere Company.
Waterway Terminal Company and Omark Industries Inc. and the
Port of Portland and viewed the new Fremont Bridge In Portland.
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increases, it does allow for a
modest beginning in music and
home economics, according to
BMCC President Wallace Mc
Crae.
He said the proposed amount
would also provide for an
enlarged Licensed Practical
Nursing program, plus contin
uation of the college's health
services program for high
school students and the Air
Traffic Control program.
Morrow County voters will
vote at the same time and place
as they vote on the Morrow
County school district budget.
Adult Responsibility Conference
Coming to Heppner and Boardman
Juniors and Seniors of Hepp
ner, lone and Riverside were
presented on Wednesday of this
week the format for the
Responsible Adult Conference .
The conference will be held 1 to 5
' April 12 at Boardman and April
13 at Heppner. The youth
conferences sponsored by Mor
row County Juvenile Depart
ment have been planned with
sessions to meet todays Youth's
needs and problems. Leader of
each discussion group is an
authority in his field. They are
Parental Relationships antf
Family Patterns, Rev. William
Arthur and Rev. Edwin Cut
ting; Teenagers and the Law,
Richard Harp and Dennis
Doherty; V.D. Oregon State
Board of Health; Premarital
Relationships and Problems of
Unwed Parents, Dr. Jean
Gardner; Mental Health for
Young Adults, David Mitchum ;
Responsible Parenthood, Ore
gon State Board of Health.
Registration forms which are
to be signed by the parents were
mailed home. Deadline for the
return of these forms is April 4.
The first "fast-draw" holster
pistol competion ever staged in
Eastern Oregon will be held
Sunday, April 1, at Mel Winter
Mobile Homes in Pendleton.
The competition is a part of the
dealer's SPRING OPENING
promotion.
A Pendleton man, Len
Bohnenkamp, who is in charge
of the competion, says 15 to 20
members from two fast-draw
clubs as well as loci partici
pants will enter the competi
tion. Bohnenkamp also says Mrs.
Jennie Tumi en. a blind fast
draw artist will be on the
program. Mrs. Turmen draws
and shoots entirely by sound.
The events, according to
Bohnenkamp, will involve par
ticipants trying to out-draw
other contestants or trying to
beat an electronic clock. Prizes
suplied by Mel Winter Mobile
Homes, will be awarded to
winners.
Contestants dress the part
wearing western garb, thereby
capturing some of the western
heritage.
On the day of the competition,
Mel Winter Mobile Homes will
be showing a collection of
mobile homes of all sizes,
completely set up and furnish
ed. The show is free to the public.
Boardman & Irrigon Set Style Show
By MARY LEE MARLOW
St. Patrick's Altar Society of
Boardman and Irrigon is spon
soring a style sho'v and card
party Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30
p.m. in the Riverside High
School commons area in
Boardman. Theme for the show
is "Blooming Out All Over."
Fashions will be from the J. C.
Penney Company at Columbia
Center.
There will be refreshments
and special prizes awarded.
Both bridge and pinochle will be
played. Tickets are $1.50 and
the public is invited to attend.
General chairmen are Mrs.
Vern Evans of Irrigon and
Mrs. Dan Daltoso of Boardman.
Mrs. Tom Hilling will be in
charge of the tables; Mrs.
Delmar Hug, Kitchen; models,
Mrs. Jeannette Hodge; door,
Janet Molahan.
Tickets may be obtained from
any of the committee members
or at Helen's Beaute Oasis in
Boardman.
the degree work. Bob Daniel
master of Stanfield Grange,
acted as overseer and Alec
Jones of Columbia Grange was
steward.
Other guests included Mrs.
White's sister, Mrs. Alice Evans
from Bachelor Valley Grange
No. 667 at Upper Lake, Calif.,
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Daniel, Mr. &
Mrs. Joe Hilsenkopf and Mona
Hoffnagle, all of Stanfield
Grange.
Downey and Faye Anderson
received the traveling pinochle
prizes.
Mrs. R.B. Rands spent the
spring vacation visiting at the
home of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Renschler, at Wenatchee,
Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ball, Mrs.
Hazel Miller, Mrs. Frank Mar
low, Zearl Gillespie and Hazel
Carpenter attended the smorg
asbord at Lexington Grange
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. LaVern Partlow spent
spring vacation in Othello,
Wash, at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Dennis Stanhope, and
in Walla Walla, Wash, at the
home of her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie
Partlow.
By cassandha Chapel
Locust Chapter No. 119, Order
of the Eastern Star were hosts
for a District meeting with Ruth
Chapter No. 32 of Heppner at
the lone Masonic Hall on
Tuesday evening. Distinguished
guests escorted and introduced
were Mrs. George Ristola of
Astoria, Worthy Grand Matron
of the Grand Chapter of Oregon,
and Mrs. Dick Wilkinson of
Heppner, Junior Past Grand
Matron; and honored guests,
Mrs. Walter Linn of Vemonia,
Grand Representative of Que
bec in Oregon, and Walter Linn,
Worthy Patron c'. Nehalem
Chapter No. 153. Presiding
worthy matrons and patrons
were Mr. and Mrs. Roy W.
Lindstrom of Locust Chapter
and Mrs. Hamld Hecket and
Marion Hayden of Ruth
Chapter.
Exemplification of the ritual
istic work was shared by the
members of both chapters. An
addendum "The Wishing Well"
was given by the members of
Locust Chapter honoring Mrs.
Ristola. In her address the
Worthy Grand Matron urged
the members to continue to
support the Eastern Star
Awards for Religious Training
(ESTARL scholarships); the
Home Endowment Fund; and
the newest philanthropic pro
gram in Eastern Star, the
Cancer Fund. Last year $16,300
was presented to the Tumor
Clinic of the University of
Oregon Medical School for a
tumor immunology research
laboratory from contributions
made by Eastern Star
members. She also asked mem
bers to continue to "stand up for
youth" and "show up for youth"
organizations in our com
munity. Eastern Star members were
reminded to support the Ma
sonic Blood Bank program by
giving blood when the Blood
mobile visits Morrow County. If
unable to give, persuade some
one else to donate.
A banquet preceded the
meeting at Beecher's Cafe.
Refreshments following the
meeting were served in the
dining room decorated appro
priately in the St. Patrick's
theme by Mrs. Kenneth
Smouse. Social committee was
Mrs. Larry Prock and Mrs.
Charles O'Connor.
Mr. and Mrs. Ristola
overnight guests of Mr
Mrs. Roy W. Lindstrom.
Kenneth L. Smouse of the
University of Utah in Salt Lake
City and Cherilyn Smouse from
Corvallis spent spring vacation
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Smouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Halvorsen
and girls visited Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Halvorsen over Spring
vacation.
Mrs. Janet Lindstrom went to
Portland to visit her father,
Dorr Mason, who is in a hospital
there. Paula stayed with the
Lewis Halvorsen's.
Itev. Ilanard Writes
Delsie Chapel and Cassy
received a letter from the Rev,
and Mrs. Harold Hazzard last
week. Thev are both well and
busy. Rev! Hazxard has been
asked to be pastor for the
summer in a church where he
was pastor 25 yrs. ago and
helped dedicate it then. They
hope to come to Oregon to see
relatives and friends this sum
mer too.
Mrs. Veda Brenner and
Sherri, and Mrs. Vela Eubanks
were visiting in lone Sunday.
Billy Eubanks accompanied
them to spend a week with Mr.
and Mrs. John Eubanks. Billy is
Mr. Eubanks' brother.
Mrs. John Eubanks went to
The Dalles to take her grand
children to meet their mother,
Mrs. Gene Selby. They had been
spending Spring vacation with
their grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ek
strom, Sr. went to Albany one
day last week to visit Mrs.
Ekstrom's mother Mrs. Lula
Wilkins, and help celebrate her
birthday.
Mrs. Keith Peck and children
of Portland spent Spring vaca
tion with Mrs. Peck's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan.
On Sunday Mr. Peck came up
for a visit and to take his family
home.
Hospital
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital this week
are Fred Mankin, Sean Flana
gan, Emma Hager, Donna
Munkers and Alta Cutsforth. all
of Heppner.
Dismissed were Pat Brindle,
LaVerne VanMarter III, Vir
ginia Simpson, all of Heppner;
and Mabel Crawford, lone.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Matthews
and Denice spent Spring vaca
tion in Astoria at the home of
their daughter and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Pat Thorton.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney (Pete)
Crawford and Tim and Miss
Patty Crawford, all of Portland,
were guests at the home of Mrs.
Ida Coleman during Spring
vacation.
McNARYS TO M-F
During Spring Vacation, Mrs.
Lloyd McNary and her daugh
ter, Gayle accompanied by
Joan McElligott and Rose
Marie DeLillo, all of lone, went
to Milton-Freewater for a day.
They visited with Mrs. Mc
Nary's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Ransom. An older
daughter Maria Bailey joined
them there and came home for
a few days.
Mrs. Karen Gelinas, Timmy
and Alisa of Caldwell, Idaho and
Mrs. Blanche Scheelar visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Crabtree over Spring vacation.
Mrs. Gelinas was called home
Thursday by an emergency call
from Germany.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Vincent
of Salem arrived Wed. and left
Thursday. They are visiting in
the Northwest during Spring
vacation.
QOTS
JOTS
were
. and
New Grange Members
Greenfield Grange held a
special meeting at the hall
Saturday night starting with
potluck supper at 6:30. Purpose
of the meeting was to exemplify
the third and fourth degrees for
Mr. and Mrs. Art White, new
members of the grange. Also
receiving the degrees were Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Hughs and
Kenneth Bowman from Stan
field Grange.
Mort Wolverton, Umatilla
County grange deputy and
master of Columbia Grange at
Hermiston, acted as master for
Church Camp
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Duncan
took a group of young people
from Boardman Community
Church to a retreat at Camp
Morrow near Wamic last
Thursday for three days. In the
group were Cindy King, Susan
Sherrod, Jack Donovan, Linda
Walker, Steve and Charlotte
Hilling and Freddie, Donna and
Becky Ziemer.' The Duncan's
acted as counselors at the
camp.
Mrs. Ralph Earwood and
grandson Brian Kruger spent
last week in Estacada visiting
at the home of her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Califf.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Shoemake and
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Shoemake
are Mrs. Easter Dougherty of
Baker and Bob Shoemake of
Portland, sister and brother of
Ernest Shoemake.
Attend Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom
and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilkin
son of Heppner attended a
reception honoring Mrs. Gladys
Post, Grand Ruth of Grand
Chapter of Oregon at Prineville
March 24. Sunday morning they
attended a breakfast meeting of
the 1971-72 Grand Officers at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. W.E.
Jones at Redmond.
Jim Scheelar of Salem visited
Friday afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree and
returned home Saturday to
Spokane where he attends
school.
I couldn't believe it when I
saw that picture of Referee Pat
Gillette in Monday's EO. When
Pat was in High School at Mac
Hi about the time our kids were,
he was a big fellow but
now... .WOW! Ron Daniels says
Pat is one of the best.
His brother Mickey Gillette
appeared on TV recently in
talking about protection of the
consumer. He is with the
Attorney General's office.
Mrs. Carolyn McCabe Ashley,
Kevin and Jim of Pullman,
Wash, arrived Friday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Crabtree.
I am so pround of the HeDDner
Rally squad and the lone
Basketball team for the honors
they were accorded at the
District tournament. This is
really great.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hams
and family attended a birthday
dinner in Heppner Sunday in
honor of Wayne's grandfather,
Bruce Bothwell.
Mrs. Mary Lindsay and Mrs.
Helen McCabe visited Mrs.
Lindsay's sister, Mrs. Carl
Barlow in Washougal, Wash,
one day last week.
There were seven tables of
pinochle in play at the card
party held Tuesday of last week
at the Greenfield Grange hall
sponsored by the Women's
Activity Committee of the
grange. Mrs. Arthur Allen was
hostess.
High prize was won by Mrs.
Pete Petersen and low went to
Mrs. Don Downey. Mrs
The Ladies Aid Society of
Boardman Community Church
will meet Wednesday April 4 at
the home of Mrs. Rollin Bishop
at 2 p.m.
PEE WEE RODEO
DANCE!
Saturday Night
Irrigon
Lions Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brisbois
were weekend guests at the
Ronny Brisbois home this last
week.
Guests this week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Imel
were grandsons, Kevin and
Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Heartly and son, Howard, and
daughter, Emily, of Oregon City
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Duvall of
Salem. All this while Mrs. Imel
had the flu.
I like to think of the 21st as the
beginning of new seasons and
certainly March 21st was more
like the beginning of Spring
than the day before. Wasn't St.
Patrick's Day a typical March
day with it's wind, blow, snow,
rain and even sleet? A real
striped day. Like our son Don
used to say about his naps. It
was a long time before I figured
out what a striped nap was
sleep then awake and then sleep
etc.
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WOOD
from short logs
BAIR
Pf for stockyards
u decorative purposes
U-LOAD - U-HAUL
Spring Vacationers
Mrs. Mabel Ring had the
following guests over Spring
vacation: Mrs. Ken Thompson,
Mrs. David Harris, (grand
daughter), Mr. Gordon Flet
cher, Robert and Russel Harris,
Ryan and Blake Harris, Mr. and
Mrs. David Harris, and Mrs.
Susie Gardener. Her grand
children also visted her, Mary,
Sid, Pat and Billy.
Due to conflict in dates the
WAC meeting will be held in
Willows Grange Hall for an all
day meeting April 12. Carman
French and Delsie Chapel
hotesses.
Wednesday Morning
Oh Woe. ..that super wonder
machine that sets the type is on
the fritz again.. ..just hope the
maintenance man doesn't have
to come out of San Francisco to
fix it. Last time he happened to
be in Pendleton. For $99. we
found out that a paper clip had
slipped through and shorted it.
Dudget
Continued Front Pg. I
realistic by the auditor and li
more than In previous years.
This will be a savins to the
district as less money will have
to be borrowed for shorter
periods of time.
The budget Is down In some
a pail a
Maintenance of plant Is down
3.3 percent and Capital outlay is
down .0264 percent.
Capital Outlay
Capital outlay was lumped
together. Anyone driving a
round Heppner High School will
understand why paving there is
the No. 1 priority. Other
Improvements include black
topping some play areas at the
Heppner Elementary School
and parking areas at Riverside
High School.
Mr. Daniels noted that some
of the extensive capital outlay
in recent years has brought
the buildings up to standards
where general maintenance is
Jackie Allstott was first place f," is re!uirfd 'rlthi18 J1":
u,innm. f aii pi. o ho He did mention that the floor of
niiiuvi ui rail AJrviiiO u uiv
The lone City Council will be
held Monday evening, April 2
instead of the usual date.
Hermiston Association City
Bowling Tournament with 1726.
W E HAD A CUPCAKE SALE! !
Mrs. Meadors and Mr. Mayn
ards seventh grade classes had
a cupcake sale March 27, 1973.
We are using the money that we
earned to go to OMSI and for the
Portland Zoo. We are going to
go April 17, 1973 at 6:00 a.m. and
be home at 8:00 p.m. We also
earned quite a bit of money.
(By a 7th grader who asked
that her name be omitted!)
HAROLD KERR family has
returned home following a trip
to see relatives and friends at
Yuba City and Marysville,
Calif, and in Lakeview, Ore.
the Heppner Junior High Gym
has been sanded so many times
that it can't be done again. The
next step is new flooring.
Sularies
The largest increase is in the
Instruction series but is not the
largest percentage wise. In
crease in salaries for 85 staff
members is $15,582. This in
cludes 1 new staff member and
2 part-time aides $10,304. A new
staff member was added at
Riverside to handle the extra
large class of Freshmen (39)
and adds a foreign language
which has never been offered
before. The aides will be in
Heppner Elementary 4 hours a
day and at lone 1 day a week In
the Library. :
By voting on the school
budget at the same time the
voters are voting on the BMCC
budget, the districts saves half
the costs of the election.
Spring Opening
THIS WEEKEND
Thurs.r Fri.r Saf.r Sun.
8 AM 8 PKl
40,000 SQUARE FEET
of paved display area filled
with fully decorated mobile
homes
I REPRESENTATIVES from foui
Mobile Home factories on
hand to answer your
questions.
FAST-DRAW COMPETITION
with participants from stwo
fast-draw clubs in Portland
as well as locally. (Sunday)
FREE COFFEE, donuts ,
cookies, pop.
IT'S ALL FREE,
FREE,
FREE!!!
DON'T MISS IT!
MEL WINTER
Mobile Homes
hwy. 395 S. Pendleton 276-3611
Those who were home from
college at OSU for Spring
vacation were: Cheri Carlson,
Joe McElligott, Clint Krebs,
Kristin Nelson, Debbie Warren,
Earl James Pettyjohn.
Charley Bergstrom was home
from Mt. Hood Community in
Gresham.
Home from the University of
Oregon were Jeri and Jodi
Snow.
Mary and Peter McElligott
were home from the University
of Portland.
Ann McElligott was here
from Montana State.
Herb Ekstrom III from EOC.
A card party was held at
Willows Grange Hall last Satur
day night. There were five
tables. Vera Rietmann won high
for ladies, Carman French won
second high for ladies, Lindsay
Kincaid won high for men,
Willard French won second high
for men. Diana Kincaid won 300
Pinochle.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lancaster
and sons attended the auto
races Sunday at Umatilla.
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers
attended the Grange Deputy
Conference in Portland March
16 and 17. They also visUed their
son, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Akers
and family, of Gresham.
Plans are under way for the
annual Easter Breakfast to be
held at Valby Lutheran Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Berl Akers
attended the 50th Anniversary
of Missouri Flat Grange No. 612
in Baker, Oregon, Sunday
March 25.
Umatilla Fairgrounds - 4-H Building
Saturday - March - 10:00am
SEE ALL THE NEW 1973
New Holland - Ford - Braco - Harvestore
Factory Representatives will be here to answer questions.
PHONE US FIRST PLEASE IF YOU PLAN TO STAY FOR LUNCH!
FREE LUNCH - Compliments of
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Hermiston