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Horrou County
Passos School
Budget
In a relatively light vote,
Morrow County voters approv
ed the 1973-74 school budget by a
3.5 to 1 vote. A total of 436 votes
with 342 yes votes and 94 no
votes were cast. The vote
approved $958,286. outside the 6
percent limitation for a total
budget of $1,673,610.
Vote by Precinct Yes No
Boardman 70 8
Irrigon 48 20
Hardman-Ruggs 13 2
lone 57 29
Lexington 37 7
Heppner 117 28
COth Yocr!
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Annual Cutting
Horse Competition
THE
On April 7 and
Wranglers will hold
Annual Spring Cutting Horse
Show at the Heppner Fair
grounds. Each horse partici
pates in both days' events
beginning on Saturday at 5:00
8 the p.m. and continuing with the
their second phase on Sunday at 9:00
a.m.
People from all over the
Northwest travel to Heppner for
this event and usually about 50
to 60 horses are involved.
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, S, 97.1
Number.7,
Sco & Hear the
lloofonanny Saturday Night
Community IVecome is
Planned for Mike Benge
22G Visit
Breathmobile
"The turnout in Heppner was
better than excellent as 226
individuals were tested during
the 5'Si hour testing period." So
stated Anthony Haberlach, Re
gional Director, Eastern Re
gion, OTRDA, concerning the
Breathmobile visit in Heppner
last Friday. He believes they
handled about a maximum load
for the time allotted.
The following numbers were
tested in the towns of: Fossil,
83; Spray, 47; John Day, 132;
Condon, 137; Arlington, 40;
making a total of 665 for the
eastern region.
Wranglers
Ploy Day
Sunday
The first of the spring Play
Days sponsored by the Wrang
lers will be held this Sunday.
The play day will start with a
potluck dinner at noon followed
by games and roping.
Members of the dinner com
mittee are Mr. and Mrs., Don ,
Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. George
Luciana, Roice Fulleton and
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hughes.
Laugh and be merry at the
2nd annual Hootenanny Satur
day at 7:30 p.m. at the Heppner
Elementary School multipur
pose room. The variety show
will feature many forms of
entertainment. The RoIJin'
Stones, Bob Roberts, Roy Rob
erts, Rush Roberts, Steve Hed
man and Dale Chick, will play
and accompany some of the
soloists and the audience sing.
Duane Neiffer and Peter
Sundin will play their guitars.
There will be piano numbers by
the Hudson Sisters, Bill Kenny
and the Gray Sisters. Every
body will sing. There will be
imitations of animals. Rick
Wadholm has promised to sing
a solo and a duet with Jack
Unrein. Mrs. Vernon Wilson has
been in charge of the program.
Dennis Cass will act as
emcee. TOPS and Soroptimist
members will serve cookies,
coffee and punch at the end of
the program. Donations may be
given towards the purchase of
the furniture for the Solarium.
Come
Enjoy Our
Council Okays Two
ore Duplexes
South Morrow County com
munities are cooperating on a
Community Welcome for Mike
Benge. He will speak following
a potluck dinner on April 15 at
the County Fair Pavilion.
Anyone wishing to help with
the dinner or contribute to
wards a gift is asked to call the
Elks Temple.
loneCouncil
By Cassandra Chapel
The lone City Council met at
the City Hall April 2. The
regular order of business was
conducted. A liquor license was
approved for Robert and Janet
Oswald, who hope to be the new
owners of The Office Tavern.
Patty Kincaid has owned the
business for several years.
New Bank Manager Here
DAVE GRAYBEAL of Irrigon
was taken to the hospital in
Umatilla on Friday. He was
transported to Pendleton on
Monday for x-rays, but was
returned to Umatilla afterward.
Hospital
Patients: Anna Potter, Con
don. Christopher Craig, Fossil.
Katherine Lindstrom, lone.
Released: Frank Howell,
Monument. Leon Hamberg,
Fossil.
Van Schoiack
on Honor Roll
George L. Van Schoiack made
the scholastic honor roll winter
term at Portland State Univer
sity, it was announced today.
Mr. Van Schoiack, a senior at
PSU, earned a grade point
average of 3.60. He is a
graduate of Heppner High
School.
Dean of Admissions and
Records Channing Briggs said a
total of 1,122 students made the
honor roll out of PSU's under
graduate enrollment of 10,420.
Straight A's were achieved by
243 of them and the rest
compiled grade averages of
B-plus or better.
Courthouse
Face Lift
Revenue sharing money has
been designated for some very
badly needed maintenance at
the County Court House. First
improvement has been in the
steps, rock wall and basement
wall. The crumbling mortar has
haon rcmnvpH and new mortar
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put in its place.
Improvements are to be made
in the wiring. Three electricians
have examined the building and
it is expected that a bid will be
accepted this week. Probably
the air conditioning of the court
room will be included in this
bid.
Cliff Aldrich of lone has been
the lone bidder to date to paint
the trim of the Court House.
Improvements to be made to
the dome include new tie rods
and bracing materials.
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Hello and Goodbye. Don Belcher, right, is the new manager at First
National. Harley Sager, left, the bank's manager for the past 314
years will leave soon for a new position as comptroller of C & B
Livestock in Hermiston.
New Manager at First Na
tional, Kenneth Belcher began
his duties this week. He comes
to Heppner from the Riddle
branch where he was also
manager. He began his career
with the bank as a management
trainee in 1964. He has served as
installment loan officer, gener
al loan officer and commercial
loan officer prior to his assign
ment as manager at Riddle.
A native of Idaho, he graduat
ed from High school at Middle
ton, Idaho. He attended his first
two years of college at Boise
State and graduated from the
College of Idaho in 1964. He has
since earned two advanced
certificates from the American
Institute of Banking.
He is married to the former
Shirley Tullius. They have two
sons, Mark 10 and Gary 6. In
Douglas county, Mr. Belcher
has been active in the Lions
Club, Livestock Association and
Red Cross.
He was in the Marine Corps,
with Mike Benge. He is a pilot
and owns his own plane. He also
likes to hunt and fish.
Siren Account Finalized
Following the 1971 flood, the
county and city installed flood
warning sirens. They were
installed on a 50-50 basis with
the Oregon Department of Civil
Defense. The total cost of the
installation was $2181. Contri
butions were made at the time
of the flood and $525. was
contributed from Scarborough
Funds. The City and County
split the remaining amount
required from local sources.
Because the entire amount had
to be paid before the state paid
its 50 percent, the county
advanced that amount. A check
for $1157.03 was received by the
county this week to reimburse
them for the money that had
been advanced. This closes the
book on the procurement and
installation of a flood warning
system for Heppner.
The sirens are tested every
first Thursday of the month. A
group of concerned women
litterally "bulldogged" this
program until it became a fact
and not just talk.
Mountain Survey Shows
Short Water Supply
Al Osmin and Dave Franzen
made last week's snow survey
on Friday.
The Arbuckle snow course
showed a depth of 18.2 inches of
snow. In 1972 there were 24.3
inches of snow. Water content
was 6.9 percent and last year it
was 12.1 percent at this time.
Lucky Strike had a depth of
28.6 inches while in 1972 there
were 48.5 inches. Water content
there is 8.2 percent this year
and was 19 percent last year.
Ivan Robinson Graduates
BILOXI, Miss. -Airman Ivan
L. Robinson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie E. Robinson of 599
Eagle Mill Road, Ashland, Ore.,
has graduated at Keesler AFB,
Miss., from the U. S. Air Force
Communications equipment re
pairman course conducted by
the Air Training Command.
The airman, who was taught
installation and maintenance of
high-powered ground com
munications equipment, is
being assigned to Mt. Hebo Air
Force Station. Ore., for duty
with a unit of the Aerospace
Defense Command which pro
tects the U. S. against hostile
aircraft and missiles.
Airman Robinson was grad
uated in 1971 from Ashland
Senior High School and attend
ed Southern Oregon College.
His wife, Janice, is the
daughter of Mrs. J.H. Morgan,
45 Alida, Ashland. Mrs. Robin
son's father. Bill G. Lynch,
resides in Heppner.
Grain Market
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A building permit was ap
proved at Monday's City Coun
cil meeting for Heppner Invest
ors who will build two 2-story
family duplexes at 240 Skyline
Drive. Buildings will cost
$30,000 each. Each buiiding
measures 28 x 32 and each has a
carport.
Builder is Bill Nelson of
Boardman.
Permit was issued Ed La
Trace who will tear down anold
building and replace with gar
age at 340 Water St. Garage will
cost $1000 and will be 20 x 22
feet.
Permit was granted on a
temporary basis (90 days) to
Gerald Smith to place mobile
home on lot at' 135 E. Cannon.
Don McEwen requested per
mit to tear down house at 680
Riverside and place a second
home. Matter would require
conditional use permit and was
referred to City Planning Com
mission. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.
Johnson who bought the
Phegley Apartment building at
104 "N. Court St. applied for -permit
to remodel. Building has
not been occupied for thirteen
months and a multi-family unit
requires conditional use permit
so matter must be referred to
City Planning Commission.
Ordinance 385 regarding trees
and bushes on parking strips
along sidewalks and city streets
considered a nuisance and
unsafe was passed on second
and third readings. Also applies
to dead trees and provides
penalties.
Mrs. Arnie Hedman was
appointed budget officer.
Representative is expected
this month to come and talk to
council committee regarding
mandatory life insurance and
retirement program.
Clyde Allstott reported a
comparison with water and
sewer rates showing Heppner
is in line with other cities of this
size.
Resolution approved 2 year
contract for garbage hauling by
Herman Green. Okayed rate
increase from 2.00 to 2.50 per
month. 50 cents for additional
can.
Council discussed purchase of
new backhoe. Campbell
Equipment bid $8000 for a Ford
and Case Co. bid $9200. Both
offers with trade on the old
backhoe.
Resolution passed to buy a
truck to haul sludge and pave a
number of streets.
Mayor appointed Bobette
Jones as the third lifeguard and
Marie VanMarter as basket girl
for Heppner's swimming pool.
Marsha Young was appointed
head life guard last week and
Judy Gentry again will be a
guard.
A special council meeting
March 28th was centered
around Heppner's water prob
lems. With coming develop
ments, more water is needed
here. Gil Groff of Clarke & Groff
Engineers said the local water
study is only partially complet
ed Needed is a new main water
line of 16,000 feet down Willow
Creek. Discussed was installa
tion of 12 inch pipe. However,
engineer favored 14 inch pipe
for added capacity and pres
sure. Also needed is a new
reservoir. Engineer recom
mends installation of a reser
voir of from 1 and ? million
gallons to 2 and one quarter
million gallons capacity, locat
ed at a much higher elevation.
Present storage capacity is
about 1,100,000 gallons.
Major Carlos Hickm.n and
Howard Hogan of the U.S. Army
Engineers were present. They
said the Corps would pay for
laying pipe when the dam was
built on Willow Creek. They will
pay the difference in cost of 12
or 14 inch pipe from 8 inch pipe
that is now there. They will
have figures available on the
project including location of the
pipe and the new road. Infor
mation will be available at
completion of their study at the
end of April. Whether the dam
can be feasible will not be
known until that time. However,
they said flood control dams
had been approved in California
with a cost-benefit ratio of less
then 1 to 1 because of loss of life
from floods.
Lou Baxter of the FHA told of
mechanics of applying for a
government 5 percent loan,
payable over 40 years. Mr.
Baxter said construction costs
are rising fast and could add a
good 50 percent in five years. ,
Mayor Sweeney thanked Bud
Springer for acting as city
foreman since Vic Groshen's
retirement.
Daniels
Available
Governor's
Tax Plan
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These young girls of Salem under the conjuring influence of the
slave Tituba, plan their accusation which eventually lead to the
infamous witch trials. See them in "The Crucible" April 12,13,14
Heppner High School.
Back row: Marie VanMarter, Taml Meador, Lynda Baker. Front
Row: Linda DeSpain, Alice Abrams, Michelle Evans. Photo by
Lynda Baker.
Oert Corbin
Named
At a recent City Council
meeting, Mayor Jerry Sweeney
appointed Bert Corbin as Hepp
ner City Utility foreman.
Mr. Corbin is well-known in
the county, having been a
resident since 1931. He was a
Special Deputy Sheriff for
several years and has served as
a Heppner Policeman for the
past six years.
He will assume his duties as
soon as a replacement is found
on the Police Force. So far,
there have been no takers.
Assessor
Passes Another
Get Together Appraisers' Exam
Assessor Joyce Bergstrom
has taken another exam and
passed with a 96. This entitles
her to appraise all kinds of
income property which includes
ranch property, apartments
and commercial and industrial
property.
Superintendent Ron Daniels
was to give a report on his
analysis of the Governor's Tax
Plan at the meeting of the
Umatilla County administrat
ors meeting Wednesday.
He will be available to speak
with any group to explain what
the Governor's Tax Plan will do
for the people of Morrow
County. He may be reached at
the County office in Lexington
989-8123.
Japanese
Host Families
Coffee to Help the Handicap
Wagon
Two restaurants in the Hepp
ner area will again be support
ing the Easter Seal Society of
Oregon B.A.C. Coffee Day next
Wednesday. B.A.C. or Buck-a-Cup
to Brace-a-Child buttons
will be sold at all participating
restaurants for $1.00 prior to
that date. The purchase of a
B.A.C. button will entitle the
businesses are The
Wheel and Cal's Cafe.
Area Rainbow Girls will also
take part in the campaign drive
by selling Easter Lilies which
were made by handicapped
persons. BUI Lande, Easter Seal
Chairman for Morrow County
said more than 90 percent of the
money contributed will remain
in Oregon to brace a child
through rehabilitation services
Morrow County host families
for the Japanese exchange
students which will be in the
county mid-summer are asked
to circle April 29 on their
calendars, and plan to attend
another orientation session in
preparation of the exchange
students' arrival.
At this meeting, Mrs. Byron
Flint of Beaverton will serve a
Japanese meal which everyone
will have helped prepare.
Special guests at the meeting
will be Elizabeth, Kathy and
Meg Eubanks from Walla
Walla, who will give a talk
about the trip they took to
Japan. The girls will bring two
Japanese boys who go to college
in Walla Walla.
The session will be held at
Heppner Elementary School,
beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Those with questions may
contact Mrs. Robert Davidson
in Lexington at 989-8402.
Mrs. Swanson
Named
to Museum
Board
The Morrow County Court has
named Mrs. Gar Swanson to the
County Museum Board replac
ing Mrs. Ralph Thompson who
has moved to Pendleton.
wearer to drink free coffee, as
muL-11 as nc wwiw, u.ruugnoui such as children's Hospital
the day at any of the restau- Schooli Camp Easter SeaJ
rants which are participating. mobile therapy treatments
All personnel in the restaurants equipment loan pool, and other
will be wearing B.A.C. buttons Easter Seal projects, re
and will have them for sale to maining 10 veneat supports
customers. The participating national programs of reSearch,
service and education.
Boardman Lions Club
Adds to Sight Fund
The Boardman Lions Club
made $161. from their Harlem
Stars vs home town talent
basketball game recently. This
went into their Sight Foundation
to be used locally to help buy
glasses for those who need
them.
The Lions Clubs of Oregon
sponsor an Eye Clinic at
Providence Hospital in Port
land. This is made available to
people who need surgery and
glasses who can t afford it.
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nnt7Wlnter damage of roads
Board Okays
Plans for Rate
Study
The Board of Directors of
Columbia Basin took action at
their meeting on March 22nd to
approve plans for a rate study
by David Don, former Chief
Engineer of the Oregon PUC.
Don is a native of the Fossil
area and is scheduled to meet
with staff personnel and the
Board in the near future.
Wranglers
Work Day
Wranglers had one of the best
Work days Sunday that they
have had for many years. A
crew hauled in dirt and rock to
smooth the railroad crossing.
The arena was worked and
litter picked up. Splintery
boards from the grandstand
were replaced with church pews
loaned by Tad Miller.
The work was completed
before the rains fell. In spite of
the weather, the workers finish
ed the day with roping.
plague s Court
Much time and effort will be
put forth to improve the county
roads this spring and summer
following the harsh effects of
the winter according to Judge
Paul Jones. The frost rolls have
taken the bottom out of the
roads in some places.
A petition was recently pre
sented from the lone area
concerning improvements of
the county road from the Ted
Palmateer ranch to the Gilliam
County line. They asked that the
road be widened and surfaced.
"The improvements may not
be made this year but put in
next year's plans for road
improvements," Judge Jones
said. The Gilliam County Court
has indicated they would con
, sider improvements but would
not include surfacing. The road
cuts diagonally across country
and comes out a few miles south
of Arlington and is considered a
"short cut" to Portland.
Road improvements - will
come from the Road Serial
Levy and Revenue Sharing.
The Court has tabled a
request of the Port of Morrow
for 50 feet of the right-of-way of
old Hwy 30 to be included in the
new Food Processing Industrial
Park being developed by the
Port.
The Court authorized the
installation of a stock guard by
George Griffith on Road No.
536. He had at first asked for a
closure of the road. The
maintenance of the stock guard
is the responsibility of the
farmer installing it.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Hi LowPrecp.
Wed
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Precipitation for March was
1.16. Normal is 1.28. Growing
season for Sept. to Sept. Since
Sept. 1972 precipitation was
7.15, normal is 8.57. Since first
of January precipitation has
been 2.99 and normal is 3.73.
60 31 .04
56 28
55 35 .5
51 34 .15
52 32 .01
55 27
61 28
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