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I I BRAKY U or 0 EUGENE, ORE 97403 MERCHANTS MKETING thia Friday May 4 at noon at the Wagon Wheel. MEMORIAL DAY PIONEER PICNIC hat been set for May 28 at the Morrow County Fair Pavillion. Mr. and Mr. Paul . Warren are chairmen. Traffic "Too Fast' Lexington resident are com plaining that cart are driving too fast through Lexington these days. With the opening of the new eating place, the school kids are crossing the highway more than formerly. Resident are asking people to observe the speed limit for the safety of the pedestrians. The Lexington City Council ha asked for help from the Oregon State Police and the County Sheriff office to en forcethe speed limit. Honor Roll Omitted from the lleppner High School Honor Roll was Tami Toll. Freshman with a grade point of 3.fl. Jr Rodeo Doard Hoots Tonight Junior Rodeo Board meeting will be held tonight at the REA Building at 8 p.m. The board will finalize plans for the 3rd annual Junior Rodeo to be held June 9 and 10 at the Morrow County Fair Grounds. Athletic Dinner Deadline Extended The deadline for purchasing tickets for the first annual Spring and Winter Sports ban quet has been extended to noon May 8. Parents and all interest ed persons may attend by purchasing a ticket by that date either at Peterson's Jewelry Store or at the High School office. The Sports Banquet will be held May 15 at 7 p.m. at the high v school cafetorium. New Policeman Sworn In At a special city council meeting Monday evening, Don and Betty McEwen were grant ed a temporary 90-day permit for a mobile home in order to give the owners time to bring the value of the home up to tne standard required by the Hepp-1 ner ordinance. Charles Holt was sworn in as new city police officer. He is the night police taking Bert Cor toin's place on the force when he was moved to city superinten dent. Caution. with bark dust A word of caution has been asked by city superintendent, Bert Corbin in regard to using bark dust on the utility strips. There have been several inci dents of having the bark dust go Into the gutter and plugging the storm sewers. The problem occurs while sprinkling. You Can Help Little League The Scott Paper Co. has offered to provide free baseball equipment to little leagues in exchange for the return of Scott Seals of Quality to their company. These seals may be found on Scott Towels, facial tissues, bathroom tissue and napkins. If you would clip these seals from your paper products and give them to John Messick at the First National Bank in Heppner or Jerry Stefani in lone the Little League might really benefit. This offer ex pires July 31. G-T WANT ADS PAY Free want ads will be available to all 6th grader wanting to earn money for the th (trade Outdoor Program. FREE Ron Ward - Pull Rye 676-9195. COth Ycsr! Heppner, Oregon sddto Impact on People Survey' Next Week lleppner due to the Willow Creek project, is serving as a first in a socio-economic survey now required before the start of any Corps of Engineers project. The survey will be conducted by a 12-member team from Walla Walla College headed by Pro fessor Robert Gardner. They will be in Heppner May 7 and 8. Speaking at the Monday noon meeting of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Gardner emphasized that the survey has nothing to do with "whether you want the dam or not" but rather what impact the planning, the actual construction and the dam itself will have on you as a person. The survey will include such questions as "What have floods done to your business or your home? What difference will changing the creek channel make to you? Is is going to bother you to have the dam up there? Via the interviews eleven areas of specific information will be compiled from specializ ed informants that represent the Community's socio economic groups, male and female. The team will also record impressions from direct obser vation apart from the question aires. No one knows exactly what will happen but what might happen based on studies in other towns may serve as a guide. Willow Creek Dam was ap proved by Congress a number of years ago but was never funded. A pre-construction study was funded following the flood of May 1971. Last year $400,000. was allocated for further study. The $3800. to finance this survey of the impact of the dam on people comes from the Corps of Engineers allocations. aQQ fl Of DaTGS r r Spring Concert Larry Hildebrandt announced the first of the week the date for the Heppner High School Spring Concert. May 17 at 8 p.m. the concert will be presented by the High School Band & chorus. The Band will be under the direction of Mr. Hildebrandt and the chorus by Bob Jespersen. They will present symphonic and modern numbers. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM April 18 thru May 1 Hi Low Prec. Wed. 54 32 .18 Thurs. 53 33 Fri. 60 32 Sat. 69 33 Sun. 63 48 Mon. 57 42 Tues. 64 31 Wed. 68 32 Thurs. 75 41 Fri. 61 39 Sat. 54 38 Sun. 60 27 Mon. 63 31 Tues. 68 32 Total Prec. April .30 Normal 1.27 1972 .76 Total Prec. April Normal 1972 Total Prec. 1973 Normal .30 1.27 .76 3.29 5.00 Grain Market ( FOB Lexington does not include warehouse cogs) CMtftetyMCGG White wheat 2-54 bm Re4 wheat 2.5J1 b. 71. MUM Barley ill 97836, Thursday, Moy 3, 1973 Top Honors to Rill Jepsen Three were named as top students for Heppner's Gradu ating class on Monday of this week. Bill Jepsen was named valedictorian with a seven semester CPA of 3.90, Kathy Bartlett and Tami Meador tied with a CPA of 3.74. Bill Jepsen HHS Valedictorian Bob Jepsen is a senior with many talents and interests. Football was a first love during his high school four years. He played varsity football three years. This has led to much recognition. He was selected to play in the 1973 Shrine game at Baker as tackle. During his senior year he was named as Heppner's Outstanding Line-., man of the Year, named on the All Conference football team, offensive and defensive, tackle and named to All State Football team, 3rd team, as tackle. Other athletics include golf ing on the varsity team, member of the rodeo team. He was president of Letterman's Club his senior year. Studying comes easy to Bob and he likes to get his studying done at school so he has time for other things after school. His academic ability earned him a membership in the National Honor Society, selection for the Outstanding student in Chemis try Award his junior year, election to the Society for Outstanding American High School Students and publication r Ulniffrinku in Mofite "Who's Who among American ill ilia uiuci auijj an Hieh School Students." He has been accepted at Washington State to pursue a career in veterinary. He re- rpntlv received word that he has been awarded a four year . ROTC Schoiarsnip. n ' n - 6 OUnty U CIS Highway Money The Oregon siaie mgnway Commission today announced distribution of $6,310,281 12 in highway-user tax funds to the 36 counties of the state. The allocation is based on the statutory 20 per cent for the period January 1 through Mar ch 31. 1973. The funds come from the following sources: motor vehicle registration and operators' license fees, gasoline tax, use fuel tax motor carrier fees, and fines and penalties collected for violations of the size and weight statutes where complaints are made by the Highway Division weigh masters. The allocation to each county is based on the number of vehicles registered in it. The allocations include for Morrow County $10,107.00. Our County has 4747 vehicles registered as of 1972. Color Portrait IIEPPNKK - A big subscription offer - one that will give each subscriber a beautiful color portrait at no extra charge - is announced in this issue of the Gazette-Times. The portrait, with an 8 x 10 inch Heirloom Tapestry finish of the highest quality, is offered with each new or renewal subscription. A family shot may be taken, or the protrail may be of an individual. Anyone renew ing their present subscription It Jepsen, Bartlett Kathy Bartlett Kathy Bartlett HHS Salutatorian Kathy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bartlett of Boardman has driven from Boardman for the last part of her Junior year and this her senior year to complete her high school years at Heppner High. She says this gives her time to do a lot of thinking. A little on the serious side she makes plans for college next year. She has been accepted 'at Links Business College next year but this is not definite and she may go to Portland. Either way her busi ness college education will lead to her becoming a secretary and hopefully a legal secretary. Because she was named princess on the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court, her summer employment will have to be adjusted to her court appearances. Because of con flicting dates of rodeos and trackmeets, she was unable to go out for track this spring. She likes running the 220 and 440 dashes. She would like to see more interest shown by the student body and community in girls sports, both in participa tion and attendance. She liked going out for track for the chance it provided to meet people and for the same reason she likes traveling with, the rodeo court. She anticipates always being interested in 4-H. She has been in 4-H for 7 years in sewing, knitting, sheep and cooking. She has assumed the responsibility of serving as Junior Leader for the North Lexington Livestock Club and the Dandy Desert Cooking Club on the Bombing Range Rd. She expects to be a in leaaer sometime. She studies hard to learn and earn her grade point of 3.74. Flying Farmers To Crown Lorraine Flying Farmers from Oregon, Washington and Idaho will be winging into Sun River May 11 and 12 for a tri-state meet. Arnold Senterfitt, author of Airports of Baja, California will be the featured speaker at the Saturday night banquet. Senter fitt has personally measured all the remote Baja airstrips and has spiked his book with such useful notations as a good place to skinny dip, rocks make it a bear to find, population 1, English spoken, sanitation facil ities seat one. Mrs. Ed (Lorraine Bates) Condon, will be crowned Oregon Flying Farmer queen at the banquet by Mrs. Andy (Marge) Pierson, Hillsboro, outgoing queen. Washington and Idaho royalty will also be crowned. Reservations required: M. Fry, Hillsboro 648-5143.' Free With Every (for six months or longer past the renewal date) or any new subscriber will be entitled to this beautiful portrait free of charge. The offer is good until June 1. A convenient coupon is listed in an advertisement in this issue. The coupon should be brought or mailed ot this newspaper. P.O. Box 337. Heppner. If a family portrait i not 4 and Mead or ( j Tami Meador Tami Meador HHS Salutatorian Tami is a genuine Heppner product. She was born in Heppner and is about to complete her first 12 years of schooling in the Heppner School system. Her fellow students recognized her dependability when they elected her assistant treasurer of the studentbody when she was a junior and to serve as treasurer this year. She was also elected president of the National Honor Society. This group is attempting a follow-up on the green flower pots placed along Heppner's Main St. during Earth Week by the high school last year. They plan to remove the dead trees and fill the pots with bedding plants. She was named delegate to Girls State last summer. She has taken Spanish for 5'hree years and plans to continue her education in a foreign language field at EOC this fall. The possiblities are innumerable and her degree , may lead to travel as a tour guide or an interpreter. She also likes geology and chemistry. This comes to her naturally from both parents, Inez and Dick Meador whose work has led them into these areas. She showed self-discipline this past year when she worked night after night after school in the office at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital. She resign ed to take part in The Crucible, a part she played, in a commendable fashion. She has been chosen as counsellor for the 6th Grade Outdoor School at Tuper Work Center. Whilo Tami is not taking piano and plays often. She likes classical and modern. She plans to take piano lessons at EOC this fall. She, like many others, looking for summer work. CB Power Lines Extended is At the regular board meeting ! of Columbia Basin Electric Coop on April 26th, several purchase of power agreements were approved. An agreement wu engineering firm of Corp. covered a line extension J has nrpnared of eight miles. OtJSSt? extensions and agreements he made m Morrow c were approved to Van R.et- rt was given by him t0 mann, Condon; Darrel I Pad- Jjd Wflste Maniement berg. lone; and Dave Ch.lds, Advjsory CommUtee at the Arlington. Courthouse Monday evening. Several other new power 1 ne Most concerBned extensions are scheduled which Heppner-Lexington-Ione include service to Tom Schott as W Boardmm.Irrj Fossil; Art Masters Olex area area hag contrflct new feeder lines in the Ruggs- Hermjston for di al. Hantaan area; a new feeder Mr. McDonald's reoort told of line south of rossu; ana a new feeder line west of Fossil. Subscription possible, subscribers are invit ed to bring one or all of their children. Location and sitting dates will be published in the next few weeks. E, ofts limited to one per ' hh y i.v cTin 12 address. Simply dip out the ShES.5 55 J rear, and you will receive the Gazette-Times for the next year lh receivinc a JPvoSSF" 15 cents Kumber 1 1 Arlington The 2tth Annual Arlington Jackpot Rodeo will get under way May 5 and 6. Queen Marci Linncll of Boardman with Princesses Micki Hoskins, Heppner and Bobbie Acock, Irrigon are the officiating royalty of the two-day show. Parade The downtown parade is Saturday morning at 10:30 o'clock with Ron Davis, Olex chairman. Everyone is wel come to participate. Rodeo Both days of the rodeo, the 4-H Horseflies of the Oregon Trail Livestock Club will per form and will also present the Cliff Aldrich Burned in Explosion Cliff Aldrich and Don Heliker were working on the Eldon Padberg property outside of Lexington Monday morning when the tank Cliff was cleaning exploded for no appar ent reason. The 8,000 gallon tank had been used to store diesel oil and tar and Cliff was inside it cleaning with detergent and water. Don Heliker was on top of the tank and was blown off by the force of the explosion. Cliff received burns over 30 to Wayne Killed in One Wavne Gentry, 16, was thrown from his 1963 Ford Falcon, and killed instantly Sunday evening about 9:40 o'clock between Ruggs and the Frank Anderson ranch. He apparently lost control of the car as he hit the left shoulder and pulled back sharply. The car rolled numerous times. He was thrown from the car to receive massive head injury. He had been up to the Bob Bergstroms and was enroute to his home on upper Rhea Creek. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Larry Gentry of upper Rhea Creek. He was a Junior at Heppner High School. He was a member of the FFA and HHS band. Mrs. Dick Schlichting and Mark came upon the scene of the accident and called trom piaVneRocltCrechBrldiic Replaced Chuck Flynn, foreman of Heppner's State Highway maintenance division said tnis week that work was nearly completed on the new installa tion over Rock Creek at Anson Wright Park. The bridge was taken out and two multi plate arch pipes were installed under Highway 207. The plates came in 10 foot sections and were put together and bolted at the site. Solid Waste John McDonald, consultant ... nr,ntlv in use and gave quantities of solid waste being disposed of. In Heppner the figure is 3.5 pounds per day. He explained that many families have two cars and cars tend to last six years on a national average. Many old cars end up in junkyards and disposal sites is perhaps 1-4 of Jn (he Heppner lone, Lexington area this would mean one sixth, o . car per day to be d.sposed of. "Hi Boardman Irrigon area w.u.d generate one twenty-fifth Mall Tax PIgd Vetted Bouca Morrow County Joined the rest of Oregon In voting down decisively Governor McCall tax plan Tuesday. There are 2454 registered voters In Morrow County. 1328 voted with 204 yea vote and 1124 no votes. Rodeo is This Uookond colors. The rodeo start at 1:30 p.m . both Saturday and Sunday. Pat Anderson is rodeo clerk. Timers are Rita Goodwin, Jaunita Johnson and Pat And erson. Rodeo stock is supplied by Howard Johnson, Jack Beers, John Rattray and Roy Philippi. Jake Grossmiller, The Dalles, is the announcer for the show. There will be food and drink concessions on the grounds operated by the Arlington Saddle Club members and Oregon Trail 4-H members. Lester Schaefer is president of the Arlington Saddle Club, sponsors of the Rodeo and Jean 40 percent of his body. From his hips to the tops of his boots he sustained first degree burns; while he has 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his hands and arms. He was wearing an oxygen mask over his face that saved his face from being burned. Don rushed him to Pioneer Memorial Hospital and he is being treated there. According to Dr. Tibbies, he is in serious condition but is doing fairly well. Gentry - Car Accident Ruees. State Police investigat ed. Mark later found the body 50 feet from the car on the opposite side of the Highway. Funeral services were held May 2 at the First Christian Church with the Rev. G. E. Nikander officiating. Mrs. W. S. Miller sang "Whispering Hope" and Beyond the Sunset" accom panied by Mrs. Carl Marquardt. Bearers were Mark Schlichting, Chris DeSpain, Gene Farley, Dana Sweek, Mike Prock and Rick Pettyjohn. Interment was at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery with Sween ey Mortuary in charge of arrangements. Wayne was born Aug. 3, 1956 in Heppner. Besides his par ents, he is survived by a brother Burke Gentry and a niece Dawna Waynette Gentry, both of Heppner. The two pipes are 60 feet long and are 6'5" up and down and are 9'6" wide crosswise.. .There still is a little clean up to do before the job is completed. The crew continues extensive patching from the severe winter damage. Members of the State Highway crew are Kenneth Beebe, assistant foreman, Bob Shuman, Dallas McDaniel, Lloyd Moyer, Eddie Yoeman and Paul Arbogast. Group Talks Sites Wastes from Forest Service camps are hauled to the Monument dump. Morrow County probably burns much paper and garden wastes and this is probably the breakdown: 40 percent (560 tons), food wastes 10 percent ( 140 tons ) , glass 16 percent ( 220 tons), metals 16 percent (220 tons), garden wastes 10 percent (140 tons). Misc. 8 percent (120 tons). Present disposition of solid wastes: Heppner uses its own disposal site. Lexington and lone use the Lexington site. Boardman-Irrigon wastes go to the Hermision disposal site. Old farm machinery generally stays in farmyards. Manure from cattle operations is par tially spread on fields. Kinuza plant wastes are partly burned and partly hauled away as bark dust and mill ends. Principal discussion was on Heppner and Lexington sites as the Oregon Dept. of Environ mental Quality expects a site to be picked to serve the area. It appeared that the Heppner disposal wfi?M probably By precinct: Boardman.. 2 yet US no lone. 17 yes 212 no Irrigon. 43 yet 117 no Lexington. IS yet 149 no lleppner. 100 yet S31 no Over the state the vote was 42 percent yes and 58 percent no. Mikkalo, secretary. Dance & Breakfast Other activities during the big show is a cowboy Dance Saturday evening from 9:30 until 1:30 at the high school gym. Sunday morning the Cowboy Breakfast will be served at the Masonic Hall from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Events Jackpot Rodeo Events per day include calf roping $13., bulldogging $13., girl's barrel race $5., wild cow milking $23. (1 cow average), bronc riding . $13. (additional purse per day $50.), bareback riding $13., team roping $13. (per man). Entries closed 10:30 a.m. each day. Entrance fee includes contestant pass. lone Dates Annual Spring Concert Sherrie Bahr, music direc tor, has announced that the annual lone Spring Concert will be presented by both high and elementary school pupils next week at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10 in the gym. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this big event. Search Ct Rescue Posse Elections The Morrow County Search & Rescue Sheriff's Posse elected new officers at their last meeting. Don Strober was elected President, Leonard Toll, V. President, Wayne Hams was re-elected Secretary and Ray Boyce was re-elected Treasure. Ed Baker and Simon Winters were elected to the Board of Control, New members voted in were Jim Cutsforth and Mark Miller. On May 6 there will be a practice search and rescue in the Cutsforth Park area, and on May 19 - 20 six or eight members will attend a Search and RESCUE Seminar at Camp Rilea on the Oregon Coast. no vies CANCELLED There will be no more movies sponsored by the Seeing Eye and the Jaycees due to lack of funds and date conflicts. Bob DeSpain Jr. chairman of the project says "I would like to thank everyone involved in the publicity and organization of the program. It was a very worthwhile project and I hope someone will spark this idea next fall". have to be phased out. Building of Willow Creek dam will make this necessary. The DEQ will permit no burning at disposal sites of garbage. He said perhaps twice a year, they might permit burning of brush. Mr. McDonald said a possible site two miles northwest of Heppner might be leased. It contains 15 acres and Mr. McDonald figures that a hole 9 feet deep would enable one acre to last for 4 years. Mr. McDonald said he himself favors upgrading the present Lexington site to serve the three towns. He would have it properly drained in case of flood, and use ditches, covering garbage at least once a week. He says the DEQ will no doubt insist that wastes be covered at least once a week. He emphasized this is just an interim report to the DEQ and is not the final study. There is scheduled another meeting at 7:30 p.m. May 16 at the Courthouse. They will again discuss proposed sites and recycling. i
