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Heppner Hotel
Optioned
Roy R. Nelson of the Eugene
firm of Nelson, Taylor, Mc
Cullcy, Inc.. realtors, was here
recently and told us he had filed
an option to purchase the Hotel
Heppner at the Courthouse.
He explained that they plan
ned to raise capital to remodel
the hotel into about 22 apart
ments. The ground floor will be
remodeled for a store and
offices.
Mr. Nelson represents the
ChandliT Co.
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, june 7, ) 973
Number 16
Iobo High School Officers
Trosdson EducEfionel Fund Established
3rd Annual
JuncQir Moo
Tuo hi day:
Honor Roll
lone Schools Honor Roll for
the second semester were
released this week:
A HONOR ROLL 3.50 . 4.00 -Grade
7; Jeanie Piening.
Natalie Tews. Grade I; Cather
ine McElligott. Grade 10; Carol
Holtz, Barbara Palmer,
Joel Peterson, Sherri Wilson.
Grade II: Jan Ekstrom. Doris
McCabe, Nancy Pettyjohn.
Grade 12; D-Ann Bloods worth,
Christina Lindstrom.
B HONOR ROLL 3.00 - 3.4J .
Grade 7; Kristi Edmundson.
Grade 8; Joan Doherty, Vicki
Edmundson, Debora Palmer.
Grade S; Lauretta Piening, Joe
Rietmann. Grade 10; Cindi
Martin. Charles McElligott,
Michael Warren. Grade 11;
Cassandra Chapel, Donna
Flack. Joan McElligott. Grade
12; Nancy Ashurst, Kathleen
McElligott. Melissa McElligott,
John Rietmann, David Warren,
Gregg Wilson.
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MR. & MRS. GILBERT OLP
of Mitchell have purchased
Pearl Steer's mobile home on
Chase St. Mrs. Steers has
moved into an apartment at the
Hotel.
Winner
JACK! MOLLAHAN, a stu
dent at Heppner Elementary,
placed in two events at the
Junior Olympics held Saturday
at Franklin High School in
Portland.
She placed second in the high
jump and fourth in the long
jump in the midget division.
Also participating from
Heppner were Janice Healy,
Theresa Peck and Carl Christ
man. Mrs. Clint Agee and Dennis
Cass chaperoned the team to
the Portland meet.
The Heppner High School
FFA Judging Team placed 4th
in the Livestock Judging at the
Oregon Wheat League Show at
The Dalles this week. There
were 28 teams participating.
They judged the following
classes: market steers, market
Jambs and market swine. They
also judged a loin of each of the
three, beef, lamb and pork.
Members of the team were
Kyle Robinson, Barry Munkers,
Kelwayne Haguewood, Kristi
Haguewood and Judy Bennett.
Mary Ann Greenup went as an
alternate. '
On Thursday the Judging
team will go to the Eastern
Oregon Livestock Show at
Union. The" team is" accom
panied by Hal Whitaker, Ad
visor. Later in June Mr. Whitaker
will attend the week long
summer conference of the
Vocational Agriculture teach
ers Ass 'n. in Albany.
Bazaar
Dated
July 13-14 has been set as the
1973 dates for the annual
Heppner Sidewalk Bazaar. Or
ganizations should arrange soon
to have a booth to join in the fun
which also serves as a money
maker.
Plans call for a day time
frolic for the kids with a penny ,
toss and hunt in a box of straw
and a greased pole. As a grand
finale, there will be a Porcupine
race.
Shoppers in Heppner can
count on finding some real
bargains in the stores and on the
sidewalks. Merchants join to
gether to make this one of the
BIG clearance sales of the year.
Buck REdcs
Again
lone Cardinal Photo J
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS: PRESIDENT. MIKE WARREN: SEC-TREAS.. MARY PAT
MCELLIGOTT: ASS'T SEC-TREAS.. GAYLE McNARY: VICE-PRESIDENT. JOEL PETERSON.
Missing Young FFA Judging Team Places at The Dalles
Folks Show Up
Three young people had their
car break down on the breaks of
the John Day in the Potamus
Creek area while driving Satur
day in the mountains.
Sheriff John Mollahan was
called Sunday and alerted the
Morrow County Search & Res
cue Posse. The Posse went
various ways starting their
search and soon after the three
showed up here after a walk of
20 miles.
The missing young folks were
Louise Anderson, Donnie Pap
ineau and Luke Padberg.
Later several Posse members
went out with them to help bring
in their car.
High Honors to
Dilly Bellamy
A record of more than 3500
persons received degrees at
Oregon Slate, University last
Sunday. Students with grade
point averages of 3.25 or better
received the designation of High
Scholarship Honors.
Graduating with his degree
from the School of Agriculture
was Billy C. Bellamy of
Heppner who received the high
scholarship honors.
Cement Mixer
Coming
In his desire to help the young
people of Morrow County, Carl
Troedson established in his will
an educational fund to assist the
youth of Morrow County in
obtaining training beyond high
school. The first of such awards
were made at commencement
; exercises in the County this
; spring. Because the estate is-not
I yet settled only about $2500. was
j available for this year. Receiv-
ing the grants-in-aid this year
' were: Allen McCabe, Butch
I Taylor, Linda Cooper, Kathleen
tsarueit, Jim Cutsforth, Mark
Lovgren and Dale Hedman, all
of Heppner High School ; Darrel
Pummel, Debbie McCoy, Susan
Ball, all of Riverside High
j School; Earl Pettyjohn, Carley
Bergstrom and Shauna Berg-
strom, all of lone High School.
I The educational fund is fi
nanced by interest earned on a
principal of approximately
' $200,000. which may amount to
' about $10,000. annually. Consid-
erat ion of ability and need of the
, student will be given by the
selection committee. The com
mittee members are the Judge
of Morrow County, the School
Superintendent and the Pastor
of Valby Lutheran Church.
They are to award each
student who participates in the
fund a sum not to exceed $1000.
per year to aid in college
education, vocational training,
nurses' training or other train
ing to aid in making a livelihood.
Big Gourds at Spray Rodeo
Heppner
Swim Pool
Open June 10
Al will be FREE SWIMMING
on the opening day of the
Heppner Swimming Pool on
June 10. The pool is closed on
Mondays and regular swim
ming will begin June 12. Marsha
Young is pool manager . this
- year with Judy Gentry as her
assistant. Bobbette Jones is her
other life guard. Marie Van
Marter is basket girl.
Spray Rodeo attracted one of
the biggest crowds in the
history of the show this spring.
Gate receipts were $1100. plus
on Saturday and $1300. plus on
Sunday.
All -Around went to Ted Lee of
Creswell. Firsts in other events
went to Sid Britt of Echo in
Bareback, Nancy Jones of
Redmond in Barrel Race, Dave
Spiesschart of Forest Grove in
Calf Roping; Paul Dupont of
Canby in Bull dogging; Gary
Bruhm of Brooks in Saddle
Bronc, Bob Wagner of Puyal-
Simon Winters Hurt
in Spray Bucking
Contests
Mr. and Mrs. Don Stroeber
were in Spray on Sunday for the
parade and rodeo. Their three
daughters, Shelley, Cindy and
Christy rode 'Buck" in the
parade. Their mother rode this
favorite buckskin horse when
she was Queen of the Spray
Rodeo. Mrs. Stroeber is the
former Jan Cecil.
Public Meeting
on Viiiow Qeelc
Announcement has come
from the Walla Walla District,
Corps of Engineers of the public
meeting to be held at Heppner
on June 21 at the Court House. A
review of solutions to the flood
problem and water supply
needs in the Heppner area has
recently been completed by the
Walla Walla District, US Army
Corps of Engineers. Willow
Creek Lake is a multiple
purpose project, athorized by
the US Congress under the
Flood Control Act of 1965.
G-T WANT ADS PAY
. . A new concept in portable
cement plants is enroute to
Oregon from Odessa, Texas. It
will be set up and used the first
time here in Heppner. It will be
used to mix the concrete for the
new addition at Kinzua. The
unit is self contained and will be
set up north of the landing strip.
While the unit is in the area, it
will supplv others needing
cement. Readymix of Milton
Freewater is bringing it in.
Mrs. Williams
to Get Degree
Mrs. Norman Williams will
graduate with a Bachelor of
Science degree in history from
Portland State University.
Her husband, Lt. Norman
Williams, is at Ft. Huachuca,
Ariz., attending a National
Guard school.
Har&nan
Old Time Dance
The Heppner Varsity Cheer
Leaders are serving the supper
at the Old Time Dance at
Hardman Saturday evening.
They will sell their cakes and
pies by the piece or the whole
cake or pie. They will use the
proceeds to buy uniforms and to
pay tuition to yell leading
school.
Dancing will start about 9
p.m. A group of local musicians
have banded together to play
some country music for the
dancing.
SIMON WINTERS, JR. WHO
WAS INJURED AT THE Spray
Rodeo was taken by the Morrow
County ambulance Tuesday
morning to the Veterans Hos
pital in Portland. After a series
of tests and examinations, he
may have surgery.
..He was bucked from a horse
at the Spray Rodeo and spectat
ors said he went 12 feet high.
Then as he came down the horse
kicked him in mid-air and he
landed on his neck, with his
arms outstretched to break his
fall. He broke a vertibrae in his
neck and badly sprained his
hands.
..The Fossil ambulance
brought him to Heppner. He
seemed completely paralyzed
until about half way when he
was able to move both legs.
While in Pioneer Memorial
Hospital he has been in traction
and wore a collar. His arms
have been in splints and ice
packs. He was using his hands
by squeezing a rubber ball.
..He was in the Marines after
graduation from Heppner High
School and has been employed
at MCGG since his discharge
from the Marines.
Bob Lowe drove the ambu
lance to Portland accompanied
by Dee Dee McLachlan. Mrs.
Winters followed them by car.
She is employed at Columbia
Basin. His mother is Mrs. Millie
Breeding who plans to go down
when her son has surgery.
lup, Wa. in Bull Riding and Ted
Lee and Jim Kittleson of
Eugene in Team Roping.
Ribbons and trophies were
presented by members of the
Rodeo Court, Queen Donita
Griffith of Spray and Princesses
Lisa Campbell of Kimberly,
Mary Wright of Dayville, Kath
leen Lee of Pendleton, Jerita
Noble of Hermsiton and Donna
Camargo of Condon.
1972 Queen Cassey Chapel
crowned the new queen at
ceremonies at the Dance Satur
day night.
Planners Grant
Permits
The Morrow County Planning
Commission met Monday night.
They granted a conditional
use permit for six months to the
Readymix Sand & Gravel Co. of
Milton-Freewater to operate a
concrete batch plant just north
of the air strip that is located on
the Anna Graham property
near the John Mollahan ranch.
Commission accepted the
final plat maps of part of the
Port of Morrow's big industrial
area.
Commission accepted maps
from the Lake Penland Assn.
Karen Richards
Top 4H Judge
The 4-H division of judging
contests held the first day of the
Junior Livestock Show at The
Dalles had two top teams from
Linn County and one from
Umatilla. The top judges in all
three classes of beef, sheep and
swine included Karen Richards
of Irrigon and Zodel Lantis of
Gilliam County,
Karen was also the best
individual 4-H judge of beef.
Additional funds to the same
student may be granted each
year upon the recommendation
of the committee. Recipients of
awards must re-apply. Applica
tion must be submitted on
regular forms that will be
available at each high school
and at the district office in
Lexington. All applications
must be submitted by the first
Friday in May.
The trust shall continue for 50
years. After that time
principal will be divided into
equal shares to: 1. Medical
Research Fund, Oregon Medi
cal School Portland. 2. Oregon
Society for Crippled Children. 3.
Oregon TB and Health Assn. 4.
The Cancer Society of Oregon.
Carl was the son of lone
pioneers who farmed in the Ella
area. Carl and his brother
Verner had wheat ranches
south of the land farmed by
their father. Carl died at 69
years last Oct. in Portland. He
is survived by his sister, Linea
Nottage of Portland and Verner
who lives in Pendleton.
lone Pool Open
Saturday
Regular swimming hours will
be in effect when the lone
Municipal Swimming Pool
opens for the -season Sunday,
June 10. Swimming will be from
2:00 to 5:00p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00
p.m. As in past years, the pool
will be open every day except
Monday.
According to manager
lifeguard Maureen McElligott,
swimming lessons will begin
June 19 and will run through
June 29. Beginners will be at
10:00 a.m. with Advanced
Beginners following at 11:00. A
registration fee of $1.00 per
swimmer will be charged.
Daily admission at the pool
will be the same as last year: 15
cents for grades 1-6; 25 cents ,
Ride 'em Cowboy! will fill the
air this Saturday and Sunday as
the 3rd annual Junior Rodeo
opens at the Morrow County
Rodeo Grounds.
There were' 158 contestants
last year.tarting time for both
days is 1 p.m.
The boys will bareback,
saddle bronc and Cow Ride.
They'll calf rope and team rope.
The girls will cow ride, barrel
race, steer dob, break-away
rope and team rope. The Junior
events are pole bending, barrel
race, goat decorate, breakaway
rope and calf ride.
ENTRIES are open until
Friday noon. Entry blanks are
the . . . -V. . . ..--11. Hughes
, . , . Elma's
An event cnange nas oeen
made for the Senior Boys (15 to
18 years). They will have cow
riding Instead of bull riding as
the bulls were not available.
Prizes
Prizes are on display In
Gardner's window. Buckles
have been donated by L.E.
Dick, Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Coast to Coast, First National
Bank, Cal's Arco, Peterson's
Jewelers, Wagon Wheel,
MCGG, Herman Winters.
Turner VanMarter and
Bryant, Jack Van Winkle's
Sears, Cal's Cafe, R & W Drive
In, Hamlins, Inland Empire
Bank, Columbia Basin.
The three horse blankets for
Ail-Around in each of the three
categories are donated by
Ruggles-Boyce.
Other donations have been
made by Harry O'Donnel, Matt
M&R Floor Covering,
Apparel, Leonard's
Farm 1 &
Vets Office Moves
Clarence Bauman, Morrow
County Veterans Service Offi
cer has moved his office from
the County Courthouse to the
Food Stamp Center at 178 West
Willow St., Heppner.
Phone is 676-9605.
GENE ORWICK entered St.
Anthony's Hospital Tuesday for
tests and examinations for a
back injury.
Busy Council
Session
Monday's Heppner City
Council meeting covered all
bases and a few new ones.
: Randy Lott's application for a
building permit for a new
$16,500 modular home in the
Lott-Rasmussen Addition
touched off a discussion of
water pressure problems there.
Clark & Groff Engineers have
been making a general water
study for Heppner including the
county well and reservoir and
the Thorpe well and making test
of the Willow Creek pipeline to
anticipate its life. Mayor and
councilmen expressed dismay
for grades 7 - 12; and 50 cents
for adults. Season tickets are $4
for grades 1 - 6; $6 for grades 7 -12;
$10 for adults and $20 for a
family.
Junior Hi
Athletic
Letters Here
The Heppner Junior High
School letters for track, foot
ball, baseball and basketball
have arrived. Students who
have earned these letters may
pick them up at the Elementary
School office.
Barbecue Honors
Glen Ward
Morrow County CowBelles
will host the annual Father of
the Year barbecue on June 16 at
6:30 at the Fair Grounds. All
friends of the Glen Ward family
are cordially invited. It is a
family affair. Each family is
asked to bring the meat of their
choice to broil on the big out
door barbecue. They are asked
to bring own table service.
Salads, dessert, punch and
coffee and garlic bread will be
furnished by the CowBelles.
Mrs. Gary Grieb is barbecue
chairman.
G-T WANT ADS PAY
Success
The Leland Magills at Cecil
had a canopy for a pickup for
sale. It came out in Thursdays
paper and it was sold before
noon that same day.
This is the time of year to sell
those things you don't want with
a Gazette-Times want ad. .
New Heppner Sign
Representative Jack Sumner
writes that Heppner Junction
will soon be indicate on the
Freeway 2000 feet west of the
Irrigon interchange. Jt is light
ed at night and it is believed
that by showing it, people will
not become confused when they
turn off 80-N and see the
Heppner turn-off. The new sign
should be up in about two
weeks.
The Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce has
consistently worked to have
better Heppner identification on
Freeway tto-N.
RECREATION REPORT
For the Umatilla National
Forest, Heppner District, May
29, 1973.
Roads: Dust oil will be placed
on S-422 from the District
boundary south to top of
Coalmine Hill (or Juct. of
S-518). Main roads have been
maintained. Watch out for
logging trucks hauling over the
District roads.
Campgrounds, Resorts: All
water faucets are on at Bull
Prairie and Fairview.
Fishing: Fishing at Bull
Prairie is poor. Streams are low
and fishing is poor.
Fire Danger: High and in
creasing. District is now in
closed fire season. All lands
within District protection
boundary are closed to debris
burning and require burning
permits. Camp fires are per
mitted on all lands within the
District protection boundary as
long as State Regulations are
met. Must carry bucket, shovel,
& axe. Campers be sure to put
out all camp fires. Please do not
abandon.
Weather: Hot and drying.
WEATHER
.By DON GILLIAM
Hi Low
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for May
was .96 in., compared to 2.37 in.
during May, 1972. Average for
the month is 1.34. For this year
we have a total of 4.25 in. of
precipitation, against a normal
of 6.34, making our deficit for
this year 2.09 in.
Wed
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Total precipitation
Grain Market
( FOB Lexington does sot .
include warehouse chgt)
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White wheat
Red wheat
Barley
$1.M bu.
$3.1 bu.
$7.M too
at the slowness in receiving
reports from the engineers. In
Randy Lott's situation, it could
hold up his development at a
time when housing is badly
needed here. New water mains
cannot be laid now except with
express approval of a certified
engineer.
Gerald Smith requested a 90
day extension for his temporary
camper permit, granted.
Warren Ritchie requested
permission to have dancing in
his tavern. This was tabled as a
committee in the Legislature is
considering a bill that covers
this.
Council voted to adopt the
State plan for retirement and
life insurance.
Council is adopting a policy on
vacations and sick-leave.
Bill Weatherford of the Hepp
ner Laundromat wanted to
know what the monthly sewer
rate would be if he installed a
sewer dump for trailers and
other vehicles. Sanitation com
mittee will study the matter.
Ed Struthers of the Jaycees
said they were trying to line up
a carnival for the last three
days of the Fair and Rodeo in
August. It would locate on a side
street by the Hotel or Chevron
Station area. Council agreed if
the carnival would provide
liability insurance.
Mike Sweeney, a law clerk in
the Robert Abrams law office,
made a report on the study
being made on the proposed
revised city charter. The pro
position being worked on is to
simplify the Heppner City
Charter of 1918. He explained
that it is a broad grant of
governmental powers rather
than being spelled out in
detailed specifics. He said they
were trying to salvage me
useful items in the old charter.
The new charter is a home rule
type. Pendleton and some other
cities have adopted this type of
charter.
Mayor Sweeney said he
understood that the tentative
solid waste site for Heppner,
lone and Lexington would very
Mobil, Pettyjohn's
Building, Kinzua, Heppner
Laundromat, Gontys, Dr.
Schaffitz, Sweeneys and Elks
Club. Fulletons donated a pair
of spurs.
Lotts Electric, Western Auto,
Case Furniture, Heppner Auto
Parts, Gardners, MiLadies,
Elma's Flowers Shop, Court St.
Market, The Turf, North
western Motel.
Rodeo Court
The Morrow County Rodeo
Court will' present the prizes,
participate in the Grand Entry
and some of them will enter the
barrel race. Members of the
court are Queen Jeanne Daly,
Princess Sherry Kemp, Prin
cess Kathy Bartlett, Princess
Kathy Gilbert and Princess
Patricia Hughes.
Livestock
""' Bucking horses will "be furn- "
ished by Ronnie Raymond of
Paulina. Other stock will be
furnished by Pat O'Brien, Bob
Van Schoiack, Shirley Rugg,
Ron Haguewood and Don
t Evans.
In The Arena
Pick-up men are Bob Steagall
of Lexington and Jack McCarty
of Prairie City. Bucking judges
are Don Greenup, Heppner and
Ivan Meades of Hermiston.
Field judges are Kelly Tiller of
Lone Rock and Ivan Meades of
Hermiston. Jerry Dougherty is
arena director.
Timers are Betty Gentry of
Pendleton, Stan Kemp,
Archie and Dimple Munkers.
-Charlie Daly is in charge at .
the bucking chutes. Darrel
Dooney is dance chairman. Joe
Yocom is race chairman.
For the Spectators
Boy Scouts are in charge of
the parking and the clean up
afterwards. The North end 4-H
leaders will have the snack
shack. Rainbow Girls will take
tickets.
Curt Robinson of Pendleton is
the announcer. Larry Jones will
take pictures.
Church Services
The Rev. Mark Johnson will
conduct church services at the
arena at 11:30 Sunday morning.
Dance Saturday night to the
music of Western Gentlemen.
likely be the Lexington City
Landfill. Other sites mentioned,
were one in Black Horse Canyon
and near the Eldon Padberg
ranch. Boardman and Irrigon
are being served hy Hermiston
and didn 't want to be included in
the plans.
Mr, McDonald who is making
the study in the county will date
a meeting of the Solid Waste
Management Advisory Com
mittee when his data is in final
form.
Bob Kelly appeared before
the Council and said he and
others in his neighborhood
wondered if there was some
thing that could be done about
the old cars and trucks parked
near the area east of Alfalfa
Street. Council committee will
study this matter to see if there
are violations.
Mr. Kelly said a number of
cars are making U-Turns in
front of his place, some of them
getting up into his yard.
Chief Dean Gilman reported
that chip and lumber trucks
were being parked temporarily
in the Cornett Green Feed plant
area. The trucking firm wishes
to tear down an old house to give
them parking space. This will
require about three weeks.