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Reservoir problem solved
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Vandals damage buildings
at county fairgrounds
"We will have lo close the
buildings In the public during
the off season if this vanda
lism doe- not slop at the fair
grounds." was the voiced
opinion n( the j-'air Hoard at (Is
Hireling Monday. April 14
"Wo don I want to be forced
into thai kind of a position We
vt.uil the public to use those
buddings, but if vandalism
(onlinues as n has this past
month we will be m the red
keeping up with the repairs."
tvoitil't'l s continued
I)iii ing the past month the
rodeo titlne was broken into
el the horse barn was
Lions Club sponsors field day
The first animal 4 II. FFA
mutational youth field day
will take place this coming
Saturday at the Morrow'
Count v Fairgrounds lender
smnsorship of Ihe lleppner
I. ions Club, participants in the
t arums events are expected
from a 10 county area of
'astern Oregon
Entrants will register at 9
a m with Ihe first event.
Iivesimk judging, beginning
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yUILT DISPLAYED BY MRS. DON HELIKER, lone, dated
1BW, made In Orange County, N.Y., by members of the
Graves family, (Mrs. Ileliker'i great great grandmother
Wool coverlet was made with hand picked wool, aptin nnd
hand woven.
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broken into and 15 fluorescent
liithls shot out luring the last
dam e the plug in the floor
dram in the dame ball men's
rest room was removed and a
beer bottle shoved down the
drain This caused a backup of
sewage into the men's rest
room A local plumber tried lo
break up the bottle ond force it
mil but debris in the bottle
luriber clogged ihe drain A
plumber Irom llermisiwi will
tie contacted and it pears
thai ihe septic tank may have
to In- diamrd
For the present the men s
leMtooiii in the dance hall will
at to a m Other events such
as Home economics judging,
iraclor driving. 4 II dog show
ami leather i t aft judging w ill
also begin at 10 a m
Following a noon lunch
served by the l.ions. presenta
tions. FFA public speaking
contest anil bicycle skill
demonstration will head Ihe
afternoon program beginning
al I p m
Awards for teams and
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A NEW F.KG MACHINE was presented to Pioneer Memorial Hospital by the
Oregon Chapter of the Telephone Pioneers. From the left: Frank Wickham,
president of the Oregon Trail Council, Oregon Chapter of the Telephone
1'ioneers , Dale Anderson, district company manager of Pacific Northwest
Bell; Ilene Wyman, Pioneer Memorial Hospital administrator; Beatta Hensley,
vice president of the Oregon Chapter, and D. J. Corboy, president of the Oregon
Chapter.
be hoarded up The board
estimated thai it will cost a
minimum of $no lo have Ihe
problem corrected However,
the hoard only charges a rent
oi f.onn the use of the hall and
lets many youth groups use
the facilities without charge
The rem charges cover Ihe
cost of electricity, water and
lieal. not damage to the
buililimjs
liver Ihe years there has
been a constant problem with
vandalism but not lo the
ilei;ni' n occuircd this pasi
mmiih Hoard members point
ed out lli.il v ami. lis hurt
individuals will In- presented
n dose to 3 p m as jxissible.
sn those driving long distances
will have an early start home.
The field day will have
something of interest lo all
leoile of the community and
their attendance is welcomed
for Ihe entire days activities.
Fvcnis of interest include
displays by bolh the 4 II clubs
and FFA chapters Leather
craft demonstrations, clothing
displays, textile painting, lole
painting, bread display and
skills of FFA members. The
4 H hike club will demonstrate
their skills in the bicycle
obstacle course and safely
demonstrations 4 H girls will
show how to make pin
cushions and homemade pur-
Port of Morrow holds
business meeting
The Purl of Morrow agreed
to a four year bond covering
leaks thai may develop in Ihe
10 inch waste water line.
Pacific West Construction
Co of Salem, have already
relayed 1.4(H) feel of Ihe line to
correct numerous small leaks.
There remains a leak of 230
gallons per hour that tests
have not located "It will
probably seal itself" was the
report given by Pol l Manager,
Hunerl Kennedy.
The large line will carry
affluenl from Ihe processing
plants al Ihe Port to the
sprinkler systems There are
several hundred acres of Port
land under solid set and circle
sprinkler systems.
Plans are to run Ihe pumps
24 hours a day for a 10 month
period, or while the processing
plants are npernling. The
project Is nenrmg completion
and will soon lie in operation.
Bids for two buildings to
cover the pumps was approv
ed by Ihe commissioners In
their regular session held last
Thursday. The buildings are
of special design lo allow
removal of Ihe pumps through
the roof.
Al the request of Ihe
themselves as the damage
means less money to be spent
in pulling nn the fair and
paying premiums. The Board
oM'rales wilh a fixed budget.
They receive money from the
slate racing commission. This
amount has not changed over
ihe past 5 to 7 years. To make
ends meet the board has had
lo charge admission lo Ihe fair
and raise rent charges.
".The buildings were put
there for public use not the
public's destruction." board
members commented -We
have roHirted Ihe vandalism
in the Sheriff's office but that
won't pay Ihe hills "
sov One of Ihe purses will be
won by some lucky person.
The booths w ill be set up in the
pavilion
Of special interest to the
children, w ill be Ihe children 'i
corner. Here youngsters may
pel the small animals that will
Ik- displayed there.
Those needing to be quali
fied for tractor driving will be
accredited upon successfully
completing the driving course.
There is much interest in this
phase of Ihe show and if it
continues it may be necessary
lo have two courses for the
entrants
For further information
concerning the field day,
contact any of the committee,
Dick Sargent. Mike Howell or
Neil Parks.
Boardman Vector Control
District, the Port will allot
$125 lo aid in Ihe mosquito
control program.
At the request of manager
Kennedy, an ordinance will be
adopted requiring utilities and
others lo get Port permission
before installing underground
or overhead lines. It is
necessary for the Port to know
the location of such lines and
In know if they are installed
proerly, There have been
Instances where work wasn't
completed in a satisfactory
maimer.
Greater fir protection for
buildings in the Port will
result with th Installation of
additional fir hydrants near
Ihe processing plants.
Kennedy reported Increased
interest by businesses that
would extract certain sub
stances from th processing
plant affluents. Starches, cau
stics, are some of Ihe products
that could be recovred re
sulting In additional business
for Ihe Port.
May I will be th next
regular meeting of the Port
Commission. This will be the
budget meeting.
At a special meeting of the Heppner Common Council,
Monday night, negotiations of terms between the City of
Heppner and the Parker-Hosmit Corp., were agreed upon for
the access road, easements and site for the new reservoir.
The agreements came after a meeting of the negotiation
committee and members of the Parker-Hosmit Corp. Terms
were discussed at the meeting last Wednesday night, with
only minor changes to be ratified.
The changes were submitted to the attorney for the
corporation who notified city attorney, Robert Abrams that
his clients would agree to the terms of the agreement. In
exchange a one-inch water line is to be run to the Fred
Hoskins property from the existing water main.
When the final document was signed Tuesday, the city then
notified the contractor, Stadeli Pump and Construction Co.,
Beaverton, Or., that they have been awarded the contract for
the reservoir and may now proceed with the project.
The Heppner Common Council refused at an earlier date to
award the contract to the contractor until all necessary
papers for the reservoir site, access road and the easements
were signed by the Parker-Hosmit Corp.
In other business the council
Approved a new water rate increase to become effective
THE
GAZETTE-TI
Vol. 92. No. 9
Director
chamber
"I have spoken before the
linns and Rotarian groups,
but this is the first time I have
oxer addressed a Chamber of
Commerce." said June Wag
ner, director of the Retired
Senior Volunteer Program.
"Tya- spoke at Ihe Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce Meeting
She told of the need for
programs in (he area and of
the projects that senior citi
zens are involved in. "Watch
ing television and playing
cards become stale after a
while." continued Wagner and
most senior citizens want a
chance to do something crea
tive. She showed a movie to the
members which depicted acti
vities ol other RSVP pro
grams senior citizens are
participating in.
Some of these activities
include helping youth groups
wilh sewing, stuffing enve
lopes for various concerns,
maintaining records for mu
seums, and in some cases they
are teaching in schools.
The senior citizens want lo
be active and able to associate
wilh other people.
In
California, a group of
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of RSVP speaks at
of commerce meeting
senior citizens formed their
own band and enlertained at
hospitals and wherever they
ore needed By doing so they
are remaining active after
retirement.
In Ihe case of the older
women leaching Ihe youngster
how to sew. they are spending
more and more lime wilh the
youngster and are enjoying
iife more by keeping active.
In one case the senior
citizens were taught the art of
weaving and as one woman
remarked. "I thought I was
1(H) old to learn, but this is
something I have wanted to
learn all my life. Now that I
am retired I have that
opportunity.
Wagner said. "We are
receiving requests for help
here in Morrow County, and
one of Ihe biggest jobs is
finding something for the
senior citizens to do. "There is
a need for help in the
Neighborhood Center and with
Ihe Bicentennial. Some of the
older citizens could volunteer
for help in keeping the
museum open. Besides cata
loging some of the information
they could act as guides at the
museum.
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July 1. The new water rates will be increased as follows:
residence, minimum for the first 1,000 gallons, $3.50; motels,
minimum for the first 1,000 gallons, $3.50; apartment house
per unit for the first 1,000 gallons, $3.50; commercial rate for
the first 1,000 gallons, $4.25; outside the city limits, minimum
for the first 1,000 gallons, $5.25. For the next 2,000 gallons, per
lOOgallons or fraction thereof .05; next 10,000 gallons, per 100
gallons or fraction thereof .15; all over 13,000 gallons per 100
gallons or fraction thereof .10.
-An agreement with Richard Peck to remove rubbish
from the city dump was approved by a 4-2 vote of the council.
Council members felt if he removes some of the debris from
the dump, it would be an improvement. He proposes to
remove tin cans, wire and other salvagable material from
the site.
-Agreed to have the city crews make the necessary
repairs to Court and Chase Streets by placing cold mix across
the trenches created by other parties. The other parties will
be notified of the city's intentions and they will be billed for
the work.
Tabled an application for a building permit for Joseph
Wilhelm, for installation of a mobile home.
Apr. 17, 1975
The RSVP program is
federally funded by ACTION.
Ihe federal agency for volun
teer service and was started
about three years ago. About a
year and a half ago it was
starled in Morrow County
through the ' Blue Mountain
Community College.
Youths arrested for theft
Kenneth Howard Cox. Lex
ington, reported to the Sher
iff's department the theft of a
chain saw and a five-gallon
gas can on Monday. April 7.
On April 10. David Vern
Shermer. 19. Heppner and
Robert Louis Miller. 18. also of
Heppner were arrested by the
Sheriff's office and charged
with the theft of the chain saw
and gas can. They were both
charged with Theft II and both
men plead guilty to th? crime.
They were fined $150 each and
ordered to pay for the repairs
lo the chain saw.
Friday Heppner City Police
arrested David Vern Shermer,
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Students who will participate In the musical play, "You're Good Man Charlie
Brown," are from the left: Tammi Hams, Martha McElllgott, Paula
Lindstrom. Mike Conklin, Dan McElligott and in the second row Is Jerry
Riclmann.
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On April 28. Blue Mountain
Community College will host a
senior" citizens day. Trans
portation will be furnished lo
Pendleton and back. Anyone
wishing further information is
asked to contact the Heppner
Neighborhood Center. 676
5873. and charged him v ith crimi
nal mischief II for throw ing a
beer bottle through the win
dow of Peterson's Jewelry
Store.
Shermer posted bail of $105
and was released. He is to
appear in Justice Court. April
17. at 10 a m.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
The Morrow County School
District will hold its regular
board meeting April 21. The
meeting will begin at 8 p.m. in
the A C. Houghton Elemen
tary School in Irrigon.
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