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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1975)
BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB LUSENE OR 07403 June 14, 1D03 174 contestants entered events at Jr. rodeo Three hundred and flft,v rodeo enthusiasts were pres ent at the Morrow Count v Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday to cheer on 174 ., contestants entered in the S'H Annual Morrow County Junior Rodeo Young contestants came from various parts of Oregon and Washington to compete in the events The were div ided into two groups, juniors and seniors vvuh girls parimpa ting in many of the events Winners in the tup categor ies were Roiy Leonard. Ma ker, who won top honors in the senior boys all around Dee Pee Karl. Bond, won the top honors in the senior girls all around Dee Dee was also :-fA rfVi 'M i s..'0r- .v...,- i 'V. ,. . U.- ft 7 . -S. -VI.J.Wu' ' " I r - .1 . . - V ' V . .s' ., ; . . - . . - - . ' V . ,x ,s ., ..-i - i iy 'jf in)8ini 11 "" -N- : J -f ft presented the Jody Rugg Memorial Trophy by Monte Evans. Junior all-around lop honors went to Scott Acock, Irngon, with Junior g'rl all around honors going to Marne Beck. Walla Walla. WA Each of the four winners was presented a saddle blanket by the Morrow County Rodeo Com t Winners in the other events were piesenled silver buckles In the (iii i'ii and members of her com I Senior liny Bareback Rid nig Archie Asburn. Monu ment Joe liuda. Keating. Rob Kas.iliKKk. Roseburg: Ron Leonard. Baker. John McCarthy. John Day: Merlin Stills. Bend Senior Call Ropmg Lynn ,;n r t i ir A Marie llenly holds on, upset her. '-.s- -V '- '.-'i 1-U rs 'iSw- Parson. Walla Walla: Gary Duncan. Walla Walla. Shane Nndine. Bend Aaron McColl. Myrtle Point: David Daly. Heppner Senior Girl "Breakaway Roping Dee Dee Karl. Bend. Patty Hutcheon. Hereford. Kim Nogle. Grass Valley ; Cindy Wyss. Pendleton. Junior Boy Calf Riding: Virgil Morgan. Irngon. Rocky Steag.ill. Irngon: Ron Currin. Heppner; Scott Acock. Irn gon. Sam Willis. Redmond. Chris Retherford. John Day. Junior Girl Calf Riding: Allison Sherrell. Hernuston. Maureen Healy. Heppner; Mario Vocum. Lexington: Kim Picrson. Redmond Senior Girl Barrel Race: Continued on Page H f . I X :3 IT" r as the cow she is riding threatens lo This picture ii one of many on display at the Morrow County Museum showing the aftermath of the 1903 flood. This particular picture In the Gale Street area. The iteeple of the Methodist Church is visible over the top of the standing buildings. Queen's coronation set for Juno 21 The first big event of the lid Kulr and Rodeo season w ill be the public coronation of l)wvn Mickey Hnskins at the Morrow County Fairgrounds on Saturday evening. June 21 Plans are being made for an exciting program built around the bicentennial theme. The program is slated to begin at 7; .i. Harold Kerr. Morrow County Kxtension Agent, will be the master of ceremonies The public uill he admitted tree ol charge to the grand sl;iml ccrcinonv . There is Two charged with DUIL Slii rri M Anderson, Hepp ner. was cited by the City Police, early Sunday morning for driving while under the inlltH'iue of intoxicating liq uor ami lor careless driving. She reportedly hit a parked pickup truck belonging to Bud Marshall, parked in front of his house at So. Court and August Streets. The accident occured shortly alter 2 a m. Karl Lee Bonner Jr.. ap peared in Justice Court Thurs day, on charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Justice of the Peace. Char les O Conner, sentenced Bon ner to six months in the county jail He suspended the sen tence with the following stipu lations: Bonner is to refrain from drinking any intoxica ting bexerages in a public place for one year. He is to attend a traffic safely and rehabilitation school at The Dalles. Ore. No fine or sentence was imposed on Bonner until he serves a one year probation to the court. If he does not comply with the stipulations set forth by the court, he could be sentenced to the county jail to serve his six months Complete address Effective Immedlstely. pat rons of tht Heppner post officf will need a complett address, Including either tht box or th routt number, reports Hubert Wilson, Postmaster. With tht growth of tht area, then are peoplt with either the samt or similar names, making It difficult lo deter mine the correct person. It will taki time to give your complete address to your correspondents, meanwhile, we will try to deliver your mail. There Is no street delivery In Heppner, so use either the box or route number. plenty nl nearby tar parking space. Involved in planning the public coronal ion program arc. chairwoman. Birdine Tul lis and committee members b'ntiii Smith. Justine Weath ei'ford and Clista Venard. The Heppner Sornptimisi Club has assumed the responsibility for tins annual ceremony for many years r'nllow ing the coronation the first dance of the season will Ik- held in the Fair Pavilion honoring Queen Mickey and her court subtended sentence plus any line the court may decide to illlMlsC Charles Ixe Davidson. Hep pner. apH'arcd in Justice Court Thursday and pleaded nut guilty to charges of reckless driving. The citation steins from a ciliens arrest May .Hi. while driving on Heppner High School properly. He will apcar in Justice Court today with counsel to answer tin- charges. Davidson w ill also lie tried on charges of attempting to elude the police. He has previously pleaded guilty to two counts of violation ol the basic speed rule. 4-H girls to visit Japan Three girls from Morrow County are anxiously counting the days until July 25. when it..... ..Ill 1-: all I iney win join s-n mcmoers from all over Oregon to depart from Seattle by plane for a f.vl V month's stay in Japan. jc''s ls-. Alice Abrams, Cathy Pal- f t Co rner. Heppner. and Janette i . X4 1 ded orientation meetings, re- ( ivt Mmiiskwii sfs atti ceived letters from their 'Japanese host families A totsl of 38 members from Oregon, accompanied by three adult chaperonet will be Involved In thi Oregon 4 H, Japan Labo Exchanga this year. Lynn Breest, formerly with Oregon Extension Ser vice, will accompany the group. On July 24. 10 Labo kids from Japan will arrive In CorvalHi to visit In a number of counties throughout Ore gon. The Oregon-Japan program exchange has been underway for a number of years, but this Is the first 'time Morrow County 4 H members have traveled to Japan. eath, devastation strikes in Heppner Hurled to death without a moments warning was the way the headlines read fol lowing the devastating flood that hit Heppner on June U 190.1. In the 72 years since the major flood, there have been 19 floods of varying degrees of intensity. Created by thunder storms accompanied by down pour of rain, the floods have occured in the evening hours. THE GAZETTE-TIMES Vol. 92. No 17. June 17 scheduled for Bf.lCC budge? ballot For the first time in its :l-year history Blue Mountain Community College will be going back to the voters June 17 for approval of its operating budget. The college has no tax base, therefore must get budget approval by I'matilla-Morrow county voters before It can oien lis doors to students. The new tax lev y to be v oted on Is sXi7.au less than the one turned down last month when voters relented most school lev ies in the area BMCC had never before lost a budget election. Total cost for the year for a person with a S.'n.iioo home has been reduced and w ould range between about $:) 80 and S!7.'o. depending upon the total I rue cash value of the two-touiity district College President Ron Daniels said he expects the low figure because ol the high evaluations now lieiiig entered on the lax rolls "We have served some 5ouo persons this year.'" Daniels said, 'most of them in the vocational-technical fields. teal " IT""-''!' a-Ji. - ssT - . . fnr -Vv' rrH. sr iiaawaas "T1 f .sr.lv'' tang-fime residents say the storms occur at about 5 p.m. and some claim you can smell the floodwatcrs coming. The 1903 flood hit at 3:30 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon and claimed the lives of 247 residents of Heppner. 150 buildings were wrecked and it is noted that brick and stone was used to rebuild with. The 1()3 storm was large in area as water hit the town Heppner. OR.. June 12. 1973 When you consider the fact we have no fat or frills in this huriitei you con understand w hy it 's so important that It be approved." Total amount to lie collected In taxes is Sl.:W7.Wil. College Board Chairman Joe Green. Pendleton, de scribed the budget as 'Typi cally austere and tight, worthy of approval by the voters." "The only things new In the bunVel are a farm manage nwm program and money to neraie the new McCrae Activity Center and music building." Green said When you slop to realize that the (arm program will actually help our economy and the new Physical Education facility was planned 15 years a:o In our original board and approved by the voters last year, you can understand the Ik i.i id position in wanting to krp these in the budget." Green explained. We want to keep faith with the voters, the students, and the founders of the college." Green added. "We still hold to 1 1 ?--""D i "r-. .,.-. ' . ''ZtJ J:, ... J I V. - if --. - r; . - v.? t:i I' m " - m ism e M&$LJ. ,. 1 fil Monte Evans, presents Dee Dee Karl. Bend, the Jody Ruggs Memorial Trophy. She was also the winner in the senior girls all around at the Jlh annual Morrow County Junior Rodeo. from Sholie Creek. Willow Creek. Hinton Creek and Balm Fork. More recent floods have Ix-en in the Shobc Creek drainage as was the last flood that occured in 1971. Most of the kind in the drainage area of the creeks that flow through Heppner. has been terraced to catch a sudden heavy rainfall. Work is continuing on the balance of the area and a flood warning system has been installed. 1 5c the philosophy set when the college was formed at the grass roots of I'matilla and Morrow counties. "To continue that philoso phy, that desire to offer program based upon com munity needs, we need voter support June 17th." Green said Polls In both Morrow and t'mntllla counties w ill be open Imm fl a in in H p m. Polling plates aie: Precinct I. Riverside High S hool. Boardman : Precinct I. lone City Hall; Precinct 4. Irrigon School Building: Pre cinct 5. Lexington City Hall: Precincts 2. 6. 7. 8 and 9. Old City Library . Heppner. Morrow County voters can obtain absent voter ballots from the Morrow County Clerk. Heppner. SCHOOL BOARD .MEF.TS The next regular meeting of the Morrow County School Board w ill be held June 16. at the Lexington District Office at 8 p.m. ir m S .S 0
