BESSIE WETZELL
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Jim Lankford and Dave McLachlan were honored as the
top playeri in varsity basketball with Lankford winning (wo
awards, Most Improved and Most Inspirational Player and
McLachlan winning the Most Valuable Player award. The
presentations were made Tursday night at the Heppner High
School Cafatorium honoring all of the playrs in the winter
sports competition.
Dean Naffziger, Athletic Director made the presentations
to the varsity basketball team and gave brief narration
about each of the players;
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At Chamber
If you think prices are high
in Oregon, how would you like
to pay SI 50 per gallon of
gasoline or $200 for the instal
lation of a phone with a charge
of $60 per month for the use of
the phone These are costs for
luxuries in the Island of
Tahiti, according to Brian
Maxwell and his wife Viviane
Viviane w as born and raised
in Tahiti and before coming
to the United States to marry
Brian last July, she was a
school teacher In Tahiti.
Viviane told the Chamber of
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Commerce Monday that stu
dents in Tahiti are required to
study Spanish, German and
English in school, as French
and Tahitian are spoken at
home. I'pon completion of
secondary school if student
choses to attend college h?
must travel to France and
attend college there as there
are no colleges in French
Polynesia
Tahiti, the largest island of
French Polynesia lies in the
Pacific Ocean, midway be
tween Australia and Califor-
u
MRS. BRIAN MAXWELL
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High
. Dave McLachlan, a fine athlete who placed on the second
all conference team; Clayton Wilson, did an outstanding Job
as a member of the squad; Rob Eckman, scored high in
percentage from the free throw line; Jim Lankford, did an
outstanding job, placed 15th in the league in scoring; Keven
Haguewood, did a fine job, although he did not get the chance
to play as often as he wanted to; Carl Christman, had bad
luck during the season, when he resprained an ankle he had
previously broken and was only able to play toward the end of
the season; David Allstott, did an outstanding job all season.
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ma; approximately halfway
between Tokyo and Santiago.
French Polynesia covers an
ocean area about the size of
Kurope i without Russia) but
the total land area amounts to
square miles. Tahiti
covers 402 sqjare miles and
has a population of 30.000
people.
The first European to dis
cover Tahiti was the English
Captain Samuel Wallis in 1767.
followed in 1768 by Captain
Bougainville, Captain Cook in
lTfiUand Captain Bligh in 1788.
the controversial character of
"Mutiny on the Bounty."
Tahiti became a French
colony in 1R80 and in IM7
French IMlynesia became
French Overseas Territory.
The Legislative body is the
Territorial Assembly consist
ing of 30 members elected by
popular vole; it elects the S
councillors who compose the
Government Council. French
Iolynesia also elects mem
bers for the French Senate,
French Parliment and the
French Economic and Social
Parliment.
Brian Maxwell was called to
serve missionary for a
tw o year period for the Church
of the Latter Day Saints. He
Attended Brigham Young
rniversity and studied French
and Tahitian for two months
then was sent to Tahiti in
January 1973 until November
of 1974.
He said. "The French gov
rmment will m4 allow the
people to speak Tahitian In
school and many of the natives
have forgotlen how to read
Tahitian. One of my primary
duties was to teach the
Tahilians how to speak their
language. The Tahitian alpha
bet has only 11 letters and all
of them are pronounced. Most
words end with a vowel and lo
Illustrate this Brian showed
the members Bible written
in Tahitian.
ahiti
Morrow County's Newspaper
Heppner, OR, Thursday, Mar. 25, 1976
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The largest industry in
Tahiti is the tourist trade,
however.he shell industry is
on the rise. Shells are used for
ornamental purposes.
While there are a few new
hotels on the island the French
Government controls the con
struction of all high rises as
they do not want Tahiti to
become another Hawaii, so
construction is limited.
Brian told of eating some of
the native food and the
abundance of bananas in the
country. There are approxi
mately 13 different varieties
of bananas in the island and
they are used for cooking,
eaten raw and in various
dishes. With the mention of
eating raw fish most people
shirk at the thought, however
the fish is first marinated in
lime juice and the acid in the
limes tends to cook the fish.
The coconut tree is used for
virtually everything in the
Islands. The branches are
used to construct either the
roof or the sides of a house.
The oil is extracted from the
coconut and is axed for lotion
and the dried cocanut is used
as feed for chickens. Brian
commented, "if you want to
eal something that is tough,
eat a Thili chicken,"
There are few dairies on the
islands, so the natives have
very little milk, ice cream or
dairy products.
Medical attention on the
islands is not up to American
standards and the children are
being taught dental hygiene It
is not uncommon to see
pretty 13 yearold girl with no
front teeth. Teachers are
currently teaching children
how to brush their teeth after
each meal. When the students
are In school, after they finish
eating the teacher will take
the students and have them
brush their teeth to prevent
further decay.
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honors
received Honorable Mention All Conference and placed 14th
in league for scoring; Dennis Peck, was brought up from the
ranks of the JVs and did a fine job; Dave Campbell,
performed an outstanding job as trainer and manager.
JV basketball coach Chuck Lutsch, praised his players for
their performance during the season. Players mentioned by
Lutsch were: Ray Cate, 5th in scoring; Jerry Cutsforth, a
good ball handler; Ken Grieb, outstanding player, scored 249
points to be second in scoring; Mark Huddleston, provided
the team with a lot of hustle; Don McEwen, always played
his best; Sam Myers, good ability as a player, rated 4th in
scoring from the field and 2nd from the free throw line; Jay
Papineau doesn't get all the credit he deserves, a fine guard;
Mark Piper, always does a fine job of hustling; Chris Rauch,
hard worker ; Mike Smith, came in 2nd in free throws and led
the team in rebounds; Curtis Sweek, fine athlete; Bruce
Young, fine player; Neil Maxwell, a good player.
Frosh basketball coach Dale Holland congratulated the
members of his team saying, "Freshmen sports is one of the
first transitions the players receive in high school as they will
be playing the same players from the same schools for the
' next three years." The team finished their season with a 9-6
! record, as we defeated most of the teams we will continue to
play. They are a good solid team and played good ball.
Ellen Nussbaum praised the dance team for making all of
their own uniforms and paying for them with their own
money.
Jim Ackley coach of the girls freshman team commented
that coaching the girls was a unique experience. "The team
. finished with an 8-2 record, the best in the school," said
Ackley. They have a lot of desire and did a fine job all
through the season losing to Pilot Rock in both encounters. "I
was proud to coach the girls and they always did their best,"
said Ackley. He named Shelly Thompson as the player with
the most hustle and Wendy Myers as the most improved
' player.
Girls varsity coach Kathy Wilson, said "This year we
finished the season with a 9-6 record, losing to Hermiston,
Dayville and Pilot Rock. I feel this season will carry a lot of
memories as we finished the season in tournament play in
Pendleton. It was the first time the girls played before a
large crowd and fan fare atmosphere. It was an exciting
experience."
During the beginning of the season two freshmen girls
joined the varsity club, Maureen Healy and Jackie Mollahan.
Maureen added height and quickness to the team as did
Jackie and her quickness and ability to steal the ball helped
the club. There are two sophomores on the team Lori Rhea
and Janice Healy. Lori worked hard and did her best all
.season, however, she missed part of the tournament because
, of the flu. Janice was the leading rebounder averaging 9 per
game. She has been named to the Girls District All Star
Team.
This was the first year for Teresa Peck. She has a lot of
ability and is quick to get the ball, but lacks the experience of
playing before.
mnCNTENNlAI. WAGON
THAINS ROLLING
They are rekindling a pione
ering spirit and reawakening
a sense of history, and they
are proving to be fun for
everyone along their trail.
Bicentennial Wagon Trains
are rolling eastward along the
nation's highways and biways,
recreating in reverse the
westward movement of the
nation in the 1800s.
Currently, four contingents
of the Bicentennial Wagon
Train Pilgrimage to Pennsyl
vania are on the road. The
covered wagons are authentic
replicas of the ones that
carried pioneer families in an
earlier time.
Each train includes a Cone
stoga Wagon and a chuck
wagon from the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, spon
sor of the official Bicentennial
project. Prairie Schooners
representing the various
states, plus a number of
privately owned wagons.
The largest train on the road
reached Truth or Consequen
ces. NM February 24. It
started rolling in Southern
California on New Year's Day
with wagons from California
and Hawaii and since then has
been joined by Anzona and
New Mexico wagons.
A second train which got
underway in Houston. TX
January 4. is now moving
through Oklahoma, and the
Louisiana wagons have cross
ed the Mississippi. A Florida
contingent will cross into Ala
bama March 1
Other trains will leave the
Great Lakes and Eastern Sea
board states in April and May.
and at that point. 0 wagons
from 50 states will be on trail.
The trains will all converge
on Valley Forge July 3 and
remain in encampment there
for three months.
In most communities, local
dance groups, bands and other
entertainers augment the offi
cial show.
The wagons are rolling with
the cooperation and support of
National Equine Advisory
Council, which represents the
nation's or gam mi horsemen.
The American Revolution
Bicentennial Administration
(ARRA) has designated the
Wagon Train Pilgrimage to
Pennsylvania as a national
Bicentennial event.
athletes
MEETING
The Morrow County School
Board will hold a special
meeting on Monday. March
29. 8 p.m. at Riverside High
School in Boardman.
Bob Smith, the district
architect from the firm of
Smith and Hasagawa of On
tario will be present to discuss
final plans for school buildings
to be constructed soon on
Morrow County School sites.
Included in the plans are
four classrooms at Riverside
High School. Boardman; eight
classrooms at A C. Houghton
Elementary School. Irrigon:
and shop buildings at lone and
Heppner High Schools.
TTORKY C;FNKRI.
iti i.Im; AFf kits school
The Morrow County School
District calendar for 1976 77
w ill have to be returned to the
drawing board following a
ruling from the Attorney
General's office which indi
cates that Washington and
Lincoln's birthdays are legal
holidays for schools and
schools must be closed on
those days.
The Morrow County School
Board had adopted the school
calendar for the coming
school year at Its regular
meeting in March. The calen
dar did not include holidays on
W ashington and Lincoln's bir
thdays as Oregon schools have
not observed these dates as
holidays for a number of
years
.' The Attorney Generals rul
ing appred w'y days
after the board had acted to
adopt the calendar
Superintendent Matt Doher
ty said, "that traditionally the
Morrow County School Dis
trict had started school for
students after Labor Day and
had not had students attending
school in June. However, with
two additional holidays to be
inserted Into the calendar, it
may be necessary to have
students return to school
during the first week of June
in order to satisfy the number
of required days of attend
ance."
A number of schools throu
ghout the state are currently
holding school during the first
two weeks of June.
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Darla Cooper was another rookie we had on the team and
she played center. Although she lacked experience from the
start, she progressed during the season and was the best
shooter we had from the free throw line.
Vicki Edmundson was the teams leading scorer with an
average of 7.5 points per game and she did a fine job
rebounding for the team.
Guy Kenny suffered an ankle injury a year ago and is back
on the team. She really improved defensively and learned to
control her fouls.
Deb Holland played forward position and was our third
leading rebounder. She played a fine game in the district
playoffs as she dominated the boards and played one of her
best games.
The two seniors on the team, Kimee Haguewood and Molly
Pierce were the teams leading scorers. Kimee scored an
. average of 6 points per game and Molly scored 6.5 points per
game. Both of these girls had a lot of drive and added to the
success of the team.
Behind each team stands a manager, however, this year I
had two, Patti Lott and Linda Bier. Patti was the handy man
making sure everything was ready for the game. Linda was
the scorekeeper and statistician and really learned a lot this
year.
Wilson then named Deb Holland as the Most Improved
Player, saying ' She has the ability although she was a slow
starter she finished the season with her best performance."
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Dam (n) project downed
Last Friday nights town hall
meeting with the Corps of
Engineers came to an arupt
halt when Heppner's Mayor
Jerry Sweeney told the audi
ence, 'i personally feel we
have been led down the prim
rose path, the corps has used
the city over and over and I
will not be led down that path
again."
Mayor Sweeney continued,
"this is nothing more than a
political football. The corps
has spent $660,0XI on surveys
and studies; this dam you
have proposed has no irriga
tion facilities, in fact it is
smaller than the one vetoed by
President Ford in 1974."
Col. Nelson Conover. U.S.
Corps of Engineers. Walla
Walla. WA was introduced to
the audience by Mayor Swee
ney in the absence of Morrow
County Judge Paul Jones.
Col. Conover told the audi
ence. "The problem hasn't
gone away, the basic problem
is still here." If a flood as the
one of 1903 came and the
present flood warning system
didn't work, it would be the
same as the flood of 1903."
"The flood problem is dif
ferent in Heppner as floods
start at various times of the
year, usually caused by thun
derstorms." said Col. Conov
er."and while I flood warning
system has been installed, it is
not the solution, a permanent
solution would be the con
struction of a dam on Willow
Conover then explains
the corps has changed plans
from the project vetoed by
President Ford in 1974. Since
then, the size of the dam has
been reduced from 1 1 .500 acre
feet of storage to 8.000 acre
feet. The vetoed plan had a
benefit to cost ratio of 13
while the new proposal benefit
lo cost Is .71.
"There has never been
flood anywhere In the I'nited
States that has taken 240 live,
however, this happened in
Heppner in 1903 and there has
never been a cost determined
for the loss of life
"I am not here to cram
anything down your throats,"
he said, but I have seen the
pictures of Heppner before
trophy in Class A basketball.
and after the flood of 1903. and
the potential for such a flood
still exists."
The proposed dam would
provide protection from a
sudden flood. It is estimated
that 36.000 cubic feet of water
came through Heppner when
Balm and Willow Creeks
joined. While an estimated
13.000 cubic feet came during
the flood of 1934. ,
During the discussion, pro
posals were made to Col.
Conover for the enlargement
of a channel through the City
of Heppner to carry the flood
waters, to use part of the funds
to combat soil erosion on
watersheds of the four creeks ,
passing through town and for
the construction of a retainer
dam on Balm Fork which
feeds into Willow Creek.
Stephen Thompson, owner
of a home and farm land
which would be innundated by
the pool behind the dam re
quested a 25 year moratorium
be placed on construction of
the project. He stated. "This
project should be analyzed
from all cost benefit ratios
there have been in the various
campaigns. Irrigators below
Heppner have voted against
the dam. One of the weakest
features of the dam is that
Willow Creek has never caus
ed any damage to the City of
Heppner. It is easy to condon
something without a solution,
however, channel improve
ments would help the City. He
moved th! a 25 yr morator
ium be placed on any con
struction of a dam saying, "I
have been harassed for the
past years by the Corps. 1
have hesitated during those
years to remodel or paint my
home always (taring the
Corps would flood my land."
Col. Conover remarked, "If
this project is not supported
by the people of thi com
munity I will report the
findings to my superiors and
tell (hem of the decision of the
people.
Following the statement of
Mayor Sweeney. Col. Conover
said, "I have come there to get
the message of the people,
tonight there are 38 people all
opposed to the dam,"