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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR, Ti arsis f. Jm ii.iV . T " Ii Wafer, sower uppod Gazette-Times names Phinney, news editor Council pumps city service rate As expected, the Heppner City Council pumped user feet In water and aewer city ser vices last Wednesday at a special levy vote canvassing meeting. The Increase will amount to a $1 charge for all sewer users and a $2 charge for all water users. The council entertained the Increase about a month ago when the city's first attempt at a 193,866 levy was turned down by Heppner voters. The levy was lopped to $32,138 and approved last week but the loweced levy left a small void in the city's pocketbook. The service Increase should raise about $21,000 over the year. A senior citizen program, for those making less than $2,800 annually could be set up. Anyone interested in applying for the water rate decrease should leave their name at City Hall. The program is on a trial basis right now, to determine how many there will be, before the council decides on the In crease deletion. In other business, the coun cil: set July 12 at 8 p.m. at city hall for the public hearing on the city budget. again, one week later, turned down a bid by David Gray, The Dalles, to locate a mobile home In Heppner. Cray was turned down last week on the $17,700 home on Shobe Street when the council Tour set N. Lexington pair 'Conservationists' (Continued from Page 1) over the ground more often and more plowing means better chanc for wind Wows. : The Martins have whipped thry problem that Infest many farmers wheat crop. They rotery mow, spray, and then hand pull what's left. Then they pack out the pulled rye and burn It or feed It In controlled areas. "Once you have a Wow, you'll always have a Wow and youH always have to Ukt , precautions," Roy sld. The Martina have planted graas In tome areas, over about 30 acres. In the Sand Hollow area where wash outs are semi-common, diversion ditches hold up the water. They plan to add more. The Martina raise toft white wheat In New Calne and McDermid varieties. They also have Moro club wheat and Unitarian barley. Each year It a new year for the Martina. In 1964, floods busted up the ranch and In 1963 a cloud burst destroyed a lot of acreage. The Martina must constantly be on the lookout for water erosion while they wait for the winds. The ranch Is a family operation. With Roy vermis By A. Duffer Scoring was close and good in last Sunday'! Men' medal play. There was also the usual emergence of the sandbag ger. Player were placed In one of three flights according to their qualifying tcorea. The 17 hole event went smoothly and was completed by II 30. In the first flight Charlie Rawlins squeaked by John EdmunoWi to win the cham pionship. Rawlin shot could not reach a majority vote. This week, just three mem bers were present. Ray Boyce motioned to approve the conditional use permit but like last week, Larry Mills and Warren Plocharski decided to abstain and neither seconded the motion. Forest camp hosting 26 youths from all over state Twenty-six youths emerged on the Tupper Forest Camp, south of Heppner, for the 1976 Youth Conservation Corps. The 26 young people from all over the state arrived at the camp Sunday. A staff of seven have been getting the camp ready since June 13. The youth will work on projects Indicated by th U.S. Forest Service each week day and will take educational field trips most weekends. There is one returnee who was enrolled in the 1975 program Al Skeesick, Sa lem. The other 1976 enrollees, most of whom are in Morrow County for the first time, are: Vickl Benson, Grass Valley; Gerald Bradford, Portland; Brian Czarnik, Milton-Free-water; Kathleen Dugger, Roy and Tommy Martin, a father and son ranching team, have been selected as Morrow County's 1976 Conservation Men of the Year. A tour of their winning farm will be June 30, next Wednesday. The tour will begin at the fairgrounds in Heppner at 10 a.m. The tour will visit the variety trials at Frank Anderson s farm where Dr. Chuck Rhode will bring visitors up to date on the new varieties. From Andersons, the tour will travel norh, stopping to observe foot rot, aphids, and other items of interest. After a sack lunch and refreshments at Martins, the tour group will eye the 4 M Martin ranch and return to Heppner around 3:30 p m. The tour will be by car. and Edmundson followed with 97. Third place tcor of 104 waa shot by Weyland Hiatt. Craig Cooley topped the players In the second flight with a tcor of 103. Clint Mc Quarri took second place honor with 103 and Jeff Edmundson scored a 109 to win third place. Ron Jone (SB) held on. to win the third flight with a round of lit He was followed ckwely by Charle Stark with Gray was present at the meeting. Last week's absten tion by Mills was on "personal grounds." Plocharski would not say yes due to one com plaint by a resident in the area. The complaint last week said the mobile home would Hermiston; Tracey Duncan, Eugene; Margie Heacock, Deer Island; Scott Heidegger, Portland; Calvin Henshaw, John Day; Karen Hiebert, Monmouth; Teresa Hurner, Gresham; Kay Kohler, Fossil; Sandy Mitchell, Prineville; Terry Montminy, Milwaukie; Dana Moore, Cove; Dirk Moser, Baker; Ronald Nelson, Forest Grove; Anita Olson, Gresham; Peggy Sue Owens, Baker; David Park, Baker; Kathy Poole, Ontario; Larry Rose, Umatilla; Lloyd Sims, Pendleton; Kevin Smith, Wo odburn; Sage Turner, Sheri dan and Linda Young, Bon anaza. All enrollees are between 14 and 18 years old. They are all chosen from applications that lives his wife, Juanita. They have two sons. One son, Tommy, lives on the ranch with hU wife Mary and their three daughters, Susan, 7, Catherine, 6, and Jennifer, 4. Another son, Jimmy, lives in Oklahoma City with his wife and three children. He is a lear jet instructor for the FAA. Roy has a history in ranch and farm operations. He is a past chairman of the Morrow County Grain Growers, is still on Its board of directors, was a county committee man for the ASCS, a director of the Lexington Blow Control District, a life member of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, a member of the VFW and Elks. Tommy Is active as an alternate to the ASCS County Committee district and an avid Elk. His wife, Mary works at Kinzua Corp. A tour of the 4-M Ranch has been scheduled for June 30 for everyone Interested to touring their winning farm. The Martins maintain a tidy operation. Harold Kerr put It best, driving up to the 4M ranch. He said, "Everything is clean, neat and In its place." Tea a 113 and Rick Johnston shot a 114. Awards were also given for the least pulls and Clint McQuarrie used hi putter only 40 time to win this event. Charlie Rawlins cam In third and Weyland Hiatt was third. In the KP competition Craig Cooley drove clot to the pin on No. to win this event and Gary Hunt won long drive. A special award was givn to Harry O'Donnell for de devaluate other homes on Shobe Street. But a new wrinkle was thrown in this week. The lady with the original complaint, called City Re corder Marshall Lovgren and withdrew the complaint when she heard the home was valued at $17,700. they have submitted. They will work outdoors every day and will be paid for their work. They will enjoy a variety of field experiences which are Fair set The Umatilla Chapter of the Oregon Pilots Association is planning the second annual, Community Air Fair at the Pendleton Airport, Sunday, June 27. The event will start with a hanger breakfast from 7 a.m. to noon. Included in the all day affair will be military displays and fly overs, acrobatics, skydiving and parachute jum ping, antique and classic auto displays, complete conces sions, flour bombing and spot landing contests. The Experimental Aircraft Association will assist and display antique and experi mental aircraft. Also planned wlH be airplane, glider, b-U-" copter and hot air balloon rides. Golf lessons slated Blue Mountain Community College announces that a beginning golf class will be offered at Willow Creek Coun try Club this summer. Ths S-week class begins Thursday. July 8. S p.m. John Edmund son will instruct. Costs for the class include tuition of $10 and greens fee of $5. The greens fee will serve as a trial membership to the country club, allowing un limited use of the course during the class term, after which the fee may be credited against the club membership fee. The class is open to persons with limited golf experience or lessons. Pre-regislration is necessary as class size is limited. To pre-register, tui tion checks made payable to B M.C.C. should be sent to BMCC community coordina tor, Anne Doherty, P.O. Box 582. Heppner. For further Information, contact Mrs. Do herty at her new number, 969 8551. Ctip monstrating unusual stamina In making it around atl 27 hole. This coming Sunday the Willow Creekers will test their skills on th longer Condon course. Th weather it finally be ginning to cooperate for the women on their Tuesday morning and evening play. In recent evening play Harriet Evans won tow grtwa and Roxy Lovgren low net. She said it would not lower the value of the property in the neighborhood as she thought it would. The application by Gray was still denied. Jerry Swee ney, Heppner mayor, told Gray to see a lawyer when The Dalles man asked him what to do. . planned and supervised by the camp staff. Dave Olcott, Portland, a teacher in the Lynch School District, is'ngain the camp director. Three other camp leaders have returned to Tupper: Project Coordinator, Clair Klock, Salem, who has been working with outdoor education in Multnomah Cou nty; Activities coordinator Ms. Chris McClaran, Enter prise, with similar experience and Work Group Leader Kit Gillem, Milwaukie, an Oregon State University student. New work group leaders are Karen Bradley, Corvallis, also with outdoor education experience in Multnomah County and Cynthia Fields, Salem, anoth er O.S.U. student. Virginia Bateman. Eugene, rounds out the staff in the important position of camp cook silion of camp cook. 200'" Bicentennial 1 K V. V v Everyone Welcome Wil Phinney has been nam ed to head the Heppner Gazette-Times newt editor position it was announced this week by publisher G.M. Reed. Phinney, a resident of Her miston for the past 10 years, has been involved with news- papering for the last five years. He has been sports editor at the Hermiston Herald for two years on a part time basis. Phinney started his journal ism career in high school and attended the University of Oregon for a short ttint before coming back to Herm iston and taking the full time sports post. Phinney said he feels Hep pner is tuned lor a gooa iuIiIii ninar H aain he " " v f r KinntHiniiHiwiHff'unimmlllHIHnilim'1" County About 50 miles of Morrow County roads will be graveled and oiled during the next fiscal year the county court said last week. The court said work on the roads would not be done in the order in which they were approved. It also stated that more improvements and re pairs will be made in the county if funds become avail aoie. able. MORROW COUNTY'S FAIR and RODEO Presents A Honoring Princess Bonnie Schiller Saturday Juno 26,1976 9:00 P-m. till 1:00 a.m. $2.50 Adult r J ) ( t 1 Wil Phinney - mMMmmmwwwwmmillimmHtHHHHW! road work The roads approved for repais were: In the Boardman area 2.4 miles of Wilson Road and .6 miles of Peters Road; Irrigon: 1.9 miles of River Road, 4.4 miles of Slaughter Road, 6 miles of Frontage Road; North AG area: 3.75 miles of Homestead Road; in Sand Hollow area: 3 miles from Robinson and Evans to Fritz Cutsforth ranch; Little Butter Creek: 4 miles s Fair Pavilion hopes to make the city and county proud of it newt paper. Tve been in Heppner just two week and I can't believe how friendly and receptive the community is. I just hope my efforts can match the friendliness Tve seen in Hep pner," he said. Phinney was a Lion in Hermiston and is active in all sports and liket to hunt and fish. He is currently playing for Smitta Softball team in Hermiston, the league leaders in the city league. Reed, also publisher of the Hermiston Herald, recently acquired the Gazette-Times. Phinney replaces Ernie Cer- esa. planned from Lena to French Junc tion; Willow Creek, 6 miles from Fork to VS. Forest Ser vice road; Lexington area: from Grange, 2.7 miles to Marquardt ranch; Cecil area: 1 mile on Palmateer Road, 2 miles on Jordan Baseline Road; lone area: .9 mile of Dave Rietmann road; Ella Road, Dave Baker to Lind stroms, 2 miles; Clark Canyon in Heppner area, 3.4 miles of Mahoney road. $1.00 under 12 j3
