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i ' Church bell will begin to toll Sunday at noon sharp,
' ttartjaf nation wide celebration of the United States of
America's rth birthday party.
Xty Hughes, Morrow County Bicentennial Committee
ajeaMunced the schedule for July 4 for Heppner. Fie and
kit committee have worked with the Oregon State and
National Bicentennial Committees. lone, as it does every
tf3Sx7wiU also celebrate the fourth.
ACTIVITIES FOR HEPPNER, SUNDAY. JULY 4. 1976
7:00-11 :00a.m. Public breukfast in the Heppner City Park on
Main St., put on by the American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary. Full platter $2.50 (pancakes, ham eggs), half
portion $1.50.
9:30 a.m. The American Legion will present colors at the
Democrat Gulch Schoolhouse in the park. Public officials
: and the Bicentennial Committee will dedicate the reno
vated pioneer school that will be supervised by the
County Museum when its restoration is completed.
11:00-12:00 Church services especially prepared for the bi
centennial at all local churches.
12:00 Ringing of church bells throughout America (to be
done in every community at noon.)
12:30 All those interested in joining the parade form at
courthouse. Parade route: down Main St. to Fairgrounds
American Legion Color Guard and Heppner Boy Scouts
will march to the Courthouse to dedicate the new flag
pole from the Elks Lodge, B.P.O.E. No. 358, installed
there
12:30-4:30 Jackpot Team Roping (3-steer pi agression) at
Rodeo Grounds (with Don Evans and Jerry Dougherty in
charge), Entry fee $13.00 (no checks). Entries close at
11:00.
1:30-4:30 Baseball and other games at the Little League
Field (Fairground entrance).
2:00-5:00 Swimming at Heppner City Pool.
5:00-8:00 Dinner at the Fairgrounds, served by Jim Rogers
(adults $2.50, under 12, $1.50)
9:30 Fireworks and music at the Rodeo Grounds arranged
by the Bicentennial Committee.
After the fireworks a free square dance in the Rodeo Arena.
A public dance in the Fair Pavilion, (singles $2.50, couples
$4.00) Music by The Basics.
Costumes for the day will include sunbonnets and long
dresses for ladies and girls and western clothes for men and
bovs.
All events are scheduled to begin at tne times designated
above.
The 29th Annual Bicentennial Fireworks Display will be
held in lone, Friday, July 3 at the lone Memorial Field. .
The fireworks, sponsored by the American Legion Post No.
95 will begin at dusk. The American Legion Auxiliary will
sponsor a snack shack. Sparklers will also be for sale.
Five colleges announce
local student honors
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sUtee announced honors of
local students this week.
, H colleges, from Oregon.
Washington and Montana are
Bat Mountain Community
CJg, Pendleton; Eastern
Oregon SUta College, La
Crande; Southern Oregon
Csta College. Aahland; Wa
Cingtan State University,
FbUaua; and Montana State
I'aWersity, Bozeman.
Aaa McEUigott, lone was
among the 1423 studenU who
received degrees at the 80th
casual commencement at
t&sstana State University in
Ms. - McEUigott,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.R.
McEUigott, lone, received her
degree in nursing.
William R. Jepscn, Hepp
ner, was among 2035 students
listed on the spring semester
President's Honor Roll at
Washington State University.
To be eligible for the honor
roll, Jepsen had to achieve a
grade point average of 3.75 or
better for at least 12 hours of
graded work in a single seme
ster, or by achieving a cuma
lative CPA of 3.50 or better
based on at least 30 hours of
graded work.
Jackie Gorman and Greg
ory Green, both of Heppner,
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MAUREEN HEALY
JANICE HEALY
Heoly sisters
qualify for
national rodeo
A JIinnner sister team. Janice and Maureen Healy, paced
j Heppner's High School Rodeo team last weekend at the
i Oregon State High School Rodeo finals in Prineville.
:j Both the girls, Janice 18 and Maureen 15, qualified for the
national competition to be held later this year in Sulphur,
Louisiana.
The two girls, standouts In local rodeos throughout this
v: season, led a brigade of 17 Heppner and local area rodeo'rs to
the state finals.
$ Janice qualified In the barrels, winning all three go rounds
: for a first place In the state.
She was also honored with a second place overall average
f for the state In all the year's high school rodeo events. Her
second place average In barrels earned her a plaque.
Miss Healy was sixth in the breakaway roping.
$ Little lister Maureen took Oregon's Rookie of the Year
: : award, the Clayton Gibba Memorial Award. The trophy Is
::: given In memory of Gibbs. a John Day contractor who died
; i4 year.
; Maureen's Rookie of the Year came after a successful
:: sea inn where she garnered 135 high school points, an
t Impressive mark. This was her first year In high school
I rodee'inf .
;; Maureen qualified for the nationals In the breakaway
f racial lth a second place finish and In pole bending with a
v f&fc place mark.
; Daw Peterson, an lone cowgirl, was honored with the
- etsti ninth best average In barrels.
f Othert competing al Prineville were Kathleen. Bill and
t t 'a Vaa Schoisrk. Monte and Ronnie Currln. Jack and
I f ta Yocera, Clay and Wade West. Shauna and Wayne
i Mary Daly, June McLean and Robert Henry.
were listed on the Eastern
Oregon State College, spring
honor roll. Both students
achieved grade point aver
ages of 3.50 or better.
More than 10 per cent of the
spring term at EOSC earned
the honor. More than five per
cent earned perfect 4.0 marks.
Blue Mountain Community
College listed area students on
the honor roll and Dean's List.
Thirty-five students at
BMCC earned straight A
grades during the spring term
and head the college's honor
roll of 137 names.
Grades of B plus to straight
A are required to make the
honor roll. Another 137 made
the deans list, signifying
grades between B and B-plus
average.
From Lexington, Douglas
M. Barak. Gary Hunt and
Charma Marquardt made the
honor roll. From lone, Mark
E. Rietmann made the Dean's
list.
From Heppner, Sandra K.
Palmer made the honor roll
and Jack Chitty, Robert L.
Grant, John E. Myers, and
Harry D. Steers made the
Dean's List.
Two Morrow County stu
dents were graduated from
Southern Oregon State College
recently. Craig H. Cutting,
Heppner graduated with a
bachelor of fine arts in
theater. Kevork M. Alexanian
received a bachelor of science
in geography.
VOL. 93, NO. 20
HEPPNER. OR.
THURSDAY, July 1,1976
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Operating by October 1
Solid waste landfill ready
A new solid waste disposal landfill should be operating by
October 1, David Moon, Morrow County Planning Commis
sioner and solid waste disposal board member said this
week.
The solid waste disposal board met last week and discussed
the new operation which will phase out open burning dumps
in Lexington and Heppner.
The new landfill will be located in Blackhorse Canyon. The
current city landfills In Heppner and Lexington will be closed
when the new landfill opens.
The Department of Environmental Quality, thwarted
further operation of the open burning dump?
Moon said reclamation work on the two city dumps is
planned to make the areas usable again.
Another possibility is second site for storage and recyling
of bulk items such as car bodies and appliances.
More than 15 people were present at the board meeting last
Monday at the court house, discussing red tape decisions and
Ironing out local problems.
Sanitary Disposal of Hermlston, represented by Merle
.Jewett, was present at the meeting. His franchise, which
pays the county two per cent of gross cash receipts. Is defined
as tone 1. His lone will run across the north end of the county,
encompassing Boardman to the south end of the bombing
range, taking In the Boeing tract and leaving out the Sand
Hollow district.
That franchise was approved in April.
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The south end of the county will probably be serviced by
Cliff Green. Heppner, although no franchise has been
approved, A July 14 meeting at 11 a m. has been set to discuss
collection rates and entertain Green's application.
Green's lone would be all the county, south of the
Willamette Baseline Road, including McNab, lone. Jordan,
Ixington and Heppner.
In Umatilla County, the two per cent franchise cost goes lo
the county health department. In Morrow County, however,
the money will probably go into the general fund and be
clifw tmsJ in different areas.
lroblems arise as to locations of some households.
Collectors of the waste said the decision to pick up garbage in
isolated areas would be up to the franchiser. Financial
feasibility could cause collectors not to pick up garbage In
some areas.
Collection fees in Heppner were approved at $3 a month for
one can and $1 50 for each additional can. Pickup will be once
a week.
The county budget will finance the new landfill for a year,
the board decided. The county, the board said. Is obligated to
keep the new landfill going. The board said about 4 5 hours of
work will be needed on the fill each week.
The county already has a bucket loader, costing $7,000.
ready for the landfill. For just 4 J hours a week, the board
decide! the loader should be used a greater extent on county
G. French
dies
Giles French. 86, fabled
Eastern Oregon news
paperman, historian and
author, died Sunday In St.
Vincent Hospital. Portland.
He had suffered heart
damage recently and also
was afflicted by cancer.
French was editor of the
Sherman County Journal
for 32 years and continued
to write his well read
column "These Things We
Know" until his death.
French served In the
legislature from 1939 to
ll and was noted for h:s
efforts toward tax reforn
A Moro resident far
many years, French was
director of the Oregon
Historical Society, founder
of the Sherman County
Club and author of four
books.
He is survived by his
wife, Lets, two daughters
and several grandchildren.
Funeral services were ten
tatively set for 1 pm.,
Thursday at Moro Commu
nity Church.
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