THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner. OR. Thursday, July . 1970. Page 3
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Happy birthday U. S. A.
From Heppner, Oregon
The city of Heppner threw a big birthday
party here Sunday, honoring the United
States of America on her 200th birthday.
It wai evident late Sunday evening that
Heppnerites weren't the only Americans
enjoying the day's festivities.
An estimated 2.000 people sat in the fair
grounds, sat on buildings, benches. In trees,
on top of apartments, in the road and any
other comfortable spot to view a gala array of
colors in the fireworks display by the
bicentennial committee.
After a church celebration and the ringing
of bells at high noon, a smallarade formed
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at the court house and witnessed the
American Legion Color Gnard and Heppner
Boy Scouts dedicate the new flag pole,
donated by the Elks Lodge of Heppner. Mayor
Jerry Sweeney dedicated Hager Park about a
mile up the road.
Jackpot team roping went on all afternoon
and baseball and swimming activities kept
the youngsters busy.
Jim Rogers' delicious roast beef dinner in
the evening pleased the pallets of at least 400 '
at the fair pavilion and led into the giant
fireworks display that night.
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Team roping all afternoon
The day started early with a breakfast at
Heppner City Park. More than 300 enjoyed the
bicentennial breakfast of ham, eggs and
hotrakes. The American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary put the breakfast oa.
At 9:30, the pare changed oier a few
hundred yards to the Iemocrat Gulch school
house dedication. A super turnout formed a
seml-cirrle around the one-room school house
and watched. Matt Doherty, Morrow County
school superintendent Introduce former
teachers and students of the facility that
Included Delia Scrlvner and Marguerite
(lavey, teachers, and student Robert
CuUforth who said a few words.
Dedication of Democrat Gulch schoolhouse
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Photos by Wil Phinnoy