Page i, THE GAZETTE-TIMES.
Columbia Basin
lists increases
The fiscal year purchases
for Columbia Basin Electric
from BPA for the year ending
June 30, 1976 reached just over .
120 million kilowatt hours. The
increase of 13.75 per cent was
up from 105,504,000 kwhs the
previous fiscal year. The ap
proximately 14.5 million kwhs
increase was the largest fiscal
year increase in the history of
the Coop.
Even the substantial in
crease recorded for Columbia
4-H offers new opportunities
New opportunities from
Wilderness Snow Survival to
Fashion Group Career Days
are being offered to Morrow
County 4 H ers and are being
met with excitement and en
thusiasm. New projects areas such as
the wilderness snow survival,
cross country skiing, number
I, You...plus many more, have
excited a lot of people, ac
cording to Mike Howell, ex
tension agent.
The 4-H opportunities also
list the following upcoming
events:
Dec. s Blue MounUia Col
lege Tour aad Swim Party
All 4-H members, leaders and
parents are invited to tour
Blue Mountain Community
College and then enjoy a swim
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Why is this paper small?
Why is this paper so small and last week's big?
Well, HI tell you. It's advertising.
Each week, the Heppner Gazette - Times wrestles with itself, trying to find room for all the news
that takes place in the area. If the editorial staff here had the space, we would be covering Irrigon
and Boardman like a blanket, the way we try and cover this Heppner lone area.
But advertising dictates to us. Most small community weeklies, like Heppner, try to maintain a
55 per cent advertising to news ratio. Some larger weeklies try a 60 40 route.
Most dailies work on a 70 per cent advertising to 30 per cent news hole.
Because this paper is the county newspaper and we are trying to cover a wide area of people and
places, we try to keep that 55 per cent. That way, we can keep our doors open too.
' The Gazette-Times is happy that advertisers are using the Gazette-Times for their businesses
and products. We hope that others may follow suit.
The more advertising we get, the more support. And the more support, the bigger the paper. In
cur case, the bigger the paper, the better.
We're simply trying to put out a product for you, the people of Morrow County. And we ap
preciate your continued support.
Keep it up and we will too.
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Heppner, OR. Thurso1.?, Nov.
Basin Electric was far behind
the 19.3 per cent average rate
of increase of all Cooperatives
in the BPA service area.
While electric heat con
versions, irrigation expansion
and other electric utilization
continues at a record pace, the
Oregon Department of Energy
has been attempting to estab
lish formulas showing state
electrical consumption fore
cast at a growth rate of 1.5 per
cent.
in their new pool, with a pizza
party to follow.
Dee. 11 At Your Level
This is a four-county leader
training designed to help all
leaders in the various aspects
of the 4-H program.
Dec. 29 Horse Manage
ment Workshop A workshop
designed for all 4-H members,
leaders and other interested
persons. Subject matter to be
covered will include: Basic
Principles of Foot Care;
Internal Parasites; Equine
Health Program; reproduc
tion; nutrition; and horse
psychology.
Feb. 4-7 Washington State
University Veterinary & Beef
Science Center Tour A tour
designed for high school age
4-H members and leaders of
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$S 1 ve oeen luu&ing ur an
fexcuse," Wallace McRae, re
1 tired Blue Mountain Commun
ity College President and
legislator, told the Heppner
I Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce, "to renew my
H acquaintances with friends
land hecklers. I'm glad to be
I here."
f McRae entertained the
k Chamber at their Monday
I noon luncheon at West of
I Willow in Heppner.
1 McRae, who retired from
I the legislature in 1974, talked
"l to the chamber about re
Itirement and what that stage
I in life has done for him.
McRae said he "dislikes,
personally, mandated retire
fment programs. I know both
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sides, he said, noting mat ne
was forced because of age to
the W.S.U. Vet School and
multi-million dollar beef re
search center. Other sites of
interest will include the Na
tional Appaloosa Horse Cen
ter, Dairy Center at Uni
versity of Idaho, plus other
sites on both campuses.
Feb. 19 Fashion Group
Career Days To be held in
Portland with all interested
older girls and boys invited to
attend. A bus will be taken.
Career Days offers youth a
chance to learn about fashion
career options in design, re
tailing, manufacturing and
media.
Apr. 1. 2. and 3 State Wide
Camp Counselor Training To
be held at the State 4-H Center
in Salem.
As you can see, there is
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retire from BMCC
But McRae was happy about
retirement, adding that people
should "plan for it."
He did. He wanted to find
something "constructive and
satisfying," something that he
could use his education on. He
found it.
The legislature was excit
ing, he said, but he was
"regarded as a state employ
ee" and was not eligible for
retirement benefits if he
stayed in the legislature. He
retired in 1974 for the financial
benefits.
Along with doing some con
sulting since his retirement,
which took him and his wife to
Pago Pago in American
Samoa to instruct, he has also
taken part in Institute of
Education and Leadership, a
plenty of room to grow in 4-H
for those who are willing to
take the time. More infor
mation on these events or
HHS grad joins
Washington law firm
James D. Monahan has been
voted in as a partner to the law
firm of Dow, Lohnes and
Albertson in Washington D.C.
Monahan graduated from
Heppner High School in 1956.
He graduated from Portland
University in 1961. After three
years in the U.S. Air Force, he
attended Georgetown Univer-
Retirement
7 didn't like the Idea, but
I wasn't going to fight It.'
national institution to help
explain the function of the
legislature and education.
McRae is one of 37 persons
across the United States and
the only person from Oregon
involved in the program.
Showing the chamber what
retirement has done, McRae
about the 4-H program can be
obtained by writing: Morrow
Co. Extension Office, Box 397,
Heppner, or call 676-9642.
sity, graduating in 1968.
Before he was employed by
Dow, Lohns and Albertson, he
was a law clerk under Federal
Judge Chas. McLaughlin.
James and his wife, Judy,
have two children: Michael, 6;
and Amy, 4. He is the son of
Jim Monahan and the late
Camilla Kilkenny Monahan.
Heppner.
Brothers
charged
- A brother duo from Hood
River was arrested last week
after causing a ruckus at two
of Heppner's lounges.
Robert Allen Walter. 28. and
his brother, Michael Eugene
Walter, 18. both were charged
with disorderly conduct at
Cal's Lounge. Tuesday eve
ning. About 45 minutes later,
both were charged with resist
ing arrest at Buckman's
Tavern
At Buckman's. Robert Allen
was also charged with a
second count of disorderly
conduct while Michael Eugene
was charged with purchasing
liquor by a minor at both Main
street places.
Both pleaded guilty last
week. Robert Allen was sen
tenced to 14 days in jail, his
brother. Michael Eugene, was
sentenced to 21 days.
Dinner
Sat.
Menu
Crab Shrimp
Salads
) $5
00
per
related trips that IEL has
provided for meetings with
"side benefits." Last year
their meeting was in Boston,
day before the World Series
began, and he was able to see
that.
This year, the meeting was
in Austin. TX. McRae and his
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Showing
Sat. Nov. 20
9:30 to 5:30
Turquoise direct from the Indian
Reservations
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Santa Domingo... Hopi... Navajo...
Many signed pieces
Lebush Shoppe
676-5561
Crab
& Dance
Nov. 20 6:30-
Ham
person
wife. Phyllis, saw among
other parts of the largest
Lonestar State, the Lyndon
Baines Johnson library at the
University of Texas and the
LBJ ranch.
Keeping his talk related to
retirement and travel, McRae
also told the chamber of his
long awaited trip to Scotland,
where he and his wife spent 64
days and saw 10 countries.
The pair from Pendleton
traveled 21.000 miles and saw
seven seas. Their Journey took
them to London, Paris, Scan
danavia, and finally to Scot
land. McRae spent four days with
family he had never known
before in Scotland and saw the
house his father was born and
raised in.
At St. Andrews, one of the
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oldest Eolf links in the world,
McRae enjoyed his favorite
sport in beautiful weather.
McRae said there was
"creat similarity between j
problems observed" Including
Inflation, taxation, govern
ment.. ."all the same type of
Droblems."
McRae said that Americans
nhould be "ootimistic" be
cause we have "more oppor
tunity." Despite foreigners'
lack of space, McRae said he
saw nationalism and was
"amazed." He said small
countries were not going to
give up their identity.
McRae said he would re
commend retirement.
"I didn't like the idea, but I
wasn't going to fight it. I've
had good time since I ve
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ndion
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Heppner
MUSIC
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