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U OF ORE newspaper l1B EUGENE OR 97403 Area socked in by icy fo Partly cloudy skies greeted some of the southern portion of Morrow County for the first time in three weeks Wed nesday while electric com pany crews continued to remove ice from power lines in the Condon area of Gilliam County. Tuesday, more than 80 to 85 persons were at work i r) S a b; VOL. 94, NO. 6 Neighborhood The Neighborhood Center, headquartered in Heppner, is moving this week from the Gilliam-Bisbee Building in Heppner to the old Howell Market location next door to Community theatre group planned for area A meeting of persons inter ested in forming a community theatre group in Heppner has been scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, in Room 6 of the high school. Michele Portmann, high school math instructor, said that six plays will be reviewed at the Monday meeting. The six plays are in the field of mystery and drama and Drought to be discussed at special growers meet A special meeting for area wheat growers is scheduled in Pendleton Feb. 18 to answer questions concerning the best farm practices under present conditions of dry weather and droughts, the Oregon Wheat Growers League reports. The session is being planned by Dr. Norm Goetze, Oregon State University Extension agronomist. He will provide ' w s. ' all 1: Volunteer workers remodel the 81st annual celebration, stated other civic activities. .-. : -"ZiftL 'V ...... supporting Columbia Basin Electric Co-op crews in the area. The continual fog coupled with heavy ice buildup inter rupted services of television, telephone and power as fog persisted for nearly three weeks in portions of Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler counties. M S .9 m, 'it: MS -M . " K 1 E M C A - ;MBIf mjhiii - i ii uwmm hmmhhhS iimtm, mmmtfn HEPPNER. OREGON the Heppner City Hall. The move came about due to the purchase of the Gilliam Bisbee Building by Dick Sar gent of the Coast-to-Coast Store in Heppner. Remodeling were selected for review by a group of Heppner residents who have already shown interest in building a com munity theatre organization. After review of the six plays, people attending the Monday session can take part in selecting a play for pro duction. Once a play has been se lected, a date will be set for information concerning steps in handling summerfallow, when to re-seed, when to decide to let a stand go, and best varieties for withstanding unseasonable dry weather. The meeting will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Pendleton at the Indian Hills or the Harvester. Final se lection of the meeting location is to be announced next week. iiW "it"' a . - ' ; i ... . rvt t : v " ' upstairs part of the Heppner Elks' Lodge in preparation for the for later this month. The big room will be used for lodge and (Gazette-Times photo) In Condon, schools were closed and the Heppner based Co-op moved to shake power lines free. Four to five inches of ice would build up on lines in the space of one night. Dave Harrison, Co-op man ager, moved from the Hep pner office to Condon to direct THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1977 Center finds new for the new Coast-to-Coast Store location is already underway. A major difficulty encoun tered in the move centers around the program of meals tryouts. Persons wishing further in formal ion or those who wish to participate in community theatre, but will be unable to attend the Feb. 14 meeting, may call Michele Portmann and register their names for future involvement. The high school number is 676-9138. The Portmann residence number is 676-5114. The League noted that the Pendleton Branch Experi ment Station, which has been keeping moisture records for 48 years, reports the lowest year ever on their record. Dr. Chuck Rohde, plant breeder, said the previous low was four inches from September into early February. This year the total at the station has been only three inches for the same period. t ; . An the work of the various crews. "This is the fourth time this year for line shaking," Harri son said. "Most say it is the worst they have seen. Others say something like this occur red about 35 years ago." . Users were without electric service while power was 12 PAGES for senior citizens supplied from the Center in both Hep pner and lone. Since the move was not contemplated in time for budget allowances, the Center faces the need for development of new kitchen facilities to provide the four meals it now serves each week. Pat Brindle, who directs activities of the Center, said kitchen development cost? have been estimated at about $2,500. Community response has already come in the form of several offers to help with the task of moving and promises of financial or other assistance from St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Heppner Church of Christ and All Saints' Episcopal Church. Fair open Aug. Dates for the 1977 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo have been finalized. This year's open class Morrow County Horse Show will be held Sunday, Aug. 21, prior to the official opening of the fair. All , exhibits will be taken in on Monday, Aug. 22. The fair officially opens Tuesday, Aug. 23, with exhibits being re leased Friday morning, Aug. 26. The first rodeo show will be Friday evening. Rodeo shows will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28. The theme for this year's fair and parade is "Happiness Is." One hundred eighty-three volunteers attended the ap preciation dinner sponsored by the Fair Board at the West of Willow restaurant, Satur day evening, Jan. 29. Three individuals were giv en special recognition. Hazel Bauman was honored with a special plaque and a plant for her years of service as the caretaker of the fair buildings. Leanne Rea was honored with a plant for her contributions to the fair committee. Don Evans was presented with a gift certificate for his years of service on the rodeo com mittee and continued help with the rodeo. Paul Hisler was elected chairman of the Fair Board for 1977. He will assume his duties at the Board's meeting, Monday, Feb. 14, at the West of Willow restaurant, at 7:30 p.m. Membership and committee assignments have been com pleted by the Rodeo Commit turned off to allow ice removal from the lines. Others in isolated areas experienced up to three days without power due to broken power lines. Harrison said the bulk of the work was expected to be completed by Wednesday. The situation has been such that the lines required ice removal 15 c home Shop work has been volun teered by members of the Heppner High School shop class under Ed Hiemstra. Kinzua Mill has offered to donate necessary lumber. Other activities affected by the move include meetings of the Area Agency on the Aging, project council meetings, and visitation of the Social Secur ity representative. These ac tivities will also operate from the new Center location. Both the GED, high school equivalency program, and the Adult Basif Education pro gram, toward a high school diploma, are carried on at the Neighborhood Center. The Neighborhood Center has been located on the ground floor of the Gilliam-Bisbee Building for ten years. 23 County fair dates finalized tee for the 1977 show. Bob Mahoney is chairman of the group. Bob Montgomery is vice chairman and livestock director. Secretary of the group is Dennis Doherty. The other directors are Stan Kemp, court; Merlin Hughes, prizes and concessions; Lyle Vxliy The Heppner City Council in session Tuesday night con sidered a petition from citi zens regarding pedestrian traffic on Gilmore Street, ironed out further details on a 20-year franchise agreement with the electric cooperative, and approved the application of funds for the purchase of a mini-pumper fire truck for use lone voters asked to OK $100,000 bond Legal voters in lone will be asked Feb. 28 to authorize the sale of $100,000 in bonds to procure funds for improve ment, reconstruction and ex tension of the city water supply system. The polling place for the election will be at the lone City Hall and the polls will be open every other day in the Condon area. According to Pendleton forecasters, the lifting of fog experienced in some areas Wednesday may only be temporary as the high pres sure system associated with the fog conditions is relatively static. I ' 'V v. f S Y . . . . -- Mr .. t l , nimniii iriiiii.iiiiiiiM''ii'iiiiiiiiiiniiTlii;-i.iiiii n tnmmnmwrmmmmmtmm iiiiiiiiiiniiiiii'ifttiiii'airiiiMai-nna Icy fog, called hor frost, is pretty, but a time consuming nuisance. Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative units have been cleaning lines to save a power outage during the last few days throughout the area. (Gazette-Times photo) Lowe and John Gochnauer, tickets and parking; Lee Pad berg, grounds; Bob Van Schoiack, barns and races; Susie French, publicity; and Max Hellberg and Lee Ansote gui. The Fair Committee is pre paring the premium book for lO pUlLliaaCJ lilt by the city and the rural fire board. The Council accepted a petition from more than two dozen residents who seek a solution to the pedestrian traffic problem on property below Pioneer Memorial Hos pital. Part of the problem expressed by residents is from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 28. Passage of the measure to allow the sale of lone water improvement bonds will not only allow for improvement, reconstruction and extension of the water system, but will provide adequate and more equitable distribution of wa ter, according to city officials. WEATHER High-Low Wed., Feb. 2 30 25 Thurs.,Feb. 3 29 24 Fri.,Feb.4 33 25 Sat., Feb. 5 30 26 Sun., Feb. 6 32 27 Mon.,Feb.7 31 26 Tues.,Feb.8 34 28 No measurable precipitation. .Continued on page 12 riJKt .K" print. Almost all superin tendents have been selected by the committee for the fair, but if there is anyone else who would be interested in being a superintendent or who would like to help with the fair, they are asked to contact fair secretary Liz Curtis. continual traffic of school children and young adults across private property in the area. The Council is inves tigating several possible solu tions to the problem. In other action, the Council and representatives from the Columbia Basin Electric Co op moved closer to agreement The lone City Council adopt ed the resolution calling for the water improvement bond issue Monday by unanimous vote, according to Mayor Robert Drake. Clerks for the election will be Margaret Morgan, chair man, Edith Matthews, Laurel Cannon and Helen McCabe. Chairman of the Fair Com mittee is D O. Nelson. Vice chairman of the group is Mike Conley and Delpha Jones is secretary. Other members of the committee are Dick Sar gent, Phyllis Piper, Alvin McCabe, Millie Rauch, John Mollahan and Marv Clarkson. tl LlXV on details of a 20-year REA Franchise Ordinance which faces final approval late this month. A low bid of $1,037 was accepted from Lott's Electric for updating and additions to electrical wiring at the city hall and shop. The Council also approved an application for grant money to continue a city-county service and as sistance agreement for land use planning in the amount of $5,710. It was reported that a budget committee meeting will be held Feb. 22 with an eye to presenting a final city budget by Mar. 1. The Council approved pur chase of a 1975 model fire truck. The city will put up half of $24,000 to purchase the mini-pumper and related ex tra equipment. The unit is a quick response rig. Half of its cost will be paid by the rural fire board. The city also completed annexation of property near the high school. The parcel includes about 31 acres. imp: ?vt0.4n fvrlfx -iW?.lB,r4t'
