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The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 17, 1999 THREE
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By Justine Weatherford
Monday, Feb. 7, the state,
county and city s observed
Abraham Lincoln's birthday,
and the veterans here had
flags flying along Heppner's
: Main St. Feb. 12 has long been
observed as Lincoln's birth-
; day and quite a few families
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Framing has been completed on the new Morrow County
Offices building at Irrigon and occupancy is expected about
March 1. The new office building is located at the corner of
North Main and Second Street.
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, 1977
J A Honor Roll (3.5-4.)
Senior Arlene Cannon,
Joan Doherty 4, Debora Pal
mer, Donna Palmer.
Junior Grace McElligott 4,
Jeanie Piening, Natalie Tews.
Freshmen Martha McElli
gott, Larry Snider, Terry
Starr.
Eighth Grade Duane Fet
sch, Craig Rea.
- Seventh Grade Diann Mor
, ter 4, Anita Palmer.
B Honor Roll (3.0-3.4)
Senior Debbie Patton,
Dawn Peterson.
Junior Carol McElligott,
Jim Marvin, Jan Peterson.
Sophomore Arietta Aid
rich, Danny McElligott, Janet
J McElligott, Michelle McElli
; gott, Lisa Martin.
Freshmen Todd Sherer.
Eighth Grade Janet Hams,
; Margaret Kincaid, Shawn La
Rue, Lisa Meyers, Treve
Peterson, Brett Sherer.
Seventh Grade Margaret
Doherty, Tammy Holtz, Mary
Kincaid, John Murray, Lori
1 Prock.
i THIRD NINE WEEKS
displayed the banner at their
homes last Saturday.
Next Monday, the third
Monday in February, has
been officially adopted for the
commemoration of George
Washington's birthday, al
though he was born on Feb. 22,
1732.
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HONOR ROLL
lone Jr.-Sr. High School
1977
A Honor Roll (3.5-4.)
Senior Arlene Cannon,
Joan Doherty 4, Debora Pal
mer, Donna Palmer, Debbie
Patton.
Junior Grace McElligott 4,
Jeanie Piening, Natalie Tews
4.
Sophomore Arietta Aid
rich. Freshmen Martha McElli
gott, Larry Snider, Terry
Starr.
Eighth Grade Duane Fet
sch, Shawn LaRue, Craig Rea.
Seventh Grade Diann Mor
ter 4, Anita Palmer.
B Honor Roll (3.-3.4)
Senior Dawn Peterson.
Junior Carol McElligott,
Jim Marvin, Jan Peterson.
Sophomore Danny McElli
gott, Janet McElligott, Mich
elle McElligott, Lisa Martin.
Freshmen Todd Sherer.
Eighth Grade Janet Hams,
Margaret Kincaid, Lisa Mey
ers, Treve Peterson, Brett
Sherer.
Seventh Grade Margaret
Doherty, Tammy Holtz, Mary
Kincaid, John Murray, Lori
Prock.
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There were only two flag
days this January, and most of
us missed observing them.
Legal public holidays and
other special days when flags
should be displayed can fall in
11 different months only
August apparently never has a
flag day in the United States.
There are about eight na
New Irrigon county
offices eye March opening
The framing on the new
Morrow County office building
at Irrigon is completed and
the building should be ready
for occupancy by Mar. 1.
The new structure will in
clude four offices besides the
conference room and court
room. The 5th District Justice
of the Peace will occupy the
front office. Ernest Jorgensen
holds this position at this time.
The remaining three offices
will be occupied by various
county services including
Planning Director, Children's
Services and Extension ser
vices. Previously, county services
at Irrigon were available
Monday through Friday with
different services represented
Protection
sessions
planned
Jim and Evalou Carey, of
the Umatilla County Sheriff's
Department, will present
three training sessions on
"self -protection" for Home
Extension study group leader
teachers. The Morrow County training
session will be Tuesday, Mar.
I, 7:30 p.m., at the A C.
Houghton School, Irrigon.
Extension Home Economist
Molly Saul said that all study
groups in Morrow County will
present this topic at March
meetings.
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tional shrines and spwial
places where the U.S. Con
gress has authorized the flag
to be flown day and night all
of them are in eastern states.
The flag may be displayed
every day during good weath
er, and may now be displayed
for 24 hours if properly il
luminated (as it is at the
on certain days of the week.
The County Court met and had
court for one day a month.
The county offices have
operated for approximately
two years in Irrigon. They
were maintained in the Wilson
Building until July of last year
when office space was no
Umatilla man
gets 2 year term
Alfonso Gonzales, 23, of
Umatilla, was sentenced to
two years in state prison
Monday for violation of pro
bation. Sentencing came be
fore Circuit Court Judge Wil
liam W. Wells of Pendleton
during a District 6 session at
Heppner.
Gonzales was returned to
Changes
planned
Possible changes in entry
classifications for the Morrow
County Fair will be among
topics of discussion during a
no-host noon luncheon of
Morrow County Creative Arts
, members Thursday, Feb. 17.
The noon luncheon session
will be held at the West of
Willow restaurant in Heppner.
All interested persons are
welcome to attend, officials
said.
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All persons who borrowed tables and
chairs and dishes, please return them
to the Heppner Elk's Lodge. j
They are needed for the 81st Annual
Celebration.
Thank -you.
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Norm Jacobs; Traffic Agent, Spokane; Bill DeMessemakeiy
Welder, llinkle; Bron Hcndrielison, IraSic Clerk,
Walla Walla; Jane McCormick, Cashier, Kennewick;
Len Corey, Weighmaster, Yakima; David Berto, Switchman,
Spokane; Ed Lindsay, Car Clerk, Pendleton;
Donna Rock, General Clerk, Hinkle;
Charles Koczan, Lead Car Inspector, La Grande;
Rich Hickman, Interchange Clerk, Spokane;
"Beans" McClenahen, lkrd Engineer, Hinkle;
Jerry Hammon, Water Service Leadman, Spokane;
Kay Gingras, Tfelegrapher Clerk, La Grande;
Terry McCoy, Relief Clerk, Kellogg.
Morrow County Fairgrounds
and in front of the Heppner
Elks' Building). The flag
should be flown at polling
places on election days.
It might be a good idea to
post the following listing of
flag days near your flag
storage place. Some of them
are not easy to remember.
longer available to them.
Since that time, the Justice
Court office and other Morrow
County operations have been
conducted from McKinney
Brothers' trucking office on
Patterson Ferry Road.
The 36 by 50 foot building
contains 1,600 square feet of
floor space.
Morrow County from Califor
nia recently. He had been
placed on probation in con
nection with a burglary con
viction involving a Boardman
mobile home belonging to
Danny R. Sternadel.
Another court proceeding is
expected this week for Nor
man Dale Jones, 22, of lone.
District Attorney Dennis Do
herty said Jones will be
returned to Heppner this week
to answer to a charge of first
degree forgery.
Jones has been held in jail in
Pendleton in lieu of $1,005
bond on a charge of theft in the
second degree by deception.
The arrest was made in
connection with an investi
gation of worthless checks
passed in both Morrow and
Umatilla counties.
First degree forgery carries
a maximum penalty of five
years and $2,500.
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MONTH-by-MONTH
FLAG DAYS
January: New Year's Day
and on Jan. 20 every fourth
year Presidential Inaugura
tion Day.
February: Lincoln's Birth
day, Feb. 12 (or state adopted
holiday) and Washington's
Birthday the third Monday.
( We also would like to go along
with the movement to com
memorate the birth of Oregon,
the Valentine State, on Feb.
14.)
March or April: Easter
Sunday falls in either of these
months. This year, Easter is
Apr. 10; next year it is Mar.
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At Morrow County Grain Growers,
You can get all your farm chemical
needs, including rental weed sprayers.
Now is the time. Don't tarry in the fields.
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May: The second Sunday,
Mother's Day, and the third
Saturday, Armed Forces Day
and the last Monday, Memor
ial Day when the flag is to be
flown half-staff until noon,
then full height.
June: Flag Day, June 14.
July: Independence Day,
July 4.
September: Labor Day, the
first Monday , and Constitution
and Citizenship Day, Sept. 17.
October: Columbus Day, the
second Monday, and Veter
ans' Day, the fourth Monday.
November: Thanksgiving
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Day, the fourth Thursda.
(Some persons will alwa;
choose to fly their flags on
Nov. 11, the traditional Ar
mistice Day.)
December: Christmas Day,
Dec. 25. I
Some states observe special
flag days as do all nations. In
Heppner in years past, the
Irish flag has been displayed
on St. Patrick's Day, Mar, 17.
There has been talk about re
viving this display in honor of
the Irish pioneers who settled
here and whose many families
continue to make up an
important part of the county's
population.
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