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BESSIE ' WETZEL L U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 Grand Jury indicts woman for manslaughter "E '"""N ' rt :3f Future Farmers of America GeriGrieb. r4 f i Five take hardware at FFA annual banquet Five Heppner High School Future Farmers of America walked away with all the hardware Tuesday evening at the Annual FFA Parent and Member Banquet. More than 200 persons at tended the well-organized din ner banquet, honoring the Heppner Chapter of FFA. Ralph Duke, a Stanfield jv A fi P7r " IB h f f IMI iMWHIII.il .. it mi. .,.i., f ;. L j, ...'"r,,.-. -L M.W -wu,.. Aii ii il. VT Ralph Duke, state FFA sentinel, spoke to a president, sits at head of table. FFA'er and State Sentinel in the Oregon FFA, was guest speaker. Krynn Robinson took top honors at the affair, picking up plaques for swine pro ficiency, horse proficiency and the all-around, Star Chap ter Farmer award. The plaques were sponsored by the Bank of Eastern Oregon. The Grieb family picked up their share of honors, too. Ken Grieb, president of the Hep pner chapter and master of ceremonies at the banquet, Peterson attends grain reserve meeting Donald E. Peterson of lone departed Wednesday for Kan sas City to take part in a meeting of the American Lutheran Church and Luther an Church of America on world grain reserves. Peterson is scheduled to take part in a Mar. 3 session V it iv rf I AT i ' award winners Tuesday were, from took the ag production award for his work with Angus cattle, market lambs and overall 'farm work. Sisters Julie and Geri were also winners. Julie, a sopho more, was the winner of the public speaking award and the beef proficiency award. The chapter secretary also won the Star Greenhand award. large audience Geri Grieb was named the outstanding freshman by the chapter and won a pocket knife for her work with live stock and judging. .. A sheep proficiency award went to Doug Ansotegui. An sotegui, a transfer senior from Pendleton, also serves as the chapter's proficiency chair man. Miss Robinson, stacking one plaque on top of the other as they arrived, was the big winner. The senior horse woman, who is also the chapter reporter, has a his- on world food security and the proposed international system of grain reserves. Responding to the subject with Peterson will be Kathy Stephenson, Cargill Office of Public Affairs and Fred McEl downey, U.S. Department of State. The subject for dis u 'J . I a a a left Krynn Robinson, Doug Ansotegui, Julie Grieb, Ken Grieb, (G-T Photo) tory in showmanship with horses. Her awards were well deserved, according to Ha'. Whitaker, chapter advisor, who presented the plaques along with Duke. During the evening, the Heppner Junior High stage band performed while guests ate a roast beef dinner pre pared by HHS students and Tuesday. Ken Grieb. chapter (G-T Photo) faculty. Honored guests were intro duced by Grieb, who handed over the podium to Duke. Duke told the attentive audi ence that goals were a necessity and that without them, one wouldn't go far. "Goals," Duke said, "are a necessity for life. I set a goal four years ago to be a state officer. Now I'm going to try to be an American Farmer." Duke said that achieving the American Farmer status would be no easy chore, but cussion will be presented by Dr. Donald C. Kimmel, North American representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. Peterson took part in another church related work shop in San Francisco re VOL. 94, said that if "a person workd for it and sets a goal, he can make it." Duke praised the chapter turnout and especially con gratulated parents for their support as well as the com munity's backing. - "Parents," he said, "have to get involved. Without the drive and push and enthus iasm from parents, nobody would get very far." Duke said he was surprised to see such a large turnout in a small town. He said that when he attended a similar banquet in Sherwood, a Portland suburb, tne attendance was scratching the century mark "FFA is a stepping stone,' Duke said. "It helps set the goal in our lives. Without it, leadership would not be gain ed." Duke said that he hoped everyone, parents and stu dents alike, would benefit from the FFA experience. "Keep on going," he said "Without involvement, com munity support, none of us would be where we are today." The awards presentation capped the evening after ad dresses in an opening cere mony by chapter officers: Ken Grieb, president; Wade West, vice-president; Cindy Dough erty, secretary; Julie Grieb, treasurer; Krynn Robinson, reporter; Jerry Cutsiorth, sentinel; Hal Whitaker, ad visor. Also during the evening, Jo Lynn Daly recited the FFA Creed; a chapter report came from Krynn Robinson; and a special report on the national convention trip at Kansas City was made by Krynn Robinson and Cindy Dougherty. cently. He was a participant in a workshop on land use and water in a 'conference in volving representatives of the three Lutheran church bodies on the West Coast. Peterson said greater inter est among church groups in social concerns has provided a The Morrow County Grand Jury Tuesday returned a two count indictment of man slaughter and criminal mis treatment against Leslie Dawn Baird, 23, of Umatilla, in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son last Dec. 2 in Irrigon, The indictment includes one count of manslaughter in the first degree and a second count of criminal mistreat ment in the first degree in the death of Lloyd Kahn Baird, born Dec. 20, 1973. The child was brought from Irrigon to Umatilla General Hospital and pronounced dead on Dec. 2, 1976. The information charges, in part, that the mother unlaw fully and recklessly, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life, caused death by refusing and ne glecting to seek and obtain medical attention and as sistance for the child. It is further alleged by the THE ,,m? AZETTE-TH NO. 9 HEPPNER, OREGON Graces prepare for year stint in Saudi Heppner and Kinzua Corp oration will lose two key people this year as Ray and Nona Grace trade the vistas of Morrow County for the plea sures of a walled compound inside the Moslem influence of Saudi Arabia. If the change isn't a suitable one, there will be hardly anyone else to blame. Ray Grace will have a key job in building and maintaining the walled "city" which will house an estimated 500 Americans and supply them with all the comforts of home. Ray is due to leave Heppner this week. Nona will follow in about three months. "It is a two year venture," Ray said. "I will work for Khodari-Inlergreen Company building a compound to house 500 American workers. I will go over and help with con struction and then be com pound plant engineer. He said the job might compare with that of a city engineer in the United States. He will be responsible for recreational facilities, main tenance, mechanics, sewage, water and even the air con ditioning. The job in Saudi Arabia came about after his father, Homer Grace, of Methow, Wash., heard that a firm was looking for an engineer. Homer was working as a place for farm interests to present basic farming view points, problems and concerns to other segments of the American society. Peterson is participating in the conferences and work shops in his capacity as a wheat producer in Morrow County. information that the defend ant knew the boy had been ill or injured for a period of days and that illness or injury progressed to unconscious ness. The defendant has entered no plea and has applied for a court appointed attorney. She was arraigned in Heppner before Judge Jack Olsen, of Pendleton, and released on her own recognizance. According to sources inter viewed by Gazette-Times' re porter Wil C. Phinney in December of last year, the condition of two children, including the deceased, had prompted a report in early November to Hermiston pol ice and in turn Umatilla County child abuse officials in Pendleton. The reports resulted in an order for protective custody of the child being issued to State Police. The child was not located until it was pro nounced dead at Umatilla THURSDAY, MARCH carpenter on a bridge job. Both Homer and his wife live in Saudi Arabia. Ray has the hard fought for title of "bootstrap engineer." He worked for a time with the Forest Service and Biles Coleman in Omak, Wash. There he was assistant plant engineer for five years. He came to Heppner as project engineer to build the Kinzua plywood plant and ended up staying on as plant engineer. The plywood plant was sub stantially complete in 1974. Ray and Nona were married in Reno a year ago, last August 24. For Nona, the move will end 21 years of service at Kinzua. A farewell party for the couple was held recently at the West of Willow restaur ant. After the two year job in Saudi Arabia is complete, the plans for the future are open. "The future, just play it by ear," Ray said. For Ray, it will be a first trip overseas. Nona has an edge with a trip to Europe. Nona started out working at the Heppner Pine Mill. "I was the only girl in the office. Now there are nine," she noted. Nona was honored recently for seven years of service as secretary of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. She has also served on the hospital board, Little League, and worked with kindergarten several years. The walled complex which Ray will help build and main tain will be located near Dhahran. Dhahran is on the Persian Gulf, southeast of Kuwait, and has a population of about 150,000. The Khodari-Intergreen Company is an international branch of Green Construction of DesMoines, Iowa. The project will have about 150 two and three bedroom villas, 30 townhouses and singles units for between 50 and 100 per- General Hospital Dec. 2. Sources told the Gazette Times that two infants had "bruises on their bodies." The second child was taken into protective custody in Decem ber. Other information supplied by eyewitness was not pub lished on the advice of private attorneys. Progress of the case was handled as a secret indictment by the district at torney. In other action, the grand jury returned an indictment of theft in the first degree against Lawrence Richard Barnes, age about 30, of Boardman. Barnes was bound over to the grand jury in connection with an alleged shotgun theft from a parked vehicle in Boardman belong ing to Mark Docken of Boardman. The seven member grand jury also indicted Norman Dale Jones, Jr., 22, of lone, for first degree forgery. Jones was arraigned in circuit court 3, 1977 12 Ray and sons. Ray and Nona plan to travel light. Ray noted that it will cost $3.75 to $5.00 a pound for everything over allowable weight. Ray and Nona have been involved in a countless num ber of new problems. The Arab blacklist of certain American firms, due to rela tions with Israel, has resulted in some new personal item. lone voters say yes lone voters overwhelmingly approved a charter amend ment to allow the issuance of general obligation bonds up to $100,000 to improve the town's water system and to drill a new well. Of the 174 registered voters, 127 marked ballots 118 for and 9 against in the city voting Monday, Feb. 28. Vv r i t -5. ...... I , ., 5.. J before Judge Olsen and was returned to jail at Pendleton in lieu of $2,505 bond. Rape charged A charge of rape in the first degree was filed Monday against Sam Consiglio, 25, of St. Clair Shores, Mich., in connection with an alleged rape along the freeway in Morrow County near Patter son Ferry Road. District Attorney Dennis Doherty said the charge was . filed in connection with the reported rape of a 20-year-old Arlington woman, who was hitchhiking from Pendleton to Arlington on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 24. Consiglio was arraigned in justice court and is being held in the Wasco County Jail. No plea has been entered. HEPPMEM PAGES 15 c two Arabia Nona Grace Ray, for example, will leave his present wristwatch behind ' because of the list of Amer ican products which will not be passed through customs into Arabia. The walled compound is set up, among other reasons, to (Continued on page 35 WEATHER High Low Precip. Wed., Feb. 23 46 23 Thurs., Feb. 24 45 31 .05 Fri., Feb. 25 45 32 T Sat., Feb. 26 47 32 .02 Sun., Feb. 27 56 38 .04 Mon., Feb. 28 53 36 .28 Tues., Mar. 1 45 35 .19 Precipitation for February .52 hundredths. Normal 1.16. Precipitation in February, 1976, totaled 1.27 hundredths.
