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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.
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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
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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
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left Krynn Robinson, Doug Ansotegui, Julie Grieb, Ken Grieb,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.