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ELECTION 78
COUNTY JUDGE
0 D.O. NELSON
COUNTY ASSESSOR
O EVE RETT HARSHMAN
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (R)
O HOMER HUGHES 483
COUNTY COMMISSIONER (D)
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DAN CREAMER(write-in)
GOVERNOR (R)
O VIC ATIYEH
TOM McCALL
ROGER MARTIN
GOVERNOR (D)
O BOB STRAUB
O PROJECTED WINNER
PNB laying cable
Telephone company work
men in Heppner will be a
familiar sight for the next
several days, as Pacific
Northwest Bell has begun a
$37,400 cable burying project
along Gale Street north of the
company's Heppner office.
Aerial cable is being re
placed with buried cable and
new plastic ducts through
which cable will be placed in
the future as demand for
telephone service grows. Ac
cording to Pacific Northwest
Bell manager Dale Slusher,
the Heppner project will
Heppner High School's top
scholars view their upcoming
transformation into college
students with mixed emotions.
' "I've lived here all my life,
so it will be hard to adjust,"
said , co-salutatorian Cathy
Wolff, also a lifelong resident
of the area, expects to feel
some hometown nostaligia, bit
I Is "anxious to move on." For
Heppner's other co-salutator-
H
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t ment at Oregon College of
- Education will be a homecom
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BOARDAAAN TAX
BASE
NORTH MORROW
VECTOR CONTROL
DISTRICT TAX BASE
IRRIGON RURAL
FIRE DISTRICT
TAX BASE
BMCC LEVY
Total Vote
639
1069
CIRCUIT
O WILLIAM WELLS
MILO POPE
Morrow
County
Vote
217
142
260
CHUCK BENNETT 413
JACK SUMNER 265
STATE REP 55th DIST (R)
434
O BILLY C BELLAMY 547
include about 1,900 feet of
cable along Gale Street, and
600 feet each along Baltimore
and Center streets. J
The construction work, part
of about $150,000 the phone
company plans to spend in the
Weather
by Don Gilliam
eppner,
HHS will
ing of sorts, since she lived in
the Willamette Valley before
moving to Heppner at high
Commencement Friday evening
Heppner's commencement
ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m.
Friday in the school's gymna
sium. Marguerite Glavey, a
teacher in Heppner schools for
many years and now retired,
will be the ceremony's hon
ored guest.
Former Heppner High so
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YES
92
261
139
4786
NO
45
148
56
5601
Morrow County Vote
Total
COURT JUDGE
Vote
712
370
5843
4122
STATE REP 55th DIST (D)
2490
2333
Heppner area this year, was
required because existing fa
cilities in the area were full.
The existing aerial cable
serves about 50 customers on
the three streets.
weekend catching up on let-
ters owed friends and rela-
Hi LowPre. tives, since the postage rate
Wed., May 17 65 38 for standard first-class letters
Thurs.,May 18 70 38 will go up to 15 cents on May
Fri.,Mayl9 76 46 29.
Sat., May 20 82 53 .22 Stamp collectors may be the
Sun., May 21 69 53 only citizens to benefit in some
Mon.,May22 60 37 way from the postal increase,
Tues.,May23 60 34 since a series of new stamps
lone senior classes look to graduation
graduate 52 seniors
school age. "But I will miss
small-town life," she confes
sed. cial studies teacher Charles
Lutsch, who left the area last
year for an instructor's posi
tion in the Willamette Valley,
will deliver the commence
ment address. The popular
teacher was asked to return to
Heppner to make the speech
Heppner High
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Jt"i Kristi Edmundson
Cathy Palmer
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VOL. 96 NO. 21
25th Annual
Picnic
As a combination reunion
celebration and memorial
recognition of the county's
early settlers, the 25th annual
Pioneer memorial Picnic will
feature good food and fellow
ship with friends from near
and far. The event will be held
in the Fair Pavilion in
Heppner this Sunday, May 28,
with registration conducted
from 10 a.m. to noon, and the
potluck meal starting at 12:30
pm.
Hosts for the 1978 picnic are
Postage rate hike
effective May 29
Economy minded corres
pondents may want to spend a
portion of the Memorial Day
Kristi said she plans to
study early childhood educa
tion during her stay at
by the graduating seniors.
The Rev. John M"aas will
conduct the invocaton and
benediction. Processional mu
sic will be provided by the
high school band, and the Jim
Ackley Band will present a
musical selection.
Monmouth, eventually pursu
ing a career in the education
field in which both her par
ents are currently involved.
Her father, John, is assistant
superintendent of the Morrow
County School district, and
her mother, Pat, is a first
grade teacher.
Cathy will enter Southern
Oregon College, studying a
program of general science
and math. Tentative plans are
for a career in the health or
science fields. She is the
daughter of Roger and Shirley
Palmer.
Kathy, also a specialist in
the science field, plans to
study geophysics at Oregon
State University. She is the
daughter of "Heppner physi
cian Dr. Wallace Wolff.
All three of the honor
students had good words to
say for Heppner's academic
program. "They really stress
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the Bryant and Green fami
lies, headed by chairmen
Herman and Alma Green,
Cornett and Florence Green
and Howard and Beth Bryant.
They plan to prepare ham,
beverages and rolls for a
crowd of 300, and ask partici
pants to contribute salads and
desserts.
This year's program in
cludes the presentation of
colors by Edward Baker,
Commander of Heppner's
American Legion Post 87;
will be issued in 15 cent
denominations. The new
stamps are expected at the
Heppner Post Office on Thurs
day. The 15 cent rate applies to
letters weighing less than one
ounce. Each additional first
class ounce will cost 13 cents.
Rate increases have also
ooen approved for second
class, parcel post and other
categories. Details on the new
prices will be available from
Heppner Postmaster Hubert
Wilson.
The rate increase, combined ,
with congressional subsidies,
is designed to bring in $17.5
billion annually for the debt
ridden Postal Service. The
total is some $57 million less
than the Postal Service has
stated that it needed.
basic education here," said
Kristi. Talks with students at
some of the state's larger
schools revealed that their
numerous elective class op-
tions, and halfday classloads
for seniors often left high
schoolers lacking depth in
their scholastic programs, she
said.
But bringing home consis
tent good grades has its
drawbacks, as well as its
rewards. A certain degree of
anti-intellectual sentiment ap
parently remains within the
Heppner student body. When
report card time rolls around
the girls reported, they are as
' likely to be teased as praised
for their straight-A efforts.
Although all three hold
National Honor Society pins
for "cranial athletics," their
activities at Heppner High
have not been limited to brain
work.
Kristi has participated on
the school's volleyball, basket
ball, and state class-A cham
, pion golf teams, as well as
serving on the yearbook staff,
on the cheerleading squad,
dance team, band and in the
FHA organization.
Cathy has been involved
with the band, honor band,
yearbook staff, volleyball
team, backpacking club,
GAB, and 4-H programs in
sewing, knitting, sheep, swine,
and wilderness survival.
Kathy, also a member of the
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Award-Winning Weekly Newspaper
Pioneer
time
taps by Gene Rietmann of
lone; group singing of "Amer
ica the Beautiful", accompa
nied by Mrs. Ola Mae Grosh
ens; introductions; and pre
sentations of prizes, compli
ments of Heppner-Morrow
County Merchants Commit
tee. Morrow County Museum
hours, expanded for the plea
sure of the host of visitors
expected over Memorial Day
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The Heppner High School Rodeo Club has won first place in three out of three rodeos
so far this year. Gathered proudly around their trophies are: standing, club advisor
Michelle Portman, and members Mary Daly, Ron Currin, Janice Healy, Lawrence Rice and
Marie Yocuin ; kneeling, Cindy Dougherty, Jack Yocum, Tony Currin and Maureen Healy.
Members not pictured are Jo Iynn Daly, Dan Van Schoiack, Jana Steagall and Wade West.
IHS commencement tonight
Fourteen members of the
Class of 1978 will graduate
tonight (Thursday, May 25)
from lone High School with
Natalie Tews, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Tews, acting as
valedictorian, and Grace Mc
Eliigott, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry McElligott, giving
the salutatorian address.
Commencement excercises
will begin at 8 p.m. in the high
school gymnasium. Cliff Wil
liams, retired lone teacher,
will be guest speaker, while
Jim Ackley, Heppner schools'"
band instructor, will provide
music for the evening. A
reception is planned after
commencement in the cafe
teria. Valedictorian Natalie is a
member of the National Honor
Society and the president of
the Girls' Letter Club, played
on the varsity volleyball,
tennis and basketball teams.
She is also active in 4-H
clothing and cooking clubs,
and placed second in the
senior division in the Make-It-With-Wool
contest held in
Heppner last fall. Natalie was
a cheerleader during this
school year.
Natalie has been granted a
$600-a-year president's scho
larship to Pacific Lutheran
University in Tacoma, Wash.
While she hasn't yet pinned
down her major, she said it
would be something in science
and mathematics.
THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1978
emorial
of reunion
weekend, will be Saturday,
May 27 and Monday, May 29,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday,
May 28, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Among local groups contri
buting time and effort to this
year's picnic are the Soropto
mists, in charge of registra
tion; the Heppner Lions,
locating and setting up tables;
and the Heppner Garden Club,
decorating the Fair Pavilion.
Many area businesses have
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Salutatorian Grace served
as secretary of the national
Honor Society and was also
active in sports as a member
of the volleyball, basketball
and track teams. She was
named to the first district
basketball team this year.
Grace was lone High
School's homecoming queen
during football season and
was a delegate to Girl's State
last summer. She was senior
class student council repre
sentative and is active in 4-H
sewing, cooking and livestock
clubs.
The recipient of a $100 Elk's
scholarship, Grace will attend
Carroll College in Helena,
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donated cash or food for the
event.
The families of Burton and
George Peck will be in charge
of arrangements for the 1979
get-together, with Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Peck serving as
chairmen.
This year's hosts invite
everyone in the community to
join their out-of-town guests in
celebrating the 25th annual
Pioneer Memorial Picnic.
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Grace McElligott
honor students
Montana this fall. Planning to
major in medical technology,
she was awarded a $500-a-year
honor scholarship to the
college.
Both girls agree that attend
ing a small high school Is
definitely an advantage. "You
get much more individual
attention," Natalie com
mented. "There's a much
better teacher-student ratio
than in larger schools."
"You also get much more
involved in activities," Grace
added. The first district bas
ketball team member looked
at Natalie and laughed, "We
never would have made the
teams in a big school."
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