TWO The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 17, 1978
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Thoughts turning to
Fair and Rodeo
All thoughts are turning this week to the 1978
Morrow County Fair & Rodeo, and what a show it
promises to be.
A new format this year spreads the activities
over two weekends which will give spectators a
better opportunity to view the many exhibits before
the local award-winners are rushed off to
competition at the State Fair.
In this week's issue of the Gazette-Times is a
special section packed with informaton and a
schedule for all the activities. We point out some
new attractions this year, including the 4-H Action
Alley, tobacco spitting and horseshoe pitching
contests, and the adult showmanship feature which
has also been dubbed "Harold Kerr's Show-Off
Night."
We understand that while an extension agent
elswhere, Kerr was known to throw in a ringer or
two during a similar event-and we'll bet someone is
already a marked man for the go-round at this
year's fair.
New to the rodeo action this year will be races
during the Saturday and Sunday performances.
Although it isn't an RCA event this year; the Frank
Beard stock will provide a challenge for top
cowboys and cowgirls from throughout the
Northwest. "
All indications point to "the best fair ever" and
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Announcement is
well received
The announcement this week that Dr. Joe
Gifford and his family may be interested in
returning to Heppner is good news.
First, we feel that Dr. Gifford is the right kind of
man for a small community such as ours and a fine
person, and secondly, it is a good sign that a doctor
who left the community just months ago is willing to
come back. That in itself says that Heppner must be
a pretty decent place to live and work and that could
be a plus in attempting to locate other doctors for
Morrow County.
The most important matter that came out in the
meeting between Gifford and community leaders is
the need to establish some positive direction for
health care in Morrow County.
The doctor's comments about the immediate
need for an up-to-date emergency room and
ambulance service should be heeded by the hospital
' board, the county court and the people of Morrow
County. The hospital board and county court wasted
no time as a meeting was held Wednesday to discuss
those very things.
Another meeting is scheduled for Friday for
formation of a health care district that would take in
all of Morrow County with an elected board of
directors. Response to formation of the district has
been positive so far and as public information is
released concerning the district, we foresee even
more support.
Now that the ball is rolling, everyone needs to
give it a push to keep the momentum up.
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Willow Creek Dam
requires attention
With the announcement that the Willow Creek
Dam is a reality, it also calls for careful
watch-dogging of the project from its initial stages
by city and county officials as well as the public.
Years of effort to have the dam funded and
constructed by many people in the Heppner
community are about to happen, providing for the
continued economic stability of Southern Morrow
County.
It would be a shame, if after all the effort, the
dam, roads, water line and reservoir relocation and
all the other changes that will come with the Willow
Creek project, are not properly administered and
planned for.
We have seen the Corps of Engineers operate
ins several different communities and although it
appears that their plans and recommendations are
cast in stone it ain't necessarily so. The right
public input through local government officials can
assure a project that's right and responsible.
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Community help requested for table
tennis championships
Editor:
I need your volunteer help for our upcoming event, the
World Professional Table Tennis Title Match between Haiti
and Thailand. This is something I would like to get everybody
involved in. This is a very big event for a community as small
as Heppner.
My wife Cathy and I, now being Heppnerites, would like
to prove that by all of us pulling together, we can promote
good things as well as big events right here in our town. I've
been in touch with a few out-of-town people, whose standard
questions are: "Where is Heppner?" And in reply I say,
"wait until the 18th of November, and we Heppnerites will let
you know geographically."
In promoting anything, the event that you are trying to
promote will only be as successful as you allow it to be.
Candidate clarifies
residence question
Editor:
I have received several responses concerning the article
covering my candidacy in The Gazette Times in July. The
article pointed out some important differences in my
political stand and that of my opponent.
In regards to the statement that my opponent has lived in
the district for less than one year, I have checked my
resource to make certain that I used the information
correctly.
According to the Marion County Voter Registration file
Chuck Bennett registered to vote on January 12, 1978. Based
on the registration date, I stated that he has lived in the
district for less than one year. If he had lived in Gates,
Oregon (Marion County) for a longer period of time one
would question why he had not registered sooner.
If there are further questions concerning this statement
or other issues please contact me at Rt. 1, Box 85C Culver,
Oregon 97734. Thank You.
Sincerely,
Bill Bellamy
Meaning that if you think big it will be big. But being
successful in promoting is to use one secret key, and this key
is enthusiasm. Without enthusiasm, you can't be successful.
Most of all, you must have confidence in yourself. If you don't
have this confidence, why should anyone else?
So, people, if anyone is interested in becoming part of
this fantastic project, please attend the meeting at the Elks
Club on Tuesday, Aug. 22 at 7:30 p.m. sharp. I am looking
forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Jackie Jensen
Executive Director
1978 World Table Tennis Match
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THE
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The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner
and the County of Morrow
Published every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, under the Act
of March 3, 1879. Second-class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon.
G.M. Reed, Publisher Dolores Reed, Co-publisher Terry M. Hager, Managing Editor
Rick Steelhammer, News Editor Eileen Saling, Officer Manager
Gayle Rush, Composing Chloe Pearson, Composing Justine Weatherford Local Columnist
Ron Jordan, Printer
The first planting of chukar partridges in Morrow County
took place 25 years ago this week, along the upper reaches of
Willow, Rhea, and Rock creeks.
A total of 410 of the exotic game birds made up the 1953
stocking campaign. Since then, the grayish-brown chukars
have flourished, becoming one of the favorite Fall hunting
targets of area sportsmen.
During the same week in 1953, fire demolished the
Hardman area ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stevens.
Sparks from a fireplace blaze ignited on the roof of the
home, then spread through the rest of the building. The
Stevens couple escaped uninjured, but lost all household
possessions except for one cook book.
Fifty years ago this week in Heppner, 75 to 100 city
residents were recovering from the effects of a brief food
poisoning epidemic.
For some reason, the overwhelming majority of those
who were affected by the outbreak were adults, rather than
children. Although the precise cause of the poisoning
epidemic was never determined, it was speculated that a
temporary contamination of the town's water supply was
responsible.
Also during that week in 1928, the Gazette-Times carried
an account of the U.S. victory at the Olympics in Amsterdam,
including the gold medal win in swimming by Johnny
Wiesmuller. Wiesmuller went on to be better known for his
portrayal of "Tarzan" in a countless series of jungle movies.
Sixty years ago this week, work was completed on a new,
$10,000 Boardman Elementary School building, located on a
10-acre tract along the Columbia River. The building was
completed in the nick of time, just three days prior to the
start of the 1918 school session.
Also during that week, T.E. Peterson of Eightmile was
still carrying a classified ad in the Gazette-Times for his
missing 10-year-old mule, which was last seen five months
earlier. The reward for its return, however, had grown from
$5 to $20. Must've been some mule.
The attraction at the Star Theater during this week in
1918 was titled For Valor, billed as a picture about "how a
little Canadian girl made her slacker brother enlist." Lines
were not likely terribly long.
the Hardman postal station closed its doors for good this
week 10 years ago, after the Postal Service determined that
it would not be worthwhile to hire a new station manager,
following the retirement of Mrs. Marie Lesley.
The station had been located in the Hardman country
store, which also stands vacant now.
During the same week in 1968, friends and neighbors
used five combines to finish harvesting chores for Dean Hunt
of Lexington, after Hunt was hospitalized due to a blood clot
in this leg.
The volunteer harvesters included Gene Majeski, Paul
Brown, Roger and Bob Campbell, Ken Peck and Ed Hunt.
They combined about 900 acres, hauling all the grain to the
local elevator to finish the job.
Hunt was only part-way into the harvest when he fell ill
and was hospitalized on doctor's orders.
1 During the same week in 1968, Orville Cutsforth returned
from a five-week stay in Alaska, where he had been working
a gold claim with a group of associates.
Temperatures rose to 104 degrees during the trip, with
hordes of mosquitoes driving the visiting prospectors nearly
berserk. Cutsforth returned with a jar containing 26 ounces of
gold gleaned from the venture, valued than at about $2,500.
Now, the gold would be worth more than twice that amount.
Picture Credit
Potamus Falls, deep in the heart of the Blue
Mountains, is a picture perfect scene for nature
enthusiasts. The Gazette-Times camera caught the
falls while a tour of proposed roadless areas was
being conducted.
Ullman, Bergland
make swing through
Northeast Oregon
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland will join Oregon
Congressman Al Ullman on a
daylong tour of northeastern
Oregon, Tuesday, August 22.
Bergland and Ullman will
stop in Pendleton, Wallowa,
Enterprise, North Powder and
La Grande, Ullman will conti
nue his travel in eastern
Oregon the remainder of the
week, stopping in Baker,
Ontario, John Day, Burns,
Lakeview, Klamath Falls, La
Pine, Madras and Warm
Springs.
"Secretary Bergland will be
exposed to local views on
issues of vital interest within
the Department of Agricul
ture, especially those invol
ving Forest Service plans,"
Ullman noted.
Among the topics of a town
hall meeting in Enterprise will
be the RARE II evaluation of
National Forest lands and the
Hells Canyon National Recre
ation Area.
In Pendleton, Ullman and
Bergland will speak at a
Chamber of Commerce break
fast, then tour the Pendleton
Woolen Mills before going to
the noon meeting at Enter
prise. After a stop at North
Powder, Ullman and Bergland
will meet Tuesday evening
with participants in a regional
Small Farmers Conference at
Eastern Oregon College in La
Grande. The conference, one
of five being held around the
country, is jointly sponsored
by the USDA and the Com
munity. Services Administra
tion. On Wednesday, Ullman will I
take part in the dedication of
the John Day Fossil Beds
National Monument. The 2nd
District Congressman was the
sponsor of the legislation
creating the monument. '
On Friday, Ullman will
participate in the dedication of
the Warm Springs Fish Hatch-:
ery on the reservation of the '
Confederated Tribes. Ullman
worked closely with tribal
leaders in securing the federal '
funds for construction of the
facility designed to revitalize
fish runs.
Before returning to Wash
ington, Ullman, an avid fly
fisherman, will spend the
night on the Deschutes River.
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