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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1979)
E S S S I Z V.' E 7 Z E L L U Or ORE U ''' PAPER LIB E 'J G E N E OR 9 7 4 0 3 The Heppner 7iF n r ir TFirnMiF nillMfiT Ji iinHlif LJ --vr ..laamef ,1. 1 -1.1. X i JuMM VOL. n ir-- V-ii, er-tr MfP Iff : If I l i , . -1 tt - i-hii ' . mil si II i m t Aft; eL-u. -i 1 f - r . .. i ' v u . ' f Chris Adolman tells a story to a group of pre-school youngsters at the Heppner Public Library. An open house will be held at the Library Thursday, April 26 to commemorate the service provided to Southern Morrow County by the facility. The story hour is sponsored every eh house is slated for April 26 for Heppner Public Library An open house and birthday party will be held Thursday, April 26 for the Heppner Public Library. Hours for the open house will be 10 a.m. -12 noon and from 1-3 p.m. and again in the evening from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The library serves all of Southern Morrow County without charge to users and Librarian Bethel Heinrichs noted that library cards aren't Lumberjack Show, Queen's Coronation are on tap this weekend in Heppner Saturday, April 21 marks the date for the second annual Heppner Lumberjack Show and coronation of Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Queen Debora Palmer of lone. In cluded in the full day of activity at the Fairgrounds in Heppner will be an oldtime fiddlers' show and dance. Contestants from five states are expected to converge on Heppner to participate in the lumberjack contest, including local crowd -pleasers Mark and Matt Greenup. National and worl champion lumber jacks and jills are expected to enter such events as vertical chopping, men's double buck ing, Jack and Jill crosscut, . axe throwing and more. A stock power saw contest is new to the show this year for Morrow County residents only and a local champion will be selected from the power saw contest is new to the show this year for Morrow County residents only and a local champion will be selected from the power saw, axe throwing and choker race competition. The Lumberjack Show is sponsored by the Morrow County Fair Committee and is sanctioned by the Northwest Association of Logging Sports. Monte Stookey and Kinzua 97, NO. 16 . -mM mmmmm b. i1mliiiClll ii i ' amm. J JLMMr Ha). A Story Hour needed to check out books. Heppner Library is open Monday and Wednesday 1-5 p.m., Thursday 7:30-9:30 p.m. and Saturday 2-4 p.m. Punch, coffee and cookies will be served and several attractions will highlight the open house beginning with the pre-school childrens story hour at 10:30. The story hour is sponsored each Thursdayat no charge by the Heppner Chap Corporation assist in putting on the show. Following the afternoon show a stew and pie feed will be held at 6 p.m. in the Fair Pavilion leading up to the coronation of the 1979 Fair and Rodeo Queen at 6:30 p.m. Queen Debora Palmer and Princesses Lori Edwards and Jennifer Wenholz and their Mounties hope to sign Lucas for sheriff s department benefit Will Trailblazer Maurice Lucas start at forward this Friday night in the lone High School gym? Don't count on it,, but the Morrow County Mounties have permission to put the power forward's name on the roster and hopes are that Lucas will be wearing a jersey when the Mounties take on the Rolling Stones Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m. The Mounties members of the Morrow County Sheriff's department and the Stones a group of youth from the lone-Lexington areas will HEPPNER, f Vj flH? Thursday at 10 a.m. by the American Association of University Women. During the open house several demonstrations will be given and refreshments will be served. Please see story on this page. ter of American Association of University Women (AAUW). Two AAUW members, Chloe Pearson and Joy Krein, are helping organize the open house. During the afternoon hours of the open house two demon strations will be given. Judy Laughlin will demonstrate various kinds of needlework and Mary Nikander will demonstrate china painting. parents will be introduced following the stew feed. Queen Debora will be crowned by last year's Queen, her twin sister, Donna Palmer. Willows Grange will present each of the girls with flower bouquets. Special entertainment for the coronation will be pro vided by Ionians Mike Mathews, Gene Rietmann and square off in a benefit basketball game to raise funds for the purchase of summer recreational equipment to be used in supervised activity in the months ahead. Jim Macomber, sheriff's deputy and player-manager of the Mounties sent a letter to Lucas last week offering him a one-game contract complete with round-trip transportation via Greyhound, overnight ac comodations at the Heppner Hotel and more. "A spokesman for the Trail blazers said we could put Luke's name on the roster Morrow County's OREGON A group of volunteers are presently raising funds' to purchase new books for the childrens and pre-school sec tion of the Library and civic groups and organizat ions have responded with substantial donations. The Heppner Library operates on a meager budget provided by the City of Heppner and Morrow County and donations to the Heppner Library Association will be appreciated. Charlie Davidson. The Girls' Dance Team from C&B Studios in Hermiston will present several numbers and music will be provided by the old time fiddlers. After the coronation a special program of fiddle music will be staged followed by a fiddlers' dance at 9 p.m. in the Pavilion. although no one at the team offices has seen Lucas since the playoffs ended," said Macomber. "If he doesn't show for the game I think we'll put him on waivers," joked the deputy. In addition to the fast-paced basketball action a half-time prize drawing will be held for ticket holders with more than $300 in prizes to be given away. Southern Morrow County merchants have don ated the prizes ranging from groceries to auto tune-ups and clothing. Cont. on page 12 Award-Winning Weekly Newspaper THURSDAY, APRIL Teachers9 contract is approved; Wolff resigns from school A three-year contract bet ween the Morrow County School District and the county's teachers received final approval this week. By a vote of 81-17, the county's teachers approved the pact Monday afternoon, while the Morrow County School Board gave unanimous approval to the contract during its regular meeting Monday night in Irrigon. Major features of the con tract include a seven per cent, across-the-board pay raise during the first year, with wages during the next two years to be increased to keep pace with inflation, as shown in the Portland Consumer Price Index. The new pact also adds a "longevity" step on the pay schedule, providing for an extra pay increase for teachers with many years of service in the county school system. In oilier developments Mon day night, the school board accepted the resignation of board member Dr. Wallace Wolff. Wolff, a Heppner physi cian, ciled "personal health factors" as his reason for leaving the school board. Dr. Wolff suffered a heart attack in February, while making rounds with his patients at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. In accepting Wolff's resig nation, the board voted to present the Heppner physician with a plaque and a letter of thanks to commemorate his years of service to the school district. A replacement for Dr. Wolff will be appointed by the board to represent the Heppner area until the next regular school election in 1980. Whoever wins the 1980 election for Wolff's seat on the board would then only represent the Heppner area until 1981, when the 4 4 Windfall ff. -l" t -If" 'ti ' - , -'- A J," V - 19, 1979 doctor's regualr term will expire. The position will then become an "at-large" post, representing the county as a whole. Heppner's junior high shop program received attention during Superintendent Matt Doherty's report to the school board. A number of parents have appeared at school advisory committee meetings in recent weeks to complain that several pieces of equip ment used in the shop pro gram may be unsafe for use by junior high-aged youths. Doherty told the board that he had investigated the situa tion and found that the parents' concerns were "legi timate enough" to prompt some changes. Doherty said he and Principal Don Cole have agreed to remove a radial arm saw, and allow only instructor Ron Forrar to use the shop's table saw and joiner. The schools superintendent also told the board that he planned to meet with U.S. Forest Service officials, to determine if any program is planned for the removal of pine beetle-damaged timber from the Heppner Dustrict of the Umatilla National Forest. Doherty noted that the Hep pner businessman Orville Cutsforth recently stated during a Chamber of Com merce meeting that an esti mated $1 million worth of school timber severance tax funds could be collected from the otherwise unused insect damaged trees. A delegation from Heppner High School's senior class appeared at the meeting to ask the board to sanction a rather un-sneaky senior sneak day. The sneak day would consist of a trip to Ritter Hot Springs Mb if j if Mf. . g 4W.T '.4., 3 i '. i . 71 v If f 't.VO'.lnr'fV.'f ' Shawn Paine and Michael Horner give perspective to the size of a massive Cottonwood tree that was uprooted during Monday's eerie wind storm that passed through the Heppner area. What the storm lacked in duration, it more than made up for in intensity. Highly centralized winds uprooted a number of similar size trees on the Dick Wilkinson ranch on Willow Creek, and leveled a stand of willows along the creek bank with scythe-like precision. High winds tore off roofing on the Willow Creek home of Dick and Judy Paine. Mrs. Paine, who was inside at the time, reported that she felt she was starring in a remake of "The Wizard of Oz." The storm also tore up a quantity of sprinkler pipe on the Wilkinson ranch before dispersing up a side canyon. 12 PAGES sometime between the end of classes and commencement ceremonies at the end of May. The students said that the trip will be financed by them selves, and that an adequate number of chaperones would accompany the graduates-to-be. The only cost to the school board would be whatever w ear and tear would occur to a school bus in making the trip. Board members indicated that they appreciated the students' above-board ap proach to holding the tradi tional sneak day, and granted unanimous approval to allow ing the trip. In other action Monday, the school board discussed prop osed drug, alcohol and medi cation policies for district wide use. As it is currently drafted, the drug and alcohol policy calls for mandatory suspen sion and psychological coun seling "whenever possible" for first-time offenders for possession of drugs or alcohol. Weekend accidents hurt several county residents Several Morrow County res idents were involved in traffic accidents or mishaps last weekend according to area law enforcement agencies. An accident occured about 9 :.'?() p.m. on Willow Creek Road about 14 miles south of Heppner when a car driven by Terry Toll, 17, Heppner, rounded a corner and the driver apparently lost control, rolling the vehicle at least once. A passing motorist V- V, , . .1 V I tv 11 Vv.vr, Vr 20 cents board A conference with parents is required for reinstatement. Second possession offenses would result in automatic expulsion. Use. of alcohol or drugs results in the same conse quences for first-time offen ses, with automatic expulsion also in effect for second-time violators. Students found to be selling or supplying drugs or alcohol would be referred to the school board, which would consider expulsion from school. In all instances, students accused of breaking terms of the drug and alcohol policy could request hearings from the board, if they feel they are innocent of the charges. All violations would be reported to the appropriate law en forcement officials. Final action on the proposed policies was deferred, until school advisory groups across the county could study the proposals and make suggest ions. discovered the accident and transported Toll and three passengers to Pioneer Memor ial Hospital. Paul Carlson. 18, Heppner, a passenger in the Toll vehicle, was transferred to Kadlec Hospital in Richland for observation of possible head injuries and was released the following day. Treated for minor cuts and bruises at Pioneer Memorial and re Cont. on page 12
