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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1979)
EIGHT The Gazelle-Times. Ileppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 12. I!7 Cities change their land planning rules On the attack Extension agent outlines war on grasshoppers John Nordheim, assistant county agent, told members of the Heppner Garden Club "Eight grasshoppers consume as much forage as one steer." He showed on township maps outlines of the 285,000 acres of this county which are being chemically sprayed in (he current program paid for at 40 cents per acre from the landowner, 40 cents by the Stale of Oregon and 40 cents by the U.S. After explaining the work done by the extension leaders of the county and their very helpful rancher committee members, the speaker des cribed the spraying process. "Each plane sprays 25,000 acres per day and each plane carries 1600 gallons of spray when it begins each days work. The spraying needs to be done early in the morning when the temperature is cool. O Lexington news ; Detpha Jones 9B?-8i89 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloods worth are the proud parents of a son, Kasey James, born at the Community Hospital in Pendleton, tie weighed 9 lbs., a4 oz. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloodsworth and Mr. and Mrs. Ellwaynne Bergstrom of Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marquardt. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Messenger Sr. and Eula Bloodsworth of Lexington. Mrs. Ralph Burcham spent the weekend at home from Pendleton where she has been staying with her husband Ralph who is a patient in St. Anthony's Hospital there. Gladys VanWinkle is visit ing her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bradd in Ontario. Mike Kane spent the week end with his wife and son in Lexington from his work in San Francisco. Clay Papineau has returned home from Portland where he received medical attention for burns to his face and neck received when the radiator holding tank blew up in his car as he was adjusting the fan belt. He was taken to Portland by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ray Papineau and is recup erating at home. Earl Miller of Boardman spent the weekend at the C.C. Jones ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Slam back of Haines were overnight visitors at the C.C. Jones ranch enroute to their home . - . , ; . , - , , . ".'.'n-J-V.ni . s-v- 'M ' ' C -J Loaded with Malathion, two DC-4's have been buzzing Ileppner during the early morning hours the past couple of weeks dropping the pesticide on the countryside to get rid of an overpopulation of grasshoppers. The planes sprayed only rangeland and shut off the fine mist while crossing towns in the area. It is impossible to spray if the wind is over five miles per hour." The July meeting of the club was held at the home of Alberta Johannes on Gale Street, Monday evening, July 9. Ten members and 3 guests, or prospective members at tended: Doll Campbell, Rev. Mike Sheridan and the speak er, John Nordheim. President Eva Griffith presided at the brief business meeting which preceded Nordheim 's talk. She asked permission of Rev. Sheridan for the club to plan to hold its Annual Greens Work shop in the basement of the United Methodist Church next December which he assured her would be fine. Several letters from Blue Mountain District 10 garden club of ficers were read along with a Thank You from Harold and Edna Peck for the Heppner after a few days visit at Camp 5 with the Dale Jones family. Kenneth Peck is again at his home after a stay in Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. David Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Piper are again at their respective jobs after a 10 day trip to Victoria B.C. and a boat trip in the inland passage to Alaska ports. The couple report a real enjoyable vaca tion. WCA members of the Lex ington Grange are busy with Walk-A-Thon to raise dystrophy funds Walkers of all ages are encouraged to join in the fight against muscular dystrophy and participate in the Board man Walk-a-thon Monday, July 16. Starting at 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dodge City Inn, (corner of Front and Main in Boardman ) the course will wind 5 miles through Boardman. Each participant in the Walk-a-thon will receive a t-shirt. A special plaque will be awarded to the top male and top female walkers. The walk-a-thon is being organized in support of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to be broadcast September 2-3. All proceeds from the walk Club's participation as flower arrangers at the Memorial Weekend Pioneer Picnic here at the end of May. Club members agreed not to have a booth at the coming Sidewalk Bazaar but to go ahead with plans for a booth at the County Fair. The com mittee for the fair booth includes Dr. Wallace Wolff, Jane Rawlins and Barbara James. The club's next meeting will be in the home of Jane and Bill Rawlins on Monday evening August 13. The program that evening will deal with the steps needed to organize a flower show. The Heppner Garden Club is eager to increase its membership and invites any interested persons to come to its second-Monday meetings each month. plans for the 50th anniversary of Lexington Grange No. 726 to be held Sept. 16 at the grange hall. A dinner and interesting program is being planned. Mrs. Gary Grieb and child ren Geri and Ken have returned home from a trip to Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. They attended the National Angus Outlook Con ference at Fort Collins, Colo, and later the children attend ed a Jr. Angus meeting. A field trip in the rangelands of Wyoming and Nebraska was most educational and the group saw much grasshopper damage as well as hail damage to corn fields in Wyoming where many acres of corn were completely destroyed and many dam aged. will go lo suppon .iij itscuicli into a cure for crippling neuromuscular disease: to help maintain the clinics which provide free diagnosis and treatment to those afflict ed with muscular dystrophy; and to continue the patient service programs, the pur chase of orthodpedic equip ment and appliances, and the providing of recreational acti vities for muscular dystrophy patients. Prospective participants can register and pick up pledge sheets at the Dodge City Inn office. For additional information call 4H1-2451 or 481-4885 in Boardman. To sign up for the event, contact Linda Smith at 485 4885 in Boardman or 485-2451. Amended comprehensive plans for the cities of Lexing ton and lone have been approved by the Morrow County Court because of changes in flood-planning for those areas. However, both cities, repre sented by Lexington City Recorder Lois Allyn and lone Mayor Linda La Rue and Marie Hall, planner for the East Central Oregon Associa Cars vandalized at Tupper Seven privatley-owned vehicles of Forest Service employees were vandalized at the Tupper Work Center Friday, July 6, Larry Bowman of the Heppner Ranger Dist rict told the Morrow County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department said the vehicles received broken windows, paint was poured on some of the car floors and chrome strips torn off an estimated $400 dam age. Two juveniles, a 14 year old boy and girl have been charged with slashing the tires of a sheriff's vehicle 147 tion of Counties, left the urban growth boundaries establish ed last year intact. The County Court accepted a recommendation from the County Planning Commission to approve the amended ordinances and joint manage ment policies. The city of Heppner's com prehensive plan and enlarged urban growth boundary need ed an additional public meet parked at the Lincoln Square over to county juvenile of- Apartments in Boardman July ficials. 5. The damage was estimated Their case has been turned at $100. Morrow County school board to meet Monday The regular meeting of the Morrow County School Dist rict Board will be held Monday, July 16 at 9 p.m. in the A C. Houghton Elemen tary School at Irrigon. The Board will consider a number of personnel items including teacher resignations and new personnel hired for positions throughout the lit PTrintma Everything from business forms and stationery to wedding and social announcements...Fast dependable service! GAZETTE-TIME West Willow ing to qualify for adoption by . the county. And that was expected Monday night. Hall was asked by County Judge D.O. Nelson if the State Land Conservation and De velopment Commission would accept the Lexington and Ione's city plans in light of the recent rejection of the urban growth boundaries of Echo and Pilot Rock. She did not forsee any problems and Jeri county schools. The Board will also consider bids received for fuel oil, diesel, gasoline, anti freeze and tires. In other business the Board is expected to consider a recommendation from the Transportation Committee to bid all mechanical and major maintenance. The Heppner Heppner Cohen, under contract from the EOAC as a planning coordinator for Morrow and Umatilla counties, told the court that the "cities are well coordinated in their popula tion planning." Mayor La Rue said adoption of the amended comprehen sive plan would allow lone to establish a flood plain ordi nance and noted that a future Eastern Oregon Bank would be located in the floodplain not the floodway. Hall said after the session that the changes are reflected in technical mapping, natural hazards and different flood ways. Floodway and floodplain development are Corps of Engineers terminology ap plied to county planning in order to qualify for federal flood control insurance. When located in certain areas, buildings are required to be elevated by posts or pilings. With the approaching com pletion of the comprehensive plans for the three cities, Marie Hall's job is coming to igggggg.BB.gBgBHgg Rick & LouAnn Cox are expecting! Congratulations! M. L. A JLS. M. SCX B 676-9228 an end and was thanked for her services by the County Court. Ms. Hall's salary comes from a LCDC grant which expired July 1. She expects to be employed for about 60 days after the expiration date. JohnDay man suffers heart attack A John Day man, Carl Stratton, suffered a heart attack at Bull Prairie July 2 while camping at Bull Prairie Lake and helicoptered to the Heppner High School track field where the ambulance awaited. Stratton was pronounced dead on arrival about 6 p.m. by Morrow County Medical Examiner L.D. Tibbies. The helicopter provided was from the U.S. Forest Service. The body was taken to Driskil Mortuary in John Day. - a H 5 TE 3 J ...
