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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1980)
Th Hi'itpniT iiarHp-TlmM. Heppner. Oregon. Thursday, Jiiim? S, I9S0--SRVEN Election herif f Fetsch to have 2 challengers (CimlinuMl from nr I) fer li J nth Incumbent Larry Fetsch will be facing Bud Englert. who won the write-in candi dacy for sheriff for the Republican Party, and Doug Rathbun. Heppner city police man who has announced his candidacy as an independent. In the May 20 election. Englert received 188 Republi can write-in votes and 112 Democratic votes. Although not officially running in the Primary, Rathbun collected 83 Republican votes and 61 Democratic votes. Fetsch got 104 voles from Republicans and he won the Democratic nomination with760 votes as Feedlot to add valuation (Continued from page I) will have an impact on the county by adding valuation to the countv for tax purposes. lone pool opens inn j Getting rrndv for (he Inne United Church of Christ 17th Annual Barbecue and Auction are (left to right) Judy Jrpxen. Merilyn Riptmann and Laurel Cannon. They are putting the finishing touches on an unlllque library table that will be auctioned off at the Willows Grange Hall beginning at 10:45 a.m. Saturday. Photo by Mark Tullis Many expected for lone auction (Continued from page I) or set of wooden Kitchen Queen flour bins. Silent Auction containers will be opened during the lunch hour. Many antique dishes and Rmull collectable will be found here. Over 400 pounds of choice rolled beef will be pil barb- equed for the dinner, which II he served starting at 12:30 i.m. The dinner Includes nsNorlcd suladx, french breads and bnked beans. The cost of the dinner Is 15 for adults, $2.50 for children 6 to 12, and pre-school. free. The price for the dinner has been held at Inst years price as an anti-in-flntion measure. The first two places in line will be auctioned off for thoBe who don't enjoy waiting in line for their dinner. Helen Crawford and the Dea connesses are in charge of the dinner. The Senior High Youth will operate a snack shack throughout the day. Come join us for a day of meeting and visiting with old friends and find many bar gains besides! lone Swimming Pool will open this Saturday. Regular operation hours for the pool will be Tuesdays through Sundays from 2 p.m. ' to ft p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The pool will be closed Mondays for cleaning. The first session of swimm ing lessons will run June 17 Ledbetter to marry Bennett June Doreen Ledbetter and Ronnie Lee Bennett announce their plans Is be married June 21 at 6 p.m. at 4001 Hamilton Circle in Arlington. Texas. Parents of the bride to be are John Ledbetter of Hep pner and Mrs. Lorine Toll of Prineville. The prospective groom's parents are Mrs. Grace Bennett of Sherman, ; Texas and the late Robert1 Bennett. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. to 20 and 24 to 27. Because of the increasing number of students taking the beginner courses there will be two beginner courses offered. The schedule is as follows: Ad vanced Beginners. 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.. (Swimming) Be ginners. 10:30 a.m .-11 :30a m.. and (Non'swimming) Begin ners. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Charges will be $2.50 per swimmer per session. Signups will take place at the first lesson. The swimming pool fee schedule for season swimmers is as follows: pre-school are free, grades 1-6 35 cents, grades 7-12 60 cents, and adults 85 cents. Season tickets for grades 1-6 are $7. grades 7-12 $12. adults $17. and family $30. If there Is any change in the date of opening, there will be notices posted at the lone store, post office, and school. furnishing a new market and providing new employment. The feedlot itself is expected to employ 30 people and there will also be employment in the construction of the feedlot. Construction is expected to take from 90 to 120 days. - Simplot will build the feedlot on 50 acres. It will house 30.000 cattle on concrete slabs. The concrete will be sprayed with water that is recycled. Man ure and liquid waste from the cattle will be recycled and treated and used in food for the animal '.and fertilizer for crops grown ,to feed the animals. "Simplot hopes to make it a model showcase for, all feed lots." that are built in the future. McEIIigott said. In an effort to speed up the permit process, Seeger met with officials of Simplot. the Department of Commerce and the Department of Environ mental Quality last Saturday. ' Simplot was able to deal directly in one room with all teh permit agencies which should speed up the process from three to five weeks, Seeger said. the only candidate. In the race for . County Treasurer, Alice Vance will face Margo Sherer. Greg Sweek is unopposed, so far, for County Assessor and Dave Krumbein Is the only candidate for County Survey or. In the fall election, voters will see the names of Justices of the Peace Charlotte Gray and Ernest Jorgensen on the ballot but both of those candidates are unopposed. All of the elected positions are for four-year terms except the county judge and justice of . the peace positions, which are for six years. Precinct committee persons were elected May 20. For the Boardman Precinct, F.E. "Ed" Glen and Kather ine L. Dean (Republicans) and E.S. "Buddy" Toadvin have been elected. Toadvin was a write-in candidate who Democratic ticket. Two other write-in candidates, Willurd L. Miller of Irrigon and Sara E. Wilson of the Northeast Heppner Precinct, have been nominated as a Democratic committeeperson but have yet to accept the nomination. For Hardman's Preclndt, Kenneth and Mildred Wright (Republicans) and Thomas Huston (Democrat ) have been elected. In the lone Precinct, Rabert L. Jepsen and Irene Holtz (R) and Dale Conklin (D) have been elected. Lexington's Precinct will have Steve and Cathy Peck (R) and Mike Sweeney (D) will represent that area. N.W. Heppner .will have Terry and Karen Thompson (R) and Jerry Healy and Ida Lynn (D). S.W. Heppner will have Ned Clark and Avon Melby (R) and Harold Peck and Mary E. accepted a nomination to the Bryant. (D). f i Bussing discussed The need for more effective scheduling of the county senior citizens' bus, including regular trips to Hermiston and Pendleton, won discussed at the recent meeting of the Morrow County Senior Citi zens' Advisory Council. Less than a quorum attend ed. The session was held In the Columbia Bunin Electric Co operative Association's board oom, May 27. County Transportation Chairman Truman Messenger and member Paul Jones discussed the use of the bus. They brought up the necessity for better scheduling. It was agreed to use the bus on June 7 to transport persons from Heppner and Lexington to the community auction in lone, and on July 9, to take citizens and handicapped persons ot Cutsforth Park for a noon picnic. Use of the bus for scheduled trips to nearby cities such as Hermiston and Pendleton, will be considered. Rollin Reynolds, Pendleton, director of the Area Agency on Aging, reported that the Homcmaker Program is pro viding fine help to seniors in the area. Its director, Sue Jepsen, had been away for a short time to attend her son's college graduation. Reynolds also reported on some changes in the Older Americans Act, on the "280 Report" Forms, and spoke of prospects for the 19H1 fiscal yeur. Reports were heard on the activity of the three county mealsites. It was pointed out that there are now 18 mealsit es in the five-county area, because a new site at Echo is now providing meals on Wed nesday noons. Changes in the organiza tion's by-laws were discussed and a complete voting on them will betaken through the mail. Theta Lowe reported for the Committee on Nominations, stating it was recommended that the present officers serve the council for another year. Rollin Reynolds spoke about the need for local participa tion in the White House Conference on Aging at Town Hall-type of meetings. It was agreed that a meeting, which would Involve representatives from this county and Gilliam and Wheeler Counties, should be scheduled for early Sept ember and might be held at the Lexington Grange, prob ably on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Hospital Notes Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner had four patients admitted within the past week ending June 2. Katherine Johnson of Kim berly and Joann Carlson of Heppner have been discharg ed and Edith Matthews of lone and Alberta Kindall of Hep pner were still In the hospital Monday afternoon. Homeowners!!!! The filing deadline has been extended to Sept. 2, 1980 for the Homeowner Property Tax Relief Plan. This applies to any present owner occupied homes, as well as those who will own & occupy their homes hv June :10. 1980. If yon filed last year for the Homeowner Property Tax Relief Plan & have not moved, then there is no need to re-apply. If there are any questions-IW6TS-9UI. ",;.., Swwk NOTICE FARMERS & RANCHERS For road grading and maintenance and specializing in cleaning and repairing diversion ditches. CONTACT ROGER BRITT 676-5096 Rt.2 Heppner, OR 97836 j Umatilla eady -Mix IS Still in Business in Heppner Cement deliveries scheduled twice weekly to South Morrow County Regularly on Wednesdays and Fridays ' ' call collect box 2054 a 1 1-567-6173 for dispatch I Assessor Oil ANY GfilC 4x4 OR JIMMY Before 6-1 6-80 GMC4x4 Sale 500.00 GMC Pickup Sal 400.00 Swain Motors 400.00 $1300.00 i " . .j. ' KJ" ' " 7..-. A USE IT FOR YOUR DOWN PAYMENT USE IT FOR A VACATION USE IT FOR WHATEVER This Sale Ends 6-16-80 MAC (HMCIM MAIUill PONTIAC BUICK -GMC TRUCKS till MMTRf HUT 1 4 . ..II, III ...III LIMIl IIUIIIIIU II WO' 1 i Jiwa 9 r " '. V J. 3 rrfTTrrTtrar I J -. urn 'SSL mm J We're Independent Insurance Agents. We place insurance with any one of a number of fine companies. Which means we're in a position to negotiate in your behalf. A benefit you'll appreciate today more than ever. .SSiSSS?) ist one company. We worn tor you. SCRVCS YOU FIRST Sponsored by the following members of the Umatilla County Association of Independent Insurance Agents: Pendleton Gillespie Insurance Hermiston Oer.ar Sr.hult7 Annnrv Mllton-Freewater Dunning-Ray Agency Sherwood & Roberts Burlingame Insurance Schroth Agency Stroble, Mabry, & Doherty Heppner Ray Boyce Insurance
