Th Hi'itpniT iiarHp-TlmM. Heppner. Oregon. Thursday, Jiiim? S, I9S0--SRVEN
Election herif f Fetsch to have 2 challengers
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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
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will have an impact on the
county by adding valuation
to the countv for tax purposes.
lone pool opens
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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
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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).
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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.
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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
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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
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