The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 2J, 1980-FIVE
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Beautiful Morrow County really came into full bloom this
week, thefair was tremendous, and now we expect a
wonderful Kodeo. Ail ages were involved-and the
educational satisfaction that participation brings, especially
to younger citizens, is so valuable,
Saturday and Sunday were really busy times at the
fairgrounds, Some organizations were at work on their
booths earlier than Saturday, but the main push came that
day as the community booths had to be completed that
evening. Rodeo royalty and their subjects met face-to-face
during this busy gel ling -ready time.
The judging of 411 clothing and knitting and favorite outfits
was away from the fairgrounds at the nearby Junior high
gym this year. This Saturday morning arrangement
probably made the event easier for first-time participants,
but not many viewers were there, being too busy elsewhere.
The 4-H Horse Show was going on in the playing field
Saturday, and young riders and their mounts mingled with
folks transporting exhibits- however, the traffic was not as
hectic as it would be later in the week.
On Sunday the Wranglers Open Class Horse Show was a
main event, . Did you also watch the butchering service
demonstration, or take in the delightful Oldtime Fiddlers'
program? How about the miniature car races?
This year the edibles available at the Fair included new
items such as Polish sausage, sauerkraut, Polynesian
chicken and more, My favorite was the Oregon Wheat
Leagues super -great, tiny, fresh-hot muffins. They Just
melted away in many mouths,
Oh Yes! The Slipper Kicking contest was another new,
exciting event. The Wednesday evening 4-H and FFA
Livestock Sale drew a full house and put money In the
pockets and bank accounts of the youthful stockmen.
All day Saturday and Sunday and Monday, too, the faithful
department superintendents and their assistants were kept
busy receiving entries in open class sections and in 4-H
exhibits other than livestock. These important workers are
the contact people for the very important exhibitors who are
the real foundation of the fair, They are so helpful and patient
in receiving entries from eager, harried exhibitors, some of
whom are new to fair routines.
The commercial exhibitors add much to the Fair. One of
these that was attracting much attention was the T-Shirt
booth of the Jerry Holloman family, who carry on this
colorful business year-around in a special section of their
Shoe Box Store on Heppner's Main Street. They equipped
their booth with a tremendous assortment of T-Shirts and
with a big. delightful, thought -provoking collection of
transfer designs and were busily combining these as buyers
selected their favorites
The shirt that father Jerry wore on Sunday stated "Be
Alert-The World Needs More Lcrts!" Each sex and every
age person could find a shirt and an appropriate, amusing
design. The Fair and Rodeo logo, a special custom design,
was proving popular
Judy Laughlin. the new court secretary, purchased gift
shirts for the queen and the princesses with the fair logo on
School Information
lone schools set
registration schedule
School will be starting soon and those students who will be .
attending lone Elementary, Junior High or High schools
should make note of the following important dates; Week of
August 25
..Registration for all new students - kindergarten, first
grade or transfers at the high school office from 9 a.m. until
noon and from 1 p m until 3 p m. These students must have
completed the goldenrod physical exam and provide proof of
Immunizations before starting school.
Registration for all returning junior-senior high students
and payment of fees at the high school office from 9a.m. until
noon and from 1 p.m. until 3 p m,
Ninth graders must have completed the goldenrod physical
exam before starting school.
Fee schedules are as follows:
Grades K-6, pay only an insurance fee of $2.50.
Grades 7 8 pay Insurance, $4 .00; Student Body Fee, W.OO;
Towel (P.E. & Sports) $2 00; Annual (optional) $6.00.
Grades 9-12 pay Insurance. $6.00; Student Body Fee, $6.00;
Towel (P.E. & Sports) $2 00; Annual (optional) $6,00.
Lunches for all students are 40 cents per day, or $71.60 per
year,
September 2:
. .First day of sc hool. School will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at
1:30 p.m. Buses will run. Wednesday will begin the regular
schedule from 8:30 a.m. until 3:25 p.m.
the fronts and with each girl's name on the back. Judy wears
one, too, which says "Lottie's Mom" on its back.
Everyone really enjoyed visiting collector Shorty Peck's
special Fairground Historic Museum. Shorty was one of the
busiest fair workers, and he always manages to bring
different exciting exhibits. Among other things he brought
this year are the many neat bundles of grasses. Displaying
Shorty's grasses was a real challenge to Bill Rawlins, the fine
perennial superintendent of the Grain, Grass and Hay
Division.
Although the 1980 fair schedule packs much into four days
(Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), the County
Fair Board and the Fair and Rodeo Committees have worked
all year arranging details. These civic-minded folks meet
regularly as they have to arrive at many decisions
concerning the scheduling and the expenditures of fair and
rodeo funds.
Everyone must realize that without exhibitors there would
be no Fair, ft seems like some of the divisions have finer
entries each year. The Baked Foods section had a
magnificent group of Wheatheart's Sunshine Cakes this year.
The superintendents. Helen Currin and Sue Vinson, said that
our fair had more entries in that catagory than the Umatilla
Fair had.
The beautiful orange and white, two-tier decorated cake
' was the work of Kathy Maben. The Senior Citizens cookies
for tasting needed a few more entries!
Citizens who become Involved, who get out and really t
participate in the Fair and Rodeo, have such a good
opportunity to learn and to grow. It is so sad to hear some
folks say. "Oh I never take anything to the Fair-because I
feel F wasn't treated right in 1950 or in 1965" or "I don't like
the schedule" or "The committees aren't running it
properly."
Today at noon (Thursday) all signs of the 1980 Fair will be
cleared away and some of those who participated might be
vowing "I'm sure going to do better next year."
Did you notice the bright lights burning in the Motor
Vehicles Office all last weekend? Whoever was working
there was invisible,
There were four or more yard sales last Saturday which
drew the attention of many. The sellers offered amazing
assortments of pre-owned goods. The sales prove each
weekend that "One man's meat is another man's poison."
They certainly manage to keep their poisons at pre-inflation
prices. Going from sale to sale on Saturday mornings is a
form of summer fun that often proves very practical.
Maybe you have been solicited for a contribution to the
Swim-A-Thon. Heidi Samples, one of Heppner's leading
swimmers, came to my door to explain the event to me. It
will be interesting to see how many laps of the pool Heidi and
the other philanthropic swimmers complete.
As August moves toward its close, most of the 1980 high
school graduates of the county are seriously preparing to
leave. Some are enlisting in the Army, the Navy or the Air
Force. My informant didn't think that any were set on
serving with the Marines. We'll miss our recent grads.
Coal plant rate
increase okayed
Pub lie Utility Commission
er John Lobdell has author
(zed Portland General Elect
ric Company to begin earning
its $408 million investment in
the Boardman coal-fired gen
erating plant.
The company will raise
rates 19.6 percent overall to
collect an additional $84 mill
Ion annually. Residential
rates will increase 19.4 per
cent. Lobdell provided for the
Boardman increase in Jan
uary as Phase III of the
company's general rate case.
However, Lobdell disallowed
Boardman in the company's
rate structure until the plant
was in full operation. Under
the provisions of Ballot Meas
ure 9 passed in 1978, utility
companies are not allowed to '
receive a financial return on
any plant while it is under
construction. Consequently,
the entire investment is
placed in the rate base at one
time.
"I realize that this is a
second substantial increase in
PGE rates this year," Lobdell
said. "But the law requires
that utility companies meet
the demand that exists in their
service area and building
tremendously expensive gen
erating plants has been neces
sary. "Ballot Measure 9 precludes
us from 'paying-as-we-go.'so
the increase must come all at
once." Lobdell said. "This
does, though, help make
consumers more aware of the
ever-increasing cost of energy
production, and provides re
newed motivation for conser
vation." In 1979, PGE's average
residential customer used
13.800 kilowatt-hours of elec
tricity. This increase will
raise costs for the average
customer $7.80 per month
during the heating season.
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Welcome to
Morrow County EtodeoH!
Senior Citizens
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, ten
seniors and Pat Brindle went
to Meacham to become part of
the gathering of over 100 at the
mountain estate of Area
Agency on Aging Director
Rollin Reynolds. A large and
tasty hamburger and salad
and pie, picnic luncheon was
served the crowd at noon by
hostess Mrs. Reynolds and the
cooks and directors of the
mealsites in the five-county
area.
In attendance from Morrow
County were Doris Gollyhorn,
: Helen and Fred Martin, lone;
Catie Padberg, Leita and
Truman Messenger, Lexing
ton: Pat Brindle, Blanche and
Paul Jones, Freda Majeske
and Justine Weatherford,
Heppner.
During the forenoon the
Project Council (mealsite
personnel) met separately as
the Area Council's larger
meeting was being chaired by
area President Paul W. Jones.
It was during the morning
meeting that Heppner's Dir
ector Pat Brindle learned that
other mealsites were not
serving meals during their
county fairs, and she decided
that the Heppner and lone
mealsites would not open on
Tuesday or Wednesday of Fair
Week.
After lunch and visiting,
everyone met together when
President Jones rapped his
gavel for attention. Many
matters of concern were
carefully considered, and rep
orts were heard from repre
sentatives of each of the many
mealsites who attended. The
area staff persons gave their
reports. Transportation prob
lems were aired. Several
counties reported that their
buses were being used for
' great summer outings. .
New things discussed in
cluded plans for White House
Conference on Aging meetings
in the counties; the Vial of Life
program which is so helpful if
any emergency occurs in a
senior's home; the growth of
day care centers for the
elderly.
It was brought out that
politicians may speak at
senior mealsites if they will
confine their remarks to
issues. Again it was staled
that anyone over 60 is encour
aged to come to these centers
to enjoy nutritional meals and
fellowship. Each mealsite
should have posted the rule
that anyone under 60 years
who comes to eat is expected
to pay $1.50 for the meal.
As the meeting adjourned it
was determined that the Area
Agency on Aging Advisory
Council's next meeting will be
on Monday, October 13, in
John Day, beginning at 10
a.m.
Next week the following
meals will be served in
Morrow County:
At Irrigon, Monday, Aug.
25-fried chicken, mashed po
tatoes and gravy, buttered
beets, sliced tomatoes with
zuchini and onions, cabbage
and carrot salad, bread,
butter and apple butter and
melons and cookies.
In Heppner, Tuesday, Aug.
26-beef stew with vegetable
blackeye peas, molded fruit
salad, sliced cucumbers and
tomatoes, corn bread and jelly
and tapioca pudding.
At lone and Heppner, Wed
nesday, August 27-Turkey
cold plate, relishes and salads,
rolls and heavenly hash and
cupcakes.
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