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BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LID EUGENE OR 97403 The Heppner High Lm Tues..Sept.23 72 43 Wed.. Sept. 24 73 43 Thurs.,Sepl.25 73 38 Fri.,Sept.26 77 45 Sat.J5ept.27 77 4 Sun. Sept. 28 76 46 Mon..Sept.29 88 44 GAZ pgg"35 T7T ME la ii Library's new microfilm ready for Fran Crook, chairperson of the library fund raising program, illustrates the library's new microfilm reader. The reader, which cost si. 063. 17, not including $39 for freight, was purchased through donations of local individuals and clubs, a golfing benefit and a gasoline benefit sale. "The reader is available for anyone who wants to trace his family history," said Heppner librarian Bethel Heinrichs. "We're more than glad to get anyone started." "li s the only one in the county, at least this end of the county," continued Mrs. Heinrichs, "and it works really well It can print out information too." Mrs. Heinrichs said the Heppner library has the catalog from the archives and that any periodical may be ordered from the State Library. She said that newspaper articles are available on microfilm from the Historical Society and the state. "We re urging people to use it (the microfilm reader), " said Mrs. Heinrichs. "I think we've got all necessary luniks available." Mrs Crook said that of the $1,227 raised for the reader, $124.83 remains in the fund. She said that the remainder would probably be donated to the children's section of the library, which, says Mrs. Heinrichs, is badly in need of new books and updating. CBoardman developer plans park Locke F.nterprises. Inc.. a subsidiary of the Boardman Development Co.. Inc., plans to develop a 12 .74 acre comm ercial park adjacent to the I 84 Freeway, it was announced recently by C, Joseph Locke, chairman and president of the parent compimy. The commercial park will have 2.5(H) feet of freeway frontage and will be named Sheriffs Report On Sept. 23, Gerri White of Boardman reported the theft of scaffolding on Olsen road. The case was referred to the Oregon State Police, says a Morrow County Sheriff's report . On Sept. 24, the U&I Sugar plant in Boardman requested an ambulance for a woman complaining of chest pains. An ambulance responded, and the woman was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in llermiston. Also on Sept. 24, Bruce Millman, lone, reported a Road closure said to cut off vital activity Closing Martin Prairie Road between Ditch and Rhea Creeks would not only restrict hunting in the area but would also close down the area for pole and firewood cutting and cut off an access into Penland Lake, says Harold "Shorty" Peck. Peck is a strong advocate against the closure and says that the road should be left open for the public's use. County commissioners Morrow VOI-. K. NO. 34 local researchers ;! j ,1,1 1 . r . , , - ?rNx the "Knudsen Commercial Park" in honor of Lloyd B. Knudsen, an Oregon labor leader and present executive secretary -treasurer of the Metal Trades Council of Oregon. Knudsen waR honored be cause of his long-term con tribution to. and association with the labor movement in the Slate of Oregon stolen vehicle. The vehicle was recovered, according to the sheriff's report. On Sept. 25, Gerald Thomas O'Shaughnessy was arrested by Oregon State Police for allegedly driving under the influence of intoxicants. Also on Sept. 25, an ambul ance was requested at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner for a boy who was believed to have a broken leg. According to the sheriff's report, a Pioneer Memorial Hospital ambulance respon ded. heard testimony Sept. 17 for and against the closure. The Oregon State Game Commiss ion, the Forest Service and some land owners in the area are asking that the road be closed, citing vehicle traffic as a cause of pollution of nearby Martin Creek, and pointing out that the road is not on a dedicated right-of-way. The commission is to take up the road closure matter again at its October 8 meeting. County's Home - reader now IK-ke's company recently announced completion of im provements for a 71 -lot -residential subdivision and the C. IK-ke. Sr.. Light Industrial and Commercial Park. Be sides the IJoyd Kudsen Commercial Park. Ixxke says he has future plans for over fino apartments or condomin iums at Boardman. lone Band sets carnival date The lone School Band Carn ival has been scheduled for Saturday evening, Nov. 1. announced Irraine Ladd, president of the lone Band Parent's Club. Mrs. Ladd said that pro ceeds from the event will go toward new uniforms for the band members and traveling expenses. "We only have 32 uni forms" said Mrs. Ladd, "and we have 46 in the marching band," Mrs. Ladd said that the uniforms they now have are too old and have been altered too many times to last much longer. "It's a tremendous cause," added Mrs. Ladd. Hospital seeks drivers Persons interested in being volunteer ambulance drivers for the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner are urged to contact the hospital soon. Because many former dri vers have moved from the area, the hospital's volunteer drivers are overloaded with calls. Hours for drivers would be from 6 p.m. to fi a.m.. and a radio pager can be checked Ownrtl Weekly Newspaper THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2. I!(S0 National ' to involve o million youm bv Rirdine Tullis Using the theme. "Expand ing Horizons." more than five million 4-H'ers in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is lands and Guam are observing National 4-H Week. Oct. 5-11. Throughout the week, mem bers of the nation's largest out -of school educational youth organization are taking part in special activities that focus on the values of 4-H. The theme challenges members to seek new knowledge, acquire life skills and build on personal strength. Members are encouraged to strengthen their citizenship and leader ship abilities and to assume positive roles in a free Juvenile commission to hold meeting, hearings The Morrow County Juven ile Services Commission will hold a work meeting October 6 c.t 7:30 p.m. -in .the home rf Elaine Nelson, 135 Columbia Ave. in Boardman. The commission is currently engaged in writing a proposal to submit to the state juvenile Assistant DA speaks to Persons who knowingly write bad checks and have a previous record on check charges may now be prose cuted under a felony, assistant District Attorney Ann Spicer Two add names to candidate list Two more candidates for Morrow County Sheriff, W.J. "Bud Englert, (R), and Doug las Rathbun (I) have added their names to the list of candidates to appear at the American Association of Un iversity Women sponsored Candidates' Fair to be held tonight (Wednesday. Oct. 1). Challengers Rathbun and Englert join nine other can didates, and three candidates' representatives, including in cumbent County Sheriff Larry Fetsch (D); Barbara Bloods worth (D). incumbent Morrow County clerk, and challenger Pauline Winter R); Margo Sherer D, incumbent county treasurer, and challenger Al ice Vance R): John Small mon, incumbent district judge, and challenger Ralph Currin; Ken Jernstedt (It), incumbent District 28 state senator, and challenger Don nell Smith (D) ; and represent atives for U.S. Senator Bob oui Horn the hospital while on duty, allowing volunteer dri vers to be away from their phones. "Should a responsible per son, be interested in getting involved in this interesting community service, they should contact Frank Johnson at the hospital to arrange for instructions and demonstrat ions on operating the ambul ances." says a hospital spokesperson. 12 PACKS 2d CENTS 4-H week f democratic society. Four-H members learn-by-doing, by becoming involved in a variety of practical, real-life activities, ranging from agriculture to wood science. Programs vary ac cording to youth needs and community resources. Four-H'ers in your comm unity may be involved in agricultural production, beef, bicycles, citizenship, clothing, commodity marketing comm unication?, conservation of natural resources, consumer education, cooking, creative crafts, dairy-farming, elect ricity, entomology, food and nutrition, forestry, gardening, health, home environment, home management, horses, international exchanges, pho tography, poultry, public services commission in an attempt to qualify for $13,300 in state funds for this fiscal yar. The money, according to 11 Sheirbon of the Juvenile Services, would be used to fund local diversion programs in attempt to reduce commit ments to Hillcrest and Mac Laren, the state's two juvenile fold the Heppner Chamber of Commerce Monday. Spicer told merchants and businessmen the procedure for prosecuting bad check writers, and urged businesses not to hold bad checks over 30 Packwowi. Secretary of State Norma Paulus, and candidate for state treasurer. Jewel Lansing. Chairperson Annetta Spicer will moderate the event which gets underway at 7 p.m. in the Heppner Junior High school auditorium. Spicer said that candidates will be allowed five minutes to speak, after which will be a short intermission. Following the break will be a question-and-answer period in which candidates will have two minutes to reply. Unopposed candidates have been invited to sit in on the 1st llat. names First National Bank of Oregon has named Michael Chacon operations - banking officer at the Heppner branch to succeed Tim Fromwiller. who has been transferred to the La Grande branch. Chacon will serve as oper ations officer of the Heppner branch, with additional res ponsibilities in lending. Chacon graduated from Un iversity of Nevada at Reno in 1978 and joined First National as a management trainee that year. For the past year-and-a-half he was assistant operat ions officer at First National's branch in The Dalles. Fromwiller. a 1973 graduate of Portland State University, started with First National in 1976 He was at Klamath Falls and Bend tor a total of two Weather by Don Gilliam HEPPNER. OREGON Oct.5'llReaiAent engin(ier named i speaking, safety, sheep, swine, or a variety of other projects. During the past ten years, total 4-H participation of urban youth has tripled. However. 4-H is still serving a large percentage of farm and rural youth. Today. 23 percent of 4-H members nationwide live in suburbs or cities of more than 50.000 population, compared with 19 percent who live on farms. Forty percent reside in small towns or open country, and 18 percent live in towns and cities of 10,000 to 50.000. 4-H is the youth education program of the Cooperative Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the land-grant univer sities. training schools. The meeting is open to the public. On Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. the commission will hold public hearings to collect public comment concerning the plan they have formulated for Morrow County. Interested persons are encouraged to attend and comment on the area businessmen days, or to accept post-dated checks. She said bad checks were previously charged as misde meanors, but the law was recently changed by the legislature. question answer period, said Spicer, but will not participate in the debate. New managers take over at roller rink Bill and Connie Ford of Pendleton are the new man agers of the roller rink which is located at the Fair Pavilion in Heppner and has started its fall season. Anyone needing any more information should call Dor othy Estberg, fair secretary. 676-5159. banking offices' Michael Chacon years before he came to Heppner in 1978 as operations officer. He was named operat ions - banking officer in May. 198(1 far ; ' V " "... for Willow Creek project Donald R. Johnson has been named resident engineer for the Willow Creek Project which will be built at Heppner by the Walla Walla District. U.S. Army Corps of En gineers. In his new job. Johnson will be responsible for the day-today construction activity at Willow Creek Project which, the Corps of Engineers says, will provide flood protection to the town of Heppner. Johnson was previously a deputy resident engineer with the Corps of Engineers work ing under contract to the government of Saudi Arabia Johnson was born in Spo kane. Wash., and attended John R. Rogers High School and Gonzaga University there. He has a bachelor of science degree in civil engin eering from Gonzaga. He entered the Corps of En gineers in 1964 and has served plan. The hearings will be held simultaneously in Heppner and Boardman. In Heppner ' the hearing will be held in the jury room of the courthouse. The Boardman hearing will be held in the Boardman City Council chambers located in the town square. In other announcements. Chamber President Bill Kuhn said work on relocation of the road over cemetery hill near the site of the Willow Creek Dam should begin this month. Advi80ir gp to meet Oct. 9 The Heppner-Lexington Ad visory Committee will meet Thursday. Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Heppner High School Library. Items included on the agen da for the meeting are: tour of art facilities at the high school; demonstration of comput er usage in the high school; - review of major capital outlay requests for the 1980-81 budget ; - induction of new advisory committee member, George Koffler. Rodeo seeks The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Queen needs two princesses for the 1981 Rodeo Court. Any girl in Morrow County, 16 years of age or a junior in high school, interested in trying out for the court may pick up an application at her high school office or she may The G-T Wants you The Heppner Gazette-Times wants you. If you belong to a church, club or organization and haven't yet received a G-T press kit, let us know. We're interested in what you're doing and would like to include more of your organization's news in our newspaper. Just call 676-9228 and we'll send you your kit. It includes press release forms and information on deadlines, photographs and news story writing. i ' : s :i t t with the Corps Seattle Dis-. trict and European Division. Johnson makes his home in Hermiston. Jay appointed to plan com. Anne Jay, Irrigon, has been appointed to the Morrow.. County Planning Commission by the county court. Jay. who operates a jewelry business in Hermiston, re places Dorris Graves, who served on the commission 17 years. Court opens info desk The Morrow County Court has opened a central inform ation desk and services refer ral system at the North Morrow County Annex build ing at Irrigon. The north end office is open from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The message service will serve the Morrow County Court, Planning Dept., Health Nurse and Extension Service. The phone number for that service is 922-4624, until fur ther notice. "The court hopes that this service will provide quick response to citizen inquiries, obtaining permit applications, filing complaints and provid ing follow-up on citizen re quests. Your assistance and suggestions towards making this program work will be appreciated," said a court spokesperson. princesses contact Faye Seitz in Hepp ner, Mary Ann Palmer in lone, or Rocky Proctor in Irrigon. Interested girls should bring applications and parents to the Wrangler building at the rodeo grounds in Heppner at 8 p.m. on Oct. 7 for interviews.
