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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1980)
i:tyvyY-yri0tiW'pitiilWWlf00r1li"V'' l''l"'l,r''jl'r''''''1ll''''i"''l'''''T'''''ir'Wi''', "I "' '"'I I "I 'imwi "OlU'm"''' mum u fri'inny'tni'l BESSIE ?TZELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIS nir?N ()R St 7 4 0 3 PtAYOFF-TIRUE! iPOCJffS PAGE S m n .tot x i t ,v fffi If r if sf t jVI I'M CO, Ur mm v ""V , ' a,. " " J f . . ', r . X r i i : ".-";! . " i,v v'; y ...... " ; ; ' "' " , S " A multitude of flags, but few passers-by, line the sidewalks Nov. 11 as Heppner commemorates Veterans' Day. The schools, post office, and most local businesses were closed for the dav. 1 5fMl in mine ctglnn A break in at the Coast to Coast store in Heppner early Saturday morning resulted in the theft of four pistols valued over $1,500. the Heppner Police Department reports. Entry to the store was House fire put out by resident An early morning fire Mon day had been put out by a resident of the home when Heppner firemen arrived at the scene. Wallpaper around a wood- tone Council The lone City Council decid ed, at its meeting Nov. 4, to contract Dan Meador of Ten neyson Engineering, The Dalles, to assist, if necessary, in maintenance of Ione's comprehensive plan for the Land Conservation and De velopment Commission. lone received LCDC approval of its comprehensive plan this summer. In other business, the city asked water users to pack insulation aroung water meters for the winter Gtinnv Morrow County's Home-Owned VOL. 88, NO. 40 LODGE 66 gained by forcing open a side door. The burglary occured sometime between midnight and the following morning when owners discovered the theft. Taken were one Colt Py burning stove caught on fire around 4 a m. at the home rented by Mr. and Mrs. Allen Burkenbine. Hurkenbine. a member of the Heppner Vol unteer Fire Dept., was able to put the fire out unassisted. contracts sacks, rags in plastic bags were suggested materials for insulation. Lexington accepts bid The Town of Lexington, at its city council meeting Nov. 4, accepted a bid fr6m Circle D Construction, Lexington, to do work for the city. Circle D Construction's bid was the only one received. The Heppner I V-4 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER s thon, one Dan Wesson 357 magnum, one colt automatic .45 cal.. and one single shot Thompson Arms .44 mag. Also stolen were an extra barrel and forearm, according to police. The home, which is located atout two miles south of Heppner and is owned by Mrs. C.N. Jones, suffered minor damage only, said Fire Chief Forrest Burkenbine. UlrlStoplay 1st round state playoff action Heppner High School's Mustang football team will play in the first round of state playoff action this weekend at Elgin. Game time is at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Nov. 15. Tickets will have lo be purchased at the gate, as pre-sale tickets nrp riot svoOiMa Amiveinn TIME isssi - I i Weekly Newspaper 13. 1980 12 PACKS 1V1CGG celebrates 50 "Your overall financial pic lure has improved over the last year as a result of net savings up 43 percent." Mor row County Grain Growers' accountant told gathered members of the co-op at the annual meeting and 50th anniversary Monday night. Accountant Steve Green of Pendleton said net savings were $42.1. 21fi this year, an increase of 43 percent over last year. With a record crop of wheat this year, grain growers were hearing good news at the annual MCGG meeting, how ever, because of the bumper crop there were also some problems expressed. Ml II 3cnooi Doara to aiscuss 8 consTrucTion, eugmiiiTy The Morrow County School Districf Nard will hold H regular November meeting at the Sam Boardman Elemen tary School in Boardman on Nov. 17. at 7:30 p.m. Bob Smith, district archi tect, will be present to discuss some aspects of the district's new school construction. The board will receive a report from the special com National Education Week: teacher aides a vital On Sept. 30. President Carter proclaimed Nov 16 through 22. 'American Edu cation Week.' saying. "It gives us a time to acknowl edge the accomplishments of an education system that serves more than 58 million young people and adults. We have much to Ik1 proud of -our schools, our teachers, and the administrators who make the system work..." One group of teachers who make the system work here in Heppner. and don't even get paid for it. are the teacher aides-adults and high school students who assist the regu lar classroom teachers in their work, and give one-on-one instruction for students in the grade school reading program. Head of the volunteer teach er aide program is special reading teacher, Linda Shaw, who says the aides offer something regular teachers are often short on - time. "The main thing the aides prices will be $2.50 for adults and $1 50 for students. Elgin is hosting a hospitality ' room prior to the game and all Heppner fans are invited to attend. For those unable to attend the game, it will be broadcast on KUMA's AM frequency 20 C'KXTS Gene AAajeske I . mittee that has been studying eligibility. The board will also tfisoijss'a problem related lo student foot traffic at Sam Boardman Elementary. In other business, the board will consider requesting bids for an agent of record to secure the district insurance and will also consider a problem related to transport ing of children living at the Blake Ranch near Heppner. -y--- i i ''JX ."J 'J1 r Y " " T XL- ' T """"""" ' ' J l . - i i, V, v flUSfcV f -zuJ r. p N I ' Hill JiMiMuj Kevin Peck deft ), Kelly McLaughlin, Carri Brownfield and Michael Newsom work with high school student. Don Lott, a teacher aide. Lolt is participating in the teacher aide program at the Heppner Grade School. Co-generating may produce electricity II all the details can be worked out, two co generating plants may someday be pro ducing electricity in this area, Fred Toombs, manager of Columbia Basin Electric Co-op told a gathering of stockholders at the annual meeting, Nov. 5 Toombs says that, in addit ion to a much-discussed co generating plant using wood waste and built near Kinzua Corp.. a second plant using waste heat from two large natural gas pumps located in the hills near lone is also being discussed. Weather by Don Gilliam HEPPNER, OREGON years, record crop AvWi dinner Co-op Manager Larry Mills told members that 1.25 million bushels of wheat had to be stored on the ground this year, but that the outside storage should not significantly hurt prices received for the wheat. "Loss of grain has been minimal." said Mills. In other business the menv bership adopted an amend ment to its bylaws and elected board members. Green recommended that the co-op adopt into its bylaws an option whereby the board could, at its discretion, change notice of allocation from qualified to non-qualified. In the past co-op members have been paid 20 percent in cash and the rest in paper. With the amendment, the board could pay with 100 percent paper. The move would be made on a year-by-year basis, and would be done for tax purposes, said board President Gene Majes ke. , ... In other business, members elected Robert Stevens Kenneth Nelson. Allen Hughes and Paul Hisler, Jr.. to three-year terms on the board of directors. Steve Wagenhlast, James Swanson, Leonard Munkers. Monte Evans and Charles Nelson were elected to serve as associate directors. Company, which owns Hie pumping station, a booster on a large natural gas line from Canada to other parts of the West, "has indicated a real interest in this," said Toombs. Toombs says waste heat from the pumps could be used to heat water and drive a turbine to produce electricity. The plant in Heppner, if given the go ahead, would be constructed on the hill near Kin.ua Corp. and would burn wood waste from the forests to power steam generators. "II they both come to be, it puts us (Columbia Basin) High Imw Precip. Tues., Nov. 4 - 57 4i Wed . Nov. 5 - 56 40 Thurs.. Nov. 6 - 58 46 .29 Fri.. Nov. 7 - 64 49 .68 Sat.. Nov. 8 - 57 4.3 .02 Sun.. Nov. 9 - 49 35 .11 Mon.. Nov. 10 - 4fl 28 '' ..." . W . ' ... f . .if I fj l I , TT 1 - I ' i s " .. -: '-sv" : J- Corrine Lindsay prepares to help the Morrow County Grain Growers celebrate 50 years. MCGG celebrated their 50th anniversary at an annual meeting and dinner held Monday evening at the fairgrounds in Heppner. A full house of MCGG members and guests were treated to a roast beef dinner, birthday cake and door prizes of beef. The evening's program included a slide show, "Our Past is Prologue," presented by Rick Pennell, assistant general manager of North Pacific Grain Growers. our supply problem," says Toombs Under present planning, the wood-waste plant would be financed, owned and operated by Columbia Basin and the gas transmission co-generating plant would be owned by PGT, said Toombs. On a related matter, Elementary open house Open house will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Heppner Elemen tary School. Principal Don Cole has announced. component have is time to work with kids individually. They (students) are made to feel more important; they feel special when they get a little more attention." says Shaw. Nella Britt. Kay Patterson, Peggy Fishburn, Ruth Berg strom, Faye Ruhl, Eleanor Oonty. Marion Robinson and Lauri Hire are the eight teacher aides who help child ren with reading at the Heppner Elementary School. The women work with children in several areas of reading, including word rec ognition and reading comp rehension. Some work two and others one day per week in the classroom, all without pay. In addition to .the adult teacher aides, students from Heppner High also work in the aide program. Seven students come into the classroom fo one hour a day to help the teacher with special instruct ion for reading students. The high school students receive credits for their time. Toombs said Columbia Basin has received word that its supplier of electricity, Bonne ville Power Administration, plans to increase power rates by 50 percent the first of July. What this means to consumers here, Toombs was not sure yet. The open house has been scheduled to coincide with, National Education Week which is Nov. 17 through 21.
