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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.
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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
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
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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
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13. 1980
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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.
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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
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Gene AAajeske
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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.
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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
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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)
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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.