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p : S. S I E V.' T 2 L L L u or ORE K E '.V SPflPE.I 1 D F !! C, K K C R ? 'H " "5 Blue and Gold banquet draws Scouts, families One-hundred-ieventeen plates were cleaned Monday evening after area Scouts, their leaders, moms, dad. and siblings enjoyed a pot luck supper at the Scouts annual Blue and Gold Banquet. The Heppner Elks donated the use of their lodge for the banquet. After the potlurk, Packmas ter Gene Hall and Blue Mountain Boy Scout District Deputy Howard Russell spoke briefly, the Scouts received their awards and Den 3 leader Marlene Gray led a short meeting, including a "bear hunt" for the Scouts. Receiving awards were: Den 3 (leaders. Marlene Gray and Dorothy Estburg) Eric Connor. Marc Angel!. Phillip Estberg, and Dean Munkers all Bobcat patches; Den 2 (leader. Martha Munkers) - Kevin Peck Bobcat patch; Den 1 (leaders. Bobbie Angell and Donna Osmin) -Frank Casin Bobcat patch. Craig Angell one gold and four silver arrows, Mike Mahoney one gold and three silver arrows, and Jess Osmin one gold and four silver arrows. Den 4 (leader, Sandi Devin ) Dicky Devin - one gold and three silver arrows. J.J. Shaw - (finished 47 electives) one gold and one silver arrow, and Steve Arbogast - one gold and one silver arrow. Den 6 (leaders. Bobbie Angell, Sandi Devin and Marlene Gray) Terry Gray -one gold and six silver arrows, and Rolx-rt Keu one gold and one silver arrow. Seoul projects, some of which were on display at the banquet, include: Den 1 - made bird feeders out of wood; Den 4 - accomplished their lone minister, Sixty United Church of Christ farmers, ranchers and clergy gathered in Lodi, Cali., last week for a two-day Conference on Rural America. Among them were the Rev. Cathy Barker of lone United Church of Christ and wheat rancher Bob Rietmann. a member of that congregation. The conference, one of four regional gatherings sponsored by the 1.8 million member denomination, was unique Smith receives House appointments Rep. Denny Smith, R-Ore-gon, received his top commit tee choice Wednesday when it was announced that he would serve on the House Interior' and Insular Affairs Commit tee. "More than 70 percent of the land in the 2nd District is controlled by the government ; much of it by the federal government. The Interior and Insular Affairs Committee has jurisdiction over forest re serves, irrigation and rec lamation projects. Indian lands, mineral resources and experiment stations, all of which are extremely impor tant to the mainstay of our economy in Oregon." Smith said. Smith's military service earned him a slot on the Veterans Affairs Committee. Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper VOL.M, No. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY $, 1981 19 PAGES ZO CENTS HEPPNER, OREGON f ' v i . a -Vyr ' - : ! . : t ;? . ... " . The Blue and Gold banquet, which proved interesting to most comers, apparently put Molly Welborn. five months, to sleep. Molly accompanied brothers. Will, 9, Pat, 2, and first achievement in the Bear book and worked on rain gauges. Den 6 - made bird feeders, mod-podge pictures on wood en knots and also worked on achievements in the bear book. wheat rancher attend Calif. Conf. for a church which counts most of its members in America's cities and suburbs. Keynote speaker Stephen Commins of UCLA spoke straight to that point. "The Christian community needs to push for better understanding and relation ships between farmers and consumers." he empahsized. "Urban people have clout. We need to help them see that it's to their advantage to support policies that preserve family Smith said his membership on the Veterans Committee should help as the Oregon delegation works toward a solution of the state's veteran home loan problem. Thousand of Oregon veterans learned recently that " their veteran loan commitments hud been withdrawn because of legisla tion passed in the closing days of the last session of Congress. Smith has joined Oregon's senators and his Oregon cnllegues in the House to develop corrective legislation. Smith is a decorated Viet nam veteran, having served a total of 10 years in the Air Force and the Oregon Air Guard. The Air Forte award ed him the Air Medal with six clusters for flying 180 combat missions between 1965-66. "Veteran's rights must be The Heppner J mom and dad, Nancy and Tom. to the Scouting event held at the Heppner Elks Lodge Monday evening. Story inside. All Bear boys saw a wildlife movie and took part in an outing where they made their own shish kabobs and 'smores' and one den baked their own cakes for the banquet. It was announced that a new farming, create access to land for farming and provide a fair market return for farmers." Commins, an Episcopal priest and international food expert, also chided the church for its insensitivity to the farmer's need to make a profit. "The church has been economically naive," he said. "We can create a just farm policy which is also just for the hungry. These two things are not contradictory. You can protected. These men and women have served their country in times of great need and many have suffered injuries because of it. The commitments made to veter ans must be upheld by the government they have defend ed." Smith said. Smith's subcommittee as signments have not been made. School advisory committee to meet The Heppner-!, ex ington Ad visory Committee meet Thursday. February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Heppner High School Library. Items to he covered on the agenda are: Recommendation of cer- iliFilJii Webelos Den for boys ten and older will be starting with Francis Stack as den leader. Leaders are also trying to organize a Boy Scout den and ask that any man interested in becoming a Scout leader contact Gene Hall. 676-5388. feed the hungry without turn ing farms into non-profit, charitable institutions." The Conference ended with delegates recommending that the state and national church offices affirm rural churches whenever possible, recom mending long-term rural past orates as a career option and not as a stepping-stone, and educating their urban consti tuencies about the problems and issues in rural America. lone Schools Advisory Com. to meet Feb. 10 The meeting date for the lone Schools Advisory Com mittee has been changed from the regular date of Thursday. Feb. 5. to Monday. Feb 10 at 8 p.m. Report on budget com mittee action regarding the 19H1-82 school budget; Information regarding ad visory committee and district board vacancies: and Northwest Schools and Colleges Accrediting report on Heppner Hich School. School district - teacher insurance dispute to enter into arbitration February 20 has been set as the date for arbitration pro ceedings between the Morrow County School District and the county teacher's association. The teachers and the dis trict have agreed to binding arbitration to settle a dispute Lexington bridge construction OK'd The Blackhorse Creek Bridge on Arcade Street in Lexington was among 27 structures approved for con struction by the Oregon Trans portation .Commission last Tuesday. . The structures, added to the Six Year Highway Improve ment Program, are local Co. appraiser, deputy DA spots in transition Morrow County Assessor Greg Sweek has announced that Joe Alford. Mikkalo. will be replacing appraiser Pat Campbell. Alford is scheduled to begin Feb. 17: Campbell will leave the county seat spot Feb. 27 for Ireland where he will be married. Les Schwab 1 I :rrr-" - L-- "r" ,, - - - Heppner Les Schwab Tire Store Manager Kevin Rountree stands in front of building on Main Street that the company plans to remodel and move into within the next few months. Rountree says $30 to $40 thousand will be spent to remodel the former Ford garage building before the tire store moves Weather by Don Gilliam January 1981 precipitation was 1.34 inches. Normal January precipitation is 1.29 inches. January 1980 precip itation was 2.54 inches. over insurance benefits con cerning married couples both working for the school district. Tom LeVAc will be the arbitrator. The school district will be represented by Tom White from the Oregon School' Boards Association and Bar bara Cash from the Oregon government bridge replace ment projects funded with Highway Bridge Replacement funds. Cost of the Lexington bridge, which is scheduled for construction in the fiscal year. 1981. is estimated to be $120,000. Alford will be appraising residential, farm and com mercial property, says Sweek. In other courthouse changes . District Attorney Ann Spicer says she has been in the process of screening appli cants for the deputy DA position, held by Steven Berry for the past month. store to move High lw Preeip. Tues., Jan. 27 38V 28 m" Wed.. Jan. 28 39 31 02"' Thurs.. Jan. 29 30 .08M Fri.. Jan. 30 38 32 64 " 4" of snow Sat.. Jan. 31 44 . ' 28 Sun.. Feb. 1 40 22 Mon.. Feb. 2 41 21 Education Association will represen the teachers in the proceedings. ' The Morrow County Educa tion Association is alleging that married teachers both working for the district are not receiving the full insurance coverage accorded them Rep. Bellamy receives House appointments State Representative Billy Bellamy (R Culver) an nounced recently that he has been appointed vice chairman of the Education Committee of the Oregon House of Repre sentatives for the 1981 session. He will also serve as a member of both the Environ ment and Energy and Human Resource committees. "The Education Committee is one which will have a great deal of impact here in our community as well as throughout the state." Bel lamy stated. "I asked for this committee because It will be " dealing with issues concerning small school backgrounds with a strong emphasis on rural areas which I feel are very important." The 1981 session of the Oregon Legislature convened on January 12 this year. The average regular session of the legislature runs for the next six or seven months. "My second assignment to the Environment and Energy to more spacious quarters f- "V t "' ' - 1 v ; S in "sometime in April." "This building will give us four times as much space inside and four to five times as much parking outside ( as the present building)." said Rountree. "It will be a lot easier to takecare of people." under their contract with the district. The school district contends the teachers are receiving all the coverage called for. The arbitration proceedings will be held at the district offices. 11 a.m. on' Feb. 20. Committee means that we in this community will have a direct impact on legislation dealing with energy. PGE coal-fire generating, and waste disposal. Rep. Bellamy said he is. pleased with his appointment to the Human Resources Committee because "it will allow me to provide input, from our region on such important matters as Welfare and Medicare." "I would like to hear from people in the community about the issues which the committee oh which 111 serve will face." Bellamy said. Bellamy said that after January 12 his office number at the State Capitol will be 378-RR53 and people can write: Rep. Bellamy. Room H371. State Capitol. Salem. 97310. His other phone number is 1-80IMS2-7813 (toll free) and the information line is 1-800-452-0290. His home address remains Rt. 1 Box 8SC. Culver. 97734.
