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Road petition to have been
presented to county clerk
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Knc Anderson, lone, savs
a three-year. $12 million lew
petition to fund conniv road
rehabilitation was In be pre
sented Id Ihe Morrow Counlv
Clerk's office Wednesday.
March 11.
Anderson was informed hv
Morrow Cnuntv Court house
Willow Creek
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The Cors of Engineers and
two udvisinK engineers for
Morrow County met with the
county court last Wednesday.
; March 4. to discuss the
; relocation of Ihe Willow Creek
Koad out of Heppner
Willow Creek Itoad has U-en
under construction for three
months in preparation for Ihe
Willow Creek Darn
In 1073, a dispute began
concerning Ihe width of the
proposed relocated Willow
Creek Koad and two bridges
The Corps of Fngineer
slated that a widlh of 2H feel
for the promised road from
Halm Fork lo where il will join
the . original Willow Creek 1
Koad had hecn agreed on
during a March l!K0 meeting
Kd Geoff, representing Ihe
Corps of Kngmeers. slated
further that a request of
2H -fool -wide bridges was dis
cussed during that same
meeting
Morrow County players
named to all-star teams
Six young basketball play
ers from Morrow County have
been named lo Ihe Columbia
Basin Conference all-star
teams, announced last week
following the district tourna
ment Hoys First Team - David
Blake. Wahlonka: Bandy
Snodgrass. Wasco County:
Irry Wilson. Biverside: Kurt
Stelk. Pilot Hock: Steve Ash
ley, Wasco County; and Kent
Kilby, Weston McFwen,
Girls First Team - Sue
Walters. Wasco County; Marv
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Bill lit-IpliitiHline (left) upeuks to Fat Edmunson first
grade cIumh, while Kevin Kountree puswen out flus to uludents
Heppner Lions Club members Bill Helphin
stine and Kevin Rountree visited the first
grade classes of Pat Edmundson and Judy
Maas Monday, passing out small American
flags and talking to Ihe children about the
history and significance of the Star Spangled
Banner.
Morrow County's Home-Owned
VOL. l, No. II
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thai the earlier proposed
lour vear $10 million lew is
not legal in Morrow Counlv.
thai onlv a Ihree-vear serial
lew is pcrmissablc. The $lf
million figure was reduced to
$12 million lo fund the
Ihree vear rehalnhtation pro
gram Anderson also said il the
road repair eould not tie
Road width
Pat Schwartz, regional eng
ineer and Roger Lang, region
al (ederal aid engineer, advis
ors for Morrow Counlv. denied
Ihe agreement and reported
that no such discussion was
held over the width of Ihe
proposed bridges
Schwartz presented Ihe
county's request for Ihe pro
posed road and hridges lo Ik1
paved al a width of 32 feet.
Geoff refilled that lo change
Ihe widlh of Ihe section of road
in question from 28 to 32 feel
will cause a two mom h delav
and increase the cost by
$1.12 INN)
Schwartz reminded the
Corps of a stale law. which
requires thai a road which is
(0 ! replaced will be -constructed
al Oregon State
current design standards
The Corps agreid with Ihe
state standards in so far as
"the relocated road is requir
ed lo serve as well as Ihe
original." which conforms lo
Ihe minimum standards.
Kincaid. Heppner; Bohvn
Lavender. Pilot Rock; Neva
Krienbush. Wahtonka: and
Rocky Lambert. Pilot Rock.
Boys Second Team - David
Hammil. Weston-McKwcn;
Todd Coles, Sherman County;
Ken Tcsch. Wahlonka; .Scott
Daniels. Biverside; Dorian
Forrar. Heppner; and Steve
Byers, Wahlonka
Girls Second Team - Kelly
Burke. Weston-McKwcn: Dar
lene Foiled, Umatilla; Lvnn
Dee Devin. Heppner: Karen
Kennedy. Wasco County : and
Susan Fuller. Riverside
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"We do il every year lo acquaint Ihe young
people with Ihe flag." said Rountree.
In addition to passing out small flags and a
pamphlet about the flags, the two participat
ed in the pledge of alliegance with both first
grade classes.
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finished in I he allotted Ihrec
vear lime period an addition
one vear lew mav he possihle
to finish anv uncompleted
repairs
The petition was lo he
presented In Ihe county clerk's
office this week so that il mav
lie entered on a Mav 19 hallot
for voter approval
disputed
When questioned on the
reason for following Ihe min
imum slate standard of 28 feel
inslead of Ihe maximum of 32
fei-l. the Corps representa
tives staled thai a minimum
standard road construction
applies lo areas with low truck
traffic Members of the county
court reminded Geoff that the
present Willow Creek Road
has exlremelv high log truck
traffic. Schwartz, continued bv
pointing out Ihe safety hazard
of having a narrow bridge of
28 feel on hilly terrain and
sharp curves requiring a
srwed of 35 mph
In closing Ihe meeting, the
Corps of Engineers reported
thai they are looking at March
of 1W12 to start placement of
Ihe Willow Creek Dam. The
Corps is currently planning a
$45 million dollar project,
which will include Ihe con
struction of Ihe dam and the
relocation of the Willow Creek
Road
Noodle fanciers
crowd to Legion
Auxiliary feed
One hundred and five noodle
fanciers turned out last Satur
day al V&G Tavern in
I-exington for the Heppner
American legion and Auxil
iary noodle feed.
"We ran out of noodles. We
couldn't have fed any more."
said legion member Bob
Blue.
"We would like lo thank Ihe
public and also volunteers for
Ihe fine turnout at our noodle
feed." Blue continued
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Last week's presentation of
" The Diary ol Anne Frank"
bv Heppner High Drama Club
brought an enthusiastic re
sponse from those attending
on Thursday evening and from
Ihe even larger audience on
Fridav evening
Dint-ior Larrv Cerullo.
stage manager Ken Nairns.
seenerv construction chair
man, sound supervisor and a
mrnilKT of Ihe lighting crew.
Kevin Chick, and lighting
crew member Herman Winter
are to ! hearlilv congradul
aled on an outstanding pro
duction. The use of recorded
narration hv Lisa Nix was so
effective.
Fach member of Ihe cast
did a superlative job in
carrying out his or her role.
The costuming helped make
Ihe drama verv believable,
loo This serious, historical
plav contains two acts: Act I
having four scenes, and Acl M
having five scenes. The
selling is Amslerdam from
m through IW. and the plot
tells of Ihe WW II Jewish
persecution bv Hitler'
OCA members travel
to Washington, D.C.
Raymond French. Heppner.
returned Saturday from
Washington. D C, where he
attended a meeting of the
board of directors of the
National Cattlemen's Associa
tion. French, a member of the
NCA board as well as pres
ident of the Oregon Cattle
men's Association, joined cat
tlemen from across the coun
try in making contacts with
members of Congress and
administration officials.
He explained that the NCA
board meets annually in
Washington in order to be
updated on public issues of
importance to calllemen and
also to inform government
officials of cattlemen's posi
tions on the issues.
A major purpose of the
Congressional visits this year
was to emphasize support ot
administration proposals for
both budget and tax rale
reductions, thereby helping to
bring inflation under control.
The cattlemen also voiced
strong support of efforts to
reduce excessive regulation
and strengthen the free enter
prise system.
French noted that inflation
is the no. one problem of
School board to
The regular meeting of the
Morrow County School Board
will be held March 16, at 8
p.m. in the Morrow County
School District office in Lex
ington. The board will consider
taking action on the proposed
eligibility policy for the dis
trict schools.
Bob Smith, architect for the
Lowe named
Theta Ixwe was appointed
to the Morrow County Senior
Citizen Advisory Council at a
meeting of the Morrow County
Court
Terry Templeman of the
County Mental Health Serv
vices voiced his concern to the
IIKPP.VKH.ORKGON
Anne Frank' well received by playgoers
regime
The players, most of whom
have trod Ihe hoards at the
high scIhmiI in prior produc
tions, all performed like true
veteran sustaining the illu
sion of reality until Ihe final
curtain
In order of their appearance
Ihev were: John Rier as Ihe
businessman father: Bonnie
Arringlon as Miep. Ihe friend
ly I hitch landlady who cared
for the refugees in Iheir secret
hideout; FJIa Mae Green as
Mrs. Van Daan. Wes Marlaft
as Mr. Van Paan and Glen
Smiih as Peler Van Daan.
friends who were being helped
to hide by the Frank family in
repayment of past favors:
Miehelle Aaron as Margnt
Frank, the older daughter.
Palli Toombs as Mrs. Frank.
Ihe molher: Lisa Nix as Anne
Frank the heroine and writer
of ihe diary: Jeff Railev. as
Mr. Kraler. who was contin
' uing Mr. Frank's business:
Jim Ackley as Mr. Dussel. Ihe
lonely dentist whose family
had been Dutch for many
generations: and Quince as
Mouschi. Peler Van Daan's
pel cat.
Because each character was
so skillfully portrayed it is
cattlemen as well as other
segments of the economy.
Reducing the inflation rate
can reduce beef production
costs and also improve de
mand for beef. As it is now,
cattlemen's production costs
continue to rise faster than
beef prices, resulting in a
devasting cost -price squeeze,
say the cattlemen.
Needed changes in tax laws
and in othe laws and regula
tions also were emphasized by
Ihe cattlemen.
French was accompanied
by his wife. Norma, second
vice president of the Oregon
Cow Belles. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Dement, first vice president
of the Oregon Cattlemen's
Association, and Bill Ross,
immediate past president of
the Oregon Cattlemen's As
sociation and present district
vice president of the National
Cattlemen's Association.
French commented that the
Oregon Cattlemen's Associa
tion delegates to Washington
were able to visit with every
Congressional member from
Oregon with the exception of
one. and they were able to
visit with a member of that
Congressman's staff.
meet Mon.
district, will be present to
discuss progress of the Colum
bia Jr. High School final punch
list.
The board is also expected
to consider bids for school
buses and for accoustical
treatment of the ceilings in the
gym and multi-purpose rooms
at Columbia Jr. High and Sam
Boardman Elementary
School.
to council
court that the public isn't
aware that his office is a
public service.
A county budget committee
meeting has been scheduled
for 10 a.m., Thursday, March
26.
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Tempers rise over cake rations.
difficult to give any of them
special mention: however.
Lisa Nix and John Bier were
on stage Ihe mosl and carried
Ihe lines so verv capably,
strengthening their portrayals
as Ihe play progressed. All
eighl of the refugees were
visible in most of Ihe scenes.
Each member of the Frank
and Van Daan families was
very strong in his role. Lisa
Nix. Ella Mae Green and Jim
Ackley added the few humor
ous touches to the production.
Veteran actress Bonnie Ar
rington and first-time perfor
mer Jeff Bailey were excel
lent in their supporting roles.
Director Cerullo certainly
did a great job of casting and
was blessed by having the
choice of such competent
performers. The production
staff for this drama had more
difficult jobs than many other
plays require, but surely
showed Iheir abilities to
handle the challenges well.
Anyone who missed seeing
"The Diary of Anne Frank"
really missed a terrific
dramatic treat, an act that
will be verv hard to follow.
Jr. High to sponsor international dinner
Columbia Jr. High School,
lrrigon. is sponsoring an
international foods dinner
Thursday. March 19. from 5 to
7:30 p.m.
The school is located at the
intersection of South Division
and County Line Roads and
the dinner will be held in the
lone Band
Want to have a good time
and help a good cause at Ihe
same time? The lone Band
Carnival planned for this
Saturday. March 14. from 5:30
to 15:30 p.m. may fill the bill.
The carnival, to he held at
Ihe lone School, will feature
games, including hingo. a
wheel of chance, bottle
throws, a cake walk, and even
a cupcake walk for the little
ones. There will also he a
Tupperware booth and for the
hungry -- a , hot turkey
sandwich dinner, hot dogs.
French fries, pie and cake.
Proceeds from the event
will go to Ihe lone band.
The band is planning a trip
to Seaside. Ore.. June 8. 9. and
10 The trip is not all
relaxation, however, as band
members will be giving con
certs during their trip.
"It's something the kids
have worked for. II gives them
a lesson in traveling together,
working together." said lone
Band Parent Lorraine Ladd
"It's reallv a learning
experience."
Anne Frank (Lisa Nix) and
experience their first date in
gymnasium. There will be
directory signs at the school
showing the way to the gym.
Theme for the night is "Tie
a Yellow Ribbon." Included in
the night of fun will be skiU
and dance routines performed
"by the students and a $200 beef
raffle.
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hiding.
Proceeds from the dinner
will be used to purchase new
athletic uniforms, fund nat
ional school assemblies and
other items that aren't includ
ed in the school budget, said
Gary Hunt, Columbia Jr. High
instructor.
Saturday
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for Band Carnival