EIGIIT-The Heppner Gaiette-Timet. Heppner. Oregon, Thursday. July 2. 1981
C- By JUSTINE
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By last weekend we knew summer had, at last, really
arrived. This was good timing as many came visiting in
Heppner, mostly because of the four-class (1960 through
1963) Heppner High School reunion.
The farthest away from home I have been for over a week
now was out on Balm Fork to the Pete Lennon's auction on
Saturday afternoon. Lots of folks gathered there to look over
the collection of items that auctioneer Severe began coaxing
them to bid on Just after 1 p.m. Although I knew I didn't need
anymore possessions, the items that interested me most
were two trunks that had "U.S. House of Representatives"
stenciled on them. I wondered about the story of how those
trunks came to Balm Fork, but did not make an effort to find
out.
Within the last several weeks the number of loaded log
trucks coming in to Heppner has certainly increased. Since
my tour of the new mill facility I can now visualize most of
the steps that these tree-backbones will need to go through
before they become trim, graded, saleable lumber.
The Lennon Auction really brought home the fact that
construction of the Willow Creek Dam is beginning. After the
present roads up Willow Creek and Balm Fork have their
Heppner ends submerged and all traffic from their
extremities needs to join the Spray-Condon-Heppner
Highway just south of town, there will really be heavy travel
from that junction onto Main Street.
Traffic out in my neighborhood, along south Court Street,
will probably pick up during dam construction, but then will
surely become quieter with no more log trucks coming
through anymore.
Since Heppner's senior citizen meals ceased here last
spring, there has been much discussion about the program.
The friendships made there and the good meals enjoyed are
greatly missed by many. These folks realize that this
community has, hopefully only temporarily, lost a nice thing.
However, before the mealsite ceased there was not the
whole-community support and the enthusiastic attendance
by senior residents that there needs to be. It is very difficult
to find a location, the hours, and even to have the menus that
please everyone. Praise strengthens any program;
fault-finding weakens every endeavor.
There were those who objected to going to the Elks Club for
meals ; then when the site was moved to the remodeled Green
building, there were those who objected to its being held at
the Neighborhood Center. Although the old 4:30 p.m. meal
pleased some; it was objectionable to others.
The parentage of seniors responding to the Area Agency
on Aging Program here has been poor. People must realize
the program is not a handout arrangement but wants to be a
senior -run, self-supporting program. Attendance and
enthusiasm in other communities, such as Irrigon, Condon,
Arlington and Fossil, has been a great deal better than it has
been here.
Those who have visited the senior centers at John Day and
Milton-Freewater where seniors have acquired and operate
their own buildings, know how really well-supported,
hard-working, community seniors can thrive and enjoy
sharing benefits.
If the senior program is begun again here, it had better
begin with much better attendance and support. I have heard
a rumor that if Heppner seniors don't turn out in larger
numbers, and cut out fault-finding, the five-county area
directors may just give up trying to carry on here. Some
people are saying that Boardman is eager for a mealsite, and
the funds and efforts directed here may be transferred there
unless this comimmunity proves it really appreciates and
truly wants this program.
Because I took time to catch up on some reading last week,
I found a new hero. The July Reader's Digest (p. 163) tells the
story of Andrew L. Bavas, "the first federal employee to turn
down a pay raise - that is, to attempt to turn down a pay
raise. For, as Bavas found out, it isn't merely unusual for one
of Uncle Sam's minions to want less money; it is also
illegal."
This hero tells about his constantly increasing salary and
states "The job wasn't worth it. My raise was just another
example of how we have institutionalized inflation by
legislation and government programs that automatically
increase spending. In general, I had not felt that many people "
working at the upper levels of the federal bureaucracy were
earning their salaries."
So Bavas wrote to his superiors saying he was turning
down the automatic raise and was told he couldn't do that and
that there has been no other case like his, and furthermore, a
1900 federal-court decision forbade federal employees to
reject pay increases. After his case attracted considerable
attention, and when he received orders demoting him in
grade and transferring him, the 51-year-old Bavas resigned.
My new hefo's final statement is "There was probably no
more futile gesture in the history of economics or
bureaucracy than my own. It was only symbolic ; I knew that
going in. But someplace along the line, sombody has to break
the chain. Somebody has to say no."
Bravo, Mr. Bavas.
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner swimmers place 4th at 1st meet of season LIBRARY
By CINDI BKRGSTROM
Sunday. June 21. swimmers
from The Dalles, Pendleton,
John Day, Hood River and
Heppner participated in the
Heppner Invitational.
The 12 Heppner swimmers
placed fourth out of five
teams. The Heppner team
will now begin to travel all
over North Eastern Oregon.
Each week will bring a new
team, stronger and faster than
the week before. The Heppner
team is young and this is the
first season for many of the
swimmers.
The five teams placed in this
order: 1st - Hood River, 2nd -Pendleton,
3rd John Day, 4th
Heppner, and 5th - The
Dalles. Each team received a
trophy for their efforts.
Team results are as follows :
13 - 14 Girls
Shelly Biddle: 120 m breast,
2:14.9 4th; NP - 120 m free,
1:52.7; NP - 120 m back,
2:17.5; NP -120 m 1M, 2:03.9;
Kelli Bergstrom: 90 m fly,
1:18.07 1st; 120 m free;
1:34.05 -1st; 120m back, 1:50.0
- 1st; 120 m breast, 1:59.05
1st; 120 m IM - 1:43.07 - 1st.
13 -14 Girls free relay: Ellen
Arbogast, Dana Reid, Shelly
Biddle, Kelli Bergstrom,
3:15.05 - 1st.
13 - 14 Exhibition Medley
Relay: Ellen Arbogast, Shelly
Biddle, Kelli Bergstrom,
Christy Rathbun - 3:42.09.
9-10 girls
Michelle Wallis: 60 m free,
57.0 - 3rd. NP - 60 m back.
1:234: NP - 60 m breast, 1:247;
NP-30 m fly, 35.5; NP -120 m
IM, 2:52!3.
11 12 Boys
Duane Ball: 60 m back,
1:02.3 - 5th; NP - 60 m fly.
1:14.6; NP - 60 m breast,
1:11.3; NP - 60 m free. 54.2: .
NP - 120 m IM. 2:19.5.
11-12 Girls
Christy Rathbun: 60 m
back, 1:08.2 - 5th; 60 m fly,
1:09.08 - 5th: NP - 60 m free,
55.5: 60 m breast. 1:14.09; 120
m IM. 2:26.8.
13 - 14 Girls
Ellen Arbogast: 120 m. IM,
2:00.8 - 3rd; 120m back, 2:06.9
- 4th ; 120 m free, 1 :44.5 - 5th;
120m fly, 1:38.5 -5th; NP-120
m breast, 2:23.8.
Kelli Bergstrom: 120 m IM,
1:47.0 - 1st; 60 m free, 45.009 -1st;
60 m back, 51.0 - 1st; 60 m
breast, 53.5 - 1st; 60 m free,
41.4 - 1st.
Results from the Heppner
Invitational on June 21 are as
follows:
8 ft Under Boys
30m
Charlie Rathbun: NP
free, 1:24.3
Jacob Maben: NP - 30 m
free, 1:46.2.
Eric Connor: 30 m free. 30.0
- 1st ; 30 m fly, 40.0 - 1st; 120 m
IM, 3:20.8-1st; 30m back, 41.6
- 2nd; 30 m breast, 47.8 - 2nd.
8 ft Under girls
Kerry Bruce: 30
1:00.07 - 10th; NP
breast, 56.05.
m free,
- 30 m
9 - 10 Boys
Jason Maben: NP - 60 m
free - 2:27.2;
J.J. Shaw: NP - 60 m free -2:09.83.
11-12 Girls
Christy Rathbun: 60 m fly,
1:10 - 1st; 120 m IM, 2:34.05 -2nd
; 60 m breast, 1 :09.07 - 2nd ;
60 m free, 56.09 - 2nd; 60 m
back, 1:09.1 - 3rd.
Beth Forrar: 120 m IM,
2: 19.5 - 1st; 60 m breast, 1 :05.0
- 1st; 60 m free, 52.0 - 1st; 60 m
back, 1:01.4 - 1st; 60 m fly,
1:10.4 2nd.
13 - 14 girls
Shelly Biddle: 60 m fly, 58.8 -3rd
; 60 m free, 48.04 - 4th ; 60 m
breast, 1:02.4 -5th; 120 m IM,
2:08.5 -5th; 60 m back, 1:01.9
6th. Ellen Arbogast: 60 m back,
56.0 - 2nd ; 60 m free, 47.6 - 3rd ;
60 m breast, 1:10 -4th; 120 m
IM, 2:03.07 - 4th; 60 m fly, 59.5
- 4th.
Results from the Milton
Freewater dual meet with
Heppner on June 22 are as
follows:
13 & Under Relay
120 m free: (1) Ellen
Arbogast. Kelli Bergstrom,
Christy Rathbun. Shelly Bid
dle. 120 m Med. Relay: Berg
strom, Biddle, Arbogast. For-ar.
8 ft Under Roys
Charlie Rathbun: 30 m free,
1 :20.4-6th; 30 m breast, 1:2 3
- 5th.
. Jacob Maben: 30 m free,
1:17.5 - 5th.
Eric Connor: 120 m IM.
3:12.81 - 1st: 30 m fly. 42.01
1st: 30m brenst. 43.04 2nd: 30
m free. 29.09 2nd; 30 m back,
44.05 - 3rd.
8 & Under flirts
Kerry Rmeh: 30 m hack,
1:29,7- 1st; 30 m brenst, 1:18.4
- 1st; 30 m free. 56.5 - 2nd.
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Jnsoo Maben ; 60, m frpe,
2:08.8 - 3rd. ' , " ,
9 10 Girl
Michelle Wallis: 60 m free,
59.02- 1st: 120 m IM. 2:5tt.OH -1st;
30m fly, 40.03 -2nd; 60m
breast, 1:22.05 - 2nd; 60 m
back, 1:23 6 - 2nd.
Monday through Thursday
I to 5 p.m.
Thursday - Story Hour. 10:30
a.m.
Thursday evening 7 to 9
p.m.
Friday closed.
Saturday 2 to 4 p.m. ,
Swimmers face over 300 competitors at Hood River
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Kelli Bergstrom shows off medals and
award she won last week at Hood River
By CINDI BERGSTROM
The Heppner swimmers
faced over 300 swimmers at
Hood River June 27 and June
28.
Hie eight swimmers showed
ninny improvements in their
times and stroke techniques.
The Hood River swim meet
was a 'B' meet, meaning that
"Boise Co. buys
housing div.
Carol Anne Clnugh or dough
iHomes Arlington, announced
recently that the Boise Com
pany completed the purchase
of the Housing Division from
Boise Cascade Corporntion.
The Boise Company manu
facturers and distributes
Boise homes through Clnugh
Homes in this area. Clough
stated that the Boise Company
was recently formed by mana
agement personnel of Boise
Cascades Housing Division.
They purchased substantially
all of the divisions assets and
will continue its operations
which include eight sectional
and panelized home manufac
turing facilities throughout
the United States Clough
Homes will continue to market
Boise Homes in this area.
anyone swimming over the get
time would receive a certifi
cate stating thnt they swam an
'A' time.
Kelli Bergstrom was the
only swimmer from Heppner
to do this receiving an 'A' time
in the 133 m IM with a time of
1 :54.64. She also received a
gold medal In the 100 m
breast. 1:36 37; a silver In the
100 m back. 1 :31.16. and in the
butterfly, 1:27.39; a bronze In
the 100 m free style. 1:15.97;
and a sixth place ribbon In the
200 m freestyle. 2:48.49,
Charlie Rathbun and Kerry
Bruch, Heppner, the two
youngest swimmers, proved
they could swim 33 m without
stopping. Two weeks ago
neither could swim 10 m with
gasping for air.
The Heppner team ended up
with a total of 22 points for the
weekend.
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