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lt!1C v: E T Z E L L U OF ORE The Heppner Precip EESS 1 E VOL. W, NO. SI Heppner Post Office plans t) Heppner Postmaster ' hi' Heppner Post Office will be moving to ir quarters in the former Kroll's Depart . n-ni Store on Main Street sometime in octoU-r, Heppner Postmaster Ken Nairns announced last week. The Post Office will move from its present location in the building next to Kroll'i, where it has been for the past 40 years. The new building should afford the public better service, says Nairns. He said he has asked for 1.200 boxes to be installed in the building, where the present Flu allots available The Morrow County Health lM-parl merit will be giving flu shots to adults and those suffering from chronic health problems at a cost of $3.00. These flu shots will be available at the following locations: Heppner Neighborhood Cen ter - Tuesday, August 4, 1 to 3 p.m. ; Irrigon County Offices -Tuesday, August 11, 1 to 4 p.m.: lone Bank of Eastern Ore gon Kitchen (Please us back door) - Wednesday, August 19, 3 to 4 p.m. ; and Irrigon County Offices 'Tuesday, August 25, 1 to 4 p.m. These shots will also be available until the supply of vaccine is gone on Fridays from 8 a m. to 4 p.m. (Closed during noon hour) at the County Health Department in Lexington. Rodeo dance cancelled The Morrow County Kodeo dance scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 1, has been cancelled. According to a Fair and Rodeo Court spokesper-, son, the band engaged for the dance has been disbanded. Morrow County's THURSDAY, Ken Nairn in front of . . ' -i if ('- r ' . . i ' f ' - f j , h ', , . 1 I s If J j : ' I J . L j-.- If f -T 1 ; r I I? Money raised to aid Scott Groshens fund Over f 1.800 was raised for Scott Groshens at the Heppner Elks benefit pot luck dinner Saturday night. Club Manager Rick Smith said Tuesday that between the raffle of a 15 speed bike, and money raised from the pot luck a $1,810 check was given Fire takes truck, A brand new truck and six acres of stubble were burned in a fire Monday at the ranch of Bob Kilkenny near the North Lex. Elevator, accord ing to reports given to the Bible School slated August 10-14 First Christian Church in Heppner is sponsoring a Vacation Bible School pro gram from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, August 10 -14. The program is for children age four through sixth grade. All children of the community are invited to attend. Theme for the program will be "Jesus, Your Word Lives in Me." Bible stories, songs, ' il tilrll lllXL Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper JULY 30, 1981 8 PACES move f km- u J future pout office .-'':':.vW, facility now has only 733. "We have requests for boxes now, and sometimes we just don't have them," said Nairns. He said the new building will have two separate lobbies, one for installation of boxes, the other for service to the general public. The entire inside of the building is to be redone, at a cost over $25,000. The remodeling is expected to be finished by Sept. 3 and Nairns said he hopes to move in by October. to the Groshens family Satur day. "There was a great turn out - lots of support." said Smith. The money raised Saturday was in addition to $600 presented to the family sever al months ago. stubble Gazette-Times. Several fires were reported last week as wheat harvest continues in the Heppner -Lexington-lone area. crafts, special learning activ ities, mission emphasis "Adventures with Felipe," from Ninos de Mexico will be featured. A closing program will be held Friday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. for friends and family. The children will present a praise program with a film strip presentation on Ninos de Mexico, mission project. 20 CENTS Farmers expecting low yields should call ASCS Morrow County farmers who think they will be eligible to receive low yield payments on their wheat and feed grain crops should contact our office as soon as possible," Judy Buschke, executive director of ; the county Agricultural Stabil- . ization and Conservation Ser vice office, said. The ASCS disaster payment program covers crops affect 125 reported Heppner High School alum ni of six classes will converge on the Heppner Elks Lodge Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2 for their first reunion, according to Jim Barrett of Corvallis, co-chairman of the event. At least 125 will attend, he reported. 0 Classes invited are 1940, Kinzua sees bright spots in depressed lumber market Kinzua General Manager Harry Kennison told the Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce last week things aren't too optimistic in the lumber market right now. Kennison, who was featured speaker at the chamber, said Kinzua is "operating week to week," and that the lumber market is "the worst we've seen in years." However, his gloomy as sessment also had a bright side when he explained that the recently installed small log mill at the plant has made Kinzua "more competitive" in certain wood products markets. He said thaf although the housing materials market (ex cept for remodeling) is in a slump, the company is active ly seeking other wood pro ducts markets in which to enter. Draft board applications needed last month Heppner Chamber of Com merce President Fred Toombs wasn't kidding when he told chamber members Tuesday they better hurry if they wanted to apply to serve on the local draft board being formed. Toombs read a letter from Robert Ball, state director for Seniors enjoy activities By JUSTINE WEATHERFORD Heppner 's senior citizens chose a warm day for their trip to the Bonneville Dam on Monday. Bill Cox chauffered the county senior bus carrying Grace Buschke, Millie Evans, Wilma Mabe, Sophia Ayers, 1 Lydia Wilson, Eula Bloods-, worth, Adelle LaTrace, Bob Lowe, Bud Springer, Sam and Ruby Steers and Lynnea Sargent. After lunching at Cascade Locks, the group enjoyed a fine tour of the big dam. They saw the fish ladder, watched the Bonneville locks in action and especially enjoyed the working model of the Heppner Dam. After the tour they visited the Bonneville fish hatchery. They left Heppner HEPPNER. OREGON ed by natural disaster bene fits, however, farmers must have filed an accurate acre age report and the county ASC committee must determine that the production loss was caused by the natural disast ter. Payments are authorized for a farmer whose crop yield is less than 60 percent of the established yield for wheat to attend HHS reunion Aug. 1-2 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 and 1945 plus their grade school and high school teachers and administrators. Faculty planning to return include Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Peavy, Sacramento, Cali fornia; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nelson (Jean McElhinny), Lexington; and Mr. and Mrs. "We're trying to get into the waterbed market (frames) which require two by tens," he said. And "decking for vaulted ceilings in the smaller homes being built could prove out to -te an exciting frogram," Kennison also pointed 10 the new chipping facility, of which Kinzua is a partner with Longview Fiber, on the Col umbia near Boardman as another bright spot in the market. "It gets us into the chip market and puts us on the river for product shipping," he told the Chamber. He added that the chip loading should start in'March of 1982, with a log chipping plant finished in July. He said the arrangement would provide more jobs in the woods collecting chipping material. the Oregon selective service system. Ball asked the Hep pner Chamber to nominate members to serve. The letter stated that appli cations should be forwarded to the selective service system no later than July 1. 1981. The only trouble is. the letter wasn't even sent out until July 10. Toombs pointed out. at 8 a.m. and returned about eleven hours later. Last Wednesday, July 22, those who attended the weekly . luncheon in the Fairground 4-H Room were pleased to have Tom McPherson of the Pendleton Social Security Of fice talk to them about possible changes in the month ly benefits. He used charts to explain what has happened and what may happen, and he encouraged questions. Babe Harris made a few announce ments and conducted a draw ing for three free lunch tickets. The lucky winners were Ed Gunderson, Ola Ruggles and Justine Weather ford. Around 45 seniors enjoyed the meal prepared by cook Cherrie Clark. Weather BV THE CITY OF HEPPNER Tues., July 21 Wed., July 22 Thurs.,July23 ' Fri., July 24 Sat... July 25 Sun., July 26 Mon., July 27 and feed grains. "Payments are based on crop production losses below this percentage," Ms. Buschke said. Farmers who store all or a part of their harvested crop on the farm must have this production measured by ASCS before it is put to another use or commingled with produc tion should identify sales slips by crop and farm, for proven Ken McKenzie, Crescent, Ore gon. Registrant coming the fur thest distance is Frances Wilkinson Oslund and her husband Walt, of Denver, Colorado. A dinner and dance with a program starts off the week end on Saturday night. Nearly Corps sends advance notices on dam work Advance notices to com panies wishing to bid' on construction of the Willow Creek Dam were mailed out recently by the Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla, Wash. ' - The one-page card tells bidders that the project is a "150-foot high by 1.750-foot long gravity dam of roller compacted concrete." The notice also states there will be 50,000 cubic yards of common excavation, 50,000 yards of rock excavation, 500,000 Cwt (hundred weight) Class of 1951 plans reunion The Heppner class of 1951 will be holding a reunion August 1, at the home of Pat Gentry at 420 Water St. in Heppner. Anyone wishing to visit is welcome to drop by. Central Market remodels store; expands hours during summer - -II j K Ernie McCabe (left) and Fonrie Burkenbine, display cases at Central Market An extensive remodeling' project, including added shelf space and new freezers, has been completed at Central Market Grocery in Heppner, owners Forrie Burkenbine and Ernie McCabe announced. The remodeling, which began several months ago, included addition of about 20 percent more shelving, new freezer cases for frozen foods and additional space for ice cream products. ' "Eighty-five to ninety percent of the store w porrrllv rmnHlH " Rirlrnhine Hijtfi Low 85 49 84 48 83 51 84 54 85 54 90 60 97 61 yields or proven production, and turn in their slips when harvest is over," the ASCS official said. If the crop is so poor that it will not be carried to harvest for grain or lint, ASCS must appraise the crop before its' destruction or substitute use. Disaster claims must be filed within 15 days after harvest. 100 will stay over for a Sunday breakfast also at the Elks lodge, said Barratt. The class of 1943 has the most returnees, with 25 class members and their spouses signed up as of July 25. Seventeen members of these six classes have been reported as deceased. of Portland cement, 150,000 Cwt of Pozzolan and 430,000 lbs. of reinforcing steel. The total cost of the main dam construction contract will be approximately $10 million, the Corps states. Other work on the relocation of Willow Creek roads, and relocation and construction on part of the city water system is already underway in the Heppner area. Bid opening for the main dam work will be on Septem bers, 1981, states the Corps. It also states work will be completed on May 1, 1983. Interstate deposits announced Deposits at the Heppner branch of First Interstate Bank were $13,173,000 on June 30, 1981, the same as at midyear 1980. - I T "Mi Jiff fe-rV- il irait V4 Throughout the year the Morrow County Fairgrounds has had an increase in use by many adult and youth organiz ations. Possible day use is 360 and it was used 330 days. The Fair and Rodeo Board hopes to continue to have your participation in the new year, as we are rated by the County Fair Commission, w ho in turn supports the fairgrounds and fair and rodeo. Premiums for the fair have been raised in many depart ments. Check the premium book for these increases. The 4-H Horseshow and Open Class Horseshows will be charging admission Satur day, August 22 and Sunday, August 23. Season buttons for 5 days are $2, daily charge is 50 cents. The fair secretary has buttons, senior citizen free passes, and 4-H and FFA wrist bands for free passes. A chicken dinner with ait the trimmings will be sold at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 by Jim Kessler of Milton Free water, at the Rodeo Arena. A local high school group will be performing at the fair on Wednesday, August 26 at the Rodeo Arena. A man on stilts will be coming to the fair Tuesday and Wednesday, August 25 and 26. He also combines his act with Senior Guiseppe and his Monkey Miss Angelina. There are some community booth spaces available. For any information regard ing the Fair please call Dorothy Estberg, fair secre tary at 676-5159 or 676-9474. J .f-W ' xV , 1 'f &r 1 t . . v. LJ owners, stated. McCabe added that the additional shelving would allow for more products to be carried in the store, and also keep existing products from being stacked on the floor. Both said the remodeling was done to better serve customers. As an added service they say the store will begin extended summer hours this Monday, Aug. 3, when they will be open from 8 a m to 7 p.m. Mon. through Sat.
