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BESSIE WETZEL!. U OF ORE VOL. 99, Court asked for funds for new By MARY ANN CERULLO The city of Heppner would like a new roof for the Heppner museum , Morrow County Court learned last Wednesday, August 12. The city I willing to furnish one third of the cost and , requests that Morrow County come up with the remaining 14,000, stated Judge Don McEUlgott. Prize saddles put on The Morrow County Grain Growers and Kinzua Corp. put on display last week the addles they are donating as prizes In this year's Morrow County Rodeo, Friday, Aug. W. MCGG and Kinzua donate saddles each year, which are given as prizes to the best all-around cowboy and the best calf roper in the rodeo. This year Kinzua commis sioned their saddle built by a local woman, Bonnie Paullus. Bonnie was an employee of Kinzua before she was injured and sent by Kinzua to a saddle building school to learn her 'craft. The Grain Growers saddle is made by Severe. If you're thinking about trying your luck for these beautiful saddles, following re a few rules and regula tions: ALL-AROUND SADDLE RULES 1 Must be present Sunday to win. 2 -Can only win one all-around saddle. 3 Must be a one-year resident. 4 Must have qualifying run to gain points. 5 Must have points in at least two events. 6 In the event of a tie, the one . with the most money wins. 7 - Amateur Calf Roping saddle winner can't win Ail Around Saddle but qualifies for the $50 Cutsforth Award. MORROW CO. ENTRY - Morrow County entries must register by this Monday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the rodeo grounds, phone 676-5836. Entry fees are as follows: 1. Cow Milking - $40.00 2 Barrels - $20.00 3 - Steer Wrestling $35.00 4 - Cow Riding - $25.00 5 - Team Roping (enter 2) $40 per team 6 Amateur Calf Roping -$35.00 7 Breakaway - $20.00 8. Calf Roping - $35.00 9 Pee Wee Barrels - $6.50 The Pee Wee Barrels is a brand new event this year. Those eligible should be 10 years old or under and riding a novice Jiorse (less than $50 won on horse. ) lone pool to close Sunday, August 23 will be the last day for public swimming at the lone swim ming pool. The week of August 24, the pool will be used for athletic practices and will be prepared for the beginning of school, September 1. GAZE Morrow County's NO. 34 THURSDAY. In checking, County Court learned that the mum-urn is presently budgeted for $l,ooo for maintenance and repair only. "A new roof would be ftiving money in the long run," Commissioner Warren Mc Coy assured the Court. County Court discussed possible allernative funding and moved to transfer funds within the budget, allowing CM I w Is- ..' rf ..f---- LY i, -At I v Fair & Rodeo Queen Nancy Miller (left). Morrow County Grain Growers General Manager Larry Mills, Princess Anita Palmer, Princess Kathv Hansen. Saddlemaker Bonnie Paullus and Harrry Kennison. Gunty Court reschedules meeting The regular meeting of the Morrow County Court on August 26, will be held in Heppner at the courthouse The Heppner Home-Owned AUGUST 20, ittKI 24 PAGES the county to furnish $4,000 toward a new roof for the museum. In other business, planning began last Wednesday for the construction of a partial wall which will form a small lobby on the first floor of the Morrow County courthouse. "The lobby will give court house employees a place for their coffeebreaks away from their desks," explained Com- display r f "1' Kinzua General Manager lutliur than in the North Morrow Annex Building in Irrigon as previously scheduled. f I ! : (I . .. .. t arvs. I 1 3 j - TrTTT ii muz Weekly Newspaper ? (FATS museum roof missioner Dode Krebs. Morrow County Court ac cepted the resignation of Hubert Wilson from the Mor row County Planning Commis sion. Wilson will be moving to Arizona during the winter HBO coming Aug. 20; preview 20th-Sept. 4 Home Box Office, a pay television programming transmitted by satellite by Heppner T.V., Inc., will be offered on cable to the city of Heppner residents starting August 20. Mailers of August program guide will go out to all television subscribers next week, said a Heppner TV spokesperson. Along with HBO on Channel 7, a second channel from USA Network will be offered which will carry mostly live sports with children's and educational programs also. This network goes to 24 hours IIIIS football practice begins Football practice for Hep pner High School players begins next Monday, August 24, reports Head Coach John Sporseen. There will be an evening practice from 6 to 8 p.m., and then for the rest of the week through Friday there will be two practices per day, one in the morning from 7 to 8.30 a.m. and another in the evening 6 to 8 p.m. Bob Hawkins named to school budget Bob Hawkins, Buttercreek wheat farmer was appointed to the Morrow County School District budget committee by the board of directors Monday night. Hawkins replaces Judy Cur rin who resigned the position last month. Help to victims By MARY ANN CERULLO "We would like victims of crime to know that now there is help," Jerry Flakus told Heppner members of AAUW and volunteers from Board man who are in the process of organizing a Victim Advocate Program in Morrow County. As an administrator for the State Crime Victims' Compen sation Program in Salem. Flakus explained the purpose of his department to a small audience last Thursday while he was in Heppner. After his oresentation, Flakus visited the County Sheriff's office and the Pioneer Memorial Hospi tal before continuing his trip to Spokane. The State Crime Victims' Compensation Program was established in 1978 to compen sate victims of crime who have no financial resources. The department investi gates all claims of any crime-related injuries and then determines the eligibility of the applicant and the TTT HIWNRR. ORfT.ON months. County Court moved to accept a petition of order designating the Heppner Gazette-Times as the official Morrow County newspaper. in October on your Channel 8. A new subscription offer will be good until September 4. A free hookup charge wiD be offered on three months' advance payment of $39. You save $25 00. The offer is good only to membership certifi cate holders. "If your family enjoys good movie entertainment, you certainly won't want to miss HBO with "Godfather Part II," "Black Beauty." "Oh God! Book II," "Caddy shack" and "Honeysuckle Rose" to name a few coming up at the end of August." said the spokesperson. Man held on sex charges By MARY ANN CERULLO Arraignment of Fred Dale Messinger, 68, on two counts of sexual abuse went up before Heppner Justice Court Mon day, Aug. 9. Messinger, a Heppner man, is charged with first degree sexual abuse for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl at Cutsforth Park Sunday, Aug. 8. According to a Morrow County District Attorney's office spokesman, Messinger waived a preliminary hearing and is currently being held on $20,000 bail at the Umatilla County Jail. Messinger was working as . an attendant for Cutsforth Park at the time of the alleged incident. amount of compensation, Flakus explained. Benefits may also help a dependent of a murder victim, he stated. To be eligible the crime victim must: have been a victim of a reckless, knowing, or inten tional act. - have injuries that have caused financial loss in excess of $250. - reported the crime within 72 hours of the act. have cooperated with the police. - have filed for compensa tion within six months of the injury. No court action is neces sary, stressed Flakus. The department refers to police reports and not court results. To receive more informa tion, Flakus asks that people write to: Department of Justice, Crime Victims' Com pensation, 100 State Office Building, Salem, Oregon 97310. Weather BY THF. CITY OF HF.PPNER Tues.. Aug. II HVed.. Aug. 12 Thurs.. Aug. 13 Fit. Aug. 14 Sat.. Aug. 15 Sun., Aug. 16 Mon.. Aug. 17 Fair and Rodeo News By DOROTHY ESTBERG The Fair Building will be open all this week for those who want to set up their Community Booths. There are four spaces available for Community Booths, and please check the Premium Book for time schedule or call at the Fair Office at 6764474. for building hours. Admission will be charged Saturday and Sunday August 22 23. so. you may not want to work on Community Booths on the weekend. Deadline for these booths is August 24 at 10 p.m. p.m. SPECIAL DAY August 24 is the day to bring in all your exhibits, except livestock. Please Fill out a premium sheet for each exhibitor and turn it in by Tuesday, August 25, at 11 a.m. to the fair office. Horses how entrants also need to turn in a premium sheet in order to get premium money, according to placings. 4-H Horseshow is scheduled for Saturday, August 22. Open Class Horseshow js scheduled for Sunday, August 23. Heppner Lions CI 14b will have a concession open (pop corn, snowcones. etc. ) Aug. 22 23. The 4-H Snack Shack will also have their concession open. For the young children up to 12 years old is the Pet Show, scheduled for August 25, Tuesday, at 2 p.m., at the picnic area. One pet per child is allowed and is open to all kinds of pets. So bring your pet to the Fair. Come to the Fair Tuesday night and see 4-H present their Fashion Revue. First day of Fair is August 25 through August 27. Rodeo, is scheduled for August 28 - 30. We are pleased to know that commercial potato exhibits are coming to our Fair this year. Premium sheets are in carbon this year so. please turn in both copies to the Fair Office. One copy will be returned to you with your premiums and one copy will be held at the office for records. Premium Sheets can he picked up at the County Extension Office and Fair Office. Entry tags can be picked up at the Fair Office also. Fair office number is 676 9474, and the office will be open everyday now until Fair. High Low 101 99 98 95 95 96 95 61 61 61 59 59 55 59 Trip to Heppner brings many 'firsts' to AFS student Camilo Nunez I -M I vi-'jMwr,!wW-i1, $' 'f- .... v Camilo Nunez Camilo Enrique Nunez has only been in Morrow County one week, but he has already been through his first wheat harvest, seen his first deer, his first "mucky" lake water (water in his homeland is clear enough to see through) and has decided that he is definitely not homesick for his native country. The Dominican Republic. Camilo, 17, arrived last week in Heppner as an American Field Service exchange student - after two hours on the plane from his homeland to Miami, two hours from Miami to New York, six hours from New York to San Francisco, and a grueling 21 hours on the bus from San Francisco to Portland, not to mention a bus trip from Portland to Boardman and a car ride to Heppner. Camilo and his family, mother, Lourdes, father, Camilo, and sisters, Christianne, 15. Carmen. 14, and Carolina. 10, live in Santo Domingo, where the temperatures seldom stray below 60 degrees. "I will die in the winter," laughed Camilo, when faced with the possibility of a long cold winter in Eastern Oregon. Camilo," who will be a senior at Heppner High School this year, is adapting to his adoptive family, Karen and Dale ' Holland, and children, Doug, who will also be a senior at HHS, Diane, 21, and Dale, 19, who are home for the summer. "We get hung up on a few words," commented Diane, "but eventually get it mastered." Camilo has studied English for four years. Camilo, who will be in the U.S. around a year, has quite a few activities planned for him during the coming weeks. The AFS chapter has scheduled a trip to the Pendleton Roundup and Happy Canyon Indian Pageant Sept. 18 and 19. The trip will wind up in Grass Valley on Sept. 20. lone physicals scheduled All lone Junior High and High School students who plan to participate in any sport during the coming year and who are either coming out for sports for the first time or entering the 9th grade or Uth grade must have a physical before starting the sport, according to the coach. Special Fair & Rodeo section in this week's G-T A special 1981 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo section is included in this week's issue of the Gazette-Times. In the special section readers will find articles of interest about this year's Fair 4 Rodeo events. Much thanks is given to those who contributed information for the section and the local advertisers who made the section possible. 0.1.1' Students who fit any of these categories should plan on being at lone High School the evening of Monday, Aug. 24, and report to the library at the following times: high school boys -6 p.m.; high school girls - 7 p.m. ; junior high boys and girls - 7:30 p.m.
