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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1981)
4.. ,,,, W The Heppner PmTTT TTT 11 llMliC 11 ii id- VOL. IM. NO, lone class r 'hi' ,il a '-7 Z4 i i-f . ' 7 -r--- , j to riht on the flitor: Louis Buschke and Norman Nelson Front row. left to right: John Euhanks, Geneva Palmar , Cliidys Armington, Veda Brenner. Helen Martin, friends of the community. Memberii of the graduating chiss of l(:u of lone High School met for a 5oth anniver r.fii on Sunday September 20 ill the Willows Grange Hall in lone. They viewed pictures and mementoes of their high Kchool davs and talked of amusing incidents they could recall. Following a turkey dinner prepared by ladies of the Grange, the group greeted Voter turn out low in election Sixteen percent of Morrow County's registered voters went to the polls last Tuesday, Sept 15. On the ballot was a New patio dedicated (o nursing home residents 1 r - i r- ft ' V "4 I ? ; 1 Pioneer Memorial Hospital Auxiliary dedicated their new patio to the residents of the Pioneer Memorial Nursing home. Thursday. Sept. 17. II had been n project of the Auxiliary to raise funds for the patio through the sale of cookbooks and donations from individuals and service in luinintions The Auxiliarv Morrow County's 3D THURSDAY. of '31 holds 50th reunion Tbone at the tea table were Gladys Armington serving coffee, Veda Brenner and Beth Clark serving punch and Helen Martin serving cake. Special guests attending were Mr. and Mrs George Tucker of Spokane. Wash He was the principal during the students high school years. All fourteen liv ing members of the claaa of ninteen were present Class members and one year, $525. (MK) road levy to be used for repair and maintenance of county roads. The levy passed. Following is a breakdown of the election is now selling tickets on a doll dressed in a nurses uniform with a wardrobe designed and donated by Krma Keithley. The doll is now on display at Gardner's Men's Wear in Heppner, where tickets are available for 25 cents each. The drawing will be the first (lav of Artifactorv. Home-Owned SEPTEMBER 24. 12 Margaret Morgan, and Milton Morgan. Left to right in the back row are. Ordie Farrens, Barton Clark. Irvin Ritchie, Virgil Esteb. George E. Tucker, principal and Norman E. Swanson. spouses attending were: Gladys (Brashers) Armington of Hollywood, Calif.. Veda (Eubanks) Brenner, Madras, Ore., Orlow and Helen (Smouse) Martin of Moro, Ore.. Irvin Ritchie of Mil waukie. Ore.. Norman Swan son of Portland. Ore.. Ordie Farrens of Caldwell. Ida. and Virgil Esteb of San Diego, Calif. Those from the immed iate area were Barton and returns: Boardman - 57 yes. 44 no; Heppner-Hardman - 130 yes, 155 no; lone - 96 yes. 44 no; Irrigon - 41 yes. 60 no: Lexington - 38 yes, 25 no showing a total of 362 "yes" votes and 328 total "no" votes. It was a "pretty low turn out." said Morrow County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth. I In- puhu is complete and is being en joyed by all. hut funds are still needed to meet financial obligations and to buy lawn furniture, said a spokesperson. The residents have already enjoyed a watermelon feed and have attended church services on the patio, she added. Weekly Newspaper PACES 2 CENTS Beth (Wright) Clark. Geneva (Pettyjohn) Palmer. Milton and Margaret (Crawford) Morgan. John and Mildred (Morgan) Eubanks. Louis Buschke, and Norman and Jean Nelson. A moment of silence was held for former class mem bers Ralph Mason. Dorr Mason. Frances Troedson. Earl McCabe and Grant Conwav. County school board releases enrollment, discusses questionable Enrollment in Morrow County Schools is up 4 students over last year. Superintendent Matt Doherty told the board of directors Monday night. According to the latest figures AC Houghton Elementary, Columbia Jr. High, Heppner Elementary and Sam Boardman Elementary schools all showed an increase in attendance over 1980-81, while Heppner High, lone and Riverside High schools all showed decreases. 1980-81 280 121 357 201 192 257 276 1684 AC Houghton Columbia Hep. Elem Hep. High lone Riverside Board. Elem. Total In other business, the board: - formed a committee to study a proposal by the superintendent that the district send out questionaires to sample public opinion on the district's operation of the schools ; - voted to increase school lunches from 40 to 50 cents for grades one through six. 40 to 60 cents for grades seven through 12, and 50 to 75 cents for adults. The increases are the result of less state funding of the lunch program. The increases will go into effect November 1, 1981, the board said; - granted maternity leave to Lisa Nelson of Heppner Elementary school; - voted to hire two new aids for AC Houghton and Sam Boardman schools to help with kindergarten classes; -appointed Eddie Brosnan. Butter Creek, Keith Rea, lone and Perry Morter, also of lone to the district transportation committee; - voted to sell three used school buses to the highest bidders. Earl Harman of Hermiston bid $666.66 for a 1964 CMC and $888.88 for a 1966 Ford. Irvin Rauch was high bidder for a 1966 CMC. with $811; - okayed a request from the Church of the Latter Day Saints, to rent out district offices in Lexington for meeting space. The district will rent the space for $25 per meeting; - tabled a resignation from Marv Peterson, an lone teacher, from the position as advisor to the school year book committee; and - board chairman, Jean Bennett appointed Irv Rauch, Bob Byrd and Jerry McElligott to a committee to negoUate with the district's certified, or teacher, employees. HEPPNER. OREGON Old dam unearthed on Willow Creek - origin remains a mystery i i.wm tiinri mtA- Ttnw ' - iVeir dam project Mystery still surrounds uie unearming 01 an oia tnnaii dam near the edge of town last week, as oldtimers in the area try to track down the origin and purpose of the 90-year-old ' Xiruclure. Uncovered last Thursday by construction workers on the new $45 million Corp of Engineers Willow Creek Dam project, the old dam has produced conflicting stories as to its purpose. About ten feet high and forty just east of town near Willow One story circulating about building the structure to divert was frozen and used in an ice 1981-82 298 143 364 194 164 255 312 1730 uncovers old dam , . . feet long, the dam is located Creek Road. the dam has a J.W. Cowin water into ponds. The water house and soda pop factory Concerned reminded Columbia Basin Electric Co-op Board of Directors will meet Thursday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. in the board room at Columbia Basin's office in Heppner, reminds Dexter Miles, head of the Concerned Consumers group. Miles reports that at this meeting the board is to take Legion to sponsor Hunters Breakfast The American Legion Post No. 87 will again sponsor a Hunter's Breakfast. Friday, Oct. 2. at Ron McDonald's Chevrolet showroom in Hep pner. The breakfast will begin at 4 p.m. and last until 6 a.m. Morgan September 18 Frank Albert Morgan, 20 of Boardman, was sentenced Sept. 18 at the Morrow Co. Courthouse in Heppner. Mor gan was sentenced to three years probation, $350 fine, make cost restitution and 45 days in jail, with credit given for time previously served Fire causes 8 in Olex area 24 hr. outage A fire in the Olex area left about eight customers without electricity from about 4 p.m. Sunday. Sept. 13 to 4 pm. Monday. Sept. 14. said Colum bia Basin Electric Co-op Manager KreH Toomhs structure Cowin owned in the area Another explanation has the dam being used to gather water for use by the old Heppner electrical generating plant, which was located at the site of the present Heppner swimming pool. Whatever its purpose, museum records say the dam was apparently built in 1891, and then covered over with silt and debri during the big Heppner flood of 1903. Many of the people who could have known about the dam have died, therefore its discovery last week was something of a surprise. Oldtimers in the area have been working since its discovery to track down facts about its construction and use. Consumers group of board meeting action on the petition present ed to the board concerning the recent electrical rate in crease. A petition was circulated to members of the community, customers of Columbia Basin Electric after the board's decision to increase r?siden tial electrical rates between 44 and 54 percent, while large Saturday morning. Breakfast will include ham, eggs, hot cakes, coffee and milk. Prices are three dollars for adults and two dollars for children under 10. sentenced after pleading guilty to a. charge of theft in the first degree, reports the district attorneys office in Heppner. Morgan was one of eleven arrested June 20, after a four-month-long sheriffs in vestigation. A charge of solici tation to commit murder was subsequently dropped. Although Columbia Basin refused to comment on the cause of the fire, Toombs said the outage covered about three or four total miles. Toombs asks anyone, who sees an electrical pole burning Irrigators rates were increas ed from 12 to 16 percent. Petitioners think the rate increase is unfair to residen tial customers and are asking the board to reconsider. Upon presentation, the peti tion had 777 signatures, now the petition probably has "over 1.000." said Miles. Irv Rauch on county school board 19 years No one can say Morrow County School Boardmember Irv Rauch hasn't given of his time to public service. Irv has been on the school board for the past 19 years, and at Monday night's board meeting superintendant Matt Doherty mentioned to the board that he had figured up Irv's total time spent just at board meetings. "If you figured four hours per meeting, which is prob ably conservative, over the 19 years Irv has spent one and a half years of eight hour days, just at meetings," Doherty said. or fire near a pole, to call Coumbia Basin Electric col lect and they will put the fire out. "It's a lot cheaper to put out the fire than to change the poles." he added. t !
