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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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