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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1981)
cess ic wr:2LL u OF.0RE NEWS PAPER LIB VOI,. Local man community 1 . 5. -yc .... I ... - . I ' :u ft SsjTi Bl I. Ill K. HI' f L . .... - r Columbia Bawn Co-op workers plat e a WhriKtmas tree on Heppner s Main St. The tree wan donated by Iat O'Brien of Heppner. Comments requested on proposed soil and water conservation program The Secretary of Agricul ture has announced an opiwir (unity for people to comment on the I'.S Depiirlmerit of Agricullure'N proposed soil and waier conservation pro gram The program trainees expanded roles for local and stale governments and the targeting of HSDA dollars and personnel to conserving cri liriil resources in problem areas People who are interested in the proposed program, or potentially affected by it. are invited lo comment Respon ses will be accepted through January I.V Response forms are available at the Soil Conservation Service or ASCS offices in Heppner. Mr. & Mrs. ,v gj j n- ; - 8 -"'. r J ,. C'-- J rJ ftV-v - Amber O'DonnelL 6, (It ) and gutter Katie, 2Vt of Portland with Mrs. Santa Claus. Morrow County's NO. 4 Tilt KSDAY, donates tree as Christmas present The promised program would concentrate more I'SHA assistance in areas where soil erosion and other problems threaten to reduce agricultural productive capa city and to increase agricul tural production costs, ac cording to Guy Nutt. state conservationist. Soil Conser vation Service (SCSI. Basic I 'SUA technical and financial assistance would continue in all areas The program would use local and stale conservation coordinating Uiards to iden tify critical problem areas, set priorities, and develop pro grams for local and stale action to solve the problems These boards would be based on existing organisations- Claus come to town for Xmas Opening The Heppner Home-Owned I)i:( KMBKR 3. 1NHI 8 PAGES .7 - -VI.. . ' " W T r ' 1 -.rfi, -J jnni conservation district hoards. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation ASC commit tees, extension advisory iKiards. and other groups Rased on the recommenda tion from these local and state Ixiards and national priorities, more I'SDA assistance would lie aimed at reducing the most serious soil erosion and related problems. The program is the depart ment's projiosed response to the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (RCA). Details of the proposed program, as well as two other alternatives are available at SCS and Agricul tural Stabilisation and Con servation Service offices in Heppner. Lunnie Kill, 2, Heppner (L) and Donnie Pointer, 3 of Lexington explain to Santa what they would like for ChritrtiuaH. Santa made his annual Christinas Opening trip to downtown Heppner via fire truck Saturday, Nov. 26 to give out candy canes and listen to the Christmas wishes of children. Another special E-THMES Weekly Newspaper 2( F.NTS Corps employs blasting consultants The Corps, of Kngineers has recently employed Harold w. Sheeran. owner of Blast ine and Vibration Consultants. Inc. RVC to make pre-hlasl surveys of homes located near the dam. About 25 homes on Alfalfa and Cowins streets and Willow Creek Hoad will he surveyed, said Sheeran. The purpose of the surveys. Carolyn Cole to replace Ray Boyce on BMCC The munity directo Cole. H Blue Mountain Corn College board of rectors has named Carolvn Heppner. to replace Ray Boyce. also of Heppner. on the college's budget committee. Mrs. Cole is owner-manager of Cole's House of Fashion in Heppner. She has served both on the Heppner City Planning Commission and on the Hep pner City Council. It was announced at the Nov. 18 board meeting. Tuition rates at Blue Moun tain Community College will rise about 15 percent next school year as a result of BMCC board action at the meeting. Next year, in-district tuition charged to residents of Uma tilla and Morrow counties will lone area experiences electrical outage lone area residents may have gotten a surprise Tues day morning. Dec. 1 when they woke up. Apparently many alarm clocks across town and in rural homes were not ringing. An electrical outage throughout the lone area began at 2:45 a m. when North Pole visitor, Mrs. Claus was also on hand to visit with children. Santa will make another appearance at the Heppner Post Office on Saturday, Dec. 19. Santa's arrival time will HK.PPNF.R. OREGON said Sheeran. is to document the condition of the homes before anv blasting work Ixfins When the Wasting dues begin. RVC will take seismograph readings in the residential areas previously surveyed to record vihrations. The seismograph readings will he used to regulate future Wasting vibration in those areas. Sheeran added. budget comm. go from $13 per credit hour to $!'. Tuition for students coming to BMCC outside the twe-county area will rise from $17 per credit to $22. Students from outside Oregon will pay $60 next year com pared with $50 per credit, said a college spokesperson. full-time college students will pay $180 in tuition per quarter if they live in the college district. Full-time for- out-nf-district and out-of-state students will rise to $264 and $720 per quarter, respectively. In addition to raising the tuition rate, the board also authorized a one-half cent hike in the amount of equalization paid to in-district students who reside more than 10 miles from the Pendleton campus. the wind kicked a breaker at the substation near lone., said Bill Gentry of Columbia Basin Klectric Co-op. Power was restored at 4:22 a.m.. he added. FJectricity was also out in the Olex area for a short time Tuesday night. A broken conductor, also caused by the be announced at a later date. Also in conjunction with the Christmas Opening, Heppner merchants began keeping their shops open until 7 p.m. every week night until Christ mas for convenient shopping. Weather The Chenev. Washington based company began con ducting surveys Tuesday. Nov. 24and were to be finished by Wednesday. Dec. 2 or Thursday. Dec. 3. Pre-blast drilling may begin next week, said Donald R. Johnson, resident engineer for the Corps. The blasting will start about mid December and run through approximately The new equalization rate is four cents a mile and will add about $10,040 to equalization payments. Total cost for equalization payments in 1980 81 were $70,285. "The geographical spread of the district makes a difference in students' ability to avail themselves of the opportunities on the Pendleton campus." was the statement made by Tim Mabry. chairm man of the board from' Hermiston. concerning the philosophy behind the equali zation payments. The board voted to keep mileage reimbursement pay ments to people traveling on college business at its current rate of 18.5 cents per mile. The board adopted an a greemenf drafted by college wind was said. to blame. Gentry Fair & Rodeo court tryouts to be Dec. 13 All girls who will be 16 by the time of the Morrow County Fair & Rodeo and are interes ted in trying out for a position on the court as princess should be at the Morrow Co. Rodeo grounds on Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. Girls should bring their parents and their horse. Baxter Black, DVM to be featured speaker at Farm-City banquet By JOHN NORDHF.1M Extension Agent The featured speaker for the December 11 Farm-City Ban quet will be Baxter Black, DVM. Dr. Black will speak at the 7 p.m. roast beef dinner to be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. Anyone from the "Farm or City." is most welcome to attend this annual event sponsored by the Morrow County Livestock Growers Assoc. and the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are $fi at the door (which is just inside the "attitude adjustment area"). Hosts for the special hour are: Northwest PCA. Pendleton PCA. and the Federal Land bank. Dr. Black is a veterinary consultant for Wellcome Ani- By City of Heppner High Low Precip Tucs. Nov. 24 40 30 Wed. Nov. 25 44 30 .10 Thurs. Nov.26 37 31 .22 Fri. Nov. 27 ' 43 21 Trace Snow Sat. Nov. 28 4 2 27 Sun. Nov.29 42 32 Trace Mon. No v. 30 48 36 .17 Normal Nov. precip is 1.49. This year the 1.77. June." Johnson continued. There will probably be one blast per week, he added. Johnson also staled that F.ucon Corp. prime contractor on the dam. has moved in trailers and some equipment. Surveyors are beginning to develop a quarry sight and are preparing to begin crushing aggregate, he added. attorney John Kottkamp transferring ownership of mu seum articles from the college to the Umatilla County Histor ical Society. The agreement calls for the society to store the materials safely and to label the articles the "Jim Sturgis Collection" when they are displayed. Sturgis. now deceased, col lected the BMCC museum articles and was the curator. Christmas lighting contest slated As the Christmas season quickly approaches. Christ mas lights and decorations begin to appear and area residents prepare for the annual Christmas lighting and decorating contest, sponsored by the Heppner Morrow Coun ty Chamber of Commerce. This year's contest will Grahams honored at Roast & Toast Gaude and Happy Graham were the guests of honor at a Roast and Toast ceremony held in their honor at the Heppner Elk's Lodge Nov. 21. Dr. Wallace Wolff acted as master of ceremonies for the evening which honored Claude for his many years of service to the lodge. Graham was presented a Baxter Black, DVM mal Health Division, manu facturers of animal vaccines, biologicals and pharmaceuti cals. Before joining Bur roughs Wellcome in 19H0, Baxter was a veterinarian for the Simnlot Livestock Com- puny. In the past three years, he has spoken to many state and local livestock associations iiil. i nun i iwumpi in.nwniiniiiiimiiii.ii ui) urn Nov. precip. was Harshman sentenced Noel Gay Harshman Jr.. 26. Umatilla, was sentenced Tuesday. Nov. 24 after being found guilty in Morrow County Circuit Court October 9 of delivery of a controlled sub stance, a class "B" felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a class "C" felony, reports Ann Spicer. district attorney. Harshman was sentenced to custody of the Corrections Division of the State of Oregon for eight years on count I. delivery of a controlled sub stance and five years on a countll. possession of a con trolled substance. Harshman was also sen tenced Nov. 24 after being; found to have violated a previous probation. His probation was revoked and he was committed to the custody of the Corrections Division of the State of Oregon for a period of eight years for each of four offences, to be served concurrently. include three home catego ries: unlighted. outdoor lighted and indoor as seen from the street. First, second and third prizes will be awarded. Area businesses and churches will also be judged for awards. All dis plays will be judged Sunday. Dec. 20. royal purple blanket with the Elk's emblem on it and a silver belt buckle, also bear ing the Elk's emblem was presented to him from Ed and RAchel Dick of Heppner. He also received a certificate of merit from the Oregon State Elk's Association for 48 years of membership. and other groups across the U.S. His "cowboy" philo sophy, poetry, and humor make his talks entertaining as well as informative. Rumor has it that he also writes songs, and does a little bit of singing. Dr. Black's column, "On the Edge of Common Sense" appears weekly in several market papers, and he also is the author of a book entitled, "The Cowboy And His Dog'' or "Go, Git in the Pickup." Copies of his book are on sale at Gardners Mens Wear and Murrays Drug, both in Hep pner. Baxter also narrates and appears in "The Working Cowboy." a film about life in the cattle industry, sponsored by a division of the Burroughs Wellcome Company. You will find that Dr. Black's philosophy, poetry, and humor moke his talks entertaining, as well as informative. V
