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Hoppricr cilieiiK should te
getting their water through
the city's new system this
week, if everything works out
right
Testing of the new system,
which includes new lines and a
new storage tank, has lieen
going on for sump time,
however, final tests and oper"
atioii was scheduled to Iwgin
Tuesday
Water pressure may lie
higher in some homes in the
city, and users may find a
higher chlorine content and
taste when the system goes
into cttcct, city officials said
Monday
Oilier problems may devel
op also "We're not exactly
sure what might happen." city
administrator Marshall Lov
grcn said
The system has been tested,
though, lion Johnson of the
Wheat League members meet
with Sec. Block in Wash., D.C.
I .(litis Carlson of lone, presi
dent ol the Oregon Wheat
Growers league, along with
eight other league members
recently traveled to Washing
ton D C to meet with U.S.
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Block
President Keagan announ
ced the "Ueag.iin Doctrine"
which relets to a presidential
policy on hum exports at a
meeting with Condon farmer
Karl Pryor and the other
ollicials ol the National Assoc
Bob Smith to visit here
on the campaign trail
Boh Smith
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system for
tank, ready for ue.
Army Corps of Engineers told
the city council Monday night .
He said the city's new water
storage tank has been filled,
flushed and checked for
leakes. and that all the water
lines have all been disinfected
and checked
In other business, the coun
cil - heard from Ken Huniker.
project engineer with Eucon
Corp , which is building the
dam Hunziker asked that his
company lie able to buy water
from the city for use on the
dam project The city okayed
the sale, of surplus water only,
for "li little over" one dollar
ler thousand gallons,
- agreed to pay Coats
Construction Co $2,500 for
settlement of a lawsuit
brought against the city by
Coats
iation of Wheat Growers,
stated Wes Grilley. Pendleton,
executive vice president of the
league,
Grilley said the policy states
1 there will lie no export
restriction due to rising
prices, 2. food will not he used
as a weapon for foreign policy
and :l world markets will 1'
kept free of trade burners and
unfair trade practices Grilley
said Secretary Block confirm
ed the policy statement to the
group at a breakfast arranged
H CATHY PKCK
Hob Smith. Kepuhlicaii can
didale for the Congressional
House of Representatives, will
spend the day in Morrow
County on April 2(1 The
co-chairmen for his Morrow
County campaign, Bay
French and Merlin Hughes,
are planning a lull schedule of
aclivies
Smith, a businessman and
cattle rancher, hopes to repre
sent the Second District,
which includes 20 counties, all
18 counties east of the Cas
cades plus the southern two
thirds of Jackson and Jose
phine counties
The Heppner
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THURSDAY. APRIL , 1982
Abrams named co. chair
of Keep Judge Campbell
Rnlicrl B Abrams. Heppner
has been named Morrow
County chair of the Keep
Judge J K (Hob 1 Campbell on
the Supreme Court commit
tee, announced a news release
from the Supreme Court
committee,
Justice Campbell was ap
pointed Circuit Court Judge in
191.5 by former Governor
Mark Hatfield and was elected
to that position three times.
In 1978 he was appointed to
Thompson house moved to
B CATHY PECK
A lot of people in Heppner
turned out to watch the
Thompson house being moved
from its site on Willow Creek
to the top of Cemetery Hill in
Heppner When weather and
ground conditions improve,
the movers will lower the
house to its projected site
across from Hope Lutheran
Church on Cowing Street.
The house and barns were
purchased by Thompson's
father in 1949 from Frank
Monahan. The ranch belonged
to a Jim Jones about the turn
of the century. George Currin
bought the ranch from Jones
who, while waiting to move his
livestock to another state, was
drowned in the Heppner flood
of 1903.
George Currin sold the
ranch to Mr. and Mrs. John
Byland who in turn sold it to
Monahan. According to Kath
erlne Hisler. Monahan's
daughter, her father built the
house in 1929 along with the
sheep sheds.
by the National Association of
Wheat Growers
The group met again with
Secretary Block in an after
noon session to reaffirm some
of the points the league is
making in Washington relat
ing to the farm program,
Grilley said He related that
Secretary Block said he would
take the group's ideas under
advisement and that the
secretary seemed to be fairly
optimistic
Ministerial Assoc. donates
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lone Librarian Lorraine Ladd
President Loree Hubbard (right)
library from Rev. Cathy Barker,
Ministerial Association.
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the Oregon Court of Appeals
and in December. 19H0. to the
Supreme Court Both appoint
ments were made by Gov
ernor Vic Atiyeh.
Judge Campbell earned a
B A degree from Willamette
I'nivcrsitv in 1940 and grad
uated from Willamette Uni
versity College of J .aw in 1942.
prior to his service on the
bench. Judge CampMI was a
practicing Attorney in Canyon
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Terry Thompson house
The original Jones house is
still standing on the ranch site.
It has also been viated due to
Heppner man made
manager in Minneapolis
David K. Hall has been
appointed group manager of
the Conk tin Company, a Min
neaixilis based chemical and
energy-related products man
ufacturer. Hall and his wife.
Nancy, live in Wallowa Dave
is the son of Gene and Harriet
Hall of Heppner
Hall's appointment re
ciignies bis leadership train
ing and sales and marketing
achievements within the or
ganisation As one of l.liild group
managers and more than
22.000 independent Conklin
EOSC untiounces
Kaslern Oregon State Col
lege officials have announced
the names of students who
made the Winter Quarter
Honor Boll
To qualify for the Honor
Holl. students must have a
grade point average of 3 5 or
higher on 12 graded credits
that term
Area students who qualified
,tqKan
(left) and lone Topic Club
accept gift of books for lone
of the South Morrow Coutny
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Flood siren mysteriously set off
Last Tuesday evening.
March 30. the townspeople of
Heppner were reminded of
past nightmares when the
flood siren over the Heppner
swimming pool mysteriously
went off.
The constant whine could be
heard all over the community
for approximately 30 minutes
before it shut itself off.
According to Mayor Cliff
Green, as of early Tuesday.
April 6. no one was positive
what had occured. other than
Cemetery Hill
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photo by Cathy P&ck
the construction of Willow
CrH-k Dam but has not yet
leen sold
distributors. Hall has helped
build the company and will
share in its returns. With $:!8 8
million in sales in 1981.
Conklin will return approxi
mately $7 million in commis
sions to independent field
managers and in bonuses to
distributors
The Conklin Company man
ufactures roofing and coating
materials, cleaners, agricul
tural chemicals and energy
related products, which are
distributed through a fran
chise network of independent
distributors
honor roll
are: William Patrick Sharkey
from Boardnian. Susan Jean
Kdwards Derry - 4 0. Monty
Carl Mcintosh. Hecki Lou
Hattray from Condon: Paula
Jean Palmer - 4.0 from
Heppner; Timothy Harold
llollz. Larry Grant Snider -4
0. Terry Dean Starr from
lone: and Dea L. Nichols
MacAvov from I'kiah
15 books to lone Library
The South Morrow County
Ministerial Association Mon
day (Imitated 15 Inioks to the
ry
The book
books, which include
Bible atlas and a
Bible dictionary, as well as a
Ixiok of Bible stories, are
mainly for children, but there
is also a triology titled
Chronicles of Narvia" for
adults.
We're happy to have these
books," Librarian Lorraine
Ladd told the Kev. Cathy
Barker who turned over the
books at the library.
"Children are our biggest
group of readers at the
Weather
by The City
March precipitation was 1.67.
Normal for March is 1.19.
Precipitation for March 1981
was 1 11.
it was a malfunction.
"As far as we can tell,
moisture got into the (electri
cal i contacts between city hall
and that one siren." said
Green.
Heppner Fire Chief Forrie
Burkenbine later explained
that it was a short in the
Flood siren
to be tested
Next Tuesday. April 13.
there will be a test conducted
on the Heppner Flood Siren
between 10 and 11 a.m.
The public should not be
alarmed when the siren sets
off. said Fire Chief Forrie .
Burkenbine.
CowBelles
Spring Fling
Apr. 12
The Morrow County Cow
Belles Spring Fling is planned
for April 12. 6:30 p.m. at the
Heppner Elks Club. The
no host dinner is $4 00 and
members are invited to bring
a friend. Those planning to
attend should call Gail Hughes
at 676-9782 or Meg Murray at
422-7509.
Wranglers
Playday
slated
April 18
Morrow County Wranglers
Riding Club's first Playday
will be April 18. Membership
is open to everyone who owns
a horse or has access to one.
The yearly membership fee is
$7 ISO for a family or $5.00 for
single, stated a Wranglers
spokesperson.
Playdays are Sundays April
1H. 25 and May 2. 9 There is a
politick lunch at 12:iK with
activities beginning at 1:00
Age groups for games are ti &
under. 7. 8 & 9. 10 - 12. 11 - 17
and 18 & over. Kibbons are
given for winners with final
awards given for highest
points in June
There is plenty of fun for
everyone and spectators are
welcome, the spokesperson
said For more information,
contact Janet Greenup, club
secretary
norary . We tee I if they learn to
use the library when they're
young, it develops good habits
when they are older." said
Lorraine.
About oilier aspects of the
lone Library, she said they
are presently on a "buying
spree" and will have some
new iHioks for adults soon.
The library is now open
from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday, and Loarraine says
she hopes to be open one more
day per week. "We're trying
to get enough money to open
every afternoon. If we could
get some volunteer help we
could open more often." she
said
of Heppner tu,s
siren s phone line caused by
moisture.
"Wc'we had the same prob
lem with the fire alarm when
it goes off for no reason and
shuts off for no reason." said
Burkenbine.
"There's one thing that
concerns me about this,"
slated Mayor Green. "Had
this been the real thing. I don't
know what we would have
New deputy
The Morrow County Sher
iff's Department recently ac
quired a new county deputy
from Pendleton.
Scott Lillie is orginally from
the Heppner "- Condon area.
From October 1974 to August
1978 he was in the United
States Air Force, honorably
discharged as a sergeant.
Following his discharge.
Lillie attended Blue Mountain
Community College for a
pre-law degree. He is married
and has two children ages four
and two.
The Lillie family intends to
settle in Heppner.
Variety show
back by demand
Jim Ac k ley's Variety Show
is back by popular demand.
The show w ill make its
second appearance Monday.
April 12. 7:30 p.m. at the
Heppner High School cafeto
rium. said Ackley and all
proceeds will be added to the
Jim Ackley Scholarship Fund.
MCGG receives award
for FFA support
Morrow County Grain
Growers of Lexington receiv
ed a Stale Future Farmers' of
America distinguished ser
vice award at the 54th annual
Slate FFA Convention held in
t'orvallis recently.
Six businesses in the state
receive the award each year,
said Roger Records, Heppner
Gilman to succeed
Miller at 1st Int.
C' 0 I W I
Miller
Mary Gilman of Heppner who has been with First
Interstate Bank of Oregon in Heppner for 40 years, has been
named manager of the Heppner branch, it was announced
by the bank's public relations dept. in Portland.
Mrs. Gilman started with First Interstate at the Heppner
branch in 1942.
She succeeds Ken Miller who has been promoted to
regional lending officer for the Portland-based eastern
region office. Miller had been manager of the Heppner
branch since 1978.
High Iaiw Prerip
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March 30
done: because when the siren
went off. people didn't run to
the hills. Instead, they ran
down to the creek to see what
was happening."
City work crews began
checking the flood sirens
Tuesday, and a test is sched
uled to be done next week,
according to Forrie Burken
bine. 'see related story, this
page.)
joins force
Deputy Scott Lillie
The first show, held March
18. will be repeated, said
Ackley and will again feature
Karen Kenny, Marti Baker,
Polly Fortenberry, Cindi
Bergstrom. Carri Brownfield
and "assorted other charact
ers." Acklev added.
FFA Advisor.
Both the Riverside and
Heppner FFA chapters would
like to extend their apprecia
tion to MCGG for all their
support in our programs.
Without the help of the Grain
Growers, our programs would
not be nearly as successful as
they are. continued Records.
Mary (Oilman
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