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The Heppner
VOL. 100.
Construction to begin on new
county shop at Lexington
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By CATHY PECK
The Morrow County Roiid
Department office arid tihop
will Ik- completed June I at its
Morrow Co. Court hears
fire safety concerns
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On Wednesday. April 7. Bcv
Uiuner. communications su
pervisor for Ihe Morrow
County Sheriff's Department,
came before Morrow County
Court lo discuss safety pre
Cautions for the Morrow
County fourth mse
limner expressed her con
rem over courthouse fire
safely, esccinllv when trials
are in session and the court
house is filled
The court agreed In consider
the installation of fire alarms
and thai quarterly fire drills
lc conducted
In other business. Morrow
County Court accepted a low
bid of $2ri.rili."i for a combina
tion tractor loader hackhoe
for the road department The
low bid w as offered by Fischer
Mill Supply of Oregon City
Funds lo purchase the
machine had already been
approved in this year's
budget
Fund raising luncheon
for Scouts scheduled
A kickoff luncheon will be
held Wednesday. April 21. 12
noon, al the Heppner Flk's
Lodge lo discuss fund raising
activities for the Oregon Trail
District of Boy Scouts of
America "This is a fund
raising effort for the council
which supplies backup for the
local Cub pack and Hoy Scout
troops and among other
tilings, funds are used for
Co. spelling contest slated
A Morrow Counlv District
Wide Spelling Contest will be
held next Thursday, April 22.
7:31) p in at the lone Junior
Senior High School.
Division 1, elementary stu
dents through grade six. will
meet in the cafelorium. Divi
sion II. grades seven through
nine, will meel in the music
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new Im'ation in Lexington. The
Kile has been prepared and
work is scheduled to begin
immediately. The construc
tion project has been awarded
to William L Lonigan Associ-
County court continued with
the following business:
- heard the court minutes
for Ihe month of March
- transferred funds in the
amount of $:i.(Mi9 from the
general fund into the mental
health fund
discussed (KTsonnel in
suranrc w ith county insurance
agent Jim Allen
- signed a contract with
Peck's Auto Recycling of
llermiston to crush solid
waste at the Lexington dump
site
accepted Ihe resignation
nt Marvin Padborg from the
Juvenile Services Commis
sion. discussed le;iks in the
courthouse roof and the re
placement of the proposed
thermal pane windows with
Dunn, i Boi gsllulii. niuillioii.se
maintenance
heard the weekly Koad
Report from Don Briggs.
director of Ihe Public Works
I cpl
summer camps and Cub day
camps and leadership train
ing, said local scout spokes
person Mike Chacon
All interested individuals
and businesses who are sup
Mrlive of Ihe scouting pro
gram in this area are encour
aged to attend, be said If
unable lo attend, those inter
ested may call Chacon at
(iVli lllli:) or (i7(i 5202.
room, and Division HI. grades
II) through 12 will meel in the
library.
Readers will pronounce the
word to be spelled, use Ihe
word correctly in a complete
sentence, pronounce the word
again and allow students
about 10 seconds lo write Ihe
word on paper.
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Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
APRIL 15, 19X2
photo by Cathy Peck
ates, general contractors from
Portland. According to Ini
gan. visitors are welcome and
touts of the site may be
arranged
Bob Smith plans trip to
Morrow Co. next Tues.
By CATHY PECK
Bob Smith. Republican Se
cond Congressional District
candidate, will ( in Morrow
County on Tuesday. April 2(1.
He will attend a no-host
luncheon al the Nomad Res
taurant in Boardman at 12
noon, and a "Meet Boh"
reception al a Boardman
borne at 2 p m. More informa
tion about the reception may
be obtained from Fd Glenn,
Boardman
Smith w ill arrive in U-xing-lon
at the Morrow County
(rain Growers to meet with
area farmers between 4:3(1
and 5 p m Al 5: 15. he will
continue his Morrow County
trip w ith a meet and greet tour
on Main Street in Heppner.
A nti bust social hour is
Swimming pool to
Run earns
The Rolling Hills Run, held
Sunday. April 4 in Heppner
earned $:t(Ki. said Liz Curtis, a
coordinator of the run The
funds are to be donated to Ihe
Heppner Swimming Pool So
New water
now in use
The city of Heppner is now
using water from the new city
water lank and water svstem.
Refreshments will he served
to contestants and spectators
in the caletorium al the end of
the contest whiie results are
being determined
First, second and third
place winners in each division
are to be determined for each
school
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County court
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Wilh the defeat of the
Morrow County budget March
:ui. Morrow County Court
called a budget meeting last
Wednesday. Aprii 7.
The meeting came to order
to discuss why Ihe proposed
lH2-ftt operating levy was
defeated by 29 voles.
In seeking an explanation
among Ihe members of the
budget commillee. Commis
sioners Warren McCoy and
Dorolhy Krehs expressed
their unhappiness with cover
43 exclusion orders
Exclusion Orders were
mailed Monday. April 5 . lo
11 percent 53.375 Orders) of
I rcgon's parents whose child
ren arc not in compliance wilh
Oregon's Immunization I-aw.
According to the Oregon Slate
Health Division, 43 orders
have been sent lo parents in
Morrow County.
The Exclusion Orders,
which are based on informa
tion submitted to the County
Health Departments March
15. will come in two colors,
white and yellow A while
Order means that a child's
planned for 6:30 p.m. and a
no-host dinner at 7 p.m. at the
Heppner Elks Lodge.
Co-chairmen for the Com
mittee to Fleet Bob Smith are
Ray French and Merlin
Hughes French and Hughes
are also organizing the ticket
sales in Morrow County for
Bob Hope's July 24 appear
ance in Pendleton on behalf of
Smith.
The show w ill he held at the
Pendleton Round l'p Stadium
beginning at 8 p.m. The "Bob
Hoik- in Person" extravagan
za is designed as a dual -purpose
event : to raise money to
help finance the campaign and
to afford campaign workers
and supporters a fun eve
ning." said Smith. Details on
the ticket sales will be
announced later.
benefit
$300
lar Heating Project.
Curtis said 300 people parti
cipated in the run. "When we
made up our budget we'd
planned on breaking even, so
we did pretty good," she
added
system
tiiiiiouiiceu carl I'apiiieiiU.
city foreman. "We've been on
service now lor about
a
week." he added
Originally, there was some
concern aliout water pressure
being loo high in some homes
and too low in others, but
Papincau said that all adjust
ments had been made and the
new system is running
smoothly
The new water lank and
system was installed in con
junction with the Willow Creek
Dam and road relocation
project.
HKPPNKR, OREGON
holds budget
age by ihe media prior to the
election. The committee
agreed thai Ihe publicity for
Ihe May election should be
changed.
"Whatever we decide to do
wilh this (Ihe election), we
should gel out into the
community lo form some
committees wilh the people."
said Judge Don McElIigotl.
The meeting continued wilh
a discussion of the tax base for
Morrow County.
Commissioner McCov made
a motion to have the tax base
remain al $3 2 million ( for the
immunization records have
insufficient information or
thai ihe records indicate
incomplete immunizations. A
vellow Order means that the
child has no immunization
record on file at the school-day
care cooler
Parents who receive a while
Order must supplv any mis
sing information directly lo
the school or dav care center
that the child attends. Parents
"hp receive a yellow Order
must report first to the County
Health Department for ap
Co. weed
By BOH COSTA
Morrow County
Kxtension Agent
Wheal growers can mark
their calendars for the Mor
row County weed lour with
Don Rydrych. beginning at 1
p m. on April,28.
Rydrych, a weed researcher
wilh Ihe Oregon State Univer
sity Experiment Station near
Pendleton will be on hand to
discuss Ihe latest in weed
control in wheat, and talk with
growers about specific pro
blems. The tour will begin near
Heppner and continue to the
Easter bunny makes annual visit at egg
r
Kathleen Greenup, eight months, daughter of Greg and
Janet Greenup of Heppner had her first visit with the Easter
6y 77ie City
meeting
May 18 election). The motion
was carried by a four to one
vole. As committee chairper
son. Krebs did not vote.
The county is required by
law lo submit a request for a
new tax base this year. Should
it fail on May 18. the county
has until May 26 to file an
election notice for the June 29
election.
Present for the budget
committee meeting were
Chris Iwgren. Eldon Pad
berg. Terry Thompson and
members of Morrow County
Court.
mailed
proval and then take the
approved Order back to the
school or day care center.
If the parent feels that he or
she needs more information or
thai an error has been made
on ihe Exclusion Order, an
informal review is available
by contacting their local
County Health Department,
staled a health division
spokes person.
Involved parents must take
immediate action lo avoid the
April 21 school-day care
exclusion of their child.
tour slated
lone area.
Topics will include the new
herbicide. Glean, some new
ideas in cheatgrass control
and chemical fallow. Late
afternoon stops in the Four
mile area will be concerned
with goalgrass control.
Wheat growers will soon
receive specific information
about the tour in the next
Extension agriculture news
letter. The tour is being
sponsored by the Morrow
County office of Ihe OSU
Extension Service and co
sponsored by the Morrow
County Wheat Growers
league.
of Heppner
This week's weather report
was not available at press
time.
Hansen chosen for
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Queen Kathy Hansen
The Morrow County Junior Rodeo is pleased to announce
the selection of Kathy Hansen as Queen of this year's show, to
be held June 11, 12 and 13 at the Fairgrounds in Heppner.
Queen Kathy, 17, is the daughter of Elmer Hansen of Pilot
Rock and Cathy Hansen of Heppner. She has competed in
Oregon High School Rodeo competing in barrel racing, pole
bending and goat tying. She qualified for the OHSRA finals
for the past three years, competing in pole bending during
her freshman year and junior year and goat tying her
sophomore year in high school. She was a princess on the 1981
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court.
Kathy's school activities include being a member of the
G.A.B., Student Council, Varsity Cheerleader, annual and
newspaper staffs. After graduation this Spring, Kathy plans
to attend Lane Community College to achieve a degree in
Medical Assisting.
Taxes due Thursday
federal and State income
tax reports are due this
Thursday, April 15. Envelopes
must be received at the
bunny Saturday at the Elks
Heppner.
Heppner Post Office by 5:45
p.m. Thursday to be post
marked April IS, said a post
office spokesperson.
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annual Easter egg hunt in
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