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mm ifllpg i)1" BESS ! E WET2ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LID EUGENE OR 97403 r" The Heppner rA a rF ti t if innu i H - Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper TIMES Weather High Low Precip Tups. June 22 87 54 Wed.. June 23 89 56 Thurs June 24 90 64 trace M' 77? CY.v o E 2' Z I Sun.. June 27 73 54 Mon.. June 28 61 54 .20 V.. VOL. 100, NO. 26 THURSDAY, JULY 1. I9H2 8 PAGES 25 CENTS HEPPNER. OREGON Co to take duties July Morrow County Commis sioner Dorothy Krebs has an nounced that Morrow County will take over building inspec tion responsibilities from the State Department of Com merce, boiginning July 1, The service will be done under contract by Mr. Don Dale. Issuance of forms and general over inspection 1 administrative responsibil ities will be performed by the Building Inspection Division of the County Planning Ve partment. Irrigon Annex building, pnone 922-4024 or 922 411.1. said Krebs. Upon completion of the Lex ington office facilities, a branch office for planning and building ir...pection will be Merchants to don beach hats, lets for Sidewalk Sale Heppner merchants will don leacheomber hats and leis and move their merchandise outside for the annual Side walk sale Saturday, July 24. This year's sale will carry a Hawaiian theme and promises to offer a lot of fun. I .oca I residents are wel come to exhibit and sell baked goods, art. crafts, etc. during the sale, said a merchant's spokesperson. For more infot malion concerning free exhib it space, contact Marj Gard ner or Carolyn Cole. Heppner Lions Club offers wide variety of fireworks r y ' t " ""I - " ' n fc J "- . r'T mum i M , , . , ..r r. iljtt - rattL. wwwwirliiiiiii m nm nwum xyWiiiiffwi!.. m mi ,him 1 1 i iiu u urn, Ri ' f 5l- , , AX A ft ; i n b - ft) y - LHjt! I ; 5--- : f E5 i - Bill Kuhn of the Heppner Liont Club display fireworks being told by lb club ot a Main St. Hand In Heppner. The stand is open from 5-8 p.m. through July 2 ond from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., ' July 3 and 4. Proceeds will benefit the Heppner Swimming Pool solar heating project. Heppner grad receives $7,200 grant Michelle Aaron, daughter of John II and Judy Aaron of Heppner. has been chosen as Pacific University's Chevron Merit Award Scholar, an nounced a university spokes person. She is a 1982 graduate of Heppner High School and will enroll at Pacific in the fall as a freshman. Her Chevron grant of $7,200 will be divided equal ly over the four years of her college education. Aaron was selected from among 33 applicants, said the spokesperson. Basis of selec tion Included 50 percent aca demic achievement and 25 percent each on leadership potenetlal and school or com munity involvement. Her honors include National Merit Letter of Commenda tion for PSAT score, research writing award, certificate of merit from "Who's Who Among American High School Students." 1981 and 1982 first place for Morrow County in Oregon Spelling, most valu able player in volleyball, and one of Ron McDonald Chevro let's Students of the Week. She has been a class officer, varsity cheerleader, news paper staff member, player In both the marching and pep band and was active in var ious clubs at Heppner High School. During her out of school time she has been a waitress, babysitter and swimming pool employee. She and her family have lived in Heppner since 1980. Interested in television. Miss Aaron expects to major in communications at Pacific. This fall Pacific will have a new public access cable tele vision studio on campus and student Interns will be used, said the spokesperson. Miss Aaron's award is one of four being given by Chevron U.S.A. this year through the Oregon Independent College Foundation (0ICF) in a newly established program. Pacific, founded in 1849, Is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the West and includes Colleges of Op tometry and Arts and Sciences with a Graduate Division in cluding summer and eveningb programs, the spokesperson concluded. Hatfield plans stops in Eastern Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield will make stops in Pendleton and Hermiston next week as part of a swing through Central and Eastern Oregon. On Wednesday. July 7. a Meet Mark reception will be held at the Indian Hills Red Lion Motor Inn at 6 p.m. Hatfield will give a brief dis cussion which will be followed by a question and answer period, said a spokesperson. In Hermiston, on July 8, a Meet Mark breakfast will be held at Frasu's restaurant, beginning at 8 a.m. At 10 a.m., Hatfield will give opening re marks at a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the city of Hermiston at the museum, fairgrounds, the spokesperson said. Many local businesses to close Monday, July 5 opened to serve the southern portion of the county, she said. These services will eliminate the necessity of Morrow County citizens having to drive to Pendleton for services and it will reduce the time required to obtain a building permit by 50 percent. Krebs concluded. Many local businesses, the post office and all Heppner hanks will be closed Monday, Julv 5 for the July 4 holiday. Morrow County Courthouse offices as well as the Depart ment of Motor Vehicles office in Heppner will also be closed. Twilight tour and barbecue draws large crowd Elks off er 4th of July safety tips With the approaching 4th of July weekend, the Oregon Elks remind you that of all injuries involving fireworks. 20 percent involve the eye. Everyone should be aware that simple precautions can prevent enjoyment from turn ing into disaster this 4th of July. The Elks Children's Eye Clinic at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Port land offers the following sug gestions to parents. I. Supervise children, when they use fireworks. Due to their lack of experience, child ren may be unaware of many risks. Small children frequent ly burn their fingers on the wire of a recently used spark- Co. Landfill to be closed July 4 will be open Saturday. July 3. from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, said a Morrow County Public Works Dept. spokesperson. ler. These same wires make dangerous pointed objects for children to wave around or throw. Especially at night, running, happy children can fall on such a wire that has been stuck in the ground, risking potential loss.of sight. 2. Many children seem eag er to prove their bravery with firecrackers, and all need to be supervised for this reason. Placing even these small ex plosives inside containers which break easily is obvious ly dangerous to the eyes. Remember, your eyesight is a precious gift. Lets all help prevent its loss this 4th of Julv. photo by Cotiy Pack f. Charles Rohde explains different types of winter barley and which types are best grown in Morrow Co. The Morrow County Land fill. Blackhorse Canyon, Hep pner. will be closed Sunday. July 4. However, the landfill Flag tourney, B.B.Q. slated Sun. at W.C.C.C. A . Flag Tournament and family barbecue will be held Sunday, July 4 at Willow Creek Country Club, Heppner. The tournament will begin at 3 p.m. with the barbecue follow ing, announced Linda Shaw, club spokesperson. Everyone is to provide their own meat for barbecuing and members with last nam beginning A through L are asked to bring salads and those whose last names begin with M through Z need to provide a dessert, she concluded. A Morrow County Conserva tion Man of the Year Twilight Tour and Barbecue honoring Brok and Janet Tucker of Wagon Trail Farms, Highway 74, were held last Tuesday, June 22 and were well attend ed. The tour kicked off with a variety of trial tour at the Tad Miller ranch at North Lex. The trial tour was led by Dr. Charles Rohde of the Oregon State University Experiment Station near Pendleton. After the tour at the Miller ranch the group of about 50 traveled to Tucker's ranch and viewed experimental grass waterways and a sum mer fallow field that had been treated for cheat grass and '! heard : Tucker explain the chemical and machine opera tions he had used since Octob er 1981 to control cheat grass. Then they saw a dry land wheat field and heard of Tuc ker's dry land farming opera tion and then viewed supple mental irrigation field which yielded 85 bushels of wheat in 1981. Tucker told the group of. the chemicals he uses, and the process he uses to determine how much and when to irri gate to maximize yield. The group also saw a circle irriga tion operation used by Tucker which has four irrigation hookups (pads) and only one pibot, which he moves from pad to pad. Tucker told the group that he may not grow beans next year because his power costs for irrigation are expected to double. After the tour concluded, 109 enjoyed a barbecue at the Tucker ranch. Five chemical companies provided steaks for the barbecue and Morrow County Grain Growers pro vided beverages. Heppner men start catering service HHS grad sees action in All-Star Baseball Series Doug Holland, a 1982 Hep pner High School graduate, saw action in the Third Annual State AA and A All-Star Base ball Series held in Roseburg, June 19 and 20. Holland played right and center field for the southern team in all three games. He was zero and six at the plate and hit the ball hard twice but was put out. He also made the outstanding catch of the series that took a base hit away from Don Young of Oakridge, said a spokesperson. The south won the first game, eight to zero, but lost the second and third, one to five and four to six. Vacation Bible School slated at Lexington ti f fv:l h V A" v A , 111" - n a . j 4l hi W Vacation Bible School at the Lexington Christian Church will be held July 7, 8 and 9, from 9 : 30 to 1 1 : 30, for children of all ages, announced Rena Marquardt, instructor. The vacation school will include games, crafts, Bible studies, refreshments and a film will be shown each day, she said. Other instructors for the school will be Lou Crum, Ma jo Hughes, Harry and Fae Green and Margaret Nichols, she concluded. Rick Smith (left) and Doug Lowe recently started R&D catering in Heppner. The two partners have purchased a truck and are making rounds to the Willow Creek Dam site, Kinzua sawmill and other areas, serving up lunches and snacks of hot dogs, burritos, sandwiches and cold drinks. The truck has a propane attachment to keep food hot and ice is stored inside to keep drinks and other items cold, explained Smith. The two also plan to bring their truck to baseball games and other community activities, and will come to special events upon request. For more information call 676-5274. 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