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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
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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
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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
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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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