Construction on the Willow Creek Dim near Heppner is
proceeding well and may be flnlahed by the end of
September, according to an engineer with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineer!.
Corps Engineer Leif Erickson said Tuesday that the dam
was already 69 feet high, leaving only 100 feet more to go for
completion of the main structure. "Unless there Is terrible
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Jean Bennett re-elected as chairman of school board
Jt an Bonm-tt. Heppner, was
elected chairman of the Mor
row County School District
Ixtard of directors for another
year at a mwting held Mon
day night in Irrigon. Bennett,
an area rancher, served as
Only seven local rate payers
Only seven local rate payers
attended an explanatory
meeting sponsored by Colum
bia Basin Electric Coopera
tive last Thursday night in
Heppner. said Fred Toombs,
co-op manager.
The meeting was held to
explain forthcoming rate in
creases in October, which will
increase the co-op's revenues
by 26 percent. The rate in
creases were approved by
Columbia Basin's board of
directors on June 24,
Toombs earlier stated that
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Front row left to rights Bryan Bonner,
Eight former Blue Jays,
now Cub Scouts, donated
$19 83 last Friday to the Hep
pner Public Library.
While in first grade, the
Blue Jays collected money in
a bottle drive, $53.43 of which
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chairman in 1981-82 also.
In other business,
board:
the
appointed a committee to
study a conflict of interest in
hiring personnel for the dis
the increase will be primarily
to cover costs of an increase in
wholesale power rates the
co-op will have to pay the
Bonneville Power Administra
tion. The co-op manager said the
amounts of the increases were
discussed, as well as the al
location methodology used in
a recent rate study. The
methods used In conducting
the study were also explained.
Toombs said the Thursday
night group also discussed
Heinrichs, Shane Palmer, Al Burt, Marc Angell and Shane Shuman
Bobby Krein, Doug Devin and Cory Weed
remained In the group's
treasury.
When the boys became eight
years old, they joined Cub
Scouts since the Blue Jays
didn't have a local continuing
program.
weather the dam will be finished this year," he said.
Other work on the dam is scheduled to be finished by the
spring of 1983.
Erickson said the dam will be built for $14.1 miMion, only
$100,000 over cost.
Erickson, who was brought in for presentations and tours
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- appointed Brent Eggers
head basketball coach at Hep
pner High, and Lester Payne
new football coach.
- elected Jerry McEIIigott
vice chairman of the board.
- considered four bids for
attend Thursday meeting
the co-op's involve
ment in Washington Public
Power Supply System's nuc
lear plants 4 and 5. The co-op
owns a .00391 percent share in
the two plants, and the utilities
involved are to begin paying
on the two plants in January
1983.
However, Columbia Basin
has joined 16 other utilities
which have a share in the
projects in a suit denying
liability for the payments.
Toombs said the co-op can't
yet determine what effect the
The boys, along with their
parents and Blue Jay leaders,
decided to use part of the
remaining funds to help cover
Cub Scout Day Camp costs,
and donate the rest to the
library.
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Construction may be finished in September
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HEPPNER,
automatic controls at north
county schools. No bids were
accepted until further study.
- accepted the resignations
of Jim Clough, music teacher
at lone; Kathleen Mitchell,
kindergarten teacher at Ir
rigon: and Dan Adams social
suit will have on the scheduled
December or January in
crease. "We'll probably have
to raise rates, but only if the
court orders it," he said.
The October rate increases
do not include the co-op's
involvement in WPPSS plants
4 and 5. and if the local utility
must pay for the plants, rates
will raise either in December
or January 1983, depending on
whether the payment to the
supply system is due at the
beginning or end of January,
he said.
Bull Prairie Campground to close for 1 week
Heppner District Ranger,
Ben Siminoe, has announced
that Bull Prairie Campground
Ackley & Friends slate last
performance Sat., July 31
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Jim Ackley (L), Karen
Jim Ackley and Friends, a
local band, will give a last
performance before Ackley
moves to Hermiston, on Satur
day, July 31 at the Heppner
Elks Lodge. Other members
of the band include Bill Kenny,
Karen Kenny and Sam Myers.
Heppner band instructor for
of the dam for the Corps, said the roller compacted cement
on the dam was being laid at four to five thousand yards per
day.
The dam construction is a new technique and he said the
structure will be just as strong as conventional concrete,
which is mixed and poured into forms.
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studies teacher at lone.
- hired Matt Warren, Hep
pner, as a district mainten
ance supervisor.
- considered ways of pur
chasing vehicles for the dis
trict, possibly through group
purchase at the state level.
Merchants face
dust problem
Heppner merchants agreed
Friday at a group meeting, to
ask the city to water down
Heppner business area streets
once a week.
The city's streets have been
quite dusty and several mer
chants have been sweeping
the sidewalks in front of their
businesses.
and boat launching area along
with the access road from
Highway 207 will be closed for
Kenny and Bill Kenny.
over seven years, Ackley will
begin teaching at Irrigon
schools this fall.
The band will play a wide
variety of dance music for
Elks and their out of town
guests from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,
following a dinner.
Ackley has been playing
Weather
by The City
Merchants to go Hawaiian for
Saturday Sidewalk Sale
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Ginger Keithley of Peterson's Jewelers displays lamps to be
marked for sale
From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. this
Saturday, the streets of Hep
pner's business district will be
paving from July 21 through
July 30.
Not pictured, Sam Myers
with Bill Kenny professionally
for seven years, Myers played
with the group once last year.
Karen Kenny has performed
with Ackley at various school
functions, but the upcoming
even f will be her first perfor
mance at a danee.
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Four types of cement are being used with the dry cement
being mixed with rock and placed in layers. Water is then
added to form a solid concrete structure, Erickson said.
He estimated that the lake behind the dam will be filled by
spring of next year. The lake will be 0.7 miles long and
contain a minimum of 2,000 acre feet of water.
The lake is expected to be stocked with fish in 1983 or 1984.
of Heppner
crowded with sale merchan
dise, various booths offering
everything from hot dogs to
Princess Annette to be
honored at dance Sat.
Morrow County Fair &
Rodeo Court Princess Annette
Wilgers will be honored at a
dance this Saturday, July 24 at
the Morrow County Fair
Pavilion. The Smith Family
Band from Culver will provide
music from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Admission for the dance will
be $3 per person or $5 per
couple.
Princess Annette, 16, stands
5'8" and has dark hair and
eyes. Her parents are John
and Vi Wilgers. She has a 13
year-old brother, Wayne. Ori
ginally from McMinnville, her
family moved to Rhea Creek
seven years ago, where they
raise registered Quarter
horses and farm.
Whether riding English or
western you can always find
Annette right at home. Her
love for horses started when
she was just a youngster. Her
father also enjoys riding, as he
used to team rope. This sum
mer she is busy working and
training young horses on their
farm.
Sierra Seneca, an eieht
year-old Grulla, is her official
mount. Annette began her
horse interest seven years ago
with the Two-Trackers 4 H
club. With the aid of leader
Merlyn Robinson, Annette
trained her young horse in
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Thurs., July 15 67 44
Fit, July 16 75 48
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grab bags,
and of course,
shoppers.
Merchants have been ready
ing sale items throughout the
week and will move outside
Saturday for an annual Side
walk Sale.
Shoppers will find mer
chants wearing beach hats
and leis, keeping with the
sale's Hawaiian theme.
Many local groups and or
ganizations will have booths
during the sale, offering baked
goods, hot dogs, drinks, ice
cream, cookbooks, beef jerky,
creative magazines and
crafts, grab bags, art work
and one booth will raffle off a
popcorn popper.
English and western equita
tion. This past year, Annette was
Morrow County Reserve
Champion Ail-Around in the
senior division. She captured
showmanship and equitation
honors and qualified for the
state fair. She has never com
peted at the state fair because
of conflicting dates of both
fairs.
At the Wranglers Open 4-H
Horse Show she competed in
English Equitation, bareback
equitation, western pleasure
and others. Annette placed
second place or better in every
event she entered.
Annette will be entering a
new advanced equitation class
at this year's 4-H Horse Show.
Winning continues for her as
a member of this year's court.
The court has captured first
place at three of the five rodeo .
parades they have attended.
The group also took one
second place award.
The princess has enjoyed
her court activities but admits
it doesn't leave her much time
for riding. When she is not
riding, she enjoyes singing,
snow skiing and ceramics.
Miss Wilgers will be a senior
at Heppner High School this
fall.