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if y p y y ' ipw y JP iaji BESSIE VETZ ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 VOL. 100, NO. 30 Heppner farmer appointed to Wheat Associates board I 1 t "y( fVV- E.II. Tad' Miller E H. "Tad" Miller, a Hep pner farmer, hat been ap pointed to the board of direct Many participate in Heppner Challenge Swim Meet Heppner businesses, organ izations and citizens of all ages were invited to partici pate in a Heppner Challenge Swim Meet on Sun., July 25 at the Heppner Swimming Pool. Participants from Central Market in the age 21-30 divi sion were John McCabe, Marlon Margurs, Gene Farley and Sharon Biddle. From the Bank of Eastern Oregon in the same age division: Janet Greenup, Joyce Hughes. Bruce and Mary Bergstrom and Lonny Watne. From R & W Drive -In, age 13 - 1 catagory: Bob Rich, Rich Riehl, Penny Con nor, Dana Reid and Andy Campbell. A no-name team Local Boy Scouts attending jamboree in Washington n ' Dan Strutrwrt (L), J.J. Shaw, Ted Schwa rz, Patrick Dough, Bryan Pad berg Five local Boy Scouts of troop 661 left with their scout master Monday morning for Charbonneau Rendezvous 1982, a Blue Mountain Council of Boy Scouts of America Jamboree at Lake Sacajawea, Ice Harbor Dam, Washington. Those attending the jamboree included Jim Clough scout master and Patrick Clough of lone, Bryan Padberg and Dan Struthers of Lexington and J.J. Shaw and Ted Schwarz of Heppner. The Blue Mountain Council includes areas hi Eastern Ore gon and Washington. About 500 scouts were ex pected to participate in the yi a rw in innnnTn Morrow County's THURSDAY. JULY it, ors of U.S. Wheat Associates, the worldwide market devel opment arm of U.S. wheat growers. Making the appoint ment was Louis Carlson of lone, president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League, said a league spokesperson. U.S. Wheat Associates is funded by wheat growers across the United States char ged with developing overseas markets for wheat. Funding for U.S. Wheat Associates is from wheat grower organiza tions in major wheat growing states as well as funding from the Foreign Agricultural Ser with swimmers ages 17-20 In cluded Lottie Laughlin, San dra Ward, Ron Ward and Harry Groshens. Swim Team members in a 13-16 division were Beth Forrar, Christy Rath bun, Shana Holt, Tareena Nash, Cliff Lucas and Jeff Stevens. Swim Team mem bers ages nine through 12 competing in the event were Kerri Bruch, D.J. Palmer, Mary Connor, Amy Greenup, Shane Palmer and Eric Con nor. Team members age eight and under included Charlie Rathbun. A.J. Tarnasky, Tammy Bruch and Ryan Adel man. Parents of swim team members over age 31 partici pating were Doug Rathbun, Chuck Holt, Sonny Biddle and David Cray. '( h ! event. Theme of the camp is Ren dezvous with the Forefathers. The scouts will learn about contributions by trappers, In dians, prospectors, pioneers and explorers to the develop ment of the West. Some of the activities avail able to scouts at the jamboree include working with leather and wood, plant identification, swimming, reptile study, fish ing, boating, canoeing, black powder and skeet shooting, merit badge instruction, an obstacle course and overnight trecks. The troop plans to visit an Indian village and hopes to qualify for a five mile course f f lV-: I, ) tri - s J .nj . The Heppner H Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 1982 PAGES vice of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. U.S. Wheat As sociates has offices in 12 foreign countries, the spokes person said. The Oregon Wheat Growers League is a state-wide organi zation representing nearly 9.O00 Oregon wheat farmers. "I look forward to serving Oregon's wheat growers with this appointment," said Mil ler, "I hope to continue the tradition of working for ex panded markets for our wheat." Miller referred to the long history of the Oregon Wheat Events included breast stroke , relays, a freestyle relay, sidestroke relay, under water relay, a breath relay, a feet first relay, a ball in front relay and a barbarian relay. "Everyone seemed to have a good time," said Tim Burk by. Swim Team coach. Burkby said the team plans to sponsor a meet again next year. "The more participants, the more fun it will be," he said. Swimmers were treated to an ice cream cone or a soft drink after the meet by R & W Drive-In. Results of the meet are unavailable as they were thrown into the pool along with coach Burkby. . 1 : v ..V f and Scoutmaster Jim dough treck, said a spokesperson. The scouts will stay in tents and do most of their own cooking, the spokesperson said. Evenings at the jamboree will feature special campfire programs. The jamboree will be the last local scouting activity for the Cloughs as they will be moving to Washington direct ly after the event. The other local scouts are to return August 4. Mr. Clough has not yet been replaced but the troop is cur rently searching for a new scoutmaster, the spokesper son concluded. TIMES - 25 CENTS HEPPNER. OREGON Growers League on foreign market development. The OWGL established the first U.S. commodity office in Tokyo, Japan in the early 1950s, becoming the first mar ket development concern funded by growers. The devel opment and success of this initial step by Oregon's grow ers led to the development of Western Wheat Associates, now merged into U.S. Wheat Associates. Miller has been active in farm organizations for a num ber of years. He is a past Harvest and fire an ugly reality Unfortunately, many times harvest and fire go hand in hand. Though farmers have many worries this time of year, fire is always a major concern. It can wipe out much of the crop he has worked all year long to grow, damage equipment and injure work ers. . A fire broke out on the Frank Anderson ranch Mon day. July 19 and burned about 150 acres of stubble and about 40 acres of wheat, Mrs. Ander son reported. The Anderson's son, Steve, who was on a wheel tractor, Old friendship renewed t 7 It t L i 1 m D wight Bailey and Kohei Matsuoka The Dwight Bailey family on Buttercreek welcomed back a friend they hadn't seen for about seven years last week. Kohei Matsuoka, 21, of Fujisawa, Japan came to visit for a week before leaving to return to Japan on July 29. Matsuoka lived with the Baileys for one month as a Labo exchangee when he was 14. At that time, the Baileys lived at Glide jn Douglas County. The Labo program allows Oregon 4-H'ers and Japanese children to exchange resi- Morrow Co. Picnic The annual Morrow County Picnic will be held this Sun day, August 1 at Laurelhurt Park, Portland. Hunters Safety Course to be offered soon The Morrow County Search and Rescue Possee will spon sor a Hunter's Safety Course August 9, 10 and 11, 7:30 p.m., at the Morrow County Court house in Heppner. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wild life and the Oregon State Police will assist with the course, said a spokesperson. president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League and current ly serves on the State Board of Agriculture in Oregon. Miller's farm is located in the north Lexington area be tween Lexington and Hep pner. He farms with his son, Mark. Miller, with his wife, Melba, have three older children; Michelle Burns (Mrs. Don), Pendleton; Nancy, a student at Blue Mountain Community College; and Steve, a student at Heppner High School. got caught in the fire when the wind shifted and burned both his arms. He was treated at an emer gency room at a hospital at The Dalles and was later admitted to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner on Tues day. He was released Monday, July 26, but is still receiving treatment for uSe burns and Is unable to continue helping with harvest. Mrs. Anderson said. She said the fire started from a pickup that was parked in the field. dences for one month. Matsuoka came back to Ore gon June 30 to be tutored in English at Oregon State Uni versity and was able to ar range time to see his former host family before leaving. "I am very happy to see them again. I really ap preciate their kindness and hospitality," he said. Matsuoka will enter Rikkyo University at Tokoyo as a junior next year. He is major ing in economics. "I really hope I can come back again," he said. to be held Sunday Everyone is invited to at tend the event, said a spokes person. Any juvenile under age 18 must have a hunter's safety card to hunt. Those wishing to take the course must sign up at the courthouse prior to the begin ning of the course to attend. There is no charge for the course. J- " " 1 "' ' " s i firs; Weather by The City Van Boskirk to return v an uosnirK w return 'Change the Way It Is !' coming to Heppner in " " ii'Mim'i'i ij iiiiiiii i ir 'jiji i.m..i the authentic musical settings Y if I ' Ml yt i .1 v r ) Jane Van Boskirk (L) "Change The Way It Is," a celebration of the strength of some hard-working Appalach ian women in song and story, is coming to Heppner on Wed nesday. August 4, 8 p.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church Parish Hall, 525 N. Gale St. " announced an A.A.U.W-" spokesperson. Admission is free. v "Change The Way It Is" is a stage documentary, combin ing history, drama and music. It explores the lives of some real women of modern Ap palachia through the collabor ation of an actress and a musician, she said. Actress Jane Van Boskirk, well-known to Northwest audiences for her touring show, "The Northwest Wo man," brings to life a host of unforgettable roles, from lab or organizers and weary wait Solar heating system at Heppner pool working well The newly completed solar heating system at the Heppner Swimming Pool is working well and has heated the pool for all but 12 hours out of 250 pool hours, said Lonny Watne of the Heppner Lions Club. An oil furnace was used to heat the pool during the 12 hours. The solar heating project was the brainchild of the Lions Club and with the help of CETA students and Kinzua Corporation, who donated all the lumber for the structure, frames were installed last summer. During the summer of 1981 and the winter of '81-'82, members of the club intensified their research in solar heating and the various types of panels available. After additional research was conducted on solar panel installation and performance in other Oregon cities, bids for the Heppner project were awarded to Roc-Hill Solar of Bend for the panels and to Aqua-Therm of Aurora for a solar blanket. The blanket helps retain heat when the pool is not in use. Total cost of the heating system is $22,500, not includ ing donated labor and mat erials. The Lions Club has Tues., July 20 39 51 Wed., July 21 77 42 , Thurs., July 22 77 46 Fri., July 23 83 53 Sat., July 24 90 57 Sun., July 25 84 59 Mon., July 26 97 62 of Heppner , wj&vj&mk &6Mm, i&Z- and Linda Daniebon resses to the miner's wife who wrote the classic labor song. "Which Side Are You On?" These are America's working poor, and through their stories we learn a great deal about hard times. But "Change The Way It Is!" lets us see the strength, resourcefulness and rich humor that has enabled these women to survive, and continue struggling, the spokesperson explained. Musician Linda Danielson brings another dimension to the performance as she re creates the music that weaves through the lives of mountain women and reflects their joys and sorrows. Danielson ar ranged the music and plays the fiddle, dulcimer, autoharp and guitar. The music moves from traditional tunes and labor movement songs to mod ern country -and-western num bers. (Danielson contributed 1 'if sJLmum-'Jk Is' 1 t 4 S" rLQ- .J- '.xV 7 J u George Koffler (L), president of the Heppner Lions Club receives a $100 donation from Terry Springer, president of Willow Creek Country Club board of directors for the solar heating project raised $16,000 for the project with the difference owing on a note. The club is still accept ing donations to repay the balance. Businesses and organiza tions who have donated to the project include: Kinzua Corp oration, City of Heppner, Hep pner I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 66, Alpha Theta ESA, the Bank of Eastern Oregon, the Rolling Hills Run Committee, and High Low Precfp for "The Northwest Woman.") Danielson also provides nar ration which places these col orful stories in their historical contex. "Change The Way It Is!" presents some thought provoking commentary on many concerns that the people of the Pacific Northwest share with the people of Appalachia: a vulnerable one-crop econ omy, labor politics, lack of industry, dependence on (in dependable social services and efforts to protect the environment, the spokesper son said. These themes are explored not as abstractions, but through the experiences of some real and remarkable people, whose struggles to cope with these problems are conveyed in their own words and their own music. The forthcoming perform ance is based on the book "Hillbilly Women." by Kathy Kahn, who collected stories from Appalachian residents in " the early 1970's. The material was adapted for this stage documentary by Randi Douglas-Young. The state wide' tour of "Change The Way It Is!", sponsored by the Eugene Folklore Society, is made pos sible in part by a grant from the Oregon Committee for the Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The local per formance has been arranged by the Heppner-lone branch of the American Association of University Women. the Heppner-Morrow Cham ber of Commerce. The following have donated $100 or more: Lott's Electric, Morrow County Grain Grow ers, Ray Bristow, Abrams and Kuhn, Johnny and Linda Shaw, James P. McNamee, the Degree of Honor, Western Heritage Federal Savings and Loan Assoc., Dana Sorum of Roc-Hill Solar and the Willow Creek Country Club. ) r'
