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Heppner farmer appointed to Wheat Associates board
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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'Change the Way It Is !' coming to Heppner
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"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.
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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
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Sat., July 24 90 57
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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
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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.
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