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Jim Hayes
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Efforts underway to construct baseball
diamond at foot of dam
An effort i now underway to
have a new baseball field
constructed in Heppner at the
base of the Willow Creek Dam.
The Corps of Engineen
would build the field and turn
it over to the city for mainten
ance. Although the Corps has not
officially approved a con
struction of the field, indica
tions from the head office in
Walla Walla, Wash, are the
project is a favorable one,
says Leif Erickson a spokes
man for the Corps.
If the project goes ahead, a
triangle piece of property at
the foot of the dam would be
sodded and a permanent Ir
rigation system installed by
Catholic Church vicar recovering well
Word has been received that
the Rev. John O'Brien, vicar
of St. Fatrick's and St. Wil
liam's Catholic churches in
Heppner and lone, is recover
ing well after suffering a heart
attack in Ireland, July 16.
The Rev. O'Brien left July 7
for a three month vacation to
Lifesaving classes
Junior and Senior Lifesav
itig classes are scheduled to
begin Tuesday. August 10. at
the lone Swimming Pool, an
nounced a spokesperson for
the pool.
Heppner High art class
wins poster award
In mid-June, members of
the Morrow County Grain
Growers staff attended the
annual convention in Portland
of the Pacific Northwest Grain
and Feed Assn.. a trade as
sociation comprised of grain
and feed cooperatives and
companies from Oregon,
Washington. Idaho and Mon
tana. In conjunction with the
theme "The Good Old Days"
of the opening night mixer,
members of the association
were asked to solicit, from
their local high schools, post
ers depicting the school mas
cot and promotion of the
school. M.C.G.G. presented
the poster prepared by
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Sr. chosen
the Corps. Erickson said.
A Heppner little league rep
resentative told the council
the teams need a permanent
baseball diamond on which to
play. He said if the field were
constructed to little league
standards, tournaments could
be held in Heppner.
The council agreed to write
a letter to the Corps in support
of the baseball park construc
tion. "There would be no cost
to the city, except upkeep."
Erickson said .
The little league has agreed
to be responsible for mainten
ance. In other business, the coun
cil: - heard from the city engi
neer, who said McGrew Corp.
has finished work on the city's
visit relatives.
A church spokesperson said
be was to have left the hospital
last Saturday, July 31, and
that his doctors reported that
his condition has much im
proved. The Rev. Francis Hebert of
Idaho has been conducting
to begin in lone
Classes will be held from 9
to 10 a m . at a cost of $3.50 per
person for ages eleven to
adult, she said.
For more information, call
Terry McElligott.
the Heppner High School art
class, and recently received a
$100 check payable to the
Heppner High School for First
Prize
The second place poster w as
submitted by St. John Wash
ington high school, and third
place went to Wilbur Washing
ton high school.
Congratulations are extend
ed to the HHS art class stu
dents for the fine job done on
the poster, stated a M C.G.G.
spokesperson. M.C.G.G. ex
presses its thanks to the stu
dents for cooperating on the
project and helping to make
the evening more enjoyable
for all in attendance, he concluded.
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as Fair & Rodeo grand
Jim Hayes Sr.. a life-long
resident of Morrow County,
has been chosen as grand
marshal of this year's Fair &
Rodeo parade, parade chair
man Ralph Limanen has an
nounced. Hayes, whose father came
to this area in the late 1800s
and was a sheep rancher for
many years, was born on the
family ranch on Rhea Creek in
1906.
The family raised sheep up
until Jim was about eight
years old, and then changed
the ranch over to wheat farm
ing and cattle ranching.
"The biggest trouble was
getting help." Jim Says of the
demise of most sheep ranch
ing in Morrow County.
new water system, and that
Delta Summit Corp. is still
working on the new water
tank.
- approved liquor licenses
for Buchnams Tavern and
Cat's Cafe.
learned that with the new
solar, heating system at the
pool the city has spent only
about $30 for fuel. The city
spent a total of $2,300 to heat
the pool last year. The pool
will be open until Aug 29.
announced a special meet
ing Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. to
consider whether or not the
city should move ahead with
plans to drill another well, and
to decide which streets in the
city should receive work this
vear.
services at the two local
churches and will continue to
do so until the Rev. O'Brien
returns in October.
Well wishers may address
correspondence to: Fr. John
O'Brien, in care of James
O'Brien. Bewley Cappoquin,
County Waterford. Ireland.
Two Morrow Co.
Court dates
changed in Aug.
A regularly scheduled meet
ins of Morrow County Court at
the Court Annex in Irrigon on
Auaust 25 will be held at the
County Courthouse in Heppner
instead.
A meeting scheduled for
August 18 in Heppner has
been changed and will now be
held at the Court Annex. Ir
rigon. said a court spokesper
son. Meeting
cancelled
The Monday. August 9 meet
ing of the Heppner planning
Commission has been cancel
led, reported Dick Bigelow.
chairman.
The next regular meeting
will be held Monday. Septem
ber 13.
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' "People just didn't want to
work them. You have to have
a herder with the sheep all the
time."
Retired from ranching now,
(his son Jim Hayes Jr. is
running the ranch) Jim says
the cattle business and farm
ing "is kind of hard now."
"The price of production is
very high. The stock need a lot
of doctoring," he explained.
He says the cost of equip
ment is high also, and so is the
cost of land preparation. "We
never used to fertilize or spray
for weeds." he points out.
Growing up on the ranch,
Jim recalls the self sufficiency
of the operation. The family
had a garden for fresh vege
tables, chickens for eggs and
cows for milk, some of which
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Who is Willow Creek Coun
try Club's most frequent golf
ing m prober this season'
Charlie Rawlins of Heppner
can be found at the course
almost daily; mornings, after
noons and evenings, except
when he's away playing
tournaments.
And all his practice has and
is paying off well The 23
year-old golfer won the Ore
gon State Left Handers
Championship last month for
the third straight year.
Other accomplishments for
Rawlins this season have been
winning the Chattanooga Invi
tational at Chattanooga.
Tenn., at Hobson Grove, Bowl
ing Green, Kentucky, the Wil
low Creek Open here at Hep
pner and placing second at the
Tri Cities Amateur Open.
A student at Western Ken
tucky University at Bowling
Green, Rawlins came home
for the summer to practice
and to play in Northwest
tournaments.
He played on the golf team
at Central Oregon Community
College at Bend for two years
before transferring to WKU,
where he has also played on
the golf team for two years as
first and second man. A physi
cal education and geography
major, Rawlins will graduate
in December.
After graduation, he plans
to go to either Phoenix, Ari
zona or Southern California to
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he used to bring to town and
sell to the Morrow County
Creamery.
"We didn't have any elec
tricity back then, so we cured
all of our meat. There wasn't
any refrigeration," he says.
Although his father was the
second person in the county to
bring in an automobile, Jim
says the family still came to
town in a wagon, "because in
the winter the roads were so
bad the car couldn't make it."
Jim, whose wife's name is
Margaret, is a long-time Mor
row County Fair & Rodeo
goer, and is pleased to be this
years grand marshal. "I ap
preciate it very much. I didn't
expect it and it's kind of an
honor."
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play in a mini tour "a testing
ground for professional golf-
ers"). "I'm trying to gain
experience," he said.
"My whole idea was, if I
played well this summer
'which he definitely has), it
would justify turning pro and
playing in the mini tour,"
Rawlins explained. I( he plays
well in the mini tour, he
intends to enroll at Profession
al Golfers Qualifying School.
A 1(177 graduate of Heppner
High School. Rawlins began
learning the sport at age 15 as
a freshman. He started play
ing in amateur tournaments
and championships about four
years ago.
With a low score of 57, he
holds the; course record at
Willow Run at Boardman with
five under par for 1R holes. His
best score at the Heppner
course is a 52 for IS, eight
under par.
"Next month I want to
qualify for the L'.S. Amateur
Championship." Though he
didn't make it last year, he
will give it a second try on
August 17.
Rawlins was to leave Wed
nesday to play in the Shadow
Hills Invitational at Eugene
August 6. 7, and 8.
"It's kind of frustrating. 1
haven't won anything big in
my home state The Shadow
Hills tournament is a good
tournament and I hope to
make a good showing." he
said
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Weather
by The City
Mayor, 4 councilmen to be
elected in Heppner
Five positions on the Hep
pner City Council will be up
for election in November.
Anyone wishing to file must do
so at city hall by the August 24
Part of Heppner unofficially
out of flood plain now
At least unofficially, many
portions of Heppner are no
longer in the flood plain and
will no longer require flood
insurance or special building
specifications, the city council
was told Monday night.
Lt. general to arrive Thurs. to
inspect Willow Creek Dam
The head man of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers will
make an inspection trip of the
Wrllow Creek Dam project on
Thursday, the Corps has an
nounced. Lt. General Joseph Bratton,
the chief of engineers out of
I.U.C.C. & Willows Grange
picnic at Cutsf orth Park
The lone United Church of
Christ and Willows Grange
will hold a combination pot
luck picnic at Cutsforth Park
on Sunday, August 15, an
A.F.S. student has home in
Heppner for the next year
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Joanna Hown (center)
Joanna Bown, an A F S.
'American Field Service) stu
dent from .Johannesburg,
South Africa, has a home in
Heppner for the next year
After an orientation at Long
Island University. Greenvale,
New York, she arrived in
Heppner last Friday and will
be living with Larry and Mary
Ann Cerullo
Born in Zambia but living
most of her life at Johannes
burg, this is her first venture
to the U.S.
She will enter Heppner High
School this fall as a senior and
is especially interested in
drama.
While attending Roosevelt
High School at Johannesburg,
she was artive in a wide
variety of groups and organiz
of Heppnei
deadline.
Positions up for election
include the mayor's, a two
year term, and four council
positions, three are four year
Mayor Cliff Green said that
as of July 15, 50 percent of the .
Willow Creek Dam was com
pleted, which is enough in the
eyes of the Federal Emer
gency Management Agency to
remove areas of Heppner
from the flood plain.
Washington D.C. will arrive
by helicopter on Thursday,
August 5, to take a 45 minute
.tour oi tbe project.
The general's helicopter will
land at the public viewing
area overlooking the dam at 4
p.m.
After the tour the general
nounced a spokesperson for
the event.
A church service will begin
;it II :30 a m. at the park with
dinner following.
Those wanting to ride the
with host parents Larry
ations, including public speak
ing competition, drama, and
was house captain in charge
of organizing sporting events
'the schfml is divided into four
houses for competition pur
poses . She was one of two
students elected from her
school to serve on the Johan
nesburg Junior City Council.
Bown served as chairlady of
the environmental committee
of the council. She was also
one of 20 students who served
at prefects to help keep the
school running smoothly.
She has a brother, Adam, 10,
a sister, Lisa, 12, a stepbroth
er, Jan, 18 and a stepsister
Katrin, 15. Her father, Robin,
is a sales director for a paint
company, her mother, Joan, is
a secretary for a shipping
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Thurs., July 29 99 66 trace
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Sun.. Aug. 1 73 48
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terms and one is a two year
term.
One councilmember, Joe
Miller, has announced that he
will not run for re-election.
Green said, however, that
maps of the new flood plain
have not been made, so local
bankers are still requiring
flood insurance for loans
made in the old flood plain
area.
will he presented with a pol
ished piece of aggregate from
the project as a souvenir.
Accompanying Bratton wi'J
be Brigadier James W. Van
Inhen Sels and Col. Robert
Williams, the district Col.
from Walla Walla, Wash.
slate potluck
bus to the park should meet at
the church at 10 a.m.
Everyone is asked to pro
vide their own basic table
service, she concluded.
and Mary Ann Cerullo
company and her stepmother,
Marlies, is an electrologist.
The 17-year-old enjoys mod
ern dance, drama, and spend
ing time with children. She
also likes to watch television.
At home, she has only two
channels to choose from and
they are only broadcast in the
evenings.
While staying in Oregon, she
would like to see Portland and
the Oregon Coast. She is also
looking forward to seeing
snow
After living in Johannes
burg, population 2.2 million,
Heppner is quite a change. "1
like what I've seen. It's much
smaller than what I'm used to
but I'm sure I'll like it," she
said.