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Co. Court
Hy MARYANN CKRULLO
Morrow County Court met
last Wednesday, September 1,
Intending to finalize and sign
the Intergovernmental agree
ment between Heppner and
Boardman. Instead, addition
al changes in the wording of
the agreement were made.
The changes will be submitted
to the cities for their approval.
The Intergovernmental
agreement between city and
county will allow the cities of
Lexington business changes owners
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New owners of Lexington Mochlne Works Jeon ond Al Braiell
Bill and E Won or Smith lot! week
Lexington Machine Works
changed owners last week as
Bill and Eleanor Smith, after
over nine years, sold out to AJ
and Jean Brazell.
The Brazells moved to Lex
ington from Wagon Trail
Farms where they were
employed by Brok and Janet
Horse trainer
Rod Wiemers, a quarter
horse trainer from Heppner
showed Dee Bar's Top Hand at
the Oregon State Ail
American Horse Show to two
third place finishes.
Designer Jeans Workshop slated
A Designer Jeans Work
shop, sponsored by Blue
Mountain Community College,
will be held at lone High
School October 4, 5 and 6 from
7 to 10 p.m . Sue Gilbert will be
the instructor.
Students will learn to make
their own pattern and will
construct a pair of designer
Co. Gun Club
to meet Sun.,
September 12
The Morrow County Gun
Club will hold a meeting at 10
a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12 at the
club, said a club spokesper
son. The club is located behind
the Lexington Grange Hall at
Cutsforth's Corner.
Members are asked to wear
old clothes and bring paint
brushes, a sack lunch and a
friend. Beverages will be pro
vided, the spokesperson said.
A shoot will be held after the
clubhouse is painted, the
spokesperson concluded.
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Morrow County's
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
revises intergovernmental agreement
Boardman and Heppner the
use of the county dispatch and
teletype service. The county
will also provide transporta
tion for Heppner's prisoners to
Umatilla County, as well as
municipal court services for
both cities.
In turn, each city will pay an
annual fee of $1,200. State
funds for the 911 emergency
service will be turned over to
the county.
On August 25, Morrow
County Court came to a tenta
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Tucker. Mrs. Brazell, how
ever, will still work part-time
for the Tuckers.
Smith says he hasn't yet
decided what he will do now,
but that he is going to take
about two months off and then
begin looking for another Job.
The Brazells said they plan
takes awards
Wiemers showed first Irr the
Stallion-Gelding Stock horse
classis and finished third. He
then showed In the Stock
Horse State Classic and also
finished third.
jeans, said a BMCC spokes
person.
Pre-registration by Sept. 24
is mandatory, and cost for the
76 station owner takes
on second business
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Vern Wilson shows one of the
station In Heppner
Vern Wilson, owner of
Vern's 76 station in Heppner,
has added a new business at
the station. He now sells guns
and all accessories.
Wilson says he will buy, sell
and trade guns, and what he
a' have in stock, he can
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tive agreement with the cities
of Boardman and Heppner
and the final signing by the
court was to be executed
September I.
However, after some dis
cussion the emirf decided last
Wednesday that clarification
was needed in the phrase "a
county officer." The change to
"a county sheriff's officer"
was agreed on. The second
adjustment changed the
medical coverage for prison
ers to begin after they have
took over the business from '
no changes in the business,
that everything will be the
same as before. "It's a
change of ownership only,"
said Al Brazell.
The Brazells said they
would like to invite everyone
to drop by the shop and get
acquainted.
at State Fair
This was the first stock
horse class Dee Bar's Top
Hand has been shown in the
Griddle. The horse is owned
by Wayne and Susan Evans of
Heppner.
class is $15, she said.
For more information, con
tact BMCC area coordinator
Nancy Brownfield, at 676-5039.
guns he has in stock at his
order. He said he is particu
larly interested in buying
older guns.
His new enterprise, estab
lished only two weeks ago, he
says "Business has been real
good."
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been lodged.
The two changes will be
presented to Boardman and
Heppner City Councils for
review. ;
In other business the court
moved to adjust Irrigon's
intergovernmental agreement
by dropping their rental fee
and raising their agreement
fee to 11.200.
Irrigon is currently paying
$100 per month to rent the
North Morrow Annex building
Irrigon man charged
with 11 counts
Ronald Glen Korthouse of
Irrigon, age unknown, has
been charged by information
of felony with 11 counts, re
ported Morrow County Dis
trict Attorney Ann Spicer.
The charges allege that
Korthouse committed three
counts of First Degree Kid
napping, two counts of First
Degree Rape, two counts of
First Degree Sodomy, one
- count of . sexual penetration
County students to be screened in
speech, language, hearing
Carol Peterson, speech
therapist for Morrow County
School District, will be
screening all kindergarten,
first, fourth and seventh grade
students in the areas of
speech, language and hearing.
Other students to be screened
include students who have
transferred from other dis
tricts and parent or teacher
Lions Club
golf
tourney for men
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John Edmundson (L) ond George
Club show one of the owards to
Men's Golf Tournament.
The Heppner Lions Club will
sponsor a Men's Golf Tourn
ament on Sunday, September
19. at Willow Creek Country
Club, Heppner. The tourney
will consist of 27 holes; a
nine-hole qualifying round and
18 hold medal play. The public
is Invited to participate, said
John Edmundson, a coordina
tor of the event. Coffee and
rolls will start off the day at 8
a.m.
The qualifying round will
begin at 8:30 a.m. Play on the
front nine holes will begin at
I0;30 a.m., lunch will be
served at 12 noon, with play on
the back nine holes to follow at
12:30 p.m.
Cost for the tourney is $10
with prizes to b e given for
cross. Special awards will be
OREGON
which houses the
city's
offices.
Morrow County Court also:
approved Debbie Shier
bon as a part-time clerk in the
county clerk's office for Bar
bara Bloods worth.
moved to send Lisa Har
sin. county auditor, and Bar
bara Cummings. county court
secretary, to an accounting
and budgeting workshop.
approved the August
court minutes.
with a foreign object, two
counts of Menacing and one
count of an ex-convict in pos
session of a firearm.
Spicer said all counts
stemmed from a Friday
evening and Saturday morn
ing incident involving a Pen
dleton woman and her two
children.
Korthouse is being held at
the Umatilla County Jail in
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referrals.
The screening will be con
ducted at the following
schools: A C. Houghton Ele
mentary Wednesday, Sept. 8.
Sam Boardman Elementary -Thursday,
Sept. 9. AC.
Houghton Elementary and
Columbia Jr. High Friday,
Sept. 10, Sam Boardman Ele
mentary and Riverside Ktgh
plans public
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K off lor of the Heppner Lions
be presented at the club's
presented, Edmundson said.
Proceeds will benefit the
Oregon Lions Sight Founda
tion and the Heppner Swim
ming Pool solar heating pro
ject. Those interested in partici
pating are asked to contact
John Edmundson, P.O. Box
146, Heppner, Oregon 97836,
phone 676-5177 or 9S9-R202.
Ruth Locu8t
Chapter no. 32
to meet Mon.
Ruth Locust Chapter No. 32
Order of the Eastern Star,
Heppner. will hold its first fall
meeting Monday. September,
13. at 8 p m.
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opened Tuesday
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H seemed like summer hod just begun when students In the
the regular nine-month routine Tuesday morning.
Students were dismissed at 1:30 p.m. on the first day of
regular school hours taking effect Wednesday.
School - Monday, Sept. 13,
Heppner Elementary - Tues
day. Sept. 14. lone schools and
Heppner High School
Wednesday, Sept. 15.
For more information con
cerning the screening, contact
Peterson at the Morrow Coun
ty School District office, Ix
ingtnn. 9ft-8202.
HHS Annual
Signing Party
rescheduled
Due to a scheduling conflict,
the Annual Signing Party,
scheduled for Thursday, Sept.
9 at Heppner High School has
been rescheduled. The party
will be held Monday, Sept. 13.
7 p.m., at the high school
cafeteria.
Lexington Volunteer
Dept. called to duty
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was controlled in a few minutes.
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Sat.. Sept. 4
Sun.. Sept. 5
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Mustangs9 season
looks promising
By GI.ENN SMITH
The 1982-83 football season
has begun and the Heppner
Mustangs are preparing to
meet the challenge of a new
year and new assignments.
One being the replacement of
John Sporseen by Les Payne,
as head coach. Payne pre
viously filled the spot of J.V.
Coach and was assistant to
Sporseen.
With practice well under
way. Coach Payne's obser
vations are very optimistic
about the Mustangs' season,
stating "Things look very pro
mising." The Mustangs have a lot of
holes to fill in their line-up,
having lost nine starters. But
Payne believes that the team
has "Enough potential and
ability to fill the spots. We'll
just have to keep working to
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Morrow Co. School District began
the new school year, with
develop that potential. All the
teams have lost players."
The varsity team will play
their first game Sept. 10
against Weston McEwen at
Athena.
Coach Payne said he is
looking forward to the tough
game for it will allow him to
see the Mustangs strengths
and what they will need to
work on."
"We have a good turnout
and we're going to work hard
and keep a positive attitude."
Tim Birkby, the new J.V.
coach, thought likewise about
his team stating. "We have a
good nucleus of freshmen with
a lot of swing. We have a good
program and we are working
to develop the kids' skills for
varsity and hope to have a
winning season."
Dale Conklin will be assist
ant coach for the Mustangs.
Fire
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fire started around 1 p.m. and
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