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Columbia Basin board to consider bankruptcy
The Columbia Basin Elec
tric Co-op board of directors
will consider bankruptcy as a
solution to financial problems
at a meeting Thursday. Jan.
27.
Coop manager Fred
Toombs said Monday an at
torney who specializes in
chapter 11 bankruptcy, or re
organization, will be at the
meeting to talk to the board.
Toombs said the co-op is not
being forced into the action;
however, "I told the board it
was one of their options and all
of a sudden it's all over the
street that we're going bank
rupt. We're not going belly up
or anything like that," he
New church
The New Christian Life Cen
ter building in Heppner will be
dedicated at a 3 p.m. service
on Sunday, Jan. 30, announced
the Rev. Doug Thomas, pastor.
Former Heppner student
returns for internship
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Kelly Sager, a psychology
major at Eastern Oregon
State College at LaGrande, is
now working as a psycholo
gist's assistant for Morrow
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Toombs said the decision to
bring in the bankruptcy expert
to talk to the board was
prompted by the huge Wash
Local students to take part in Elks poster contest
Rules for the eighth state
wide Oregon Elks Eye Injury
Prevention Poster Contest
have been distributed to Hep
pner and lone students, repor
ted Don Cole, Heppner Ele
mentary School principal and
8 member of B.P.O E.No. 358,
Heppner.
The contest is open to Ore
gon fourth, fifth and sixth
grade students, who will com
building to be
At the church's 11 a.m.
service that day, many former
pastors of the church will be
present, including the Kev.
Duane Geyer of Eugene, who
will address the congregation.
County Mental Health Ser
vices. Sager, 23. is working in an
intern program through EOSC
under the supervision of Dr.
Terry Templeman, Mental
Health Services program di
rector. He will work in both
the Heppner and Boardman
offices and will help with
psychological testing, learn
interviewing techniques and
treatment procedures, said
Templeman. He will complete
his internship in March, when
he is to graduate with a B S. in
psychology.
Kelly is the son of Harley
and Bertha Sager of Lexing
ton. He lived in Heppner from
19 to 1973 and attended
Heppner schools then.
The Heppmeir
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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ington Public Power Supply
System debt owed by the
co-op. '
Also, the co-op's revenues
have been going down. A mild
pete in one group for first,
second and third place U.S.
Savings Bonds awards on lo
cal, district and state levels.
Awards will range from a $300
bond for first in state to $50
bonds for third in lodge and
district competition.
Oregon's Elks' have a
special interest in preventing
eye injuries through their
support of the Elks Children's
Eye Clinic at the Oregon
dedicated
Speaker for the 3 p.m. dedi
cation service w ill be the Rev.
Al Davis, assistant superin
tendent of the Oregon District
of Assemblies of God. Area
pastors will also take parts in
the service, Tljomas said.
The Rev. Michael Sheridan
of United Methodist Church in
Heppner will give the invoca
tion, the Rev. Don Shelton of
First Christian Church, Hep
pner, will give a scripture
reading, the Rev. Rick
Hammersla of Pendleton
Bethel Assembly Church will
give a dedicatory prayer, the
Rev. Ed Watts of All Saints
Episcopal Church in Heppner
will give the benediction.
Dick Bigelow, contractor, of
Heppner, is to make a special
presentation to the congre
gation. Special music will be
provided by Ella Mae Green of
Lexington.
A reception will follow the
service at the Heppner Hgh
School cafeteria at about 4
p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
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winter and conservation ef
forts have reduced income to
the co-op. Irrigators, who use
large amounts of electri
city, have reportedly also cut
Health Sciences University in
Portland since it opened in
1949.
"If one eye injury is preven
ted in Oregon due to the
contest it will have been worth
it," poster contest chairman
Frank Maxwell said. The con
test was started in hopes that
by reaching children who are
most susceptible and making
them aware of the vulnerabil
Drink coffee for Easter
Seals this Friday
Tea and coffee drinkers will
be able to quaff their favorite
beverages at bargain rates
this Friday, Jan. 28, during an
annual Easter Seals benefit
being conducted by local par
ticipating food dispensing
businesses.
On Friday, participating
Heppner businesses joining in
the program to help Oregon
ians with physical disabilities
will serve unlimited coffee or
tea to all patrons who pur
chase a $1 Coffee Day button.
Summer water supply
to be above average
Water supplies in the Hep
pner area next summer will be
above average, according to a
report from the Soil and Water
Conservation Service field of
fice in Heppner.
Butter Creek near Pine City
is forecast at 120 percent of
average at 12 8 thousand acre
feet for March through July.
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The co-op meeting, which is
open to the public, will start at
10 a.m. at the Columbia Basin
offices in Heppner.
ity of the eye to accidental
injury, some eyes might be
saved.
The posters must be com
pleted by February 15. They
will then be turned over to the
local Elks Lodge in Heppner
for winner selection. Winners
at the local level will then
have their posters sent to the
district contest for judging,
said a spokesperson.
Local establishments that
will sell the buttons and serve
the beverages include the Elks
Lodge, Bucknum's Tavern,
Cal's Cafe, RAW Drive-In,
Heppner Bowl and the Wagon
Wheel Cafe, reports Avon
Melby, local chairperson.
"Owners of food dispensing
businesses in Heppner have
been most cooperative. It is
appreciated," said Melby.
All proceeds from button
sales to to the Easter Seals
Society.
Rhea Creek near Heppner is
forecast at 115 percent of
average at 9.3 thousand acre
feet for February through
July. Willow Creek at Heppner
is forecast at 120 percent of
average at 10 thousand acre
feet for February through
July.
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Morrow Co. Wheat seminar to
be held February 2
A Morrow County Wheat
Seminar, also known as "The
Dog and Pony Show," will be
held at Willows Grange Hall,
lone, on Wednesday, Feb. 2,
beginning at 9:30 a.m. The
seminar is co-sponsored by
the Oregon State University
Extension Service and the
' Morrow County Wheat Grow
ers Association.
The event will begin with
coffee and doughnuts at 9:30
a.m., with the program follow
ing at 10 a.m. A no host lunch
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Winners of the Heppner-Ione 1983 annual Elks
Hoop Shoot contest from left to right, front row
are: Russell Britt, 10 - 11 year-old boys'
category; Gaberiel Garcia, second place in the
eight and nine year-old boys' division after a
shoot-off; Doug Devin, first place winner in the
eight and nine year-old boys' division; and Kari
Morgan, winner of the girls' eight and nine
year-old level.
Back row from left to right: Jim Swansort,
local contest coordinator; Bryan Padberg, win
Tues., Jan. 18
Wed., Jan. 19
Thurs., Jan. 20
Fri., Jan. 21
Sat., Jan. 22
Sun., Jan. 23
Mon., Jan. 24
Heppner
will be served by the ladies of
the grange at $3.50 per person
at 12 noon.
Program topics include:
Spring Wheat and Barley Va
v rieties. to be presented by Mat
Kolding, Pendleton Experi
ment Station; Maintaining
Quality of Farm Stored Grain,
by Joe Capizzi, OSU extension
entomologist; Plow Plans,
Freezing and Thawing and
Moisture Penetration in Dry
land Wheat Fields, by Marlow
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Frickleton, Soil Conservation
Service agronomist; Wheat
Marketing Efforts, by a U.S.
Wheat Associates representa
tive, Milo Schazenback; and
Discussion of the 1983 U.S.
Farm Program ("Payment in
Kind" farm Program), by
Judy Buschke, Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service executive direc
tor for Morrow County.
The program is scheduled to
conclude at 3:30 p.m.
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ner of the 12 - 13 year-old boys' category;
Theresa Lindsay, winner of the girls' 12 - 13
year-old level; and Nance Wright, winner of the
10-11 year-old girls' division.
The hoop shoot was held in both lone and
Heppner last Saturday. ,
Winners will compete at the district level in
Hermiston on February 5. Those who place at
district will compete for the state title in
Corvallis.