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M.C.G.G. to hold Customer Appreciation Day this Sat.
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PIK to be discussed at Feb. 16 meeting
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Morrow Counlv
A meeting will b held on
Wednesday, Feb 16 to help
farmprs answer the question
"Will PIK pay?" The meeting
will beheld in the pavilion hall
at the fairgrounds in Heppner
beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Wheat and corn growers will
Diversion pipe to be closed
The diversion pipe at Willow
Creek Dam will be closed at 9
a m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16,
announced O C. Dugger of the
Corps of Engineers Walla
Walla. Wash. District Tublic
Affairs Office.
Samples, free
be offered at
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If you've been wanting to
pick up some new ideas for
good family eating, plan to
attend the Customer Appre
ciation Day at Morrow County
Grain Growers In Ixington
this Saturday, Feb 12.
The Morrow Co. Kxtension
Service, the Wheat Commis
sion, Wheat Growers Assoc.,
as well as the Morrow County
Cow Relies have joined forces
to show a number of foods
prepared from wheal and beef
while the event is underway.
Pebble Springs nuclear plant to
be discussed in Arlington
Portland General Electric
chairman of the Board Robert
H. Short will be in Arlington
Thursday, Feb. 17, for a town
hall meeting on the Pebble
Springs nuclear plant, accor
ding to PGE spokesman Dave
Camp Fire Candy Sale to
Camp Fire boys and girls
will begin their annual Camp
Fire Candy Sale on Friday,
Feb. 11. The sale will run
through March 7, said leader
Irene Plocharsky.
Brown and Haley Chocolate
Mint Patties and Almond
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have to decide if they want to
participate in the Paymcnt-In
-Kind (PIK) program by
March II. One of the most
important considerations is
whether or not participation
will be profitable.
Terry Townsend of the OSU
Department of Agricultural
Economics will discuss Im
portant economic considera
Dugger earlier stated that
after the pipe's closure, about
90 acre feet of water must be
stored behind the dam before
the lake level reaches the
dam's outlet at an elevation of
2.000 feet about mean sea
recipes to
M.C.G.G.
There will be demonstra
tions of English muffins,
pnekft bread, noodles, bread
sticks, crackers, cookies, jelly
rolls, crepes and bagels, as
well as salads using wheat.
Kite Broil will he the Cow
Belle's featured item for the
dya Samples and free recipes
of everything demonstrated
will be available.
The demonstrations will
start at 8a m. and continue as
long as the crowd is there.
If you are interested in
seeing any specific demon
stration, a scheduled time is
available by calling 676-9642.
Ragon.
Eagon said Short will meet
with townspeople to discuss
the company's decision to ter
minate the plant, and thank
the people for their support
and efforts during the plan
Roca will be available again
this year for $2 per box. A
new non-candy product, Plea
santville Farms' Popping
Corn, will also be offered for
$2 per jar.
A coupon good for $2.50
toward a Shakey's pizza will
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tions with PIK and have work-,
sheets each grower can use for
their situation.
Judy Buschke of the Agri
culture Stabilization and Con
servation Service in Heppner
will outline the PIK program
and answer questions.
The program is being spon
sored by the OSU Extension
Service.
next week
level). The present diversion
pipe is at an elevation of 1,978
ft.
Dugger said the view point
at the dam site would prob
ably be the best location to see
the closing of the pipe.
Pack 661 celebrates
National Scouting Week
The week, February 6 - 12,
marks National Scouting
Week and Scouts are celebra
ting the organization's 73rd
anniversary. On Monday,
Feb. 28. local Scouts of Pack
661 will hold an annual Blue &
Gold pot luck dinner, begin
ning at 6 p.m. at the Elks
Lodge in Heppner. A meeting
and awards ceremony will
follow at 7 p.m.
This month's Scouting
theme is "Scouting Around the
World" and will be used in
ning process.
The town meeting will be
held at the Arlington Elemen
tary School auditorium begin
ning at 7:30 p.m., Eagon said.
begin
be presented with the pur
chase of each box of candy or
popcorn, Plocharsky said.
"The girls and boys will be
working toward prizes for
themselves besides helping
the Camp Fire program," she
said.
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The Morrow County Grain
Growers will hold its annual
Customer Appreciation Day
this Saturday, Feb. 12, at the
main offices in Lexington.
The day will start off at 8
a.m. with a free pancake
breakfast, running until 12
noon.
Factory representatives
from many major farm supply
companies will be on hand to
discuss products and answer
questions.
There will also be an oppor
tunity for you to win one of the
many door prizes to be given
away by M.C.G.G. including:
high pressure washer, tool
box. 10 lb., fire extinguisher,
kerosene heater, 4-piece
toaster, and a popcorn popper,
all for the adults, for the kids a
Prisoner policy changed
By MARYANN CERl'LLO
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Mor
row County Court convened
and conducted the following
business:
learned that Larry
Fctsch. county sheriff, and
Judge Don McEHigott agreed
to implement a policy that
prisoners will not be left unat
tended in a holding room in the
sheriff's office. This was in
response to a letter from
county dispatchers who had
voiced a concern over leaving
people in custody unattended
in the office.
discussed the recent in
creased truck traffic on East
Wilson Road in north Morrow
County with Arnold Braat of
Boardman. Braat questioned
the safety of having so much
traffic on the road. It was
explained that the court could
only authorize a 45 mph speed
limit, which had already been
done.
conjunction with February
activities.
Pack 661 has 65 Cub Scouts
with six dens and one Webelos
den this year. The boys have
been very active with several
community projects along
with their den meetings and
crafts, said a Scout spokes
person. A display of some of the
Scouts' crafts and projects
over the years is on display in
the window at the Department
of Motor Vehicles field office
in Heppner, she said.
Calendar to be
considered by
school board
The Morrow County School
Board will consider setting its
school calendar for the 1983-84
school year at a regular meet
ing on February 21, 7:30 p.m.,
at the school district office in
Lexington.
The board invites members
of the general public to ex
press their views on the calen
dar. In the past, the board has
received mixed feelings on the
opening and closing of school.
This area in particular has
been of interest to members of
the general public. A number
of people have expressed feel
ings against opening school
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toy Steiger Cougar, an Inter
national 2 plus 2 tractor and an
International combine will be
given away. Many of the
factory reps will be giving
away door prizes also.
If you would like to sample
some delicious food, stop by
the food demonstration booth
during appreciation day (see
related story this page).
Have you heard about solar
power? There will be a solar
powered irrigation pump on
hand for your inspection.
Farm equipment will also be
set up for you to inspect and
look over, featuring Calkins
Culta-weeder, Steiger, and In
ternational Harvester's Hill
side Combine, the world's lar
gest. discussed changing the
office hours for the Public
Works Department to 7:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. with Don
Briggs. department director.
This would match the office
hours with the road depart
ment shop hours Currently,
""a office is upen from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
accepted a resignation
from Lisa Harsin as county
auditor, effective March 15.
accepted a $7,500 bid from
the state for one Chevrolet car
for the sheriff's department.
reappointed Mel Boyer,
Pat Cutsforth and Lucille
Peck to the Morrow County
Airport Committee.
discussed enlarging the
Airport Committee to seven
members.
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By Jl'STINE
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Ron Daniels of Irrigon will
be the guest speaker at the
Heppner-Morrow Chamber of
Commerce First Citizen Ban
quet next Monday night, Feb.
14, at the Elks Lodge in
Heppner. A social hour will
begin at 6 p.m., with dinner to
be served at 7 p.m. His topic of
discussion will concern the
future of Morrow County, He
is recognized as a lively
speaker with a good sense of
humor.
In the fall of 1961 he came to
Morrow County as principal of
Riverside High School , and
Boardman Elementary
School, a position he held until
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Doug's Secondhand Shop, at 207 N. Court St. in Heppner,
will open for business next Tuesday, Feb. 15. The shop,
owned by Doug Rathbun and Ralph Marlatt, will offer "a
little bit of everything" and people can drop by anytime,
Rathbun said.
Rathbun said if someone is looking for a particular item to
let them know as they will travel throughout the Northwest
on buying trips.
To contact the owners, call Rathbun at 676-5041 and Marlatt
at 676-5330.
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many door prizes to be given away at the Chamber's annual
chosen superintendent of the
county school district in 1967.
In July of 1974 he was selected
as president of Blue Mountain
Community College and still
fills that position.
In Morrow County he has
served as a member of the
Boardman City Budget Com
mittee, the Boardman City
Planning Commission,
Chairman of the Cub Scout
Heppner
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been a member of the Board
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Chamber of
Commerce. He is also a mem
ber of several organizations in
Umatilla Co.
Another major part of the
banquet will be announcing
Morrow County's First Citi
zens for 1982.
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Wed., Feb. 2 40 21
Thurs., Feb. 3 42 18
Fri., Feb. 4 39 18
Sat., Feb. 5 38 23 .02
Sun., Feb. 6 38 23 .22
Mon., Feb. 7 29 .17
New phone
books to be
delivered soon
New telephone books are to
be delivered in the south Mor
row County area beginning
Thursday, Feb. 10, announced
Lois M. Allyn of Lexington,
one of the delivery persons.
The deliveries will take about
one week to complete, she
said, providing the weather is
cooperatiave.
A "Customer Guide" section
will be included in the new
books and will provide an
swers to frequently asked
questions and will give in
structions which will help the
customer save money, said
Glenn Kennedy, Pacific
Northwest Bell's manager of
Community Affairs for this
area.
The new book also lists 911
emergency numbers inside
the front cover for the Morrow
County Sheriff's Department
and the Echo Police. The
number for contractors to call
before digging, to avoid sev
ering a critical communica
tions or 'utility., service, has
also been changed to 1-800-424-5555,
Kennedy said.
In an effort to reduce costs,
customers are asked to re
quest only as many books as
are needed, Mrs. Allyn said.
Sometimes a book isn't needed
for each extension phone, she
explained.
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Allyn of
Lexington and Mrs. Don Rob
inson of Heppner will be deli
vering the books again this
year.
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Heppner display some of the
First Citizen Banquet Monday
Also, 37 door prizes have
been donated to be given away
during the evening.
Tickets for the banquet may
be purchased for $7.50 each in
advance from Peterson's
Jewelry, the Elks Lodge,
Heppner Bowl at the Gazette
Times office or from the Rev.
Ed Watts. Ticket price at the
door will be $8.
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