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Engagements
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Duane Disque and Robanai Riddle
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Riddle of Heppner and Nathaline
Reed. San Jose, Calif, announce the engagement of their
daughter, Robanai, to Duane Disque of Lexington. He is the
son of Kathleen Disque of Condon and the late Warren
Disque.
Robanai is a graduate of Heppner High School and
gratuated from Blue Mountain Community College as a
registered nurse. She is employed at St. Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton.
Duane graduated from Condon High School and is
employed at Lexington Lumber Yard.
The couple will be married July 16 at 4 p.m. at Hope
Lutheran Church, Heppner.
Obituaries
PENDLETON Rose A.
Francis, a former Heppner
resident, died March 1, 1983 at
Consolidated Good Shepehrd
Hospital in Hermiston at the
age of 80.
She was born in Morrow
County on July 8. 1902. and had
lived in Heppner and Irrigon
before moving to Pendleton
three years ago.
She married Herbert
French in 1926 in Heppner.
Mr. French died in 1936.
In 1938 she married William
Francis. He preceded her in
death in 1960.
Mrs. Francis was a member
of the Catholic Church and the
Altar Society.
Recitation of the rosary was
Friday, Mar. 4 at Burns Mor
tuary Chapel in Hermiston.
Funeral Mass was said Sa
turday. Mar. 5 at Our Lady of
Angels Catholic Church,
Hermiston. Burial was at Vin
son Cemetery.
Survivors include sons
Raymond French of Heppner
and Joe French of Salem;
daughters Francine Evans of
Irrigon and Dorothy
O'Rourke, Pendleton; 18
grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Burns Mortuary, Hermis
ton, was in charge of arrangements.
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday,
Political
workshop to
be held
' A workshop dealing with the
layman's involvement in poli
tics will be held Saturday, Mr.
19. beginning at 10 a.m. at the
Heppner Elks lodge, announ
ced Ken Turner of Heppner. A
no host luncheon will be
served and the workshop
should be completed by 3 p.m.,
Turner said.
Grace Olsen, Pendleton,
state vice-president of the
Oregon Republican Commit
tee, will discuss political in
volvement on local, state and
national levels.
Morow County's newly ap
pointed Republican Central
Committee will be on hand,
and any interested persons
are welcome to attend. Turner
said.
Shoe'Box
contributes to
logo prize
Shoe Box, owned by Jerry
and Joyce Hollomon of Hep
pner, was one of five busines
ses and organizations who
contributed to the $100 first
place award in Heppner's St.'
Patrick's Day logo contest.
Winner of the first place
award was Cathy Christensen
of Pendleton.
March 10, 1983
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LETTERS
Notice to school
To ui editor .
The incumbent. Gail
Hughes, did not desire to run
again for Position No. S Hep-pner-Lexington
Advisory
Committee and no one filed for
this position.
I was asked by some Mor-
Better get
To the editor:
Alfred Hampson and Roy
Hemmingway of North
west Power Council were in
Eastern Oregon last week
( and in Heppner Tuesday) to
get public input on future
planning and wholesale power
rates. The council has a great
deal of control over Bonneville
Power Administration. Coun
cil decisions this year are
gonig to have profound and
definite impacts on your
wholesale power costs for
decades to come.
Mr. Hampson and Mr.
Hemmingway came to East
ern Oregon to hear from rate
payers. You may recall the
much publicized meeting in
Pendleton last week by our
neighboring utility.
Your utility manager, Fred
Toombs, and Board President,
Herb Wright, wanted to meet
with these men in private.
They have already talked to
My congratulations
To the editor:
Nationwide we have seen
many industries cut costs and
increase efficiency to stay
competitive. I know, this year
I will have cut expenses for
my farm by more than 50
percent from 1981. I'm con
vinced that everyone can cut
out some waste.
Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op board of directors' ex
penses were $27,000 for 1979
and 1980, and $20,000 for 1981
according to my records. The
manager told me last year's
expenses were $13,000 for all
10 board members.
This year the board consists
of nine cost-conscious people,
so hopefully expenses will be
further reduced. I always
believe that as these people
spend less on themselves, they
will have a more careful and
conservataive outlook on all
aspects of Columbia Basin'
Electric spending.
This is especially important
A little
To the editor:
Being in the hospital when
Amanda Duvall died and was
buried, I couldn't attend the
funeral. Feeling that the var
ious comments didn't do this
family just credit, I am taking
this opportunity to write a
little of that family's history.
I was the best friend that
Harry Duvall had, having
bought his old ranch from him
in 1930, S3 years ago. I did a
great deal of business with
and through him since, all of it
very good.
He moved from the old
ranch I bought, to Clark's
Canyon where he rented about
3.500 acres. Against my advice
he bought two Allis Chalmers
Monarch tractors and two
Rumly Combined Harvesters.
He used those tractors through
the summer and come hara
vest time, he hooked them to
the combine to start harvest.
Now you must be somewhat of
a mechanic to understand
this. Those tractors had chain
drives in the final drive cases
which were spring loaded.
Going down hill with those
combines pushing on the trac
tors reversed the tension on
those chain drives. They
wrapped around the sprockets
and broke, letting the ma
chines run away. One machine
was destroyed and the other
badly damaged. Harry sued
the company for damages, but
as the tractors weren't guar
anteed he lost the suit. Then
the company retaliated by
sueing him for the loss of the
outfits. Now the only thing he
could do was file in the bank
ruptcy court. I'm writing this
to explain that procedure.
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EDITOR
district voters
row County voters hereby
give my consent to be a
write-in candidate for Position
No. 5. Heppner-Lexington
Advisory Committee.
Marlene Currin
Rt. 2, Box 2290
Heppner, Oregon 97836
involved
Mr. Hampson and Mr. Hem
mingway in other meetings
around the state.
Consumers themselves bet
ter get involved. What should
have happened was a consu
mer protest against Columbia
River hydropower being ship
ped out of the region at five
mills to nine mills while your
co-op is charged nearly 20
mills average from B.P.A. An
objection could also be made
on the economic hardship
caused by wholesale power
rates rising from three and
one-half mills in 1979 to nearly
20 mills presently.
You also would have heard ,
about some very costly fea
tures in the Northwest plan
such as the fish flush. Lei's
have the board and manage- '
ment publicize future issues
that concern us all.
Respectfully,
Marvin Padberg
lone
to you because most of your
C.B.E.C. electric bill is re
quired to pay "in house"
costs. Less than two cents per
kilowatt hour of your bill is
spent for wholesale power
costs. All the rest of your bill is
spent for such things as com
pany debt service, wages,
supplies, equipment, etc.
These costs are within control
of your board of directors.
This actually is one of the
very good things about public
power, that you have a direct
voice in these spending deci
- sions through your elected
board.
My congratulations to the
board on getting board spend
ing down. If equal effort and
courage can be applied to
future spending decisions, we
can all enjoy adequate power,
acceptable service, and pos
sibly, cheaper rates.
Respectfully,
Eric Anderson
lone
history
Harry and his family moved
up Blackhorse Canyon on the
Bell Ranch, courtesy of Josh
Peters. They were there two
years and raised bummer
lambs to live. I was up there
and saw he and Amanda bottle
feeding 200 lambs. They pas
tured those lambs on my place
and sold them to Al Hague
wood. With those funds he got
some second hand machinery,
rented that Bell ranch and
thereon built a fortune.
He said to me around 1947,
"Orville, this county has been
awfully good to us. We ought
to retaliate. What can we do?"
"Well Harry, for a start, let us
buy the airport for the City of
Lexington." And we did,
thereby starting a policy of
philanthropy which his widow,
Amanda, followed throughout
her lifetime. I heard the late
Phil Mahoney say that she had
given away more than all the
women in Morrow County
combined, and I agree;
around $300,000 in the best
museum in the state, $100,000
. including a new brick resi
dence to the hospital, many
thousands to the Methodist
Church and a list of many
other charities.
Now I feel I've done a little
justice toward this family.
O.W. Cutsforth
Heppner
P.S. That ranch I bought from
Harry turned out to be the
finest land I owned ; it paid for
almost everything I bought. I
paid $50 an acre for it when
land sold for $10 to $15 per
acre. It is now owned by my
four grandchildren and is
farmed by my son, Pat.
At
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice
Court at the Morrow County
Courthouse In Keppnor hand
led the following cases during
the past week:
Joel Dean Bennett, Portland
- Exceeding the Maximum
Speed (64 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $12 fin; and $12 pay
ment for costs.
Bobby Lee Roberts, Jr.,
lone Expired Vehicle Li
cense, $6 fine.
Melvin Rhea Ashbeck, Hep
pner Expired Vehicle Li
cense, $6 fine.
Michael Scott Balfe, Lex
ington - Disobeyed Stop Sign,
$19 fine.
Brian Clayton Sweeney,
Heppner - Defective Equip
ment, $12 fine; No PUC Per
mit, $38 fine plus $10 in costs;
Expired Vehicle License, $6
fine; and Exceeding the Max
imum Speed (68 mph in a 55
mph zone), $28 fine.
Judge Charlotte Gray is in
the Heppner Justice Court
office each Monday and Tues
day from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. She is at the Irrigon
office on Wednesdays and
Thursdays; however, the of
fice in Irrigon is open five
davs a week.
Health Dept.
Friday, Mar. 11 free blood
pressure clinic and immuni
zations. Morrow Co. Health
Department office, Lexington,
8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4
p.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 15 - free
blood pressure clinic, Hep
pner Neighborhood Center,
2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 16 - free
blood pressure clinic, lone
Bank of Eastern Oregon. 3 to 4
p.m.
Friday, Mar. 18 - free blood
pressure clinic and immuni
zations, Morrow Co. Health
Department office, Lexington,
8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4
p.m.
Monday, Mar. 22 through
Friday, Mar. 25 - vacation.
A.A.U.W. offers scholarship
By MARY ANN CERl'LLO
The Heppner - lone branch
of the American Association of
University Women is offering
a scholarship to a qualifying
Morrow County woman. This
is the fifth year the award has
been offered.
The scholarship is intended
to serve women of the general
community rather than those
graduating from high school.
Requirements for consider
ation are that she be a Morrow
County resident already in
volved in a course of study.
She may be attending a col
lege, professional or trade
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They have a color that refreshes the eye
and a brilliance that excites it.
We're members of the American Gem Society and
have years of education and experience behind
us. We buy only the most exquisite aquamarines,
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Public Meetings
Thursday, March 10 -Port of
Morrow Commission, 1 Mar
ine Drive, Boardinan, 1 p.m.;
Lexington Fire Department,
city hall, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Marach 14 Mor
row County Fair Board, fair
grounds' dormitory, Heppner,
8 p.m.; Heppner City Planning
Commission, city hall, 7:30
p.m.: Heppner Fire Depart
ment, fire hall, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15 Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Board,
Hospital, Heppner, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday. March 16
Morrow County Court, Court
house, Heppner, 9 a.m.
Monday, March 21 Morrow
county School District Board,
Columbia Junior High School,
Irrigon, 8 p.m.; Heppner Fire
Department, fire hall. 7:30
p.m.; lone City Planning
Commission, city hall, 7:30
p.m.
Wednesday, March 23
Morrow County Court, north
Morrow annex, Irrigon, 9
a.m. ; Heppner Public Library
Board, library, 8 p.m.
Monday. March 28 - Morrow
County Planning Commission, "
north Morrow annex, Irrigon,
7:30 p.m.; Heppner Fire De
partment, fire hall, 7:30 p.m.
Sheriffs Report
The Morrow County Sher
iff's Department office at the
Morrow County Courthouse in
Heppner handled the following
calls, casesand reports during
the past week:
On March 2, the Heppner
Fire Department responded to
a flue fire on Quaid St. at the
Tom Wicklund residence. The
fire was controlled.
On March 5, a Heppner
ambulance responded to a
Heppner residence and trans
ported a female patient who
was reportedly having trouble
breathing to Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital in Heppner.
school with a minimum of one
year of study behind her.
The recipient of the 1982
scholarship was Cathy Hed
lund, daughter of Roger and
Shirley Palmer, Heppner.
Hedlund. 22, received a
scholarship of $400 to assist
her in her studies for a teach
ing certificate in integrated
science at Southern Oregon
State College, Ashland.
Scholarship applications
may be obtained by calling
Kathy Williams 676-5488, Zoe
Watts 676-9691, or Cathy Bar
ker 422-7530. Application
deadline is April 15.
Jewelers
676-9200
D.A.'s Report
Darrell Wayne Solomon, 43,
of Irrigon, was indicted by a
((rand jury lust WtHluesJay 00
two counts of alleged First
Degree Rape and three counts
of alleged Sexual Abuse, re
ported District Attorney
Richard J. McNerney.
In other news, McNerney
reported:
James Randall Zimmer
man. 26, of Boardman, was
Indicted last Wednesday on a
charge of alleged Felony
Driving While Suspended.
Thomas Marvin Maech
tle. 31, of Boardman, was
found guilty by a jury in
Morrow County Justice Court
at Irrigon of Driving Under
the Influence of Intoxicants.
He was sentenced to serve five
days In jail, must pay a $425
fine, and his driver's license
was suspended for one year.
lone couple to celebrate
25th anniversary
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Doherty Invite all
friends and relatives to an open house In honor of their
parents' 25th wedding anniversary on Sunday, March 20, 1 4
p.m. at the Doherty home north of lone.
The couple requests no gifts please.
D.M.V. office announces closures
The Heppner field office of
the Department of Motor Ve
hicles will be closed March 16
through 25. Gene Murty of the
Heppner office will be working
in Fossil on March 16 and In
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Hospital Notes
The following patients were
admitted and released from
pioneer Memorial Hotspital in
Heppner during the past
week:
Sharon Harrison, Lexington
- admitted March I, released
March 3;
Heidi Woody, Arlington
admitted March 3. released
March 5;
Hazel Elliott. Heppner
admitted March 4, released
March 6.
The following patients were
still receiving care at the
hospital as of Monday, Mar. 7:
Alberta Johannes, Heppner
-admltted March 3;
Mark Fishburn, Heppner
admitted March 5;
Bill Lynch, Heppner ad
mitted March 6; and
Florence Anderson, Hep
pner admitted March 6.
John Day on March 17 and 18.
The office will be open March
28.
Regular office hours are
Monday through Friday, 8
a m. to 12 noon and I to 5 p.m.
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