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Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
VOL. 101 NO. II
THURSDAY, MARCH 17. 1983
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HEPPNER. OREGON
Weather
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High Low Precip
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Ambassador of Ireland sends
St. Patrick's Day greetings
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Embassy or Ireland
8334 Massachusctts Ave, N. W.
Waihimotom. D. C. UOOOS
3 March 1383
Mr James J Farley
Farley Motor Company
Heppner
ORECON
Dear Mr Farley
I am delighted to have thie opportunity to send Saint Patrick's
Day greetings to you and to the Heppner-Morrow County community.
In Ireland, and indeed throughout the world. Saint Patriok's Day
is an ooaasion which drove together Irieh people and friends of
Ireland in homage to Ireland's patron and in celebration of a
heritage which we all proudly sham.
I have read with much interest the aooount of the early Irish immi
grants from Counties Leitrim, Donegal, Longford and Cavan to Eastern
Oregon and their accomplishments which began more than a century ago.
you and the rest of the oommunity can taks great pride in eoh a
distinguished legacy and in the contributions of your Irish forebears.
Uith warmest beet wishes.
T f 0' Sullivan
Ambassador of Ireland
Merchants ready for St, Pat's Day
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ale. Talk 'N ' Top offer three St. Patrick' Day transfer to choose from.
Irish stew feed to be bigger & better
Hy JUSTINE
WKATIIERFOHI)
Chris Ad'lman. president of
the Altar Society at St. Pat
rick's Catholic Church, says
that (he women have made
fine preparations for Thurs
day night's dinner and pro
gram. They are definitely
planning to have plenty of
their delicious Irish stew and
accompaniments and have
arranged for a great deal
more seating than they have
offered in previous years.
Dinner will be served from 5 to
7 p.m.
Besides arranging for more
food and more seating, the
committee Is happy to an
nounce that they have also
arranged for a bigger and
better evening of entertain
ment which will feature In
addition to the popular Larry
Lindsay Family musicians,
singing by Billy Kenny and by
Ron McDonald and possibly
some tap dancing by several
young performers.
Mrs. Adelman says,
"Everything .... will be big
ger and better than in pre
vious years except the prices,
which are Btaying the same as
always."
Western sales manager to
visit Farley's Thurs.
Manager of the western
sales region of Pontiac mo
tors, which includes 11 wes
tern states will attend the 35th
anniversary celebration of
Farley Motor Company this
Thursday, owner Jim Farley
has announced.
"This is quite an honor,"
said. Farley, who is marking
his 35th year in the car busi
ness in Heppner with an open
house Thursday.
Larry Thompson from Pon
tiac is the regional manager
who will attend between 1:30
and 2 p.m.
In addition, zone manager
Tom King, who represents
Oregon, Washington and parts
of Idaho, Montana and Cali
fornia, will also attend, as will
Dave Klien, district manager
representing eight counties.
Farley will hold the open
house from 2 to 5 p.m. with
refreshments for everyone.
St. Patrick's Day, Mar.
17, Schedule of Events
This year's second annual St. Patrick's Day celebration
promises to be even bigger and better than last year's event.
A full day of activities are planned, and several prizes will be
awarded.
Following Is a schedule of events:
9:30-10a.m.
9:45-10a.m.
10-11:30 a.m.
ll:10-ll:25a.m.
11:30a.m. -lp.m.
12:40-12:55 p.m.
1:25-1:40 p.m.
1:30p.m.
l:45-2p.m.
2-5p m.
5-7p.m.
Slides of Ireland Elks Lodge
Heppner High School Band -Main
Street
KUMA "Coffee Hour" - Up
stairs Elks Lodge (with phone
conversation with patrol of a
pub in Ireland)
Heppner Jr. High Band - Main
Street
Brunch and entertainment -Elks
Dining Room
Heppner Fifth Grade Band -Main
Street
Heppner Sixth Grade Band -Main
Street
Tour of Willow Creek Dam
lone High School Band Main
Street
Farley Motor Co. 35th Anni
versary Celebration
Irish Stew Feed - St. Patricks
Catholic Parish Hall
In addition, the Morrow County Museum will be open all
day; Cal and Beverly Sherman, owners of Cal's Arco will be
celebrating the station's 15th anniversary and everyone is
invited to stop by for coffee and cookies; the Athena Weston
Bagpipe Band will be performing during the day; members
of the Morrow County Creative Arte and Crafts group will
hold a show and sale with refreshments in the old Post office
building from 9a.m. to 4 p.m.; and local Soroptimists will be
having a homemade pie and plant sale in front of Sears
beginning at 9 a.m.
Also, several Heppner merchants will be offering coupons
with purchases good for a free cup of coffee or soda pop at
participating businesses.
Prizes to be awarded include $10 to the best dressed
Irishman, sponsored by Eb Hughes; $10 to the best dressed
Irish woman, donated by Matt Hughes of M & R Floor
Covering; $10 to the Irish descendant who travels the farthest
distance, sponsored by Farley Motor Co.; $10 to the best
dressed leprechaun, sponsored by Turner Van Marater and
Bryant Insurance. The best bagpipe band will be presented
with a $50 award from Morrow County Grain Growers, Matt
Doherty and Jim Norene.
KUMA will be announcing the winners of prizes the radio
station is donating over the air. They will be giving away a
$50 green bill, a green sweater and other prizes.
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Queen Lottie to be crowned
The 1983 Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo will officially
begin with a coronation dinner
and dance Saturday. Mar. 26,
in Heppner. The dinner will be
held at St. Patrick's Catholic
Parish Hall and entertain
ment is planned.
Lottie Laughlin will be
crowned queen at the dinner
CowBelles to hold
'Lunchless Wednesday'
The American National
CowBelles have passed a re
solution to participate in a
"Lunchless Wednesday" and
will send Beef Gift Certifi
cates equivalent to the amount
saved to the Salvation Army.
Local CowBelle members will
hold a Lunchless Wednesday
at 12 noon on March 30 at the
Heppner Elks Lodge, an
nounced Marlene Currin,
Heppner.
Lunch will be served, Currin
said; however, members will
have a choice of eating lunch
and donating to the Salvation
Army Beef Gift Certificate
fund or they may have a
lunchless Wednesday and just
donate.
Currin said anyone interes
ted in supportng the beef
industry, whether or not she is
a cattle owner, may join the
CowBelle organization.
Anyone interested in joining
the group is invited to attend,
Currin said.
beginning at 6:30 p.m. The
potluck dinner will also honor
her court: princess Sylvia
Ladd and Dawn Timms.
Parents of the court members
are Bob and Judy Laughlin,
Heppner: Elmer and Lorraine
Ladd. lone; and Bryan and
Sharon Timms. Inigon.
Along with the court, five
pennant bearers will be
honored guests. They include
Dyann Brosnan. Wendy Skill
corn. Bridgett Greenup,
Bobbette Angel! . and Stacy
Kennedy.
A dance will follow the
dinner at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds beginning at 9
p.m. The Jim Ackley Band
will provide the music with
admission set at $3 for singles
and $6 for couples.
Co. Court learns of resignations
By MARY ANN CERULLO
Morrow County Court con
vened last Wednesday, Mar. 9
and conducted the following
business:.
learned of the resignation
of Mary Bergstrom, secretary
to the district attorney. Her
resignation will go into effect
March 18.
accepted a resignation
from Jerry Peck, Boardman,
of the East Central Oregon
Association of Counties Board.
discussed forming a
committee with East Central
"Oregon District of the State
Forestry Department for
forest land classification. The
five person committee would
be made up of local land
owners and would work with
the forestry department.
hired Barbara Briggs of
Heppner as Morrow County
auditor, a position which had
been previously held by Lisa
McCabe. "
hired Pendleton Tree
Service to prune the juniper
bushes and trees on the court
house grounds.
Katz sentenced to serve
105
An Irrigon man who was
found guilty on nine felony
charges in January was sen
tenced last Wednesday in
Umatilla County Circuit Court
to serve 105 years in the
Oregon State Penitentiary,
reported Umatilla County
Deputy District Attorney
Brenda Peterson.
Brain David Katz, 31, re
ceived the sentence after
being found guilty of three
counts of first degree kidnap
ping, two counts of first
degree rape, two counts of
first degree sodomy, one count
of sexual penetration with a
foreign object and one count of
being an ex-convict in posses
sion of a firearm on January
13 by a Morrow County Circuit
Court jury.
Katz had been indicted on
the charges which stemmed
years
from the abduction of 23-year-
old Pendleton woman and two
of her children.
Judge Richard J. Courson
imposed two minimum sen
tences, a five year and a 21
Changes made in
Changes in wording for the
March 29. 1983 County Tax
Levy are being requested by
County Clerk Barbara Bloods
worth. Bloodsworth stated that the
needed changes became ap
parent when several voters
complained that the sample
ballots were confusing. Also,
an error was caused by the use
of incorrect population fig
ures. The corrected version re
tains the total amount of the
levy at $2,742,478 but changes
the amount that needs to be
financed independent of state
year. Peterson said the 21
year sentence may be over
ridden by a parole board, but
the five year minimum sen
tence may not.
levy notice
funding from $554,442 to
$366,188. Had the original bal
lot been submitted to the
voters, it would not have
resulted in payment of more
taxes, according to the county
spokesperson, but would have
resulted in the need for an
administrative adjustment.
The budget which the county
is proposing for 1983-84 has
been projected at $289,802 less
than for the current fiscal
year.
A complete text of the
changes in the ballot measure
can be found on page six of
today's paper.
Heppner students earn nearly $1,500 for children's hospital
Thirty-nine Heppner
Elementary students partici
pated in a Mathathon last
December and were recently
awarded for their efforts.
Each participant who
turned in an application re
ceived a math book containing
200 problems. The students
signed up sponsors to pay
them for each problem solved,
and their parents had to sign
the books. All benefits were
sent to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital in Mem
phis. Tenn.
The three big money
makers were Ryan Adelman,
Travis Hughes and Benji
Pearson, who each earned
over $100 for the hospital.
They received T-shirts and
tote bags. Those who earned
$25 or more were presented
T-shirts.
The following students also
participated in the Matha
thon: Ryan Pence, Travis
Hughes, Jenni Weygandt.
Beth Heatherly. Benji Pear
son. Deanna Carey, Dawn
Papineau, Dustin Alford. T.R.
Riehl, Bobby Krein, Jake
Bacon, Nina Tucker. Jennifer
Tanner, Andy Ashbeck.
Jeremy Wright, Kim Warren.
Kelly Sweeney, Erin Fish
burn. A.J. Tarnasky. Kevin
Payne, Madora Rill, J.J.
Shaw. Kurt Helphinstine,
Alecia Tarnasky, Dean
Humphreys. Jered Wicklund,
Rebecca Wicklund, Jason
Stack, Kathy Bonner, Bryan
Bonner, Rick Koffler, Jodi
Johnston, Ryan Adelman, B.J.
Cannon, Heather Munch,
Travis Murty, Christian
Schultz, Laurel Webber-Gray
and Aleida Goodyear.
Almost $1,500 was earned by
the students and sent to the
hospital.
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Elementary School students who participated in
a Mathathon to benefit St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
The three big money makers in the front row,
are Ryan Aelman (right), Travis Hughes and
Benji Pearson. These three students each earned
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