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I SIX The Heppner Giette-Hme, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 14, 1983 Heppner students plan Science Fair Heppner Elementary scienca Students at Heppner Elementary School will present a Science Fair on Tuesday, April 19. Projects will be on display for public viewing in the school's multi-purpose room from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tne students have been hard at work on a C.C.C. taking offers On April 4, the Commodity Credit Corporation invited of fers from farmers who had pledged collateral for out standing C.C.C. price support wheat loans to sell wheat to C.C.C., reports the Morrow Co. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Offers must be submitted no later than the close of business on April 15. In the case of warehouse stored loan collateral, wheat grading No. Four or worse or mixed wheat may not be offered. If the bid is accepted the producer will hae sold the offered wheat to C.C.C. for the loan value, plus charges, and will receive a percentage of 4-H Survival Club uiaer memoers are now welcome to join the Survival 4-H Club since Carl Martin has . joined forces with teen leaders Kevin Hughes and Chris McLaughlin. Previously the teen leaders had limited en rollment to beginners. Martin will co-lead the existing club which meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the extension 4-H Summer By BIRDINE TVLLIS Program Assistant OSU Extension Service Oregon 4-H'ers are invited to "Reach for the Stars" and attend 4-H Summer Week at Corvallis June 13 through 18. Application forms for the special event went in the mail last week to all Morrow Co. 4-H'ers in eighth through 12th grades. Drama Club By JUSTINE WEATHERFORD The poor miller's son. hand some Carl fLoren Hayes), only inherited the world's greatest cat. and this led to his fantastic romance with a beautiful princess and to great wealth. Children and adults, too, who saw the Heppner High School Drama Club's play on Wednesday and Thursday af ternoons. April 9 and 10, at Heppner Elementary School, became familiar with a greatly beloved fairy story, which probably came out of oral tradition but which is frequently attributed to Per rault and is now title 'The ELMER'S APRIL USED CAR BUYS 1979 Chevy Van, ton, 8 passenger 1979 Ford Van, 1 ton, 12 passenger 1965 Chevy Pickup, ton, 4sp. 1962 Chevy Pickup, ton, 3sp. 1950 Chevy Pickup, Vz ton, 4sp. 1967 Cadillac, Fleetwood, 4dF, sedan 1954 DeScto, 4dr V8 eng. 1970 American Motors Hornet, 6 cyl. 1969 Buick Opal Wagon 1975 Dodge Comett, 4dr. sedan. . Elmer's Used Cars Used Cars - Bought and Sold ELMER HOLTZ BOX 204 2ND A "B" ONE. OR 7843 STREETS h.:vJ- il!!r - J A W 77 students prepore wheat as payment in kind (P1K). The bids will be opened at 5:30 p.m. April 15 in the Morrow County A.S.C.S. office in Heppner. The public is invited to attend. The decision on w hether to accept the bids will be made by the Kansas City office and all offerors will be notified by C.C.C. in w riting of the acceptance or rejection of their offer. "If you have a C.C.C. loan, please check with your local A.S.C.S. office for complete details. Don't miss what may be a good marketing alterna tive." said a spokesperson from the local A.S.C.S. office. expands conference room in Heppner. A number of field trips and outdoor adventures are plan ned by the leaders as spring weather allows. For more information, call Kevin Hughes at 676-5349 (after 6 p.m.), Carl Martin at 676-5158, or the extension of fice, 676-9642. projects for Science Foir Week planned The event is divided into intermediate and senior age activities. While in Corvallis the 4-H'ers live in college dorms, attend classes and many other exciting events. Summer Week brings 4-H members from all of Oregon together for fun. leadership development, new and differ ent learning experiences and career exploration. performs for Truly Remarkable Puss In Boots." The play was directed by Larry Cerullo: Mardell James served as stage manager, and she also played the part of the unseen, but frightening, mean and nasty ogre. Monsieur Puss-In-Boots. the super cat, the leading character, was well portrayed by Ken Curtis. Melissa Privett was the deceased miller's elder daughter and Annette Wileers was her younger sister-these actresses also doubled as the woman-with-hoe and as the farmer's wife. The young and perky palace maid was played by Merry DeSpain. The fairy tale royalty, a kindly king and his young and most beautiful LICENSED A BONDED (503) 422-7579 mm n i large variety of science projects for several weeks," said Miriam Munck, junior high science teacher and fair organizer. Everyone is invited to attend and view the students' projects, she said. Local square dance club hosts visitors The Tri City Sun Dancers from Tri Cities, Wash, visited the local Grand Squares square dance club last Satur day at the lone American Legion Hall, reported Dorothy Warren, a spokesperson from the local club. Callers were Jerry and Julie Holland of Dufur. A square of dancers from the Square Knots club of Hermiston also attended the dance, she said. The Grand Squares club had visited the Hermiston club earlier this year, and when the local club members left, they took the Hermiston club's banner with them, inviting the Square Knots to visit the local club and retrieve it. During the dance in lone last Saturday, the Tri City group took the Grand Square club's banner. Mrs. Warren said the local club will visit the Sun Dancers in the future and cont. p. 5 Morrow 4-H'ers are provi ded scholarships for expenses by local businesses and indi viduals. The last date to make appli cation to attend is April 21. It is expected that a large num ber of applications will be received this year so 4-H'ers should prepare and send in applications as soon as possi ble. preschoolers princess daughter, were played by Bob Harris and Vicki Adams. Everyone, except the royal ty and the ogre, learned the power of good publicity and the value of a sharp press agent. After Puss had talked his master into getting him some boots and a hat with a sweeping feather, he became a most effective salesman. The truly remarkable Puss renamed his master the "Marquis of Carabas" and soon had their comfortable futures assured-that is after he finally pursuaded the ogre to prove hefshe) could change himself fherself) into a mouse. Ah! Cheers! issssssssss&sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssassssssssassssssssssssss JSSgr MIGHT II ffi II - ti,n 1 GALORE Heppner liars Opinion? 1 1 f J Question: "With the dead line for filing your income tax coming up this week (April 15). do you feel I R.S. is fair in their methods of taxing?" "No. not really,", said Bob Nairns of Heppner. "They ought to give you more time." School board to meet A regular meeting of (he Morrow County School Board will be held April 18. 8 p.m. at the district office in Lexing ton The board is expected to consider setting specifications for the district's health in surance program prior to re questing bids tor next year. The board will also review repair estimates for damage done when a vehicle struck the Heppner High School building, said a board spokesperson. In other business, the board will hold an executive session to hear a grievance filed by a school district employee, the spokesperson said. School building damaged, pickup totaled in crash -Ml ' if ' ' l 'f - u 2 L , II J i ' J i4!4lja,,, Mta "'-r--Wii' "'-'jSiSfc $ : - . f c- ix mef" . - ;' ' . . 1L. . For Danny Fortenberry of Heppner, last Friday started out like any other school day. He drove his pickup to school, parked it in the school parking lot and went to class. At about 11 a.m.: however, things started "rolling." His 1971 GMC 4-wheel drive half-ton slipped out of gear, rolled down the hill and crashed into Dale Conklin's classroom. Heppner High School Principal Jim Bier said Tuesday he had no estimate of damages to the building yet, but was expecting an estimate soon. Fortenberry said his pickup was totaled, and had only liability insurance coverage. SL THURSDAY. uBarhecued Ribs (No Stew) PRIZES 4each Elks 358 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSs Calif, musician to perform in lone Tom Hunter, a folksingcr and songwriter from the San Francisco Bav Area, is com ing to perform in lone on Sunday, April 17. His concert will be at the lone United Church of Christ at 6:30 p.m., reports the Rev. Cathy Bar ker, pastor. A pot luck supper will pre cede the concert at 5:30 p.m. Dessert will be served during intermission. Because Hunter is a profes sional musician, admission will be charged: adults $3.00, ages 10 and up $2.00, and for those under 10, the charge rill be 50 cents, with a family maximum of $7. Barker said. Hunter's three albums will be available for purchase at the concert, she added. "We have set the early hour to especially encourage chil dren to attend." Barker stated. "The first half of the concert will have special ap peal to young-of all ages!" Childcare will be provided throughout the evening, she said. Many lone United Church of Christ young people have at tended Hunter's concerts in Portland and Hood River. "I really like it when we get to sing along." said one enthu siastic youth. These young people are amazed and exci ted that they can host the singer in lone, the pastor said. Hunter is best known In the San Francisco Bay Area for his Sunday morning talk show on KGO radio. In addition, he and his wife. Gwen. sing in concert halls, festivals. MAN'S APRIL 21 churches, living rooms, community centers and at special events. The heart of the program will be songs he has written. T 1 schools. juocai man reures, celebration planned "" - " ' "" " "" c fvr,vf fir, v imut j If Ml .- ) f ' .i." If ' On March 31 Jerry Rood worked his last as District Field Assistant for Morrow County. After working for 27 years as the predator control agent for the region, Rood plans to do a lot of fishing and entertaining his new granddaughter. Ken Mitchell of Lebanon. Oregon filled Rood's position that same day. There will be a family potluck dinner Saturday, April 16, 6:30 p.m., at the American Legion Hall in Heppner to celebrate Jerry's retirement. The public Is very welcome to attend, said Betty Rood. Co. 4-H'ers join others to explore new ideas BvBIRDINKTl'I.I.IS Program AxKlslunt OSt' F.xtrnsion Service Twelve older 4 II members from Morrow County joined others from nearby counties, as well as 4 H ers from two Washington counties to ex plore new ideas for 4-H camp ing and leadership. Brooks Camp near Golden -dale. Wash, was the site, with Jim Douglas. Hood River ex tensjon agent, providing leadership. He was assisted by a number of experienced camp counselors and 4-H leaders. Among the older counselors, who served as a steering committee for the event, was Angle Evans of Irrigon. Francine Evans and Birdine Tullis were volunteer cooks for the camp. Those traveling to Brooks for the weekend training were: Kevin Hughes. Kimberle Wright. FOR SERVICE YOU CAN DEPEND ON We Are The For All Your Farm Chemical Needs ! nh-3 Aqua Liquid & Dry Fertilizers Farm Chemicals Variety of Application Systems WE NOT ONLY SELL THE PRODUCT WE SERVICE IT TOO' 4 Mt tm94"f The public is inviied to join In this Family Night with Tom Hunter, nnd childcare will be provided throughout the evening, Barker said. : Paula Plocharsky. Tammy Hays. Ken Curtis. Shelley Stroeber. Ann Evans, Mike Ammons, Gibb Fvans. Nella rill. Travis Harrison and Andrea Ball. Transportation for the 4-H'ers was provided by Merlin and Claudia Hughes. Wm. and Sandi Rill. Archie and Diana Ball and Cheryl Ammons. Counselors for Morrow Co, 4 Hi camp will te selected from (hose attending Ye Olde Head Shed Hair Styles for Men, Women & Children m 2nd w . .. Team You Can borrow CounS'jf n?m rain Growers,NCry" Hospital Notes 1 The following patient was admitted and released from I Plonier Memorial Hospital In !, Heppner during the past week : Jan Slroeher, admitted April April 7. ; Heppner 4, released Another patient at the hos pital. Clyde Britt of Fossil, who was admitted April 8, was still receiving care at the hospital as of Monday, April 11. LUNCH MENU II lone Schools Thursday, April 14 beans and wieners, pear and cheese salad, celery sticks, brownies and milk. Friday. April 15 vegetable veef soup, ham and cheese sandwiches, peanut butter sandwiches, crackers, dessert and milk. Monday. April 18 cheese burgers, potato chips, pickles, carrot sticks, dessert and milk. Tuesday. April 19 - cowboy macaroni, buttered corn, celery sticks, fruit and milk. Wednesday. April 20 pot pie. pickled beets, cheese sticks, dessert and milk. Electrolysis & Thermolysis Permanent Hair Removal Anna Schwarzin, Certified Electrologist 676-9248 Open Tues. Wed. 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