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y prpr"ir"'Tr''''Hf'Ti'lT"''MM'' '"l'"'l't" n H L 1L U :: c C ? 0 P. v r l- is, 1 1 0 7 lu q VOL. 101 NO. 17 THURSDAY. APRIL 28. 1983 Drago appointed as new sheriff I 12 1 1 Iff Hoy Drago Jtlnrrow County Court ap- row County Sheriff last Wed pointed and swore in Roy nesdny. He will serve as shcr- '.Orago of Boardman as Mor- " un"' January 1985. Charges brought against Hermiston man after high speed chase A two hour high sped chase ending in Stanfietd resulted in a series of charges being brought against Edward Vern Strahm. 28. of Hermiston by a Morrow County sheriff's rtcpulv Sunday night. According to the sheriff's department, a vehicle was seen weaving across the cen ter line on Umatilla Meadows Road. Deputy Rob Meakins pulled the vehicle over which was being driven by Strahm at 9 18 p m Meakins reported to have Install new officers Lions hold 9th annual charter night mm .A 1. Pictured during the Installation of officers are from left to right: Bill Taylor, district president, Bill Kuhn, president; Dave Tharp, treasurer; Bill Helphinstlne, Board member; Loony Watne, toil twister; John Edmund son, Lion tamer; and Larry Cerullo, corresponding secretary. The Heppner Lions held their ninth annual charter night celebration Saturday, April 2:1 ot the American legion Hall. Installed as new officers for 1983-84 were Bill Kuhn, presi dent: Dave Tharp. treasurer; Larry Cerullo. corresponding secretary: Terry Hughes, recording secretary; John - if-T smelted alcohol on the driver's breath and a field sobriety test was done. He then requested that Strahm accompany him back to the sheriff's depart ment in Heppner. "Strahm went to his car. swore at Meakins and took off at a high rate of speed and the chase was on," said a Morrow County sheriffs office spokes person During the chase Meakins' radio reportedly went out and when a county dispatcher was x ' v in i i V 5 ' 9 . K T Gt Edmundson. Lion tamer; Ixinny Watne, tail twister and Board member Bill Helphin stine. Bill Taylor, district president, swore each officer in. In another part of the eve ning. Bill Kuhn was named as Lion of the year and new members. Don Christensen and Dave Tharp were wel The IHI Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 10 PAGES Drago. 53. has been a Mor row County sheriff's deputy for the north end for three vears and before that spent eight years as a patrol ser geant in Coos Bay. A veteran of the Korean war. he original Iv comes from New York where he was with the city police for three years. When asked if he will stay in Boardman. Drago replied. "Some people have told me that I should move down here Hppner if I make sheriff, but whv should 1? It seems to me that Boardman is just as much a part of the county as Heppner." unable to make contact, two other Morrow County deputies and two state patrolmen were called for assistance. According to the deputy's report, the chase ended in Stanfield at II p m. where Strahm was taken into the Stanfield police station. His charges included Reckless Driving. Driving While Under the Influence of Intoxicants. Attempting to Elude a Police Officer and Knowingly Con cealing a Firearm Within a Vehicle. comed. Jim Wishart, guest speaker, was awarded as a 15-year member. Winner of the drawing for the two free tickets to wher ever Eastern Airlines flies was Dick Sargent of Heppner. Ron McDonald and a band called "The Brave" pro.ided musical entertainment for the evening. lull I Li eppiasir 25' County Court approves computer bid By MARY ANN CERULLO Bids were opened by Mor row County Court last Wed nesday to provide the county with a computer system by July I. 1983. Two bids were received, one from IBM Corporation and another from Computer Products Unlimited. Portland. Both were accompanied by a maintenance agreement with IBM for $700 per month. After reviewing both bids into the afternoon, the court made a split decision. For $71,427 they agreed to pur chase a Central Processing unit and system printer from IBM. The court also agreed on the desk top printers and work stations from Computer Products Unlimited for $27 fiin Heppner spring concert schedule Spring music concerts and a "Gong Show" have been plan nod at Heppner schools with band, music and chorus stu dents from kindergarten stu dents through seniors in high school participating. There will be no charge for any of the events. Following is a concert schedule: On Friday. May 6, the kin dergarten through fourth grade music students will perform at 1:30 p.m. in the junior high gym. A 50s num ber. "Here We Go Looby I)u," "Ma Ma Paquita," and first grade dancers are sched uled to entertain. A "Gong Show" will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, at the junior high gym. Perfor mers will be junior high band nnd chorus members. The show will feature all kinds of acts: some comedy routines, as well as numbers on a more serious note. Emcee will be Steve Curtis and judges are to be Jim Bier, John Sporseen, Paul Stringer and Miche'e Portmann. On Tuesday, May 24, high school hand, chorus and swing Center promotes Mackey Neola Mackey has been re cently promoted to Emergen cy Food Coordinator for South Morrow County, announced a spokesperson for the Heppner Neighborhood Center. Mackey has been a volun teer at the center for a year and a half. She will be at the center Mondays. Thursdays and Fridays to help those in need of emergency food "Food is needed for this program." she said. "All donations are tax deductible .and are greatly appreciated." HEPPNER. OREGON "Hopefully everything will be here by the end of May and at least the auditor will be working on it by July 1." said Greg Sweek. county assessor. In other business the court unanimously approved the appointment of Roy Drago, Boardman. as Morrow County Sheriff. (See related story.) "There has been a revamp ing of the department and deputies have been assigned to priority areas." said Drago. "So right now there's four deputies in the north end and two in the south." Drago had been a Morrow , County deputy working out of the north end until he was asked to act as sheriff when . Larry Fetsch resigned on March 18. His appointment will last until January 1985. choir students will give a performance at the high school gym beginning at 7:30 p.m. Choir members will enter tain with a Beach Boys' song, "Five Foot Two" and others. Band numbers will include "Blue Ridge Overture," "Toccata." "American Sea Rhapsody." "Longer." and highlights from "E.T." On Thursday. May 26. 7:30 p.m.. at the junior high gym, fifth through eighth grade band and music students will give a concert. The seventh and eighth grade choir will sing pop music and the fifth grade music class will sing "light and lively"tunes. Fifth grade band numbers will include "Skip to My Lou." "America March" and others. "Soul Rock." "Minuet and March" and "Fosterama" are three of the numbers that the sixth grade band will play. Seventh and eighth grade band members will play high lights from "Fiddler on the Roof," the theme from "Char iots of Fire," "Salsa Rock" and "Soul Explosion." No-till popular with No-till seeding is finding increased popularity among some county farmers this year, with nearly 2,000 acres being seeded as compared to only 20 last year, says County Extension Agent Bob Costa. More farmers, especially in the higher elevations, are going with annual cropping, where the drill is particularly effective, he continued. Two drills are presently being used. One is owned by the Morrow County Grain Growers, the other by Miller 4 Sons of Heppner. "It saves at least two passes with tillage instruments and one pass with fertilizer," says Costa in explaining the advan tages of no-till drills. He said because of the lar ger amount of rainfall this spring, some of the farmers in Weather by the City of Heppner Local Little League players to raffle radar range 1 fw9 e i " .. ...4ut Litrfc Rrnioe Loft and Little League players Scott - Kadarange Johnston (left) and Bobby Krein, and T-foall raffle. Tickets player Rick Koffler (front), display the Amana will go toward Local Little League players will begin a raffle ticket sel ling campaign for an Amana Radar Range at the Heppner Moonlight Sale this Thursday night. Ballplayers will be set up for ticket sales in front of Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Insurance. Ticket cost is 50 cents each. All proceeds will be used to purchase materials for a ball Organizations to sell at Moonlite Madness Several organizations will be selling goodies and a movie will be shown for the kids during this Thursday's Moon lite Madness sale. Heppner merchants will be opening their doors to moon lite wanderers from 7 to 9 p.m. while the Heppner Lions will entertain their children at the old post office with a Three Stooges film entitled, "GI Wanna Go Home" and two short cartoon features. ,f ';. Lit "'"1 Writs' " A higher elevations are putting in crops annually, thus finding more use for no-till. "It provides them with High Low Precip. Tues.. April 19 73 42 .12 Wed.. April 20 68 47 .21 Thurs.. April 21 63 38 .04 Fri.. April 22 63 46 .02 Sat.. April 23 60 41 .10 Sun.. April 24 58 35 Mon.. April 25 55 37 5 i v a .,' its 1 i ! 1 X. i . '- " i park fence at a new field at the base of Willow Creek Dam. Estimated cost of the mater ials is $4,000. said a league spokesperson. The present Little League field at the fairgrounds in Heppner will be used this season.she said, as the new diamond won't be complete until next year. Tickets will continue to be "The whole show will last an hour." stated George Koffler, club president. There will be a $1 charge. The TOPS club will be sel ling burritos next to Gardner's Mens Wear and the V.F.W. Auxiliary will be selling pies and other baked goods in front of the post office. Local Cub Scouts, who have been selling peperoni sticks door to door in Heppner, Lex ington and lone, will be selling some local - ' t v. another option. They can try a croppjng pattern where they ,ake advantage of each year.s moisture i 'r A v .ii ttiat Lott's Electric donated, for a sell for 50 cents each and proceeds the purchase of a ball park fence. sold after Thursday on a door to door basis in the local area. The two players who sell the most tickets will receive $10 and $5 prizes, the spokesper son said. The winner of the radar range, which was donated by Lott's Electric, will be an nounced Wednesday, May 25, 6 p.m.. at the Little League Field. goods Sale any remaining sticks during the Moonlight Sale in front of Turner, Van Marter and Bry and Insurance. The United Christian Youth Fellowship will be selling ele phant ears on Main St. Pro ceeds will benefit the Heifer Project, a self-help program to help people throughout the world raise cows, according to the Rev. Mike Sheridan, pas tor of the United Methodist Church in Heppner. farmers v "S far 'l loks pretty good, b"1 il's a little early to tell." said Costa. "We've still got a 'ot ' 'earn 'about no-till),"
