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VOL. 101 NO. 17 THURSDAY. APRIL 28. 1983
Drago appointed as new sheriff
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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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.
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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
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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.
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higher elevations are putting
in crops annually, thus finding
more use for no-till.
"It provides them with
High Low Precip.
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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
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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
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another option. They can try
a croppjng pattern where they
,ake advantage of each year.s
moisture
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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.
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b"1 il's a little early to tell."
said Costa. "We've still got a
'ot ' 'earn 'about no-till),"