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VOL. 101 NO. 20 THURSDAY, MAY U. 1983
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Virginia Rosewall honored at
Road Dept. open house
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Virginia Rom wall cu rfcbon to open new county hop o
County Judge Don AAcElligott looks on
Residents from all over
Morrow County turned out for
an open house at the new
County Public Works Depart
ment and Road Shop In Lex
ington last Saturday.
The County Road Depart
ment moved into the new shop
facility last July. The new
7,200 sq. ft. metal building is
itu9H on an eight-acre par
cel of land. Five acres of the
land were donated to the
county by Mrs. Clarence
Former Army engineer sends comments on
(Editor's note: The follow
ing letter was sent to the
Gazette Times by Stanley E
Sporseen. consulting engi
neer, of Salem, concerning
Willow Creek Dam):
Some months ago KOIN TV
put on a program on Willow
Creek Dam. I didn't get to see
the program so 1 had the
young lady at KOIN rerun It
for me. I was really shocked to
hear the Great White Father
being blamed for foisting this
monstrosity off on the unsus
pecting citizens of Heppner. In
. fact. I am so shocked I must
come forward and confess my
guilt and cleanse my soul.
However. I am going to
plead entrapment. In about
IfHH I was planning engineer
with the Army Kngineers and
one day the district engineer
called me to his office. He had
a letter from the president of
the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce asking Senator
Morse to get the Army to
make a flood control study of
the Heppner area. Some
months ago one of my neigh
bors told me he had written
the letter to Senator Morse for
Rosewall of Heppner in
memory of her husband.
Low bid for the building
shell was submitted by Wil
liam Lonigan and Associates
of Portland. The final finish
work was completed by the
following local contractors:
plumbing - Pettyjohn Builders
Supply: electrical Lotts
Electric Company, chain link
fence - Circle D. Construction;
interior partitions Boyd
the Chamber of Commerce. So
you see. Henry Tetz (former
athletic director and superin
tendent at Heppner High
School ) and I are probably the
guiltv ones.
On the other hand, maybe
we can all make the best of the
situation. I have suggested in
the past that the city should
develop a hydro plant at the
dam. My company. Haner.
Ross & Sporseen. Inc. of
Gladstone, Oregon has deve
loped a large number of these
small hydro projects and they
are quite successful. Even if
you don't like the dam you
have it and I suggest making
the best of it and get some
income for the city from the
project.
The stories you hear about
Shobe Creek posing as great a
threat to Heppner as Balm
Fork and Willow Creek is a lot
of misinformation put forth by
people who know no better.
Maybe they just like to see
themselves on TV. Of course
to do that you really do need
something to say. 'No one in
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Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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Martin Construction.
Iexington was chosen as the
location for the new facility
because its more centralized
location would save substan
tial travel time and fuel con
sumption would be considera
bly less.
The project was funded by
federal revenue sharing
money.
The 1.5C0 sq. ft. three-unit
modular office building was
transported to Lexington from
a nuclear power site near
Arco, Idaho and was donated
to the county by the federal
government. Expenses to the
county .for handling charges
and remodeling costs amoun
ted to $25,000; approximately
$16 per sq. ft., which is about
one-third the cost of new con
struction, the department
estimated.
The unit was set up and
enclosed by Boyd Martin Con
struction, with most of the
finish work being completed
by Paul Weed, a county
employee.
Offices located in the build
ing Include the Public Works
Department. Planning De
partment, building Inspector's
office and county surveyor's
office.
their right mind, even if they
know nothing about hydrol
ogy, would really believe that
a small stream like Shobe
Creek with a drainage area of
about seven square miles
could produce a flood such as
Ralm Fork with a drainage
area of over 26 square miles.
Then add the area of Willow
Creek and you have an area 12
times as great as Shobe. When
I made my first survey no one
mentioned having seen a flood
from Shobe Creek.
Furthermore, calling this an
experimental dam is just a lot
of nonsense mouthed by
people who know no better.
Boardnian dentist to
open Heppner practice
Boardman dentist Thomas
F. Alexander has announced
that he will open a general
dentistry practice in Heppner
in Dr. Huber's office, located
in the First Interstate Bank
Building. Dr. Alexander will
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grocery giveaway
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Central Market clerk Sue Mattison holds entry blanks for
customers to fill out and possibly win $5,2000 in free
groceries.
Central Market is participa
ting in Associated Grocers'
"Great Grocery Give-Away
Contest" where 10 lucky
people will win a grand prize
of $100 in groceries each week
for 52 weeks. The grand prize
winners will be picked from
entries received at 150 parti
cipating grocery stores.
"We're the only store in the
area participating in the con
test," said Central Market
owner Forrie Burkenbine.
He urged everyone to sign
up for the contest which be
gins May 18 and runs through
Iast year at the International
Congress on Large Dams,
engineers from all over the
world were eager to hear
about Willow Creek Dam. I
think if I had taken a vote, the
answer would have been 1,500
to zero approval of the design
as a real step forward in dam
construction. This, being a
gravity dam. is really the
safest type of construction
available. The fact that it is
roller compacted concrete
just makes it cheaper to
build.
Don't let a few little leaks
fool you. I've seen a lot of
these. In concrete dams these
see patients on Tuesdays from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning
May 1.
Appointments may be made
by calling 676-9118, or 481-9462,
collect.
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May 23.
In addition to the grand
prize, there will also be three
$100 gift certificates: eight $50
certificates and 12 $25 certifi
cates, all of these to be given
locally.
To enter, just fill out an
entry form each time you
come into the store. No pur
chase is necessary, and you
need not be present to win.
You must be 18 years or older
to enter.
Drawing for the local prizes
will be held at the store
Monday, May 23.
dam
always seal themselves in a
year or so. That's one of the
nice things about concrete in
hydraulic structures. Cracks
in concrete buildings and
bridges are dangerous. In a
gravity (dam) they are no
problem. Bonneville Dam had
such leaks, but in a few years
they all dried up. That was my
first experience of that kind.
In the forty-five years since
that, I've seen hundreds more.
I know the Army Engineers
are proposing a sealing pro
gram. That's just window
dressing. They know it is
unnecessary but maybe they
saved a lot of money by this
type of construction and have
some left over. So why not use
it to lull the nervous citizens.
That's a problem with
government bureaus. The end
of the fiscal year is approach
ing and you have funds left
over and if you don't spend it,
back it goes to the general
fund. Then next year the
bureau of the budget lops an
equivalent amount from your
request.
Weather
by the City of
Polish family welcomed
By JUSTINE
WEATHERFORD
Andrezj Doboszynsky. 32.
his wife. Barbara, their nine-year-old
daughter. Inga. and
five-year-old son Woxjiech.
are now beginning a new life
in the downstairs apartment
at the corner of Gale and
Church streets in Heppner
which their sponsors. Hope
and Valby Lutheran churches,
generously prepared for them.
This Polish Catholic family
arrived in Portland last Wed
nesday. May 11. and were met
hv Pastor John Maas and
Lutheran ladies Anna Johnson
and Shirley George, who
brought them to Heppner.
Last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs.
John Urych of Pendleton, who
speak Polish, came to talk
with the Doboszynsky family
and a few of their sponsors.
Except for this help from John
and Phyllis Urych. most of the
communication between the
Heppner sponsors, none of
whom speak or understand
Polish, and the immigrants,
who so far speak no English,
has been sign language, and
drawings.
Now plans are underway to
begin tutoring sessions in Eng
lish, and the Rev. Maas says
that any volunteers are en
couraged to contact him or Liz
Curtis to schedule some time
when they can help.
Last Saturday evening,
Maas and Bill and Jane Raw
lins accompanied the new
family to Mass at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, where they
were introduced to their
neighbors and fellow Catho
lics. The Rev. McGovern pre
sented a picture of the Pope to
these fellow countrymen that
they dearly appreciated. Al
though they were brought here
through the Lutheran Church
Refugee program, they will
regularly attend church at St.
Pettyjohns to celebrate with
open house this Fri. & Sat.
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Jo (left), Howard and Larry Pettyjohn, owners
of Pettyjohn's Farm and Builder's Supply in
Heppner, will be celebrating the completion of
remodeling on their store, with an open house
this Friday and Saturday.
The project included complete remodeling of
the inside of the store, doubling the size of the
show area, and work outside to improve looks of
the building.
The Pettyjohn's bought the hardware, plumb
ing and building supply store in November of
1963. They moved to the present location in
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Thurs., May 12 67 37
Fri.. May 13 67 37
Sat.. May 14 62 41 .25
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The Dobottynsky family: mother Barbara, father Andrezj,
daughter Inga and son Woxjiech
Patrick's.
The father, Andrezj, worked
as the foreman in an auto shop
in Poland, supervising
workmen. He received nis
mechanical training in a
vocational-technical school.
Mother Barbara, has worked
as a bookkeeper. This week
the tatner was to begin work
ing in the woods with Jeff
Maben. This will be good as he
has stated his hobbies are
fishing and hunting mush
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Daughter Inga may just
visit the school here before the
year ends, but the children
will need much tutoring in
English before they can be
enrolled next fall. '
Everyone in Heppner is
very pleased to have this
latest international addition,
bringing the opportunity for
residents here to become a
little better acquainted with
the country of Poland.
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February 1967. Their son, Larry, joined the
business in June of 1981.
During open house this Friday and Saturday,
May 20 and 21, four door prizes will be given
away each day, including a lawnmower, grass
trimmer, chainsaw, hose reels and more. There
will also be specials on some merchandise.
The Pettyjohns' urge everyone to stop by
during open house, enjoy free hotdogs between 11
a.m. and 2 p.m., and free pop and doughnuts all
day.
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