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EIGHT The Heppner Gaiette-Tlme, New mental health program to Gilliam and Wheeler counties By MARY ANN CERl'LLO Contracts were signed last Wednesday during a meeting of Morrow County Court to form a Tri-County Mental Health Program between Morrow. Gilliam and Wheeler counties. According to the contract, the state will provide funding for Gilliam and Wheeler counties to use the 13 HHS grads Many Heppner High School seniors received scholarship awards during commence ment exercises at the school June 2. and almost all the winners won more than once. Valedictorian and salutator ian awards were presented to Wes Marlatt and Greg Connor bv Principal Jim Bier. Carl W. Troedson scholar ships of $750 were awarded to Annual Field Days slated Review of progress in agri cultural research and revela tion of emerging technology are rewards awaiting visiting farmers at the Annual Field Days of the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, announced Darrell Maxwell, area extension agronomist. Registration at the Pendleton Station Field Day will begin at R:30 a.m. on Wednesday. June 22. Maxwell is also publicity chairman for the event. Reservations for lunch will be available to participants dur ing registration at approxi mately $3 50 per person. The morning session will start with Harold Kerr. Asso ciate Director of the Oregon State University Extension Service, presiding. Research reports at the session include: Joe Pikul. A.R.S.-U.S.D.A. soil scientist, reporting on "Daily Heat and Moisture Flow in Soil": Dr. Ron Rick man. A.R.S.-U.S.D.A. soil scientist, discussing "Root Development of Winter Wheat": and Marlow Freckle ton, state agronomist for the U.S D A. Soil Conservation Service. reporting on "Management of Acres Used ' 32 What's Your Opinion? ! i i ! 77-T) 1 v. - I it strv j (ucj.uuii. mtcr uie recent spuj 01 bevin 4-oii near i Cuts forth Park, how do you think chemical accidents could be avoided?" "I think they should have more safety equipment," said Beth Forrar of Heppner. "They should check the trucks to make sure everything is okay before they leave," said Christy Rathbun, also of Heppner. fieft) 10.10 US GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED BONDS 9. FEDERAL INCOME TAX-FREE MUNICIPAL BONDS 11.5 INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE BONDS MARCY SULLIVAN 630 S. Highway 395 Hermiston, Oregon 97838 (503)567-0390 FJV3 Edward -AID. Jancrs C1UJ GlCo. JEstjbhthH 1671 Mmtrs Mwr York C"?pf Slock Eichng.tnc 31 IV Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 16, 1983 Morrow County Mental Health Department. The two counties will he responsible for rent of an office in Condon and salary for a secretary. In the past. Wheeler and Gilliam counties have pooled their funds for a mental health director who served in both counties. But since the resignation of their director. Bart Murray, a few reap Sherrv Clement. Greg Connor, Diana Epping. Denise Ken nedv. Wes Marlatt, Anne Mur ray. Glenn Smith. Annette Wileers and Lisa Wilson by Morrow Co. School District Superintendent Matt Doherty. An Improvement Award was given to Kelly-jo Rice by counselor Michele Portmann. Portmann also presented awards fo Shane laughlin for for Conservation." At II a m. the speaker will be William E. (Bud) Davis, chancellor of the Oregon State Svstem of Higher Education. Dr. Davis' topic is "Support for Research and Extension." Feature attraction of the afternoon program is a tour of experimental plots at the station. Starting at 1 p.m.. the plots to be viewed consist of the following: 1. Dr. Charles Rhode -"Progress in Breeding f r Root and Foot Rots in Winter Wheat": 2. Charles Crampton and Kathleen Van Wagoner -"Cereal Varieties for North eastern Oregon": 3 Dr. Robert Metzger -"Progress in Identifying and Breeding for Common Smut Resistance in Winter Wheat": 4 Paul Rasmussen - "Win ter Wheat Response to Fertili zer in No-Till Recropping": and 5 F.V. Pumphrey and Dale Wilkins - "Tillage Practices in Processing Peas and Edible Legumes." Adjournment will be at 4 p.m.- Field day at the Sherman Station at Moro is scheduled : i i , t r it r , I Y months ago. they have had to seek other possibilities. According to Judge Don McEllisott. with Gilliam County's populating being 2.0iO and Wheeler's being 1.400. thev can't afford their own mental health program". For the use of a fulltime elinition. provided by Morrow Countv. the county will re ceive Gilliam's and Wheeler's scholarships, awards the Chris Wright Memorial, to .ludv Ward from the American Legion, and to Sherry Clement ( for winning the John Bier Bonnie Nix Award. Judv Ward and Mike Currin both received Blue Mountain Community College Tuition Waivers from Jim Bier. Vi Wilgers presented scholarships to Anne Murray for Thursday. June 23. Max well savs. The program gets underway at 10 a m. after introductions with Don Ry drvch. OSU weed researcher, reporting on "Progress on Goatgrass Research." At 10 45 am. tours of the research plots will begin. Scheduled stops are as fol lows: Wheat. Barley, and Oat varieties by Charles Rhode. Charles Crampton. and Kath leen Van Wagoner: Progress Report on the Development of New Wheat ands Barley Va rieties by Warren E. Kron stad. Mary Verhoeven.nan Scott. Ann Corey, and Pat Hensleigh: Effect of Chloride Fertilizer on Drought Stress in Wheat and Barley by Tom Fairweather and Neil Chris tensen: Phosphate-Nitrogen Interaction Trial by Floyd Bolton and Raul Agemennoni; Sulfur Response Trial by Flovd Bolton: Reaction of Wheat and Barley Varieties to Different Tillage Practices by Tom Fairweather and Warren E Kronstad: and View Plots Sponsored by Oregon Wheat Growers League Showing Ef fects of Herbicides and Ferti lizer bv Don Rydrych. The final event of the Sher man Field Day is a lunch at 1 p m . courtesv of PPG Indus tries. Dupont. Monsanto and Rohm & Haas. Maxwell points out that everyone is welcome at these field days Farmers and non farmers alike can see the value of agriculture to the community and of research to sericulture, he said. ooooooooooooo Saturday, June 18th come join Ron McDonald in a jam session at showroom from 2 Ron Come listen 8 banjo and ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo it 10 By A Leading Professional Photographer One offer per family, please. No age limit. Groups at $1.00 each additional person. A parent must be present. Please dress children in formal clothing. Monday, June 20 HEPPNER serve Morrow, state funds for Mental Health program, plus any fees that the elinition may bring in. explained McElligott. Allison Turner, caseworker for the north end of the county, will also handle some cases for north Gilliam county. "The state encouraged the program." said McElligott, "and it looks like it's going to be beneficial for everyone." and Sherrv Clement on behalf of the Heppner Soroptimist Club Duane Disk presented scholarships to Anne Murray. Sherrv Clement. Denise Kennedy and Wes Marlatt from the Heppner Elks Lodge. Bier also gave Greg Connor the Charles Kyd Memorial Scholarship and a scholarship from Kin7ua Corp Mike Currin was given the Jim Barrett Trophy by John Soorseen The Stookev Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Sherrv Clement and was pre sented to John Sporseen. Clement also received a Lions Club Scholarship from George Koffler C B C. Scholarships were given bv Sporseen to Wes Marlatt and Anne Murray. Glenn Smith received an O S C E. scholarship, presen ted bv Fave Seitz. Shirlev Connor of the De gree of Honor presented a scholarship to Greg Connor. lone honor roll announced lone Junior-Senior High School has released the fol lowing names of students ap pearing on the honor roll for the fourth nine week period of the 1982-83 school year: A Honor Roll (35-4.0) Seniors - Craig Gutierrez. Tim Patton and Denny Starr Freshman - Eric Pointer. Eighth Grader - Patty McElligott. Seventh grader - Cathy Martin. B Honor Roll (30-3 4) Seniors: Roger Childers and Roger Morter. Junior - Howard Leavitt. Sophomores - Jeff Ball, Donnie Doherty and Mark Meyers. Eighth graders - Ashley Conklin. Deena Hams. Kim McCabe. Christopher Rea and Michael Rietmann. McDonaldr- 1 676-9921? Jt.T2 y n rv j i t iwaJ I nc or bring fiddle, come join us. COLOR PORTRAIT 10 a.m. 5 p.m. OREGON In other business. Bill Kuhn. . attorney for the city of Hep pner. came before county court to settle an issue over the diversion of utility costs for the librarv-museum buil ding in Heppner. . Kuhn proposed that the city provide $822 in utilities for the 198.1-84 vear with a percentage increase. He also stated that the citv has been and will continue to maintain the grounds and provide sewage and water at an estimate of Srtnn McElligott estimated that the total for utilities for the year would be approximately 15000. The court expressed some dissatisfaction over the division of costs. "All I'm asking is for some cooperation with the county and that the countv recognize that the citv library is a service for Morrow County not just the citv." saids Kuhn. Kuhn stated that there are anproximntelv 200 people out side of the citv who are using the library. He also pointed out that because of the con tents of the museum, that side of the building has to be kept at an even temperature while the library does not "We're not too happv with that (the cost division) but if that's the wav it's set up that's what we've got to do." said Commissioner Irv Rauch. "There's really nothing much we can do W e can't eet blood from a turnip." Mc Elligott told Kuhn in settling the discussion Seventh graders J.J. Os min and Ken Snider. These students were named fo the honor roll for the second semester of the school year: A Honor Roll (35-4 0) Seniors - Craig Gutierrez. Tim Patton and Denny Starr . Freshman - Eric Pointer . Eighth grader Patty McElligott. Seventh grader - Cathy Martin. FDR A UPER W ijjppy y h r 4 'l feiiii i ( iiiiiiiiiif ' n ) Wfm mm -i$mp III : ,:?. 4.i J y ' : Missing 5 Barbie Thomason, five, is reuinted with her parents. Kenneth and Ollie Thomason, of Boardman more than eight hours after she was reported missing near Tatone Pond. A five-vear old Roardmun girl was found unharmed earlv last Thursday morning near Tatone Pond after being lust for over einhl hours Rarbie Thomason was repor ted missing bv her mother. Ollie. from the pond area whrre the family was pii-nic-ing The pond is located about seven miles west of Board man The Boardman Police De partment, the Boardman Fire Department, a Morrow Coun ty Sheriff's deputy and the Morrow County Search and Rescue Posse arrived to search for the girl, reported Morrow County Sheriff Roy B Honor Roll i1()-3 4 Seniors Roger Childers and Roger Morter Juniors Mike Douglas and Howard leavitt Sophomores - Jeff Ball. Eric Cook. IVinnie Doherty and Mark Me vers. Eighth graders - Ashley Conklin. Kim McCabe. Chris topher Rea and Michael Riet mann. Seventh graders - J J. Os min and Ken Snider. All A's - year - old found O.K. Drago Tom Camptx-ll of Pen dleton arrived with blood hounds at almut midnight, to aid in the search Draco said after four hours of searching it was feared that the girl had fallen into the pond and drowned. The group continued to search, and Union Pacific Railroad was advixed and slowed down trains that were moving through the area I) P. crews also helped search for the girl At about 4 10 a m. she was spotted atMHit three miles west of where she disappeared by her grandfather. Chuck Morrow County School District cordially invites you to attend a reception to honor IRVIN RAUCH for his many years of service. June 21, 1983 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. School District Search and Rescue Posse members tn the background load their bus after the search ended. Thomason The sheriff said Thonmson's headlights re flected in the dog's eyes, lending him to the girl Drago said about 30 people were involved in the search, and eight or nine were volun teers Harhie is the daughter of Kenneth and Ollie Thomason of Boardman Mmiattiare Golf Courses. Del in 1 da vs. outdoors or indoors Irice $1 9oo up Fi nancing available I.OMMX K.NTF.HPHISK.S. INC. Box 955 W. Scranton. Pa. 185(0 (7171 3 fi 5559 Office, Lexington
