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 '
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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