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Let us pull together to conserve and preserve the strength and spirit set or ' p " forth by our nation's forefathers. VOL. 101 NO. 26 THURSDAY. JUNE 30. 1983 . New Soroptimist officers installed, Cutsf orth Park scheduled to reopen members initiated Back row. left to right: Molly Rill. Pat Hyatt. VI Wllgers, Clista Barbara Bloodsworth. Front row, left to right: Christy Lovgren. Mary Coheen and '. ' 1 '' ! ? J' ' ! t" l A New Heppner Soroptimist Club Bowman. New officers were installed and new members initiated at a Heppner Soropti: ist ban quet held June 17 at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Sorop timists and their husbands attended, as well as several out of town guests. Mary Goheen was installed as president for the 1983-84 year by Sally Shumway of Baker. Shumway is director of district three of the Northwest Local businesses to observe 4th In observance of Indepen dence Day next Monday. July Area cowboy takes all - college rodeo title Irrigon cowboy Ricky Stca gall took the All Around Cow boy title during (he National College Rodeo Finals in Bozeman, Mont lust week and received a saddle as part of his winnings. Steagall also won the bull riding, and re ceived another saddle for that award. In the steer wrestling he tied for second and third place in the second go, in the team roping he took seoend with Nip Tucker in the second go, ended up fourth in the short go and fourth in the average. In the saddle bronc. he placed first in member Chris Limanen (left), Region of Soroptimists. Also installed for new terms were: Christy Lovgren - first vice president, VI V.'llgers - second vice president, Molly Rill -corresponding secretary, Pat Hyatt treasurer, Clista Ven ard and Gail Burkenbine -board members and Lenna Smith - regional representa tive. Mrs. Venard, secretary of district three, Installed new 4. all local banks, the post office and most area busines the short go and third in the average. He also made it to the finals in the bareback riding. Maureen Healy of Heppner took the Reserve Ail-Around Cowgirl award. Tony Currin, also of Hep pner. finished fifth in the steer wrestling in the second go, fifth in the team roping in the second go with Joe Crowder, and fifth in the short go and fifth in average in calf roping. Two other Heppner cowg boys. Lee Rice and Earl Hammond, also competed; Rice in the bareback and jpHMMMMMMMiipWMk jnMVMRMMMMMfc dMHMMIIMI!PM JMMRWMMMHMBMK fWfMMk 4MMMMgk 4HMMM fcri pj Y7 Morrow County's Home - 8 PACES Vernard. Gail Burkenbine and Jackie Allstott. Barbara Hayes and LoRayne members LoRayne Bowman, Barbara Hayes and Chris Limanen. During the evening, seven members of the Heppner club were awarded for perfect at tendance for the year, a plaque bearing their names is displayed at the County Mu seum in Heppner, and gifts were presented to outgoing president Jackie Allstott. ses will be closed. around Hammond in the saddle bronc. Steagall and Currin are both members of the Blue Moun tain Community College team which placed second. BMCC had been in first place, ahead by nine points, until a cowboy from the Solsulross team of Alpine. Texas had a good bull ride, slipping by the Pendleton team for first place. Luck was with the Steagall family during the rodeo as Carol Steagall, Rocky's mother, won a two-eye Jack bred colt in a drawing held during an evening performance. 1 II CD Owned Weekly Newspaper 25 Don Briggs, director of the County Public Works Depart ment reported Tuesday that he had received word from the Department of Environmental Quality that Cutsforth Park could be opened this week. Briggs said the park would be opened on Friday. The park was closed follow ing a huge insecticide spill in Willow Creek just above the park on June 13. Briggs said D.E.Q. has been testing the water for contam ination levels, and test results now show that it is safe to reopen the park. Fireworks & The lone American Legion Post will present an annual fireworks display on Tuesday, July 4, at the lone High School athletic field at about 9:30 p.m.. announced spokesper Lions to begin fireworks sale jQ Christopher Sykes (right) and Lions Club member Bill Kuhn show some of the fireworks to be sold in Heppner starting Thursday at 4 p.m. The Lions will have a booth set up between Cole's House of Fashion and Abram's and Kuhn's office on Main Street. The booth will be open Thursday and Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., bunday from 12 noon to 6 p.m. and on Krebs pleads guilty to robbing lone bank John Krebs, charged with robbing the lone branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon June 9, changed his plea to charges of First Degree Robbery and being an Ex-Convict in Pos session of a Firearm to guilty on Monday. Morrow County District Attorney Richard HHS rodeo'ers take 1st at state Four members of the Hep pner High School rodeo team took first place in events during the Oregon High School Rodeo Finals last weekend in Redmond. Placing first in their events were: Marty Britt, steer Auxiliary begins new fund raising project Alma Green, president of Pioneer Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, has announced plans for a new fund raising project. A popular doll with a complete wardrobe designed and sewn by Helen Stevens of Hardman. will be raffled. The doll is now on display at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner and will be moved to various other locations in iiMl 1 l A I, I HEPPNER. OREGON Irv Jones, staff biologist with the environmental man agement section of the De partment of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday that the creek may be restocked with rain bow trout as early as this fall, but probably won't be until next spring. Insect life must return to the area before restocking. Jones said the exact number of trout to be planted should be known soon, and he added that West Wind Helicopters, Ya kima, Wash., would be re sponsible for making restitu tion for the cost of the project Sat. dance scheduled in lone son Dick McElligott. The lone post has sponsored the event every year but one since the late 1940s, he saia. A dance with music by the Jim Ackley Band, originally scheduled for July 3. has been McNerney dismissed a charge of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle. Judge Richard Courson sen tenced Krebs. 32. to 10 years in the Oregon State Penitentiary. McNerney said he must serve at least five years before becoming eligible for parole. wrestling; Jack McGuire, calf roping; Hank Vazza. boys cow cutting; and Tara Mahoney, pole bending. Ma honey also placed fourth in the girls' cow cutting. Also placing from the Hep pner team were: Mike Currin, third in steer wrestling and Heppner and lone for display. Tickets, available for 25 cents each or five for one dollar, are available wherever the doll is displayed, or from any auxili ary member. The drawing will be held Saturday, August 27. Proceeds from the raffle will be used to help purchase a new patient lift for the bathtub in the nursing home. Weather by the City as well as for the cost of investigating the accident. The truck involved In the accident was owned by the Yakima company, which was hired to spray Sevin 4-oil in the Miller Prairie area to kill Western Spruce budworm. C.B.E.C. hoping for good news in suit with W.P.P.S.S. The Columbia Basin Elec tric Co-operative Board is hoping for favorable news within the next 10 days news moved to Saturday, July 2. The dance will be held at the lone Legion Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Cost will be $3 per person. --iwsw3 Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Prices will range from 10 cents to two dollars for individual items, and from $2.50 to $15 for packages containing an assortment. Proceeds from the sale will be used to help pay a debt from the Heppner Swimming Pool solar heating project that the club undertook. The system was completed last summer. The robbery occurred the morning of June 9 when Krebs entered the bank wearing a ski mask and carrying a pistol. He left the bank with over $18,000 and was picked up early Sunday morning, June 12. near Bend. second in calf roping; Pat Schwarz. fourth in calf rop ing: and David McCarthy, third in bareback riding. Because of their top finish es, they will all compete at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Douglas, Wyo., July 17 through 24. Previous projects the aux iliary has sponsored include a stereo system, a patio with ramp, air purifiers - all for the benefit of residents of the nursing home. Recently pro fessional permanents were given to three ladies and one room is being decorated with wall paper, thanks to auxili ary efforts. High Low Precip Tues.. June 21 77 50 Wed.. June 22 77 52 .05 Thurs.. June 23 68 42 .05 Fri.. June 24 73 44 Sat.. June 25 79 53 .01 Sun.. June 26 80 56 .62 Mon.. June 27 77 49 .01 of Heppner Mr. and Mrs. Guy Patter son, who live along the creek, had been using water from other sources since the spill because they suspected their well might be contaminated. Test results proved the water concerning a suit the co-op is involved in claiming it is not liable for bond debt on two abandoned Washington nu clear plants. Fred Toombs, co-op manager, said Monday that the cooperative was pre senting a request that day for a summary judgment in the case, which must be respon ded to within 10 days. Recently. Washington pub lic utility districts and muni cipalities were freed of their part of the debt after a judge ruled that they didn't have the authority to enter a contract agreement for the plants. The suit Columbia Basin is f named in claims no liability since the plants were not finished and no power will be obtained from them. "We're hopeful we'll be able to get out from under it (the debt)." Toombs said after the Washington P.U.D.'s and mu nicipalities were relieved of a G-T to be closed Monday The Heppner Gazette-Times office will be closed Monday, July 4. to observe Indepen dence Day. Deadline for submitting New Methodist minister arrives in Heppner isi -S. r f 1 i V rx I ! Tbe Rev. and Mrs. Rob Andrews-Bryant a dog and two cats with them. By JUSTINE WEATIIERFORD The Rev. Rob Andrews Bryant and his wife, Ruth Andrews-Bryant, arrived in Heppner last week from Port land to serve the United Meth odist Church. Rob grew up in Whittier, Calif. Ruth lived in Idaho her first nine years, in Oregon the second nine years and has traveled about since then. Rob was the pastor of two churches in Portland be fore being invited to come to Heppner. The couple brought Friday did contain the chemical. Mrs. Patterson said they were now able to use the water as Environmental Emergency Services arranged to have a filter installed in their spring last Thursday. large share of the overall debt. Meanwhile, the co-op can't get any loans, declining sales are a problem and uncollecti ble accounts are up sharply. Columbia Basin has applied for approximately $1.8 mil lion from the Rural Electrifi cation Administration (R.E.A.) and the National Rural Utility Cooperative Fi nance Corp. (C.F.C.) but won't receive any of the fund ing until they are relieved of their obligation to the Wash ington Public Power Supply System, or until the debt is paid. A corrosion analyst has "been laid off at the Heppner office and an equipment operator was laid off at Con don. Also the Condon office's hours were shortened. For now. Toombs said, the Hep pner office's hours will remain the same. news articles and classified ads is Friday at 5 p.m. Display advertising deadline is Tues day at noon. Both Rob and Ruth enjoy outdoor activities, bicycling and swimming. Rob says he really enjoys camping, back packing and fishing. Ruth is a collector of spoons and of demitasse cups. She also enjoys knitting and sewing. They both feel Heppner is a very friendly community. "Everybody here says 'Hi' which is so different from Portland." Both Rob and Ruth love traveling and look for ward to. being able to see more of the world in the future.
