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VOL. 101 NO. 30 THURSDAY. JULY 28, 13 Over 200 attend dam dedication it r - - ; l - - . . 4 ( '- ' I - t - . . t ' M fi -' ' '.'.;'' v ;. v -J ; - . f- vol . V M I j " ill LiiiiiiBfci ..-ifr.Mi ttiwai w Hi i..,ttti.rfiiiii?j. sr... kmmi i Amh MiaWMI US Senate Mok Noifwdf (jirdiKaMon mToI ceremony Soiwrdoy oi'HoBer Park. General vorTlobon Sets loobon. ' With the imposing backdrop of (he KW-foot structure loom ing behind, the Willow Creek Dam waa dedicated Saturday before a crowd of over 200 people at Hager Park in Hep pner. Senator Mark Hatfield, the man most responsible for seeing the dam built, was the main speaker at the dedica tion, where he told the crowd "the preservation of human life Is the purpose that we dedicate this darn today." Hatfield related the events of 1903 when the great flood devastated Heppner. He said in proportion to the popula tion, the Heppner flood was the worst disaster in the his tory of the nation, wiping out one fourth of the population of the town. "There has been a lot of Heppner postmaster awarded U ' t v .... ,.' k V . 9 tr-r ' eL Story and Photo by MARY ANN CERULLO Last Wednesday Heppner Postmaster Ken Nairns was surprised at his office by an unexpected award presented by Walt Lauten berger (left), officer in charge of Northeastern Oregon's Postal 978 District. Cmih tiiiiJ criticism of this project," said Hatfield. "The Corps (US Army Corps of Engineers ) did not approve this project be cause of the low cost benefit ratio." He said the loss of life in the 1903 flood, and the potential loss of life from another flood was more Im portant than cost-benefit ratio, however. Hatfield said the dam was built because of the "tena ciousness" of the community and of Oregonians, and "mainly East Oregonians." Heppner Mayor Cliff Green took a moment to urge the citizens of Heppner to put the controversy of the project behind them and look to the future. "Let's recognize that the dam is here," said Green turning on the platform to i r " f The award Included a postal commendation and a $500 bonus for his rapid response in restoring postal and retail services to Heppner after a May 9 fire on Main Street destroyed the Post Office and other businesses. "When our people do well, we like to say thank you. . .something we probably don't do often enough," stated Lautenberger. Tine MoppMQW Morrow County's 10 PAGES point at the structure towering ever the town, "and go on from here." He urged towns people to "let the sniping stop" and make the best of the situtation. The Commanding General, North Pacific Division. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was also on hand at the dedication. Brigadier General James W van IOban Sels told the crowd he had "been looking forward to this occasion for sometime now. This project is of pride to we engineers. We knew it was going to work, but we didn't know it was going to work so well." he said. "Thank you for your pa tience." he added, "and rest assured we aren't walking away from it now." van Loban Sels said the project would be transferred n V ; I v. ' .11 V .It.-,, s XJ - rpnnn Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 25 now from the Walla Walla office of the Corps to the Portland office. Previous to the ceremonies at the dam site, a luncheon for the Corps, Hatfield and repre sentatives of Eucon Corpora tion, main contractor on the dam. was held at the Catholic Parish hall in Heppner. Mayor Green, Hatfield, the Corps and Morrow County Judge Don McElligott were all presented with mounted polished core samples from the dam by the Vice-president of Eucon Corporation. Hatfield and the Corps were also presented with plaques of appreciation from , the Hep pner Chamber of Commerce for the economic benefit the dam will have on the city of Heppner. Assistant manager hired at Les Schwab BiHAUhee Justice of Peace attends conference Morrow County Justice of the Peace Charlotte Gray, has received a certificate of completion for attending the fourth annual Continuing Ju dicial Education Conference sponsored by the National Judges Association, held June 7 - 10 in Portland. Educational sessions con ducted during the conference HEPPNER. OREGON Heppner man By MARY ANN CERULLO A concern was voiced by Terry Thompson of Heppner to Morrow County Court last Wednesday concerning the proposed purchase of a lie detector for $4,125. "The state police provide a free service (with the poly graph). You're just duplica , ting a service already provi ded." Thompson told the court. Judge Don McElligott clari fied the contents of a contract currently being drawn up with Detective Sergeant Verlin Denton, certified polygraphed According to McEiigott, Denton arranged a $1,000 dis count with the manufacturer for the machine. In addition, Denton is to buy the polygraph back from the county at $300 per year which includes de preciation over a five-year period. The court denied Thomp son's report that the county has access to the state poly graph within 24 hours' notice. "We've waited six weeks for the polygraph," said McEIli-",U- . '.-. - ... "It just took too long and we had to hold these people (county prisoners) while we waited..." Commissioner Irvin Rauch told Thompson. "At $30 a day (at the Uma tilla Co. Jail) that gets expen sive," added Commissioner Morrow Co. picnic to be held Aug. 7 The Morrow County Picnic Association has announced that the picnic will again be held at Laurelhurst Park in Portland. The dte has been set for Sunday, August 7. Hours for the potluck affair will be from 10 a.m. until dusk. Bill Ailbee has been hired as assistant manager at Les Schwab Tire Center in Hep pner. Allbee, 26, has been with Les Schwab for five years and was most recently at the com pany's tire center in Madras. Bill's hobbies include hunt ing, fishing, golf, softball, basketball and he also likes team roping. His wife's name is Teri and they have a seven-week-old son. "I'm happy to be in Heppner and look forward to meeting the people and helping them with their tire and battery needs," Bill said. covered judical ethics and discretion, the role of the judge in the community, court and news media relations, juvenile drug and alcohol , problems, alternatives in sentencing, and judicial edu cation opportunities for the non-attorney judge. The conference attracted 53 participants from 14 states. Weather by the City of voices opposition to polygraph purchase Warren McCoy. In other business, Thomp son voiced a concern over the personal use of county vehi cles. The court agreed to Investigate the matter. Business continued with the court conducting the follow ing: appointed Bob Miller of Boardman to the North Mor Large variety of items to be on sale during Heppner Daze ty j '4:. . ' -.- fl U L'.i Jj Hie Heppner swim team got together Tuesday to begin work on their Heppner Daze this Saturday. You name it and it will probably be on sale during "Heppner Daze" this Satur day in downtown Heppner. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The annual event, formerly a merchants' sidewalk sale, is .now open to everyone, and the variety of items to be avail able for purchase has multi plied many times that of pre vious sales. For busy mothers, the Heppner High School cheer leaders will conduct a baby sitting service at the Elks Lodge. Japanese , ( i ' p ,.I"1.jju,ii. in. 1 1 man 3 1 ' . s -L. S &Ml id mmrmJ Ut i .Xmd i ir .. ,i Brent (left), Nance and Ken Wright picked up staying with a Labo host family in Japan, their Japanese labo guest, Minako Tanabe, The other local host families are the Jim Tuesday afternoon at Heppner's City Park. Ammons, the Dwight Baileys, the Al Brazells, Eight guests are staying with host families in the Kay Chinen family, the Harry Geers, the Morrow County and two are slaying in Umatilla Dean Robinson family and the Brian Timms County homes. family. The Wrights other daughter, Kim, is presently Their Japanese guests will return August 21. High Low Preclp Tues., July 19 86 53 02 Wed.. July 20 78 48 Thurs., July 21 87 47 Fri., July 22 92 61 Sat., July 23 94 56 Sun., July 24 86 55 Trace Mon., July 25 77 54 Trace Heppner row Medical Clinic board of directors. head two interviews for the position of county building inspector, previously held by Don Dale of Arlington. Dale resigned Friday, July 15, to go into private business. held a meeting with S.A.I.F. insurance consultants to discuss new policies for Main Street will be closed to traffic from Tom's Chevron and the Bank of Eastern Ore gon to Les Schwab and First Interstate Bank. The Heppner swim team has been busy this week fixing up a dunk tank to draw those who would like to see sitting ducks get all wet. Other organizatons who plan to participate in the sale include the P.A.T.C.H. Com mittee, who will hold a rum mage and bake sale at the Heppner Neighborhood Cen ter; the Cow Belles, who will have other items as well as Labo guests Filing claims, holding monthly safety meetings and safety classes for county employees, and discussed the new medi cal release forms designed by S.A.I.F. recessed to meet with U.S. Forest Service personnel from the Heppner office for a tour and presentation on lum ber sale policy. dunk tank to prepare for their cookbooks for sale; the Soroptimist Club, a bake sale; the HHS club, homemade goodies; the T.O.P.S. Club, fruit juice; Holly Rebekah Lodge, a food sale; Boy Scouts, pepperoni sticks; and the fair and rodeo court, cot ton candy and fruit punch. Also, individuals will have booths selling baked goods, craft items, wooden toys, bal loons, picture frames, nursery plants and jewelry. Also, a flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. arrive (A . V.
