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BESSIE WETZELL U OF ORE r: E w s r a p R Liu EUGENE OK 97 4 03 VOL. 101 NO. 48 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1983 Santa makes local visit J 1 J i ... t Maritvj AAcCob, 14 month, didn'l ay much when he vuiied Sonio last Saturday, but her mil oid it all. She i the daughter of John and Sonjo McCobe of Heppner. Mr. and Mrv Santa Claui greeted children at les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner and oretented each one ith Show-To-Go Open House By JUSTINE WEATIIEKFOHD Phyllis Miller and Bonnie Christopherson. proprietors of "Show-To-Go." invite every one to come to an open house at their showroom and office In the Heppner laundromat building between 10a m. and 7 p.m. next Friday and Satur day. Dec. 2 and 3. They are eager to explain and demon strate what this new business can offer In the way of enter- Adventist church members to begin annual program The Heppner Seventh-day Adventist Church members will be starting their annual ingathering and caroling pro gram on December 3. Members will be out Satur day, Sunday, and Wednesday evenings until Christmas, Far Western office closes By JUSTINE WEATIIERKOR D R.W. "Bob" Harris has closed his real estate office at the corner of Main and Center Streets in Heppner as of No vember 30. He has been a real estae broker for over 25 years. He operated his Far Western Real Estate business in Toledo, Oregon, for about 20 years before he and his family came to Heppner five years ago last summer. Harris has been very active in community affairs here, serving as president of the Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce, and participating with Mrs. Harris in the Rock- -,.,v v wol - .4V )- i V" r" ' I a candy cane. to hold tiiinment, Three free drawings will be held at 6 p m on Saturday. Prizes include a weekend or a day of movies. A satellite system will be demonstrated, and grand opening specials offered Also, coffee and rookies will be served. The open house will be a good time for south county people to meet the two women who are eager to renew old acquaintances and to meet lots of new folks. announced a church spokes person . "Once again solicitors will be ringing doorbells, inviting the community to share in a giant operation to bring hoe and help to literally millions," the spokesperson said. Real Estate hounds and the Heppner Gar den Club programs and working with the senior citizen mealsile. Hob says he plans to keep up these activities as well as the hunting he so enjoys. The Harrises have a mountain retreat that may get more regular usage now. He says he has taken an inactive real estate license, but may re sume an active license at some later date. Although the downtown of fice is closed and the location is now occupied by the "Show-To-Go" movie rental business, Bob and Babe Harris intend to keep living in Heppner. Their new phone number is 676-5453. Tibs Heppraer Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 8 PAGES H 1 New evidence reopens fatal accident investigation The Morrow County She riff's Department and the Heppner Police Department recently reopened an investi gation into a fatal accident that occurred on October 1 in which James Jon Kent Kluk kert. 17. of Heppner, was killed The case was reopened when new evidence from she riff's deputy Bill Caldera and Heppner Police Department officer Merle Cowett was uncovered. Heppner cowboy to make Heppenr cowboy Dutch Knowles will make his second trip to the National Finals Annual Artifactory to be held Saturday n Joan Records (left) and Carol Helphinstine, table chair men for this year's Artifactory, display a sample of what will be offered this Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Morrow Co. Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As an added bonus, discount coupons will again be passed out by Mrs. Santa for use that day only at participating local stores. C3 25 Soroptimists to sponsor Xmas coloring contest Soroptimist International of Heppner will again sponsor a Christmas Coloring Contest this year. Categories will in clude pre school and kinder garten children, first and second graders and third and fourlh graders. First prize awards of $10 and second place prizes of $5 will be given to the winners in each cate gory, said a Soroptimist spokesperson. Christmas tree permits now available Christmas tree permits are now available at the Heppner Hanger District for areas on the Umatilla National Forest. The permit entitles the holder to one tree per family. The snnw elevation is rapidly dropping and it is a good idea to cut trees soon, said a Forest Hospital board to The Pioneer Memorial Hos- pilal Board of Directors will "' hold a special meeting on Monday. Dec. 5. 9:30 a.m., at According to the sheriff's department, the evidence proved that accident reports filed by those involved in the wreck were false. The reports stated that Sandra Kay Kelsay of Heppner was operating the vehicle at (he time the wreck occurred. The new evidence indicates she was not, the department said. As a result, the three juve niles have been referred to Morrow County Juvenile De Rodeo next month at Oklaho ma City, announced Equine Communication Services of f c"""ui" f&IX) HEPPNER. OREGON Coloring sheets are now available at Coast to Coast and Peterson's Jewelers in Heppner. and must be re turned to either store by De cember 10. Winners of the contest will be invited to the December 15 Soroptimist luncheon meeting to receive their prizes and certificates, the spokesperson said. Service spokesperson. Permits are available at the Heppner Ranger District of fice during regular office hours. Monday through Fri day. 7:45a m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. cost is $2 per permit. hold meeting the hospital in Heppner. " The board is to consider procedures to procure a hospi- tal administrator. partment and all have been charged with Initiating A False Report, (a Class C Misdemeanor) and one of them is also being charged with alleged Negligent Homi cide ( a Class C Felony). The juveniles' cases will be han dled in Juvenile Court unless remanded to adult court. Kel say. 19. is to appear in Justice Court on a charge of Initiating a False Report. trip to N.F.R Eugene. Ten performances from December 3 through 11 are scheduled at the myriad Convention Center, and Knowles is one of five Orego nians qualified to compete this year. Knowles is in eighth place in the saddle bronc riding with $34,560. The N.F.R. contestants are chosen by the amount of dol lars earned in each event during the season. The top 15 in each of the seven events make the annual trip to Okla homa City to compete for nearly three-fourths of a mil lion dollars in prize money. Other area cowboys who will make the trip are Mike Beers of Rufus, who will be competing for the fourth time at the N.F.R. , and David Bothum of Hermiston. Beers is seventh in calf roping and fifth in team roping with Dee Pickett of Caldwell, Idaho. The team is only $2,100 behind the leaders. Beers is fifth in the all-around standings with $87,465. Bothum is in 12th place in the saddle bronc with $31 ,B55, and will be making his sixth trip to the N.F.R. Weather Coffee & Candies added Carolyn Cole (left) Cindy House of Fashion. Shoppers at Cole's House of Fashion in Heppner are treated to a new aroma in the store now. with the addition of a special corner selling fresh ground coffees, teas and gour met candies. Called Cole's Coffee and Candies, the addition features six kinds of ground coffee, many kinds of teas and five flavors of gourmet candy. An electric grinder is ready to grind your choice of Colum- and Coming to the Greens Workshop? Come prepared By JUSTINE WEATHERFORD If you are thinking of com ing to the fairgrounds this Saturday. Dec. 3, to fashion an evergreen wreath, a swag for your door or a table center piece, you should come pre pared to work. The greens workshop will be held in con junction with the A.A.U.W. sponsored Artifactory. Those interested are remin ded to bring along a heavy wire wreath ring, if you have one left from last year or before, and the fine wrapping wire that you need to hold the greenery to the ring. Every one needs to bring garden clippers or pruning shears and many may want to bring work gloves. Garden Club members will assist beginners. To trim a wreath, swag or table piece, you may have Kids take advantage of .-.n, .c-v yr ----- . FIRST SNOWMAN - These Heppner kids show off a snowman built during recess at Heppner Elementary School. First snow of the winter fell on the area Monday. High Low Precip Tues. Nov. 22 43 29 Trace Wed. Nov. 23 58 36 .30 Thurs. Nov. 24 58 35 Fri. Nov. 25 46 32 Sat. Nov. 26 49 42 Sun. Nov. 27 53 38 .05 Mon. Nov. 28 40 25 .08 melted snow Snow on ground V Schmidt show new cottee and bia, chocolate mint or ama retto in the decaffinated brands, and chocolate orange, dark Columbian or the Hep pner house blend in the regu lar brand into grounds for your coffee pot. Electric grinders are also for sale for those who want to grind their own, says Carolyn Cole, owner. Some of the teas include: country spice, decaffinated ornaments at home you can re-use. Also, for the table pieces, you may have candles already which you can use. The Heppner Garden Club, sponsors of the workshop, will have a few candles, some ornaments, wrapping wire and some holly for sale. People who wish to buy a wreath or swag ready-made by garden club members are urged to telephone Alberta Johannes at 676-9438 or Ida Farra at 676-9446 right away. If orders are not received very soon, it will be difficult to get the work done soon. The Greens Workshop has Co. Court votes On November 23, Morrow County Court held a hearing in Irrigon on whether to place a proposed sales tax measure on a March or May 1984 ballot. , -v r r to business si ' candy corner at Cole s cinnamon orange, and mulling spices for hot spiced wine and apple cider for the holidays. In the chocolate depart ment, you can select from blackberry brandies, amaret to cordials, coffee beans, chocolate almints or gummy bears. "I'd like to invite everyone to come by and look over our selection," says Carolyn. been offered as a community service project by the Hep pner Garden Club for many years now. Originally con ceived by the Rev. Ed. Cut ting, it was held in the base ment of the United Methodist Church for several years, but has been offered in connection with the A.A.U.W. sponsored Artifactory in more recent years. Garden Club members will be at the location in the 4-H annex on the west end of the fairgrounds pavilion buil ding by 9 a.m., although the workshop and Artifactory are not slated to open to the public until 10 a.m. yes The court voted that the voters of Oregon should have the opportunity to vote on tax reform, said a court spokesperson. 1st snow jr.;n(H: 4.,:'":'
