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VOL. 101 NO. 48 THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1983
Santa makes local visit
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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