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VOL. 161 NO. 50 THURSDAY. DECEMBER IS. 1983
EOSC Dr. speaks at banquet
Farmers & ranchers
Farmers and ranchers need
lo "manage" the Bless they
fori on the Job, especially
during difficult limes, says
Dr. Iee Insko, a farm stress
expert from Eastern Oregon
Stale College at l.a Grande.
SpeBking at the annual
Farm City Banquet held in
Heppner last Friday night,
Insko said that stress is not
necessarily a had thing, but it
can be if people do not learn to
deal with it properly.
"Get your priorities
straight. " Insko urged the
crowd. "Spend time with your
family, hug your kids, kiss
them sometimes They need it
and so do you "
He said during hard times
ratvhers and farmers can
work very hard and not seem
to get anywhere. "You can lie
awake at night and worry
yourself literally to death
atrfiut it."
He snid tking time away
from hc- J.-ifc can- help us
tM-tter manage stress, which
in the end. will make us more
productive.
"Stress is not necessarily
bad Top executives of some of
the biggest corporations in the
country are under tremendous
stress, but they live to be very
old because they learn how to
handle, how to manage
stress."
Insko. whose father went
broke in the fanning business
during the depression, says if
people cannot learn to manage
their stress, perhaps they
should consider making a
change.
"Take care of your body.
Fat right and get enough
sleep," he urged
Business of the Year certifi
cates were presented to T J.'s
Camera, the Shoe Box and
Kate's I'i.a and Pastry,
Livestock carcass awards
were presented by Morrow Co.
4 H Extension Agent Steve
Campbell to; Mike Van Schoi
nck, first place, $UK); Cathy
Lindsay, second place, $70;
Knger Henry, third place, $40;
and Theresa Lindsay, fourth
place, $:). Tricia Coe received
a trophy for having the
champion all around hog at
the county fair.
The awards are sponsored
by the Morrow County Live
stock Growers
Chamber of C. banquet set,
search on for 1st Citizens
Hy J I 'STINK
WKATIIEKFOItl)
At the annual Chamber of
Comerce Banquet, scheduled
for Tuesday evening, January
:i, two of Morrow County's
civic-minded persons will be
named as First Citizens for
19H3. Anyone who wishes to
make recommendations to the
Chamber's Honors and
Awards Committee should
contact Dr. Wallace Wolff, its
chairman, or committee
members Judge Don McKlli
gott or the Kev. John Maas
well before the end of this
year.
Dr. Wolff states that the
person chosen should not be a
public employee but should
A plaque was presented to
Clista Venard of Heppner by
the livestock Growers, 4-H
Club and FFA Chapter for
her 19 year of work at the
livestock sales at county fair.
Doug Smith of Heppner won
a pink tourmaline gem stone,
donated by Peterson's Jewe
lers The Morrow County Cow
Belles and the Morrow County
Livestock Growers held their
annual meetings during the
afternoon, preceeding the
banquet.
Dr. Insko addressed the
Cow Belles on stress in the
farm family and the value of
communication.
State CowBelle President
Sue McNeley of Lakeview was
present and she discussed ac
tivities on the slate level, and
Sager elected as '84
chamber of C. president
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Hurley Sager
Barley Sager was elected
president of the Heppner-Mor-row
Chamber of Commerce
School board
The Morrow County School
Board will hold a regular
meeting on December 19 at
7:30 p m. in the district office
in Ix'xington. The board is
expected to review existing
policies in the area of atten
dance and transfer for stu
dents and evaluation of em
ployees in order to determine
if these policies need to be
modified or clarified, said a
district spokesperson.
be involved In good works that
benefit many others in the
county and should be contri
buting their skills and helpful
ness to an assortment of
causes.
Those chose First Man and
First Lady might, for exam
ple, be helping with youth
groups, with senior citizens,
. with the county fair or rodeo
or in organizing activities in
their own communities. They
could be volunteers helping
with the school programs.
They could be active in the
Morrow County Historical
Society or assisting with the
libraries or working with the
County Museum. They might
be leaders in the Grange, in
the various lodges or clubs or
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need to manage stress
membership.
During a business meeting,
Judy Wright was elected
president of the county orga
nization for 1984. Marlene
Currin was voted in as first
vice-president. Yvonne Daly
is the new second vice-president.
Sandy Bennett will take
office as secretary and Judy
Barber was elected as treasu
rer. Several door prizes, donated
by local merchants, were
presented during the luncheon
meeting.
The Livestock Growers
were addressed by Tom Whit
son. Oregon State University
Extension Service weed spe
cialist. Whitson discussed
weeds that need to be eradi
cated in the county. Dick
for 1384 at a luncheon Decem
ber 6. Sager. who lives in
Lexington, is manager of First
Interstate Bank of Oregon.
Heppner branch.
Doug Smith was elected as
first vice-president and Ger
ald Pierson is second vice
president. Smith owns and
operates Heppner Bowl and
Pierson is manager of the
Bank of Eastern Oregon in
Heppner.
Members elected to the
Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors for 1984 were
Justine Weatherford. Bob
Costa and Gerald Pierson, all
of Heppner. and Birdine Tullis
of lone.
to meet
The board will also consider
a report from a special com
mittee which will recommend
a policy governing school
closures.
In other matters, the board
will consider several person
nel matters and will hold a
preliminary discussion on the
amount of money to include in
the tax base proposal which
will go to the voters in May.
agricultural or extension or
ganizations. They might be
working with the Neighbor
hood Center, with the hospital
board or the Hospital Auxilia
ry. They might be active in
church work and helpful to
refugees or to other persons
new to Morrow County or
could help humanity in many
other various ways.
At the Chamber of Com
merce Banquet the new offi
cers chosen to lead that orga
nization for 1984 will be instal
led (See related story). Retir
ing officers and board mem
bers will be honored. The
naming of the county's two
First Citizens will be the cli
max of the evening's program.
2y
McElligott of lone, chairman
of the Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation District
explained about the district's
weed control program. Jack
Craig, a sales representative
of I M C. for Ralgro discussed
backgrounding steers with
implants. Two Heppner High
School students, Kevin
Hughes and Chris McLaugh
lin, gave a slide presentation
and told about their trip to a
summer range camp. The
boys were sponsored at the
camp by the Livestock Grow
ers. Dean Frisehknecht, OSU
Extension Service animal
science specialist led a dis
cussion on reproductive
management,
Wavne Evans of Heppner,
second vice-president of Dis
Deputy D.A. to handle new
child support cases
By M HY ANN CEBl'I.I.O
The Morrow County District
Attorney will be handing over
all new child support cases to
Deputy District Attorney
Mike Oths. Morrow County
Court learned last Wednes
day. In a letter of request.
District Attorney Richard
McNerney asked that an addi
tional telephone be installed in
his office to handle the incom
ing calls.
According to LoRayne
Bowman, budget officer, the
district attorney's office
would like to screen the calls
that come in regarding unpaid
child support payments and
then hand them over to Oths.
This would also require an
Many Heppner merchants
sponsor drawings
Many Heppner merchants
are sponsoring drawings in
their stores for a wide variety
of prizes. Some stores have a
single prize, while others have
several.
Mental health board to
review applicants
The Morrow County Mental
Health Services Administra
tive Board will begin review
ing applicants for the position
of program director at a
meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20,
7:30 p.m., at the School Dis
trict Office in Ixxington. The
Board will also review the
mental health budget and dis
cuss options for continuing
Lions Club to
The Heppner Lions Club will
he selling oranges and grape
fruit again this year. The
Lions will be selling door to
door in Heppner on Saturday,
December 17, between 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. For those who are
out of town or who are missed,
phone orders will be taken at
676-5049 and 676 9439. Fruil is
expected to be available
through December 23.
Proceeds will go to help pay
the outstanding balance of the
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HEPPNER. OREGON
trict Three for the Oregon
Cattlemen's Association, gave
the Oregon Cattlemen's Re
port. Raymond French, Hep
pner. past president of the
OCA. discussed legislation
sponsored by the association
and legislation that could ef
fect cattlemen.
Door prizes donated by local
merchants were also presen
ted at this meeting.
During a business meeting,
Ned Clark. Raymond French,
Dwight Bailey and Merlin
Hughes were re-elected to
three-year terms as directors.
Also, the group passed a reso
lution to support the Weed
Control District.
The meetings and the ban
quet were held at the Heppner
Elks Lodge.
intercom system between the
D A 's office and Oths' office.
It was suggested by Judge
Don McElligott that the court
have a representative from
the phone company come and
discuss the courthouse's en
tire phone system, especially
now with the breakup of
A T. & T.
The court approved the
extra phone system and
agreed to look into alterna
tives beginning in January
1904. The total cost of $432.00
for the installation of the
phone and intercom system
will come out of the deputy
district attorney's existing
budget.
In other business the court
learned from Oths that Don
Dale, former building inspec-
The winners' names will be
drawn Friday, Dec. 23.
So while you're doing your
holiday shopping, take a
minute and sign up. you could
be one of the lucky winners.
mental health services in
south Morrow County until a
new director is hired, said a
service spokesperson.
The public is invited to
attend. Anyone interested in
serving on the administrative
board is asked to contact
Morrow County Court at
676 -9233.
sell fruit
Heppner Swimming Pool's
solar heater and to other
Lions' projects such as the
vocational scholarship fund.
Cost of the frit will be:
oranges - $12.50 per box of 72
(approximately 40 lbs.),
grapefruit - $12.50 per box of 48
(approximately 40 lbs.) or '2
one-half box for $7 or one
quarter box for $4.
The fruit can be mixed, said
a club spokesperson.
Weather
by the City of
Hermiston Sanitary Disposal
to begin service in lone
The lone City Council voted
to enter into a franchise
agreement with Sanitary Dis
posal. Inc. of Hermiston at a
council meeting Tuesday
night. Dec. 6, reports Dianna
Starr, city recorder. Previous
ly, the city ran the garbage
collection service with a city
owned garbage truck; how
ever. Starr said, it was not
cost effective and had to be
subsidized. Letters explaining
the changeover have been sent
to all city residents, Starr
said.
The Hermiston company
will take over collection ser
vices on Friday. Jan. 6. Resi
dential customers will be
billed on a three-month basis
in advance of service. Those
requesting service prior to or
tor for the county, has filed a
formal complaint against the
county regarding the building
inspection contract.
Oths told the court that the
county was given 30 days to
respond and that he has
replied, requesting that Dale
specify his complaint. The
court then went into executive
session.
Business continued with
Morrow County Court conduc
ting the following:
reappointed LaVerne
VanMarter. Ill, of Heppner to
the Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal board. His appointment
was to be up in December.
discussed the writing of
an independent contract for
Dr. Sam Pobanz of the North
Morrow Medical Clinic in
Boardman with Oths.
Lexington
injured in
Debbie Sharp of Lexington
was seriously injured in an
early morning wreck Tuesday
three miles south of Heppner.
The accident occurred about
1:50 a.m., and the cause is not
known but is under investiga
Heppner students included in
17th edition of 'Who's Who9
Five students from Heppner
have been included in the 17th
annual edition of "Who's Who
Among American High School
Students. 1982-83."
The five Heppner students
named are Sherry Clement,
Carolyn Hughes, Anne Mur
ray, Greg Connor and Wesley
Marlatt. Jr.
"Who's Who," published by
Educational Communications,
Inc., Lake Forest, Illinois, is
the largest high school recog
nition publication in the coun
try. Students are selected by
high school principals and
guidance counselors, national
youth groups, churches or by
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Wed.. Dec. 7 43 24 .17 2V
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Fri.. Dec. 9 51 32 0 0
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Heppner
during the First month of the
Hermiston company's take
over will be required to pay
for one month's service in
advance, plus a security fee
equal to the charge of one
month's service. Customers
who establish a good paying
record for 12 months may
have the security fee applied
to their bill, the company said.
Industrial and commercial
customers will be billed
monthly in advance of service
and will also be required to
pay a security fee equal to the
charge of one month's service
before service can be started.
After a good paying record
has been established for six
months, the security fee may
be applied to the customer's
bill.
Residential and commercial
containers that are emptied
manually will be charged $5.75
for one container served
weekly and $2.50 per month
for each additional container."
Customers with mechanically
P.O. plans submitted to
planning commission
Plans for a new Heppner
Post Office were submitted to
the Heppner Planning Com
mission for review at a meet
ing Monday night. The post
offiee is to be rebuilt where the
Santa to return Saturday
Santa Claus will make a
return visit to Heppner this
Saturday, Dec. 17. He will be
in downtown Heppner stores
woman seriously
Tuesday crash
tion, said Morrow County
Sheriff Roy Drago. Sharp, 26,
was driving a 1978 Chevrolet
car, and was by herself, the
sheriff said.
She was transported from
Heppner to St. Mary Com
the publishing company based
upon students' performance in
scholarship award contests or
extracurricular activities.
Final selection is deter
mined on the basis of criteria
which include high achieve
ment in academics and lea
dership in school activities,
athletics or community ser
vice. Traditionally, 99 percent
of "Who's Who" students have
a grade point average of "B"
or better and 97 percent are
college bound.
The 17th edition of "Who's
Who," published in nine re
gional volumes, features
emptied containers will be
charged $25.75 per month for
one cubic yard for weekly
service. Rates are also figured
for other cubic yard contain
ers. Presently. lone residential
customers are charged $6 per
month as a flat rate unless
other arrangements have
been made. Some commercial
customers, those with two
pickups per week; are
charged $12 per month, Starr
said.
One of the Hermiston com
pany's regulations states that
containers must be placed at
the curb or roadside on ground
level.
In other business Monday
night, a majority of the coun
cil members voted against
sending a proposed sales tax
measure to the voters on a
March or May 1984 vallot. A
majority of the taxing dis
tricts must vote in favor of
placing the measure on the
ballot before it can be done.
previous building stood on
Main Street. That building,
along with several others,
burned to the ground in a May
4 fire.
between 1 and 3 p.m., handing
out candy canes and listening
to children's Christmas
wishes.
munity Hospital in Walla
Walla. Wash. A hospital
spokesperson said Tuesday
evening that her condition was
critical but would not release
the extent of her injuries.
375.000 students, or five per
cent of the nation's 6,500,000
high school juniors and
seniors. They represent 18,000
of the 22,000 public, private
and parochial high schools in
the country.
"Who's Who" students also
compete for over $50,000 in
scholarship awards and parti
cipate in the publication's an
nual opinion poll of teen atti
tudes. The book is distributed
on a complimentary basis to
over 15.000 high schools, col
leges, universities and public
libraries throughout the
country.