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Richard Bessey, 2, son of Herb and Norma Bessey of Heppner geti hug from a friend at the
annual Elks sponsored Easter Egg Hunt in HeDnner Saturday. April 21. A spokesperson for the
event said that the number of children turning out for the hunt wai considered good this year.
Aircraft downed, pilot unhurt
Wayne Seitz of Seitz-Currin
Aviation was unhurt after his
aircraft was forced down at
about 8 a.m. last Sunday
morning, April 22.
Seitz was applying an herb
icide to a barley field in the
Sandhollow area owned by his
father-in-law, Kenny Turner.
"A weather factor, a down
draft in the buttes" said Seitz,
caused him to bring the plane
down; he landed the plane
Police chief warns of phone
Heppner Police Chief Doug
Rathbun is alerting residents
to a phone scam that is under
way In the area.
Rathbun said that at least
one person in Heppner has
received a call from a man
Local woman competes
with EOSC rodeo team
Maureen Healy of Heppner
competed with Eastern Ore
gon State College's Rodeo
Team Saturday, April 14 at the
University of Idaho.
Healy 's efforts were summ
ed up by advisor Art Greer as
good, solid and consistant as
she won the breakaway, plac
ed third in the barrels and fifth
in the breakaway roping. This
led her to pake second in the
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annual Elk's
safely, but "a faulty fire extin
guisher didn't prevent it from
burning "
He landed about one and
one-half miles from the Don
Evans ranch. Evans and his
son Wayne were the first to
arrive at the plane which
was already burning and a
way from which Seitz was
walking, unhurt. Don said that
Seitz must have "done some
very quick thinking in order to
find the best possible place to
asking for credit card num
bers. According to Rathbun,
the caller promises monetary
prizes up to "$3,000" if he
receives the credit card num
ber. all-around narrowly missing a
victory over Kyna Parker of
Blue Mountain Community
College.
Fourteen schools competed
at the University of Idaho
indoor area with 160 indivi
duals signed up for the events.
Next the club heads south to
Klamath Falls for the Oregon
Tech outdoor rodeo, the first
outdoor event of the season.
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put the plane down in such a
hurry."
As a result cf the incident,
Seitz says that "he hasn't lost
faith in aviation and has a
nother plane lined up and will
be ready to go in a week or
so." He would also like to
assure his customers that
other pilots with planes avail
able now will be working for
him to take care of current
jobs which he has.
scam
If the caller does not get the
number, he hangs up abrubt
ly, Rathbun said.
A person receiving such a
call should hang up immedi
ately. "Do not give your credit
card number," he stressed.
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Heppner Fire Dept.
responds to afternoon fire
Three trucks and 12 firemen
responded to a kitchen fire at
385 W. Union in Heppner Tues
day afternoon. Two trucks
were returned to the fire hall.
According to Heppner Fire
Chief Forrie Burkenbine, the
fire was caused when a toaster
caught the wall on fire in the
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Morrow Co. Court recaps busy
The following report is from
minutes taken from Morrow
County Court meetings held
every Wednesday:
Meeting called to order
Wednesday, April 4, by Judge
Don McElligott.
-discussed a contracting
statement for $1,5000 on the
Lexington Airport runway
project with Dave Krunbein,
contractor.
-appointed Commissioner
Warren McCoy as a Board
member to Columbia Blue
Mountain Resources.
Tarnasky resigns from
Home Health Agency
Sheridan Tarnasky
Sheridan Tarnasky, administrator-supervising
R.N. for
the Tri-County Home Health
Agency formally resigned to
the agency board Tuesday,
April 10. Her resignation will
be effective June 1.
Voters urged to check
precinct cards
Morrow County voters will
be receiving precinct cards
from the County Clerk's Office
in the near future, according
to Co. Clerk Barbara Bloods
worth. Beginning this week,
all voters will be sent cards
which contain the following
information: Name, Precinct,
Party, Date that the person
first registered, Districts in
which the voter resides, date
of birth, and polling place.
Mrs. Bloodsworth stated
that it is important that voters
notify the Clerk's office if the
cards are incomplete, or if
information is in error. Some
cards are incomplete because
the voters registered prior to
the time that some of the
information was necessary for
registration. For example,
birth dates previously were
not requested, nor were phone
numbers.
kitchen of the home of Dave
Eckman, Jr. Bob Ployhar, a
neighbor, put the fire out.
When the fire department
arrived, they went in, got the
smoke out of the house and
checked to make sure that the
fire did not extend into the
wall said Burkenbine.
-Executive session on labor
negotiations.
-moved and seconded a
motion for the county to go for
a bid on a central telephone
system for south county of
fices. -approved the purchase of a
Ford Tempo from the state for
the Planning Department.
-approved a motion to con
tract grounds upkeep at the
Irrigon Annex for $40 per
month.
-executive session on pend
ing litigation.
Tarnasky has been with the
Home Health Agency for se
ven years and was instrumen
tal in its formation in Morrow
County. She says that nursing
are provided in a home setting
was a "dream that has be
t juie a reality." She empha
sizes that she will probably
always be involved, "in some
way, with nursing."
Her decision to resign, she
said was a difficult one, but
she felt that it was "time for
some new blood, for more
people to be involved with the
agency, and that she would
like to have some time to
spend with her kids."
She says that the agency is
currently taking applications
for the administrator position
and will continue to provide
home health care in the home.
In addition to incomplete
cards, there will be the in
evitable mistakes. The cards
that are being mailed out are
printouts fromthe County's
new System-36 computer. All
voter information needed to be
transferred to the computer,
and the registration cards are
the end product.
Voters should examine the
cards carefully when they
receive them, and should
notify (be Clerk's office of
errors. It shoud be carefully
noted that April 25 was the last
day to change party affiliation
for the upcoming May pri
mary. To change any incorrect
information, or to add missing
data, on the present cards
voters should call 676-9915
during business hours, and
talk to Barbara, Claudine or
Donna. Changes can also be
made by mail, by sending
them to P.O. Box 338, Heppner.
Plan to attend Friday's Moonlight Sale
Most downtown merchants
are gearing up for the Moon
light Sale to be held this
Friday, April 27 from 7 to 9
p.m.
It had been hoped that a lot
of organizations would spon
sor sidewalk tables in the
downtown area, because "the
more people who are involved,
Weather
by the City of Heppner
-approved the purchases of
a carpet for the vault in the
county clerk's office and a
cabinet and bench for a court
room built at the North Mor
row Annex.
-approved a contract with
Otto Burden, Morrow County
Public Works Director.
Meeting called to order
Wednesday, April 11, by Judge
Don McElligott.
discussed the moving of the
Mental Health Dept. into a
new office in Boardman with
Dr. Joseph DeVito.
-agreed that Public Works
Director, Otto Burden, will be
furnished a car for business
use only.
-approved an ordinance
which prohibits the hindering
or obstructing of Morrow Co.
police authority, impersonat
ing a police office or filing a
false police report. Violations
may be punishable by a fine
not to exceed $2,500 or by
Agent joins
Roland Ekstrom
Solar homes
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Doherty give solar home presentations at a meeting of the Morrow County School Board Monday,
April 16.
The solar homes were a project of Mark Jones fifth-sixth grade science class. Not pictured but
also accompanying the group were Jim Holtz and Judy Jepsen.
uie more limits mere are to
see and do," said Linda Hutch
inson, secretary for the Mer
chants Committee. As of Tues
day morning, however, only
three organizations had sign
ed up to sponsor downtown
activities during the sale
hours.
The Merchants Committee
will jointly sponsor the show
Tues., April 17
Wed., April 18
Thurs., April 19
Fri., April 20
Sat., April 21
Sun., April 22
month
incarceration of not more than
one year. (See OR MC C-2-84,
M-23112.)
-approved an amendment to
the Morrow Co. personnel
system ordinance.
Meeting called to order by
Commissioner Warren McCoy
Wednesday, April 18. Judge
McElligott absent for health
reasons.
-waived a bid security or
bond on a recent invitation to
bid on a centralized phone
system for south county of
fices. -reviewed changes to the
North Morrow Ambulance
By-Laws with Mike Oths,
county counsel.
-executive session-pending
litigations.
-read the Morrow County
Juvenile Dept. monthly re
port. -recessed to view a rock
crusher with Public Works
Director, Otto Burden.
Swanson Ins.
Roland Ekstrom, 38, has
joined Swanson insurance in
Io ie as an agent, owner Jim
Swanson announced recently.
Ekstrom was born and rais
ed on a farm in lone, and most
recently has been working in
the insurance business in The
Dalles.
His wife's name is Sally, and
they have three children
Shawn, 14, Codi, 9 and Lind
say, 8.
"It's good to be back in
lone," says Ekstrom who will
be moving his family here
when school lets out.
shown to school board
to right) Linda Morter, Shawn
ing of a Disney movie with the
Heppner Lions Club. "Pete's
Dragon" will be shown at 6:45
in the Scout Room on the
second floor of the Elks Lodge.
Cost of the film will be 50 cents
per youngster. Lions will hve
popcorn and other goodies for
sale at the showing.
Fur and Feathers 4-H Club
has signed up for space in
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Officer joins
sheriff's dept
Jim Hankins
Jim Hankins, 33, of Board
man, is a new officer on duty
with the Morrow County Sher
iff's department.
Prior to duty at Morrow
County which began April 2,
Hankins served five months as
a corrections officer with the
Union County Sheriff's office.
He was a reserve patrolman
at the Grants Pass city police
department for three years.
lie also "served vith Jackson
and Coos county sheriff's dep
artments. Hankins received a Bach
elor of Science degree in crim
inology at Southern Oregon
State College in June of 1983.
Hankins is a graduate of
Grants Pass high school. He
served with the United States
Marine Corps from 1968 to
1972, serving in Viet Nam
from December 1969 to August
1970. He received an associate
degree from Rogue Commu
nity College at Grants Pass in
June 1974.
He and his wife, Jeanette
and their 10'i month old son
Bryon, arelooking forward
to living Tn the Boardman
area" because he says he
"likes the small town atmo
sphere." Hams, Jenny Martin and Brian
front of The Shoe Box where
they will sell surplus live
bunnies. These are 4-H quality
and may be raised for pets.
The Little League will hold a
Bake Sale in front of Turner
VanMarter and Bryant Ins.
Co. They will also have old
gear which no longer matches
their uniforms for sale.