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LI':..- OU 97403 TCne IHIeppmeir Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Heppner, Oregon VOL. 102, NO 24, THURSDAY. JUNE 14, 184 I PAGES 25' 8 PAGES Weather by the City of Heppner high low prec. Tues., June 5 62 46 .58 Wed., June 6 61 48 .35 Thurs., June 7 60 40 .01 Fri., June 8 61 40 .0 Sat., June 9 62 39 .o Sun., June 10 67 ' 48 .02 Mon., June 11 71 53 01 Heppner attorney Herman Winter dies For fence at Hager Park City Council awards contract r, i 1 JV Herman W. Winter Herman W. Winter, 50, prominent Heppner attorney, died suddenly at hit home Saturday, June 9. Winter was born July 19, I933, in Minot, ND. ' "He was graduated from Lewis and Dark College In Portland be fore attending law school in Salem. Winter came to Heppner as district attorney for Morrow County following graduation from Willamette University College of Law and admittan ce to the Oregon State Bar in 12. lie served as district attorney for 12 years. At the time of his death he was a past president of Oregon District Attorney's Association and an honorary life member of that organization. On retiring as district attor ney in 1974, he devoted full time to the private practice he had started when he first came to Heppner. He was senior partner in the firm of Winter and Doherty. He was a member and past president of the Sixth Judicial Bar Association. He had been admitted to practice before the federal district court for Oregon, the Oregon supreme court, and the US. Supreme Court. He was a member of the Oregon Bar Association; the American Bar Associa tion; the American Trial Law yers Association; and the Ore gon Criminal Defenders Asso ciation. Winter was active in several lodges, with the youth in the area, and in his church. He was installed last February as exalted ruler of Heppner Lod ge B.P.O.E. No. 358, and was a past master of Heppner Lodge 69 AF AM. He was a past president of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce; a member of Willows Lodge 66 1.0. O F.; Boardman Aerie 3714 F O E.; Ruth Locust Chapter 32 Order of Eastern Star; and Tri-County Shrine Gub, Al Kader Temple. He was active in Troop 661, Boy Scouts of America, and the Blue Mountain Council of Boy Scouts of America. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of East em Oregon. He was a mem ber of Heppner chapter of the American Red Cross. Winter was interested in flying, and for several years piloted a plane he kept at the Lexington Airport. He served as chairman of the county's Airport Committee and work ed to obtain funds to improve the runway at the county-owned airport. He was a member of Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. A former Marine, he was a Colonel in the VS. Marine Corps Reserve, and a member of the Marine Corps Officers Association. On March 1, 1975, he mar ried Joyce Fitzgibbon in Port land. Survivors include his wife Joyce Winter, Heppner; daughters Karen J. Olson of Boise, and Rosemary Winter of Mill City, Nev.; son Her man W. Winter, Heppner; Step-daughters Heather Car penter, Pendleton, and Ann Peeters of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; stepson John Bate of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; brother Eugene S. Winter, College Place, Wash. Funeral services were Wed nesday, June 13, 2 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner. The Rev. Ed Watts officiated. Gail Hughes was organist and Bill Kenny, solo ist. Casket bearers were Bob Hawkins, Luke Bibby, Darrell Padberg, Glenn Cooper, Bar rie Peeters, and Wayne Lewis. Honorary bearers were Claude Graham, John Small mon, Fred Toombs, Jerry Sweeney, Mike Sweeney, and Joe Balfe. The Heppner Elks, Masons, and VFW participated at the graveside services which were followed by burial at Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, in Port land, the Elks National Found ation, The Blue Mountain Council, the Boy Scouts of America, the Oregon Associa tions for Cancer, Heart or Lungs, or a church or charity of the donor's choice. Sweeney Mortuary, Hep pner, was in charge of arrangements. The Heppner city council last Monday awarded a con tract for construction of a fence at Hager Park, along Willow Creek. Pettyjohn Builder's Supply of Heppner was low bidder with a price of $3,332.75. The fence will be paid for by the Corps of Engineers. Construction of the fence prompted by a public cam paign by parents who live near the park, who were concerned over the safety of children playing in the park. Parents felt a child could easily fall into the creek, which runs adjacent to the park, and drown. The parents earlier brought their concerns to the city council, which in turn contacted the Corps. City officials said the fence was to be finished in 60 days. In other business the city approved an agreement with ' the county over construction of a sewer line to the county fairgrounds. The fairgrounds had problems with overflow ing sewer during fair last ? year, and had earlier asked the city for help in connecting up with the city sewer. Under the agreement ma terials for the 1,327 feet of eight-inch pipe will be split between city and county fifty fifty. The county will dig the ditch for the mainline and get permission from the state to Buffalo shot near Little Butter Creek ., V " - J f X -- .9 "mm On Saturday, June 9, David McCarty from Little Butter Creek had "the thrill of killing a buffalo" reports an eyewit ness from the Little Butter Creek area. The buffalo belonged to the Harold and Ken Wright ranch at Ruggs Junction, and had evidentally been run off by the younger bull buffalo. A week ago, the Wrights and many friends and neighbors hunted the bull and even with the use of a plane and pilot, the bull evaded capture said Ken Wright. The Wrights own about 180 buffalo and calves. Dave McCarty was report edly on his way home from the Umatilla Rodeo with Diane Brosnan when they spotted the buffalo in a wheat field owned by Gordon O'Brien. McCarty drove to the Tom Currin's to borrow a gun. The Currins said, "of course, we went along to watch and take pic tures. The bull was resting when we first arrived. In a while, he stood and stretched and started to move away." That was when McCarty shot him. The buffalo had several scrapes and cuts which were assumed to be from jumping fences or tearing them down after he left his home at Ruggs. The buffalo was skinned and taken to LenRay 's Processing. New caretakers introduced to Fair Board On June 5, the Fair Board held a monthly meeting at the Fair Grounds. Dick and Car olyn Paris were introduced as the caretakers presently re siding on the fair grounds in a travel trailer. Anyone wishing to schedule events may con tact them personally or by phoning the fairgrounds num ber said a spokesperson for the board. The installation process of sewer lines is to begin shortly, and the repair of water lines in the dormitory building will be managed by Harold Peck. The fair board tractor has been completely overhauled by Blue Mountain Community College, and is now ready for usage. A gate on the west end of the rodeo arena will allow access to an area, here-to-fore unused, for the parking of equipment. The premium book for the 1984 Fair and Rodeo has been County School Board to meet June 18 The regular June meeting of the Morrow County School board is scheduled for Mon day, June 18 at the district office in Lexington. The meet ing will begin at 8 p.m. The board will discuss con tracts to be awarded for extra duty activities including coaching assignments and will review classified staff assign ments which have not been considered previously. The board is also expected to examine the proposed district budget and approve a resolu tion certifying the levy to the County Assessor. In other business, the board will hear a request for attendance from an out of district student and will consider several matters related to staffing. proofed and publication of same is targeted for June 15. Gates to the fair grounds will be kept locked at nights following functions to reduce wanton littering and vandal ism. The county-owned fair grounds has a heavy volume of usage and the board asks the cooperation of everyone in keeping the grounds well groomed for everyone's enjoy ment. With the upcoming fair and rodeo only two and one-half months away, the board urges all individuals and organiza tions to formulate plans for entries for the fair, as well as the rodeo parade. cut across the highway in front of the fairgrounds. Engineering fees will also be split fifty-fifty, and the city agreed to lay the pipe and fill the ditch. The project, which is ex pected to be finished before the 1984 fair is expected to cost the city about $8,000. In other action the city awarded a one year contract for gasoline to Howard's Chev ron in Heppner. The Chevron station was low bidder at 6 cents under posted price for regular and unleaded gasoline. Sen. Hatfield's rep. meets with Heppner group about proposed park above Willow Creek Dam Heppner woman named EOSC Outstanding Athlete To find Eastern Oregon's Outstanding Female Athlete look beyond the gym and track to the rodeo arena says a news release from Eastern Oregon State College. Here Maureen Healy, the only Eastern Rodeo Club member ever to win the a ward, shows the dedication of a true athlete. Healy's accomplishments are unbelievable at first glan ce: winner of the regional all-around for the past five years and an invitation to compete at the National Col lege Rodeo Finals the same years. But Healy's success didn't just start to happen five years ago. She got hooked on rodeo when she was eleven, compet ing in junior rodeos before moving on to high school rodeo and to college rodeo at Blue Mountain Community College. A program of high quality, Healy excelled at BMCC winn ing the first three of her regional titles. As this rodeo season ends, Healy looks to her last chance at the all-around national crown. This year, after plac ing second last year, she's worked extra hard hoping to gain that top notch in July. But as the season draws to a close, so does the dominance of her rodeo career. "Rodeo will take the back seat now. I'll keep running barrels but this is my last competition for all the other events," Healy remarked. "Eastern is an excellent four-year rodeo school. They get good funding and lots of community support, which is essential to a good rodeo team," Healy added. Commenting that she was "very, very surprised about receiving the award," Healy ' said, "There are lots of talent ed senior athletes; I didn't think I was even in the run ning, especially because I was just involved in rodeo." Beyond the competition, what does Healy see in rodeo? "A sport that requires lots of hard work and takes true dedication. You have to want every inch you get, if you want to get anywhere," Healy said. The National College Rodeo Finals, where Healy is a mem ber of the directors board, will be held in Bozeman, Mont., June 18-23. A secondary education ma jor specializing in business and physical education, Healy has one final term of student teaching before she graduates from EOSC next fall. r -r A A . McElligott and Tom Imison chats with Judge Don Commissioner Warren McCoy following the meeting with the H.E.D.C. Tuesday, June 5. Last Tuesday, June 5, Tom Imison, a representative from Senator Mark Hatfield's Port land office met with represen tatives from the Heppner Ec onomic Development Corp., the Willow Creek Irrigation District, the Morrow County Court, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife at the Col umbia Basin Electric Co-op's meeting room. Jim Hayes, president of the H.E.D.C. explained to Imison that they have been working with the Army Corps of Engin- Co. Court approves park fees By MARY ANN CERULLO Upon a recent recommend ation from Otto Burden, Di rector of Public Works, Mor row County Court agreed to drop group fees for county park use last Wednesday. According to Burden, the total amount collected from group fees in 1983 was $75. Since this is minimal and the vast majority of park reven ues comes from park camp fees a policy is recommended, he stated. Discontinuation of fees for picnics would have little effect on the budget and would be in the best interest to the public, Burden continued in a state ment to the court. Burden recommended the following fee schedule for the 1984 season: 'Flood9 remembered .VwwV-a 1 Today, June 14, 1984 marks the 8lst anniversary of the flood which devastated Heppner in 1903. The above photo shows some of the debris which was left behind by the flood waters. Trailers with full service, $6.00 per day; Camp trailers or campers with no connections, $4.00 per day; Tents with no connections, $3.00 per day; Weekly rates, pay for six days and get one day free; Group picnics, no charge but reservations required; Ten percent discount for senior citizens. The court moved to accept Burden's recommendation with the understanding that groups would pick up after themselves. In other business, the court conducted the following: learned that mileage will be raised to 20 cents a mile as of July 1, 1984 for county business trips. discussed renewing a 3M maintenance agreement as well as setting up a computer station for the county sheriff's department with Pauline Win ter, sheriff's deputy. acquired two easements from Joe and Alice Tatone of Boardman for the purpose of the Interstate 84 interchange roadway project at Board man. held executive session on union negotiations. held executive sessions on pending litigations. eers since March 16, 1983 on the construction of a park and overnight campsite on the lakeside of Willow Creek Dam. He continued that the H.E.D.C. had raised matching funds, mainly in "in kind" services and materials and had assumed that the project was definite until May of this year when Dick Weller of the Army Corps of Engineers off ice in Walla Walla informed the Economic Development Corp that their current inten tion is to turn the area over to the Oregon State Department of Fish and Wildlife for devel opment of a park area. Weller further stated that a master study of the area around the lake will need to be conducted by the Corps of Engineers, and that this would take approx imately six months. (See related story, May 3, 1984, Gazette-Times.) Imison asked and was re assured by both Hayes and Morrow County Judge Don McElligott, that there was no physical reason that "things could not go forward," but that it was only the Corps' process that was stopping the construction of the proposed park. Imison said that the park would probably be considered part of the Willow Creek dam project, that "it's not com plete the way it is now. We will lean hard on the Portland district office" he continued, "I can't imagine what has created this problem." Imison said that he had meetings scheduled with the Corps later in the week and would try to get them to agree to some schedule which is agreeable with the Heppner group and would bring back this information to his next meeting with the Heppner group, Wednesday, June 20. "We (Sen. Hatfield's office,) are happy to work with the community on anything you develop and to go between you and the Corps," he concluded.
