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State Marine Board will set lake rules at J uly 17 meeting
The Oregon Stair
Marine
Again, according to Hayes
Hoard will hold a regularly
the Marine Hoard s position is
scheduled meeting at the Port
land Yacht Club Tuesday.
July 17 during which they will
that it would he easier to lift a
temporary restriction against
usage at this time for a
number of reasons
The objective of the Hep
set temporary public use re
motors other than electric
ones at a later lime than to
pner Kconomic Development
C orporation r e g a rd in g the
Willow Creek Reservoir is
strictions at the lake area
above the Willow Creek Dam
impose one Hayes position is
made clear in the following
development of the full recre
ational potential of the lake
letter which he has written to
site
This development in
duds not only fishing swim
According
to Jim
Hayes
president of the Heppner Ec
the State Marine Hoard
onomic Development Corpor
Market St N E
gon *47310
ation, the only input that the
Marine Hoard has received
thus far was that input from
the State Department of Kish
and Wildlife before the dam
was completed which suggest
ed
that
the
lake
area
be
restricted to electric motors
only
1000
Salem. Ore
Kegarding your proposed
limitation of motors on W illow
Creek R eservoir located at
Heppner. we feel it would not
tie in the best interest of the
general population nor on the
future development of the lake
area to impose a limitation on
The
lim ita tion
of
yueen Sylvia officially la
gan the sale of 1984 Fair
luncheon of the Heppner Mor
row County Chamber of Com
Huttons at this luncheon
This
extremely great
•i population
Ilasc
county.
ed to go ahead and develop it.
show that water at the rate of
150 gallons per minute ran
facility will be connected to
successfully I»- pumped from
the well
As a result of the
testing the city picked up the
option d held on the site and
paid I'ete la-nnon $15 non for
the S 'j acres This action was
approved at a city council
meeting held June 19
Huckner Pum p S e rv ic e
Redmond the company drill
mg the well has been instruct
with the expectation that the
the city s water system and be
appi* xiiually 2500 or levs we
ilo not feel that extrem e usage
economic climate, we feel the
recreational development of
w ill be a problem Also due to
Heppner'» relalivly isolated
location we do not believe that
Total cost of the additional
well is expected to be $1 to i»X)
Hill Kuhn, city attorney said
The funding comes from bond
mg will be from the 800foot
depth with the well extending
eral years ago to update the
says that although 150 gallons
per minute was "not as much
water as we wanted, we will
The Corps is to put up signs to
night campground and base
allev tate the parking problem
ball field but now everything
ice of the Arm y Corps of
Engineers met with Morrow
(ither problems will be consid
ered at later meetings
County Court and the Heppner
Second. D avis M u riach i,
Economic Development Corp
chief of the natural resources
division of the Portland office
to Jim
Hayes,
of
the Corps of
Engineers
is back at the beginning re
ports Hayes
until a Master
Plan can be completed by the
Corps
Hr says that the Corps
has in d icated that there
should be no problem with
president of the HEDC, the
purpose of the meeting was
went over some of the ground
providing the funds but that
work
any
twofold first to discuss with
the Corps some of the prob
agreement between the Corps
for
the
and the county
coat
sharing
The original
lems which have developed at
plan had provided that the
the lake site with swimmers
Corps would provide the ma
and tubes, and with people
tenals and the county would
provide the labor for an over
parking on the boat ramp
-
d evelo p m en t
p ro je ct
which is undertaken should be
done on a one shot" basis
because any long term plann
ing would take far too long to
implement
pner
option of participating in a
I >ev elopmenl < orporation
Anyone w islimg to add to or
will tic among candid
ales from throughout the state
competing lot tin- idle of I9H4
special charily event
Miss Icon "I • begun at the
stalo Finals to I»- held in
conducted by the Oregon Cvs
for
B reath"
which
Howl
will
In-
tic Fibrosis foundation
the lake will draw from out
s.de the local area tiecaiuu-
the arm
^ a «* consoler Hie ¡dort
Attention 55ebb Tullinger. or
telc(>hnnc him at 378 8!>87
choice merchandise awards
and will rrecl'. e an all expen
numerous alternatives are a
mentioned views in any luture
dccisions concerning motor
5 public meeting will be
scheduled at a later time
father pointed out that the
winner would receive a sehol
arship
restrictions on 55 illow Creek
cither bv the Corps of Engin
i-crs oi the Stale Marine
sc paid trip lo the Miss Teen of
Am erica l ’ageant where she
will join the remaining 49
u tilize
Willow
If. under
raised and are lieing address
ed at this time Tw o of these
are d esign a ted sw im m in g
areas with spei-d restrictions
Reservoir
is Jim Hayes
( ’ resident Heppner Economic
Ifc-lphu Jones anil Hilda Yo
com were in l-i (.ram ie Mon
day. July 9 representing the
Morrow County Centennial
Jones was interviewed by
David Cockle, editor of the
Northwest Division of the
Portland Oregonian and by
the editor of the lai Grande
Observer
Hoth editors have
pi ouusi-d her a story publiciz
mg the loo y eai celebration
whnh Ix-gun at the Memorial
Day Pioneer Picnic with the
recognition of several century
consider is the very real n o n
omte impact the development
actual HNNh birthday of (lie
county
1985 which
will
mark
18
the
of this recreational site can
55alch for stories s.xin in
have on the business commun
lly
Due to the sue of the
t.ith the Portland Oregonian
and the La Grand.- Observer
and
been
harvested
in
has
Morrow
Tuesday. July 17. the Hep
pner Morrow Co Chamber of
( 'om merce program will hr
presented by several area
youngsters who will talk about
some of the new summer and
4 II activities which they have
participated in TheChum ber
of Com m erce has made dona
lions to many of these pro
grams says Avon Melby , pro
gram chairman
Morrow
Mrs
L a l ’ a lm e 's
( minty
(.ram
( .rowers
visitation to the museum with
Service
Monday morning
ported was testing at 50 lb per
a 30 percent reduction of the
acreage normally planted in
gon to visit
bushel
wheat
Morrow County School Dist
r id will hold a regular txiard
of directors meeting July 16.
at 8 p m at AC Houghton
Elementary Library. Irngon.
Oregon Agenda items lo tie
dealt with include
Dr Sam Cuban/ w ill pre
sent m aterial alxiul dnv mg
while under the influence of
intoxicants
Hoard officers will tie elec
ted
just great to lx- going
Personnel m atters will lie
dealt with, approving rosig
nations and leaves
warding contracts
and
a
A n n u al a p p o in tm e n ts
which usually occur at the
July Hourd meeting such ax
iHidgct officer, attorney, de
positones of funds, auditor,
newspaper of record etc
Because this year s
The la il’almes were in Ore
their daughter
Anne Marie who is employed
hv the t s fo re st Service in
Rosei la il’ alme grandniece of Henry Heppner with
Justine Weatherford standing at the old Heppner Hla< kman
wool warehouse safe in the Morrow County Museum
the Mt
<Ts to plan ahead so most
wheat land was already plant
cada
They said that this
daughter probably became in
October and because it is tall
has left lots of straw on the
•■d said Costa, and had to hr
field
hay or sprayed with an herbi
cide
t.-rested in a forestry la re e r
because her father owns and
oprratrs a tree farm at North
rlasxifirs his oct upation as
Hampton
silvu ulture
either disced under
cut for
Most barley Costa conclud
ested the field using an air reel
on the combine "It '» working
ed is planted because of the
good
farm
expect it will on the wheat
thut 's great
I won I he too
upset if I don't win though, it's
left town
farm plan was announced so
late, it was difficult for farm
hut not as good as we
don't expect lo win, hut if I do.
arrived alter the county mu
Phis year s program required
Nelson said that they harv
very excited ’ alami
i younger sister of Heppner s
them before they
The barley was planted in
Stie s
the pageunl and hs-king fot
ward to the experience
I
founding father the bachelor
Henry Heppner
The couple
County Extension
Average test weight for
a letter notifying tier of her
acceptance as a contestant
gran d
begun on the 37l) acre field on
Tuesday. July 2
barley is 48 lb per bushel
So she tilled out the
form, mailed it and received
mother Dorthea Heppner was
• im closed however. Ka< hel
acre
really
for their first l.xik at the town
Harnett scheduled a speii.il
would yield about l lj tons per
didn't
named after her grandum Ir
'his year s farm program said
Hob Costa of the Morrow
expected
a $15.INN) (Ni scholarship to the
college or university of her
choice
and
Mass
Nelson Ken s father, reported
last Friday thr.l harvest had
he
portunity to I h - named Miss
Teen of Am erica
Miss Teen
of Am erica will receive over
Sin. ink ) ini in awards including
an
Arniand L x l’alme
from North Hampton
'hat it would lx- included in
which
Stale Tltleholders for the op
Rill said she received
application for the contest ill
Sunday evening, July 8 Mr
and Mrs
Fred
Ken
winner of the l'ageant a d iv i
Heppner descendant visits city museum
f all barley was planted loo
early for farm ers to ho sure
the
The
School Board to meet Julv l()
Nelson
at
it) 22
x< hus.-lts drove into Heppner
Harvest begins in
Lexington area
fall barley
youngsters
July
farms in the county and will
continue until February
The first
Hoard
The outcome of this
second meeting will be the
final regulations effecting the
Couple travels
reservoir
( lhambrr to
to promote
county centennial hear from area
and parking on the ram p area
Another significant factor to
The Hudson barley, he re
atives from the Portland off
oration
According
^
the mail
ranch near l-exington
Lake problems discussed
Tuesday. July 3. represent
'
i onsider sending it in until her
emergency
Creek are inoperable
ham and Sandra Rill of Hep
event and have Ix-en working
on the event since last fall
Candidates will also have the
ties w ill r is o lv e a $1 non sc hoi
County
other city wells, all on Willow
as hosts and hostesses of the
arship to the college of her
water system
The well is to fie used as an
in case
will
ct- to the State Marine Hoard
sales approved by voters sev
backup
Tile candidates
community a untied shot in
quest ions have already been
purpises
record
this site to its fullest potential
would give the In a l business
The daily admission charge at
the fair will lie 75 cents f air
accept that and go ahead and
develop
it for emergency
scholastic
Corvallis.
that may be needed
Some common sense safety
admit an adult lo the fair each
their
make additional comments
prim to next Tuesday's meet
mg may direct corresponden
ing that this is the county s
centennial yrar 11984 I9K5
operational by Aug 15
The well it a 10-inch hole
with an 8 inch casing Pump
lo 1080 feet
Heppner Mayor C liff Green
*
community and the adverse
for the entire lake area, indu
ding any motor restrictions
City buys land for well
Results of a recent 4H hour
test of the city s auxiliary well
r*
'
of
pm punting Heppner and slat
day
the
Ore. Miss Feen pageant
Vocila Rill daughter of 55 1 1
of four months This way we
will know how much use the
lake gets During the propos
day Monday through Wednes
of
Local «jirl to compete at
N « »dia Bill
Jul> 17 meeting will decide restricted iisp-s of W ¡How Creek Lake
buttons sell for $3 and will
J
Juvccc women will he serving
•
mg
map
lnt.il prci ipit.ition l» r Junr was 2 49 inches
Nor null in I l i inch fj
I w.
Due to the
year's fair buttons are featur
a
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and (»use and personality pro
jection tiy a panel of judges
The Corvallis Jaycees and
these proposed recreational
activities as long as use is not
K.ach girl spike about
Shelly Stroefier were guests of
honor at the Tuesday . July III,
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Julv 9
them
The lake area is large e
notigli to accommodate all of
O'Brien attend Chamber
County
4«
Mon
also la- interviewed and s»or
e«l m the areas ol personality
ed trial period, we plan to
work with the Corps of Engin
eers to develop a master plan
the
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bai and eliminate waterski
mg
Prince*« Shelly, Queen Syl\iu and chaparone (Jin^er
before
81
82
m otors
users is restricted now with
the possibility of lifting the
restrictions later we will still
not know how many people
will use the lake
55 e are
proposing that no restrictions
la- placed on si/e or type of
motor or boat for a trial period
Pair opens August 13
Sat July 7
Sun . July 8
would limit the fishing poten
your proposal, the number of
(tearing
44
will lake a written test design
Creek Reservoir
yueen Sylvia Ladd and I ’ rin
cesses Hridget (ireenup and
78
ed to measure their general
awareness of the world around
people w ill
court activities so far and told
what places they will be ap
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Fri . July 8
personal development 55bile
at the I ’ageunt. all candidates
vailable
However, no one
knows for sure how many
Centen
M
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si'rvice ami achievement to
school and community, und
from
County's
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miitg camping and pieno k
ing toit waterskiing as well
Fair Buttons now on sale
Morrow
55ed July 4
Thuis . July 5
Hrerlp
on
. '
mat f air and Rodeo royalty,
I»»
50
July 3
I ’rior to arriving in Curvai
1 1 s the candidates are judged
fact that the lake will draw
merce
High
88
Tues
program
which gives
farmers the option of planting
Hood Forest at Esta
Ann«- Marie tx*gan
her college
training
at
growth of mxinly
•rees
which
he
hardwood
pro|»iga(e*
seleitively euts and sells lo
cally
from
Ihe
farm
He
This is a second
the
*x i upation for Armand who
td iversity of f M assachutes
was lor mxny vears employed
by Ihe t s l ’ostal Service
and then transferred to ( ireg
l.ast Friday's market price
»p e r c e n t of their worst wheat
on State I hiversity where she
gained her degree in forestry
for October delivery o f the
new barley crop was tliw per
land with barley which usually
in 19Hli
does well on shallow soil and
ton both at Jordon Elevator
drought irr sites
Armand
l-a l’xlm e s tree
farm is loti acres of natural
Koscl
Huchhnl/> l. a l’alme
visit They were surprised by
the si/e and fine quality o f the
museum and fell very fortun
ate that Mrs Harnett met
them there and shared with
them information about Henry
Heppner s involvem ent
with
the town's early history They
left town proudly carrying
and her husband were delight
ed by their short vixit to
three copies of "H om esteads
Heppner reporfed an acquain
tance they made dm ing their
vend more fam ily mem bers to
visit here
and H eritages" and ready to