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The Heppner Gazette-Times M''rroii C o u n ty '» H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r \ v o l , h i no Heppner, O nytm is THURSDAY. A IO IS T >*. i * Ton> Curnn rM d v td the All Around Cowboy Award at this year s Morrow Co Kndeo He out distan ced the other competition by placing second in cow milking, steer wrest ling open calf roping, amateur calf roping, and fourth in team roping, for a total of 23 points He received a silver |roph> belt buckle donated by Morrow County Grain Growers for hts efforts Pat Schwarz again took a Severe Bros saddle home with him In 19*3, Schwarz was named Morrow County All Around Cowboy and won a sad dle donated by Morrow County Grain Growers this year, for win nmg the amateur calf roping event. Harry Kcnmson, manager of Kinzua Corp presented him with the Kin rua donated saddle The hardluck horseblanket award donated b) Nears will be sent to Pendleton Round Up Princess Cindy Insko Other results from the Morrow Co Night Show have been submitted as follows Morrow Co Rodeo Results Cow Milking first-John Moyer and Kirk Madder, second Tony Cur- nn and Mike Curnn, and third-Sid B ritt and M a rti B ritt Steer Wrestling first Pat Schwarz, second Tony Curnn, and third-Cliff Dougherty Cow Riding first Jack Yocom, second Steve Curnn, and third John Moyer Sr Barrel Racing first-Joan Eckman, second Maureen Healv third Randy Britt, and fourth Tara Mahoney Jr Barrel Racing first Michelle Papineau, second lain Cecil, third Jennifer Currin. and fourth Heather Eckman Open Calf Roping first Dick Hoffman, second Tony Currin. third Pat Schwarz, and fourth Don Papin eau 25' Tue» . Aug 21 Wed . Aug 22 Thurs , Aug 23 Fri . Aug 24 Sat . Aug 25 Sun . Aug 26 Mon . Aug 27 Weather Amateur Calf Roping first Pat Schwarz, second Tony Currin, and third-Steve Curnn Team Roping first Dick Hoffman and Howard Bryant, second Trisha Mahoney and Tara Mahoney, third Don Papineau and Dick Hoffman, and fourth Tony Currin and Steve Currin NRA IRA rodeo had a sizable in crease in the number of entries, said rodeo com m ittee m em ber. Jim Hayes The gross gate receipts, however were down from past years 1984 »5.135 19*3 15,9U3. 1982 $5.895, 1981 $6 933 electrical transformer on the pole Columbia Basin Electric Co-op also had a pumper truck at the scene According to C B E C man ager Fred Toombs, the pole won t need to be replaced It was Just "smoked up a bit fr e e 51 44 44 46 5» 44 Combine rolls, starts fire Small fire brings big response Monday, Aug 20 . three fire trucks and 13 Heppner fireman responded to a telephone pole on fire near Linden Way and Quaid streets in Heppner reported Heppner Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine The ap parent cause of the fire was an 1 .o w 52 l>\ the (.ity «if Heppner F air <$ Rodeo list gate receipts Paid attendance at the ISM Mor row County Pair was 7S4 for the three days with gate receipts total ing $928 Family Night attendance was 255 with receipts totaling 12,076 according to a spokesperson at the Fair office The Morrow County hosted WRA High 91 88 80 82 86 96 86 Dick Hoffman (left) and Howard Bryant (right) receive team roping award from Princess Shelley and Queen Sylvia A fire which began when a co m bine rolled over while harvesting wheat on the steep side of a hill burned about one and a hall acres of wheat and many acres of rangeland last Tuesday. Aug 21 The insured combine was owned by Herman Blettell who was custom cutting Al Ixn gren s wheat field southwest of Heppner about two miles lielow Kuggs Buz l.ogan of Cecil who was operating the com bine was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital He was reportedly doing well and was discharged from the hospital on Friday . Aug 21 The fire began about 8 a in and strong winds kept it blazing until late afternoon A spokesperson for the latvgrens said that Morrow- County Grain G ruw ers pumper truck, airplanes, and many neigh bors cam e to help fight the fire which more than once, after they thought had been extinguished would start up again in another canyon, so that it wag necessary to continue checking on the area into the evening Irrigon company awarded septic construction at lone schools Bids for construction of a septic system at lone schools came in lower than expected however ad ditional work may drive the total cost back up near $19.out) the school board was told Monday. Aug 2U Low bid for replacement of the septic system for lone grade school and high school submitted by L M an y attend Festival Eighty-seven entries in the First annual Watermelon Festival held aturday in Irrigon Chairman Barbara Wadekamper said she was really pleased with the urnout and will lie planning next year s festival starting in October She aid she would eventually like to see a water float parade Twenty six booths entertained, demonstrated and fed those that turned out zr the festivities Committee members are as follows Barbara Wadekamper. chairman, ice chairman, Becky Breithreutz Recording Secretary Charolette Une or responding Secretary, Becky Shafer Treasurer. Nancy Pearsall, listorian, Virginia Phillips, Publicity. Valorie Morris Sergeant al arms, >atty Rodriguez, Telephone, Carleana Britt, Parade Chairman, I)orma lell, Advertise Chairman, Gracie Morrell Entertainment. Dick Broker, aicy Burns, arts $ crafts, concessions. Barb Wadekamper and Bet ky Ireitkreutz Banner. Gracie Morrell Cyole construction Co of Irrigon was $12,273 50. much lower than the en gin eers' e a rlier estim ate of $ I 9 . i x j u . however, existing tanks in the system may be cracked which would require replacement for an M.OM This coal along with engineering fees of $I.Buo may drive the final cost up •'The tanks may be cracked, but we won't know for sure until they are pumped and Inspected." School Sup erintendent Doyle McCaslin said • We hope they're not,” he added lone has been having problems with the system for some time, but conditions got worse last spring when with the above average rain fall the drainfield quit operating, requiring the pumping of the two septic tanks periodically A representative of the Depart ment of Environmental Quality told the district it would need to correct the systrm to meet DEQ standards, and Monday said the proposed con struction would remedy the situa tion The contract calls for installation of a precast concrete septic tank. PVC pip«', and pumps in the existing tanks The new tank would be installed across the road from the high school, and placed at a highe elevation than existing tanks The project, money for which will com e from the district's contingencv fund, will begin shortly and is expected to take about 60 days, McUaslin said In other discussions, the board talked with Superintendent McCas tin. about hiring a professional negotiator to handle contract nego tuitions with teachers and other employees The district has been handling its own negotiations, how ever McCaslin said because of the seriousn«-ss and complexity of con tract n egotiations, the district should investigate hiring a profes sional "It is a specialized business, and additional there are people who have degrees in this." he pointed out He said lay men on the hoard are many times busy with their personal lives and do not have the time to handle negotiations the way they should tx* done He said the negotiator may cost up to $ 11 , 1)00 McCaslin said both sides leach ers and district i would com e out belter with professionals The whole purpose of contract negotia turns is labor peace, and that's what we re all aiming for In other business the board discussed minor problems in cur riculum requirements with speciul ’-calling classes, where students miss other studies to upgrade their reading skills No action was lasen learned that a new cook's helper was lured at Sam Hoardman and A C Houghton Shirley Donnovan wil split her time between the two schools appointed Jerry Healy to a three year term on the budget committee There is still one more position to lie lllhxl there appointed a committee to look into the districts assets and deter mine if they are fully insured appointed b oa rd m em b ers Bill Doherty. Joe Stevens, Fat Wright, and Riverside High School f’ rincipal Dan Daltoso to the certified, or teacher, contract negotiating team And appointed B oardm em bers Duane Carroll, Randy Hughes, Bob Mahoney and lone Principal Chuck Starr to the classified (Janitors, rooks, etc ) negotiating team Both groups have contracts expiring in July of I9H5 accepted the resignation of Mary Ellen Boynton, a language arts teacher al Riverside, und that of David Sune. music teacher at lone heard that the state w ill help fund "project Help," a program to try and keep stud«>nls from dropping out of school The state will pay $33.(kk) and the district $17,000 Morrow County School District adds teachers Teacher* new to Heppner and lone schools left to right: Karen Clough, Sharon Morris, and Geneva Mathews Debbie Christensen, M any helpers build post office TT® jj-î- V i? r * Teochers new to Boardman and Irrigon schools, left to right: Phil White, John Hughes, Sheila Gilmartm Needham, Cathy Jurcich, Jay Harman, Gary Hendricks, and Terry Starr ■V *-■• ■ - A . s' Construction is progressing at the site of the new post office on Main Strreet in Heppner Pictured above i jerry Gentry gets an assist from construction workers (? ) to m McElligott and (Jerald Pierson as they raise one of the building s outside walls 4 Teachers new to the Morrow County school district received an orientation tour of the county Mon day. August 27 The tour began with a presents tmn at Riverside High School in Hoardman by representatives from the PGE Coal Fired Plant From there, the teachers traveled by bus to the Port of Morrow Industrial development area They also visited the Oregon Potato flaking plant. Irrigon sch ools, and Boardm an Farms At the North Lexington elevator, Bob Costa of the Morrow County Extension Service, and a representative froi.i Morrow County Grain Growers met the tour and presented information about dry land farming After a lunch stop and explanation of payroll and insurance at the District Office in l^xington, the educators continued on their lour to Kinzua Corp in Heppner where Bob 1-inkford and Kent Goodyear guided them through the mill and cogener ation plant The day's tour ended with a drive through Heppner and visit to the Heppner schools Assistant to the Superintendent. John Edmundson explains that the reason for the orientation tour is our "spread out school district The only way to understand it is to visit the schools and to get an overview of the industry of the county " Teachers attending the tour were Debbie Christensen, grade two and Karen Clough, grade one at Heppner Elementary. ' Sharon Morris, grade three and Geneva Mathews, music at lone schools. Phil White, indust rial arts and Gary Hendricks, math at Columbia Junior High in Irrigon. John Hughes, language arts and Jay I Harman, industrial arts at River side High School in Boardman. Terry Starr, grade six at Sam Boardman Elementary. Cathy Jur rich vocal music at Sam Boardman Elementary and Riverside High School, and Sheila Gilmartin Ne«*d ham. art al Sam Boardman and A C Houghton elementary schools Teachers new to the district, who were unable to attend Monday's touj are David I .arson grade five at A C Houghton and Curt Weiss, Speech therapist at the north county schools H H S sets sijrning A Yearbook Signing Party has been set for Tuesday. Sept 1, 7 p m at the Heppner High School cafeter ■a announced a spokesperson for the school
