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The Heppner Gazette-Times M o r r o w C o u n t y 's H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r VOI IO J M l II TlllH.MtvY. (M'ToHKK il. I mu ■* HV iik s lle|i|mer. OrripiD High Tues . Oct 2 74 Wed . Oct 3 74 Thurs . Oct 4 66 Kri , Oct S e Sat . Oct 6 72 Sun .O ct 7 76 Mon . Oct B 61 & \l eat her 2.» Elevator fire cleaned up; Bird season opens cause determined j this Saturday l-OW 42 44 36 40 46 40 43 Precip Tr Tr, ,es to rim all day for Saturday Celebration __________ / Come on down ! Outlook not good Hunting season opens this Satur day morning for pheasant, chukar. quail, hungarian partridge, ducks and geese, announces Bob Krein of the Department of Kish and W ildllfe The one main difference with (his hunting season from last year. Krein says, is hunters must have a state water fowl stamp in addition to a federal stamp for hunting duck or goose Hunters can get the stamp from license vendors located in Boardman, Irngon or Pendleton Prospects for the south end of the county are not very good, says Krein Approximately 6«) birds have just been released in the Willow Creek Hock Creek and Khea Creek arras Quail shouldn't be too bad hut huns and chukar w ill be low Natise pheasant aren’t doing too well either, he added The outlook for the north end is much lietter Pheasant numbers are good, however, the number of hunt ers will be limited Hunters will be required to check in and out of the area Check stations w ill be located at SK Karins and on Tower Road Water fowl may do well opening morning but most of them haven't moved north yet,” concludes Krein L ocal police d ep ts. hold drunk driving ch eck 1 * . t\ fi ■ , p ' W hats left after clean up o f last Tuesday's fire. The burned remains of Iasi week ’s grain elevator fire in Heppner was quickly cleaned up while Morrow County Grain Growers reviewed the extent of damage done A damage estimate was not expec ted until the end of the month when Grain Grower’s insurance company had completed their study ’We do indeed intend to rebuild.” stated Larry Mills, Gram Growers general manager, however, the pos sibllity of a different site was indicated According to Korrie Burkenbine. Heppner Lire Chief, the cause of the fire was traced to a Grain Growers employee who had been burning weeds near the building "The fire started approximately an hour after he left,” Burkenbine said, “ I guess it creeped and crawl ed its way up into the building ” Morrow County Clerk sends A reminder to voters Absentee ballots are available now for the November 6 general election, says the Morrow County Clerk. Barbara Bloodsworth To receive one, write to the Morrow County Clerk’s Office, P O Box 338, Heppner or call 676 9061 Requests should be signed by the person who w ill be using the ballot and to include their resident address stated Bloodsworth Voters in Heppner s Southeast precinct may be glad to know that their polling place will be on the first iloor of the Courthouse at the asses sor’s office instead of the second floor, she adder! Anyone who feel they are unable to climb stairs to reach a polling area may either appl> for an absentee ballot or have one of the ladies working there bring out a ballot. Bloodsworth explained To receive a certificate of regis (ration by mail the public is asked to register to vote by October 26 After that date a potential voter must register by coming in person to either the County Clerk's office at the courthouse in Heppner, City Hall in Boardman or to the North Annex Building in Irngon Schedule of Events for Morrow County Centennial Downtown Heppner llam II 30 12 30 1 p m 1 30 • 1 45 - 2pm Coin Toss by Kinzua Corp . K 2nd grades Karate Demonstration 'tentatively scheduled' Music by the Scott Buschke Band Antique Style Show 4 H Mini Dark Dedication Dance Team Performance Music by Wanda Riley 2 2 4 30 30 • 3pm* 4pm • 4 30 - 5pm- 5 30 - pm - 7pm- All Day - 6 ! Kirsl Tricycle Rare Heppner High School Band on Stage by donations Music by Harley Sager and Ron McDonald Rocky Rock Electric Accordian from Irrigon Second Tricycle Race Coin Toss by Kinzua Corp, Pre-school Aerobics Demonstration Third Tricycle Race Music by Scott Buschke Hand lone's Square Dancers Kinal Tricycle Race "Why I Like Morrow County” winners' speaches Music by Citadel. Matt Greenup KKA Jello Toss Approximately llOears were stop fa il during a druck driving check held on Knday, Sept 26 from 7 to 10 30 p m The check, conducted by the Ore gon State Police, Morrow County Sheriff’s Department and the Hepp ner Police Dept , was stationed on Highway 207 as drivers entered Heppner Southbound According to Carl Martin of the Oregon State Police, four citations were written No drunk drivers were stopped, however, two citations were written for open containers of alcoholic beverages There were also two written for equipment violations The check was held at that time because it was the evening before the start of deer season "and it ’s known that the hunters are usually drinking and there’s more traffic at mar tim e.” Martin said Dispatchers to provide new emergency service Emergen cy A / edica l HyMAKV VNNt K K l 1.1.0 An emergency occurs your hus band has had a heart attack or the neighbor's little girl fell into the swimming pool and has been pulled out The first action one takes is to call 911 The dispatcher at the sheriff's department signals an am bulance. but it may be several minutes before help arrives many limes the difference between life and death Brain damage can occur between four to six minutes without oxygen, stated Barb Jones chief dispatcher for the Morrow County Sheriff's Department That is one of the reasons why dispatchers for Morrow County are currently in training to provide a new service called. Emer gency Medical Dispatching Beginning thus Saturday, dispat chers well he providing pre arrival instructions to people who want it, before the ambulance arrives Directions for CPR w ill be given over the phone as well as in child birth, bleeding and trauma, sei zures, convulsions and choking, said Jones Dispatchers w ill read D ispatching No school Friday Morrow County Schools w ill be closed this Knday, Oct 12 for teachers’ inservice 1 m vl Roger Records of Heppner is the target for the KKA Jello Toss The toss is just one of many activities scheduled for the Morrow County Centennial Celebration this Saturday in downtown Heppner My It STINT W! M i l l It H lK D Heppner s day long Kail Kestival celebration of Morrow County's Con tenmal will ta-gin at 10 a m . Satur day. Oct 13. with County Historical Society President Delpha Jones re leasing 10 centennial balloons from the flatbed stage between the W agon Wheel and the hotel building The 10 tialloons will contain notes stating that their finders w ill he given prizes when they return them to the county society Mrs Jones has opened earlier community celebrations at 1-exington and at Irrigon with this same ceremony Activities downtown on Saturday will actually get going before 10 a m . with the H am opening of the Degree of Honor Lodge's super rummage sale in their Main Street lodge hall The 40some booths being set up by community groups and individuals w ill be in place befor 10 a m and w ill function all during the day Various special acts and contrsts are scheduled for the day time hours and evening Uinnie W’alne w ill he Master of Ceremonies Some of the activities slated dur ing the day are two childrens' sawdust pile coin hunts the first at M a m for children from Kindergar ten through the second grade, and the second at 3 p m for pre school children The busy kiddies w ill try to retrive the tluo in coins donated by Kinzua Corp There w ill be Heppner merchants will begin tricycle races for persons from IH to their special sale prices Thursday lot) years old at 2, 3 and 4 p m with and will cap off the weekend at their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd winners of each Moonlight Sale Saturday by remain race winning IV 23. and 12 respec mg open all day until 9 p m lively At 5 30 the top winners in each race w ill race again with the prizes for this final rare being $10, $6 and $4 from the t.Vi in ptize closed every Wednesday for the rest money donated by Bark N Chip Co of the year On Wednesday, Oct 17 Tricycles w ill be provided Contrsts w ill be a wood chopping contest, live goldfish tossing, bran hag tossing, dart throwing, coin The Port of Morrow will be holding tossing, and. of course, the County a public meeting Monday. Oct IS, 3 Century Partners Speech Contest p m at the port office in Boardman with its prelim inary speak off at 9 Agenda is to include an update on a m in the grade school's m u lti the port's u tility systems medical instructions from a color coded flip I>ook at their fingertips, which has questions to ask and answers to give We will not be diagnusing,” stated Jones. All we will be doing Is treating the symptoms " The dispatchers with the Morrow County Sheriff's Department are only one of many in the western t'nited States who are training as KMDs iKmergency Medical Dis pitchers', which began out of Clah in I9HI by Jeff Clawson, M D , fire surgeon for the Salt Lake City Kire Department This service may prove particu larly helpful to people requiring an ambulance in an outlying area, Jones said People should also remember that in no instance w ill an ambulance tie denied them The main problem will be when the dispatcher is giving telephone aid and another emergency call comes in The dispatcher may have to put the first caller on hold for a moment The statistics for this (service i are really good.” stated Jones, o n c e we can say that we've saved one life, it will be worth it ” DiMY to be closed on \Y ednesdays O n e Murty of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Heppner has announced that his office w ill be Murty w ill be available in Condon » photo by Cork Wallis Moonlight Sale caps off weekend of activities This year’s Moonlight Sale in Heppner. scheduled for Saturday. (X'tober 13 will be in conjunction with the county centennial celebra tion '■ Fort slates meeting i purpose room and the finals down town on the stage at 6 p m Other activities w ill include u KKA jello throw, the viewing of old county films und the opportunity to have one's picture taken with Smokey the Bear County artists are setting up a showing and sale area in la-s Schwab s store, the Morrow County Museum undone riami school w ill be open all day, "Shorty” Peck will arrange u showing of some of his antiques, and there will lie a child rrn's fish pond featuring ghoulish Halloween surprises The dozens of sales tiooths will offer the public oppirtumties to buy tiuked potatoes, elephant ears, inter national coffee, chili, garden pro duce, baked foods hot dogs and coffee, pie and coffee, la*n Ray's pepperoni, macramè, popcorn, soda pop, cotton candy, dried flower arrangements, donuts and coffee, wixxlen toys, caramel popcorn balls, and a special collection of county centennial items The centennial items will include fine plates and coffee mugs carrying a picture of the courthouse and the dates IHHS 1963. as will the lovely centennial liell buckles, and cenlen mal pens Also on sale w ill be the new Volume III of the Morrow County Chronicles <$3i and perhaps a few copies of Voi I and II. along with the indexes to the large Morrow County History Book These very collectible items w ill be sold by Historical Society officers near the entrance to Murray's Drug Store There will tie a signup sheet for persons who are interested in order ing a copy of the county h isto ry-if more can be printed It is hoped that a large crowd w ill be in Heppner to enjoy the all-day special bargains offered by the merchants and the activities, con tests and program which has been arranged by lutRae Kindle and her hard woking volunteer committee If street dancing proves popular there is no definite closing time for the festivities
