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The Heppner Gazette-Times Tues . Nov 20 Wist Nov 21 Thurs . Nov 22 Fri . Nov 23 Sal . Nov 24 Sun . Nov 25 Mon Nov 2h u '*rroic C o u n t y 's H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r VOI io : NO 4» H r d n n d t t . N o ifm b fr 28. ISM llrppnrr, l W » i » I’ t i . i s A wind caused power outage dark ened most of the area Tuesday . Nov 27 The main outage began about It 2(). said Fred Toombs, manager of Columbia Basin Co-op The outage was caused when the wind "broke a tie on a conductor and it dropped into the line tielow it which opened a breaker at the Bonneville Power Source ' C B K C crews were able to do some switching and power was restored at about 12 20 to the lone area Others areas had to wait longer tan ause the problem occured about Sheriff’s offic e investigates apparent suicide nei r Boardinan A taut) was found in a parked car on Tower Road just west of Board man at 5 45 a m Sunday. Nov 25 reports the Morrow Countv Sheriff's Office The body was discovered by an Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife employee An investigation by the Morrow County Sheriff's Depart « «^_ ■ ment has determined that the iden lit> of the victim is lieanna Carol Anderson. 23, of Boardman The cause of death is believed to tie as(ihvstation by carbon monoxide poisoning No foul play is suspected as the Sheriff's office believes the case to tie suicide Anderson left a note which was found on the da:;h board of the car HHS Drama (Huh offers family musicai Cara Costa deft i co-chairman for the American Association of University VS omen sponored for Artifactory and Joan Records, who is in charge of table reservations, display some of the items that will be on sale at this week- 13th annual first Saturday in December event halfwav («•tween 1-exington and lone and restoring power to the lapsing ton Hcppncr. Ruggs anti Hardman areas ti«>k until about I 2« Scattered areas were without elec tncity at various times during the ■lav caused by tin blown into the lines trees down on the lines, and other wind related causes All areas were expected to have their electri city restored by 5 p m , Toombs concluded ( Ihiirchos siati* Advent services An Kcumenical Advent service has been scheduled for Tuesday ev ening Dec 4 at the United Metho tlisi Church in Heppner Theme for the serv ice to begin at 8 p m ispeace A fellowship time will precede the service at 7 30 D ie lone United Church of Christ will host the service I>ecember It Theme for the evening is justier Light is the theme for the Decern tier IH service scheduled for Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner Ground water hearing set Oregon’s Water Resources De partment reports that it will hold a hearing an December 5 to determine if a 274 square mile farming area in Morrow and C m a tilla Counties should be declared a critical ground water area The area, called Butter Creek, has been under study by the department since the early 1970 b and is located near Hermiston The hearing will begin at 9 a m in Hermiston at Thompson Hall in the Cmatilla County Fairgrounds Any interested person may testify or offer documentary evidence pertain ing to ground water use and supply This action continues proceedings that began in 1975 after investiga lions that began in 1975 after invest! gallons by the Water Resources Department revealed that ground water levels in the Butter Creek area were declining rapidly because of large scale development of the ground water resource In April 1976, an order was issued by the department declaring the area critical, closing it to new ground water appropriation and restricting withdrawals The order was challenged in the Oregon Court of Appeals and was remanded on Jan 24. 1977 because of a procedural error A second hearing was held in June 1977, and a new order was issued in May I97H. again declaring the area . rilic.il and restricting withdrawals The second order also was challen ged in the Court of Ap|ieals Again it was remanded because of a proced ural error Butter Creek is an irregularly shaped area Its northern portion includes the City of Umatilla and the western part of Hermiston The major crops grown in the area are wheat, potatoes, corn and alfalfa A preliminary report drafted by the Water Resources Department's (•round Water Division shows that, while the number of wells pumping water has decreased from Mi in 1975 to 42 in 19(4! ground water levels are continuing to drup Over half of the wells measured in February this year showed w ater levels low er than levels recorded 12 months earlier During the same 12 months, pump age in Butter Creek had dropped from about 19.(luu acre feet to less than 15,ooo acre feet An acre foot is the amount of water that would cover an acre one foot deep The department's recommenda tion. subject to rrvision as a result of any subsequent legal process, is to limit pumping to not more than I5.UU0 acre feet annually to prevent or curtail further declines If declines continue then further cut backs would be required Ail claimants and appropriators of ground water in the area are being notified of the hearing and the proposed restrictions Copies of the revised report are available at the Water Resource I>epartmenl. 555 13th SI N F . Sa lem, Oregon 9731U________________ 44 26 Preclp 35 44 V snow U2 water 13 Changes set for cable T V Heppner T V has announced some programming changes for cable customers Temporarily through the month of Decem ber, the Disney channel which offers 19 hours «fails of family entertainment, not for children only, will be seen on channel nine In January, it will move to channel eight and tiecome a pay station W TBS from Atlanta (■••orgia. will move from channel eight to the basic service for all subscribers to enjoy Also to preview will !«• tile Nash viiie Network WOR-TV from New York and CBN Christian Broad cast Network The Nashville Net work is 18 hours nl country oriented entertainment daily W(»R TV. a New York independent station, broadcasts 24 hours a day with sports, movies and TV piograms from p a s t decades CBN on channel three is a Christian station with movies varied programming and inspirational shows 24 hours daily No decisions on permanent chan nels have been made except for the Disney Channel says a Heppner T V spokesperson Rates wilt tie set after the preview with no increase forseen Next week a survey sheet will jM-rmit each membership owner to vote for the three channels of his preference Livestock growers set meeting liv M I N I I \ VI 1*141 I I 1 «tension \ g r n l Morrow ( minis Morrow County Livestock (¡row ers will hold their annual meeting December 7. at the Heppner Elk* The meeting will begin with n 12 noon i iiw Belle luncheon followed by a speaker and a I p m start for the growers portion of the meeting Speakers, in order of appearance, will I«1 Dr Bill J e p s e n of the Oregon Trail Veterinary Clinic speaking on the Requirements for I ’recondi Honing Calves Dr Fred Dhermil ler of Oregon State University will sjie.ik on the ( oinparalive Worth of Public (¡raring Permits as Compar ed to Private lauises ' and Larry Bryanl. ol thè Pacific Northwest Foresi Kxperunent Station Range and (Sibilile Habitat Research laib v*ili spoak on thè Management Factors Affecting Slream Bank Fro sion ol Riparian Zone* (¡ra/ed bv Livestock Followmg thè sjieakers, a business meeting w ili be held at :t 15 p n i Social hour w ili follow at 5 .Ut p m wilh thè animai Farm City Banquet at 7 p m Dinner will I«- prime riti, followed by a speaker and awarrls A dance wiiti live music wili top off thè cveiung Cosi is $ 1 0 (icr perton The generai putilic is invited Ibis is a gì««! chance for town people lo gel to know llvcstock pcoplc Fire Dept, gets funds Lxx)k for Christmas Insert Shoppers will find a big Christmas insert included in this week's issue of the paper Filled with Christmas specials and gift ideas, the supple ntent will also inform you of the activities coming up during Hepp ner's Christmas Opening this Satur day Don't miss it Wanda Riley plays the title role of ' Annie" as she begins her search for her long lost parents Accompanying her is a new found friend she names Sandy in the upcoming Hrppner High production Curtain time is 7 30 p m this Thursday and Friday at the high school cafetorium with tickets being sold at the door Ciirrin to serve Oregon State CowBelles Marlene Currin of Heppner was elected second vice president of the Oregon CowBelles at the annual meeting held in November in Port land Ax a member of the Morrow County Cow Belles she has served as second vice president, vice presi Low 54 23 29 29 28 25 l>> ili«* ( itv <>f l l c p p n r r Wind causes area power outages Artifactory promises variety High 42 45 4M 52 45 44 dent and in 19HS will serve as president She teaches Sunday School at Hope Lutheran Church and has been the chairman of the Morrow County Horseshow She and her husband. Tom have two children, II and twd years old She is active with horsef and shows them during the summer months, in addition to helping with the ranch work Another Heppner woman. Sue Ev ans. was appointed Beef (lift Certifi cates chairman of the Oregon Cow Belles at the convention Tlie lleppoer Fire Dept received two private $50 donations and one $5ui business donation at the last Heppner City Council Meeting These donalions, says Fire Chief Forrie Hurkenhine. are tax deduct ible for the donors The money will he deposited in an equipment fund to draw interest and In- used with other money already in the fund for the purchase of new fire fighting equip ment Checks may tie made out to the Heppner Fire I>epl and mailed or taken In City Hall The fire department relies on its equipment and on regular training sessions to tie utile to respond quickly to a fire The next Blue Mountain Planning session will lie presented January 7 hy Dick Hopper, chief of the Pendle Ion Fire Itept ''This would tie a good opportunity for people mteres ted in joining the fire department to come and gel first hand training" said Hurkenhine The training sessions are open to all interested persons, not just members of the Fire Dept At the last HMCC session. 14 firefighters achieved cer tification Soropt ¡mists sponsor contest The Soroptimists are sponsoring a coloring contest for area pre school through fourth grade children Money prizes will be awarded to first, second and third winners in each of three age divisions Pictures to color may lie obtained at Coast to Coast. I( It W Drive In. the Heppner TV office, and the schools in Heppner and lone Preparing for Artifactory State approves port s lease of land, airstrip Control of Boeing’s airstrip and 2.7(k) acres of surrounding land was transferred to the Port of Morrow at a meeting Nov 13 of the Oregon state legislature s Em ergency Board In 1982, The Port of Morrow began petitioning Boeing and the state of Oregon to turn over the lease to them This followed a history of the airstrip which is intertwined with the Army, the Navy and the Air Force Ray (¡ronquist. a longtime Board man resident, and two other service men in 1941. were the first to patrol the airr-trip which was under con struction by the U S Army Air Corps Between 1941 and 1943, (¡ronquist recalls that other struc tures were built, including a bar racks for approximately 200 men who were stationed there The Air Corps used the landing strip and the approximately 144,000 acre track for a bombing practice range Accord ing to an executive at Boeing's Seattle office, the Army planes would fly over and drop flour sacks to make targets for the BI7 and B25 bombers (•ronquist recalls that when the Army Air Corps became the U S Air Force during World War II. they continued to use the air field until sometime after the war when the field was closed for a time The field was reopened about 1950 but closed again a few years later During this time the property passed from the Air Force to the Navy The Navy still uses a portion of the land today In 1963, however, the air strip with 95.000 acres of land were leased to Boeing to develop an aerospace industrial park With the exception of a small jet engine testing facility, the park was never built Tndav the parcel also includes a Crown Zellerbach tree experiment farm, a large corporate farm, and the Simplot cattle feedlol, but large tracts are as yet undevel oped The Port's 55-year lease with the state lasts until 2040, the year that IVicing's lease at Boardman also expires The Port will pay about $3.900 each year to the state to lease the airstrip and land At the port s urging. Boeing had agreed to return control of the airstrip and surround ing parcel to the state, which owns the property The port has a $30.000 Federal Aviation Administration planning grant for the airstrip, which is 4.200 feet long and 250 feet wide In an initial planning session, an airport advisory committee met Tuesday with Devco Aviation of Corvallis, consultant on the master plan i Fleanor Gonty, Helen Graham and Irene Anhorn work on some of the items which the busy volunteers at the Neighborhood Center will have for sale at the A A U W Artifactory this Saturday
