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BESSIE VETZCLL U OF ORE NEWS PAPER L I B E U G E N E OR 0 7 4 0 3 The Heppner Gazette-Times M o r r o w C o u n t y "a H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r M il I UI M l S W U IM M m J \M ( H I Ml ISM i P.MiEt M«a|i|iii«>r, Oregon W eather lis tin* ( its 25 nf Tues Jan 22 Wi-.t J h Thur* Jan 24 Fri Jan 25 Sal Jan 26 Sun . Jan 27 Mon . Jan 28 High l.ow 34 27 26 32 26 30 26 31 22 32 21 34 22 P r n i|i 05 '« »now *«" snow llr|>|iiit>r Mustangs bag 1M C B C win; Fillies whip No. 1 10 economic matters discussed H i M I N I O TM S Heppner s Kiris basketball team, fresh fnim its triumph over No I ranked t'm atilia, will set their siKhts on a new No 1 team this weekend, while the much improved boys var sity will try to add to their initial CBi' win. a Saturday niKhl upset of Wahtonka Both teams w ill tx- at home Friday night aKainst Wasco County, and then w ill travel to Sherman County on Saturday Games begin at 6 p m and 7 to p m both nights The Killies will find themselves Irving to defend their first place standing in the CBC Kast la st Friday, the 112 girls knocked I'tna tilla from its No I ranking handing the previously unbeaten Vikings a 18 15 setback On Saturday, the Killies bombed Wahtonka. 74 4o and moved into sole possession of first place, as Umatilla was beaten a gam. in overtime, by Weston Mel' wen Although certainly not overlook mg Wasco County, the Killies must be set for another No 1 showdown on Saturday, as they face SI K in to-be No | Sherman County The Huskies were No 2 prior to Cmatilla s losses and w ill probably ascend to the top spot Sherman's only loss was to Madras and the Huskies should prove to tie a stern test They were No 1 most of last season also, hai diny Heppner two of its losses including the elimination blow in the lh> net playoffs Meanwhile, the tioys will head into this weekend on a high note, follow mg the 5545 win over Wahtonka's Kagles The Mustangs saw a valiant comeluirk short Kriday night, as the, erased most of an 1H point third quarter deficit, only to fall 61 57 to Cmatilla Friday's game against Wasco will feature a Bedside club that has posted a gaudy 12 I record so far its only loss coming last Saturday against a very tough Stan field team On Saturday, the Mus tangs will face a struggling Sherman team-one which has won only one game ai d is winless In league play Sherman County is always tough at home however, and should give the Mustang, all that they can handle As of press time, plans were uncertain for a planned fan bus to Moro for Saturday's game Persons interested in making the trip should call the II gh School 1 67» 9U8i by the end of the school day on Thursday , and espress their interest Bogus prizes offered locally Jodi Padberg shoots w h ile Missy and Dana Reid (fro n t) m ove in. Eubanks (back) Activity bus tentatively planned An attempt is being made to take an activity bus to Sherman County on Saturday. Keb 2 (or the basket hall games there If there are enough students and adults from the community who indicate a desire to go to the games, arrangements will lie made for a bus to go The cost of will I h ' $1 .'ill per person plus a game admission cost of $1 for students and $2 for adults The bus would leave at 3 p m Saturday and return around mid night Adults interested in riding a bus are asked to call the school office (676-9138) and leave Iheir name This should be done no later than Thursday Jan 31 Should there tie more who wish to go than there is room for. priority will lie given lo those who call m earliest "You have just won over W.issi in prizes " Heppner Police Chief Doug Hath bun reports that recently several local people have received telephone calls of this nature Bui (here's a catch the caller informs (he prizewinner that he must have a valid credit card to win the prizes then asks for the expiration dale and credit card number Chief Kathbun warns lhal the caller is especially inleresled in General fund proposal approved by school budget committee Monday evening Ihe Morrow County School District Budget Com mittec completed its work on re viewing Ihe district s proposed bud gel for the 1985 H6 school year report* a district spokesperson The committee unanimously ap proved a general (unit budget in the amount of $8.684.303 The committee also approved spe d a l fund budgets for federal pro grams, bonded indebtedness, food serv ices and sludenl body accounts Final adjustments in the budget figures included an increase in the projected revenues from Ihe state Basic School Support Fund and Ihe shift of some cafeteria equipment purchases into Ihe food services fund from the general fund budget Also Ihe committee look into ac conni .in anticipateti increase in thè countv s assessed valuation for next year in drterm ining its estimate of thè tax levy rate needrd to fund Ihe educational program (or thè enming year Beef promotion underw ay at Schwab l ire Centers Be* Schwab Tires 2 1st annual Free Beel Promotion is now underway at the local Ues Schw ab Tire Center in Heppner As with last year the company will be offering certificates good for free tx-ef with the purchase of tires Throughout the Northwest the tire centers w ill promote free beef on television radio and in local news papers as well as local cookoffs and beef demonstrations with the Cow Belles al Ihe Ia*s Schwab Tire Centers The Morrow County Cow Belles will tie holding a free chili feed at the la s Schwab Tire Center in Heppner on Friday. Feb 15 Mr Scwab staled. "Its our way ot beefing up the tire business in February and at the same time supporting our Northwest beef in dustry Many of my first customers were farmers and ranchers In fact, their loyalty over the years helped our growth and our free beef promo tion was our way of saying thanks Customer Appreciation Day slated at Morrow (]o.Grain Growers The Morrow County Grain Grow ers will hold its annual customer appreciation Day Saturday. Feb 9 The special day w ill begin with a Iris- pancake breakfast beginning al B a m . and will continue with free door prizes, demonstrations by var io u s product representatives and equipment on display. « It's been a good deal tor all ot our customers H r don't raise our prices to cover the cost it 's bonalide savings Many ot our customers wad until I- ebruary lo buy their tires just to get the tree beef " la-s Schwab Tire Centers began operation in 1952 by Les Schwab in I ’rinevillc The first store was a dirt floor I) K Tire Shop specializing in retreading Today the company operates the largest retreading fa d lity in the nation and services 143 lire centers from its I ’rineville Distribution Center with a complete superm arket selection ot tire», wheels and batteries along wilh complete alignment brakes, shocks and service hacked with warranties in writing honored at any of its 143 locations fen issues of economic importan ce lo the city of Heppner were address«sf bv the Heppner Kconomic Development Commission IIK D C 1 at ils annual meeting Monday night at the Klks l odge in Heppner M the lop of the IIKDC'* list was the possible closure of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. and the removal of several government offices from town for transfer to I cxington outgoing president. Jim Have*, passed out a list of (op issues all citizens of the area should be concer ned with and asked membership lo place those issues in the order of priority of economic importance Closure of Ihe hospital and the moving of the \SCS County Kxten sion and Soil and Water Conserva lion District offices out of town were citisi time and again as being Ihe mosl important \llhough nothing official has t>ern announced word has lx-c-n circulai mg that the government offices are looking lor a new location, possibly in la'xington The offices, which are now located on Ihe second floor above Ihe Coast lo Coast store in Heppner. reported Iv need new handicapped facilities and more pal king area however, landlord lor ihe offices Dick Sargent says he has not been contacted by the government agencies on any of Ihe issues Uthough mov mg ihe offices would not be (lis.islerous, said Haves. It's Doctor visits Heppner n A detailed summary of the pro posed budget for the school district (or 1985 86 will appear in next week s Gazette Times concluded Ihe spoke sperson Ad seminar set for Heppner Kftective Advertising tor Small Business w ill lie Ihe topic of a special workshop to bo presented Tuesday. Keb 5. in Heppner by Blue Mountain Community College's Small Busin ess Development Center The workshop w ill meet in the Klks Club from to a m to 3 p m with the cost to be $4o per participant Sponsors ot the workshop include H.Ml ( and the Heppner Morrow Countv Chamber of Commerce The VISA cards Never give your credit card number so that you may claim prizes or you may find the prizes chatged to your account, concluded the Police Chief at H E I)C annual meeting M arcia Anderson, Chamber's sponsorship includes Dr Curtis Thlessen from Winni providing a free luncheon (or work peg. Manitoba. Canada was in llepp shop participants ner last Saturday to look at the Dennis Widmer will lead the work facilities at Pioneer Memorial Has shop He is president of ComCast pital and lo see Ihe tow n ot Heppner Media Service, Inc based in Milton Thiessen and his wife. I.isa, a Freewater In addition to his Hegistered Nurse have been mar advertising firm . Widmer is also a ried (or seven months He is a radio station owner and former general practitioner who says that newspaper publisher he "wants to he a family doctor and Topics to tie covered during Ihe not specialize " Allhough he grew seminar include advertising design, up in Winnipeg which has a popula budget and analysis Widmer has lion of Ms) ism. he has been reported special lips for businesses interested Iv looking al several rural sellings, in saving up to 30 percent on their hul Heppner was his only slop in Ihe advertising budget Northwest A past president of the Milton Thiessen was referred lo Heppner Freewater Chamber ot Commerce. through the doctor recruiting firm of Wulmer is president of Ihe Walla Walla Kxchange Club and is on Ihe Board ot Directors ot the Cmatilla County United Way He ts an advertising and media consultan! lo the Baker Hover Hank H.mk 01 Commerce and Frontier Federal Savings and la>an "Dennis presents the essentials of effective advertising in a refreshing style born of his experience in working (or and wi'h small business people of our a iea," according to Tom Hampson. director ot the Small Business Development Center I ’ersons interested in registering (or the seminar should conlacl Ihe s i l l « in Pendleton .it ITgM M l .ill the Heppner Morrow County Cham tier of Commerce Jo< k.son and Coker winch Ihe non tsT Memorial Hospital Board hired recently Newly elected president of Ihe Hospilal Board. Marcia Anderson says lhal the Board is not trying to replace Ihe doctors who are already 1<s jlc il m Heppner. hut is respond mg III a need which l i a s tx-eri expressed lo them for expanded local medical services Anderson replaces Fred Marlin as president By laws require the hoard to reorganize eac h January Other members of Ihe hoard include Vice President tru n k Pearson Sec retary Henee Siminoe, Gail Grail, and Fred Martin one of those small things lhal chews away at you W wrt the offices would m • tout la-xington has not Ix-en de-tern ned however, the possihdilv ol t.< . offices tx-ing built has lxx-n discuss •d Troubles al Pioneer Memorial Hospital arc also high n Ihe HI PC's list of economic problems in Heppner The hospital has hud too few patients over the Iasi two years and is in severe economic trouble The HF.DC is now helping Ihe hospital txiurd of directors in Us efforts to secure another doctor for the llepp ner area, thus keeping |x*>ple in town lor medical services and con scquenlly increasing use ol the hospital i The hospital hoard is approach ing the problem from various dirts lions, including Ihe jxissihle coni rat ling ol hospital management with a private professional management company i Maintaining the hospital in gtxxl sluqx- means a lot lo a community our size, and I think our hospilal is in reul Jeopardy." said liny t' other issues deemed important hv Ihe IIKDC include word lhal Ihe railroad tnav dose Ihe spur line into Heppner thus eliminating rail transportation hi Ihe area the IIKDC is moving ahead with Us work on securing i camping and recreational area on Ihe shore of Willow Creek l-ik c near town This has been an on going project on which the corpora I urn has spent quite a hit of time the past year "We re still working on '.he master plan for Ihe area which has to l<- sent to Washington (or approval (through Ihe I s Army turps ol Kngineers, which huili the dam and is assisting with the cumpgtound project l" . said Haves But we will eventually see some very nice de velopment up there," tie added closing Ihe Department ol Motor Vehicles Office Hayes says the slale has lxx-n surveying DMV offices and Heppner s is going lo lx closed Ihe county liuaylx- considering closing the land fill outside ol town after the leuse on Ihe property expires in April leaving Ihe area without u public place lo duiiiji garbage tourism needs lo lie explored as an industry beneficial lo the area more motel space is needed for travelers coming ihrough town conduct a business site inventory in Heppner try and encourage building on the liurned out site in town keep a watch on the condition of Ihe fair facilities, and Ihe (air s deficit budget Also during Ihe annual meeting IIKDC memlx-rs elected three new hoardiiM-mjx-rs They were Cliff Green to a three year term, Ann Spicer to a three year term, and Krmc McCalx- to a one year term The IIKDC meets every Wednes day morning al 9 a m Anyone- wishing lo join should contac t an IIKDC boardmember Free throw winners to compete at district A g Honors scholarships offered Bv S TK V K I AMPBKI.L M o rro w ( o u n tv t x te n s lo n A gen t The Agricultural Honors Scholar ship might lx- just the creative opportunity to provide a challenge for some bright and enterprizing Icxal high s< hcxil senior The K H Jackman Foundation and the Agri cultural Research Foundation'sSav- erv Fund provided $25,issi in schol arship awards last year They fund the Agricultural Honors Scholarship which is in the sum of ll.issi and is awarded lo an entering student in the College of Agriculture High school seniors and Iransfer students are considered for Ihe award The tx-sl and brightest students in the local area are encouraged to ircrclv for this award The aonlirn lion deadline is April 15. 1985 The requirements for the scholarship include upper 10 percent of their class an overall record of acedemic performance and student leadership •meet admissions standards lor agricultural programs -enrollment in Ihe College of Agri culture If you, or any oev you know. meets these criteria and is inleresled in applying for this award contact the Morrow County Kstension other in Heppner. 676 9642 A pplication forms and additional information are available Pictured above are the winners of last Saturday's (loop Shoot Competition sponsored by the Klks (or children in bolh lone and Heppner school* These winners are eligible lo compete February 16 al Ihe District Hoop Shoot in Hermislon against the winners from II other lodges Those who win al the district competition win tie eligible (or stale competition lo be held in Corvallis al a later dale Back row, from lefl Coordinator Jim Swanson. Russel B rill. Nancy Wright .md Daw- Oundw w Front row from left Richard Pettyjohn. Kevin Pavne, Jessica Hedman. and Sheryl Conklin
