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Essay takes top honors T h f following p v u ) was aw arch'd first place in a competition among junior high school students in Mor row ( ount> during the recent count) Centennial celebration Contest chairperson Jean Nelson reported that 17 essays were submitted from two of the count) s three junior high schools Kssays were judged on ijualit) and revelance to the Coun ty's h*«toes i .Si-e related story An Important Pioneer Hv H X K N f X I INIISXX I am proud to be a native of Morrow County and have »grown up enjoying the stories my family has told me about their coming to this count) when it was nothing but sagebrush and bunchgrass It seems to me that one presence that influenced the history of the county more than anything else might well be tht of the humble animal, the sheep My great Grandfather I>o herty and my great C nd e Harney were sheepmen and I have always wanted to be one too Sheep since Bible times, have given man all he need to make a living wool for clothing and warm ftl. meat, nnlk and hides that can be turned into many useful items Coming from Ireland with little money. my forefathers liegan their adventure that would lead to per manent homes, good ‘ arms, and an inheritance for their children, by working with sheep They took their first wages in sheep by working for an established sheepman, and then moved on to homestead and buy land in north Morrow Counts There thes would winter and lamb and then thes would trail the hands of sheep up Butter Creek to the lush summer grass around Starkey in the Blur Mountains Herders from Ireland would help and the sheep were grazed and cared for the lambs grew mature and fat The two week trail down from the mountains to Sand Hullow and little Juniper canyon took place in the fall The lambs were marketed and preparations made lor wintering and lambing Karly spring saw the shearing crews come and the wool crop marketed The men were busy the year around and the women helped by caring lor the crews Cooking for lambing and shearing crews, especially without electricity and refrigeration, must have been a big task even for my Grandma who is the worlds best cook Today at the Morrow County Fair, the legacy of sheep can lie clearly seen when some of the finest cheep in the state are shown in the 4 II turns Nothing is more important to native grandchildren of Morrow County than getting ready for this event Sheep are smart, sheep have been a friend to man. and there is no pleasure greater than going to sleep under a big thick Pendleton Wool Friendship blanket No history of Morrow County is complete without some tribute to the sheep, and I d like this paper to be a memorial to this important pioneer " . .Ini i l l ) i n r r r r .... ... ...... ...................... ........................... w w t m Lexington News /{> Delpha Jones UHV’HItiv The ( WA district meeting was held in Boardman Monday at the Greenfield Grange The meeting was called to order hv the pamona Chairman Delta Johnson who intro duced Verla Larson district No 1 Chairman who conducted the meet ing She touched on most of the projects for women in the Grange work the contests to be held on t*>th the State and National levels There was much time given to the National sexs.on to tie held in Fugene in Novemlier as to table det orations, etc A lovely dinner was served at noon from tables decorated with red roses An unexpected guest Morton Walverton. state master and wife Freda, stopped for luneh enroute to their home in Portland Attending from our area were Dot Halvorsen. I.ucile Kirtmann. Vera Kietmann, Jean Nelson t.en Morton Frances Smouse. and Ilelph.i Jones troni 1,' Fntei pri \ HUS announces ( I III MM I 2 * I'll ■ I IV I honor roll bn all \ s Irina I’almer .i 1 if grade e during the "I» la'xington Gran»: Monda v ev en ing w itti a poll I m The prograu started j with a reading fo lowetl tiv . instructive talk u d questi or .irtsw t*r per lod h LoKaynv Ho nun C<>unt v Bud el O ffice r \ I ni smess m starting a t 1S 15 p «•\ t*nmg vM-re law id Do sen Margaret and Beri \ Luc I le Kiel man \llan Mom Mit I Beri Kim Tt is i.i Mb Jam lie Mi Hhanv step Kile; I’ Itene e strutti Kelli avis Hyatt. n> v M arlin Met onnell Jo adlHTg, II X s XX and. R \ mirra tall Ht id Dun can. Meli»' a Gates Corali Have», Ta imv It.I vs Kelt henne on all ■1 otoh lit id all X s Noclla Kill all X s Sophomores Missy Fuhaiiks. Kim George. Trent Harrison tall X' Theresa landsay all A s laleena Nash Jason Palm er <al! X ' David Pedro. Missy Nchoonov er Sophia Mrulhers. Clark Wallis XX ay lie W’llgers Freshmen Duane Ball. Kathleen B raiell «van Duncan, Mark Fish burn all \ s Kristen Green. X’al ll.igei i athv Martin Shannon Mi l-uighlm .1 J Osmin. Dawn Pal nier Dan Struther» Jim XXornell M r and Mrs Karl Papineau have been ill at their home this past week Nortta Marcpiardt from Portland spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Bill B M.iri|U«rd! K.ilph Bureham underwent major surgery on Tuesday at St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton His wife. Dorothy, daughter Kathy Tellechea Special guests set for Aglow meeting Heppner Women s Aglow Fellow ship w ill meet Thursday Feb -’H al 7 15 p in at the Kpiscop.il Church Parish Hall Ben and Lila Torres of Hermislon w ill he ministering He has a radio teaching ministry and speaks at gull Gospel Business Men s Fellowships and churches in the Northwest Women's Aglow fellow ship is a non denominational organization of O iristian women and open to women of all faiths Men and women are invited to this month s sjxs ial meet ing said a fellowship spokesperson FILTER FESTIVAL SALE IH FILTERS ENGINEERED FOR INTERNATIONAL FARM EQUIPMENT Driver examiner now state certified Sitting Pretty . . . With three fires reported near the end of last week perhaps it's more than just a good idea that Fire Chief Hurkenbine has this new mode of transportation for rapid response to the fireball Chamber hears from new port manager The Heppner Chamtier of Com merce met for a regular noon meeting on Tuesday. Feb 1M The program for this meeting was presented by Steve Lindxtrom. the new manager of the Port of Morrow , whose position became effective on February I He gave an interesting and detailed description of the phy si cal workings of the port, said a Chamber spokesperson He also c.nd that 1.600 people from a wide spread area including the T riC itie s are lured by the tenants of the Port f.indstrom then told the Chamber of some long term plans that the Port has. ini luding the use of the air facility between Boardman and the coal bred plant Next week's program will lie presented by Susan Herndon from the 1 II exchange program who w ill chow slides from her trip to India Sat. fire causes minor damage A fire at the Chevrolet garage Saturday night caused only minor damage to a motor and minimal smoke dam age at the garage said Heppner Fire Chief. Forrie Burkenbine The fire was apparent ly caused when an electrical spark ignited some spilled gasoline while the mechanic was working on a motor Tw enty two firem en re sponded to the alarm and we had the fire out "in short order." concluded Burkenbine Local woman completes 2 of 5 steps for insurance counselor designation Nancy'Brownfield, office manager of Swanson Insurance Agency in lone, recently attended, and sue cessfully completed, the Certified Insurance Counselors Agency Man ageinent Institute held at the Thun derbird Inn in Portland The three-day insurance institutes was one of the five parts of the Certified Insurance Counselors Pro gram offered annually After the successful completion of all five institutes, covering all major areas of the insurance field, and five rigorous examinations. Brownfield will he awarded the Certified Insur ance Counselor designation by the National Society of Certified Insur ance Counselors, the nation 's largest provider of professional insurance education Brownfield has successfully com pleted two of the five institutes EED CO N TRO L S E M IN A r [WEED For Area Ranchers i , 1 Tuesday, Feb. 26 Noon - 2 p.m. Willows Grange, lone J: < I Sponsored by M onsanto, Morrow County Grain Growers. Pettyjohn Oil Co., and i Kkstrom Farm Service Gene M u rty. Heppner M otor Vehicles office is now a Certified Oregon Driver Kxanuner a pro gram to upgrade the standards which examiners must meet on a continuing basis The CODK certificate was pre sented in early February by Harvey Ward. Deputy Administrator of DMV. and Buss Graham Assistant Administrator for Field Services Branch says a news release from the Motor Vehicles Division Geneologieal Society to meet A group of persons working to ward the formation ol a Morrow County Chapter of the National Genealogical Society will meet Feb ruary 21, for a regular monthly meeting at the Morrow County Museum in Heppner at 7 .1« p m Betty Tanner, president of the group says "W e are really just tieginners and invite others who are interested in tieginning this type of researc h and family record building to Join us " M fT V R N A T tO aiA i M A K O T 1 H II M orrow County [Crai in Growers II ft ------- a T V «.’.1 * I * > < > ) 4 S 2 7 W6 a TV % I .»•MJ-vrr f WHEN PERFORMANCE COUNTS A sin gle source for all your O E M quality till«* je t >i W iese products feature superior de sign and engineering heavy duly • b , t at from high carbon steel and are quenched and heat treated For >u„r . .<■ ence plow parts are cartoned w ith required bolts and nuts C ontact W iese C orp oration or yo u' area list h i - ' r ad d itio n al inform ation con ce rn in g • PLOW S H A R E S • M O LD BO A R D S • S H IN S • LA N O S ID E S • C H IS E L S P IK E S • S U B -S O IL E R PO IN TS • DISC B L A D E S • SW EEPS • DUAL T IL L A G E A F IE L D CU LTIV/yTO R P A R T S • F E R T IL IZ E R K N IV E S A V IB R O T IN ES * VO , V» i ) Z f «fi l i / f « a v r r Vl«»0 tlH f 1 W i:su tM TlfR f w o o u e n BY [)*OP FOBGtNG P • . 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