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
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/{> 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,'
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announces
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Irina I’almer
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with a reading fo lowetl tiv .
instructive talk u d questi or
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starting a t 1S 15 p
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Sophomores
Missy Fuhaiiks.
Kim George. Trent Harrison tall
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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 .
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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
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For Area Ranchers
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Tuesday, Feb. 26
Noon - 2 p.m.
Willows Grange, lone
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Sponsored by M onsanto, Morrow County
Grain Growers. Pettyjohn Oil Co., and
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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 "
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