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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1985)
S IX Th e llr p p n r r G a ir lt r - T Im r « . llr p p n r r O regon W rdnr»<Uv. K rb ru a ry M , l * * i Oops ! Wed. fire causes $10,000 damage T hank. 1» the astute observation of an "ardont lim n fish e rm a n ." the G azelle Tim es would like to w a rn all ice fisherm en on Willow laike. not lo cut their fishing holes bigger than 12' *12 ' The G T slor> Iasi week about ice fishing on (he lake said holes were cul hetween 12 and 18 The local fisherm an wrote lo w arn us that anything over 12" is against state law " School Menus l l r p p n r r H ig h School Thursday, Keb 21 Cook 's Choice Kriday Keb 22 soup and sand wiches Monday. Keb 25 tacos and trim m ings Tuesday, Keb 26 potatoes and gravy, rolls, salad, fruit and m ilk, or salad bar and milk Wednesday. Keb 27 spaghetti, green beans Krench bread, fruit or salad bar and milk llr p p n r r K lr m r n la r v School T h- llrp p n rr K irr Ilept was cal led to Hop's Body Shop in H eppnrr last W ednesday afternoon and fust tied a fire caused from a faulty flue for nearly two hours said K irr Chief Hurkenhme The original cause of the fire which resulted in an es tim ated tm uno dam age was deter loration of the m ortar in the brick The fire cau sili the 23 firefighters difficulty because the building had two roof levels a ceiling and a false celling which m ade the (ire "very hard to gel a t.' concluded Hurken bine SWCD sets annual meeting The Morrow County Soil and Water C onservation D istrict s An nual Meeting will tie M arch 12 at the la-xington G range Hall A pot luck dinner will !»egin at 6 30 p m The district will furnish the m ain dish and beverages Any one attending is asked to bring a salad or dessert The m eeting will U*gin at 7 :tnwith the program including a slide pre sentation by David Childs of the Gilliam County Soil and W ater Con servation D istrict, entitled Who t'se s Our W ater’’" The public is cordially invited lo attend Kor m ore inform ation, con tact the JW C |) office at 676 5452 Local wheat growers attend convention Mr and Mrs Joe Halvorsen. Mr and Mrs Keith Itea and Mr and Mrs Jim Swanson a llo t lone, along with Mr and Mrs Chuck Nelson of la'Xingtori attended the annual con vent ion for the national Association ot w h u t i irowe rs N \W G held January 20 24 in Honolulu. Hawaii Wheal buyers from foreign na lions addressed convention alien ilees during the week to outline their views and concerns with reg ard to trade in t S wheat O n lh e c o n v e n lion's last day. the NAWG board of directors approved a series of farm program proposals alined at prolei ting fa rm ers from weak commodity prices caused by lower exports and ineffectual dom estic m onetary and fiscal (Milmes ro|x>rts a convention news release Proposals approved by the farm group include a continuation of targ et prices .it the current level of M tit per bushel SPECIAL NOTICE As some of you may know, BIG SKY MAPS has gone into Receivership. The receiver has made available a limited supply of ending stocks & we have a quantity of MORROW COUNTY MAPS at $ 2.99 each Sorry, no G'lliam County maps available Rietmann’s Hardware t onlinuation ot the cu rren t $3 Ml jier bushel national wheat loan rale bui with a variab le repaym ent rate that would vary (rum state to state depending upon the av erag e prices received by farm ers lor their crop ( ‘onlinuation of the farm e r owned grain reserv e A provision for governm ent pay merits to wheat farm ers if the T S share ol the world wheat export m arket tails below a p re set level Kstablishm en! ol a triggering meehanisrn that would autom atical Iv require a sei aside program if t N wheal s t o c k s exceed 700 million bushels Opposition lo any paym ent limit for farm ers who particip ate in gov em inent farm program s (•Indorsement of a conservation acreage reserv e that would provide incentives for farm ers lo retire some acre a g e from production A requirem ent that wheat pro g r a m s l»c announced no later than May l of the preceding crop year The National Association of Wheat Growers will work fo see that its proposals a re included in the 1985 ¡arm hill The NAWG s hoard of d irectors also elected a new slate ol national officers for 1985 There a re I’resi deni Henry Neshem, Berthold, N D Vice President Hud Lrulhold Hillings MT and Secretary Trea surer Jim Miller G arfield. WA Kriday. Keb 22 pizza, salad, vegetable, fruit and milk Monday. Keb 23 potatoes with gravy, cheese filled celery, veg efable. fruit and milk or salad b ar and milk Tuesday , Keb 26 lasagna. tossed salad, rolls, chilled fruit, and milk W ednesday. Keb 27 casserole, relish plate fruit, and milk, or salad bar and milk T hursday, Keb 28 birthday special lo n r School* Monday. Keb 25 little sm okies, scalloped potatoes, buttered veget able*, fruit and milk Tuesday . Krh 26 barbecue tieef sa n d w ic h e s, p o ta to c h ip s, veg etahles. dessert, and milk or salad bar and milk Wednesday Keb 27 spaghetti tossed salad, garlic bread fruit and m ilk , or salad bar and milk Thursday Feb 28 b e a n and w ie n e rs, fru it s a la d , v e g e ta b le sticks and milk or salad bar and milk Kriday M arch I vegetable soup chopped bam sandw iches peanul iMjtler sandw iches, crack ers, des sert and milk \\ .C.C.C. sets annual meeting The Willow Creek Country Club will hold Its annual m eeting Keb ruary 25. 7 Mi p tn at the Columbia Hasin E lectric Cooperative con ference room All m em bers a re urged to attend The annual report will lie given Also the election of officers for the ensuing y ear will be held The budget will tie presented and voted on Heppner Police Chief Doug Rath bun reports that last Kriday about 5 p m several windows were broken out at the Heppner g rade school gym with ris k s propelled by sling shots T hree juveniles allegedly responsible lor the incident were referred to the Morrow County Juvenile Services Division supply them with information pack eta and m aterials lo give to the high schoolers Evaluation sheets w ire mailed to the high school counselors on the recru iters "and all the feedtiack we have received is posi live All the high schools want to particip ate again next year '' All the high school students con tacted w ere invited to tour the EtlSC cam pus at any lim e to give them a firsthand look al the college, visit with adm inistrators and (acuity m em bers and m ake a knowledge able decision alxiut the college R ecruiters at Morrow County's high schools were Cindi B ergstrom at Heppner High School. Tim Holtz at lone High School, and Roberl Osborne at Riverside High School TO OBSERVE PRESIDENTS' DAY, THE BANK OF EASTERN OREGON WILL OPEN AN I.R .A . FOR ANYONE YOUNGER THAN GEORGE WASHINGTON!! STOP IN AND LET US HELP YOU PLAN FOR YOUR RETIREMENT. QAÌJK OF — U jz a s fe m Oregon Sheriff’s Report Iaoye L Devone Morrow County roads have sus The Morrow County S h eriffs Off tam ed a little m ore than norm al ice at the Morrow County Court Weed has been received locally of house in Heppner reports handling w intrr dam age as a result of the the recent death of larye I. Devore, or dispatching the following busin thawing conditions. Morrow C ounty whuae family were pioneers of Mor Road Supervisor Don Ball said ess during the past week row County Tuesday On Kebruary II. the B oardm an Devore was born June 27, 1899 at Ninety prreen t of the county roads Kire Dept responded lo a structure H ardm an, g raduated from Heppner fire on Wilson and Skoubo Road have som e sort of w ater dam age High School and the U niversity of with Milt Morgan Road Strawberry On Kebruary 12. the Morrow Coun Oregon She later earned her Mas Road and Ely Canyon Road still ty Sheriff's Office, after receiving ter» degree from Columbia Umver closed Ella Road and Eric Ander calls inquiring about a possible sity Her entire working c a reer was earthquake in the area checked son Road w err expected to tie open as a teacher at G rant High school, at least for one way traffic by with the U niversity of Washington from which she retired in the mid Tuesday night Hall continued who confirm ed that an earthquake 196US Roads still soft from the thaw but did occur on Sunday. Keb 10 I She was a m em ber of G race not frost free hinder the road depart m easured 3 9 on the Richter scale Memorial Kpiscopal Church and the and was centered in the vicinity of m e n l'i work because much of the Sons and D aughters of Oregon Pio equipm ent exceeds the recently tm the North la-xington Grain Elevator. neers posed weight limit so the depart 10 miles north of I^xington on Survivors include two nephews. C Highway 207 It was estim ated lo tie ment is trying lo keep the rutted and Richard Hoyt, of Denver, Colorado, about 8 I m iles deep and was felt in washed roads as passable as poss and Edwin P alm er Hoyt HI, of both Boardman and Heppner ihlc wiihout doing m ore dam age With continued thawing trends, it is Betterton. Md Also on Kebruary 12 the Board man lire departm ent responded to a possible 'hat the load limit may be earn fire on Miller l-ane Amount of lifted tow ard the end of this week he said dam age is unknown The problem will not disappear On Kebruary 13, the Heppner Kire Ray Howard Taylor. 83. died Rail concluded until the drafts have Monday Keb 18 al H erm islon Good departm ent responded lo a structure all m elted fire at the Pig Iron body shop on S S am aritan Center Chase Street He was born on the fam ily farm laiter that sam e afternoon, the near Cumm ings Hill in Wheeler Heppner Kire I A partm ent respond County November 8 1901. the young ed to a flue fire at a residence on est of six children born to the late Ijrvden Wav which was under con William and Annie Boyce Taylor The first meeting of the City of Irol when the fire crew arrived He attended school in Mayville Heppner Budget C om m ittee will he On Kebruary 14 the Morrow Coun and Kossil at 7 30 p m T hursday. Keb 21 at ty Sheriff's office a Heppner am bu In K ebruary. 1923 he was m arried Citv Hall lance and the Heppner Police Dept to Avis B Howe in Winlock They responded lo a one vehicle accident had three children. Alpha B Robert with injuries Kerry le c k e r. 23. H and Mary K Goldemiale, Wash and Robert A In November 1942. he began work E dw ards. 24 also of Goldendale. mg for Kinzua Corp and moved to were transported to Pioneer Memor Kinzua w here he worked until his tal Hospital retirem ent in 1966 On Kebruary 15. the Morrow Coun In July. 1946. he m arried Elsie ty Sheriff's Office cited Honeligne M abeD unnat Goldemiale, W ashing Takele. 36. Walla Walla. Washing ton She preceded him in death in ton. lor Driving While Suspended August tan On Kebruary 16. the Heppner Kire Taylor was a long tim e m em ber of Dept responded to a fire at Ron the I O O K 1-odge at Mayville and McDonald Chevrolet Kassil. The K aslern Oregon Pioneer Association. Kossil. the H ermislon Golden Age Club and has belonged to the Cnited Brotherhood of Carpen tors and Joiners of A m erica Union for 42 years U S Koreat Service Road 53 from He is survived by a son Robert H Taylor, la'xington daughter Mary Cutsforth P ark to Ckiah is now Sargent of Troy, stepsons Kred closed for the w inter The windy Dunn of The Dalles, and Robert snowstorm of Kebruary 9 and 10 Dunnol Sandy . seven grandchildren drifted the road full of deep snow 15 g reat grandchildren and one The road should be open to traffic again in late April or early May, greal g reat granddaughter G raveside funeral services will be says the Heppner R anger Dist Thursday.K eb 21. I p m at the office, depending on the w eather This road is not m aintained during Mayville. I 0 .0 K Cemetery Those who wish may contribute to the winter by the Korest Service It the Kassil Ambulance fund. Kossil is som etim es kept open during the Kire Dept or H erm islon Good early w inter by loggers w ho are operating on tim ber sales in the S am aritan Center Question "How do you feel the O perations for the y e a r Sweeney Mortuary Heppner, is in area district tournam ent is going to turn have now I wen com pleted so there is charge of arrangem ents out for the Heppner Killies this no need for them to keep the road w eekend’" plowed I think we have a good chance against Sherm an County If we play as a team , we have a good chance of being num ber one." said Monique shoot air guns, sling shots or sim ilar Chtel Rathhun rem inds all young Allan, Heppner High exchange stu slers that it is "against the law to weapons within the city lim its deni from New Zealand Ray H Taylor Budget committee to meet Vi hat’s Your Opinion? 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HEPPNER AND IONE INSURANCE CORPORATION 4 County roads sustain damage Juveniles nabbed for vandalism EOSC students recruit hometown schools About 38 students at E astern Oregon State College spent part of their C hristm as holidays al their hometown high school*, recruiting potential students for the college The pilot program was devised by Patty Howell, associate director of Admissions al K aslern Thirty five high schools were represented in the program "The feeling is that high school students feel much (reer lo ask questions about K< IS* and college in general with their peers And the college freshm en seem ed lo have the (test luck, because they have been out of high school such a short time They a re still fam iliar faces ” Howell contacted ihc high schixils and then met with the re c ru ite rs to Obit uaries Grain Growers.« t h oto «221 • i (too) ’m
