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Town cleanup slated
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Office Manager
Sandy Holtz
Mary Ann Cernito
Joyce Hughes
Marry Bacon
D a v id and A p r il Syken, P u b lis h e r s
Your ideas and your man woman
power are needed
Be at Heppner City Hall. Thurs
day. April II. 7 30 p m to hear what
we hope to do. and to tell us w hat you
will do as well as provide additional
ideas for the "W e re Proud of Our
Town Clean Up Campaign
This
will be a brainstorming session to
consolidate and communicate all
planning Your involvement is vital
To the Editor
It's our town
What can we do to make It more
attractive for all of us and to show
our pride in the community ’
There are many things that can be
accom p lish ed,
w ithout
g re a t
expense by a concentrated "clean
up and spruce up" effort - if all
individuals, businesses and civic
groups will get behind the cam
paign
The City of Heppner and the
Chamber of Com merce have united
to promote April 27 through May J as
a Get's Clean Up Our Town Week "
Birdine Tullis,
Chamber of Commerce
Committe Chairperson
Cara Costa. Mayor Heppner
Improve state spending policies
Camp teaches
4-H counseling
Obituaries
John W Madden
John W “ Jack'' Madden. M.
Fossil died Monday. April I, 19*5. at
St Anthony Hospital. Pendleton
G raveside funeral was at I p m
Thursday. April 4 at the Fos.nl
I O O F Cemetery
He was born Jan 29. 1901 at
Norton. Kan . son of Halph and
Kebekah 4 Brown i Madden
He was married on May 21, I ' d to
Helen Dorothy Searls at Norton
The couple cam e to ( Irrgnn in I »41.
settling in Kelso, then came to
Kinzua in 1961 where he was
employed by Kiniua Pine Mills He
retired to Fossil in 19*7
Survivors include a daughter.
Phyllis Cole. Heppner a son. Curtis
Madden. Fossil, and three grand
children His wife died in March
19*3
Friends who wish may contribute
to the Fossil Ambulance Ftiml
Sweeney Mortuary, Condon, was
In charge of arrangements
Retha J . Watkins
Retha J Watkins. 71. Hoseburg.
form erly of Pilot Rock, died Satur
day. March 30, 19*5 in a Hoseburg
hospital
Graveside funeral was i l l p m
Wednesday. April 3at the Pilot Hock
Cemetery
She was bom April 5. 1913 at North
Wilkaburg. N C
Mrs Watkins lived in the Pilot
Rock area for 31 year* before
moving to Hoseburg seven y e a n
ago
Survivors Include a son. R G
Watkins. Heppner daughter. Mon
lea Hatley. Hoseburg five sister*,
six grandchildren and four great
grandchildren Her husband. Gwyn
Watklna died earlier
Friends who wish may contribute
to the Community Center through
Wilson's Chapel of Roses. P 0 Bo*
35*. Hoseburg 97470
Ten county 4 H teens spent the last
weekend in March at camp counsel
or training at Camp Hancock near
C larn o
Those atten d in g w ere
Swayne Evans from Irngon. Travis
Harrison, Julie Wilde. Marion Me
Millian. and Kathleen Hrazell from
Is lin g to n and Shannon M c lju g h
Im. Jennifer Hughes. Susan Plochar
sky, Benji Pearson, and Kevin
Hughes from Heppner
The program was designed to
teach the participants how to coun
sel at camp and how to relate to
younger 4 II members In addition,
they did a lot of the basic planning
necessary to make 4 H camp a
successful experience for counselors
and campers alike says Oregon
State University Extension Agent
Steve Campbell
The 4 H camp is an annual event
held at Cutsforth Park on Willow
Creek Gilliam and W heeler counties
participate with Morrow County in
the camp and also had counselors at
the training The combined counties
allow for enough campers to make
the cam p a paying affair
In
addition. Warm Springs will send
10-IS campers and an adult to the
camp
•'ll was a good weekend." con
eludes Campbell, "fo r all the coun
selor* and in addition to counseling
classes and practical training, they
had several recreational activities
The counselors also had a fieldtrip
and a slide program about the local
geology and prehistory from the
Camp Hancock Staff "
(S' Audrey Mayhew
3147 N E Lincoln
Hillsboro OR 97124
Spay or neuter pets
To the Editor
The Pioneer Humane Society ap
plauds the good hearted lady who
offered a free cat spaying If all
citizens were as concerned as she.
our task would be made much
easier One cal spaying will, in the
long run. prevent 59.049 kitten births
in 10 generations
but one cat’
Among the thousands in the area
a good beginning, and we honor you
We have our own equally feeble
ammunition against the terrible
problem of unlimited breeding of
cats and dog* in these two counties
It is our offer of a 1 1 0 spaying neut
enng certificate land a free pet ID
tag i with every new flO annual
membership
Only about 25 people per year take
advantage of the rebate and have
their pets spayed or neutered under
the program That is a little like
emptying a swimming pool with a
thimble
Consider that in October. Novem
ber and December just past, there
were
from 50 to too stray animals
wandering the countryside around
Board to hear Penland Lake proposal
On Thursday. April IB. the State
Marine Board will hold a Board
Meeting in Salem beginning at 1 30
p m
Among the items for consideration
is the proposed amendment to allow
districts so heavily depend on’ Is the
real issue government spending
getting the attention that it needs
Decisions *5. to be opened by Rill
Buckley. Jr and sponsored by Ore
gon Citizen Political Audit, is a
people* conference We urge Ore
gonians to join us in sending a
meaningful signal to Oregon s lead
ership
To the Editor
One of the key topics on the format
of (he Decisions 85 Convention, to be
held May 10 12 at Seaside, is how do
we im prove the tax and spend
policies of Oregon
Come May. we ll know a lot more
about the shape of the Sales Tax
proposal that legislators plan to put
before Oregon voters However, is
the Sales Tax the solution to Ore
gon s depressed economy’ How will
that package be affected by the loss
of Federal Revenue funds that local
the use of electric motors on Pen
land Lake
Comments concerning the propos
ed amendment may be addressed to
Paul Donheffner. 3000 Market St
NE, No 505. Salem. Oregon 97310-
0650. phone 378 8587
H erm iston alone, accord in g to
our records
There are those who advocate
low cost or free spay neuter clinics
as a solution to the problem How we
wish they w ere' Rut free clinics
were tried by humane societies in
California and Florida, as an experi
ment, a few years ago
Who cam e’ Those responsible pet
owners who would have found some
way to pay for spay ing neutering in
any case, gratefully patronized the
free clinics Irresponsible pet own
ers stayed away in droves
and the
unwanted animal population re
mained the same
What, then, is the answer’ Clear
ly. an activating of the consciences
of all cal and dog owners is needed
becoming sesitized to the pain,
suffering and senseless deaths of
hundreds of small creatures, so that
every pel owner spays or neuters
every animal not needed for breed
mg. and humanely destroys those
mature animals which are untam
able, diseased, and insuitable for
pels
And this, In our case, means every
pet owner in Umatilla and Morrow
Counties
This, dear reader, means you
This. I feel, would solve in large
measure the problems and be a
really suitable m emorial to her two
little kittens, in whose name she is
giving the free spaying
Let us each do our part
maybe
you have started something, ma 'am
(Si Rose Hoosier
President Pioneer Humane Society
We’re putting your
interests first!
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As a new C ase International dealer right
from the start we re putting you first with a
choice of three great savings plans on our full
line ot new equipm ent' Now through May 31 1985
8.8% A.P.R.
Guaranteed
O n new tractors
co m b in e s and
implements
Mr and Mrv Tom Wilson Heppner announce the engagement of their
daughtrr Lisa to Gary Green
W ilson a graduate of Heppner High School is a student at Blue Mountain
Communitv College
Green son of Mr and Mr* Doug Green of Pendleton graduated from
Pendleton High School and is employed at l S Gypsum Pilot Rock
The couple plans to he married August 17. at the Peace Lutheran Church in
Pendleton
Privett
Harris
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Audte Joe Privett.
Hermiston. announce
Bobby Gene Harris
Hardman
The couple plans a
Benton City Washington, and Donna Lynn Privett.
the engagement of their daughter Melissa M ane, to
Jr He is the son of Mr and Mrs Bob Harris of
July wedding
Police continue investigation
Corwin tell the keys in the pickup,
they had to cite him for Failure lo
Secure Vehicle
Witness reportedly saw four v is i
bly intoxicated suspects leaving Ihe
scene immediately following Ihe
accident Monday afternoon. Police
were actively pursuing one suspect
and hoping to gam leads concerning
the others
Heppner Police are continuing
their in v e s tig a tio n fo llo w in g an
early Sunday morning accident on
the corner of Gilm ore and Hager
streets in Heppner
The 1982 Ford pickup was being
driven at fairly high speed when it
hit the guard
rail along Willow
Creek City police say it caromed
olt the rail and cam e to a stop in
Busty Britt's backyard The pickup
hit head on and took out a fence post
and some shrubbery
Because a
hole in the pickup's gas tank result
ed. the Heppner l i r e Dept was
called to hose down the area
Damage to the vehicle is estimated
at *7.001» SH.ikxi
Investigation revealed that the
vehicle belonged to Leonard Corw in.
Long Creek, who had reported it
stolen
Police say that because
Sifting
Correction
John Grace, manager of the
Boardman Branch of Inland Em pire
Bank presented a fair and rodeo
court belt buckle which Inland
Empire Bank donated for Princess
Cindy Davis This information was
omitted from a story about the
court's coronation in last week's
Gazette Times
th ro u g h th e
imes
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trol District was formed as a result
of a meeting of farm ers concerning
the danger from sand blows on
summerfallow
"C .J D
Baum an,
M orrow
County's wrestling sheriff, was fo l
lowed to Pendleton Thursday even
mg by a large crowd of local sports
fans, when he beat Cecil Buck'
Lieuallen with two falls in six
minutes The match was widely
heralded and drew a large crowd
Lieuallen. form er stale policeman
is a former Heppnerite He now
manages an auto park in Pendleton
and assists in presenting wrestling
cards as w ell as p a rtic ip a tin g
occasionally "
to Years Ago
Heppner Merchants Association at
a recent meeting shared their con
cerns over a recent increase in bad
checks received locally. District
Attorney Dennis Doherty advised
them concerning the proper proced
ure for accepting checks from per
son* they did not know
A strike of Carpenters Union Local
933 halted construction of the new
Gourmet Foods plant in Boardman
A new roadway was cut east of the
Morrow County Courthouse through!
the existing parking lot to Canon
Street to alleviate the parking
problem at the building
25 A'ears Ago
Fight Heppner businesses short
ened their hours to close at 5 30
instead of 6 p m
The Morrow County Health I>ept
received a letter from the Oregon
State Board of Health "expressing
concern over the low level of immun
ization for all disease* among both
children and adults in Oregon
50 A ear* Ago
The North l.exington Erosion Con
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