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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1985)
B E S S I E WE T Z E L L U OF ORE N E WS P AP E R L I B EUGENE OR 9 7 4 0 3 l<l»r m » your lo rd , jour poor > our huddlrd niinn I o n k >>• K t o breathe tre». The »re ti bed refute o( tour teeming shore. Send Ihete thr homeless tempest luti l o me. I till mt lamp beside Ihr golden door' " The H eppner Gazette-Times M o rro w V O L l«J Weather C o u n t y ’» H o m e - O u n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r N o 27 H K IIN K S O A Y . J l I V J. is«* » P A I.K S Seniors recieve deed to site Wed . June 25 Thur , June 26 Fri . June 77 Sal . June 28 Sun , June 30 Mon July 1 High 77 88 82 84 78 80 89 Last W< lnesday. June 27, was a big day for south Morrow County's senior citizens During a regular Wednesday luncheon nl the Senior Mealsite. Morrow County Judge Don McF.lligutt accompanied by com missioners Irv Kauch and Jerry Peck turned over the deed to a parcel of land no longer needed for county use and a check for (41. inn ) from Morrow County's federal revenue sharing fund to tie used for building a multi use senior center Hill Cox accepted the deed and check on behalf of the Senior Citizen Building Fund Committee in the absence of chairman Hob Harris who is on vacation He told seniors, members of the Court, and guests that the senior citizens appreciate the Court 's donation and w ill do their best to erect a multi use center "They have tossed the ball to us. and now it is up to us to put the building up." He invited »• >ors to volunteer any time to do a "little part" or a "big part" to make the proposed building a reality In addition to the current nutrition site where meuls are provided from government commodity foods and donations one day a week for over 70 seniors and delivered to shut ins. the proposed building will be a per manent nutrition site as well as a place for seniors to meet, play Hingo. hold dances, and bazaars, five days a week Outreach, tax assistance and an office for the Senior Services Supervisor are additional services planned for the new building Local Red Cross needs support The Morrow County Hed Cross is out of Funds. Bethal Heinrichs, local Hed Cross voluneer for 22 years has announced Locally the Hod Cross provides first aid classes and provides the only contact for local families with servicemen in times of emergencies First Aid classes are done by volunteers, but it requires approxi mately (40 each month to maintain the telephone serv ice, she continues Also on a volunteer basis, the Hed Cross keeps all records certifying completion of swimming and first aid classes If the community wants to keep the service open to military fam ilies, funds a r r desperately needed No fund drive has taken place in Heppner for many years and donations are asked only for the telephone service not for other Hed Cross services If funds are not received to maintain the telephone service, it may be difficult for area families to notify servicemen of serious illness or death in the family Because the Pendleton Hed Cross has had to cut its services recently it may be necessary to go as far as The Dalles or Portland to obtain the Hed Cross service Donations may be made to Bethal Heinrichs or Judy laiughlm or mailed to P O Box 402, Heppner Mahoney IB a recent graduate and Honor Scholar at Heppner High School began competing Wranglers Hiding Club events at age s'X She won her first saddle at age 12 at the House Junior Kodeo and has accumu lated various other awards over the years She says that at the beginning of her senior year, she had two goals, a 4 0 grade point average and thr state all around title Falling short at the former with a " B " in Physics, she still managed a 3 6 cumulative gpa high S A T scores, a Presidential Acaem ic Fitness a w ard, and achieved the title by placing first in Breakaway Hoping, second in Pole Bending, second in Girls Cow Cutting fifth in Barrels and fifth in Goat Ty ing at the Hedmond event Going into the finals, she explains that she was third in barrels and second m goat tying, but she hit a barrel and her goat got up in one go aroun- ^ bringing her average down and keeping her from national compe tition in those events State finals prqs ide an opportunity to earn twice asfmaoy points as all of the other high schools rodeos during the season, so a lot depends on "lu rk and how well you perform under pres sure ” Trisha Mahoney and Cloud Nmer In addition to thr handmade Brad Mcluiughlin saddle and the horse trailer she received for earning the all around title she also brought home a silver belt buckle, a head hand hand beaded bv the Klamath Indians, and Acme tioots for earning the championship in Breakaway Hoping, silver spurs for earning second place in pole (tending, a silver cantle plate for third place in cow cutting, and tote bag for win ning Best Dressed which she explains isn't really best dressed but based on a combination of sports manship. dedication and good grooming and voted for by the student directors of the rodeo, so “ it's quite an honor." ( ilher members of the fourth place le v in m em ber M orrow County rodeo team who brought home honors were Steve Currin. whq placed second in team roping, second in calf roping, second in steer wrestling and sixth in cow cutting to earn third place in competition for the boys all around title He ex Power rates held at 4.95c/kwh Electric The Colum bia Basin Board of Directors agreed at a June 27 meeting to continue its policy of absorbing Honnieville Power A dm inistration wholesale rate increases at the present time, reports M anager Fred Toombs As long as the kilowatt hour usage remains at the current high rate, the cooperative hopes to be able to avoid passing the in creases along to its customers Residential customers are paying 4 95 cents per kilowatt hour CBEC Chamber honors local business Toombs says he told the Board that current usage and increase in revenues indicate that the cooper alive is recovering considerably from the devastation caused by the ice storm during the first few months of I9H5 We are making up our losses, but crews are still repairing some of the lines and total expense from the storm still cannot be calculated " In other business. Toombs reports that the Board heard lengthy reports concerning the 67 lawsuits connected with the Washington Public Power Supply System Although is not directly involved in all of them, at present, Toombs says that consoli dating the cases as the Judge has promised to do will result in easing the workload in filing complaints and additional paper work for The WT’I ’SS lawsuits -a v - Toombs. are still at the discovery and deposition stagr. and at this point, legal expenses are still being covered by insurance carrier approved a (17,000 write-off in the past year's operations denied AKCO's request for an oil lease on the radio site owned by at the top of Blackhorse agreed to a two mil discount to irrigators during July and August HPA has sold non firm power at the reduced rate and is passing the discount along to its irrigation customers CBEC plums that only two points kept him from bringing home the all around title Ills total score was only two points below that of the champion and one half point below the runner up Hank Vazza. Bourdman earned a first place in cow cutting and Bob Lipscomb also of Boardman earned fifth in Bull Hiding Fourth place is not bad for a small team competing with 21 other teams from all over the state, some with :»o Mi members, Sheri explains Most boys tend to specialize in one event and girls compete in more, so teams with a large number of boy» aren t able to accumulate team points as readily At the Kedmond rodeo, first place team honors went to Kedmond. second to Cmatilla County and third to South Cascade Some schools classify rodeo as a sport and partici pants a rr able to earn letters and gain other recognition from the school At Heppner. rodeo is con sidered club and no awards are earned The statuesque champion explains that although she has been runner up before and has won all around titles at rodeo competitions, she hasn't traveled or worked enough until this year to gain the all year title laist year she com peted in only seven of the 14 high school rodeos und this year she entered competition at all eight of the rodeos, missing only the cow cutting at the Molalla rodeo because she had to be home (or commence ment services at Heppner High School Trisha s next step is the National Itodeo Finals at Rapid City, S D July 22 28 where she expects to compete with over l.2tk) contestants from all over the l' S She also hopes to earn a rodeo scholarship to use in conjunction with the Troedson scholarship she has already won wfien she enters the radiology nuclear medicine program ut Boise Stale l mversity this fall Before matriculating, however. Trisha will help with harvest at the family owned Clarks Canyon ranch where she grew up Mom explains that Trisha is the "greatest pie baker, helps cook for the year- round five member crew has helped pull calves, drive tractor, truck, or whatever else needs to lie done in addition to acting as all around "gopher" when necessarv Sitting in thr simple yet elegant dining room of her immuculate and serviceable ranch home, Sheri explains that after 22 years, she is tired, hut that ranching has its rewards "You just have to want to make it go There's no other occupation she says, "where you ran spend so much time with your kids " Trisha travels to the rodeos with five horses and her family When thr kids start comjirting. they re too young to go bv themselves so it (»conies a family event. Sheri points out In addition to mom, dad and 14 year old brother Mike. Grandma Hazel Mahoney and tier friend Itulh Nutting usually go along to the rodeos It x nice to have dad who will feed your horse if you want to curl your hair before 9 a m event she grins Almost shy but realistic in her approach to competition. Trisha explains thut she practices year round, not Just seasonally as in other sjvorts Competing in volleyball one year of her high school year de munded too much of her lime for working out with tier horses Kuril day during the school year she is up early to feed her horses before schiMil and home to ride from I 7 p m after which she has to tackle her school work and other chores During cold weather, most of her practice is "ground work, practice roping a hale of hay in the barn or typing goats on the ground to helji coordination. s|>eed and agility \s the weather becomes warmer she liegins working more on her ills mount and precision Manv details have to la1 perfected for each event Barrel racing for example, requires two right hand turns and a left and they have to he done perfectly at a speed "as fast as you can go Her goals for next year’ Com|iete at the intercollegiate rodeo finals and be among thr 70 students accepted for the intensive w. month radiology program Acceptance is based on grades und an interview at the enrl of her fall term at Boise Slate CBEt CBEC'* HERS NOIAN ■ Ih q ? CBEC CBEC Word has been received locally that Robert I’enland, former owner publisher of the Heppner Gazette Times has begun a six week series of radiation treatments I’enland purchased the newspaper from Vawter Crawford in I9N2 and remained in the Heppner area with his family until the mid sixties when he left to work at papers in Livermore California. Tillamook. Hertnislon. and Springfield Penland s wife. Gretchen, died several years ago Their son. Neal is a graduate of Heppner High School While in Heppner. f’enland was active in the community as a mem ber of the council, and the fire department, he held the position of fire chief until he left the community and Forrie Burkenbine succeeded him to the post 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hard work and sacrifice pays off for local cowgirl Former publisher undergoing therapy Although unable to talk because his palate and larynx have been removed, f’enland is reported to be alert and able to read He would appreciate hearing from friends and acquaintances in the area Cards and letters may be addressed to Robert f’enland. care of King City Convalescent Center, Room 107 B. Tigard. O R 97224 I’ r rd p bv the C.ity of Heppner Heppner, ( >irjf«>n Giving up her senior trip to Disneyland is only one of the sacn fices which Trisha Mahoney has made over the past 12 years which along with daily practice enabled her to bring home the Oregon state High School All Around Cowgirl honors from Kedmond June 23 24 This is the first time the title has come to Morrow County since her sister, Tara, won it four years ago The girls have always been each other's toughest com petitors explains their mother Sheri, but before the state finals Tara sent her sister a balloon wishing her "good luck " and follow ing her w in one that said Congratulations Bill Cox ( left) receives deed from Morrow County Judge Don McElligott low 49 49 43 50 42 42 57 G-T to close J uJy 4-5 The Heppner Gazette Times office will be closed Thursday and Friday July 4 and 5 This will not change the news or advertising deadlines for the July 10 newspaper The office will open at the regular time Monday morning, July B Horse trailer and soddle are spoils of state all-around championship Youth receives head injury Jack and Ruth Maben of Court Street Market in Heppner. stand outside their remodeled store with Heppner Chamber of Commerce president Smith The Mahens were honored with a sign outside their business congratu lating them for their effort* to improve Heppner's business community The sign says "Congratulations, we're proud of you " Doug O iad Bowman. 14. whose family Is believed to tie from the Hermiston area, sustained a head in ju ry Saturday . June 29 when a tree fell on him in the woods abov - Heppner The young Bowman was Iran» ported from Heppner by Lifeguard helicopter to St Mary * Medical Center at W alla Walla where he was reported to I k 1 in critical and un stable condition. Tuesday. July 2 10 plaques, silver spurs, silver belt buckle, silver cantle plate and tote boq atiest skill in various rodeo events
