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The H eppner
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M o r r o w C o u n ty 's H o m e - O w n e d W e e k l y N e w s p a p e r
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Watermelon ban
Local markets comply
Central Market in Heppner win
the last local grocery store to
remove watermelon from the shelf
Tuesday Monday afternoon, the
green melon supplied by Associated
Grocers were still on sale with a
letter from the distributor displayed
on the bin reassuring that "all
melons purchased from Associated
Grocers during the last w eek of June
through! the first week of July were
not contaminated by the pesticide
Temik " However, Krme McCabe,
co-owner of Central Market, said
Tuesday that he received a phone
call from the State Department of
Agriculture instructing him to de
stroy all the melons in stock by
Friday. July 12
Court Street Market last Friday
was the first to pull all of its melons
They did not receive official word
from Cnited Grocers until Monday,
but Huth Maben explains, the main
offices are closed for the weekend
and she had heard on the news that
melons might be contaminated, so
they immediately removed a 748
pound bin of melons from sale
Don Bristow of Bristow's Market
in lone reported that they received
word last Saturday from the state
Health Department that all of their
melons supplied by Pacific Fruit
and Produce of Pasco. Washington,
should be taken from the shelf
Although the wholesaler assured the
market that the melons were from
Phoenix rather than the areas infec
ted by the pesticide Bristows
removed their three shopping carts
of melons from sale
Del s Market in l^xington has not
had any watermelons in stock yet
this year Del Piper reported that
they "feel fortunate that they have
not been all that involved" with the
watermelon contamination
Following is a press release from
the state department of agriculture
explaining the action it has taken
The Oregon Department of Agri
culture, in cooperation with the
Oregon State Health Division and
the Federal Food and Drug Admin
istration. has directed the immedi
ate withdrawal of all watermelon
both striped and solid green from
sale in Oregon
No watermelon may tie sold in
Oregon until it is clear there is no
further risk to the public's health or
welfare
Persons are advised not to con
sume any watermelon purchased
after June 28. 1985
This action was taken following
reported illnesses in this state and
increasing reports of illness outside
of Oregon, associated with the con
sumption of watermelon Pesticide
contamination is suspected as the
cause of these illnesses
Analysis of samples of striped
watermelon taken from a family in
Ocean Park Washington, who be
came ill after rating the melon were
positive for the pesticide Temik
Additionally, samples of solid
green watermelon taken from Cali
forma retail grocery stores were
also positive for the pesticide Temik
California has since recalled all
watermelon from sale in that state
Heppner Scout on
to Nat J Jamboree all of Pendleton
J.J. Show
J J Shaw, son of Johnny and
landa Shaw of Heppner. will attend
the National Boy Scout Jamboree at
Fort A P Hill. Virginia The
Jamboree will lx- July 24 30. but the
Blue Mountain Council Jamboree
Troop 900 will leave July 17 and
return August 2 in order to tour sites
of historic interest in the Fast The
32 scouts from northeast Oregon and
southeast Washington will be joined
by four Haitain scouts at the
Jamboree Scoutmasters are Kirt
Skinner Don Wilt and D<>t> Phillips.
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Hr Hr Lillir o( llrppnrr will go to
Salrm this, Saturday to »pin thr
wheel (or thr Oregon stair lottrry
and a chancr at winning from II,duo
to I58U.0U0
Shr purchased hrr $ 11 » ticket at
Crntral Market and it was onr of ten
selected (or a chance at the wheel
from among 167 lino winners
Wranglers
raffle
colt
The Morn-w County Wranglers
Biding Club is sponsoring a colt
raffle The yearling hay filly,
sired by Kicky Taylor, is out of
Peppy's Nifty Twist' She has been
donated by area horse breeders.
Burke and Ginger o Hrien Tickets
are available in cans distributed
throughout the area in many busi
nesses
Prices are $2 each or three for $5
Ail proce*ds will be .x»-d for
improv< inents on the Wrangler
Arena The drawing will b e held a t
the Cowboy Hre iklast. August 18. 10
am at tlie Fairgrounds during
rodeo weekend
There will b< - a iitilition.il prizes
drawn
DiYlV tells J ul>
schedule
The Heppner office of the Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles will tie
dosed July 17. the regular service
day to Fossil July IM. the office will
tie closed while the examiner is at
John Dav
or mer
Named grand marshal
J J is a 14 year old Star rank scout
and senior patrol leader for Troop
Mil He also functions as Den Chief,
assisting with Cub Scout Day Camp
and local Den 4 He has previously
participated in scout summer camps
at Charbonneau Park above Ice
Harbor Dam. and with the Modoc
Council, at Camp MaKuala on
Crescent l.akc J J s grandfather,
Harry (Swede i Pearson of Canyon
(Tty, and Kagle Scout participated
in the first National Jamboree in
1937 From him and other former
scouts. J J has acquired a collection
of Jamboree memorabilia He will
he trading patches at the Jamboree
in hopes of adding to this collection
"The Spirit Laves On” is the
theme of the coming Jamboree, to
be held in celebration of the 75th
anniversary of the scouting move
ment Scouts will participate in skill
contests and demonstrations will
learn new skills, and will enjoy
meeting scouts from all over the
United States Shaw's patrol won
the right to represent the troop in
tne tire building contest
Jamboree Troop 9tX) w ill tour New
York City, Philadelphia, Valley
Forge. Gettysburg Washington. D
C . Jamestown and Williamsburg
Highlight of the first day of the tour llene Richords
will be attending at a major league
Kenny Kichards. 1935 Queen
baseball game between the Mels and of Bene
Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo
the Brave«
has been selected grand marshal of
this year's parade
4-H’ers depart for Juneau exchange
Pictured from left Judy Wrighl (chaperone, i Kevin
Heppner 4 H ers left Monday, July • for an exchange Hughes.
Bobbi Jo Medlock. Jason Palmer. Theresa
trip through Canada and Alaska They will ramp out the Lindsay,
Kim Wright, Noella Rill. Andrea Ball, and
six days on the road and spend six days with 4 H hoot Marion McMillan
families in Juneau, Alaska
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forming our own state east of the
mountains'’
Well, in a manner of speaking
that's )ust what a group from Baker
is proposing be done
Call ing itself "Eastern Oregon.
An Independent State of Mind," the
group has elected a govenor. sells
membership cards and is even
planning a state legislature meeting
Composed of the eight eastern
counties of Morrow. Umatilla.
Union, Wallowa. Grant, Baker,
Harney, and Malheur, the state
would promote itself as a great place
for people to spend their vacation
We want to M ptoplo know wti.il
we have over here," said Michael
"Slick" Wooten, owner of a tire
store in Baker and one of the main
backers of the state
Although the idea is strictly in fun.
what Wooten proposes could mean
increased tourist dollars for Kastern
Oregon
"There are people over there
(Western Oregon' who have never
seen a real live cattle ranch," said
Woofers "We've got a lot to offer
here, but we just haven't been
pnimoting it "
Rep. French speaks out
against sales tax program will tie phased out at the
Hep Kay French said last
against the state sales tax
will voted on Sept 17
off adjourment of the (Ire
gon Legislature. French addressed
the Heppner Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday. July 2
" I have opposed it because, it
doesn't do any thing for small tiusi
ness or agriculture, French said
As a replacement for property tax
French said the sales tax will not
work " I think in the end you w ill see
your property tax back to where it is
now. but you'll have the sales tax
too " He pointed out that the sales
tax taxes capital equipment, and I
don't like that "
On the Oregon Littery and the
money generated. French said that
higher eduction got a lot of it and I
think they need it now but I don t
think it should be an on going thing
Higher education was treated a little
better than they deserved, he said
about the distribution of the Littery
money "Twenty eight million goes
to higher education, no matter what
happens "
"The problem with the Littery is
there w ill never lx- enough money to
do everything they w ant," he said of
the distribution
On other legislative m atters.
French mi id
there will be a 35 percent tax on
smokeless tobacco chew i, with the
money earmarked for senior citizen
transportation projects
the state property tax relief
State
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Fresh
Born in Heppner in 1917, the
daughter of John and Bridged I Be a i
Kenny, she was raised on a ranch in
the Sandhollow area
Following her reign as queen, she
entered St Anthony's Hospital
School of Nursing in Pendleton
After graduating as an K N . she
attended the University of Oregon
Medical School specializing in public
health nursing In June, 1950, she
returner! to Heppner with her hus
band Bill Kichards and became the
first Nursing Supervisor at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital In 1955. the
family moved to Areata. California,
and on to McKinleyville. California,
after their retirement
One of the founders of the first
rodeos llene s father. John Kenny,
was m grand marshal in 1966
nepner man
injured in
accident
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Heppner woman
wins chance at
$580,000 wheel
Weather
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Forrie Burkenbine. co-owner of
Central Market was injured a week
ago Tuesday when he fell from the
back of his pickup while unloading
his four wheeler
He underwent surgery Tuesday-
night when a 12" plate was put in the
leg he broke in three places
Monday afterftoon he was repor
led in good condition after under
going a second surgery, this one for
a shattered ball joint in his shoulder
end of 1985 or in 1986. depending on
the amount of money the state gets
in
a bill was passed replacing the
water resources department with a
slate water commission 'll will be
set up similar to LCDC," he said
Roy French
Pick up Fair Books at these locations
Morrow County Kxtension
For anyone who has not received a Times. and
county Fair building In
copy of this year's Morrow County Office,
Hoardman at the Hoardinan E n ter
Fair and Kodexj Premium Hook, and prise
office, located next
would like one. copies are available to the Newspaper
post office, and in Irrigon at
at the following locations
In the county
office building
Heppner at the Heppner Gazette