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u BESSIE o r ORE NEWSPAPER E U 3 E N £ OR V E T Z E L L L I 3 9 7 *1 0 3 The Heppner Gazette-Times M o rro w C o u n ty )’» H o m e -O w n e d W eek ly N e w s p a p e r Heppner, Oregon 25' VOL lej NO 39 W e d n e s d a y . S e p t e m b e r a . iw if p a g e s W e a th e r by Tues Wed Thurs Kri Sat Sun Mon Seplrmber 17-23 High low 66 38 67 38 68 38 72 45 70 39 70 38 73 43 the City of Heppner Bombing range withdrawal Public hearing requested Morrow County Court, the county Planning Commission, and the cities of Boardman and Irrigon are send ing letters to the Bureau of (.and Management requesting that public hearings be held in Morrow County Bombing range undergoes changes By B E T H W IL L I AMS Indian Summer Kick Smith, (Loft i Jimmy Taylor and Donnie Tax lor "choo choo train” down the slide at Heppner (Tty Park Tuesday afternoon While pleasant Indian summer weather continue* in the area rrcrnl cool niKhts seem beckon the -.(ain to come » inter weather Premature twins delivered at Pioneer Hospital Premature twins born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner last Wednesday, Sept 18 were taken to Kadlec Hospital in Kichland later that day Doslinee Jeanne Kippee arrived at 10 44 a m weighing 2 lbs 9oz She was 15" long Two minutes later, at 10 46 a m . a second baby was born weighing 2 lbs 10 < n and measuring 1 5 V long The parents. Terri and Chris Kippee of Eagle Creek near Kstacada. were expect ing only one child so the second baby was not named Danielle Denise until later A lifeguard helicopter first arrived at the Heppner hospital but was unable to transport the infants Two ambulances arrived later tone had taken a wrong turn near Arlington), but both babies were transported in one ambulance to the neonatal inten sive care unit at Kadlec The twins are the fifth generation of the family born in Heppner Their . father, Chris was delivered by Dr Wagner in 1954 grandfather. laiw ell. was delivered by Dr McMurdo in 1929 The late Klma McKerrin Hiatt was the first generation born in Heppner The Kippees were staying at their grandparents' cabin at Keeds Mill on Kock Creek Chris had gone bow hunting at 5 a m and learned of his daughters' birth from neighbor Mil drill Eubanks who had taken Terri to the hospital and left a note for Chris to come to the Kuhanks cabin "This is the neatest hospital, said Chris of Pioneer, "Everyone here has been Just great ” He and his SB DC slates business series A business lunch series sponsored by the Small Business Development Center will tiegin in Heppner Octo ber 3 The seven consecutive Thursday discussion series will f«w lure topics selected by area busin«s people Pre registration is required for the series which includes Computers and Small Business. Cus turner Kelations Successful Adver tising Methods Inventory Control. Cash Klow Management Evaluation of Operations, and Credit and Collet" turns f orms are available at the Heppner Gazette Times office. 147 West Willow A buffet lunch w ill begin at 12 noon at the Heppner Elks Club with discussions to tiegin as soon as everyone is seated Kees are $9 rfi per session or 6«n for the entire series 52 % mark sales tax ballots Kifty two percent of the registered voters in Morrow County voiced their opinion on the sales tax meas ure at the Tuesday . Sept 17 election lone led the county w ith a 65 percent turnout Irrigon 47 percent and Boardman 4.1 percent wife plan to slay with relatives in < ! Tri-Cities until the babies are re leased to go home Grandparents of the twins are Lowell and Beverly < Kberhardl > Kippee of Milwaukie, Jeanne Johnson, Portland, and the late Wayne Johnson Great grandparents are Letha and Oscar Kippee, Condon Heppner High School has been notified by National Merit Scholar ship Corporation (N M SC ) that Alex 4 is Liz Curls landsay has been designated a Commendisi Student in the 1986 Merit Program Lindsay was pre Oregon Falconers hunt in area The original bombing range was an area of about IIOJXX) acres It included what is now the Boardman Airport, part of Taggares farm s, and the P G E Coal fire Plant site ()f Many hunters expected for season's opening day Prospects for smaller bucks may lie somewhat better than last year, reports Bob Krein of the Oregon Department of Kish and Wildlife who anticipates that la rge numbers of hunters will converge on the Heppner area between now and the opening day of buck season, Satur day , Sept 28 Some concern has boon voiced locally about animals which have been afflicted with Blue Tongue Virus, he said, hut only 20 10 cases have been verified, some in the Hinton Creek area and a few along Little Butter Creek More animals than that are lost each year when hit by cars The virus he says is common among mule deer over all of Kastern Oregon and occurs dur mg years with a hot dry summer when animals are in a concentrated area "There's nothing you can do to prevent it ” Hunters need not tie concerned however about the insect transmit ted virus because it is not transfer red to humans, he says A nasal discharge and a lethargic manner, are the visible symptoms, but do not HHS senior receives NMSC commendation at H H S assembly* Presenting aw ard The Naval Weapons System s Training facility at Boardman has come a long way since Jimmy Dohtlle dropped live bombs on broken flour sack targets for the Army Air Corps Their targets are larger UUt no more sophisticated They use abandoned cars It is the bombers and the state of the art electronics that separate today's bombing range from that of World War II The bombers are A6 Intruder bombers from Whidby Island The "hits" are made with small bombs with about the same charge as I2 gauge shot gun shells, according to l.t Commander Hal Curtis, com mander for the Boardman range The "h its" are recorded with video cameras mounted in the unmanned towers near the bull" or target The record of the "h it" (or miss) is transmitted via micro wave to a manned tower where the informa lion is relayed immediately to the pilot of the bomber Other targets used are remote control dune buggys from a station in a tower that resembles the dash board of a car. an operator controls tne buggy dodging back and forth across the the original site, less than 47,uoo acres is now held by the Navy The Navy actually uses somewhere in the neighborhood of 9.t«xi acres The rest is leaved to private parties for grating, dedicated for environmen tal uses, the I'niversity of Oregon often uses the area for studies', or reserved as a National Historic site (the Oregon Trail passes through the far south end of the range ) The 27 people who man the range are responsible for the road main tenance. building upkeep, and keeping the moving targets or dune buggys running, and maintaining and monitoring the electronics equip merit A large number ol me person ncl at the range live on the Cmatilla Army Depot but seven of the staff live in Boardman The men who man the bombing range are actively involved with the community In 1984. their funds raised for CKC. the military compliment to United Way. were directed to Morrow Coun ty for the first time due to the efforts of Commander Hal Curtis concerning the length of time for the propused withdrawal of the Board man Bombing Kangc The Navy s current 4 0 year contract soon ex pires and they have requested that it be extended another 25 years The lands would remain closed to sui face entry and mining but would be opened to mineral leasing subject to Navy concurrence BI.M is accepting written com menls from area residents request mg public hearing through October If sufficient response is received, the BI.M says hearings will bo held in the area County Court and the Planning Commission have expressed con corn that the 25 year proposal is too long a time and should lx- reduced to five or ten years Keasomng inelud es the bombing range s proximity to the urban growth boundary of Boardman. possible retardation of development in the county, its un known effect on the Boardman airport, and that the current rapid rate of advancement of military technology which might make such a large withdrawal a wasteful and inefficient use of key real proper tv in the not too distant future* Written comments may he ad dressed to Stale Director. BI.M i94.t Oregon Stale l iffico. P t) Box 2965. Portland, Oregon 97211« vented with a l-etler of Commenda tion at a school assembly. Kriday, September 20, in honor of outstand ing academ ic promise, dem on strated by placing in the top five percent of over one million partici pants in the 31st annual National Merit Scholarship Program The letter encouraged commended stu dents to broaden their horizons and develop their potential to the fullest " Lindsay is the son of Corn ne and l-arry Lindsay of la-xington A senior at Heppner High. Lindsay plans to study genetics or microbio logy when he graduates from high school Currently he is president of the Heppner High K K A Chapter Participants entered the current M arti Program by taking the PSAT N M S y T in October 1984. when most of them were juniors Although their qualifying test scores are very high, the 35.00) Com mended Students nationwide scored slightly below the level required (or Semifinalist standing Only the I5.WU Semifinalists, whose names were announced on September It, will continue in the competition for some 5.8«) Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 198« affect the meat, according to the Oregon State Veterinarian Cool weather a week and a half ago has slowed the virus down, continued Krein A hard frost in the higher elevations has it there and the continued cool weather has the virus on a downhill slide in lower elevatiuns Time to enter wool contest Judging will begin at 9 a m at the K<sl Lion Motor Inn in Pendleton for the District II sew with wool contest Kntry forms for the contest and reservations for the no host lunch eon should lie returned as soon as possible to Dorothy Hurrle. 11X19 N W 13th Place. Pendleton Kntry forms are available at the Morrow County Kxtension Office for those who still need them Contestants need not be 4 H ers Kirst place winners in the junior and senior divisions will tie awarded a trip to the state contest Kirst place winner in the pre teen contest will be awarded a wool pelt donated by the Henry Krebs family Contestants are judged (Kith on the quality of the workmanship and modeling of the wool garment which may lie sewn, woven or knit The Oregon f alconers Association held its annual field Meet at llepp nor September 20 22 The organua tion camped at the group camp area of the Morrow County Kair («rounds Mike Syring of Kstacada is pictur ed above with his five year old Harris Hawk Syring is treasurer of the O K A Hawks pictured at right are ow ned by the association's president, Byron J Gardner “Thulla," a Peregrine Kalcon is in the fore ground and "(»ray Spirit," a Pore grine gyr hybrid is in the liack ground Several projects raising funds for Sr. Center By Jusllnr Weatherford The South Morrow Senior Citizens have a building site and plans for a full-time senior center and com munity building Now they are really eager to raise more funds so that the building can tiegin Several projects are on going presently and more projects are planned soon The three cords of wood on the vacant lot on Main Street are being raffled with chances selling at $| each or seven chances for 65 The woodcutting took place on Dr Tibbies mountain property and in volved Ph yllis Hunter. Clayton Ayers. Bill Collins. Bill Cox. Ed Dick. Bill Driscol. Jim Hayes, Paul Jones, and Everett Keithley This crew cut four cords and hauled it to town They delivered one cord to Dr and M rs Tibbies and stacked the other three cords downtown Ask any of them, or Babe Harris, when you want chances on a cord of wood the three cords will be passed out before Thanksgiving Day Jane Rawlins has inaugurated a new weekly project At each Wednesday meal there will be a "G o Kor It Table" which will dis play donated jam and Jelly, baked goods handmade articles, fresh vegetables, house plants and mis cellaneou* whatnots or white ele phanla for sale The first table on Sept 18 brought in $23 to for the building fund Parents club to meet The first meeting of the Hrppner Parents Club will be held this Thursday, Sept 2«. starting at 7 30 p m at Heppner Elementary The meeting will follow the Heppner Elementary School's open house which is planned from 6 to to 7 .to p in Parents, teacher, administrators and everyone interested are invited to attend to voice their concerns and ideas Kor more information con tact Chris Adelman 67* 619« Marcia Kemp 989 8178. or April Hilton-Sykes «76 9839 I Soon more card parties for pino ( tile and bridge players are planned under the leadership of Gladys Connor Daisy Collins w ill chair food sales Dot Halvorsen will he chair ing a pancake supper at lone Nina Denton will donate an afghan to lie raffled later Grace Buschke Millie Harris, and Babe Harris will assist with various planned projects The Irrigon Senior Citizens gave the South Morrow S»*mors a quilt that is being raffled presently Babe Harris is selling tickets on this the group of fund raisers is alreudy planning to have a table at the December 7 Artifactorv The South Morrow Seniors are very enthusiastic about Meg M urray's announced plans for r< modeling the Heppner Hotel into retirement apartments They for see that plan and their projected Senior Center will surely make the Heppner South County area a more attractive place for mature resi dents. a very fast growing segment of America s population
