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Weather leaves area
powerless
From the cold weather two of the
A broken line two miles east of the
Jordan switch station on the mam
line into Heppner last Friday night
left Columbia Basin Electric Coop
patrons without electricity for sever
al hours
A conductor on the main line broke
causing the line to break, reports
C B K t Manager Fred Toombs
The entire system had to be shut
itown in order to make repairs which
were extra difficult because the cold
weather caused the wire to be
stretched tight After an hour, the
lone. (Hex. the Gilliam County,
portion of the system and Sand
Hollow were switched to another
service and power was restored
Most other residents had electric
al service restored to them by 2 30
a m At that lime the electrical use
was so high that many fuses blew
because they couldn't handle the
load Some areas of Heppner did not
have electricity until S am
The break, said Toombs, was in
one of the most runted portions of
the line with the deep snow and cold
hampering repairs Three linemen,
two helpers, and two switchmen,
were called in to make repairs and
one secretary was called into the
office to answer patrons questions
Court tryouts
planned
Time for the November 30 tryouts
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for the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo Court has been changed to I
p m November 30 Any female
between 16 and 21 who is a resident
of Morrow County and is willing to
represent the county throughout the
summer may try out "Girls are not
required to bring a horse to the
tryout*," said Court Chaperone (Jail
1‘apineau. one will I h - provided In
order that judges know what type of
equipment the girls are used to,
prospective princesses should bring
tack, saddles, bridles, brushes, and
pads and “be prepared to ride if
necessary "
Those interested in watching the
tryouts or in finding out what is
ahead so they may try out next year
are invited to come to the fair
grounds Saturday , said f’ameau
For further information, call
I’upineau, 122 751H or Mickey
Madison. «76 9611
Soroptimist coloring
contest underway
Kntry forms for the annual Sorop
timist coloring contest have been
distributed to children at Heppner
Klementary school and additional
entrv forms ar•
<' Hepp
ner TV The contest this year will be
half
boxes
of
lood
also
cannot
be
All churches and other organiza accepted, boxes must be unopened divided into four age group«
Donations for Christmas boxes are tions
interested in helping prepare Additional donations of items preschool, kindergarten, first and
desperately needed this year The the boxes
invited to attend a which cannot tie purchased w ith food second graders, and third and fourth
Heppner Neighborhood Center has meeting at are
the
Neighborhood
Center stamps are needed, such as hats, graders with first, second and third
very little on hand to use in prepara Friday , Nov 29. I p m
prize awarded in each division
tion of these annual gifts to needy
underwear, soap, facial Prize* will tie jointly sponsored by
will be placed at Court St mittens,
families Because government re and Boxes
je, and toothpaste Donations of the Heppner Soroptimists and Hep
Markets to make it tis;
gulations now prohibit overtime by easier Central
money will lie used to help purchase pner TV
for
those
wishing
to
donate
Center coordinator I’at Brindle. canned foods to do so Brindle additional needed items
Entries must be colored and re
area churches have been enlisted reminds that bulged cans cannot be [lonations to the Christmas boxes turned
the Heppner TV office by
and will be contributing more to the accepted as donations because the need to be at the Neighborhood Monday, to Dec
9 Judges will notify
project than in past years
prize winners on December 10
food inside is spoiled Opened or Center by December 12
Donations, help needed for holiday lx)xes
Before power was restored, “we
were
concerned as anybody he
linemen suffered froalbite When cause as many
people were left
the weather warms, continues without heal, older
on oxygen
Toombs,' We will have to shut down were unable to and get people
equipment
to repair the damaged crossarm " to work concluded their
Toombs
Christmas Opening set Dec. 7
Heppner merchants have decided
again this year to wait until the first
Saturday in December for the offic
ial opening of the “Hometown
Christmax ” At I p m Santa will
make his entrance to town on a fire
truck and according to precedent,
get the shopping season underway
He will be on hand later to visit with
children and heur their Christmas
wishes
lighting of the city s Christmas
tree will take place at 7 p m
Dec-ember 6 so that all will be ready
for the occasion The Rev LcKoy
Wornell will lx- leading carolers
again this year and say* Everyone
is welcome to come to share this
special time "
Merchants will offer discount cimi
(ions again this year which may be
obtained and used from December ti
to December 14 Additional details
about the coupons and events plan
mnl during the season will lx- in next
week's Gazette Times
By Justine W rathrrford
For many years the Heppner
Garden Club has conducted a
Greens Workshop in conjunction
with the first Saturday in December
Artifactory Garden Club members
offer instruction and help to persons
desirous of making their own
wreaths, swags and table pieces
A cover charge of *2 provides the
necessary greens, a wire hoop,
decorative cones and the instruction
und help il’ersons who bring their
own hoops and hows from previous
year* can save money ' Wrapping
wire, decorative ornaments and
bows will I h * sold at the workshop
Completed decorated wreaths
swags und table pieces can be
ordered in advance by telephoning
Theta Lowe, 676 949«. or Ida Farra.
676 9446
This year the garden club is
offering a limited nutnlier of com
pletelv decorated trees for sale
there will have prices posted on
them on the sale day Also garden
club member* have been busily
creating homemade candles They
have worked several days under the
leadership of experienced candle
makers Martha and Jerry Doherty
The Greens Workshop is held in
the west end of the Fair Pavilion
Building in the space the gardners
share with the Morrow County-
Creative Arts and Crafts persons
The Green* Workshop will begin at 9
a m ar.d continue until at leusl 3
p m
All who want to work with green
ery must bring along their own
clipper* und pruning shears some
may wish to bring gloves, loo The
greenery this year is being brought
from western Oregon and other
places tiv Bill Kawltnx. Wilbur
Jackson and others
Greens workshop coming
Doherty to address
Cham lier
Sue Evans
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I Evans of
Mrs Susan
Wayne
leppner was installed as President
llect of the Oregon State CowBelle
trgamzation on November IS The
owBelles annual meeting was held
i conjunction with The Oregon
Matt Doherty, chairman of the
superconducting super collider
(SSCl Task Force will speak at next
Tuesday's Chamber of Commerce
meeting The SSC Task force has
formed to help collect data about the
proposed SSC project site near
Boardman to present to CH2.M Hill,
a consulting firm in Portland which
will recommend one of the three
proposed Oregon sites to be consol
ered among proposed sites from
other states The other two proposed
Oregon sites are in the Willamette
Valley
present issues which have not been
agreed upon by the two parties in
contract negotiations to factfinder to
Gary Axon, during a 4 :H1 p m
Monday. Dec- 2 meeting at River
side High School in Boardman The
School Board requested in October
that a factfinder be assigned when
negotiations which began in Novem
teachers, Liles reports that hearings
officer Hal Greer of the Employ
ment Relations Board has been
assigned to hear the charges and
determine if a case exists reports
that although dates have been pro
posed for the hearing none has yet
I icon scheduled
rid academically talented program
held its third Challenge Program of
the year for gifted students in grades
five through eight on November 19,
at Sam Boardman Elementary
School The activity for the day
centered on the use of Digo" on
Apple computers to design geomet
ric figures
Ron Waite, a math and computer
specialist from Blue Mountain Com
munity College who has had pro
vious experience working with youn
ger students, led the students
through a series of activities design
ed to teach the students how to use
the language itself Students were
required to use their know ledge of a
square, that it has four equal sides,
and four 90 degree angles, to com
mand the computer to “draw a
square Students then had to direct
the computer to draw a rectangle
once the two geometric figures were
constructed, students worked to a-
cheive the right length diagonal for a
square and a rectangle
Waite did not give them the
geometric formula for constructing
a diagonal, but provided them with
data, which they had to determine
the way to enter, allowing each
student to discover the formula for
himself
The students were excited about
the activity.' says Assistant Super
inlendent Chuck Starr At the close
of the morning session, the "kids did
not want to leave, because they were
excited about what they were dis
covering "
Area artists and crafters will sell
their creative works at the annual
Artifactory Saturday. Dec 7 The
popular event, sponsored by the
Heppner lone Branch of the Ameri
can Association of University
Women, lakes place at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds in Heppner
from 10 a m to 3 p in
Those attending may choose their
favorites from 40 different displays
including stained glass, pottery.
handsjHin yarns and hand woven
utricles, needlework, soaps, tole
painting, wooden toys and other
items, stuffed animals, hand
painted china and a variety of
Christmas ornaments, tree skirts
and other decorations To tempt the
palate, there will ta- home baked
breads, cookies, candies, and also
honey and speciul honey gift pucks
In addition to the craft sale, there
will also be activities of special
interest for those attending Uie
Artifactory Vanessa Thompson of
Morgan will have handspun yarns
for sale and also demonstrate her
skill at the spinning whell Christ
mas wreaths can he made at the
Greens Workshop sponsored by the
Heppner Garden Club All of Un
necessary materials will lx- on hand
to create a wreath to udd to holidas
decor For the delight of the
children at Artifactory. there will lx-
face painters and a visit with Santa
Claus
The aroma of homemade soups
will greet those attending Aril
factory this year Sandi Richardson,
w ho owns und operates Nandi's Soup
and Catering of Bend, will prepare
three different soups and homemade
bread She will also have her
cookbook. tin the Back Burner with
Sandi" available for purchase
A A I W will also lx- sellling pies,
coffee and soft drinks
"If you're looking for a gill for
someone special. new holiday decor
alions. or just a day to get in the
Christmas spirit, lx- sure to attend
Artifactory Hi concluded an Ar1 1
factory spokesperson
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Marti Mitchell, Deena Reid. Janet
Beamer. Joan Tanory. and Cork Norene gather around
some of the items
they will have for sale at next
Saturday's Artifactory
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Computer
challenges students
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Artists & craftspersons to
sell wares at Artifactory
Factfinding
session arranged
Heppner woman to serve
Bill Jacobson, representative of tier, 1984 were still unresolved on
the Morrow County teachers and several language and eonomic
Oreg< ron Cow Belles
Jack Liles, negotiator for the issues
Cattlemen's Association Convention Morrow County School Board will
In a separate lawsuit filed by the
held at the Lloyd Center Bed Lion in
Portland
Evans is past second vice presid
enl of the Oregon Stale Cow Belles
She is also a past second vice, first
vice and president of the Morrow
County Cow Belles
She is active in her church, and is
supenntendant of the Sunday school
In addition to her Cow Belle aclivi
ties, she is on the Morrow County
Horse Show Committee
She has served on the Slate
Cow Belle Committee as Beef Certifi
cate Chairman
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