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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 4, 1986)
r W O - 111« Heppner G u e tte -Tim et. H rp p n rr. Oregon Wednesday. Jun « 4, IV86 (>ettin^ ready for school Dr Rolen (lefti and Sam Devin checked Am) Burkenbme's vision at last Thursday's pre school screening clinic Amy is the 5-year old daughter of Allen and Raylenc BurkcnbiM Bicycle ban will «r be enforced Mayor Cara Costa asked city police Monday to start enforcing the ban on sidewalk bicycles She said there were too nuns kids riding on the sidewalks and it is dangerous An ordinance was adopted by the city several years ago against bikers on sidewalks m the downtown area after an elderly wonun had been knocked down by a rider Police Chief IXiug Kathhun said it would be enforced Lack of quorum delays meeting I-as Vegas businessman gives museum $25,746 Morrow County Judge. Don McHligott presents Museum Hoard Chairman Alma Grccniccnteriwith a notification of the receipt of a 525.746 Wilson foun dation check as Margo Shcrer. Morrow County Treasurcr looks on The money is a gilt for the museum from l.as Vegas businessman iiarl Wilson He was raised on the family ranch at Me Nab which in recent years has been farmed by Snow McHligott Although Wilson left Morrow County, "he has always had a deep interest in the area," said Judge Don McHligott The museum board has discussed several possible uses for the money, said (irecn, but has not yet made any decisions The nest meeting of the museum board is June 17 Local girl selected for Miss Teen contest Kimberle Wright Kimberle W’right. daughter of Ken and Judy Wright of Heppner has been accepted as a contestant in the Miss Teen of Oregon Scholarship and Recognition Pageant to be held in Corvallis the weekend of July 18-20 Wright reports that she answered a letter from the pageant committee by completing an application form and sending a photograph of herself and was notified about two weeks ago that she had been accepted as a contestant The pageant is not a "beauty con test" or a “ talent competition." says Wright, it is based largely on the contestant's community service Judging criteria include the contes lant's personality as determined by an interview with contest |udgcs. her pervinal development of hobbies. talents and interests, service and achievement to school and com munity. her performance on a writ ten test of general awareness, her scholastic achievement, and poise and personality projected in formalwear Wright says that she is both sur prised and excited to be a contestant and is looking for sponsors for the contest which has a reputation of benefiting others I js t year the state contest raised S3.200 for United Cerebral Palsy Should Wright win (he cortcst and be named "M iss Teen of Oregon, "she would win a SI.(XX) scholarship to use at the school of her choice, a host of other prizes, and die opportunity t» compete at the national level Forest Service to give away seedlings The forestry service has several thousand Pondcrosa Pine and Douglas fir seedlings They want to give them away on a first come first served basis on Friday. June 6 between 8 10 a m at the Forest Ser vice Compound on Main St next to Coast to Coast in Heppner These are large trees and may grow to 2(K)' in the right conditions They make excellent shelter belt trees, but need care for the first couple of scars orge«?! R Tiw BMrtoa C«b>MH J A Proven "f. Investment in Profits If Tbouaanda of termers acroaa th« U S . Canada and tha world can tall you . . Crary Air Raal actually paya for it aalt In acre*, not year* A new county brochure is off the presses and reads tor distribution The brochure is an updated version of one printed several years ago. and contains new information about businesses, cities, and recreational areas of Morrow Counts Fifteen thousand of the brochures were printed, and are available at Coast to Coast store. Morrow Coun ty Extension Service. Heppner Gazette Times office and the coun ty museum About 2.IXX) of the brochures were also sent to the tourism divi sion in Salem, for distribution by that agency Oawn 4 "• - T KI WI I I M A I S I I K I l/s/vr. Teen surprised by trip to Thailand to the U.S Ken’s selection was made at the National 4 H Center in Washington D C, from an application submitted earlier for another trip He had a choice of Botswana or Thailand Wuh his esc on a future career in in temational trade in Pacific Rim Countries, Thai was the instant choice The exchange is approximately two months long, allowing Ken time to continue with plans to enroll at Oregon State University this tall A \l / Jl V . Smaller wheat yields expected Although it's "still a little early to tell." most ranchers seem to be ex pecting slightly smaller yields than Ken Curtis last year sjid l^irry Mills, manager It didn't take Ken Curtis. 4 H of the Morrow County Grain member and high school senior long Growers That is. if wc get a break to say "yes" when a voice from in the weather and vine ram in June, W ashington I) C offered him ihc he qualified l.alc seeded wheal doesn't look as opportunity to spend this summer in good as the earlier seeded grain The Thailand Ken. son of Risk and l.iz Curtis. late seeded grain didn't come Heppner, is one of ten older 4 H through as well and the stands are members from the United State« i thin, he said, mainly because winter departing as an exchange delegation settled in early and lasted longer than for Burbsank. Thailand, on June 10 normal The spring barley could still The group will be a part of the Asia do O K it we get a little rain in June Morrow Counts Ag Agent Fred Foundation and Nalional 4 H Coun cil summer exchange Travel is ar l.undin agrees that tarmers arc ex ranged by the Asian Foundation peeling a crop "not as good as the with Ken departing from Pendleton last several which were above average, but they're not expecting for San Francisco ami Bangkok The U S Thailand rural youth is this year to be a wreck, cither." Some fields sustained winter in the second year of the program In Thailand. Ken will spend two damage evidenced by yellowing and weeks at five different rural develop stunting of winter wheat earlier this ment sites, a six day conference with spring "Unfortunately, most of the Dun youth aged 17-25 an additional damage was done before wc were one week session at two different able to determine the cause and do sites, as well as a fin a l three das con something about it " The normal ferencc wuh Ihai south who came practice for most area dryland tanners, to add a form of liquid nitrogen in the spring helps the plant fill the hejd it has and add protein to the kernel, but will not increase Carol Ann Alls, president of the head size Rchck.ih Assembly of Oregon has Fields where nitrogen was applied notified Holly Lodge of the appoint below and to the side of the seed at ment of Delpha Jones, as Stale the time the field was planicd show Rebekah Community Service Chair cd less winlcr damage, but he says man. for the learn of 19Kb 87 because this method is more expen sive, requires special equipment, and is slower, it is mostly used by farmers with irrigated land Since Lundin has been in Morrow Fred Lundin finds wheat in boot stage at top of Heppner County only fisc months, he adnutts Hill. that he is not an expen on what the area ranches are producing, but cm Bob Blue, commander of the pbasizes that 60® 70* weather is the Heppner Veterans of Foreign Wars, most favorable for spring growth has received notification from the Sustained temperatures above 93* at Military Order of the Purple Heart the hoot stage, as seen in the gram that a park in Maricopa County. on top of Heppner Hill, may mean Phoenix. Arizona, is being donated empty heads if there is inadequate by an unknown person on the con soil moisture Gram at lower eleva dition that it be called. 'T h e Jane tions which is in later stages of Fonda Vietnam Victory Park " Ihc development would be less serious park will have a 30 foot tower on ly effected which the flags of the United States "Hopefully, by the time this paper and North Vietnam will fly. savs comet out, it will be 60* and rain Blue mg. or at least 75" and breezy." the He urges area veterans to express Ag agent concluded their opinions to the following politicians U S Senators from Arizona, Barry Goldwatcr and De Concini, Washington D C 20510 Congressmen John McCain. Mor ris K feta 11. Bob Stump. Eldon Rudd, and Jim Kolble. House of Representatives. Washington. D C 20515 A Pendleton juvenile and Jeffrey Governor Bruce Babbit. 1700 Todd McF.lhoney. 20. Heppner were West W ashington. Phoenix. arrested in connection with a break Arizona Mayor Terry Goddards, 215 West in at the W illow Creek Country Club in Heppner Washington. Phoenix. Arizona The Perfect Gift for The juvenile was stopped in a Planning Commission member the Perfect Dad! Robert Britain. 111 South Third stolen car near the Washington Oregon state line by W ashington and Avenue. Phoenix. Arizona, 85005 Oregon state police officers follow mg a high speed chase McF.lhancy was scheduled for ar P eterson’s Jewelers / raignment Tuesday afternoon on charges of Burglary I. reports Mor The blac* willow may H eppn er row County Undcrshcrtff Verlin 676 9200 grow a new tree from itt Denton root* Will serve as state I sen ice chairperson M&R \ Spring ! Carpet and Vinyl j floor Covering j •ixmmt— fr*« Werfe ............... Specials. è c— & There was no council meeting Monday due to a lack of quorum Only one council member showed up and calls to homes tailed to locate others who could attend Budget hearing scheduled for 7 45 pm Monday will be held at the same hour Thursday at city hall it will he followed by the re-scheduled council meeting, at 8 p m New brochure out Jane Fonda Vietnam park donated i pf that say Pops .. .Yxi'reTops Give Dad A W in d G a u g e Air Reel* provan. patantad ayatam blow* air through tha manifold, firmly pushing your crop ovar tha aickia bar Into tha augar lor a mora officiant faad into tha hopper C o n a ta n t vie w of tha cu tta r bar w ith no raal flash b ack re d u c e « op era tor fatlgua. Day or night. Proven In moot every crop, high and low yields, avon down and tangled crops Gentler crop handling create« leea shatter loaa and faster ground Battar Harvest* Start With «lattar C oncepts CRARY; ▼ aa» CIUJtY Oaatar ig Morrow County Grain Growers« 350 Moin Sira«* l««ing*cn Oregon 97839 Phone 989 822) 1 800 432 7396 Heppner man arrested for Country Club break-in I Digital and Dial A
