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the M rpporr l . i ; r ( l r In n o . H cppm r. Oregon Wednesday, January 7, IMf7 . H \ |
County crushes rock near Boardnian
For 25 years. getting a piece o f the
rock has been serious business to
Rom MahNxt. and a rock solid
business at that
Last March. Morrow Counts con
tracted with Mabhntt s company.
United Crushing Consultants o f
Pendleton to run the county's rock
crusher
For the past month. Mahbott has
been crushing rock just west o f
Tower Road in Hnardman faster than
county crews can haul it o ff The
county is stockpiling the crushed
ruck on city property for use on
couniy road projects this spring
Tw o major projects scheduled for
hits spring are the reconstru cts o f
Wilv>n and Paul Smith rtwds. accor
ding to County Commissioner G W
“ Jerry" Peck The first phase of the
reconstructkin. ditch digging, fence
building, tree removal, ets . c«kild
begin as earls as January Peck vakl
The county turned the operation
ewer to pnsHe enterprise in order to
reduce operating costs, the Commit
sion said Mahbott has reduced the
cost o f operating the crusher
more than 50%
It cost the
county $7 05 per cub«, yard to
operate the crusher last year com
pared to this sear's $3 50 per cubic
yard, including maintenance
In the first three weeks o f opera
tk>n in North Morrow County. Mab
hott produced nearly 15.000 tons of
the h inch minus rock Mahbott is
operating the crusher five days a
week and is turning out 800 to *8*1
ton a day
Morrow Cikints purchased the
nick crusher in 1451 The counts
has continually upgraded the equip
ment through the years and invested
5176.1**) in I486 tor improvements
and maintenance
An iivciv icw ut M orn «» l ..urns \ n*c k c rusher Purchased in 1451, the count' ‘
invested in the equipment
• I million dollars
Alter two crushing'. the rink is vrecned lo sejvarate
the V iik h minus Ur|t(r iiuicnal hc.kls lor the im
past crusher lor a final c rushing
County crews van barcls keep up with lorn Mah
holt running the operation
Three county dump ink ks equipped vs uh trailers haul
the rock several link’ s Jails to a stoskjnlc site in
Board man
I'-ash trusk vsith a trailer holds about 2’ suhk yards
ol aggregate
Tom Mahbott keeps a continuous eye on the crusher's belts and eonvevors
while the machine is in operation
“ There's a lot o f things that can go w rong." says Mabhntt if a belt or
conveyor gets jammed or if the feeder gels plugged the crusher must be
shut down within seconds to avoid costly damages lo the machine
Mabbot's son, Dave, who is also his business partner, physically inspect'
the blind spots Mabhntt can t see from the control station
M orrow County trio to prepare 'M iddle of Nowhere'
ehili for cookoff
Morrow Counts members ol the
''R e a l" Middle ot Nowhere Chili
Clan. Mars "R eally Nowhere"
Peterson, Petri "Almost Nowhere"
l.o n g w jy V in ce.
and
Boh
''Sometimes Nowhere I Veter have
qualified to compete in the Great
Northwest Chili (\>ok <)lt January
17 at the I loyd Center Ked I ion Inn
in Portland
In preparation tor this culmars
contest, the i Ian will took a sample
hatch of the
Real
Middle ol
Nowhere Chili at Heecher s Cafe in
lone. Surnlay. January II
The
Real
Middle of Nowhere Chili
will he- re.kly lor tasting at b M)
p m . but the Nowhere" Osm will
start at ) p m F.veryonc is invited
income watch (he show and sample
the chili
According to "Really Nowhere
Peterson, the clan's vhiet chef, the
Cook (lit should he loads ot tun
l as h of the 20 teams chosen tor the
Alcohol Servers
Class
Sunday, Jan. 11
Register at the Elks
A
hisht at <
Aj» sales d o w n 9%
RACES V
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Heppner Elks 358
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salves a close second i527. 166 (II I )
Wheat sales were 514 million and
hay and forage 54 million
Agrkultural sales in the Counts hv
commodity are listed below
14X6 Sales bv Couimodits
527.644.1**»
Potatoes
|4.650.(X*>
W heal
>J.|X6.(*Kl
Hay A Forage
Other Crops
4,2 36,000
60.716,000
All Crops
27.l66.om
C aille A Calves
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DONT
PLAY
GAM ES
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Frpsh
15
19 *
5 9 *,
4 9 *.
Bulk Carrots
G reen
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Red Deli« m
us
Apples
I rrsh Whole
Crab
Charmin
Bathroom
Tissue
12 roll pack
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h>rk ( hops
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Assorted < nr
Beef
Round Steak
1 ”
• I 4*,
W estern fa m ily
\lacaroni & Cheese Dinner
n to i
\ t e r n Fam ily T h in Slit t i l
v^.ieh Meat ¿v> ot
Prices Good January 8-12
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Open 7 days a npek, 7 a m. to 6 p m.
Court Street Market
111 N
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Court Heppner
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676-9643
Cook Otl will present a skit based
on its theme Pie Nowhere Clan
bases its theme on the advantages o f
living in the “ real“ middle o f
nowhere
Die Clan will decorate its booth,
lucky number I ' , at the Cook ( >tt
with the flora, hunch grass ami sage,
ol Morrow County, and will per
lonn its skit at 2 1 N p m . Januars
17
I he < ire.it Northwest ( hilt ( 'ook
< >!t is sponsored by the < begun Heel
Council First, second, and third
place prizes will be awarded by
lodges jrul to people s choice win
ners Chili will Ik- judged on taste,
red color, consistency, aroma and
a fte r ta s te
Proceeds from Cook O il ad
misison and tastes sold to the public
at the Cook Otl will go to the
W ashington Park Zoo Starting time
for the Cik>k Olt January 17 is II
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Marv "Really Nowhere Peterson (left)
“ Almost Nowhere" Longway-Vince prepare to make chil
From page 1
( Xhcr Animal Products 2.238,1**)
Ml I ivcttock
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All Crops A I iscsitK'k'*).120.I**»
I he above data was assembled hy
Stanley Sides I 'tension I conottnsl
in coopcratkin with the Counts I s
tension Olficc. and the AS( S
Four vehicles collide near Kin/ua
tw o people were treated at
Pioneer Memo!lal Hi
n Hi pp
ner following a three i.u
tiuck
pile ujv last Wednesday .ittemoon
Art W arren. driver o f a
Pickup rolls, injures four
A pickup driven hv Hulvnda Hager
went over the bank and rolled last
Thursday afternnon The driver ap
parently lost control on an tes curse
near the Blake Ranch above Hepp
ner The Morrow County Sheriff's
( Jfficc reports that the accident is still
nd no , il.iimns
inulei investigati
hase yet been issued
Hager and her j'.iss •ngers Julie
W ilde. John I errell. and Yvette
Cowell were ill t.iki I to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital I •Mowing the
accident Hager and Farrell were
still patients there Monday
Volkswagen, and landa Conk In
driver o f ti station wagon, were take
to the hospital I a >g truck drivi
Cary I>av is and Don Ball. driver ol
a pickup were not minted in If
accident
I he log truik apparently w,
jvarked near the km/ua mill win
the vehicles collided the road w.
ics and it was snowing, the Sheriff
O lficc rc|<orts All of the velini«
sustained some damage
II
Sheriff's < »Mice is still investigati!
the accident, no citations had lx-i
issued I uesdav
To All Morrow County Voters
W p recognize th.it for many of us these are very tliffit ult timt*s economi< «il
ly. This situation makes it more important than ever th.tt we all pull together
to support our communities. One of the first questions asked Jjy people
and industry that an* interested in l<x atmg in the ( ounty is alx>ut the quality
of the school system and other lot al government services. We are now
at an extremely critical crossroads in the future of our school system and
the wrong turn w ill h.tve a long lasting adverse affect on the entire area.
We recognize that there are different es of opinion on school operations
but now is the time to lay those different es to the side anti supjx>rt the
budget and then take the opportunity to get involved in the system anti
make your differences known. Please join us January U in casting a pt>sitive
vote for the future of Morrow Counts
Remember, we are the tines th.it have ft> support our c ounty, no one else
w ill do it for us.
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The Employees anti Directors of
( ounty Crain Growers
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