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. . > '• • ‘ as* * * . * * ' ~ • .. ; s . .. « * S. ■ *« ; m.' * *• - • . . • . . / ' . * * . ' ' X . . ' - . — •n • B E S S I E U OF i Î-. W E 7 Z E L L ORE NEW S P AP E R L I B EUG ENE 9 7 4 0 3 OR îj J . •n ■V A V • . ± 1 5 * f • /> ] - X - «. . • „ f Morrow County s Home-Owned Newspaper The Heppner .^::^a 4 v? * i * 1 ». 2 * r r e r- *.'¡5 - A» v H imes azette VOL 105 NO 34 Wednesday, August 26 1987 Heppner 25» 10 Pages Steve Currin wins amateur calf roping saddle Steve C urrin won A ll Around honors and the amateur call roping saddle at the M o rro w Counts Rodeo For placing second in the event. Jim Lundcrs won a pair o f hoots Other winners were M C Open C alf Roping Jack M c G u ire ; Brcukaw av T ris h a Mahoney. Team Roping Tim Inman and Jim W ard. C a ll Ruling loes Hoffman. C ow riding Steve Currin; Steer W restling Rex Lane Pee Wee Barrels (Ponies) first Joey H o ffm a n ; second C h e n c Papineau Pec Wee Barrels (Horses) first H olly FU:kman. second Christine Bcdortha Cow M ilking Steve Currin M u tto n Busting firs t B rian P apin eau; second C o rey Ehrmantraut Junior Barrcls-a tie between M ic h e lle Papineau and N ik k i Brisbois Senior Barrels Joan F.ckman Pony Race first Cherie Papineau. second Dawn Boor third Domia Sharp Tuesday night Team Branding was won ty the team of Boh Mahoney. M ike Mahoney Ron Hall and Boh Steagall • ti • * 2 •-»*■ xT* • • , . . M ; • i X * - C Hi t i ...»V v P tv .- O g r .p k s C .IJlW l 11 " k.»fv * C 'fc tfN f» « « Ms A % N . * à -H *I w h u v f f c * » S . s s J I s s f a lt I j M v x I o í H v x C f t U v M M»4Ju»mn | i < k Suxspvi.iks» C 't 4 k \ t x f » ( 'i « n g f S » i v p * u l s ' Nh»wU M j» |b Peek SAkVpff A m P v o fK s ih s M x x \k lx w \v l\» j M x I X in h 'l award (•«# liinioy «*»**! 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Shjr .fi I siierln PnnJIehfi arwJ lifsi p!a»e hf |r»>i»p'' won S Oils Hat and the knights V \ d ie s f o l lo w in g a c c id e n t . 4 ' * ' V ^ < I * J A * . -, • » * . ^-1 ' a- • » f * *> ». * * 3 . v w x * > ‘r »- • * * V ' • .V . - * VU . a * / A Heppner youth dies) Wednesdiiy following un accident at the Hepp ner Pool Robbie Briggs. 11. apparently d iv ed into shallow water and hit his head Lifeguard Randy Cole hail him out of the water and was doing CPR when F.MTs and police arrived He was transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital where the official cause of death listed hitting h i\ head V / h aJ was N ew Steve Currin receives amateur calf roping saddle donated by Kmzua Corp from Princess Kathleen. Queen Cindy and Princess Judy The rate increase is necessary he said, because Bonneville Power -VI ministration rates have increased, because- pt>wer usage had dropped dramatically since IV 7d and because a small revenue increase was need ed to meet mortgage requirements The new rales w ill gii into eflccl October I the co-operative has sent letters to c . k h of its customers dotjil mg the fate increase The average rale w ill increase to S 14c per kwh including a service charge increase. Tm im bs said Residential customers will have a S2 service charge increase and an energy rale increase of nearly one tilth of a cent per kwh Small com mercial customers w ill see a $2 ser vice charge increase and a power rate increase of three fourths ol a cent Irrigation pumps w ill he charged at the same rale, hut the power use rate lor irrigators w ill in crease however the BPA irrigation discount will increase also Monthly lor security and street lights w ill lemain the same Service, dc mand. and energy charges lor large general service customers such as gr»H.ery stores and g rjm elcsjtors w ill increase about rales Princess a v < > i Round Up Sara M a u l/ will continue riding and making ap pearances. Court D irector Boh M iller Monday I he princess broke the small hone in her lower leg Saturday during the grand entry at Ihe Heppner R ih J co when her horse's feet went out from under him and he slipped on the grass in the arena The horse tell on Us side anO landed on ihe princess said as ■> 4 ** v. fr * p a *•» / • , , •• - * ¿ -M l r I ) a i l v D o u b le s Football practice started at Heppner and lone high schools Monday Members of the lone team pictured above work on their blocking technique Both schools willplay their first game Sept 11. I wo IrrigiHi men and a Hcrnusion man and woman were arrested Iasi week in what M orrow County Sheriff Roy Drago termed ihe large»! cocaine bust ever made in the Columbia Baon part o f the stale The four arrests involved ma|or dealers of illegal drugs allegedly »old in the l matilla and Hermiston area, he »aid St>nx- were also sold in M o r row County An interagency narcotics team in cluding Pendleton U m atilla C oun ty. M orrow County and Oregon Slate Police conducted a week-long undercover investigation resulting in the arrests O fficers nude two co caine buys and one marijuana pur chase d u rin g the w eek long investigation Tw o ounces of cocaine valued at $ 2 .!*** and a l y »<2 Mercury stati4»n wagon containing additional drugs were seized in connection with three August 20 arrests Christitphcr J Gibson. 22. 323 E Jennie Ave Hermiston was charg cd with three counts of Delivery o f Cocaine, two counts o f Possession o f cocaine, and tw o counts o f Delivery o f Marijuana Gibson s girl friend. Ruth Ann Hunt 2 1. of the same Hermiston ad dress was charged with two counts By A von M elby C al's Service Center will not need city planning commission approval o f a new sign to he installed at the business on Main street The city council told owner Cal Sherman at Us August meeting to oh tain a variance permit from the plan ners as the sign he wanted to install leg She was taken hy ambulance to Pioneer Mem orial Hospital where a temporary cast was put on the leg M ille r said that a perm anent fiberglass cast would he put on the leg in Pendleton " T h e doctor pro mised her it would lit in the stirrup.' he said The cast may he o ff in time By A von M elby The Portland architectural tirm of Hanson. Dunahugh. Nicholson o f Portland has been named architect for the Heppner Hotel renovation in to a senior c ili/cn residence The council made the decision in a special meeting recently Max (Kocrpcr) member o f the firm, will meet with the special com nuttcc o f city council members and senior citizens at city hall Wednes day night to start making plans lor exactly what is wanted in the renova tion Senior C ili/en s have been meeting deciding the type and size o f rooms they wi>uld like to have for the Senior Center to he on the ground level ol the building The architect was recommended of Delivery ol Marijuana and with Possession of C o cain e and Marijuana Elutcrm Ulloa C h a ire /. 24. Ri 2 Biix **). Irngon was charged with Delivery and Possession o f Cocaine and Possession of Marijuana C h a ire /- cousin Julian Venegas U lloa. 30. o f the same Irngon ad dress was arrested in a separate August 2 I iitcidem in Hoaidman He was charged with Delivery and Possession o f Cocaine He alleged ly a small amount of cocaine to an undercover officer August IK His IUH7 Mazda containing drug jvjraphernalia <«i/cd at the lime of the arrest (Yardm an and Irrigon police assisted The lour arc lodged at Um atilla County jail Heppner and Riverside F FA members earned a total o f SK76 in premiums for their exhibits at the M orrow County Fair Individual and team F F A jw jr d s were won hy the following Advanced team livestock judging first Heppner. second Riverside, third R jker Beginning team livestock judging first Heppner. second Union High point individuals Judges first-Cory Rill of Heppner. second Angie Ashhcck o f Heppner. third Nance W right o f Heppner. fourth Lynn Greer o f Riverside and fifth- Danny Byrd o f Riverside C h a m p io n M a rk e t A nim als Grand Champion Markei la m b Nancy Bailey o f Heppner. Reserve Grand Champion Jason l>>ughcrty Market Steer Jim Clark o f Heppner. Reserve Grand Cham pion Trina Hcllhcrg ot Riverside. Grand Cham pion Market Hog Jim Rrosnan ol Heppner. Reverse Grand Champion M ark Brosnan of Heppner S how m anship A w ard s FFA Master Showman Gihh Evjns o f Riverside High School. Grand Champion Sheep Showman Gibb Evans ot Riverside. Grand C ham pion Swine Showman Jim Brosnan o f Heppner Grand Champion Beef Showman Trina Hcllhcrg o f R iver side; G rand C ham pion D a iry S h o w m a n -A n g ie A shhcck of Heppner Tractor Driving Contest first Derek H«wft second Kevin Troxcll. third Jim Brosnan all o f Heppner Best Eitlcd Sheep Dan Byrd ot Riverside sold was FFA’ers earn fair premiums H eppner G rand C ham pion V » .2 : hy this committee after reviewing 14 applications F ive firm s were represented in a final meeting lhai extended over almost five hours before the decision was made Hanson. Dunahugh. Nicholson is the architect which planned the new addition to Pioneer M e m o ria l Hospital a lew years ago The firm has been involved extensively senior c itize n housing and h isto rical building rehabilitation ' ■ < XV.-»-- U*s N. • ' > w - 's . v^.. %*S **• . ,V*> I .■> » r sH - • for next month's Round Up The horse was m>l iniured 'J - A would he larger than the building o*dc allowed The plan n in g co m m issio n member* sad the permit was not necessary because the business had been grandfathered in when Ihe ron ing code was adopted hy the city His signs, under Arvo and Mobil companies, have alwass hivn larger in proportion to the si/e of the building than the c ih I c allowed Sherman has changed the name ol the station cash tunc he changed gas suppliers and has had several d if ferent ones over the past 20 years With the new name change he has recently made that w ill no longer he necessary He w ill now he selling Union 76 supplies and the new sign w ill he ihe Union 76 circle Architect named for hotel project of • and drowning The pool was closed following the accident and remained closed until Tuesday. Aug 2$ There was no in sestigation. Police C h ie f Doug Rathhun said Rriggs is the son of Robert and Stacie Briggs The family moved to Heppnei a year ago from Fairfield Idaho s ig n O . K . a t C a l ’ s S e r v i c e C e n t e r Four arrested on drug charges “ *f 9 ♦•'‘ * • as. á - I * Hsnkuty I . « f id IHM pio»» M .ks Avion* H o i ( i« x in h k \l 4 M l i 4 N f \ l Irr^xxn U u .ll V»«Yf*Uk«-* €••%*« M v j I% \» W f K U k « % Power rates increase Oct. 1 Round Power rates are going up tor Col u m h ia Basin h le c tric C o op customers I he average home may see Us electricity hill increase by $3 10 each narnth I he amount ol each customer's increase- depends on ihe isjx* of service he has and the amount of power he uses. Manager Fred Toombs said M *s|o« k al V H ! Fair and Rodeo now a memory ( k « h M tf ’j ’ A n o th e r G ra s s F ir e Heppner firefighters were called to put out a grass firo on the hill below Evergreen Terrace Apts Tuesday evening A spokesperson for the Heppner Police Dept said the fire was started by three juveniles playing with a lighter t he sights. sounds. and »ntclls of the Morrow Count) Fair and Rodeo have returned to memory unni next year the following w ill include ihcir winning exhibits and performances iO those memories r- *• ’ s • - - / .■ • • - .y > ;' : : .l ï - v ■ • f . f .L f . r * * V 1 s1 . . . s, 1 V >• i ^ i ?.1 • ’ * ' y, T », « • ••.. if, /i Ä . * ■:> * Two injured in gun Tight Charges are pending following an early Wednesday morning argument during w h iih a shotgun was tired. M orrow < ounly Shcntl Roy Drago has announced Seven juveniles and one adult were involved in an argument in the Irrigon area early Wednesday. Aug • John Lingo. 20. Bend, and one luvcmlc were injured by pellets when a shotgun was tired They were taken to area hospitals for treat ment and were released Other weapons were involved ami the matter is still under investigation. I he S he riff said Weather Report by C«| o' "•P®"*' August IN • 24 H ig h la m Pres. Tues W ed Thurs En Sat Sun Mon K4 H7 77 Nl N4 K4 K7 SO 4H 44 4N 61 0 0 0 0 03 o <2 0 ** ; .
