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. V» •• - / - . . - — ••. . • . — -•# % .• • * ■' - » . - «•- t A U •„ 7 « • - * . . « ' •• ■ « *••: / * • ^ ' *«•!.'. ■ i .v s o r • Little League All-Stars named for 1988 ErssiE ws::ri' u ‘ - . ; P A r E R E ’J 3 - Î* 2 OR >•' .> v V | • « » • • « * re s- * o r e w .'J * l it b> 7 -* * 1 • The Heppner x -.1 • Morrow County’s Home-Owned Newspaper V . ' W *: \i -V t : s • # \ X- j * /-•* • 1 ' i v * •',» '• -w Z photo by Joyc* Hug*M Harnett retires after 28 years VOL 106 NO 27 Wednesday, July 6. 1988 Rachel Harnett has enjoyed the 28 years she has put m as Director of the Morrow County Museum Devin is new City Librarian Rene Devin is the new city librarian in Heppner Rene is married to O liver I>evin and has two hoys. J e ll. 1H and M iff, 7 years old She has been assisting Bethel Heinrich since last tall in the library Bethel's last day was June Ml A few things Rene has planned is to file the non fiction writers under the author's first four initials, and “ learn to order hooks from the State library on the com puter," she says Another thing she is interested in doing is inc reasing the hooks in the library for fifth through seventh graders They are the “ forgotten c h ild re n " and it is very hard to choose books tor them She is look ing for input in this direction People are invited to stop by the library and sec the large selection o f books on hand New books arc com ing in all o f the time, hopefully, something tor everyone Community Action Program ot East Central Oregon (CAPECO ) is beginning "O peration Clean U p " This operation pros ides sujx-rv is ed youth fo r clean up projects around Senior Citizens homes D m type o f work is limited to chores that can be done by a five member crew during a four hour period This would be something such as clean ing garden beds, brush removal, trash removal <*r furniture moving or other projects that may require assistance Interested persons may contact C A P E C O I HOG 752 I 139 or 276-1926 or contact the senior center in Heppner for more information Operation clean-up begun by CAPEC O VBS Heppner 25* 10 Pages Rachel Harriet has been the Direc tor o f the M orrow County Museum for 28 years as o f May 30 For the last tour or five years Rachel fuu worked a four hour week and as o f last week, is retiring fhe Morrow County Museum was dedicated in 1960 by Amanda fhivall in memory o f her husband and daughter About seven years later another addition was put on that now bouses the animal section JoAnne Wood is the curator under the direction of Rachel She has been putting information into the com- putor listing everything that is hous ed in the museum At some later tim e, history o f some M orrow County families w ill go into the computer. Rachel says Rachel is planning to do some gcneology work after she retires She is not planning on sitting home to do this Hopefully, she w ill get to travel some to do her research Some of her family was in Boston in the I M ill's and she is very interested in follow ing this up Halvorsen is U.G.L.Y. contest chairman Frank Halvorsen has been named Chairperson of the l ' 0 I. Y Bartender Contest in lone for the Oregon Chapter National M ultiple Sclerosis Society, and w ill coor dinate fund raising events for the contest in lone U Ci l. Y stands for Understan ding, Generous, Lovable You M r Halvorsen accepted the ap pointment out o f his desire to help people in Oregon who are suffering from m ultiple sclerosis, and to help fund research into the cause and cure for MS Multiple sclerosis is a progressive and often disabling disease o f the central nervous system No cause or cure has yet been found The U .G .L .Y Bartender contest w ill run in lone throughout the month of September is sharing God's Love The W illow Creek Little league concluded its regular season on June 31 The program was very suc cessful with nearly 250 players par tk'iputing at either major, minor or - •9 The l.am b Weston Potato plant may close, or cut back operations if the Port of M orrow does not lower its water and sewer b ills, John Bristow o f the Port told the Hcpp ner Chamber o f Commerce last week Bristow said the potato processing company has told the Port it would like to see its $33,500 per month water and sewer service charge lowered so the company can keep its Boardman plant competitive The plant is located in the Port o f M orm w in Boardman and presently employs around 450 people It is the largest employer in Boardman and M orm w County Water and sewer fees paid by la m b Weston arc used to pay o ff debts the Port incurred when install ing a large waste water disposal system used in the processing o f potatoes Bristow said the Port's tlebt on the waste system ami Hint to about $4 6 m illion “ If Lamb Weston shuts down it would have a severe impact on businesses and the county tax base." Bristow told (he chamber But he added, “ if we (the Port) reduce revenue, it w ill affect other Port ac tivities such as the airport, operating engineers etc Several members of the Boardman Chamber were on hand at the meeting, and one expressed concern over the impact o f the possible closure o f the Ia m b Weston plant “ A few years ago we had eleven- hundred jobs and they were running 46 weeks m il o f the y e a r,'' said !>>n Russell, who runs a service station and o il distribution in Boardman “ la m b Weston employment is now down to about 500 jobs and 26 w eeks," he said " I t has had a drastic impact on those that are left, and we are w orking on what we can Sidewalk sale this Friday > * . > j s Kids from the Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist Vacation Bible School presented to Betty Tan ner, Board Chairman of the Morrow County Neighborhood Council with 209 pounds of toiletries and canned goods giving the foods was to “ Share Ciod's Ix iv e ". which was the theme o f the week There was 209 pounds donated equated with $238 worth o f goods A team of A ll Stan, representing the league w ill participate in the D istrict Tournament on July 20-23 in Sisters, Oregon The Merchants Committee is organizing a Sidewalk Sale to be held in downtown Heppner Friday, July 8 The hours arc from 9 a m until 6 p m. Anyone interested in having a do to stop the down slide " Bristow said that when a propos ed landfill is opened in M orm w County, and large amounts o f waste material begins arriving at the Port's shipping terminal (T 3), the Port w ill have another source of income, to offset a reduction in rates to laimb- Weston However, Bristow pointed out, the landfill fees w on't begin flowing until the landfill is opera tional sometime in 1991 A larger tax buse for the Port has been discussed by some in the coun ty, however. Bristow did not go as far as to propose higher taxes to fill the gap The Port presently has a tax base ot $45,000 per year, and has in the past operates! on the theory o f non lax revenues p a yin g fo r expenses “ If we get pressed with cut backs and severe impact to the county. we w ill be back to talk a ga in ," he told the Chamber Hughes and the Republican Ccn tral Committee are planning a spec lal event in the park for one on one visits with Smith More information w ill he forthcoming Bear donations are greatly appreciated Seven huggahlc teddy bears have been donated to the C hildren's Ser vices Division in Morrow County as an introduction to children to foster care This is an on going program with CSD and the bears w ill be collected and distributed as needed The Heppner Ranger District is planning two lield trips to help them get to a final Forest Plan The dates for the trips w ill be July 23 and August I f The purpose- is to get in tcrested individuals to go to the woods to see the kinds ol activities that go on there, look at vartmis forest management practices, pro hlern areas and potential areas ot conflict and help them understand what the Heppner Ranger District does and whv they do it New condition leddy bears are needed ami the drop off locations arc as follows First Interstate Bank. Heppner 4M) West Street in Lex ington. Hardware store in lone. Children's Services ( Mtice in Board nun and la s t Chance Fruit Stand in Irrigon Hie emphasis on the July 23 trip w ill be on umber harvesting prac lices. reforestation and the effect* on watershed valued and big game habitat The second trip w ill concentrate on riparian area managerra-nt. Iish habitat improvement and recreation opportunities letters w ill be sent to people on their n u llin g list regarding these trips If you have not received a let ter anil would like to participate, call the forest service office. 676 9187 Treat the Family to Fun Days! D > ; ft ^ < 1k June 28 - July 4 1 urs. Weds. 1 burs PH Sun. M m 1 4IW f*rei 4X .0 44 .0 48 .0 54 .0 53 .0 46 .0 46 .0 Hitch •9 72 80 87 84 73 70 Market Report f <ynphm«M« <4 ffxw Morrow County Qtmtn O nw W l Friday, July I . — > » ^ • JS» 'î i r, ( ‘ *• . , » .V - s V . i Si -* * i * Soft White M 05/M 07 •4 09/»4 I I *4 13 •4 28 Barley »123 T »124 T July Aug Sept PIK ... ‘t r / V i 99 5 » LO A N S □AUK • CTc - Weather Report fry City U* M#ppnwr of astern (jreqon Arlington • Heppner • lone •/ "Y o u r M o n ty H e lp in g )i> u r N e ig h b o r s " MFMBTR F DIC : ' a. - ' A new class for beginning golfers ages 6 16 w ill begin Monday. July I I .il l> .i m .it lhe WIDOW ( ir e k G o lf Course “ Little l in ks" w ill consist o f five lessons and w ill cost $20 per person Interested persons are to call 676 5417 to sign up or contact Charlie Rawlins n fa M S fE H m a \ ■ > The M orm w County Medical Board has scheduled a meeting to be held at the lone C ity Hall on July 11 beginning at 7 p m General business matters w ill be on the agenda “ Little Links Congressman Smith to visit Heppner golf starts Monday C am paign C hairm an M e rlin Hughes has announced that Con gressman Bob Smith w ill visit Hepp ner Saturday. July 23 between I0 :30 a m and 2 p m • • V - , w ^ k a Notices table downtown is tree to do so It would he helpful, however, if you would contact Joycckay Holloman. 676 5241 or Andrea M ortim nrc. 676 9 2 18 to set up a space There is no charge for this space VAC ATIO tended bible sch«»>l June 2 0 24 to see who could collect the most foods and to ile trie s to donate to the Neighborhood Center The idea o f •’ Lamb-Weston asks Port for cutbacks in fees 1 The children at the Vacation Bi Me School. Methodist, laitheran and bptacopal churches combined had a contest involving 90 children that at T ball level Final standings were in first place winning all their games the Braves, second Giants, third Indians, fourth Cubs, fifth Rangers; sisth Angels and seventh l>xlgers Forest service plans field trips t! •H ■ « .t ST Members of the All-Star team are front row left to right Danny Smythe. Jim Tellechea, Jim Logan. Corey Wade. Mike Holloran, Steve Wilson, Brian Holtz Back row left to right: Charlie Sumner, manager. Kevin Payne. Rick Koffler. Joe McNeill. Brian lantis, Truitt Greenup, Sam Sumner. Jered Wicklund and Tom Wicklund, coach. imes azette s ‘ *1 » t . I * . v j i . - V « , • v *♦' r» —' *0 4 % * i - A K- + ' " iw » s ^ ' ' .in ^ * > ♦ 1
