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' f<" •* • *• 1 w r w A * • ' . • •.. » ‘'. J * : / * ” •'.» . » T W O • Hcppncr C w t l t Th— , Heppncr. Oregon Wednesday, September 13. *WW Whispering Pines’ Mayor celebrates 90th M a d r ig a l W illow C reek L ake m eetin g this W ed . Issues related to W illo w Creek Lake w ill be discussed at a public- meeting scheduled by the Portland U .S . Arm y Engineer District for Wednesday. Sept 13. in Heppncr Topics to he discussed at the meeting include current lake eleva tion. recreation development on the lake, irrigation water available in the lake, and water quality Represen lativcs o f the Corps o f Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation will be on hand to discuss these issues Public comment is invited regarding future uses o f the lake A discussion o f the safety o f the dam w ill also be on the agenda Based on current evaluation of roller compacted concrete samples taken from the interior o f the dam. the Corps reports that no serious deterioration o f the dam is indicated Nothing has been found that adverse ly affects the stability or operation o f the dam now or in the future, ac cording to Steven L . Stockton. Portland District engineering d ivi sion chief. Additional studies are underway or just completed in the Corps' monitoring and evaluation program. Stockton said T w o completed technical studies prepared under contract w ith the C o rp s are microbiology studies by University o f W ashington scientists, and gcochemicai studies by Oregon State University scientists The remaining studies underw ay include microscopic mineral analysis o f con crete samples. A summary o f the Corps' evalua tain o f all studies w ill be provided to the public at the Hcppncr meeting, in the continuing effort to provide in formation to the people in the area about the W illow Creek project. Stockton said The study reports will be included in a comprehensive report to be published as soon as completed Sign language classes offered The Um atilla ESD w ill provide a day and an evening Beginning Sign Language Class at B M C C in Pendleton fall term Also offered is an Intermediate Sign language class The day class beginning on Thursday. September 21 will he held on Monday. Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 3 p m . providing three credit hours at 519 per credit and is taught by Malina Lindcll. ESD resource specialist for educational interpreters, The evening beginning class on Monday nights from 7 to 9 p m which bepins Monday, September . * * • • ' • 4 I ». • • * % 4 • 23 and the intermediate class on Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p m which begins on September 21. arc both nOn-crcdit and arc taught by Patti H all, E SD specialist for the hearing impaired Although the classes arc intensive courses to initiate study toward *. ».* becoming a fluent sign language in terpreter for the hearing impaired, anyone who comes in contact with hearing impaired children or adults w ill find the classes both interesting and useful. For m ore in fo r mation or to register, contact B M C C Ccntinuing Education Department at 2 7 6 -1 2 « ) M C C A m eetin g date ch an ged Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts w ill meet Sept 18. one week ahead of the usual meeting day Betty Brown will give the program showing demonstrations of reverse- glass pointing and preparation of saw painting The meeting will be at 6 30 p m in the meeting mom o f the Wagon Wheel Anyone interested in arts and crafts is welcome to attend Sleepy eyed Grazelda groaned. "W hat in the world are you doin' Clem? It’s 5 o ’clock in the morning ” i . «».,./ *, * ■ V i rá i* * • f r * % • , V ¿ ♦ *’ < m * Vi * ' * i * : Clem puffed as he p u lle d on h i\ lorn; Johns, J r s V ’ f i l l e r * m ttln l-tlitr l A C h o v r o n is open and I need lots of energy food I'm headed lo r the Round-Up to ride me a bull and I'll need lots of energy " Grazelda scoffed, "Forget it C lem , the to be thirty years younger " ** y \ . v v . » V * ■' ... A Boardman man has plead guil ty to three counts o f delivery o f a controlled substance in M orrow County Circuit Court Quirmo Madrigal. 40. plead guil ty on August 25. 1989. to two counts of delivery o f cocaine, and entered a guilty plea on September 1. 1989, to an additional charge of delivery o f cocaine The drug sales were made in March. A pnl and M ay, 1989. during an investigation con ducted hy the Morrow County Drug Task Force As part o f the plea negotiations in the matter, charges o f witness tampering and possession o f man juana were dismissed by the State Madrigal also faces additional drug- related charges in Wasco County Circuit Court C irc u it Judge Ralph C u rrin ordered the matter continued for sentencing pending completion o f a prc-seniencc investigation Donald Blake (I) helps Earl Blake cut the cake at Earl's 90th birthday party last weekend. T h in k o r a n g e When you prepare for this year's hunting trip, pul "orange clothes" high on your checklist The doctors o f the Oregon Op tomctric Association say that bright orange is noticed by other hunters because the fluorescent shade is not found in nature It is also the most visible color under all lighting conditions. The animal or bird you're hunting won't pick out the color, however, because most game don't see colors Yellow is also acceptable, red. which turns to grey at dusk, is not Be safer in the woods, wear bright orange Ronald D Wiscarson. division ih ic l of the Oregon State Eire Mar dial's office, is requesting an opi nion from the Oregon Siale Attorney ( ieneral's office concerning cardloc k gasoline dispensing, according to a letter Wiscafson wrote Sept I to eight disine! allotncys in eastern^ ( Iregon It is our intent al ibis limi to adopt administrative rules clarify ing those statues related to the dispensing of gasoline, he wrote Wis* arson's letter is in response io a letter dated Aug 2 ' to the State lir e Marshal from Jeff Wallace. Morrow County district attorney. Sails A Tcbhett. Hood River Coun tv D A . Pat W olkc. G illiam County D A . Timothy Colahan. Harney (A fte r Hours) 5:00 a .m . - 11:00 p.m . j .» il * • « . I ;* ' * . ' - ' * • * -* > • ' i ' [ - JL ■ - ' # ,*» r • * d ru g charges By M erlyn Robinson For the mayor of "Whispering Pines", the Blake ranch settlement on the North Fork of W illow Creek, it was a day to he remembered, with feasting, dancing and surprises In celebration of Earl Blake's 90th birthday last weekend, a surprise party was attended by friends and relatives from near and far " T h e y ’ll have to pack me o ff this mountain when I leave here," Blake said Ami as he datved amund under the balloon'-decorated pine trees, his leave taking didn't seem to he any where in the near future Coming the farthest for this Fire marshal asks AG for cardlock decision The Adventures of Grazelda & Clem . c o n v ic te d o n 4 BEFORE YOU PAY TOO MUCH... County D A . Doug Johnson. Raker County D A . D avid (ia lla h e r, Umatilla County D A . Kuss West. Union Counts D A . and W illiam Reynolds, W allowa County DA The letter from the eastern Oregon district attorneys asks the lire mar shal to adopt clear rules "defining what constitutes pcnnissable dispen sing o f gasoline as cardlocks to com mercial customers and what con stituies the retail'sale of gasoline in v iohition of the ban on retail self ser vice m Oregon ” The DAs' letter to the fire marshal savs that a 1906 Oregon attorney general's opinion does not make clear the distinction hclwcen a "c o m m e rc ia l customer and a ''re ta il" customer and therefore creates a problem of interpretation o f the law It further asks that. once rules are adopted, the fire marshal "initiate enforcement action against those tardkxk operators who may be in v iolation of the ban o f retail sell service." B o a r d m a n lis ts p r is o n s ite Two locations in Boardman are on the state's final tour lisi for the siting o f the new state mega prisons, ac cording to a news release from State Representative Michael Nelson The final two sites tor the prisons will he chosed around ihe first of November, according to Oregon Corrections Director Fred Pearce 4 f . ./ .> í r r I check OUR PRICK! • * \V ;f.Y * I ' - , v - r iV * ’ • t • «> ' • H urry, reb ates go o ff & sale en d s S ep t. 27th . We will SAVE YOU M O N E Y ! s w a i 'V ». . L f *,* • . » V . . .7_ „ V ty -t.v f* N *:* V. M o ro n s h a R L EY S w a i n V ,,UI uwi^ua ■,H* QM E 111 1 M ‘ V V VS , ~-S . - - ^ ^ * * » 4 Ilf*' * % (503) 567-2277 ______ North II wy 395, ' ^ •- » i «» > K K ry -, , t*Z < * s" » „ -V A 4 th I n te r n a t io n a l t o u r n a m e n t h e ld Hie 4th annual International G o lf Tournament was held Sunday, September 10 at the W illow Creek Country Club Fifteen players participated Scoring was based on the Stableford scoring system that has been used by the P G A the past tour years at the Castle Pines Golf Course in Colorado Stableford winners were first a tie between Dave Gunderson and Don 1-ott. second-George Waterland; third-Jim Wishart Net score winners were first-Russ Rollis. second M ike Doherty; third- Tad M iller; fourth Doug Smith laing drive: Don Lott K P : Roy Martin The tournament was handled by Roy M artin, Elmer Palmer and Tad M iiler Morrow Co. to benefit from ECOAC funds M o re than 6 0 0 unem ployed Oregonians in Umatilla. Grant, Wheeler. Morrow and Gilliam coun ties will receive free job training assistance over the next 12 months through the federal Job Training Partnership Act programs o f The Oregon Consortium East Central Assoualion of Counties (E C O A C ) will design and operate the training programs in response to local business needs E C O A C pnm dcs a variety o f employment and training programs for disadvantaged youth and adults, older workers and workers laid o ff due to plant closures This year's special programs will include a senes of Sell Reliance Seminars for welfare mothers, to help them get ready tor |oh training A summer youth program, with a focus on tixsl work habits and basic skills, is ex pected to serve more than 230 14 to-21-ycar olds by the end o f September ECOAC also designs individual on-the-job training programs for employers needing one or more new employees laist year. ECOAC worked w ith more than 149 local employers, contributing to a highly successful year for The Oregon Con sortium. whose 27-county program exceeded all state and federal goals for training the unemployed Businesses wishing more informa tion on customized training pro grams and hiring assistance should contact Wilma Hanks, Program Director o f ECOAC in Pendleton at 276-6732 or Pat Newport. Com munications Manager. The Oregon Consortium. I WX) 452 4110 N ow , get up to $4,()()()"u oi l' on selected n ew 1989 m odels. •* 1 V ■ é 4 y cakes Hosting this occasion were immediate family members Helen and Howard G illiam . Hepp ncr. Mary Kay and Ken Singer. Scottsdale. Arizona. Donald Blake. San Francisco and Joanne Blake. Portland Also helping were Blake's neighbors. Fran and Gene Hale, Heppncr Others attending from out o f tow n were Steve Singer. Phoenix. A Z . Paul and Doreen Gilliam . Hillsboro; Don Blake. San Francisco, C A ; Joanne Blake. Jim. Sue and John Blake, Ella Blake. Gar White and Arleta White. Keithley Blake and Betty Belle Pallay, all from Portland; and Phyllis and W alt Wilson, Burl ington. W A fhe traditional tri-color Black Hills Gold leaves and clusters are highly visible in this ring troni the Stamper line. F o r y o u r n ex t c a r o r tru ck . special occasion was Blake's eldest granddaughter. Janet Uuinn. who flew from her home in Saudi Arabia Amuher surprise was the arrival o f Joseph and Peggy Low ell. Palm Springs. California Though Blake and la m c ll have mu seen each other since their school days at lone, they have maintained a special friendship all through the years " W e grew up together, hunting, fishing and playing football in lone W e'd swipe apples and hide them And we played in the hand Fair! was a good musician, hut I just blew loud," laiw ell said A large crowd o f well-wishers watched Blake cut one o f two birth . i «4 ' ». - jm. 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