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Area rancher says fumigant involved
EUGENE
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The Heppner
Morrow County's Home Owned Newspaper
a zette
VOI. 107 NO 4M
\Ncdm-sdav, November 20, 1989
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Heppner 25*
M cC abe to retire as city treasu rer
MaryJean McCabe
MaryJean McCabe. Hcppncr Ci
t> treasurer for the past 25 years,
will set »»ft a chain reaction upon her
retirement on Dei 29
Renee Ik s in. former Heppner Ci
t> Librarian will take MaryJean's
place as iity treasurer starting Jan
I, anil Dorothy Wilson, formerly
employed at l>cxington Lumber, will
replace Renee as librarian
MaryJean McCabe look over from
I .a Verne \ anMarter. Jr . when she
ran for city treasurer against Harlan
McCurdy 25 years ago and won Shi
ran for election "a couple more
times" and then the treasurer's job
became an appointed position.
MaryJean says that she began work
ing when Elaine George was city
recorder Marshall Ia*vgrcn now
holds that position Mrs George
died in IRK I
Born in lone, MaryJean was rais
ed in Nampa. Idaho Her husband
Ernie McCabe had a butcher shop in
lone, then worked as a butcher in
Bay City on the coast before return
mg to Heppner in 1458 to work tor
Clint McQuarrie. owner of Central
Market Ernie became co-owner of
Central Market w ith Forrest Burken
bine betöre retiring three years ago
The McCabes have tour t htldren and
nine grandchildren (with one on the
way)
"I'v e really enjoyed my jo b ."
says MaryJean. b2 ' I've enjoyed
all these years They've gone fast
( )ne thing I'm especially proud of is
that I instigated lower (water) rates
for senior citizens
" lo ts of my most tun things hap
pencil when Dean Gilman was here
(Gilman was a firmier Heppner chiet
of police ) He always enjoyed scar
mg the wits out of me
Renee IX-vin, 4 ). will start her
new position as city treasurer Jan I
She has been Heppner City I ibranan
tor the past I ‘i years Before that
she worked as an assistant to Bethal
Heinrichs, librarian, did volunteer
work at the library, the Soil and
Water Conservation District anil the
elementary school
She has two sons, Jett, who is a
Santa visits Heppner
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Area sheep rancher William Rill
lost nearly S30.000 when MX) sheep
diod in the space of five minutes near
Pasco. Wa . Tuesday. Nov. 21.
Rill. 45. who has been a sheep
rancher for 20 years, says that the
initial finding of his veterinarian.
Carl Wisse of the Double Arrow
Veterinary Clinic in Pasco, is that
the sheep died of respiratory failure
Autopsies on the animals are
pending
Rill said that around 8 M) the mor
ning of Nov 2 1. he had brought in
around MX) sheep to unload in a cor
ral near Burbank. WA.. outside
Pasco I MX) sheep were already cor
ralled there, so he mixed the two
groups together When Rill began
moving around MX) of the sheep
ftoni the corral to a n th er area aNnit
I M miles away, around 10:30a m
sheep "began dmpping in the space
of three to five minutes," says Rill
"A fter about 100 went down I
thought I'd better get out of there, "
said Rill "So 1 ran But after awhile,
I thought 'nobody's going to believe
this' so I went back in "
A game warden who happened to
be in the area came across Rill and
helped him get to a telephone Rill
said hr then called the sheriff and tfie
brand inspector Rill himself became
ill that evening and was admitted to
Good Shepherd Hospital in Her-
miston around H p m . complaining
of headache, a swollen throat, short
college sophomore, and Miff, who
is a second grader
Renee says she hopes to take on
the project of computerizing city hall
it funding is available
Dorthy Wilson, 4b, will start as
Heppner Public librarian IX-c I
Dorthy, who has worked at Ecx
mgton Lumber tor the past It) years,
has worked as parttime librarian for
the past year Born and raised in
Heppner she and her husband. Tom
have two grown children She says
she plans no changes at the library
m the near future
clinic Dec. 9
A basketball clinic for boys and
girls eight through high school will
be held Saturday Dec 9, from 10
a m to 4 Ml p m at the Heppner
High School gym
Registration is at 9 30 a m The
clinic will cost S I8 per student,
which includes lunch and a T shirt
Head basketball coach Bill Cian
cio ami the Eastern Oregon State
basketball players will demonstrate
basic skills For more information
contact Betty Mathews at 989 8161
or 484 8144
Blood drawing Mon., Dec. 4
The Red Cross is joining hands
with the community of Heppner for
j blood drawing Monday, Dec. 4
from I to 5:30 p m. at the Elks
l-odge. I42 Main Street, Heppner
The goal is tor 50 units ami all blond
types are needed New donors are
especially needed to join regular
donors
"The Christmas season is upon us
and we know we need to he prepared
for all kinds of accidents," said
Judith Kehl, public information of
licer lor the Columbia River blood
C ham ber President F orrie
Burkcnbine announces that the
search for the First Cm /cns of the
Year for 1989 has begun Criteria
tor selection is based on community
service, activity m community af
lairs outside of business, prolession
or vocation, enthusiasm and leader-
Morrow Co.
Invitational
Dec. 1 & 2
Macy Rhea has a private moment with that special man from
the north pole Santa visited Heppner Saturday to officially start
the holiday season
Tree permits available now
Permits can he purchased during
regular office hours Monday through
Friday at the Supervisor's Office in
Pendleton ami at the four district of
fice» in Ukiah, Heppner, Walla
Walla and Pomeroy
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Itic Morrow County Invitational
Basketball Tournament will begin
(his Friday at 3 p m
Games arc as follow» Friday 3
p m Heppner girls vs lone girls. 5
p m Riverside hoys vs lone boys.
7 p m Riverside girls vs Joseph
girls, 9 p m Heppner hoys vs
Joseph boys
Saturday 2 p m girls losers, 4
p m boys losers. 6 p m girls win
ners, championship game. 8 p m
boys winners championship game
"A nd we know I didn't have
anything to do w ith it " After he was
admitted to the hospital he was put
on a heart monitor and placed under
observation overnight His blood
levels must be monitored four days
His wife, Sandi. says (hat he has
become more congested the past two
days They are not sure about the
long term effects of exposure to the
chemical, but say that there is no an
tidote and (hat exposure might in
clude damage to the liver and
kidneys Rill's herder, was also kept
overnight for observation Rill says
the game warden who came on (he
scene is also having health problems
Rill spent tw o days after
ITianksgiving cleaning up carcasses
"Before I could clean up. I had to
find out from the Walla Walla Coun
ty Health Dept what to do with
them I had to bury (hem in a trench,
put lina* on them and cover them
with three feet of dirt " He says the
farmer he leased the land from
helped with the clean up
Sandi didn't learn of the deaths of
the sheep until the evening of Nov.
21 when their son, l>ean, called
from He must on to tell her the news.
Die couple has no insurance to cover
the loss
"It really (Hit things into perspec
tive." said Sandi " It's not only the
loss of the sheep, but human life as
well "
region According to Kehl, only 5
percent of eligible donors regularly
give blood to keep tin: entire popula
turn healthy in the region ami to
secure community health that figure
needs to be at least 7 percent
Donors should he 17 years old,
weigh 110 pounds and be healthy
Some medications deter donation,
such as antibiotics jik I specific heart
medicines For information about
the blood draw ing call lain Straley,
676 5474
ship m the community "W e sec
these people everyday; let's take the
time to rccogni/c them ," says
Burkcnbine
Those wishing to make a nomina
tion may use I I k - nomination form in
the Gazette limes or drop hy the
Chamber office Forms should be
submitted to the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce. P O Box 1232,
Heppner. by December 26
Recipients ot (I k * award will be an
noonced at the annual Town and
Country Banquet to be held January
14
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PSo|o by Joyc« Hugh««
Cheri Lovgren (L) and Bonnie Grant display some of the
items to be sold at Artifactory this Saturday, December 2 Chen
will have a table featuring her saws she paints Her husband
makes the stands for her Bonnie will be selling her hand bead
ed scarves
Santa will also be available from 11 a m -2 p m to give the
children candy canes and have their picture taken if they wish
The kitchen will also be open with a limited lunch menu, pies
and cinnamon rolls
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County Livestock Growers
schedule annual meeting
A joint luncheon with Morrow
County CattlcWomen will kick off
the Livestock Grow ers annual
meeting at the Heppner Elks. Err
<lay, December 8 New beef cam
paign tele vision commercials will he
shown at that time CattlcWomen
will meet following the luncheon
M orrow County Livestock
Growers afternoon agenda will in
elude
Dr
W illiam K ruger.
Rangeland Resource department
head and acting Extension
Agriculture program leader, who
will address environmental issues of
concern to Iivcstock producers; Dr
Michael Gamruulh. OSU E> ision
dairy specialist, who will discuss
confined animal feeding (CAFCO);
Norman /.cllcr, Oregon State Police,
speaking on how producers ami law
enforcement can work together to be
more effective in theft control.
Randy Mills, Umatilla County
livestock agent, who will explain the
new Umatilla steer futurity, and Bill
Broderick. Morrow County Exten
sion agent, who will speak on in
tegrated resource management
Following this program. Morrow
County Livestock Growers will hold
their business meeting to elect new
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Interested persons arc invited to
join both the Livestock Growers ami
CattlcWomen during the afternoon
The puhlii is invited to the Social
Hour 5 M) to 6 3() p m . Heppner
Elks, followed hy dinner ai 6 M)
featuring I con Flick, cowboy poet,
and dancing For more information
contact Bill Broderick. Morrow
County Extension. 676 *>642. or
Ned C lark . M orrow C ounty
I ivcstock Growers president
Stores open Sundays
Heppner businesses will be open
every Sunday unni
12-4 p m
shopping
for
C hristm as
convenience
Weather Report
Market Report
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The Heppner Lions Club and
Soroptinusl Club will be conducting
then annual fruit sale on Saturday
Dec 9 starting at 4 a m and going
into the early afternoon
Lions club and Soroptim ist
members will be selling the oranges
and grapefruit door to door For
those who arc out of town or arc
nnssed, phone orders will be taken
by calling Steve Rhea or Bob Kahl
at 676 4113 or Joyce Hughes,
676-9228
Proceeds will go to fund Lions
and Soroptinusts projects as well as
scholarships
Basketball
Renee Devin
ness of breath and ac hing in his legs
from the knees down
Rill believes that he and his sheep
were exposed to a funugant, Telonc
II The fumigant was being used as
a pesticide to prepare ground for
seeding potatoes in a circle near
where his sheep were pastured
Telone. commonly used in potato
grape and tomato fields, is a soil
fumigant that controls nematodes,
worm like oganisms that attack plant
routs.
The liquid pestic ide is mechanical
ly injected a toot into the soil, which
is then packed by a roller to keep the
fumes from escaping
Nine other sheep had died on Nov
19 where the fumigant had been ap
plied about I Vi miles from the cor
ral. but Rill had been on Mt M
Helens with another herd and was
not aw arc of the deaths or of the ap^
plication " If I'd known, I wouldn't
have taken the sheep up there.” he
said
According to Kill, the supplier of
the fumigant, McGregor has called
in a team of veterinary specialists
from Washington State University
He says that the Washington State
D epartm ents o f Health and
Agriculture are also investigating thr
deaths. but as far as he knows the
Environmental Protection Agency is
not involved yet
"W e know the sheep didn't die of
a contagious disease." said Rill
Fruit sale to
Artifactory is Saturday
be held Dee. 9
Search on for 1989 Citizens of year
Christmas tree permits can now he
purchased at all offices of the
Umatilla National Forest for S2 per
tree There is a limit of one tree per
household, although friends,
relatives, ami neighbors can pick up
permits for others
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