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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1990)
. . . SIX - Cyde Or.- ' m Beauty of Courthouse withstood ti,me and ti,des la Februm'y of 1902 F.dpr M. l.aarul, Pordad m:hilect and~ trador, - awarded die anract for die Morrow COUIII)' Counbome. Fnnt DIIPnl ... oo.m-..d for die mamy wort in May of 1h11 year. The COW1boUle is built of blue bmall, qimried on die Osmin ranch, up Balm Fork Canyon near H~ ner. The trim rock is of sandsaone, believed to have been quarried near Elgin, Or. 1be tower dock and $2,500 toward the cost of construction were donated to the county by the citizens of Heppner. Laurence and Louis Monerastelli. wdl-known <;tone masons in Eastern Oregon, cut and trimmed the tone for the emre building. The brothers, who were born in Lotta. Fanano. Modena. Italy. djd m nry for the Christian and Catholic churche in Pendleton. St Elizabeth'~ Hospital in Baker. and a number of other building m Eastern Oregon. They al"° made hundreds f headstones in ccmeterie througout Morrow and Umatilla countie . The courthou,;e. built on the 1te of a prev1ou wooden tructure wa completed in March 1903, ju t three month before the catastrophic flood that de troyed much of Heppner. The ong.inal tructure co t around S33. to build. Accordmg to an sc ment. the vault in the county clerk.' office and matchmg vault in thebasementwouldco t$47 . to replace. more than the ongmal cost of the counhouse. The total replace- ment cost of the courthouse 1 estimated to be at least $700,000. The courthouse has been in use ever ince and i one of the few re- mammg courthouses in Oregon con- tructed at the turn of the century The medall 10ns on the ccihng throughout the courthouse are plac- ed where the onginal br light fix- ture with glass bade originally hung. The thick. wall m the asse sor' office once urrounded the county jail. The old jail i now used as the ppraiser' office and a computer room. Morrow County Courthouse, shortly after completion in 1903. Devastation of 1903 Heppner flood Most of the furniture in the Clerk' office i believed to be what i left of the original furniture. In the mam floor hall , there arc several rustoric photographs. One is a wide view of Heppner in the year 1929, another is of the courthouse taken around 1915. An oil painting of the courthouse was painted by Sylvia McDaniel , who was Morrow County Treasurer for many years . By the front door are original cer- tificate of appointment for the first county officials in 1885, when Mo r- row County became a county. ?<:>-<::>-.c:><:><:>c::~><=>-c::~""G>-O"<>G>....::,.c>-<?-<::>-G>-<>-<0-, Heppner Elks #358 Welcomes Ill CYCLE OREGO Buffet served ALL DAY unday, September 9 Homemade Desserts Cold Beer LIVE MUSIC Sunday night by KICKER OP TO THE PUBUC ··-~ Heppner Elks 35~ • 676-9181 Whur Fmnd.~ Meer ·· 142 N. Mam In the courtroom up lairs , a large photograph in the foyer is of a number of Morrow County's pioneers. In 1985 a centermial celebration was held throughout Morrow Coun- ty . On February 16, I 985. a centen- nial dinner was held with Bud Clark, Portland mayor a gue t peaker. Some of Mr. Oark.' ancestors were originally from Morrow County. Homestay search interesting The home stay search in Heppner for Cycle Oregon m bicycli ts has been very intere ting, says Judie Laughlin, coordinator. "People started calling back. in May for beds, long before thing on this end were formulated . We have placed 108 people in homes and RV 's as of Augu l 27 and have two more to place. We do have a few backup beds, so it won' t be a problem." " People have been great offering their homes", continued Judie, "e pcc,ally toward the end. w e·ve had phone call from as far away as Columbus, Ohio, New Orlean and New Jersey." "One couple even disco ve red the cycli. t ~taying with them had gone to high chool with the lady of the ho use. We've placed a Jones with a Jone and a Joyce with a Joyce and have discovered this group i from al I ages and out to have a good time!'' Morrow County Courthouse 1990 Schedule of Events Sunday, September 9 7:30 a.m . -Cycle Oregon m bicyclists leave Pendleton 8:30 a.m . -Cycle Oregon support people begin arriv- ing Heppner -Dave and Brian from Cycle ID arrive for 10:00 a.m. area layout 10:00 a. m. -Welcome committee at fairground -Gatorade erved by the Morrow County Touri m committee at the 4-H Snack Shack at fairground -Cycli ts begin to arrive 12 noon -High School Student on hand for bag- gage help and tent et-up -Downtown merchants open for bu ine 1:00 p.m. -Shuttles available to downtown (horse drawn carts and hayride ) l-6 p.m. -Museum open . Main St. l-6 p.m . -Shuttles available to Willow Creek Lake, Main St. by mu eum 1-6 p.m -Corp~ of Engineers booth open, Willow Creek Dam 4-8 p.m . -Dinner at Heppner Middle School grounds-entertainment 5: 15-6: 15 p.m -Dinner entertainment-Jeff Wallace, Heppner Middle School 6: 15- p.m. -Heppner Jazz Band, Heppner Middle School 6- 10 p.m. -Street dance with Dan Burn /3 D Produc- tion , behind Central Market 6- 10 p.m. -Cow chip throwing conte t-behind Central Market 6- 10 p.m. -Beer garden & conce ions behind Cen- tral Market 7-9 p.m . -Guided Courthou e tour A11 Day -Elks all-day buffet, Main St. All Day -T- hirt available at Gatorade booth, fairgrounds , and entertainment area, behind Central Market Monday, September 10 5:30-9 a.m. -Breakfast at Heppner City Park, Main St. Hardman-A Ghost Town The ghost to wn of Hardman is located twenty miles south of Hepp- ner o n Highway 207 . Settled in the 1870's, it was variously known as Dairyvillc, Raw Dog, and Yellow Dog until Dave Hardman brought the po t office to town in 1882. Soon thereafter it took. the name of Hard- Surviving man and flourished until the railroad was built to Heppner in the I 920's. Despite the ravages of time, a few buildings remain and may be seen as you drive through . Many of these buildings are occupied and there i a mall but active membership in the Hardman Community Center. Bikers Delight c&_ St. Patrick's Altar Society is selling PIE, COFFEE & ICE TEA in back of the Union Building, Sun. Sept. 9 1 p.m. till ? COME JOIN US. . Cycle Orea- m - SEVEN Enjoy your stay in Heppner Heppner's early days. Looking down mainstreet date unknown. These local businesses say Welcome Bicyclists
