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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.
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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
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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.
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Cycle
Orea- m - SEVEN
Enjoy your
stay in Heppner
Heppner's early days. Looking down mainstreet date unknown.
These local businesses say Welcome Bicyclists