Work starts on new baseball field
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VOL. Ill____ NO. 11____ 10 Pages Wednesday, March 18, 1992____ Morrow County Hcppner, Oregon
Pageant performs to a sellout crowd
Photo by Joyce Hughes
Grandpa - Truman Messenger, repairs Megan Baileys’ shoe
in the recent pageant ‘Erin Comes to County Morrow’
Morrow County turned out en
masse, both as members of the
audience and the cast in the St.
Patrick’s weekend pageant, ’Erin
Came to County Morrow’, held
March 14 at the Heppner Junior
High gym.
The pageant, a project of the
Morrow County Children and
Youth Services Commission, was
directed by Jane Rawlins.
Cast members include: Rikka
Tews, pianist; Tony Becket, nar
rator; Bill Kenny, soloist;
leprechauns-Rhonda Wilhelm,
Kelly Paullus, David Norton,
Jessica Gutierrez, Jodi Carlson
Daniel Traylor, Leland Rill, Jane
Deardorf, Julie Proctor, Olivia
Sagely, Brett Barber; Shelley
Rietmann, farmer’s daughter;
shamrocks-Janelle Healy Jared
Eckman, Annie Hisler; South
Morrow County Community
Choir directed by Bob Isted, Deb
bie Wym, pianist; Jim Farley,
sheepherder; W illiam Rill,
Greenhorn herder; Sandy Van
Liew; sheep-Luke M urray,
Laurie Murray, Shanna Riet
mann, Jode Coil, Madison
B ailey, Paula SpicerK uhn,
Kelsey Greenup, Kiel Naims,
Crystal Naims, Marcy Miller,
Lilly Calvert, Kelly Straley,
Courtney Nelson, Tyler Boyer,
Ashley Ward, Sally Calvert,
Kory Paullus, Shelbi Padberg,
Connor Kilkenny, Rorey Kilken
ny; saloon men-Steve Rhea, Mike
Jones, Don Crompton, Jay
Keithley, Bob Naims, Rollie
Marshall, Dick Paris, Terry
Chinen, A1 Burt; Lori Straley,
Stan Hoobing, Jeff Wallace,
Louis Carlson, Dale Holland II,
Heidi Nelson, Gordon Nance;
mamma-Jackie Bergstrom ;
giandpa-Truman Messenger;
papa-Jim Farley; the herder-
Chuck Nelson; children-Kathleen
Greenup, Megan Bailey, Kay
Walker, Lonnie Rill, Sally
Calvert, Leland Rill, Sarah
Eckman, Brent Eckman, Heidi
Nelson, Tony Beckett; Rosalie
Scharen, Sherry Bingham, Alicia
Tamasky, Tom Kenny; square
dancers-Angela Munkers, Julie
Watkins, Brooke Boyer, Amy
Burkenbine, Kristi Worden, Paul
Lauritsen, Ryan Pettyjohn, Jacob
Gavin, Ross Van Etta, Jamie
Perez, Royal Robinson, Jean
Strange, Molly Rill, Lea Calvert,
Kadene Bailey, Jenny Bingham,
Carol Atherly, Bryan Traylor,
Christine Burkenbine, Marsha
Sweek, Judie Laughlin, Murray’s
Drug, Cyde Estes, Eric Skroch,
Tracy Blodgett, Chad Skroch,
Matt Drew, and the Lindsay
family-Larry Corrine, Anne,
Teresa and Kathy.
A group of surveying students
from the operating engineers of
Boardman, survey the possible
new site for a baseball field
behind the high school in
Heppner.
The new field is the first step
in the recently announced Mor
row County Fairgrounds renova
tion project, and the engineers
have agreed to do the excavation
of the project.
Survey instructor Gary Mills
(in the backround left) talks over
the project with Ron Bowman.
Mills said he hoped bedrock
wasn’t to near the surface, which
might make the site unusable.
Test holes were being dug to
determine how far down is rock.
Erich starts job as PMH administrator
Newly hired Pioneer Memorial
Administrator Kevin Erich is on
the job this week, according to
Medical Board chairman Jackie
Bergstrom. Bergstrom said that
afer a brief absence the latter part
of the week, Erich will resume
full-time administrative duties.
Erich is employed by Western
Health Resources, a hospital
management firm under contract
with PMH.
Bergstrom said that Stan Berry,
WHR liaison to PMH, has been
named president of a hospital in
northern California.
Rodney Applegate, president
of Walla Walla Community
Hospital will succeed Berry.
Delanne Ferguson named Heppner Ranger
Delanne Ferguson has been ap
pointed district ranger for the
Heppner Ranger District, effec
tive April 6, according to Jeff
Blackwood, forest supervisor for
the Umatilla National Forest. She
replaces Roger Williams who
transferred to Lakeview, in
January as timber staff officer on
the Fremont National Forest.
‘‘I’m very pleased and excited
to be joining the Umatilla Na-
* >nal Forest team and am look
ing forward to working with the
communities in and around Hepp
ner. The issues the Ranger
District and its neighbors will be
facing in the next few years will
be challenging, exciting, and oc
casionally trying. The one cer
tainty I believe in, however, is
that people working together can
accomplish remarkable things,”
said Ferguson.
Ferguson’s career began with
temporary appointments with the
Bureau of Land Management in
Utah, Nevada, and California.
Her Forest Service career has in
cluded assignments on the
Sawtooth National Forest in
Idaho, and the Waldport and
Alsea Districts on the Siuslaw
National Forest in Oregon. She
has a bachelor of science degree
in Wildlife Biology from the
University of California at Davis.
Ferguson, with husband
Michael and son Stefan, will live
in Heppner. Their hobbies in
clude horseback riding, golfing,
volkswalking, and downhill and
cross-country skiing.
Volks walkers enjoy Heppner
Delia Robinson
jewelry winner
Delia Robinson, Heppner, was
the winner of the Black Hills
Gold and diamond earring and
necklace set.
The jewelry was raffled by the
Morrow County Search and
Rescue group. Proceeds will go
to the Search and Rescue equip
ment fund.
Candidates file for May election Library District may
Three have filed for the Mor until June. Peck has held the posi
row County Judge position as of
the filing deadline March 10.
In addition to incumbent Louis
Carlson, republican, Stan Mills,
a democrat from Irrigon and Ann
Spicer a democrat from Heppner
have filed. Only one democrat
will run against Carlson in
November, according to Morrow
County
Clerk
Barbara
Bloods worth.
Three have filed for Morrow
County Commissioner position
no. 2: John Prag and Ed Glenn,
both republicans from Boardman
and former Morrow County
Judge Don McElligott, democrat,
lone. Only one republican will
run in November. Incumbent
Gerry Peck an independent from
Boardman, doesn’t have to file
tion since 1984
Incumbent surveyor Denny Ed
wards, democrat, Hermiston, and
Susan Newsletter, democrat, Mt.
Vernon, have filed for the
surveyor’s spot.
Incumbent Justice of the Peace
Charlotte Gray, Heppner, who
has been elected twice since she
was appointed 13 years ago, will
run against Ted Sampson,
Irrigon.
The primary election will be
held May 19 at the polls.
Unopposed incumbents include
Morrow County Tax Collector
Margo Sherer, Sheriff Roy
Drago, County Clerk Barbara
Bloods worth and Morrow County
Assessor Greg Sweek.
receive state grant
A $50,000 consolidation grant library projects. Fifteen of the
may be available to the Oregon proposals were granted.
The Oregon Trail Library
Trail Library District through the
state library according to the District grant would provide
Oregon Trail Library District funds for collection development,
computer automation and other
Formation committee.
The grant hinges on voter ap projects related to formation of
proval of a new library district, the new district.
encompassing Heppner and
According to district formation
Boardman precincts at the May committee officials, the state
19 election.
library grant will be available for
The Oregon Trail Library possible renewal for two addi
District’s grant proposal was tional years for a three-year max
ranked second out of 20 proposals imum of $150,000.
The formation of a new library
received by the state library for
district is being sought to ensure
that library service will remain
available in the Heppner and
Boardman communities in the
aftermath of Ballot Measure 5 cut
backs.
St. Pat’s
auction
Little League sign ups slated nets $3,400
Signups for Willow Creek Lit-
League will be held April 1
d 2 at the Bank of Eastern
egon Heppner branch from 5-7
n. All children ages seven
■ough 12 wishing to play T-
11, Minor or Major league are
jouraged to sign up now.
Youth 11 and 12 years old should
bring a copy of their birth cer
tificate in order to avoid having
to obtain one before all-stars.
Tryouts for the Majors will be
April 4 and 11 and Minors and
T-ball will follow at a later date
to be announced.
This year’s St. Patrick’s auc
tion netted $3,400 according to
George K offler, Heppner
Chamber of Commerce member
and Bank of Eastern Oregon
manager.
The chamber conducted the
auction and will receive 25 per
cent of the proceeds.
Heppner’s St. Patrick's Day
Celebration was very much en
joyed by a walking group, the
Rose City R oam ers.from
Portland.
‘‘We can’t believe how well we
were treated,” said Walter
Kostechka who was one of the
walkers who came to Heppner for
the big celebration. ‘‘It was bet
ter than the red carpet treat
ment.”
The walking group travels all
over the state to walk 10K or 6.2
miles courses. This time they
chose Heppner’s St. Patrick's
Day Celebration, and they were
not disappointed.’‘The city,
chamber and school treated us
very well, and everyone is so
friendly here,” Kostechka said.
Many of the 252 who came to
Heppner for the walk said they
would return later for a visit. The
walkers came from all over the
state, and some came from
Washington.
‘‘We heard about Heppner
because of the dam and the
reports it was u n safe,”
Kostechka. But he said they walk
ed up to the dam and saw that it
was a sound structure. “ One
woman went up put both hands
on the dam and said ‘it feels safe
to m e',” he added.
Walter and Lucille Kostechka
were part of the Rose City
Roamers group that came to
Heppner for St Patrick’s Day.
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