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Almost time B E S S I E u t * O F z E OH !. I ? 9 7 4 v HEPPNER 350 Only one more week of campaigning Voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 3, to decide, na tional, state, county and local issues. Inserted in this week’s Gazette-Times is a sample ballot. azette imes VOL. 111 NO. 42 MCGG annual meeting Nov. 2 r O R E Z ‘.V 3 P A P E R L U : t W E T The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Several polling places have changed, so county clerk Barbara Bloodsworth ad vises voters to check their poll ing places ahead of time. Follow ing is a complete county list of polling places: 01 North Board- man. Greenfield Grange; 02 South Boardman, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church; 03 Hardman, Morrow County Courthouse; 04 lone, lone City Hall; 05 North Ir- rigon. North Morrow Annex; 06 South Irrigon, Irrigon City Hall; 07 Lexington, Mormon Church; 08 NE Heppner, St. Patrick’s Senior Center; 09 NW Heppner, Pettyjohn Office Building; 10 SE Heppner. Morrow County Cour thouse; 11 SW Heppner, New Forestry Building. Don Van Polen The 62nd annual meeting of Morrow County Grain Growers will be Monday, Nov. 2 at the fairgrounds pavilion in Heppner. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. by the Willows Grange with the program to follow. The program for the evening will include reports from officers, a financial report from the com pany auditor and the election of directors and associate directors. Entertainment for the evening will be internally acclaimed out door photographer, Don Van Polen, who will present a multiscreen narrated slide pro gram entitled "The Land We Inherit” . Using three banks for large- format projectors and three giant 10-foot screens, together with stereo music and vivid narration. Don brings a meeting room alive with scenes that depict the American countryside at its best. Strains of patriotic music and the text of American poetry and pro se form the background for this nostalgic exploration across the American continent. From the covered bridges of New England to secluded hollows deep in the rural south to the grandeur of the high-country west, the beginnings of pioneer settlements are visited, recaptur ing the vision of early Americans. Photography and commentary are typical of Don Van Polen’s pro ductions which have received standing ovations, and invitations for repeat performances for more than 22 years. Elizabeth Doherty 1993 Fair and Rodeo queen 16 Pages Wednesday, October 28, 1992 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon Work on third lane near Kinzua Princess Rondi, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Donita (L-R) Jerry Healy, baseball field representative, Frank Pearson, Kinzua Manager, Fred Toombs, CBEC manager, Kent Goodyear, Port of Morrow chairman, Louis Carlson, county judge and Steve Dickenson high school principal discuss road widening project. Dirt from road project being dumped at new baseball site. Work began Tuesday adding a third lane to the state highway in front of the Kinzua Corporation in Heppner. in preparation for the construction of an industrial park near the mill. Mill manager Frank Pearson said the state gave the go-ahead for the project, which will add a middle turn lane the length of the mill, increasing safety on the road which sees quite a bit of truck traffic. The industrial park has been in the planning stages for some time, and the widening of the highway is the initial phase of a project local people hope will add eight to 10 new jobs within the next three years. The park will be located across the highway from the sawmill and East of the Kin zua main offices. Improvements will be made to the property in hopes of attracting some light in dustry to the area, says Kent Goodyear, Port of Morrow Chairman. ‘‘Our goal is to bring in eight to 10 new jobs to the park in three years.” Goodyear said.“ It may not be wcxxl products related, but we hope to bring in a light in dustrial plant,” he added. The highway widening project came about, thanks to quite a bit local effort Pearson said. He said Kinzua donated the land. Morrow County offered use of a dump truck to haul dirt, US West mov ed the phone lines. Columbia Basin Electric Co-op moved the power poles, and the Port of M orrow is providing ad ministrative services on the pro ject. “ It really is a local effort, and it shows what people can ac complish,” Pearson said. Goodyear said the total cost of the road widing is $223,000 with $97,000 coming from local in- kind donations and the rest from the Oregon Department of Transportation. "There was a large match with the community effort. About 44 percent of the project,” Pearson pointed out. Another benefit of the road widening project is that about 12,000 yard of fill dirt is being trucked to land behind Heppner High School, in preparation for construction of a new baseball diamond. The new baseball field is part of the fairgrounds renova tion project, which called for relocating the existing baseball diamond at the fairgrounds to the high school site. The large amount of fill dirt was needed to level the ground and make it usable. Using the fill from the highway project saved over $10,000. about what it would have cost to bring in that amount of material. The industrial park should be ready for a tenant in three years, says Goodyear. “ And the port is looking for tenants." ■Elizabeth Doherty, Butter- creek. was selected queen for the 1993 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. Her princesses are Rondi Robinson, Heppner and Donita Sharp, Lex ington. The new court members were selected at court try-outs Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Morrow County fairgrounds. Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo will be held August 18-22, 1993. Queen Elizabeth, 18, is the daughter of Buttercreek ranchers John and Doris Doherty. She is a senior at Pilot Rock High School and was a princess on the 1991 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court. At school. Doherty has been involved in student government for four years. This busy teenager has been active in drama, the pep club. Order of the Rock and the Future Business Leaders Associa tion and has time for drama and cheerleading. In sports she par ticipates in volleyball, gymnastics and she has lettered in track. Topping her long list of in terests is horseback riding for both 4-H and ranch work. She also likes running, working with animals, rodeos and church participation. Queen Elizabeth has carried a pennant for the Pendleton Round- Up shows and she has been a par ticipant in the Happy Canyon pageant. Princess Rondi Robinson is the daughter of Kirk and Delia Robinson. She is a sophomore at Heppner High School. As an ac tive 4-H’er she has held offices, been a junior leader and a 4-H camp counselor. In addition to showing sheep and steers at fairs, she has won many awards at 4-H and open horse shows. Robinson holds the office of FFA reporter, is a member of the advanced judging team and she was a chapter representative at tending the state FFA convention. As the sophomore class represen tative for student council she also attended leadership camp. School sports include track, volleyball and basketball, where she plays on both JV and varsity teams. Racing, rodeos and riding club playdays are a way of life for Princess Donita Sharp, 17, who lives with her grandparents Wayne and Patsy Papineau of Lexington. A senior at Heppner High School, she was recently chosen as homecoming queen. Sharp has been on the school dance team for four years. She is active in drama and cheerleading. She has also been an OSSOM Pipeline anti-drug counselor. In sports, she has been involved in volleyball, basketball, track and golf. She regularly participates in the Hermiston Barrel Club and the Heppner Wranglers Riding Club and Pendleton Mustanger playdays. She is the daughter of Mick Sharp. People for the Pool plan bake sale People for the Pool have plann ed a bake sale to be held in front of the Heppner Post Office Thursday, Oct. 29 during the moonlight madness sale from 5 to 8 p.m. They will sell caramel apples. popcorn balls and baked foods to raise money for a swimming pool in Heppner. Raffle tickets for the Montana Silversmith jewelry set will also be sold as well as lapel buttons showing "Support Our Pool” . Four directors will be elected for three year term s. The nom inating com m ittee has selected the following members to be nominated for the director positions: Charles Anderson. Virginia Grieb, Dave Matheny, Keith Rea and Bob Rietmann. Those unable to attend the annual meeting may vote prior to the meeting by coming into the office and ask for a ballot. The nominating committee has selected the following members to serve a one year term as associate directors: Tony Ashbeck, Doug Drake, Barry Munkers and Tim Rust. Merchants Moonlight M adness Sale Thursday The Heppner downtown mer chants will extend their hours this Thursday. Oct. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m . for their Moonlight Madness sale. Everyone is invited to take ad vantage of the special bargains. Some of the area business people will participate in a costume con test sponsored by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. Bank o f Eastern Oregon HOME LOAN PROGRAM Rates as low as 7.25% m K OF a s te r n O regon Arlington • Heppner • lone l>hl< /* Hilt ill l l t t h ** Ib iM in l H m i Member FDIC
