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VOL. 112
NO. 19
8 Pages Wednesday, May 12, 1993
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
pass through town
The newly formed South Mor
row County Scholarship Trust
(SMCST) has announced a new
scholarship program that will be
available for seniors at lone and
Heppner High Schools.
Information and applications
are available from the high school
counselors. Applications must be
turned into the school district of
fice by Monday May 17 at 4:30
p.m.
The trust will award eight
scholarships o f $500 each.
Scholarships will be awarded on
the basis of school citizenship,
participation in school activities,
the degree of commitment to
career choice, potential for
achievement in career choice, the
degree of financial need, scholar
ship, and personal characteristics
for success.
Deadline for another SMCST
scholarship based entirely on
community volunteer service was
in April. This scholarship was
made available through the
Dollars for Scholars program, of
which the South Morrow Coun
ty Scholarship Trust is a member.
Winners of the scholarships
will be announced at graduation
ceremonies.
The South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust was formed to
fill a void that will be created
when the Carl Troedson Scholar
ship ends in the year 2023.
The Troedson scholarship was
formed in 1973 and is awarded to
Morrow County high school
graduates. As specified in Troed-
son’s will, the Morrow County
judge, superintendent of schools
and pastor at Valby Lutheran
church decide the recipients of the
award. When the Troedson
scholarship program is dissolved
the monies will be divided bet
ween
several
charity
organizations.
“ In 30 years there won’t be
money available for kids,” com
mented the Rev. Stan Hoobing,
pastor of the Hope and Valby
Lutheran churches, “ so we ought
to be doing something now.”
After a meeting between Rev.
Hoobing, Betty and Louis
Carlson, Bill Sheirbon, Sharon
Harrison and Kent Goodyear a
steering committee was formed.
The steering committee consisted
of Ann Spicer, Kent Goodyear,
Bill Sheirbon, Ralph Reed, Dana
Reid, Rev. Hoobing and George
Ko filer.
After contacting the State
Scholarship Commission, the
group learned about the Dollars
for Scholars program, which
assisted them in becoming a non
profit organization and allowed
them to receive tax exempt
donations.
A board of directors was then
formed, consisting of Rev. Hoob
ing, president; Morrow County
School
D istrict assistant
superintendent Roger Helmer,
secretary; Bob Kahl, treasurer;
Dana Reid, Jim Swanson, Bill
Rietmann and George Koffler.
Three board positions are
designated to be held by a
member of the South Morrow
County Ministerial Association,
the superintendent of the Morrow
County School District and a
member of the business com
munity. The other four members
are at large positions within the
community. The initial terms are
for one, two or three years.
Subsequent terms are for three
years.
The trust received $2 thousand
from the State Scholarship Com
mission and raised another $2
thousand in matching funds. The
$4 thousand is required to be
awarded this year. Contributors
included the Degree of Honor,
the Garden Club, a group of
senior ladies who meet at the
N eighborhood C enter and
individuals.
The organization has plans to
build a significantly large trust
Citv sets clean-up weekend
Allen Johnson and Vickie Sanderson enjoyed their stop in Heppner during the Rose City 5C0
motorcycle tour.
Heppner was inundated with
bikers on Saturday, May 8, as
around 1,200 motorcyclists pass
ed through as part of the Rose Ci
ty Oregon 500 tour.
Although
the
w eather
cooperated for the eastern leg of
their trip and most riders reported
a wonderful time, the event was
marred by two motorcycle ac
cidents in the Heppner area.
A Seattle, WA. man, Stephen
Dybing, was listed in critical and
unstable condition following a
crash around 10:20 a.m. five
miles south of Anson Wright
Park on Highway 207. around 27
miles south of Heppner.
According to police reports,
Dybing lost control of his bike,
over-corrected and was thrown
from the vehicle. He was
transported by ambulance to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner and then air lifted to St.
Mary Medical Center in Walla
W alla, WA. with internal
injuries.
Another motorcyclist, Jesse
Woodward, 49, of Vancouver,
WA. was injured around 11:24
a.m. on Highway 74 near the Jor
dan Elevator.
According to Oregon State
Police officer Carl Martin,
Woodward had been following a
van when the van slowed to turn
up Rhea Creek. Woodward didn't
see that the van was slowing in
time and then hit his front brake
hard when the accident occurred.
He was transported to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital and then
transported to St. Anthony
Hospital in Pendleton^ He suf
fered a broken wrist and scrapes
and bruises.
According to Martin, a third
accident occurred near Condon.
No other details were available at
press time.
Larry Hellwege, 30. Eugene,
reported having a great time dur
ing the Rose City 500 motorcy
cle tour through Eastern Oregon.
Hellwege says that the trip was
officially 223 miles, but he travel
ed 130 just to get to Portland to
begin the tour.
Hellwege, who is a builder,
said that although he had been in
Eastern Oregon “ many times,”
this was his first visit to Heppner.
He says that he and a group of
friends from the Portland area
rode together. “ We look forward
to it ever year,” he said. This
makes Hellwege's fourth year of
riding in the tour.
While the weather in Eastern
Oregon was beautiful. Hellwege
reported not so nice weather
earlier. “ It poured coming up the
Gorge,” he said.
Hellwege said that the tour’s
destinations were kept a secret
until the riders reached certain
checkpoints. The first checkpoint
was at Beaverton, the start of the
tour, the next at Biggs and the
third at Heppner. The tour end
ed up back in Portland late the
same day.
Allen Johnson. Salem, and his
riding companion, Vickie Sander
son, Tualatin, were glad to be on
the eastern side of the mountains
as they stopped in Heppner on
one leg of the Rose City 500
motorcycle tour.
Johnson said that he got up at
4 a.m. to drive to Portland to
begin the tour. The group left
Portland around 6 a.m. and drove
through rain until they reached
The Dalles. Johnson says that this
is his fifth year of riding in the
tour, which takes riders to a dif
ferent part of the state every year.
Sanderson said she had been on
the tour two or three times.
Johnson’s 1988 Honda Goldw-
ing is valued at around $9 thou
sand. New ones range between
$10 and $15 thousand he says.
Johnson is the director of data
processing w ith the Public Retire
ment System at Salem. Sanderson
is a management analyst.
Marsha Sweek wins Tupper TV
Marsha Sweek was the winner
of the 13-inch remote control col
or TV in the Tupper Outdoor
School fund-raiser. Sixth grade
students at Heppner Middle
School spend the week of May
10-14 at Tupper Guard Station.
Fifth and sixth graders sold
tickets for three weeks to raise
funds to help cover the costs of
Tupper week.
Nine thousand two hundred
thirty-two tickets were sold this
year, a record number for a total
of $2.308. Top sellers in the con
test were Jaclynn Hughes with
364 and Tim Dickenson with
316. As the top seller. Jaci drew
the winning ticket.
Outdoor school director. Dave
Gunderson said. “ The support
for this program from the com-
The city of Heppner’s annual
clean-up weekend has been set for
May 15 and 16. At the request of
the city, Finley Buttes Landfill
has agreed to provide a dumpster
for the use of city residents dur
ing the weekend. Use of the
dumpster will be free of charge
and will be located on Jimmy
Farley’s vacant lot at the intersec
tion of May Street and Chase
Street.
The dumpster is intended for
the disposal of yard debris, such
as grass, weeds, leaves and tree
limbs. Household garbage,
chemicals, tires or other refuse
will not be accepted.
“ W e’re hoping that city
residents will take advantage of
this free opportunity to clean-up
their yards and help beautify our
neighborhoods,’’ said city
manager Gary Marks. “ We real
ly appreciate Finley Buttes’ will
ingness to provide the dumpster
free of charge,” he said.
The dumpster will be open for
deposits on Saturday and Sunday
between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
from which to draw money for
scholarships. They are aiming at
around $4.5 million because the
cost of education has become so
high. According to Hoobing a
trade school in Oregon is
estimated to cost at least $5 thou
sand a year for room and board,
books and tuition, a community
college between $4 and $6 thou
sand a year, a state-run school
between $8 and $ 10 thousand and
a private school between $17 and
$19 thousand.
Hoobing said that in the mean
time, SMCST plans to make
some monies available to students
each year.
SMCST also hopes to help
coordinate existing scholarships
so the money is distributed to as
many students as possible. They
want to try to simplify the ap
plication process, perhaps pro
viding a single application for
many of the local scholarships.
“ We don’t want to take away
anyone’s scholarship,” added
Hoobing, “ we’re just trying to
make it as easy as possible for as
many students as possible to app
ly.”
SMCST will accept donations
as well as estate planning and
memorial gifts. Donations may
be made to: South Morrow Coun
ty Scholarship Trust, c/o Bank of
Eastern O regon, H eppner
branch, Heppner, OR 97836.
Bob Kahl will present a pro
gram on SMCST to the Sorop-
timist Club on May 20. Any club
or organization interested in
scheduling a presentation by the
trust may contact Rev. Hoobing
676-9940 or the school district of
fice. A member of the SMCST
will also be available to talk
privately.
Hoobing said that the group is
seeking individuals who may not
be able to donate, but who would
like to get involved in the selec
tion of scholarship winners, fund
raising or other capacities on a
short-term basis.
Membership in SMCST is
open to any individual or group
who donates or who gives time
and energy to the organization.
Pioneer picnic
slated May 30
The Pioneer Memorial Picnic,
sponsored this year by Heppner
Day Care, will be held Sunday,
May 30 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner
Elks Club.
The menu will include fried
chicken, baked beans, potato
salad, French bread, cookies and
ice cream. Cost is $7 per person.
Proceeds will go to the day care
center.
Property rights experts to speak
at meeting Friday, May 14
As the anti-property rights
movement
increases
its
stranglehold on Americans
through wetlands, endangered
species, and the regulation of
water rights, property owners
across America are finding they
have only one right left, the right
to pay taxes, according to a news
release from the Morrow Coun
ty Livestock Growers.
How to cope with the current
land grab in the United States will
be addressed by key property
rights experts May 14 at 7 p.m.
at the Heppner High School gym.
The speakers, Wayne Hage, Cliff
Gardner and Frank T. Duran are
all well versed in property rights
as expressed in the U.S. Constitu
tion, said the release.
Wayne Hage is the plaintiff in
one of the foremost property
rights cases before the courts to
day, Hage v. United States. The
case, filed in the U.S. Federal
Court of Claims in Washington
D.C. is considered to be highly
winnable by court watchers. If
successful, the precedents in the
case could be a major setback 10
the anti-property rights agenda.
Hage is also the author of
“ Storm Over Rangelands:
Private Rights in Federal
Lands,” which can be found in
the “ nations highest law libraries
and in ranch houses across the
west.”
Cliff Gardner, a native of Ruby
Valley, Nevada, has spent over
10 years gathering data on federal
land management. His collection
of studies, historical analysis and
photos is one of the largest in the
nation. Gardner demonstrates that
private land management is a suc
cessful system which effectively
promotes healthy resources and
wildlife. He has spoken to
numerous groups across the na
tion and has developed a video
and other information which sum
marize the importance of private
stewardship in protecting our na-
tion’s resources.
Frank Duran is a long-time ad
vocate of property rights and the
resource industries. He is chair
man of Stewards of the Range, an
organization supporting proper
ty rights litigation. “ He will be
addressing solutions and objec
tives that American can support
to regain the principles this nation
was founded on,” said the
release.
The meeting is sponsored by
MCLG, UCLG and Morrow
County Court. Admission is $3
single or $5 couple. The public
is invited to attend.
Merchants to meet
The Heppner merchant com
mittee will meet this Friday, May
14, 12 noon at Kate's Pizza.
Promotions for the year will be
discussed.
REAL ESTATE LOANS
Top.seller Jaclynn Hughes
draws winning name,
munity is tremendous and we
really appreciate it.”
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