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B E S S IE u or Y«’ E T . E L Town and Country Days Jan. 12 ORE NEWSPAPER L 1 E U G E N E OR » 7 4 0 3 The "Slob Sisters” , Peggy Young and Pam Jones, will be guest speakers at the Town and Country banquet Wednesday, Jan. 12, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Club. The pair, who really are sisters, provide humor for the “ organizationally impaired.” Jones and Young, “ former slobs” , have been featured on “ AM Northwest” , “ Oprah” , “ Donahue” , “ CBS This Morn ing” , “ The Today Show” , “ Sal ly Jessy Raphael” , “ Geraldo” and “ The Home Show” , among others. In addition to guest ap pearances the sisters lecture, con duct organizational workshops and publish a newsletter that goes to subscribers in every state and many countries. Jones and Young both live in Vancouver, WA, with their families. The banquet will also include the coronation of the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court, the Century Farm award and presentation of the Chamber of Commerce first citizen and educator awards. A gem drawing will also be held, sponsored by Peterson’s Jewelers. M orrow County Grain Growers will host a social hour prior to the banquet beginning at 6 p.m. Town and Country Day ac tivities will also feature meetings throughout the day beginning with the Soil and Water Conser vation District business meeting at 8:30 a.m . The Small Woodlands annual meeting will get underway at 9:30 a.m. followed by a break sponsored by the Bank of Eastern Oregon; the SWCD annual meeting with Rep. Chuck Norris at 10 a.m.; a noon luncheon buffet with Bruce An drew s, O regon director of agriculture, who will speak on the “ Sate of Oregon Agriculture and Effects of NAFTA"; Kirk Lloyd of Agri-Comp and Scott Brown of SAIF who will speak on farm and ranch safety/Workman’s Comp, rates and claims at 1:30 p.m.; break at 2:45; Oregon Women for agriculture speaking on private property rights, legislation and agriculture unity at 3 p.m.; Casey Beard, speak ing on the Hanford and Umatilla Depot Emergency Management Plan regarding crops in Morrow County in the event of contamina tion at 5 p.m. Tickets for the prime rib din ner are on sale for $15 each at Morrow County Grain Growers, Heppner Chamber of Commerce, Bank of Eastern Oregon. Hepp ner and lone branches and Mur ray Drugs. Morrow SWCD to hold annual meeting VOL. 113 NO. 1 6 Pages Wednesday, January 5, 1994 Morrow County Heppner, Oregon Three arrested in Park vandalism The Morrow County Sheriff s Department has arrested three young men in connection with criminal mischief at the Willow Creek RV Park outside of Heppner. Arrested and charged with first degree criminal mischief were William Robert Kraft. 18, DeCox Road, Heppner, Robert Shadley, 17. and Randy Riggs, 21. both of Rt. 1 Box 4041, Lexington. Riggs was also charged with two counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. The arrests stem from a Dec. 11 incident in which around $1500 damage was done to the park restrooms, picnic tables and other park property. Approx imately a week earlier, the park caretak er reported sim ilar damage to the park. The park district had offered a reward for information on the vandalism. On January 4, a con cerned citizen provided the sheriffs office with key informa tion that led to the arrests. The citizen declined the reward of fered by the park district. Sheriff Roy Drago credits the citizen and “ some good police work” by deputy Gary Warren and Heppner police chief Doug Rathbun. Sewer work underway Mike Loomis (right) and Mike Eakle of TSR, Wilsonville, clean sewer lines in Heppner as part of sewer repair project. After cleaning, a second truck also working in Heppner, will send a TV camera through the lines looking for breaks. Another truck will come later and grout holes and joints in the sewer lines. Loomis, who is owner of the business, says he expects the job to take about nine weeks. He and his wife, who runs the camera truck, are staying at the Heppner RV Park. The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District Weed Con trol District will hold its 1993 an nual meeting on Wednesday, January 12 at 142 Main Street, Heppner in conjunction with Town and Country Day. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. with a financial statement and accomplishments for fiscal year 1992-93. Grieb Farms will be honored as the Morrow SWCD 1993 O utstanding Cooperator of the Year. There will also be a brief update on an upcoming yellow starthistle pro ject. Representative Chuck Nor ris will be the featured speaker review ing w ater related legislative issues. A no-host luncheon will follow at noon with Bruce Andrews, director of the Oregon Depart ment of Agriculture, speaking on the North American Free Trade Agreement. To complete the day, a no-host prime rib dinner will begin at 7 p.m. with a program including coronation of the Morrow Coflnty Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court, Chamber of Commerce awards, gem drawing and enter tainment by “ The Slob Sisters,” Pam Young and Peggy Jones. The meetings are open to the public. For more information contact the Morrow SWCD office at 676-5452. Town & Country Day “ M eetin g T o m o rro w ’s C hallenges T o g e th e r’’ Heppner Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, installation of officers, “ Hats Off“ award, re- cap of 1993. Tu esday, Jan. 1 1 : W ednesday, January 12 Soil & Water Conservation District Business Meeting. Small Woodlands Annual Meeting 9:30 a.m . Hosted by the Bank of Eastern Oregon Break Soil & Water Conservation District Annual 10 a.m . Meeting, Rep. Chuck Norris. Luncheon Buffet, $6. Bruce Andrews, Noon Oregon Director of Agriculture “ State of Oregon Agriculture and Effects of NAFTA“ Chamber to Farm & Ranch Safety/Workman's Comp. 1:30 p.m . Rates and Claims, Kirk Lloyd of Agri-Comp install officers and Scott Brown of SAIF. Break 2:45 p.m . Oregon Women For Ag: Private Property 3 p.m . The Heppner Chamber of Rights, Legislation, Agriculture Unity Commerce will hold their annual “ Ingestion Pathway Planning” , Casey Beard, 5 p.m . meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Hanford and Umatilla Depot Emergency noon at the Elks Club Included in the annual meeting Management Plan regarding crops in Mor will be the installation of 1994 of row County in the event of contamination. ficers, the presentation of the an Break 5:30 p.m . nual ’Hats O ff award and a re Social Hour hosted by Morrow County Grain 6 p.m . cap of 1993’s activities. Growers Prime Rib Dinner, $15; gem drawing; guest 7 p.m . speakers “ The Slob Sisters“ , Peggy Young Search & Rescue and Pam Jones. Humor for the organiza to raffle wood tionally impaired featured on shows such as 'Oprah', 'Donahue', 'The Today Show', etc.; The Morrow County Search Coronation of Queen and Court; Century and Rescue is raffling off two Farm Award, Chamber of Commerce cords of wood. The drawing will be held on Awards. Jan. 14. One ticket will be drawn All meetings are open to the public. for each cord. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5. Proceeds will go toward train ing and equipment. For more information contact any member of Morrow County Search and Rescue or call 676-5592 or 676-5237 or the Morrow County Sheriff s Office. The group will provide free delivery of the wood within 50 miles. 8:30 a.m . Tickets are on sale at MCGG, Heppner Chamber of Com merce, Murray Drugs and Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone and Heppner branch. Shirley George new manager at Gardner’s Men’s Wear Healy wins Geography Bee Judge Louis Carlson delivers Jonas Jonas healy, an eighth-grader to social studies classes before at Heppner Elementary and Mid Christmas. In addition to Jonas county budget message dle School, won the school-level Healy, other participants were: Morrow County Judge Louis Zarlson delivered his budget nessage on Jan. 3 at the :ourt house. In the message. Judge Carlson Jiscussed the “ serious cash short- :all" existing at the end of the 1993 fiscal year, June 30. Carlson attributed the cash :risis to the compression effects >f Ballot Measure 5 and the coun- y’s effort to maintain services without increases to the tax- jayers, thereby causing the general fund to absorb the mpact. Carlson said that in order to ‘keep up with the increasing cost if doing business each year, it will be necessary to raise addi tional revenues, decrease existing expenditures or budget to a lower ending fund balance.” Carlson said that the county has budgeted a lower ending fund balance, which has begun to eat away at the cash carryover into the next fiscal year. Carlson said that less cash car ryover will require borrowing money, which will in turn require that interest be paid. But Carlson cautioned that not having any en ding fund balance would be devastating and said that the county needs to resolve to main tain those ending fund balances. competition of the National Adam Doherty, Eric Rollis, Geography Bee on January 4 and Craig Scott. Andy Sykes, Jesse a chance at a $25,000 college Gutierrez, Josh Roy, Jamie scholarship. The school-level Perez, Travis Wilhelm. Ben bee. at which students answered Goodyear. Tim Dickenson. Jody Maddem and Caleb McDaniel. oral and written questions on geography, was the first round in Qualifying for the final round after a series of questions were: the Sixth Annual National Geography Bee. which is spon eighth graders Adam Doherty, sored by “ National Geographic Jonas Healy, Josh Roy and An World” , the society’s magazine dy Sykes; fifth grader Craig Scott; and fourth grader Jody for children, and Amtrak. Josh Maddem. Healy and Roy surviv Roy was runner-up. A1 Beck, junior high social e d that round to participate in the studies teacher, presented the championship round. Healy will next take a written questions and served as judge. Thirteen students in grades four test to determine qualification for through eight qualified for the the state level Bee. to be held school bee based on scores given April 8. Owner Roe Gardner and manager Shirley George Shirley George has been hired as the new manager of Gardner’s Men’s Wear in Heppner. George, who grew up in Hepp ner and graduated from HHS, operated the Sears catalog store with her husband Kit. for around 15 years. “ I'm glad to be back on Main Street and see all the people,” said George.
