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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.