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Tenth Annual Town & Country Day Thursday, January p f» i p w £ ^ r E U M S t . P a t r ic k ’s P a r is h H all 10 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon fcj / 1:45 p.m. HEPPNER 1:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7 p.m. imes VOL. 114 NO. 52 6 Pages Wednesday, December 27, 1995, Morrow County Heppner, Oregon Tenth annual Town and Country D ay set for Jan. 11 Heppner's 10th annual Town and Country celebration is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 11, at St. Patrick's parish hall. The annual event came about to bring together "the town mouse and the country mouse". The keynote speaker during the evening's prime rib ban quet at 7 p.m. is Sir Trevor Phillipson, k.c.m.g. Also on the agenda with the annual Cham ber of Commerce awards and Peterson's gem drawing is the coronation of the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo queen and court. Morning events will kick off with the annual Soil and Water Conservation District meeting at 10 a.m., and the Small Woodlands Association meet ing at 11 a.m. Lunch will be Italian, catered by Kate's, and will feature speaker Lynn Lundquist, State Representative, the installation of Chamber Board of Directors and the "H at's O ff" award. At 1:45 p.m., the public will have the option of attending the Mainstreet Renovation planning session with city manager Gary Marks, Oregon Dept, of Transportation project designer Don Fine, and Mal colm Johnstone, Liveable, OR. Or they can attend "Fish Screening for Irrigation", presented by Adam Schumach er, Oregon Dept, of Fish and Wildlife, followed by "Effects of Shade on Riparian Areas", presented by Larry Larsen of Oregon State University. Tickets for the prime rib din ner banquet are $15, and are available at Murray's, Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone and Heppner, the Chamber of Commerce and Morrow Coun ty Grain Growers. Planning the event is a uni fied effort of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce, the Morrow County Wheat Grow er's Association, the Morrow County Livestock Growers Association, the Soil and Water Conservation District and the Small Woodlands Association. Businesses in the county do nate toward expenses. "AT&T offers im proved cellu lar service AT&T Wireless Services has expanded its service to provide cellular service in Heppner, Condon and Black Mountain, and also provides enhanced service in Shaniko. According to an AT&T news release, service in Heppner is significantly improved and pro vides coverage 10 miles west of Heppner on Highway 74 and five miles to the east. Service also reaches on Highway 207 four miles south of Heppner. The new Condon cellular ser- vice area reaches the towns of Mayville and Gwendolen and along Highway 206 from the mouth of Six Mile Canyon to 15 miles west of Condon. New coverage on Black Mountain extends services on Highway 74 from lone to Franklin Hill summit. Cellular coverage now extends along Highway 206 from Gooseberry to Ruggs and along Highway 207 from Ruggs to Heppner and on Ione-Gooseberry Road. Cellular service in Shaniko is Kinzers win quilt Klara and Richard Kinzer won the queen-size Broken Star pattern quilt constructed and donated by Kate (McElli- gott) Garman to jointly benefit the Alzheimer's Association and Hospice in Morrow County. Hospice spokesperson, Mol ly Rhea, stated the money rais ed will go toward the purchase 11, 1996 significantly improved, said the news release, and provides ad ditional coverage on Highway 197 at the Highway 97 junction just north of Maupin. Customer service is available at the AT&T Wireless Services Customer Service Center locat ed in The Dalles, at Cascade Square, 1246 W. 6th Street; phone 296-8420. Arbuckle Ski Club plans outings of medical equipment and sup plies that Medicare and private insurance will not pay for. These items will then be made available for patients to use on an as-needed basis. Rhea en couraged anyone with ques tions regarding Home Health or Hospice in Morrow County to contact her at Pioneer Me morial Hospital, 676-9133. The Arbuckle Nordic Club has scheduled several informal outings and a ski class orienta tion in the month of January and Blue Mountain Communi ty College classes on the four Saturdays in February, depen ding on snow and weather conditions. The schedule is as follows: January 6-informal outing with Dave Kendrick leader; January 13-informal outing and instructors' on-the-snow clinic with leaders Andrew Lacey and John Edmundson; January 16-BMCC ski class orientation session, Heppner High School library, 7 p.m.; January 20-in- formal outing with leader Mark Tullis; February 3, 10, 17 and 24-BMCC classes, Heppner High School west parking lot, 9 a.m. G-T closed Monday The Heppner Gazette will be closed Monday. News deadline for next week's paper is this Friday at 5p.m. Ad deadline is Tuesday at 12 noon. Soil and W ater C onservation District Board m eeting. Coffee Break sponsored by Bank of Eastern Oregon. Annual m eeting of the Small W oodlands Association. Luncheon-ltalian, catered by Kate’s. Speaker: Representative Lynn Lundquist. Cham ber of C om m erce installation of board members; annual “ Hats O ff” awards. Main Street Renovation Project or ‘‘W hat Do You W ant Main Street to Look Like in 1997?” Facilitated by M alcolm Johnstone, Oregon Downtown Developm ent; Don Fine, ODO T project designer; and Gary Marks, Heppner city m anager. This session is open to every one, but particularly those people who have businesses affected by the renovation and have ideas for Main Street. Sessions for everyone interested/involved in M orrow County agri culture; sponsored by the W heat League, SW CD, M orrow County Livestock Growers and Small W oodlands Association. Also, “ Fish Screening for Irrigation” presented by Adam Schum acher, ODFW and regional fish passage coordinator. Break “ Effects of Shade on Riparian A reas” presented by Larry Larsen, OSU. Social tim e-the m usic of M alcolm Johnstone-12 string guitar. Prime rib dinner, catered by Y aw ’s. G uest speaker-Sir Trevor Phillipson, k.c.m .g. C ham ber of Com m erce Annual Awards-Man, W om an, Business, Educator; coronation of Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Queen and Court; gem drawing, donated by Peterson’s Jewelers. All e v e n ts will be held at S t. P a tric k ’s P a rish Hall B a n q u e t t ic k e t s $ 1 5 a v a ila b le at Heppner Cham ber of Com m erce, the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner and lone, M urray’s and the Morrow County Grain G rowers in Lexington. People for the Pool to honor donors People for the Pool has an nounced a new program for contributors-the Wall of Fame. Wall of Fame contributors to People for the Pool will help fund additions to the propos ed basic swimming pool and will be honored with a special plaque. South Morrow County voters approved funding for a basic swimming pool this year. How ever, additional funds are re quired to fund a fan-shaped sloped entry to the pool (much like a gradual sloping at a beach) and an indoor therapy pool. The therapy pool will be available for swim instruction, water aerobics and physical therapy. The sloped entry will enable all ages and the physi cally challenged to use the out door pool. People for the Pool have established a special way to honor their contributors with their Wall of Fame. Those who contribute to this campaign will have a laser printed faux gran ite plaque placed in a promi nent area for recognition. Three separate categories have been established to honor the donors: Friends of the Pool- contributors of $100 to $499; Patrons of the Pool-contributors of $500 to $24,499; and Cham pions of the Pool-contributors of over $25,000. Friends, Patrons and Champions will be recognized with their name (in dividual, memoriam, corpora tion, business, club or founda tion) and optional logo. The "Bricks for the Pool” program is also helping to raise fund for the therapy pool and an exercise room. Laser printed bricks may be purchased for $30 for a one-line inscription or $45 for two lines. For an addi tional $10 a heart or star may be added to the inscription. Checks may be made out to: People for the Pool, P.O. Box 901, Heppner OR 97836. Dona tions are tax deductible. For more information, call 676-9827. OSEA withdraws transportation lawsuit against school district The Oregon School Employ ees Association (OSEA) with drew their lawsuit against the Morrow County School District (MCSD) calling for a temporary restraining order and/or pre liminary injunction to block the move to contract out school district transportation. As a re sult, Mid Columbia Bus Com pany (MIDCO) will begin pro viding transportation service for all Morrow County students on Tuesday, Jan. 2. The OSEA action followed a motion to dismiss filed with Circuit Court Judge Rudy Mur- go by MCSD legal council Ann Spicer. MCSD superintendent Chuck Starr reports that all but one of the district's regular drivers will be continuing with MIDCO as they assume the transportation program. There fore, all routes, buses and drivers will be virtually un changed in this transition. "The Morrow County School District is pleased to report that students will continue to be transported with the same level of concern for their safety that they've had in the past," said Starr. For more information, con tact Starr at (541) 989-8202. Mark Cutsforth big winner in Christmas Punch contest Alumni tourney Dec. 30-31 The annual Heppner High School Alumni Association Basketball and Volleyball tour nament has been planned for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30 and 31. Men's basketball games will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Heppner High School. Sun day, men's games will begin at noon with the men's cham pionship winding up the ac tivities. Women's basketball games will be Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Basketball games should con clude by around 7 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Volleyball alumni will play Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Alumni Association will sponsor music at the Elk's Qub Saturday starting at 9 p.m. Teams and team captains are as follows: 1994-95-captain unavailable at presstim e; '92-93-Jason Britt; '90-91-Slater M itchell and Bob Krein; '82-89-Dick Devin; '77-81-Dave Allstott; '73-76-Ken Eckman; '72 and before-Steve Rhea and Gene Heliker. Non-lettering alumni players will play on their graduating class' team this year. A team comprised of community members will also be included in the bracket. Women's team captains are Dana Reid, Missy Cutsforth and Amy Greenup. Those who wish to play, but have not been contacted should call their team captain or Dana Reid. A any questions regar ding volleyball should be di rected to Molly Rhea. The community is invited to watch the games. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for stu dents up to high school age. Family tournament passes are availabe for $15. Proceeds from the tournament go toward scholarships and to support athletics in Heppner. Market Report Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers Mark Cutsforth was the big $600 gift certificate winner in this year's Christmas Punch Contest. His name was drawn Tues day from all those who entered throughout the six-week contest. Winners of $25 gift cer tificates this week were: Rose Baker (Green Feed), Steve Brownfield (Les Schwab Tires), Mary Haguewood (Petty jo h n 's), and Kelwayne Haguewood (MCGG). Tuesday, Dec. 26 Soft White *5.51 *5.52/5.51 *5.50 *5.46 *4.57 Dec. Jan. Feb. March New crop Barley *150 Dec.-Feb. Happy New Year to all our Friends & Customers We will be closed Monday, January 1st Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 1-800-452-7396 ■ i- m l» ,v
