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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
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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
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