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' m m *m *rnm *9*m m m m ■ % pn^gtÊmM , „ -■». te Heppner Ranger District office still closed Y/.-':*.-. : • * . , r r . - ’ , ' * , • v f ^ ’ S S I E W E T 2 E L f I U OF OR F ” F w s P A P : R l id £ U 5 e «E s OR "-J 7453 - HEPPNER ^ 50 < v r-'- I V ■ -i • - v *-,> ». .* ... • The doors were still locked at the Heppner District Forest Service Budding Tuesday mor ning as legislators continue wrangling over the federal bud get. Meanwhile, the federal government shutdown drags on.* A call to the Heppner office triggers a recording saying that the office will be closed until further notice "due to lack of funding". Around 30 local workers are affected by the "furlough". The only Forest Service employee believed to be working in the area is a zone law enforcement agent working out of Ukiah. The Heppner Ranger District office closed December 20. Select workers are only being allowed into the office once a week to water plants. At this time Forest Service workers are rot being granted unemployment benefits be cause they may be paid back wages. The District was not affected by the previous budget dead lock which shut down parts of the government for six days. V- . . * .1 I ;* ~ «.............. v* f * r * « : •. -I J t îmes • ; .f •' * K Ì. V V' '7* • - i I- . V •/. • - . • 7 : -.y.-, : - v \ ;V .. Town and Country Day set for Jan. 11 V0L. 115______NO. 1______6 Pages Wednesday, January 3. 1996,______Morrow County Heppner, Oregon Renovation Project will be the topic of an open meeting at 1:45 p.m.. The meeting will be facilitated by Malcolm John- stone/Liveable Oregon and Don Fine, Oregon Department of Transportation project de signer. Also scheduled at 1:45 p.m.will be "Fish Screening for Irrigation" with Adam Schu macher, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife screens pro ject coordinator. Following a short break, "T he Influence of Shade on Riparian Areas" will be pre sented by Larry Larsen of Ore gon State University. The two agriculture sessions are spon sored by the Wheat League, Soil and Water Conservation District, Morrow County Livestock Growers and the The tenth annual Town and Country Day has been plann ed for Thursday, January 11, at the St. Patrick's Parish Hall in Heppner. The day will get underway with the Soil and Water Con servation District annual meeting set for 10 a.m., follow ed by a coffee break, sponsored by the Bank of Eastern Oregon. At 11 a.m. the Small Wood lands Association will hold its annual meeting. An Italian luncheon will be catered by Kate's Pizza at noon. Luncheon speaker will be state representative Lynn Lund- quist. The Chamber of Com merce will also hold their in stallation and the annual Hats Off award will be presented during the luncheon. The Heppner Main Street HCC to meet photo by Joyce Hughes Small Woodlands Association. A social hour will begin at 6 p.m. with live 12-string guitar music provided by Malcolm Johnstone. The prime rib din ner, catered by Yaw's Restau rant, is planned for 7 p.m. The dinner will feature a gem door prize donated by Peterson's Jewelers, keynote speaker Sir Trevor Phillipson, k.c.m.g., the coronation of the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Queen and Court and presentation of the annual man, woman, business and educator of the year awards. Banquet tickets are available at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce office, the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner and lone, Murray Drugs and the Morrow County Grain Growers in Lexington. . . • ‘ • * N ■ * • . * • \ ** \ * ; - ‘ - - I Sir Trevor Phillipson to deliver address The next meeting of the Heppner Coordinating Council will be Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 7:30 a.m. in the main confer ence room of the Heppner Ranger District office. Sir Trevor Phillipson has a member of the British Coun been described, by his good cil for International Trade and friend Sir Clement Freud (yes, was a special advisor to the illustrious grandson of Sig Margaret Thatcher on Soviet af mund) as a"devoutly irrever fairs. He twice ran for Parlia ent and rapscallious wag, who ment and was "twice outrun” . Phillipson says he "loves the as a child was incorrigible, and Irish, likes the French and con By City of Heppner is no less so as an adult." siders the united States to be This "incorrigible” adult is For the month of December God's greatest act of pro scheduled to provide the High Low Precip. vidence." He claims to be com keynote speech for the annual .12 pletely unspoiled by failure and 60 45 12/1 Town and Country Day ban 38 .02 12/2 53 continues to live by his motto, quet, planned for Thursday, 33 T 12/3 50 "Vivere est sumisse cachi- 12/4 54 36 .03 Jan. 11, beginning at 7 p.m. at nare". (Life is a bit of giggle.) 28 .01 St. Patrick's Parish Hall. 12/5 43 His topic might be "Remem 21 34 .05 12/6 Phillipson is the recently re ber, professionals built the 29 .00 tired director general of the Titanic, amateurs built the 36 12/7 19 .00 British Institute of Marketing, 45 12/8 ark". 12/9 16 .06 23 19 .12 23 12/10 .06 South M orrow county has toll calls 45 23 12/11 57 36 .27 12/12 Heppner, Lexington and agreement automatically as 34 64 .00 12/13 44 .00 lone residents will pay a toll for part of their service. One must 12/14 53 34 .24 phone calls between the three call PTI if they want the service 55 12/15 49 32 .00 cities with the new phone ser disconnected. 12/16 .00 vice provider, PTI Communi 48 23 12/17 According to the PTI em .00 cations. 23 31 12/18 ployee, the previous phone ser According to an unidentified 29 .00 12/19 35 vice provider, U.S. West, also 32 .00 PTI employee, callers between 37 12/20 had a type of extended area .00 Heppner, lone and Lexington 31 40 12/21 agreement for around $1.34 a .00 will be charged six cents per 42 25 12/22 month. The employee said that 24 .00 minute unless the caller has an 32 12/23 PTI asked to be able to charge 29 .00 extended-area agreement with 30 12/24 the same amount as U.S. West .00 PTI. The extended area agree 22 28 12/25 for that service, but was turn .00 ment provides unlimited calls 23 26 12/26 ed down by governm ent .00 between the cities for a charge 29 23 12/27 regulators. A PTI supervisor .03 of $2 a month. 22 36 12/28 did not return the Gazette- .13 22 12/29 35 All residents of the three Times' phone call by deadline .08 32 44 12/30 to confirm that information. .36 cities have the extended area 44 53 12/31 The winning Alumni Tournament team of (l-R) Russell Britt, Doug Devin, Slater Mitchell, Bobby Krein, Jacob Maben and Casey Pedro. The annual tournament was held in Heppne this weekend. Tournament organizers say this might be the last year for the event. (More photos and story on page 4) Weather Report December gets every type of weather ■ •• help clear some of the white stuff that fell in the area Dec. 28. was 60 degrees, with a low of 45. High for Dec. 31 was 53, with a low of 44. Dec. 9 and 10 saw the mercury rise to highs of only 23, with lows of 16 and 19 respectively those days. December weather came in like a lamb and went out like one too, but in between there were a few pretty frosty days. High temperature on Dec. 1 There was no snow for Christmas, but an inch of s fell on Dec. 28, with rain turn ing to ice on the ground the following day. It was foggy six days out of the 31. the Columbia Basin Electric conference room. In addition to the annual re view and election of officers, fund raising and grant applica tions will be discussed. The public is invited to attend. ■ ■ • . . , • • , • . . • ■ • • • _ ’.W : V f Lexington 989-8221 .v ■ i ^ v » • . .. tu f* *.#• 'VÇHT'• .• . ..* >> > > n x, », . V t . . ‘ ' » ' • i •<' » V « **. ■ v f • t * . : y • 1 i . • . > ^4 «Sj * -v s V >531 I . ‘ Cnt - . t ! ** > V ? \ *• • p ^ •• . 1-800-452-7396 • ; • m .-A' Now Better than ever ON SALE Reg. *1620 Now only 10«Vb off $1458 • * . . • . I ; •- ,V :■ ' *. t- '?/'••• 'f •••. . . . V: »« , Morrow County Crain Growers If l ' ” - Jt '■ - ' H IQ U A L C A LV IN G P E N ? It’s always a good time to own a HiQual Calving Pen. • a CAN YOU AFFORD NOT TO OWN A People for the Pool set annual meeting People for the Pool, Inc. will hold their annual meeting Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. at V •. - • v: -s.\A \ '.A . • • /<.- ■. - '■> A •• .* .V . f . ' : \/ \ . J ' . ' j
