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H e p p n e r Gazette Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday. January 29. 1997 ■ THREE 'Corral 1000' plan detailed Swaggarts to celebrate 65th anniversary Steve Y aw, Heppner businessman, unveiled a plan at the Town and Country meetings Wednesday, Jan 15, that could bring a thousand more people to Heppner during the 75th Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo set this August. Yaw, owner of Yaw's restaurant, detailed a plan called "Corral Bowling League Thursday Nite Mixers week of January 16 W L Wright’s Century 4 0 Lancer Lanes 3 1 Skaggs Auto Clinic 1 3 R&W Drive In 0 4 High games: Dianna Hoeft 210, Gerald Hoeft 189. High series: Randy Sample 507, Dianna Hoeft 498. Splits converted: Randy Sample 3-10, 3-9-10, John Breidenbach 5-7. Dime A Dozen week of January 12 W L Penland House 7 1 Our Gang 6V2 Vk Pin Dodgers 6 2 BM’s 21/2 51/2 D-Don’s 1 7 Bunn Horseshoeing 1 7 High games: Randy Sample 200, Annie Lusher 173. High series: Randy Sample 530, Dianna Hoeft 465. Splits converted: Dianna Hoeft 3-10,4-7-9, Gerald Hoeft 3-10, Ran dy Sample 2-10, Maude Hughes 5-6-10. Blue Mountain week of January 15 W L Misfits 4 0 Willow Lanes 1 3 Young Guns 1 3 1 Beecher’s 3 Team 2 1 3 Who Knows 0 4 High games: Gene Doherty 207, Rick Pettyjohn 202. High series: Gene Doherty 553, John Breidenbach 519. Splits converted: Rick Pettyjohn 3-10, Doug Gunderson 9-10. Non-Smokers week of December 13 W L Heppner Garbage 24 4 BEO 16 12 Head Pins 15 13 11 9 Columbia Basin 10 18 Pin-Ups High games: Gene Sonstegard 191, Pennie Karwacki 145. High series: Gene Sonstegard 498. Fran Barnett 425. Splits converted: Dave Green 2-7, Gene Sonstegard 4-7-9-10. Koffee Kup Keglers January 23 week of W L 10 6 M.C.G.G. 7 9 The Dregs 9 7 The Alley Cats 8 8 No Pin Hitters 8 8 The BJs High game. Iris Campbell and Joan Smith, tied, 183. High series: Linda Schultz 509. Splits: Bunnie Lindsay 4-5-7, Maude Hughes 5-6-10, Iris Campbell 5-7. 1000", which, through cooperation among farmers, ranchers, business people and Heppner residents, would entice people from the valley and the Tri-Cities area to come and stay during fair and rodeo. Yaw estimates that one thousand 'e (possibly 250 families) increase the rodeo gate receipts by $21,000, the fair gate by $6,000, increase use of campsites, motels, bed and breakfasts and increase rev enue to Heppner businesses and restaurants Yaw said that the idea could be marketed as a tour package with rodeo and fair admission, dinners and possibly park and nde shuttles to the fair and rodeo Housing would not be included in the package, but a housing committee could handle reservations. Yaw hopes that are fanners and ranchers will volunteer to let people park their RVs on their property Also at the meeting Sam Bellamy outlined changes planned at the Merle and Luella Sw aggart fairgrounds this year and Gary Marks, Heppner City manager, Merle and Luella Swaggart of discussed tne renovation of Ritter will celebrate their 65th Heppner City streets scheduled for anniversary on Saturday, Feb 8, this spring and summer from 1-4 p m at the Pendleton Bellamy said that rodeo grounds Elks Lodge. Everyone is inv ited to will be updated, box seat attend alumninum bleachers will be installed and a new' multipurpose building will be constructed at the fairgounds for the livestock show He said that the present sheep and A regular meeting of the Mor swine bams are in need of row Soil and Water Conservation renovation and will need to come District (SWCD).Weed Advisory out, however, the beef bam is still Board will be held Tuesday, Feb. okay. Two construction sites are 4, at 4 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Build being considered-either where the current sheep and swine building ing in the SWCD office at Hepp is situated, which would take out ner. much of the beef building, or in Agenda items include: election of the grassy area In option two, the officers: an update on Farm Bill cabin on the grassy area would have to be moved Phase I of the construction, which would be funded through county monies, would be a 100 b\ 140 foot open sided building, phase II would be adding on and enclosing the building Monies for phase II would be prov ided by grants and private donations A total of 130 students have "We'd like this to come from the been named to the president's list community," said Bellamy The and another 562 students have phase II building, when completed, been named to the honor roll for would house most roping and fall term 1996 at Western Oregon barrel racing activ ities and could State College be used as a multipurpose building President's list students achieved which could be used year-round, a perfect 4 0 grade-point average, he said wliilc honor roll students earned a Marks said that in the Main 3.5 to 3.99 av erage. Street renovation project. Main Western, with an enrollment of Street between the two bridges nearly 4,000 students, is a four- over Willow Creek will be y ear. liberal arts college within the completely excav ated and a new Oregon State System of Higher street, storm drain system, Education sidewalks, curbs and power poles Lochl honor students included and lights would be installed Betsy M. Hernandez, Boardman Marks said that contractors will maintain access to all businesses during all times, except for a day or two pouring concrete The project will probably get undcrw ay in Mav or June and is expected to be in full swing by August Marks said that Nlain Street would irobably not be available for the air and rodeo parade The possibility of running the parade down Court Street, perhaps beginning and ending at tne courhouse, was discussed One of the features of the new Main Street will be a huge green shamrock inlaid in concrete in the street on the intersection o f Main and Willow Streets years, retiring at age 72. Merle was a cattle rancher in the area for more than 60 years They are involved in the Eastern Star, the Elks Club and enjoy their many grandchildren and great grandchildren The Swaggarts' children are a Althea Gibbs, Stanfield, Mary Lou Blackwell, Anahim, British Columbia, Canad, and Cecil Swaggart, Ritter A daughter, Betty Kennedy, is deceased They have 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren A L L I A N C E R E S I D E N T I A L MORTGAGE * Always COMPETITIVE RATES *FHA-VA *No Income Verification Loans *Low Rate Manufactured Home Loans *100% 2nd Mortgages ♦CUSTOMER LOAN SPECIALISTS The Swaggarts were maimed on Feb. 1, 1932. at John Day and have lived in Grant and Morrow Counties all of their liv es Luella, whose maiden name was Baird, was postmaster at Ritter for 27 **CUSTOMER SATISFACTION — WE WORK FOR YOU! 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