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'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
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Lancer Lanes
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Skaggs Auto Clinic
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R&W Drive In
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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
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Our Gang
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Pin Dodgers
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BM’s
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D-Don’s
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Bunn Horseshoeing
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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
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Willow Lanes
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Young Guns
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Beecher’s
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Team 2
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Who Knows
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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
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BEO
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Head Pins
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Columbia Basin
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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
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The Dregs
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The Alley Cats
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No Pin Hitters
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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
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