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VOL. 116
NO. 29
6 Pages
Wednesday, July 16,1997
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Water park expected to open July 22
T w o houses are scheduled to
be built at the
new housing
subdivision located overlooking
W illow Creek Dam, according to
developer E.J. Leason o f U.S.
Tank and Construction Co., Inc.,
Redmond.
Leason said that one house w ill
be a model home and the other
has been purchased by a local
resident.
Leason said that final staking
for curbs was to be completed
Monday with curbs tentatively in
place by the end o f the week.
After the curbs are in place, the
sub-base can be layed and
asphalt could be poured next
week or the follow ing week, he
said.
Leason said that the homes are
modular units by Stratford
Homes. He said that after the
home plans have been approved
by the city, foundations w ill be
poured.
Backhoe begins work at new Heppner subdivision
Leason estimated that it takes
around five weeks from the time
a home is ordered to its arrival.
He said that the average cost o f a
home is around $45 a square
foot.
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Elks praised at national convention
E.J. “John" Leason
Willow Creek Water Park nears completion
A grand opening has been
scheduled for Saturday, August
9.
Area volunteers put up a fence
and layed down sod. The
Construction on the W illo w
Creek Water Park is nearing
completion and a tentative
finishing day has been scheduled
for Tuesday, July 22.
Museum to sponsor folk music program
mushroom fountain and water
slide have been installed and
water was put in the pool for the
first time Tuesday.
W CCC plan
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Heppner Class of
1967 plans reunion tournaments
Th e H eppner H igh S ch ool
class o f 1967 has planned their 30
year reunion for Saturday, July
26.
Saturday’ s events include g o lf
ing at 8 a.m ; a get-together at 1
p.m. at the M orrow County Fair
grounds; and a social and no-host
dinner at the Heppner Elks Club
beginning at 6 p.m.
Friends, former teachers and
parents are also invited to attend.
Brothers win
Linda Danielson and Dianne Dugaw
’"W here'd You Com e From,
Where'd You Go?': Folk Songs
and Fiddle Tunes in Am erica," a
lively musical presentation by
Dianne
Dugaw
and
Linda
Danielson, w ill be presented
Sunday, July 20, at 2 p.m. at the
M orrow County Museum in
Heppner. The public is invited to
attend and admission is free.
The program is sponsored by
the Morrow County Museum and
is made possible by the Oregon
Council for the Humanities, an
affiliate
of
the
National
Endowment for the Humanities.
"Combining
musical
performance with stories and
commentary,
"Where'd
You
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Com e From, Where'd You Go?"
explores the rich mosaic o f
musical folk culture produced in
r
rural America," said museum
director
Marsha
Sweek.
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Performed by champion fiddler
Linda
Danielson
and
singer/guitanst Dianne Dugaw,
(s
the
program
features
a
kaleidoscope o f traditional tunes:
old American and British ballads,
cowboy songs, blues, folk hymns
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and spirituals.
For further information about
the program,
contact the
museum at 676-5524, from 1-5
p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Brothers Chris and Nick A n
thony o f Heppner claimed first
place honors in their divisions in
the Top Gun basketball shooting
contest. Both boys were presented
ptaques by Heppner High School
(H H S ) v a rs ity coach B ob
Ployhar.
Chris, who w ill be a senior at
HHS this fall, won the jumor/se-
nior division, and Nick, who w ill
be a freshman, won the freshman/
sophomore division.
“ These two fellow s seemed to
have spent some time on their
own shooting the ball and that
was the difference,” commented
Ployhar. “ That's what w e’re hop
ing to accomplish with these con
tests.”
The contest lasted through June
and was sponsored by the Hepp
ner Booster Club. Another con
test is planned for November.
Foundation's "M ost Valuable
Student" scholarship contest.
Each w ill receive a four-year,
$20,000
scholarship.
The
foundation annually awards $2.1
million in college scholarships
based on academics, leadership
and need
Throughout the convention, the
2,200 local lodges were hailed
for their support o f the order's
national programs, as well as
their own local programs. "Our
goal this year is to continue
strengthening America," declared
Carlon O 'M alley o f Scranton.
Penn., who was elected national
leader o f the Elks during the
convention, "and the members o f
our local lodges, led by their
Exalted Rulers, will be our bricks
N o truth to the rumor that the
W indy City got its nickname
during an Elks convention, but
the more than 10,000 members
The W illo w Creek Country
Club (W C C C ) golfers w ill have
a Jack and Jill mini-toumament
on Friday, July 18 at 6 p.m.
T h e a c tiv ity w ill in v o lv e
couples playing m a nine-hole
m odified couples type o f play
with the format determined by the
committee in charge. There w ill
be prizes for low scores and spe
cial events.
T h e charge w ill be $3 per
couple for members and $10 per
couple for non-members. Light
snacks w ill be provided by the
committee in cha^e.
Hosting this event are: Earl and
P e g g y Fishburn, Les and Jan
Paustian, and D ave and C orol
Mitchell.
The W C C C Ladies w ill hold a
nine hole invitational on Tuesday,
July 22. C offee w ill be held at 8
a.m., with tee-o ff to begin at 9
a.m. Local members are asked to
bring a salad.
who gathered there from July 5-
10 for the 133rd national conven
tion o f the BPO Elks o f the U SA
did have plenty to "gust" about.
Last year, the total value o f the
Elks' philanthropic works was
$133 million, said an Elks' news
release.
These works include
youth athletic and drug education
programs, aid for people with
disabilities, college scholarships,
cancer
and
transplantation
research and veterans service.
A highlight o f the convention
was Wednesday's session when
Gen.
Barry R. M cC affrey,
director o f the White House
O ffice o f National Drug Control
Policy,
addressed
the
conventioneers, whose numbers
included a delegation
from
Heppner Elks Lodge No. 0358.
A lso speaking that day were the
overall winners o f the Elks
National "H oop Shoot" Free
Throw Contest- Leon Lopez, 9,
o f Santa Fe, N .M ., and Am ber
Langston, 12, o f Tampa, Fla.
M ore than three m illion kids
from eight to 13 participated in
this year's program. They were
followed by Stephanie Lynn
Murg, 18, o f Grosse Pointe,
Mich., and Martin D. W ong, 18,
o f Fremont, Calif., the top two
winners in the Elks National
and our mortar."
The Exalted Ruler o f the
Heppner Elks Lodge is Roger
Mortimore.
The BPO Elks o f the U SA has
its headquarters in Chicago.
M C Arts and
Crafts to meet
The Morrow County Creative
Arts and Crafts Club w ill meet
Thursday, July 24, at 1 p.m. at the
W illow Lanes Bowling A lley in
Heppner for lunch.
A short meeting will follow the
lunch.
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