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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1997)
• • »,€'•*• • t _ 'v * ’ • >" ÿ ’r ^ ; > > ? .« ' “*• •. !■ ‘j - t ♦. . - '» •• , ' - • 7^ » • - J •*. . V / f. •’ ■ l » i« » ’ *• • - A " '*/ - •• • - >. s »:. Rollie Marshall a candidate for judge n ^ ^ Î r U r F OF?1 . . . . r* • » /' p , Rollie Marshall of Heppner has announced his candidacy for the Morrow County Judge position. Marshall has 20 years of financial background in the banking business and a history of community service. Marshall has spent most of his 20 years in business analyzing financial statements and putting together budgets. In addition to his business background, Marshall is currently the chairman of the Heppner Coordinating Council, a member of the Heppner Lions Club, past chairman of the Morrow County Home Rule Committee, president of the Heppner Little League and has helped with numerous other community projects. Marshall says that he feels the juvenile issues in the county are of major concern and added that . , E UGE NE OF 9 7 4 7 HEPPNER it is very important to keep the juvenile court in Morrow County and not let that function be transferred to circuit or district court. Marshall also said "Communication is one of the keys to successful government. It is important to be a good listener and hear all sides of an issue before making any decisions." Marshall, 41, and his wife Debbie have three daughters, Candis and Brandi who both graduated from Heppner High School and are attending Eastern Oregon University in LaGrande, and Knsten who is a sophomore at Heppner high School. Marshall graduated from Wallowa High School and has an accounting degree form Blue Mountain Community College. * * • • * Rollie Marshall • imes VOL. 116 NO. 40 8 Pages Wednesday. October 1,1997 Morrow County, Heppner. Oregon Renovation uncovered look into Heppner's past audit comipittee, which oversees the lottery budget. His term with the lottery commission ended in February 1997. Lewis said he chose to run for the county judge position because he has a strong background in law, budget finance and public administration. He also has experience dealing with youthful offenders. Lewis has a daughter, Teresa Vaughan, who lives in Baker City with her husband Charlie and their three children, Sam, Kate, and Pat. His step-children are Kathy Cutsforth, Kim Cutsforth-Armato and Kraig Cutsforth. He has step- grandchildren, Maggie and Joe Armato of Heppner and Kelsey Cutsforth of Hermiston. . r •> <■- ; *5.* . - • 50 < Keith Lewis announces candidacy for judge Keith E. Lewis, Heppner, has filed to run for the position of Morrow County Judge. Lewis, 65, was bom and raised in Baker County. He graduated from North Powder High School and then served four years with the U.S. Navy. After the service, he spent 27 years with the Oregon State Police. He was promoted to lieutenant and head of investigation for District IV, a duty that required being an administrator to the OSP offices in Oregon's eastern counties. Lewis retired from the OSP in 1983 and moved to Heppner, his wife Sharon Lewis's hometown. He was employed with the Oregon State Lottery in security and in 1991 he was appointed by the governor to the Lottery Commission. While commissioner he served on the ' . * f . «•-, * . . • . IT . ■ > ■***. * . * • « " ' * * /T Vb • * _ * l . , ** • * . 4 , -*,. - *V* V . V • • • s • Ì * ., . •' . I . • r < v- 1 • • ‘ .. ] t Keith Lewis HHS cheerleaders plan bonfire, rally The Heppner High School (HHS) cheerleaders have planned a "Bungle in the Jungle” on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 7-8 p.m. at the Morrow County F air grounds. * The evening part of the HHS homecoming activities will fea ture a bonfire, a pep rally and "much more.” Everyone is wel come to attend. \ ' •• . y .. - • ■ V* '•v.- •« -c ô '-v N . - . ■ Queen and court selected - * .. • ■. • ,;.v \ - •- -i ij. *■*. ■ '*■ * ^ v v . L ' - v ’. . j - '-. A . *- L 'L --r *" • * ' *' A '., .V. ; 1 <-k -* 1 i « . -> •• a 0 i***. .*• \ O* - • ï ► . , ■ ' .. . v n - . . f*, » ‘ • , X • J ' ' ! . ' - '•A ; . . . . • • i * For most people the downtown renovation project has meant moving into the future with something new. But for one Heppner man, the project has turned out to be a look into the past. When crews began tearing up Heppner's streets and exposing what used to be the dirt roads in town, Sam Schmidt saw an opportunity to discover what had been buried there many years ago. Armed with a good metal detector Schmidt began spending his evenings combing the exposed streets for old coins- and he found quite a few. He found half dollars, dimes, quarters and other coins, some dating back to 1865. "The oldest one I found was an 1865 half dollar," he said, displaying his find on the Homecoming potato feed set, Oct. 9 will be available and all meals include a drink and a dessert. Hie potato feed is sponsored by the Heppner High School (HHS) cheerleaders. The HHS homecoming game against Stanfield will get under way at 7:30 p.m. • ■.•11 A baked potato feed will be held on Thursday, Oct. 9, from 6- 8 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds annex building. Prices are as follows: baked potato with chili meal, $4, and baked potato meal, $3. Toppings U o m i m l n k l o o n / I o i l m a n i e Oyster feed set for Saturday, Oct. 4 The Hardman Community oyster feed, salmon bake and ham dinner will be held Saturday, October 4, at the Hardman Community Center from 4:30-8:30 p.m. In addition to the mam courses, the dinner will also feature homemade desserts. Cooks are Bob Allen and crew. Cost is $10 for adults and $4.50 for children with preschoolers admitted free. counter at the Gazette-Times. Perhaps the most valuable would be a Lewis and Clark 1805 bronze commemorative medallion. He said a coin dealer in Portland said it might be worth 54,000. Although he didn’t find one, Schmidt said a silver medallion of the same type in good shape, is worth $20,000 today. Other items he found included clay marbles, military buttons an CBEC opium bottle, silver wedding band and tokens from several taverns including one called the Belvedere Schmidt said he had expected to find most of his coins on the east side of the street were the saloons were located in Heppner, but instead says he discovered most of his collection in front of Peterson's Jewelers and Gardner's on the west side of the street. ;ta, credits a n n o u n ce d * The board of directors of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative recently determined that a retirement of capital credits for the years of 1972 and 1973 and six percent of the 1996 patronage should be allowed. According to a Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative spokesman, this retirement of approximately $350,000 is the largest the cooperative has ever returned to its patrons. "The Board of Directors is pleased to be in a financial position to do this and we hope to be able to continue retirements in the future," said the spokesperson. a » * -v C . m <■ y y. A - • . - .. ,j '. ‘ V. " . '•>- y - . ,•> . v > - . ■. v 1 ' v ■ - \; - ' - '• ' r A • Queen Maci Childers (left), Princesses Bobbie Rankin (center) I- l - • • t - and Lindsey Ward. I-,:. 4> - . 1 j C Maci Childers, lone, was selected queen of the 1998 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo at tryouts held Sunday, Sept. 21. Bobbi Rankin and Lindsey Ward were chosen princesses. Maci, the daughter of Bobbi and Harvey Childers of lone, is a senior at Heppner High School this year. She was a princess on the 1997 fair and rodeo court. Bobbie, the daughter of Tim and Kathy Rankin, also attends Heppner High School. Lindsey, the daughter of Jim and Susie Ward, is a freshman at HHS. Queen Maci and her court will make their first official appearance at the Town and Country Banquet on January 15. 4 • •' e * , i ■ f .* <* • •> • * ‘ r • • • . .. . • >' *. • v v v;* • . .. v. * ...■• > . . . ' . . ; • . , > «• v>. • - i .v, • kv/,:A*. ' . *. . » Columbia Basin Landowners! • < •’ v • ••v ¿ i f >• * • ;* 7* • . I* .1 • 1 Hay Ground. CRP. Pasture, Grazing Land. Morrow County Grain Growers has all of your seedling needs. Alfalfa Seed. Grass Seed or Blended Con I act the Agronomy Dept, at 1-800-452-7396 or (541) 422-7289 MORROW Lexington COUNTY CRAIN GROWERS 989-8221 1-800-452-7396_____________________ . .. • .. . r v ■ • •••■ ' 1 - if , « ' »• * -, s » • ?
