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Princess Rachel
far as a member of the Morrow
County Fair and Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo royalty was at Sisters.
There the girls stayed in a cabin
that had a hot tub and were able
to go hot-tubbing after a long
run-in. The cabin was ideal
because it had a place right next
to it for their horses.
Princess Rachel is looking
forward to the Morrow County
Fair and Oregon Trail Rodeo
August 16-20 where the court
will show off their run-in outfits
which consist of fawn-colored
suede
chaps
featuring
shimmering pink fringe and
horseshoes carved on the bottom,
a dusty rose long-sleeved shirt,
and dark tan slacks. The outfit is
coatiaaed from page aae
Willow Creek Country Club J a c k
and Jill Tournament July 28th,
accented with a sliver belt
buckle, silver earrings, a silver
broach, tan gloves, a tan hat with
a tiara and fawn-colored sueded
rough-out boots.
Princess Rachel encourages
everyone to come on out to the
fair to enjoy entertainers Lisa
Nix and Zac Grooms and the Ed
Dailey Variety Show, and
especially the kickoff dance
which will be held this Friday,
August 4, from 7:30 p.m. to
midnight. The kickoff dance will
feature die final appearance of
local group, Final Warning, with
band members, Jeff Currin,
Travis Bellamy, David Bates and
Meghan Bailey.
Letters to the Editor
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publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all
letters for use by the C-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not
responsible for accuracy o f statement* made in letters.
Disagrees with investigative report
To the Editor:
Enclosed find a letter which I
would like for you to publish in
your newspaper. It is in reference
to the investigative report
recently completed by the
Department of Justice into the
activities of the past Lexington
Town Council:
To the Council of the Town of
Lexington, Oregon:
After reviewing the
Investigative Report, I would like
to have two items corrected.
Since this is a public document, I
would like the minutes to reflect
the corrected items and also a
copy sent to the Attorney
General's office, Department of
Justice, ATT: Bryon Chat field,
and copy of this letter placed in
the permanent minutes of this
meeting.
Error #1 Page 10, Paragraph 3:
Sheirbon said that it was the
1996-1997 review and discussion
with the CPA that caused the
council to make changes to the
town recorder's bookkeeping
practices . Sheirbon indicated
that he might have seen a draft of
the letter (eventually dated June
19, 1998), from Gerald Moro,
CPA, for Barnett and-Moro, or
they may have discussed it prior
to the town council meeting of
May 12, 1998. Sheirbon stated
that prior to the letter, he, John
Ripple and Bob Taylor were
working with Baker to improve
her bookkeeping skills.
I, Bob Taylor, was not involved
with the Lexington Town
Council from January 1,1995, to
December 2,U 19$^L 1 was not
involved' in ’ any working with
Susan Baker to improve her
bookkeeping skills and I do not
want my name associated with
anyone who would fabricate a lie
such as that.
Error #2 Document dated 12-
31-94: Budget committee raised
my salary to $850.00.1 will not
take the raise until 1-1-95. At
that time I will carryover
$375.00 per month. This I will
use at a later time. I will not draw
the total amount owing to me at
one time or in one year. I will
draw this amount out over a
couple of years. -Susan L. Baker
I, Bob Taylor, was mayor of
Lexington on 12-31-94, but did
not attend any meeting that was
held Saturday night, New Year's
Eve. There was no planned or
authorized meeting of the budget
committee for that evening. If
there was a meeting to make this
decision, it was called illegally
by someone else.
I am also submitting a copy of
this letter to area newspapers
plus sending a copy to the
Department of Justice.
(s) Robert R. Taylor
Lexington
Anfost 4th - Friday
Serving Prime Rib Dinner starting at 7 p.m.
August 8th - Saturday
Special Initiation starting at 4 p.m. Candidates are:
B ert Houwellng, Dewayne Sim m ons, B ren t
Gunderson, Brent Wright and Rick Drake.
"Whmw F H m * M m T
2000
Twenty couples turned out to
play in a four-person Jack and
Jill tournament golf scramble at
Willow Creek Country Club on
July 28.
Results are as follows:
First place with a score of 27 -
Duane and Robinai Disque, Bob
and Jan McDonald; second place
with a score of 28 - Lindsay
Ward and Darrin Ployhar, John
and Pat Edmundson; third place,
a tie with a 29 - Mary
Schoonover and Doug Orwick,
Betty Christman and Rick
Johnston, Tom and Ruby Shear
and Carol and Earl Norris; fourth
place, a tie with 30 - Shari Stahl
and Stub Lewis, Rick and Shelli
Britt, Jan and Les Paustian and
Gene and Luvilla Sonstegard.
Chip-ins were awarded to
Luvilla Sonstegard on #7 and to
Shelli Britt on #9. Women's long
drive was given to Shari Stahl,
men's was given to Gene
Sonstegard. K.P. on #9 was given
to Doug Orwick.
The Heppner Chamber of
Commerce is working with the
Oregon
Department
of
Transportation
(ODOT)
to
control litter and improve the
appearance of the state highways
in the City of Heppner.
The chamber is organizing the
effort to pick up and remove
unsightly litter and vegetation
from the state highway rights-of-
way through town tour times a
year under the ODOT Adopt a
Highway Program.
Dates are as follows: August •
prior to the Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo; October - during the
hunting seasons; March - prior to
the St. Patrick's Celebration; May
- prior to Memorial Day.
Their organizational plan
includes: Litter bags will be
provided by SOLV (Stop Oregon
Litter and Vandalism) and an
invitation to help will be
distributed to all businesses and
residences along the route prior
to the litter pick up date.
-The area to be done runs from
city limit to city limit on Linden,
Main, May and N. Court Streets -
1.3 miles.
- Businesses and residents will
be requested to deposit the white
SOLV litter bags beside highway
sign posts along the route.
The Chamber of Commerce
officers, board members and
general members will consolidate
the SOLV litter bags into the
orange ODOT litter bags ready
for pick up by ODOT employees
the following day.
-The days for litter pick up will
be publicized in the Heppner
Gazette-Times, on Heppner TV
Channel 3 and at the Tuesday
noon Chamber of Commerce
meeting of the week when the
litter pickup is done. The day of
the week will be adjusted to
community activity and work
schedules
and
weather
conditions; but generally, will be
the Wednesday late afternoon of
the designated week:, starting at
approximately 5 p.m.
-Eight Chamber members will
carry out the litter bag
consolidations part of the project
with four people working the
route, two to a side, from the
northwest city limit and from the
east city limit, and ending at the
Heppner City Park.
-A hot dog/hamburger barbecue
or other appropriate ending
activity will be held for the
chamber
volunteers
upon
completion of the litter pickup
and litter bag consolidation.
Baptist youth visit Lexington
-Chamber representatives will
contact and recognize the
businesses and residents along
the route that have assisted with
the effort.
-The chamber members will
wear orange vests provided by
ODOT and will do a safety and
procedure
briefing
before
beginning litter bag pickup and
consolidation.
-Litter patrol signs will be
placed at the two start points-by
the
chamber's
project
coordinator.
-ODOT will provide flags for
marking hazardous items for pick
up by ODOT employees.
-The Chamber litter pick: up
will be coordinated with the
organizations that have agreed to
do Adopt a Highway segments
on the highways entering
Heppner as follows:
Highway 206/207 south -
Central Red Apple Market;
Highway 74 east - courthouse
union employees; Highway
74/207 northwest- Heppner High,
Heppner Elementary School
staff, and Mid-Columbia Bus.
Questions may be addressed to
the
following
project
coordinators: Scott Strouse,
ODOT, 676-5545, or John
Edmundson, Heppner Chamber
of Commerce, 676-5177.
VBS donates
to assisted
living
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Children attending Bible
school, jointly sponsored by All
Saints
Episcopal,
United
Methodist, Valby Lutheran and
Hope
Lutheran
churches,
collected $105 in pop cans
which they presented to Suzanne
Jepsen, representing Willow
Creek Valley Assisted Living.
The presentation was pictured
in the July 26 G-T.
A group of 16 youths and four adults from tha First Baptist of Kennewick were In town last week
helping with local projects and putting on a vacation bible school.
Led by youth pastor Jeff Bennett of Kennewick, the group, along with local youth, helped clean up
the yards of several elderly people in Heppner, helped stack some firewood and then cleaned up the
Lexington town park. The group also put on a vacation bible school at the Lexington Baptist Church.
"We find places to go and we take sixth, seventh and eighth graders out to other communities,"
Bennett said. He said as Christians it teaches the kids positive lessons while working In other
communities.
The group stayed at the Lexington church four days, and they also held a sunset worship at the dam
one evening.
Heppner pre-school registration OTPR seeks concessionaire
Heppner preschool registration Brannon said that openings are
will be held at Heppner DayCare, going fast.
Inc. on Tuesday, August 22 from
6-7:30 p.m.
The preschool has 20 openings
for four year olds and 15 for three
year olds. There is a $ 10 registra
tion fee.
A city of Heppner Planning
Four year olds attend Mondays Commission meeting will be
and Tuesdays from 8-11 a.m. held on Monday, August 7, at 7
Cost is $50 a month. Three year p.m. at city hall.
olds attend Wednesdays from 8-
Topics, among other business,
11 a.m. Cost is $25 a month.
include a request for an
“Come and register your child •endorsement of a proposal by
while your child eats some good Tom Wolff and Jerry Gentry to
ies and plays while becoming fa have the city petition the Corps
miliar with his or her surround of Engineers for ownership of the
ings,” said director M erry access road to Willow Creek
Brannon.
Campground
and
private
Call 676-5429 to register. property.
Planning com.
to meet
Morrow County Fair A Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
KICK - OFF DANCE
Friday, August 4th, 7:30 p.m. until Midnight
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-91S I
WCCC Ladles’ Play
Tuesday, July 25
Low gross of the field: Pat
Edmundson.
Low net o f the field: Mary
Schoonover.
Least putts of the field: Betty
Carlson.
Flight A: low gross Shan Stahl;
low net Lynnes Sargent; least
putts Eva Kilkenny and Carol
Noms.
Flight B: low gross Della
H eidem sn; low net Betty
Chnstman; least putts Suzanne
Jepsen.
Flight C: low gross Lorrene
Montgomery; low net Jackie
A llstott; least putts Loa
Henderson.
Chip in: Lorrene Montgomery
#1, Betty C arlson #7, Eva
Kilkenny #9.
Birdie: Shari Stahl #5.
Chamber team s up with ODOT for highway cleanup
142 N s rtk M ala
Heppner Elks BPOE will no
longer be the Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo concessionaire.
OTPR is looking for local
groups that my be able to provide
concessions. For more informa
tion, or interested parties may con
tact Marlene Currin at 676-9711.
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc., is
notifying all members that nominations are open
for the following two director’s positions:
For three years:
ZONE NUMBER 1: That territory served or to be
served by the Cooperative lying West of the
Morrow-Gilliam County line and North of the
Township line dividing Townships 3 South and 4
South.
ZONE NUMBER 7: FOSSIL ZONE. That territory
served or to be served by the Cooperative within
the incorporated city limits of Fossil, Oregon.
The members of the nominating committee are:
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Com e help us celebrate
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ZONE NUMBER 1: Van Rietmann, Condon, Oregon
(541)384-4148
DON GREENUP'S 76tb BIRTHDAY*
w ith a p a rty on A ugust 5th
from 4 -9 p .m ., Johnson Creek.
Bring chairs, a poduck dish and beverage.
M eat wiü be furnished.
For directions, call Tag at 376-8358.
ZONE NUMBER 7: Jeanne Burch, Fossil, Oregon
(541) 763-2998
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Final WWnlng mwnban (B L-R) Travis Bellamy. David Bates.
JeSCuntn and Meghan Bailey (Angela Munkers not pictured)
^ fe a tu rin g
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In their Anal performance!
Plus, enjoy $ tree m eal before the dance, starting at 6 3 0 p.m.
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The nominating committee will accept nominations
up to and including the last day of August.
Nominees must be members of the Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative, Inc. They must reside in, and
receive service in the Zone in which they will be
running.