Victory sweet for local OSU fans
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OSU fan Tad Miller
How sweet it is. And it
was pretty dam sweet for local
Oregon State Beaver fans who
attended OSU's Fiesta Bowl
Game victory over Notre Dame
at Tempe, Arizona.
A surprising number of
Heppner-Lexington-Ione fans
attended the game and of course
were delighted by the outcome.
The Oregon State Beavers
St. Patfs
meeting set
Ag Museum murals on display at Klamath First
A
St.
Patrick's
Celebration meeting has been
scheduled
for
Tuesday,
January 16, at 6 p.m. upstairs
at Kate's.
"It's time to think
green," said Chamber o f
Commerce executive director
Claudia
Hughes.
"All
committee
chair
persons
please attend. New faces are
welcome."
Hughes said that there
are "lots o f decisions" and
reminds that "time is short."
Cities, county
receive monies
Judy Buschke, representing Morrow County Creative Arts and Crafts Club, and Bob Harrison,
representing the Morrow County Museum Board, show sketches depicting early farming in Morrow
County by well-known artist Robert Thomas on display at Klamath First Federal in Heppner. Murals
of the sketches will be painted on the Ag Museum Building. Harrison said that two of the murals have
been donated by sponsors and the rest are available. The group is seeking donations of S3.000 each to
have the murals painted on the museum. Harrison said that the group hopes to have painting begin in
April and work is expected to be completed in around a month. To sponsor a mural or for more
information, call Harrison, 989-8496. Betty Mills, 676-5546, or any Museum Board member.
Court hears report on funds
By Doris Brosnan
In a public hearing at the
Morrow County Court meeting
on Jan. 3, Finance Director
Lisanne
Currin
explained
adjustments to value and refunds
and the net results to the various
county funds. She explained a
new building permit fund
established for the building
inspection revenues for the
planning department. The court
adopted the supplemental budget
and approved a specific purpose
resolution.
Currin presented information
on maintenance of some Option
I computer programs. The court
approved payment for the
programs. Currin suggested a
change to an IRIS program for
cost-accounting.
County
Assessor Greg Sweek added that
another computer program
contains some data that would
also need to be transferred, in
that case.
Currin recommended renewal
of the auditor contract with
Barnett and Moro and the court
approved a three-year renewal.
Sweek went over the road tax
distribution to the cities. The
court spoke with Currin of the
announcement
of intended
retirement by Tax Collector
Marilyn Childers and the need
for Currin to prepare the
retirement papers.
Currin also suggested, and the
court agreed, that the budget
committee should meet in
February
to
discuss
her
projections and the results of the
court's meetings with the
department heads.
Judge Terry Tallman requested
Currin to again bill the Army for
impact aid before she leaves her
position at the end of January.
She agreed to do so. Currin
discussed with the court her
finance director's position and
made suggestions on how the
department
might
be
restructured.
Sweek reported a discussion
with the Morrow County School
District superintendent about the
school bond proposed for a vote
in the spring. He suggested the
need for an agreement for
passage of money from the
Tillamook Cheese facility to the
schools, if the bond levy passes,
pursuant to the enterprise zone
agreement between the county
and Tillamook Cheese. The court
agreed to discuss the matter with
their county counsel next week.
Public Works Director Burke
O'Brien reported that Bell
Canyon Bridge, completed with
local concrete, should be
reopened by Friday, Jan 12. He
presented
for the court's
consideration, drafts of his
proposed, revised permit forms,
explaining how he envisions the
process which should work more
clearly and easily. O'Brien also
discussed rock crushing with the
court with further discussion to
continue
with
the
road
committee. The court approved
renewal of a rock-pit agreement
for the Brenner Canyon pit.
The Oregon Liquor
Control Commission
has
distributed $7.14 million o f its
November revenue to the state
general fund, cities, counties
and special programs.
Morrow County, with a
population o f 9,550, received
$1,708; Umatilla, with 68,000
people, received $13,623.
Morrow County cities
are as follows:
Boardman-$l ,830.98;
Irrigon-$918.47;
Heppner-
$909.52; lone-199.80 and
Lexington, $199.80.
Elementary Geography Bee
Casey Maben
Sixth grader Casey Maben
became the Geography Bee
champion
for
Heppner
Elementary School at a contest
held Jan. 5.
Eleven students earned a
chance to compete for the
championship as a result of a
written test given to all students
in fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
The contest was held in the
Heppner Elementary School
gym, with parents, friends and
students grades third through
sixth invited to observe the
contest. Karen Smith-Griffith,
fifth-sixth grade social studies
teacher, read the questions and
served as judge Teacher Janme
Allen served as timer and
scorekeeper
The students qualifying for the
contest were: fourth grade-
Shenlyn Peck, Spencer Palmer.
Seth Morgan and Nathan
Bennett;
fifth grade-Nacho
Elguezabal, Zach Alford. Baillie
Keithley, Kyle O'Brien and
Kelsey Wolff; and sixth grade-
Brendan McElligott and Casey
Maben.
After each student had a
chance
to
answer
seven
questions, the six students with
the most correct answers became
the finalists. Those six finalists
were: Nacho Elguezabal. Kyle
O'Brien, Baillie Keithley, Casey
Maben, Seth Morgan and
Brendan McElligott. This section
was double-elimination and there
were six rounds of questions
before only two remained for the
championship round.
Finalists Kyle O'Brien and
Casey Maben were each
presented with the same
questions to be answered in
written form. Maben won the
championship when he answered
the following question correctly:
"Name the sea that was created
by the spreading of the Earth's
crust along the junction of the
African and Arabian plates."
(The Red Sea)
Casey will take a written test to
determine his eligibility for the
Oregon State Geography Bee
later in the spring.
handily defeated the Notre Dame attended the game with his wife.
"I thought the officials
Fighting Irish.
Tad Miller of the were a little quick on the
Heppner area, who attended with whistle," said Mills "They (the
his wife, said he was "tickled" at Beavers) weren't playing dirty It
was just the fact that they were
the OSU win.
"I'm one of those guys playing pretty aggressive and
who stuck with the Beavers all emotions were pretty high."
Mills commented that he
those 30 years when everyone
didn't think anyone on the OSU
else had given up," Miller said.
"When we kind of blew side left even after it was obvious
them out, they kind of left early," that the Beavers were the
chuckled Miller, who has had an overwhelming winners
"Look, I’ve sat through a
OSU season ticket. "I was
surprised that we blew them out lot of 40-point losses and I
by so much. We just plain beat thought, by God, I'm going to sit
them. I don't think they were for this," said Mills, savoring the
win. "The stadium got a little
ready for it."
Miller said that the Notre empty toward the end of the
Dame fans around him were fourth quarter. By the end of the
"pretty noisy at first. But then game, the only ones on the Notre
they kind of quieted down and Dame side were the leprechaun
mascot and the team," he
some left early."
Miller said that he and laughed "It was great. It was
his wife made travel plans exciting. It was a great victory
through a former Heppner for all the Oregon fans."
Mills said there was a
resident,
Tncia
Farley
delay
in
starting the game
Huddleson. The travel agency
because
they
had to wait for
also handled Notre Dame fans.
"We all rode in the same two ABC to finish televising the Rose
buses, but coming back, no one Bowl. While they were waiting
for the game to begin, the bands
said anything."
Miller said that he didn't from the two teams peformed.
see the poor sportsmanship " The Notre Dame band came out
talked about in the media, but with a 300-piece band," said
commented on the calls on Mills. "The OSU band was
Oregon State by the referees. around 100. One of the fans in
"Brash might be more the name the crowd said, 'Okay, we'll give
for it (Oregon State's attitude). them the band.'"
Eric Anderson of lone,
One (OSU) kid was penalized for
being exuberant after his who also attended the game with
his wife, said that the number of
touchdown."
"There were a mess of Oregon State fans in the audience
penalties-187 yards all Oregon was impressive with what looked
State- and there were a few on like "80 percent of orange and
the other team. There were 35 black" (OSU's colors) in the
yards of penalties on one play stadium.
Anderson said that the
and that was caused by a bad
call. Someone said something trip from his hotel to the stadium
and that was 15 yards and "was like out of movies." He
another guy said something and said that cops on motorcycles
that was another 15."
gave the two tour buses from his
"I think the referees did hotel an escort, entering two
all right, but they didn't need to freeways and stopping traffic on
call of that stuff on either team- both of them. "It was amazing,"
said Anderson. "It took only 20
just let them play."
That sentiment was minutes to get there and rush
echoed by Larry Mills of hour traffic was as bad or worse
Heppner, also a Beaver fan who than Portland."
SWCD, Livestock Growers
plan joint meeting
The Morrow County Soil and
Water Conservation District
(SWCD) and the Morrow County
Livestock Growers Association
(MCLG) will host a joint
program and annual meeting on
Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Heppner
Elks Lodge, beginning at 1:30
p.m.
The agenda includes a
presentation by Bruce Bauck and
Dennis Hall, both of the National
Weather Service, featuring long­
term climate predictions. Next on
the agenda will be Dennis Miller
from the Oregon Dept, of
Agriculture Pesticide Division.
Don Butcher, Dept, of En­
vironmental Quality, will follow
with an explanation of the Total
Maximum Daily Loads-what
they are and how they affect
those in the Willow Creek
Watershed. Bill Broderick. OSU
Extension
and
Eric
Moeggenberg. Oregon Dept of
Agriculture,
will
present
information on the Clean Water
Act/EPA
inspections.
how
Morrow County producers are
oeing affected and what they can
expect in the future. A time for
questions will be provided during
the presentations.
The SWCD will hold a brief
annual meeting at 4 p.m.,
followed by a regular meeting to
elect officers and appoint
committee members for the
coming year, hear the treasurer’s
report and brief partnership
reports.
The MCLG will then hold their
annual meeting. Katie Cate will
represent the OCA to provide an
update of OCA business. Karl
Jensen will discuss the TMDL
lawsuit. An update will be
presented on open range/live-
stock districts. Election of board
members will round out the
meeting.
The Livestock Growers' board
and the SWCD board invite the
public to the afternoon program
and annual meetings.
Town and Country tickets for
the dinner afterwards will be
available at the Bank of Eastern
Oregon, Klamath First Federal
and Murray Drugs.
Benefit established for injured man
A benefit fund at the
Bank o f Eastern Oregon has
been established for Heppner
resident John Hanna who was
seriously
injured in an
automobile accident on Dee
Cox
Road early Friday
morning, Jan. 5.
After being transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
Hanna was flown to a hospital
in Bend.
According to a relative
Hanna suffered three crushed
vertebra, several broken ribs
and head trauma which
resulted in swelling o f the
brain. She said that he had
been sedated and immobilized
to prevent further injury.
Donations will help
with medical expenses.
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