Concrete H on Cross Hill “re-discovered”
Several local youth have
re-discovered a large concrete
“H” on the south side of Cross
Hill above Heppner. With the help
of volunteer Craig Canham. the
group recently repaired and
painted the landmark. “It’s on
Cross Hill, about 80 yards down
from the Cross towards the dam
side,” said painter Kelsey Wolff.
“You can’t really make-out the
“H” from Main Street, but it’s
really big,” commented Ashley
Wolff.
Although the concrete is
badly weathered, a large “57” can
be distinguished in the middle of
the “ H”, leading the girls to
assume it was put on the hill in
1957. The engraved names are
very difficult to determine, but
B e s s i e ne t i s i I
U of 0 N easp ao sr L ib ra ry
Eumene, OR 9 M J 3
Craig C anham, Ashley Wolff and Kelsey Wolff apply a fresh coat of white
paint to their new discovery.
those still recognizable include
Mary Siewart, Dee Bailey, Shirley
Kononen?, M arilyn ?, and ?
Olsen.
Anyone who can help clarify
the origin and history of the “H”
is asked to call the Gazette-Times
for a follow-up story.
Farm safety cooperative program helps teens
lo n e ’s F o u rth o f July
> B lu es F estival
M
For more information, catt (*22-71* 1(* or (*22-721*3
1:00 p.m.
ICC
Cream Social with Red, White and Blue sundaes
Left to right: Bill Broderick, William Bergstrom, Jace Jones, Eva Chitty,
Malori Horn, Andre Rauch, Jenny Griffith, Eric Hausinger.
Vandalism occurs at
Willow Creek Dam
By Sarah Coller
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
*Y
SUNDAY, JUNE 3 0 th
A local cooperative
program may make summer farm
work a little safer for some area
teens. OSU Extension-4-H and
Morrow County Grain Growers
teamed up to provide a tractor
safety course for kids planning to
work on farms and ranches this
summer.
A safety program is
required by state law for teens 14-
17 working on farms and owned
by persons other than their
parents, but, says Morrow County
OSU Extension agent Bill
Broderick, many times parents
send their kids for safety’s sake.
This year 12 kids
participated in the program which
provided hands-on experience in
safe tractor operation and basic
m aintenance. The 15-hour
course, which ran all day on a
Friday and half a day Saturday,
gave the teens in-field driving
lessons on two different tractors,
a front-end loader, a swather, a
combine and a bailer, with in-
house instruction and finished
with an exam. The program cost
only $5 per student for materials
and insurance.
h*\\
(vanilla, strawberry and blueberry)
"W hat /JeneXica M eand % M e" muXal p ro ject
2:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO SOUTH MORROW CO. EMERGENCY WORKERS
2:15 p.m.
in la n d fiaxtluoedl M ndiciand (/5 0 -piece oxchedtxa) - P atriotic Popd
Bring picnic baskets, beverages and lawn chairs!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3rd
10:00 a.m. Annual (*th o f July G olf Tournament a t W it lout Creek Country Club
(S35 per golfer.) Contact Craig Holland, 422-7455.
6:00 p.m.
Food Vendors & Beer Garden open in park
7:00 p.m.
M udic lug d lep p n ex n ative, Jlin dg Q 'lavelie
8-11 p.m.
High School Swim: Admission-one pair of socks to be donated to Outreach Ministries
A ccording to Park
Ranger Dan Dunnett, someone or
a group of someones has been
vandalizing the fishing access
area o f the W illow Creek
Reservoir. “There has been a
handicapped sign stolen and a
large box of china was thrown
into the lake,” he said.
Other reports have been
made about beer and pop cans that
have been shot at being strewn
about the area. The US Army
Corps of Engineers would like to
remind everyone that the fishing
access area, as well as the old
Willow Creek Highway, is closed
from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m.
Something that Dunnett
says he is “pleased with,” is that
the new sheriff’s deputy contract
requires that area to the Willow
Creek Bridge to be patrolled.
Left to right: Tracy Griffith, Kyle Carlson, Sean Muller, Austin Myers,
Joe Danielson.
“ I t’s very h elp fu l,”
com m ented M alori Horn,
H erm iston, one o f the teens
taking the course. “I’ve never had
experience actually driving
tractors, so it's helpful to get
comfortable.”
Besides Hom, students
included Jace Jones, Boardman;
William Bergstrom, lone; Eva
Chitty, lone; Andre Rauch,
Lexington; Jenny Griffith, lone;
Eric Hausinger, Irrigon; Tracy
G riffith, lone; Kyle Carlson,
Heppner; Sean Muller, Echo;
Austin Myers, Buttercreek; and
Joe Danielson, Sherman County.
In addition to OSU
Extension agents, Broderick and
Larry Lutcher, Darcy Mitchell. 4-
H office coordinator. Morrow
County Grain Growers general
manager John Ripple and MCGG
employees Dustin Padberg and
Butch Laughlin assisted in the
program and MCGG provided the
use of their equipment. “We could
not have done it without the help
and cooperation of the Morrow
County Grain Growers,” stressed
Broderick. “They were awful
good to let us use their equipment
and their staff. We really couldn't
have done it without them.”
THURSDAY, JULY 4th
7:00 a.m.
bavin ’s Early Light Fun Run. Contact Dale Holland. 676-5034.
10:00 a.m. Horseshoe Pits open
11:00 a.m. Paxadrn: Red., hOlute and Slued - Handing ^ogelhex. Qxand Maxdhald
one the 'Willaut Gxeeh Police u bept, Qixe jb e p t and CM Id.
BLUES CRUISE CLASSIC CAR SHOW. Contact Chuck Nelson, 989-8148.
12:00 p.m. Food Vendors & Beer Garden open. Pie and Coffee in the Fire Hall,
sponsored by the Catholic Ladies. Scheduled events include: frog
jumping contest (frogs provided), Bingo at the Legion Hall, hoop shoot,
straw money pile (ages 3-8), dunk tank and much more!
2:00 p.m.
Swimming Pool open
2:00 p.m.
S lu ed M udic in th e Paxh, fe a tu rin g Qimnuf, *7hache/uf a n d
*1lte ubdioexd, *7h e S u lu x h a n d lillS illie d ; a n d flim nuf. Jlodfd Rea
a n d th e Stailch M adlexd"R eunion *7oux." Blues Music in the Parks
is a FREE concert and everyone is invited to attend and enjoy
these great Blues performances!
Dusk
FIREW O RK S D ISPLA Y
Please, no dogs or fireworks allowed In the park!
Music is sponsored by the Morrou) County U nified Recreation D istrict.
School district board will hold special meeting
The Morrow County School District Board of Directors will hold a special board meeting on
Thursday, June 27, at 6 p.m. at the District Office in Lexington. The purpose o f the special meeting is to
amend the approved budget and adopt the amended budget.
An executive session will be called under ORS 192.660( 1 )(f) for the purpose o f discussing records
exempt. This meeting will be at 5:30 p.m., immediately prior to the special meeting at 6 p.m.
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Landmark turn-around comes out
Teenagers cruising in Heppner will have to find another place to turn around other than on Court Street
in front of the courthouse. Because of unsafe driver and pedestrian traffic the center island is coming out
to be replaced with a more conventional intersection, a city spokesman said. There will also be new
sidewalks on both sides of the street along with new curbing.
YARD
SALE
Sa+urday, June 29*K a+ MCGG
l0 &
from 8 a.m. +o Noon! Gf‘at*
Morrow County Grain Growers
Lexington 989-8221
• 1-800-452-7396
t* fana f^uipiviBit. wil oof ort sitt it www incjj.itot