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Measures 19 and Dinner theatre fund raiser held at 20 receive cemetery favorable results in Morrow County V B e s s i e u'etzeLl U o f 0 Nearapa p e r L i b r a r y Eussne, OR 97403 Measures 19 and 20 each received yes votes from over 50 percent of the 1997 people who voted in Morrow County in the Sept. 17 special election. Measure 19, pertaining to state lottery funds being deposited into a education stability fund, received 1180 yes votes and 748 no votes, with 67 under votes and two over votes. Measure 20, pertaining to an increase in cigarette taxes, received 1045 yes votes and 901 no votes, with 50 under votes and one over vote. lone Willows Grange 672 to hold fund raiser VOL. 121 NO. 39 8 Pages Wednesday, September 25, 2002 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Morrow County sends wheat Christmas ornaments to D.C. It may be only Septem ber, but for A ndrea Denton of Heppner it’s already C h ristm as— 100 tim es over. Denton volunteered to head up a com m ittee to m ake 100 C hristm as ornam ents to be displayed on Christmas trees at the W hite H ouse and other locations around Washington, D.C. B ecause O regon was selected to supply the Capitol’s Christmas trees this year, each Oregon county was asked to donate at least 100 handmade ornam ents w hich are representative of the way o f life in that county. And, what better way to represent Morrow County than with wheat? Each ornament is a sheaf o f wheat, donated from area wheat ranchers, either bundled or splayed, secured with wire, rubber bands and raffia, tied with a ribbon, glittered, lacquered and decorated with a Morrow' County Courthouse button. Volunteers pulled the chaff from the wheat, made sure that each was very securely tied and made sure that the ornaments were big enough to see. but not exceeding the 12- inch size limit. The ornam ents are accom panied by a M orrow C ounty brochure and an informational letter of greeting composed by Denton which tells about the county and its resources, including information on wheat and its uses. All labor for the project was volunteer and all materials were purchased and donated by those in the group making the ornaments. Denton said that the volunteers had spent around 14 hours of labor and she expected that they would spend around four more hours to finish Around 150 people attended an "E vening on Cemetery Hill”, a dinner theatre fundraiser for the 1903 Heppner Flood Victims Memorial at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery on Sept. 19. The evening, sponsored by the Morrow County museums, the H eppner C ham ber o f Commerce and Klamath First, included a w elcom e and information on the flood by Robin Krebs o f the Morrow County M useum , inform ation on a tombstone project by Heppner M ayor Bob Jepsen and presentation of plaques by Larry Mills of the Farm Museum. Doris Brosnan and Sharon Harrison acted as a guides and Rick Drake and Keith Brudevold provided music. Kathryn Hoskins and Travis Harrison narrated a letter from Gertrude Parker, Kathry n’s mother, which provided a 1903 account about Gertrude’s friend, Anna McBride, who was a flood victim. Dan Brosnan and Patrick Sweeney narrated a Sheriff CJD Bauman story and Claudia Hughes and C liff Green read obituaries of Timothy Bisbee and his son Lou Bisbee. Tim VanCleave read the Hon. Jackson Morrow obituary . "It was very respectful,” said Krebs, who stressed that it was a commemoration to help raise funds for the flood memorial planned for 2003. Dinner of Caesar salad, grilled lamb, baby red potatoes, garlic bread, beverages and dessert was provided courtesy of Zeller’s lone Market. Norm and Barb Zeller, Krebs Ranches, Clint and Maureen Krebs, the Farm Foundation and Morrow County museums, the Harrison ranch. Bob and Sharon and Travis and Kirsten Harrison, the 2003 Flood Committee and Barbara Orwick. ■ 2 yasBem. HHS crowns homecoming court r <L iSOi s. Andrea Denton with ornam ents to festoon W ashington, D.C., C hristm as trees Basin E xperim ent Station up attaching bows and buttons, harvested and bundled wheat glittering and lacquering. The from their field near Pendleton ornam ents (3,600— 100 from and donated it to the cause and each of Oregon’s counties plus Rust donated boxes of wheat additional ornaments to equal from their farm. Drake, Miles and 4,000) were due in Roseburg in Rust spent many hours on the Douglas County by Sept. 30 to be project and Amanda Miles also shipped to the nation’s Capitol. helped out. Drake, who does The Umpqua National Forest in wheat weaving, added some of Douglas County was to supply all her handmade woven ornaments of the 80 Christmas trees. to be included. “This is a bad year Denton started out the for wheat ranchers and still they project on her ow n, but a provided wheat for us to send,” dedicated group of women from said Denton. “They represent wheat ranching families. Tawny Morrow County well.” M iles, Shannon Rust, Carley Denton said that after the D rake and Judy Rea, past ornaments are removed from the president of the Wheat League, trees, they will be given to joined in. Denton donated the W ashington, D .C., school ribbon, made up the greeting letter children, which is why she and made the logos and buttons, included greetings from Oregon with the use o f a button maker and information about the county donated by the Morrow County in Morrow County's donation. Sheriff's Department. Denton "This is the first time Oregon is said that Rea "got excited’’ about sending trees,” added Denton. the project and spoke to friends "This is O regon’s gift to the in Morrow County who donated nation. It was kind of fun to be a some of the wheat. The Columbia part of something that would end up at the Capitol." Flu shot clinics begin next week Morrow County Health Department will hold flu shot vac cination clinics next week. Fol lowing are dates of the clinics: M onday, Sept. 30 - Stokes Landing Senior Center, Irrigon, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 1 - Mor row County Health Department, Boardman. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 2 - St. Patrick’s Senior Center, Heppner. 10 a.m.-l p.m.; Wednesday. Oct. 2 - lone City Hall. lone. 4-7 p.m.; Thursday. Oct. 3 - Mor row County Health Department, The lone Willows Grange 672 will host the Blue Mountain Oldtime Fiddlers Association, Saturday, Oct. 12, as a fund raiser to update the electrical service to the hall. Last year’s fund raiser, along with local donations and a grant from the Myer’s Trust, saw the instillation of a new heating system. Local fiddlers and pickers are invited to join in. A spaghetti dinner will be served from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Music will be at 7 p.m. Tickets prices are: meal and music- adults, $8, seniors and students, $7, children six -12, $2.50, children under six admitted free; music only- adults, $4, seniors and students, $3, children under 12 admitted free; and meal only- adults, $4, children six-12 $2.50, with children under six admitted free. Robin Krebs (left) and Pat Sweeney prepare for rehearsal for the "Evening at the Cemetery " fund raiser for the 1903 Heppner Flood Commemoration to be held in 2003. Heppner, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. The health department recommends everyone get a flu shot, especially those over the age o f 65, those who have a chronic illness or those working with chronically ill people. For more information, call 676-5421 or 481-2112. Morrow County Health District to meet The M orrow C ounty Health District will hold their regular board meeting. Monday, Sept. 30, in Boardman at the Boardman Ambulance Hall at 7 p.m. ’ x >4^/ tí X .13 , -5 4 ì à Heppner High School homecoming court (left to right): front-Junior Prince Chuy F.lguc/ahal. Senior King Donald Adams, Senior Prince Josh Winters. Senior Prince Brad Adams, Junior Prince Brian Haguewood. Junior Court Prince Tate Gentry and Princess Makayla Kindle: hack-Junior Princess 1 Tiffany Piper escorted by her father David Piper, Senior Queen Rachel Howard, escorted by her father Hank Howard. Senior Princess Lacy Matteson. escorted hy her father Chuck Matteson, Senior Princess Gcnia (.rant, escorted by her brothers Tyson and Treve Palmateer. Junior Princess Brooke Rust, escorted by her father Tim Rust. Heppner High School cheerleaders and the Mustang mascot lead cheers during the HHS homecoming parade held downtown Thursday, Sept. 19. Rachel Howard. Heppner High School senior, was crowned queen and Donald Adams, also a senior at HHS, was crowned king at homecoming activities during halftime at the HHS game vs. Umatilla Friday. Sept. 20. Other members of the senior class court include princesses Genia Grant and Lacey Matteson and princes Brad Adams and Josh Winters. Members of the junior class court include princesses Brooke Rust and Tiffany Piper and princes Chuy Elguezabal and Brian Haguewood. Junior court members were Tate Gentry, son of Terri and Jerry Gentry, and Makayla Kindle, daughter o f Jim and Becky Kindle. Morrow SWCDAVeed Board to meet A regular board m eeting o f the Morrow SWCD/Weed Advisory Board will be held Tuesday, (Jet. 15. at 1:30 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office building in Heppner. Agenda and discussion items include BPA contract update. LAC update, annual meeting discussion and agency reports. The meeting is open to the public. ALL NEW S AND ADVERTISEM ENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 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