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Local wheat producers meet President Bush Hardman Oyster Dinner canceled 0c33ie f o t z e l l U of J N e j a p u a r Library Susana, OR 974*;3 Hardman C ommunity C enter will not offer their annual O yster/Salm on/H am Dinner this year. The dinner is normally held the first day o f hunting season. The town o f Hardman is suffering from a severe w ater shortage and several w ells have gone dry. T he shared well that supplied the center w ith w ater is empty. The center is shut down until further notice. P la n s a re b e in g considered for getting a new source o f water but not in time fo r th is y e a r ’s d in n e r c e le b ra tio n . T he c e n te r is looking forward to next year when they will continue their once-a-year tradition. Funds awarded to Morrow County for housing rehabilitation VOL. 122 NO. 36 10 Pages Wednesday, September 3, 2003 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Summer’s ended, school begins (L-R) Chandra Arbogast, of Heppner, with children Cara, pre-school, Cade, 1" grade and Kai, kindergarten head to the first day of school at Heppner Elementary School. T he year is o f f to a A c c o r d in g to good start, with m any students T u e s d a y , S e p t. 2 m arked the first day o f the Principal Dick Allen, principal already active in sports and 2003-2004 school year for for lone Schools, attendance o th e r e x tr a - c u r r i c u la r w a s d o w n by a b o u t 10 activities. Watch for the many students in M orrow County. A c c o r d in g to students this year. IES had 97 s p o r ts g a m e s a n d o th e r P r in c ip a l W a d e S m ith , students and 47 students at activities through out the year. principal o f Heppner Schools, IHS. attendance for the first day o f school w as up for H eppner H igh an d dow n a few for H eppner Elem entary. HHS had 216 students Tuesday, com pared to 192 last year. D e p u ty R a n d y identity theft, local drug issues, HES had 212, dow n seven R a y b u rn , o f th e M o rro w and, i f tim e, local b urglar from last year. County S h e riff s Office, will activities. D eputy Rayburn is a speak at the W illow Valley native o f Enterprise. He and S e r v ic e C l u b ’s n o - h o s t his w ife, V icki, h av e tw o lu n ch eo n at J o h n ’s P lace, children. His hobbies include Heppner, on Thursday, Sept. snow m obiling, hunting and 11 from 12-1 p.m. H is to p ic s in clu d e firefighting. Q u a rte r by q u a rte r s c o r e s o f th is F r i d a y ’s M ustang football aw ay game in R eedsport will be posted on the Internet Friday night. O n S e p t. 8, 2 0 0 3 , h o w e v e r, v e ry fe w w e re T he sco res w ill be updated at the end o f each there will be a public meeting turned in. If you w ant to speak quarter and can be view ed at at 6 p.m ., to discuss starting your m ind, please attend the H e p p n e r ’s w e b s ite a t the Fair on M onday next year, meeting. For those who cannot www.heppner.net. C lick on instead o f W ednesday. The attend the m eeting, but still the football score link on the reason is traffic problems that develop over the w eekend w ish to be heard, com m ents H eppner hom e page. due to the fair and rodeo both can be m ailed to: M orrow T he sco res w ill be C ounty Fair, P.O. Box 464, m ade available through the happening at the same time. D uring the w eek o f H eppner, O R 97836. There e f f o r ts o f T h e H e p p n e r G a z e tte - T im e s ( w h ic h fair, a q u e s tio n n a ire w as will be people from the Fair, operates the H eppner w eb available for people to fill out O T PR and 4-H available to site) and Rick Pallus, Gazette- a n d o f f e r s u g g e s tio n s , talk to at the meeting. Deputy Rayburn to speak at WVSC meeting Football scores to be on Internet Friday night Fair Board to hold public meeting on change in fair start date Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) has announced that 11 cities a n d c o u n tie s , in c lu d in g M orrow C ounty, received f u n d in g fo r h o u s in g re h a b ilita tio n th ro u g h its O re g o n C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent B lock G rant H o u s in g R e h a b ilita tio n Program. The awards totaled $3,357,040. The program funds were awarded to the M orrow County Housing Rehabilitation Program. “O ur goal with this program is to develop viable, livable rural com m unities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment fo r p e r s o n s o f lo w a n d moderate income, “ said Bob R e p in e , O H C S D ire c to r, “ We w a n t to e x p a n d th e econom ic opportunities for these folks and also stimulate the econom y for these local com m unities.” The Housing R e h a b ilita tio n P ro g ra m provides economic stimulus to com m unities by using local c o n tr a c to r s a n d b u y in g products from local vendors. C ities and counties u se O re g o n C o m m u n ity D evelopm ent B lock G rant (C D B G ) funds to establish R e g io n a l H o u s in g Rehabilitation programs. The purpose o f the program is to encourage the rehabilitation o f e x is tin g h o u sin g in ru ral O regon. G rants are m ade to cities and counties in rural O re g o n to f a c ilita te th e renovation, accessibility and w eatherization o f existing h o u s in g w ith in th e ir com m unity. C D B G loans or grants can only benefit persons w ith incom es at or below 80 percent o f the area m edian income as adjusted for family size. A city or county m ust partner with at least tw o other municipal jurisdictions to form a r e g io n a l h o u s in g r e h a b i li ta t io n p r o g ra m . P ro g ra m fu n d s a re a ls o leveraged in combination w ith other programs to provide the greatest possible im pact in Oregon communities. Carrie Grieb, of Lexington, with President George W. Bush. Several local w heat producers traveled to Portland o n A u g . 21 to s u p p o rt President George W. Bush. A lu n c h e o n , h e ld at th e University o f Portland’s Chiles Center, was attended by over 450 people. Local participants included Irene Holtz, Betty Rietmann, Joe Rietmann, Jerry and Lisa Rietm ann, Ken and Carri Grieb, Sherman Reese, and T am m y D ennee, E x ecu tiv e D irecto r o f the O r e g o n W h e a t G ro w e rs League. Luncheon attendees b o a r d e d b u s s e s a t th e Portland Rose G arden and w e re g iv e n a m o to rc y c le police escort to the University. U pon arrival at the C hiles Center, the local group was pleased to find that their table was a mere 40 feet from where th e P r e s id e n t w o u ld be sp eak in g . Jerry and Lisa Rietmann, as hosts o f the table, a tte n d e d a p r e - lu n c h e o n reception w here they w ere introduced to the President and had their picture taken w ith him . T hey presented President Bush w ith a gift basket, com plim ents o f the O re g o n W h e a t G ro w e rs League. Free volleyball clinic to be held A free volleyball clinic and program for boys and girls in H eppner and lone in the third through sixth grades will be held Sunday, Sept. 7. The c lin ic w ill be h e ld at the Heppner Junior High Gym, at the elem entary school. Third and fourth graders will beet from 1-3 p.m. and fifth and sixth graders will meet from 3- xJJU /U lla/ MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. y o u th and ad u lts. R. Lee Friese o f Athena conducts the sym phony and the singers. A ssistant conductor o f the symphony is Wendy Appleton o f Heppner. The sym phony and singers are both affiliated with Inland Northwest Musicians, a regional organization based in Pendleton. New players and singers are w elcom e. Those w ishing to join may call Myma Van C leave at 676-5448 or contact the Inland Northwest M usiciansofficeat(54l )966- 6649. 20% OFF ¡ N STOCK & ORDERS WELCOME! Times sports writer. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: 5 p.m. Release forms will be at the clinic for parents to sign. Participants will need gym shoes, kneepads and water bottles. Youth kneepads will be available for $ 10. Following the clinic, p a rtic ip a n ts w ho w ish to participate in the program will meet for practice on Friday m ornings and gam es will be held on Sunday afternoons. Symphony and singers to begin rehearsals T he W illow C reek Sym phony and the Willow Creek Singers will hold their first fall rehearsals on Friday, S e p t. 5 at th e H e p p n e r E lem en tary S chool m usic room. Hie symphony rehearsal will begin at 6 p.m . and the choir rehearsal will begin at 7:30 p.m. T he W illow C reek Sym phony is com prised o f Interested children, youth and adults from h o m e o w n e rs in M o rro w th ro u g h o u t M o rro w a n d C ounty m ay contact David Umatilla counties. It includes VanDerlip at (541) 259-6840 b e g in n e r s and to apply for rehabilitation b o th accomplished musicians, fhe funds. Willow Creek Singers includes 0 i C ongressm an G reg Walden w elcom ed everyone in a tte n d a n c e a n d w a s followed by Senator Gordon S m ith , w h o in tr o d u c e d President Bush. The President then spoke for nearly h alf an hour on issues important to all A m ericans and O regon in particular. W hen he finished sp eak in g , P resid en t B ush s te p p e d d o w n fro m th e podium and began to greet m an y in th e c ro w d . T h e President took his tim e and visited with people as he made his way around the room and even posed for a picture with a few, including Carri Grieb. Everyone in the group o f wheat grow ers had the opportunity to m e e t a n d s h a k e th e President’s hand. “ It w as a w onderful day for all w ho attended. O ne that will not soon be forgotten” stated Ken G r ie b , O re g o n W h e a t G row ers League President. Ken also expressed thanks to th e lo c a l g r o w e rs w h o participated in the event. “ It is important to let the President know that he has the support o f th e O re g o n W h e a t Industry,” noted Grieb. '2 “ ^ ^ Sale Through Sept. 20 Morrow County Crain (¿rowers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipment. (Ml our w tb «it* at www.nKfg.nat
