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.
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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.
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