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Accident on Hwy. 207 sees one injured Local man called to active duty At 6:43 a.m ., on Sunday, July 25, the Morrow C ounty S h e riff’s O ffice received a report of a one- vehicle rollover on Hwy 207 at milepost 18. One subject appeared to be trapped and the driver was missing. The subject at the scene sustained injuries and was transported to Pioneer M em orial H ospital in Heppner and later airlifed to another hospital. The d riv e r was located at his residence in Kimberly with no apparent injuries, according to Sheriff Verlin Denton. The incident is still under investigation and the names of the subjects have not been released. It is, how ever, b eliev ed that alcohol was involved. Bessie Wetsell U of J Netfspaser Library Eugene, OR 97403 Community picnic to be held 4 VOL. 123 NO. 30 Summer fun! 8 Pages Wednesday, July 28,2004 On Saturday, Aug. 7, a community picnic will be held at Heppner City Park from 6-9 p.m. Free hot dogs, beans and potato salad will be served. Free activities for kids will include a slip and slid e, face p a in tin g , a bouncy castle to jump in and a dunk tank. The p icnic is sponsored by Christian Life Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon C enter and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call 676-5581. Pie Contest John Qualls with wife, Doashea and children (L-R): Sydney, 5 and Hayden 3. John Q ualls, of Condon, a first lieutenant w ith the O regon Army National Guard was recently called to active duty. Qualls is currently at Ft. Bliss, TX, training for three months in the desert and will then go to Ft. Polk, LA, for a month before heading overseas. Q u alls, who also works for Bank of Eastern O regon, and his wife Doashea, have two children Sydney, 5 and Hayden, 3. He is the son of Rosco and Kay Rene Qualls of Heppner. For those interested in sending cards and words o f en co u rag em en t, the address for Qualls is: 1LT John Q ualls, M RCS/116 BCT/HHC 3-116, Building 2444, Ft. Bliss, TX 79916. Celebrate Historic Heppner with weekend activities A hom em ade pie contest will be held Friday, July 30, as part o f the Celebrate Historic Heppner festivities. Pies should be taken to John’s Place by 1 p.m. Judging will be held at 2 p.m. F irst place w ill receiv e a $100 g ift certificate; second place will receive a $50 gift certificate; and third place will receive a g ift b ask et. F irst and second place prizes are d o n ated by S h errell Insurance and the third place prize is donated by Bank of Eastern Oregon. Auction of the pies w ill follow the evening BBQ, which begins at 5:30 p.m. in City Park. •N Everyone is invited to come celebrate Heppner and its heritage with a variety of activities Friday, July 30 through Sunday, Aug. 1. C elebrate H istoric Heppner will begin with sidewalk sales on Friday and the Heppner Hardware Hotdogs and BBQ Give-Away. The day will continue with a pie judging contest, plus look for those pies later in the evening at the Pie Auction. A Short Parade with Short People will be held at 11 a.m. The Shamrockettes, Heppner's new dance team will perform on Friday. The BBQ in the Park will be held at 5:30 p.m. Bank of Eastern Oregon is sponsoring the BBQ and Chamber members will do the “burger flipping.” Joe and Leanne Lindsay will provide entertainment. The evening will conclude with the Little McKay Creek Band and Street Dance from 8-11 p.m. Wheatland Insurance and Columbia River Processing sponsor the band and dance. Saturday, July 31 will open with the Friends of the Heppner Library Book and Bake Sale from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., in front of the library. There will also be a community wide Yard Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To be included on the Yard Sale map contact Alvin at (541) 980-2014. The evening will conclude with the 3rd annual “Dinner at the Cemetery” dinner theater presentation. Tickets may be purchased at the Bank of Eastern Oregon and the Chamber of Commerce. The Historic Heppner festivities will conclude on Kids cool off at the pool Tuesday as temps in the area have been climbing into the 90s. Sunday, Aug. 1 with a Quilt Show in the Park presented by Artisan Village. Both the Ag Museum and the Morrow County Museum will be open on Sunday. Festivity goers are also reminded they can visit the Wheat yields have 1903 Flood Memorial at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. been coming in at an average For questions about weekend activities you can of 35-40 bushels per acre, contact the Heppner Chamber of Commerce at 676-5536. according to the Morrow C ounty OSU E xtension Office. This is a long term average, but still a good turn The Morrow County said the 99 cent total amount out considering there have H ealth D istrict Board been drought conditions for (which includes the tax base M onday night in lone the past five years. and the increase) compares deliberated strategies to help very favorably to the tax The good yield is ensure the passage of the rates of other small hospitals being a ttrib u te d to a district’s tax measure in the and health care districts. “d ecent” snow pack and upcoming election. Vander Does said timely spring rains. MCHD CEO Victor that the tax rate for Blue Some farm s have Vander Does told the board Mountain Health District is also been reporting 50-55 that if the 60-1/2 cent per $2.13 per thousand assessed b u sh els per acre, w hile thousand assessed valuation valuation: Harney County o th ers a h ittin g slightly tax increase passes, the H ospital D istric t-$ 1 .93; below t|ie average. district’s total levied amount would still be under $1. He continued page tw o Actors prepare for Dinner at the Cemetery Wheat Harvest seeing good yields Health District works on strategies to pass levy “Mabel Ayers” (Janet Greenup) makes sure that “Mayor Frank Gilliam” (Cliff Green) is ready for the “Dinner at the Cemetery" production on Saturday, July 31. Tickets are on sale at the Bank of Eastern Oregon and at the Chamber Office. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. 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