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
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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.
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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.
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