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Classrooms receive new video equipment U o f 0 Ke*3pap-»r Lloca.-y Eu ge n e, OR 97 4 03 HEPPNER Heppner Elementary teachers are smiling about their new DVD/VCR players, which were purchased for each classroom by the HES Parents’ Club. Funds earned at the Spring Fling were used to buy the new technology. Mural artist to return to Heppner Robert Walton from Leavenworth, WA, will be starting on the Mural of the Heppner Railroad Depot and sheep ranches of Morrow County. This mural will tell the history o f M orrow County when sheep were the main source of income and a variety of different style barns and houses will be shown. The railroad depot w ill show a wool VOL. 123 NO. 36 8 Pages Wednesday, September 8. 2004 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon warehouse, plus a sack grain warehouse. A painting of Matteson wins Morrow County Calf Roping saddle how the finished mural will imes look can be seen at the M useum or the Bank of Eastern Oregon. Walton will paint at least half of it and the Mural Committee is trying to raise enough funds to paint the other half. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Farm Foundation at P.O. Box 515, H eppner, OR 97836. Prints on canvas are available with small prints of the entire mural costing $200; full-size prints are $600; and half-size prints are $495. Prints can also be made showing any ranch or ju st the R ailroad Depot. Prints can be ordered by contacting Betty M ills at 676-5546 or Sharon and Bob Harrison at 989-8496. This mural will be 35 feet high and 128 feet long and will cover the en tire wall o f the Ag M useum on R iverside Avenue. “Your donation of any am ount will help us finish this story of Morrow County,” said a committee member. Electric Co-Op to test utility poles in area C olum bia Basin Electric Co-Op, and their su b co n tracto rs, w ill be conducting their annual pole testing operation throughout p;irts of the service territory during the next two months. Periodic testing of poles is required by REA and RUS, and helps reduce failure rates and power outages. C rew s v isu ally inspect each pole unit for photo by Sandy Matthews Six file for Heppner Council and Mayor Riding Club to meet Oktoberfest to be held in Heppner ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Wood Treating Company” or “Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op” signage. Crews will be operating 4-w heelers while traveling from pole to pole along the power lines. Any com m ents, concerns or questions about the in sp ectio n crew s or program may be made to Slater Mitchell at (541 ) 676- 9146 or cbecsdm@oregonvos.net. Walden announces anti-drug money for Umatilla and Morrow counties 2004 Amateur Calf Roping Champion Ryan Matteson (far left), with (L-R): the Morrow U.S. Congressman County Fair and Rodeo Court Queen Lexi Kennedy and Princesses Emily Bergstrom and G reg W alden (R -O R ) Jessica Wainwright. Saddle sponsored by Kinzua Resources, LLC. (More Morrow County announced Friday, Sept. 3, rodeo pictures page 3) that $20,000 in federal drug prevention assistance would be given to Umatilla and lone United Church Morrow counties through of Christ is starting the fall the N ational M arijuana season with a special day on Initiative. The investment Three Heppner Sept. 12. Worship will begin w ill city councilor positions fund ad d itio n al at 11 a.m., with coffee and in v estig atio n o f drug and the H eppner co n v ersatio n a fte r the trafficking organizations in mayoral position will be service. Sunday School for the region. on the Nov. 2 general preschoolers through grade election ballot. The release of these 6 will begin at 9:45 a.m., funds follow s continued R unning for with a Parents Meeting at written requests and phone m ayor is Tim the same time on the first calls from Walden. Oregon VanCleave and Keith day. Lew is. The m ayoral High In ten sity Drug An A dult B ible Trafficking Area Director position is a two-year Keith Lewis- Study at 9:30 a.m. and a Chuck Karl and the Blue Tim VanCleave term. mayoral Youth Class for grades 7 M ountain E nforcem ent Running for city ma j??*! .. . . candidate candidate through 12 at 9:30 a.m. will Narcotics Team (BENT) to c o u n cilo r po sitio n s, begin on Sept. 19th. All are the Office of National Drug which hold a four-year welcome. term are; Position # l- Control Policy (ONDCP) The church is this year. C y n th ia D oherty; located at Main and D Street Position t f l - Warren C. K - Per W alden’s in lone. For m ore request, ONDCP Deputy Givens and Glenn D. m information, please call Rev. Director for State and Local Baker; and Position #3- B j m Paul Clay at 422-7530. Affairs Scott Burns joined Kay Robinson. him for a m eeting with Editor's Note: Warren BENT representatives in C. Givens and Kay Pendleton on Aug. 3. He Robinson could not be Cynthia Doherty- Glenn D. Baker- spent co n sid erab le time reached for city councilor city councilor gaining Firsthand knowledge photographs before candidate, candidate, The Reload Ridge of local drug problem and publication deadline, position #\ position #2 Riders Club will be meeting learning the needs of area on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7 Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to I0 p.m., upstairs in the Elks The F irst A nnual p.m. in downtown Heppner. Lodge in Heppner. Oktoberfest sponsored by Ian Caldwell of the To reserve a spot for John and Nancy Gochnauer a booth or table contact State Parks will be there to will be held on Saturday, discuss future club events. Nancy at 676-5481. IUCC begins fall season damage and bore a test hole in the pole to inspect for soundness. All poles in the service te rrito ry are in sp ected on a ten -y ear rotation basis. Specific areas to be tested this fall include Hinton Creek lines. Little and Big Butter Creek lines, and lines in the Gurdane area. Vehicles should be m arked w ith “ N ational law enforcem ent. Burns’ visit came at the start of an extensive 3000-mile road trip W alden made th ro u g h o u t the Second District in August to meet with residents on a variety o f issues, his 2 1 3,h trip betw een O regon and W ashington D.C. since election to the U.S. House of Representatives. “ I have been to Umatilla County 22 times since being elected in 1998 and I cannot think of a more im portant visit than this one," Walden said about his m eeting w ith D eputy Director Bums. The investment will be administered by BENT, which consists of counter drug personnel from the O regon State Police, Morrow County Sheriff’s O ffice, U m atilla County Sheriff’s Office. Pendleton Police Department. Milton- F reew ater Police D epartm ent and the Confederated Tribes of the U m atilla Indian Reservation. They will use these funds in conjunction with U.S. Forest Service and B ureau of Land Management personnel to locate and erad icate marijuana operations and gather intelligence about drug organizations in the area. “Helping keep our communities safe from the scourge of illegal drugs is one of our most profound responsibilities as parents, as public officials and as c itiz e n s ,” said W alden. “ U nfortunately, U m atilla and Morrow counties, like other communities across Oregon, are home to drug producers and dealers who prey on our youth. It is only through co n tin u ed coordination between law enforcement, local leaders and citizens that we will be able to eliminate the threat posed by these drugs.” “ I am esp ecially pleased with the attention w e’ve received from the Bush A d m in istratio n , p a rtic u la rly O N D CP Director John Walters and D eputy D irecto r Scott Burns," Walden continued. continued page two END Of sum L M H O H E R SALE io% OFF EVERÏÏHIN6 IN STOCK! 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