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Bessie Wetzell Newspao-.r Librar.
University o f Oregon
Eugene. OR 9 1Q3
VOL. 123
NO. 52
8 Pages
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Riverside Avenue first leg of
Heppner’s water rehabilition project
The Heppner Water Project is underway starting on Riverside Dr., where a Morrow
County crew began removal of the asphalt on Dec. 28, to make way for the replacing
of the city’s water pipes. The City will then contract for the pipes to be laid, with the
state following to repave the road in June 2005.
MCGG chips in $5,000 towards
construction of new dorm building
The M orrow C ounty
Grain Growers kicked in a
significant amount towards
construction o f a new dor
mitory building at the fair
grounds in Heppner “We are
happy to help get this project
off the ground,” said MCGG
general manager John Ripple
when presenting the check to
fair chairm an k elw ay n e
H aguew ood
“ We are
pleased w ith the G rain
G ro w e r’s c o n trib u tio n ,”
Haguewood said
There will be many uses
for the 1,850 square foot
multi-use building, including
housing kids from the north
end during fair, using as a
halftime team room for high
school and junior high foot
ball games, possible housing
for firefighting crews during
fire season, and also a place
for people to stay and be able
to get a shower, etc., during
ev en ts held at the fa ir
gro u n d s and W ilkenson
arena, including rodeos,
motorcross and horse show
competitions.
The new dormitory build
ing will be located east of
the grandstands at the foot
ball field An older building
in the area will be tom down.
Efforts to finance the
building are on-going and so
far include a gran t o f
$36,700 from the Ford Fam
ily Foundation, $5,000 from
the Heppner Booster Club,
$9,544 from the fair budget,
$10,000 from the Baker-
Morrow Partnership, $5,000
from needs & issues, $595
from the Barnyarder’s 4-H
Club and $250 from a grant
from PGE. Former fairboard
member Alan Holmes has
also agreed to donate $5,000
in labor and other costs for
demolition and site prepara
tion
Total cost o f the project is
estimated to be $90,850
Following the MCGG dona
tion, the fairboard will need
about $13,610 more in do
nations and in-kind contribu
tions from the community to
make the project a reality.
“We are accepting indi
vidual
d o n a tio n s ,”
Haguewood said He said
those who donate $500 or
more will have a plaque with
their name engraved installed
on the building All amounts
are being accepted, however,
and anyone who wishes to
donate may contact Renee
Yocom at the fair office,
676-9474
“The addition of this dorm
will make our fairgrounds a
more complete and really
nice
fa c ility ,”
said
Haguewood
Morrow County Grain Grower General Manager John
Ripple (left) presents a check to kelwayne Haguewood, chair
man of the Morrow County Fair Board for $5,000 toward
construction of a new dormatory building at the fair grounds.
lone Holiday Lighting
Contest winners announced
Dnrothv Stefani’s home, winner of Best Decorated Entry.
The City of lone held
its annual Holiday Lighting
Contest recently and has
announced
the
2004
winners
Winners in the seven
categories were: Best Use of
Lighting- The Gibbs; Most
Original Set- The Corey
E hrniantrauts; Mini and
Bright- The Simpsons; Spirit
o f C h ristm as- Becky
Wiggers; Best Decorated
Entry- D orothy Stefani;
Ju d g e s ’ F av o rite- Mike
Garret; Best Effort- Steve
Dumler
E veryone
who
participated in making this
Christmas season so special
is greatly appreciated All the
decorations added to the
celebration and it was a great
display for the town The
ju d g es for the lighting
contest were: Mark Bruno,
M ariah B radfield, Luke
Bradfield, Emily Ruiz, Diane
Hams, Wayne Hams and
Betty Gray
C olum bia Basin
Electric Company and the
City o f lone have partnered
together for several years for
this contest and C B E C ’s
involvem ent is g reatly
appreciated
Community invited to Mayor
Jepsen’s retirement dinner
The public is
invited to a retirem ent
dinner to honor the long
term community service of
Mayor Bob Jepsen The
event will be held Saturday,
Jan 8 at All Saints
Episcopal Parish Hall in
Heppner Social time will
be from 6-6:30 p m , with
dinner at 6:30 p m
The meal, which
will include Prime Rib or
Cornish Game Hens will be
catered
by
John
G o c h n a u e r’s C atering
Service and will cost $15
per person
RSVPs, along with
\ H
Mayor Bob Jepsen
payment of $15 per person,
need to be made to City
Hall no later than Monday,
Jan 3, 2005.
Local families gift Emert Addition lots to
The lone Education
lone Education Foundation F o u n d atio
n is cu rren tly
Two local families
that have shown leadership
in the creation o f the lone
School District and charter
school are now showing new
w ays to fund the lone
School
Tim and D ebbie
Holtz and Jerry and Lisa
Rietmann have donated two
DEQ approved building lots
adjacent to Emert Road The
one-acre plus lots enjoy a
view o f the Willow Creek
Valley and have been
prepared for construction
The lone Education
Foundation plans to sell the
lots using the proceeds to
enhance education in the
lone School Interested
persons can call 422-7435
for m ore inform ation or
submit offers to purchase a
lot to lone E ducation
Foundation, PO Box 61,
lone, OR 97843
The lone Education
Foundation is a 501c3 non
profit c o rp o ratio n The
board o f directors o f the
fo u n d atio n en co u rag es
friends o f the lone School to
co n sid er gifts to the
foundation as they do their
estate and tax planning
providing a $25,000 annual
grant to the lone School
music program as well as
over $9,000 in teacher and
student
ed u catio n al
enhancement grants
Willows Grange
to hold party
The Willows Grange
will be holding a New Year's
Eve fun party on Dec 31 at
6:30 p m. at the Grange
T here will be soup and
sandw iches, along w ith
pinochle or your favorite
game
We Will Be riowed
Hnturdny, J a n u a ry Imt
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