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lone’s four grand marshals the heart and soul, red, white and blue of the community Il,I,,I,,.I • m III iiim II i I im 11 Bessit Wetzell Ncwspapet * ibrary University o f Ortu/n Eugene ' )R 9740 ' F our wom en, who are the heart and soul o f lone, have been selected to reign over the 2005 lone Fourth of July celebration These women, lone’s “go-to girls who can be counted on to put on a reception, host a bridal or baby shower, cater a funeral dinner, hold a fund Laurel Cannon Judy Rea raiser, sew a quilt, volunteer at school, help the ride in the Fourth o f July sick, raise funds for Booster festival is a hot red Chevy C lub, v o lu n te e r . for pickup convertible owned by A m erican Legion, teach Irene’s husband, Harold Sunday School and a Laurel Cannon was multitude of other duties are born at the old H eppner Laurel Cannon, Irene Holtz, hospital and is a lifelong lone Jean Jepsen, and Judy Rea. area resident She had her Look for these four power husband, Pete, who recently houses in the lone Fourth o f passed away, were married July parade kicking off at ll 56 years and farmed for 50 a m on Monday, July 4 on o f those years. Now retired, Main Street in lone. Their > I* y Eh Wednesday, June 29, 2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Additional 149 thousand acres annexed into rural fire district An ad d ition al 149,349 acres o f farm and range land, approximately 205 square m iles, w as approved for annexation into the H eppner Rural Fire P rotection D istrict by Morrow County Court at the June 22 hearing in Heppner. The annexation was in resp on se to O regon Senate B ill 360 and the mandated law s set forth through the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office in Title 38 C hapter 4 7 6 to all cou n ties in O regon. A ll co u n ties in O regon are required to have a written fire plan in p ro cess by January 2006 in order to receive state and federal funding under the National Fire Plan established by Congress in 2000. One o f the requirements o f this plan is to basically eliminate all o f the unprotected lands within the county in both Zone 1, Forested Land and Zone 2, all rural lands not included in Zone 1. S ectio n 4 7 6 .3 3 0 gives authority to the county court or board o f county commissioners to establish fire protection for these u n protected lands by im p osin g a lev ied tax w ith ou t v o te in Z on e 2 within the county, not to exceed one-fourth o f one percent ( 0025) o f the real market value o f all o f the taxable property within the zon e, com puted in accord an ce with ORS 308.207. All o f the fire district’s representatives in Morrow County who met at the M ay county c o u rt session in Boardman agreed that this levied tax would be an involuntary burden to 10:00 a m. s s those property owners and fu rth er agreed to offer voluntary annexation to the « landowners at the respective district’s tax rate based on assessed value instead continued page -3 £ o X Contact Stacie Miller, 422-7410, or Craig Holland, 422-7455. Free bus service from lone to Arlington and back! Sponsored by ICABO. 8:30 a.m.: Bus leaves from lone High School 9:30 a.m.: Sign-ups at China Creek 10:00 a.m.: Shotgun start Ramos, 422-7559, or Donna Rietmann, 422-7435. Cruisin’ to the Blues Poster Contest winners announced by Jannie Allen. 6 0 X Food Vendors open in the Park - bring your own coolers. Also, PÎ Collier’s Market will be open 12:00-10:00 p.m. ms 8:30 p.m. Music in the Park: Zac Grooms and band "Unwound" 3 Music sponsored by ICABO and Donors. 1 s o Monday, July 4th — X n'S Early Light Fun Run. Contact Dale and Karen Holland, : 676-6034. 10:00 a.m. 5 § ■c Children’s fish pond and balloons races, and Horseshoe pit opens. OS (Other children's games and events after parade.) 11:00 g OS id E O PARADE w ith th e m e "Red, W hite a n d Blues - Cruisin’ to the Blues." Grand Marshals: Laurel Cannon, Irene Holtz, Jean Jepsen and Judy Rea. B LU ES C R U IS E CLASSIC C A R S H O W . Contact Chuck < Nelson, 989-8148. 12:00 p.m. < > Food Vendors open in the park. Collier's Market open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. O 3 ~ Scheduled Events: W * Pie and Coffee in the Fire Hall, sponsored by the Altar Society La » dies. 3 * Used Book Sale in the Fire Hall, sponsored by the Topic Club. (Donations accepted.) Tl £ * Bingo at the Legion Hall. Contact Harold Rietmann, 422-7472. 8 ta y Leafy spurge is considered one of the 10 worst noxious weeds in the United States system makes eradication of the sp ecies extrem ely d ifficu lt V egetative re p ro d u c tio n from both crow n and ro o t buds co n trib u te to the w eeds p ersisten ce Even if the foliage o f the plant is destroyed, the roots will regenerate new shoots. Eh 0 13 £ - * * * * « i > 3:00 p.m. 3 5:00 p.m. Bh 0 £ ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: § H oliday Schedule •5 8 3 BLUES M U S IC w ith: CHARLIE M U SSELW H ITE (H ead PJ liner) a n d Big G uitarist Sm ackdown w ith John Koonce & « Terry Robb. M ore music to e n te rta in you! 3 id FRIDAY AT 5:00 P.M. Swimming Pool opens - SWIM FREE! 8 (Music sponsored by Morrow County Recreation District) IO y 7:00 p.m. m e n n«t c « lone Booster Club Shirt Sale: Theme - “Celebrate 4th of July - lone, Oregon” Morrow County Grain Growers 1 WWW X Other Events and Games: Dunk Tank, sponsored by Creative Care Pre-School. Open volleyball. Ducky Race. Bouncing/Water Slide (weather permitting). C 2:00-4:00 p.m. O Blues Cruise Classic Car Show awards by Chuck Nelson. 4th of July Buttons - numbers drawn and winners announced. dusk I O X Jet Boat Fishing Trips auction-benefits Mike Matthews Scholarship Fund, lone Education Foundation and other organizations in the lone Community. ■C 01 MORE MUSICI We will be closed Monday , July 4th. Happy Independence Day! h r farm .q u ip m .n t, visit our W.b site at O - Children’s Games: * Straw money pile (ages 3-8) * Frog jumping contest (frogs approved) ‘ Space Walk Bouncing Room ‘ Bicycles raffled off. continued page three Starting Tuesday, July 5th: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 ri g « td 5:30-6:30 p.m. Children’s Space Walk - Bouncing Room open. < > § 6:30 p.m. Talent Show at Amphitheater Stage - Prizes! Contact Lynn Dee B* - M C G G H A R V EST H O U R S - Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 Blues - Cruisin' to the Blues" o Annual 4th of July Golf Tournam ent at China Creek Golf C Course, Arlington. ($50 per golfer.) Benefits IHS Scholarship Fund. OS Leafy Spurge discovered in Morrow County A sm all patch o f Leafy Spurge was recently found to be grow in g in Morrow County. This is the first documented siting o f this “A” listed noxious weed in the county and should serve as a w arning to landowners and managers to be on the lookout for this and other suspicious looking plants, said Dave Pranger, M orrow C ounty Public W orks w eed control supervisor L eafy spurge is considered one o f the 10 worst noxious weeds in the United States It is a member o f the euphorbiaceae family and ranges 6 to 36 inches in height. The yellow -green bracts are the most colorfijl and conspicuous part o f the plant. A milky white sap is present in all parts o f this plant It is a deep-rooted perennial that is not palatable to cattle The plant occurs primarily in non-cropland habitats, including roadsides, prairies, and w oodlands Leafy spurge spreads rapidly, crow d in g out desirable species It can reach densities o f up to 1800 stem s per square yard and its deep root continued page 3 — Sunday, July 3rd — o 8 Pages she worked at the lone Post Office for 15 years Laurel has been very involved in the lo n e Community Church auction fund raiser and ICABO, the lone community business organization, in addition to being very active in the lone Cardinals Booster Club In her “spare time” she likes SCHEDULE OP EVEÏfCS IO NO. 26 Irene Holtz IOIIE'S 3 p d 8t 4**lt OP QUb*¿ B bU B S FE ST IV A L ! Î Theme: "Red, White and VOL. 124 Jean Jepsen FIREWORKS, FIREWORKS and more (Made possible by your generous donations.) MORE MUSIC after FIREWORKSI m rMw ' A l IffiWi W (Please, NO dogs or fireworks in the park during our two-day celebration. Thank you!) < lone "Crulsin to the Blues” buttons on sale all weekend. Buy a $10 button for a chance at several $25 drawingsl Must be present to win. All proceeds benefit the lone 4th of July Fund. ? i v
