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Hang on girl! Ililiiliiililiillliiin lliliiill Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 HEPPNER Champion of the Mutt in Busting, Samantha Waddell, hangs on for dear life during the Morrow County Rodeo Sunday. Complete rodeo results on page 4 and 10. Fair and Rodeo picture page on page 9. Heppner Highway roadwork begins Oregon Department of T ran sp o rta tio n maintenance crews began work Monday, Aug. 22, on a 22 m ile-long chip seal project along the Heppner H ighw ay (OR 74). The project will begin two miles south of lone at mile point 30 and extend north to the Morrow County line at mile point 8.44. The w ork is expected to be completed by Aug. 31. The p ro ject w ill result in loose gravel on the Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon road and delays of up to 20 imes VOL. 124 NO. 34 10 Pages Wednesday, August 24,2005 Mural dedication commemorates end of project minutes during the day and nighttim e hours. Flaggers and pilot cars will direct tra ffic th ro u g h the c o n stru c tio n zone and motorists are reminded to slow down and drive with extra caution. “ B ecause o f the loose gravel on the roadway, traffic control will continue into the night,” said ODOT Public Information Officer Tom Strandberg. After the Recall petitions filed against Lexington mayor & councilwpman signatures. to validate the signature Recall petitions have been filed with the City of Lexington against Lexington Mayor John Edwards and C o u n cilw o m an L u ella Taylor, said Nicki Clement, Lexington City Recorder. The petitions were filed Monday, Aug. 22, and have been sent to the Morrow County Clerk for signature verification. The clerk has 10 days in which Representatives of the Krebs family. A d e d ica tio n Fam ily, H ynds B rothers S heep O p eratio n , John cerem ony was held Sheridan Kilkenny Sheep W ednesday, A ug. 17 in honor of the completion of Ranch, Oregon Railroad and N av ig atio n C om pany the Robert Walton mural on Branch Line, Joe Eskelson the Ag M useum . The (contractor with railroad) dedication was led by Louis Carlson on behalf of the and Frank Parker. Many generations of M orrow C ounty M ural the fa m ilies d ep icted Society and the M orrow C ounty Farm M useum . F am ilies represented by p ain tin g in the m ural attended the ceremony and A 9mm handgun w ere honored as th eir belo n g in g to N athan history was shared with Heideman of lone went off attendees. while he was in the process The Riverside Street of cleaning it on Aug. 18, side of the mural honors said the M orrow County sheep ranching families. It is Sheriff's Office. The bullet set as conceptual art and not traveled through a portion of as a tech n ical pictu re his left hand and then into representation, but catches Stacey Lauritsen's upper leg the essen ce o f the and exited through his lower p ro d u ctio n . Done stomach area. previously, the southern end H eidem an was of the building depicts wheat treated and released from farming in Morrow County. Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Families and ranches Lauritsen was Air Lifed to d ep icted in the m ural Bend in stable condition. include: K rebs B rothers Lauritsen has seen been Ranch (George and Caroline re leased and is back in K rebs), A nson W right attended the celebration. Two sp ecial a tte n d ee s included Dorris Graves, 94, g ra n d d a u g h te r o f Joe Eskelson and Shirley Hurst Anderson-Gill representing her mother, Margaret Krebs Hurst, 100, the fifth child of George and Caroline Krebs. Two men injured in lone accidental shooting Heppner. The incident is being treated as an accid en tal shooting and no criminal charges are being filed at this time, said MCSO. School starts Aug. 29 Children in both the Morrow County and lone school d is tric ts w ill be re tu rn in g to classes on Monday. Aug. 29. There will be no school held on Monday, Sept. 5, the Labor Day holiday, so classes will be held Friday, Sept. 9. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. aggregate has had a chance to bond to the roadway, the loose m aterial w ill be broomed off. “This typically happens in the early morning hours, so we really need people to pay extra attention and slow down along this highway section.” Chip seal operations include the application of emulsified oil and graded aggregate to help extend the useful life of the existing road surface. Once the signatures have been verified, it will then be up to Edwards and Taylor to resign or submit a statement o f ju s tific a tio n . If the subjects do not resign, a recall election will be held. The p e titio n s required 18 valid signatures, said Clement. The petitions filed had over 18 signatures each, but they have not yet been verified. Heppner Booster Club to hold auction and steak feed The H eppner Booster Club will be holding their annual auction and steak feed on Saturday, Oct. 15. D onations for the auction are currently being accepted. Donated items can range from gift certificates to locally crafted items to go in a special “Made in Heppner” basket. A log bed. crafted by Chuck Matteson. will once again be up for grabs. For m ore in fo rm atio n on m aking donations, you can contact (top) Clown George Kinter stays ahead of the hull, while 4- Angie Hanson at 676-9041. Her redies his animal for the fair. More pictures page 9. 1 0 % O F F A L L L A W N M O W E R S I N S T O C K We will be closed Monday , Sept 5th. Have a great Labor Day! 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