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r i Mi HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, April 17. 1969 Boardman Folk Observe Easter Bv MART LEE MARLOW buAKUMAN Boardman Com munlty church held the Easter Sunrise services April 6 at the viaduct on the old Irrlson high way, about one mile east of the cemetery at 5:15 a.m. The Boardman Tillicum Club sponsored the annual Easter Eee hunt April 5, at 10:30 a.m. on the school grounds. Children of preschool age throueh the fourth Bade partie lpated. Mrs. Vernon Russell was appointed In charge of treats and prizes and Mrs. Rod Flug was to make advertising posters. The club met March 25 at the home of Mrs. Harry Noble at Westland, with Mrs. Pete Peter son co-hostess. The club announces that the second shipment of plates with pictures of the old Boardman school are here and anyone wishing them should contact Mrs. Dewey West. A meeting was held April 8 at the home of Mrs. West. There were four tables of pi nochle In play at the card par ty held at the Greenfield Grange hall Tuesday, March 25, spon sored by the Women's Activity Commit tee of the grange. Mrs. Chub Warren was hostess. High prize was won by Mrs. Carmelita Borghese of Arling ton, and low went to Mrs. Dew ey West. Mrs. Walter Hayes and Mrs. Walter Wyss won the trav eling pinochle prizes. Support Needed For Annual 4-H Sale m Irrigon- By BIRDINE TULLIS County Extension Aide The Irrigon 4-H Community 4-H club will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale, April 19 and 20. Irom lo:oo a.m. to a:ao p.m each day at Knlghtons Melon Place in Irrigon. The plant sale has been the main support of the club treasury for several years. New for this year will be the sale of brooms, light bulbs and combs from the Oregon Indus tries for the Blind. Profit from the sale of the brooms, bulbs and combs has been donated to the 4-H club by the Lions Club at Irrigon. Chairmen in charge of the sale are 4-H leaders, Judy Brandt, Rose Wilson, Ruth Sul livan, Naomi Hum, Bessie Ker lin. Marge Acock and Lois Rich ards, assisted bv all the 4-H members of the club. Anyone in the Irrigon-Board- man area who has plants tney wish to donate to the sale may all one of the chairmen. Flames Demolish Car in Accident By FRANCES ROSE WILSON (Held over from last week) IRRIGON Parents and high school students returning from the Junior-Senior banquet at Riverside High Thursday, April 3, were startled as they came upon an accident on Highway 730 at Bth St. west. James D. Burvher. 29, of Port land, had hit a black cow and his small car had burst into flames. He was wearing his seat belt at the time and escaped with minor injuries. The cow was killed and the car was com pletely demolished as it burned. The Irrigon Fire Department was called to the scene. Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Thom as of Buhl, Idaho, were over night visitors recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Rus sell. Other recent visitors at the Russell home were Jean Scott, Zelma Cowan, Dorothy Ball and Edity Frye, all Village Mission aries from Portland. Carol Anne Harper, student at E'OC at La Grande, and Larry Peterson from OTI, Klamath Falls, spent spring vacation here at their homes. Mrs. Ronald Tye of Enterprise spent the week-end here at tho home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Seehafer. A Sunday visitor at the Seehafer home was Joe Gaarsland of lone. Mrs. Leonard Bedord and son, Bill, spent the week-end at Brush Prairie, Wash., visiting at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Moe. Mrs. Frank Marlow spent the week end In Pendleton visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Clarence Thomas. She also went to Milton-Freewater to see her aunt,. Mrs. A. C. Knudson, who Is in the nursing home there. ; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Risley and children Melodie. Bobbie, Tammie and Grace went to Walla Walla, Wash., March 29 to see Mrs. Risleys father, Claud Worden of Union, who Is a patient In St. Mary's hospital. Mrs, Worden is staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Boyd there. Enthusiasm is Shown For 4-H Fashion Clinic Morrow county 4-H girls were instructed to "Be A Model Ev ery Day" at a fashion clinic held at Heppner High school, April 12, under the direction of Mary Speckhart, area extension agent. Girls were given expert ad vice on grooming, make-up, hair style and modeling in prep aration for the style revue at the County Fair. Mrs. Joe Tatone, Boardman, assisted by Mrs. Darrell James of lone, advised the girls with tips on modeling, followed by actual practice sitting, walking, standing and "putting their best foot forward" at all times. Mrs. Hal Whitaker of Henp ner, spoke to the girls on clean liness and grooming, as well as make-up tips. Another guest, Mrs, John Jep ?en, lone, demonstrated hair care and style. Mary Speckhart instructed the girls in use of accessories and clothing selec ion, as well as grooming. The girls and leaders attend ing were enthusiastic in their praise of the program and for the wide variety of subjects cov ered in helping our 4-H girls with both style revue and their daily grooming. Renee and Rena Ely of Seat tie. Wash., spent their spring vacation at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. El vin Ely. Council Approves Additional Funds IRRIGON A supplemental budget lor $14,600 covering ad ditional funds to be received and disbursed in the current fis cal year, was presented in the April council meeting. It was approved and a public hearing date was set for Tuesday, May 13. The city budget hearing for the next fiscal year is also set for that date. Mayor Wilson reported that the tree planting had been started, along the highway from 4th to 12th streets, with the remaindeer of the plants to he set within the week. Other work underway Is a general cleanup of streets and areas which will include remov al and disposal of (load trees and brush. Utah Avenue is be ing opened from Division Street to 2nd Street and will be sur faced with crushed rock. Council action included a warding the contract for eon struetion of the water system to A. V. DeBlasio Construction of Yakima, Wash. The council was informed that the application to FHA for a subsequent loan of $9,000 and a grant of $5,100 had been approved. A special council meeting was held Friday night for the pur pose of adopting an ordinance authorizing $9,000 in bonds to be issued and advertised for sale to cover the additional loan. It was necessary to raise these additional funds when bids for construction of the water sys tem were found to be several thousand dollars above availa ble funds. Total facility cost will be in excess of $80,000. A substantial amount of this is being furnished through FHA grants. Reggie Pascal traveled to Mc- Minnville last .Friday evening, where he made, a week-end vis it at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Leonnig and family. The former Heppner residents are comfortably settled in their new 'mme and send their 'hellos' to ill their good friends - in Hepp ner. Also during the , week-end he traveled with the Leonnigs to Sheridan where he had the pleasure of listening t o the Leonnig's daughter, Lindy, sing and play the organ. Ival Sullivan started working for the city on a full time basis this past week, under a Feder ally-financed program. The tree planting program along the highway was started with his help. The city has never had full time employee, and it Is hoped that many of the pro grams which have been planned can now be accompnsnea. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Proctor re urned home last Tuesday from Aberdeen. Md., where Mr. Proc tor attended a training school for his work at the Umatilla Ar my Depot. While the Proctors were in the East they toured Washington, D. C. and visited the White House. They also spent a week end in New York City. On their return trip they visited Proctors mother and other relatives in Custer, S. D. They spent 5 hours in Salt Lake City. Utah, in a stopover on their flight home. Rev. and Mrs. G. R. Black, Dean and Don, of Burley, Ida ho, spent the Easter week-end with Mrs. Black's uncle and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coy. On Saturday the two families traveled to Portland where they had lunch with Miss Clara Fay Coy. Miss Coy attends Warner Pacific College and works swing shift at J. C. Penney credit of fice. Mr. and Mr.s David Rand of Portland were guests of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand, over, the Easter holiday. David is a pharmacist in Portland. Mrs. Perry Pummel, Mrs. Al Partlow and Sheryl, Pam Schmeder, Vicky, Becky and Jyl Hobbs drove to Pasco last Tues day evening to attend the Ouk htosmky Ballet Classique at the Pasco High school. Mrs. Don Adams had the lucky number on her raffle tick et, when the home extension had a drawing at their meeting last Thursday. She was awarded a beautiful quilt made by the members. Twenty people attended the j Easter Sunrise service, which was quite cool and damp. Pas tor Herbert Vaughn of the Bap tist Church led the singing and also sang a special Easter song, accompanied by Mrs. Al Part low on the accordion. Pastor John Kenney of the Assembly of God brought the appropriate Easter message. April School Calendar APRIL 17. Testing. Grades 9 and 11 lone Junior High Baseball, Riverside at lone Testing, 8th grade at Riverside 18. Testing, 8th grade at Riverside Junior High Baseball, Stanfield at Riverside Mrs. Thompson's 6th Rrade play at Heppner Elementary evening Baseball. Riverside at lone 19. Baseball, Arlington at Heppner Elementary 2 p.m. nana Carnival Morrow county fairgrounds Riverside H. S. Junior-Senior Prom Junior High Baseball, Condon at Riverside 1:30 p.m. Track at Burns (Heppner H. S.) Baseball, Sherman at Heppner H. S. 10 a.m. Girls' Track at Milton-Freewater 21. School Boird meeting at Heppner Elementary 8 p.m. Junior Hleh Baseball. Riverside at lone 2 P.m. 22. Baseball. lone at Hermiston Baseball, Umatilla at Riverside EOC Ambassadors Assembly at Heppner H. S. 1 p.m. Baseball, at Milton-Freewater (Heppner H. S.) 3 p.m. 24. Junior High Baseball, Arlington at Riverside 2 p.m. Baseball. Heppner Elementary at lone 2 p.m. 25. Baseball. Echo at lone Baseball. Riverside at Hermiston 2G. Morrow County Invitational Track Meet at Riverside 28. Kindergarten meeting, A. C. Houghton 7:30 p.m. National Assembly at Riverside 8:30 a.m. 29. Track, Pilot Rock at Heppner Baseball, Heppner H. S. at Grant Union 1 p.m. Baseball, Echo at Riverside Baseball, lone at Stanfield Honor Students Named at lone Girl students dominated the third nine weeks honor roll list for the lone schools, as released by Principal Harold Beggs. Named on the "A" honor roll, with grades averaging d.5 or better, were two seniors, Jodi Snow and Teresa Tucker; three juniors, Joy Beggs Kristin Nel son and Linda Pettyjohn, and two sophomores, Jane Krebs and Chris McCabe. Five seniors achieved the "B' honor roll for this same period Bonnie Kae Akers, Charity Beggs, Bonn! Morgan. Linda Nichols and Teresa Stefani. Jun iors were Rick Bovce and Scott Wilson : soph o m o r e s. Kathy Holtz, Marianne Pettyjohn and Jeri Snow; and freshmen Cheri Carlson, Wendy Christopherson, Jackie Howton, Clint Krebs, Mary McElligott and Marlene Magill. Junior high honor students are eighth graders, Doug Beggs, Christina Lindstrom, Kathleen McElligott. Dick Snider and Uregg Wilson; and seventh graders, Donna Flack, Doris Mc Cabe, and Mary Pat McElligott. lone School Grounds Get Spring Clean-up An all-school clean-up day was sponsored by the lone High school student council on Wed nesday, April 2. After a short assembly at 1:30, the student body and faculty were divided into groups and given special Instructions. Work included cleaning out the swimming pool, picking up trash on the school grounds, painting lines on the tennis court, putting up new back boards on the tennis court, cleaning trash out of the creek Two Top Seniors Lead Honor Roll With 4.0 Grades Appropriately enough, Heppner High's valedictorian and salut- atorian In the class of 1969 led the school's honor roll for the third nine weeks period with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Terry Peck, valedictorian, and Sara Miller, salutatorian, were the only students to achieve the straight A grades. Only 26 students made the honor roll for the period, and juniors placed the most with nine. Seniors had eight, soph omores five and freshmen four. Some of the students who us ually make the honor roll were not included because of incom pletes in some subjects. Other seniors besides Sara and Terry were Jerry Healy and Patti Healy, 3.80; Jill Chitty and Ginny Clough, 3.66; Nancy Campbell. 3.50: and Shed Brock. 3.33. Juniors on the honor roll were Linda Cooper and Robert Peck, 3.66; Sheila Healy, Mary Kay Hughes, Sue Jepsen, and Sandra Matheny, with 3.50; and Pat Kilkenny, Sue Melbv, Dennis Knee, and Greg Sweek, 3.33. Sophomore honor roll students were Valerie Boyer, with 3.83; Dee Ann Pettyjohn, 3.66; Ron Sherman, 3.50; and Gwen Drake and Karla Weatherford, 3.33. Freshmen were Shelley Wolff, 3.66; Jeanne Daly, 3.50; and Barbara Allstott and Gary Fred- enckson, 3.33. and shrubs around the school and fixing of the high jump pit. 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