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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1969)
New Teacher Secured For Kindergarten Work Br FRANCES ROSE WILSON IRRIGON The Kindergarten Association met April 7 to ap prove the selection of Mrs. Kar en Adams as the teacher to re place Mrs. Irene Brooks, who was unable to continue teach ing, for health reasons. The elderly teacher was won derful with the children but af ter a severe bout with the ttu this past winter and suffering a broken toe, the long hours were too much of a strain on her health. She was teaching both mornine and afternoon ses sions, with 13 childen in each class. The 26 chllldren come from Boardman, Irrigon and North Morrow county, near Ordnance. The Ways and Means Com mittee is planning a rummage sale. Time and place to be an nounced later. There Is to be a Red Cross Blood drawing at Ordnance on April 22. Joe Mann. Sr.. a lor mer Irrigon resident, now of Portland, has suffered a ruptur ed arterly and also has been on a kidney machine. Friends of Joe Mann who are giving blood, may designate that It be cred ited to replace that already used for him and also for his future use, in the "blood bank". He is in the Providence hospital in Portland. Mrs. Dorothy Henner expects to have open heart surgery la ter this summer. There will be a blood drawing at the CRC Hall June 24 for her. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Graybeal on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Caldwell of The Dalles and Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Wisdom of Portland. Both men were former Irrigon resi dents. The Home Extension met last Thursday at the school. The les son for the day was "Variety of Meats in Meals". Refreshf ments of coffee and cookies were served. A picnic Is being plan ned for the May meeting. Correction: last week it was announced that Joan Adams had been awarded a quilt from the home extension raffle. The quilt was made by the Baptist Women's Missionary Society and was awarded to Joan Ad ams. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berg and Ronald of Vancouver, Wash., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Partlow on Sunday. Pastor John Kenney and a number of members of the Ir rigon Assembly of God attend ed the Speed the Light Rally at the Hermiston Assembly church last Tuesday night. Ore gon Missionary David Godwin flew directly to Baker from Pan ama to conduct his first service of a series throughout Oregon. Mrs. LaVelle Partlow ' attend ed a Postmaster dinner meeting at the Wagon Wheel cafe in Heppner, Sunday afternoon. Be sides Postmasters of District 3, special guests included Postal inspector M. M. Carlson of Pen dleton, Postal service officer and Mrs. Ed Sheely of Pendle ton and Nick Blydenstein, reg ional officer of Seattle who ad dressed the group. Ear Isom Is recovering from minor injuries received in a car accident, near Hinkle. His wife was called to the hospital at the time of the accident, which caused a small panic In the school kitchen where Mrs. Isom works. Mrs. Pummel has been working there the past week in the absence of Mrs. Vera Cooley who has been afflicted with ton silitis. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stephens, Karyl and Robert of Portland were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stephens. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stephens spent Monday in Pendleton vis iting Mrs. Mae McKlnney. Re turning home they stopped at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson in Hermiston to spend the evening. Grange Informed Of Boys Ranch Juvenile Work Br DELPHA JONES LEXINGTON Lexing t o n Grange met Saturday evening for its regular meeting, with Master Kenneth Smouse presid iner. The meeting was opened by the lecturer, Mrs. Bob Davidson, who introduced Jim Epley of the Umatilla County Juvenile De partment who gave a most In teresting and informative talk on the Boys Ranch of Umatilla county. Tihs Is a three story ranch house situated on an 8 acre site, 10 miles north of Pen dleton. The ranch is designed for nine boys of residence age, 12 to 18 years old. Selection of these boys Is through the Uma tilla County Juvenile depart ment under the supervision of a juvenile counselor, a vocation al rehabilitation counselor, and the staff at the ranch. Eolev also spoke on some of the problems faced by the house parents, how they are handled, and the functions of the ranch in the helping of boys. He spoke briefly on how it is financed and told the group that plans are being made for more of these homes, for both boys and girls. Other visitors were Rev. and Mrs. Rudolph Mensch of the Heppner Lutheran church, and the Morrow county Deputy Na than Thorpe and Mrs. Thorpe of Hermiston. Thorpe spoke briefly on the work of the grange and encouraged all to try and im prove the floor work of their granges. It was announced that State Master Allen Wheeler will be the speaker at the Morrow County Pomona Grange meeting at Rhea Creek on April 20 and will speak on the proposed sales tax legislation which will soon be balloted upon. Past Master Chas. C. Jones was presented with a past mas ter's pin, after which the meet ing adjourned and refreshments were served in the basement. THE 1 tf 1 1 ' HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 17, 1969 Sec. 2 , ry -fx ir , -, k Vs . .. Overnight Camp Set for Memaloose Construction plans which will provide overnight camping facil ities and a reliable water sup ply for Memaloose State Park have been approved by the Ore gon State Highway Commission. The 336.79-acre park was so designated In 1967 and is locat ed adjacent to I-80N, approxi mately 10 miles westerly of The Dalles In Wasco County. Proposed plans Include con struction of a water intake sys tem, water treatment plant, stor age and distribution lines to supply both existing rest areas and to provide water to a camp area which will ultimately have about 200 campsites. Also included In the construc tion now proposed would be full development of 42 trailer sites, partial development of approxi mately 25 campsites to an inter mediate standard, and minimum development of about 43 addit ional tent sites. Total prolect cost Is estimat ed at $300,000. This is the first venture of this nature in the country where an overnight camping facility has been provided adjacent to a safety rest area. It required special permission of tho Fed eral Highway Adfmlnlstratlon. and its use will be watched with interest. This Is another example of Oregtn's pioneering in the field of outdoor recrea-tion. Houm guests at th DaU Hol land home last Friday were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Swasey of Salt Lake City. The couple were for mer neighbors of the Hollands in Huntington, their former home. Swasey Is an Industrial Arts teacher in a Junior High school in Salt Lake City. Also visiting with the Holland fam ily ov-r the week-end were her parent, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wicher. They returned to their home in Junction City Monday morning. Varieties of wedding and re ception Invitations at Gazette Times office. MILTON-FREEWATER'S 1969 Pea FesUved Court (left to right) Princess Cheryl Nelson. Queen JudY Shumwav and Princess Vonda Doris, will reign over the Pea Festival and Junior Livestock Show activities Mar 3-10. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Art Shumwav and Mr. and Mrs. Rudd Davis. (Photo by Harris Studio). Mrs. A. F. Majeske returned this week after a few days spent in Portland where she received medical attention. Mrs. Venice Hendrickson and Mrs. Joe Yocom were recent Klamath Falls business visitors. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones were recent business visitors to the Poison Creek Grange in Harney county, where Mrs. Jones con ducted a conference on Wom en's Activities, of the State Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. VanWin kle were Ft. Lewis, Wn., visit ors over tne weex-ena wnere thpv visited their son. BoDDy, who is a patient in the hospi tal there. Mrs. Archie Munkers, Mrs. Florence McMillan, Mrs. Oris Padberg, Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Mrs. C. C. Jones, Mrs. Kenneth Palmer, Mrs. Frank Robinson, Mrs. Joe Yocom, all of Lexing ton, and Mrs. Al Fetsch of Pen dleton were among those who attended a Past Noble Grands luncheon at Milton-Freewater on Saturday with Integrity Past Noble Grands as hostesses. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Rea and family of Condon were Lexing ton callers over the week-end. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rood recently was the couple's son-in-law, Emery Gen try of Weston, uentry is a ior mer Heppner resident who for merly operated a business here. Mrs. Oris Crisp and her dau ghter, Mrs. Bruce Griffith and two girls drove to Oak Grove last Friday, where they enjoy ed a short visit with the Crisp's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cline and family. The Cline family mov ed from Heppner recently fol lowing their purchase of a Coast-to-Coast store in Oak Grove, which they now operate. Davidson Assigned Army Specialist Four Herbert R. Davidson, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davidson, Lexing ton, was assigned March 16 to the 27th Artillery, near Phan Rang, Vietnam as a wireman, the U. S. Army News Center reports. Visiting with Mrs. Mabel Chaffee for several days last week were Mr. and Mrs. C. Q. Routh of Yakima, Wn. The coup le traveled to Heppner with their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed Routh, arriving here last Wednesday. Routh is a twin brother of Mrs. Chaffee. AIRPLANE SPRAYING CO, Owned and Operated By PAUL U. HANSEN Available Now to offer assistance to the ranchers of this area with your weed spraying problems. Your past and continued patronage is appreciated. 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