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Princess Try outs
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HEPPNER
The annual Morrow County
Fair & Rodeo Princess tryouts
will be held this year at 1 p.m.,
Dec. 31st at the Fair Pavilion. It
has been suggested contestants
ride the horse they can make
the best showing on. Contest
ants will appear before the
Board in a personal interview
prior to the riding tryouts.
GAZETTE-TIMES
HAL RICKERT GRADUATES
SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - Navy
Fireman Hal M. Rickert, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Rickert of Kir.zua, Ore., grad
uated from recruit training at
the Naval Training Center at
San Diego.
A 1972 graduate of Wheeler
High, Fossil, Ore., he is
scheduled to report to Machinist
Mate School, Naval Training
Center, Great Lakes, 111.
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoyt December 28 1 972
Allen Nistad
Appointed
Number 45
Blue Mountain
Honor Roll
Blue Mountain Community
College has just announced
their fall term Honor Roll and
Dean's List. Honor Roll in
cludes all full-time students
with a grade point average 3.50
or above. Dean's List includes
all full-time students with a
grade point average of 3.00 to
3.50.
HONOR ROLL: Mary K.
Hughes, Lexington; Roy R.
Peterson, Monument; Kirk L.
Robinson, Heppner; Terri D.
White, Irrigon.
DEANS LIST: Ted Bellamy,
Donna R. Bergstrom, Gwendo
lyn M. Drake, Rebecca J.
Fulleton, all of Heppner; Alan
R. Coppock and Craig W.
Munkers, Lexington; Garry L.
Bellon, Boardman; Teresa M.
Forrest and Ture Peterson,
Monument.
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A
Earthquake Victim
Known Here
Friends and students are
recalling when Joyce Wilkinson
taught in Heppner High School.
She had been teaching at the
American Nicaraguan School in
Managua and has not been
heard from since the earth
quake occurred. She taught
Commercial subjects in the mid
1950's. Lynn Haguewood re
members her. "She was really
nice, slow and easv-Roing. She
was well liked". She left Burns
about three years ago to teach
in Managua.
Relatives were relieved to
hear by way of ham radio about
the Larry Evans family. Larry
who is a nephew of Mrs. C.H.
Privett works in the US
Embassy. Mrs. Evans and the
two children are enroute to his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Evans at Noble, Missouri.
Larry stayed on to help. One of
the secretary's at the Embassy
was killed.
The first message they re
ceived from the family came
through a ham operator in
Florida who relayed the mes
sage to Larry's folks that they
were ok.
Mustangs Go S-0
The Heppner Mustangs
brought their winning streak to
five games last week by
trouncing the Riverside Pirates
83 59 Wednesday and edging
the Wallowa Cougars 66 58
Friday.
The Mustangs never really
gave Riverside, a chance by
quickly jumping to a 28 12 first
period lead and keeping that
margin pretty much throughout
the game.
Riverside out shot the Mus
tangs from the field percentage
w ise, .456 - .437, but Heppner put
up 30 more shots than the
pirates.
Allen McCabe led Heppner in
rebounding with 12. Dale Hed
man had 11 and Mike Berg
strom 10. Lloyd Wilson sat out of
the game with injuries.
John Boyer topped the Mus
tang swing attack with 24
points. McCabe followed with
21. Bergstrom got 10 and Greg
Green helped with 8.
Heppner found no trouble
from Wallowa until early in the
fourth quarter. Here the game
became disputable as Wallowa
threatened to hand the Mus
tangs their first loss, but fancy
shooting bv John Bover caDDed
Heppner's win.
The game was played' poorly
by both teams with Heppner
committing 20 turnovers and
Wallowa 23.
Boyer again led all scorers
with 27 counters. McCabe
dumped 17 and Wilson shot in 8.
Heppner's next challenge will
come from the Wahtonka
Eagles January 5.
Everyone l anxioui to have you good reader enjoy a Happy
New Year, Theiie folks of Morrow County wlwh for you every
surresi in 1973:
t Murray's Itrxall Drugs. Pettyjohn's Farm & Builders Supply,
( al l Arco, Central Market, Elina't Apparel & Flower Shop,
Kinzua Corp.,
Cornell Green Feed, Morrow County Abstract & Title Co., Ford's
Tire Service, First National Rank, Western Auto, Morrow County
Creamery, Charlie Walker Body Shop,
Thomson Grocery, linger'! Dairy, Heppner TV, Ladd Dick
Chevron Dealer, M & R Co., Wagon Wheel Cafe, Jack Van Winkle
Sears', Van Winkle Motel, Carl Spaulding, Jr., Court Street
Market, Gray's Repair, Rank of Eastern Oregon, Umatilla Electric
Co-op, Fulleton Chevrolet.
Morrow County Grain Growers, Heppner Inland Chemical,
Fiesta Rowl, Coast to Coast Store, Ruggles-Boyce Insurance,
Farley Motors, Mil adies Apparel, L.E. Dick, Leonard's Mobil,
Frontier Irrigation & Supply, Heppner Auto Parts, Columbia Basin
Electric Co-operative, Paul Pettyjohn, Rietman's Hardware.
Case Furniture, Gardner's Men's Store, Pendleton-Heppner
Freight Line, Akers Motor Service, Charles O'Connor Insurance,
Gene's Chevron and Cecil Store, V & G Tavern,
Peterson's Jewelers, Lois Beauty Shop, Heppner Barber Shop,
Gonty's, Thel's Cafe, Hams Truck Line, Jerry's Barber Shop.
lone Gets five
on Ail-Star Team
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The Big Sky Conference All
Stars for the 1972 football
season were announced Dec. 21.
lone High School's Coach Gor
don Meyers has announced who
were selected from the lone
team.
On the defensive team are:
Ed Winkelman, lineman; Dick
Snider, lineman; and Jerry
Pettyjohn, halfback. On the
offensive team are: Ed
Winkelman, guard; Dick
Snider, Quarterback, Kent
Gutierrez, halfback; and John
Rietmann, center.
Honorable mention was given
to Don McCarty and Phil
Carlson.
1972 BUILDING AND MORE COMING
Oregon State
Honor Roll
Names of local students who
made the scholastic honor roll
fall term have been announced
by Oregon State University.
A total of 429 OSU students
made the straight-A honor
listing and another 1319 quali
fied for the B plus or better
honor roll.
Local students on the list
included:
lone: Janice A. Brooks,
senior, Humanities and Social
Sciences; Leslie G. Brooks,
junior, Agriculture.
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
Governor Tom McCall announced today the appointment of Allen
R. Nistad of Kinzua and the reappointment of Jerry Breese of
Prineville to the State Board of Forestry for four-year terms.
Nistad succeeds Frank Gilchrist of Gilchrist, whose second term
expires December 31.
Mr. Nistad, 50, is general manager of the Kinzua Corp., and has
been employed by the firm since 1947.
He has been a member of advisory committees to the State
Department of Revenue, the State Board of Education and Die
Forestry Board. He has been a member of the Eastern Oregon
Forest Practices Committee since last year. He is on the Advisory
Board of the Umatilla National Forest.
Mr. Nistad is a graduate of Whitney College of Commerce at
Coeur D'AJene, Idaho.
He has served on the Wheeler County Intermediate Education
District Board since 1948, is a trustee of the timber Operators
Council and a member of the board of the Western Wood Products
Association. He is a trustee of the Keep Oregon Green Association.
He and his wife, Lilly May, have a son and a daughter.
Breese, 61, has been a member of the Forestry Board since
January 1, 1970, representing the Oregon State Grange.
Mrs. Eldon Tucker
Passes
Morrow County folks were
saddened at the sudden passing
at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
yesterday morning of Mrs.
Eldon (Patricia Gladys)
Tucker. She was about 40 and
was a native of Morrow County.
Survivors include her hus
band, Eldon, and children,
Teresa, Tanya, David and
Tammy.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 30
at the lone United Church of
Christ with the Rev. William
Arthur officiating.
Sweeney Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements.
Complete obituary will
published next week.
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Big Things Await 1973's
First Baby
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High Low Prec
Wed. 55 45 .17
Thurs. 62 50 .12
Fri. 54 42 .03
Satu. 52 38 T
Sun. 50 31 .14
Mon. 55 43
Tues. 55 40
Grain Market
W hite Wheat
Red Wheat
Barley
2.78
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66.50
Hospital
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital this week
and still receiving medical care
are Maida Britt, Avon Melby,
Ben Cox, Linda Beardsley,
Josephine Flemming and Edna
Bailey, all Heppner.
Dismissed were Perry
Adams, Heppner; Jill Rugg,
Heppner; Debra Carnes, Hepp
ner; and Georgia Perry, Condon.
Mrs. Broodlcy
Passes
Mrs. Lou Broadley, a former
Lexington resident, passed
away Dec. 26 in Corvallis where
she was living at the time of her
death. She was 90 years old.
Mrs. Broadley and her hus
band, George, lived in Lexing
ton for many years when he
owned and operated a black
smith shop. She was member of
the Holly Rebekah Lodge for
over 50 years.
Mrs. Broadley had been living
with her sister, Cora Warner, in
Corvallis. She was an aunt to
Florence McMillan of Lexing
ton. No other details were
available when the Gazette
Times went to press.
Funeral services will be
Friday, Dec. 29 at 1:00 p.m. in
the Lexington Christian Church
with the Rev. Don Johnson
officiating. Interment will be in
the Lexington Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements.
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RORV STILLMAN HOME
Rory Stillman was here early
in December to visit his folks
Mr. and Mrs. George Stillman.
He reported back to Quonset Pt,
Rhode Island. He was just 9
miles from where Kenney
Baker is stationed. The boys got
their pilots license and are
looking forward to getting
together.
Valby Church had their
annual Church program spon
sored by the Sunday School.
Mrs. Don Peterson was in
charge. The Sunday School
presented the Christmas story.
Christmas candy was distrib
uted. The program was followed
by a potluck dessert.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Klinger
write from Hillsboro that they
have bought a brand new
mobile home for Christmas and
spent their first night in it Dec.
22nd. It's 14 x 65 ft. with 2
bedrooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brisbois
stopped in to see Delsie Chapel
and Cassandra for awhile on
Christmas day.
Linda Cooper has been home
from college with her mother
and other relatives and friends.
She attends a Bible College in
Manhattan, Kansas.
Vera Rietmann entertained
the following guests on Christ
mas day: Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Rohde and family, of Richland,
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rietmann
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Rietmann and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Blake, Mrs. Ruby
Roberts, Joe and Frank Engel-man.
Mustang JV's Win
Two More Games
The Mustang Junior Varsity
Basketball team defeated two
more opponents before the
Christmas holidays to bring
their season record to 3 wins
and no losses. On Dec. 20, the
JV's defeated the Riverside
Pirates 74 to 27. Dyrk Dunlap
led the team with 21 points,
followed by John Kilkenny's 11.
Kilkenny had 19 of the team's 60
rebounds as compared to
Riverside's total of 32.
The Junior Mustangs shot .379
from the field, compared to .218
for the Pirates. The Mustangs
hit a .471 pace from the free
throw line, compared to a .389
percentage for their opponents.
On Dec. 22, the team traveled
to Wallowa to make up a
previously scheduled game and
came home victorious to the
tune of 53 to 35. John Kilkenny
led the team with 12 points and
12 rebounds. As a group, the
Mustangs shot .386 from the
field and .450 from the line. The
Cougars shot .279 from the field
and .423 from the line. The JV's
outrebounded the Cougar JV's
40 to 25.
Line Scores :
Heppner JV's: Dunlap 21,
Kilkenny 11, Mills 6, Roberts.
6, iumner 4, Munkers 4,
Harrison 4, Gonty 3, McLeod
3, Kenny 2, Hunt 2, Chitty 2,
Haguewood 2, Greenup 2,
Gentry 2, and Cutsforth.
Riverside JV's: Snyder 13,
Donovan5, McKenzie 4, Rus
sell 3, Crowder 2, Adams,
Haney, Raymer, Shoemake',
Flock, Richards, Ziemer,
Brasel.
Trouble with being a good
sport is that you have to lose to
prove it.
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Morrow County.
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Family of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Halvorsen gathered Christmas
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry Prock. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Halvorsen, Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Halvorsen and family, and Joe
Halvorsen and the host and
hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Kincaid
and familyand Omar Rietmann
were all day guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rietmann.
More prizes than ever await
the First Baby to be born at or
enroute to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in 1973. Prizes begin
the day he is born and others
will be collected as they are
needed.
Mr. 1972
In the last six years, there
have been two girls and four
boy First Babies. Wayne
Charles Plocharsky arrived
Feb. 14, 1972 to be the First
Baby last year. He was born
into the big happy family of the
Warren Plocharskys who last
summer moved into their new
home on Sage Hill Drive in the
Rasmussen-Lott Addition. He
has five teeth and isn't talking
but makes lots of baby noises.
He doesn't really have to talk
because he has five loving
brothers and sisters who interp
ret for him, Carolyn is 9 lk,
Janet 8, Steve 6, Paula 4 and
Susan 2.
Wayne kept his blue eyes but
his black hair is now a beautiful
light brown with lots of golden
highlights. No favorite foods, he
eats everything.
Royal visitors this summer
were his grandparents of Con
necticut. It was the first time
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Perkins
had ever seen Susan or Wayne.
This Christmas was Wayne's
first Christmas and their first in
their new home.
Mr. 1970
Orval Headley, Jr. born Jan
20, 1970 to be Hepner's First
Baby is called ' Little Orv" by
all of his friends at Kinzua. He is
still full of chatter and likes to
sing. He gets along with a new
sister real well but sometimes
annoys his two older sisters.
Mindy Lou was born May 1,
1971, Paulette will be 9 in May
and Alisa was six in November.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Orval Headley of Kinzua.
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The Virden Heliums home on SjCourt SLJias a good start in 1972.
The Rev. and Mrs. David
Blackaller were Christmas Eve
Guests at Thel's Cafe. They
later visited the Gene Rietmann
family.
Christmas Eve guests at the
home of Mrs. Delsie Chapel
were: Mrs. Ruby Roberts, Joe
and Frank Engelman, Wilma
and Edward Martin, and Mrs.
Edith Nichoson.
Miss 1971
Miss 1971 like Mr. 1970 was
born Jan. 20 at Pioneer Me
morial Hospital. She was
Sandra Lee Turner, 4th daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Turner.
Now almost 2 years old she
likes to talk on the telephone but
mostly listens. She talks a little
and climbs a lot. She's a bit on
the jolly side. Her four
sisters, Shelly 1 4, Lori 12, Missy
who will be 5 on January 25
think she is a doll.
Mr. 1969
The first baby of 1969, Jerry
Alan Blanckaert, was born Feb.
2 while his dad was stationed at
the Condon AFB. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Blanckaert, Denver, where
Jerry works for American
Telephone and Telegraph.
Mr. 1968
Mr. 1968 came early in the
new year on Jan. 3. Keith Alan
Kenison, will be five years old
next week. This handsome little
blond boy can be seen riding his
tricycle just across from Court
St. Market on any sunny day.
Watch for him. He'll love to talk
to you. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Kenison. Now that
his brother, Kevin, has gone to
school Keith is busy helping his
mother. He likes to run the
mixer when they are baking. He
likes to sing with the record
player. His favorite color is
purple.
The bank account he started
with his First Baby money has
grown to $70. Both boys believe
in Santa and go down to visit
him every Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenison and the
boys went to Union to have
Christmas with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Buck.
Usually they see Mr. Kenison's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin
Kenison at Cove but the elder
Kenisons are spending the
winter at Grass Valley, Ca.
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Santa Claus was seen around
town on Christmas Eve. ..With
many goodies in his bag.
Secretary to boss: "The rat
race being what it is, I could use
more cheese each week."
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Miss 1967
Jan. 20 was the birthday of
Ann Rinehart who was Miss
1967 at Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital. This birthday she will be
six years old and is an
enthusiastic kindergartener at
Milton-Freewater. She is read
ing books, loves people old and
young, a good singer and loves
dolls. She is quite the opposite of
her young brother Nathan who
is "all boy". They are the
children of Fr. and Mrs. Dirk
Rinehart. Fr. Rinehart is the
vicar at St. James Episcopal
Church in Milton-Freewater.
At first glance it might
appear there wasn't too much
building going on in Heppner in
1972. A shortage of rentals
plagues the town at it appears to
be a problem in nearly every
town.
Biggest building
The big building was the
erection of the veneer plant at
Kinzua. The building was start
ed in 1971 but was completed the
summer of 1972 at an estimated
cost of 2.7 million and added 70
employees. Presently Kinzua is
installing another debarker
parallel to the other one.
Homes
Two modular homes were
brought in and put in place.
Clarence Rosewall has one for
sale that he has completed on
West Water Str. in the new
Rasmussen-Lott Addition.
The Hal Whitakers have
instated their on Fairview Way
next to Mrs. John Venard. they
have added a deck on the west
side that over looks town and
down Willow Creek.
Among the new homes is that
of the Warren Plocharskys on
Sage Hill Dr. overlooking the
lower end of town and a view up
Hinton Creek. The four bed
room, two-bath house has . a
rough exterior of reversed
board and batten with redwood
stain and a shades of brown
roofing.
They moved in and will do the
interior finishing themselves.
Eventually the window in the
dining room will be replaced
with sliding patio doors that will
lead out on a deck. This looks up
Hinton Creek. They plan to
install a Benjamin Franklin
fireplace in the living room.
They have room for a garden
space that will also include a
family orchard.
Two Starts
Howard Cleveland bought the
lot behind All Saints Episcopal
Church and has started a
duplex. The two units will face
'the church. They will have two
bedrooms, living-dining room,
kitchen, bath and utility.
Howard had hoped to have the
. roof on by the first of the year
but the cold weather called a
stop to construction.
Another home has been start
ed on S. Court St. by Mr. and
Mrs. Virden" Heliums. Mrs.
Heliums is Orval Mathenys
sister. They come from Ameri
can Falls, Idaho. Mr. Heliums a
general contractor is staying in
American Falls to finish, some
of his work. Mrs. Heliums and
their daughter Elizabeth came
earlier so "Liz" could enroll at
Heppner High.
Their home will be a two
bedroom with a double car
garage attached.
New Forestry Building
The Heppner Ranger District
of the US Forest Service moved
into new quarters Dec. 1. The
new brick building is also in the
Rasmussen-Lott Addition.
Their new quarters provide
them with much more storage
space in addition to the business
management room, recep
tionist office, District Rangers
room, Timber room, Fire
Control room, Resource room,
Engineering room and Con
ference room. They are still
moving in furniture and getting
settled.
Associated General Contrac
tors report that contract con
struction in Morrow County
contributed $55,780 in payrolls
in 1972, 9.7 percent ahead of
1971. Total value of the projects
in the county was $562,113 for
ten months.
MONEY FROM CO-OP
$484,137.44 has been trans
ferred to 31 Oregon Counties by
the Dept. of Revenue from
earnings of electric coops in lieu
of ad valorem taxes. Morrow
received $22,858.50.
"What is it?" Wayne CharTe's PlocTiarsTty gefs readylo open his
first present on his first Christmas. He was Mr. 1972.
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City crews have completed the installation of the grist wheel
from the old flour mill in the City Park. Orville Cutsforth rescued it
this spring from the bank of Willow Creek where it must have beeif
laying for 50 - 60 years.