4 IIF.PPNFR lORE.t GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Ieccmher 2X, 1972
Morrow County In Review - 1972
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OKGOOH OLD 1972
Jan ,
Randall Peterson and Mar
lene Bergstrom wed New
Years Ee Fire damages
lhegley apartment house
Frank Anderson reappointed as
director of the Federal Reserve
Bunk of San Francisco. Mrs
Mary Ellen Healy dies at 88 yrs
of ape
Jan. 12.
Wind storm causes 6 hour
power shut off Kim Gutierrez,
lone wins Elks Free Throw
Contest Jon Hedman re-breaks
leg Jon ODonnell. Jill Chittv
and Carroll Wayne Mustek.
Jeannie Shuman weddings are
New Year events Gail and
DuAnn MeCarty sell mini-ranch
to Mr and Mrs Alien Nistad
Jan. 20
New cigarette lax voted in.
Boeing land re-appraisal costs
school district $:2.38o. Super
intendent Daniels announces
Herb Wright, president of the
Fossil Community Club, tells
Chamber of Commerce of the
progress on Hwy No 19
Maurice L. Reaney dies in
Portland
Jan.
Supreme Court reverses
county tax decision and allows
Boeing lands to have farm
deferral E O Ferguson. Donald
Bennett. Richard Wilkinson.
Charles M Jones. Gene Pierce
are elected to the Water Control
Board Lynda Baker installed
as Worthy Advisor of Ruth
Assembly Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Munkers have son, Gary Dean.
Jr.. born Jan 8 in Pendleton
Mr and Mrs Ron Cumn
become parents of a girl.
Jennifer Louise, on Jan. 24. and
Ronnie. Tony. Mike and Steve
gain a sister.
Feb. 3
Bill Lande is new man at
Bank of Eastern Oregon. G-T to
go offset print after this
issue David Eugene Gray
buried here. Dale Boner and
Don Bellamy survey Arbuckle
snow course and find snow 49
inches deep with IT inches of
water content which may be
record for this time of year. Mr
and Mrs Walter Hayes and
more tnan 200 friends celebrate
a golden wedding anniversary
at Boardman Nancy Ann
Campbell become Mrs LeRoy
Gordon Nash at Lexington
Church Mrs Ida Grabill honor
ed on her 90th birthday at lone.
The Mike Palmer's welcome
daughter Dulcie Jo. at Hermis
ton. Jan 23. Margaret Aliene
Weems dies at Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital. Jan. 28.
Feb. 10.
Heppner City Council accepts
low bid of Ross Bros.. Salem to
build two bridges across Shobe
Creek for $56,630. Heppner Elks
Lodge ceiebrates it 75th anni
versary. Ruth E. Stoddard.
Hermiston. becomes bride of
Melvin E Mover, Heppner in
L.D.S. ceremony. Elmer C.
Holtz. lone and Sandra Hoiness,
Portland, wed in Nevada.
Harley Wright. 59. last member
of his immediate family buried.
Feb. IT.
First babv finally arrives in
county - a son born to Mr. and
Mrs Warren Plocharsky. Court
imposes a 5 ton load limit on
oiied county roads during
freezing-thawing weather.
Charles Blaine Johnson, lone,
was killed in Walla Walla. Jack
Wright and Sandra Flail
marry. lone School Carnival
rated smash hit. Charles W.
Dennison. 72 dies at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital. Heppner's
Band Parents Club serves 197
persons chili to gain funds for
band activities.
Feb. 24.
Marcel Jones named new
chairman of draft board On
recommendation of the City
Planning commission, addition
No 2 of the Rasmussen-Lott are
which contains 27 lots was
accepted Ted Bellamy receives
word that he has been awarded
the State Farmer Degree. Greg
Davidson is named U.N. essay
contest winner in Heppner and
Kathleen McEUigott is Ione's
winner, according to Pete
McMurtry IOOF contest chair
man. Cheri Carlson and Clint
Krebs, lone, receive Elks
leadership aw ards. Mrs. Eva A.
De.Mentt dies at Camp 5 after
extended illness. Funeral ser
vices were held here for Mrs.
Margaret Phelps who operated
a funeral home in Heppner for
some years. George M. Sicard.
68. of Boardman dies in
Hermiston. Olympic gymnast
performs at Heppner Ele
mentary School.
March 2,
Judge Paul Jones questions
the restrictions of government
grants and their requirements.
Elks scholarships announced:
$3o0 to Mary EcElligott, lone,
and Craig Munker, Heppner;
$200 to Jeanne Daly and Charlie
Pointer, Heppner. County stu
dents attend World of W ork Day
at BMCC. Mr. and Mrs. Len
Ray Schwarz purchase the Earl
Blake ranch on Hinton Creek.
Kelley Wolff wins Soroptimist
Cituenship Essay Contest
March .
Youngest Wrangler, John Jay
Steagall. makes debut Heppner
City Council raises dumf rates
Rep I'llman asks Navy to move
bombing range Morrow County
Fair gains 221 points over the
1970 Fair according to the Merit
Rating Work Book Julie Avers
and Alvm Ashbeck marry Feb.
12 at The Dalles lone American
Legion Auxiliary Americanism
Contest winners were Charlie
McEUigott. Joan Marie Doher
t . Donna Flack and David
Warren Scouts Blue and Gold
banquet draws large crowd.
James Eskelson, Lexington, is
buried in Salem.
March IS.
lone creates city planning
commission. County court
authorizes the printing of
4-color soil maps to show
irrigation suitability of county
soils. The maps will cost $1425
for 5O0, and $600 has been
donated by county firms. Ida
Farra's parade theme "Cen
tennial Reflections" is selected
lone principal, Dennis Brandon,
rejects contract Two county
school board positions and
several advisory committee
positions are open. Mayor
Collins calls special council
meeting to meet with area
landfill committee and state
personnel to consider locations.
Barbara Cutsforth plans for
Blood Mobile visit here in April.
.Allen Nistad talks to Chamber
of Commerce about balanced
use of forest lands.
March 23.
Chamber favors Texas Butte.
Kelly Prairie as "Study Areas".
Federal Fund granted to fix city
swimming pool. Shelley Wolff
named Heppner High's Betty
Crocker Homemaker of to
morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Naffziger have a daughter. Jodi
Nanette Mrs. Ella Catherine
Burgoyne dies. Jack Hughes
dies at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Heppner Bowlers do
well at Hermiston tournament
Family Life Series begins April
5th.
March 30.
Delbert Smith, new county
planner, is setting up an office
in the courthouse. Boeing
official. Elton Weeks, talks to
lone Lions about multiple land
use development. Inland Em
pire Bank moves into its new
building at Boardman. Dianna
Jeannine Wright becomes the
bride of John Hugh Curnn. Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Connor have
daughter. Mary Elizabeth.
Cal s Cafe is opened by Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Lynch and Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Scott. Kathy Ryan is
Riverside Prom Queen. Walter
Rietmarm. 82. dies in lone.
April 6.
Awards presented at FFA
banquet. About 25 Morrow
citizens attend the L'S Forest
Service Wilderness Act hearing
in Pendleton. Kathleen Ann
Sweeney becomes Mrs. David
Michael Sunseri. Becky Fulle
ton won championship honors
for BMCC at the Walla Walla
Community College Rodeo. Mr.
and Mrs. Victor L. Groshens
buy the Dave Flanagan home.
Heppner Band Carnival all set.
April 13.
Dave McLeod installed as
Exalted Ruler of Heppner Elks.
Wranglers ready for four Play
Days The 13th Annual Heppner
Wranglers Cow Cutting comes
to town. Ralph I. Thompson,
pioneer son. retired sheepman,
dies at Pendleton hospital. Al
liiman. U.S. Representative,
visits community. Environ
mental Awareness Weeks takes
over at Heppner High.
April 20,
Kinzua makes plea for hous
ing, says their biggest need is a
mobile home court. Little
League has its final tryouta for
teams. Port of Morrow holds
taxes in line.Juanita Melena. a
long-time lone resident, dies.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Padberg
have a daughter Darcee Lynn,
born on May 1st. Jim Cutsforth
is elected president of the
Heppner High Studentbody.
Mark Blakney. 21. dies after an
auto wTeck at Prosser, Wa.
Pink house in Lex damaged by
fire. Jack Sumner attends State
Democratic Convention. Pa
tricia Collins weds Donald
Ralston Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Wagenblast welcome daughter
Amy Lynn. Dr. Gertrude Boyd
Crane lectures on Gospel of
Mark at Methodist Church.
April 27
Voter registration increases
in county: 18-year-olds register
for first time. Water level in
area dropping 30 feet a year;
number of wells may be cut.
Boardman and Heppner Soil
and Water Conservation Dis
tricts meet to consider the
serious problem of sand blowing
in new land that has been
broken. Harley Young resigns
as Co-op Manager. Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Vinson become
parents of daughter Melissa
Ann, at Heppner Hospital.
Bonnie Jo Miller and Ron
Christopherson marry in Texas.
Moe Minton dies. Ray Boyce
elected president of lone Lions
Club Heppner Biology sudents
take field trip to the coast. Band
Carnival is big success.
Max 4
Lake Penland fills Old
Heppner Hotel is not closing
Jack Van Winkle s cabin up
Willow Creek Road burns to the
ground. Ed Clark of pioneer
Clark's Canyon family is buried
at Heppner. Mrs John Proud
foot is elected lone Topic Club
president.
May 11.
Cheri Carlson wins Union
Pacific $400 scholarship.
Elma's store announces plann
ed expansion. Melvin .Mover
named Soil Conservation Man
of the Year at Morrow County
Wheat Growers spring meeting.
Mr and Mrs Fred Harnden
become proud parents of their
first child, daughter Nicole
Marie Cheri Carlson and Rich
ard Hamlett will represent the
lone Schools at the annual
Music in May contest in Forest
Grove Marianne Pettyjohn.
BMCC freshman, wins the
Senior AII-Around Champion
Award at the Mustanger Play
da vs in Pendleton
May 18.
High School Graduations
honor six: Heppner's valedic
torian and salutatonan are
Shelly Wolff and Barbara All
stott; Ione's valedictorian and
salutatonan are Mary McEUi
gott and Cheri Carlson: River
side's are Tony Barnhart and
Bill Acock. Dean Naffziger
becomes head basketball coach
at H.H.S. Oscar Peterson re
turns from Washington. D C.
feeling encouraged about the
prospects for the Willow Creek
Dam and the Navy moving from
Boardman's range Jill Rugg is
named All-Around Cow Girl of
the John Day High School
Rodeo. Danny Marshall. Luke
Padberg and Craig Munkers
are off to the State Track Meet,
as are Heppner's outstanding
girl tracksters. Susan Healy
and Kathleen Bartlett. Sara
Frances Morrow . 81. died here
May 14 Carol Hughes is
installed as the new Worthy
Advisor of Ruth assembly No.
50 Order of Rainbow girls:
Jeanette Stone has been elected
Faith: Lynda Baker is honored
as Grand Representative to the
State of Michigan; Cyde Allstott
becomes a Grand Choir
member, and Diane Mills is
selected for the Grand Cross of
Color. Jaycees and Jaycee
Wives install officers at joint
banquet.
May 25.
78 Seniors are graduated by
three county high schools.
Primary' election results are in.
Heppner Merchants issue
souvenir money - replicas of
the depression day's Sheepskin
Scrip which they will honor as
legal tender. Flood alert sirens
installed in Heppner. Dennis
McKay named "teacher of the
year." An 8 lb. 34 oz. baby boy
was born May 17 at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Lukesic of
Hermiston. Luann Kelly and
Tami Meador will represent
Heppner at Girls state, and
Allen McCabe. Greg Green.
Dale Heman. Bill Jepsen and
Jim Cutsforth will attend Boys
State Some 70 Soroptimist Club
members from northeastern
Oregon clubs attended an Area
Day here which Mayor Collins
labeled the first official Cen
tennial event. Four women
complete high school require
ments through the BMCC class
a! Lexington School. Christine
Munkers and James Maxwell
marry here on April 18th. Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Murray were
pleased to have a son Justin
Andrew born Mjv 16. Teena
Stefani is installed as Worthy
Advisor by lone Rainbow Girls.
Graduating senior girls honored
at Soroptimists luncheon which
features assistant superinten
dent for the Oregon Board of
Education Mrs. William T. Hall,
who as Mary Jo Stewart
graduated from Heppner High.
June 1.
Ione's big Auction and Barbe
cue all set for June 3. Memorial
Day Pioneer Picnic is visiting
opportunity. Heppner's pool will
open June 11. Little League
season is in full swing. Bill
Weatherford opens an all new
Heppner Laundromat on Main
Street. O.W. Cutsforth cele
brates 70th birthday. Heppner
Kindergarten graduates 34.
School band members were
honored by about 300 persons at
a Band Awards Night dinner in
the Catholic Parish Hall, Cheri
Carlson. lone High School
senior, was awarded a trophy as
Outstanding Teenager of Ore
gon by Governor Tom McCall
at a May 17 ceremony in Salem.
Jill Rugg wins all around honors
and the George Gibbs memorial
trophy at the Eastern Oregon
Junior Rodeo at John Day.
June R.
Morrow County welcomes
second annual Junior Rodeo.
Eric Johnson of The Dalles is
named assistant manager for
the Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op Becky Fulleton is offici
ally declared the National
Barrel Racing Champion.
Historical Irishman. Phil
Higgins from County Leitnm,
dies at 90. in the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital on May 31.
Rodeo Queen Michelle Ann
Miller becomes Mrs. Donald
Burns on May 6. Kathy Arring
ton and Jon Hedman are
married here on June 3. Lori
Dunlap is selected as the
outstanding 8th grade graduate,
winning the American Legion
Essay Contest and the Soropti
mist Clubs award. Mrs. Rose
Marie Buschke receives a 10
year U.S.D.A. pin and certifi
cate from Roy Martin. Carl
Allyn. Lexington native, dies in
Portland.
June 15
Bob Jepsen is chosen Ore
gon's Father of The Year
bringing honors to the Morrow
County Cow Belles and the All
Saints Episcopal Youth Group
who entered him in the contest.
Lisa Hunt of Walla Walla wins
the Ail-Around honors and the
Jody Rugg Memorial Trophy at
the 2nd annual Junior Rodeo.
Mrs Matilda Jepsen who died
in Portland is buried at Lexing
ton. Two Soroptimists from
England install Heppner Club's
officers at a joyful party at the
Cutsforth cabin. William Edwin
Logan. Cecil native, dies at
Umatilla at age 62. Ginger
Wilkinson completes year as
Worthy Grand Matron of the
Grand Chapter of Oregon Order
of the Eastern Star at the 83rd
annual session to be held in the
Memorial Coliseum
June 22
Mr. and Mrs Robert Hum
phreys, lone, have twin sons
born June 8-Chnstopher Ro
bert Gene and Correy Raymond
Scott Milton Morgan has been
elected vice president of the
Western Wheat Associates
Mary McEUigott was awarded
the American Legion Auxiliary
Dept. of Oregon's $1500.
scholarship through her appli
cation to the lone Unit No 85.
Theron Adlard. 54. dies. Barbe
cue at Fairgrounds honors
Oregon Father of the Y'ear Bob
Jepsen. Old Hotel building at
lone is remodled into 11
attractive apartments. Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Martin. Lexington,
become parents of their third
daughter, Jennifer Lee. on June
16.
June 29
A chemical fire took the life of
Mrs. Ray Ayres as she was
helping her husband build a new
home. Maxine had been secre
tary at the elementary school
since 1965. Nellie Doney dies.
Rodeo Season Kickoff Dance to
honor Queen Susie French and
her court. Susie will be in
formally crowned and will wear
her crown at all appearances
this summer. Jeanne Wilson
becomes Mrs. James Patrick
Bailey at St. Patrick's Church.
Vera LaVonne Hoffman and
Arnie Wilson are married at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
where the bridegroom is a
patient. Mr. and Mrs. William
Mellor are parents of their first
son, William Richard. Frank
Robinson of Lexington and
Marian Hammon of McNary
City are married at Hermiston.
July 6
Princess Debbie McCoy hon
ored at Saturday night dance.
Heppner Chamber of Com
merce float takes sweepstakes
honors in Condon parade.
James Patrick Healy dies at his
Heppner home. Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Girard become the
proud parents of a son Richard
Lynn on June 15.
July 13
Princess Kerry Coppock is
honored at this week's dance.
Five members of Heppner
High's Rodeo Team placed
third in the state at the Burns
Rodeo. Jill Rugg and Jim Van
Winkle were named Oregon's
High School All-Around Cowgirl
and Oregon's High School
Champion Bullrider. Bill Jep
sen, Kyle Robinson and Mi
chelle Evans also won honors.
Grass fires damaged Carl
Marquardt's and Gerald Rea's
ranches. Ted Toll won first in
the Main Event at the Umatilla
Speedway and Stan Rauch won
the Trophy Dash. Old stone
grist mill wheel recovered from
Willow Creek by O.W.Cutsforth
and helpers.
July 20.
This week's Rodeo Dance
honors Princess Anne Hoskins
who represents Willows Grange
of lone. Heppner's merchants
are presenting their 9th annual
Sidewalk Bazaar. Bob Abrams
heads BMCC board M & R Floor
Covering has purchased the
Barrutt Warehouse building.
Mr. and Mrs Mick Tolar
welcome their third child, a son
Aaron Jon. County schoolboard
is busy awarding bids, accept
ing resignations, hiring
teachers. Mrs. Anita Ullman
from Washington D C. is the
house guest of Mrs. Amanda
Duvall.
July 27.
Barney Marshall selected to
play in annual East -West Shrine
All-Star football game in Pend
leton. Fair booth reservations
coming in. Bob Lowe speaks out
against admitting girls to his
high school, Portland's Benson
Tech Judy Cecil and Wilbur
Alford marry at Spray; Maria
Jeanne McNary becomes Mrs.
Robert Burns Bailey at Milton
Freewater. Jeannine Hunt,
Lexington, begins work at
Pendleton Gram Growers
office. Retired Colonel Edward
Lafayette Burchell. Lexington
native dies in Portland.
August 3.
The Wrangler's Princess
Patty Luciani is honored at this
week's dance. The John
Messicks arrive and he suc
ceeds Pat Wonser at the First
National here. A second Annual
Team Roping event is set for the
Murray RX Arena. Valby and
Hope churches install new
paster Rev. Mark R. Johnson.
Rodeo Court attends Chief
Joseph Days. Barbara Lynn
Allstott and Edward Vern
Strahm marry on July 1. Judith
Kay Mitchell and Garry Lee
Belion marry on July 8 at
Boardman. Don Heliker ranch
struck by lightening. Eastern
Star Grands get-together at
Wilkinson Ranch and at Cuts
forth Park.
August 10.
City Council okays new forest
building. Queen Susie French's
official coronation and the
dance in her honor highlight this
weekend. Kinard McDaniel. 84,
passes away in Pendleton,
August 3. Rev. and Mrs.
D W Blackaller coming to All
Saints Episcopal Church.
James B. Coxen. formerly of
Heppner. dies in Salem. Fair to
be action-packed week. Hot
weather and tough competition
were the order of the day at the
4-H Horse Show held in
Heppner. August t.
August 17.
Big money in prizes put up for
Centennial Parade. Everything
is "Go" for the Rodeo. Port
Commission feels optimistic
about the Navy moving from
the Bombing Range. Big crowd
enjoyed last Saturdays Queen
Coronation, Historic Style
Show, Antique Car Contest, and
the Beard Contest. A volunteer
Centennial Band is shaping up
nicely under the direction of
Bob DeSpam Jr. Cory Ryan Rill
joined the William Rill family at
a husky 9 lbs. and 1 oz. Barbara
Devine and James Bloodsworth
are married at the courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. James Slusher,
married Aug. 5 at Ontario,
come to make Heppner their
first home while Linda teaches
English at the high school and
Jim student teaches at Hermis
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham
and Mr. and Mrs. Milo Prindle
tour Meadowwood Springs
Speech Camp.
August 24.
G-T Centennial Edition of 72
pages goes to all subscribers
and many special buyers.
Parade and Rodeo fill weekend.
Rodeo offers $1875 in purses
top RCA cowboys come. Leon
nig Family plays at Friday and
Saturday dances. A special
collection of pictures of Rodeo
queens from 1922 through 1972
with stories of each reign was
put together by Mrs. Don
Robinson the 1947 queen. The
Bob DeSpains citizens' march
ing band is a big hit in the
Centennial Parade. Jim Carr
and Bob Stickney move their
Willow Creek Cabinet Shop
from lone to Heppner's Main St.
Jill Scott becomes Mrs. Earl
Struckmeier on August 5th.
Funeral services were held at
Boardman for Charles Dillon
who died August 15 at 91 years.
Cynthia May Ekstrom and
W'illiam Donald Greenup were
married on July 29. Georgia
Susan Hinton became the bride
of Robert Akira Buchanan at
Boardman on July 22. G-T
features historically interesting
pictures and articles covering
Heppner's first century.
August 31.
The annual Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo 4-H & FFA
Stock Sale at the fair grossed
$24,305. to rate as the greatest
sale ever. Video tapes of the
parade and rodeo are shown
over Heppner TV's cable chan
nel 5 Shauna Bergstrom, lone,
and Craig Munkers, Lexington,
are selected as recipients of the
John Graves Memorial 4-H
scholarship awards. Del Smith,
county planner, will go to
Turkey for 6 weeks as part of
the O.S.U. international de
velopment progrum. Lifetime
Heppner resident Vera Lorena
Bothwell, 71, dies August 26 at
the Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
Monday a.m. August 27 Mr. and
Mrs. Bob DeSpain, Jr. became
the parents of a daughter
Arwen. First A.A.U.W. meeting
set for Sept. 12. Dr. Sarah Kashi
Ram, Bangalore, India, visits
Mrs. John Graves and enjoys
her first rodeo. "Be Big Mac"
owned and ridden by Kite Healy
was named the champion per
formance horse at Wrangler's
Horse Show; Reserve Champ
ion was Rexall's Baldy owned
by Bob and Beverly Stengall
and ridden by Bob. Most Fair
and Rodeo and Parade winners
are listed in this week's G-T, as
is the Morrow County teaching
staff.
September 7.
Kinzua Corp holds open house
at its new veneer plant. County
schools gain pupils. Services
are held at Lexington for
Trannie Barnett Parker, 88,
who died in Portland on Sept. 3.
On Aug. 19th Dovie Alderman
and Michael Bunch exchange
wedding vow sat Hope Lutheran
Church. Mr. and Mrs. James
Sullivan. lone, become parents
of their third child, a daughter
Cheri Ann, on Aug. 30. A
pictorial journey through new
veneer plant is presented in the
G-T.
September 14,
Long range county school
plans are reviewed by Sup't
Daniels at the Chamber of
Commerce meeting FFA team
from Heppner wins top honors
at Sherman County Fair. Larry
and Cathy Morris come to
Heppner where he is Morrow
County's new appraiser and she
is a hair s'ylist in Lois's Shop.
Rev. William Arthur is elected
president of the South Morrow
County Ministerial Association.
District 2 Director Derelle
Barber visits Soroptimists at
Friday noon meet. Morrow
County Court wins first in the
Pendleton Dress-Up Parade.
Grand Master Darrel L. Wright
and Mrs. Wright visit the
Lexington Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Lodges.
September 21.
All three district high schools
win opening football games.
Rose Ann Hams, 52, a lifetime
resident dies at Heppner on
Sept. 18 Patrick "Sailor Pat"
Doherty, 62. is found dead in his
home. Allen Nistad summarizes
Kinzuas busy year here and
pleas for more housing. Dwayne
Wight comes to Extension
Office as new 4-county Em
ployment Counselor. Peggy
Taylor and roommate Carol
Price are injured in an auto
accident near Pilot Rock. A son
Rick Lee joins the Al Osmin
household on Sept. 16; the Larry
Angell family gained a son on
Sept. 20. Eric Neal Connor
came into the Dean Connor
family on Sept. 11; Alvin
Ashbecks were pleased by the
arrival of their first child,
daughter Jodee Alene on Sept.
11. Carolyn Davis is appointed
Morrow County Juvenile
Counselor. Mona Lisa Marshall
becomes Mrs. W'illiam T.
Pelesky on Sept. 8.
September 28.
A community welcome night
and Trade Fair at the high
school introduces new comers
to community merchants and
officials. Preliminary figures
show that Morrow County farm
income has grown this year.
Dave McLeod leaves for work in
Washington D.C. on a special
Task Force team. Hope Luth
eran Church was the scene of
the wedding of Terry Lynn
Pettyjohn and John Robert Hall
on Sept. 9.
October 5,
Philip W. Mahoney, 65,
prominent Heppner Attorney,
died of a cerebral hemorrhage
on Sept. 28. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
narns purcnase me narris gains the top office at Lexing- Dallas, Texas Martha PecK ana
Drive-In from Syrel Galliher. ton anQ Dewey West, Jr. is Jim Andrews were married on
Howard Cleveland is granted a cnosen mayor at Boardman. Thanksgiving Day. Morrow
permit to build a $25,000 duplex jac Sumner, Democrat, out County CowBelles have Christ
apartment building on Church ws Dave Green, Republican mas Coffee and Style Show this
St. Patricia Ann Keithley and
Patrick Sweeney exchanged
wedding vows on Sept. 16 and
are now living in Corvallis.
Some 25 to 30 courthouse
employees honor Mr. and Mrs.
D.E.Hudson on the occasion,
of Shorty's retirement. Mr. and
Mrs. David Stillwell, Fossil,
became parents of a second son,
Anthony Lee, at the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital on Sept. 27.
Ruth Chapter, Eastern Star,
installs Ruby Becket as Worthy
Matron and Marion Hayden as
Worthy Patron.
October 12,
Denver Grigsby of Boeing Co.
says that Pioneer Livestock of
Oregon, Inc. has leased a tract
of 1030 acres for a feeding
operation. Pacific N.W.Bell has
named a contractor to begin
construction of a new Com
munity Dial Office Building in
Lexington. Carl William Troed
son, 69, a life-time resident of
the lone area died in Portland
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contest at Seattle this weekend.
Cathleen Cannon and Frank
Halvorsen were married at lone
on Sept. 17. Graveside services
were conducted here for Orrin
W. Bisbee, 62, a Heppner native
who died in San Francisco on
Oct. 4. Bruce Bergstrom visits
family and friends after finish
ing basic training.
October 19,
Arnie Hedman and Jim
Rogers become new members
of the Rodeo Board. Heppner
Elementary School holds Open
House. Columbia Basin Electric
holds retirement party for
Harley Your.g. Susan Drake and
Tom Ferguson marry in Metho
dist ceremony on Sept. 16.
Marie VanMarter was named
Chairman of the Eastern Ore
gon District for the new Oregon
High School Scholastic Press
Association at the 46th Annual
Oregon Scholastic Press Con
ference in Eugene Oct. 13-14.
Heppner footballers sink the
Pilot Rock Rockets and lone
bags its fifth win of the season
by beating Echo. U.S. Navy has
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Blow correction work to George
Ward & Associates of Portland
for $9,600. County School Dis
trict board members voted
unanimously to accept the
recommendations of the Long
Range Planning Committee.
October 26.
Heppner High is celebrating
Homecoming this weekend,
Ione's Homecoming is next
week. Oscar Peterson, former
county judge, is honored by the
Pacific Northwest Waterways
Assn. Eighteen Heppner Boy
Scouts spent time in woods
earning honors. Dr. Gertrude
Boyd Crane comes to conduct
series of lecturer on the Book of
Romans at the Methodist
Church. Carolyn Jean Carlson
and John DeMoss Jr. marry at
the DeMoss Springs Ranch. Mr.
and Mrs. Monte Judd, Kinzua,
have son Hank Edward on Oct.
21. A.A.U.W. holds installation
of first officers for the Morrow viewers to High School. Sorop
County Branch after a luncheon timist's annual Thanksgiving
at the Masonic
November 2,
Cheri Carlson. lone, and
Charles Acock, Boardman, re
ceive $400. checks as Union
Pacific scholarship winners.
Oregon Cow Cutting finals come remodled store. PGE consider
to Heppner this weekend. Mrs. jng alternate nuclear plant sites
Mattie Bryant Green, 86, who because negotiations with the
came to Heppner as a bride Navy have so far seemed
early in the century, died on unsuccessful concerning the
Oct." 27. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer removal of its training facility
Holtz, lone, are the parents of near Boardman. Santa Claus is
James Elmer Holtz, born on making several weekend visits
Oct. 28. A 20 -12 victory over the to Heppner. Ida Lee Engelman
Sherman Huskies highlighted (Mrs. Joel Engelman) dies
Heppner's Homecoming. Joan after an extended illness. Mrs.
Healv. a senior was crowned Effie Lola Miller, 99, a long-
Queen by football captain Rick
Drake. The homecoming court
included senior princesses
Barbara Sherman and Kathleen
Bartlett and junior princesses
Susan Healy and Jean Crist
man. The Junior Class float was
winner in the pep parade on
Friday afternoon. The three
Morrow County TOPS Clubs
host District Recognition Day at
St. Patrick's in Heppner-lrcne
Nolan is district's best loser.
Election advertising reaches its
peak.
November 9,
lone clinches Big Sky football
championship. Kirk Robinson is
one of the more than 36 high
school graduates receiving
Central Exchange Foundation
scholarships. John Rietmann of
lone High School wins the
second place in the National
Grand Awards category of the
Lincoln School Shop Awards
bringing him $400. and the lone
shop program $200. Election
results are announced: Jerry
Sweeney becomes Heppner s
mavor. Bob Drake is chosen
ione's mayor, and Gene Orwick
for State Representative from Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Larry
District 55. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson have named their
Hager purchase the Western daughter, bom Nov. 28, Brandy
Auto Store from Mr. and Mrs. Marie. Melvin Moyer winner of
John Pfeiffer. Mrs. Alice the 1972 Conservation Man of
McCabe is injured in a Main St. the Year in this county became
accident. The old McEUigott the State Winner at the Oregon
homestead house burns down on wheat League meeting in
the ranch, and the home of Mr. Portland and was presented the
and Mrs. Tic Eng is destroyed John Deere state plaque,
by fire at Lexington. No one was December 14,
hurt in these fires. Kathleen LeRoy Gardner elected pres
Ann Ryan become the bride of ident of the Heppner-Morrow
Gerald Lee Hascall in a County Chamber of Commerce,
candlelight ceremony Oct. 21 at Don Stangel accepts position
Boardman. Mr. and Mrs. Bill with T.H.Hog Farm at Wasco.
McLeod become parents of a Over 100 persons attend the
son, Scott William on Oct. 20 at South Morrow County 4-H
Pendleton. Marlene Joy Lewis Achievement Night. The annual
of Monument and Richard Don Morrow County Fair & Rodeo
Benson, Kinzua were married Princess tryouts are set for 1
on Oct. 20. Ione's Homecoming p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31 at the
Queen Kathleen McEUigott was Fair Pavilion. Shirley Kather
crowned by her escort Jerry ine Rowell, 16, lone dies Dec. 8,
Pettyjohn. Her court and their at the Pioneer Memorial Hos
escorts were Christina Land- pital. Bertha V. Nelson daugh
strom and Ed Winkelman,
Micki Hoskins and Dick Snyder, Cont- Classified page
Riet-
mann. and ttene r lacx ana ivem
Gutierrez.
November 16,
Jeannie Daly is named
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
Queen for 1973. Dennis and
Linda Warren, son and daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Warren were killed in a Seattle
crash and burried in a dual
service at lone. Director David
Mitchum makes ready to open a
county mental health service
office. Helen Acock, Boardman,
is named new Fair Board
Chairman replacing Dick
Schlichting. Fred Ball, 94,
well-known livestock dealer,
dies Nov. 7th at Hermiston and
is buried at Heppner's Ceme
tery. Mrs. Altha E. Kirk dies at
her home in Hermiston and is
buried at Heppner on Nov. 15.
Former lone resident Lillian
Wilkinson dies in Portland.
Boardman's population in
creases by three as Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Cliffton welcomes
Nicole Marie on Oct. 18, Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Rauch have a son
Stanley Jason born on Nov. 8,
and within a few hours Mr. and
Mrs. W'illiam Bates have a
h'f K8,,n Ela,ne
November 23,
lone wins semi-final playoff
against Huntington. Board
man's mayor Dewey W. is
elected president of the League
of Oregon Cities. Heppner
merchants hold Christmas
owning. Peterson's Jewelers
has grand opening of their new-
store. Don Evans is electee,
chairman of the Morrow County
Rodeo Committee. Morrow
County Wheat Growers Associ
ation choose Dick McEUigott as
president and Jerry Myers as
secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Musick are the parents of a
daughter bom Nov. 11 whom
they have named Anna Jean.
The Arnold Raymond family-
moves to Pendleton where
Arnold is associated with the
Pendleton Record. Heppner's
outstanding football players are
honored at banquet. Dramatic
comedv "Harvey" draws
weekend dance features tne last
appearance of The Western
Gentlemen from Condon.
November 30,
Elma's Flowers has Open
House to show expanded and
time Boardman resident died in
Sacramento, Calif, on Nov. 24. A
daughter Kasey Ann joined the
Barney Neistadt family on Nov.
25. Debby Bennett and Greg
Johnston were married at the
courthoust on Nov. 24. Leslie
Katharine Butler of Pendleton
and James Calvert Lovgren
were married at Valby unurcn
on Nov. 24. Newlyweds at
Irrigon are Joyce Jackson and
Darwin Christiansen, Mr. and
Mrs. Dennis McKay recent lone
residents had twin daughters
arrive on Nov. 13. Bernard
Patrick Doherty, 74 died at
Pendleton.
December 7,
Albert Wright is named 1972
Morrow County Cattleman of
the year and honored at tne
annual farm-city banquet.
Mary Abrams and Jim Cuts
forth were named winners of
the Elks Leadership Contest.
Leora Mae Van W inkle marries
Michael Kane in San Francisco
on Nov. 25, and Vicki Darlene
Steagall became Mrs. Richard
Lee Hvnd on Oct. 21 at the
Heppner Methodist Church. In
Goo(lrow and John
fln