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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1973)
HEPPNER tORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, May u. Irrlgon Youth Enjoy Annual Track Moot Hv FRANCES ROSE WILSON Parents and pre-schoolers gathered at A C.Houghlon School Thursday for the annual track meet, with students (mm kindergarten through grade 6 participating. Various athletic events were held in the morning and afternoon and the group joined in a picnic lunch at noon. Mothers !) Program Mother's Day was observed at the Irrigon Assembly of God morning service with a short program. An original poem was read by Jyl Hohbs, and the highschool girls' choir sang two songs. The junior missionettes. taught by Mrs Harvey Warner, sang a song and also made recipe-card holders which were given to all the mothers present . The mothers present who were 80 years of age were especially honored by gifts of stationery and a reading given by Mrs. Earl Isom. The two mothers over 80 were sisters. Mrs. Josie Buchanan and Mrs. Ada Mon tague. Mrs. LaVem Partlow, teach er of grade 2, level 3, and Mrs. Eleanor Sergent, 6th grade teacher, and their classes. Your'e in charge! We're confident trip. isms Best Luck. MILADIES APPAREL We're proud of you, and filled with best wishes for a bright and happy life ahead. Good luck to you all! urn Ron, Olivia & Crew Wagon Wheel Cafe Ik Lounge sponsored Mother's teas during the week. Darwin Christiansen under went surgery at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton Tuesday to repair damage to a broken leg sustained in motorcycle accident. Mrs. Warren McCoy and daughters. Debbie McCoy and Susan Simmons, drove to Port land and spent Thursday and Friday with her sister, Mrs. Kay Cameron. Mrs. Warren McCoy spent Friday in Hermiston working with the VFW Auxiliary in selling poppies. Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenny left Saturday for a trip to Wyoming and California where they will visit friends and relatives. "Music in May" Sherry Partlow rode to Forest Grove with Randy Baker of Boardman and their music instructor. Mr. Weddle. The students will participate in the annual "Music in May" festi val, with various activities Thursday through Sat. Mrs. Robert Schmoll and children. Nicholle and Daniel, drove to Portland Wednesday to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blohm and her sister, Michelle-Nicholle Blohm, of Miami. Florida. Miss Blohm is a stewardess with Eastern Airlines. Mrs. Don Kenny is recuperat ing at her home after being hospitalized at the Umatilla Hospital. Mrs. Josie Buchanan is a patient at Good Shepherd Hos pital, where she is being treated for a stroke suffered on Mother's Dav. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom took their trailer house to Cutsforth Park Wednesday for a camping Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Stewart and Sharon, Dodie Hilling. Mrs. Ruth McCoy and Mrs. Ellen Reeder drove to La Grande Thursday to attend the funeral of Stewart 's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Stewart. Kindergarteners Visit The Kindergarten class at A.C.Houghton School, taught by Mrs. Elaine Nelson was host to prospective kindergarten stu dents who visited during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cooley, Burrell Cooley and Mrs. Vera Cooley drove to Portland Mon day to visit Mrs. Cooley's sister, Mrs. Alva Whitaker, who under went surgery at Good Samari tan Hospital. Kinzua Friendship Club was held Wednesday evening at the First Grade Room with Pat McMinn as hostess. High was won by Carol Norris, second high was won by Ruth Carey and pinochles were won by Carol Norris and Betty Murdock. Others playing for the evening were Sue Mattison, Cindy Weaser, Rosemerry Nelson, Evy Luper, Deena Reid, Bar bara Heim, Irene Samples and Sharon Bell. 2s 1173 Outdoor School Heppner Elementary 6th grade students spent the week of May 7-11 camping at the U. S. Forest Service installation at Tupper. Indian Adoptions The camp was oriented to an Indian theme with three cabins: Soaring Eagle, Spotted Fawn and Morning Dove. The instruc tional tribes were the Klickitat and the Clatsop. In keeping with the theme the Chinook Jargon was used throughout the pro gram with such terms as Mam-ook (work). muck-a muck (food), tumwater (showers), pow wow (campfire), totem (flag) ceremony, tepee check (cabin inspection) and many more. The high school counselors took camp names during the week: Hawk, Butch Taylor, Buzzie, Anita Davidson: Shad ow, Kristi Hague wood. Shorty, Dave Daly; Bilbo, Mary Abrams; Skeeter, Tracie Nor ene; Tawni, Lynda Baker; Pud, Kelwayne Haguewood; Snooks, Tami Meador; Moose, Randy Morris; Slick. Mark Schlieht ing: Skeezix. Lisa Collins. These people were assigned responsibilities from dining hall and program planning, recrea tion, field study, living groups, weather to flag duties. Always in leadership roles or assisting an instructor. Resource People During the week, resource people from the community area gave of themselves to come to the camp and present tribal instruction in areas of conservation - environmental study and outdoor living. Norm Clow" of the U.S.F.S. taught a unit on map reading and compass use. Here, the students were involved in locating posi tions on a map and locating a Best Wishes Riverside High School Class of From all of us at the North End Riverside BOARDMAN Boeing Co. Boardman American C&D Drive-In Dewey Chevron Dodge City Inn Eastern Oregon Telephone Co. ,n,and Empire Bank WWWl4i Enlarges Concept twit rending compass course Bob Kelly of HMiV taught a unit on geology. Students learn ed of the geological origins of Morrow County and land forms from surrounding areas. They also learned to identify various types of rocks. Al Osniin of the SCS taught a unit on soil involving students in soil testing of pH factors, temperatures and physical composition. Wildlife (len Ward and Jack Melland, OSGC combined efforts in the study of wildlife. Students here were treated to quite an array of examples of local wildlife from horns and hides to track casts. Habitat and animal instincts were studied. To emphasize instinct, homing pigeons were released to return to Heppner. Dennis Martin I'.S.F.S. instructed a unit on plant life, identifying local plants, their uses and values Students found they could count the rings of a tree to find its age without cutting it down, an increment bore used by groups to check their estimates. Errol Claire of the OSUC Fisheries Division taught the water unit Thursday at Bull Prairie. Students learned of the interrelated needs of water and other resources, testing for useable water and walerlife Equipment from scuba gear to fish shockers was examined, demonstrated and discussed. Bob Jepsen. local rancher, mountain climter and outdoor enthusisast taught a unit on survival in the out-of-doors involving students in building shelters from natural ma terials, fishing poles from scratch and fires without matches. Each student put together his own survival kit before going to outdoor school fcV fr fer SB MSB Frontier Irrigation & Supply Helen's Beaute' Oasis Hick's Market Imperial Electric Heating Moirrow County Grain Growers and Air Conditioning Nelson Construction Inland Chemical Co. Nomad Restaurant of Heppners Backyard and had an opoituiiity to use it in cooking his own evening meal over u campfire On the menu were lccf chunks, (MilatoeK, tipples, carrots, celery and two Iresh trout caught by Scott McKwen and Randy Cole. Kei-retition Mourn Recreation time scheduled lor late afternoon w as a favorite activity lor many. Archery, riflery. hail casting, biking and iirts and crafts were taught by high school counselors with I'orrie Ittn k nliinc N T & M A H I E M i r' 1 We're Proud fHtffllf,tssts I I interests in these urea. Awards were given in each area for the outstanding students of the day. Evening were taken by camp fire activities planned and led by counselors. Skits, songs, fellowship and fun were the order for the evening pow wows. Gladys Van Winkle, assisted by volunteer helers prepared the meals for the week keeping everyone more than well fed. Monday evening Pat ad Karen Cutsfoiih gave a hand; Tues & Stuff I PATSY SKOUBO JAMES WARD LOREN WUJSON PATRICIA WITTERS of you Kuhn's '76 McKinney Bros., Inc. Moore's Texaco Nugget Motel P day, Kvu Griffith and Norma Harrison spent the day with the kitchen crew; and Wednesday. Micky Mollahan and Ethlyn Jones helped in the kitchen and also visited the field studv areas. While mentioning kitchen help Mr. Agee, Mrs. Krwin and Mrs. Van Winkle combined breakfast skills with a meal time skit of their own under the slogan: "If it's smoking it's cooking, if it's black it's done." Pluiil a Spruce The week was brought to a to congratulate each and every member of the Class Grads, you're really greatl Geraftd fcirta ROBERT ADAMS JILL A YUNG RANDY BAKER SUSAN BALL ART BARNES WAYNE DOWNEY MCKtE CAYMAN DONALD HARPER JAMES HflGEL DOLORES HILLING KITTY HIXSON EUGENE HODSON DEBRA HUG STEVEN KAUFFMAN CASEY KUHN DEBRA McCOY MARILYN POURIER PHTLLB? PROCTOR DARREL PUMMEL DIANNE BUCHANAN DAVID RICHARDS BRUCE RUSSELL ROBERT RYAN DALLAS SENN Peck's Arco Riverview Motel Russell's Shell Service Wicklander General Supply IRRIGON Complete Pood Store JiMiMMiM ''I"' Thursday evening soil ''"'tny pow wow with '' lM'r!," receiving a spruce trw to plant. This was followed h" review session Friday morning conducted by the regular classroom Inez Krwin and Clint Agee. Final action before leaving Tuim-i whs. tiie retiring f the American flag to be placed in safekeeping to fly over many more Outdoor School programs in the years to come. G-T WANT ADS PAY At Graduation time, it's our proud privilege '73 eft tf ,,iJtt jjj
