THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner. OR. Thursday. Oct. 7. 197. Par
Starting a week ago, our town looked like the coast highways
in the summer time. By Sunday evening, the campers, pickups
and whatever were leaving our area, loaded down with deer. On
the way down Willow Creek Sunday evening, I counted (what I
could see from the car) 15 deer hanging. One camp had five
deer. The young hunters in this area will be able to start one day
earlier, with Friday an In-Service Teacher Day for the Morrow
County Schools. So it will be no school for the students.
Rose Winter just called with her first release for the 3-act play
"Charlie's Aunt" to be held November 19 and 20, at the Heppner
High School Cafatorium. The 19 member cast is working their
hardest to present this hilarious play, that will keep the
audience in stitches.
The FFA will be holding a slave auction Thursday, October 14,
at the Heppner High School Gym. There will be over 50
members auctioned off, including advisor, Hal Whitaker.
This week, Jim Rogers hopes to open his new restaurant,
"West of Willow." "It's all those almost finished Jobs that seem
to never be finished," said Jim, "but I know that we will be open
very soon," he added.
Also, ladies, tonight is Elks Ladies Night; again the menu Is
great, finger-lickin' barb-e-qued chicken. Cards will follow for
the evening's entertainment.
Morrow County's John F. Kilkenny was honored last weekend
at the Oregon State Bar Association Convention in Portland.
Judge Kilkenny received his 50 year pin for having actively
practiced law in Oregon one-half century.
Sam McMillan's easy, friendly manner in speaking to the
Historical Society last Sunday showed that he really loves his
birthplace and that he is a serious historian.
Dallas Ward, another Lexington boy who made good, has been
a county visitor recently. He stopped here after his University of
Colorado football team had beaten the University of Washington
team at Seattle. Dal checked on his wheat land near Hardman
and had a good visit with the C.C. Carmichaels.
Gilmore Street Is becoming teacher's row now that Jim
Ackley has moved there near Jane Rawlins and the Steve
Brownfields.
A recent visitor from Madras was Ernie Ceresa. Ernie is the
sports writer for the Madras paper and was over to cover the
football game between Fossil and Madras.
Barbara and Orville Cutsforth have returned from the Steens
Mountains, and Barbara's ego is deflated. She did not get her
sheep tag filled. In fact, she did not get close enough to one to get
a shot off. So much for a once-ln-a-lifetime chance.
Lexington News
Rulh Robinson entertained
with a pinochle party at her
home on Monday afternoon,
'itiose playing were Florence
McMillan, Lois Woods, Penny
Huffman and Ruth Robinson
of Lexington. Fran Crook,
Norma Groce. and Debbie
Pettit of Heppner and Cleta
Walters of lone. Winning
prizes were Cleta Walters low,
Fran Crook high, and travel
ing. Lois Wood and Debbie
Pettit. Refreshments were
served later in the day.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jones,
who have recently moved here
from Florida, are staying with
her grandmother, Venice
Hendrickson. They are both
employed in Boardman. Mrs.
Jones Is the former Debbie
Yocom.
Mrs. Frankie Robinson and
on Mark are spending a few
days in Portland where Mark
underwent eye surgery at
Dornbecker Hospital.
Frankie Robinson Is a
patient In St. Anthony's Hos
pital in Pendleton.
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Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bradd of
Coos Bay visited her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Van
Winkle, over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. David An
derson and girls, Annissa and
Katrina, are staying with her
grandmother, Mrs. Eula
Bloodsworth, while visiting in
this area. They will leave
October 12 to take a new
position with Dole in the
Philippines. A family dinner
was enjoyed at the Bloods
worth home on Sunday, Octo
ber 3. Attending were Mr. and
Mrs. Jamie Sands and Jes
sica, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Bloodsworth and Billy of
Hermiston, Jim and D. Ann
Bloodsworth and Danika, Iris
Campbell. Nancy Nash and
Angie and Wesley and the
David Andersons.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Aarstad,
Portland, were weekend visit
ors with Mrs. Harstad's sis
ters and families, Mr. and
Mrs. John Edwards and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. J. VanWinkle.
They also did some hunting.
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Centennial celebration
33 different ministers in
During the first one hundred
years of the Methodist Church
in Heppner, 33 different min
isters have occupied its pulpit.
After Rev. Walter L. Air
heart left in 1911, the Protest
ant churches of Heppner were
united in a federation, which
included the Methodist Epis
copal, the Baptist, the Pres
byterian and the Methodist,
South churches (the latter
three vanished from the
community years ago).
The federation was served
by Presbyterian and Method
ist clergy. It lasted 11 years
until April. 1923. (Records list
a Methodist Episcopal
Church, South In Heppner In
1908, but not how long It had
been here. It was located Just
south of the Dr. McMurdo
home on Chase Street. Both
the church and the parsonage
burned down on the 4th of
July, 1918, soon after the
completion of a remodeling
program." When the Heppner
Federation was dissolved In
1923, the South Church was
discontinued and most of its
members Joined the Methodist
Episcopal.)
In 1934 Willow Creek flooded
badly and the spreading
waters covered a large area
doing a great deal of damage.
"Water filled the church
basement, floating everything
floatable, including the pi
ano." After Walter Alrheart, Sel
den Ewing served the church
for two months. In January,
1912, W.A. Pratt came. F.A.
Spaulding followed him for 2
years and a Pastor Alford and
I.D. Parker served short
terms before 1927 when F.A.
Spaulding returned to Hep
pner. Glenn P. White followed
him, serving 4 years.
In 1939 an international
event that affected the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in
Eicht members and one
'onttci nt Inn Garden Club
) attended the Fall Workshop
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Garden
Club
)fnr the 12 clubs in Blue
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Wilbur BurkharO
Home Horticulture
columnist, and radio
Willows
lone Oct.
sponsored by the lone Garden Club.
Babysitting will bo
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sponsored by the
Extension Service. '
Mr! Burkhart will present information on
restoring old or over-crown yards,
modern landscaping ideas and
materials, plants and trees for Eastern
Oregon, etc.
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l.rvtn Mem. CUUam i WhUf Cuatlt
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Heppner took place. It was
that year that the three
largest branches of Method
ism Joined to form the
Methodist Church. They were
the Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Methodist Epis
copal Church South and the
Methodist Protestant Church.
Bennie Howe served here
from 1941 to 1945, and Fletcher
Forster in 1945 and 1946. Many
still remember J. Palmer
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Nancy and Mel Dixon with Sharon
and Marty.
Sorlein who came In 1946 to
serve until 1953.
During those years the
church auditorium and the
basement were remodeled.
"New pews, an electric organ
and a set of chimes were
added to the beauty and utility
of the church."
Lester D. Boulden served
six years following Rev. Sor
lein. A big event of 1957 was a
3-day conference here attend
ed by 50 Methodist ministers.
The Episcopal, Christian and
Catholic churches assisted
with meals and housing.
In May, 1959 when Rev.
Garden Clubs at Indian Hills
Motor Inn in Pendleton last
Wednesday.
Presiding was Mrs. Allaine
Dallas, District Director, who
announced that twenty-six
awards were won by Blue
Mountain District clubs at the
state convention held in June
In Portland. Awards were In
the areas of yearbooks, club
history books, Junior conser
vation poster, poem, poster
and essay contests, garden
therapy for Bhut-ins, hortl-
Agent, horticulture
and TV specialist
Grange Hall
13 1:30 p.m.
provided at lone.
Morrow County
Boulden was leaving, the
church roll showed 224 mem
bers. Austin McGhee came to
serve during 1960 and 1961. In
June, 1962 Melvin Dixon began
his service here. It was during
his tenure that the Methodist
Church united with the Evan
gelical United Brethren
Church to become the United
Methodist Church (1968).
During the Dixon years,
music was very important.
Several choirs practiced and
sang regularly. New hymnals
were, added. There was a
vigorous Sunday School and
several youth groups. A car
port was added behind the
parsonage.
In 1969, Edwin A. Cutting
came to serve until June, 1976.
During these years some
educational and youth pro
grams were arranged co
operatively with other Hep
pner churches.
Rev. Cutting also served the
church in Echo, spending part
of each Sunday and at least
one other day there each
culture essays by members
and area beautification.
lone Garden Club received
11 of these awards.
Group workshops were held
on the subjects of: How to be a
better president; How to hold
a mini -flower show; Guide
lines for club treasurers;
Parliamentary procedure
made easy; and Club awards
led by Mrs. Jean Nelson.
District Awards chairman,
also activities for Juniors led
by Mrs. Pat Pettyjohn.
Beta Omega Sorority presents.
LEVI BALL
lone Legion Hall
Sat. Oct. 9
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In 1974, the entrance area of
the church was remodeled and
several improvements made
to the interior. During 1976,
the parsonage was extensively
renovated before Steven A.
Tollefson began his service
here. Rev. Tollefson delivered
his first sermon in Heppner on
June 26, 1976.
Four persons from the Hep
pner church have gone on to
seminaries and have been or-
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Mrs. Helen Martin was(
elected to serve on the nomi-.
nating committee.
Those attending from lone'
Garden Club were: guest Iva '
Booker. Loree Hubbard, Delta i
Huber. Helen Martin, Jeani
Nelson. Judy Osmin, Judy
Oswalt. Irene Padberg. Pat
Pettviohn.
Preliminary plans were laid
for a spring bus tour to(
Portland to visit Willamette (
National Cemetery and Gar-
den of Enchantment
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dained. The first was Alfred
N. Boyer, a former Heppner
school teacher, who is now
minister of the United Meth
odist Church in Wasco, OR.
Bill Sherman, who gradu
ated from Heppner High
School in 1964 and from the
University of Oregon in 1968,
attended Gordon Seminary in
Wenham, MA for 2 years and
then received his degree from
Fuller Theological Seminary
in Pasadena in 1971, when he
was ordained in the Oregon
Conference. He is now pastor
of the Kirkland U.M. Church
in Orlando, Florida.
Grace Drake (widow of
Douglas Drake) a former
county juvenile officer, com
pleted her training at Berke
Sr. Citizens phone
The East Central Oregon
Association of Counties has set
up a toll free number for
senior citizens to call if they
have a question, a problem, or
just need information.
The number is free when
called between la.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday.
The number is 1800
452-8112.
The person answering the
telephone is trained to refer a
caller to the correct agency,
service, or information in the
right community or county. If
there is not an answer right
away, the answering service
will take a number and return
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ley. CA and was ordained in
the Oregon-Idaho Conference
by Bishop Tuell. She now
serves the U.M. Churches at
Union and North Powder.
In 1976, John Maatta, who
worked on the Dick Wilkenson
Ranch here, completed his
training at Oregon's Western
Evangelical Seminary. He has
accepted the pastorate of the
Church of North America in
Rapelje, MT, where he also is
continuing to do some ranch
work along with his ministry.
Several of the former pas
tors and their families and
some of the younger ministers
who think of the Heppner
church as their home church
are expected to join in the
Centennial Celebration here
on October 16 and 17.
the call later.
The program is sponsored
by the Area Agency on Aging
as a functional program of
East Central Oregon Associa
tion of Counties.
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