The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, June 30. 1977 FIVE
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Boardman site of Pomona Grange
Pomona Grange met at the
Greenfield Grange Hall in
Boardman on Saturday night. A
delicious dinner was served at
6:30 by the ladies of the Grange
with the highlights being ham,
home made ice cream and
strawberries. The room was
decorated in the red white and
blue motif in honor of the
Fourth of July. Hats and large
crepe paper fire crackers
adorned the piano and tables.
The cake walk was enjoyed
after which the Overseer,
Nathan Thorper called the
meeting to order.
Guests introduced were: Nor
ton Wolverton, Umatilla Co.
Deputy; Joe DuPuis, Umatilla
Co. Pomona Master; Bud Big
gerstaff, Master of Cold Springs
Grange; Tom Campbell, Pres
ident of the Past Master's Club
of Umatilla Co; Everett Hawk
White Eagle Grange; Berl
Akers, Morrow Co. Deputy and
wife Margaret, District No. 6
Chairman on Women's Activ
ities. Others introduced were Mrs.
Scheaffer, Sec. of Tillicum
Grange, Mrs. Hawk, Mrs.
DuPuis, Mrs. Wolverton and
Mrs. Biggerstaff.
Reports from the various
officers were heard but as the
Grange for this quarter meets a
month early, most were incom
plete. The Chaplain read a
letter from Mrs. Dazell, former
members of Pomoma and lone
residents, that Art Dalzell had
undergone major surgery at
Good Samaritan Hospital in
Portland this past week, and at
the time of the writing was in
intensive care, but improving.
C.W.A. Chairman, Margaret
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lone news
Eva Hamlett
422-7557
The Senior Class of lone High
School voted to give the lone
Topic Club a money donation to
be used in the lone Public
Library, in recognition of the
outstanding job the Club has
done in maintaining the Li
brary. The Topic Club is very
appreciative of this generous
gift and express their thanks to
these young people.
Recent weekend visitors at
the home of Mrs. Ella Rowell
were her sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Don Clark of
Hartford City, Ind. They made
the trip on their motorcycles.
The first summer story time
at the City Library was attend
ed by 12 pre-school and primary
children. The story time will
continue through the summer,
and will be held at 3:15 p.m.
each Tuesday.
Oregon students who read ten
or more books this summer will
receive a reading certificate
signed by Gov. Robert Straub.
The books must be completed
by Labor Day. Students should
have a list of the titles of the
books in a letter- to ' Verne
Duncan, Office of the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction,
942 Lancaster Drive N.E.,
Salem, Oregon 97310. The letter
should include their return
address and the signature of a
parent or guardian. For more
information students may con
tact Mrs. Robert Rietmann.
The American Legion held
their regular meeting on Tues
day, June 21, at the Legion Hall.
It was voted to have the annual
fireworks display on Saturday
evening, July 2, at the usual
place and time.
The Rietmann family held a
reunion at Sacajawea State
Park at Pasco, Wash, on
Sunday June 26. Those attend
ing from lone were Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Rietmann and
Eddie, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Rietmann and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Rietmann and family,
and Mr. Dave Rietmann. Others
at the reunion were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Fink and family,
from Huntington Beach, Calif.,
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Peterson
from Lewiston, Ida., Mr. and
Mrs. John Rietmann from
Cheney, Wash., Mrs. Victor
Peterson from The Dalles, Mr.
and Mrs. David Rietmann, and
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Rohde and
family from Kennewick, Wash.,
and Mrs. Tony Fasula and
family from The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Holtz
have purchased the Yarnell
home on Second Street and are
busy cleaning up the yard and
additional lot in the back.
The 59th Annual American
Legion Convention, Department
of Oregon was held June 22,23,24
and 25, at Springfield. Dele
gates attending from Post 95
were Eva Hamlett and Charles
Doherty, and from the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary was
Beverly Doherty. The Legion
Convention was held in the
Rodeway Inn, and the Auxul
iary met in the Springfield High
School.
Several resolutions were pas
sed pertaining to Pardons and
up rating discharges of Vet
erans' Benefits; changing and
extending the dates for eligibil
ity in the American Legion;
installation of Officers; and
concerning the location of the
Veteran's Hospital in Eugene.
The Director of the Oregon
Medical School, Director of the
Veterans' Administration in
Portland and Rep. Les AuCoin
all spoke to the members of the
convention, requestion they
address their congressmen on
the hospital site location. The
way I understand it, some
Portland factions want to see
the hospital built at the old
Emmanuel Hosptial since that
area is going downhill and the
hospital would help revive it. If
this is not decided in the next
few weeks, Oregon could lose
the funds to other states, and it
would be at least a year before
the money would be available
again.
The speakers pointed out that
from a medical standpoint the
Veteran's Hospital needs the
Medical School and is equally
important that the Medical
School needs the Veteran's
Hosptial. From my own exper
ience I know how important it is
to be close to a medical center
and we are hoping not only
Legionnaires will write, but all
those who want to help this
cause.
Akers gave a most interesting
and instructive report on the
activities of that committee.
There was not the usual amount
of fruit at the canning contest,
and the only jar of peaches from
here was entered by a man
canner, Floyd Borman, of
Lexington, a member of Wil
lows Grange. The C.W.A. sch
olarship was drawn by a girl in
Mt. Vernon with alternate
Richard Keene of Willows. The
deaf project for the last year
was a huge success and they
were able to give $1000 to the
girl from Medford, who the
group supported this past year,
and to give $1000 to the Medford
School for the deaf. It is hoped
that there will soon be a mobile
unit available for testing and
helping the deaf in Eastern
Oregon. Remember that the
sales of the jewelry bring in a
goodly amount for these worth
while purposes. Eye glasses
must have both lenses for them
to be used in the blind project.
Next year there will not be the
bread baking contest as in the
past few years. The cookies
were a great success and in the
mens division, Bud Biggerstaff
won first place from our district
at the state level and his wife
second place in women's div
ision. She also placed third
place in bread baking. The
cedar chest project for the debt
retirement sold tickets to 2,645
grangers. Margaret also an
nounced that Louise Keene,
Morrow Co. chairman received
a certificate for filling her
sewing quota for the county and
Bobbi Keene, chairman of the
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from the proposed change due
to existing development.
"We made a mistake when
we zoned for 7000 one-acre
tracts, stated planning com
mission member Ed Dick. The
commission's proposed action
was an attempt to comply
with the Land Conservation
and Development Commission
(L.C.D.C.) mandate calling for
the preservation of agricul
tural land.
Though the county planning
office expected a considerable
amount of objection from area
developers, none appeared to
contest the proposed action.
Willows group for filling her
quota.
In the absence of the agricul
ture chairman, Berl Akers
urged people to read the
drought disaster reports and
pay particular attention to all
the businesses it can affect.
Members who attended the
state session gave most inter
esting reports with the high
lights, being; 76 resolutions
were voted on ; the plans will be
made 2 years in advance as to
the meeting place of the state
session, Barton Clark, from
Heppner is now on the board of
the Grange Mutual Life Co. and
the Grange Mutual Insurance
Co. Public Power was one of the
subjects given over to much
discussion. There will soon be
petitions circulated concerning
the term limit for the State
Officers, there will be 4,000 of
these and they will need about
80,000 signatures.
Dorris Graves reported on the
LDCD being turned back to the
counties for control instead of
State control and the number of
doe tags sold, for hunting was
cut from 20,000 to 10,000.
The invitation extended by
Umatilla Company to initiate
our fifth degree members was
again discussed.
Dorris Graves reminded the
group of the mini College
planned for E.O.C. and the
classes in forestry and ecology
available to the man, and the
trip to Sumpter Valley.
Joe DuPuis closed the grange
at 11:30. Next Pamona meeting
will be in Lexington in October.
Mishaps Occur
Two unrelated drownings
took the lives of two area men
this past week.
Richard Kirk Partlow, 23
year-old Boardman resident,
died Friday morning. A path
ologist report revealed the
immediate cause of death was
the result of drowning.
Seventy year-old Charles
Blanchard, Hermiston, is pre
sumed drowned since the 14
foot fishing boat he was in,
overturned Monday morning
west of McNary Dam. Blan
chard's body has not been
recovered.
Partlow was found in an
irrigation canal on his proper
ty southwest of Boardman.
Why the young Morrow resi
dent was there is not clear
according to Morrow County
District Attorney Dennis
Doherty.
The county medical exam
iner's office is currently inves
tigating whether or not an
electrical source situated
near-by the canal contributed
to the accident.
Partlow was discovered by
a friend who became concern
ed about him when he would
not answer his C.B. radio call.
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been seen by witnesses head
ing out to a field at 6:30 a.m.
Investigation into the death
is continuing through the
Morrow County District At
torney's office.
Strictly residents participated
in the nearly two hours of
testimony, all opposing the
change. Former Irrigon
mayor Chester Wilson did
urge the proposed change
pointing out that it would
counteract haphazard growth
and development outside the
city.
Apparently overwhelmed
by the community objection
the planning commission
moved to discontinue the
attempt to change the zone
designation from one-acre to
five and 20-acre plots.
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