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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1977)
EIGHT The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, August Wheat seminar Sept. 7 A Wheat Seminar for Mor row County wheat growers will be held Wednesday, September 7, reports Harold Kerr, Morrow County Exten sion Agent. The Seminar will be held at the Morrow County Fair grounds from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Growers will have an oppor tunity to visit and exchange ideas with Oregon State University Extension special ist, Norm Goetze, Gene Nel son, and Don Rydrych about seeding, management dec isions, and weed control under our drought Conditions. Other program items in clude latest on the Disaster Program from ASCS, and drought effect on varieties. Happenings around Heppner Mrs. Gayle Renne and her son, Ryan, Houston, Texas, are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Batty. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Connor, Forest Grove, and her mother, Mrs. Alice Hastings, returned recently from a leisurely trip to Payette, Idaho, where the Connors had lived at one time. Their itinerary included Anthony Lakes, Granite, Sumpter, Baker, Burns and Ontairo. Mrs. Hastings said that Eastern Oregon is the driest she has ever seen it and that the Malheur River is nearly dry in spots. Mrs. Billie Jean Taber and Cindy, Ava, Missouri, were 0 The Jiggs Bowman family is back home following a very busy vacation trip. They started their trip with their niece, Karen Revis, who has been visiting at the Bowman home the last several weeks. The group spent several days in Portland with their son Joe and family. Joe, Jiggs, Rita, Cindy, Karen and several friends went to Seattle to attend the Mariners Yankees baseball game. From Portland the Bowman party went on the Eugene where they left Karen and Cindy and enjoyed a visit with Rita's sister Mrs. Paul Revis, and family. Jiggs and Rita went on to the Oregon coast where they did some sightseeing. An interesting highligh of the trip to Depo Bay was a visit with an old friend of Rita's. Delia Church and Rita hadn't seen ech other for 25 years. Rita and Jiggs went to Portland where they met Cindy. The three vacationers then went to Longview, Wash, to visit former Kinzua residents, Otis and Twila -Vaughn, and Jiggs' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lytton Strom. While Rita stayed to visit her in-laws, Jiggs and Cindy went to Ilwaco for some salmon fish ingI understand the salmon didn't co-operate. The return ed home by way of Prineville where they spent the night with their daughter, Sara U-PICK FOR CANNING PEACHES NECTARINES BARTLETT PEARS GRAVENSTEIN APPLES It'-POUND Free Containers Thomas Orchards Kimberly. Oregon 934-2230 Grand squares gather at park The Grand Squares dance club of lone held their annual dance at Cutsforth Park . Saturday, August 6. After a pot luck supper, three squares enjoyed an' evening of dancing with sev eral members from the Square Knots of Hermiston and Clarence and Margaret Hospital Notes On August 23, the Pioneer Memorial Hospital reported the following patients had been dismissed during the week: Sandra Hanna, Claudia Campbell, Terry Cutsforth, Dawn Palmer, Brian Ertz and Ella Smith, all of Heppner; Leta Hardie and Patricia McCoin, Condon; Christy Ru here recently visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Privett. Also visiting were their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Privett, of Paul, Idaho. All went to Newport to visit Mr. and Mrs. Alan Brown. Mrs. Brown is the former June Privett. While there, they all enjoyed deep sea fishing and a good family visit. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Winkle had recent overnight guests at their mountain cabin, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Wells, Hermiston. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jon Van Winkle and Ryhan, Hermiston; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Privett, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kinzua news Barbara Pike 768-2861 Riney, and family. The Bow mans arrived home Saturday accompanied by their grand daughter Erika Riney. Barbara Pike went to Ar lington Friday afternoon to pick up LuAnn Pike. LuAnn came home from West Rich land, Wash, where she is working this summer to visit her parents and attend the Wheeler County Fair. Friday night the Pikes daughter and son-in-law, Patti and Chuck Constantin, also arrived to spend the weekend at the Pike home. We spent the weekend the same way many Kinzua residents did, enjoying the fair and rodeo. Patti and Chuch Il FRIDAY & SATURDAY 2 BIG DMCi BAND UPSTAIRS & DOWNSTAIRS WILL BE OPEN FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT 25, 1977 Johnson of the County Cousins of Pendleton joining for the evening. Saturday, July 30, the East ern Oregon Area Council of Square and Round Dance Clubs held a benefit dance at Buttrey's parking lot in Pen dleton for the Muscular Dys trophy Association. More than $300 was donated to the cause. dolph, Kinzua. Gus Nikander, Heppner, was transferred. Reported as still hospitaliz ed were: Linda Connor and James Sands, both Heppner; William Nichols, Lexington; Wanda Stubblefield, Mon ument; Judy Hampton, Kin zua and Eva Lou Greiner, Condon. Toll, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner, Mrs. Snoda Blake, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Van Blokland, all of Heppner ; and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Palm er, Lexinp'on. Celebrating their birthdays on the occasion were Marge Gardner and Jack Van Winkle. Mrs. Vickie Magill and daughter Stefanie, Pendleton, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Creston Robinson for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rood and Dee Dee have returned from a weeks vacation trip in their motorhome. They visited Mrs. Rood's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Gay at Ashland and went back home to Portland following the rodeo Sunday. LuAnn left Monday for West Richland for her last week of work before returning home for the school year. Stanley Benson may be home next week. I spoke briefly with his wife and she said he will be released from the hospital by next weekend if all goes well. We'll keep our fingers crossed and say a little prayer that Stan will be up and around again soon. Stan has has such a long stay in the hospital since his accident do many months ago. We wish him some good luck for a change. HEPPNER B.P.O.E. Ho. 358 'Your Elks Lodge' Program to aid senior winterization Senior citizens planning to weatherize their homes under a program adopted by the 1977 legislature must wait until October 4 to have any weatherization work perform ed if they want to receive financial assistance. The Senate Bill 4 program provides up to $300 to certain homeowners age 60 or older to help pay for weatherization which includes insulation, weather stripping and storm doors and windows. October 4 is the effective date of the law and any work performed before that date cannot be reimbursed under the pro gram. Senior citizens are caution ed to check out any federal weatherization program that might be available. State funds are not available for persons eligible for a federal program and it is the respon- other relatives at Oakridge. They also saw former Hep pner residents Fred and Cecil Ott and their daughter Rhoda at LaPine. They reported that the new Lost Creek Dam on the Rogue River is just filling. At a hatchery near there they saw some beautiful salmon. They also reported heavy catches of kokanee at Odell Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Don McCon nell recently returned from a trip to Twin Falls, Idaho and Jackpot, Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hev ener and Brian, McMinnville, were weekend visitors at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Saling. Brian will be staying with his grand John Privett, Paul, Idaho, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Privett, is at home recuperat ing from major surgery and is reported doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill are enjoying the company of three grandaughters this week; Andi, Joci and Barbi Williams, Coos Bay. Visiting at the home of Mrs. Ray Drake recently were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drake and son, Kelly, from Stockton, Cal. Also visiting was Mrs. Tom Ferguson (Susan Drake) and daughter, Kim, from Ontario. Mrs. Wallace Eldridge, Reedsport, died on Thursday, August 18. Her son Paul Warren and wife Claudine and their daughter Joan went to Reedsport for about one week. Mrs. Eldridge was buried there last Sunday. il sibility of the seniors to find out whether they might be able to participate in a federal program. The Oregon Depart ment of Energy and the Oregon Department of Rev enue will make information available about federal pro grams To qualify for the winteriza tion assistance, a person must: Be at least 60 years old. Have a household income under $7,500 in 1976. Own his or her home, the assessed value of which was less than $30,000 in 1976. Have received a home owner property tax refund for 1976. jiM!!iimmiimi!ii!iiiiimiiii GAZETTE-TIMF.S CLASSIFIEDS 1 676-9228 riiiiimiiunimimiiiiiiiMiiiiiir; Heppner' s FIRST & ONLY V m"L OPEN 8 to 8 - 7 DAYS A WEEK rctt i' I ' OPEN A I fJJ THURSDAY V---g? j J i JjUST IN TIME U L rr jif i & RODEO I n ' 5 v ' Kr r y m . . tmmmmmmmm f J, y SUPER SOFT BRUSHES 7 Because of the design and the number of times that the machine (and its double set of brushes) passes over the y vehicle, it can employ the r softest brushes available and utilize the most gentle methods possible to turn out a 0 superior wash product. ' - fl After the Come To Sat., Aug. 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