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FOURTEEN The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 16, 1978 County seniors9 Craftsmen invited to Pendleton festival BMCC magazine taking applications basic skills tested "Runes" a Blue Mountain Community College literary magazine is now accepting entries for its 1978 edition. Co-editors Kandy Hubbard and Mary Forrester an nounced five categories open to BMCC students and resi dents of Morrow and Umatilla Counties. The categories are: photography, poetry, graphics (drawings and prints), fiction and non-fiction. A $10 award will be given to Day care equipment to be sold When the Heppner Child Development Center perma nently shut down operations last December, it was left with a huge variety of equipment which ,wiU be offered for sale this Saturday, Feb. 18, at the 4-H Annex Building at the fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Families with children won't want to miss this 'clearance' sale which will include cribs, high chairs, children's books, coat racks, a slide, play cubicles, child sized tables and chairs, cots, play pens and a myriad of related items. A dishwasher, washer and dryer will also be offered for sale. Equipment donated to the Center will not be sold but persons who made donations should plan to pick up their items on Saturday or make arrangements for pick up by calling Dawn Stuchell. the first place winner in each category. Faculty members of BMCC will judge the entries. Deadline for entries is March 31. They can be sent to: "Runes", BMCC Journal ism Department, P.O. Box 100 or hand delivered to room P16 at BMCC on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 11 a.m. and noon. All entries must include the contributor's name and ad dress. A stamped, self addressed envelope should be enclosed so entries can be returned or they can be picked up at P16. "Runes" will not be responsible for entries not picked up by the end of spring term. No color or three-dimensional entries will be judged if submitted. All entries will be photographed and printed in black and white. Anyone of high school age and older in the two-county area is eligible to enter. For more information con tact Kandy Hubbard, Mary Forrester or advisor Jim Burgess at BMCC. Morrow County high school seniors are currently undergoing a new series of tests, designed to gauge their competencies in several basic skill areas. The tests are part of new requirements set up by the State of Oregon to make high school. diplomas more meaningful. Verification of minimum competencies in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening, computing and analyzing are now required by the state. Each school district is responsible for devising its own tests to determine these competencies, which represent a student's ability to apply basic knowledge in practical situations. An example of one of the tests being used in the three Morrow County High schools is the writing of an appropriate response to a job advertisement. The student is expected to use standard English, acceptable letter form and correct spelling, punctuation and sentence structure. In other district competency tests a student must give an oral presentation, compute miles per gallon of gasoline, determine simple interest rates, balance a checkbook and answer factual questions after reading a newspaper article. English and personal finance teachers administering the tests report that senior students in the county are generally passing their minimum competency tests on their first trial, though a few have needed some extra study and help in order to pass the second time around. In addition to a verification of a graduating senior's basic skills, the new graduation standards continue the longstanding requirements for four years of full-time attendance and 22 units of designated credits. Anyone with questions concerning the new graduation requirements is encouraged to contact the school counselor or principal in his respective community. Snowmobilers hold play day RUBBER STAMPS 676-9228 South Jones Prairie was the site of a "Playday" Sunday, Jan. 29, sponsored by the 4-Corners Snowmobile Club. Contestants and spectators were warmed by a bonfire and a batch of chili prepared by Dorothy Scott. Hot dogs and drinks were furnished by the club and the weather cooper ated with clear sunny skies. Seven events were held during the playday, beginning with the Poker . Run at 4-Corners. Mary Coff man's straight topped the 64 entries in the event to take first place, Diana Dollarhide's three aces was good for second, Bud Wynn took third with three kings, Joe Halvorsen placed fourth with three jacks and Don Stroeber finished fifth with three eights. In the men's obstacle timed course, Don Stroeber's 36 second run was the fastest among the 23 entries. Ron Palmateer and Butch Laugh lin tied for second with runs of 37 seconds and Simon Winters was fourth in 37.2 seconds. Diana Ball placed first among four entrants in the women's timed race followed by Jan Stroeber and Judy Laughlin. Shelly Stroeber was the fastest of eight entrants in the 12 year and under timed event with Duane Dollarhide finish ing second and Duane Ball taking third. In the 12 year and older junior competition, Andy Samples topped the field of six followed by Shane Laughlin and Linda Englert. Linda Sinerius and Wayne Wilson crossed the line first in the sled race. In the final event of the day, Simon Winter's run of 51 seconds was the fastest among 34 entries in the men's speed long course. Bud Englert was second in 52.1 and Pat Cutsforth took third in 55.0. The club extends thanks to entertainment chairman Bill Scott and his volunteers for a successful playday. Last member of pioneer Quaid family passes by Justine Weatherford Katherine Quaid Hofen who was born in a log cabin on the Quaid Ranch on Balm Fork, Dec. 20, 1877, was buried in Portland last month. Her death, January 17, 1978, ended the history of a pioneer family that was very important in Heppner's early years. Only a street name here remains to indicate the family's existence. In 1844 Thomas Quaid, Katherine's father, came with five brothers and their parents from Dublin, Ireland to the U.S. They located in Ohio, but later four of the brothers came to Oregon. Before Heppner was founded, Tom, Mike, Pat and Billy Quaid lived where the Ralph Beamer Ranch is today. They were sheepmen. Records show that Mike Quaid, who died in a horse accident, was the first person buried in Heppner's cemetery. Only Tom married. He and his wife Pauline, daughter of Oregon pioneer Harvey Smith, had just one child, the daughter Katie (Mrs. William C. Hofen). Tom Quaid helped to plat the town of Heppner. "The 1891 promoters of the Palace Hotel that was built in Heppner (where Wayne's Diesel and Auto Repair is today) were Thomas Quaid, J.W. Morrow, C.A. Rhea, Henry Blackman and J.B. Natter all men possessed with enterprise and the capital necessary to carry out any such undertaking to a successful issue. The magnificent three-story brick building on Morrow Corner is as fine a hostelry as is to be found in any other town twice the size in the Inland Empire," states the 1902 History of Morrow and Umatilla Counties. In 1905 Tom Quaid retired and moved to Portland where he purchased a half -block at 12th and Salmon Streets and a home that was occupied by his wife and their daughter for many years after his death in 1916. When Mrs. Tom Quaid died in 1955 she was 97 years old. Their daughter, Katie, passed her 100th birthday last December "amid greetings from President Carter and Senator Mark Hatfield." Katie had attended parochial school and business college in The Dalles. She married in 1910 and moved to California with her husband where he served as mayor of the town of Larkspur. She returned to Portland as a widow. She spent her last seven years in a convalescent home there. DR. E. EC. SCHAFFITZ OPTOMETRIST OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FEB. 16 THRU FEB. 26 The W. T. Rawleigh Company announces the appointment of Ren end Dicnna Docket as your Rswlsigh Distributor RIWLIIOH 676-5353 THE LEXINGTON CITY DUMP WILL BE OPEN THE 1st C 3rd SATURDAY OF EACH MOUTH FROM 9 A.M. THRU 12:00 NOON THE CHARGES ARE $P FOR WHITE GOODS $5M FOR CAR OR TRUCK CODIES Craftsmen from eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington are invited and encouraged to demonstrate, display and sell their work at the Pendleton Arts Festival scheduled for May 5-7 in the Pendleton Armory. The festival, co-sponsored by the Pendleton Arts Council, the American Association of. University Women and the City Recreation Department, includes the performing arts, display of paintings by both amateur and professional ar tists as well as craftsmen demonstrating , and selling their work. This year marks the fifth year of he festival, which promises to be the best ever. Last year, 22 craftsmen and 68 painters had their work on display in front of more than 2,500 persons. A change in the format for this year's festival will be the addition of juried crafts booths and all work submitted must be entirely designed and crafted by the exhibitor. Craftsmen interested in showing or selling at the festival should submit three photographs or slides repre sentive of their work. The entries should be made before March 1 and those accepted will be notified by March 10. A $25 entry fee, for those accepted, should be remitted no later than April 1. Categories this year include textiles, pottery, wood work ing, glass, jewelry, leather and graphic art. Applications or further in formation can be obtained by i writing the Arts Council of Pendleton, Box 573, Pendle- ' ton, Oregon, O7S01. ; Sell Your Unused Items With A Classified 676-9228 lone Lions to host Carty Reservoir tour The lone Lions Club will sponsor a tour of the Carty Reservoir on Tuesday, Mar. 21. The bus will leave lone at 9 a.m. and will pick up passengers at Lexington between 9:15 and 9:30. From there the tour will cover agricultural sites including Simtag and Lamb-Weston. At noon there will be a no-host luncheon at the Nomad Restaurant, Boardman. In the afternoon they will tour the PGE site and the Port of Morrow. Heppner residents can sign up for the tour at the Heppner Extension office. Those going from Lexington and lone can sign up at Del's Market, Lexington, and the Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone. All persons interested in taking the tour should sign up by March 17, so arrangements can be made for transportation. Bill lRLIu n i Li - p 1 i' - 1 X f- ' f ' I I ' 'jh I j Li FCSasa Q or -r M M gr W mm Model C-20-S Instant Hair setter r.,.i YOU'LL NEVER BE CAUGHT IN CURLERS AGAIN $25.99 Styles dry hair from roll-up to brush-out in minutes. Contains 20 exclusive, assorted KINDNESS" rollers . to prevent tangling and provide beautiful, longer-lasting curls. Lightweight compact case. $ 1 (op HANGING BASKETS $ 29 REGULAR $2.49 LITTLE FRIEND ceils REGULAR $1.00 SALAD BOWLS REGULAR $1.99 INSTAfilATIC 28 CAMERA OUTFIT REGULAR $59.50 CORELLE Old Towne Blue Butterfly Gold Spring Blossom Green ! 111 4 i 1 1 II FOR THE KITCHIN lARtfSE STAIIIIESS STEEL REGULAR 2 T $19.00 18 REG. $34.95 NOTICE TO OUR NORITAKE PR0GESSI0N CUSTOMERS The Following Pattern! Will Be Discontinued At Of June 1980 Blue Haven Blue Moon Homecoming Ming Gardens Mardi Gras Palas Verde Pearl White Sunnyside Up Sa Daisy PIECES WE HAVE IN STOCK y2 OW AND m CAN ORDER YOUR NEEDS AT REGULAR PRICES THRU THE ABOVE DATE VfWM -ii!w ASCCCttTED Li aw ww 1 0 100 Tablets i ipn i rs ay relieves nasalsinus congestion without drowsiness PLAYIMG CARDS BIG Offq 59' & 99 SELECTION 3 BIG DAYS FEB. 16,17,18 2) o jj HEPPNER OREGON mm J) DON'T MISS THIS SALE
