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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1978)
ns j" t" It" W p"itP &t'f ijJr' ppt' jfjtepmujpii'r 'jifi ftf . .- f r v - 0 V- a" e - W' r- r" The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 11, 1978 FIVE County couple plans August wedding Mr. and Mrs. Pete Richards of Irrigon announce the en gagement of their daughter, Karen Ann, to George Earl Russell of lone, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Russell of Waldport. Miss Richards will graduate from Oregon State University in June. She is a 197i graduate of Riverside High School in Boardman. The groom-elect is a 1976 graduate of Eastern Oregon State College. He is a 1972 graduate jf Waldport High School, and is presently teach ing music in the lone schools. The couple has planned an August wedding. Rock-a-thon slated Friday The Christian Life Center youth group is sponsoring a Rock-a-thon Friday, May 12. Participants will begin rock ing (in chairs) at 7 p.m. at the Christian Life Center church. All money raised will go to Speed-the-Light, which sup ports missonaries. for more information on the Rock-a-thon, contact the Christian Life Center at 676 5581. Blackburns move to Donald The Rev. Gordon Blackburn and his wife, Geneva, active in both church and community affairs for the past three years, left Heppner this week for their new home in Donald, Ore. Rev. Blackburn leaves his parsonage at Heppner Church of the Nazarene to take over duties as pastor of the Donald Church of the Nazarene. A past-president of the Morrow County Ministerial Assn., he was a member of the Heppner Planning Commis sion, chairman of the Drug and Alcohol Council, a mem ber of the Volunteer Fire Department, and a volunteer ambulance driver. Mrs. Blackburn was active in several women's Bible study groups, as well as in several community activites. She also gave advanced and beginning piano lessons. The Blackburns have two children, Cindy, 7, and Donna, 15 months. A supply pastor will conduct services at the Hepner church until a permanent pastor is assigned. "We are glad to have the chance to serve in Heppner," Mrs. Blackburn commented before leaving for the couple's new home on Tuesday. HHSBand make coast concert tour The Heppner High School band will make a concert tour to the Oregon coast May 8-10, giving three shows at schools in the Seaside area. The 44 Mustang musicians and five chaperones will stay at a camp north of Seaside during their three-day tour. In order to finance the journey, the students are selling key rings, bumper stickers and light bulbs through the re mainder of the school year. Turn those little-used items into cash with a Gazette Times Classified Ad. Phone 676-9228. 1 .' 1 "1 ) y i 'tfaai,i;"imniii n George Russell, Karen Ann Richards Heppner students attend Festival Today, tomorrow and Satur day, May 11, 12, and 13, drama advisor Jane Rawlins and five Heppner High students will be in Walla Walla where they are participating in the Tri-State Drama Festival at Walla Walla Community College. The Heppner players have entered "The Sand Box" by Edward Albee. They are scheduled as the first number on the festival program. The students who have parts in the play are Linda Bier, Glen Diehl, Bob Miller, Perry Dooper and Tina Miller. Rev. John Maas of Hope Lutheran Church will accompany the group to the drama competi tion. Wranglers cancel meeting The . Heppner Wranglers meeting scheduled for Satur day, May 13, , has been canceled. The next meeting will be Wednesday, June 7, at 8 p.m. at the Annex building. fillllPRICES EFFECTIVE FRIDAY & SATURDAYtfJ in 1173 Court St. Market Whole Oarbequed Chickens $979 Each Boneless - not nams $75 ib. Fresh Fryers ib. OREGON CHIEF Bone In Mams Butt half Shank.! $2f or Whole H lb- Radishes & Green Onions Strawberries Pint Baking Potatoes J POtatOeS 10-lb. Bag Ib. AAJJW installs new officers May 2 New officers were installed and new committee leaders designated during a May 2 meeting of the Heppner Branch of th American Association of University Wo men. "' - Incoming officers installed were Liz Curtis, president; Miriam Munck, second vice president; Joy Krein, treas urer; Debby Sheirbon, secre tary. First vice-president Inez Erwin will retain her post, continuing to serve as pro gram chairman. The new president an nounced the appointments of new chairmen for the organi zations standing commit tees. They were Jane Rawlins, cultural interests; Carol Hel phenstein, education; and Monica Swanson, interna tional relations. New topic leaders are, June O'Conner, politics of food; Laura Broderick, women as agents of change; Marion. Abrams, redefining the goals of education; Ann Spicer, legislative affairs ; Karen Beck, committee on women and schools and foundations. Betty Forrar will be branch historian and Marcia Kemp will handle publicity. The May 2 meeting, the final meeting of the school year, was held in the home of outgoing president Anne Do herty. It was preceded by a potluck dinner, during which Betty Reitmann and Justine Weatherford served as co-hostesses. GAZETTE TIMES CLASSIFIEDS PAY 676-9228 Oregon roads face ruin Measure vote critical Oregon roads many of them old are losing a disastrous battle against In flation, weather, pounding traffic, and lack of funds to keep them repaired and maintained. Measure 5 YES can tare roads Passage of Measure 5 will accomplish two vitally im portant road-saving tasks: 1. Measure 6 DEMANDS that highway funds be used FIRST for repair and maintenance to reverse deterioration. Our roads 2. 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