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FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 25, 1978
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May is always such an activity-filled month and this
week would be hard to top with its primary election, school
graduations and approaching three-day holiday.
Last week Thursday after hurrying myself and a friend
up to Heppner High for a 7 : 30 band concert, we found a notice
on the school door that the affair had been re-scheduled for
8:30. Very disappointing. We did not want to sit an hour
waiting, and as I need to be somewhere else by 9 we gave up
attending the concert.
I wonder how many others were likewise disappointed?
It had seemed reasonable that the 7:30 beginning would get
families home in good time for school-age youngsters to get a
good night's sleep. I have not heard what must be a
reasonable explanation for changing the publicly advertised
time.
It was pleasing to meet Delia McCurdy's brother Tom
Davidson here last week. I observed the two strolling about
holding hands. Tom had come from Hemet, Cal. for a good
visit with Delia and her son and several grandchildren and
with many Oregon friends.
Opal Cook, Hermiston, mailed me a brochure about the
summer float trips down the John Day River. Her sister,
Elsie Leathers, who still lives here, tells me that the two of
them have their trip all dated. Perhaps I may be able to
arrange a short float on the river with my granddaughter
Anita while she is here in June. I have wanted to try a John
Day excursion for some years.
If you don't have particulars about the several trips
being offered, the information Opal sent is posted at the
public library.
Last Saturday about fifty women gathered at the
Methodist Church for a sub-district meeting. I enjoyed
having a lady from Klamath Falls in my home over Friday
night and visiting with ladies from Madras, Wasco, Hood
River and Pendleton on Saturday. All the visitors were
pleased that Heppner provided such nice weather during the
daytime hours Saturday they managed to get away before
the heavy, early-evening thunder shower.
This is being written before the primary election,
although you won't read it until after the results are
announced. Hopefully one of the results will be that a larger
per cent of voters have participated than turned out for
several recent elections. It is difficult to feel sympathetic to
the complaints about government which are often voiced by
persons too apathetic to register and to vote.
May is the month that the Morrow County Museum has
its greatest traffic. Many busloads of children come with
their teachers, roommothers and busdrivers. Also over
Memorial weekend a great many former residents who
return for the Pioneer Picnic and for family reunions enjoy
visiting the museum and its schoolhouse annex.
Curator Rachel Harnett will stay there from 10 a.m. until
the last visitors leave each day of the holiday weekend,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday. She will have recruited some
volunteers to help her keep the Democrat Gulch Schoolhouse
open.
Last week Willis Winyard, his wife Marie and others of
their family visited the museum. He attended Heppner
schools between 1916 and 1929. The Winyards live at
Sebastopol, Cal. where he is a friend of Ernest V. Joiner,
former Gazette-Times publisher.
Willis recalled being in school here with Rachel Harnett,
and they talked about the "good old days."
Although graduation times are generally happy
occasions, there are thoughtful aspects, too. As some of us
watch the local youngsters feeling joyous that they have
"completed" their educations, we senior citizens think how
much we have learned since that long-ago date when we
finished high school, and like some of the graduates of today
felt that we were about completely educated.
We know that many members of the class of 1978 are
eager to leave their small towns, for larger, more exciting
places. They feel sure that the big action of the world is not
going to take place here that they would miss out on great
opportunities if they didn't leave Heppner, lone or Boardman
or the lovely spaces surrounding or between these
communities.
Thus it always is with eager youth. How happy I am now
to stay here in a helpful, friendly, small community but
then I am grateful that I was able to look about the world
somewhat before I settled here. I still hope to see some
distant parts of the planet but feel that after any future
traveling I may do, I shall rejoice that I have a home here to
which I shall return.
We hope all the graduates will enjoy doing some looking
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PEOPLE
EVENTS HAPPENINGS
I1HS Boys'
Staters selected
Heppner High School jun
iors Jeff Fortenberry, Perry
Cooper and Paul Carlson,
were recently selected as
delegates to Boys' State, by
the Heppner American Le
gion. The week-long program,
scheduled for mid-June is set
up as a 'mini-state' with boys
elected to mock state, county
and city governmental posi
tions to learn more about
politics and the inner work
ings of government.
Jeff is active in band and
drama and is a member of the
HHS track team. An Explorer
Scout with the Morrow County
Search and Rescue Posse,
Perry is also involved in
drama and plays football with
the Mustangs' varsity squad.
UMC Vacation Bible
School to open June 1 2
This year the cooperative
Vacation Bible School which
will begin on June 12 at the
Heppner United Methodist
Church will be lengthened by
three days.
The pastors and volunteer
staff members will, for the
first time provide a class for
three-year-old youngsters,
along with the other pre
schoolers and children up
through the sixth grade.
Children will begin classes
at 9 a.m. and will be dismissed
at noon each day Monday
through Friday of the first
week and will continue classes
Monday, June 19 through
Wednesday, June 21.
The final Wednesday eve
ning the children will present
a program for their families
and friends. Some of their
work will be displayed that
evening while their parents
and teachers iave a chance to
visit.
Children do not have to be
affiliated with either the
Lutheran or Methodist Chur
ches, although if they wish to
Senior
Menu
Tuesday, May 30
Chops in mushroom sauce
Mashed potatoes 1
Buttered peas
Cole slaw, biscuits
Rice pudding with topping
Wednesday, May 31
Hamburger-corn casserole
with cheese topping
Tossed green salad
Cherry delight
Muffins
pre-register this may be done
at either of these churches.
Tuition for the eight days is
$2.50 for a single child ; for two
or more children in the same
family tuition is $5. There are
scholarships available for
children at each of the
churches.
It is expected that some
seventh and eighth grade
students and high-schoolers
may become volunteer hel
pers during the sessions.
Rev. Steve Tollefson
to be ordained elder
During the first full week in
June, the Annual Meetings of
the Oregon-Idaho Conference
of the United Methodist
Church will be held on the
campus of Willamette Univer
sitin Salem.
On Friday June 9, Pastor
Steve Tollefson will be or
dained as an elder. He had
been serving the Heppner
church since June 26, 1976.
Rev. Tollefson was ordained a
deacon in June 1974 at Boise,
Idaho.
Barbara James and Faye
Pierce will also attend the
annual conference as lay
delegate and alternate lay
delegate from the Heppner
church.
On June 11, the Sunday after
the conclusion of the confer
ence, Pastor Tollefson and
Pastor Jim Fellars of the
Pendleton United Methodist
Church will be exchanging
pulpits for that Sunday service.
Methodist service
to start early
This Sunday, May 28, morn
ing worship at the Heppner
United Methodist Church will
begin at 10 a.m., one hour
earlier than the schedule in
effect during the winter.
Sunday School classes will be
discontinued during the sum
mer months and will resume
the Sunday after Labor Day,
September 10.
It is planned that beginning
June 18, a family-type film
will be shown after worship
service ends at 11 a.m. each
Sunday. Persons of every age
are invited to view these films
and to stay after their showing
for a short discussion.
Cutsf orths attend
aunt's funeral
Mr. and Mrs. O.W. Cutsforth
attended the funeral of Mrs.
Cutsforth 's aunt in Salem
Tuesday.
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The Heppner American Legion recently selected (I to r) Paul Carlson, Jeff
Fortenberry, and Perry Cooper, delegates to Boys State to be held in mid-June.
Awards Night honors
lone students achievement
An Awards Night was held
at lone High School last
Tuesday, May 16, with stu
dents recognized for outstand
ing achievement in several
departments of the school.
Clint Carlson and Jan Peter
son were winners of the
citizenship award, presented
by Principal Chuck Starr.
Arietta Aldrich was the reci
pient of three honors: the
Business, Music and Ionian
awards.
Science and math awards
went to Natalie Tews and
Grace McElligott, with Nata
lie, Grace, Carol McElligott
and Jeannie Piening receiving
special National Honor Soci
ety honors.
Janet McElligott was recog-
O.W. Cutsforth
celebrates
nized as a delegate on the
United Nations Pilgrimage for
Youth and was also the winner
of an "I Dare You" award.
Robin Leavitt received an
award for outstanding accom
plishment in the business
division.
Student Council awards
were presented to Stuart
Keene, outgoing president;
Brian Rietmann, vice-president;
Jan Peterson, secre
tary-treasurer; and Michelle
McElligott, assistant-treasurer.
A special award presenta
tion was made to lone Schools
Custodian John Marick.
Also included on the Awards
Night program was installa
tion of student body officers
for 1978-79, the reading of the
Class Will, Class Prophecy
and Senior Class History, and
the presentation of gifts.
birthday
Barbara Cutsforth was
hostess at a barbecue in honor
of husband Orville's birthday
Sunday at their mountain
cabin. Present were Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Cutsforth, Lind,
Wash., Diane Partlow and
small son, Boardman, Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Hoskins and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Monte Stookey
and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Fritz Cutsforth and grandson,
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Batty, Mr.
and Mrs. Hank Pointer and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Boyer and Mr. and Mrs. C.C.
Jones.
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