SIX The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. June 8, 1978
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Just when some of us had almost given up the idea of
getting some warm summery weather it came. Of course
this is just a spring warmup actually summer doesn't
officially arrive here until June 21, the same day that winter
begins in the lands south of the equator.
Last weekend two big events were competing for
attendance in Morrow County. The Junior Rodeo at Heppner
was a warm affair which drew participants, their families
and fans from a wide area.
The Saturday auction and barbeque at lone brought what
seemed to me like several thousand persons to that
community. Their cars and campers filled much parking
space; however, some Ionians told me that they thought the
attendance was a little less than it had been other years.
Although I missed the Junior Rodeo, I really enjoyed the
excitement at lone. The Country Store there seemed
especially well organized. I heard several remarks about the
fine, big selection of appliances, dishes, handwork, toys and
beautiful food and about the "very reasonable" and "so low"
price tags.
It was fun meeting friends around the sales tables, out in
the sunny auction area or in the cooler Willows Grange Hall
dining room.
Among the bargains I brought home are a few good
books. I noted that the large collection of sale books was not
the most popular department. ..maybe everyone's home
bookshelves are already overloaded.. .maybe people prefer
borrowing books to buying them?
Dorothy Krebs was keeping busy personalizing
embossed leather belts, and customer Marion McMillan, the
fortunate recipient of one of these dandy belts, began
wearing his immediately.
Among the assorted goods that Ruth McCabe was selling
were copies of a sheet music publication "When the Gates of
Gold Unfold" which was written by Anna Myra Ball, a
"former lone resident. There is such a varity of talent in lone.
The four Country Store cashiers and their assistants
i were kept plenty busy. Auctioneer Don Winks, for the" "15th
consecutive year, kept the exposed-to-sunburning crowd
bidding on the many unusual larger sale items.
As I took frinds Ida Farra and Ruth Nutting toward lone,
we stopped briefly at Piper's Lexington Store to check over
shelves of tole painting supplies. I was impressed with the
selection of instruction and design books available. It is easy
to understand that Lexington is the tole painting center of
this county.
On our way home from lone we visited with Clifford and
Frances Williams on their Lexington mini-ranch. Ida and I
were given rhubarb to bring home to freeze from their usual
thriving garden.
All last week I kept hearing how successful this year's
May 28, Pioneer Picnic was. It seems that about 300 persons
enjoyed it. All were impressed with the efficient and gracious
leadership provided by the Green and Bryant families. That
same Sunday the annual Adams family reunion brought a
crowd to the old IOOF Hall at Hardman.
The following Tuesday this "newcomer" happened into
the Wagon Wheel for lunch just in time to join longtime lone
and Heppner friends Mabel Denney, her aunt Lily Happold,
Ella Smith and Delia McCurdy.
Mabel, a cousin of George, Hugh, Bob and Ralph Currin,
has brought past-ninety Lily back here from Portland to
attend the Pioneer Picnic with her for quite a few years now.
They say they are regular readers of this paper and this
column.
Because next Wednesday, June 14, is the 75th
anniversary of the great Heppner flood, I am collecting some
impressions of that disaster from some of our senior citizens.
I have learned several things about the flood that I hadn't
heard before which I shall share in next week's column, the
day after the anniversary.
One of the weekend's most pleasant experiences was
visiting with Matthew Warren, the tall handsome son of Paul
and Claudine Warren, who is home for a good visit with
family members before getting ready to go to Japan as a
missionary of the L.D.S. Church.
When I first started helping with this newspaper, when
big Reggie Paschal was setting hot lead type and Arnold
Raymond was shop foreman for the publishing Heards, Matt
was the "printer's devil" or general shop helper who came in
after high school to assist in getting out the paper. The big,
old, very heavy press filled most of the front and middle of
the shop space in those days and would often balk and needed
extra T.L.C.
Last Saturday afternoon Matt came to the public library
hoping to get some help with the Japanese language. We
checked out the one book we have on the subject and sent to
the 'state library for some records or tapes on beginning
Japanese for his use.
He said that he has only been home for brief holiday
visits since he left here six years ago. He has spent most of
the time in Arizona where he worked in aerial photography
for some time. I asked if he flew the plane or was a
photographer. He said "I was a photographer. I first became
interested in photography at Heppner High School."
Matt attended Arizona State at Tempe where he majored
in sociology. Then he spent a year and one-half working with
emotionally disturbed boys in the Litchfield Park sector of
Phoenix.
Now he will soon go to Provo, Utah for two months of
intensive training in Japanses culture and language. He
expects to be in Japan for two years.
Matt's grandmother, my friend Emma Drake, has told
me how she wishes more of her fine grandchildren could stay
closer to home "but how they do scatter." The youngest
here, Joan Warren will be off to Brigham Young University
i this fall: brother Matt is going to Japan; their cousin Gwen
Drake is still in Australia teaching and others of Emma's
talented grandchildren are mainly occupied considerable
distances from Heppner, leaving only Douglas Drake of Sand
Hollow in this county.
So, Emma' good influence and the influence of Heppner's
schools, which Matt and Joan's father Paul has helped keep
functioning for many years, spreads out about the world.
Nova Rae and Shannon Marrie Gaylord and
Daniel J. Sweeney announce their forthcom
ing marriage and uniting as a family on
Saturday, July 1 at 2 p.m., St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Heppner.
A reception will be held immediately
following the ceremony in the Parish Hall.
Nova is the daughter of Gilbert and Ada
Simpson of Pendleton and Daniel is the son of
Jerry Sweeney and the late Olive (Tiny)
Sweeney, of Heppner.
Both are employed by Kinzua Corporation
in Heppner, where Daniel is Personnel Man
ager and Nova works in the general offices.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
friends and relatives.
.Nova and Shannon Gaylord.. .Daniel J.
...to become family July 1
Sweeney
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The cooperative Vacation
Bible School arranged by the
Lutheran and Methodists
churches begins at 9:00 a.rn.
on June 12, at the Methodist
Church.
Children who have not been
pre-registered should be there
with their $2.50 tuition fee by
8:30. Any child is welcome to
attend from three years of
age through the sixth grade.
The school will run through
Wednesday, June 21. The final
evening a gala program is
planned for the families invol
ed with this year' school. Rev.
John Maas will be master of
ceremonies and promises
some interesting drama.
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Heppner Clergymen
attend convention
Moitow Pioneer picnic
draws 300 to Heppner
Rev. John Maas and Craig
Cooley and their wives atten
ded the North Pacific District
Convention of the American
Lutheran Church at Pacific
Lutheran University, Taco
ma, during the weekend of
June 2 through 4.
The foursome participated
in worship services using a
new hymnal, and the gentle
men were involved in legisla
tive decision making pro
cesses affecting the district
and national church policy.
The Morrow County Pioneer
Memorial Picnic drew over
300 individuals to the Fair
Pavilion in Heppner Sunday,
the largest-ever crowd to
attend the Memorial Day
Weekend event in its 25 year
history.
Co-chairman Alma Green
reported that 290 persons
signed the guest book, but
since children and persons
who forgot to register weren't
included a complete count
wasn't complete.
Letha Archer of Heppner,
who celebrated her 94th birth
day this year, was given the
prize for being the oldest
person attending the picnic for
the third consecutive year.
A man from Atlanta, Geor
gia, a relative of the Swanson
family of lone, traveled the
Warrens celebrate
50th Anniversary
on June 17
The children and grandchil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Arthur Warren are honoring
them with a reception to
celebrate their 50th anniver
sary. It will be held at the
Heppner Methodist Church on
Saturday, June 17, from 2 until
4 p.m.
Golden wedding fete held
for the Graves
Former Heppner residents
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Graves
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary recently in Pen
dleton's Assembly of God
Church.
The Graves moved to Hunt
ington from Pilot Rock, after
Heppner. Mr. Graves had
served as pastor of the
Heppner Assembly of God
Church.
Among those attending the
reception were Gladys Heliker
of lone; Mr. and Mrs. David
Mitchell of Heppner; Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Munkers of
Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. Dean
Naffziger of White Salmon,
Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. Barry
Munkers of Irrigon; and Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Laws of
Lewiston, Idaho.
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longest distance to attend the
affair while Art Crawford of
California won the "oldest
man' award. The door prize
went to Harriet Gemmell of
Salem.
Herman Green served as
master of ceremonies Sunday,
County Judge D.O. Nelson
gave the welcoming speech
and Dr. Omer McCaleb of
Portland, a native Heppner
man and husband of the
former Ruth Green, gave the
invocation.
Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo Court members, Queen
Donna Palmer and Princess
Kim Pettyjohn were intro
duced and invited everyone in
the gathering to attend the fair
and rodeo in August.
Hospital Notes j
The honored guests request
no gifts.
Evelyn McDowell and Clar
ence Warren were married in
Condon, Oregon on June 14, -1928.
Having lived and farmed
in the Gooseberry area of lone
for many years, they now live
in Heppner.
Patients discharged from
the Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal since May 28 included
Dreama Howell and Clint
McQuery, Heppner, and Carl
Cox, Monument.
Craig Hams, lone and Bert
are
still
Corbin, Heppner
hospitalized.
The stork has taken more
than a long weekend holiday
and has not made a stop here
since Jack Benton Lilly
bridge's birth on May 25.
We are pleased to announce
that we now have a TV
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