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It's a golden time for
Peterson's Jewelers of Hep
. pner,. as th.,firni. plans to.,
commemorate their 50th year
of service to customers here
on Friday and Saturday, Dec.
1-2.
Randall Peterson, who now
owns and operates the jewel
ery store started by his father
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in 1928, extends a cordial
invitation to the public to
attend the open house on
either day.
J.O. and Bertha Peterson
first opened the doors of their
full-service jewelry shop in
the building now occupied by
Carl Spaulding. It wasn't long
before Peterson's Jewelers
moved to the Fair Building,
which for years occupied the
corner where Cal's Arco is in
town and stood as the center of
activity in Heppner.
In 1941 J.O. moved the store
to its present location on Main
Street, next to the post office.
Major remodeling and expan
sion took place in 1970.
It was a six day workweek
and open Saturday nights until
9 p.m., remembers Randall,
as that was when farmers,
ranchers and their hands
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More than $600 in
merchandise will be given I
away Friday and Saturday,
November 24-25 I
Peterson's Jewelers to
commemorate 50 years
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headed for town. "That's
when most of the watch repair
work was brought in and
picked up," said Peterson.
A mainstay of the jewelers
trade, watch repair was
taught Randall by his father
when the youth was 10 years
old. From there, J.O. educat
ed his son in the many other
fine arts of becoming a
jeweler and Randall continued
to work in the family business
through high school, taking
time off for college and a
two-year stint in the Army
before returning to help his
mother and father in the store.
Randall's father passed
away in 1960, having stayed
active in the business he
started here until 1959. In
addition to being a master of
the jewelry trade, J.O. was
noted for his engraving, done
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The Fair Building a hub of activity in early
Heppner housed Peterson's Jewelers for many years
before the firm moved to their present Main Street
location. The Fair Building stood on the corner of Main
and Center streets where Cal's Arco is now located.
Randall Peterson stands by a grandfather clock that
stood in the first Peterson's Jewelers, opened in
Heppner by his father J.O. Peterson in 1928. Peterson's
extend an invitation to all for their open house to
commemorate 50 years of service to the community, to
be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2.
by hand with a sharp, steel
instrument. "That was before
stainless steel became prevel
ant," said Peterson, who still
has several of his father's
engravings.
Peterson's jewelers is a
full-service jewelry store and
just recently. Randall became
Howell quits
Heppner P.D.;
Lien is hired
VOL. 96, NO. 47
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a member ot the American
Gem Society, a professional
association that monitors a
member's service to the
public, their knowledge of
stones and gems, and business
ethics. Membership is attain
ed only after extensive study
and testing.
Tom Howell has resigned
from the Heppner Police
Department, ending an
11-month asociation with the
city.
Hired to replace Howell is
Donald E. Lien. 29, of Sweet
Home. Lien, a member of the
Sweet Home City Police
Department, is expected to
assume patrolman's duties in
Heppner on Dec. 1.
Morrow County's Award-Winning Weekly Newspaper
;; WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22, 1978 HEPPNER, OREGON TWO SECTIONS-24 PAGES
Fred Papineau killed in
heeler Co. truck accident
Lexington log truck opera
tor Fred R. Papineau, 55, was
found dead Thursday under a
portion of a load of logs he was
hauling from the Camp Five
area to John Day.
State police said the acci
dent occured about 3:30 p.m.
on Hwy. 207, roughly one-half
mile north of the Kimberly
Spray junction with Hwy. 19.
; Precisely what caused Pap
ineau to fall beneath the logs
remains unanswered, accord
ing to state police. Papineau's
truck had traveled onto the
shoulder of the eastbound
lane, with the trailer ap
parently striking an embank
ment, ' causing the load to
School immunization clinics will
start Nov, 27 in Morrow County
School immunization clinics
for Morrow County school
children will start Nov. 27, as
part of an effort to deal with a
recent outbreak of measles in
Oregon.
Starting at 9 a.m. on
Monday, Nov. 27, Morrow
County health officials will
give measles vaccinations in
lone, for elementary, junior
high and high school students
there.
Concerned parents
and teachers form
group to aid schools
A group of concerned
parents and teachers is form
ing in Southern Morrow
County in support of public
schools and the educational
system here.
The group will meet Mon
day. Nov. 27. 7:3(1 p.m. at the
Heppner Elementary School
multipurpose room. All par
ents and teachers are invited
to attend.
The overall objective of the
group is "to do what we can to
facilitate our youth in gaining
School staff ing to
come before board
School staffing recom
mendations and capital pro
jects requests for the coming
school year will be outlined
during a Nov. 27 meeting of
the Morrow County Board of
Education.
The school board meeting,
originally scheduled for Nov.
20. was postponed to the 27th
due to heavy snowfall.
The school staffing question
for the coming year promises
to be somewhat complex, as
the school board plans to open
a new elementary school in
Boardman and a new junior
high in Irrigon midw ; luring
next school year.
Capital pi(iccts requests
will be reviewed tor all major
repair, niaintainance and im-
provemcnl proposals tor the
coinint: school year.
come loose. The truck did not
overturn, and came to rest
about 150 feet east from where
the dumped logs and Pap
ineau's body were found.
Police said they were un
sure whether the Lexington
trucker jumped, or was
thrown from his rig. He was
alone at the time of the
accident. The owner of the
truck was able to drive the rig .
from the scene of the accident.
Visibility was good, and the
highway was dry and clear at
the time of the accident.
Papineau had driven the route
many times during his years
as a truck operator.
Th accident was investi
When the necessary shots
have been given in lone, the
clinic will move to Heppner
High School.
On the following day, Nov.
28. the immunization clinic
will be held at A.C. Houghton
P'lemcntary in Irrigon, start
ing at 9 a.m. On Nov. 29, the
shots will be given at River
side High in Bnardman, again
starting at 9 a.m.
Heppner Elementary will
the best education possible,"
said Barbara James, one of
the group's organizers.
"We know there is a drug
and alcohol problem, some
discipline problems and there
are also some strong points
within our school system,"
said Mrs. James. "We'd like
to assist in making our schools
better."
A Idler to the public from
the group's organizers ap
pears on the Gazette-Times
Viewpoint page.
In other business, the school
board is expected to:
Consider bids for new
school buses
Consider revisions to its
transportation policy
Review field trip requests
for next year's budget
Consider contracts for
intern teachers and student
teachers
Approve extra -duty con
tracts for teachers serving as
coaches and advisors.
nappy
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gated by Trooper Tom Dixson.
Born July 31, 1923 in
Cascade, Idaho, Papineau was
the son of Frank Papineau and
Agnes Schoonover Nichols.
Papineau held a gold card in
the Rodeo Cowboys Associa
tion, and at one time broke
horses for the U.S. Calvary.
He was an overseas veteran of
World War II.
Services were held Sunday,
Nov. 19 in the Church of Christ
in Lexington, with the Rev.
Edwin Sikes officiating.
Musical selections were per
formed by Pete Graves.
Active casket bearers were
Kenneth Lindsay, Darrell
Cecil. Earl Bonner, Tom
host the next clinic on Nov. 30
at 9 a.m. ' ' .
All children should be vac
cinated who:
Have had the measles
disease but cannot provide
documented proof; have had
measles vaccine before they
were 12 months of age;
received a measles shot be
fore 19fi9; cannot provide
documented proof of past
immunization. When in doubt
over a child's immunization
history, health officials are
urging parents to see that
their children receive the
vaccination again.
State health officials have
discovered that many children
who were administered "in
active" measles vaccine in the
pre-1969 years in many cases
Weather
High Low Precip.
Wed.. Nov. 15 33 11
Thu.. Nov. 16 55 28 T
Fri . Nov. 17 54 38
Sat., Nov. 18 46 26
Sun., Nov. 19 32 20 .41 (4.4 in. snow)
Mon.. Nov. 20 22 17 .20 (2.0 in. snow)
Morgan Street Bridge
contract awarded
After five years of planning
and three rounds of bidding, a
new Morgan Street Bridge
over Willow Creek in Heppner
is finally becoming a reality.
Last week, Douglas Coats
Construction Co. of Bend was
awarded the contract for
building the new bridge. The
Bend firm submitted a low bid
of $1 13,303 for the project. Two
other companies reportedly
bid on the Morgan Street span.
The planning process
towards replacing the old
bridge began in 1975. In June
of this year, a $134,500 low bid
on the project was rejected as
being too costly. Similar
consequences met a $118,800
low bid on the project in
August.
In order to keep costs within
funding available to the city, a
scaled-down structure was
submitted for bidding during
20 cents
Springer, Carl Thorpe and
Gene Cecil. Honorary bearers
were Lester Crasser, Homer
Collins, John Edwards,
Dwane Grissom, Steve Beard
sley and Jim Lindsay.
Concluding services and
vault interment were in Lex
ington Cemetery, with
Sweeney Mortuary in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife,
Jackie of Lexington; son,
Keith of Lexington; daughter,
Janet Sosich of Milwaukie,
Ore.; mother, Agnes Nichols
of Lexington; brothers, Earl,
Wayne' and Ray, all of
Lexington; sister, Frances
Bech of Hermiston; , two
grandchildren.
suffer "exaggerated react
ions" to the disease during the
current outbreak. Most of the
"inactive" vaccine was given
prior to 19G7, but some was
administered in the state up til
1969.
Although no cases of
measles have turned up in
Morrow County this far this
season, Willamette Valley
schoolchildren have been hard
hit. In the Beaverton area
alone, it was reported late last
week, 128 cases of measles
had been clinically identified.
Other documented incidences
of the disease have been
reported in numerous loca
tions between the Portland
area and Klamath County.
Pre-school children are also
urged to be immunized.
were to be used in building
portions of the bridge ap
proaches. The city will pay for 22 per
cent of the project's cost, with
the federal government pick
ing up the remaining 78 per
cent of the project's cost
through matching funds. The
city's share will be paid
through funds received in an
$18,000 serial levy already
approved by voters.
This summer, Steve Ander
son, ' Heppner's consulting
engineer, appeared before
Heppner City Council to dis
claim any responsibility for
keeping the span open to
traffic. Despite Anderson's
apprehensions as to the span's
the most recent and
successful round of bidding.
Cit workers and equipment
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