FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 29, 1979
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After several months of complaining about the hard
weather, it is reassuring to have spring come along just
about when it is regularly scheduled to appear.
The spring-vacationing students and teachers certainly
struck good weather here last week but we wonder about
folks in the middle states and about teacher Karen Howe who
went there for her week off.
Here we've had great outdoor weather. Many youngsters
took advantage of the city parks the grassy field of Hager
Park is getting used, but not as much as the Main Street
Park.
Both the county museum and the city library had more
than usual traffic, much of it youthful, last week. Some
householders got a good start on spring cleanup of yards,
gardens and garages. When I took the efforts of my pruning
and cleanup to the county landfill (dump) on Saturday
afternoon it was good to see many others lined up to discard
as they swung through the first week of the Chamber-of-Commerce-guided,
official spring spruce-up campaign.
This week as the beautification campaign builds toward
its weekend climax the activity should quicken and the dump
get busier as the fleet of helper trucks fills requests for help.
By now you know that the Western Heritage Savings and
Loan office is a full-time business here. You may have visited
the spacious, attractive quarters where Manager John Van
Winkle and assistant Penny Connor are pleased to help
people in the location where the Mahoney-Abrams office was
so long.
You are probably aware that this organization has
financed the three new homes which are being finished and
are for sale on upper Chase Street.
What you may not have noticed is that the Oregon State
Motor Vehicles Division Office has taken over the original
location of the savings and loan office here. This has brought
two new residents to Heppner, Rose and Ellis McCoy,
formerly of La Grande. Rose is the manager of the Vehicles
Division Office.
These "real" McCoys are friendly, helpful people who
say that they like the friendly, helpful folks here. They are in
temporary livingquarters now but will be moving into the
house that Sally and Tom Dixon built on Canyon Road. The
Dixsons are returning to Milton-Freewater.
This week is pretty special for senior citizens of the
county. At long last, after various problems which meant
months of waiting, the new seniors' bus is ready to roll. A
load of seniors rolled along in it last Monday over to Irrigon
where they attended the county advisory committee meeting
and had dinner at the senior mealsite with the Irrigon
seniors.
Seems that the Sifting Through The Times column last
week inadvertently contained an error that several
old-timers noted. It stated that Ron Currin had been
valedictorian and Adelia Anderson Salutorian of the
graduating class at Heppner High School 25 years ago. This
was an exact quote from the first publication of this news.
However, in the next edition in 1954, the error was corrected,
ss we are re-correcting it now.
Adelia was the valedictorian and Ron the salutatorian. Tt
is interesting to note that just two years later the Heppner
graduates were lead by Nancy Anderson as Valedictorian
and Tom Currin as salutatorian. They surely followed along
nicely in the ways of older sister and older brother. The class
of 19H) had the third Anderson daughter, Carol, as
Valedictorian, and Tom Driscoll was their salutatorian.
Isn't it good to have houses being built and being
remodeled? I understand that the newest home up on the
eastern skyline is being built for Dr. and Mrs. Gifford and
family. The expanded John Breidenbach family is raising the
roof with a remodeling and enlarging project at their home
on Chase Street.
We keep hearing that more rental units are needed
here that many retirees who prefer small-town living would
come if they could find appropriate housing. Many of them
like "close-in" locations so that they can walk to the post
office and stores. It seems like there just aren't vacant places
to live, and when a vacancy occurs it is grabbed before it is
really vacant.
If the Willow Creek Dam is to be built there could be a
really desperate housing situation during the building time.
It seems strange that there is no suitable mobile home park
nearby. Many construction workers now take their homes
with them when they work on various projects.
Although to some, Heppner doesn't seem to change
much others see the community changes right along. It is
offering more attractive locations for homebuilders out of
the flood plain, up on the hills. Almost all of the homes near
the hospital and clinic are quite new as are the many on the
hill around the new Forest Service Building.
Downtown many more services are being offered which
Cont. on page 5
Heppner Garden Club pledges
aid to Hager Park, PMH
Heppner Garden Club mem
bers have voted to contribute
money and support to the
development of the city's
Hager Park. They are also
planning to try to assist with
improving and caring for the
grounds around the hospital.
At the regular meeting,
Monday, March 12 in the
Weatherford home, with Elea
nor Gonty presiding, a request
for funds from the Oregon
Roadside Council was discus
sed. After deliberation the
membership voted to keep
-most of their efforts here in
Heppner, and not to contribute
to the state roadside Council.
Rhonda Harris
to wed James
It was agreed that the club
would contribute appropriate
items of shrubbery for the
landscaping of the Saling
House at Weston, which has
been adopted as a historic
restoration project by the Blue
Mountain District of the
Oregon State Federation of
Garden Clubs.
Members were asked to
plan to attend the District 10
Spring Conference in Herm
iston on Saturday, April 21.
Dorothy Heard is the out
going district president.
Bob Lowe brought a report
of the Heppner Cleanup Camp
aign and the members prom
ised to support and assist with
that community effort.
Historical Society seeks data
on county's Indian heritage
Wishart
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harris,
Heppner. announce the en
gagement of their daughter,
Rhonda Rave, of Pendleton, to
James F. Wishart, Heppner.
son of Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Wishart. also of Heppner.
Both young people are
graduates of Heppner High
School. Rhonda is employed
as a teacher's aide in the
Umatilla County School Sys
tem and Jim is employed by
Kinzua Corporation.
A September wedding is
planned.
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The Morrow County Histori
cal Society is seeking factual
accounts of early-day Indian
encounters and Indian life in
Morrow County.
The society plans to compile
data on the county's Indian
culture for preservation. Per
sons with insight into Indian
life including family stories
or diaries are urged to con
tact Orville and Barbara
Cutsforth. who are working on
the project.
Mr. Cutsforth suggested
that the project be launched
during a March 26 meeting of
the Historical Society's board
of directors, held at the home
of Jean and Norman Nelson.
In other developments
during the March 26 meeting,
Harold Peck showed photos of
a display on Morrow County in
the s.ate Capitol Building.
The Historical Society is
sponsoring a bus trip to
museums and other points of
interest in the John Day-Canyon
City area on May 5.
Persons wishing to make the
trip may reserve seats by
calling Ruth McCabe at 422
7194 or Barbara Bloodsworth
at 676-9706. Cost will be $12.50
per person, not including
meals. The bus will leave
Lexington at 7:30 a.m., and
depart from Heppner at 8 a.m.
on May 5.
Renowned agronomist to discuss world
food supply in Heppner speech
Is there hunger in the
world? Can we feed future
generations? These and other
topics will be explored by Dr.
Warren Kronstad. agronomy
professor at Oregon State
University at a public meeting
Tuesday, April 3 at Heppner
High School Cafetorium.
"World Food Supply" is the
topic of the 8 p.m. speech
sponsored by the Heppner
Branch of AAUW.
Dr. Kronstad is a well
known speaker as well as a
plant breeder. He has develop
ed several varieties of wheat
adapted to eastern and west
ern Oregon including Mc
Dormid. Hyslop. Stephens,
and Yamhill.
He has worked closely with
Dr. Norman Borloug, Nobel
Peace Prize winner for initia
ting the Green Revolution.
The plant breeder has been
involved with Borloug at a
research center in Mexico and
has worked with the wheat
program in Turkey. Last year
he visited mainland China and
toured research stations.
There will be a 7:30 p.m.
business meeting preceding
the speaker for all AAUW
members.
Wallis-Mitchell wedding rite
held at Morrow Courthouse
Marlene Wallis and Charles
Mitchell were married in a
ceremony at the Morrow
County Courthouse on Friday,
March 23. A number of friends
and relatives were present for
the ceremony, performed by
Justice of the Peace Charlotte
Gray.
The newlyweds. both Kinzua
residents, will be making their
home in Heppner.
Jim Wishart Rhonda Harris
Alpha Theta buys equipment
for Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Alpha Theta Sorority rec
ently presented a check for
$24 to the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital to pay lor an otoscope
needed in the emergency'
room for examining ear
drums. The women earned the
money for their gilt from the
sale of community calendars
and K.S.A. Cookbooks. They
also earned enough to present
some casette tapes to the
nursing home sector of the
hospital.
At the groups 's most recent
meeting on Wednesday.
March ll in the home of
LaHae Kindle. Vice-President
Ramona Marshall presided in
the absence of President
Bettie Doherty.
Planning lor the groups'
annual Bike Ride to benefit St.
Judo's Children's Hospital
was considered. Members ask
that prospective riders be
watching for details and
complete instructions to be
published soon.
Rick Boyce to
wed Debbie
Brown in June
Mr. and Mrs.
Brown, The Dalles,
the engagement
daughter. . Debbie.
Gordon
announce
of their
to Rick
Boyce. The Dalles, son of Mr.
and Mrs. ' Ray Boyce of
Heppner.
Debbie is a graduate of
Baker High School and is
presently .employed at the
Tapadera Restaurant in The
Dalles.
Rick is a graduate of
Heppner High School and the
University of Oregon. He is
currently employed in the
office of Fred Thomson,
CPA., The Dalles.
A June wedding is planned.
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Tonight is first session ofBMCC
Expectant Parent class
The Expectant Parents
class offered in Heppner by
Blue Mountain Community
College will begin Thursday,
March 29, at 7 p.m.
Couples may register the
first night of class in the
Heppner High School library.
Total cost of the class is $18
per couple. Instructor will be
Chris Adelman, Registered
Nurse. For more information
about the class, Mrs. Adel
man 's number is 676-5196.
English Riding-Horsemanship
class in Heppner will
begin April 1 at the Heppner
Fairgrounds from 5 to 7 p.m.
Those interested in the class
should contact Merlyn Robin
son, 676-9761.
Area coordinator for Hep
pner is Nancy Brownfield.
Heppner area residents should
contact her at 676-5039 if they
have any questions about
BMCC evening classes.
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