Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1979)
- v FOUR The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. May 10, 1979 r Norwegian IFYE arrives in Heppner May 18 Her name is Reidun Martin sen?'.. she is 20 years of age, speaks four languages, and is a clerk for the Norwegian government, and she is I Extension Events... I ByBirdineTullis coming to Morrow County! That is a brief look at the background of our IFYE who will be arriving to visit the Roger Palmer family on May 18th. She will be here until June 11th, so any group wishing to schedule a report on life in Norway may call either Mrs. Palmer, or Bir dine to make arrangements. The Heppner Lion's Club are the first to call in and ask for Reidun to report at their June 5th meeting. NORTH MORROW TOUR SCHEDULED JUNE 8 Reservations are now being taken for a tour of North Degree of Honor district convention held here Apr. 27 The Degree of Honor Hall in Heppner was the scene of the April 27 Dist. Convention. Kate J. Young of Lodge 29 was the hostess for members attending from Baker, La Grande, Pendleton and Bend. The members were called to order by No. 29 President Mary Bryant and national and state officers introduced. A roll call of lodges and presi dents' reports was presented Senior Citizens plan trip to see BMCC Tiddler On The Roof Tuesday is the deadline for reservations for the May 15 senior citizen trip to Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton to view "Fiddler On the Roof." Persons planning to attend should sign up at the Neigh borhood Center Office with Coordinator Pat Brindle. The bus will leave the center at 4 p.m. Wednesday. To attend, seniors must have Golden Age Cards pro vided by the college. The card will admit them free to the student production and to future college events. Applications for the senior printing 676-9228 r w Qsm y 4- term torn (mi) 9mm Morrow County, June 8th, which will include an update on progress of the Carty Coal-Fired plant, housing developments and school sites in Boardman. Morrow and developments. the Port of other nearby Transportation will be by bus, with approximate cost $2. A no host luncheon will be an event with the Boardman Commercial Club. Tour guide for the day will be Harold Kerr. All women and men are welcome to join the tour. Reservations should be made by calling the Extension office, phone 676-9642. A hint... several seats are already taken, so call soon! by Beatrice Clausen, assisted by state officers. The local lodge presented the memorial ceremony and drill team entertainment. In the afternoon, Rachel Harnett opened the museum for those attending. The local lodge presented the memorial cere mony and drill team enter tainment. citizen cards are still avail able from the center, accord ing to the Center Coordinator. . Heppner r spring Concert Final Performance of The Year! Thurs., May 1 7 7:30 p.m. Heppner High School Gymnasium Donations will Be Accepted FREE ADMISSION Concert Band Choir Message Sponsored By Columbia Basin Electric Co-op., Inc. Serving Portions of 5 counties so -Av Ll JCr 7 A THANK YOU TO 4-H LEADERS AND FAMILIES. . . 4-H Leaders are special people who share and give... and seldom receive the ap preciation they deserve. ..but Saturday evening. May 12, 6:.')0 p.m. is their night! Fairgrounds. Heppner. ..is the place! The leaders of our county, and their families, will be treated to a steak dinner, and lots of special recognition, courtesy of Columbia Basin Electric. In addition, to the steak fry, a special program has been arranged for the evening, including awards for record books and county medals for members. We hope all leaders and their families will be present for their special event! By Alena Anderson President Carter has desig nated May as Senior Citizen Month. A tact sheet of pertinent information is to be filled out by senior citizens and put into the vial of life. This vial is to be placed under the top shelf, on the right hand side of the refrigerator. The availability of this information may well save many lives. It has been used in many areas by emergency personnel for people needing assistance in emergency sit uations. The documents will list blood type, family doctor, any chronic illnesses, allergies, medication taken regularly, medical alert conditions, med ical social security number, as well as medical insurance policy numbers. Neighborhood Center per sonnel have these fact sheets available at tne center as well as at the meal sites. Emergency ambulance per- High School Jim Ackley Band Final Performance in Concert 4 To A if. 14 fife.. Dorris Senior Citizen News sonnel. doctors, hospital per sonnel, police and sheriff, and emergency search and rescue are all alerted that these vials of vital information may be available in the refrigerator. This preparedness for emer gency might well extend to others who are not senior citizens. A blood pressure clinic will be held in Heppner, Tuesday, May 15. at the Degree of Honor Building. Senior meals next week will include: At Irrigon Monday, May 14. Swiss steak and gravy. mashed potatoes, tomato juice, buttered beets, molded cabbage-pineapple salad, corn bread and jelly, apricots and cookies. aooQ DT3) ED ftg b3ii g) hers FaODD V S? J - - - .....1 1 L , J Graves At Heppner Tuesday, May 15, spaghetti and meat sauce, buttered corn, tossed green salad, French bread, with plain or garlic butter, and gingerbread with lemon sauce. Daughter Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Judd, Heppner, are the parents of a daughter, Crystal Kathleen, 6 lbs., 14'2 oz., born April 22 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. She joins two brothers at home. The grandparents are Sgt. and Mrs. Roy L. Stukey, Ft. fifi7 If IIT9 HIM j i it m Ti5: 1 w a t f - T'kk. r j ur is n n urn orris oman of the Year' W Dorris Graves. Heppner, has been named 1979 Exten sion Woman of the Year by the Morrow County Extension Service. A native of the county, Ms. Graves has been involved in Extension programs most of her life. ' beginning as a 4-H member and later, a leader in family living pro grams locally and at state level, according to Morrow County Extension spokesman Birdine Tullis. She is past district director of the Oregon Extension Homemaker's Council and has served in all offices locally including advisory commit tees and program develop At Tone and Heppner Wed nesday. May 16, tomato juice, Swiss steak and gravy, butter ed beets, mashed potatoes, pineapple-cabbage salad, cornbread and jelly, apricots and cookies. Heppner Couple Belvoir, Va. and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rollins, Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. George Judd, Spok ane, Wash. Great grandparents are Mrs. Jennie Judd, Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Olive Ball, Kettle Falls. Wash, and Mrs. Bertha Brown, Kansas City, Kansas. f T 7 l I I i I 'I I I JL fP 1 iii Graves tabbed ment. And Ms. Graves is the current chairman of the Morrow County Planning Commission and chairman of the State Soil and Water Commission. Announcement of the award was one of the highlights of Women's Day held at Irrigon. Also honored was the Irrigon Study Group for community service as "Study Group of the Year." The group is active in community projects including a clothing drive for children, donations to families with emergencies, projects and establishment senior citizen recently the of a county Horse-A-Thon yields proceeds and prizes Area horse-riders raised $510 during the April 28 Cystic Fibrosis Horse-A-Thon at Ir rigon. Thirteen youth and numer ous adult riders rode 20 miles through the Umatilla Game Refuge outside of Irrigon, according to the Morrow County Extension Service. Lori Witt, teen 4-H leader of the Desert Riders. Prizes were awarded to the four riders with the most amount pledge. Brenda Bozarth, Boardman, received the most amount pledged by nT3 UuU emergency fund. Presiding at the event was Lyla Wilcox, Irrigon, chairman of the Homemaker's Advisory Coun cil. Theme of the conference was devoted to the "Day of the Child" and those attending heard the comments of Mar celle Straatman, OSU Exten sion Specialist who shared insights on child development and families today. Special entertainment was provided by the Sweet Ade lines and a style revue by North Morrow Junior and Senior High School girls, narrated by Francine Evans. Mari Evans provided piano accompaniment. individuals and businesses. Kristi Booth, Irrigon, received the next highest amount. Denise Key, Hermiston, was third and Dawn Timms, Irrigon, fourth. Prizes were donated by Wood's Western World, Sherrell Chevrolet, Watson's Jewelry, Roemarks (all from Hermiston) and Desert Farm Supply, Irrigon. The ride took about eight hours to complete and refresh ments served by the Desert Riders 4-H Horse Club and the Crazy Cookers 4-H Club of Irrigon. B mm v- u till 11
