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a . . . '! 'I ' -'I ' I ' EIGHT The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, November 22, lfl"il 3 Morrow County girls are winners in wool contest Black, red, and burgundy were the magic colors that took three Morrow County girls to the winner's circle in the Make It Yourself With Wool Contest in Pendleton last Saturday. The contest was dominated by Morrow County entries, wilh only one entry from other counties in the district. Winner of the senior division was Erin Evans, of Irrigon. wearing a black 100 percent wool gabardine suit, piped in brilliant red. Her shawl col lared jacket was accented with a bright red belt and blouse, picking up the color of the piping. The skirt was the popular slim style with slit in side. Erin will travel to the state contest to trv for a trip to sT ' 'MS f C !' 1 I J- ' v. It: V V ,!' z- ttKtimi&:& .... ! i from Heppner: Diann Morter and Margaret Doherty from lone; Danette Daltoso. Ann Evans and Helen Daltoso from Irrigon and Teresa Mueller of Hermiston. All Morrow Three women competed in the special adult division added to the contest this year. The winner was Roberta Anderson. Pilot Rock, model ing her brown tweed blazer. Runner-up was Klara Kinzer, Heppner. with a grey tweed blazer. Judy Burray. Condon, entered her burgundy blazer outfit. Each received a gift certificate. l Frin Fvans the national contest. She is a freshman at the University of Idaho, majoring in home economics. This will be her second trip to the state event, where she was the runner up last year. Heppner High Honor Roll Thirty-five Heppner High School students made the honor roll at the end of the first quarter of school this year. These students had a 3.33 grade point average or better. Seven of the students had a perfect 4.0 average. They were Alice Abrams and Marie Van Schoiack, seniors; Brett Sherer and Paula Palmer, juniors: and Anne Murray, Mardel James and Suzie Jacobs, freshman. Other seniors on the list were Sherry Combs. Todd Harrison, Paula Heinrichs, Dale Holland. Lee McCarl, Larry Palmer. Jim Parker, Todd Sherer and Jo jean Ste vens. Juniors were Cindy Bow man, Pat Clark, Lynn Dee Dcvin. Jcanncine Forquer, Sns.'in .Inhnsnn, Caroivn Plo charsky. Patty Toombs and Anne Van Schoiack. The elite group of sopho mores included Lorri Day, Dairy Hollonion. Anne Lind say, John Murray. Lisa Nix, Sarena Panter, and Sandra Ward. Freshmen on the list were Greg Connor, Shelly Fraser, Wes Marlatt and Kim Miller. Trisha Mahoney Burgundy wool pants with matching vest were the win ning combination for Trisha sub-teen division. Special gift award for Trisha was a sheepskin rug. Runner-up in the sub-teen division was Shelley Stroeber also of Hepp ner, who chose a bias plaid skirt for her entry. Velour sweater, boots and matching beret were accents for her outfit. She received a $10 gift certificate as her award. You could almost hear bagpipes as Angie Evans paraded her brilliant red wrapped skirt, black blazer and accessories, with a Scot tish shawl to pull it all together. Her striking outfit brought winning honors in the junior division, as well as the opportunity to travel to the state competition. Angie is a sophomore at Riverside High School. Other models receiving gift certificates were: Kim Wright, Kim Miller, Cindy Stroeber and Missy Turner all Congressman to hold "listening session" Congressman Al Ullman of Oregon's second district has announced members of his staff will be in Hood River on Tuesday, Nov. 27, for a "listening session." Persons wishing to make thier views known or discuss particular problems may call Ullman's toll-free number, 1-800-452-2143 for a discussion or to arrange a meeting. Yo Blessings j IK Peot brother- yi hood . . . sharing. KA That's what the Y Jf Thanksgiving holt- J V day Is all about. Q-f Abrams and Kuhn Attorney's -a Maw Thanksgiving I TIME TO REFLECT During this festive Thanksgiving holiday, let uj remember to take time to bend our heeds in proyer, to express our hap piness and heartfelt gratitude tor all of life s simple joys' Morrow County Abstract and Title Co. Inc. Heppner, Ore. 676-9912 r CrrvHi Angie Evans The contest and public show were at Blue Mountain Com munity College, under the direction of Dorris Doherty of Pilot Rock, district director. Narrator and assistant was Tedde Hocomb from Pendle ton. The state competition will be in Salem, Dec. 9-10 on the Williamette University cam pus. The national contest is in San Diego, Jan. 17-21, 1980. 4-H News Nov. 17 we had a meeting. We made Christmas orna ments out of felt and used lace to trim them. This year we are going to learn to sew by hand and we will use the machine. Next time we meet we are going to learn some songs. For. our treat we had orange juice and carrots and celery. And after the meeting we played a game. Bombing range road may get improvement The Stale Highwav Div ision has issued a preliminary Si Year Highway Improve ment Pmuram thai will in clude some work in Morrow County, according to WE. Schwartz of LaGrando, the Region V engineer. He announced a series of four public hearings to be held in eastern Oregon, including one in Hermiston at the Civic Recreation Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 27. "I will be conducting each of these hearings." Schwartz said. "At each hearing I will be accompanied by Transpor tation Commission Chairman Anthony Yturri of Ontario and a member of our Salem staff. We will discuss our proposed Vf program with you and will lake your input to our pro gram." The Morrow Conty project to be included in the plan will be a 9.8 mile section of Highway 207, scheduled for 1982, with resurfacing and widening. The section has been identified as the "Bomber Range Road-Butter-creek Road section" between Lexington and Echo. The estimated cost would be $1.5 million. Schwartz said the state has divided the six-year program into two parts. (DA preservation program which merely maintains the present system, and (2) a modernization or improve ment program. The state has allocated $235 million for the preservation of existing routes and $56 million to the improvement program over the next six years. "No projects have been identified in the improvement category and none appears in the program other than the very lew which are a part of the present Six Year Pro gram." Schwartz said. "The Transportation Commission will select the projects for this part of the program based upon the input we receive from the public and local government officials." lj Births Hermiston graduate set in teaching Heppner band students music News Editor has baby girl Steve and Renita Powell of Heppner had a baby girl, Angela Marie, Nov. 17 at 9:44 a.m. at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. She weighed six pounds, six-and-one-half ounces and she is Mr. and Mrs. Powell's first child. Steve Powell is the news editor for the Heppner Gazette-Times. The new grandparents are Ronald and Carol Powell of Puyallup. Wash. Wanda and Gary Clark of Puyallup, Billie Lamphiear of Anacortes, Wash, and Glenn and Corinee Young of Renton, Wash. The great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Art Powell of Olympia, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. William Collinson of Toppen ish. Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Clint Okerstrom of Olympia and Mr. and Mrs. William Coberly of Anacortes. Ex-lone couple has baby girl Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Gutier rez of Hermiston had a baby girl in the hospital there Nov. 13. They narned her Amanda Christine and she weighed seven pounds and six ounces. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer of Iom and George Gutierrez of lone and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Drake of Milwaukie. The great -grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash of Heppner and Mrs. Marion Palmer of lone. Bruce Martin is in his first year of teaching band and he is doing it in the Heppner schools Marl in is a 1978 graduate of Central Washington State Uni versity in Ellensburg, Wash. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education there with a minor in environmental studies. He took a year off after graduation to work outside his profession. He worked six months as a basic laborer in a food processing plant and six months as a chair lift operator at the Alpental Ski Resort in the Cascade Mountains in Washington. But he is now set in his teaching profession and he is the instructor for a large group of Heppner students. He has 25 students in his fifth grade band. 28 in the sixth. 39 in the junior high group and 29 in high school. "Jim Ackley really turned them on to music." Martin said about the man who preceded Martin as the Hepp ner band director. The 1973 Hermiston High School graduate is planning on taking his high school band to the coast in the late spring. He does not only teach Hospital Notes The following patients have been admitted and then dis missed from Pioneer Memo rial Hospital in Heppner: Archie Munkers, Heppner; Willard Steelman, Heppner; Renita Powell, Heppner; Doug Holland, Heppner; Har old Hill, Heppner; Norman Paullus, Heppner and Jona than Kendall of Heppner. Patients who have been admitted and are still in the hospital are Charles Bucha nan of Lexington and Rose Marie Buschke of Heppner. during band period in the day but he also gives lessons on an individual basis after school. He said he only has four individual pupils now but he hopes to have more later. Parents play an important part in Martin's teaching of music. He said he thinks it is the parent's responsibility to encourage the young musi cians to practice 45 minutes a day and to keep in touch with Martin if a problem develops. He thinks parents should keep track of their practice time and make sure they bring their horns to school. In general, he feels the parents should show interest. Martin has done some traveling as a musician. In 1978. he sang on the CWSU jazz choir that was number one in the nation in colleges. That group went to Dallas, Texas to attend the Vocal Jazz National Convention. In 1972, the Hermiston High School stage band, that he played saxophone for went to Europe. Martin favors the saxo phone but he can play "Every thing" from the clarinet to the tuba. He likes all types of music and he wants to start a stage band at the high school Not all veterans are ex-servicemen. Some 679,000 or over two percent of the veteran population are women. to go along with the pep band. Martin still keeps in touch with his inspiration for music, John Sheeley. his high school music instructor. Sheeley has a stage band called the "Retreads" which consists mostly of former students. The group puts on three concerts a year in the Hermiston area. 1 Have Your Holiday Feast With Us Opened: Nov. 22 11:00 to 3:00 676-5025 Flu can be fatal Flu sometimes can lead to penumonia and even death. In some past flu epidemics about one person out of every thousand who got influenza died as a result. In people wilh diabetes or heart . lung or kidney diseases, and in the eldcrlv. flu carries the risk of serious complications Millie's Barber Shop Will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 23rd, and 24th A time for loving family ... dear friends to share the holiday warmth . . . and give thanks for all the blessings we share. Hflorrow County Tain (3rovcrs Lexington piKi i it if-" imwtwfcfttfi - v "Krrc"ww(...-:. "raw-"-. Carmen Whittle, Clerk. 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