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Musical to be staged by Boise
troupe at 1st Methodist Church
Thr Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 6, 1980 FIVE
"Lightshine" will be pre
sented in Heppner by 30 young
people from Boise at the
Heppner United Methodist
Church beginning at 8 p.m.
March 14. The New Life
Center and the Seventh Day
Adventist congregations are
cooperating with the Metho
dists in housing the musical's
cast, who will be spending the
night in Heppner homes.
"Lightshine" is an adapta
tion in concert -narrative form
which stages journeys with a
mime as he searches through
the Beatitudes for the secret of
happiness. He meets many
characters some happy,
some sad and as one travels
with him, many types of music
are heard some humorous,
some serious.
As "Lightshine" ends, the
music, mime, and characters
come together to complete the
puzzle of happiness.
The music is by Buryl Red,
the book and lyrics by Grace
Hawthorne and the concert
narration by Melvin A. Haw
thorne. The co-directors are
Don and Connie Branton who
also both accompany the
vocalists. Some guitar and
drum accompaniment is in
cluded by members of the
cast.
This very special Lenten
program will be introduced by
. the Rev. S. Michael Sheridan,
the host pastor. He has seen
the production, he said, and
feels very enthusiastic about
it. Sheridan says it should
appeal to family members to
persons of every age.
At the conclusion of the
musical everyone is invited to
the social ropms to meet the
cast and to enjoy visiting
about the show over coffee,
punch and cookies. There is no
admission charge but a free
will offering to help with
travel expense will be appreciated.
Morrow 4-R 9er awarded scholarship
for his second year at college
Ken Bailey, " currently at
tending Blue Mountain Com
munity College, has been
awarded the first $250 scholar
ship from the Morrow County
4-H Leaders Council.
This scholarship recognizes
past achievements in the 4-H
program. It is available for
the student's second year of
school. It was theorized that
most students should, and
would, have enough funds
saved for at least one year of
school. Often outstanding 4-H
members, such as Ken, also
receive other scholarships for
their first year.
Ken was an outstanding
livestock 4-H member in
Douglas County prior to mov
ing to Morrow County where
he completed his 10th year.
Morrow County Fair awards
going to Ken were the Round
Robin Award for Showman
ship and the Champion Beef
Showmanship Award. At the
state level, he received the
Beef Herdsmanship Cham
pion and Reserve Champion
for Beef Showmanship.
Family members are par
ents, Dwight and Janelle,
brother Jeff, and sister Nan
cy, who live on Little Butter
creek. Ken is taking Agricul
ture Mechanics and Diesel
Mechanics at BMCC, where he
was named to the Dean's list
with a 3,87 grade point
average.
Boy Scout Troop 661
to be reactivated
Troop 661, Boy Scouts of
America, will be reactivated
by its sponsoring organiza
tion, the Heppner Elks Lodge,
said Glen Ward, institutional
representative.
The scout leaders are to be
Dan McBride and Chuck Holt.
The troop, for boys 11 through
18, will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday nights at the Elks
Club. The organizational
meeting is scheduled for
March 13.
Ward said interested boys
and their parents are invited.
Members of "Kitty Hawk"
crew return from voyage
Ladd Dick
Ladd Dick, son of L.E. Dick
in Heppner, paid a visit to
Heppner last week during his
leave from his duty with tne
navy.
Dick is currently stationed
in Oak Harbor, Wash.
A Navy aviation electronics
technician 2nd class, Dick, has
returned from a nine-month
deployment in the Western
Pacific and Indian Ocean.
He is a member of Tactical
Electronic Warfare Squadron
135 (VAQ-135) based at the
Whidbey Island Naval Air
Station, Oak Harbor, Wash.
While deployed, his squadron
was embarked aboard the
aircraft carrier USS Kitty
Hawk.
The Kitty Hawk's latest
assignment earned her and
the embarked air wing the
Navy Expeditionary Medal
for continuous operations car
ried out in the Indian Ocean
and Arabian Sea, where they
remained at sea for a 74-day
period.
Although the Kitty Hawk
was originally scheduled to
return home before Christ
mas, the unexpected journey
to the Indian Ocean because of
the Iranian crisis meant
cancellation of holiday plans.
She also steamed in waters off
Korea upon notification of
President Park's assassina
tion. In addition, the Kitty Hawk
led a task group in a sweep of
the South China Sea searching
for refugee "boat people,"
participated in many fleet
readiness exercises and
steamed more than 70,000
miles.
VAQ-135 flies the EA-6B
"Prowler" jet aircraft. Dick's
squadron's planes are spe
cially equipped to conduct
electronic warfare (jamming)
operations in addition to their
all-weather capability to de
tect and locate enemy targets.
A 1962 graduate of Heppner
High School, Dick joined the
Navy in May 1974.
Rory K. Stillman
Navy Aviation Structural
Mechanic 2nd Class Rory K.
Stillman, son of George F. and
Virgena Stillman of 270 W.
Sperry in Heppner, has re
turned from a nine-month
deployment in the Western
-Pacific and Indian Ocean.
He is a member of Attack
Squadron 94 (VA-94) based at
Lemoore Naval Air Station,
Calif. While deployed, his.
squadron was embarked
aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk.
VA-94 flies the A-7E "Cor
sair," a single seat, light '
attack jet aircraft.
A 1972 graduate of Hepp
ner High School, Stillman
joined the Navy in May 1972.
Irish Stew
dinner set for
March 17
The women of St. Patrick's
Altar Society and their lead
ers, Mrs. Dan Sweeney and
Mrs. Gary Munkers, have
announced the completed
plans for their Annual St.
Patrick's Irish Stew Dinner
and Family Entertainment.
This event is set for March 17
from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the
Parish Hall.
The Lindsay family, which
consists of Larry, Corinne and
their eight children, and the
new St. Patrick's Folk Choir
will be entertaining during the
evening.
The women promise to
serve real Irish beef stew with
lots of beef, salad, French
bread and a choice of home
made pies or other pastry,
along with coffee, tea and
milk. The prices for the meal
and entertainment are $3 for
each adult, $1 for children
under 12 and $8 for a family
group.
Letha Archer
celebrates 96
years
A family reunion honoring
Letha Archer on her 96th
birthday took place Feb. 26.
The potluck birthday dinner
was at the Don Robinson
Ranch in Sand Hollow the area
where Mrs. Archer's parents
came to from Missouri to
spend their early family
years. Merlyn Robinson, Mrs.
Archer's niece, supervised the
meal.
Besides the Smiths from
Portland, others who attended
were Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
Wyland and their daughter
Carol from Pendleton; Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Warren of
Grandview, Wash.; Mrs.
Irene Scheckter and her
daughter Margaret from
Richland, Wash.; Leora Hey
den of Stanfield; Etta Devin
Parker and Mrs. Dick Devin
from Heppner and Evelyn
Broun of Hermiston.
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Margaret and Everett Stout
Open house to honor
couple with heppner ties
An open house for Everett
(Dick) and Margaret Stout
will honor their 50th wedding
anniversary March 22 starting
at 2 p.m. with a buffet at 5 at
the Littlerock Grange Hall,
south of Tumwater. Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Stout were
married in Oregon March 21,
1930. They resided in Kelso,
Wash, for many years and are
now living in Olympia.
Mr. Stout is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henderson Stout and
was raised in Heppner along
with a brother, Jim, of
Tillamook and a sister. Vivian
Hayes, of Heppner. Both are
now deceased.
Mrs. Slout. formerly Mar
garet Bailey, is the daughter
of Nelson and Mary Bailey,
who resided in Heppner for
many years. In 1957. they
celebrated their 50th anniver
sary in Heppner. Mrs. Stout
has a sister, Mrs. Elwin
Hughes, still residing in Hepp
ner. Friends and relatives are
invited to spend the afternoon
with the Stouts, and their
daughters Mrs. Noreen Croy
and her husband Ted and Mrs.
Jan Jackson and her husband
Dale, who are hosting the
celebration.
Blue Mountain singers
invited to California
Phil Marquardt and 24 other
members of the Blue Moun
tain Community College
Chorale and Pop Vocal En
semble have been invited to
participate in the 1980 Califor
nialand Music Festival March
21 through March 23.
Under the direction of David
E. Miller, a graduate of
California Lutheran College
and Arizona State University,
the groups previously were
awarded the Silver Medal in
the 1978 Californialand Music
Festival and the 1979 Hawai
ian Festival of Music. They
also performed as guest choirs
at the Hermiston Jazz Festi
val, i
In addition to director of the
Blue Mountain Community
College Chorale and Pop
Vocal Ensemble, Miller has
served as director of choirs at
the Eastern Oregon College
Summer Music Camp.
While in California, the
groups will perform for adju
dication at the Exelsior High
School in Norwalk. Adjudica
tors for the Californialand
Music Festival will include
Grant Beglarian, dean of the
school of performing arts,
University of Southern Cali
fornia and International Mu
sic Festivals Advisory Council
' Member. He will represent
'' International Music Festivals
as the chief adjudicator, as
well as Jerry Bilik, composer,
conductor, and arranger.
AA JJWsets business
meeting in lone
The March business meet
ing of the American Associa
tion of University Women,
Heppner Branch, will be
combined with a no-host salad
luncheon this Saturday at
Beecher's Cafe in lone.
A carpool will leave the
Heppner Library at 10:30
Saturday morning.
The business meeting will
begin at 11 a.m. A visiting
speaker, Marilyn Outslay, the
Oregon Division vice-president
in charge of membership,
will talk to the branch
members during lunch. She
will offer suggestions on
boosting membership and at
tendance and will hope to help
the members with other
matters.
Nominations for member
ship vice-president and trea
surer will be announced by the
branch committee consisting
of Marion Abrams, Inez Erwin
and Betty Forrar. A final
report on the 1979 Artifactory
will be given and some plans
for next year's Artifactory
will be discussed.
The branch would like to
send one or two members to
the state convention next
month at Ashland and will
hope to name delegates at this
meeting. The scholarship
committee will give its report.
The matter of working with
the American Field Service in
bringing another student to
Heppner next year will be
discussed. Those families or
individuals who are interested
in attending Camp Hancock
May 31 and June 1 are asked to
call Liz Curtis at 676-9454.
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Citizens
The Area Agency on Aging
Advisory Council will meet
March 27 in Condon at the
United Church of Christ, two
blocks west of the main street,
toward the north end of town.
The meeting will begin at 10
a.m. and continue throughout
the day. Lunch will be served
"dutch treat" at the Senioi
Center.
The plan to move the'
Heppner senior mealsite to the
new Herman Green dining
room adjacent to the Neigh
borhood Center fell through,
and for at least the month of
March, the dinners will conti
nue to be served at the Elks.
Meals planned at the three
county mealsites for next
week will include:
At Irrigon March 10 apple
juice, spaghetti and meat
balls, green beans, buttered
squash, cabbage slaw, garlic
bread, jello with mixed fruit
and topping.
At Heppner March 11 to
mato juice, corn beef and
cabbage, mashed potatoes,
cottage cheese and peach
salad, cornbread and jelly and
lemon squares.
At lone and Heppner March
12 ground beef casserole
with potatoes,' buttered peas
and carrots, tomato aspic
salad, oatmeal muffins and
jelly and apple cake with
topping.
8th graders to
perform spring
musical
Heppner's annual Musical
Spring Program with fifth to
eighth graders performing
will take place March 14 at
7:30 p.m. in the Heppner
Junior High gymnasium.
Music will be provided by
the fifth grade, sixth grade
and junior high bands plus
singing selections will be
performed by the fifth grade
and junior high choruses.
The program is open to the
public. There will be no
admission charge.
Riverside High
to stage play
The Riverside Community
Theatre is putting on the
musical comedy "Carnival"
tonight, Friday and Saturday
at Riverside High School.
Cost of the play is $2 for
adults and $1 for students.
O Irrigon .news
Fra nets Rose Wilson 922-3352
SI C CKSSFl'L CRUSADE
The Family Crusade at the
Assembly of God in Irrigon
was "a huge success," accord
ing to Pastor Allen Gordanier.
He is still smiling even after
getting a pie in his face,
Thursday night. Wrangler
Rod had one in his face too,
and came out smiling.
The goal in attendance was
set for 175. with the promise
that Pastor Gordanier could
throw a pie at Wrangler Rod if
the goal was reached. If 200
were to come, Mrs. Gordanier
could throw a pie at the
pastor. On Wednesday night
the attendance soared to 261.
A bus load of 70 came from
Boardman and some from
Hermiston.
The program included a
film each night, puppets,
special singing and even a few
magic tricks. Prizes were
given for learning.
PROUD OF PIRATES
Boardman and Irrigon are
justly proud of the Riverside
Pirates Basketball Team.
They did a great job of
defeating the top contenders
in the District A Tournament,
namely Weston-McEwen and
Pilot Rock. Congratulations
Champs. Now it's on to State.
NEWS OF PEOPLE Jim
and Connie Gordanier visited
her parents in Springfield,
Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Morrow
have returned from a visit
with their son-in-law and
daughter., Mr. and Mrs. Don
Mabee, in Springfield, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Griffin
were honored on their 21st
wedding anniversary with a
party Sunday evening at the
Assembly of God.
Hospital Notes 1
Patients at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital in Heppner who
have been admitted and then
discharged for the week
ending March 3 include Kathy
O'Neal. Richard Totten and
Mary Nikander, all of Heppner.
Later in the week, Kathy
O'Neal was readmited.
Patients still in the hospital
Monday were Edna Bailey,
Marilyn Post, Earl Bonner,
Alex Ulrich and Ellis Saling,
all of Heppner.
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