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Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
VOL. M, NO. 16
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HHS prom court selected
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The Heppner High School 1981 prom court
was selected Tuesday morninR by a vote by
the HHS Junior Class.
Pictured left to right are seniors, John Bier.
18. Susan Johnson, 17, Lynn Dee levin, 18.
HHS musical on the wav
By MARY AN( KRl l.MI
Another spring musical ii in
rehearsal at Heppner High
School.
The HHS drama club hat
been meeting three nights a
week to prepare for the
musical version of "Cheaper
by the Down." The musical Is
under the direction of Jane
Rawlins.
As the title infers, the story
centers around a dozen child
ren. And, of course, a shaggy
dog
The stage crew has been
working daily and are current
ly adding the final touches to
the scenery. Scene construc
County students earn BMCC honors
Over 270 students at Blue
Mountain Community College
at Pendleton earned at least a
3.0 grade-point average dur
ing winter term at the college.
Of those, 38 earned a perfect
'A' grade point of 4 0.
Those in Morrow County
earning a straight-'A' average
include: Daniel Van Sehoiack.
Heppner, Jeanette Evans,
Irrigon. and Jeannie Padberg,
lone.
Others included on the honor
roll are- Carol Donovan and
Greg Tarpening, Boardman;
Kenneth Bailey, Eugene Far
ley, Wendy Myers, Larry
Palmer and Dona Stevens,
lone Garden Club
helps in cleanup
lone Garden Club spent a
busy clay on April 8 starting
with a clean-up of the yard of
the club's oldest garden club
member, Edith Nichoson.
Many Chrysanthemum
plants, coral bells, blue
bells and bulbs were made
ready for the plant sale'
on April 29. This will be
held at the lone Legion Hall
beginning at 10 a.m. with pie
and coffee being served dur
ing the day.
A no-host luncheon was held
at Beecher's Cafe and a
birthday cake made by Carol
McKaig was served in honor
of Delta Huber and Edith
Nichoson 's birthdays. Cards
were presented to the two
honorees.
New officers elected for the
Brett Sherer, 18, Deann Connor, 17, and Rick
Cole. 18.
The prom king and queen will be crowned al
the prom. Saturday evening. April 25.
upstairs in the Elks Lodge in Heppner.
tion is under the direction of
Larry Cerullo,
Show nights are set for April
3d and May 1 at 8 p m.
Participating in the musical
comedy besides HHS Drama
Club members, and some
students of Heppner Elemen
tary School and some mem
bers of the community.
Mother and Dud are Linda
Gifford and Ronald McDon
ald The children include
Jason Redman, Currie Brown
field. Sandra Wattenburger,
and Beth Forrar ( all elemen
tary school students). Shane
Laughlin. Lisa Nix, Paula
Palmer, Marti Baker, Karen
Kenny and Susan Johnson.
Boyfriends are John Bier,
Heppner; Francine Evans and
Kerry Jones. Irrigon; and
Melvin McCarl and Marie
Yocum, Iexington
About half the total number
of students, 134 in all. made
the honor roll for earning a 3.5
grade-point-average or above.
The remaining 138 scholars
were named to the dean's list
for having between a 3 0 and a
3.5 gpa
Those qualifying for the
dean's list include: Vicki
Daniels, and Rick Pender
grass, Boardman; Jackie
Gentry, Maureen Healy,
David McLaehlan, Jocelyn
198182 year include
Martin, president;
Helen
Joyce
Buchanan, vice
Loree Hubbard,
president ;
secretary :
and Carol McKaig, treasurer.
Helen Martin, beautificalion
chairman, reported tluit the
garden club is cooperating
with the Lions and city council
in a spring clean up for the
city of lone. It was also
reported that the Avenue of
Flags at Willamette Cemetery
will fly at least 180 service
men's flags on Memorial Day.
These have been donated by
garden club members and
friends from all over the
state.
The club will take a wild
flower tour on May 13 starling
from the home of Joyce
Buchanan in Lexington at
10:30 a.m.
John Murray and Andy Gor
man. Wes Marlatt will portray the
doctor and Michele Portmann.
the schoolteacher. Extras in
clude Lottie Laughlin. Nancy
Miller. Robert Bier. Mike
Nolan, Danny Fortenberry.
Polly Fortenberry and Car
teena Rathhun, among others.
Jim Ackley will direct
music, assisted by Joe Molla
han, Lottie Laughlin and
others.
The play "has a wide range
of musical numbers from
ridiculous fun to sublime
pathos, said a drama club
spokesperson. "It's good en
tertainment for the whole
farnilv."
Mollahan and Lorrie
Heppner; and Debra
Smith.
Jones.
Lexington.
Students named to the honor
roll or dean's list must be
full time students, carrying at
least 12Rraded hours. Courses
taken on the pass-fail system
do not count toward either
honor.
Heppner Garden Club plants memorial
Members of the Heppner
Garden Club, determined to
take part in the state and
district Historical Preserva
tion Program by setting out
one or more memorial trees,
decided to put the plantings in
the city-owned corner at the
juncture of May and Gale
Streets which is near the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E E. Gonty,
both long-time garden club
memlM'rs.
On Tuesday morning. April
14. two French hybrid pink
lilacs. "Belle de Nancy."
which the club bought were
planted by club member Bill
Rawlins with assistance from
club President Julia Hill as
other members watched.
The new lilacs are memor
ials to two Belgian immi
grants. Edward Nicholas
Gonty and his brother Ed
niond Francis Gonty. who
came to America from their
birthplace at Herbumont, Bel
gium, in 1WH). The brothers
spent a few years at Portland.
Oregon, before they came to
Heppner in 1905, and began a
shoe repair and taxidermist
business.
Here they lived in several
locations around town before
buying the property at May
and Gale in 1917. It had been
Rodeo queen, court
coronation Saturday
I-xinglon Orange will host
the Coronation of the Morrow
County Rodeo's Queen and her
Court. April 18.
There will he a pot lurk at
fi:30p.m.. with Grange provid
ing the meat dish, and the Fair
Board. Fair Committee and
Rodeo Committee providing
the dessert and salad. I,ast
year's Queen. Iri Edwards
will rrown the 19fll Queen
Nancy Miller. Princesses are
Anita Palmer and Kathv
Skywatchers report
atmospheric glow
By MARY ANNTFRl l.l-O
A red or pinkish glow was
seen in (he eastern part of the
sky from Heppner. Lexington,
and lone last Sunday night.
The Oregon Museum of
Science and Industry in Port
land reported that the red
glow was a phenomenon
known as the Northern Lights.
The Northern Lights, also
Kids Easter Egg
hunt this Shturday
Community youngsters will get a visit from the Easter Elk
... uh. Bunny at an Elk-sponsored Easter egg hunt this
Saturday. April 18. at 10 a.m. sharp.
Pre-schoolers should gather at the Heppner City Park;
first and second graders will meet at the Morrow County
Courthouse: and the third and fourth graders' hunt will be at
the lower field of Heppner Elementary School.
The Easter Bunny will be at the pre-schoolers' hunt in
person, and all participating can search for candy and
colored egRs, provided by the Elks.
Moeller, Webb win contest
Chuck Moeller and Nancy Webb are winners of this week's
Gazette-Times "Know Your Local Business Person Contest."
Each won a $25 gift certificate for being the first two
entries drawn correctly identifying the places of business of
six area business people.
For details, where to enter, six new pictures for this week,
and the answers to last week's contest, see page five of this
week's G-T.
part of a homestead and held
an old homestead cabin.
In 1934 E E. Gonty took over
the business of his father,
Edward Nicholas Gonty, on
Heppner's Main Street. Later
the shoe repair business was
sold to Bill and Ida Farra and
more recently the shoe store
and building were sold to the
Hollomons.
Edinond Francis Gonty
moved to Portland while still a
young man where he estab
lished and operated Gonfy's
Fur Store at 10th and Wash
ington for many years.
The area where the new
trees were planted belongs to
the city of Heppner and has a
stone wall on its lower
boundary which was built by
the city under Public Works
Director Vic Groshens, Sr.. in
1964. The five fruit trees there,
two peaches and two apricots,
which were planted by Joanne
and Avery Taylor, and an
apple, which was planted by
the Gontys. provide lovely
blossoms and delicious fruit.
The city furnishes water for
the attractive area and picks
up the weeds and prunings
there. The Gontys have contri
buted years of labor in
keeping the long, blooming
stretch in good shape.
: Hansen. Delpha Jones of the
Ix"xinglon Grange has heen
making arrangements for the
' pollurk and the entertainment
for the evening. They also
, hosted last year's Coronation,
which was a real success.
The public is invited for the
Coronation which will begin
abict B:00 p.m. The Chaper
ones for the Queen and Court
are Mary Anne Palmer and
Fave Seitz.
called the aurora borealis. are
usually viewed from areas
near the North Pole and can
be visible in a variety of
colors. The phenomenon is
believed to result from col
lisions of charged particles
from the sun with the earth's
magnetic field.
The lights were reportedly
seen by most of the country,
including Oregon and Wash
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Heppner Garden Club members (front) Bill
Rawlim, Julia Hill, (back) Irene S Hanson,
Justine Weatherford, Eleanor Gonty,
Harold Hill.
lone egg
hunt Sat
The lone Children's Easter
Egg Hunt is this Saturday, at
10 a.m. in the lone City Park.
Children are asked to be there,
at their division location
shortly before 10 a.m. hunt
time. Divisions this year are:.
Children under 4 years old.
meet at the Catholic Church
across the street from the city
park: Children age 4 years,
through first graders, meet at
the east end of the city park;
and second through fourth
graders meet at the west end
of the city park.
Irrigon Sunrise
service planned
A community sunrise ser
vice will be held in Irrigon at
the park on the Columbia
River at 6 a.m. Easter
morning for the combined
churches of the area. The
Reverend Roy Plant of the
Boardman Assembly of God
will be the speaker.
The Reverend George Rich
ardshon has announced that
the Maundy Thursday service
is to be held at the Baptist
Church at 7 p.m. on April 16.
At Columbia View Fellow
ship a cantata will be presen
ted during the 11 a.m. service,
entitled "His Last Days" by
Dallas Holmes. with Cynthia
Smith as the director.
Easter party
Thursday for
PMH residents
A monthly business meeting
of the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Auxiliary has been
scheduled for 1 p.m. at the
Hospital Solarium.
Following the meeting will
be an Easter party for the
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Nursing Home patients given
by the Friendship Baptist
Church ladies. A special
feature of the party will be
individual Easter baskets
made by Karen Beck's lone
Blue Birds.
The meeting and party will
be held Thursday, April 16.
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Community plans
Easter services
lone United Church of
Christ worship planned
Included in the week's worship at the United Church of
Christ at lone will be a potluck dinner on Maundy Thursday,
April 16. at 6:30 p.m. Worship will follow at 8 p.m. There will
be communion at this servjce.
A Holy Saturday prayer vigil begins at the church at 7 a.m.
April 18 and will last until 5 p.m.
On Easter Sunday, breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9
a.m. Family worship will begin at 10 a.m. ,
All Saints Episcopal
plans all-night vigil
All Saints Episcopal Church, Heppner, will be holding an
overnight vigil Saturday. April 18 until 5 a.m. Sunday.
"The Holy Vigil symbolizes the watching over Jesus' tomb
until his rising again Easter morning," reported a church
spokesperson.
All interested persons are asked to bring their
sleepingbags and toilet articles to the parish hall by 8 p.m.
Saturday. A short prayer service will be conducted.
The Holy Vigil will begin at 9 p.m. One or two people will
enter the church to keep watch for an hour at a time. All other
participants will remain in the parish hall until their vigil
time.
The Holy Vigil will end at 5 a.m. with a sunrise candlelight
service. A full Easter Eucharist will follow at 10:30 a m Ft.
Gene Miller will preside at both services. All are welcome.
Valby Lutheran Church
sets special service
Valby Lutheran Church will celebrate a special Easter
worship service, according to Pastor John Maas. The sermon
will be based on the "Risen One" and will culminate six
weeks of preparation during the Lenten Season.
The entire community is invited to come together at Valby
and worship at 8 a.m. Special music has been arranged,
featuring woodwind instrumental music, accompanied by
the piano and organ stylings of Rikka Tews and Judy Maas.
Cathy Hedlund and Paula Palmer will play the woodwinds.
Immediately following the worship service, the young at
heart will enjoy an Easter egg hunt.
Another highlight at the country church will be the annual
Easter breakfast. This will be prepared by the men of the
church and served at 9:15. The menu includes country-style
buttermilk hot cakes, fluffed scrambled eggs, baked ham
slices, freshly brewed coffee and fresh orange juice.
The morning will be capped off, for those who wish, with a
slide presentaion of last year's Obergammerau Passion play
- the play presented once every ten years in Germany
portraying Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection. Oscar
Peterson attended the play and purchased the slide
presentation.
Sunrise breakfast to begin
services at First Christian
A sunrise breakfast, prepared by First Christian Church
members has been planned for Easter morning, April 19, at
7:30 a.m. in the church basement.
The breakfast will provide a "time for people to fellowship
together following the sunrise services," said the Reverend
Don Shelton, pastor of the church. The breakfast will begin
Easter day services at the church.
Church of the Nazarene
plans Easter service
Easter services at the Nazarene Church begin at 9 a.m.
Easter Sunday morning with breakfast cooked by the
teenagers.
Following the breakfast at a 10:30 service, the children will
be presenting an Easter program and the new teen choir will
be singing, followed by an Easter message from Pastor
Wilks.
What a lovely time of year spring is. We see so much
newness of life the trees leafing out and budding and
flowers blooming - the birds in search for a home, lambs,
calves and colts running and playing in the fields, along with
cleaning and planting. The laughter of children playing is
also a sign of spring.
Another sign of spring is the Easter season - not just a time
to wear new clothes or go to church for the first times since
Christmas.-'
It is a tinje to celebrate the power of God. God sent His Son
to die on the cross for all of our sins. But more important,
Christ arose from the grave victoriously. And that is what
makes the Easter message so powerful. Without his
resurrection there would be no newness of life. As it is spring,
Christ offers to us new life if we follow him. Yes, he is risen.
Floyd Wilks,
Pastor, Nazarene Church