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Dawn Boor, 18 month, sings along at Heppner Elementary
School program last Thursday. Dawn is the daughter of Marie
and Jim Boor, lone, (see story in aide)
Jim Wishart honored as 6Lion of
the Year' at Lions' Charter Night
Former Heppner resident
Jim Wifihiirt received the
"Lion of the Year" awmd at
the Lion's Charter Niht held
April 27 in Heppner.
Wishart, with the Heppner
branch of the Bank of Eastern.
OniMin until November WHO
hen he moved to Arlington to
iMTonie bank vice president
and manager of the Arlington
branch, wns honored at the
annual Lions' event for his
"dedicated service from 1975
to IHHl."
In addition to presenting the
Heppner enrollment in area BMCC classes grows
Over 5H people have enrol
led for nt least one class
offered during this school year
in the South Morrow County
area by Blue Mountain Com
munity College area coordina
tor Nancy Brownfield. This is
a jump over the usual 3M
enrollment the area has been
recording.
Mrs. Brownfield attributes
the growth, in part, to the
offerings of "a lot more
short-term workships, semin
ars and mini classes." F'op-
Tara Mahoney chosen
Tara Mahoney, tfi-year-old
daughter of Hob and Sherree
Mahoney of Heppner, has
been chosed queen of the 1!H1
Morrow Count v Junior Rodeo.
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Tara Mahonev
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Morrow County's Home-Owned
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THURSDAY.
"Lion of the Year" award,
new officers were installed by
Philip Kemp, district gover
nor, at the 7::m p.m. meeting
held at the Elks Lodge:
Terry Hughes, president:
Kevin Hoimtree. first vice
president : lion Forrnr. second
vice-president; George Kof
fler, third vice president; Hill
Kuhn, recording secretary ;
George Koffler, correspond
ing secretary; Lonny Watne.
treasurer: Dave Thorn. Tail
Twister, Tom F.lliot. Lion
Tamer; Bill Kuhn nd Larry
ular courses have included :
"Supervisory Problem Solv
ing." "Aerobic Dancing,"
"home Health Treatment,"
"Firearms for Women" and
"Home Decora t ing. "
"Our variety of classes has
brough in people who wouldn't
ordinarily take classes," Mrs.
Brownfield pointed out. She
added that she always has
people who take a class each
term for the sheer enjoyment
of taking a course.
Looking for instructors and
Tara has a sister. Trisha, 14,
and a brother Mike. 10. Her
grandmothers are Hazel Ma
honey of Heppner and Irene
Shelton, Forest Grove.
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Mills, one year directors; and
Cliff Green and John Edmund
son, two-year directors.
Also at the banquet meeting,
Larry Cerullo was initiated
into the Lions by Jim Wishart.
finest speaker was former
Heppner Lion. Dave Harrison.
Master of ceremonies was
Larry Mills.
Around 45 local Lions, their
wives and visiting Lions from
lone, Irrignn. Knardman and
Pendleton enjoyed a buffet
dinner served bv the Elks.
new ideas for classes are a
continual process, according
to the Heppner area coordina
tor. A nucleus of ten students
and an instructor with the
appropriate expertise are two
prerequisites to offering a
class. The final necessity is a
place to hold the class, but
that's "the least of my
concerns," Mrs. Brownfield
noted.
"If we continue to enroll 450
to 500 people each year, we'll
definitely see a trend develop
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Queen Tara is a sophomore
at Heppner High School,
where she is an honor student.
She is FFA reporter this year
and also Rodeo Club reporter.
She is also a member of All
Saints Episcopal Church.
Tara has been a member of
Western States Junior Rodeo
Association since she was
nine, a member of the
Heppner High School Rodeo
team for two years, a member
of the Morrow County Wrang
lers and a permit holder in the
National Rodeo Association.
Her long list of rodeo
awards and honors began
when she was only a year old
and the youngest cowgirl in
the Morrow County Fair and
Kodeo parade.
In It'tU), Tara was named
princess on the Spray Rodeo
Court. Also in litBO, she was
"Rookie of the Year" of the
Oregon High School Rodeo
Association. She has won
numerous "all-around"
awards in both high school and
Western TSlates rodeos. She
was runner-up to all-around
junior girl in the Western
States Rodeo Association in
1979. She is a go:d all-around
cowgirl which is evident in
the many rodeo events in
Weekly Newspaper
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'Cheaper by the Dozen9 draws record
By JUSTINE
WEATHERFORD
Photo by MARY ANN
CERULLO
Director Jane Rawlins of
"Cheaper by the Dozen," ihe
delightful school and town
musical staged at Heppner
High School last Thursday and
Friday nights, says that the
attendance at the Friday
show was the largest ever at a
dramatic production hare.
She and all those who worked
with the show were very
pleased by the community
support.
The more than thirty per
formers had practiced diligen
tly. Mrs. Rawlins said that
Friday night they gave a more
polished performance than
Two injured
Charles Wesley Curry and
his brother. Larry Lee Curry,
both of Heppner. were injured
in a one-car accident around
3:30 p.m. last Tuesday near
the Willow Creek Golf Course
in Heppner.
According to the Morrow
County Sheriff's Dept.. the
driver of the vehicle, Charles
Curry, was trying to avoid a
Weather Service
The US Weather Service is
seeking a volunteer in the
Heppner area to monitor
weather gauges and make
monthly reports to the agency.
ing." she added. She was
hesitant to call this jump in
enrollment an indicator of
future dramatic growth.
"Last year economic condi
tions were bad in Morrow
County; now things are look
ing better with new people
coming into the area and an
economic picture that is not so
bleak," Mrs. Brownfield said
of the fluctuations in the
economy that affect enroll
ment in college evening div
ision classes.
which she participates such as
barrel racing, pole bending,
breakaway roping, team rop
ing, goat tying and cow
cutting.
After high school. Tara
plans to attend college and
hopes to become a laboratory
and x-ray technician. Queen
Tara thanks "all the busines
ses and individuals who have
so willingly and generously
donated both money and their
time to the Morrow County
Junior Rodeo."
"As a representative of the
kids who participate in the
rodeo," said Queen Tara, "we
really do appreciate all that
you have done for us and I am
very proud to be from a
community where all the
people work together so wil
lingly to allow us kids to have
the opportunity to participate
in the sport which we love
best."
The Morrow County Junior
Rodeo is scheduled for June 5,
6, and 7 in Heppner. Entry
blanks have been mailed. For
further information call Annie
Schwarz at 676-9484. A rodeo
dance at the Fair Pavilion in
Heppner will be Saturday
night, June 6 with music by
Jade.
they did on Thursday, but the
good Thursday attendance
was very happy and eagerly
stimulated more attendance
for the second night's show.
Having outstanding adult
members of the community
' sharing their talents seemed
to bring out extra good
performances from the high
schoolers and gradeschoolers
who worked with them. Jim
Ackley, who had charge of the
musical aspects and who
knows the youth of the area
well, deserves much credit for
the joy of the production.
Teacher Larry Cerullo, who
masterminded the scenery,
the technicians Glenn Smith,
Robert Bier, Carlena Rath
bun, Kevin Chick, and Dan
Fort en berry, along with the
inspired musicians who work
ed with Ackley behind the
scenes at the left side of the
in accident
wasp which had flown into his
face when the accident occur
red. Both men were taken in an
ambulance to Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital in Heppner.
Charles Curry was released
- that day, but his brother was
transported to a Pendleton
' nespital. J -
seeks volunteer
The position of weather
observer is volunteer and until
his recent death, the position
was held by Don Gilliam of
Heppner. Don's father moni
tored the gauges before him.
The equipment, which
would be moved to the
observer's home, needs to.be
checked and several gauges
read once per day. Reports
are filed on the readings
monthly and yearly.
Anyone interested in becom
ing a weather observer should
contact city hall in Heppner.
PGE names resident
engineer at coal plant
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Dave Moeller
Dave Moeller has been
named resident engineer at
Portland General Electric
Co.'s Boardman coal plant.
He is responsible for manag
Dinner concert
A variety of music for all
tastes will be featured Thurs
day, May 14, by Jim Ackley
and Friends at a spaghetti
cuhner-concert in the Heppner
High cafetorium.
Dinner will begin at 6:30
p.m. with the music starting
at 7:30. Special guests are
also on the program, says
Ackley.
Tickets are on sale at
Heppner High School, Ele
mentary School, and Gard
Rathbun, Lynch win
Gazette-Times contest
Doug Rathbun and Judv Lvnch are winners of this week's '
Garette-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 answers to last week's contest, see page five of this
week'i G-T.
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room - Lottie Laughlin, Jim
Angel and Ella Mae Green -helped
the delightful cast
members really live their
characters.
Ron McDonald as Dad
Gilbreth and Linda Gifford as
his wife-partner headed the
cast. Their mature and train
ed voices were great; their
solo numbers, their duets and
their leadership of group
singing were outstanding.
There were many delightful
songs. "What Works in the
Factory Works in the Home"
was the underlying musical
theme. The opening "Kadooka
Song" sung by the whole
family from their vintage
automobile really got the
production off to a lively start.
The romantic duets, the "Es
kimo Song" by the three
youngest family members and
the gay "Happy Broom" led
by McDonald and Mrs. Gif
ford s pleasing "The Happiest
Time" along with "People
With Know How" and
"They've got to Grow" and
several other songs sustained
ing maintenance and modifi
cation activities of the main
tenance contractor. In addi
tion he is responsible for all
on-going construction activity
at the project.
Moeller joined PGE in 1976
as a student engineer and has
been an engineer at the
Boardman project since 1977.
A Hillsboro High School
graduate, he attended Port
land Community College and
the University of Portland
where he attained a bachelor
of science degree in electrical
engineering in 1976.
He is a member of the
Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers and the
National Society of Profes
sional Engineers.
Moeller and his wife Lindy
live in Boardman.
to aid Teen Center
ner's Men's Wear for $3.00 for
individuals, and $10 per fam
ily. Early purchase is urged as
tickets are going fast.
Proceeds will be going
toward the Teen Club and
Scholarship Fund. The schol
arship will be awarded at this
year's graduation. Donations
are also welcome.
"If the dinner-concert is a
success," reported Ackley, "it
will be offered again in the
future."
the magic of the production.
All the Gilbreth children
were superb - the girls played
by Susan Johnson, Marti
Baker, Karen Kenny, Paula
Palmer, Lisa Nix and Carri
Brownfield and the boys by'
Jason Hedman, Sandra Wat
tenburger, Beth Forrar and
Shane Laughlin. The three
young men, Joe Mollahan,
Andy Gorman and John Mur
ray, added much charm as did
the supporting players, Wes
Marlatt, Michele Portmann,
Nancy Miller, Lottie Laughlin,
Herman Winter and Mike
Nolan and the excellent extras
who were also very valuable -Polly
Fortenbery, Robert
Bier, Dan Fortenberry, Carl
lena Rathbun, Cindi Berg
Strom and Bonnie Arrington
. whose "Slicker Song" was a
high spot.
The illness of John Bier
threatened the production, but
Joe Mollahan heroically step
ped into the role of the young,
romantic lead, Larry, to
boyfriend of the oldest Gil
breth daughter Anne, protray-
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Lowell Jones, Heppner, pictured with the 6 lb., 22 In;,
large mouth bass he caught last Friday. The bass was taken
from McKay Reservior near Pendleton.
The 35-year-old fisherman said "I was fishing from the
bank and threw the lure out in about 18 Inches of water."
crowd
ed by Susan Johnson, the
young, romantic leading lady
with the very sweet singing
voice. Joe worked hard and
quickly and gave a nice
performance! The experienc
ed John Bier was missed - but
Joe's fine, show-saving effort
was so appreciated by all.
That tremendous dog, Stan
ley, belongs to the Wattenbur
gers of Butter Creek. He looks
like an academy award candi
date. Everyone is betting that
the youngest Gilbreth, Jason
Hedman, has many stage
appearances in his future.
. All who worked with this
two-act (with five scenes in
each act) production are
certainly to be congratulated.
The writer Christopher Ser
gei, the lyricist David Rogers
and the composer Mark Bucci
created a real treat. The
community's increased sup
port, manifested in the great
attendance at the Friday
night's show, was most com
mendable for its awakening
recognition of the talent and
the good work presented.