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Engagements
Collin Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Adams announce the engagement of
their daughter, Barbara Jean, to John Collin, son of the late
Billie Rudolph and Leonard Collin.
The bride-elect is a graduate of Spray High School,
Columbia Basin Community College and Eastern Oregon
State College. She is presently employed as a third grade
teacher at lone.
Mr. Collin is a graduate of Wheeler High School and is
currently farming in the Winlock area.
The couple have planned a June . 18 wedding at the
Assembly of God Church in Spray.
vj Births
Brittni Dorean Pad berg A
daughter, Brittni Dorean, was
born to Connie and Wade
Padberg of Lexington on May
16 at Pendleton Community
Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs.
14'4 oz.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Stacey Lovgren and Col
leen Bergstrom, all of Hep
pner. and Ron Quigley of
Baker.
Great-grandparents are
Irene Padberg of Lexington,
Harold Quigley of Clarkston,
Wash, and Mr. and Mrs. Al
Lovgren of Heppner.
Katherine Emily Crawford
A daughter, Katherine Emily,
was born to Susan and Tom
Crawford of West Richland,
Wash, on Friday, ay 13. She
weighed 8 lbs.. 44 or.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Crawford of Eu
gene and Mr. and Mrs. Mohler
of Corvallis.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Dalzell of The
Dalles.
St. Patrick's Altar Soc.
plans breakfast
St. Patrick's Altar Society
will sponsor a parish break
fast this Sunday, May 22, after
the 11 a.m. Mass, in the parish
hall, announced a society
member.
Obituaries
Wilber R. Akers
BOARDMAN - Wilbur R.
Akers, 73, of Boardman, a
former lone resident, died
Sunday, May 8, at St. Mary
Community Hospital, Walla
Walla, Wash.
He was born December 23,
1909 at lone, the son of Ralph
and Esther Ball Akers.
Mr. Akers had been a resi
dent of Boardman since 1972,
where he was employed as a
groundskeeper at Wilson Wil
low Run Golf Course.
He was a member of the
lone Grange.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at lone United
Church of Christ with the Rev.
Roy Plant and the Rev. How
ard Wheeler officiating.
Ron McDonald was the
soloist and Rikka Tews was
organist.
He is survived by sons Ivan,
Ralph and John, all of Board
man; brothers Burl Akers of
lone and Kenneth Akers of
Irrigon; sisters Hazel Miller,
Boardman and Bertha Heald
of Scottsdale, Arizona; and 11
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Oregon
Cancer Society.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hep
pner. was in charge of arrangements.
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Hospital Notes
The following patients were
admitted and released from
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner during the past
week:
Shawn Holt, Heppner - ad
mitted May 9, released May
10;
Clarence Austin, Heppner -admitted
May 9, released May
11: and
Betty Corey, Heppner -admitted
May 10, released
May 11.
Public Meetings
Monday. May 23 Heppner
Fire Department, fire hall.
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday. May 23 Hep
pner Fire Department, fire
hall. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday. May 25 - Mor
row County Court, north Mor
row annex. Irrigon. 9 a.m.:
Heppner Public Library
Board. library. 8 p m.
Religious articles will be
sold after the breakfast and
the sale will be open to the
public beginning at 1 p.m. All
members of other churches
are invited to attend the tale
then, she said.
Former county
sheriff has
visitors
Carl Bauman of Anchorage,
Alaska and Jack and Carol
Holt of Portland were visitors
this past week at the Heppner
residence of former sheriff.
Clarence J.D. Bauman, who is
critically ill.
Thomas F. Alexander, D.D.S.,
announces the opening of a
general dentistry practice
beginning May 31st.
First Interstate Bank Building
(Dr. Hubert office)
Heppner, Oregon
Tuesdays 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
676-9118 or 481-9462
(Collect)
Let it be
To the editor:
I have been waiting a whole
year to write this letter, in
hopes that I could time it
right. I hope it will hit in the
right place, the right people,
and with the right attitude
with no hard feelings. So here
it goes!
Graduation is to me, one of
the most important things in
our lives. I will never forget
my graduation and I'm sure
you remember yours. This
night, when graduation takes
place is an event that only
Not funded
through
county budget
To the editor:
In a recent article concern
ing the tax levy, it was stated
that. "The proposed budget
includes a 3.3 percent cost of
living increase for county
employees, funding for all
county operations, plus opera
tion of Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital, of the North Morrow
Medical Clinic and Ambu
lance, the County Fair and
Rodeo..."
The Fair Board would like it
known that the County Fair
and Rodeo is funded through
state racing funds and not the
county budget as stated in the
newspaper. The Fair and
Rodeo stays within the budget
allowed from state funds.
The only paid employees are
the grounds caretaker and the
secretary. Board members,
committee members and
Fair-Rodeo workers are all
volunteers.
Signed,
Morrow County Fair Board
By: Ruby Munkers
Secretary
Charlie Daly, Chairman
Merlyn Robinson, vice
chairman
Harold Peck
Bob McLaughlin
Pete Richards
Heppner woman attends
Washington conference
Neola Mackey of Heppner
recently attended a Regional
Community Action Program
Conference Held in Richland,
Wash.
Mrs. Mackey is vice-chairperson
of Blue Mountain
Economic Development
Council, emergency food co
ordinator for south Morrow
Bus seats available for
Yakima trip
By BIRDINE TULLIS
OSU Extension Service
Morrow Co.
Seats are still availabe for a
chartered bus tour to the
Yakima. Wash, area on June
1. Cost for bus is $12. plus a one
dollar charge for a guided tour
of the Yakima Nation Cultural
Center. Other events are also
their night
happens once in one's life, so I
sav let's all let it be thtMr
niht. What I am talking about
is small children brought to
graduation, who interrupt the
programs.
I know that they are cute
and all but last year at both
lone and Heppner graduations
thev interrupted the pro
grams, either the cute little
ones running wild and laugh
ing and-or the ones crying and
drowning out the valedicto
rian's speech.
I love little kids and I'm sure
most people do. but please, if
they are not big enough to sit
still and not interrupt, please
leave them home. I am sure
that the cost of a babysitter for
the two hour program will not
break anyone. Remember
these graduates have worked
for this one night for 13 years
and their parents and grand
parents have a right to hear
what they have to say on this,
their big night. And I'm sure
that the little child that is left
at home will never know the
difference.
Thank you.
Charlene Papineau
Box 461
Lexington, Oregon
Taking part
To the editor:
To the People of Morrow
County:
On behalf of the Doboszyn
ski family and Hope and Valby
Lutheran congregations,
thank you. so many of you. for
your caring and outpouring of
help to the Doboszynski's.
Many articles have stated
that the refugees are a Luthe
ran project. That isn't so. We
have sponsored them, but
many of you are taking part in
helping them become self
sufficient. The family is deeply appre
ciative. Thank you all. and keep up
the good work.
John S. Maas. pastor
Hope-Valby Lutheran Parish
County and is a regular volun
teer at the Heppner Neighbor
hood Center. B.M.E.D.C.
Community Action Programs
service Morrow, Umatilla,
Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant
counties.
During the conference she
attended workshops on board
evaluation and job training.
being arranged.
Anyone interested may join
the tour by sending a check for
$13 to the Homemakers Advi
sory Committee, Box 397,
Heppner. Deadline to reserve
seats for the trip is May 15.
If the bus is not filled on that
date, the trip will be cancelled
and money will be refunded.
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To the editor:
The House Human Resour
ces Committee held a hearing
April 28 on House Bill 2920.
which would establish a pilot
project for Oregon's first
community work experience
proram also known as
Workfare
The workfare concept origi
nated in 1981. when Congress
approved federal legislation
allowing slates to reform their
welfare systems by permit
ting a work-for-benefit re
quirement. Simply stated,
workfare is a program which
requires able-bodied reci
pients of public assistance to
perform purposeful commun
ity service in exchange for the
benefits thev receive.
States were first given the
opportunity to develop work
fare programs for recipients
of Aid to Families with De
pendent Children (A F D C).
In 1982. however. Congress
passed legislation enabling
states to extend the program
to food stamp recipients.
HB 2920 would exclude reci
pients who are temporarily
Competitive
To the editor:
With the summer soon ap
proaching and the weather
outside finally becoming
bearable, summer activities
once again come to mind. I am
writing this letter to hopefully
interest some, of you, "that
aren't already involved," in
the sport of competitive
swimming.
Since the age groups range
from under six to 18, there is a
variety of interests that go
into making a swim team. For
the younger people, I'd like to
interest you parents in offer
ing the opportunity to your
child. I can guarantee a few
positive points that aren't
always present in team sports.
First, and foremost, my em
phasis is not solely on winning.
As long as someone puts out a
good effort, they are a winner,
"bo matter what their finishing
place. There will not be the
hieh team pressure placed on
the kids to perform. Swim
ming is as much an individual
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Express concerns for Workfare
unemployed, mothers with
children under school age. the
elderly, handicapped and
those in rehabilitation pro
grams. Workfare is a progressive
concept. It is an alternative to
the traditional dehumanizing
welfare programs that take
away an individual's self
respoct and incentive, and
gives participants an oppor
tunity to receive the job train
ing and employment history
necessary in today's market
place. It would reduce the
burden on taxpayers in two
wavs First, through finding
permanent employment, and
second, when recipients are
removed from the welfare
rolls for failure to comply with
work requirements.
Another positive aspect of
the program is the fiscal
impact it would have on the
state's public assistance fund
In Michigan, one of 20 sdtales
with workfare programs, an
estimated $f0 million was
saved after the project began.
Workfare is not designated
to punish people or create a
new government watchdog,
swimming
sport as a team one. and
added pressure is not needed
to help someone improve. I
would like to see the kids
become as good a swimmer as
they possibly can. and build a
confidence in themselves that
will help them in any competi
tion. For the older swimmer
these points also hold true,
with a few other added advan
tages. The physical shape you
get in during the summer will
probably be the best in your
life If you want to be in shape
for a fall sport, be it football or
volleyball, meet a lot of new
people, and have an excellent
time in the process, come out
and give the team a try.
If you have any questions
about the swim team, get hold
of Gary Bruch or Sheridan
Tarnasky.
Our starting date will be on
or about June 6.
Sincerely,
Scott McEwen
Heppner Swim Team Coach
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ff 676-9200.
And It would hoi displace any
current public or private em
plovoes. Nor would it under
cut existing minimum wage
laws iM-nefits and work
would be calculated at full
minimum wage, with earnings
rredited agninstd an indivi
duals' welfare check.
Participants in the program
would ! offered a wide varie
ty of public and private sector
opportunities, that would not
have been cost-effective
otherwise. In fact, one of the
primary objectives of the plan
is to provide existing social
service organizations with the
personnel they need to help
meet the needs of Oregonians.
The cost to implement the
proposed workfare project has
not yet been determined by
the Director of Human Re
sources, but much of the ad
ministrative expenses would
be paid for by the federal
government.
Despite the positive impact
workfare would have on Ore
gon, some groups are opposed
to the idea because of miscon
ceptions about the program.
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DENTISTRY
Thomas F. Alexander, D.D.S.,
General Dentistry
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676-91 18 or 481-9462 (Collect)
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One of the most common Is the
fear llutt paid employees in
low skilled jobs would be ter
minated and replaced with
welfare recipients. As I men
tioned earlier, however, work
fare participants would not
displace any existing workers.
It would be against the law.
I am presently scheduling
meetings wiht representatives
from Igal Aid. the Depart
ment of Human Resources,
the Human Resources Com
mittee and other Interested
people. Our common goal is to
support a bill that would be
fair and beneficial to everyone
involved.
Additional hearings on HR
2920 will be scheduled within
the next two weeks. I encour
age you to express your sup
port and-or concerns on this
bill to your representative, or
the House Human Resources
Committee in Salem. They
can be reached toll free by
dialing 1-800 452-7813.
Sincerely
PegJolin
State Representative
District No. 44
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