The Heppner CaJiette-TImM, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 29, 1983 THREE
Around About
By Justine Wcatlierford
Scorns like a few days ago I was typing a November
column how the days flew by so quickly before December
24 and 2V Now here we are at the last Thursday of 1983. The
big change for me from weekly to monthly columns stretches
my memory. It has also cut down on the nice letters and
telephone calls I received when folks would say "Maybe you
could mention this In your next week's column" or just as
often, "Now please don't write anything about this."
After a rather unusual year, Heppner's Christmas was
extra pretty with so many colored lights outside and inside
homes and stores. The street lights twinkled especially
brightly because of the snow and masses of Icicles. The town
tree was lovely, but many of us know that the perfectly
gorgeous blue spruce that the Ernie Garrisons gave the city
In 19B2 will probably never be equaled again. The amplified
music was spirit lifting.
Those who happened to go to the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital as visitors or patients discovered that the large
Christmas night scene which was painted by Lois Winchester
many years ago and was annually displayed on the hillside
below Amanda Duvall's home looks very fine on the
hospital's front lawn. It's been beautiful all through the
daylight hours, but Is more spectacular when it Is
floodlighted each night.
Because I am not scheduled to write another column until
the last Thursday of January, I am rather quickly recalling
some events here this year. Most sad was the fire of May 4,
which took out much of Heppner's business section. How the
community has missed the destroyed businesses and the
convenient post office.
The long awaited dedication of the dam on Willow Creek
finally took place. This brought out an impressive group of
engineers, Heppner's mayor, the county Judge, Oregon's
senior Senator Mark Hatfield, and a rather small attendance
of citizens.
Early last spring the Morrow County Historical Society
began nudging everyone to write family stories and business,
institutional and community histories for the book which
purchasers received Just before the middle of the month.
Now I have heard that some folks are regretting that they
didn't turn in their stories and many folks are enjoying
reading more about this county and learning about neighbors
here.
A high spot every year in Heppner is the August County
Fair and then the Rodeo Parade and the rodeo performances.
This year these activities went well. The fair was given a new
l(xk through the efforts of the south county garden clubs.
Fall saw new teachers, new clergypersons and new
business people come as replacements or to start new
enterprises. Several "pillars" of the school system, of local
banks and of other institutions whose retirements had been
announced were honored at retirement parties.
Portland's Channel 8 T V. News crew spent some time
examining the town. The resulting film-essay was shown
throughout the state during Thanksgiving week.
The now well-established, first -Saturday-ln-December Ar
tifactory was a mighty busy place again this year. The
offerings of crafts and homemade gift Items were great. The
display of pictures by the county artists again made us
realize what splendid talent blooms here. The woodsy-smelling
Greens Workshop saw lovely wreaths and swags created
which beautified doorways through the county all Christmas
season.
Karly in December local excitement centered on the
ground breaking for the new Kinzua Portland General
Klectric wood fired power plant north of Heppner. This
co generation plant, which is scheduled to be completed in
about 12 mofiths, will offer approximately 25 permanent new
Jobs to the community.
It has long been my custom to display the Christmas cards
I receive. Several times during the holidays I re-read my
cards and letters which have become more and more
sigdnificant to me as years pass. This year several friends
mentioned that they had enjoyed the TV series on Heppner. It
is always hard for me to gather these pretty greetings,
usually about the middle of January and tuck them away.
This year brought my first computer-printed family letter.
Among several cards and notes that are Gazette-Times
related, is a good report from Dorothy and Charlie Heard, its
former publishers. Dorothy says she is struggling to try to
catch up on "over 30 years of back stuff." Charlie's part of
the card reports that Ernie Joiner, another former publisher,
"has moved back to Sebastopol, California from New Mexico
and has bought back the newspaper there again."
Now looking ahead to the first big community affair for
1984. Everyone should plan to attend the annual Heppner
Morrow Chamber of Commerce banquet and program next
Tuesday evening, January 3. You all will want to be there to
applaud for the county's first citizens who will be introduced
as the program concludes.
On Jan. 1, 1984
THE BOTTOM DRAWER
will bo called
Sharon's
Bottom Drawer
Open Tues. thru Sat.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Sun. & Mon.
Will soon be carrying Arts & Crafts
Insulate your home today.
Save on Energy Costs.
Call collect for a
FREE ESTIMATE
IS0OE IUSULAYI9U
& assoc. inc.
503-276-1097
We also install continuous gutters!!
G-T office to close Mon.
The Heppner Gazette-Times Monday. Jan. 2. an part of the
office will be closed next New Year's holiday,
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