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TWO The Ifrppner GaieUe-Tlme, Hrppntr, Oregon, Thursday. The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow f onpa ZZ. The HcffBcr GAZETTE-TIMES AORROW COUNTY'S HOMS OWNED NEWSPAPER U.S.P.S. 2-420 Published every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second-class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503) 676-9228. Address communications to the Heppner Gazette Times, P.O. Box 337. Heppner, Oregon 97836. $10 TK) in Morrow. Umatilla, Wheeler & Gilliam counties: $12 elsewhere. David and April Hilton S) keg, Publishers j LETTERS TO TO Expressing To the editor: I wish to thank the members of the Heppner Morrow Coun ty Chamber of Commerce for the honor they bestowed on me last week as 1983 Woman of the Year. I also wish to express my thanks to Delpha Jones. Ruth McCabe. Jean Nelson and First year teacher at IHS honored A first year teacher at lone High School was honored last month. Rich Sipe, social stu dies and physical education teacher, was chosen Decem ber teacher of the month by the high school students. He was a voluntary assis tant coach for junior high football last fall and is now junior high girls' basketball coach. In the spring, he'll coach high school tennis. Neighborhood Center Ad. Council meeting slated By NEOLA MACKEY There will be a Heppner Neighborhood Center Advi sory Council meeting at the center on Monday. Jan. 16 at 7:45 p.m. if weather permits council members from outly ing districts to attend. A free blood pressure clinic will be held at the center on Tuesday. Jan. 17 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Adult and Family Services counselor Janet Phillips will be available at the center on Wednesday. Jan. 18, from 9 Senior Services Division makes change Senior citizens and some disabled persons will have an easier time applying for ser vices from the State of Oregon under a change that went into effect January 3 announced the Senior Citizen Division in Salem. Through a "single entry system" senior citizens and the disabled will apply for food stamps, cash assistance, home care, adult foster care and nursing home care at the local office of the Senior Ser vices Division (S.S.D.) or the Area Agency on Aging. Previously, the Adult and Family Services Division (A F.S.) handled applications for food stamps and cash grants. "We think this change makes good sense," said Dick Ladd. administrator of the Senior Services Division. "It will enable people who need help to get it in one place. W.C.C.C. ladies meet, elect 1984 officers Ladies of the Willow Creek Country Club met last Satur day. Jan. 7, in Heppner. The following officers were elected for 1984: Eileen Pad berg - president, Lois Hunt -vice president, Lorena Jones -secretary-treasurer, Bev Wil son handicap chairman and Vicki Sime - invitational chairman. j EDITOR thanks others who spent so many hours making possible our "History of Morrow County" book. It is such a terrific undertaking that will be en joyed by many people at the present and for many years to come. Irene Anhorn Sipe's home town is Albany, where his parents own a tree farm. He is a graduate of Eastern Oregon "State College with a degree in education. He played varsity baseball while in college. Sipe is engaged to Nancy Richardson, a baske-. ball star at E.O.S.C. They are to be married in June. a.m. to 12 noon. Food stamp applications are available at the center anytime during regular office hours. Ladies who attend Thursday craft and social times at the center will begin working on projects for the December Artifactory this month. Everyone with extra time is welcome to join the ladies at the center on Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Also, anyone with craft ideas is asked to share their expertise with the ladies. Volunteer instructors are wel come. Since the Senior Services Di vision was created two years ago. the elderly have pushed hard for this kind of change. We think the transfer will accomplish this goal." The single entry system idea became possible when the 1983 Oregon Legislature approved the transfer of pro grams and budget authority between AFS and SSD. The plan works differently depending on the area of the state. In 13 counties Mor row. Clackamas. Multnomah, Marion. Polk. Yamhill. Lane, Jackson. Josephine. Gilliam. Grant. Umatilla and Wheeler senior citizens and the disabled should contact their local Area Agency on Aging office to apply for help. In the other 23 counties, the local office of the Senior Services Division is the place to apply for help. The women are planning many fun events for the com ing season and would like to encourage anyone interested in golf to join the club, said a W.C.C.C. spokesperson. The new season will begin April 3, she added. A January 12. 1984 Engagements Starr Lepinski Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lepinski of The Dalles announce the engagement of their daughter, Darlene Theresa, to Dennis : Starr, son of Charles and. Diana Starr of lone. Miss Lepinski is a 1983 graduate of Wahtonka High School. He is a 1983 graduate of lone High School. Both are attending Eastern Oregon State College at La Grande. A February 11 wedding date has been set. Anniversaries Baileys celebrate 50th wedding anniversary 1?i Ux rt V V y 1 Early pictures of Paul "'if f m - it r ... --'.sA'rer V I t 1 I .X km A recent picture of Mr. and Mrs. Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bailey of Buttercreek recently celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on December 26, 1933. Mr. Bailey worked for Safeway in the Wichita, Kansas district before the couple moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1940. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Navy from 1942 to 1945. The Baileys have always been in the retail food business and have worked in agriculture. Mrs. Bailey worked as a bookkeeper. They were both great boosters of 4-H clubs. The couple has one son. Dwight, who also lives on Buttercreek. The Baileys retired in 1974 and moved to Oregon in 1979 to be near Dwight and his family. Both Paul and Nadine enjoy fishing, and he keeps busy with woodworking and yard work, while she enjoys sewing and crafts. The Baileys left December 14 to spend Christmas and their anniversary in Colorado with friends. They expect to return in February. Rawlins improving, scheduled for surgery By JUSTINE WEATHERFORD Former Heppner resident Charlie Rawlins, who suffered a brain hemorrhage last week, has been taken out of intensive care. However, his right side remains paralyzed. Rawlins is at the Barrows Neurological Institute, a part of the large St. Joseph Hospi tal complex in Phoenix. Ari zona. His older brother. Tom. of Heppner. is in daily contact with their parents, who are staying with Charlie. They report that he is making some improvement and has spoken a few words. The team of Hospital Notes The following patients were admitted to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner during the past week and were still receiving care there as of Monday. Jan. 9: Linda Baird. Heppner -admitted January 1; Phillip Pierce. Heppner -admitted January 4: and Lynn Skillicorn, Heppner -admitted January 8. The . average car ues 1.6 ounces of gas idling for one minute. and Nadine Bailey. ' . . . doctors and are working therapists with him who have scheduled brain this Friday. surgery for Local students honored at BMCC Seven students from south Morrow County were named to the fall term honor roll at Blue Mountain Community College, the college has an nounced. Those included were Susan Wright of Lexington, 4.00, Tim Hedman. Mardel James, Wesley Marlatt and John Stevens, all of Heppner. and Roger Morter and Treve Pe terson, both of lone. These local students were named to the fall term dean's listd at the college: Janice Ansotegui. Sherry Clement, Lorri Day. Clayton Crier, Kellie Hammond. Tom Hus ton. Diane Kilkenny, Jeff Sumner and Alma Vinson, all of Heppner. and Ralph Morter of lone. CHECK US OUT BEFORE YOU BUY tucrnc woven omcui.Tu ce ftlorrow County Grain Growers Sheriffs Report The Morrow County Sho rirf's Department at the Mor row County Courthouse in Heppner handled the following calls, cases and reports during the past week: On January 4. a Boardman ambulance responded to a call at U & I Inc., Boardman. One male was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermis ton. Also on December 4, the Boardman Fire Department repsonded to the Charlene Peck residence in Boardman for a flue fire. On January 6, Boardman police responded to a two vehicle accident involving Arlie Buddy Tompkins. 24, of Irrigon, and Anne Elizabeth Anderson. 35. of Irrigon. There were no injuries. Also on January 6. Board man Rescue I responded to a truck on fire in front of the Hitchin Post in Boardman. The owner of the truck and the extent of the damage were unknown. On January 7, Morrow County sheriff's deputies ar rested Kenneth W. Burke, 29. of Boardman, for alleged Dri ving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Third Degree Escape. He was lodged at the Umatilla Police Department. Public Meetings Monday, Jan. 16 Morrow County School Board, Sam Boardman Elementary School, Boardman, 7:30 p.m.; Heppner Fire Department, Fire hall. 7:30 p.m.; lone Plan ning Commission, city hall, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 - Mor row County Court, courthouse, Heppner, 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23 - Heppner 1 Fire Department, fire hall, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 - Pioneer Memorial Hospital Board, hospital. Heppner, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25 - Mor row County Court, north Mor row annex. Irrigon, 9 a.m.; Heppner Public Library Board, library, 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30 - Heppner Fire Department, fire hall, 7;30 p.m. The teed of the Seychelles coconut can outweigh bushel of apples. Students receiving a 3.5 or better are placed on the col lege honor roll and those with a 3.0 to 3.5 earn a place on the dean's list. To earn a spot on either list, a student must be carrying a full-time load of classes which SS JrT THE REAL THING There are several man-made gems that try to imitate diamond's brilliant beauty. You might fool others ... but you can't fool yourself. Wouldn't you really rather have a diamond? J- Peterson's f Heppner MEMBER DjV.'s Report The Morrow County district attorney handled the following cases at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner during the past week: Anis Walker, 38, of Tri Cities. Wash., was sentenced in Morrow County Circuit Court on Monday, Jan. 9, to four years In the Oregon State Corrections Division for each of seven charges or burglary he had pleaded guilty to at an earlier date. The burglaries took place in the Penland Lake area. Robert Allan McAhren, 47. of Hermiston. pleaded guilty to a charge of Livestock at Large in a Livestock Dis trict on January 6 in Morrow Colunty District Court. He was fined $500 suspended, on the condition that he reimburse State Farm Insurance for damage done to the victim's car. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice Court at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner han dled the following case during the past week : Ken Maynard Gates, Lex ington Insufficient Binders, $13 fine. Health Dept. Friday. Jan. 13 - free blood pressure clinic and immuni zations. Morrow County Health Deparatment office. Lexington, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Jan. 17 free blood pressure clinic, Heppner Neighborhood Center, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 - free blood pressure clinic. lone Bank of Eastern Oregon. 3 to 4 p m. Friday, Jan. 20 free blood pressure clinic and immuni zations. Morrow County Health Department office, Lexington. 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 - free blood pressure clinic and immuni zations, north Morrow annex, Irrigon. 1 to 4 p m. Friday, Jan. 27 - free blood pressure clinic and immuni zations, north Morrow annex. Irrigon, 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 free blood pressure clinic and immuni zations. Morrow County Health Department office, Lexington, 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. translates to 12 graded credit hours. Students may not have received an F in any class to be so honored nor does a pass grade count in the 12 graded hours necessary to be included on either list. 676-9284 AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY HLJI. m .iurf J 3? eweers 4-H clubs plan family jjay for Jall- 15 Morrow County 4-H clubs will hold a Family Fun Day on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2 p.m. at Cutsforth Park, announced Morrow Co. Extension Aflont Stephen CampMI. All 4 11 members, lenders, and theler . families are included. Those who need, or are providing, trnnsDortntion. will meet at BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUCTIONEER!; AUTO PARTS (HOWARD SALMON A AUCTIONEER 481-6506 "We do all type of auction, convert I your belonging to cash in onedayJ HEPPNER AUTO PARTS mapa CARPENTRY WAYNE BOURRIE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR REMODELING CONCRETE WORK, CABINETS, CERAMIC TILE FREE ESTIMATES 676 DENTISTRY Thomas F. Alexander, D.D.S. General Dentistry Tues. and Thurs. 1st Interstate Bank Bldg. 676-5410 or 481-9462 (collect) ELECTRICIAN " Itufettul. CMawttf. AtiKltal Tom Welborn FLOOR COVERING M & R FLOOR COVERING Undn Way Carpet, Linoleum, 676-9418 Ceramic Tile, Kitchen U L:i FURNITURE CASE FURNITURE Heppnor Carpet, Linoleum, Counter Tops Installed Beauty Rest Mattresses, Fabrics and Accessories, Sherwin Williams Paint INSURANCE i TURNER .krJ VAN MABTH (BRYANT PO BOX 7ii 18 N MAIN, urnir ai ennr)i ice MEDICAL CENTER PHARMACY F't Moiling $' on Prcicnpiiom, Hotpitol SuppliM I Man. - fn 9 to 6 Sol 9 lo I Located in the Medical Center 1100 Southgate, Pendleton 276-1531 OIL PRODUCTS cnrv.on DEVIfJ OIL CO. CHtVROH PETTY JOHN UIL COMPANY jiun Farm Chemicals IYlDII serving 3 Countlot Petroleum Products Phone: 422-7254 PLANTS Plants the Morrow County Extension Service office In Heppner at 12:45 p.m. Departure will be lit 1 p.m. The South Morrow Co, lenders' Council Is providing hot dogs, beans and hot drinks. The cost will be $1 per person . 234 N. Main Heppner 6769123 - 5231 ANYTIME 4 Mntiul Wmf .Mil PkC7lSZS2 3 f minar Tnnt 3 OJ. 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