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Vol. 102 No. 21. THURSDAY, MAY 14, IBM
21st annual IUCC
Volunteers
Bill Riolmano shows tom of the
ond lourol Cannon.
Bill and Marilyn Rietmann
are this year'i general chair
men of the 21st annual lone
United Church of Christ Auc
tion and Barbecue which will
officially get underway at 10
a.m. Saturday, June 2 at the
Willows Grange Hall in lone.
The auction and barbecue
has been sponsored by the
lone church since 1963 on the
first Saturday in June and has
provided some traditional and
some different attractions
each year. This year, too
promises to be a day of "fun
and bargains" for those who
attend says Sharon Rietmann,
publicity chairman for the
event. A tentative attraction
at this year's auction-barbecue
is one hour of entertain
ment by a fiddle which was
purchased at another auction,
and will be donated "if all
. works out," she said.
A special feature at the
auction will be a pieced quilt
which was designed by Sun
day school children who each
created their own blocks.
Their teachers have the blocks
and will tie the quilt.
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The Heppner Gazette-Times ad deadhne for nex, week-s
office will be closed Monday, wM Friday May
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Bud Cork holds copy of 'Homosiood and Heritages'
Mayor-elect of Portland Bud Clark stands by
his Volkswagen bus outside Morrow County
Museum in Heppner.
Clark made a visit to Heppner on Saturday. He
was in the area on his way to the John Day river
for a canoeing trip and decided to stop by the
Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Auction-Barbecue
prepare for
ontKM wfimhed by h wife
The Country Store, which at
10 a.m. begins the scheduled
events, each year features a
fishpond and "kiddy corner,"
a variety of homemade sewing
and food items, arts and
crafts, and a "new to you"
section. Judy Rea is chairper
son of the Country Store com
mittee, Bev Wilson, will be the
cakhier, and Karen Beck is
responsible for the fishpond.
This year's auctioneer,
Rocky Webb, will begin auc
tioning items at 10:45 a.m.
Webb has previously assisted
Don Wink who has donated his
auctioneering talents to the
community service event for
several years.
Some of the special antique
items which will be auctioned
are on display at Swanson
Insurance, Main Street in
lone. Included in the list of
antiques are a rocking chair, a
child's rocking chair, a dress
er with mirror, buffets, a
desk, a commode, a swivel
back desk chair, dishes, irons
and a black pot.
Other items which have
been donated for the auction
to close Memorial Day
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museum and check on the history of relatives he
said once lived in this area.
Clark said he had a grandmother who lived in
the Little Buttercreek area near Heppner.
Clark surprised many when he beat incumbent
Mayor Frank Ivancie in the May 15 mayoral
race in Portland.
Tlie Heppneir
fundraiser
Naiyr, doughwirvlow Tomi,
include a desk, an electric
range, a gas kitchen range, a
davenport and chairs, miscel
laneous chairs, a washing
machine, a dryer, carpeting, a
200-gallon sprayer, a door,
window blinds, a vacuum, a
weight lifting bench, luggage,
a sewing machine, a 12" black
and while TV, a 15' j' wooden
truck bed with wheat racks, a
3 horsepower single phase
well pump which has been
re-wound and includes the
mounting plate and first sec
tion of pipe, and as always the
"first two places in line" for
the pit barbecued beef dinner.
The highest bidder receives
only the places in line; he
must then purchase tickets for
the meal.
Harold Rietmann is chair
man of the pit crew which
prepares the barbecued beef
for the meal.
Ticket prices for this year's
dinner are $5 for adults, $2.50
for ages 6-12, and no charge
for pre-schoolers. The beef
will be accompanied with a
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HHS honors top 8 students at graduation exercises
Heppner High School sen
iors voted to honor the top
eight students of their class in
lciuof a traditional valedictor
ian and salutatorian at this
year's commencement exer
cises, June 1, 7:30 p.m., at the
high school gym. f
Honor speakers at the grad
uation ceremony will be Carla
Miles, Cathy Lindsay, Eric
Thompson, and Melissa Priv
ett. Other honored students
include Carolyn Hughes, Anne
McLaughlin who will read the
Invocation, Kris tine Fishburn,
and Pat Struthers.
Carolyn Hughes is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Hughes. She has been
involved in National Honor
Society, Girls Athletic Boost
ers, Spanish Club, Volleyball
and Outdoor Club. Carolyn
plans to attend Southern Ore
gon State College in Ashland
next year.
In addition to being a high
academic achiever, Cathy
Lindsay has been very involv
ed in school activities. She has
served as Associated Student
Body Treasurer, a class of' -er
on two occasions, and has
been involved in basketball,
Spanish Club, National Honor
Society. H-Club and Girls Ath
letic Boosters. Cathy was
recently selected as the Queen
of the Junior-Senior Prom.
She plans to attend the Univer
sity of Portland next year.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Lindsay.
Co. Court
accepts bid
By MARY ANN CERULLO
Morrow County Court con
vened last Wednesday, May
16, and conducted the follow
ing business:
accepted a bid from AT&T
for a centralized phone sys
tem. learned that the court ac
cepted a resignation from
Delpha Jones of Lexington
from the museum board.
learned that Port of Mor
row has applied for an airport
construction grant.
learned that Barbara
Briggs, county auditor, gave
her verbal resignation effec
tive May 31. Briggs will be
moving to Hood River.
signed a Title 19 contract
modification with the state for
the Mental Health Dept. cutt
ing the number of clients
being financed by the state.
went into executive ses
sion, pending litigations.
accepted a suggestion
from Eucon Corp for Morrow
County to pay $10,000 as its
share of the litigations of
Eucon vs the state over The
Bombing Range Road repav
ing project.
Central ad to be
insert next week
Next week, May 31, Central
Markets weekly ad will be an
insert flyer in the Gazette
Times. The flyer will have
many specials to celebrate the
grand opening of the new
expanded Central Market.
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Attendance at Oregon State
University to pursue a degree
in pharmacy is Anne Mc
Laughlin's goal for next year.
Anne is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert McLaughlin.
Along with her high scholastic
achievement Anne has been
very active at Heppner High
School. She has served as a
class officer twice, been a
member and officer of Span
ish Club and served as Asso
ciated Student Body Business
Manager. She has also been
involved in National Honor
Society, Girls Athletic Boost
ers, H-Club. golf and volley
IHS & HHS set Commencement,
Baccalaureate dates
Baccalaureate services for
both Heppner and lone High
Schools will be Wednesday,
May 23. Heppner services will
be held at 7:30 p.m. at St.
Patrick Catholic Church in
Heppner with the Morrow Co.
Ministerial Assoc. in charge,
lone services will be at 7:30
p.m. at the United Church of
Christ with Matt Doherty as
guest speaker.
lone High School com
mencement exercises will be
Thursday, May 31, 8 p.m. at
ICABO begins community projects
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Dave Barnett stands in front of
hall on Main Street in lone. Both buildings are being torn oown.
The main purpose of the
lone Community and Agri
Business Organization says
President Chuck Starr is to
improve the liveability of lone
"not just the downtown,, but
the whole area."
The first task the organiza
tion has undertaken is prepar
ing an inventory of the proper
ties in and surrounding the
lone area to see what is
available for development, for
rent, or for sale. Once know
ing this, Starr says, a detailed
description of the kinds of
utilities, available, the size of
the properties, etc. will be
available to people who may
be interested in coming to the
lone area.
"A major goal of the organ
ization is to work toward
Weather
by the City of Heppner
ball. She was a member of the
science team that recently
took top honors at the Blue
Mountain Skills Contest.
Eric Thompson has been a
very active young man while
attending Heppner School. In
addition to his high scholastic
standing, Eric has served
twice as Associated Student
Body Vice President. He has
participated in football, bas
ketball, baseball and track.
He has served as president of
the National Honor Society.
He was a member of the
science team which recently
the high school gym. The
theme of the class of 1984 is
"Honor the past. Wisely use
the present. Have faith in the
future."
Heppner High School com
mencement exercises will be
gin at 7:30, Friday, June 1.
The graduating class's motto
is "What lies behind us and
what lies before us are tiny
matters compared to what lies
within us." Honor speakers
will be Carla Miles, Cathy
Lindsay, Eric Thompson, and
Melissa Privett.
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Ione's biggest attraction is its
liveability and people who
work in the industrial develop
ment that is starting in the
north end would like to live in
a rural setting, but need ac
cess to their work," said
Starr.
The agri-business organiza
tion is separate from but
working in cooperation with
the Morrow County Chamber
of Commerce and supports
their efforts for action on a
proposed park above the Wil
low Creek Dam.
A major project which has
already begun is the tearing
down of some of the dilapidat
ed buildings in the area. Dave
Barnett who owns and oper
ates lone Keylock purchased
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took first place at the Blue
Mountain Skills Contest. Eric
plans to attend Oregon State
University majoring in engin
eering. Eric is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Terry Thompson.
Carla Miles plans to attend
Blue Mountain Community
College next year. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dexter Miles. While attending
Heppner High School, Carla
has been active in pep band,
Girls Athletic Booster, Span
ish Club and National Honor
Society. She has been secret
ary of the Associated Student
Body and has served as a class
officer. Carla was also chosen
as homecoming queen during
the past year.
Spanish Gub, Outdoor Gub,
Girls Athletic Boosters and
serving as a class officer as
well as secretary of National
Honor Society are some of the
activities Kristine Fishburn
has participated in at Heppner
High School. She plans to
attend Southern Orgon State
College in Ashland and pursue
a major in business. Kristine
is the daughter of Mr., and
Mrs. Earl Fishburn.
Pat Struthers is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Struthers.
He has been very interested
and involved in the mathema
tics and science programs at
Heppner High School. Pat has
received numerous awards at
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the building and property ad
jacent to the service station
about a month and a half ago.
He says that he bought the
former 'Stephani's Restaur-
One of the bricks salvaged from the old buildings.
the Blue Mountain Skills Con
test in mathematics, science
and computer sciencs. Pat
has also participated in the
golf program at Heppner High
School. He plans to attend
Whitman College in Walla
Walla, Washington.
Participation in a number of
school activities, as well as
high academic achievement,
have been a part of Melissa
Privett 's involvement at Hep
pner High School. She has
been a member of Drama
Club, Girls Athletic Boosters,
Spanish Gub, National Honor
Society and editor of the
school paper. Melissa plans to
attend Skidmore College in
New York and major in pri
mary education. Melissa is
the daughter of Audie Joe
Privett and Donna Lynn Pri
vett. lone post office
celebrates
100 years
The lone Post Office will
celebrate its 100th anniver
sary with an open house,
Friday May 25, from 2 to 4
p.m.
ant' with the idea of possible
renovation, but the condition
of the building made that not
feasible, only the back part of
the building will be useable
possibly for a storage build
ing, he says.
Barnett will also be tearing
down the building, the old
I.O.O.F. hall which leans
against the first one; he
doesn't own the second build
ing, but will be doing the work
with the owner's approval for
the salvage involved. He says
that there will be salvagablc
items from both buildings in
cluding plumbing, fixtures,
boards 23'8 V long, 2,800
standard size 4x2x8 bricks,
and approximately 11,000 spe
cially shaped bricks which
were used in the construction
of several buildings in the
area which were built about
that same time.
Barnett says, "lone is at a
stalemate, and it must grow or
it will go the other way. It
needs human energy and in
put," and he predicts growth
for the area.
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