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Sunday. May 12
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Heppner. Oregun
11. I K ,
Descendants of Swedish pioneers
prepare for Pioneer Picnic
Andrew S and Sophia C Carlson from V’armland Sweden who founded
the Carlson Family of Valhy
This year s Memorial Pay week
end. Morrow ( ounts Cioneer Picnic
is lining arranged by the desevn
dants of Anders < Andrew and So
phia C Carlson who came to
America in 1880 from (irythttan
Holmtrop V'armland Sweden They
tarried briefly in Chicago where
sometime in 1881 Andrew read
phamphlets telling of free farm land
in Eastern Oregon so thes moved
on Twoof Sophia s sisters and their
husbands also came here
The
womens maiden name was Cu
duller, their parents were <
Andersons and two of the sis
married Andersons
Sophia
Andrew Carlson were married
1878
Hy I88t Andrew and Sophia had
mover I their family to the Valhy
area to a homestead where their
descendants are still living
So
phia s sister Louise and her husband
Carl Anderson settled in the lone
area where she died in 1906 she is
buried at Valby Cemetery
Their
sister Charlotta Mrs Andrew An
derson is also buried at Valby
Andrew and Sophia Carlson lie
came parents of six In March, 1880.
Andrew obtained his I s citi/onship
at Heppner He and Sophia cant mu
to exoand their land holdings as
attended the chartering meeting tor
the Swedish I other.in V .ilhx Congre
gallon in 1886 and their children
»e re hapti/ed and confirmed there
I heir first son Carl Kind ■ »a s (aim
in Sweden 1870 a ilaughter Hilda in
Chicago in 1881 the four younger
children Victor Leonard >, 188-1
Vmanila liuw Edith Carolina IH 81
and Benard, 188.1 »e r e born in
Morrow Counts
Sophia died in 1828 in her 78th year
and Vndrew lived until he wav 81 in
18:11 They are Ixith buried in Hose
i its Cemetery in Portland
I uni married Mary Kthel llarri
son a teacher from tiersais in 1808
Iheir children are Janet. 1811) and
Charles iSwede
1811 Emil and
Kthel (armed land he purchased
adjoining his parent'* place, work
ing with his brother la-onard and
brother in law Jesse Warfield
In
1843 thi- ( arlsons retired and moved
to Woodbiirn whci ihei are buried
Ttwfirst i -ii bon daughtet Hilda,
maried Samuel i k i ,» i Ksteb in I8txi
in lleppnei I fiey had Itsc children
Kilwm Elmer I8i»l Hazel Edith.
I80T the third and fourth children
died scry young their fifth was
V irgil I. 1811
Vndrew and Sophia > second son
Victor
l.eonard- marries! Julia
llagstrom in 1817 Thes met when
she came from Iowa to Cortland to
visit her friend then a neighbor of
( . I i . i McEIbgott
Their four chil
dren Joyce Vmunda Clifford M i l
dred Carolsn. Louis Vndrew. grew
up on the homestead place purch
,ised from lb* laituly estate in lou
The fourth second generation
CarskM Hilma Amanda iww mar
ned Robert Jesse Warfield and thes
adopted a daughter l.aiira
I he fifth ol the Andrew and Sophia
Carlson family Edith Carolina. 1881
was married to Evers. Rouse Olson
and Hite She died in Cortland in
I'tti 8 The youngest tnemlier of the
family Itenard 1881 never married
and was killed in a farm accident in
1818
On Saturday May 23 all the
Carlson relatives will have a family
jmlluck at the Homestead Ranch
Joyce l>arsl is ft»«! chairman for the
imtluck and Mildred Hope is in
charge of decorations
Over 54
adults and 14 children are expected
from outside Morrow Co A cousin
from .Sweden is coming later
Vt the Sunday Cioneer Cicnic.
Swedish decorations will be featur
ed A three section eight foot high
family tree will lie displayed The
Carlson Family will have ham.
baked beans, coleslaw hot rolls, and
(leverages ready (iuest attending
are asked to provide sulads or
Board man firm a
to Picnic menu
Jim lleimbacker general ma
ger of (iourmet Brands of Ro.i
man has announcer! that Eli
Colburn sujiervisor of perxoni
will he in charge ol providing
French fries for csersune s
attends the cioneer picnic Mas 2t
Heppner
(iourmet brought French frie>
the 1884 Morrow < '«Hints f air wli
thes were a jmijui I. ii f cat uri
Coming to the annual picnic is a i
venture this year for this comp
which in one of the county's larj
employers with more than
workers
Art meeting set
The Morrow County Creative Arts
and Crafts meeting for the month of
May has l»*en changed fwcauxe of
the Memorial Pay holiday
The
regular business meeting will be
combined with a paint day May 21 at
the Morrow County fairgrounds
dorm building in Heppner
Beginning at 10 a m , l malilla
artist liars Snyder will give a
demonstration with colored pencils
Snyder, says an art club sjeikes
person is a Realist, working in
several mediums He had a one man
show last year at TZl M tiallery in
La lirande He teaches art classes
at Me Nary and last week was the
winner in Pendleton at the Arts
Council show
A sack lunch is planned at noon
concluded the spokesperson
Any
one wanting to jwint or finish works
in progress with the help of other
members is encouraged to attend
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il P.M1ES
V sjiecial election will tie held in
Morrow County Tuesday. May 21
from H a m to 8 p m
Registered
county voters may mark their bal
lots at the following [tolling places
Combined Boardman precinct* 1
A 2 *1 Ihe (ireenfield (¡range Hall
lone 4 al Ihe lone City Hall,
I ombined Irrigon 5 A « at the North
Morrow Annex, and Combined
Hardman Heppner at the Heppner
N e ig h b o r h o o d
C e n te r
Vtorrow County voters will decide
the fate of Ihe Morrow County
92 882 247 one year sjiecial levy
needed lo balance this year's county
operating budget Voters rejected ,i
$2 180,470 levy projxixal on March 28
following Ihe defeat budget cuts
were made in the areas of capital
outlay from Ihe Hospital and Koad
IVjit funds
Elected officials are
scheduled nol lo receive salary
increases
Morrow County Judge
lion McEIbgott said earlier lhal
should the county budget fail at Ihis
election, the County Court would
have lo begin cutting county ser
vices not mandated hy statute
Voters will also consider a three
year serial levy of 984.428 lo help
fund the l.ifeliuard medical trans
jmrt service l.ifeliuard is currently
funded through a l malilla County
Ihrre year serial lax levy with a
9230.(88) yearly amount l.ifeliuard
Executive Director Craig Manley
has asked II counties within the
helicopter 's serv ice area to share in
binding the service on a jiercentage
Absentee ballots
available
Absentee ballots (or the Tuesday,
21 election are available at the
Morrow Counts Clerk s Office at the
Courthouse in Heppner Anyone who
plans to be gone on election day may
slop by the Clerk's Office and fill out
an application for an absentee ballot
or mail a teller saying that they will
he alisent during the election and
need an absentee ballot One letter
may be sent for a husband and wife
who Ixith jilan to tie gone, hut both
need to sign the letter explained
County Clerk. Barbara Bloodsworlh
based on Iheir jtojiulalion Morrow
County's share 5 8 jiercent of Ihe
total would be 928,14t which is a tax
rate of four cents jier 91 ixk ) salua
lion Patients m jiartinjiating coun
ties Manley explained wdl receive
a 20 jiercent discount on mileage
chai ges and a 2.'> jiercenl discount on
jiaticnl medical services
In addition to the county levies.
Heppner cits voters will mark Iheir
ballots on a one sear ntieratmg levy
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form er Heppner resident. Jim
Kenny, recently received a Bronze
Star which he earned serving with
the 77th Infantry Division, taking
Hill 87 on Ihe island of ( ikinawa near
the end of World War II
He explained that because his
squad leader was discharged soon
after Ihe battle, jiajierwork con
cernmg his commendation was lost
in the shuffle " When his children
became interested in his life history,
he continued, he wrote lo the
Defense Dept asking the govern
men! to send him the medals he had
earned and related the story of the
Bronze Star wondering if an expla
nation why he didn't receive il was
in the records
Hr said he was surprised to learn
that he should have received the star
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Stephanie Payne
Stephanie Payne, oulslanding
emor track athlete at Heppner High
ichool. I ij s I m it i selected by Ihe
nlernational Sports Exchange lo
larlicipate in a It) day cultural I rip
o China, July 7 It; The trip will he
nghlighted hy a track meet in
anion China against youth of
and that the Army would lie sending
it to him
In spite of Ihe delay.
Kenny says. I consider myself very
fortunate I was a green replace
ment that didn't have to go through
very much I saw a lot of good boys
who were green replacements who
didn't come off that hill
Kenny is the son of John F and
Bridget! Kenny, both deceased, his
brother. Bill Kenny is si ill a Heppner
resident
Jim Kenny is a 1843
graduate ol Hepjiner High Vhisil
and a graduate of Eastern Oregon
State College He taught al fossil
and llermiston before moving lo
I-ike ( Is w ego w here he taught at Ihe
junior high school until his relire
ment
version ol "W e Are The World as
well added a music department
spokes jierson
The concert program for grades
5 8 will lie on Tuesday. May 21 al
7 30 p m in Ihe junior high gym
featured groups include the fifth
grade hand, sixth grade hand, junior
high tiand, sixth grade music and the
junior high chorus
There is no
charge for these concerts and every
one is invited to attend these final
concerts for the school year
Artist fellowships available
jecls wun outer am sis working in
Iheir medium, and market Iheir
work both regionally and nalionally
Application forms will he sent
automatically by May 13 lo indi
vidual Oregon artists currently
listed on Ihe Commission's mailing
list
Additional forms can he oh
famed hy contacting
Oregon Aria
Commission, 835 Summer Street
NE Salem (lit
87 Mil plMM
378 3825
Circuit Rider coming M a y 22
Micheál Hanna. "Circuit Bider”
lor Congressman Boh Smith will
hold a public town hall meetings
Wednesday, May 22. from H a m to
12 noon al Hej>pner City Hall
The public is urged lo allend and
to communicate their thoughts
request for 9128. Udi outside the
existing tax base laist year's total
budget amount was within the tax
base so no special levy was reques
(ed
The present lax base reflects a lax
rale of 98 45 jier 9l.<xx) ol assessed
valuation If approved, next year's
budget would require an increase in
the tax rate of approximately 93 02
tier 91 1X8)
Heppner girl picked
for international
sports exchange
H eppner man receives W W I I medal
The Oregon Arts Commission
announce recentlv that ajiplicalion
forms are ready for Ihe commis
Sion's Individual Artist fellowship
Program
This program provides
fifteen cash grants of 92.(88) each to
Individual Oregon artists lo assist in
their professional development
Artist fellowships have helped
recipients explore new techniques,
(ravel, develop collaborative pro
Emil Carlson «father son Charles "Swede", Ethel ' mother); daughter
Janet, as photographed in 1812 al Janet's DSC graduation
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Budgets, Serial Levy go to voters May 21
Heppner schools spring music
programs are set for this week and
next week The Heppner High
School Band and Choir will jierform
their ' Spring Concert" this Wedne*
day May IS al 7 30 p m in (he high
school gym featured groups will tie
the high school concert band, the
high school choir, the jazz ensemble
anil as a sjiecial attraction Kathleen
Brazrll will jierform her piano solo
from Ihe stale competition
Don't
miss Ihe Metmner High Choir's
Warfield and lamnard Carlson who lived their lives
Preclp
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by til** i-it> of Heppner
Spring concerts slated
Rernard Amanda
in Morrow County
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ideas, or problems lo Hanna who
will then relay them lo Congressman
Bob Smith in Washington
Payne is one of three area track
athletes chosen to jiarticipate in Ihe
cultural trip The others are Donna
Schiewe of Weslon McKwen and
Tim Purler of Helix
International Sports Exchange is
a California non juofil corporation
run primarily by track coaches and
is dedicated to pros idmg athletes
from the C S with the opjxirtunity to
comjiete abroad with other nations
and to bring foreign teams and
athletes to the l' S for comjietition
I S E offers athletes an o|ijior
limits to travel and comjiete in
sporting events with athletes of
different cultures and languages
The track team Payne will lie a
member of is composed of track
athletes from Oregon und Washing
ton
There is no host country nor
organization lo fund the team and
each athlete is responsible for
raising Ihe funds lo pay his way
Payne has raised approximately 75
percent of the cost
A sjiecial
account has been opened at the Bank
of Eastern Oregon in llejipner and
anyone wishing lo donate to that
account lo help her raise Ihe neces
sary funds is encouruged to do so
other fund raising activities are iri
the planning stages Including a
possible bicycle raffle
7 H H S students
plan European tour
On June 8. 1885, seven Heppner
High School students, accompanied
by Phyllis 1'ijier and teacher Valery
Volesky. will dejiarl for a 21 day
educational lour of Eurojie
Stu
denis jutrtici[rating in the tour are
Jack Estberg, Kim (ieorge Loran
Hayes. Chris Melatughlin. Jodi Bad
herg, Sheri Fijier. and Kym Warren
The tour leaves from Seattle and
will visil latndon. England I'aris.
Bayeux. Tours, and Ml St Michel,
France. Madrid. Toledo, Cordoba.
Seville, (iranuila. and Torremolmos,
Spain, and Tangiers, Morocco
Highlights of Ihe trip include a
ferry ride jiasl the Bock of (iilirul
ter, and visits lo Ihe Prado and
Louvre museums. Normandy's I)
Das beaches, and Buckingham Pul
ace I he combination of sightseeing
special excursions, and free time
will enable Ihe students to more lull)
appreciate the art. history, lang
uugr. and entertainment of major
cities in England. France, and Sjiain
said Volesky
Parade entry
forms available
Entry forms for the Morrow Coun
ty f air and Bodeo Parade are being
sent out this week, announced par
ade chairman. Joyce Hughes
All
individuals, businesses, clubs and
organizations may enter Children
especially are encouraged to partin
jiate Due to liability insurance no
motorcycles, go carls, or small KV's
will lie allowed in Ihe parade
This year s fa ir theme is "Alive in
'85 ''
Participants may wanl (o
fralure this in their parade entry
although il is nol necessary
Entries will lie judged prior lo the
start of Ihe jvarade al 9 15 a m on
August 17 Cash prizes and ribbons
will he awarded in approximately 15
divisions
If you have not received an entry
form by mail, you may obtain one at
Ihe farm ers Insurance office in
Heppner or by calling Hughes at
«76 5818 or 988 8412
The entries
must be returned by July 31. 1985