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H IX T il » H rp p n rr ( . u n i r l i m n H rp p n rr llirg o n B rd n rtd a v July I«. I* U Form er Kinzua resident retells youth H> ROBERT JtiN Eii F o rm e rly of Kinxua, K oberly Junes. 34, is currently with the United Cerebral Palsy Intensive Training Home in Portland Until a year ago. he lived with his parents and attended the vocational training during the day A skill trainer at the center says that he has a "photo graphic memory, is highly intelli gent and writes a lot. composing slowly on the typewriter ” On of his stories "As I Remember Kinxua and Camp F iv e ," was printed in the Oregon Cerebral Palsy Assoc newletter: Kinxua. In the Indian language is a word meaning "land of fish," but It also meant the name of one of the last remaining company lumber town in the United Slates Kinxua was built In 1927. and was located In W heeler County, in Kastern Oregon, virtually isolated from any map The houses were crude, made of fir lumber and painted brown There were no paved streets, (he road was some times rough and difficult to travel over In its prime, Kinxua had almost everything which you would expect to find in any other city Besides the sawmill, it had a general mercantile store, a first aid station, service B o a rd m a n w om an nam ed to regional arts council station, church a logging truck terminal and repair shop, a tavern, and a television system which came via cable A free sanitation sarvice was also provided Camp Five, where my parents resided until last year, was estab lished in 1941. fourteen years after Kinxua It was the Kinxua s Com pany's main logging camp, located ten miles from Kinxua It consisted of a logging office, fuel storage shed, power plant house, chair saw repair shop and a community hall There was also a lake for swimming and fishing and an air and ground forest fire patrol As I have previously mentioned. Dad's place of employment was with the timber falling crew, with which he had worked for over thirty years I'm told that at one time, there was a logging train at Camp powered by a steam locomotive, which transported logs from Camp to Kinxua before the diesel powered trucks were in full production I was too voung to remember this, but Mom and Dad have told me about It Kinxua was my home for almost all of my life, except for the thirteen years which I attended school here in Portland Incidentally, I might add that both Kinxua and Camp Five had their own volunteer ambulance limited edition print marking to» years in Morrow County The print is an I I by M " rrpro ductxon in an edition limited to 500 Sentinels of the Dewert" reflect* the last rays of a winter day. capturing the desert as it darken* into another long cold night Silhourtted again*! the fading violet and yellow sky are the skeletal transmission towers of Bonneville Power Administration a contrast of the timelessness of the desert landscape with the march of technology across it Carlssen was honored To present an artist proof of the edition to Governor Vic Atiyeh on March 28 The ceremony was held In the Governor's formal office Atteodmg the presentation were Represent* five Bob Harper. Umatilla County, Morrow County Judge Don M cK lligott and Boardman City Administrator Larrv Dalrvmple In addition to the Governor numbered and signed prints hang in the office* of Hepresentative Bot Harper and Ray French, Peter Hero. Director of the Oregon Arts Commission and John Evey Executive Vice President of Oregon Advocates for the Arts The prints are marketed through "The Friends of the Library" a group formed to support and assist the library There has been much excitement since sales opened to see print* going to Korea and Taiwan in addition to local areas, Portland and surrounding states The sales are going well with only a few numbers remaining in the numbers 1 through 20U The prints are *45 each and can be ordered from "The Friends of the Library” P <> Box 138. Boardman. Oregon 97818 The funds from the sale of the prints will be used to improve and expand the activities of the library Carlssen is a member of the Oregon Society of Artists. Oregon Advocates for the Arts. The Desert Arts Council and EORAC Local C P R instructors recertify Four instructors renewed their certificates during a recent class held at Blue Mountain Community College in conjunction w iththe 1 lla < ounty i T it i ti.ipt.-r The re ce rtifie d instructors include Christopher Childs of Condon, an KM T 4 who teaches in Gilliam County. Betty Curnutt and Carl Iju rits e n . Hcppner. who both work at Pioneer Memorial Hospital lt«-tt\ is an KMT l and Carl is an row. I^eft to Right Daughter. Karen Carlson Front row, la-ft to Right Artist Mary lo u Carlson. husband. Merle Carlson. Boardman City Administrator. Artist, former student Connie Braat and youngest pupil L a rry Dalrymple. friend Mary Crimes Morrow County at 9 years. Josh Dalrymple Judge Don McKlligott Representative Bob Harper and Governor Vic Ativeh loping into the impressionistic (he Boardman Irrig on Advisory Mary Lou Carlson of Boardman. realism that marks her work today Committee of the Morrow County has been elected to the Board of Her paintings have been exhibited at School District Directors of the Eastern Oregon The Lynn KotUcr Gallery in New In December of 1984 Carlssen Regional Arts Council (EORAC) York City, Winner's Circle Gallery. began a new project In her career to Carlson was welcomed to the Board Los Angeles, Txum Gallery, lui com m em orate Morrow County * In a letter from Pat McNamer Grande and Tree House Gallery . Centennial, which began in Exec utive Director for EORAC The Spokane February ol this year, and lo benefit Board of Directors of the EORAC is the City lubrary In consultation Carlssen lives on a family farm composed of twenty one members with Morrow County Judge Don near Boardman where her husband. representing the ten eastern M cK lligo tt and Hoardman City Merle grows potatoes wheat, com, counties of Oregon EORAC was Adm inistrator Larry D alrym ple hay and grapes She has a son. founded seven years ago to provide a her original oil. Sentinels of the Scott, attending OSU and a sense of "arts community" to Ilesert " wa* chosen for her first daughter, Karen, attending George encourage and support artists living Fox College at New burg Mary lam is an active member of in Eastern Oregon Mary Lou is professionally known her com m unity sitting on the as Carlssen Her art career has Boardman City Library Hoard and spanned a period of 16 years deve EMI -' The next CPR instructor course will t>e held at BMCC during fall quarter The Um atilla County CPR Chapter encourages all persons with current cards to plan to attend 77 Kennedys attend reunion The 16th annual Kennedy family reunion was held recently at the M orrow County Fairgrounds in Iteppner A pot luck picnic, horse •hoes. and baseball punctuated the day Seventy seven relatives and five guests attended Coming the far thest was Bessi ( Kennedy > Franks from Phoenix, Am ona Eleonor Davis who is a patient in the llcrmiston Nursing llorar following a stroke a few months ago was able to come for the day with a grand daughter. Debbie Pimental tlthers attending were John Pimental. Arv and Teresa Iverson and five child ren. Hermiston. April and Donny Wilson, Terry and Sue Baker and daughter and Bud and Dolores W ilson, Boardm an, F ran k and Peggy Parks and son, Beaverton E m Julie Parker. Umatilla Rick and Buelah Gutierre/, Rick and laurina Gutierres, and three children lx»ri Rose and two children and Mary i iyei i I n I isUss Akta Bdar, Bob Beverly, John and David Stragall. and Dale and Carrol Baker, taxing ton. Dewey Kennedy S r. Evelyn. Dennis, Art and Debbv Warren. Danny Wilson and five children. Jim and Barbara Bloodsworth. Richard and Klara Kinxer. Ed and G rane Kakrr. Larry and Kllen Kennedy and three ch ild ren. H epp n er. Bobbie, Coleman and Patti Devine. Doug and Peggy Harris and son. Mike and Kathy Warren. Pendleton Don Kinsor Arlington Clown-Bullfighter contest added to Morrow County ^ air The first annual NBA Clown Bull tighter contest is scheduled as an additional attraclion at the Heppner Rodeo on Aug 17 and 1H The Morrow County contest will !»e the third of Ihese scheduled this year The first contest was held at Bremerton. Wa on June 14 16 Compel dors were Rowdy Barry of lam den. Wa . Paul Hrger of Kepuh lie. Wa . and Tim Bing of Tacoma, W'a Also on hand was NBA Contract Acts Director. Joe Sanford Sanford acted as barrelman and orgamxer of the contest Judges were NBA bareback rider. Scott Corey. NBA contractor. Billy Pmx and former PRCA clown. Drew Eiken The clown bullfighlers were com peling for *1200 in prixe money and a championship buckle The contest consisted of three categories clown sets, cowboy safety and freestyle bullfighting Winning the competition was Paul Hcger with a total score of 793 points Heger, better known as C C Gstor. placed Ihird in the freeslvle Clifi Kennedy. Fossil. Dewey and Peg Kennedy. May ville. Marvin and M axine Hoffm ann and Kacee Kennedv, Condon 3 X Ç 5T 5 M S M ? ? ALL N E W E lg in S ta m p e d e J u ly 19 ,2 0 ,2 1 . m u t t o n buck yiró bullfighting and split a second place finish with Ring in cowboy safety According to committee personnel and spectators alike, the competi tion was a success They thought it was an exciting and interesting aspect of rodeo competition and felt that the contest added to the show A couple of spectators remarked that they had returned for a second performance just to watch the com petition The second contest is lo be held tills 19 and 14 at the Philomath Rodeo C C Gator. Tim Ring and George Kinter of Toppemsh, Bash ington will be competing for *12txi and a Hanson Championship Ruckle Tlie purpose of these contests is not only to give the clown bullfight ers a chance to show off their skills, but to act as an added attraction for rodeos as a spectator drawing card Additionally they will aid in the selection of clown bullfighters for the finals if we have one this year Remember, down bullfighter* are there for the safelv of the cowboys I Historical Society Lists \ area century farms TEAM Proud owners of 8S Oregon farms worked by the same family for 100 years or more have been added to the more than Duo farms so desig nated by the Oregon Historical Society. Thomas Vaughan, execu live director, announced recently May 1 was the deadline for eligible owners to apply for the honors which have been granled every five years since 1956 Morrow county, with 10 (arms recognized this year, had the most Umatilla county with nine was second and Washington county with eight was third Twenty four of the state s 36 counties are represented in the list of award winners S U N D A Y •BIG PARADE I1 A M Queens Luncheon • PRCA RODEO & SUICIDE RACE 2 PM. • PRCA RODEO 7 30 PM DOWNTCWN FLEA MARKET all 3 day*! ART & PHOTOGRAPHY SHCW. noon to 8 p m daily at the Community Center LARGE CAPACITY GRAIN CARTS PARTfjlx- y j Two of Americas greatest superstars ]Oin forces for one incredible concert performance July 14 0 PM HEPPNER T V., INC 676 9663 F IL T E R S W e G o t ’u m U C ar ★ T ru ck ★ O il ★ Air ★ T ra c to r C ab ★ T ra c to r CLEAN Affi FILTERS 1 FOR LEAN FUEL MIXTURE This year's Morrow county Century Farm Award winners are Alvin McCabe present owner of Menxo Allred Olden farm estab lished in 1884 Orian Albert Bright present owner of Albert Bright farm established in 1873 Bayne Harold Rietmann present owners of Paul Rietmann farm established in 1883 William Kathryn Healy present owner of Michael Kenny farm eslab lished in IWU Mrs Mildred Bright present owner of Anson E Bright farm established in 1881 Merlvn Kirk Robinson present owner of Mifflin Jay Devin farm established in 1884 -Jerry Rrosnan. present owner of Jeremiah Hrosnan farm established in 1875 Raymond French, present owner of Jesse Hamer farm established in 1873 Louis A Carlson present owner of Andrew S Carlson farm eslab lished in IRK3 Mr and Mrs Lindsay J Kincaid, present owner of John Lindsay Kincaid farm established in 1884 6769123 H EPPN ER ijjjÿ ALTO PARTS ST. 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