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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1986)
m i ) T V H r ffa n ( • ■ ifllr D u n H »»«« I» I “*»» off page one Chamber of Commerce honors Morrow County’s First Citizens n a toward and Jo Pettyjohn occept cecrfiajte of award for new office building in Heppner rt Outgoing Chamber President Doug Smith (left) presents business award to Tom and Heien Rwhl. k » 5' Incoming Chamber President Birdine Tullís presents Dbug Smith with business certificate t Latex Flat ? Wall Paint •Better quality •Washable •Colorfast Lotex Flot 'Moll Point 1 . ' I $ 8.00 SALE W2603 * ? W C * Blit' Gol 1rs 'i One Coat Flat ; Ceiling Paint i, • Non reflective •Non-yellowing • Drip-free application ¡£fex Rot i V A S i I i a A H / M ilf $ 8.00 SALE W2602 . All Purpose, „ Hi-Gloss p Anti Rust Enamel .► ) t 1 i «. .* M ^fi-Gloss ,y>o noel 1512 •Gasoline resistant •For wood/metal, concrete •Interior/exterior SALE $ 14.69 M orrow County G ra in G ro w ers Jean Nelson In 1947 Hill Collins and his wife Daisy cam«* to Heppner from Cot tage (»rove where he had operated a clothes cleaning establishment He was noted for his athletic skill, being a boxer and a slate champion archer and the winner of many awards After moving here Rill worked with 4-H archery group« in this county during part of the 75 years he and Daisy ran their Heppner Cleaners B ill served 18 years on the Heppner City Council and was the city's mayor for two separate four year terms He served as a director of the Rural Electrification Assoc i ation for six years and was a member of several county wide commitl«*es A member of the Elks Uxlge for more than 45 years, Bill was a trustee here for many years His athletic activities in ileppner have been golf, bowling and bow and arrow hunting The Collinses have built an outstanding garden around their home on South Mam Street and were among the first gardners honored as "Y ard of the Month" winners B ill and Daisy, has been very active as a square dancer and has participated in square dance festivals in Oregon and other north w«*stern states Bill is also an exp»-rt bridge player Bill and Daisy Collins have four daughters- Jeanne of K irkla n d , Washington Judy of Harrisburg Hatty of Soup Lake. Washington and tasa of Kodiak Alaska All four of their girls visited In Heppner during the rec«*nt holidays There are three Collins grandsons and one grand daughter B ill's civic activities have been known throughout Oregon and recognutrd by such persons as (»ovornor Torn McCall and former mayor, Frank Ivancie Bill is currently very actively serving the community and his fellow senior citizens as Chairman of the Senior Citizen's Mealsite Com- mitte«* He is spending hours every week in promotion of this group and its artiviti<*s He is a leader in the efforts toward achieving the build ing of a Senior Citizens Center in Heppner 350 Mam Street Lexington, Oregon 97839 989-8221 1 800-452 7396 The Morris Chair was d* signed not by William Mor ris but by Philip Webb, and made by Morris and Com pany M I W :-\ a i s - . . iw a * » O a Morrow County's First Lady of 1985 has contributed a great deal of skill, energy and time to volunteer activiti<*s here for her very close to 40 years of residence Jean Nelson, along w ith her late husband. Norman, served various agricultu ral groups the l^exington (»range, the Farm Bureau. Oregon Wheat Growers la-ague, Blow Control, Weed Control, county wide exten sion and 4 H Jean has been very active in the lone Garden Club, the lone Topic dub, the lone United Church of Christ, county wide committees and the Morrow County H isto rica l Society During Oregon's centennial year. 1959. Jean was chairman of the county extension groups that worked together to publish "Yesteryears of Morrow" a history of Morrow County which they dedicated to the State of Oregon Jean has long been involved with the annual Morrow County Fair Before and during 198:1 she was a leader in preparing for and im plr menting the celebration of the county centennial She did a great deal of the work invuvled in the publication of the r«*cent History of Morrow County which was copy righted In 1983 Jean has assumed the leadership in seeing that the Century Farms of the county are properly recogm/id Jean McElhtnny NelsOo is a native Oregonian, born in Roseburg and living in Salem from 1929 through 1935 She was graduatid from Oreon State College in 1939 and came to Heppner to teach that year She taught Home Economics, typing. U S History and Music In the fall of 1941 she began teaching Home Eco nomics at Pendleton Junior High where she stayed two years. In the fall of 1943 Jean became Home fiemonstration Agent for the Extension Service in Y a m h ill County, where she work«*»! until her marriage to Morrow County rancher Norman Nelson in 194*. Their home place, w hich was begun by Norman's parents, is looatid on Baseline Road The Nelsons' two children are "C huck" born in 1950 and Knslen born in 1952 Chuck and his wife Lisa and their son Justin live on and farm the Nelson Ranch Knslen liv«*s and works in Salem She is employ «*<1 by the Family Planning Division of the Marion County Health Department By Justine Weatherford At the annual Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce ban quet on Tuesday evening Jan 14, in the Elks Lodge diningroom, Dr Wallace Wolff, a past president and chairman of the honors and awards committee of the chamber, serv«d as the master of ceremonies He presented the county's two first citizens of 1985, Jean Nelson and Bill Collins, who introduced some of their family members Out going chum her president Doug Smith reviewed some of the activities and projects of the past year He presented certificates of recognition to three Heppner couples who were selected by the chamber directors for having made outstanding contributions to the business community during the year Howard and Jo Pettyjohn were honored for the building of the new office complex Just north of town Jack and Ruth Maben were praised lor the enlarging and remodeling of their Court Street Grocery Tom and Helen Riehl received a award for the building of the coin op car washing facility on Center Street Past-president, Ray Boyce, con ducted the installation of the Cham ber officers for 1988 The first-ever woman president. Birdine T ullis; first vice-president, Judy Buschke; s«*cond vice president and treasurer, George K iiffle r and secretary, Justine Weatherford, along with John Hempel. Cal Healy. Mary Goheen. Doyle MrCashn, Cindy Schmidt and the outgoing president Doug Smith were installed as mem bers of the board of directors l*resident Birdine Tullis presented a fourth business award to Doug and Sonia Smith of the Heppner Bowl for enlarging and rem odeling th e ir restaurant, and she told of some hopes and goals for the chamber during 1988 Jackie Gentry was chairman of the banquet committee, making all the plans and arrangements and asking members of the Heppner Garden club to manage the table decora t ions Area near Boardman is livesUx’k district says county sheriff The Morrow County Sheriff's De partm ent advises a ll livestock «»wners that due lo a w e n t Oregon Circuit Court opinion, involving an accident that occurred on Wilson Road outside of Boardman The area is now once again defimd as a livestock district This means that all livestock must be contaimd by their owners or those in custody of these animals and mast not run a' large This is in accordance with ORS 607 045 This district encompasses '» mile west of Tower Road, east to P atter son Ferry Road, from the Columbia River south to the Hombing Range property line Violation of Ihis ordinance is an unclassified misdemeanor and pum shed by a maximum I year in county jail and-or a t2.5M) fine There are also civil penalties provid«*d for
