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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
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made by Morris and Com
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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