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Auctionable
items needed
Centennial celebration planned
Salablr auction items are needed hv
1 he Senior Citizen* o( South Morrow
County who are planning a M at 10
auction to benifit the Senior Citizen
Building fund
Anyone w illing to donate auction
item* may contact B ill Co* at
676 9497 June Rawlins at 676 94.15 or
Paul Jones at 878-9972 Item* w ill be
picked up and stored at the fair
ground* unlit the lundrai»er
Lucky egg hunters
win prizes
The lucky youngster* who found
gold or silver egg* were awarded
pri-esal last Saturday * lone (Caster
Kgg Hunt
Prr*e winner* in the Kmdergar
ten First Grade were Brenda Holt-
who found a gold egg and Jim m y
Taylor a silver egg
In the second and third grade
group Marie Tworek found a gold
egg and Jason Halvorsrn. a silver
The lone Extension (Tub sponsor
ed the hunt
Pheasant eggs
available
Dawn is queen
Dawn Tiinm x wa* crowned queen of Ihe 1986 Morrow County F a ir and
Rodeo at ceremonies Saturday . March 29 Following Timms' swearing in by
F a ir Hoard member M erlyn Robinson former F a ir and Rodeo yueen s>lua
I .add placed Ihe official crown on her head
The first official appearance of the court w ill he April 12 at Portland
Meadow* where a race w ill he designated a Morrow Count> race and a
blanket donated by Boh Hoskins w ill la- awarded Ihe winner The court w ill
lie sitting in the terrace and those who would like to make reservation* lo sit
with them may call Gail Papineau 422 7518
The* court s first mounted appearance w ill T m - May 3at the Arlington rodeo
Hheasant egg* w ill he available
next week from the Department of
Kish and Wildlife Tho*e who wish lo
incubate egg* may keep half of the
birds raised and turn one half of the
young birds out at a site of their
choice, said a department spoke*
person For more information about
the pheasant eggs contact Bob
Krein 676 (»956 or Glen Ward 676
5230
14* J u s l i n r M r u l h r r f u r d
One of Morrow County's most
historic churches w ill see its con
gregation celebrating IIXI years of
worshiping 'here on Sunday. A pril
13 The Swedish Lutheran Valby
Congregation actually was being
formed in 1885 hut was form ally
begun on A pril 19. 1886 when 17 of
Ihe Swedish Lutheran settlers of the
Goo-eharry area of lone, met with
Dr E rik Noreliu* in the John
Johnson home and organized, with
John Peterson assisting Dr Noreliu*
as secretars The church wa* acce
pled into the Augustan Synod
On Saturday A p ril 12. everyone is
invited for fellowship al Ihe Hope
lajtheran Church on Alfalfa St in
Heppner from 7 until 9 p m
On
Sunday A pril 13, the tooth Anni
versar> at Valby w ill be coinmem
orated al the I I a m worship ser
vice, which w ill include communion
At I p m there w ill he a polluck
Swedish Smorgasbord Dinner 'no
dessert - At 2 30 the Anniversary
Program w ill begin which w ill be
follow ed by the sharing of a cake and
coffee and lots of visiting
Many of the descendants of the
original chartering families and
M o rro w County Grain G ro w e rs
very early members still attend
Valby Church iValb y means She
pherd s Dell in Swedish Those who
attended that historic 1886 meeting
w ere C a rl John Anderson and
fam ily John Johnson and fam ily.
Andrew Carlson and fam ily. Nels
Magnus Heierson and fam ily. O liver
Hearson Olaf Bergstrom. Andrew
Anderson. John F Peterson and
John Johnson
Five acres of land was given to the
congregation by Andrew and Mrs
Pearson in 1887 and the founders
began advertising in denominational
papers then which attracted the
Frank l.undell family who brought a
group of Swedish people from the
Kourmile and E lla area into the
church including Swen Paul and
Johannes Troedson and families the
Nils Swanson family and Pete Beng
(son and Otto l.mdslrom
The present church building was
erected in 1897 for a total cost of
4-i'Jt 87 a?-'1 •• ■
■ 'irdtrated on Oct
ohrr M of that year The active
Indies Aid group purchased an
organ at a cost of 655
Many fine pastors have served at
Valby Church. and since about IMS
when a mission church and an
American lu ith rran Church known
as Hopr Congregation was formed in
Heppner the single pastor has
served both Lutheran congrega
lions Rev Rick Fvenson is the
current pastor of the two churches
C om m em o rative buttons and
plates are being sold and orders are
hring taken for I he Valby Centennial
History Book A photographer w ill
be available for family portraits
before the church on A pril 13 'by
appointm ent only contact B etty
Carlson 676 5307»
T h e c e n t e n n ia lc o m m it t e e
Martha Peterson 422 7136- Hikka
Tew* 422 7459 and Shirley Palm er
■
676 9730 w ill answer an> questions
Pastor Wornell elected to congregation
The Rev I,eKoy Wornell and
fam ily were recently elected to
paster Christian Center in Pori Or
ford
We re excited about this."
Wornell says
“ We have often
visited the coast, but have never
lived there The church is about two
blocks from the ocean The oppor
(unity for a healthy m inistry is
there
Pori O rfords population is
slightly sm aller than Heppner*. hut
the surrounding area has about a
total population of around three
thousand
The Wornell* came to Heppner in
Augusl. 1983 from Springfield
The
people are so friendly here In just a
short time we felt right at home."
said Sherry Wornell ' Mrs LeRoy
Pastor Wornell w ill begin his
ministry on A pril 6 "It's making
this week a hectic one. but we really
don t want to wait Even Jim and
Judi Wornell*' children) are ex
cited about going, even though
they'll be changing schools in mid
year "
Port Orford is a community of
about I.utxi It is located 50-miles
south of Coos Hay. and its main
industries a rr logging, fishing and
tourism
Rev Wornell has been in the
m inistry for 19 years, and has
partored churches in both Oregon
and Washington In 1976 he took a
leave of absence from the pastorate
to attend his church's seminary in
Springfield Missouri, and then an
additional two years of graduate
work in history and education at the
L’niversity of Oregon
P rio r to
coming to Heppner. he was associ
ate pastor and m inister of education
at New Life Center in Springfield.
Oregon
" I love the pastoral m inistry,
because it affords me many of the
things I enjoy doing
Teaching
preaching, and administration have
always been of interest lo me
I
really love the teaching learning
process (hat is unique in a church
situation The m inistry is a people
business and I like to think at least I
hope that my ministry has affected
some lives and helped them to
become more aware of (iod and his
love "
Irriflon man real winner
Mike Cahill of Irngon was deter
mined to be the winner of the
Koardman Irngon advisory com
mittee position No 5 by the Morrow
County School Board at a special
meeting Monday night
Cahill re
ceived 12 w rite in voles in Ihe March
25 special election Tom Myers who
received 43 w rite in votes appeared
to have won the election. District
Superintendent Doyle M cCaslin
said, hut he was found to he a
Boardman resident and the position
was open for Irrigon residents only
Other election results canvassed
by the Board are as follows
School District Operating Levy
failed by a vote of 886 "n o " to 732
Joe Stevens the winner of the
write in vole for Board Position No
I;
M ary Lou Carlson winner of the
Board Position at large
Sue Proudfoot winner of the lone
lu-xington Advisory Position No 1.
George M ille r winner of lone lx*x
ington Advisory Position No 5.
John Jensen w inner of Boardman
Irngon Advisory Position No 2. a
three year term
Hariey Sager, incumbent, winner
of Heppner lx-xinglon Position No
3. and
Peggy Eishburn. incumbent, win
ner of Heppner lu*xington Position
No 5
Cancer Cruaade began Tuesday
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The American Cancer Society's
Cancer Crusade began Tuesday.
A pril I and w ill continue through
A pril 15 During this time, volun
leers w ill he going door to-door to
collect tax deductible donations for
the society and to hand out materials
to let people know what services are
available through the cancer soci
ety
Since the crusade has not been
conducted locally for several years,
many people may not know that
beds are available for cancer pa
bent* through Ihe Society, other
equipment and support groups are
also available, said a local spokes
person for Ihe crusade The com
mumty can receive more if they only
apply to the Society They have not
turned down a request, and there
always seems to be equipment or
support available if it it requested
The Society is also trying to locate
a local storage area for euuipmenl
Funds are used for research,
patient care, and to inform people
about the Cancer Society
Bonna Rae M ille r is the local
contact person for persons wishing
to know more about w hat the Cancer
Society has to offer
She may be
reached at 676-5519, evenings Dona
tions to the Cancer Society may be
mailed to local treasurer. Jackie
Allstott
John Krebs
trial slated
Morrow County Sheriff Roy Drago
reports that John Krebs w iil go on
In a l A p ril 24 in Marion County on
charges of Escape I The Marion
County grand jury handed down an
indictment on Krebs February 15 as
a result of an alleged October V. 1985
aborted escape w h ile he was
being transported to the Oregon
State Penitentiary by two Morrow-
County deputies
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