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though. I d have probably had to
stay with country." he »ays He
describes his style, especially on the
lust released tape, as ballad, rock,
and country with a little ja/z in
fluence from his earlier days shin
ing through
" I f I can wort with kids, ad goofy
and keep up with rock. I'm doing
whal I lik e," he says
Acting goofy may sound like (he
composer o f "Whirly B ird" or
Roasted Lizard." bul seems apart
from ihc serious work of combining
almost 40 tracks including 12
background vocals for " I f You Let
Me |Viwn
Jim Ackley
ihe Molalla Clackamas area near
Portland
His music career began before
lhal. al age seven, when he began
studying piano By age 13 when he
played with a summer band al the
Portland airport for louts Arm
strong, he had added Ihc clarinet,
satophonc. and guitar to his
accomplishments
He claims he is nol particularly
gifted al any one instrument bul lhal
he plays a lot ol them He has com
posed and arranged in most musical
areas To perform, he says, he most
enjoys sitting at (he piano and sing
ing ballads, perhaps a fador in his
singing al 74 weddings, mostly for
Heppner couples
"Humor, music, and working
with kids arc my strong poinls," he
jdmits His goals jre educational
now. though he admits to some long
mg lo become a rock star while still
ITic serious and the goofy come
together in his newest project,
however, with a partner. Rick
Meyer of laGrande Die pair has
pul together educational booklets
with limes lahlcs, history and
geography lessons, with cartoon
characters and tapes o f rock music
fhey hope lo have the produd ready
hy the end o f this school year and
then lo find a national distributor
Ackley and Meyer arc also part
ners in a Itxal hand. "T ak e F o u r,"
which performed last weekend at the
Elks Annual in Heppner The other
two members arc Scott Arnson of
l.aGrandc and Kevin Gutierrez of
Heppner The hand opened for ihe
Hager Twins when they performed
al the Nomad in Boardnun
Look for 'A L ittle Bit o f
Everything.” al Court St and Cen
tral markets in Heppner. at Irrigon
Market and at ihe Boardman Phar
macy A pholo of Ackley on stage,
taken hy former Ionian Terri
M cElligott. identifies the new
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Mans southern M ifn i* countians
remember the enthusiastic Heppner
. High S, h<«>l hands a serious young
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More than that, some rcmeniher
a musician and pertornier who was
in ihc upholstery business during a
two-year break from leaching
Jim Ac kies now Vi. has a cassette
tjpc "A I ittlc Mil of Everything,"
on sale at local markets He wrote
Ihc music. sang Ihc w>ngs. placed the
instruments, directed the compost
lion, recorded, and produced the
whole ihmg himscll at his home in
Irrigon He did send the recording
off to a New York firm to he
duplicated and printed
Ackley says his lasonic selection
on (he (ape is "Kock and Rollin'
Country Style" because it was fun
to do and he likes the way it sounds
I he kids al Irrigon l where he
teaches general music, choir, and
hand to kindergarteners through
eighth gradersl like Whirl) Bird
best It s kind of goofy, hut I had a
helicopter sound on one of my syn
ihesi/crs and decided I wanted to
write a *>ng using that sound." he
relates
" I write songs very quickly." the
artist disclosed " I just decide whal
to wnlc about Sometimes just a lit
lie 'hook' is all I need, and I build
a whole song around it Roasted
Li/ard’ was written for Ihe kids al
Irrigon." he says " It is based on a
short play written by school librarian
fireg Hanson."
Ackley began recording by
himscll while still in junior college
His first recording, (hough, was in
1967 with ihc I Hh Story , a rock
hand he was associated with during
his high school and college years in
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Heppner Jr Bowlers are selling
tickets lor a March 17 risk concert
al the Heppner tumor high gym fhc
tumor bowlers will pay the band's
travel costs and pocket Ihe balance
to ihc proceeds to finance a trip lo
the slate tumor bowling tournament
held in Albany during March
fhc Portland based rock hand.
Defiant, will do one sliow tiom b 4 5
9 p m at ihc |unior high school
. An autograph signing party al
Charlie \ l*i//a ami Video World
w ill give those who w ish to meet the
band members a chance lo tolled
autographs and purchase Defiant I
shirts fhe I shirts normally sell tor
5X. junior bowlers will receive 51
Lillian Boyce (left) Marianne and Bob Kahl
Agencies combined
Bob and Marianne Kahl ol Turner. Van Matter and Bryant Insurance
of Heppner have purchased the Ray Boyce Insurance Agency ftsim Lillian
Boyce Ray Boyce had the Heppner agency for IX years
The Kahls will consolidate both agencies at their same location on Main
Sircet Dies will add Oregon Mutual. Cnigard and Crop-Hail Management
to the companies they provide their customers
The Kahls have been in Heppner three and a half years They say they
will try to continue the same go«xl service Boyce gave his customers They
urge their new customers to come in and get acquainted
for each I shirt the hand sells
Tickets for the concert are
available from Heppner |umor
fviwlers. at Heppner Bowl. Charlie's
Pizza, and hy nulling a money order
tor 54 |x-r ticket to Pro Sound and
Talent. P O Bos 717. Heppner
Tickets will be S ' at the door
For further information, call
Kevin Gutierrez alter 5 p m at
b7f> 9912
Republican dinner
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Gale streets in Heppner. and will
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training room. Lire Chief Ferric
Hurkcnbine says
Lhc building, which formerly
housed the Christian Life Center,
was purchased with donations from
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The Chaimun of the Oregon
Republican Party, T J Bailey,
Klammath t ails, will he the keynote
speaker at the Morrow Counts
Republican Central Committee's
Lincoln Ihiy Dinner on Saturdav.
February 2 1. according to Fd Glenn.
Boardnun. Chaimun lor the event
Other speakers include State
Senators Eugene Timms. Bend, and
Ken Jersicd, Hotxl River. State
Representative Ray French and
Morrow County Judge I ouis
Carlson both Heppner
The dinner will he held at Dodge
City Inn. Boardnun, and a fund rais
ing auction o f unusual items will he
held Entertainment will be provid
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Community College swing choir
Tickets to the prime rib dinner are
available from Glenn. 4X1 1155. or
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