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New books reflect small-town life
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lone Ih ih li. I ihrarx xn ill delight and
entenain anxone tam iliar Mith life in
a small toxin
1 ake XX ohegon l>ax s. ” by lia r
ris»«n K e illo r tX iking I’cnguin Inc
IU H ' i is a collection o l episodes
in the life o l the people o l I j k e
XX began M in iK 'v.ta ll contains
graphic dexcnptH'ns o l Ihe manx
characters and places lhal are found
in small toxin l nilcd Stales h ille d
xi nh xi am ilh and hu m or.sadness and
tenderness, sung- and (iienis. " l a k e
XXohegon l>axx' is an untxrgettahle
|» 'n ta il o l small toxin American lile
o l »h x xie ate xihal » c are and
vxhx smart doesn't count tor
(ia rn s o n K e illo r Mas hom in
Anoka M inn in l**42 and non lives
in Si P m l Since l ^ '- t he has per
Benzx l - Curtis
K im H c n /rl .imi Steseti ( urtis o l Ptkicnix
engagement
Xriz.in.i
Hon/cl is the daughter ..| l*.it Henzel <>t S pringfield ami (icu rg e Henzel
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tended Blue M ountain i (im m unity < ollege and i- presently em ployed by
C u n ira il fV rs in u d Systems lm .»I lt>. k‘ n IX Xnz.ina
( urtis is the xnne o l Ru k and I iz ( urlix .q Heppner He is a 1UH4 graduate
ut Heppner High S.h>v)| attended Blue M o u n ta in ! xm m um lx ( allege and
xxill graduale fix m M a tu ri y. I. Mediants s Institute in I'h .v m x -Xti/iina
in Max
I he souple plan to marts June ' l l al Hope I utheran ( h u rih in Heppner
Kl oeppe! - Pul tuer
M i und M rs ferry Klocppel o f Vernal i iah innouncc ihc engagement
.uni It*rih coining m arriage of their il.m ehtc \ I m.i to I .m s Palmer son ol
M i .uni Mrs Kogei Palmer
I he hrnie elee! is I he ;.’f untili.uighler »»I Helen .nul I verdi Kei(hle)
Heppner
I he couple plans it» he married June h in V ernal
H e a c h fro n t li^h ts
delighttuls and ouii.igeouslc tunny
The humor com es directly troni lite
and the tMictc ot its experiences
Told troni the \icM |«> in l ot an
adolescent bos people and esents
arc described through the slant ot his
parents gossip and d iscussio n as his
youthful
c u r io s ile
e x p lo r e s ,
observes, and absorbs the stones o l
his s n u ll toMn niche irc s ic M c d hx
Kerrs K ic t iiu n n i
l iah
xctting sun are easilx disonented hy
a r titk ia l lights tro n i beachlront
dcxclopm cnt So sexeial H o n d a
counties and io m iis haxe (xassed i*r
d iiu ik e s resi ne l tng heach lig h tin g
betMecn Xiax and (K to h e r
thè
p u n k - xca tu rile nesttng scason Ac
cordine lo International XX ild litc
m aga/itk' thè pm tcxtise ordinarne*
icc|uite that hca chtio nl lighls he
tum ed o li alter 11 p m ot shteltied
co thex don i chine dircctly on thè
hc-ach I he penalts tot ik*t comply
mg ’ X S v io .1 dax lin e and |xossible
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To Ih ic h r n a c r r . m sa i r
a.tit a tat>U*N|MH>n o l c r u i.ir d
d ry c r i n i |u ct t i r l i i i r
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Around About
By Justine Weatherford
ol We*U*n SJw » ,
Sf X f N
nuns told people and exenlx that d i s o n n i ! tu rile x
Nessly hatched turtles. naturally
n u k e up thè lite ot Ihe place lokl
Mith an earnest sim p licity ih a tfis attraetesi lo thè xca hx thè fixin g o r
formed exerx Saturdax exemng on
the American Public Radio in the
shoM he calls
A Prairie Home
Companion " I his shoM has been
xerx successful and has rcce i'cd the
I’cahods and FdM ard W StorroM
axcards lo r excellence trexieM cdhx
Jean Nelson)
A Shoit Hislorx o t a S n u ll
Place. " h> T R Pearv>n. 1 lin d e n
Presc Simon and Schuster. S r *
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110cel and an eniocahle reading e \
[xenenec. p a rticu la r^ lor anxone
from a email place Prom beginning
to end a complete and telling tale is
told o l an interesting epoch ot the
toMn land o l its passing). Mhen the
PettigteM tam ilx Mere Iirst poMcr
till and then Mcallhx eccentrics Hut
this is onlx a single cord Mhixh ties
the hook together the xtorx is
much.’*
Xpril I. I W
»11. J. W. XO KKNE’S
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED
April 1-4
Bicentennials ami centennuls arc continuously being cdebratcxl throughout
the Morld Ot course Mhcrc there arc older histories, great celebrations
c a ll attention to events mans hundreds or th.Mixundx ot scars ago In out
iicm ct section ot thic n r * young nation m c ik>n"i lom m em oraie nuns events
over one or I m o hundred xears past Most ot us Mere caught up in Ihe l S
Hicentenmal o l 10 'h , and m c knoM m c M ill he noting the bicentennial o l
the I S Constitution soon Those o f us Mho happen to cniox hislorx lin d
these periodical celebrations most interesting and Ink- opportunities to rclrcxh
out knoM lcdgc o l h istorical events
In t )rcgon ami M orroM Counts mc have had chances to rcsicM our past
rather regularly rccentlx Many ot us do not think o l past esents unless
the I X or out ncMspa|>ers . a ll our attention to them As I made a quick
rcsicM o l d iku m rn te d events in our state and counts since Mhitc persons
first became aM arcot the Pacific northM cstcm area o l the I S a I cm dates
stand out
Ihe MotroM Counts H islo rx. in the pages It) through I'C contains brief
histories ot most o l the churches o t out area As the Christian Morld is
hom m the m iddle ot the le n te n Season and Mill he celebrating its most
hols das on Paster on A pril Id . nuns might he remembering hoM sig m li
cant the development o t all the churches ot this area has been
You xurclx remember that M orroM County Mas not horn until IN S ' Mhen
11 and ( iillia m County Mere separated from l m atilla County he the stale
legislature HoMcxcr before this event several o l the area ehur. hex besides
Si Patrick x and Valbs had begun their lo rn u tio n s
Both the A ll Saints P.pixcopal and the Heppner C nitcd Methodist chur
ches give I K7b as the date o l their first sers ices in Heppner Neighhorliness
began eatlx tor the im o congregations oom located at the corner ot dale
and Church streets lo c a l Episcopalian history stales "In June IK8') Mhen
Hishop M o rris traveled from Canyon Cits to Heppner. he entered this m
his |ournal im o daxx travel brought us to Heppner Mhic h I found to he
m the evening in the Methodist C h u rih 1 kindly alloMed bx the m inister in
charge) XXe have six 10 eight communicants there, ami I hope, Mith the
assistance ot the Res M i P o tM in co l Pendleton, to have services tor them
about once each quarter
Ih c Heppner I nited Methodists Hishop Jack
M I uell came Irom Portland to help lead their centennial celebration 111
t kto h e r. IU76, Mhilc Res Steve Tollefson » as the m inister in charge here
Other church histories state that plans to organize the C hristian Church
o l Heppner began in IX d ) ami that the o tg a n i/a tio n Mas o ffic ia lly begun
in IXdX Several churches in I exm gton began before pam the Congrega
ttonal Church Mas bu ilt m 1KH7. the Methodist P.pixcopal Mas erected in
IXdd X Southern M ethodist Church tunclkuied in Hejxpner tor some time
and other churc hex have come ami gone in south counts likation x xime then
As the years pass people here M ill haxe uuny good chances to rex icm
I o c j I hislorx Next sear the M orroM County ffis to ric a l S ikicty 1 Mhich m . is
formed during the l S Hicentenmal scar) Mill lead in the centennial cclebra
turn o l the coming ot the railroad up XX i II o m ( reek a great change p n tim in g
event In anticipation o l this centennial members o f the historical society
are attempting to collect pictures ot MorroM County trains ami events related
to the building and operation of the railroad through the seats Any c ili/c n x
Mho have usable pictures should contact the s x ic ty s secrctary Ruth M .( ahe
o l lone as soon as (vissihle
While Attending the Spring
Veterinary Conference at
Washington State University.
Iiaiu't* to nood “ Hornetox*n Music ’ Fri. it
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daughter. K risti I
to R u k J Rea o l Heppner. son o l Jerald and 1 eann
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The couple plans to he m arried Max ’
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