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. .• » •• • *..•». \ • i » • ; .• i i •/ .. > *V « : . . v - T W O - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednoduv. May 20.fV*7 Drawing to benefit ambulance lone auction and barbecue marks twenty- fifth year June 6 will mark the 25th year that members o f the lone United Church o f Christ have put together the an nual auction and harhccue many look forward to each spring T o commemorate the anniversary. auction organizers w ill release balloons during the day and present each dinner guest with a special an niversary pen Commemorative but tons will be on sale For the past 25 years at W illow s Grange Hall in lone, a cowbell has sounded promptly at 10 a m the first Saturday in June to signal the open ing o f the Country Store. Crafts. handmade items, sewing, home hak cd goods, and "n ew to y o u " items will be ready for shoppers The outside auction w ill begin at 10:30 a m with Don Wink and Frank Bettencourt again donating their services. A highlight o f each year's auction is a quilt handmade and quilted by the church women This year's pat lem is the Royal Star o f Oregon in blue and gold, the stale colors The quilt along with some o f the refmish- cd antiques will he on display at the lone branch o f the Bank o f Eastern Oregon. I n just a week, someone spet ial will celebrate a gradua* I tion. Alter years of hard work, growing more, taking ‘>n responsibility, the graduate marks the milestone before continuing on. f ! * 4*JTkrt,. I t is that personal experience of love and confidence that you give when you give* the graduate a gift of jewelry. Come by to select early that prec tous gift to celebrate your graduate. Trent D Harrison o f Ixxm gton and Sophia M Strutters of Heppner arc among students who hasc been awarded scholarships by Pacific University in Forest G rove for the 1487/88 academic year Harrison and Struthcrs have re c e iv e d a M erit Fin alist Scholarship Pacific o ffers three tiers o f scholarships The Presidential Merit is saiued at $4,(XX), Presidential M erit Finalist at $2.500. and Peterson’s V 676-9200 i i , A large crowd enjoyed the sunshine as they waited to bid on R Heppner MC t C P rices Good Thru así U N I V E R S A L Tubular Steel G A T E scholarships Academic at $1.500 The scholarship is renewable for four years it the student maintains high academic standards Most o f the recipients will be freshmen at Pacific in the fall, although a few arc transfer students These scholarships arc awarded primarily on the basis o f academic merit, with consideration given to athletic, musical, dramatic and ar tistic talent, as well as other e x tracurricular activities such as stu dent government Ted Toll with load of wood for Reno Night : Morrow County Grain Growers« RAINBIRD Phone 989-8221 May 30 1 800 452 7396 . . x o #30 12 ’ x 1 %” , 6 Rail WSH Less Nozzle CO UNTRY-FRESH LAUNDRY Best Buy s 3 pr. tube so ck s with pu rchase Pioneer Picnic 95 20 Lbs T STUDDED » V RUBBERMAID JT’y . V f It A N : s e o 95 70 G allons K Wf T - p ° STS ST O C K A D E PANELS CATTLE PANEL 5 Vi FOOT 16 95 X $009 »1 2 L . STOCK TANKS ! < i 2 FT. x 2 FT. x 4 FT. ELECTRIC FENCE Keystone ( WIRE . f ¥ SIERRA BARBED WIRE 17 G A )) 1640 Ft. V,1 - V « . • • *•*»*'! » fui pw» uf A '••• 4 o««x »•«*<• m »*-o# m »(• •*«indi x 7 • I* : • «eg ceettei *H r H w Si H , yN non Vi i $4495 rjm y 'j;' WHITE POLYWIRE RAIL ROAD TIES $g95 FENCE POSTS The family weathered the depres sion years with the help o f a large- garden. orchard, and their own meat. The family car was parked in the garage and the family, especial ly l.ola. canned hundreds o f quarts o f vegetables, fruit and meat every year Lon and Lola loved camping in the mountains, especially at Ritter and Hideaway Hot Springs, picking huckleberries on Mount Adams, fishing at M cK a y Dam near Pendleton and traveling to the Peter son Rock Gardens at Kcdnxind. and the John Day country, where l>on liked to stop and visit with Fred Weatherford and sec his fine collec tion o f fossils. l.ola died in 1445 at the home o f her daughter. Jessie, at Adams For the next ten years or so. Lon visited his families and kept himself busy up until 1456, when he died at Adams at the age o f 80 and is buried beside his w ife, Lola, in the family plot at lone Pressure Treated long Lasting! Other Sizes \v ailuhle Include Save •8 *°!! Amontono x 7 AlkytJ Enamelized Mous« Paint» S 3 6 9 tHfntM rxtJ#?!** y \ 5 ”, & 6 ” Lexington lum ber i * From p. 1 M cn zo O ld e n 's grea t-great- grandson. Dick Snider, son o f Harold and Joyce Snider and grand son o f Gladys (Olden) Snider, has purc hased a part o f the McCabe priv perty and is now farming this as well as Ruth M cC abe'» land which in cludes the Olden homestead Ioday, Ashley McCabe, also a great great grandson o f M cnzo and Maty Jane Olden, lives with his wife Cathy Gutierrez and their children Adam (3 ) and Meghan ( I 'A ) in the renxxleled homestead Best Buy y .Mile I By Ashley Conklin The Heppner Booster Club is making final preparations for the se cond annual Reno Night to be held June 6 at the Heppner Elks Club beginning at 7 p m Several prizes have been added this year, according to chairperson Diana Ball The added prizes will in clude a video cassette recorder courtesy o f last's Electric; a surprise- wind surf trip; a ranch pack o f lumber from Kin/ua Corporation; and lour sports passes to all Hcpp ncr High School sporting events. The [xiblic 21 years and older may attend and try their luck at such games as 21, loo, 4-5-6. roulette, and craps. Game players will play wtih pur chased scrip and then use that scrip to bid for prizes in an auction later that night Many smaller prizes will be available, guaranting a tun night for all A ll money raised by the booster club will go towards purchasing equipment for the Heppner schools during the 1487 88 school year. DETERGENT S3995 B e h le m A Ken doll and wardrobe o f hand made clothes donated by Mrs. Hamid Stevens. Hardman, will he on display at various Heppner businesses between now and June 10 Local Em ergency M edical Technicians arc selling tickets for SI each, winning ticket will be drawn June 10 Tickets also may be pur chased where the doll is displayed Pnicccds from die drawing will go toward the purchase o f a portable monitor defibrillator for the South Morrow County ambulance Several EM I fundraisers arc planned to cam the money for the $8.000-piece o f equipment N o money for the pur chase will come from the Pioneer Memorial Hospital budget, an E M T spokesperson said Reno Night comi ng June 6 ecognition, status, and the expectation of future suc just the right item at last year's auction cess. That is what a gift of fine jewelry means to the graduate. Your gift of fine jewelry adds a visible indicator Students awarded Pacific U of the importance to the graduate's success. « the grange hall and silent bids may be made during the morning Bids will be opened during the noon hour and successful bidders announced when the aftcnxxm session o f the auction begins. Children will have their own special com er in the Country Store w ith a fish pond and spec tally priced items just for them Pit barbecued beef with its own special sauce will be the highlight o f the noon meal again this year Ticket prices remain the same as last year. 55 for adults and $2 50 for ages six to 12 Tickets arc available the day o f the auction In addition to the barbecued beef, the meal includes baked beans, a large selection o f salads. French bread. cookies and beverages Ï-À& ------------- YOUR GRAD WILL LOVE . a high backed oak bed frame Merchants have donated many new items to he auctioned o ff A ll proceeds benefit the church Small antiques will be on display on tables along the outside wall o f A n tiqu es searched out and refinished for this year s auction in clud two dressers, a plant stand, kit chcn cabinet, a chair and folding chairs, rocking chair, drop-leaf table, free-standing oak mirror, and 989 8568 I - .w . »
