Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1987)
. . * ..V •» ,* • •# • * * »; ♦ » *. » • \ , - / , •• . . •* * le - 1 Pastor joins First Christian Church METZELE BESSIE U OF ORE NEWSPAPER L I B EUGENE Ô 7 4 0 3 OR Morrow County's Home-Owned Newsoaoer The Heppner a zette VOL 105 NO 42 Wednesday. October 21, 1987 imes Heppner 25« 12 Pages The Rev Paul Ripley.33. has been called 1« verve the Heppner First Christian Church He and his adopted son. Dennis. 13. live at Evergreen Terrace Apts which the pastor also manages Most recently from Beaverton. Ripley — yes. the fanvnis Riplev is his great-uncle — worked with the pastor of the Beaverton Christian Church and also managed an apart ment complex there He earned his Bachelor of Arts in pastoral ministry from Northwest Christian College while living and working at Oak Ridge He traveled to Kentucky to earn his Master of Divinity in pastoral ministry and counseling from Faith Theological Seminary in May. I9K7 He is cur rent!) worting on his doctoral thesis through Indiana Theological Seminary and the University of Oregon The Rev, Ripley also has an As.vH. iaie of Arts degree in law en forccmcnt from Lane Community College He worked as a deputy sub poena proccvsor in lane County while he attended school H eppner. he said he has discovered. is a vibrant community of strong believers Our slogan at First Christian is "It's not enough to say that we’re Christian, we've got to show that we are '' People in ihc community can expect to see the congregation "awakened" to their Hotel contract to be finalized by council By Avon Melby Heppner City Council will sign the contract with Bank of Fastern Oregon at its November meeting to borrow $390.(MM) at 6 percent in tercst to purchase the hotel This matching money is necessary to go with the grant the city is get ting from the state. Final payment of $100.000 is to be made to the owners. Arnic and Rita Hcdman. during November or al least by the middle of December. City Attorney Bill Kuhn said Architect s plans for remodeling the histone hotel in to a retirement home for senior citizens were shown to (he council and seniors at a special meeting Monday Not only the state historical pco pic, hut the National Historical Preservation Council must approve those plans The hotel is on the Na tional Register of Historical Buildings The building, inside and out. will he as close to its original appearance as possible The inside will he remodeled for the new use it will he accommodating, hut all window, and door openings will be the same Even the trim annind the top of the building, which does not show up in its present condition, will look as it originally did There will he a grass plot of 30 by 23 feet on one sale of the hack of the building and a garden area, 50 by 30 feet, which (he seniors can use Parking will he behind that, with 11 spaces provided The parking area will he graveled; "They did not have pavement lor places like that in those days." the architect explained There will he IV suites for seniors, nine on each of the two lop floors, and one on ground level All arc one bedroom apartments, but the bedrooms arc large enough for a queen sized bed, or I wo single beds Jane Rawlins, chairman of the seniors, said she was very pleased with the plans for such a large area for the senior's use The multi- (Xjrpov mom. which will also he the Zone changed for Boeing By Avon Melby B»H*ing Co request for a change of zone I mm farm use to Space Age Industrial Zone on 14.(MM) acres of it's leased land in mirth Morrow County was approved by the plann ing commission al a meeting in Boardrrun Monday It is the first Space Age land use •n the slate, a spokesman lor the planning commission said Listed uses intended were: "buildings and structures used above and below ground for space age technology research and develop ment. including arro space aircraft and space vehicle testing and related research Propulsion testing which will include Iran sat mospheric space plane, remote vehicle, missiles or other space related vehicles, elec tronic. laser and microwave research activities; contained slunk testing lo he permitted outright No time for starting any of the uses was given by the company. Work on two gas testing wells is expected to get umkrway soon as a result of granting a conditional use permit to Arco (hi A (las by ihe planning commission ( H k * will be on the John Hanna, Jr property on ihc Pilot Rink highway New hours set for Medical clinic Janice Paustian has fun with her grandson at the Day Care Center s Open House Monday night Paula Spicer-Kuhn wat ches his balloon North Morrow Medical Center now has two temporary physicians staffing the clinic, according to Ernest Wick. Pioneer Memorial Hospital Administrator St Anthony's Hospital, who began managing (he clinic on (X toher I, is making an all out effort lo find permanent physic ians to fill this post Until that lime, physicians will he provided to fill the needs of the people of North Morrow Coun ty The hours for the clinic are 9 12. and 1-5 p in Mondays through Friday Community Education program set Nov. 10 Pioneer Memorial Hospital's first Community Education program was held October 6. the topic was "Diabetes An Overview" Slides were viewed and a discussion was led by Molly Rhea R.N., informa tarn and a self test was handed out rhe Community FducatNin pro grams will he held ihc first Tuesday of every month at 2 p m . the first six months will he dedicated lo the disease Diabetes Mcllitus Some diabetics (especially those who arc older) may experience few symptoms or no symptoms at all. and today. many cases arc detected be for- symptoms appear The most common symptoms include fre quent urination, excessive Ihirst, ex trem e hunger; weight loss, drowsiness, easy tiring, blurred vi uon or a change in vision; skin in fections. boils, etc. and the feeling of general weakness. The test performed to detect diabetes is simple and painless The lest may he taken by anyone having a routine physical examination Far ly discovery with a blood or urine test can prevent much distress, suf fenng and pain If you are expenen ceing one or more of the symptoms listed above, it is recommended that you seek medical advice The second class in ihe series "Diahctes Mcllitus" will commence al 2 p m. on November 10, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital's con fcrence room The lopic will he on diahctH diet and meal planning fhe featured speaker will be Fdith Thompson, a registered dietitian from St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton Kd (denn writes for (»azette Starting this week Boardman rest dent Fd (ilenn will he writing an op« nion and observation column for the Gazette Times "The column, which will he titl ed "A s I see it", will focus on the people and happenings of Morrow County, and should be interesting." says Gazette Times Publisher David Sykes Glenn is a former Boardman at tomey who now operates the Pine Box Company and l a Casa de Vin winery A candidate for Justice of the Peace in I9M6, Glenn has been ac tive in Morrow County politics and in several political campaigns over the past 10 years Glenn's wife. Frances, teaches U S History at Riverside High meal site, has 1941 square feet of flooring space There is alvi .mother activity mom as well us kitchen and storerooms 74 Ihe other is on the Hughe Curtin estate under charge of Ralph Currin located about a mile away This is the first lime Arco has requested a permit to drill in ihc county The permit request slated they would get under way us soon as possible A conditional use permit was granted Randy Yates, owner of Heppner Translcr. to construct a budding for trucking operations at the Boardman highway interchange School and their two children. Harold, lb and laurel. 13, attend Morrow County H-hivds in Irrigon and Boardman I Rev Paul Ripley skills and abilities and lo become ac live in the community by helping others and talking about Ood to friends on the sidewalk, in (he grocery store, and in their own homes As a community of believers, tmr church will work closely with the to gunk people through a home crisis, a job related problem. and any other problem situation by us ing God's word, and the way He lives and acts as a guideline, he said A minister is a guide and a big brother to the congregation. He compared a minister's role to that of a light at night thai points the dircc t»on and keeps ihe sojourner from harm His m inistry will be characterized more by teac hing than preaching, he said. Ripley s call to the ministry came when he became disenchanted with law enforcement He said he felt called to help people as much as he could Both ministers and law cn force me ni officers protect and serve Ihc community Hcppncr's size was not a surprise for him. he said, it's about the same size as Oak Ridge, but he is pleased to be able to see more stars at one lime than he has probably seen at one time in 10 years He likes the wide open spaces, and mostly."Heppner smells g.vnl in the morning and the evening always fresh and clean," he said Celebrates 20 years with bank Ihc Bank of Eastern Oregon is hosting an open house l uesday. ( Vt 27 m honor of 20 year employee Pal Gentry. Gentry has been cashier at the bank since ll)MI The cashier, she said, is responsible for the daily operation of the bank, making quarterly reports to ihe government, overseeing employees, and checking ihc nils to be sure they arc correct and everything is in balance She is responsible for all three branches of the hank She was assistant cashier for six years before taking on her current responsibilities She* has learned scvcrul different jobs at the hank She began as a bookkeeper in 1967 then advanced to teller and receptionist. She graduated from Heppner High SchiHil and has taken various bank ing courses und seminars during her employment She is a lifetime Heppner resident Her husband Bill is employed .it Col at or above (he national mean (average) on standardized achieve ment tests Assistant Superintendent Chuck Starr told ihe school board Monday night He reported that students' test scores compared favorably to others in the nation Achievement tests arc only one tool to help us determine how students are doing individual ly, he sax! Ihe tests alvi help us identify curriculum areas where wc need improvement, one group levied low in use of reference materials and wc don't seem to have an explana lion for lhai. he said, because they tested at ihc norm two years ago Other curriculum arras where students have levied low. such as language arts have undergone improvements. Starr also reported that the district's drop out rate for high school students wash 7% last year, significantly below ihc- statewide rale of 20% Four of ihe district's 234 students were reported as dropouts last year Of the district's KM) graduates Iasi year, 66% have entered college. I 3% the aimed services, and 19% entered the job market or became homemakers, he said The district plans lo keep track of students' career activities for five years after they graduate The school district was in good financial condition at the end of the school year. June 30. the district's auditor Brent Fife told Ihe sc I umi I board Fife told the board that he had cx amined the district's financial statements and has ihe following suggestions that extra help or addilional lime lor existing pervainel he available to complete Ihc district's fixed asset records Ihc district has hern very close to complete records on fixed assets and should try to nuke the system complete, he said -federal grams be accounted lor separately It is best lo spend Ihc gral in the year it is assigned and to keep a separate account for eac h, he said Ä documentation, he said Records nerd authorization lor payixils which should he’ dated and signed by so mconc othci than ihc (icrson signing the check The district'» current financial status is also satisfactory, IX'puty Clerk Rhonda lairenz reported "wc expect no problem meeting expenses until we receive property taxes,” slie said In other business, ihc board approved hiring Beth Creason to fill the tem porary hall lime kindergarten (visitton for the re mamder of the sch«vil year at A C Houghton in lingon approved extended responsibility contracts recom m ended by administrators approved a request for travel leave. approved retirement of Frank Haney Irom his (visition as cuslivlian al Columbia Junior High accepted ( heryl Stevens' resigna l i o n from her position as aide al Sam Hoardnian elementary sch»*il heard a request from the educa lion association to open negotiations for a contract to replace tin- three year teacher contract whu h will ex pirc June 30 accepted Jack Strege's resigna lion from ihc district budget committee. approved field trip requests for the next sr rvMtl year approved a policy allowing Ihe suspension of hoard policies in special or emergency circumstances set a special board meeting for 7 p m Wednesday. Nov 4 al River side High School in Boardman Ihe board will meet with the population ami building study committee ami (he district architect at that time Ihc architect is expected lo have a documented report advising the district the im>st economically cfli cient direction for maintaining cx isling buildings, ami construction of additional lac ilitics (if they are deter mined necessary). Supermtemlrnt iXiylc McCaslin said learned dial the district will he re „ 7 . 2 5 % P e n a lty i« ••■.Vi ^ • - D r » » > . V, J % .jj • - „• J - .• .. > - 4 . a. • ». s * , 7 — V '•« • V - v • r £c w s - % V X - , •-*' . r'i % * . ■*! - • jf* • • * ■1 ». " *. j .* Z ' '■ . . V i “ 4 * • i jj *4 a 1 I . 4i • • - • *. - '* : - ; \ s » • •*:>• ’ II , " • . * A - * • I • L * • -'*! * "** i- s » * » .« .»>■ .. . i •. * * .m ' à ; ' '»*:*• \ V • " ' .0 * Patty Gentry ‘ *,> V unua Basin Electric Co op Die cou pie have lour children Jerry Gen try and Janet Greenup reside in Heppner. Judy Towner lives at Bond and Jackie Ansotcgui lives in Alaska Gentry serves as treasurer for St Patrick's Allur Society and has been treasurer for the local March of Dunes for several years • z3’ < - •r ; .n \ R*. .V 4, *1 Ï \v ' V , lion for students who work on a pro jeet or program either on school premises or oft Ihosc students in volvcd with construction, equipment operation, forestry (harvesting or management) will I k involved, the superintendent said. approved a special field trip for Riverside High School |azz band students to a jazz festival al Western Oregon Slate College November \ ' S - 1 • •• » -»•,**-* . . ' •* a, ' -V,’ * • <. ‘V ■ ' -• • j y -A V- . -• e,*. , i s v - 1 22 I apfvimtcd Claudia Bulow lo ihe Boardman Irrigon advisory committee appointed Bruce Nicholes to the district budget committee approved accepting a donation from ihc lorn* Community Agri Business ( hgamzalHin ami Colum hia Itas m Electric of replacement poles lo supfvirt tiMiib.dl field lights at lone hold an executive session lor per soniK'l ami collective bargaining discussii >ns #' » A , W e a th e r R e p o rt try (Jtf of Hai^viar (X tidier 1.3 - 19 High laiw Free. Tues Wed Ihurs 1 o Sal Sun Mon b») ; i 62 él 69 6 3 61 3M 32 29 2t 33 12 31 s ii&a •- • • A- - »j J «V ' ., Í . Vj y • ’ r f -i ' • : .V ».• •••» I ’i, . * *- / J Í V i N . - ', , .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 v . . w - . V » • j * M a rk e t R e p o rt «il Ih» IA uítm * < «lurify 0#Wn (èmemm V '* b Y -j »it* , , M - 2' »' ; Tuesday, Oct. 20 *3 04 »3 06/* 3 OK *3 10/* 3 12 »3 14/» 3 16 K * - -<r Haril Red Winter 11 protein *3 17 107 Vi % l>IK á í - - (Xt Nov IXx Jan Harley i *KH 1 SIX MONTH CERTIFICATE IK OF 'Jz a s te r n O reqon Ml M W R f O lC ' c- .* ’ * » ‘ fc ; •*. Arlington • H eppn er • lone « / "Your M oney H elping Your N e ig h b o rs " aarty «n iN tra w a l •4 • , . • r ... * , • •)• r R • -.-X •V Morrow Students compare favorably with national average quired lo pay workmen's coinpcnsu Vuilcnis in the district performed student r»od dy records need _ Ed Glenn ft other churches in town, he said The pastor's job is to be an exam ple. and j V » f. .-à*
