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Pastor joins First Christian Church
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BESSIE
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NEWSPAPER
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Morrow County's Home-Owned Newsoaoer
The Heppner
a zette
VOL 105 NO 42
Wednesday. October 21, 1987
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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
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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
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superintendent said.
approved a special field trip for
Riverside High School |azz band
students to a jazz festival al Western
Oregon Slate College November
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approved accepting a donation
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poles lo supfvirt tiMiib.dl field lights
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