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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1988)
* • ■ . * - • : ■ : m' * • • * - -/.i * . * • . . - fS . 's ... « • - . 7 . • ŸA ♦ *.* ' v :./ * '* * .w * . . r £ í \ , • . %# « *\ „ .V * • • -1- — - New event added to Cürrin Invitational PFS S I E U OF 0 R F K r * S P A P W E T Z E LL L l 3 vi M *» *- HoiToer Co n ty 'i Kome-Owiied Mtiwimnf VOL 106 NO. 15 W ednesday, April 20, 1988 lone School presents play April 22 imes b p -■ TaSU H»>ppner 25* 8 Pages A tribute to Bob Lowe Í*? Ernest Wick, PMH Administrator and Mrs Theta Lowe examine the plaque that has been placed in the lobby of PMH in recognition of his dedication and service Mr. laiwe was the Nad of n us ntc nance at Pioneer Memorial Hospital for 26 years. He started xxork in 1141 ikiring tin- construction of die building, working diligently until 1176 when he retired. During las main tears of sen ice. Mr. Lowe saw much expansion. In 1155 hi- saw thi- construction of the new aikiition that is now the Nurs ing Ilona-. He also saw aial was ire stnuia-ntal in the addition of a I ¿nut tin (k-purtinrnt. In 1173 he saw the construction of the Day nxims. During these times of expansion, Mr. ¡¿owe gaxt- ia»t only of his time ¿uxl himself as a person lari on mans occasions donated money and materials to see a pntject ttinmgh. IN- I. uk I m ;i|xng of the facility is a good example of his work. He pur chased nuns flowen. shnilis uxl bulbs ¿a Ns own expense to beautify tla- gnmixk Many of these ¿ux- still in place. He was also isntnwa-ntnJ in tla- |Mirvhuse of tN- 100 KW (•eia-ndor licit is still in operation. Ik- pufvNtsed it, rebuilt .uxl (»xiXtd ¿ual saw it math- o|a-rationul. After ail ,tmlHii.ua e wus «isen to tla- hospital la- was tla- principal tim er aixl kept a sen na-tii tilotr. record, of time, putient and tk-stination-with iixire tiaui iota taut tired twenty fixe trips. Mr. I .owe was a person of high caliber. Hr made sure that ex cry thing wte> |xit in tN- hospital in good shape, .uxl property ire stalled. He also naak- sure it was nuiiitfana-d |«uperly . Ikx ans* of tfas high lex el of muiitft-naia e much tif tla- original cquipuxi* is still N-rx- asxlopifutionui. IN- hospital s con dition todax both imidr aial ttul is a testimony to Mr. I owe aial tN- per son N- was. V pi t |t* lus lai n i » b \ iiasi-ti aial reiently hung in tla- lobby of tla- hos|Nial in iia-nxtn of Hob. ¿ual all N- has contrilxited to Pioneer Menairial Hos|)itai. & Hwu i j i . MI a l I All are inxited to attend Sunday S c N mx I classes and the worship ser vice this Sunday. April 24 as wc will celebrate Camp Sunday. During the Sunday ScNxil classes, beginning at 1:30 a m and during the worship service, beginning at 11 a m. wc will be promoting and celebrating the many and varied summer camping opportunities available to all persons and all ages in the United Methodist Summer Camping program. Following the worship service there will be an all church potiuck dinner Everyone is invited to bring a main dish and salad or dessert plus your own table service During this time we will be sNiwing a short video ol the various camping sites available lor summer camping in Oregon and IdaN). such as Camp Magruder at the Oregon Coast, and Camp Wallowa at Wallowa Lake, Joseph and Suttlc lake Camp near Sisters Members of tN* congrega tion arc also reminded of tN ad ministrative council meeting that will follow tN potiuck dinner. Come and enjoy this Camp Sun day celebration at Heppner United MetNxJist Church lone High School presents "Lock. Stock and l ipstuk", a com edy play atxxit a mail* high s< hixil guidaiK t* i ounselor having to ck*al with a feiivik* invasion in his offk i* f he play i «insists of 1 ai ts with tin* 15 minute intermission It will Lx* presented Friday, April 22 at p m in the lone cafetorium. Some of the charai ters in one play are Sean Warren as tLie male guidam e counselor; l<x* Cupps as a female guidam e «ounselor and Dustin Padberg plays the supervising sanitary engineer. - - 7 X V *V. ”«r Bob Lowe was a dedicated Pioneer Memorial Hospital employee for many years. Mr Lowe logged more than 425 trips when he was the primary ambulance driver in Heppner. participate as the State Games arc open to Oregonians of all ages and abilities We arc also looking for volunteers to help officiate the trac k and field meet If you arc interested plc;ise call or write Mr Gary Fcasel. our track and field chairman For more information call 961 8588 The State Ganxrs of Oregon ¿in coming to Eastern Oregon Regional compctiixm in Niwling, soccer, soft hall, tennis and track anil field is scNdulcd for Saturday and Suixlay. June II and 12 in LaGrande We welcome your support in encourag ing your students and colleagues to Badiara Blixxisworth, County Clerk, announced that the absentee ballots for tN» upcoming May 1 7 elec tion are now available in the County Clerk's office Anyone that is planning on be- ing away at this time or is unable to go to the polling plat es may re- Ashbeck gets school board Corrections The $10,000 is for the opera tional and closure plans for the landfill parcel A anil parcel B. rather than tN* cost for another trench at the landfill, as previouv ly stated in last week’s paper Robin Baker Julie Ashbeck * ß *_y ,„ gt . ' 1 t ^ _ * - •r • \ , V “ w - K * - > . r- 1 W *• * Mike Curnn dogging his steer Mike will be in Heppner on Sun day competing at the Curnn Invitational Roping The winning buckle is donated by Sid Britt Logging and Currin Ranches. '•* . ] • ■* • 5 O . Science Fair winners , •• • . v :- y -1 .. / > ■*, -, *t • *••■» “ **t ' „) • - > --S I« . . 1 • • • • • tV * '*<«••.* k « ■ - :j 2 .. . y 1 V * V S'* ■ ■ , *1 •* • y j ' ' V "*. 'i *•« ; - » Mrs Krein's and Mrs. Calvert’s Science Fair winners Results were in last week’s paper. struttion lias indicated they will i ontrai t mostly lix al people to do the work and most ot the materials will lx* purihasixl Irxally. the iontr.li 11 alls tor lompletion dale ot I »0 days from the starting date, and the latest they ho|x* to lx*gin is mid May and jxissibly sixiner quest an absent»*«* ballot. I his re- quest must lx* made in writing with the eleitor's signature in their handwriting. This request may N* made by mail and will be returned by mail, or they may tx* pit k»*d up at tN* of fice of the County Clerk 64 Babe Ruth players wanted Anyorx* mter«*sted in Balx* Ruth baseball, ag«*s 11 through 15, should contact Ruk (ohnston at 6 7 6 5 5 6 2 or Bob Krein, 6 7 6 1 9 5 6 N*fore May 1 lone man killed in accident Rotx*rto Garcia Soto, 19, was killed in a one-car accident on April 16 eleven nul»*s south of Ken- newiik on Sellards Road. Soto's car left tlx* road on a curve and rolled Weather Report w C *y 01 M ^jpnw # COME SEE US! V - . .• - » * . •1 ». I • , J x VH , .7 '] -si * • ** 4 A , w. J c »•s ~ .* •- , ; *7 " .-J S: f ; , ,< • u 'V ». * . * * • • * y , - k* i ^ I V > * . -»* . ‘ ‘ x tr .'J J * ■ ' j. i- / vl Ú x ’C' J April 12 - IK I ues Wed. Thur«. Fri. S. Il Sun. Mon. lllKh 1 »IX» Pr« 71 .0 52 78 .0 j : 47 64 .0 .07 41 72 47 61 .31 38 .33 50 66 42 .0 •; i t e . •; Market Report C<**>pfcm*n4« ,4 tf\m County < Monday, April 18 Soft WNti- ,V - ; ;• ï -V *> . I Î-- .y .,•*?., A H¿irft-> Apr. Slav-Si-pi Plk 101 HOME IMPROVEMENT LOANS K OF We Have Some Of The Lowest Rates & Most Flexible Terms in Town. 4 J A -V J M 4 involved” in Julie AshNck is the newest inemNr »>f the Morrow County ScNxil Hoard She is presently the Administrative Assistant to the President ot tN Hank of Eastern Oregon She is a nxmtN-r of Sump tinust, St Patrick's ( atholic Church and St Patrick's Altar Society. Julie and her husband, Alvin, live at Pine City on Huttercreek, along with their three children Julie served as a member of the Heppner Lexington Advisory Hoard representing the North I-cxington area for three years from 1981 through 1985 Julie says sN is ‘‘interested in see mg N r kids and others get the Nst education available" and the way she secs to do this is to get involved with tN scNxils through working on the board • A *• X »*•> i L » » A * * . s • > a s te rn O reaon Arlington • Heppner • lone • / "Your Mone\ Helping Your Neif(hfa>rs" MEMBCR » OlC , ... r . -:w it. t -> «i i .. v ’I A ■<rr J l « » 9 .^6 * U • / ' «V 1 4 «* 9 ‘ * * } k . v . ‘ . * ' ‘ • » ' - ) rfh-: ' • G.P.D. Construction gets bid According to Bill Kuhn, project coordinator for tlx* Heppner Hotel prolix t, the i ompany chosen at a count il meeting last night tor the |ob was C P D Construe lion ot Troutdale. The bid was let for $650,000 and with the ad ins amounts to $701,0(8) According to Bill, G.P.D Con .] - . J . ‘V- - ~ *: . lone has news correspondent Rohm Baker is tN Gazette-Times news correspondent for the lone area Robin's office. Oregon Trail Information and Souvenirs, is located on Mam Street in lone and she encourages people to drop news articles by. SN would also like to have pictures, black and white, brought to Nr, for publication in tN paper Let Nr know of any in teresting or informative items of interest V t lone garden club sets date tor plant sale TN annual plant sale ot the lone Garden Club will N held on April 26 from 10 a m to 3 p m. ai (he lone 1-cginn Hall, announced Delta HuNr, chairman Plants available during the day will be perennials, annuals, bulbs, dahlias, Nrries, shrubs, house planls and Nrt»s Pic and coffee will N* served all day Advance orders can he made to Delta HuNr at 181 8107 oi Helen Martin at 422 7142 > •* • • • • *■ ; Absentee ballots available for May 17 election State games to he held in LaGrande Methodist celebrate Camp Sunday A new csent has been added to tN Curnn Inx national Calf-roping and Steer Wrestling which will N held April 24 at IN Morrow County Fairgmunds The event to N added is open to Morrow County businesses, and it is u Wild Cow Milking. wNrc three people from each team attempt to catch a cow and milk her in the tastest time Each business entered consists of three nicmNrs and tN entry fee for the event is $25 with tN winners to take all It is limited to tN- first eight teams to enter, call 376-8222 or 6761213 TN First Annual Curnn Invita tional Roping and Steer Wrestling will have over 50 contestants vying lor nxire than $ 6,000 in pri/c money Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m will N the CowNiy auction held at the Heppner Elks Lodge Everyone is welcome to attend