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, • •• t . • ,• • » ""••Z. * * J 1 • p . ' - \ • f f ‘1' IV - '' . , SIX- Heppner G iiftlrT Im n , Heppner, Oregon V%rdnrvd*>, April 19, 1989 Lexington News ^ By Delpha Jo n es } • * ! : I -:-Holl> Rrhekab Uxlgc met ji the hall for the regular meeting on Thursday evening Delegates for the State Assembly were elected, those being first delegate Virginia Peck, second delegate Leila Palmer and first alternate Delpha Jones The recommendation for the DDP wav Leila Palmer These ladies will he attending the Slate Assembly at Seaside later in the year Plans were discussed for a bus trip to the Holegate Center in Portland for May II It is hoped that several ladies can he found to fill the bus for the trip Anyone interested, either Bunchgrass. Holly or San Souci may contact Geri Marlin The card party prizes for the senes was discussed and the date changed to Saturday May 13. The Second Saturday for the last of the series The committee for this party will be Kathy Tellechca and loiella Taylor This will be the same as all the others and the grand prizes will be presented A letter inviting the lodge to Pendleton, on Thursday, April 20at 6:30 p m at the KX)F hall for a reception honoring Inez Wright. State Assembly Chaplain was read Club will meet on Thursday, April 13 for the regular clean up day and installation of officers at the Rehekah Hall in Islington A no hostess lun chcon is planned for the V & G Restaurant at noon Refreshments were served by l.uella Taylor anti Annctta Padherg -:-Mike and l.yn Hurcham visited his mother. Dorothy Hurcham one day last week and they all motored to Spray for the day where they visited friends and relatives -:*Harlcy and Bertha Sager were Virginia visitors this past week - -f ranklin and Gloria Messenger visited his parents over the weekend * "W h y am I • „i* ,. • ‘ • ; V \*> % % ** •C * « * > • •% * • « r \ e « , t • « • w».; » ' « • v i ,9 •s , Ai 9 • 2 / >* ■ / it»* t ~?uV V f i/' ! . v-1 * f v ; ;;\j 9 . / , L , '¿ V ' '* * *# ■ , '<< t , r t i ' • '7 y v / ■ - ■ :ri * v'* ; . ; - ; '/ / • • ; •* * X j • s . N i j : 5 . ? ' n i/ • ™ “ In 10 a m . to 1 p.m . AT G O N T Y ’S 136 N o rth G a le $ »• • » vLV » • ^ *t ,♦» FOR APPOINTMENT CALL ' • J * Vii -f - - v • y , . ' f . ' 676 9264 or 276^3155 collect Prom Tuxedos Mabel Flint How much has Hcppner changed in the last forty years’’ The best way to answer that q u o tw>n is to ask someone who has h$en gone for that long Forty years ago Mabel Flint was an extension agent here in Heppner. and Tuesday she returned lor a visit "I had one of the first ciectric refrigerators in Heppner." Flint told the Hcppner Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday The RFA was |ust coming into the county she says, and there wasn't a lot of electrical appliances around "Sewing machine salesmen where coming through the county selling sewing machines lor $SM). and that was about a months wages for me hack then." Presently an extension agent in Duncan. Arizona. Flint says she caiiR- to Hcppner in I94K. " fresh off the farm in Iowa ." "To tell you the way things were in Hcppner then, our office was located over where the bank is now . and a lawyer named Ralph C urnn hail an office fherc " (Currm is now a district judge) Flint says Ncls Anderson was the county extension agent then, there wasn't any hospital, motel or goll courses And there wasn't any irrigation citlwr "When I left here in l‘M 9 tfecy were just beginning Is' htfrig : . S .-it r,->: materials up the river for the Me Nary Dam There wasn't anv dam. they were just beginning con struction " She said she was supnsed at all the irrigation going on in the county now. especially in the North end "Who would believe there wihj IJ be grapes m Morrow County." she said □ p acd n eri MENS UIEHR H d \ 193 N Main CHEVROLET C1500 Extended Cab Silverado YOU CANT BEAT OUR DEAL Find A Better Price And We ll Beat It SHERRELL CHEVROLET 296 E Main 567-6487 HERMISTON. 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OR 97836 You will be billed for your ad Ad deadline lor Wednesday's paper is 12 noon on Tuesday In addition your classified ad wilt also appear, tor no additional charge, in the G-T's tree distribu tion shopper, called "The Trader" A display, or boxed-ad in the paper, may be placed by eithor calling the Gazette- Times at 67(F9228, or dropping by our ol- tice Ask to talk to display advertising Display advertising is charged by the amount of space used, or number ot col umns wide by number ol inches deep ';| ..... :. m h . : . . j . i * - -C M ** ■ M J i 1 , . * ' t - r -"x -v ' > r. 876 9128 i Heppner Gazette Times 4 GT Prinlmq • Heppner Gazette Times & GT Pnntmq • Heppner Gazette Times A GT Pnntmq • Heppner Gazelle » ^H H H H H H H k ********** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . 5* * •» * j , ' H ep p n er On Thursday, Apr. 27th .■'V E*v i & i€uu/\ Hearing Aid Sendee where they helped prepare Truman and Leila's yard for the coming summer • Jerry Hudson of LaGrande was a Lexington caller on Monday • fieri Manin NG of the Holly Lodge and Delpha Jones, secretary. attended (he meeting of Sunhcam Didgc on Wednesday evening in Hermiston This was Sister Patricia Anderson, president of the Rehekah Assembly, official visit to that laidgc A no-hostess dinner was en joyed at the Golden Corral prior to the meeting The president gave a fine talk and those present enjoyed a drill by the ladies of that lodge -:-Sevcral lots in Ixxington are having a clean up with burning of old abandoned buildings and a general clean up Carol Bennett. Ruth McCabe and Delpha Jones attended a Blue Mountain College short course. in Milton Freewater on Saturday con ceming Ghost Towns of Oregon There are several of these in one days drive from our area Slides and talk presentations to the class were most educational and interesting -:-Thrce Links Club met at the Rehekah Hall for a clean up day and installation of officers Installed were chairman. Dorothy Burcham. who was presented a small gasel engraved with the lodge name and number, and a committee record book, secretary Joyce Buchanan, was presented a record note hook and matching pen and the past chair man Ixilu Palmer was presented miniature rose hush in appreciation of her term as chairman Installing ofBcgi WM Delpha Jones Follow . ing the meeting at which time repairs on the hall windows and bathroom were discussed, a no-host luncheon was enjoyed at the V A G Tavern Ixxington Grange met on Mon day evening for (he regular meeting starling with a potluck dinner at b V) p.m with Carl and fieri Martin hosts Proceeding the meeting slides of South Africa were shown by Snider of Hcppner. who was horn in South Africa when his parents were stationed there He relumed later as a member of the Peace Corp The meeting was conducted by past master Delpha Jones A resolution about the VA hospitals was prepared Thi» will be vent to the veterans administration, sfciiainrs. rcpresentalivcs and sia^ ||t-mge Barbara and Margarel Wright of Pendleton were accepted as members by transfer Club minutes were discussed with next club meeting at Barbara Gilberts Tallman from Boardman will be the speaker at the next meeting Pomona Grange will meet at Clarno Grange- Hall on Saturday April 29 - -Jim Gates and mother Hcrlhj fialcs are moving to Boise. Idaho where they have purchased a home George Irv in of Irngon am) son Bill of Twin Falls, Idaho were lx-x ington callers Sunday with friends and relatives IXuina Papineau was admitted to Pioneer Memorial Hospital Tuesday x * * Z»Q zeuddeH • buuuud JQ Times A GT Printing • Heppner Gazette Times A GT Printing » Heppner Gazette Times A GT Pnntmq • Heppner Gazette-Times A GT Printing • Heppner Gazette-Times A r V ■* Not too long ago, I could hear others, but I couldn’t undt-i stand what (hey were saying Then my Hearing Health Professional tested me and said I was suffering from Nerve Deafness, a type of hearing loss that affects millions of people. He also told me there is a new hearing technology that could help me: the Argosy canal hearing aid So tiny, you probably can't see that I ni wear ing it right now! Take my advice and start enjoying the benefits of better hearing. Call your Hearing Health Professional today for a complete hearing test and eval uation. I-or more information, please contact: 909 0109 County agent remembers Heppner 40 years ago
