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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1989)
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Ì- - . *: c *• . • • • « • i w r T 2 r i B E S S I E 0 e* o t r • • I j t r '- . - • ‘ ■ / v '» * .1 . ■ ■ . . . .... * » ' - - •. . . . . • r • ' i . • .• * - J Padberg ends career with four state championships L • ■ I . -• • * • ■ • - s - . . * • • S • 1. - . . i - " * '• .1 . * , . t * .' ■ “ V - iv ■ ... / V . € • • Brxun Padberg Morrow County’s Home Owned Newspaper The Heppner By J ill C on klin Heppner senior Bryan Padberg capped o ff his sensational career as a high school athlete at the slate track meet winning the 1.300 and 3.000 meter runs Padhcrg ran the 1.500 in 4:03.58 and the 3 .(MX) in 8 56 31 to capture his 3rd and 4th state championships F our state ch a m p io n s h ip s is m northing no one else has ever done Steven Arho^ast M ike Correa ran the 400 in 5 1 5V to claim fourth place which, w ith Padbcrg s w ins p ro p e lle d the Mustangs to sixth place in the state Steve A rt* »gust did in a place in the 100 meter run, but ran it in 11.2 to establish a new Heppner High School record Also particijiutmg at the state meet were the 4(8) relay o f Correa. Ar hogasl. Jess Osmin and Barney Lindsay which finished in 8th place and the 1.600 relay o f Correa, l-ind say. Arbogast and Padberg which was also a non scoring 8th " I was ve ry pleased w ith cvcryi*nc's performance at state. I'm especially pleased w ith the way Bry an ran He descrv ed to w in tht»se championships and I'm very prt*utl of hurt." stated coach. Dale Conklin * .*»•, ■ ' . ‘V V - . / » -• • . .*• *. • » • V . "J - * M cE Iligotts to host M em orial picnic imes a zette Michael Correa * ’..>v >71 .. .* > * o • -1 I V * « ;x‘: . . X . • y • J T . m * * 1 %. ' * ”• .. / • : * -.» i ' » NOI 107 NO. 21 \ 8 Images 25* W ednesday. M ay 24. I WO * N C O T C T o u rs Bed and B reak fast •' ‘ <•* * ' ». . . vt -V V ' : • i % • • - • V J > T 5 # ;# A- ■ • r* *vt . This is the original homestead of Charlie and Cecilia McElligott at Eightrmle It burn Director, Bonnie Clow. Irrtgon Chamber, Alice Trindle, Oregon Tourism Division, Baker; Claudia Hughes, Heppner Chamber Manager and seated is Darlene Scroggins, Penland House proprietor. North Central Oregon Tourism C ouncil, composed o f Chamber o f Commerce members in M o rro w , Um atilla and G illia m C ounty, pro motes tourism in the three county area Board policy encourages rotating meeting sites so that members can be introduced to tourism opportunities w ithin each area The past week NCOTC was hosted by board member Claudia Hughes Visitors were introduced to M orrow County Museum by Marcia Sweck, toured the hotel and Senior Center under the guidance o l B ill Kuhn, explored the Courthouse with Judge la>uis ( arlson and experienc ed renovation o l the fVnland House North Central Oregon Tourism Council (NCOTC) members toured the Penland House Bed and Breakfast last week Left to right Colleen William, Hermiston Chamber, Harry Drew. Pendleton Chamber Executive Hod ami Breakfast by Darlene Scrog gins Follow ing the tour, the group was joined by other members for a dinner meeting C u rre n tly the c o u n c il has represented the area at trade shows in Boise. Portland ami at the G over nor's Tourism Conference Their goal is to spread the word that North Central oregon has a lot to offer through, advertising, brochures, displays ami networking Patch coun tv is encouraged to work on road tours to tic the areas together The rece ntly p ublished "V a c a tio n G u ide " was a join t project w ith the East Oregonian I-ocally. Morrow County Tourism Committee is fo rk in g on a placcmat promoting tourism, support o f the Blue Mountain Scenic By Way. and 4th o f July events, including the Ju ly 3 arrival o f the Pendleton Round lip Wagon Train in Heppner New members are welcome to join the M orrow County Tourism Com mittee (next meeting is May 30, ** a m. Extension Conference Room) and NCOTC (next meeting is in Ir rigon, June 20 w ith tour o f the Fish Hatchery planned) "T a king pride in your area and sharing it with others to encourage visitors is the main criteria fo r m embership.” says Hughes Eckm an com peting for Spray Q ueen Heather Fekman, 16 year old freshm an from Heppner H igh School, is competing for the position of (Juccn of the ‘spray Rodeo, to be held this Saturdav and Sunday. Mas 27 and 28 He .iher i i Angie Couture. Her- nuston are selling tickets on a sad die bre.isi collar anti address hook, m determine which g irl w ill reign tivcr the rodeo It is a long standing tradition that the g irl selling the most tickets becomes queen. Heather is a member o f the Catholic Church. W rangler Riding Club. Hermiston Barrel C lub and a five year member o f a 4 H horse club She is active in J V volleyball and basketball at Heppner High School The weekend begins w ith a Half- Marathon race Saturday beginning at 8 a m There is a parade both Satur day and Sunday morning and the rodeo starts each day beginning at I 30 p m There w ill be a Buckamo breakfast and tw o western dances w ith music by the Northwest E x press A cowboy church service is scheduled at 9 a m Sunday morning Due to a spot on the negative, we are re-running Nancy Taylor s senior picture ■ p * Heather Eckman Heather has a sister F M Iy . 13. and is the daughter o f Dave and Joan Eckman o f Heppner Pet »pic wishing to purchase tickets mas contact Heather at 6",6 5088 or see Joan at Murrays Drug Store Ih c tickets are SI each Be sure to get yours before this weekend ClassifTed and display ad deadline w ill remain the same on Tuesday Have a good weekend and drive carefully! Step hack in tunc Monday. July 3. at I I a m when the annual Round Up Wagon Train arrives in Heppner KM) participants w ill ro ll in. dress cd in authentic drevs Welcome them as they come down Mam Street on their way out to the fairgrounds This is an opportunity for Hepp nerites to roll out the welcome signs, dress in pioneer costume, and hold some events fo r them during the afternoon Wagon train participants arc from various states and even some foreign countries C ircle the wagons that evening at the M orrow County Fairgrounds for a mouth watering steak barbecue and country entertainment Prc ticket purchase for the barbecue may be ar ranged through Heppner Chamber No tickets w ill he available that evening For more informal*»»!, con tact Claudia Hughes, Heppner Chamber, or Bob Kahl Jeffrey C urtin. seven year old son o f Tom and Marlene C um n o f But tcrcrcck. was injured while ruling a four wheeler last Saturday at the C urrin Ranch W hile ruling ihe lour wheeler, the machine got <*ut o f hand and slamm cd him into a railroad tie. causing numerous lacial amt head lacera \ V XT V. '< '■ 's -. . ''" T -« J r- Li '4\-' - *V- » » l* • N V . . » — • . » - - *. • • » «L ■ «Ss, * Richard and Helena McElligott Guests art* asked to register bet ween K) a m and 12 30 p m Ihe welcome and introductions by M or row County's Don M cE lligott. w ill begin at 12:30 p m A musical selection w ill be* in tmduccd by I J M cElligott. a noted m es//o soprano, who has appeared several limes in the northwest Her voice first attracted attention when she appeared in Rome She w ill he accompanied f*> Rikka Tews ol link* There w ill be awards ami visiting un til 3 p m Everyone iv invited to attend Weather Report try C«W Of Ma» I (»-22 High lo w (»7 49 32 71 40 55 (»5 .34 M 61 42 61 40 62 1 lies. \Nrclv 1 hurs. fn Sut. Sun. Mm» Pree .0 .0 ni .0 .0 .0 .53 ♦’.-J ..’Î ' W . - ’ v -.O ; a k‘. C - . *. . < ^SS » te --S V s . '- SjJ ¿ Market Report W-* -«* Couhfy (»»•»c (»noar#'» C<wnia,»THKxf% A Tiirsdav. May 23 Ar ? Ä .V -X "V ^ * *-1 W* ' T . V ' 1 Soft Whi le lions His left wrist was also broken at this link* He was taken to Pendleton, where he was attended to. and is now recuperating this week at honk' His mother reports that Jelfrey "gave her quite a scare." but is now " o n the m end" and w ill probably return to school next week *4 *4 S ' *4 »4 46 *4 »4 VJ 42 *4 58 51 42 40 44 r/ v - V . s . ’ ■ z ) * ’s * ? ■ » J » Bariev May June* July Sept Pik New Crop Corn SM A RTCAR SH O PPER S TnUptho rohalo aiuti R-WJK of „ s te m {J req o n F0IC ïïnaiiH’O w il li ns! U Î Z " f, a » m r Imlrprnilrnl / om e <)*nrd Kmk L o w e s t R a t e s in t o w n , A rlin g to n • H n p p n n r • lo n a f:r ;/ \ 't * » » «•» Circle the wagons in Morrow County Hoy injured on 4-wheeler Gazette closed Memorial Day The Heppner Ga/ene w ill be c k w ed Monday. May 29 for M em orial Day Due to the cknurc. deadline for new* w ill he Friday at 3 p m The eighteenth annual M em orial Weekend picnic to be held Sunday M jy 28 is being hosted by the M cE lligott family at the Morrow County Fairgrounds The M il lligott family is descend cd from Edmund M cE lligott and Mary McCarthy who emigrated from Ireland about 1850 to Ohio Sons Richard and Jeranuah, bom in 1853 and 1856. left Ohio in the late IHKO’s w ith their fam ilies and homesteaded in the lone area Jeranuah left the lone area w ith his fam ily in 1903 and returned to his former trade o f railroad engineer in Kansas Six members o l his fam ily arc expected to attend The lam ily o f Richard and Helena remained in the area and moved from the original homestead to the Springs on Fightm ilc canyon The children ot Richard and Helena were Edmund. Mabel. Helen. Charles, Arthur and Esther Charles, Arthur and Esther were born in M orrow County A ll the children lefi the area except for Charles, who farmed and raised his family here Charles married Cecilia Holhokc in 1918 To this union were born D onald. IV IU ; R ichard. 1923. Kathleen. 1^27 and Jerry. 1931 At present, Donald. Richard and Jerry live in the lone area Kathleen and husband Jeremiah O 'Leary live in I -ike County. Oregon Due to the l*>jiulati<»n explosion which occurred in the decades follow ing W orld War II. more than eighty direct dcsccn dants o f Charles and Cecilia w ill at »end the picnic ed down a few years ago Three generations of McElligotts were raised in this house
