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The Heppner
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Morrow County's Home^Owned Newspaper
azette
VO L IM NO. 4
\Nt-dnesday. January 24. 1990
\k ith hankie firm ly in hand (just
n case) Glads s Hobbs o f Im g o r was
tamed Morrow County Woman ol
he Year Don Bristow o f lone was
iwarded the title o f M orrow Coun
,:y Man ot the Year
The two were honored at the an
nual Town ami Country banquet held
it the Heppner Elks Club on Jan 19
Che banquet culminated a week ot
business and agricultural activities
Also at the banquet Peterson’ »
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Heppner 25‘
Gladys Hobbs
Jewelers o f Heppner was named
Business o f the S' ear. and Jim Bier
selected Educator o f the Year
HohPs, a retired Im go n teacher,
is a "constant volunteer” in ac
tivines involving youth She has
been a 4 H leader for many years
and last year organized an after
school 4 H games club tor children
needing after school activities She
has also been active in the M orrow
County Fair
Bom in Anthony Kansas. Hobbs
graduated from Anthony High
School and the University o f C o l
orado She ami her husband. Floyd
raised eight children She has been
a M orrow County citizen for nearly
30 years
Don B ristow , long active in com
mumty aflairs. is a charter member
ami past president o f the lone Lions
C lub He has served on the Mental
Health C lin ic Advisory Board, the
Neighborhood Center Advisory
Board, and the board o f directors o f
the lone Bank o f Eastern Oregon He
was a volunteer fireman and served
many years on the lone C ity
Council.
Bristow is a dedicated member o f
the lone United Church o f Christ ac
live as deacon, moderator, Sun
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Dentists establish Heppner practice
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Dr Jim Allen
Dr Frank Allen
Jim and Prank Allen have a lot in
common Besides hemp identical
twins, loving the outdoors and hav
ing large families, they also share
their Hcmnston dental practice,
recently expanded to the Heppner
area.
Born in Lovell. W yom ing, near
Cody, their mother did not realize
she was carrying twins until the two
were born, Jim being the oldest by
20 minutes The boys were raised in
a small ranching community in
W yom ing, sim ilar to the Heppner
area
Jtin ami Prank were accepted to
the same dental school which both
say is unusual ami graduated from
that school, the University o f Oregon
Dental School, in I *477 After
graduating Jim moved to Montana to
establish a practice and Prank
established his practice in Her
nuston Jim moved to Hermiston in
Green to retire after 26
years at grade school
Harry Green ™
Harry Cireen. Ixxm gton , w ill
retire from the Heppner Momentary
School Jan 31 after 26 years with
the M orrow County School District
Green, 62. who has been working
at the school since I9r*4. was custiv
dian at Heppner Junior High School
for 14 years He then worked at the
Heppner Klementary School custo
dian and then returned to the tumor
high as custodian and maintenance
man He also drove school bus lor
22 years, retiring front bus driving
four years ago " I 'v e enjoyed being
around those k id s ," said Cireen
"T h e y 'v e kept me feeling young
In 1988 the students selected
Cireen as their honored guest at tlieir
graduation dinner
Gcen say s that he'll "probably do
a little traveling, a little fishing,”
and w ill "h e lp raise the gramlkids "
He has two grandchildren, /a c h ,
five, ami Mandv. four, the children
o f his daughter. Belly, ami her hus
hand Boh W ight, who live in 1 ex
ington The Greens have another
daughter I lia Mae Cireen, who is
living in Portland
Cireen was horn at l ight M ile, the
son o f Homer and Pearl Cireen He
attemled grade school in a one room
schoolhouse at Kighl M ile Cireen
said that the most attending school
at the same time were 11 He attend
ed high school at Heppner In July
|949, he married his w dc. Selma
Before he began work at the school
he worked six years at the Chevrolet
garage in Heppner
HEDC annual meeting Jan. 24
The Heppner Economic Develop^
ment annual meeting w ill he held to
day, Wednesday. Jan 24 at 7 p m
al the Elks C lub Tickets w ill be
available at the door tor $10 A no-
host cocktail hour w ill he held from
6 to 7 p.m
Chairperson Ann Spicer reports
that the meeting's agenda w ill in
elude setting goals for next year, a
report o f last year's activities, elec
tion o f hoard members and con
sidération o f m odification ot by
laws Three board positions arc va
cant, said Spicer
1979 and the tw o have been practic
ing in the same building together at
896 West Orchard Ave since then
"W e 'v e just always Ixren close,”
says Jim "W e share the same
philosophy W e're just sort o f easy
going We grew up in a community
like this
Erank and his wife, Colleen, have
six children. 13. 12, I I . 8. 5 and I
Jim ami his w ife Susan, have five
children 16. 14. I I , H ami 4 Die
kids get along really w ell, said Jim
The Allens purchased their dental
practice Dec I from Tom Alexander
which is located at the First Interstate
Bank Building in Heppner O ffice
hours are Mondays and Wedncvlavs
from 9 a m to 3 p m . , tott the two
say that they w ill he happy to work
anyone into their Hermiston office
" A s it gets b usier." said Jim. "w e
may he open on Friday on occa
sion.” Monica Swanson is office
manager for the Heppner office ami
Judy W right is «.hairside assistant
For appointments or emergencies
i .ill 076 91 IS m Heppner or
367 3321 or 367 7073 in Hermiston
''I'v e found the patients here to he
extremely nice,” said Frank Both
Frank and Jim say that they plan on
remodeling the office " to nuke a lit
tie nicer for patients" jn d plan on
aiklmg another operators
Morrow Co.
burglaries down
14% in 1989
Master of Ceremonies Larry Mills (I) presents educator-citizen
award to Jim Bier
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Randall and Marlene Peterson were presented with Business
of the Year
The M orrow County S h e riffs
Department handled 34 cases ot
burglary in 1989. down 14 percent
from I988's 63 burglaries, accor
ding to a MCSO new s release
Theft was also ik>wn from 68
cases in 1988 to '9 cases in '89
Motor vehicle accidents, however
were up from 24 in '88 to 33 in '89
av were cases o f driving under the
influence of intoxicants, up from 22
m "8 8 to 33 in '89
Assault, menacing and endanger
mg remained about the same. 32 in
"8 8 ami 13 in '89
Other 1988' 1989 cases are as
follows
Arson attempted 3 /1; bigamy I I .
crim inal mischief vandalism 23 19,
criminal trespass 6/13; driving while
suspended revoked 17/38, drugs in
vcstigations 32 '8 , hit ami run 2 3,
negotiate had check fraud 6/6; rajv
attempted 2/3. reckless d riving 1 2.
recovered stolen vehicle 4/2, sex
crimes abuse 4/7, unauthorized use
o f motor vehicle 11/10; unattended
death investigations 4 4. warrant ar
rest for M orrow County 10/18,
Fugitive arrest other agency 23 I I .
miscellaneous (includes kidnap,
maintaining public nuisance, protec
tivc custody arrests, miscellaneous
alcohol, tra ffic and weapon viola
tions, obscene phone call, child
neglect, etc) 80'34, dispatcher
handled/fugitive arrest by outside
agency 125/131; missing person
runaway ju ve n ile entry 12/11.
restraining order entry 22'21. stolen
property entry 39 24. recovered pro
p erty e n try rem ova l
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miscellaneous 18/22 Total cases
668 706
In addition to the regular cases,
th is d epartm ent handled 618
miscellaneous service rc fv rts
The 1990 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court were presented
at the Town and Country Banquet.
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School teacher ami choir num ber
Nearly esery Sunday he helps with
the music for the church services -it
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in
Heppner He was horn in Nampa,
Idano. ami graduated trom lone
High School ami Oregon Slate
U n iv e rs ity
F orm er ow ner o f
Bristows Market, he now works
there for his brother, John He
became a M orrow County Citizen in
I94N
Jim Bier. Educator Citizen o f the
Year, was a member o f the Hopp
ner Chamber o f Commerce, at one
time serving as president, a number
ami treasurer o f Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Foundation, ambulance
d river and member ot the Con
federation o f Oregon School ad
ministrators Principal ol Heppner
High School tor 20 years. Bier and
his w ife , Pauline have three
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children He graduated from Mac-
H igh at M ilto n Freewater and
received a B S ami administration
certification al Eastern ( Jregon State
College He has been a M orrow
County Citizen since 1969
1989 Business o l the Year. Peter
son's Jewelers in Heppner, has been
in business for 61 years, the oldest
business in Heppner The store was
founded in 1928 by present owner
Randall Peterson's father
Operated by Raml.ill and Marlene
Peterson, the jewelry store was laud
cd for its "sig nifica nt contribution
to the business community and its in
vestment in the community ”
Entertainment lot the evening w as
provided by cowboy poet. Jon
Bowerinan, who amused banquet
goers w ith earthy and "h ila rio u s "
poctrv and skits
M< >rrow County Fair Queen Jiulv
Jepsen, lone ami Princesses Dana
Flanagan, Irrigon. Stacy Henry,
Boardmaml and T ncia Coe, Hepp
ner were crowned by last year's
queen. Nancy Bailey ami were
presented hell buckles by area hanks
Next year's fair and rodeo theme,
"B lu e Jeans ami Country Scenes,”
was announced
L a rry M ills was master ot
ceremonies ol the event
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Historical Society
sponsors contest
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By D elpha Jones
The Morrow County Historical
Society w ill again sponsor a contest
tor the |untor high students on a topu
pertaining the settling ol M orrow
County rhe prizes are t ' S savings
bonds and first, second and third
place awards arc given Die commit
tec members M illie Rauch and Gen
M artin w ill soon be contacting local
schools Pic essay must he at least
5<8) words to quality for the prizes
Ihc topic is “ wheat grow ing” ami
its imput to M orrow County " Die
MCHS society is happy to sponsor
this contest." said a d u b spokesjx*
son. "h u t we need more essays ami
interest to continue cavh vear "
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W eather Report
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sihility lor activities al Condon,
Fossil, Heppner. Pendleton ami Pili«
Rock branches
Rcay is active in Rotary ami
( hamher o f Commerce He is presi
dent ot the Hermiston Sports Booster
Club and Hermiston Plaza Mcr
chants Association
See us today, and
Be ready for tomorrow
Open an Individual Retirement
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First Interstate names area manager
Don Rcay has been named area
manager tor the Hermiston area
group ot First Interstate Bank o f
Oregon Rcay joined the hank July
|9f>z> ,md has served in various len
ding and management capacities
As manager ol the Hermiston
branch, he w ill also have the respon
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