Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 1, 1990 - FIVE
Historical society met at Pecks
lone Insights
By Anfte Morter, 422-7429
By Delpha Jones
The quarterly meeting of the Mor
row County Historical Society was
held at the home of Jerry Peck in
Boardman with 14 people present;
seven board members and seven
guests. The occasion was also
Jerry’s birthday and cards and gifts
were received. Lovely refreshments
were served by Mrs. Peck.
The meeting began at 7:30 p.m.
with the president presiding. A
lengthy report was heard from Jean
Nelson on the progress of the
Oregon Trail Kiosk and signs. Also
it was reported that anyone with a
century farm should get in touch
with members of the committee,
either Jean Nelson or Barton Clark.
A report on the trip to Chehalis,
Centralia, was heard, and it was an
nounced that plans are already
underway for the next year. It was
reported that the Gazebo in Board-
man had not yet been set in place and
the society urges the city to do so as
they are anxious to get the signs in
place. It was announced that plann
ing is underway to repair the foun
tain in Heppner.
The tug boat Captain A1 James is
being made ready to be on display
at Boardman. Work is being done on
a barge which will be a historical
display of all 44 communities along
the Columbia River and the history
of the Columbia Gorge. This will be
open for the public and it is hoped
that it will be ready by this summer.
There will be pictures and artifacts
and much more for the display.
Committees were appointed with
Pat and Trisha Sweeney doing the
fair booth. Dinner committee for the
annual meeting in October will be
Donna and Donald Eppenbaugh and
Shirley Lazinski and cashier for the
day will be Jerry Peck. The main
course of a turkey dinner will be fur
nished with guests asked to bring
salads and desserts. The public is in
vited to attend these yearly meetings
at which time there is special music
and a program. This is the year that
the Oregon Historical Society honors
the century farms.
Fair and Rodeo Court
travels to Joseph
-:-St. William’s Catholic Church
-:-Katherine Lindstrom hosted a
welcomed a new pastor last Sunday,
small 90th birthday party celebration
Father Gerald Condon. Father Con
for long-time Morrow County resi
By Anne Morter
don
was previously assigned to the
which was rich with Indian tradition
dent Blanche Lindstrom, on June 25
The Morrow County Fair and
parish in Prineville.
and
history, was different from most
in Hermiston. Local residents Dot
Rodeo Court combined business and
-:-Rick and Margaret Doherty
of the other parades they have
Halvorsen, Irene Swanson and Fed
pleasure last weekend when they
recently visited at the home of their
entered. Saturday’s busy agenda also
and Helen Martin enjoyed birthday
traveled to Joseph to participate in
parents, Charlie and Beverly Doher
included riding in two grand entries.
cake and an afternoon of visiting
the annual Chief Joseph Days. The
ty, where they helped with harvest
On Sunday, the court and their
with Mrs. Lindstrom. Katherine
court and their families took the op
chores.
families spent the day relaxing at
Lindstrom provided the cake and
portunity to enjoy the scenery and
-:-Nick and Cathy Carter and their
Wallowa Lake, riding the gondola
goodies.
activities at Wallowa Lake on the
son Casey, of Missoula, Montana,
and enjoying the water
-:-Fred and Helen Martin became
days when they weren’t busy.
visited the home of Jim and Eileen
The Court’s next appearance will
great-grandparents for the second
On Friday evening, the court pic
McElligott
recently.
Cathy
and
be
at the Umatilla County Fair in
time on July 23. Their great grand
nicked at Wallowa Lake after getting
Hermiston. This year the parade will
son, Mark and his wife, Taffine, of Eileen are sisters. The Carters were
their horses settled in. Saturday was
on their way home from a trip to the
Moses Lake, WA. are the proud
a busy day starting with the Chief be held Saturday evening at approx
Oregon Coast.
imately 8 p.m.
parents of a baby daughter, Brean-
Joseph Days Parade. The parade
-:-The lone Little League team
na Lyn. Former lone resident,
traveled to Seattle on July 29 to take
Melvin Martin is the grandfather.
in a Seattle Mariners game.
-:-Fred Martin underwent surgery
-:-The Extension Club sponsored
on July 19 in Hermiston. He is home
a well-attended trip to Portland on
and recovering nicely.
Saturday, July 28. A busload of local
-•.-Lewis Halvorsen is home and
women made the journey.
doing just fine after undergoing
-:-Recent visitors at the Leo Crab
angioplasty surgery at St. Vincent’s
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home were Jim McCabe and
Hospital in Portland on July 18.
Donna Hurd of Renton, WA. Mr.
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-:-John and Betty Garvey of
Lots of Fittings
McCabe is the grandson to the
Reseda, California, were recent
Crabtrees.
visitors in lone. Mrs. Garvey, the
-:-Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree
former Betty Bergevin, grew up in
HIGH
made a trip to Nampa, Idaho recent
the lone area. While in town, they
ly
where
they
visited
their
daughters
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visited Dot Halvorsen, Irene Swan
Sharon Gelinas and Carolyn Hall.
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son, Katherine Lindstrom and the
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While there they also attended the
McElIigotts.
HYDRAULIC
-:-Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lindstrom of Snake River Stampede. Their
-:-Pat Wright has recently return
-:-Bill and Annetta Padberg have
daughter Sharon had just returned
Fairbanks,
Alaska,
visited
family
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ed from an intersting vacation which
returned home from a few days’
from a trip to Germany where she
took her to many different points of vacation in Fresno, Ca. where they and friends in lone recently.
was able to secure a piece of the
interest, as well as a visit with her
visited her sister and other relatives.
Berlin Wall for her mother.
daughter Sandi and husband Jim at
-:-Barbara Smith has moved to
-:-Don and Dessa Scheelar of
Fayettville, North Carolina. She was
Hermiston, where she is employed
Salem visited Mr. and Mrs. Crab
gone for five weeks and visited the
to be closer to Blue Mountain Col John Frederick Wallace
tree last Wednesday. They were
Grand Canyon, Oklahoma Cowboy
John Frederick Wallace, 46, a returning home from a vacation tour
lege which she plans to attend part-
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Hall of Fame and many other places.
time this fall. She recently visited her resident of Niles, Michigan, died of Canada.
She was the nurse for one week at
son, Lance Corporal John Smith and Tuesday, July 24 in South Bend,
a girls’ summer camp in Tuxedo,
family who live in Hawaii. She en Ind.
North Carolina.
Cremation and a memorial service
joyed her trip and especially many
-Donnie Pointer is spending part
side trips there. John is in the were held in Niles, Mi. A memorial
of his vacation in Soldadna, Alaska,
service will be held at the Lexington
Marines, and will be retiring in Oct.
at the home of Jamie and Jana
to make his home in Bend. He at Baptist Church Aug. 7, at 1:30 p.m.
Query.
Mr. Wallace was bom August 17,
tended lone High School where he
-Heather Ripple and Chris Jones
1943, in Heppner, graduating from
graduated in 1981.
visited this past week in Spokane
-:-Kenneth and Frances Smouse Heppner High School in 1961.
with Heather’s grandmother, Mrs.
entertained in The Dalles, Saturday
He retired ffomthe U.S. Air Force
Ripple.
with a dinner for family and their after serving 23 years.
-:-Debra Jones of Spokane, WA.
harvest crew. Those attending were
His hobbies included hunting and
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visited with her parents, Joe and Cheryln Smouse from Portland,
fishing.
Hilda Yocom over the weekend and Orlow and Helen Martin from
Survivors include his wife Joan
took her daughters, Janie and Bren Moro, Cecil and Delpha Jones from and son, Jason, at the home; mother.
da, back to their home after several
Colleen Bergstrom of Lewiston,
Lexington, Carl Smouse from
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weeks’ visit here and in Pendleton.
Hermiston and Shirley Baker, from ID .; father and step-mother Herman
Dinner was enjoyed at the Yocom
Corvallis and the Smouses’ son and Wilma Wallace, Burbank, WA. ;
home on Sunday with other visitors,
Kenny Lyn.
brothers Gene Wallace and Wade
Leland and Marie Jones and Nicole,
Padberg both of Lexington; Dick
-:-David Burcham, who has been
fu .nit*y
Renee Yocom and Heather, Millie
visiting in Pendleton and Lexington Wallace and Luke Padberg both of
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West and two children, Maureen
with his father. Mike Burcham, and Lewiston, ID. Richard Wihlen of
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Howard and Stormy, and Venice
Louisville, Kentucky; and sisters
wife, Lyn, and grandm other
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Hendrickson Venice stayed over
Alice Sellards of Pasco, Wa and
Dorothy Burcham, returned on
night and went home to Hermiston
Judy Van Hollebeke of Rohlatus,
Monday to his home in Alaska.
on Monday.
-:-Jean Nelson, who attended
WA.
-:-Robbie Smith, son of Sheree
Pomona in Boardman, motored to
and Bob Smith, is recuperating at
Hermiston and spent the evening
home after surgery at St. Anthony’s
with Martha and Jack Barak.
Hospital in Pendleton.
-:-John and Kristin Graham and
-:-John and Kathy Tellechea and
three nephews from Salem visited
sons vacationed in the Steen Moun with her mother, Jean Nelson recent
ly. The boys enjoyed seeing Eastern
tains last week.
Oregon, getting to ride on the com
-:-Vonnie Lovgren recuperated
last week at her home, from a car ac bine and watch the harvest, and other
cident, which caused her to be an
fine things.
out-patient at Pioneer Memorial
-:-Gerry Messenger from Portland
Hospital.
and Franklin and son Jay Messenger
-:-Gale Gray and Betty Matthews
from Aloha visited their father
are enjoying a well-earned vacation
Trum an M essenger over the
in Idaho the last few days.
weekend.
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Pomona Grange meets for picnic
By Delpha Jones
W heatland Pomona G range
District met at the Boardman Marina
on Sunday for their regular meeting
and yearly picnic and memorial.
Presiding was Master Bill Alford. A
bountiful potluck dinner was enjoyed
at noon after which a short business
meeting was held. Reports were
heard from those going to state ses
sion in Ontario. A memorial, under
the direction of the chaplain was
held, with those from the various
granges remembered with prayer
and the song “ Let Us Gather At The
River” sung by the group. Cake and
an afternoon of visiting and playing
bingo was enjoyed. The next
meeting will be at the Lexington
Grange Hall, and it is hoped that this
group will be able to give the 5th
degree for anyone wishing to take it.
There will be a practice before the
degree time, and everyone is urged
to mark their calendar for Pomona
October 27, starting at 10:30 with
dinner at noon and the degree work
in the afternoon.
Car wash to benefit Hardman Center
A car wash will be held on Satur
day, August 4, starting at 9 a m., at
Miller’s Mini Mart and Chevron.
Proceeds from the car wash will go
toward renovation of the Hardman
Community Center.
Cost will be $3 for cars and $4 for
pickups, with interiors $2 extra.
Lemonade and Hardman Com
munity T-shirts and hats will also be
for sale.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Help build a hiking, horseback riding
and snowmobile trail from Cutsforth
Park to top o f Coalmine Hill
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5
Cycle Oregon III is coming
to Heppner September
9th.
Approximately 2500
bicyclists will be in
Heppner for a one day,
one night visit.
Promote your business, activity, or
fund raiser (or just say welcome)
to our visitors, with an advertise
ment in the special newspaper edi
tion to be printed that week.
2500 copies will be distributed to
the bike riders, and the special edi
tion will be included In that week’s
Gazette-Times.
volunteers m eet at
CUTSFORTH PARK 8 A.M.
For more information contact
Gene Orwick 989-8586
Reach out to these visitors to Heppner
Call the Heppner Gazette-Times today 676-9228