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Loved ones at war remembered The Heppner a zette VOL 109 NO. 4 Wednesday, January 23, 1991 imes Heppner 3 5 c 6 Pages Outstanding individuals and business honored at banquet Bill Rawlins C laudia Hughes C ham ber m anager C laudia Hughes has been selected 1990 Woman of the Year and Bill Rawlins 1990 Man of the Year by the Hepp ner Chamber of Commerce, lone schools Principal Dick Allen was picked as Educator/Citizen of the Year and Court Street Market was named for Business of the Year. They were honored at the annual Town and Country Banquet held on Friday, Jan. 18, at the Heppner Elks Club. Hughes, who works parttime as Chamber of Commerce manager, spearheaded, along with Heppner Mayor Cara Costa, local a r rangements for Cycle III Oregon, in which over 2,000 cyclists spent the night in Heppner as part of a bicy cle tour of the state. Hughes has been involved in the cattle industry and has held several offices in the Mor row County CattleWomen’s associa tion and served as CattleWomen’s secretary. She also co-charied a trade show in conjunction with the national Beef Cookoff when it was held in Portland two years ago. She is still involved in beef promotion, serving as state chairman. Last year Hughes co-chaired Heppner’s annual St. Patrick’s celebration and she has been active in planning festivities for the Irish weekend for the past several years. Hughes has been active in All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner and has been involved in 4-H and the county fair. She worked for many years as Morrow County Extension secretary. She is also a member of the Morrow County Tourism com mittee and the Vision 2000 economic planning group. Hughes graduated from Mac-High in Milton-Freewater and attended OSU. She came to Heppner in 1965. when she married her husband Merlin. They have a married son. Kevin, who is involved in the fami ly cattle ranching business (now fourth generation) on Buttercreek. and a daughter, Kimberly, who is at tending school at Eastern Oregon State College Rawlins, an avid gardener, has been superintendent of the grains department of the Morrow County Fair and has been primary caretaker of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church the state fair booth for Morrow County, and he and his wife provid ed flowers and plants for the Mor row County Fairgrounds. He has served on the Heppner Library Board and is a member of the St. Patrick Church Holy Name Society, the American Dahlia Society and the Heppner Garden Club. A 4-H Father of the Year. Rawlins and his wife have four grown children, Tom. Carol, John and Charlie, and two grandchildren. Bom and raised in Monticello, Min nesota. Rawlins attended Oregon State University. Coming to Morrow County in 1938. he ranched until his retirement in 1978. After his retirement he worked as a school bus driver and custodian and is still growing beautiful dahlias and garden pro duce. which he often shares with others. Dick Allen has been principal of the lone schools for the past six years and has found time to be very active in community affairs. A past presi dent and current vice president of ICABO, the lone Community and Business Organization, he is also a little league coach, a member of the grounds, both for the past 30 years For many years he has worked on Dick Allen lone Lions Club, the Heppner Elks Club and has worked on youth pro grams for the Elks. Prior to moving to lone Allen and his family lived in Spray where he was active in the community, coaching little league an serving on the Spray Rodeo Board. He and his family are members of the lone United Church of Christ and are ac tive in its annual fund-raising auction. Allen was bom in the town of Kin- zua and graduated from Wheeler High School. He received a bachelor’s degree from Oregon Col lege of Education at Monmouth and his master’s degree in 1982 from Portland State. He taught school at Fossil and Salem and has been a school administrator for 12 years. Allen and his wife, Jannie. have two children, Elizabeth, nine and Steve 12. Court Street Market owners. Jack and Ruth Maben were honored for increasing business hours and mer chandise to accomodate townspeople after Central Market, the other grocery store in Heppner, was destroyed in a fire, Feb. 3, 1990. Everyone in the Heppner-Ione- Lexington community has been touched somehow by the war in the Persian Gulf that began Wednesday, January 16, 1991 with U S. air strikes on Iraq—but none more than those families in the area who have sons and husbands in the Gulf. Geri and Carl Martin, Heppner, have two sons and a son-in-law in the Gulf and anticipate the transfer of a third son to the Middle East. Corporal John A. Martin. USMC, 537-58-0588, CSSD14 1st FSSG, MCAS El Toro 92709 (Desert Shield) is a Marine Corps engineer with a support unit in the Middle East. John, who just turned 25, graduated from Heppner High School in 1984. Corporal Carl D. Martin II, USMC, 537-58-0631, HMH463 MAG 16, FPO SF 96608-6017 (Desert Shield) is in a Marine Corps helicopter unit in the Middle East. Twenty-two years old, he graduated from HHS in 1987. The Martins son-in-law SSGT Joseph D. Struthers USAF, 544-90-1603, P.O. Box 29 (SAC), FPO SF 96685 is with a ground crew at a B52 base in the Middle East. His wife, Sarah Martin, is at Loring Air Force Base in Maine. The couple has two children, Aubry, 5, and Photo by Joyce Hughes Bradley 3. His parents are Maynard (L-R) Helen Riehl helps her daughter-in-law Michele Riehl hang and Edna Struthers, Hermiston, a ribbon for Spc. Richard Riehl, on the wall at the R & W Drive In. formerly of Heppner. he reported that the conditions were Precision Castparts in Portland. A third son of the Martins Pvt. "very cold and rainy” there and that Bill and Marj Kenny have a son, Will J. M artin, USMC, he had been told very little about the John, who is stationed in Saudi 543-84-8171, Camp Pendleton, war. He drives a Bradley tank. Arabia near the city of Riyadh. A1C CA., is now in Marine Corps motor Twenty-three years old, Bruce, John M. Kenny 541-17-2602, transport advanced training prior to whose wife. Norma, is also in the Desert Shield, US CEN- deployment to the Middle East. service, was stationed at Fort Riley, TAF/SCX/EI, APO NY 09852, is in Will, 20 years old, graduated from communications, installing cable for Kansas. Norma is now at HHS in 1989. telephones and telephone lines. The Washington, D.C. “ I was a nervous “ We hear from them from time to Kennys got a call from him on Fri wreck,” said Connie. “ I was so glad time,’’ said Carl Martin, an Oregon State Policeman stationed in Hepp day, Jan. 18. Mrs. Kenny said that to hear his voice. We had a good he seems to be in good spirits and visit. He was only supposed to talk ner. “ I support the president and the is doing fine and that he said that the five minutes, but he ended up talk cause and we’re proud of the job the ing about 35 minutes. His spirits are soldiers there are also watching boys are doing.” up. So far so good.” reports of the war on CNN. Twenty- Helen Riehl, owner of the R & W Jim and Marie Boor, whose son, one years old, John has been in the Drive In in Heppner with her hus Spc. Kevin Bali 542-94-7322, B Middle bast since the first of band Tom. is in the process of put 1/39 FHR ABN, XVIII ABN Corp, December. “ A lot of people are ting up green ribbons in the Arty, APO NY 09657, say they have thinking about them (the servicemen) restaurant for all of the service men not heard from him lately. “ My and he has a good attitude about it. and women in the gulf. “ I chose He’s done really well and we’re understanding is that he is in green ribbons because yellow rib proud of him. ” She said that he had Dhahran, Saudi Arabia,” said Mrs. bons have been reflected in such a been scheduled to come home on Boor. Kevin, who has been in the ar negative light, because of the anti leave at Thanksgiving, but his leave my three years before his deploy wt.. protests.” Mrs. Riehl said that was cancelled with the Gulf crisis ment to the Middle East, is a her husband saw on TV that their "reader” on a howitzer, which is a building. son’s 2nd Armored Division arriv Sgt. Brock Miller 519-80-1489, cannon which fires shells in a ed in Saudi Arabia Saturday morn 647th MTCO, 176th MTBN. APO relatively high trajectory. ing and that they had joined with a Twenty-two years old, Kevin and NY 09616, is the son of Dennis and Marine unit just on the Kuwaiti- Penny Miller, who own Miller’s his wife, Shannon, have a baby, Saudi border. They were reported to Mini Mart and Chevron in Heppner. Joshua, four months old. Joshua was have a 200-mile road march to get Brock, who is stationed 150 miles one week old when Kevin left for the there, she said. Twenty-three year from Kuwait, is involved in Middle East, said Mrs. Boor. Shan old Spc. Richard Riehl, non is living in Walla Walla, WA. hydraulics, working on machinery. 542-96-1586, HHC 1,41 2AD (Fwd) The Millers last spoke to him on Maintaining good spirits, Mrs. Boor Operation Desert Shield, APO NY Thursday, Jan. 17. They called him said “ I’m doing really well. I’ve had 09758, repairs Bradley tanks in the and then he was able to return their lots and lots of support. You have to Gulf. His wife, Michele, and their call. “ He sounded awfully tired, believe in what they’re doing to have son, Tyler, 15 months, just moved bushed. " said Mrs. Miller. “ He said them over there. The support in back to Heppner from Germany they'd been filling sandbags and dig community—in lone, Lexington and where he had been stationed. ging.” Brock’s wife, who was also Heppner-has been great, not only Michele and Tyler are now living in the service, was discharged four for the families, but for the kids over with her parents, Dexter and Corrine days before he got his papers for there.” Miles. “ I’m doing good,” said Vivian McConnell, Heppner, said deployment to the Gulf. She was Michele, who said that the last time able to get an honorable discharge that her son. Sgt. James E. McCon she heard from him was when he left nell. 209th MP Co 519th MP BN, because of “ duress” because they for the Gulf on Jan. 8. His mother APO 09567-6310. was able to call have two children to take care of, echos the same sentiments, saying, Kaisa, three, and PJ, one-and-a-half his sister and husband. Cindy and “ I’m doing good. It’s an unfortunate years Both Brock and his wife had Charlie Sumner. Lexington, about 2 reality. But you’ve got to stop evil been stationed in Texas before the p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. She said that because it spreads like germs and I Cindy and Charlie reported that Jim Gulf War. Also in good spirits. Mrs. believe Saddam Hussein is evil. It Miller said that “ Brock felt we have is in Saudi Arabia and is “ okay” and doesn't justify that war is always the that he said that he would be going a reason to be over there.” way to go, but we’ve given him Kit George said that he and his with a ground force as they go in to (H ussein) every opportuni wife, Shirley, who own the Sears battle. Jim and his wife. Shelly, have ty.. .there’s lots of prayer power out Catalog Store in Heppner have not an eight-month old son Tyler. A there.” 1985 Heppner High School heard from their son. Cam since he Another son Robert, 22, who is an graduate, he met his wife in Ger left the Phillippines early in January. Airman 1st Class stationed in many where she was also stationed In electronic com m unications Spokane at the Air Force Base there, with the Army. “ I hope they can Robert C. George USS Anchorage, is due to get out of the service in wipe them out,” said Mrs. McCon LSD 36, FPO San Francisco August, 1991, but his time has nell. “ We need to keep them con 9660-1734, is stationed on a ship that already been extended to Sept, and stantly in prayer. My husband carries Marines. Twenty-four years the possibility exists that he may also old in December. Cam has been in (Charles) thinks that when they go the Gulf. Robert’s wife, Cindy, begin ground fighting there will be the Navy three years. The Georges of Montgomery, Ala., was just are still unsure of their son’s posi a lot more casualties. He (Jim) told discharged from the Air Force in Ju Charlie they took out 100.000 Iraqi tion. “ I don't know whether he went ly. Robert works in heavy equipment soldiers.” Mrs. McConnell said that to the Gulf or the Red Sea,” said and his wife was a weapons loader. she is doing “ so far. so good, but Kit. They have a three-m onth-old I have to watch how much I worry Connie Eng of Lexington heard daughter. Julieanne Helen says that about it. because my blood pressure from her son Spc. Bruce N. Eng all of the Riehl boys are ’’looking goes up. I have to watch my worry 539-84-4293, Operation Desert forward to getting out of the military ing and pray. They have to do what Shield. C Co. 516 Infantry Reg., and getting into business together,” they have to do and hope they get out APO NY 09786. in the early hours and adds that with their determina of Tuesday, Jan. 22. She said that alive...You know if they start the tion she expects that is exactly what her son. who called at 12:30 a m., draft I have four other boys that they will do. Her husband, Tom. could go. But I hope it doesn’t come ironically, grinds parts and does final sounded "really good, cheery," and to that. I appreciate everyone's quality control checks on parts that was "in the middle of the desert prayers. I think that's why we’ve lost will be used on tanks that may be us somewhere in a tent.” She said that so few so far. God is intervening." ed in the Gulf war. He works for New Auto Loan Rates L-R: Shannon W ickland, Jack and Ruth M aben accept aw ard for ‘Business of the Y e ar' from Larry Mills. HHS Booster club plans chili feed The annual Heppner High School Booster Club chili feed has been planned for Friday, Feb. 1 from 4 to 7 p.m at the high school before the Pilot Rock Varsity games The menu will include chili, chili dogs, hot dogs, baked potatoes, chili potatoes, homemade bread and pies, coffee and punch. Everyone is welcome to attend. Ask us for details n A fJ K OF D E a ste rn O reoon A rlington • Heppner • lone *• ~'Ynur Independent Home Chvned Bank " F.O.I.C.