POUR - Heppner Gazette-Time*, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 6, 1991
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
Hope-Valby to install council
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On Sunday, February 10, Pastor
Hoobing will install the church coun
cil members of both Hope and Valby
Lutheran Churches. Those elected to
the church council at Valby con
gregation and to be installed at the
9 a m worship service are: Jane
Rawlins, Kathy C arlson, Ed
Haugsvar, Martha Peterson, Rudy
Bergstrom, Dave Barnett, Clint
Carlson and Roger Palmer. Shirley
Palmer was elected as financial
secretary.
At the II a m. worship service,
the following council members will
The Heppner
New
Dimensions
be installed: Penni Keersemaker,
Judy Rickert, Irv Rauch, Shelli Britt,
Steve Hill, Roger Morter, Linda
Shaw and Karen Dubuque. Shirley
George was appointed financial
secretary. Also at the 11 a.m. ser
vice at Hope, the children of the
Sunday School will sing two
numbers under the direction of Carol
Hoobing.
The sermon at both congregations
will be based on reading from St.
Mark 9:2-9, entitled “ Did You Get
the Point?"
Maybe I’m all alone in my astonish
ment of how folks on the other side
live. Take this war half way around the
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world. I’ve been watching Arab sheiks
in their funny dress. That fits the im
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age from long years ago. But I was
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really surprised the other day when one
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of them spoke up in plain English and
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said something that really made sense.
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alright,
I was astonished to find that an
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Arab is pretty much like the people I
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know and like.
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Then, just this morning, I had cof
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fee with a good friend who just got
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back from a vacation in England and
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Germany. I had lots of questions about those folks and how they live and
such. Overcoming the old prejudices about my English ancestors was hard
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but as he talked, I was surprised to learn that folks in London are not the
absolute aliens I had imagined. I’m told that they follow the war just like
we do and they eat and sleep and work at jobs much like we do and they
talk a little funny, but after you visit for a while, communication is pretty
good.
By Anne Morter
the boys’ and girls’ teams, as the
the Heppner TV office to let them
My friend stayed with a farm family Germany and he had a lot to say
The lone Cardinal Club, with the outcome could be a major factor in
To the Editor:
know you’re serious and to get more
about the funny way they farm and live and such. But I was really surpris
help of several other organizations their district tournament seeding
information.
Anyone really interested in receiv
ed when he said the young man they stayed with was a fertilizer salesman.
in town, will sponsor a benefit din
Other activities that evening in
(s) Mike Vejraska
Well, “ farm chemicals” is what he said, but that’s just like an American
ner this Friday, February 8, to help clude an exhibition of pee-wee boys’ ing the Blazer games should come to
Heppner
fertilizer salesman, they all say they deal in "farm chemicals.”
Eric Orein with the expenses of his basketball and a dance routine by the meeting Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at
Gosh, I didn’t know that even in Germany, farming is a pretty
upcoming trip to London.
girls from pre-school to fifth grade.
The following letters are from some o f Jannie Allens ’ Heppner Elemen
sophisticated
science, relying on any number of farm chemicals. I sup
Hamburgers, chiliburgers and
Eric Orem will use the proceeds
tary Sixth grade class and their views concerning the war in the Gulf
posed those weird aliens just swatted the flies, pulled the weeds by hand
chili will be served along with
to fund his trip to London over
and spread a little manure around.
homemade pie and drinks from 4 to
spring break where he will par
It’s funny about how our preconceived notions about things and people
7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The
ticipate in an All-Star Football
build
up. And it’s embarrassing how wrong those notions can be.
dinner will be held during the Car
Exchange.
To the Editor:
Take my experience this past week, taking basketball pictures. Now I’ve
dinal's last home game of the season,
Brandon Pedro of Heppner was
Right now the war is costing $500
killed Hussein the war would be over known quite a few folks in the south end of this County for a long time.
which they will play against Condon.
also selected for that honor, but is million to one billion dollars a day.
but I think his followers would rebel. The ones I know are regular, ordinary folks, just like the people who live
The game is a critical one for both
unable to attend.
Can we afford it? When the land war
I think the war is costing too next door or down the road from me.
begins the price will probably dou
much. Half a billion dollars is too
But there are a lot of people who live in South County that I don’t know.
ble and the casualties would increase
much. Besides the United States is Maybe the same ones that the guys that hang around the Boardman coffee
greatly.
already in a deficit.
shops don’t know. Those are the folks that everyone talks about being in
Just to fire one of the patriot
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
I
hope
it’s
over
soon.
control
in this county, the ones that put down the prison deal, that bad
Ethell Chappell
missies cost $500,000 to $600,000
(s) Rick Worden mouth the Port, that want to keep this County in the dark ages.
Graveside
services
were
held
for
dollars. Some people say that if we
Heppner Chamber's participation
There’s a lot of talk about the “ landed gentry,” the third generation
Ethel Chappell on Monday Feb. 4
in the City of Heppner’s St. Patrick’s
wheat farmers who want everything to stay just the way it was when Grand
1991
at
High
View
Cemetery
in
celebration is one of the ways in
pa came to this country. (I know just a few of those fellows and it must
lone. She died Feb. 1, 1991 at
which the goal to promote Heppner
be the ones I don’t know that they’re talking about.)
Pioneer
Memorial
Hospital,
Hepp
and encourage visitors to return is
To
the
Editor:
And I’ve drank quite a bit of coffee in Heppner and Lexington (and a
ner at the age of 77.
fulfilled. The "W ee Bit O Ireland
Many people of Iraq love Saddam or in the water.
little bit in lone) over the years and there you hear talk about the carpet
She
was
bom
April
2,
1913,
in
in Oregon” celebration is an annual
They might think George Bush is baggers in Boardman, the Johnny come latelys who are intent on raping
Hussein. They join in streets gather
Hillsville, Va. the daughter of James
opportunity for the entire community
not
so hot himself. But I can tell you the country and prepared to move on at a moments notice. Now that I
and Irena Horton Hill. She was mar ing around him and shaking his
to work together to show visitors a
something you have to remember thought I was pretty well acquainted in my own town, and 1 don’t know
hand.
Although
many
people
say
ried to Roby C. Chappell on Aug.
good time. I’m told many cyclists
who dumped the 350 square miles of those folks. Well, maybe those guys know some thing I don’t
they love him it was stated that 95%
13. 1935, in Woodlawn, Wash.
are returning, although we may not
oil
into the Gulf.
of Iraq hate him they just act that
But about the basketball pictures. This past weekend I had occasion to
They moved to Oregon in 1943.
be able to recognize them this time.
Some
people ask themselves why drop in at the ball game in Echo. lone was playing. So I took a few pic
way or "boom,” if you get my drift.
Her
husband
worked
for
the
state
Be sure to call Bob Kahl, Jerry
did he do this? Well I’ll tell you why. tures. It was a pretty good game so I stayed around to watch and talk with
I don’t see how you could like
highway department which took
Hollomon or Ann Spicer if you have
That man is so cruel he wanted our some folks from lone. Boy was I surprised. They weren’t like I’d thought
him.
The
man
is
crazy
and
it
shows
them to Condon, Spray and Hepp
auction items to donate; the auction
soldiers to have no water to drink. at all. They were more like me and my neighbors than they were different.
ner. Following his retirement the in his actions. You tell me what kind
insures the continuance of the St.
Now that's pretty low.
of
guy
dumps
oil
into
the
Persian
And then on Saturday night, Francie and I stopped in at Umatilla to take
couple settled in lone.
Patrick's celebration.
(s) Brent Gunderson
Gulf.
Killing
all
the
animal
life
near
a few pictures of the Heppner game. Same thing. The Heppner folks that
Survivors
include
sisters
Lila
Letters have started arriving from
we met were regular people. They didn’t have horns growing out their
Reynolds and Ema Shaw, both of
Ireland. The visitors are looking for
heads or fire licking out their noses or anything. Boy. was I
Hillsville.
VA.
and
Lena
Good
of
ward to their visit and sharing all
surprised-astonished.
Elkton, MD.; and sister-in-law To the Editor:
types of music with us. "W ar or no
Maybe there’s a lesson in all this. Maybe the folks in the South end of
Pauline Gates of lone.
when we asked him to.
war, we're coming to America,”
In my opinion Saddam Hussein is
the
County are not as bad as the folks in the North think. And vis-a-versa.
Memorial
contributions
may
be
3-
He
called
in
17
year
olds
to
they say. Incidentally, the dancers
the most selfish, greedy, self-
Maybe
if we were just a little better acquainted, one end with the other,
work
in
the
military.
made
to
the
charity
of
the
donor’s
will be teaching "se t" dancing not
centered, inconsiderate, stubborn,
we
Could
get along together really well. Maybe it doesn’t take face to face
4- He bombs Israel when they had
choice. Sweeney Mortuary. Hepp stupid, ignorant...etc, etc. I mean
sit dancing on Thursday evening,
acquaintance,
maybe if we just knew a little more about each other.
done
nothing
to
make
him
mad
at
ner,
was
in
charge
of
arrangements.
March 14. They sent a list of young
you could go on forever with names
Well,
it
was
a thought. But taking basketball pictures was so much fun
them.
people ages 12 through 15 who wish
to call him, but if I had to describe
I figure on takin’ more.
5-
He
moves
underground
so
he
to write to students from Heppner.
him in one word it would simply be
won’t get hurt. What a coward.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCz
Grade school teacher Sally Walker
cruel.
6- And now he’s dumped oil into
has the list and we hope our young
If you thought for five minutes
the Persian Gulf. This list could go
people will correspond with the
A taco feed sponsored by the about how mean he is what would
on forever.
County Cork students.
you
think
about?
Oh
I
suppose
you
senior class will be held Friday, Feb.
I think that these nicknames we’ve
Although it seems much of
would
think
about
things
like:
8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Heppner
given
him. Saddam Insain, Sodumb
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Chamber’s time is occupied with the
1- He moved into Kuwait and took
High School cafeteria during the
Insain, fit him perfectly.
wearing of the green, 1991 goals and
over
its
oil.
Heppner-Weston-McEwen basket
Feb. 16, 1991 - An all day celebration
(s) Amber Rollis
the budget have now been approv ball game.
2-
He didn’t move out of Kuwait
ed. Senator Timms will be calling
2 BANDS The Kickers & Northern Lights
Proceeds from the taco feed will
during a Chamber meeting once a benefit the HHS senior class, who
month to give members the oppor are planning a class trip to
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tunity to share legislative concerns
To the Editor:
Disneyland.
via a speaker phone; new programs
Beginning Jan. 22
I think the protesters are being
In Pendleton, Oregon, about 300
are planned; a dues revision is tak
very optimistic about the war. They
protesters gathered at Main and
Tues. - Wed. - Thurs. 5 to 8 p .m .
ing place and a membership drive
think by holding up picket signs that
Dorion Saturday to support the
will soon be launched. Join
Fri. - Sat. 6 to 9 p .m .
The Clerk’s office at the cour that will stop the war. It won’t
troops. But they are also wanted to
Chamber...a vital part of your
thouse in Heppner reports issuing the because they think by holding up
stop the war.
Check menu fo r new items
community.
following marriage licenses during
People can’t stop a war by walk
those signs that Saddam Hussein will
Next week a visitor to Heppner
ing around holding signs and yelling.
the past week:
say "W ell, they want us to stop the
shares his vision for tourism poten
February 4: Lawrence M.
Nobody can stop the war but the
war, so we will.” That won’t hap
tial right here.
people who are in the war.
Aragon, 25, Heppner; and
pen, because Saddam Hussein is so
Thought for the week: "Never
Connie Jean Padberg. 31,
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dumb he won’t give up.
fear shadows, they simply mean
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there's a light shining somewhere.”
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Letters to the Editor
Dinner to benefit Orem’s London trip
Blazer fans come to TV meeting
Can we afford the war?
Obituary
Chamber Chatter
The man you love to hate
If the shoe fits
Taco feed this Fri.
ELKS Fun in February 8
Protestors too optimistic
Marriage Licenses
Heppner Elks 358
Troubles about war
To the Editor:
I believe that the Gulf War has
brought nothing but trouble. Saddam
Hussein dumped tons of oil into the
Persian Gulf. Birds, fish and
dolphins are dying. Iraq is disobey
ing every rule of the Geneva Con
vention about prisoners of war. Also
many innocent people are dying.
Saddam has made the comment, " I
will starve my people before I
deprive my army,” to show you
what kind of man he is.
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who are and will be left without
parents. On Sunday, January 27,
during half-time of the Super Bowl
ABC showed a few children from
every state whose parents were
fighting in the Persian Gulf. It made
me very sad.
My family knows two soldiers in
the Gulf War and I pray every day
that they get home safely and soon.
(s) Ann Wick
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