T W O - H eppner Giuelte-Tim tüi, H eppner, O regon W ednesday, June 12, 1991
Don Peterson to graduate from
All Saints change
OSU after a 41 year wait
Kids out for summer
(Left) Heppner Elementary Principal Don Cole gets a hug
on the last day of school last Friday. Not only was it the last
day of school for the students, it was also the last day of school
for Cole, who will not be returning as Heppner Principal next
year.
(Above) lone elementary students celebrate the last day of
school there by playing team games. Kids at all Morrow County
schools began summer vacation last Friday.
Jr. golf sign-up Saturday
EOSC lists grads
Eastern Oregon State College’s
62nd commencement was held Fri
day evening, June 7 at Quinn Col
iseum on the Eastern campus in
LaGrande.
Degrees were confirmed on 376
candidates including Kimberly
Hughes Dennis, and Sherry Rae
Kemp, both B.S. general studies,
Heppner; Anne Hoskins Munkers,
M.S. education, lone; and Marsha
Richmond, B.A., general studies,
Boardman.
Sign-up for junior golf will be
Saturday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 12
noon at the golf course clubhouse.
This five-week program will begin
June 22 and is for boys and girls 17
years and under. The cost is $5 and
is open for youth of member and
non-m em ber
fam ilies.
This
developmental program is non-profit
and all money is returned to the
junior golf program to build for the
future, said a WCCC spokesperson.
Children need not be present to
sign up. Lessons will begin the
following week and golf clubs are
available at the clubhouse for those
that don’t have any. For further in
formation contact coordinator
George Waterland, 676-5156 or a
WCCC board member.
‘Passport to the Promised Land’
Baptist church VBS theme
Area children are invited to take
a ‘tour’ through several Holy Land
cities during vacation Bible school at
Lexington Baptist Church Monday,
June 17 through Friday June 2 1 ,9
to 11:30 a.m. During this time
children will learn about Bible
stories, history and make crafts
associated with towns Jesus visited
during his ministry. For pre
registration call Phyllis Anderson,
989-8555.
If he’s anything, Don Peterson is
certainly patient. He's waited 41
years to graduate from Oregon State
University.
At spring commencement on the
OSU campus Sunday, June 9, Peter
son was among 3,600 graduates and
undergraduates lining up to receive
their degrees.
He received his long-awaited
bachelor of science degree in
agricultural and resource economics,
thanks to Mike Martin, acting head
of the Department of Agricultural
and Resource Economics.
Peterson, a 65-year-cld lone
wheat farmer, originally planned to
participate in the university’s 1950
commencement ceremony. But as
graduation day approached Peterson
realized he was 13 credits short of
completing his degree requirements.
“ I had almost finished my major
in agricultural engineering, but fell
behind a bit when 1 missed a term
in 1947 because my brother had got
ten hurt and I took time off to help
him out,” Peterson said.
He couldn’t stay at OSU to finish
because he’d already planned to
begin working on the family farm
starting immediately after spring
term.
Peterson never dreamed he would
get his degree from OSU four
decades later.
“ I had planned to finish but I just
never made it back,” he said. “ I
tried starting a time or two, but
didn't get the right classes. I even
took some classes at Blue Mountain
Community College in Pendleton,
but they were lower division courses
and wouldn’t transfer for credit
towards my degree.”
Peterson didn’t completely give up
on gettting the degree until "about
10 or 15 years ago when I heard that
OSU had changed degree re
quirements. I did regret that I had
gotten that close to the degree and
just missed it,” he said.
In the meantime Peterson farmed
his 2,000 acres of wheat and became
active in support o f OSU
Agricultural Experiment Station
wheat research and OSU Extension
Service activities. He also got in
volved with the Oregon Wheat
Growers League (OWGL) and
developed an interest in economics,
particularly the nation’s agricultural
economy. Peterson served as presi
dent of the OWGL in 1988.
“ Over the years I got to know
some o f O SU ’s agricultural
economists including Mike Martin,”
Peterson said. "One time I happen
ed to mention to him that I had
almost completed undergraduate
studies at OSU but had never finish
ed.”
Martin offered Peterson a chance
to finish his degree.
“ He deserved it because he has
been a long-time participant in
agricultural leadership in this state,”
said Martin.
The OSU College of Agricultural
Sciences’ E.R. Jackman Foundation
provided Peterson with an academic
scholarship and Martin became
Peterson’s academic advisor, gran
ting him one hour of economics
credit and 12 hours of internship
credit in agricultural economics.
With his credit requirements final
ly completed, Peterson was set to
march in this year’s commencement.
“ This was totally unexpected and
I’m real gratified and happy that the
university was able to do what it
did,” Peterson said.
“ Had I gotten my degree back in
1950 it wouldn’t have changed
anything,” he added. “ I planned to
farm either way.”
“ Still it’s kind of amazing. My
kids are going to make a special ef
fort to be there and it’s not too often
kids get to see their dad graduate.”
Spruce Up - Tune Up
summer worship
All Saints Episcopal Church will
meet at 9:30 a.m. for worship ser
vices during the summer months.
No children’s church school or
adult Bible study will be held until
fall.
WCCC plans
play day
A family barbecue and playday
will be held at Willow Creek Coun
try Club on Sunday, June 16 at 4
p.m.
Hosts for the afternoon will be
Randy and Bernice Lott; Milt and
Margaret Morgan; Gerald and Har
riet Pierson; and A1 and Debbie
Scott.
Each family will bring their own
meat to barbecue. Those whose
names begin with A through I should
bring salad, J through Z dessert.
‘Journeys with Jesus’
Bible school theme
“ Come join me in my journey,
that’s what Jesus says. Come join me
as disciples, you are my friends.”
Those words are from the theme
song of the “ Journeys With Jesus”
vacation Bible school co-sponsored
by All Saints Episcopal, Heppner
United M ethodist and Hope
Lutheran churches June 24 through
28 at the Methodist church from 9
a.m. to 12 noon.
“ Journeys With Jesus” will take
children to many places where Jesus
lived and traveled. On the journey
children will learn about events in
Jesus’ life and meet the people to
whom God's love was revealed. The
journey will help them grow in faith
and equip them for a life as a
follower of Jesus.
VBS is open to children ages three
through the sixth grade. For more
information and registration call
VBS coordinator Cheryl Elchison,
676-9224. “ We are looking forward
to seeing you come on Monday, June
24,” said Hope Lutheran Pastor Stan
Hoobing.
WCCC Golf
Jack & Jill Ju n e 7 . 1991
Turf-Power
Riding Mower
Quality at an affordable price The 12 H P
Bnggs I.C. engine powers the 38" high vacuum
deck for a clean cut. 5-Speed Transmatic
Iran sax le tor shift-on-the-go Full 2 year
warranty Shown with optional twin collection
system (486493)
5 HP Rear Tine Tiller
Dual direction tines churn through hard-packed, rocky soil Sixteen 12' diameter
self-sharpening tines. 18" tilling width. Adjustable swing handles (486207)
Thirty people participated in the
Jack and Jill Friday, June 7. Hosts
for the event were Cyde and Rusty
Estes, Cindi and Mike Doherty and
Delbert and Nola Binschus. Winners
were as follows:
Low net first-Coral and Dave Mit
chell, second-Luv ilia and Gene
Sonstegard, third-Nola and Delbert
Binschus, fourth-Riley and Bebe
Munkers. K.P. first-Dave Green; se
cond shot-Delbert Binschus.
Sunday M en ’s Play
Heritage All Wheel
Steer Mower
12 HP B&S engine. In-
finite speed hydrostatic
drive
C o n tin u o u sly
JK variable speeds in both
forward and reverse.
y f c A J s L 38” deck. Accepts op-
tional rear mounted
ba gg er/collector
s '
system. (754F)
Turf-Power Deluxe
Lawn Tractor
Features the new powerful but smooth runninc
12V? H P Briags I.C Quiet engine 42 inch higf
vacuum deck, and 7-speed Transmatic
transaxle for shift-on-the-go. Full 2 year
warranty (486506)
Turf-Power
3.5 H.P.
20” Lawn Mower
5 HP
Self Propelled
Rear Bagger
3.5 HP Briggs & Stratton Classic
20" 14-gauge steel, rear baffled
deck, with rugged plastic chute
Safety control for blade engine
brake. (486370)
Broadcast
Spreader
Delivers perfect broadcast time after time Touah
non-rusting hopper holds 40 lbs of fertilizer 8"
durable poly wheels Fully enclosed gears have
2 year warranty' (476375)
Ail Turf-Power,
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Thatcher
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Deluxe Rear Bagger
W illow C reek Ladies
M ay 2 8, 1991
Flight A: low gross-E ileen
Padberg; low net-Martha Peterson;
least putts-Lois Hunt; long drive-Bev
Wilson.
Flight B: low gross-Coral Mit
chell; low net-Harriet Evans; least
putts-Dorris Graves; long drive-
Coral Mitchell.
Flight C: low gross-Linda Schultz;
low net-Daisy Collins; least putts-
Maude Hughes; long drive-Daisy
Collins.
Ladies Fun
21" rear discharge deck, single
lever height adjustment 2 8
bushel hardtop nylon mesh
grass catcher included
(486434)
Mowers are
covered by a
full 2 year
f warranty ^
Low gross: first-Tad Miller.
second-Ed S truthers, Howard
Gilliam and Randy Lott.
Low net: a tie for first between
Dave Mitchell and Dave Allstott.
Least putts: Tad Miller.
Long drive: Earl Fishbum.
K.P.: Elvyn Bell.
3 5 Tech Premier for easy start ng. 22" fully battled deck Hard top bagger included 5 position
heigfit adjusters (486362)
D ay, June 4
First flight: low gross-team, Carol
Norris, Verna Brinda. Barb Gilbert
and Judy Barber; closest to string-
member-Coral Mitchell, guest-
Darlene Scroggins; closest to
balloon, member-Carol Norris,
guest-Judy Barber; long drive,
member-Luvilla Sonstegard. guest-
Shelly Wight.
Second flight: low gross-team,
Lois Hunt, Jo Pettyjohn, Janet
Taylor, Liz Grabeel.
Third flight: low gross-team,
Mary
B eam er,
H arriet
Evans,Luvilla Sonstegard, Barb
V anA rsdale, Eileen Padberg,
Darlene Scroggins, Bebe Munkers,
Betty Christman.
Chip In-Luvilla Sonstegard: sand
trap prize-Shelly Wight, Kay Ander
son; long drive on 09 George Naims
and Shelly Wight.
Marriage Licenses
Morrow County
1-800-452-7396
Lexington. Oregon
W» 8221
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L A N D O LA K E S
The Clerk’s office at the cour
thouse in Heppner reports issuing the
following marriage licenses during
the past week:
June 7: Marion John Bailey. 29,
lone; and
Sabrina Lynn White. 21. lone.