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I'WO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Hemmer. Oregon Wednesday, August 21, 1991
Two volunteers exchange life back
east for summer experience
lot friendlier and there aren’t any
traffic lights.” He is an English ma­
jor and planned to return this week
to his studies at Syracruse Universi­
ty in New York. His parents live in
Maryland and he has two sisters in
Massachusetts. David said that his
summer experience “ has been
helpful. I didn't know that much
about the forest.”
While in Oregon they were able to
visit Cannon Beach, Pendleton and
the Tri-Cities in Washington.
McKinney has had previous sum­
mer volunteers.
*
Sylvia Knust
David Susm an
Sylvia Knust, 20. and David
Susman. 23, were “ strangers in a
strange land" this summer. The two,
Sylvia from Urbana Illinois, and
David from Boston, Massachusetts,
gave up their summer to work as
volunteers for the U S. Forest Ser­
vice in Heppner.
Sylvia,
who is studying
psychology at the University of Il­
linois at Urbana, said that she had
never been farther west than Illinois.
She has, however, been to Europe.
Her parents. Herbert and Christa are
German and were in Germany this
summer. She also has a sister in
London, and a brother in New York.
She said that she wanted to try
something “ completely different”
and wrote to several places
volunteering her time. Shaun
McKinney, with the Forest Service
Planning Department called her up.
“ There are hills here,” said
Sylvia. “ There (in Illinois) it's flat­
ter than a com field. We’ve only got
one forest and it's about four hours
away. There’s so much more varie­
ty here. ’' She also commented on the
friendliness of the people, she add­
ed, “ You don't have to lock your
doors.”
While in Heppner Sylvia was in­
volved in conducting stream surveys
and building fish structures and at­
tended fire school, “ hopefully to
fight fires next summer,” she says.
She says that she has “ met a lot of
people and had a lot of fun" during
her summer experience. “ Shaun was
incredibly patient,"she added. “ He
had to explain everything to us.”
During their stay they lived at the
Tupper Work Station.
David said that he wanted to come
out West, and also saw a pamphlet
listing volunteer work. He also com­
mented that "the people here are a
Local man
owns Thrifty
Auto
Scott Sherer, lone, has entered the
automotive parts business in a big
way. He is now part owner of Thrif­
ty Auto Supply in Hermiston,
formerly Eastside Auto.
After graduation iron lone High
School in 1979, Scott attended Mt.
Hood Community College in
Gresham. He was offered a scholar­
ship by Thrifty Auto, and after
graduation went to work for six
years managing a store in Van­
couver, WA. The opportunity to
manage a store in Hermiston came,
and he took it. He, along with his
crew of five, built up the store in
Hermiston, which will be having
Scott lives in lone with his wife
Shera and their seven month old
daughter Sierra.
Summer
Sizzler
Many attend Jones family reunion
Sixty people attended the second
Jones family reunion at LaPine State
Park south of Bend June 23-29. The
days were filled with sightseeing
potlucks and visiting. The evenings
were spent by the campfire of Gary
and Doris Jones. Saturday, July 29
there was a potluck at the Senior
Center in LaPine. After the potluck
many returned to their homes and
others continued to other places or
returned to the park for a few days.
Paul, Marcel, Floyd, Vallis, Lois
and Loma May are the children of
Charley and Marvel (Miller) Jones
who spent all of their married life in
the Heppner area.
Attending the reunion were Paul
and Blanch Jones and Floyd and
Lorena Jones, Heppner: Vallis
W ashburn,
Philom ath;
Lois
Graybeal, Ukia, Ca. and Irv and
Loma May Chalfant of Indiana.
Marcel was unable to attend. Others
were Gary and Doris Jones and Hol­
ly Phil, Heather and Tyler Shockley
of Hood River; Ray and Linda
Jones, Hermiston; Linda and Rick
Blake, Seattle, WA.; Ron Jones,
Sweet Home; David, Judy, Amy and
Heather Demming, Portland; Gay,
Joyce and Judy Weaver, Brookings;
Janet Peterson and friend Stepheni
Forman, Brush Prairie WA.; John
and Gloria Washburn and Paul
DiAnn and Russel W ashburn,
Tillamook; Jim Kathy and Dale
Washburn, Elgin; and Kathy’s
parents Roy and Grace Ziegler,
Myrtle Point; Jay and Crystal Con­
nolly, Enterprise; Dale Washburn,
Lenette, Michelle and Randy Arm­
strong, Brush Prairie, WA; Pamela
and Zackariah Groshell, Tacoma,
W A .; Jody and Erick Pugh,
Philomath; Marcia Jones and friend
Getaway
Larry Sticka, Hillsboro; Marda
Graybeal and friend Donna Green,
Portland; and David Graybeal,
Cheyenne, WY.; cousins who came
were Carl and Edna House worth,
Salem. Edna was the daughter of
Emmett and Lexie (Miller) Jones.
Norman, Frances and Talia Griffin,
Salem; Bill and Barbara (Huston)
Moore, Wilderville; and Tom and
Louise (H uston) M artin of
Sacramento, CA. Norman, Barbara
and Louise were grandchildren of
Charley and Lottie (Miller) Huston
formerly of Heppner.
Irv and Loma May Chalfant from
Indiana came the farthest. Paul Jones
and Carl Houseworth were the
oldest. Russel Washburn was the
youngest. Door prizes were drawn
by Paul Jones and Marcia Jones.
The first reunion was held at Cape
Lookout on the Oregon Coast in
honor of the forthcoming 90th bir­
thday of Marvel Jones, who lived to
the age of 99. The oldest at that reu­
nion was Marvel Jones and the
youngest was Talia Lee Griffin.
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St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
Bulletin Board
One hundred eight people were present for the Senior dinner August 7
and 100 people were present Wed. August 14. Three dinners were taken
out on August 7. Members of the Lutheran church served. Mema Toll pro­
vided entertainment with several tunes on the piano. Annetta Padberg won
the meal ticket; door prize went to Theta Lowe and Grace Delaney took
the guest prize home to Ontario, Canada. Judge Carlson gave an encourag­
ing report on the ECOAC situation.
On August 14 two dinners were taken out; Frances Orwick won the meal
ticket; Melvin Allyn the door prize and Doris West the guest prize. Member
of the Christian Church served.
Merri Reamer met with the senior center office staff Thursday, August
8. They reviewed the new reporting chart and agreed to assist the senior
focus group.
The menu for the birthday dinner Aug. 28 will be ham, macaroni and
cheese casserole, broccoli, fresh fruit cup, combread, cake and ice cream.
Members from the Catholic Church will serve.
The Senior pie sale at the fair was a success. Betty McDonald was
chairperson. Volunteers baked and served pies and the Senior Center of­
fice made phone calls.
The Area Agency on Aging annual picnic will be held Friday, Aug. 23
at 10 a.m. in McKay Park in Pendleton. The senior bus will leave the Hepp­
ner center at 8:30 a.m.
The housing authority meeting is Monday, Aug. 27 at the senior center.
The Focus Group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tues. Aug. 27 in the dining
room.
Lexington News
____________ ^ ________________ By Delpha Jones
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-:-Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Morris are
the operators of the former Lex­
ington C hevron Station in
Lexington.
-:-Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell
have been visiting friends and
relatives in the area. Don was a
former Lexington resident.
-:-Tina Miller Ray was a visitor at
the Lankford home a couple of days
last week. Tina is a former Heppner
resident.
-:-Faye Ruhl accompanied her
sons, Dick and Skip Ruhl to Portland
where they attended the East West
Shrine Game, where her grandson
Rick Ruhl from Roseburg was
playing.
-:-Gar and Helen Leyva were re­
cent callers at the home of Juanita
and Roy Martin.
-:-New residents in Lexington are
Mr. and Mrs. De Royce Lucker who
have purchased the Bloodsworth
home, and the John Wilgers who
have purchased the former Cannedy
home.
-:-A visitor at Pastor Glen Ander-
sons home is his brother from
Montana.
-¡-Charlene Whitney and gran-
daughter Teressa and Rebekah
Whitney, are visiting at the home of
her parents the Cecil Jones’s.
-¡-Hilda and Joe Yocom had as
dinner guests Sunday, Carl and Geri
Martin and Cecil and Delpha Jones
and a son Jack Yocom, who met as
a Grange Com.
-¡-Marie Jones and daughter
Nicole and Joe and Olivia West ac­
com panied Hilda Yocom to
Spokane, WA. last week to visit a
daughter Debra Jones and daughters.
-¡-Kristin and John Graham from
Salem have been recent callers at the
home of her mother Jean Nelson.
-:-Bill and Annetta Padberg were
recent Portland visitors where they
attended the Morrow County Picnic
and visited with other friends and
relatives.
-:-Majo Hughes who has been a
patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital
has returned to her home.