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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 23, 1991 Make It With Wool winners announced L-R: Abigail Beltain, Irrigon; Amber Peck, lone, Amy Drake, Heppner; Jessica Krebs, lone. Back-Jory Crowell, lone; Melanie Spratling, Pendleton, Becky Wagenblast, Lexington; Julie Anderson, Pilot Rock. wool three-piece suit. The suit outfit is one you might see on a per featured a semi-fitted, unlined jacket son stepping out of a limo. By Anne Morter with contrasting lapels and a pleated Linda Morter of lone and a Carrie Levy of Hermiston and skirt with a contrasting band around sophomore at Blue Mountain Com Jimmi Kaye Alexander of Milton- the bottom Birdine Tullis, the con munity College was second in the Freewater were repeat winners in the test’s moderator, summed up the senior division. Her entry was a 1991 District 11 Make It Yourself outfit as “ red and white pizazz.” cranberry color wool coat, fully lin With Wool contest held October 12 Levy is a senior at Hermiston High ed with a colorful fabric. in lone. Levy and Alexander now School and was the runner up in last Sandra Kay Van Liew of Heppner advance to the state competition to year’s national Make It Yourself won the adult division in an outfit be held November 9 at the Inn of the With Wool contest. that she took “ from sheep to Seventh Mountain near Bend in con Gretchen Shroyer, a senior at shawl." Van Liew spun all of her junction with the Oregon Wool Pendleton High School, was second own wool, then knitted a sweater and Grower’s Association Convention. in the junior division. She modeled wove fabric for her skirt. Carrie Levy won the junior divi a teal wool flannel suit which sion, open to ages 14-17, with a featured a contrasting lace overlay. striking red and white lightweight Local contestants in that division in t— cluded Nancy Morter and Bridget McEUigott of lone and Anne Shela’s Osterlund of Condon. Jimmi Kaye Alexander, a Milton- Busy Freewater manicurist, walked away | WV Woman’s with the senior division (ages 17-24) title in a stunning eggplant colored, 100% wool gabardine outfit. The sem i-fitted, fully-lined jacket t Carpet Cleaning featured 140 tiny gold beads on each sleeve, each individually sewn on by Service hand. The outfit was also accented with gold buttons, which along with FREE Estimates the detailing on the sleeves, gave it | Flexible hours fo r your convenience a dressy look for evening or holiday I For Appt. Call: 422-7402 wear. One observer stated that her I D o e n a ' s H a ir C a r e has moved Friends and Relatives . .are cordially invited to attend “ 80th” Birthday Party Honoring Mildred Wright Sunday November 3, 1991 2-4 p.m. at the home of Mark & Tami Rietmann (No gifts please) Fencing & Antifreeze SALE Ends October 26th BUY NOW & SAVE ■ t* 2 Check éh our Low Prices Morrow County Grain Growers m n a -T m m ffi, A CENT* W ffl LANDÒ LAKES The top two contestants in the 13 and under division used slightly dif ferent variations of the same pattern, quite by accident. Melanie Spratling. a ninth grader at Helix, entering for the first time, took first place in a mid-knee length jumpsuit made in a royal blue wool flannel. Her outfit, was set off by a brightly colored floral blouse with a matching belt and hair barrette, all of which she constructed. Julie Anderson, a Pilot Rock seventh grader, made her jumpsuit also out of blue wool but made hers full-length. Local constestants in this category included Jessica Krebs, Amber Peck, Jory Crowell and Becky Wagenblast of lone and Amy Drake of Heppner. Event organizer. Maureen Krebs of Cecil said she was pleased with the turnout. The contest drew 21 contestants from Milton-Freewater to Grass Valley. She was also pleas ed to hear observers comment how the contestants used wool to make practical clothing, not just an outfit made for one day. K inzua aids low incom e fam ilies Kinzua Corporation and its employees will keep several Morrow County families a lot warmer this winter. Sunday. Oct. 20, Kinzua donated two log trucks of logs and employees donated their time to cut and split the wood. Half of the wood went tpo the Heppner Neighborhood Center to distribute to low income families and the other half went to the Irrigon- Boardman Emergency Assistance Center. Pesticides focus of conference “ Pesticides and Water Quality” will be the focus on the fourth an nual Oregon Water Quality Con ference at Oregon State University Wednesday and Thursday, Novem ber 13 and 14. “ The conference, which begins at 8 a m. Wednesday, is really divid ed into three parts,” explains Ron Miner, OSU Extension water quali ty specialist. Persons planning to attend the conference are asked to register by November 1. Registration fee is $30. In addition, there is an optional $13 fee for the banquet and $5 for a cheese social. More information about the con ference is available from Ron Miner, OSU bioresource engineering department, 737-4021. Registration materials are also available at the Morrow County Extension office 676-9642. The program is sponsored by the OSU Extension Service as part of its Water Quality Initiative program. D.A.’s Report The Morrow County District At torney reports handling the follow ing business in Morrow County Cir cuit Court with Circuit Court Judge Pro Tern Ralph Currin presiding. Omar Dias, 30, who resides at Columbia View Apartments in Boardman was sentenced Friday, Oct. 11 for delivery and possession of cocaine in Morrow County Cir cuit Court, according to Morrow County District Attorney Jeff Wallace. Dias entered the guilty plea before Circuit Judge Pro-Tern Ralph Cur rin. He admitted selling cocaine to an undercover informant in April during an undercover drug investiga tion by the Morrow County Sheriff s office, according to Wallace. Judge Currin placed Dias on two years’ formal probation and impos ed 120 “ custody units” . In addition, he was ordered to submit to a stan dard range of drug-related probation conditions, including random urinalysis, search of his person, residence and vehicle, and evalua tion and treatment. Dias was ordered to pay restitution of $300 to the Mor row County Sheriffs Drug Enforce ment fund, $240 to the State of Oregon for court-appointed attorney fees, and a $50 victim’s-witness assessment. October 18: Juanita Montigue, 41, Boardman. plead guilty to posses sion of ephedrine and frequenting a place where controlled substances are used. Montigue was charged following the discovery of an illegal ephedrine lab at the Michael Nelson residence near Boardman. She shared the residence with Neslon. according to district attorney Jeff Wallace. Judge Currin placed Montigue on 18 months formal probation and im posed 90 “ custody units’’ as a con dition of probation. She was also ordered to undergo evaluation and treatment for drug dependency ran dom urinalysis, search of person, residence and vehicle for controlled substances, and other standard drug- related probation conditions. She was ordered to pay $250 to the state for court-appointed attorney fees. Co-defendants Mike Nelson and Chuck Marlow were previously con victed of conspiracy to manufacture ephedrine in connection with the same incident. Nelson is serving a 17-month prison term and Marlow was sentenced to two years proba tion and a 120-day jail sentence under state sentencing guidelines; John Hassing, 25, Hermiston, received two years’ probation following his conviction for felony driving while revoked. Hassing was charged following a March 1991 in cident in which a vehicle he was driving ran into the rear of another automobile, causing damage. Hass ing's license was revoked at the time. Judge Currin also imposed 120 custody units and ordered Hassing to pay $240 in court appointed at torney’s fees and an assessment of $50 to the Crime Victims Compen sation Account. t Thank you very much to each of you who came and shared in the 100th birthday party for Walter Jepsen. He was so pleased to see each of you. It meant so much to all of us. We would like to thank the St. Williams Altar Society and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit # 95 for doing such a lovely job preparing and serving the family dinner and the open house buffet. Elsie Jepsen Baca John and Jean Jepsen Nancy Brownfield receives special insurance award Nancy Brownfield By Anne Morter Nancy Brownfield of Wheatland Insurance in lone received a special presidential citation from the presi dent of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oregon (IIAO) at their an nual convention held September 24. Ron Kutalla, president of the IIAO and an agent with Sedgewick James Insurance in Portland, presented the award in appreciation for outstan ding and dedicated service to the IIAO. Brownfield is active in the local chapter, the Greater Eastern Oregon Independent Insurance Agents of Oregon, as well as in the statewide organization. She served as the state education chairman for two years. She has served as the recording secretary at the board meetings since 1986. With meetings held all over the state, she has missed just one ses sion in that time. Brownfield was recently elected as a state board member and also teaches in the con tinuing education program held all over the state. Only two presidential citations were awarded this year. The presi dent of the IIAO awards them at his discretion, for achievements he deems outstanding. Brownfield has been employed at Wheatland since 1983. She became licensed in February of 1984 and ob-, tained her certified insurance counselor (CIC) designation in September of 1988. Brownfield also serves on the Blue Mountain Community College Board, as a director of the Willow Creek Park District, as treasurer of ICABO (lone Community Agri- Business Organization) and as the secretary/treasurer of the Greater Eastern Oregon Independent In surance Agents of Oregon. Rebekah Lodge district 20 meeting held visit as a body to the meeting. Eight By Delpha Jones The 70th meeting of the Rebekah ladies attended. DGM John Blades spoke to the Lodge District #20 was held at the Sans Souci hall in Heppner on Satur group on redistricting and combin day, Oct. 19, with 48 people in at ing so m e o f th e districts This is b e tendance. The meeting was opened ing considered and will be brought by Sans Souci Lodge with Leila before the Grand Lodge in May held in Pendleton. Palmer, N.G. presiding. Following Sans Souci gave a tribute to the opening the meeting was turned women of the Bible with ladies to district officer chairman Vivian dressed in the costumes of the McConnell; vice chairman Edith women of the Bible. It was noted Mathews; secretary-Delpha Jones; that some of the robes were very old, tfeasurer-Luefla Taylor; Warden- some as old as 100 years. They are Hilda Yocom; conductor-Florence beautiful and a real pride of that Burnham; pro-tem-past chairman- lodge. Mary Wright; RSVC-Ruth McCabe; A tribute to the past chairmen was LSVC-Opal Cook; chaplain-Annetta given by Sans Souci Lodge, follow Padberg; RSC-Leila Palmer; ;LSC- ed by a tribute to the state president Lucile Rietmann: OSG-Mildred of Bunchgrass. Chairman Vivian Wright; and ISG-Joyce Buchanan. McConnell was presented a gift from The address of welcome was given her officers. The president then gave by Leila Palmer with the response by her address to the group, stressing Hilda Yocom. The invocation was that everyone take part in the many given by the chaplain. activities, to visit the home in Fifty-year members were honored Portland, and the Jessie Jones Park by the Holly Lodge. Those receiv in Florence. ing small tokens were Edith Mathews, Lucile Rietmann and The invitation to meet with Holly Mildred Wright. Other 50-year in 1993 was graciously accepted and members unable to be present were the election of officers for 1992 was Anna Graham, Velva and Archie held. The following were installed Bechdolt, Elma Harshman, Florence by Sans Souci: Edith Mathews- Green and LaVeme Henderson. chairman; Luella Taylor-vice chair The report and roll call of lodges man; Helen Pettyjohn-secretary; showed Sans Souci with seven; Kathy Tellechea-treasurer; Delpha Holly-six; Bunchgrass-five; and Jones-W arden; Hilda Yocom- several visitors from other lodges. conductor; LSC-Ruth McCabe; The state president and other state RSC-Mary Wright; RSVC-Virginia appointed officers were introduced Peck; LSVC-Dorothy W ilson; by the marshal of the assembly. The chaplain-Betty Tanner; RSC-Annetta president gave advice on how to help Padberg; LSC-Freida Slocum; OSG- the lodges, such as social evenings, Mildred Wright; ISG-Leila Palmer; visitation to other lodges, lodge pro RSPC-Dorothy Jackson; and LSPC- tocol, and reporting donations. Lucile Rietmann. Donation records will help to show State officers and guests were the areas in which Rebekahs and presented lovely crocheted crosses as Oddfellows are helping, such as the book marks from the chairman. The eye research at John Hopkins meeting was turned over to the Sans University, the United Nations trip, Souci Lodge which closed in regular help for the needy in the communi session. The members of that lodge ty and the help with the Oddfellow, presented sister Leila with an ap Friendship house and many other preciation gift for her work this past projects. year. November 7 Pauline Lodge in A lovely dinner was served to both Pendleton will have a home coming the Oddfellows and Rebekahs at with a potluck dinner and initiation noon, courtesy of the Heppner Odd of new members. Holly has three fellow Lodge, which had a meeting new members which will be given and degree work that day. also at the the degree. Members heard commit Elks. tee reports. Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge from Hermiston was present and made a M usical M ellerd ram m er and C om m unity C horus October 29 7 p.m. Dessert 7:30 p.m. lone High School Cafeteria *2#0 Seniors and 10 & under $3M Adults *7M Family
