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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. May 20, 1992
Osmin family to receive century farm plaque Summer
program
The Morrow County Historical
Society will present a century
offered
farm plaque to the A1 Osmin
family at the Morrow County
Memorial Day picnic on Sunday,
May 24 at the Heppner Elks
Lodge Hall. A catered dinner will
be served by the Lexington
Grange at $5.
The original land of the Osmin
ranch south of Heppner in Balm
Fork Canyon was purchased by
Albert W. Osmin and Walter S.
Brundage on February 11, 1888.
according to the warranty deed.
Albert William Osmin was
bom at Rexville, New York, on
April 17, 1859. As a young man
of 24 years he came to Umatilla
in 1883 and walked across the
sands to Heppner. His first job
was that of sheepherder for Gene
Campbell. He went into partner
ship with Walter Brundage in
1888. He married Emma L.
Brundage in Heppner March 8,
1889, and the family has lived on
the ranch since that time.
The home was washed away in
the 1903 flood but the family
members escaped unharm
ed.They lived in the shop until
friends and family had a house
raising and built the house that
still stands there.
Albert left a living tribute to the
community by furnishing the
quarry rock that built the Morrow
County Courthouse and Hum
phrey’s Drug store (now Mur
A! O sm in to receive century farm plaque
ray’s Drug). He also furnished
rock for the Civilian Conserva
tion Corp which built rock check
dams on Hinton Creek, Shobe
Canyon and Balm Fork. The
quarry is still visible on the
Osmin ranch.
Albert and his wife Donna, and
M inster, W arren attend
writers conference
By Anne Morter
Lynde Minster from lone Mid
dle School and Felicity Warren of
lone Grade School were lone
representatives at the annual
Young Writer’s Conference held
May 1 and 2 at Portland Com
munity College.
The conference gathers
together writers from grade
school to high school to share
what they have written and to at
tend seminars on various writing
techniques. Participants are
chosen by the language arts
teachers from their schools.
The young writers take along
some of the best things they have
written through the year and
share them with a group of their
peers. Both lone girls noted that
all feedback was very positive.
Lynde is an eighth grader and
the daughter of Rick and Pam
Minster. Felicity is in the fifth
grade and the daughter of Gary
and Sue Warren.
Preschool graduation May 28
The Heppner Day Care Pre-
School four-year-old class w ill be
graduating on Thursday, May 28,
at 10 a.m. at the fairgrounds.
There will be a graduation
ceremony complete with cap and
A
gown, followed by a program put
on by the class. After the pro
gram there will be a picnic lunch
with drinks and dessert funished.
The ceremony and program are
open to the public.
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Heppner shuts out Rockets
The Heppner Diamondmen
traveled to Pilot Rock on May 12,
for a single game with the
Rockets and shut out the Rockets,
14-0.
In five innings Jered Wicklund
struck out six and held them to
just three hits.
Heppner combined for 13 hits,
led by Kevin Payne with a triple,
double, and a single.
St. Patrick’s
Senior Center
Bulletin Board
The Senior Center mealsite served 121 people at the May 13 din
ner. Eight meals were taken out. Members of the Methodist Church
served. The meal ticket was won by Tom Gonty. Garry Etchison
won the door prize and the guest prize went to Ruth Sayles. The senior
board met after the dinner.
Stan Foster of CAPECO met breifly before the dinner, he announc
ed that if the CAPECO board approved, the AAA of Morrow and
Umatilla Counties would be under the umbrella of CAPECO.
Menu for May 27 will include meatballs with mushroom gravy,
broccoli, mashed potatoes, hot rolls, ice cream and cake. Members
from the Lutheran church will serve.
May 21, Carol Bennett-Michael, OSU Extension agent will pre
sent a free workshop, “ Laughter is the best medicine” , at the center
at 11 a.m.
A free film fair, concerning various aging problems will be held
at BMCC in Pendleton May 22 at 8 a.m. If enough people are in
terested the bus will take them over.
Blood pressures will be taken in the Senior Center sitting room
Wed., May 27 from 11 a.m. till noon.
Other dates to remember are: Monday, 1-4 p.m. quilting; Tues
and Thurs. 10-10:30 exercise; Saturday, dance at Hermiston.
A group of volunteers folded newsletters for the Extension Ser
vice on May 18.
The 15 people that made the trip to Shaniko Friday on the senior
bus reported having a very enjoyable time.
Ralph and Barbara Struthers accompanied Jane Rawlins to Bend
Saturday, where they examined a mini van of the type to be pur
chased for transporting elderly and handicapped persons. It will also
be used for delivering “ meals on wheels” . Jane has been working
on this project for some time.
EXPRESS-YOURSELF
Theodore E. Thomson
Graveside services will be held
for Theodore E (Ted) Thomson
on Saturday. May 30 at Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. Thomson, 77, Beaverton,
died on May 14 in a Portland
Care Center. He was born
September 17, 1914 in Fort Col
lins. Colorado. He was reared in
Heppner and was a lifetime
member of the All Saints
Episcopal Church.
A graduate of University of
Oregon, he .was in his second
year of law school when he
enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an
Air Cadet on May 15, 1940. he
was commissioned on April 3,
1941. He served in World War
II in the South Pacific area. He
separated from the service on
September 14. 1946 as a Lt.
Commander. Later he attained
the rank of Commander in the
U.S. Navy Reserve.
For most of his lifetime his pro
fession was that of a commercial
airlines pilot with various
airlines. He began his flying
career with Flying Tiger Airline
when he lived in Los Angeles,
CA. Following that he worked
for the Florida State Department
of Transportation for several
years until his retirement in 1984.
He moved from Florida to the
Portland area in 1986.
Survivors include his sister,
Beatrice Thomson Bennett of
Beaverton; a brother G. William
Thomson of Burlingame, CA and
six nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions for
those who wish may be made to
the American Cancer Society,
Oregon Division, 0330 SW
Curry. Portland, OR 97201.
Sweeney Mortuary. Heppner is
in charge of local arrangements.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
Interested in vintage Motor
cycles? A couple of months ago
Chamber received a call from
British Columbia inquiring about
places to pitch tents. After
visiting with the gentlemen for
awhile, he chose the fairgrounds
for the camp site for a group of
about 45 vintage cycle riders.
They are taking their annual vaca
tion and Heppner has been chosen
as one of their stops. The riders
enjoy visiting with people and
showing off their antique
machines. Heppner Chamber will
be putting on a barbecue for our
visitors and pre-selling tickets to
the public who would like to join
them for a steak Thursday, July
16. We hope to have entertain
ment, so mark your calendars to
have an evening of fun with the
Heppner Chamber and the Vin
tage Motorcyclists. We’ll keep
you updated.
Something new for the Pioneer
Memorial Picnic. It will be held
at the Elks this year, May 24 at
1:30 p.m. and prepared by the
Lexington Grange. The cost is $5
per person. Enjoy a delicious
meal and some reminiscing with
old friends.
Thought for the week: We
wouldn’t worry so much about
what other people thought of us
if we knew how seldom they did.
W CCC Golf
WCCC Ladies, M ay 5
Flight A: low gross-Anita Boyer;
low net-Eileen Padberg; least
putts-Martha Peterson; long
drive-Harriet Pierson; K.P.-
Harriet Pierson.
Flight B: low gross-Jo Petty
john; low net-Missy Cutsforth;
least putts-Lucile Peck and
Juanita Martin and K.P.-Missy
Cutsforth.
Flight C: low gross-Neoma
Bailey; low net-Doll Campbell-
least putts-Anne Lusher; long
drive-Linda Schultz.
Willow Creek Country Club
will hold a family barbecue and
play day on Monday. May 25, at
4 p.m.
Hosts for the afternoon are:
Chairman, Rusty and Cyde Estes,
Dave and Patty Allstott, Craig
and Debbie Gutierrez and Dave
and Karen Wildman.
Each family will bring their
own meat to barbecue. Those
whose names begin with A
through I are asked to bring salad;
J through Z should bring dessert.
Camp Fire girls left-right: Shelbi and Brittni Padberg, Sally
Calvert; middle-Paula Spicerkuhn; Jennifer Patton; back-Jenni
Dilley, Abby Kahl, Michelle McCloskey, Tara Osment, Beth
baker and leader Mary VandenHaak
Heppner Camp Fire girls held
their Camp Fire aw ards
ceremony at Kate's Pizza on May
13.
Paula Spicerkuhn, Michelle
McClosky and Sally Calvert
received awards for perfect atten
dance at camp fire meetings.
Paula and Jennifer Patton were
top sellers for the 1992 candy sale
in their grade categories for the
Heppner goup. The Heppner girls
were top sellers in the western
region which includes Morrow
and west Umatilla County.
The girls enjoyed pizza with
the proceeds from their candy
sale.
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their sons Jess and Rick operate
the farm today, raising cattle and
alfalfa. “ Hopefully the next
generation of Osmins will carry
on the farming and family history
of the Osmin Ranch on Balm
Fork,” said a Historical Society
spokesperson.
The Neighborhood Center has
scheduled a summer enrichment
and educational program for
elementary youth during the
month of July. Their will be field
trips to exciting sights in Morrow
County. Trips being planned are
to a railroad center, agricultural
processing plants, county parks,
national forest, a family farm and
many more. There will also be
opportunities to develop and in
still or discover hidden talents in
creative arts and crafts.
Information and registration
forms went out this week to
parents and guardians and need
to be returned to the school or the
Neighborhood Center by Friday,
May 22.
“ This program was initially
designed and funded for 30
youth, but since the swimming
pool is closed for summer, over
60 youth have expressed an in
terest. We are going to make
room for those addition
children,” Said the Rev. Stan
Hoobing, Neighborhood Center
board member. “ We are also go
ing to hope and pray that money
comes in to support this program.
We need just over $3,000 to buy
extra food for lunches and pay for
buses for the field trips,” added
Hoobing. The staff on the sum
mer project are all volunteers.
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