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Longtime 4-H leaders dedicated to kids
B F S S I E WET ZEL L
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35C
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VOL. 111
NO. 39
8 Pages Wednesday, October 7, 1992
Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Lights installed at football field
Photos by Joyce Hughes
Gary Munkers (L), Bill McDowell, Dale Conklin and Archie Ball get wiring ready on new
light pole at Fairgrounds.
ding to Larry Mills, chairman of the new scoreboard will be com
The last bank of lights to be in
the fairgrounds improvement pleted in time for the Heppner
stalled at the Morrow County
High School homecoming game
committee.
Fairgrounds football field were
Some wiring and installation of against Wahtonka on Oct. 23,
erected Tuesday, Oct. 6 accor-
said M ills. A cerem ony
dedicating the new lighting
system will be held during the
game.
Mills said that the project
garnered ‘‘super cooperation,”
especially from the crew at Col
umbia Basin Electric, including
Archie Ball, Les Ruybal and Bill
McDowell, who turned out many
evenings to help.
4-H is volunteers working for
kids. During 4-H week, the
organization honors some of the
volunteers who enrich kids’ lives
by serving as 4-H leaders. Two
of these Morrow County leaders
have a combined total of 50 years
in 4-H—Lois Richards of Irrigon
and Maryan McElligott of lone.
Lois Richards began working
as a 4-H leader of a livestock
group in 1964 when her oldest
son, David, then nine years old,
began 4-H. In the beginning she
also had a cooking group. Lois
says that she and her husband
were talked into taking a group
by Gladys Hobbs, another
longtime 4-H volunteer in
Irrigon.
All of Lois’ children were in
volved in 4-H: David, who now
lives in Boardman and is an elec
trician for Lamb Weston; Karen,
who is continuing the tradition of
4-H leadership in North Powder;
Robert, who lives in Irrigon and
works for Lamb Weston; and
Donald who also lives in Irrigon
and works for Eastern Oregon
Farms.
Lois now has grandchildren in
her club, which numbered 15
members last year and is expected
to soar to 20 members this year.
“ I will probably have some co
leaders this year,” she says. Her
husband Pete also is a longtime
4-H supporter, putting in 15 years
as a leader himself.
Lois says that one rewarding in
stance, in particular, stands out
in her memories of the 27 years
spent as a 4-H leader-one boy
whom she didn’t feel really had
it in him to become a showman,
rose to the occasion and ended up
winning beef showman in his
class.
Maintaining continuity is one
of the main reasons Lois con
tinues in 4-H. “ We have no
leaders to take over,” she said.
This year she will have hogs,
sheep and maybe beef groups.
The Richards worked hogs on
Buttercreek before moving to Ir-
ngon in 1960. They have had a
ranch for 25 years and have beef,
sheep and hogs. In addition to
•iieir four children they have nine
grandchildren.
Maryan McElligott also began
her 4-H career working as a
leader with her children. After at
tending a 4-H meeting in
Sacramento, CA. she started a
cooking and sewing group for her
daughters, Terry, then nine,
Grace, eight and Janet, seven.
The girls and their brother Mike,
then 10, were also all in a rabbit
group.
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Photo by Joyce Hughes
Maryan McElligott (L) and daughter Bridget look over 4-H
records.
After four years in 4-H in Sac
recently scheduled trip to Burger
King headquarters in south
ramento. Maryan’s husband L.J.
(Jerry), retired after 20 years in Miami, however, proved im
the Air Force and they moved to possible because of the destruc
lone. That was the first of tion by Hurricane Andrew.
Other McElligott children in
August. By fair time in mid
August she was helping nieces clude Terri, a teacher who has
with their fair outfits. ‘‘We were taken a leave to further a singing
involved from the day we got career in Nashville; Mike, who
here,” said Maryan. Nineteen is in the Air Force in Omaha;
years later, she is still involved Grace, who is a doctor in Mem
in 4-H, now with her youngest phis; Matthew, who lives in
daughter Bridget, who is 15 years Nampa and works as the north
old and a teen leader this year. eastern Oregon-Idaho represen
Bridget, an lone High School tative for Purina; and Patty, who
sophomore, who was a junior is an occupational therapist in
leader last year, is involved in Miami.
Maryan says that with so many
cooking, sewing, fiber arts and
livestock. Maryan’s husband also of her children involved in 4-H
got into the 4-H act over the at the same time, fair time could
yeawrs, leading a livestock become very hectic. One year,
she had five children in 4-H and
group.
Maryan commented that two of all five were showing animals. In
her daughters have really taken to addition to livestock showman
sewing and “ make everything.” ship three of the girls had two
Another, who “ used to pin hems contests apiece.
McElligott and Richards are
going into style revue,” has other
not
alone in their service to kids
talents that she has used to ad
and
4-H. Other long time Mor
vance 4-H. Daughter Janet, who
row
County 4-H leaders include:
is employed as a writer for Farm
10-year
veterans Chloe Pearson
Credit in Washington, D.C., is
and
Sue
Proudfoot; 12-year
involved in a 4-H fund raising
veterans
Nancy
Miller. Jean
project involving Fleischman’s
Jepsen
and
Cheryl
Hobbs;
Yeast. While she was home
13-year
veterans
Jan
Evans
and
visiting with the family she sold
Gladys
Hobbs;
14
years
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100 calendars, co-sponsored by
Brazell;
and
19
years
Judy
4-H and Fleischman’s Yeast,
Wright.
raising $100 for her sister,
Bridget’s local 4-H group. A son,
Vincent, who lives in Virginia,
works for the National 4-H Coun
cil. Part of his job includes travel
ing around the country to get cor
An auction w ith items donated
porate sponsorships for 4-H. A
by local merchants is set for Sun
day, Oct. 11 at the Heppner Elks
club at 12 noon. The event is
directly to their local election of sponsored by People for the Pool.
October 13 is the registration
A pool Calcutta w ill follow the
deadline to be able to to vote in fice. Sending requests to the local
office will ensure that the requests auction and sign up for the Calcut
the N ovem ber 3 election.
are received and processed in ta will begin at noon.
Absentee ballots may be applied
time for the election.
A spaghetti dinner will start at
for by mail until Oct. 29, and in
Completed absentee ballots 5 p.m. Prices are $5 per plate or
person from the Morrow Coun
must be received by the county
$15 fora family. Free baby siding
ty Clerk’s office up to the day of
clerk no later than 8 p.m. the day
will be available all afternoon
the election.
of the election.
with donations accepted. Disney
Morrow County Clerk Barbara
In Morrow County active
movies will be shown. Help is
Bloodsworth says that although
voters may request an absentee
needed for cooking and cleaning.
both the D em ocratic and
ballot by writing to Morrow
People for the Pool are also ask
Republican parties are planning
County Clerk, P.O. Box 338.
ing for salads and dessert contibu-
statewide absentee ballot cam
Heppner, 97836. Voters should
tions. These can be brought to the
paigns, she is urging voters to include their signature in the
Elks club prior to 5 p.m.
send requests for absentee ballots letter.
Tickets for a Montana
Bloodsworth also reminds
Silversmith jewelry set donated
voters who have changed their
by Green Feed and Seed will be
name or address to re-register or
on sale for $1 each.
kindergarten through eighth contact the clerk's office if they
All proceeds will be donated
grade, will be held from 3:30 to have any questions concerning
toward
fund raising for a swim
to 5 p.m. at the Heppner Elemen their eligibility to vote.
ming
pool
in Heppner.
According to Secretary of State
tary School multipurpose room.
For
more
information call
Registration forms are available Phil Keisling the 1992 General
676-9795,
676-5024
or
at the Gazette-Times or the grade Election Voters' Pamphlet should
676-9252.
arrive
in
Oregon
homes
before
school office. Forms must be
returned to HHS cheerleader ad Oct. 13, the 20-day voter
visor Joyce Hughes or dropped registration deadline.
off at the Gazette by Thursday.
Oct. 15. Cost is $17.50 per
student.
day, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at Board-
Two meetings have been
man City Hall.
scheduled concerning strategic
Anyone who would like to have
health care planning for Morrow
constructive
input in planning for
County.
Wallace; and candidates for the
The Heppner meeting will be the future health care needs of the
Boardman City Council, Jim held tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 7 citizens of Morrow County is in
Hankins. Dave Hendricks. Dave at 7 p.m. at the Columbia Basin vited to attend, according to
Hirai, Mel Lappen, Ray Michael. conference room. A meeting in Pioneer Memorial Hospital Ad
Max Muir and Jay Robinson.
Boardman will be held on Thurs ministrator Kevin Erich.
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Voter registration deadline Oct. 13
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Cheer clinic planned for girls
Grade school and junior high
girls w ill get a chance to perform
with the high school cheerleaders
during a cheer clinic scheduled
for Monday. Oct. 19 through Fri
day. Oct. 23. The girls will lead
a cheer during first quarter of the
Heppner High School homecom
ing game Oct. 23 and will also
perform during half time of the
game. In addition the girls will
get a special T-shirt.
The clinic, for girls in
Health planning meetings slated
Candidates forum set in Boardman
Columbia Basin's crane helps install new lights at football field.
A candidates' forum has been
scheduled in Boardman on
Wednesday, Oct. 21. at 7 p.m.
at the Riverside High School
auditorium.
The forum, sponsored by the
Boardman Chamber of Com
merce. will feature Scott Duff
and Gordon Smith, candidates for
the state senate district 29; Louis
Carlson and Annetta Spicer, can
didates for Morrow County
Judge; Morrow County Commis
sioner candidates Ed Glenn and
Don McElligott; candidates for
Umatilla/Morrow District Court
Judge. Peter Fels and Jeff
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