SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 30, 1992
Memories of the past...........1992
News on the national level this past year saw the election of Bill
Clinton as president of the U.S., the Los Angeles riots, continued
problems with drugs and AIDs, the U S. military responding to help
starv ing people in Somalia and the government begin to feel the ef
fects of Ballot Measure 5.
Following are a few of the stories that made local headlines in 1992.
Best wishes for a wonderful new year from all of us at the Heppner
Gazette-Times.
January - Four local people were arrested in an early mor
ning drug bust; Burglars strike three Heppner businesses. Central
Market, Napa Auto Parts and Millers Mini Mart; Heppner girl. Kelly
Rafferty, remains in critical condition following a severe reaction
to medication; Chamber of Commerce installs officers, LoRayne
Bowman-president, Rollie Marshall-first vice president, Steve
Dickenson-second vice president. Hank Dennis-treasurer; Plans were
revealed for $1 million Willow Creek campground; Betty Reitmann
was named citizen educator of the year; Jim Farley and Birdine Tullis
were named first citizens; Kinzua Corp. received the business of the
year; Elks Hoop Shoot winners were announced-Lindsey Ward, Shad
Hisler, Jared Eckman. Jill Barber, Jossie Evans and Steve Allen;
City pool operation doubtful this year; Jim Kindle was named to the
East Shrine football team. Robin Baker appointed lone city mayor;
Kevin Erich was named Pioneer Memorial Hospital administrator.
F e b r u a r y - St. Williams youth group helped the homeless
in Portland; Plans were aired for Main Street renovation; Motel tax
to be drafted; lone girls and boys teams head to Big Sky District
tournament; Jill Barber wins North-East Elks Hoop Shoot; lone Car
dinal boys advance to state playoffs.
M a r c h - Three vie for school board position. Bill Doherty,
Edward Hiemstra and Don Russell; Heppner High School Dance
Team wins first place halftime entertainment trophy at District 2A
basketball tournament; llene Kilkenny Laughlin reigns over St.
Patrick’s weekend festivities; Heppner city council may seek fire pro
tection capital bond levy; Sarah Clark and Kristine Bedortha win
Soroptimist scholarships; $400 thousand city capital bond issue to
come before voters in June; Cardinals bring home fourth place trophy
at state basketball playoffs; Frances Carlson dies in automobile ac
cident; St. Patrick’s weekend festival planned March 13-15; Pat Shan-
nahan wins dog trials for second year; St Pat’s pageant performs to
sellout crowd; Delanne Ferguson named Heppner Ranger; Lilly Sasser
celebrates 102nd birthday; Police officer cut from Heppner '92-93
budget; lone Rural Fire District to drop levy at $90 thousand sav
ings; $3,358,245 Morrow County operating levy passes; $506,344
health care operating levy passes; Bill Doherty wins school board
director’s position.
April - Laurel Webber Gray and Kim Johnston win scholar
ship awards; Anti-molel tax petition circulated in Heppner; Forest
Service building completed; Council approves motel tax, opponents
begin legal proceedings; Jane Rawlins receives Soroptimist
distinguished woman award; Steve Myren was honored for DARE
anti-drug project; Elks scholarship winners were announced-Nancy
Morter, Eric Orem, Amy Pointer, Brent Sheirbon, Nina Tucker and
Mike Garrett; Heppner-Centennial schools student exchange under
way; Easter bunny visits at annual Easter egg hunt; Chuck and Lisa
Nelson farm wins conservation farm of the year.
May - EMTs, hospital personnel conduct mock disaster; Kari
Morgan and Mike Garrett were named to 1A-2A East All Star Basket
ball team; lone High School boys win Big Sky, CBC track meet;
Heppner Ranger District holds open house; lone High School’s Nancy
Morter advances to state tennis tournament; Osmin family receives
century farm plaque; Winners of local and county elections were as
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follows; Ed Glenn. Republican county commissioner’s position; Ann
Spicer. Democratic Morrow County Judge position; Denny Edwards,
county surveyor; Charlotte Gray, Justice of the Peace, city enacts
dangerous animal ordinance; Cloudburst turns streets into rivers in
period of eight minutes; Heppner Elementary third graders start swim
ming pool ftind; Christy Corwin awarded Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Foundation Scholarship; Super efforts quality HHS athletes for state-
John Qualls, T.R. Riehl, Kim Umbarger, Len Brittner, Alissa
Brownfield, Kelsie Evans, Jenny Krein and Char Coe.
J u n e - Royal Robinson and Scot McDaniel earn Boy Scout
Arrow of Light awards; Pipe for natural gas pipeline unloaded in
lone; Del and Linda LaRue named grand marshals of lone 4th celebra
tion; Grass fire burns 800 acres near Kinzua; Record crowd enjoys
lone United Church of Christ auction; Kim Johnston named to Oregon
Scholar; Exchange students Juho Ali-Raatikainen of Finland and Asb-
jom Sigurdarson of Iceland enjoy year at lone; Physician’s assistant
Marc Goodboy hired at Pioneer Memorial Clinic; State requirement
snags library district funding. The Rev. Lea Mathieu was installed
as lone United Church of Christ minister; Summer activities plann
ed for area kids gets underway.
July - Wayne Evans elected Oregon Beef Council chairman;
Heppner voters approve 10-year $390,000 fire and police bond levy;
$6,000 in tires stolen from Morrow County Grain Growers; Lightn
ing storms cause over 15 fires; Large crowd enjoys lone’s Fourth
of July celebration; Wheat harvest down, prices up; Plans under
way to correct $350,000 hospital revenue shortfall; Pirates capture
Willow Creek Little League title; South Morrow County Babe Ruth
team takes first; Jossie Evans takes champion senior horse perfor
mance at Morrow County Horse Show, Char Coe is junior cham
pion; Oregon Air Tour of vintage and antique airplanes visits Lex
ington airport; Bacon family wins expense-paid trip to Universal
Studios at Orlando; State representative candidates Michael Payne
and Steve Uffelman visit Heppner; Helen Riehl honored for support
of military; Ken Nairns and Floss Watkins retire from Post Office;
Vintage motorcycle group visits Heppner; United Methodist minister
Rev. Bob Dowrey and wife Cathy arrive in town; Heppner man ar
rested for attempted murder of son.
August - School board hires business manager, Shirley Lan-
dauer; Noel Harshman pleads guilty to drug charges; School district,
teachers arrive at impasse; Jaclynn Hughes is beginner all-around
winner at 4-H horse show, Angela Munkers junior Kelsie Evans,
intermediate and Karen McKendry, senior, Brenda Holtz is high point
and Kelsie Evans is overall showmanship winner; R.N. Marj Ken
ny was honored for nursing excellence by Oregon Long Term Care
Nurses Association; Hot meal express new for community; New awn
ings go up at Murray’s Drug and Country Rose as part of a downtown
renovation project; Japanese exchange students enjoy U.S.; Nationally
recognized cowboys Clint Corey, Mel Coleman. Charlie Sampson
and barrel racer Marlene Eddleman to compete at Oregon Trail
Rodeo; Juvenile hospitalized following shooting; Mike Mahoney wins
Kinzua saddle; New Mexico cowboy Marty Jones, captures all-around
title; Morrow County Fair features bungee jumping.
September - Fairgrounds master plan, including new foot
ball field lights, underway; Courthouse gets new facelift; Heppner
boy Craig Scott injured in accident; Mike McGuire to serve as in
terim postmaster; Kari Morgan of lone competes at Miss Teen of
Oregon pageant; Mustangs start string with win over Grant County;
Cards whip Wasco County, 46-6; Musical play, “ Herstory” presented
at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall; Mustangs keep perfect record with 21-8
win over Riverside; Loan program improves Heppner downtown
storefronts; Heppner voters retain motel tax; Douglas Orwick
presented recycling award; Cards down Wallowa; CBC season
preview puts Mustangs as league champions; Progress continues on
fairgrounds project; Mustangs stomp Huskies.
October - Mustangs keep perfect record with win over Stan
field Tigers 41-6; Candidates forum well attended; Lights installed
at football field; Longtime 4-H leaders Maryan McElligott and Lois
Richards have over 50 years combined service; Mustangs ground
Eagles 34-0; Filies beat Pilot Rock Rockets; Dance school opens in
Lexington; Jo and Bob Hall hired as new managers at Northwestern
Motel; Carley Drake wins adult division in the Make It With Wool
contest; Mustangs down Pilot Rock 51-0; School district hires Roger
Helmer as assistant superintendent; Heppner city administrator Gary
Marks to speak at League of Oregon Cities convention; Engineers
confirm assessment of swimming pool; lone kids help Burnside
residents; School board accepts Riverside High School Booster Club
bus; Mustangs take on Wahtonka 40-0; Work begins on third lane
near Kinzua; Elizabeth Doherty selected 1993 Fair and Rodeo queen.
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December - Mustangs nip Cougars 14-13; Pioneer Memorial
Clinic construction hinges on parking and street improvements; Hepp
ner challenges Vale for Class 2-A state title; Teacher contract negotia
tions stall; Mustangs to play in Parker Stadium; Heppner whips Vale
to claim state crown; Fire hall burned in preparation for new one;
Chuck and Lisa Nelson named Oregon Wheat Growers League con
servation farmers of the year; Work begins on PMH Clinic; Mr. and
Mrs. Claus visit with children at Soroptimist Artifactory; Local chur
ches hold Christmas programs, services; Lexington dance recital
draws 34 girls; Lunch with Santa held at Elks Club; Lutheran church
presents live manger scene; Skye Krebs elected Oregon Sheep
Growers Association first vice president; Fillies beat Lady Cards
55-48; Cardinals fall to Heppner 83-46; Lady Cards take first in tour
nament; lone takes Christmas tournament; Fillies open season with
47-35 win; Czechoslovakian couple purchase The Office Cafe in lone;
County Court changes deputy DA position to county counsel; Gary
and Barbara Watkins win first place in Heppner Chamber outdoor
lighting contest; Joyce Hughes wins first place indoor display; Penland
Bed and Breakfast takes first in business category; Technicalities hold
up teacher contract; Fillies beat Pioneers 55-35; School district zones
mandated by state; Blood drive response excellent.
November - Morrow County general election results posted.
Louis Carlson defeated Ann Spicer for county judge position; Don
McElligott defeats Ed Glenn in county commissioner race; Jeff
Wallace defeats Peter Fels for district court judge; Martha Doherty
defeats Joyce Breeding for city council position; Susan Baker defeated
Susan Lankford for city of Lexington recorder; Mustangs tame
TigerScots 20-7; Fillies win CBC match against Eagles; Hallelujah
Kids visit Morrow County; DEQ leaves city in the air over sewer
system; Mary McElligott family featured in USA Today; Fareweil
party set for Father Gerry Condon; Mustangs win CBC champion
ship with 27-0 shutout of host Umatilla Vikings; lone volleyball team
wins playoff match; Heppner stop on Oregon Trail tour; City sewer
project proceeding; Local phone service disrupted by workers widen
ing road near Kinzua; lone Cardinals volleyball team advances to
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to maintain our business one more year.
Being in a retail business in Heppner is not exactly a lucrative
situation. So, we really APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY
CUSTOMER that walks through our door. We know that this
is the ‘Best’ place to live, because our tourist customers all tell
us so.
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district playoffs; Mustangs to host 2-A state football playoff game;
Regional volleyball playoffs set for Fillies at LaGrande; Local students
win state recycling contest; Local woman Betty Bailey, wins trip
around the world; Morrow County Fair wins gold medallion rating;
Morrow County School superintendent Ralph Reed resigns; Grant
for Main Street renovation project falls through; Carl Lauritson hired
as Morrow County emergency services coordinator; Excavation to
begin in preparation for Pioneer Memorial Clinic addition; Mustangs
shut out Warrenton 21-0; Big Sky League all stars Jason Proudfoot,
Deacon Heideman, David Wagenblast, Mac Lovett, Aaron Heideman,
Crystal Minster. April Taylor and Melissa McElligott announced;
Construction begins on lone Fire Hall; Howard and Jo Pettyjohn killed
in automobile accident.
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