TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 29, 1993
Auction to benefit Lexington Lodge
Wagon train arrives in Cecil Flu season is here, clinics
scheduled for Morrow County
tober 24. Planning for this six-
By Anne Morter
The 1993 Official Historical
Trails Wagon Train, which left
Independence. Missouri on May
2, arrived in Cecil for an over
night stay, Sunday, Sept. 26.
The train includes five Con
estoga wagons, all constructed by
Trail Boss, Morris Carter. Jr.
The train also included one
wagon bound for Aurora, carry
ing a replica of a metal casket.
This outfit commemorates a trail
boss who promised his son he
would take him on the Oregon
Trail. His son died shortly before
they were scheduled to depart and
the father was determined to keep
his promise. He filled the metal
casket with alcohol and
transported the body to its final
resting spot in Aurora. The
Guiness Book of Records still
recognizes this as the longest
funeral procession. A mock
burial is scheduled in December
in Aurora.
The remainder of the train will
find the end of the trail in In
dependence. Oregon. They ex
pect to reach that point on Oc-
month journey started over two
years ago. Their goal was to
recreate the trip as it would have
been done by the 350,000 people
in the mid 1880’s. They have
tried to travel on original ruts as
much as possible, traversing a
good deal of private and govern
ment land. During the journey,
they had many authentic pioneer
experiences including river cross
ings and extreme weather. Since
the wagon train traveled a good
deal of original ruts, they also
visited countless pioneer grave
sites.
Trail Boss, Morris Carter, Jr.,
comes from Casper, Wyoming.
His assistant trail captain, Ben
Kern, also comes from Wyom
ing. Carter’s daughters, Oneta,
19, Ivy, 17, Airian 15 and
Katrena, 14, were the principal
drivers of the wagons.
A low key welcome greeted the
wagon train in Cecil. Dinner of
roast beef, potatoes, com, salads
and Rocky Trail ice cream was
prepared and served by the
Historical Society.
BMCC knitting class offered
A knitting class will be offered
through Blue Mountain Com
munity College on Tuesday
nights starting Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Sandra Van Liew will be the
instructor.
Students interested need to
bring yam and needles for a pro
ject of their choice.
For more information call Van
Liew, 676-5050 or BMCC coor
dinator Sue Warren 422-7040.
Family Pet Center
1 3 5 0 6 th S t r e e t . U m a t illa
Influenza season is early and
experts are predicting that this
year’s flu season may be especial
ly severe. According to officials
of the Centers for Disease Con
trol and Prevention, there is a
strong likelihood that this year’s
influenza season will be
predominated by the type of A
Beijing vims, leading to increas
ed severity of influenza cases.
Their predictions are based on the
manner in which last year’s flu
season ended and on a new strain
which infected at least 85 people
in Louisiana last month.
In an effort to offset these grim
predictions, Oregon’s Adult Im
munization Coalition is mounting
a major flu prevention drive, en
couraging high risk groups to get
their flu shots to avoid this poten
tially life-threatening lung
disease. “ Getting the flu vaccine
is sound advice for all people,”
states Kathleen Gaffney M .D.,
state health officer. “ It is
especially good advice for those
in high risk groups such as senior
citizens, individuals with chronic
lung disease including asthma and
emphysema, health care workers
and those with heart and kidney
ailments.”
In 1990 there were more than
129 million estimated cases of the
flu nationwide, resulting in 249.6
million bed days at a cost to our
nation of more than $11.5 billion.
The flu can also be deadly. In
1990, influenza and its most com
mon complication, pneumonia,
resulted in more than 79,000
deaths nationally and 966 in
Oregon. Combined, these forms
of lung disease rank as the sixth
leading cause of death both local
ly and nationally; and the number
one killer by infectious disease.
“ Sadly, many of these deaths
could have been prevented if peo
ple had simply received their flu
shots,” stated Dr. Gaffney. “ We
must do a better job of spreading
the word that the influenza vac
cine is a safe and effective means
of protecting one’s self and one’s
family against the flu and its com
plications.”
One of the most encouraging
developments surrounding this
year’s flu season is the decision
by the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) to extend
Medicare benefits to cover in
fluenza vaccinations, effective
May 1, 1993. According to
Health Care Financing Ad
ministration (HCFA), 15 million The Rebekah Lodge Hal! was built in 1929
o f M edicare’s 36 m illion
An auction to benefit the Mrs. Leach donated the building
beneficiaries are expected to take
historic
Lexington Odd Fellow to the community as a memorial
advantage of the HHS decision.
Rebekah
Lodge will be held on to her husband. She specified that
“ This is great news,” said Dr.
the building be used to benefit the
Oct.
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at
the lodge.
Gaffney. “ Now senior citizens
community. The building at one
The
auction
will
get
underway
and others on Medicare can
time was used for a Saturday
receive the flu and pneumonia at 10:30 a.m. with Triad Auc
night picture show, and through
tioneers.
A
dinner
will
follow
at
vaccines during an office visit or
the
years has been used for
hospital stay without worrying noon.
dances,
public meetings, lodge
The fund raiser will help pay
about the costs.”
meetings
and other community
Because influenza strains dif for a new roof for the building,
events.
fer each year, the coalition ad which was donated to the lodge
Auction items are still being
vises citizens to get their flu shot in 1929 by M innie Leach
sought.
Furniture, antiques and
annually, ideally in October-mid McMillan.
odds
and
ends are welcome. Call
Mrs. Leach operated the Leach
November, just before the flu
Bob
Taylor
or Cecil Jones for
Brothers Store after the death of
season.
more
information.
The following flu clinics are her husband Billy. The store was
a victim of the Depression, but
scheduled in Morrow County:
Heppner: Oct. 7 from 8:30
a.m. to 7 p.m ., Oct. 14 and 21
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Public Health Office and Oct. 13
It’s time again to sign up for wishing to sign up should bring
from 10 a.m. to noon at the St.
p roof o f income to the
Thanksgiving food baskets.
Patrick Senior Center;
Eligibility for the baskets will Neighborhood Center in Heppner
lone: Oct. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m.
depend on incom e. Those by the cutoff date, Oct. 22.
and Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon
at lone City Hall;
Boardman: Oct. 5 from 1:30 to
4 p.m ., Oct. 19 from 1:30 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Boardman City Hall;
and
Irrigon: Oct. 12, 1 to 7 p.m.
and Oct 26 1 to 4 p.m. in the Ir
Sheila Piper and Rick McDaniel announce their engagment to be
rigon Annex Building; Oct. 18, married.
10 a.m. to noon, Irrigon Senior
Sheila is the daughter of Mel Piper, Heppner.
Center.
Rick is the son of Cecil McDaniel, Heppner and Blanche McDaniel,
For more information contact Lonerock.
the
H ealth
D epartm ent
The couple plan to be married Oct. 2, 1993 at Lonerock. A potluck
676-95421.
will follow.
Food basket sign-up begins
Engagements
Piper — McDaniel
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
Fencing Sale
PRESSURE
TREATED POSTS
3x8...........................3.90
4x7.......................... 4.25
5x8.......................... 6.75
6x7.......................... 8.00
6x8.......................... 9.50
42” Fence Stays 28.25 Bdl.
Subject to stock on hand
T-POSTS
Lg/Weights... 1.25
5 Vi’.... 1.69............ 1.95
6’....1.85................1.99
STEEL 6 RAIL
1 5/8 Gates
10’......................... 44.50
12’......................... 49.99
14’......................... 57.95
16’......................... 67.95
FIELD FENCING
832-6................... 59.60
1047-6................. 74.50
BARB WIRE
2 pt D/W.............32.50
4 pt D/W.............. 34.50
Barbless................ 31.50
RAILROAD TIES
RR-l A................... 9.50
RR-1B................... 8.99
Switch Ties. ..1.25 per ft.
9’ Thru 14’
S a le E n d s
S a t . O c t . 1 6 th
Morrow County Grain Growers]
1-800-452-7396
Lexington, Oregon
350 Main
969-8221
There’s a song. ‘What A Dif
ference A Day Makes” . I was
thinking about this in terms of
volunteers. What a difference it
would make in small rural towns
if every citizen was willing to
give at least one day a year as a
volunteer to help in a variety of
ways. That would be about 1500
warm bodies in action...almost
five volunteers per day. Many
volunteers go quietly about their
business behind the scenes
without any type of recognition,
while others come to the rescue
of committees by raising their
hands. Both are the backbone of
small communities. I was recent
ly in attendance at a meeting in
a metropolitan area where it was
suggested that all volunteers need
to keep records, have a time
sheet, not work over x number of
hours, etc. I’m sorry, this is not
something I see as progress and
change for the good. When we
destroy the option for human be
ings to volunteer for as many
hours as they wish while in
vesting in their community, then
we have lost something very
special. Often time passes faster
for volunteers who are working
together to accomplish a task
without regard to pay, overtime,
etc. It’s a choice that hasn’t been
taken away.
St. Pat’s celebration, the hotel
project, Christmas lights, rodeo
grounds, baseball park. pool, cy
cle Oregon, etc. are a few ex
amples. Volunteers save time,
money and cause things to hap
pen. New friends are made while
sharing a common interest and
taking a load off others. Best of
all, they experience true giving,
by contributing to the nourish
ment that keeps Heppner a place
where "rural is for real” . What
a difference a volunteer makes.
Some are confirming this as
they prepare for breakfasts,
oyster feeds, pie sales, for the en
tourage of hunters. These are the
visitors who often buy their sup
plies in Heppner. thus supporting
our local economy. One thing
they will need will be something
to combat the yellow jackets, bees
and grease bugs before frost on
the pumpkins.
Welcome them, point them in
the right direction, and have a
good weekend.
Next week: Chamber board
and business meeting.
Bridal Tables
Sheila Piper & Rick McDaniel
Wedding - Oct. 2 __
Lea Mathieu & Joel Peterson
Shower - Oct. 5; Wedding - Oct. 10
Amy Betts & Jess Osmin
Wedding - Oct. 23
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