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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1994)
C A S S I E VI' E LT OF OR i' w P A P Z ft J, J n “ - - ■' E OR Ione gears up for 32nd auction/bbq F f L By Anne Morter 9 7 4 O .3 Saturday, June 4, marks the 32 nd annual lone Auction and Barbecue sponsored by the lone United Church of Christ. Located at the Willows Grange Hall in lone, this yearly tradition serves as the main fund raising activity for the RJCC as well as providing an exciting and fun day for the town. The day kicks off promptly at 10 a.m. with the opening of the Country Store. Held inside the grange hall, the Country Store features handmade crafts and sewing, homemade baked goods, the popular “ New to You” selec tion and a fish pond for kids. At 10:15 a.m. the silent auction begins outside on a large assort ment of glass items including vases, dishes and knick knacks. Bids are opened at 12:15 p.m. for that event. The main feature of the day, the auction, gets underway at 10:30 a.m. Highlights of this year’s auction list include a 1991 A laskan Telescopic variety cam per equipped with a refrigerator, stove and toilet. The camper has never been cooked in and is in like-new condition. It is scheduled to go on the auction block around 2 p.m. Other auc tion items include a beautiful hand-pieced quilt and a large assortment of antiques. Smaller items of interest include an 18” child’s doll with seven outfits and shoes made by Judy Rea, special ty items like gourmet meals and other food items as well as a large selection of pre-owned goods. The antique list includes a wooden ice box, several dressers, a treadle sewing machine, a piano Bonnie Grant opens shop stool with glass ball feet, a cou ple of fancy gold picture frames, some harness pieces, several milk and oil cans, a cross cut saw, two irons, a chamber pot and an assortment of chairs and small tables. The quilt, an auction tradition, features a hand pieced top originating in Missouri. The quilt committee of Ruth McCabe, Lpla Ann Pettyjohn and Judy Rea add ed two borders and hand quilted it. The quilt and the doll are on display at the Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone. At 12:30 p.m. the auction ac tion halts when the pit barbecue beef dinner is served. Dinner, which costs $5 for adults and $2.50 for ages 6-12 includes barbecued beef, salad buffet, bak ed beans and French bread. An outdoor snack shack will feature snow cones and cold drinks for the duration of the auction. Rape reported in Heppner Heppner Police Chief Doug Rathbun said that the Heppner Police D epartm ent is in vestigating a reported rape that was said to have occurred Satur day, May 21, around 11:50 p.m. at the Heppner City Park. Rathbun said that the alleged victim was an adult woman. Stress, depression workshop offered Bonnie Grant checks appointment book Bonnie Grant began operating “ The Hair House” , formerly -known as Chen’s Hair and Nails, at 124 Church Street in Heppner this week. Grant purchased the hair salon from Cheri and Red Lovgren, who moved to Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where he has a job work ing at a co-gen plant. Grant, who opened the shop Tuesday, May 24, will offer hair cuts, barbering, nails, manicures, A design has been chosen, price estimates completed and plans laid for construction of a new pool in Heppner. The only thing missing is the money to build it. T hat’s what Skip Mathews of the Willow Creek Park District pool committee told the Heppner Chamber of Com merce Tuesday. Mathews said if funding is ob tained the pool probably will be built at Hager Park, have an in door wading and therapy pool and cost around $1.2 million. He said the park district is con sidering asking voters for a bond issue to finance the pool on this November’s ballot. And if the voters say yes “ we could have people swimming by next sum m er,” Mathews said. People for the pool, a local group formed to push for con struction of a new pool, has rais ed about $12,000 so far, and that money will be used in construc tion, Mathews said. Heppner’s old pool, located near the south end of town by Shobe creek, was closed down by the city several years ago because o f m ultiple stru ctu ral and mechanical problems. The park district had an engineering firm conduct a study to determine best design and loca tion of the pool. According to the study the best design would include an enlarg ed bath house and small indooor therapy and teaching pool which is a maximum of four-feet deep. An extra room is incorporated in the bath house as a recreation room or meeting space. The pool itself would feature a four-lane 25-yard lap pool, a deep end with a slide, a fan shaped shallow end that starts with zero feet and ex tends out for handicapped access Mustangs play at home Friday Survey included in G-T The Oregon State Legislature has directed each county to develop a comprehensive plan that will allow communities to achieve conditions that protect, nurture and realize the full poten tial of children. The Morrow County Commission on Children and Families is currently develop ing the plan, but they need help. Inserted in this week’s Gazette- Times is a survey to help the C om m ission discover the strengths of the county, potential risks to families and any ideas or suggestions that might help them formulate the plan. “ Without your input, the plan will not be as effective,” said Dar Merrill, executive director of the Morrow County Commission on Children Accident occurs near Tupper Four people were transported to Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner following a two-car ac cident around 5:53 p.m. Tues day, May 24. According to a Morrow Coun ty Sheriffs spokesperson none of the people involved were believ and small children swimming. The pool would also have a sun deck, m en’s and w om en’s showers, toilets and changing rooms, plus a central control area and lifeguard station. M athews said the report estimated operation of the pool to cost $10,000 per month (it would be open only three months dur ing summer) not including en trance fees paid by users. perms, colors and tanning. Grant has been in the hair dressing business since 1983 and worked for five years for Cheri Lovgren. Hours for “ The Hair House” will be Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tann ing hours will be 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tentative phone number is 676-9667. Those unable to reach Grant during regular hours may leave a message on her answer ing machine. Morrow County Mental Health and Morrow County Medical Services will co-sponsor a com bined “ Coping with Depression” and “ Reducing the Stress in Your Life” workshop. This workshop will be held on June 2 at the home health conference room at Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner. The workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. and end ap proximately at 7 p.m. It will give an overview of depression and anxiety as well as offer coping skills to assist people in resolv ing these issues. The program is free and open to the public. For more informa tion contact Kelly Sager at Mor row County Mental Health, 676-9161 or Pam Sagely at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, 676-9133. ed to have been seriously injured, but were kept overnight for observation. The accident occurred on Road 21 near Tupper. No further information was available at press time. and Families. “ You know your individual strengths and the potential risks to your family bet ter than enyone else." The commission asks that peo ple fill out the survey and return it by June 8 to: the Morrow County Health Department/Mor- row County C hildren and Families, Murray Drug or Cen tral Market in Heppner; Del’s Market in Lexington; Bristow’s Market in lone; Sentry Market or the U.S. Post Office outer lob by in Boardman; city hall, coun ty annex building in lone; or mail it to: the Morrow County Com mission on C hildren and Families, P.O. Box 544. Hepp ner, OR 97836. Additional copies may also be obtained at those locations. For more information call 676-9675. No Memorial day picnic this year Jean Nelson of the Morrow County Historical Society has an nounced that the annual Memorial day picnic has been cancelled this year due to lack of interest in finding a family to host it. H eppner High S chool’s baseball team will give the hometown fans a chance to see its district-champion skills, in action when it squares off against Elgin this Friday at 4:30 p.m. at home Price for first round action in the OSAA-US Bank state 2A baseball championships will be $4 for adults, and $3 for students. The game will be played on Heppner’s new baseball field next to the high school. If the Mustangs win they will face the winner of the Knappa- Sheridan game on Monday, May 30. Should Knappa win (the number two team from District 1), Heppner will have to travel to Knappa. If Sheridan (the number one team from District 2) wins. Heppner will have another home game on Monday. Good Luck Mustangs in state baseball playoffs, first round Friday in Heppner, 4:30 p.m. M orrow C o u n ty C ra in G ro w ers Lexington, OR • 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396
