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High School sweethearts reunite • HEPPNER imes V O L . 1 1 3 N Q . 3 Q S P a g e s W e d n e s d a y , July SO, 1 3 9 4 M o r r o w C o u n ty H ep p n e r, O r e g o n Under construction STREET 5 CLOSFn It was a love that withstood time and tide and 27 years of separation. But now, Rogenia Wilson Hyde and David Van Schoiack fihally announce their engagement to be married. The couple had announc ed their engagement once before, in 1965. between their junior and senior years at Heppner High School. Their engagement announcement reads: “Among the late summer announcements of engage ment is that of Miss Rogenia Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert C. Wilson, tot Davtd Van Schoiack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andy VanSchoiack, all of Heppner. A wedding is not planned until education is completed for both of the young people. Both will enroll for their senior year *at Heppner High School where they have been ac tive in student activities.” The marriage, however was never meant to be. David’s parents moved to Hermiston during Rogenia and David's senior year. After the move, his parents decided that it would be better if the young couple broke up. Rogenia then met some one else and became engag ed to him. -In the path of star-crossed lovers, two weeks after Rogenia be came engaged, David came back, but by then it was too late. In October of 1966 David called Rogenia from Port land. He and his twin brother had both been drafted and he feared that he would be sent to Viet Nam. “ He wanted to talk to me one more time.” said Rogenia, ‘ ‘ because 'h e didn’t know what would happen to him.” As It turn ed out. David was station ed at Fort Lewis. WA. while his brother did go to Viet Nam. Rogenia ' also left Heppner in 1966 to attend beauty school in Portland. Rogenia married in April of 1967 and David married a woman from Stanfield in May of the same year, while he was still in the service. Street signs all around town It seemed that no matter where motorists turned in Heppner this week they came face to face with this sign. However, a little in convenience now is the precursor of better things to come. Road reconstruction, through an extensive city project, began July 11 and is expected to be completed by Aug 20. City • manager Gary Marks said that street grin ding should begin this Thursday. He asks that people refrain from parking their vehicles on streets scheduled for work and suggests that people plan ning to use their campers, trailers or boats during this time may want to move them to a different location to prevent them from being trapped on streets or in driveways or alleyways, etc. Affected streets are as follows: Shobe, Union. ' A , Church between Main and Jones, Baltimore between Main and dead end. Center between Main and dead end. Quaid. Elder south of the bridge. Stansbury and Thom pson (hill only). Pioneer Drive. Gilmore. Cannon, all sections. South Court, Cowins, Matlock, Green between Matlock and Cannon. Hill and south Main south of the bridge and old swimming pool. Main Street is also under construction, but because of a sewer repair project. Worker^ are reconstructing a collapsed main. Work on this project is expected to be completed within the next two weeks. County court forms county wide medical district Morrow County Court Wednesday, July 13. pass ed a resolution to form a county-wide medical dis trict. The court acted to create a county-wide district in response to two other medical district proposals, which were created by peti tion and which will appear on the ballot Nov. 8. One would include the Board- man community and the other would encompass the rest of the county. Since two medical dis tricts cannot provide the same services in same area, the county court district would pre-empt the other two districts. However, the Boardman district and the county-wide proposals must still go before the voters. If they pass in the November election, the court probably won't issue an order for formation of those districts because there won’t be any territory left for them. The county court district already in cludes all of the territory in Morrow County. All of the chief petitioners for both the Boardman district and the county-wide district have indicated support for the county-court district. . The county's decision to advertise for candidates for a district board of directors before the district has been created may be open to challenge, however. Accor ding to Morrow County Counsel Val Doherty, the Secretary of State's office has indicated that there are no laws preventing that. But there are also no laws providing for it. The deadline for the county to advertise for district posi tions for the Nov. election is this Thursday. July 21. so the notice is included in this week's legal adver tisements in the Gazette- Times. An election will be held on Nov. 8 foF the two districts and for directors for all three districts. Voters will elect directors from five zones for the county court district and will elect five at-large directors each from the comityrwide district and .the Boardman com munity district. However, directors for the Boardman community district and the county-wide district may not have a district to govern. All the candidates for these positions must file or petition for election with the county clerk by Aug. 30. Prospective Candidates may pick up petitions at the clerk's office. Anda Kay Zastrow Mill may add second shift * • ' ' . ' ' %' * „ • , 1 *•> ;**;: • • >. */- •- , •'■■■ V-Cj .... .,v-,*r»7 ■ » ..... ■. • ."1 > <v■ : *v*4.■ : ' *• •• « - rA L * • • « • * ' r ■ » V >• •' • . * ‘ - . x » « \ Rogenia Wilson Both had a daughter in 1968. Rogenia’s was nam ed Michelle and his was Tammy. In Nov. of 1969. Michael was born to Rogenia and in January of 1970 David had a son. David John. ..The childhood sweet hearts went 27 years without seeing each other. Then in 1992, Rogenia's husband died. She had been living in Camas. WA. but during a visit to her mother in Umatilla in Aug. of 1993 learned that David was in the area. She decid ed to call and see how he was doing. As it turned out. he was in the process of a divorce. “ After much talking,” said Rogenia, “ we decided that we still loved each other after 27 years. We feel like, in some way, we’ve always been together. W e’ve always thought about each other and wondered if the other one was okay.” David was amazed to learn that Rogenia had kept their original engagement an nouncement after all these years. This time, his mother. Beth VanSchoiack. and hers. Faye Wilson Barnes, are "very happy” about the upcoming marriage, adds Rogenia. Both of their fathers are deceased. Rogenia and David's love story has some other peculiar twists about it. Their engagement ring, just by coincidence, turned Anda Kav Zastrow has out to have 27 diamonds in been hired as an invest it-the same number as ment specialist for the BEO their years of separation. Financial Services, a Their wedding bands have diamonds. the department of the Bank of three number of years they dated Eastern Oregon. Zastrow will offer a range during their first romance, of non-bank products in and the address of their cluding fixed and variable new house is 1963. the year rate annuities as well as they first started going out as high school sophomores. mutual funds. David. 47. has lived all Office hours for BEO over Oregon and is employ Financial Services will be ed as a highway mainten regular business hours ance man. Rogenia. 46. has Mondays and Fridays in lived in Camas for the past Arlington: Tuesdays and 26 years and is self- Thursdays in Heppner and employed in a craft Wednesdays in lone. , business. Anda Kay has been The couple will be mar employed with the bank lor ried August 27. of course, 11 years at the Arlington branch and has served in a at the gazebo in McKenzie Park in Hermiston. variety of positions. 4-H Fair registrations due Thls ^ ar- the Morrow County fair Board is charg ing $2 for 4-H armbands. They will be available at the 4-H Fair office during fair. If you have any questions contact the Morrow Coun ty Extension Service 676- 9642 or 1-800-342-3664. HARVEST HOURS Wasco Parts Outlet Lexington 7 a.m.-6 p.m. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fr. Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Sat. Morrow County Crain Crowors Lexington 989-8221 1-800-824-7185________ 1 1 • V . V T - v A " 7,Ci - \ • * ' o- •* • •-.« fi . •* m j ■ • 4 David Van Schoiack and Rogenia Wilson Registrations fair for 4-H participants are due Friday. Kinzua Resources is con July 29. Registrations may sidering a second shift, ac be turned in at the Morrow County Extension Office. cording to mill sources. A second shift is being North Morrow County An discussed although the nex. Irrigon. or by mail. m ill's management say Late entries will not be there are no definite plans. accepted. ¡. * # ■' w, 9 • T ' r~>'J ■ -?.] • • i •. A \!T l . - * _ * ' •• •■ • v Anda Kay Zastrow new BEO financial specialist il • : ' • *. . ... % - ** ' i v . * * /;•* -, V. * • V. V 1 1
