High School sweethearts reunite
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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