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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 21, 1994 O re g o n ia n Story p rom p ts d o n a tio n Time to start thinking green Back clockwise: Elizabeth Allen, Allison Halvorsen, Nikki McElligott and Adrienne Swanson, all lone, unload diapers. By Anne Morter When 12-year-old lone resi dent, Elizabeth Allen, was featured in the Sunday Orego nian a few weeks back show ing her efforts to provide warm clothing for the homeless peo ple in Portland, many people read with interest. Leo Young, an lone resident in the 1920s and retired attorney, CPA and lieutenant colonel in the US Ar my, read with particular in terest. The picture of Elizabeth and her helpers, Nikki McElligott, Allison Halvorsen and Adrienne Sw anson, unloading diapers caught his eye, prompting him to send a check for $100 to one of the girls whose last name rang a bell Still time to enter art exhibit There is still time for local ar tists to enter a non-juried art ex hibit open to all professional or amateur artists in Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash ington, local artist Cork Norene, reports. The exhibit, "Canned Art and the M erc", will be displayed in the breezeway of the Canrtery, across from The Mercantile at 6 S.E. 15th, Milton-Freewater Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 2. Although entry cards were to be postmarked Sept. 21, entries will be accepted later because the information is late in getting out. Entry cards should be sent with the non-refundable entry fee of $3 per entry to: Vanessa Carol D . Wysockt, (503) 276-4347 Thew Thompson, Canned Art at the Merc, Rt. 2 Box 239, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862. All work is to be hand deliv ered on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 2 to 7 p.m. Public viewing hours will be Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. An artists' reception will be held Sept. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. Work is to be picked up Oct. 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. All media will be eligible for entry, including photography. A best-of-show, four merit awards and a people's choice award will be awarded. Entry forms may be picked up in the entrance way of the museum and library in Heppner. MBA 251 S W 3rd S t . Pendleton, OR 97801 <ctlx. a n d c H x x . cc ^ o y c x d S x itt and t e x . a n d cd/\xi. 'j^Suanz l l S e a l i X£(fu£it tfi£ fiL£ai.aX£ o f ijou x c o m p a n y a t tii£ u -^ ddin y X£C£ption o f tfi£ix cfii[dx£>i and i f o l y n n UBxitt ct> atu xday, tli£ t w e n t y - fo u x t h o f c S e fit e m k e x a t tfiX££ o c l o c k in t k e a ft e x n o o n <d>t. U -'atxick C a tk o C ic (L ku x ck 1 P ax L i.il ^ d fa ll ^sHefifinex, &X£yon from his youth, Nikki McElligott. He asked only that the money benefit the homeless in a way to be determined by the girls. Young, who now lives in Florence, Oregon, wrote in his letter that he used to live near the McElligott Ranch and went to Davis School with Don and Dick McElligott. He lived in lone from 1923 through part of 1926 in the house where Leo and Irene Crabtree now live. He also mentioned that he started grade school in 1923 with Eva Swanson, who would be a great-aunt to Adrienne. What he didn't realize was that Nikki's family, the Joe and Jeri McElligotts, currently farm his family's place. The girls decided to put the money towards socks for the hom eless. Before school started, they went shopping together and bought 86 pairs which were donated to Opera tion Nightwatch. Operation Night watch is a night ministry in the Burnside area. One aspect of the ministry is foot- care, washing and massaging feet, trimming nails and pro viding socks. Have you resolved to "eat healthier" and tried to reduce the fat, cholesterol, salt and calories in the foods you eat? Because fat makes food taste good, you may be having a hard time loosing your "fat tooth". Here's a way to retrain your taste buds. "O ld recipes, New Season ings," will be the topic at the study group leader training at the Umatilla County Extension Office in Pendleton Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. Participants will learn new ways to alter favorite recipes for a healthful diet, taste and evaluate low fat products, and use herbs and flavored vinegars to replace flavor agents in traditional recipes. There is no charge to attend the training. Participants will receive materials that enable them to reteach the lessons to another audience. The Umatilla County Exten sion Office is located at 721 S.E. 3rd Street, Pendleton. For more information, contact Morrow County Extension Agent, Carol M ic h a e l-B e n n e tt, 1-800-342-3664. "Preservation and Use of Dried Materials in Flower Design" was demonstrated at the lone Garden Club meeting Sept. 14 at the home of Jean Nelson. Delta Huber assisted. Those present made swags and arrangements under the direc tion of Birdine Tullis and Delta Huber. Members brought dried materials to exchange. Guests for the day were Nona Basford, Monica Col eman and Glenda Taylor. Garden club meetings are open to anyone who is interested. At the business meeting the members voted to make dona tions to Willamette Cemetery and Eagle Point Cemetery, World Gardening, Leach Botanical Gardens and Clare Hanley Scholarship fund. A special donation was sent to support the National Federa tion of Garden clubs wild flower seed garden at Austin, Texas. The Oct. 12 meeting will be held at the home of Lee Mathieu-Peterson with John Murray, master gardener, as speaker. a progressive new onion plant in Boardman has openings lor < Machine Operators: • Production Labor • Lab Technicians - Forklift Drivers • Maintenance • Sanitation Applicationt available ONLY through Expraaa Personnel Services. L-R: Paul Givens, Sandra and John Goodell and Lucas Givens John and Sandra Goodell, who have lived outside Board- man the past two years, have purchased the former Wilson's' 76 station from Vern and Lilly Wilson. The Goodells opened an auto repair business, "Dependable Auto Service" at the site on Sept. 21. The Wilsons are planning to move to Idaho. John Goodell has been an auto mechanic since 1960. He has worked as an auto mechanic on a farm and also had his own auto repair business in Cashmere, WA. The Goodells' shop will be a one-man operation and will of fer general repair services, oil changes, brake jobs and "just about anything" on foreign and domestic cars. Sandra Goodell works at Pioneer Memorial Hospital as a dishwasher and says she "loves it." She will probably work in the auto repair office some too. The couple, who have eight children and seven grand children, moved to Heppner in June. Two of their children are still at home. Their daughter Dodie Givens, 15, is a junior at Heppner High School and their son, Seth Givens, 12, is in the 518-15/40-55 Gallons $2io°° 518-30W-55 Gallons $220°° Universal Fluid-55 Gallons Mor r ow County Grain Grow ers « 1100 457 73*6 LEXINGTON OREGON *713* Training set on making recipes healthful lone Garden club makes swags Cascade Specialties, Inc. $ 220 ° ° n«on« *m??i are needed. People are in dicating burnout; however, "where there's a will, there's a way", says Hughes. The committee is open for ideas to make the event bigger and bet ter than ever. Discussion will center around the auction, pageant, entertainment, Sun day event, and commitment to ongoing events by organiza tions. Everything needs to be in place by the end of October. 1995 dates are March 17, 18 and 19. All organizations, schools, churches, etc., are encouraged to be a part of Heppner's famous celebration. New auto service to open CENEX OIL DRUM SALE Wasco 442 5781 1 M0424-71IS "It may be brown around these rolling hills, but it's time to start thinking green", says Claudia hughes and Rene' Devin, 1994 St. pat's celebra tion co-chairs. Calls have already started coming into the Chamber and city regarding St. Pat's conces sion booths, donations for the auction, and dates. "T o be or not to be" is the question that will be address ed at the committee meeting Wednesday, September 28, at 6:30 p.m . at the GEODC/Chamber office. New events, ideas, and volunteers P 0 lo i 367 seventh grade at Heppner Mid dle School. Two other sons, Lucas, 19, and Paul, 24, also live in Heppner. They are employed as security officers with Moon Security out of the Tri-Cities and are now working at the Coyote Springs construc tion site. Another son Jason lives in Cashmere; son Frank lives in Georgia; son Warren is in Fallon, Nevada; and daughter Anna is in Ephrata, WA. The Goodells say that they fell in love with Heppner dur ing their drives in the country. "W e just love this place and wanted to come here," said Sandra. "I like the people here and their attitude. It's been really nice." Shop hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri day. Anyone wanting repair service should stop by the shop for now, as the Goodells are in the process of having a phone installed. O W G L w orkshop set for Sept. 27 The Oregon Wheat Growers League 1994 Fall Workshop has been set for Tuesday, Sept. 27, at O'Callahan's in the Shilo Inn, The Dalles. The program includes presentations by OWGL Legislation Committee Chair man Clinton Reeder, Oregon Dept, of Ag. Administrator Bruce Andrews, and OWGL President Norm Goetze. The luncheon speaker will be Republican gubernatorial can didate Denny Smith. An up date on Oregon legislative issues is also planned. The focus of this year's an nual workshop will be the 1995 Farm Bill and its ultimate im pact not only on Oregon's wheat growers, but on American agriculture in general. The meeting also serves as the kick-off of the resolution process, which provides guidance for the work of the League for the coming year. There is no charge to attend the day-long program, which includes lunch. All interested wheat growers are invited to participate. 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