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The People for the Pool have
raised $13,700 so far to help
fund a pool in Heppner. They
have raised so much money, in
fact, that the engineering firm
that did the pool feasibility
study stated that they have
never worked with a communi
ty that has raised so much
money towards a pool, before
all the funding was in place.
"They felt that this showed
tremendous desire for a com
munity pool and praised our
area's support," said Kay Pro
ctor of People for the Pool.
A $975,000 bond for swimm
ing pool construction will be on
the ballot in March 1995, but
People for the Pool are continu
HEPPNER
Central Market Red Apple for
their one percent return dona
tion program. Receipts may be
turned in at Heppner Bowl or
Green Feed Store.
Another ongoing project is
the sale of laser engraved bricks
which will be mortared on the
wall or floor of the new swim
ming pool. The engraved bricks
are for sale for $30 for one line
of engraving. Forms are
available at the Oregon Trail
Library in Heppner and at
Heppner TV.
People for the Pool will also
have a sidewalk table at the
Heppner downtown mer
chants' Moonlight Madness
sale in October.
ing fund raising projects to off
set the pool's cost, which is ex
pected to be around $1,200,000.
Willow Creek Park District in
dicated that it would seek
grants and donations for the re
mainder in order to keep the
tax asking down. Kinzua Cor
poration has pledged $45,000 if
funding is in place by March
1995.
People for the Pool's current
fund raiser is selling tickets for
a grain fed market lamb, cut
and wrapped. The lamb was
raised and donated by Nella
Britt. Tickets are on sale for $1
each or six for $5 at Heppner
TV.
People for the Pool are con
tinuing to collect receipts from
Nazarene church hires new minister
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VOL. 113______NO. 40
6 Pages Wednesday, September 28, 1994______Morrow County Heppner, Oregon
Churches respond to com m unity need
D r. J e a n n e B e r r e tt a (c e n te r) r e a d s a B ib le s t o r y to k id s
Church isn't just for Sunday
anymore. With lifestyles chang
ing and Sunday church atten
dance said to be dwindling,
churches now-a-days find
themselves adapting, or losing
out. The local church com
munity has proven itself to be
alive and adapting, responding
to local needs in non-traditional
ways.
Three years ago, Heppner
found itself without a swimm
ing pool. The Rev. Grace
Drake,
retired
United
Methodist minister, wanted to
fill that void. So, she created a
summer program for area kids.
The program, which was not
religious in nature, included
arts, crafts, demonstrations and
field trips for a month in the
summer. This past summer,
Drake stepped down as direc
tor, but the program was strong
enough to continue without
her.
When Kinzua Corp announc
ed the sale of the mill, members
of the Lutheran Church raised
questions on the future of the
church. The South Morrow
County Ministerial Association
met in March to ponder that
issue and members learned
then that there would be no
school on Fridays. Ministers
said they heard parents worry
ing about obtaining child care
for their children on Fridays
and about being able to afford
that care. "Father A1 (Miller,
priest at All Saints Episcopal in
Heppner and St. Joh n 's
Episcopal in Hermiston) and I
were excited and said, 'Let's do
something with this opportuni
ty '," said the Rev. Stan Hoob-
ing, who is pastor of Hope and
Valby Lutheran churches.
Other people also saw a need
and soon a committee was ap
pointed which included the
two ministers, a doctor and a
teacher. And then they went to
work to fill that need. "If the
mountain doesn't come to
M ahom et," said the Rev.
Hoobing, "maybe Mahomet
will have to come to the moun
tain. This is an opportunity that
was provided. Why not take
advantage of it?"
What they came up with was
a Friday school, which will of
fer Bible stories, songs, crafts,
activities and worship, much
like vacation Bible school. They
chose as their curriculum a
David C. Cooke program, en
titled "Adventure Club-Sailing
into God's New Beginnings".
David C. Cooke programs are
often used in Sunday school
and vacation Bible school. In
the program, kids "rid e" in a
hot air balloon, traveling from
port to port, starting with the
Old Testament and going
through the New Testament.
Around 15 children, ranging
in age from kindergarten
through fourth grade have
enrolled, although fifth and
sixth graders are also welcome
to attend. Classes are divided
into two groups, kindergarten
through second grade and
third through sixth grade.
"This is not just for Lutheran
and Episcopal kids," said the
Rev. Hoobing. "It's open to the
community."
Classes will be held 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. on Fridays when school
is not in session. "This will give
us much more time than just
Sunday m orning," added
Hoobing.
Children should bring their
own sack lunches, but
beverages and snacks will be
provided. A donation of $10
per child, with a maximum of
$20 per family, is suggested to
pay for books, snacks, juice,
crafts and game equipment for
the whole year.
Teachers and organizers
besides Miller and Hoobing,
are Dr. Jeanne Berretta and
Vicky Broden, who is a teacher
at Fleppner Middle School.
For more information, or to
volunteer, call Hoobing,
676-9940, Miller, 676-9970, Ber
retta, 676-5504 at Pioneer
Memorial Clinic or Broden,
676-5065 evenings.
M o rro w , Gilliam S W C D to discuss bill
A local listening session, co
sponsored by Gilliam and Mor
row County Soil and Water
Conservation Districts, ASCS,
Wheat League, and Livestock
Growers will be held to hear
from farmers and their
organizations and others with
interests or concerns in the 1995
Farm Bill.
The session will be held
Thursday, October 13, from 7
to 9 p.m. at the St. Patrick's
Parish Hall, 560 N. Jones
Street, Heppner. Represen
tatives from the local agricul
tural associations will discuss
major changes brought about
by the 1985 and 1990 Farm Bills.
Their positions on practical,
cost-effective programs that
should be incorporated into the
1995 Farm Bill will also be
presented. Pie and coffee will
be served at the conclusion of
the forum.
"The Morrow and Gilliam
County SWCDs are seeking
reactions and gathering input
from local people and agencies
on the potential impacts of the
1995 Farm Bill," said Chris
Rauch, chairman of the Mor
row SWCD. "W e are going to
present this information to the
National Association o f Com-
servation Districts. They will
use this grass-roots input to in
fluence the formulation of the
conservation title of the 1995
Farm Bill," added Rich Harper,
Gilliam SWCD chair.
Duane Jones and his wife,
Kathy, came to Heppner, well,
basically expecting to be re
jected. However, the Joneses
and the congregation of the
Heppner Church of the
Nazarene hit it off, and Mr.
Jones is now Pastor Jones.
Duane Jones, who had work
ed as a laymar »in the Lewiston,
Idaho First Church of the
Nazarene, decided, with prayer
and Kathy's input, that he
wanted to go into the full-time
ministry. He had been study
ing for the ministry when he
got a call from the district
supervisor saying that there
was an opening in the Hepp
ner church. The supervisor
cautioned
the
Joneses,
however, not to be too op
timistic, because he felt that the
church was close to choosing
another pastor. But he and
Kathy came to Heppner
anyway and held a service at
the church. Not too long after
that the Joneses got the call that
the Heppner church wanted
them. And they wanted to
come.
The move to Heppner is a big
change for the Joneses and
their 17 year old daughter
Stephanie Johnson, who is a
junior at Heppner High School.
Duane had worked for 25
years in the fire service, 23 of
those years for the city of
Lewiston. He worked 13 years
on the line as a fire fighter. He
started off as a "tailboard” (the
person who rides on the back
of a fire engine), then became
a driver, engineer, then rose
through the ranks to captain
and then station commander.
As station commander he over
saw three stations, three
engines with EMTs, a truck
company and two ambulance
crews. In the early 1980s,
however, Lewiston had a series
of arson fires. Duane suffered
damage to his lungs and had to
give up his line duties. But
then, he just took a different
track and became a certified fire
inspector. As an inspector he
provided fire safety education,
teaching in the schools and
working with juvenile fire set
ters, both of which he found
very satisfying. Duane says
that virtually all of his training
to work with juveniles and por
tions of his earlier training was
with the state of Oregon, spon
sored by the Oregon Fire Mar
shal's office. When Duane
retired from fire service, the
chief was in the process of in
structing people to take over
where he left off.
Oyster feed Oct. 1
The Hardman Community
Oyster Feed will be held this
Saturday, Oct. 1, from 4:30 to
8:30 p.m. at the Hardman
Community Center.
Besides oysters, the menu in
cludes a salmon bake and a
ham dinner, in addition to
homemade desserts.
Cost for the dinner is $10 for
adults, $4.50 for children and
preschool and under, free.
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Kathy also has a long career
in a related field. She has 12
years experience in law en
forcement and for the past nine
years has been a deputy sheriff
in the warrants office and
supervisor for 911 dispatch in
Lewiston.
The Joneses are already ad
justing to life in Heppner. "We
like it here. Every day I get up
and look out on the hills here,"
says Duane, who adds that
Heppner and Lewiston, except
for size, have a lot in common,
being a small town in a valley,
with a logging and agricultural
economy near the mountains.
"R eally , Heppner is a
miniature Lewiston," he says.
Some things are different,
however. Duane says that the
absence of a pulp mill and the
lack of a weather inversion in
Heppner greatly help his
asthma.
The Joneses also remark on
the friendliness of the people in
Heppner. "I'v e been really
pleased at the welcome in the
community," says Duane. The
interaction between the chur
ches is to be commended."
Kathy says that they have
already been greeted by the
Ministerial Association, the
Garden Club and the sing-
spiration group.
Duane says that he has no
plans for big changes in the
church. Instead, he says "If I
have a special plan, it is to be
available to the people in my
church and in the community
and to just be a friend, to love
the people. My biggest goal
and expectation is to have fun.
Christ meant for people to have
fun together and to laugh."
Historical Society
annual meeting
The Historical Society annual
meeting and potluck will be
held Sunday, Oct. 2, beginning
at 1 p.m. at the Lexington
Grange Hall.
Actor and story teller Dallas
McKennon will be the speaker.
The main course and
beverages will be provided.
Those attending are asked to
bring a potluck dish.
Duane and Kathy say that are
really enjoying the parsonage
in Heppner and were pleased
to find that they have much
more room at around 2,200
square feet here, compared to
their home in Lewiston at
around 900 square feet. Duane,
an amateur inventor, who also
likes carpentry and repair
work, enjoys having a garage
to work in. So far he has
remodeled the parsonage
bathroom and plans to install
new sinks and countertops in
their kitchen. Duane has in
vented and registered a special
bicycle rack for pickups.
Kathy, 42, enjoys gardening,
camping
and
picking
huckleberries.
Duane, 47, has three grown
children, Willy, who works for
Coca Cola Bottling Company in
Lewiston and is also a lieute
nant with the Lewiston Rural
Volunteer Fire Department;
Bradley, Mesa, AZ, who is
manager of Auto Zone, an auto
parts store, and is also on the
eligibility list for the Mesa
Police Department; and
Pamela, who lives in Mesa; and
three grandchildren.
In addition to daughter
Stephanie, who enjoys sports,
Kathy has a grown son, Glenn
Johnson, Lewiston, who works
for Blount, a large munitions
factory.
The Joneses also have a dog,
Gery, who is a miniature
spaniel-Chihuahua mix.
Duane is still in the process
of his home study course and
will renew his license yearly
until the course is completed
and he becomes fully licensed.
He can become an ordained
minister after pastoring a
church for two years.
Pie sale at
service station
The Episcopal and Methodist
church women will hold a pie
sale at Cal's Service Station this
Friday, Sept. 30, from 8:30 a.m.
until the pies are sold.
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