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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 28. 1994 - THREE The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner Letters to the Editor Create a safe New Year's celebration Measure drinks with a jigger To The Editor: and keep the alcohol behind As we gather in groups with U S.P S 240-420 friends, loved ones and the bar so that guests don't relatives to celebrate the New help themselves. Make sure Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Year, let us do so with the idea that people talk to one another Published weekly and entered as second-class m atter at the Post Of if everyone does not know fice at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second class that we want to preserve as and each other, have a mixer or postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 West Willow Street. many lives as possible and not play some Telephone (503) 676-9228. Postm aster send address changes to the games. Before the lose anyone this holiday. Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. party is over, stop serving May the people of the Subscriptions: $16 in Morrow. W heeler. Gilliam and G rant Coun drinks and serve some coffee, Oregon Together group make ties; $23 elsewhere. tea or other non-alcoholic Joyce H u g h e s ..........................................Office Manager. Typesetting the following suggestions for a April H ilto n -S y k es..................................................................News Editor successful New Year's Celebra beverage. And last but not least Monique D ev in.................................... A dvertising layout & Graphics sure that your guest are be tion: serve attractive non be Lorene P ap in eau ...............................................Graphics & D istribution driven home by a non alcoholic drinks; about a third ing Penni K e e rse m a k e r..........................................................................Printer drinking friend or loved one. of adults never drink. Even bet David and April Hilton-Sykes, Publishers We want the people of south ter, serve an alcohol-free party. Morrow County to have a hap But if you must serve alcohol, py and safe new year. Thanks healthy vegetable snacks W OSC, OSU list honor rolls serve for your support and cooper so that the guests don't drink ation. on an empty stomach. Avoid Mounts, of Boardman; carbonated (s) Rev. Stan Hoobing mixers, which Western Oregon State Col Jana Carri Brownfield and Scott Convenor of Lexington- speed alcohol absorption. lege in Monmouth and Oregon Johnston of Heppner and Heppner Oregon Together State College in Corvallis have Michelle Brown of Irrigon, released their fall term honor were all named to the honor roll. at Western. To be named to Help senator to do his job Betsy M. Hernandez and roll the honor roll students must To the Editor: so it will be up to us to carry a grade point average of We, in State Senate District region, train him. We can't expect any 3.5 to 3.99. one to go to Salem in our behalf 28, have a new senator. He is We make At Oregon State Jason Greg Walden, from Hood and accomplish anything if he Posters Smythe, a freshman from River. He is not well known doesn't know what A good way to Boardman, and Betty Tanner a here in the eastern part of the so we must call him we or need, advertise your event sophomore from Heppner both district, but he is a three-term and tell him our needs and write Gazette-Times earned a 4. Students must carry state representative from blems. We owe it to each of pro 676-9228 at least 12 graded hours of District 56 which includes The representatives as well as our to course work. Dalles, Hood River County, ourselves to keep them inform and the Mount Hood Loop por ed about what we need and of Clackamas, and what we expect of them. Come Worship With Us tions Multnomah Counties, so he is I made a valiant (I think) ef well known in the more urban fort to get this job, and many at western areas of the district. of my friends went to a great Senator-elect Walden has a deal of effort to support me. I good record as a legislator, and appreciate them each and every he has the advantage of going one. Our Baker County judge Sundays at 3 p.m. to Salem already knowing the and commissioners were ropes. He has been involved in unanimous in their support. Meeting in the politics most of his life, as his Outside Bake County, though, 7th Day Adventist Church father was a state represen I couldn't rally enough votes. tative, and he worked in C'est la vie. Washington for Congressman If Greg Walden doesn't do a Denny Smith before running good job for us, it will be our for state representative on his own fault for not keeping him own. I don't know how we up to date. I have pledged my could have gotten a senator full support to him and I urge who is better prepared for this all of you to do the same. Merry Christmas and a Hap job than Greg Walden. Senator-elect Walden's main py New Year to all. (s) Will Sullens weakness is limited knowledge Retired again and experience in the natural HCR88 Box 302 resource industries. These in Baker City 97814 dustries are of paramount im portance to us in the eastern GAZETTE-TIMES Willow Creek Baptist Church 5 6 0 N o rth M in o r The war gone past The sounds leave ringing in my ears. A lieutenant shouts! fall Young men are made of steel I Humans crawl and unsophisticated skills. to the safety They take the world I've dug. for what it is and what it's Medics scurry about not. They dream placing white linen of better and closer ties rivers of blood. with past and present times. on cries draw near and I These men of colorful dreams The surface seek their fortune to fight for my life in outer hopes to find some not the glories past gone. peace of mind. One poor soldier When they are young his stomach wrenched from they engage in trifling fights his spine to determine their will to cries out survive. “Mommy, Mommy.” Armies await these naive He ascends children of fate into the darken skies. to discipline their minds The armies battle with ideological designs. into the night These armies of visions and None have won. plans And yet, I take these children aside, have won. dress them in green and give them machines, For those who live are punish ed enough and teach them to kill, and give them reasons to die. and only have a will to survive. Armies without purpose multiple I was a young man to test their strength and will. made of steel These armies become me and unsophisticated skills. Now, and my presence is blurred through the cracks of glories I am more knowledgeable. past gone. Gregory L. Pierce, age 47, was raised inHeppner and is the I suit up and fly with my unit chairperson of Department of to Nam Criminal justice at Blue Moun to make the world free for all. tain Community College. He entered Vietnam in September At first, I fear 1966 and returned home in May while later I'm seasoned to of 1968. He was in C Battery, die. I question my life 2nd Battalion, 320th Artillery, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne. as 1 stand on River's edge deciding to cross life's While in Veitnam, he ivas assign ed to an assault artillery battery threshold. The noise from the artillery attached to the 327th and the 502nd Infantry. He has been in runs ei’ery providence from Saigon to clear in my mind. the DMZ. He u\ts auwrded the With zeal, Purple Heart and Bronze Star bullets attack the flesh. while in Vietnam. Bodies lie tumbled and torn By Gregory L. Pierce (Editor’s note: the following is reprinted from the East Oregonian) GIRLS, APPLY NOW! 12th Annual Miss Oregon AM ERICAN COED PAGEANTS May 26-27, Portland Hilton Hotel Coed (13-18) Pre-Teen (8-12) Princess (4-7) • • For Information & Application Write or Call American Coed Pageants 3775 Enima Lane • Vista, CA 92084 1-800-707-6220 Travis Murty earns scholarship Travis Murty, son of Gene and Helen Murty of John Day, and grandson of Ed and Frances Murty of Lexington, has been notified that he will be the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from the National Education Center for academic excellence. Murty had previously been named the stu dent of the month for May at the National Education Center's school of advertising design at Phoenix, Ariz. Murty was born in Her- miston and lived in Heppner with his parents from 1980 to 1985. Murty moved to Phoenix to attend classes there last fall. The 18 month course includes classes in illustration, photo graphy, design, production, business graphics, typesetting, video production, TV graphics and computer animation. Upon graduation, scheduled for April of 1995, Murty will be award ed an associate of specialized business degree. Since beginning classes last fall, Murty has maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average and ranks in the top three per cent of his class. In addition to the student of the month award, he has received the presidential com mendation award three times for each of the first three quarters of the program in which he is enrolled. Births Thurs. Dec. 30th: Vietnam Vets-Alumni dinner. Social hour 6 p.m.; dinner 8 p.m.; music 9 p.m. Dec. 31st: New Year Gala. Crab feed 6 p.m.; live music 9 p.m. Favors and games. Members and out of town guests only. Jan. 5th: Ladies nite. Taco and enchilada dinner 6 p.m. Bingo for the ladies 8 p.m. (Proceeds to Elks Eye Clinic). Initiation Veterans Report: Final hide total for hides donated: deer 435; elk 148. Many thanks to all who participated. Brandon Lee Proctor-a son Dining Friday and Saturday nights 6-9 p.m. Brandon Lee was born at Portland Adventist Hospital on ^ipipipiFipiFiFipipipipipipipiFipipipiFipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipd^ December 20, 1994 to Rohna and Daryl Proctor of Beaverton. ¥ ¥ The baby weighed 8 lbs. 5Vi oz. ¥ ¥ Grandparents are Kay ¥ ¥ Keithley Reed, LaFayette, (KUxyoral 676-9181 - Where Friends Meet" >42 V Main ¥ ¥ Great grandmoter is Erma ¥ A PROCLAMATION DECLARING DECEMBER 30. 1994 AS “DAVID CLARK ¥ Keithley, ¥ MEMORIAL DAY" AND THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 30. 1994 THROUGH ¥ * * * * Pendleton. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JANUARY 5, 1995. AS "HEPPNER AREA VIETNAM VETERANS WEEK". ¥ * WHEREAS oxer 30 Heppner area citizens honorahh and faithful!) scrxctl our ¥ ¥ nation as members of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War; and ¥ ¥ 111 N. Court Heppner 676-9643 U . O O. £ W HEREAS l)a\ id ( ’lark, a citizen of 1 leppner, did. in the execution of his duties, ¥¥ yL ¥ * GROCERIES - MEATS - PRODUCE V • ¥ lav down his life on a V ietnam battlefield lor the cause of freedom: and ¥ ¥ * Prices good Dec. 28th - Jan. 3rd 1^ O » ¥ WHEREAS: the people of the I leppner area do recognize the supreme saerifiee ¥ ¥ made In David Clark and the“ personal sacrifice's made* In other area Vietnam ¥ * V eterans in their service to our nation and the people* of Vietnam; $13» * ¥ "Carrots Potato Chips 999 $ NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT KNOWN THAT. I, BOB JEPSEN. MAYOR OF * THE CITY OF HEPPNER. OREGON. DO PROCLAIM that: * * * Sec tion I: The dax of Fritlux. December 30. 1994, is hereby declared as “Dax id *Green Cabbage 399 Snack Crackers ¥ ( lark Memorial Dax". •»•3 ¥ Sec tion 2: The week nl December 30. 1994 through Jumiurx 5. 1995 is herein J^Red Delicious ¥ dec lared as ’Heppner Area Vietnam Veterans Week" in recognition and thanks ^App le s ____ 78 ¥ 599 Cream Cheese I d area c itizens who sorxed iit the Vietnam War: Harold (»rax and Gene Wallace ¥ 0.3. Bill Weatherford. Lai n Vluessig. Richard ( dark, Ken Smith 04; ( Inis Brow n. ¥ ¥ Greg Pierce. Sherrill McDonald. Frank Robinson. Dale Vdlard. |av Ball ‘05; Doug $|99 ¥ I )rakc. I )a\ id (irax. I )an Mc Bride. Simon Winters. Mike Rurc ham 00: Jim Duller- 4-Sirloin Roast oz La Victoria Salsa ie ® i 79* ¥ Iv. Roger Lcoimig. 07; Mike Vlsup. Can Dax is OS; Can Ball. Bill Baker ‘09; Hal — * * -------------------------------- ¥ Bergstrom, Phil Ayres. Jim Hams ’70 Bruce Mar<|uardt *71; Carl Martin. Dax id S\ kes. Reeee Schultz. Georg»* Norris. Paul Sumner. Earl Woods, Jr.. Hill Ewing. ¥ jfTop Sirloin Steak $ 2 6 ®«, Chocolate Milk Mix »2*»{ ¥ PROCLAIMED this 30tl dax of December. 1994. * Minced ----------- ¥ or Chopped 6 1'? 02 CITY OF HEPPNER. OREGON ¥ By Bob Jcpscn, Mayor *3 *» ] jfGorton Clams 999 Trix Cereal ¥ Heppner Elks 358 'Proclamation 1 Court Street Market .HAPPY.1’» , * Western Family Boxed 2pk 8 oz 5 lb package pkg Western Family 16 oz Western Family 8 oz * « o n e l e s s Pork *B n n e H SS Û Western Family 32 oz General Mill 12 oz t^ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ,* * * * * * * * * * * * ^ * 1995 ★ HAPPY NEW YEAR ★ HAPPY NEW YEAR ★ HAPPY NEW YEAR ★ 1995
