EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8, 1995
A lifetime of hard work doesn't
Schlaich, Ashbeck named to
diminish longevity for Huston Lesley east-west shrine football team
A lifetime of hard work
h a sn 't dim inished H uston
Lesley's longevity. With fami
ly and friends, he celebrated
hes 99th birthday on February
1, last weekend. And his young
93 year-old wife, Marie, baked
him a cherry pie for the
occassion.
Houston grew up on the
family farm near Monument
w here his Scottish grand
parents once settled. After
receiving his elem en tary
schooling there, he quit school
and went tp work full time at
15 years of age.
Besides ranch work, Houston
became an important crew
leader of that county's road
department. When a road was
developed through the narrow
part of the John Day gorge,
Houston became the "pow der
monkey" and set the dynamite
charges in those sheer rock
walls.
Houston, better knoown by
'H oot', a moniker he acquired
from his father, worked on ran
ches, drove stage routes and
became a self-taught mechanic
and general jack-of-all trades.
Houston was 21 when he
entered the Army during
World War I in 1917. After
training stateside, he was sta
tioned in Hawaii. Although this
corporal was training his squad
for combat in Europe, the war
ended. According to lesley,
"We just missed getting sent to
Germany to get our heads
blown off."
Marie Legler Huston grew up
in the Long Creek area. By
chance, after the war ended,
Chamber
Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, chamber manager
Jared Ashbeck
Bill Schlaich
Marie and Huston Lesley
these two met at a dance. Mane
says she was hoping this hand
some guy in his uniform would
ask her to dance. Not only did
he invite her to dnace, but he
also took her home afterwards.
This couple were married on
Labor Day 1919, which Marie
claims is why they had to work
all the time. However while
this couple says that they never
used to get tired, it's much
easier now to become tired
without working all the time.
The Houstons recall their
honeymoon trip via a Model T
Ford to camp out in the moun
tains. Their second hand vehi
cle, costing the sum of $85
didn't have enough power to
charge up hills. When it stall
ed, they would put rocks
behind the wheels and "let it
rest awhile." That night a sud
den rainstorm soaked the
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by all volunteer services.
Coaching and referees alike
donate their time, talent and
expenses. Local caterers donate
a portion of their proceeds. The
Knights of Columbus donate
their efforts at the gates and the
Shriners' only reimbursement
is the satisfaction of a job well
done. The 1994 game received
a substantial grant from the Leo
Adler Estate. Corporate spon
sorship is always welcome.
Tickets may be purchased by
contact Gene Orwick, 989-8586.
676-9218
newlyweds and their bedding
when they made camp on the
ground.
Times were hard, Houston
says, with ranch hands earning
a dollar a day. Marie helped
put grocieries on their table by
cooking for ranch crews. Later
Houston drove stage route bet
ween Long Creek and Kimber
ly. And they bought a home in
Canyon City for $400. Al
though they now had electrici
ty and running water, Marie
continued to wash on the board
as they didn't have enough
money to buy a w ashing
machine.
The Houstons also lived in
Mt. Vernon for five years
where they owned a sevice sta
tion and garage. H ouston
repaired vehicles and Marie
often pumped gas although she
also tended a large garden at
their home on the outskirts of
town. During this time, their
three small daughters often
hauled the surplus garden pro
duce to town in their wagon.
Those hard earned nickles and
dimes helped provide school
supplies and clothing.
After the family moved to
M oscow, Idaho, H ouston
worked at machinery main
tenance. Then they move to the
Portland area to work in the
shipyards. Although they ac
quired a nice home in Estacada,
they became tired of "th e rat
race" of commuting to work
every day. In 1945, they decide
to head back to home ground.
Marie Houston jokes that the
reason they settled in Hardman
is because they ran out of gas
before crossing the Blue Moun
tains. This one-stop business
became their livelihood where
they continue to live. Marie
was post misstress for 21 years
and managed the store. Hous
ton pumped gas and did vehi
cle repairs. When rural mail
delivery routes closed the
Hardman post office in 1968,
they soon decided to close
H a rd m a n 's only business
establishment so they could do
some traveling.
The lesley dynasty now in
cludes their three daughters,
eight grandchildren, 12 great
grandchildren and at least 30
great, great-grandchildren,
whom they find difficult to
count.
MEN’S
WEAR
Heppner
ATTN: KINZUA RESOURCES EMPLOYEES
RE: Prescription Services under PACC insurance
From: Murray Drugs Inc.
The change of insurance to PACC has brought many questions regar
ding prescription service.
WE ARE ABLE TO FILL YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS
as we have in the past. We have claim forms for PACC and will help you
fill them out. PACC does not have a contract with us for the $5 copayment
system. Therefore, you will need to pay for the prescription, then they will
re-imburse you for all but the $5 copay. We were told by the insurance com
pany reimbursement would take about 10-14 days.
We have chosen not to participate in the $5 copayment system because
we do not believe in giving an insurance company "preferred prices” over
our other customers, or cost-shifting other prescriptions to subsidize an
insurance company.
Thank you,
John & Ann Murray
Bill Schlaich of Heppner and
Jared Ashbeck of lone were
named to the east team All-Star
Shriner's football team. The an
nual east-west game will be
played in Baker City Aug. 12.
Schlaich, an end for the
Heppner Mustangs was nam
ed to the CBC first team
defense and second team of
fense as a wide receiver.
Ashbeck quarterbacked for
the lone Cardinals and played
defensive lineman. He was
named to the Big Sky League
All-Star team. Each team will
roster 32 with a 32 member
alternate squad. Others named
from the CBC were Rory
Wilson and Ryan Thompson,
Sherman; Chris Humphries,
Pilot Rock; Curt Sloan, Weston-
McEwen; Shaw n Tracey,
Umatilla. Alternates named
were Seth Wheeler, Riverside;
Kevin Stanley, Pilot Rock; Tony
M inkler, W eston-M cEwen,
Stephen Stockton, Sherman
and Ryan Montgomery, Wah-
tonka.
Greg McAnally, Central High
School in McMinville from the
Capitol League will head up
the coaching staff for the east
team . Lee Howe, Imbler,
Wapiti league and Terry Cren
shaw, Wallowa, of the Old
Oregon league will assist.
The seven day training camp
will begin with physicals on
August 4 at Eastern Oregon
State College at LaGrande. The
43rd annual game will be held
the following Saturday.
Last year's game was the se
cond highest fund raising event
in the Shrine of North America,
producing a net amount of
$90,000. This is made possible
lone teamwork slams
door on Condon
Local businesses and cham
ber members now have the
ability to follow what is hap
pening in the Oregon State
Legislature thanks to Oregon
Chamber Executives. Heppner
Chamber is a member of OCE
and thus receives regular writ
ten reports from the legislature.
The House acted quickly on the
proposed constitutional amen
dment that would clearly allow
lottery funds to be used for
education. HJR 15 passed the
House last week on its way to
a May 9 statewide vote. Senate
is crafting its version with em
phasis beingh placed on Senate
President G ordon Sm ith's
Trust Fund for education. OCE
also provides a legislative
hotline which gives daily
legislative updates. Stop by the
office for more information.
Chamber is currently work
ing on conference calls with
both Representative Lynn Lun-
d quist and S enator Greg
Walden. It should be an in
teresting legislative session.
Salem needs to hear from
Morrow County over and over
until they fully realize the situa
tion our school district is in. It's
just the beginning of a situation
many schools are facing and
legislators need to know how
destructive it can be to small
communities and counties. If
our students aren't having
educational needs met in our
county, then we can forget
economic development and
future growth; not to mention
the futures of the next gener
ation.
Next week at chamber: St.
Pat's Blitz for the auction. Call
your favorite golf course,
restaurant, motel, for a dona
tion; offer a special breakfast or
dinner for two; bake your
specialty; get rid of excess an
tiques. Be creative. Meet the
new Heppner St. Pat's am
bassadors. See you there.
Pharmacy &
Your Health
Boardman Pharmacy
& Hardware
202 1st. N. W. P.O. Box 170
Boardman, Oregon 97818
481-9474 481-7351
New Concerns About
Acetaminophen Safety
Photo by Wayne Hams
Jared Ashbeck goes for layup against Condon
By Tonya Heideman
lone teamwork and bench
depth slammed the door shut
on the Condon Blue Devils, Fri
day, Feb. 3, when the Car
dinals beat them at home 68-50.
It was a close game until the
middle of the third quarter.
Jake McElligott reheated the
Cardinals after he fired up a
timely three point shot and
other members of the bench
helped push the Cards into the
lead. The Cards stayed fired up
throughout the fourth quarter
to end the game with an 18
r
point lead, 68-50.
Thierry Delbart had 25 points
and grabbed 14 boards, while
Jared Ashbeck scored 15 points
with six rebounds and three
steals. Marc Orem came off the
bench to score eight points and
pull down six rebounds.
lone: McElligott 1 0-0 3. Allen 0 2-5 2,
Swanson 4 1-310, Orem 4 0-0 8, Bacon
0 1-21, Heideman 2 0 -0 4 , Delbart 11 3-7
25. Ashbeck 6 3-4 15, Morgan Totals 28
10-21 68
Condon: Lathrop 3 2-211. Selby 4 1-2
9. Wilson 7 1-216, Schott 50-210. Hawk
2 0-0 4, McIntosh 0 0-1 0. McRoberts 0
0-1 0, McElligott. Weiman Totals 21 4-10
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Acetaminophen is back in the
news. In late December there
were news reports of health prob
lems linked to acetaminophen
(Tylenol), a popular over-the-
counter pain and fever medicine.
These reports indicated that use
of the drug could lead to kidney
and liver damage. Media reports
were based on a study in the New
England Journal o f Medicine.
According to the study con
ducted at Johns Hopkins Univer
sity, about 10 percent of serious
kidney disease in the United
States is caused by acetami
nophen that is taken for long pe
riods o f time. For example, tak
ing more than one 325 mg tablet
of acetaminophen every day for
over a year can double a person’s
risk of kidney failure. The same
risk existed if more than 1,000
tablets were taken over several
years. Persons who took aspirin
did not appear to have this in
creased risk. A separate research
team reported that consumption
of high doses of acetaminophen
during voluntary or illness-re
lated fasting can cause serious
liver damage.
Researchers indicate that
these findings do not effect most
situations where people take ac
etaminophen for a few days for a
headache, fever, or the flu. This
medicine has a long record of
safety and can continue to be
used safely if proper dosage
guidelines are followed.