Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11, 1995 - THREE
Historical Society holds annual meeting
B y D e lp h a J o n e s
The annual meeting of the
Morrow County Historical
Society was held at the Lex
ington Grange Hall on Sunday,
Oct. 1. A turkey potluck dinner
with all the trimmings was
served. Bob Reaney and Bar
bara Bloodsworth were the kit
chen chairmen, with willing
helpers. The tables were
decorated with certerpieces of
sunflowers and other items.
The gift for the oldest person
went to Marguerite Messenger.
Following the meeting, din
ner and visiting, the meeting
was called to order. The Na
tional Anthem was sung by the
group with Grace Drake offer
ing the prayer. Minutes of the
previous annual meeting were
read and the treasurer's report
was given.
The group sang "America
the Beautiful" accompanied by
Kathryn Hoskins at the piano.
The chairman then thanked all
the helpers and the guests for
the dishes brought.
The names of those finishing
out their three year terms were
read. An election of four direc
tors was held, with Dorris
Graves, Delpha Jones, Sue Vin
son and Jean Nelson voted to
serve the next term.
Wilbur Jackson, Pauline and
Orville Matheny, and Don and
Jan Stroeber were thanked for
all the work they have done at
the Groshen fountain near the
Fairgrounds. The workers
cleaned off all the weeds and
are planning to cut some of the
locust trees that have become
infested with insects.
A report was heard concern
ing the yearly trip which took
the bus with 29 members to
Salt Lake City and other places.
Plans are being made for the
1996 trip. Those who wish to
join the goup should let the
chairman know early in the
spring. The trips are planned
for the enjoyment of the group
with the expenses kept as low
as possible. The Morrow Coun
ty Historical Group just meets
the expenses.
Speaker of the day, Carolyn
Davis, a Native American who
resides near Pilot Rock area,
gave a most interesting talk
concerning the Indian heritage.
Davis was bom and raised in
Pendleton and spoke of her
family background. She told
some of the beliefs of the Indian
people, such as their beliefs
about life and death and about
the spirit search and the
languages.
Davis brought many articles
of clothing for display and
spoke about them. Many are
family heirlooms and are given
to tribal
members for
safekeeping.
One of the many interesting
articles was an eagle headdress
belonging to her grandfather,
horse blankets, shawls, her
own buckskin dress, and other
articles, such as gloves and leg
gings. The items are beautiful
ly made, with different tribes
carrying out their craft.
Following the meeting, peo
ple were allowed to look at the
articles and ask questions.
Marsha Sweek of the Mor
row County Museum and
Judge Carlson spoke about the
plan for the museum which is
to be built in Heppner. They
showed the group a sketch of
what the museum may look
like and said that the museum
board is working toward
several grants which will help
the project financially.
The meeting ended with a
song, "G od Be With You Till
We Meet Again".
The new 19% Chronicles are
now ready for sale and may be
purchased at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon or Murray
Drug. There are also pins, sta
tionery and other objects
available from the Society. The
Chronicles are prepared each
year by a hard-working com
mittee and printed to be ready
by the time of the annual
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis were
guests of Faith and John Jordan
at the Woolery House in lone.
On Wednesday, Faith Jordan,
Delpha Jones and Ruth
McCabe went to the Wild
Horse Casino, where they
visited with Carolyn Davis
previous to her appearance at
the Sunday meeting.
Laurel Webber-Gray wins scholarship
The board of directors of the
South Morrow County Scholar
ship Trust (SMCST) announce
that Laurel Webber-Grey is the
1995-% recipient of the $500 Ci
ty of Lexington scholarship.
"It was a very difficult deci
sion as there were very, very
good candidates this year and
anyone would have been an ex
cellent choice. We are just sorry
that we could not give out more
scholarships as the candidates
were all good," said Reverend
Stan Hoobing, SMCST presi
dent.
Webber-Gray is the daughter
of Tim Gray and Cherry Web
ber of Lexington. She is a 1993
graduate of Heppner High
School and is an English major
in her junior year at Whitman
College in Walla Walla. Web
ber-Gray told the committee, "I
believe that higher education is
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one of the most important fac
tors in determining a person's
ability to be successful in to
day's society." Webber-Gray
also pointed out to the commit
tee that after she completes her
undergraduate work at Whit
man College, she plans to work
on a master's program at
another college and then
become an elementary school
teacher.
This is the second year that
the committee has awarded a
$500 scholarship to a second
year or older student from the
Lexington voting precinct.
Monies for this scholarship
were made available through
the tippage fee fund.
The board of directors will
host an annual meeting for
anyone interested in the
scholarship program on Mon
day, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in the
lounge of St. Patrick's Senior
Center. Guest speaker will be
Sally Woodyard, Pacific Nor
thwest director of Dollars for
Scholars Program. South Mor
row County Scholarship Trust
is a Dollars for Scholars
chapter. Also on the agenda
will be election of officers,
report on activities of the trust
and other information.
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Ladies' Last Play Day
Flight A: low gross Luvilla
Sonstegard; low net Linda
Schultz; least putts Barb
Gilbert; special events #1 Lin
da Schultz, #4 Karen Wildman,
#7 Susan Atkins; chip in Betty
Christman # 9, Norma French
#8, Bernice Lott #5, Luvilla
Sonstegard #7.
Flight B: low gross Susanne
Jepsen; low net a tie between
Lynnea Sargent and Susan
Atkins; least putts Bernice Lott;
special events #2 Norma
French, #5 Lil Boyce, #8 Pat
Edmundson.
Flight C: low gross Betty
Christman; low net Jackie
Allstott; least putts a tie bet
ween Lorrene Montgomery
and Lil Boyce; special events #3
Luvilla Sonstegard, #6 Norma
French.
Low gross of the field: a tie
between Pat Edmundson and
Karen Wildman.
Orange Ball Team Results
Low gross team : Bebe
Munkers, Bernice Lott, Verna
Brinde and Susan Atkins.
Low net team s: Dorris
Graves, Doll Campbell, Linda
Schultz and Betty Christman;
Luvilla Sonstegard, Gail
Hughes, Lorrene Montgomery
and Joyce Dinkins; Pat Ed
mundson, Deborah Kendrick,
Jackie Allstott and Suzanne
Jepsen; and Barbara Gilbert,
Norma French, Melba Miller
and Mary Beamer.
Bowling League
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Sept. 10
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High games: Randy Sample
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RJ's
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High games: Dave Hanna
222, Dianna Hoeft 181.
High series: Dave Hanna 603,
Sandi Hanna 499.
Thursday Nite Mixers,
Sept. 14
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Lancer Lanes
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Skagg's Auto Clinic
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Wright's Century
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lone Repair
High games: John Breiden-
bach 194, Fran Barnett 174.
High series: John Breiden-
bach 523, Marie Rudisill 477.
Sept. 21
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Skagg's Auto Clinic 4
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High games: Marie Rudisill
204, Jim Eynetich 198.
High series: Marie Rudisill
509, Jim Eynetich 497.
Splits converted: Rick Petty
john, 5-10.
Well, don’t look any further . . .
Like little Peter Cottontail who honed in on my late-seeded
lettuce crop, autumn raindrops can make a country person do
the bunny hop. Obviously, it doesn't take a carnival to make rural
people happy; somewhat like long ago when a few hoarded cents
meant there was one happy kid who could purchase penny candy
at Huston's grocery store on Heppner's Main Street. .
Simple minds rejoice in simple measures. A new brain study
at Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, states that men have
an innate ability to focus on one task. Meanwhile, women seem
better equiped to handle a complex combination of emotions and
logic at the same time, the study says.
Now I understand. It's like husbands who forget that the
dishwasher (the mechanical one) also has a problem. So this gives
us a new prospective for the "blame game" as we are bombard
ed with the conflicting perceptions on issues.
According to 0 9 U professor, Jack Walstad, forest conditions
from British Columbia to southern California are a disaster waiting
to happen. Silviculture measures to address poor forest health
and fuel buildup as recommended by the National Commission
on Wildfire Disasters has been relegated to the shelf, Walstad
says.
The government has allowed public opposition to thinning and
salvage logging to interfere with proper management on forest
lands, particularily the 57 percent owned by the federal govern
ment. Case in point, compare some of the local Forest Service
areas that neighbor Kinzua-owned forested land where selective
logging and continuous replanting has created uneven age trees
of more desirable species. Also compare the available forage for
wildlife and cattle in those areas.
Even that little bunny can tell that thinning carrot plants makes
for more bites per carrot. Plants that aren't choked with weeds
flourish better as they can receive sunshine and water without
competition. Removing dead and too-dense thickets not only im
proves forest stands but utilizes a renewable resource.
The current Forest Service proposal to drastically limit the
length of grazing time on the Hardman allotments would make
it economically unfeasible for permittees to continue that use.
An independent study says that grass in those allotments is in
good condition. However permittees have been upbeat in efforts
to protect stream banks, riparian zones and fragile areas by us
ing miles of fencing. Studies prove that there are more wildlife
in areas grazed by livestock.
Back to that male one-focus concept: that could be the reason
that many decisions are made withoutjooking at the whole pic
ture. That must also be why men can sit in a boat for hours even
when the fish aren't biting. And speaking of fish, I've seen dry
years when a mud sucker would need resuscitation if it tried to
swim up Rock Creek or its tributaries. Fish habitat usually needs
water.
Perhaps they should build small escape ponds along the creek
somewhat like the escape ramps for trucks off steep parts of a
freeway. With hunters out in full force, I now look to see if it's
a male or female hunter at the wheel when that vehicle stops
abruptly without warning in the middle of the road. But it's likely
more a brain than a gender issue also when people can open gates
and then fail to close them, but I won't dwell on that touchy
subject.
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Men's breakfast Sunday, O ct. 15
The monthly Men's Breakfast
will be held Sunday, Oct. 15 at
the Church of the Nazarene,
335 N. Gilmore, in Heppner,
with breakfast to begin at 8
a.m. A short devotional will
follow breakfast and end by 9
a.m.
Several churches in the com
munities of Heppner, lone and
Lexington cooperate in pro
viding this event. The purpose
is for Christian fellowship and
to encourage men to live bib
lically moral and ethical lives,
said Pastor Duane Jones, of the
Church of the Nazarene.
All men and their sons are in
vited to attend.
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