TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 29, 1996
The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
County of Morrow
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Typesetting, Layout, Distribution
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Letters to the Editor
Support Cooley
To the Editor:
I am appalled over the news
media's attack on Congress
man Wes Cooley. We have a
president who refused to fight
for this country, even lied
about it, and other congress
men who have been untruthful
about their military services.
Look at the facts: during
WWn and the Korean and Viet
nam conflicts, we had special
men and women going into
war zones to do or perform
unauthorized missions. If they
were caught, they were on
their own, our government
would not come to their aid,
yet they did this voluntarily
because they believed in pro
tecting this great nation. No
records were kept, no medals
given, no special pay, no GI
identification tags-stripped of
all identity until the mission
was completed, even taking an
oath of silence. 1 know this as
I was involved.
Now look at Cooley's 16
months in Congress-his record:
fighting for ranchers, miners,
timber people, farmers, veter
ans, elderly, poor, free enter
prise, and the list goes on.
Cooley has accomplished more
for the 2nd District in 16
months than his predecessor
did in four terms in the same
office. Cooley is a true fighter,
fighting for your rights to pro
tect your property, jobs, busi
nesses, families, lower taxes,
reducing big government and
more. I urge you to support
Cooley, keep him working for
your best interests.
A concerned veteran,
(s) John Newkirk
Lebanon, OR
St, Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
There were 86 people present for the senior meal May 22; seven
meals were home delivered. Three guests came over from Monu
ment. Ed Hunt won the meal ticket. Members of the Methodist
Church helped the cooks, served and cleaned up after the meal.
Blood pressures were taken before the meal.
The menu for dinner June 5 will be hot dogs on buns, macaroni
salad, baked beans, fruit salad, chips and dessert. Members of
the Lutheran Church will serve.
A meeting was held after the meal concerning reinstating a
Nutrition Site Committee. Several of those present were in
terested in helping on that and the menu committee. An elec
tion will be held in June to select a new Nutrition Site Commit
tee, with room on the ballots for write-ins.
One of the ideas for decorating tables was small floral center-
pieces. Anyone having tiny flowers or very small baskets they
would like to donate would be welcome, and anyone wishing
to help make the arrangements would be appreciated. Materials
may be left at the office.
Saturday, June 8, a classical guitar workshop will be held in
the dining room from 2-4 p.m. A concert will be at 7 p.m.
The senior bus will leave the Senior Center at 9 a.m., Mon
day, June 10 for a trip to the John Day Nutrition Site. A sign-up
sheet is in the center office.
The Health District will hold a town hall meeting in the Senior
Center dining room June 10 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to
attend.
Dates to remember: Tuesday and Thursday exercise, 10 a.m.;
Wednesday hearing aid assistance, 10 a.m., blood pressures
taken, 11 a.m., senior meal, noon; Friday cards, 2 p.m .; Sun
day movie, 7 p.m. Don Robinson brought in three movie tapes
for the seniors to use for their Sunday movie. The seniors ap
preciate having them and will see that they are returned in good
condition.
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Obituaries
Matthew John Kenny
Matthew John Kenny, 81, of
Milwaukie, died May 17, 19%,
at his home of age-related
causes.
A Mass of Christian burial
was held May 20 at Saint John
the Baptist Catholic Church in
Milwaukie. The Reverends
Joseph Neuville, Bruce Brown
and Lawrence Saalfield of
ficiated. Recitation of the Ros
ary was May 19, at the Stehn's
Milwaukie Funeral Home.
Concluding service followed
the Mass of Christian burial in
the Willamette National Ceme
tery, Portland.
Mr. Kenny was bom April
12, 1915, at Heppner. He lived
in the Milwaukie area 51 years.
Mr. Kenny was a conductor
with Amtrak, Southern Pacific
Railroad, for 40 years, retiring
in 1980. He served in World
War II with the U.S. Navy.
Mr. Kenny married Rita
Marie Chabot in Miami, Florida
on September 7, 1944.
Mr. Kenny was a member of
Saint John the Baptist Catholic
Church.
Mr. Kenny is survived by his
wife, Rita, at the home; sons,
John, Milwaukie, Thomas,
Seattle, W ashington, and
Michael, West Linn; daughters,
Susan Proulx, Bothell, Wash
ington, and Kay Ann Kenny,
Portland; brothers, Emmett,
Pendleton, James, Lake Grove,
and William, Heppner; sister,
Patricia Erwin, Sherwood; nine
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Donations for those who
wish may be made to the
Clackamas County Special
Olympics, in care of Stehn's
Milwaukie Funeral Home, 2906
S.E. Harrison Street, Milwau
kie, OR 97222.
Stehn's Milwaukie Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Norma Catherine Groce
Norma Catherine Groce, 67,
passed away Wednesday, M?y
15, 19%, at North Lincoln
Hospital, Lincoln City. Memo
rial services were Saturday,
May 18, 1996 at the Boardman
Christian Center. Graveside
services were at Idlewilde
Cemetery, Hood River.
Mrs. Groce was bom October
7, 1928, in Portland to Orville
and Olita (Stephen) Hatch.
Norma married Leland Groce
in 1956. They were married for
18 years and later divorced. She
raised her family in Estacada
and Heppner. Mrs. Groce
worked for Cal's Cafe in Hepp
ner for many years and also for
Morrow County Mental Health
as a secretary, before she re
tired and moved to Boardman
in 1987.
Mrs. Groce is survived by
sons Larry Groce and Stephen
Groce of Boardman; daughters
Elizabeth Morris of Boardman
and Laurel Groce of Ukiah,
brother Lou Hatch
of Vancouver, Washington;
sisters Orvalita Hopkins and II-
ene Cobvarubias of Phoenix,
Arizona; and four grandchild
ren, Ken Morris, Cory Morris,
I David Groce and Caty Groce.
The family suggests memo
rials to the Heppner Senior
Center.
Pacific View Memorial
Chapel, Lincoln City, was in
charge of arrangements.
B M C C schedules Morrow County voter turnout down
560.
registration appts
Voter turnout in Morrow
-Attorney General: Dem.-
Registration appointments
for fall term have started at Blue
Mountain Coummunity Col
lege (BMCC). Students plann
ing to return to BMCC in the
fall are encouraged to make
their appointments as soon as
possible. Registration for fall
term 19% begins Wednesday,
Sept. 18. Classes begin Sept.
23.
For students who will be new
to BMCC and who have never
attended college, the registra
tion process starts with place
ment testing. The Admission
and Advising Office, in Pioneer
Hall, offers placement tests on
Monday and Thursday at 11
a.m. Anyone interested in at
tending BMCC and taking
more than eight credit hours of
course work is required to take
the placement test. Appoint
ments are not necessary; there
is a $10 testing fee.
Registration appointments
for returning students, transfer
students or anyone who has
already completed the place
ment test can be made by call
ing the Admission and Advis
ing Office at 278-5929 or
278-5930.
Lexington
County was down for the elec
tion at the polls Tuesday, May
21, according to unofficial
figures released by the Oregon
Secretary of State's office. Ac
cording to the secretary of state,
only 38.12 percent of the
registered voters in Morrow
County cast their ballots, com
pared to 65.13 percent in
Gilliam County; 61.78 percent
in Sherman County; 52.31 in
Grant County; and 34.84 per
cent in Umatilla County.
In addition to the Morrow
County Treasurer's and Mor
row County Commissioner's
position detailed in last week's
Gazette, votes cast in Morrow
County are as follows:
-U.S. Senator: Dem.-Tom
Bruggere, 258; Harry Lonsdale,
169; Bill Dwyer, 106; Anna
Nevenich, 47; Jerry Rust, 39;
Rep.- Gordon Smith, 632; Kir
by Brumfield, 30; Jeff Lewis, 26;
Lon Mabon, 24; Robert J. Fen
ton, 14.
-U.S. Representative 2nd
District: Dem.- Mike Dugan,
478; George E. Fuson, 65; Rep.-
Wes Cooley, 355.
-Secretary of State: Dem.-Phil
Keisling, 571; Rep.- Stan Ash,
273; Paul Damian Wells, 220.
-State Treasurer: Dem.- Jim
Hill, 562; Rep.- Bev Clarno,
G ra n ge
holds m eeting
Hardy Myers, 335; Kevin L.
Mannix, 204; Rep.- Victor J.
Hoffer, 480.
-Supreme Court Judge: Non
partisan - Ted Kulongoski, 638;
Rex Armstrong, 398; Frank J.
Yraguen, 246.
-Circuit Court Judge 6th
District: Non-partisan - Garry
L. Reynolds, 565; Daniel J. Hill,
510; Robert E. Ridway, 355.
-State Senator 28th District:
Dem.- Kevin M. Campbell, 221;
Vem Cook, 125; Rep.- Patty
Wehrli, 242; Ted Ferrioli, 125;
Terry Drever-Gee, 42.
-No. 23, increases value re
quired to obtain jury trial:
yes-1013; no-435.
-No. 24, requires that iniative
petition signatures be collected
from each congressional
district: yes-%3; no-516.
-No. 25, requires 3/5 majori
ty in legislature to pass revenue
raising bills: yes-920; no-572.
Reception set
for Brosnans
A wedding reception in
celebration of the marriage of
Leah and Damon Brosnan on
will be held on Saturday, June
1, at Heppner Elks Lodge at 3
p.m.
The community is invited to
attend.
Lexington News
_________________ By D elp h a Jo nes
By Delpha Jones
Lexington Grange met on
Monday evening for their
regular meeting, with Master
Clarence Buchanan in the chair.
The following guests were in
troduced and welcomed: Mike
Medlock, Wheatland Pomona
master, Bobbi Jo Medlock,
Wheatland junior chairman
and GWA chairman, and Bob
Hammack and Aloha Medlock.
There was much discussion
on the Clean Water Measure,
which some people are: trying
to get on the ballot. "This is im
portant to .the Grange as are all
farmers' problems one way or
another, espeically concerning
cattle growers and those farm
ing near the creeks," said a
grange spokesperson.
The Lexington Grange will
meet at the regular time in June
at the hall.
In the past few years, the
gToup has met at the Gilbert
Cabin on Sunday for a picnic
and meeting, but plans have
been changed and this time, it
will be a potluck dinner.
The roofing of the building
was also discussed and the
decision concerning future
plans was left to the building
conmmittee.
Supper was served before the
meeting and the lecturer's pro
gram was a quiz on Decoration
Day, or Memorial Day, as it is
now known. Several humorous
readings were also enjoyed.
and Jo and George Irvin
motored to Walla Walla on
Wednesday where they visited
Earl Miller, a former Lexington
resident who is a patent at the
Veterans Hospital there.
-:- Scott Groshens who re
cently underwent major sur
gery in Portland and was also
a patient at Bend, is recupera
ting at the home of his father,
Vic Groshens, in Baker City.
-:- John Wagenblast from
-:- Luella Taylor was a Port Yakima, Washington was a re
land visitor last week where cent caller at the home of his
she underwent major eye mother, Lee Wagenblast.
surgery. She returned on Tues
Charlene Whitney from
day for a checkup.
Portland was a recent caller at
Cecil and Delpha Jones, the C.C. Jones Ranch.
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FOR
A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF JUNE 2, 1996 THROUGH
JUNE 8, 1996, AS “HEPPNER GARDEN WEEK".
WHEREAS neatly kept yards and gardens contribute to the
livability and attractiveness of the Heppner community; and
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WHEREAS the hard work of local gardeners demonstrates our
community's pride in our appearance and a desire to maintain
Heppner as a beautiful place to live;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN THAT, I, BOB JEPSEN, MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF HEPPNER, OREGON, DO PROCLAIM that:
Section 1: The week of June 2, 1996 through June 8, 1996
is hereby declared as “Heppner Garden Week' in honor of community
gardeners and their yards and gardens that make Heppner a
healthier and more beautiful place to live.
this 24th day of May, 1996.
CITY OF HEPPNER, OREGON
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