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?T,Vf\ i , ■ * *- \ t- - ' . ' ■' , .g f is ^ r * * ' RjßoS^^ i^ '1 v ^ *. v V Swib ^1*1^ ' vi * •*•*■ «—#>'*-* %- » • %*• •'•**»%»'•. * I • » '- w -?•~ #- - *■***.» * » V * - $-•* »-* » - •»' M • ♦«►'*►• >» « TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 6, 1996 Veteran's M em orial to be dedicated The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow In the Service Heppner © ti G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S P S. 240-420 S e - - ,. Morrow County's Hoipe-Owned Weekly Newspaper -1 i Published weekly ami entered as periodical m atter at the Post Office at Heppner, O regon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (541)676-9228 Postmaster send address changes to the H eppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337. H eppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions $18 in Morrow. W heeler, (alllam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere. April H ilton-Sykes.......................................................................................News E ditor Stephanie Jensen ........................................................................................Typesetting M onique D ev in ......................................................... Advertising Layout 4c Graphics Bonnie Bennett Distribution Penni K e e rs e m a k e r............................................................................................... Printer D avid S ykes, P ub lisher Army National Guard Pvt. Clayton Finley has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynes- ville, MO. During the training, Finley received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military cour tesy, military justice, first aid and Army history and tradi tions. Finley is the son of John and Evelene Finley of Boardman. He is a 19% graduate of River side High School. Heppner High School fire in heater Pick up HHS/ A smoldering heater in a classroom trigered a fire alarm at Heppner High School around 6:56 p.m. Monday. Nov. 4. According to head custodian Stub Lewis, another custodian was vacuuming around 6:30 p.m. that day and got something caught in his vacuum, which started smoking. Believing that was the cause o f the smoke, Lewis went home, only to receive a call around 15 minutes later. Lewis said that there was soot on the desks and smoke, but no flames. He said that the fire was believed to have been caused by a short in the heater. The heater is a large one, around six feet long, three feet high and two feet wide. Lewis said alarms at the high school go into a Portland security system and are then dispatched to local authorities. CA PECO to hold meeting Nov. 15 ;. -i The Community Action Pro gram of East Central Oregon (CAPECO) will hold a Board of Directors meeting on Friday, Nov. 15, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Columbia Basin Electric Coop erative, 171 W. Linden Way, Heppner. There is no charge to attend. •': 1 , • .•: E K te te ü sisr tsiiffite Ä 4 • /• 1 ■■••*- - < I V - I , I*.* I* ■ ^ I ; 7* • .5 - ' > .1 ••#;■» . 4 '. _ ’ m '• * m » ' < •• • .. •*, ^ j •. ✓ ’ > L» V % * * ‘ » r, V » * , 1 • y ■ t . ’ • . : -> • lisSCHWAB The dedication o f the new veteran's memorial will be held on Veteran's Day, Monday, November 11, at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Memorial Mini-Park, located on highway 74 (Linden Way) between Hinton and Willow creeks. „ A Everyone is invited to attend the dedication "in remembrance o f those brave Bill Monahan was the first young man from Heppner to be sent to Vietnam. Before it was over, 44 others would follow over a span of 15 years. Bill's older brother, Mike, also went, but he attended col lege first, so Bill went over before Mike. They were not the only brothers from Heppner that served in Vietnam. Besides the Monahans, Lawrence and Tom Green, Gary and Jay Ball, Richard and David Clark and David and Harold Gray were all brothers serving in the war. With Heppner being a com munity of less than 1,500 peo ple, 45 Vietnam veterans is a high number in comparison to total numbers of men sent from all across the United States. And these are not all the veterans from Heppner during this time. Many young men from Heppner were in the arm ed forces and did not go to Vietnam, but served their coun try throughout the world and I 'A I, *. Y : ► * >;: . . . * - - • « ■ : - • / v . . - - .-a* -V A . • .* ’ «,■"-■ •-' •■ • •■ / * - Ç* , J . ’ - # * * • ‘ , * r fT- ^ * • . ■ 4 T - 1 ’ 0 *. / 1 - • Bill M onahan, a resident of Blue M ountain Rehabilitation C en ter in W a lla W alla, W A ., and a 1958 H eppn er High School grad uate, ac cepts the honor plaqu e for the 45 H eppner V ietnam veterans listed on it. A R E STUDDED TIR ES LEG A L? L e g a l d a te s to r s tu d usage: CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 1 TO APRS. 1 IDAHO OCTOBER 1 TO A P R i. 15 MONTANA OCTOBER 1 TO M AY 31 r NEVADA OREGON WASHINGTON Say, “IJCove Jpou” NOVEMBER 1 TO APM L 3 0 NOVEMBER 1 TO APRR. 3 0 NOVEMBER 1 TO A P R i 1 With shimmering Mt. fijxshmore MackJiills Gold Creations. A ll NEW LIGHTW EIG HT STUDS - In an e ffo rt to p rm id e e x c e lle n t tra c tio n fo r s a te w in te r d riv in g an d fo r le s s ro ad w ear, w e in v ite you to ask a b o u t o u r a ll new lig h tw e ig h t tire stu d s. V i. . . ' . ' ] ; , ■ . ’ . * »■] . », , _______________ « V F-»“ ; • >«S ; • HRES VSNOW WHEELS ✓BATTERIES ✓SNOW FlEX VCHAINS ✓STUDS v-v. • ' * ì1, ' :>£, i{ / » - 676-9481 *. * * ï A i -’ Y " Y &ä-> ■' *• . ä < *. <- -/ • rtv -W .C r—- v ii - .< -W - y -.- â Morrow Cotrnty residents who *av^ ; a States cT',1'“ o ? f service to the ' T United America- said a citv news release ^ Heppner news release. Vietnam veterans rem em bered Heppner Colts The Heppner Colts had a rough season this year. Al though they had three defeats in three games, co-coach Kelly Fox says that they gained more out of the season than three losses. When asked what was the most exciting moment of the year Fox said, "The most exciting part of the year for me was watching the kids improve dram atically. They really matured through the year and learned a lot. But for the fans the most exciting moment was watching the kids play in an overtime game, when they lost 14-12. " Co-coach was John McCabe, assistants were Hal Bergstrom, Chad Doherty, and Craig Angel. *«WE«ÏÏ • . N rx • i R o ger E hrm antraut (left), city crew , and H eppn er city m anager, G ary M arks, supervise placing of the V e te ra n ’s M em orial By L o n n ie Rill > ' ì - Parents o f Heppner Junior High and Hign School students may pick up their child's report card at the school this Thursday, October 7, from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday, October 8, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Heppner Junior/Senior High School Principal Ron Anthony says that parents will also be able to conference with teachers during those times, and pick up their child's achievement test results and state-wide assessment tests. Anthony said that no appointments are necessary for conferences. have rough season W $ BEEFIER B eef Ries :>• * • • ; ,'. - ■ ' / ." HJH report cards • -, ___ at home. When the war was heighten ed in the mid-60s, a fourth to nearly a half of Heppner's graduating classes of men end ed up in the war. They served in every branch of the armed forces and in many different job assignments, from battleships and aircraft carriers to running the inland river boats and jungle infantry. The honor plaque reads "H eppner High School Alum ni Vietnam Veterans. We serv ed for the love of our families and our country. We fought for the rights of ALL Americans so they may continue to have freedom." The plaque will be on display at P e te rso n 's Jewelry store window for the next two weeks in honor of Veteran's Day and will then be moved to a permanent place at the Morrow County Museum in the military display. Along with it is the David Clark Memorial Plaque, which will be returned to Heppner High School, where it hangs on the gymnasium wall. Clark, a 1966 Heppner graduate and let ter athlete, was killed in action while serving in Vietnam. Following are the 45 Heppner alumni whose names are in cluded on the honor plaque and their graduating year: 1956-Bill Monahan. 1958-Mike Monahan. 1960-Sam Green. 1962- Ken Daggett; Lawrence Green; Ed Howard; Robert D. Irby. 1963- LeRoy G ard n er II; Harold Gray; Don VanWinkle; Gene Wallace; Larry Monagle. 1964- Richard Clark; John Cole; Kenneth Robert Kindle; Larry Muessig; Ken Smith; Bill Weatherford; Steven Kenneth Peck. 1965- Dale Adlard; Jay Ball; Chris Brown; Tom Green; Sherill McDonald; Greg Pierce; Frank Robinson; Mike Sweek. 1966- David Clark; David Gray; Dan McBride; Simon Winters; Mike Burcham. 1%7-Mike Alsup; Jim Doher ty; Roger Leonning. 1968- Cary Davis; Doug Drake; Randy L. Stillman; Earl Struckmeier. 1969- Bill Baker; Gary Ball; Rich Witherrite. 1970- Phil Ayres; Hal Berg strom; Bruce Marquardt. Each man, or his family, has received a commemorative clock in honor of his service to their country. Besides Heppner alumni, 16 other residents of the Heppner area had their names submitted as having had a tour of duty in Vietnam and they too were honored with a plaque-clock. They are: Earl R. Woods, Jr.; George Norris; David Sykes; Carl Mar tin; Paul Sum ner; Robert Schultz; Bill Ewing; William M addern; Michael Benge; Randy Sample; Ken Jones; Dennis Swanson; Tim Gray; Jim Cooper; Tom Wicklund; and A1 Burt.
