Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. July 30,1997 - FIVE
Work continues on Lex convenience store
The new convenience store
under construction in Lexington
will definitely be a convenience
for Lexington, Heppner and lone
residents and travelers passing
through
town.The
CENEX
Convenience Store, owned and
operated by Morrow County
Grain Growers (MCGG), is
situated so that it will allow for
entry for vehicles from both
Hwy, 207 and Hwy. 74.
The store will offer more
grocery items than generally
found in convenience stores, says
manager Carolyn Blodgett. In
addition to the usual items, such
as pop, beer, ice cream, chips,
dips, snacks and gum, the store
will offer gas, diesel, propane
and pumping for card lock, a
small line of automotive products
and health and beauty aids.
MCGG
will also assume
responsibilities at the store for
postal service in Lexington.
Blodgett says that plans are to
landscape the area outside of the
store and perhaps put picnic
tables in a grassy area.
"We see our role as being an
integral part o f the community
and having the community be a
part o f us," said Blodgett. "We
want to operate a store that is
friendly and that people enjoy
coming to. We want to put a lot
o f emphasis on service."
Blodgett says that the store's
opening date is still tentative.
MCGG is targeting late August
or the first part o f September,
depending on how construction
proceeds. The store will operate
seven days a week from 6 a.rn. to
10 p.m. "We will be flexible,
depending on activities in the
community," adds Blodgett."lf
there's a need to be there, such as
after a game or other activity, we
will."
Blodgett says that CENEX
convenience stores, which are
mostly associated with co-ops in
rural areas, have been rated 26 or
27 out o f 1,000 stores throughout
the U.S. CENEX is based in the
Midwest. Since she was hired,
Blodgett has undergone training
in finances and merchandising
and has also traveled to several
different convenience stores to
take a look at their operations.
Blodgett says that MCGG plans
to hire around five-six full-time
employees and around four-five
part-time employees to staff the
store and intends to hire some
area youth. Hired as manager in
mid-June, Blodgett says, "I've
done everything so far from
talking to vendors to deciding
where electrical outlets will be
Luke S w anson and S usie
Heideman, named senior athletes
o f the year for lone High School,
recently participated in their re-
PUBLIC NOTICE
Store manager shows newly-installed pumps
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Carolyn Blodgett
placed. Blodgett credits MCGG
general manager Larry Mills for
his big role in construction o f the
store. "He is a wonderful person
who is very involved in
community affairs," she says.
Blodgett, herself a "people
person", also has a lot of
experience in business. When she
first moved to Heppner in 1984,
she worked as a senior services
Raymond B. Ferguson, came into
the business in 1927, making it
"Brothers." They sold Chevrolet
cars and trucks and Shell
gasoline at this location until
they sold the business in 1944.
Gene farmed in Sand Hollow
for many of the years that he was
also working the garage.
He is
a life member o f the Heppner
Elks Lodge.
Gene and Fay left Heppner in
May o f 1972, moving to
Hermiston.
They have lived
there for most o f the time since,
except for about two years in the
Portland area while Fay was in a
home,
suffering
from
Alzheimer's. Fay died February
3, 1996. They had been married
nearly 73 years.
Gene moved back to Hermiston
in June, living with his grandson.
Gene would appreciate hearing
from any o f his friends who
would be interested in writing to
him. The address is: Eugene 0.
Ferguson, Rt. 5 Box 5908,
Hermiston, OR 97838
Since Gene was bom August 8,
1898, he has now lived in two
centuries.
His goal in life, at
this time, says his family, is to
live in three centuries, which
means he has to reach at least
January 1, 2001.
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Larry Mills
supervisor for ECOAC. She has
owned and operated a group
home for the elderly, was a case
worker for senior and disabled
services, was director for a group
home
for
developmentally
disabled adults, worked for Nike
NBA promotions in Beaverton
and also owned and operated a
bulk foods grocery store in
Hermiston, which she started
from scratch.
Blodgett says that she liked the
Heppner-Lexington area "right
from the beginning". After
initially living in Heppner for a
short while in 1984, she moved
to Hermiston and worked in
Pendleton before returning in
1989, when she moved to Blake
Ranch. She has a son living in
Portland; a daughter in Redding,
CA;
one
grandchild;
a
Dalmatian, Dexter, another dog,
Stoney and a cat, Miss Kitty.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Council o f the City o f
Heppner will hold a public
hearing on Monday, August 18,
1997, beginning at 7:00 p.m. to
consider adoption o f a proposed
ordinance annexing real property
to the City of Heppner, Oregon
with the consent o f the owners of
the annexed property and after
public hearing on such annex
ation, and declaring an emer
gency.
Copies of the above ordinance
are available at City Hall for
public examination.
This is a public meeting where
deliberations o f the city Council
will take place. Any person may
appear at the meeting and discuss
the proposed ordinance with the
City Council.
Gary B. Marks
City Manager
Published: July 30, 1997
Affid________________________
PUBLIC NOTICE
1.00
Drawing to
be held
August 17th
MORROW COUNTY
LAND USE HEARING
THE MORROW COUNTY
COURT will hold the following
hearing o f public interest on
Wednesday, August 6, 1997, at
10:00 a.m. at the Morrow County
Courthouse in Heppner:
Third and final public hearing
on an Amendment to the Com
prehensive Plan to include a site
to the Goal 5 aggregate inven
tory. The site to be included is
described as tax lot 3402 o f
Assessor’s Map 2S 26 23, located
one mile east o f the intersection
o f State Highway 74 and Dee
Cox Road, approximately two
miles northeast o f the City of
Heppner. The property is owned
by Etta Turner, ETAL, and the
applicant is Miller & Sons Ex
cavating. Criteria for approval
include Zoning Ordinance Sec
tion 6.050(9), ARTICLE 8 and
215.298(2).
Opportunity to voice support
o f opposition to the above pro
posals or to ask questions will be
provided. Failure to raise specific
issues at this hearing precludes
appeal to the Land Use Board o f
Appeals based on those issues.
Copies o f the proposed Ordi
nance and all relevant documents
will be available after July 31,
1997. For more information,
please contact the Morrow County
Planning Department at 922-
4624 or 676-5650.
DATED THIS 30th day o f July,
1997.
MORROW COUNTY COURT
Published: July 30, 1997
Affid
PUBLIC NOTICE
Gene Ferguson to celebrate 99th
Gene Ferguson will celebrate
his 99th birthday on August 8.
The family is holding a
celebration on August 9 in
Damascus.
Ferguson moved to Heppner in
April 1917 and farmed for
several years. He and Fay Heiny
m et in the fall o f 1922 and were
married June 17, 1923.
In October o f 1924 Gene bought
the first gasoline station in
Heppner and moved it from
around the train depot to
diagonally across the street from
the
Tum-A-Lum
Lumber
company, at Main and Baltimore
streets.
On July 2, 1926, Gene and his
father, O.T. Ferguson, opened
what became Ferguson Brothers
Motor Company at Main and
M ay streets. Gene's brother,
Swanson, Heideman play in all-star games
Tickets available at the
Neighborhood Center of
South Morrow County
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER OF SOUTH M ORROW CO UN TY
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The regular H eppner C ity
Council m eeting for M onday,
A ugust 11, 1997, at 7:00 p.m .
has been rescheduled to M on
day, A ugust 18, 1997, at 7:00
p.m . The m eeting w ill be held
at H eppner C ity H all, 188
W est W illow Street.
G ary B. M arks
C ity M anager
Published: July 30, 1997
Affid
The Morrow County Health
District will hold it’s Regular
Board Meeting on August 4,
1997, at 7:00 p.m., at the lone
City Hall, lone, OR. The agenda
for this meeting is as follows:
I. Call to order at lone City Hall.
II. Approval o f July 7, 1997
minutes
III. Public Comments
IV. CEO Report
V. Financial Report - June
VI. Irrigon Clinic
VII. Home Health Report - Molly
Rhea
VIII. Executive Session ORS
192.660.(1)
IX. New Business
X. Adjournment
Published: July 30, 1997
Affid
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR MORROW COUNTY
In the Matter o f the Estate
of
HOWARD DOYLE KEY,
Deceased.
Probate No. 97 PR 015
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned has been ap
pointed and has qualified as the
personal representative o f this
estate. All persons having claims
against the estate are hereby re
quired to present the same, with
proper vouchers, w ithin four
months after the date of first pub
lication o f this notice as stated
below, to the personal represen
tative c/o John H. K ottcam p,
Kottcamp & O ’Rourke, LLP, 331
S. E. 2nd, P. O. Box 490, Pendle
ton, Oregon 97801, or they may
be barred.
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings in
this estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the court, the personal represen
tative or the attorneys for the per
sonal representative.
Dated this 16th day o f July,
1997.
Lois Hunt
Personal Representative
P. O. Box 391
Lexington, Oregon 97839
John H. Kottcamp
Kottkamp & O ’Rourke, LLP
Attorneys for Personal
Representative
331 S. E. 2nd
P. O. Box 490
Pendleton, Oregon, 97801
Published: July 16, 23, 30, 1997
Affid
spective state all-star basketball
tournaments on June 20 and 21.
Heideman was selected to play
on the east state 1A and 2A all-
star basketball team at Western
Oregon University in Monmouth
on Friday, June 20 and then again
on S a tu rd a y , June 21 at
Chemeketa Community College in
Salem.
In Friday's game, she had 15
points and 10 rebounds in a 71 -64
loss to the west team, but on Sat
urday, Heideman contributed 22
points and 12 rebounds to lead the
east team to a 65-62 victory over
the west team.
Heideman plans on attending
Mt. Hood Community College,
majonng in chemical engineering,
and will continue to play basket
ball.
Swanson was selected to play
on the east state 1A all-star bas
ketball team at Mt. Hood Com
munity College. The boys’ team
split with the west squad, winning
the Friday game, 101-85, but los
ing Saturday’s contest, 92-90.
On Friday, he led the east team
with 22 points, shooting 8-9 from
the field, and 4-5 at the three-point
distance. He also had four steals
and four rebounds.
Swanson plans to attend East
ern Oregon University, majoring
in engineering, and playing basket
ball for the Mountaineers.
Suzie Heideman
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Luke Swanson
U of I lists spring honor roll
The names o f students honored
for academic achievement during
the U niversity o f Idaho (U I)
spring 1997 semester have been
announced by UI officials. Stu
dents must achieve a set grade
point while carrying a specified
number o f credit hours to be in-
eluded on the dean’s list.
Local students include: Truitt
Greenup, Lexington, college of
business and economics and col
lege of letters and science.
CARD OF THANKS
M any thanks for the cards,
prayers, and phone calls, follow
ing my recent stay in the hospital.
Tom Huddleston
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Thanks to the Heppner, Lexing
ton and lone fire depts. for their
quick response and all the help.
Thanks to the Lindsays and all the
neighbors who cam e. Special
thanks to Bob and Sheree Smith
and kids for all their help, the cof
fee and cookies and all the other
friends and neighbors who re
sponded in our hour o f need. We
appreciate it and ask God to bless
you all for making a bad experi
ence into a better one.
The Owens and Marquardts
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A big thank you to Dr. Atkins
and all the nurses at Pioneer Me
morial and to Sandy-your knowl
edge and caring were what saved
Lyle’s life. We are so thankful to
have you in our community and
for being there for us when we
needed you.
Thank you again,
Lyle and Virginia Peck
and Families
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We would like to extend a spe
cial thanks to all o f the friends and
family who helped so much with
Crystal and Eric’s wedding and
reception.
We want to especially thank
Cathy Halvorsen for all o f her help
with the reception, and to the many
people who brought food and
helped serve and clean up. Thank
you Bill, M enlee and Danielle
McDowell for your help with the
rehearsal dinner; Jean Jepsen for
your expert advice and assistance;
and Mark Tullis, our favorite pho
tographer. For the beautiful flow
ers, thanks Gail Hughes, Merry
Brannon and Birdine Tullis-they
were perfect! Thank you Bob and
Aloha DeSpain for helping with
everything we asked, and always
with a smile and a hug! Father A1
Miller, the special, thoughtful ser
vice made this wedding exactly
what we wanted it to be.
There were many others who
helped-it is a wonderful thing in
this community how people step
forward to offer assistance-and
we thank you all!
Eric and Crystal Eilers
Rick and Pam Minster
BB and Sharon Ellers
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WANTED: boys and girls ages
13 and older for litter patrol dur
ing fair. Contact Fair Office, 676-
9474.
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Pioneer M em orial H ospital
seeking part-time RNs for unique
nursing opportunity. Charge nurse,
7-7 night shift, rural hospital/nurs-
mg home/ER. Oregon RN license
required. Competitive salary com
mensurate with experience. Ben
efits. For more information, con
tact Peggy Johnson, DNS at (541)
676-9133.
The Morrow County Health
District is an Equal Opportunity
Employer committed to providing
equal employment opportunities to
all statuses protected by law.
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M orrow C ounty is now ac
cepting applications for a part-
time janitor. Wages are $7.59 per
hour, some benefits. Position
would work approximately 10-30
hours per week, plus fill-in during
absence of full-time janitor. Jani-
torial/cleaning experience pre
ferred.
Applications may be obtained
from Andrea Denton, M orrow
County Courthouse, P.O. Box 788,
Heppner OR 97836, phone (541)
676-5620. Applications due same
address by August 11,1997,5:00
p.m.
M orrow County is an equal
opportunity employer and does not
discriminate on the basis o f race,
color, national origin, sex, religion,
age, or disability in employment or
the provision o f service.
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