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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 1,1997 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow . • . lone Booster Club holds Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon 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 Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow. Wheeler. Gilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere April Hilton-Sykes................................................................................ News Editor Stephanie Jensen Typesettrig Monique D evin.....................................................Advertising Layout 4 Graphics Bonnie Bennett ................................................................................. Distribution Penni K eersem aker....................................................................................... Printer David Sykes, Publisher Letters to the Editor Editor's note. Letters to the editor must be signed The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters Pleuse include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G T office The G-T reserves the right to edit Out of your pockets and into theirs career politicians. Nearly nine out of ten congressmen who have limited themselves to three When this Congress talks about terms voted against the pay raise. change, they mean the kind of Furthermore, 63 percent of change they want to take out of members who have served only your pocket and put into their three terms or less voted against pockets. Last week, career the pay raise, while 72 percent of politicians in Washington gave longer-term members voted for themselves a $3,000 pay raise on it. top of the $133,673 minimum What a clear example that too salary they currently take home. many long-term members of To make matters worse, Congress are more interested in congressional leaders are tiying cashing m on a career in to disguise the raise. A Washington than in listening to spokesperson for House Speaker the people. Instead of Newt Gingrich declared, "It's not representing us, they represent a pay raise. It’s a cost-of-living themselves. You can find out adjustment. That's a different how your member of Congress thing." How can members of voted on the pay raise by calling Congress possibly tell their U.S. Term Limits at 800-733- constituents that another $3,000 6440. a year is not a pay raise? (s) Paul Jacob This vote shows the clear Executive Director, difference between short-term U.S. Term Limits citizen legislators and long-term Washington, D.C. To the Editor: M C SW CD meeting slated, Oct. 7 A regular board meeting of the Morrow SWCD/Weed Advisory Board will be held Tuesday, October 7, at 1 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office Building in Heppner. Agenda items include EQIP (Environm ental Q uality Incentive Program), CRP (Conservation Reserve Program), manager report, agency reports and other business. The meeting is open to the public. FOOT PAIN? Dr. Donald Carlson, podlatric foot and ankle specialist, will be at the Pioneer Memorial Clinic October 8 for the diagnosis and treatment of all foot problems. Call now: 676-5504 or Hermiston clinic 567-8750 meeting The lone Booster Club sponsored a hamburger feed Monday, September 29, at the lone cafeteria. The evening was planned to inform the public what Booster Club has done for lone Schools and to get the community involved in club activities. Cindy Burright, club president, welcomed everyone and introduced the 1997-98 officers. Secretary Del LaRue read the minutes of the last meeting and gave a financial report. Bumght explained the projects lone Booster Club has helped finance over the years. Corey Bennetto modeled the football pants the club purchased last year and Niki Sullivan and Nikki McElligott modeled the volleyball shirts the club helped finance. The junior high girls' volleyball team held a car wash to buy new uniforms and the club pledged money to pay the remainder of the cost if needed. It was reported by Dean Robinson that the outdoor bleachers need some new boards and need to be painted. Because the shop class is mostly technology they will not be able to handle die repair work. Robin Graff offered to organize the repair project and several students volunteered to help. Jim Swanson gave an update on the suit against the Recreation District, and the importance of the county booster clubs in helping support school projects. Betty Gray, owner of Beecher's Cafe, was recognized for her contributions to the club. The state championship signs in memory of her husband, Gale Gray, will soon be placed on the outskirts of town. Joe McElligott will recruit volunteers for that effort. The booster club will sponsor a steak feed as a money-maker during the Echo game on October 9. Volunteers were recruited to help with the set up, serving, and clean up. Several people offered to donate rolls. Jim Swanson will order the steaks. Beecher's Cafe will provide the salad and dressing. Potatoes will be donated by Montie Crum. The dinner will start at 5 p.m. and will cost $6 per plate. The club will provide concessions for the October 23 volleyball game against Arlington and the Heppner C team. Due to the Echo game being on the regular meeting date, October 9, the next meeting of the lone Booster Club will be November 13 at 8 p.m. at Beecher's Cafe. Starting Wednesday, Oct. 1st Sam Bellamy has purchased MCGG’s DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEM EQUIPMENT, Inc. Sam Bellamy will be working with Joe Yocom. For ALL your domestic water system and small irrigation pump repair and replacement. St. William's class culminates study with trip St. William’s Catholic Church catechism classes culminated a month of studying the rosary by making a trip to the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center in Stevenson, Washington. There they viewed what is believed to be the world's largest rosary collection—3,953 rosaries covering 384 square feet of display space. The rosaries were the obsession of the late Donald Brown, a Skamania County resident, whose collection increases even after his death. The collection grows yearly by 50 to 100 rosaries, sent by visitors and people who hear about the exhibit. Brown began his collection in 1917 when he was hospitalized with pneumonia. The head nurse gave him her rosary and he was hooked. He gathered prayer beads from all over, carefully cataloging each by donor, material and place of origin and displayed them in his home for visitors to see. The rosaries come in all colors and are fashioned of bone, ceramics, gems, glass, metal, plants, plastic, seeds, shells, rifle bullets and even melted down noses from World War 11 bombers. In place of the crucifixes on some rosaries the students discovered hearts, crystals, tassels, medallions, and even skeletons. The largest rosary is 16 feet and made from painted foam balls. The display includes a rosary donated by John F. Kennedy and 39 rosaries draped to form an American flag. A computer enabled the students to call up details on any rosary by catalog number, donor, country and material. The rosaries are carefully displayed in climate-controlled, theft-proof cases. Students making the trip were Adam and Meghan McCabe, Aaron Tworek, Caitlin Orem, Clay and Beth Morter, William and Whitney Wehrli, and Salli, Colin, Diana, Natalie, and Taylor McElligott. Adult chaperones were Patty McNary, Anne Morter, Lucy Tworek, and Joe and Jeri McElligott. The group was treated to ice cream by St. William’s Altar Society on the trip home. Back: Adam McCabe, Lucy Tworek, Patty McNary; third row-Anne Morter, Taylor McElligott, Aaron Tworek, Collin McElligott, Diana McElligott, Caitlin Orem; second row-Salli McElligott, Natalie McElligott, Meghan McCabe; and front row-Clay Morter, William and Whitney Wehrli, Beth Morter. William Wehrli (left), Beth Morter, Whitney Wehrli Obituary Florence M. Gray Florence M. Gray, 82, of Hepp ner, died Tuesday, September 23, 1997, at Pioneer Memorial Nurs ing Home. Graveside funeral for Miss Gray was held Friday, September 26, 1997 at the Hermiston Cem etery. Florence M. Gray was bom January 25, 1915, at Elgin, to Gene and Mabel Davis Gray. She was raised at Social Ridge near Lexington and attended school there. She lived at Stanfield for a time but had been a resident of the Heppner/Lexington area most of her life. She enjoyed flowers and gar dening, crocheting and embroi dery, animals and working puzzle books. Survivors include a sister, Faye Caitlin Orem (left) and Meghan McCabe with altar that is part of rosary collection Ruhl of Lexington, and brothers, Merritt Gray o f Heppner and Robert Gray of Creswell. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial The lone Ecumenical Youth Hospital Nursing Home, P.O. Group met Thursday, September and pie. Youth group members 18, at the United Church of were asked to donate two pies Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. per family to this event. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner Christ (UCC). Twenty-one high Other activities for fall include school students came to enjoy a was in charge of arrangements. the food drive in November and pizza dinner and learn about the the annual money maker, selling planned fall activities. Christmas trees. There will also The Rev. Isa Brown told the group about the upcoming be a service trip to Burnside, Marriage Licenses Spanish service planned at UCC. possibly after Christmas. Matthew Nelson and Steve and The Morrow County Clerk’s Jessica and Shelby Krebs Elizabeth Allen will show slides office at the courthouse in Hepp and talk about last summer's offered to make refreshments for ner reports issuing the following service trip to Ecuador. the next meeting. Jen McElligott marriage licenses dunng the past Cathy Halvorsen asked the asked youth group nembers to week: group to help with the Jason check the bulletin board at school Clinton John Finley, 23, Board- Halvorsen Scholarship Bazaar for upcoming activities and man; and October II. 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