TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 1,1997
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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. Students volunteered meeting dates.
Kimberly Michelle Bedortha, to set up the hall, make caramel
apples, sell raffle tickets and
20, Boardman.
work in the kitchen selling soup
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