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Veterans honored at Heppner ceremony
HEPPNER
Heppner Mayor Bob Jepsen (left) with World War I veteran Bill Lowe,
98, attend the Veterans Day commemoration in Heppner Tuesday.
Lowe, Heppner, served with the British Canadian 1st Battalion
machine gun company in France and England during WW I
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VOL. 116
NO. 46
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HHS sports
Wednesday, November 12,1997
Schmidt new hospital CEO
dessert
The Heppner High School fall
sports dessert for grades nine
through 12 will be held Tuesday,
Nov. 18, starting at 7 p.m. at the
high school cafeteria.
St. Patrick's
mini-carnival
St. Patrick's Parish will have its
annual mini-carnival on Sunday,
Nov. 16, from noon-1 p.m. in the
parish hall.
The carnival will offer games
for young and old - from fish
pond, cake walk, to bingo and
other assorted games.
An
afghan will be raffled. Hot
dogs, chips, punch and coffee
will be served. Decorations
will be arranged by Kim
Cutsforth-Armato.
The co-
chair persons for the event are
John and Ann Murray.
The public is welcome to
attend.
4-H achievement
dinner, Nov. 16
The Morrow County 1997 4-H
Awards and Achievement Dinner
will take place on Sunday,
November 16, at the lone School
starting at 4 p.m.
Dinner will be catered by the
Morrow County Fair Court.
They are asking that everyone
attending bring a dessert.
Presentation of awards will
immediately follow dinner.
County medal and record books
winners, junior and teen leaders
and 4-H leaders will be
recognized.
Musical entertainment will be
provided by 4-H members.
Everyone is invited to enjoy
"an evening of good food, good
company and share in joy of 4-
H's achievements," said an
Extension spokesperson.
Kenneth A. Schmidt
Kenneth A. Schmidt has been
named president of Pioneer Me­
morial Hospital and Nursing
Home (PMH/NH) in Heppner,
according to Roger Rieger, vice
president of Adventist Health and
liaison to the rural 44 bed facility
and the Morrow County Health
District board.
Schmidt succeeds Kevin Erich,
who accepted the presidency of
Frank R. How ard Memorial Hos­
pital in late September. Schmidt
will assume his new position on
Tuesday, Dec. 2.
“Adventist Health is pleased to
have found a candidate who un­
derstands the needs of a rural
population,” states Rieger.
“Ken’s dedication to our mission
and the delivery of quality health
care will be an asset to the Hepp­
ner community.”
PMH/NH, owned by the Mor­
row County Health District and
managed by Adventist Health, is
one of the largest employers in the
area, and provides acute care,
ambulance service, home health
and dental care to the residents of
Morrow County. It also operates
medical clinics in Heppner and
Parade of Lights
to be part of
Slottee scholarship Heppner Holiday
deadline
nears
Deadline for applications for Celebration
Those feeling creative with
the 17.
Applications may be picked up
from the South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust at the school
district office in Lexington.
Priority is given to a student
majoring or nimoring music and
then a student who has been
accepted into a school of
education.Critena used in
awarding the scholarship include
scholarship,
leadership,
citizenship, financial need,
suitability of course of study and
probability of success in the
student's chosen field.
Slottee, a music teacher at lone
and Heppner, died in a car
accident.
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Christmas lights this year will
have a chance to express
themselves during the Parade of
lights set for Dec. 4 on mam
street in Heppner.
Anyone wishing to enter the
parade with a vehicle decorated
with Christmas lights should
contact Anne Murray at Murray's
Drug.
Cash prizes for the best
decorated vehicles will be
awarded.
The parade will be part of
Heppncr's Happy Holidays
Celebration which will include a
visit from Santa Claus and other
activities.
Boardman, with a third clinic cur­
rently under construction in Irri-
gon.
Since 1980, Schmidt has had
various responsibilities across the
health care continuum, said
Rieger. He is currently employed
by Loma Linda University Health
Sciences Center, and has also
worked in nursing home admin­
istration. hospital risk manage­
ment and safety in other Califor­
nia, Alaska and Utah facilities.
Schmidt, a licensed nursing
home administrator, holds a bach­
elor of arts in history and politi­
cal science from Loma Linda
University and a bachelor of arts
in administration with an empha­
sis in accounting from California
State University, San Bernardino.
He also holds a master of hospi­
tal administration from Loma
Linda University School of
Health.
Schmidt is also a member of
the American Society for
Healthcare Risk Management and
an associate of the American C ol-
lege of Healthcare Executives.
Play set
at IHS
A play, "Night Chills", based
on the w orks of Edgar Allen Poe,
will be held at lone High School
on Saturday, Nov. 22. beginning
at 7 p.m.
American Legion Honor Guard Arnie Hedman (left) and Jerry Sly.
Artifactory slated for Nov. 22
The annual Christmas
Artifactory crafts sale, sponsored
by Soroptinnst International of
Heppner. w ill be held early this
year. The Artifactory will be
held Saturday, November 22.
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds and
will feature 40 tables of crafts,
wood
items.
handmade
ornaments baked goods and
furniture, just to name a few.
Of special interest this year
will be a genealogy table,
sponsored by the Morrow County
Museum. A children's comer,
also new this year, will help
entertain the younger set with
crafts and their own door prizes.
"Frosty the Snowman” will make
a visit sometime that day.
Door prizes for adults will be
drawn approximately every halt
hour. Winners must be present to
claim their prize.
The concession stand will offer
all sorts of goodies including
baked potatoes, chili, chili dogs,
pies, cinnamon rolls, brownies,
hot drinks and pop.
A S2 entry fee will be charged
at the door. Proceeds from the
Artifactory will go toward
Soroptimist scholarships, the
Youth Citizenship Award and
youth service projects.
Heppner Mustangs to travel to Glendale Saturday
1-5.
Winner of this game will
The Heppner High School Saturday, Nov. 15, starting at 1 advance
to semi finals the
p.m.
Mustang Football team will play
Glendale is located about 42 following weekend against either
Glendale in the Class 2A
quarterfinals at Glendale on miles south of Roseburg right off Regis or Dayton, depending on
which team w ins that game.
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Nov 29
Blue skies, crisp fall weather
and a breeze unfurling the Stars
and Stripes made a perfect day
for honoring our country's
veterans. Morrow County
veterans were honored in a
ceremony at the Heppner
Memorial Park on Veterans Day,
Tuesday, November 11 -the 11 th
minute of the 11th hour of the
11th day of the 11th month. The
significance of the date and time
dates back to the Treaty of
Versailles at the end of World
War II
American Legion was
represented by Amie Hedman.
Tom Sly, Jerry Brace and Glen
Ward and Veterans of Foreign
Wars by Bud Batty, Jim Wishart
and Bob Taylor. The American
Legion Honor Guard raised the
flag.
Boardman Mayor Terry
Tallman, himself a Vietnam
veteran spoke on his experiences
in the service and "the little
things" a person can do to make
a difference.
Heppner City Manager Gary
Marks, who read the names of
the veterans who died in service,
commented that it was because
of these men that we do not have
to live in fear.
Father Gerry Condon delivered
the invocation; the Rev. A1
Trachsel gave the benediction;
Sonja McCabe sung the National
Anthem; Heppner Mayor Bob
Jepsen lead the Pledge of
Allegiance; Matt Jepsen recited
Taps. Morrow County Judge
Louis Carlson and VFW member
Bob Taylor also spoke. The
moving speech read by Taylor is
as follows:
"Ladies and gentlemen, as
veterans, we of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and the American
Legion have seen, first hand, the
tremendous cost of freedom. For
that reason, we have invited you
her today, to pay tribute to those
who have paid so dearly for our
freedom.
"Today, we honor and salute all
of the many American veterans
who, throughout our history have
unselfishly placed their lives on
the line for freedom.
"On every Veterans Day we
remember our "Doughboys"
who, in World War I, died on the
battlegrounds in Europe.
Originally called "Armistice
Day", this day was conceived as
a tribute to Americans who
sacrificed their lives in that war.
The veterans remaining from this
period should be proud of their
service.
"Yet today we honor all
American veterans who have
served in every other war, before
and after World War I, to defend
democracy.
"We also honor our veterans
from every period of peace as
well, for they protect what our
w ar veterans fought and died to
defend.
"American veterans represent
all races and ethnic groups. They
are men and they are women.
They are of every creed and
belief and they are of every
physical description. They are
your neighbor next door, the
owner of the grocery store, and
the fireman saving lives. They
are the 26 million Americans
living today who have proudly
worn their country's military
uniform. And they are the more
that one million who have died
defending the United States.
"Some of these veterans are
famous heroes who have
received a great deal of honors
and publicity. Most are not. Most
are just ordinary citizens who
answered the call to duty when it
came. Duty to their country took
them from the safety of their
homes and families and often led
them to the hardship and dangers
of war. They left the peacetime
opportunities in offices, factories
and farms, and committed
themselves to becoming airmen,
soldiers and sailors.
"Today as we join the members
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and the Amencan Legion and the
Ladies Auxiliaries, let us say to
all veterans, we are a grateful
country and we appreciate your
sacrifices."
The morning ceremony also
included a fly over by F-
15fighter jets.
World War I veteran Bill
Lowe, 98, was among the
audience.
IHS sports
dessert
The lone Schools fall sports
dessert will be held this
Thursday. Nov. 13, at 6:30 p m