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- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
teen shooting
Wednesday, February
25, 1998
Snoda Blake celebrates 100th MS W alk and
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other vital organs. He said that
other teens at the residence called
911 and had attempted to apply
pressure to the wound with a
sock and a rag.
lone EMTs and the Morrow
County Sheriffs Department
responded to the 911 call.
McElligott was treated at the
scene by the EMTs and Woods,
who said that he has had
extensive
experience
with
gunshot wounds in the military,
and
then
transported
by
ambulance to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner. A short
time later McElligott was flown
by helicopter to St. Charles
Medical Center at Bend where he
was listed in serious but stable
condition Tuesday morning. He
is expected to recover.
Woods said that it appeared
that Crum and McElligott had
been "horsing around" with the
gun, when Crum, believing the
pistol to be unloaded, allegedly
pointed it at McElligott and
pulled the trigger. Woods said
that upon examination, the pistol
was discovered to have three
rounds in the magazine and one
in the chamber.
Crum was taken into custody at
the scene and charged with
Assault I, Theft I and
unauthorized possession of a
shortened weapon. Crum is still
under custody at the Umatilla
County
Juvenile Detention
Center
in
Pendleton.
A
jurisdictional hearing has been
scheduled for next week.
Woods said that the Jennings
.22 caliber pistol had allegedly
been stolen from the home of
Monte Crum, Steve Crum's
father,
approximately
two
months earlier. The charge of
possession of a shortened
weapon stems from the discovery
at the scene of a sawed off
shotgun in a gun safe in the
Crum boy's bedroom, Woods
said. .
Will McElligott, the step-son
of Mike McElligott, Colorado
Springs, had been living at the
L.J. McElligott home in lone, his
step-grandparents, at the time of
the shooting.
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Snoda Blake at her 100 birthday party at Pioneer Memorial
Nursing Home
Snoda Blake, long time resident of Heppner, turned
100 last Thursday, February 12. Staff and residents at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital, where she lives, helped her
celebrate with a party and birthday cake.
Snoda was bom on February 12, 1898, in Lingo
Missouri. She married Kenneth Blake in 1918, in
Washington. Snoda moved to Heppner from Gresham
52 years ago.
Snoda worked as a cook, helping farmers with their
work crew's. She has three children. Bethal. Darrel, and
Willard, eight granddaughters and one grandson.
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Birdhouse sale to benefit tour fund
The 1998 MS Walk & Roll,
Rain or Shine will take place on
Saturday, April 18, in Heppner.
Walkers will start at 9 a.m. at All
Saints Episcopal Church.
"Last year, a group from
Heppner walked in the MS Walk
& Roll in Pendleton, and we had
so much fun that we decided to
organize a walk in Heppner,"
said
Merflee
McDowell,
chairperson for the walk. "1
encourage people from Heppner
and the surrounding area to mark
this date on their calendars, and
bring their friends and participate
in this worthwhile event."
The MS Walk & Roll, Rain or
Shine, sponsored by the Oregon
Chapter of the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society, will be held in
18 sites throughout the state of
Oregon and Clark County,
Washington. Funds raised in this
event will be used to provide
.local services for the more than
5,200 people in Oregon and
Clark County, Washington, who
have multiple sclerosis, a disease
of the central nervous system. In
addition, a portion of the funds
raised will support research
aimed at finding the cause and
cure for multiple sclerosis.
Walkers will start the 5K and
10K walks at All Saints
Episcopal Church and finish in
the same location. The 5K walk
is wheel chair accessible. Rest
stops will refreshments will be
provided for walkers every few
miles. Lunch at the end of the
walk will be provided by
community churches.
For information on how you
can register or volunteer for the
MS Walk & Roll, Rain or Shine
contact Menlee McDowell at
676-5238, or the Oregon Chapter
office at 1-800-FIGHT MS.
Brochures with registration
material may be picked up at
grocery
stores and other
businesses
in
Heppner,
Lexington and lone.
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By Merlyn Robinson
Stokes Landing
Game night set
Stokes Landing Senior Center
will host a dinner for the commu
nity on Friday, Feb. 27 from 5-7
p.m. The price is $3. Games in
cluding Scrabble and card games
for $1 begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds
from game night go tow ards
maintenance of the building and
grounds.
The center is located on Main
at Opal Place in Irrigon.
The Christian Life Center in
Heppner is sponsoring several
community events—a marriage
seminar and a series of meetings
on the topic of relationships.
The marriage seminar will be
held at the St. Patrick's Senior
Center Friday, Feb. 27, from 7 -
9:30 p.m. and Sat., Feb. 28, from
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. with an hour for
lunch.
The services on relationships
start Sunday, March 1, at 10:30
a.m. and 6 p.m. and will continue
Monday, March 2, through
Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m.
Joe and Ruth Meyers, former
missionanes to West Africa, will
cover topics of marriage.
After spending 10 years as
Assembly of God missionanes to
the Ivory Coast of West Africa
(1979-1988)the Meyers felt God
leading them to return as
"missionaries to the North
American Continent".
They
believe the Lord has lead them to
be a catalyst for renewal in the
church and a genuine spiritual
awakening in the USA and
Canada.
The Meyers minister on a broad
range of topics, including:
Biblical and Historical Principles
For A Spiritual Awakening,
Spiritual Warfare, The Healing
of
Broken
Relationships,
Spiritual Deception-and How To
Discern Truth, Intercessory
Prayer and Principles and
Priorities
for
Spiritual
Leadership. Their detailed study
guides and recorded messages
assist those who attend to further
study the topics presented, said a
news release.
Joe and Ruth Meyers have spent
their youth and entire adult lives
in Christian service. During their
missionary career overseas, Joe
was involved in the training of
African pastors and leaders
through both Bible college and
conference ministries. He served
as the interim director and
academic dean for the Bible
school, as well as carrying a full
teaching load in subjects related
to theology, church history,
philosophy
and
Christian
education.
Ruth taught pastor's wives in
such subjects as Bible, Christian
education, health and nutrition,
and reading (in French).
Joe and Ruth both grew up in
Christian families and were
always very involved in church
activities.
They
both
experienced a call to foreign
missions in their youth. As a
"boy preacher", Joe ministered
during his teen years in camps
and revival meetings throughout
central California and the
Hawaiian Islands. For many
years Ruth was involved 'in
Christian education, including
conducting Kids Crusades and
teaching in several Christian
schools in California.
Joe and Ruth are both
graduates of Bethany College,
Santa Cruz, California. Joe later
earned an M.A. degree with a
double
major
from
the
Assemblies of God Theological
Seminary
in
Springfield,
Missouri.
The Meyers pastored three
churches in Washington State
before going to Africa as
missionaries. They have been
traveling as itinerant teachers and
seminar speakers in the U.S. and
Canada for the past six years.
They are the parents of two
grown children.
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Heppner Garden
The monthly meeting of the
Heppner Garden Club will be
held at 7 p.m. on Monday, March
2, at the St. Patrick's Senior
Center.
Guest speaker will be Jim
VanWinkle of the Heppner
Ranger District, U.S. Forest
Service.
Guests are welcome to attend
these meetings that focus on
gardening education, promoting
conservation and the use of plant
materials for decorating.
Projects throughout the year have
included civic beautification on
Main Street and at the
fairgrounds, welcome baskets for
new teachers and clergymen, the
Christmas Greens Workshop,
table decorations for annual
community events, public flower
shows and other activities.
In February club members and
guests
were
given
a
demonstration on proper tree
pruning by Cecil Rill.
Christian Life Center sponsors events
Ernie and Mary Jean McCabe with
handmade birdhouses they plan
to sell to help finance a trip for
granddaughter Marissa McCabe
(center).
Marissa McCabe, 15-year-old
freshman at Heppner High
School, has been selected to
participate in a 16-day basketball
team tour to the United
Kingdom. Her grandparents,
Ernie and Mary Jean wanted to
do something to help Marissa
raise the funds to be able to go on
the tour, so Emie has been busy
as a bee for the past five weeks-
making birdhouses, 27 in all. The
McCabes
will
sell
the
birdhouses, which are decorated
in a variety of themes, at
different prices, ranging from
$10-$ 10 each. Proceeds will go
to Marissa's tour fund. The
birdhouses will be available for
sale at Heppner TV.
Marissa, the daughter of John
and Sonja McCabe, Heppner,
will attend a spring training
session
March
20-21
at
Bellingham, WA. She then goes
to another training camp June 20
before flying to Great Britain on
July 2. Before her return on July
16, Marissa will have played
with her tour teammates against
other teams in England, Ireland
and Wales. Marissa will join 29
other girls from Montana,
The Heppner Chamber of
Commerce has concluded it
January survey, according to
Mike
McGuire,
chamber
president.
Comments and suggestions
were reviewed by the chamber
board and used as input to the
goal setting meeting January 30.
McGuire said that action has
been taken, or plans are in place
Washington, Idaho, Alaska and to do so, in response to several of
Oregon on the tour.
the suggestions. Some responses
Sonja says that 900 kids tried reflect differing opinions on a
out for a spot on the tour teams. given subject and will need
further review in the near future,
he said.
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The Rebekahs will hold a card library and many of the
party on Saturday, March 7, at downtown businesses. Personal
the lodge at 7:30 p.m.
copies are available at the
Prizes will be awarded and chamber office for $1 to cover
refreshments served.
copy cost.
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party scheduled
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