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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 25 ,1 9 9 8 - FIVE
Jessica Krebs to attend 4-H congress
Heppner vollyball state, district all-stars named
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Casey Ingraham, Heppner
High School junior, was named
to the 2A all state volleyball
second team. The HHS team
finished in fifth place in the
state volleyball tournament held
Nov. 12-14 at Lane Community
College in Eugene.
Ingraham was also named to
the Columbia Basin Conference
first team, along with seniors
Jill Barber and Brooke Boyer.
Senior Amber Peck was
selected for the CBC second
team.
Sheep growers
meeting slated
The Oregon Sheep Growers
annual meeting has been
planned for Dec. 3-5 at the Hood
River Inn.
Early registration must be
received on or before Friday,
Nov. 27. Those who register
early will receive a ticket for a
drawing for a Pendleton Chief
Joseph blanket.
Late registration are those
received after Nov. 27 or on site.
For reservations, call the Hood
River Inn, 1-800-828-7873.
Marketing will be one of the
major topics for the meeting.
Lorin Moench, Jr., president oaf
the American Sheep Industry
Association, will attend to bring
Oregon producers up to date on
the progress of the Sheep
Industry Transition team. Dave
Williams, director of Wildlife
Services will update producers
on the status of the Livestock
Protection'Collar in Oregon and
discuss the Wildlife Services
requirements for the next
biennium.
Dr. Jim Thompson will providq
a current report on research
activities at OSU and Dr. James
Males, new head of the animal
sciences department at OSU,
will be available to talk with
producers. Greg Walden will
also be in attendance.
B ro o ke B o ye r
C asey Ing raham
Chamber Chatter M u r a l d e d ic a te d to m e m o r y
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
"Giving thanks is a course f rom
which we never graduate." As we
join family and friends around
Thanksgiving
tables
this
November we remember those
no longer with us, those enduring
hardships
in
Honduras
unfathomable to most of us, and
we give thanks for health, food,
family, friends, and community.
May one and all have a thankful,
thoughtful day.
Heppner businesses have great
hometown fun in store for the
community
on
Thursday,
December 3. Begin the day with
a
"stroll"
of
Heppner.
Participating businesses are
hosting open houses from 2-7
p.m. with holiday food and door
prizes. What an opportunity to
enjoy relaxed shopping close to
home and to greet friends.
The little ones will have the
opportunity to be photographed
with Santa at St. Patrick's Senior
Center, to view the live Nativity
next to the Shoe Box and to hear
the music provided by the band
and vocal students. There is
nothing like the excitement of
children to get you in the spirit of
the season.
Chili and baked potatoes by the
Heppner High School senior
class or a hot meal at local
restaurants will get everyone
warmed up for the 2nd Best Ever
Holiday Light Parade at 6 p.m.
Vehicles must be well lit, the
more
lights
the
better.
Participants are asked not to
throw candy due to the potential
danger. Prizes of $200, $150,
and $100 will be awarded for
First, second, and third place.
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From the C o n do n T im es -J o u m al
The community of Kinzua and
its people were remembered in a
ceremony at Fossil last weekend
(Nov. 7) that dedicated a mural to
the memory of the former mill
town.
“Lots of history, lots of memo
ries are represented here,” said
Fossil community leader Marilyn
Garcia, herself a former Kinzua
resident, during the dedication cer
emony at what is now called
Kinzua M emorial Park, the
minipark located between the tele
phone company office and Fossil
Cafe.
Nearly 130 Fossil and former
Kinzua residents gathered on a
dreary Saturday afternoon Nov.
7 to pay tribute to the company-
owned mill town that made
Wheeler County’s economy flow
for 50 years. At one time the mill
employed as many as 330 work
ers.
On the wall of the Fossil Cafe
now is a colorful monument to the
activities and lives of the Kinzua
community. What began as a
rather stark, people-less painting
of mill operations and landscape,
has been completed with scenes
of mill and community activities,
people and personalities.
Artist Larry Kangas is pleased
with the finished product, and is
impressed with the people he has
met in collecting information and
ideas for the project.
“Working on this mural has re
ally been a joy,” Kangas said at
the ceremony. “I've enjoyed hear
ing the stories.”
He started the mural last
month, and only a few minor de
tails remain-the finishing touches
to a couple of faces and a clear-
coating that will help preserve the
mural.
According to John Kautenberg,
the idea for the mural sprouted
nearly a year and a half ago when
Kangas and his wife made a “pit-
stop” while passing through Fos
sil. Kautenberg. the ow ner of the
Fossil Cafe, began a conversation
with Kangas after seeing the ad
vertisement about murals painted
on his pickup.
Kangas is noted for his large
artwork and has painted murals
at Kennewick, Wash., Canyon
City. Baker City and elsewhere.
Persons contributing to the
mural fund, which has accumu
lated over $6,000 in private dona
tions, were automatically entered
into a drawing. Winners of the
draw ing, five of them, have their
likenesses painted into the mural.
Winners were David Wyman, the
James O'Donnell family, Chester
Mael, Betty Elder and Harry
Steuchel.
A drawing was also held in the
local schools for several students
to have their likenesses included
in the painting as well. Included in
the mural are Aurelia Woods, Colin
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M ajor contributors to the
project were the Harry Steuchel
family, the James O’Donnell fam
ily, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Prai
rie Wood Products, Klamath First
Federal and Columbia Basin Elec
tric Cooperative. A plaque to be
placed on the comer of the Fossil
Cafe will note these contributors
w ith special thanks.
To get out of the cool, damp
air, the crowd moved to the Glover
Memorial Hall where a potluck
meal wa^ served, more speeches
were made and awards presented.
Others noted for their contri
butions to the project included
Margaret Dukek, Allen Guinn,
Doug and Betty Elder and Herb
Wright.
Former Kinzua resident Pat
Hyatt was the project's leading
fund-raiser and helping on the
loosely-knit committee were her
husband Waylon. Betty and Doug
Elder, Rollene Allen, Jeanne
Burch, Marilyn Garcia, Mike and
Lyn Craig and John Kautenberg.
A model logging truck made of
wood by former Kinzua resident
Robert Reid of Heppner was auc
tioned off at the dinner by former
Kinzuan Rudy Rhodes, who
coaxed Carol Steuchel to pur
chase the toy for $ 150, which will
go towards the mural project.
Steuchel indicated she would do
nate the truck to the Fossil Mu
seum.
It is hoped now, after hearing
many stories of days gone by in
the former mill town, that former
residents will write down, video
tape or otherwise record their
memories of the Kinzua commu
nity, before they are lost forever.
The memories will be collected
and eventually complied into a
publication and preserved for fu
ture generations. People wanting
to contribute to this effort are en
couraged to send their memories
to Pat Hyatt, who has agreed to
collect the stories-13751 Rock
Creek Road, Sheridan, OR 97378.
Kinzua Pine Mills Company
opened the mill and company
town some 10 miles east of Fossil
in 1928. The mill operation was
moved to Heppner in 1978 and
the mill and town totally removed
to return the site to its natural state.
Nothing remains of the com
munity now, but for a mural, many
fond memories... and a strong
desire to preserve them.
Twenty-six 4-H members from
Oregon
will
spend
the
Thanksgiving holiday in Atlanta,
Georgia, joining 1,300 teens
from all over the nation to
participate in the 76th National
4-H Congress.
Local 4-H'ers going to Atlanta
include Jessica Krebs from Ione-
Cecil.
The Oregon 4-H'ers range in
grades from juniors in high
school to college freshmen,
according to Duane Johnson,
Oregon
State
University
Extension
4-H
youth
development specialist.
"Our youth delegates have
dem onstrated
leadership
potential and a desire to improve
their communities and the
world," Johnson said.
At the congress, the young
people will attend educational
programs and cultural events in
Atlanta. They will hear from
Andrew
Young,
former
ambassador to the United
Nations;
Scot
Hollonbeck,
Paralympic gold medalist and
author; and Nicole Johnson, Miss
America 1999. In addition, more
than 19 educational programs
will feature topics that range
from conflict mediation and
effective youth leadership skills
to biotechnology in agriculture
and
global
environmental
policies.
The 4-H delegates will also
learn community service from a
hands-on perspective. During
congress, they will divide into
groups and perform community
service projects around Atlanta at
such sites as Project Open Hand,
Goodwill Industries, Metro
Atlanta Furniture Bank. Park
Pride and the Truitt-Fulton 4-H
Center.
"The 4-H members will use the
educational sessions and the
community service experience as
a basis for community activities
when they return home," Johnson
said.
The delegates will have a
chance for some fun, too. They
will visit a number of historical
and cultural sites that reflect the
development of Atlanta since the
Civil War And although many
of the youngsters will miss being
home
for
the
holidays,
Thanksgiving dinner should be
memorable. The Oregon 4-H'ers
will be served a four-course
dinner at the Hyatt Hotel.
Oregon's delegates were chosen
based on their 4-H project
achievements,
leadership,
citizenship and on a personal
interview. The 26 young people
were
selected
from
120
applicants. The size of Oregon's
delegation depends on private
contributions from individuals,
businesses and associations to
the Oregon 4-H Foundation,
according to Johnson.
The leaders of the Oregon
delegation are Karen Jeffrey of
Oregon City and Luke Monroe of
Shendan. Erick Keenns, Canyon
City, will serve as the Oregon
flag bearer at the opening
ceremony.' Accompanying the
Oregon delegation are Sherri
Nantz, 4-H leader from Imbler;
Debera Tracy, Wallowa County
4-H agent; Vicki Avery, 4-H
state office; and Duane Johnson,
who serves as the coordinator.
lone Market program to
benefit legion hall
Norm and Barb Z elle r
Norm and Barb Zeller of the
lone Market have announced
that they will donate a
percentage of their receipts to
the lone American Legion Hall.
Proceeds from the program,
which started Nov. 9 and will
run until Nov. 30, will go
toward remodeling the hall’s
kitchen.
"This is our way to help
support the community," said
Norm.
The hall is used by the
community for many events,
projects and family get-
togethers.
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