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Heidemans reign over lone’s
Fourth of July celebration
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The Heideman family
Energy-saving construction at
Heppner Elementary School has
been halted because of concerns
of teachers and parents.
A project which has blocked
off the windows at HES with
insulation to cut down energy
costs will be postponed until
after the new Morrow County
School Superintendent Bruce
Anderson is on the job and
meetings can be scheduled
concerning the issue, said new
HES Principal Phyllis Danielson.
One parent, Cindy Brosnan
said that covering the windows
concerned her because in the
winter children sometimes leave
their homes in the morning in the
dark and arrive home after school
in the dark. She said that
advisory board members, school
board members and teachers
were not aware of the project
before it started.
The results of a new study,
according to the NBC
news broadcast June 29,
that children learn 20
faster in natural light
artificial light.
evening
indicate
percent
than in
Summer reading program
begins at Heppner library
All children are welcome at
the Heppner Public Library to
participate in the 1999 Oregon
state-wide summer reading
program each Friday at 1 p.m.
from July 9 through August 27.
The
program
theme
is
"Readquest-Join the Journey!"
Each week a project to do or a
game to play will be planned.
On July 9 they will be
entertained by a magician and on
the last day they will have an ice
cream party.
Children may stop by the
library anytime to register and to
pledge how many hours they
will read each week.
All
participants will receive a new
book to take home at the end of
the program.
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Friday, July 2nd ~ Saturday, July 3rd
and Sunday, July 4th
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FRIDAY, JULY 2nd
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Community Garage Sale at the Legion Hall
SATURDAY, JULY 3rd
10 a.m
6 p.m.
7 p.m.
Annual 4th of July Golf Tournament at WCCC
$25 per golfer - contact Jim Swanson, 422-7410
“Final Warning’’ {a young, new group from Heppner)
BLUES MUSIC IN THE PARK: “Fat Boy’’
Food vendors and Beer & Wine Garden
SUNDAY, JULY 4th
7 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
2-5 p.m.
7-8:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
2- 4 p.m.
3 p.m.
3- 5:30 p.m.
5:30-7:30 p.m.
7:30-Dusk
Dusk
FUN RUN (registration at 6:30 a.m.)
United Church of Christ Service in the Park
Horseshoe Tournament (registration begins
at 9 a.m. at the horseshoe pit)
Information Booth Open & Buttons for sale
Display of old Community Pictures (all day)
4th of July PARADE:
featuring the BLUES CRUISE CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Grand Marshals: the entire Butch Heideman Family
Bingo at the lone Legion Hall
More Bingo at the lone Legion Hall
Frog Jump; All Day Events; Dunk Tank;
Straw Money Pile (ages 3-8); Go-Karts located at
the school parking lot; Kids Games (face painting,
chalk drawing and more!)
Swimming at the lone Pool (no charge)
BLUES MUSIC BEGINS IN THE PARK with...
“ELLEN WHITE A REFLEX BLUE”
“TOO SLIM AND THE TAILDRAGGERS”
Headliners: “STRAT DADDIES’’
Fireworks Begin
Food and Beverages will be available alll day
RV and Camping areas available
The Heideman family of lone
has been selected as the grand
marshals for the 1999 lone
Fourth of July celebration.
Robert (Butch) and Helen
Heideman were high school
sweethearts. They met at
Connell High School in Connell,
Washington. They were married
in 1948. Over the next six years
they had four children: Loren,
Loa, Dana and Debbie. They
were members of the Gideon
Lutheran Church, Jay-Cees,
Grange and school functions.
It was a very busy household,
indeed. As each child grew and
joined Scouting the parents
became involved as Scout
leaders. Each of the children
enjoyed participating in scouting
activities for their entire school
years.
Loren achieved the
highest rank as an Eagle Scout.
As the neighborhood grew
with children, the Heideman
household was a constant hub of
activity. There was football
being played in the backyard,
basketball in front of the garage
and baseball in the vacant lot
next door. In the summer you
would find them at the local
watering
hole
swimming,
boating and water skiing.
The boys played for the town
Little League. Loren went on to
play high school baseball and
was an outstanding all-star first
baseman. He also loved playing
football and was an all-state
award winner in high school.
Dana really "shone on the
basketball court. It was nothing
for him to make 10 or more
points a game." He was
especially good from the three
point line which was only worth
two points back then.
Loa was always out there in
the
middle
of all the
neighborhood ball games and
could play just as rough as the
boys. Her mam interests were
drama, choir and keeping
basketball score books.
Debbie didn't play many sports
but she could sure "give a good
cheer with the PEP Club and
was a high stepper with the
"Dance and Drill" team."
One thing was for certain,
wherever the children went both
parents were right there rooting
them on and giving everyone
good "fan" support.
Loren graduated from Connell
High School in 1968. He then
graduated from Columbia Basin
College with a degree in
agronomy. He married his
college sweetheart Dell in 1971.
They have two children, Deacon
and Suzanna. Loren is farming
with his brother Dana and Dell is
currently self-employed with
computer works.
Loa graduated from Connell
High School in 1970. She
became a nurse in 1971 and
married David Stevens in 1972.
He was in the Air Force and they
did some traveling around the
world and lived in different
places in the states. They have a
daughter, Cynda. They later
divorced and Loa married Mark
Henderson in 1990. Mark added
his children Roberta, Claudine
and Matthew to the family. Each
of these step-children is married
and they have produced five
"very lively grandchildren." Loa
is currently employed as the
night shift supervisor at Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston.
Mark is self-employed as the
"Travelin' Tractor" excavator.
Dana graduated from Connell
High School in 1971. He then
graduated
from
Billings
Automotive School in Billings,
Montana. He married Tonya in
1974. They have two children,
Aaron and Nathan. Dana is
farming with his brother and son
Nathan. Tonya is currently
employed at Chemical Waste
Management in Arlington.
Debbie graduated from
Connell High School in 1974.
She had a daughter named Kan.
She married Virgil Morgan in
1977. They added three boys,
Kelly, Korey and Karl. Debbie
is known as the local "mother"
and baby sitter of many of the
children who live in lone.
Debbie and Virgil can add a new
name to their bragging list and
that is "grandparent." Kari had a
little baby girl on June 13 and
named her Sierra Anne. Virgil is
a local farmer.
Butch and Helen were always
dreaming of having their own
farm some day. Butch had
grown
up
in
farming
communities and had worked for
many local farmers as a young
man. Helen had a business
degree and had been working at
different secretarial jobs. In
1975 they decided to take a look
around eastern Washington and
eastern Oregon for a dry land
wheat farm to buy.
They had been to lone before
because they knew Stan Kemp
on the Sand Hollow farm that
Helen's parents owned. They
looked long and hard for a place
around Morrow County and
found the "Ely" place on Willow
Creek and Highway 74. So to
say, they "bought the farm" 1976
and called it "Triple H Farms".
Butch and Helen, along with
Dana, Tonya and family, moved
on to the farm. Debbie and Kari
followed a few months later to
check it out and decided to stay.
Loren, Dell and family joined
the family business in 1980
when the farm had expanded to
include the Cecil property. Loa
moved to the area in 1983 with
her family.
Butch and Helen recently
Mary Jane McCarty
Sierra Anne Morgan,
four days old June 17.
retired from farming and the two
brothers expanded their farming
ground and became partners as
"The Heideman Brothers, LLC."
lone has become an integral part
of the Heideman family. You
will find most of the family at all
of the lone School sports and
activities.
The
many
grandchildren have given the
lone school district many hours
of blood, sweat and tears over
the last several years.
Loren and Dell's son Deacon
graduated from lone in 1993. He
played on the football team and
received all-star east honors and
was chosen for the Shrine Game,
but due to an injury in the all
star game he was not able to
play in the Shrine game. He was
one of the tallest basketball
players on the team. He was a
member of the track team and
still holds the State IA discus
throw record. He graduated
from Oregon State University
with a degree in agriculture
business. He married Erin
Hansell in June 1998. They
currently reside in Pendleton
where he is working for PGG
and Enn will begin teaching
agriculture at Pendleton High
School this fall.
Suzy graduated from lone in
1997. She played volleyball and
was on the state championship
team in 1994. She was also on
the state championship team for
girls basketball in 1996 and won
first team all star honors. She
also was on the state
championship team for girls
track in 1997 where she had the
winning javelin throw. She is
currently attending Mt. Hood
Community College in Gresham.
As a member of their track team
she set many records. She is
currently a member of the
National Guard Reserves. She is
now engaged to Travis Brewster
and they plan their wedding for
sometime this summer.
Loa's daughter Cynda attended
lone Grade School for five years
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MCGG will be CLOSED Monday, July 5th
Have a i/appy 4 th ofj ÿuly!
Harvest Hours starting Tuesday: 7-6Tues-Fri.; 7-5 Sat.
M orrow C ounty G rain G ro w ers
Lexington 989-8221 • 1 -800-452-7396 For farm tquipmtnt, visit our web sitt at www.mcgg.iwt
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