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The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIM ES Twin city winner to be announced U S P S. 240-420 Entries in the contest to find Heppner a twin city have been received at City Hall and city council members are examining the entries to determine the winner. City Manager Jerry Breazeale, will contact the Irish community's officials with our proposal. On July 30, at the Celebrate Heppner event, Breazeale will announce the name of the contest winner and the name of the Irish town. The council members will base their selection only on the merits of the suggested towns, for the names of the contestants have been withheld from them until after the voting. The winner of the contest and $75 will be notified on July 30, at the celebration or after. If the chosen community does not accept Heppner's offer of a relationship across the ocean, efforts will be repeated with officials of the second choice, and so on, until, hopefully, a twin is found. And should that be necessary, the contestant who submitted the final selection will win $50. M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w n ed W eek ly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3,1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone (541 >676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211. E-mail gt@heppner net or gt@rapidserve.net Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: J22 in Morrow County, $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $29 else where. David Sykes ...................................................................................................................... Publisher April Hilton-Sykes ............................................................................................................ Editor Letters to the Editor Editor's note Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the C-T office. The C-T reserves the right to edit. Help Sr. Center To the Editor: As a follow-up to the letter last week enlisting community support for the Heppner Senior Center, report can now be made that items are coming in for the upcoming "Big Yard Sale" July 16-17, proof that the community cares. All items, none too large, none too small, are being accepted at the office now Monday through Friday-the more the better... Their greatest need now is volunteer arms and legs to make this project walk, in moving things about, pricing and setting up. Some septuagenerians and octogenarians wonting there admit that physically they "ain't what they use'ta be." Therefore, anyone wanting to help in this way can call the center (676- 9303), (676-5393), or (676- 9435). This letter is based on the belief that the senior center is an asset to Heppner. Also, because I work for a Jewish carpenter who tells me: "Ask and you'll receive, seek and you'll find." (s) Jane Rawlins Heppner Roger Childers named officer of the year Roger Childers was chosen Officer of the Year for the Roseburg City Police. A banquet was held at Roseburg County Club on June 1 in his honor. Childers received an engraved plaque and pen. He was honored along with Don Campbell of the Oregon State Police and Sheriff Wheaton of the Douglas County Sheriffs Department. Childers has been with Roseburg City Police for ll'/j years and has been a motorcycle officer for 10 years. ¡ ¿ r _ Clip & Save Jl|— Clip & Save B y D olpha Jo n es He graduated from lone High School and from Blue Mountain Community College in criminal justice and then went to Eastern Kentucky University and graduated with a degree in law enforcement. There he met his wife, Barbara. They have two sons, Matt and Luke. Childers is the son of Cleo and Marilyn Childers of lone. FAX - Send o r R eceive Gazette-Times 676*9211 i Save _ClipA! Clip & Save _ rNORTHWEST SUMMER VOLLEYBALL CAMPS' DATE July 25-29 July 25-29 CAMP LOCATION CONTACT COST Skills Camp aka OR Camp NBC Volleyball, Pendleton 2784)903 or 276-9203 $295/ Ado tryout for inn travel $245 Skills Camp NBC Volleyball, La Grande ADD’L INFO Irma PenweU, $295/ (503)697-7430 $245 Piper Volleyball Camps Aug 1-5 Skills/Team Camp Linfield College, Shane Kimura $150/ McMinneville (503)434-2246 $290 Deadline: 7/17 Aug 12-14 Board man (CB Volleyball) Skills Camp Bingo Ganvoa $75435 Kip Yoshimuia. Coach 481-2525, ext 124 BURNING BAN Effective July 1,1999, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner is imposing a CLOSED SEASON for open burning based on local fire safety concerns. This burning ban is for the City of Heppner. A reminder that open burning also includes a “burn barrel.” The closed season will remain in effect until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960. l OOrh AnnivcRSàRy C A L E D O N IA N m 4 £ GAM ES Scottish H eritage Festival ]u(y 1 Orh ÔC I I eh — Arherwx OR. FREE ENTERTAINMENT At the O ty Park fcAtwrHig well-known CViAwpUm Flbbler NOLAN HURRAY C a I c D oh I am G Ames events: Parade^, Scottish dancings, pipings, yheep dogztrial* an d/ pipez band*, foods and/ vendor* atthezCU y Parkz. \ Grange meets for annual picnic Lexington Grange met on Sun day at Cutsforth Cabin for the annual picnic before vacationing in July and August. A potluck dinner was enjoyed prior to the business of the day. Reports were given by the M aster C larence Buchanan; members Kathy and Ned Clark and guests, Bob Allen, master of Willows Grange, and his wife. The grange is involved in many projects, the newest of which is testing the hearing of newborn babies; many community activi ties, and local help for projects for the handicapped youth in the area. The resolution from Wheatland Pomona for the growing of hemp was defeated by a close margin; the dam project which would con serve the salmon by other means than taking out the dams was passed. Life membership in the grange has raised from $250 to $300, which may be done on an install ment plan. Junior Grange put on the floor work which was well done. The group would like more youth grangers. Due to the high cost of running the grange, it was voted to raise the state dues by $ 10 a year, start ing next year. This will mean a raise in subordinate dues to offset the difference. A committee to adopt projects that the grange can help with was appointed as follows: Archie and Jeanette Padberg, Barbara Gil bert, Wilbur Jackson and Master Clarence Buchanan. It is hoped to have something going at the fair in August. Beth Clark, a patient at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, was present for the day. Members were happy to see her attend. The meeting adjourned around 4 p.m. Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 1999 - FIVE Over 500 Alistott clan to gather for reunion Back row (left to right): Betty Lieuallen, Dome Spencer, Dollie Carr, Susan Padberg-Whetmen, Gladys Burnside, Tressie Wilcox, Mary Bray, June Meek. Front Row: Mary Alistott, Don Alistott, Bob Alistott, Jr., Otis Alistott, Bob Alistott, Sr. 500 Alistott relatives from across the United States, are expected to attend the "Third National Family Reunion" July 2-5 at the Convention Center in Pendleton, Oregon. This event is held every five years. The first Alistott reunion was hosted by West Virginia families, the second by Indiana families and this year it will be hosted by Oregon Alistott families. Although there are many spellings of the name (pronounced "AWL-STAHT), research has determined that all families that immigrated to the U.S. came from a 90-square mile area in Germany. Spellings attributed to this clan are: Aldstadt, Allstadt, Alstat, Allstatt, Allstot, Alistott, Alstadt, Alstat, Alstatt, and Alstott. The Alistott families located in Morrow County are descendants of German Immigrants that came to the United States in the early 1700's and 1800's. In the early spring of 1729, Johann (Hans) Marting Alstatt, his wife Anna Judith, and young son, Johan Nicholas, sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, for the English Colonies. Many of the families of his descendants, John Nicholas Alstadt, John Alstatt, Joseph Alstott, spread throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Indiana and later to other states. John Wesley Alistott and his twin brother William, the fifth and sixth children of Joseph Alistott, were bom in Clark County, Indiana, in October 1935. It is recorded in the Gazette-Times of Morrow County, Oregon, that John was in the Heppner area in the year 1857. He may have come west with other treasurer seekers but felt that Oregon looked to be a good farming area. He left to go back east, but always had Oregon on his mind. On September 24, 1871, he married Hannah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Love, in Lawrence County, Missouri. John and Lizzie had six children, the first three bom in Missouri, the next two in Oregon and the last daughter was bom in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). John died August 22, 1907, and is buried at Heppner. The third child of John and Lizzie was Robert Enicholas Alistott (1875-1961), who was bom in Lawrence County, Missouri. Robert "Bob" married Mary Elizabeth Wardwell on March 20, 1898. To this union was bom 12 children: one son stillborn, Dollie Alistott (Carr), Betty Alistott (Pamter/Lieuallen), Robert "Bob" Alistott, Jr., Susan Alistott (Padberg/Whitman), Otis Alistott, Gladys Alistott (Burnside), Tressie Alistott (Wilcox), Mary Alstott (Bray), June Alistott (Meek), Dorris Alistott (Spencer) and Don Alistott. The fifth child of John and Lizzie was R. Dell Alistott (18791946) who was bom at Shedd Station, Oregon. R. Dell married Millie Stroud in 1900. To this union was bom three children: R. D. Alistott, Irene Alistott (Padberg) and Bernice (Bemie) Alistott. R. D. and Irene were bom in Indian Territory, Oklahoma, and Bemie was bom at Eightmile, Oregon. After the death of R. Del's first wife, Millie, he later married Fannie on December 25, 1910. To this union two children were bom: Jane Alistott (Smith) and Jack Alistott. After some moving around R. Dell moved to Morrow County in 1915, where they stayed. The descendants of these two pioneering men have lived, prospered and raised their families in Morrow and Umatilla Counties for many years. Throughout the years these families have had many reunions and remain a close family. The latest count of family members from these two men has reached 339 with the majority still living and raising their families in Oregon. John Wesley Alistott descendents still living in Morrow County include: granddaughters-June L. Alistott Meek and Dorris W. Spencer, daughters of Robert E. Alistott; grea t- gr an dc hi ld ren -C ly de Alistott, Dorothy Jackson, Virginia Peck, Bill Padberg, Fred Painter, Aloha DeSpain and Archie Padberg; great-great- grandchildren-Cyde Estes, David Alistott, Allen Peck, Dennis Peck and Merry Brannon; great-great-great- grandchildren-Aaron Alistott, Blake Alistott, Amber Peck, Christopher Peck, Amellia Peck, Sara Peck, Quinn Peck, Shenlyn Peck and Drew Brannon. Several books have Been written by members of the Alistott clan which tell of life, love and hardships of living on farms in Morrow County, copies of which can be seen at the Morrow County Museum in Heppner. We Will Be CLOSED Monday, July 5th Havez' a/ happy 4-th/ of July! MuMtyy Biug 217 North Main H eppner 676-9158 Health district plans meeting A regular meeting of the Morrow County Health District will be held Tuesday, July 6, at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon Ambulance Hall. . Business will include: a facility site plan; bank loan/line of credit; clinic and ambulance reports; June hospital statistics; a home health policy on assisted suicide; and an executive session which includes physician employment and the Adventist contract. RELDAN 4 E RELDAN 3% DUST Ann Shear wins all around Ann Shear, lone, won the Se nior Girls’ All-Around at the 51 st annual Umatilla Sage Riders Jun ior Rodeo, held in Hermiston on June 11. Shear placed first m pole bending, and second in barrel rac ing and steer daubing. \ Morrow County Grain Growers 1-W0-45Z-739G Lexington, Oregon MO Maki X " MM221 Q EM X LA N D CT LAKES I Check out our web site at www.mcgg.net »
