Holocaust survivor addresses large audience
A rapt audience of
around 200 women attended a
salad supper at the St. Patrick's
Parish Hall in Heppner Monday
evening
which
featured
Holocaust survivor Alice Kern as
speaker.
Kem told of her life
growing up in a Jewish family in
Romania
prior
to
Nazi
occupation and. related the
horrors of the Auschwitz and
Bergen-Belsen death camps. Her
mother and sister, many friends
and relatives perished in the
camps. Kem survived the ordeal
but was left a "human skeleton."
After liberation by Allied forces
she was taken to Sweden for
recuperation, where she met her
future husband. After they
married they moved to Portland
where her husband's brother
lived.
Kem and her husband
have four daughters and six
grandchildren.
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Holocaust sursivor Alice Kern (left) autographs a copy of her book
for Aloha DeSpain following her presentation in Heppner Monday.
JoAnne Burleson (center) assists.
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Teen seriously
injured in rodeo
VOL 120
NO. 17
IQ Pages
Wednesday, April 25.2001________ Morrow County, Heppner. Oregon
A Heppner teenager,
Jerid Penturf, was injured at the
high school rodeo held in
Heppner this past weekend.
Penturf was bucked off a
bull at the rodeo. His fourth and
fifth vertebrae were broken and
part of his esophagus was
crushed. He was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner and then transferred to
St. Charles Medical Center at
Bend. He is expected to have a
full recovery.
Account set up for
Wenberg family
Big crowd attends lone’s TV shoot
Kathy Wall of Heppner
has
been
hired as the new
An account to receive
director
of
the
Heppner
donations has been established at
the Heppner Bank of Eastern Neighborhood Center.
Wall, 49. will assume the
Oregon for the Wenberg family.
director's
position as of May 1.
Fourteen-month-old
Wales
Current
director
Debbie Bums,
Wenberg died in an accident
who
is
expecting
a
baby June 16,
involving an automobile while
is
resigning.
the family was camping in
Wall was bom in Baker
Washington state.
and grew up in Sweet Home.
Wales was the son of
Erik and Cynthia Wenberg and Prior to moving to Heppner two
the grandson of Dr. Kenneth and years ago, she owned a cafe in
Haines. Alaska, for six years.
Bonnie Wenberg, Heppner.
"I have worked with the
Contributions may be
public all my life." said Wall
made to the Wales Wenberg
"That's the most enjoyable part "
Memorial Fund c/o Bank of
"We've always lived in
Eastern Oregon.
small communities." added Wall,
"although Heppner is the nicest
of them all. They're very
welcoming of newcomers. It's a
Roy Proctor, a student at wonderful community. I love the
Heppner Junior High School, was East side and I like the small
injured Saturday in a four- town atmosphere."
wheeler accident near his home.
Proctor, 13. the son of
Mike and Kay Proctor of
Heppner, suffered a fractured
elbow
and fractured facial
bones. He was transported to
North county schools are
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in filling up. buildings are getting
Heppner and then transported to older, and educational programs
OHSU where he underwent could be hurt if a $22 million
plastic surgery on his lip.
school construction bond is not
A family member says approved, officials are saying
that he may be released about the upcoming May 15
Wednesday.
election.
A Centennial Middle
"Sam Boardman is full up. and
School eighth-grade exchange AC. Houghton is full', says
student, Byron Randolph of the School Superintendent Bruce
Portland area, was also injured in Anderson.
And with
new
the accident. He was treated at businesses moving into north
Pioneer Memorial Hospital for a county it is only going to get
broken wrist and was released. worse, he adds.
He is staying with the Diane and
Since 1996 north county
John Kilkenny home in Heppner schools have shown a 16 percent
during the exhange.
increase in enrollment. And with
Mike Proctor's mother all
the expected growth,
and sister were also injured in a including the new cheese plant,
separate accident in Washington dairies and fertilizer plant, a 27
State.
percent increase is expected in
His mother. Juanita the next five y ears.
Proctor, and his sister, Theresa
The levy includes money for
Reese, were involved in a head- new elementary schools in both
on collision in Moses Lake. WA. Boardman and Imgon. Part of
Juanita Proctor broke plan includes a new high school
her back and her wrist in the in Imgon. however, existing
accident Reese broke both legs buildings would be used. Five
and both arms and also fractured stipulations indicating growth
her pelvis, according to the and protecting programs would
family.
also have to be met before the
high school was established.
In south Morrow County
major construction
would
include replacement of the lone
elementary
school.
and
replacement of the Heppner
A "spud feed" to benefit
the Stahl family will be held this middle school gym
There would also be
Saturday. April 28. beginning at
substantial
maintenance work in
6 p.m. at the Heppner Elks
the
levy,
including
a new roof for
Lodge
Heppner high school, new
The menu will include
energy efficient windows at the
baked potatoes with "all the
high school and elementary, new
fixings" for $5 for adults or $3
electrical work, replacing floor
for
children
12
and
tile at both the elementary
under.
school, and high school, new
Proceeds will go to Mike
siding at high school, repair of
and Shan Stahl to help with
shower rooms and new heating,
medical expenses. Shari Stahl
ventilating and air conditioning
was recently injured in a
at
the high school
motorcycle accident
Youth injured in
4-wheeler accident
Approximately 80 people
ventured out last Saturday to watch
, shooters try to break a 27" TV tube
at a 1,000 yards. The sun was out,
the wind was calm, and yes, the
second shooter, Enc Orem, hit dead
center and broke the TV.
Event coordinator Terry
Mewhinney thought they would
run out ofTVs at that rate However,
63 shooters later, the second to last
shooter, Todd Eindsay, hit the TV.
A shoot-otY for first place ended
with Orem and Lindsay deciding
to share the SI00 first place prize
after about a half hour of shooting,
two aching shoulders plus $50 w orth
of bullets.
The proceeds for the TV Shoot
will go to prizes given to children
at lone’s 4th of July celebration.
Eric Orem and Todd l.indsav
The
Heppner
High
School track team will go to the
Cascade Locks Invitational this
Registration for Heppner, $31 for the first child and $28 for
Friday, April 27, instead of
Lexington and lone soccer and each
additional
child.
Goldendale.
Colt volleyball teams will be Scholarships will be available.
The HHS softball game
held May 8 at the Heppner Children must also bring a copy
this Saturday, April 28, will Neighborhood Center from 6-8 of their birth certificate. Children
begin at 11 a.m. instead of 1 p.m.
p.m.. May 10 at the lone Fire must be 4-1/2 to 14 years old to
The softball game on
Hall from 6-8 p.m. and May 12 participate (birthdates between 1-
Saturday, May 5, has been
at the Neighborhood Center from 31-97 and 8-1-87).
changed to Friday, May 4. at 1
For more information,
10 a m. to 2 p.m
p.m.
Registration fees are: call Tina Edwards or Darrell
Raver. 676-8710.
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Wall has a daughter,
Katie. 21. who has finished her
first year at Eastern Oregon
University, and a son. Zachary,
17, who lives in Alaska.
She is active in the
Heppner Christian Missionary
Fellowship and has traveled to
The Phillipmes through the
church.
Bums will remain active
with the Neighborhood Center.
She plans to volunteer and has
accepted a place on the board of
directors.
New hours starting May
1 will be Monday through
Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
center will be closed from noon
to 1 p.m. for the lunch hour and
will also be closed Fridays.
Bums reminds everyone
of the potato giveaway planned
for this Thursday. April 26.
beginning at 1 p.m. in the
center's parking lot.
School officials urge passage
of $22 million bond levy
Participants in the TV shoot display their guns
Sports schedules
changed
Kathy Wall (right) anil Debbie
Burns
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Potato feed to
benefit Stahl
family
lone would also see renovation
projects funded with the bond
including remodeling restrooms,
remodeling the kitchen, energy
efficient windows, remodel
showers and locker rooms,
replace gym ventilation system
updating or adding new office
space as well as other projects.
In addition to new grade
schools at Boardman and Imgon
there
is
also
important
maintenance projects included at
both of those schools in the bond
issue
School officials stress that if
the bond is not approved some
of these renovation projects will
have to be funded from general
operating funds. This, they say.
will hurt educational programs,
which have already been cut
back at some schools.
"There is $3,517,369 included
in the bond issue for major
maintenance projects district-
wide," Anderson points out.
Officials also emphasize that
constructions costs will only go
up over the years, and that the
district w ill get a good deal if the
bond is issued now .
With respect to the anticipated
north end growth School Board
Chairman Gary Frederickson
says the time to act is now "If
you wait until the need is there
it's too late," he says. He
pointed out that modular
classrooms are quick, but in the
end cost more in maintenance
and upkeep than just going ahead
and building real classrooms.
"Look at what happened in
llcrmiston." he says. Hermiston
school district put up modular
classroom to case ov ercrow ding,
and then ended up keeping them
for a long time. "It ended up
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