Class seeks
alumni addresses
B e s s i e ..etz e l i
U of o Ne «s pa ee r Llorr./y
Eugene ,
OR
9 ’4 . 3
The class reunion
committee for the classes of
1982, 83 and 84 is still
desperately searching for
addresses of fellow alumni.
A nyon e w ho has any
information on reaching the
fo llo w in g p eop le-A n gie
Hutchinson (82), Mike Nolan
(82), Glen Smith (83), Kevin
Booth (84), Teddy Coffman
(84), Shawn Gibson (84),
Susy O lsen (84), Wendy
Powell (84), Archie Lucas
(84), Ciayla Dahlke (84), Kari
Steinke (84) or Jamie Scalf
(84)-con tact Judi Ward-
Gabriel, 541-567-9616, or
judester65@hotmail.com.
“Anyone who was
a member o f one o f these
classes and hasn’t decided if
you’re coming, just think of the
fun you w ill be m issing,
besides the more the merrier,”
says Ward-Gabriel.
The committee is
also looking for pictures from
days gone by. Those who have
any photos they would be
willing to loan should contact
her.
Plans underway
for IUCC auction
School board votes to move
district offices to Irrigon
VOL. 122
NO. 16
10 Pages
The Morrow County
School Board, at its regular
meeting at Columbia Middle
School in Irrigon Monday
night, voted to m ove the
M orrow C ounty S chool
District Office from its current
location in Lexington to Irrigon.
The district had
planned to move the offices
from the aging Lexington
facilities to help curb costs, but
the move to the new, vacant
Irrigon elementary school was
not expected to trim expenses,
since the whole building must
currently be heated to
accommodate the office staff,
although the district is
attempting to find a way to
section o ff a portion o f the
building. At a previous board
meeting, superintendent Dr.
Jack Crippen had suggested
Wednesday, April 16,2003
that the offices be temporarily
moved to Heppner Elementary
School, but a request that
district office funds be used to
offset cuts from Heppner
E lem en tary’s
budget
prompted Crippen to say, “If
w e’re not wanted, we'll move
to Irrigon.” At Monday night’s
meeting, Crippen reiterated
that sentiment, commenting, “I
believe I belong in the north. I
believe that’s where I belong.”
Several Heppner Elementary
teachers appeared at the
meeting to tell Crippen that
HES would w elcom e the
district office at the school.
Several
board
members maintained that they
could build new district offices
at a later date, when the new
Irrigon elementary school is
required for students and
indicated that they wanted to
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
give Crippen “carte blanche”
as to where the offices would
be located. “I’ve been told
that the decision is mine,” said
Crippen. Board members
Burke O ’Brien and Larry
Mills, both Heppner, however,
said the board should
determine where the offices
w ere to be located and
opposed construction o f any
new buildings. They also
indicated that they wanted to
see costs involved before any
m ove w as m ade. John
Rietmann, lone, commented
that he thought the board
policy was to save money.
Mills, O'Brien, and Rietmann
seemed to be caught offguard
by a motion by board member
Gary Frederickson to move
the offices to Irrigon. O’Brien
Witness an artist at work in Heppner
“Som ething For
Everyone” is the theme o f the
41st lone United Church o f
C h rist’s Annual Church
A uction and Barbecue
planned for June 7 at the
Willows Grange in lone.
Busy hands have been
working all winter creating
craft and handmade items.
Antiques are being readied by
stripping and refinishing.
Bakers are studying favorite or
secret rec ipes to be prepared
for this annual sale. Helen
Heideman and her crew o f
quilt experts have been busy
making the beautiful quilt that
is auctioned each year.
A workday has been
scheduled for Saturday May
17, to begin moving stored
items to the Willows Grange
for sorting, cleaning, checking
and pricing. “It’s a fun time of
catching up on friends and their
families, kidding and pranks,”
said a spokesperson
General chairman for
this year's auction is shared by
the trustees o f the church,
headed up by Rich Harper.
Ken Grieb has donated his
services as auctioneer. Other
chairmen include: Betty Gray
- Country Store, Dinner -
C indy Osterland, and Antiques
- Laurel Cannon. Many other
chairmen and helpers are
getting organized. It takes a
host o£ workers and many
busy hands to make it all go
like clockwork.
“Mark the date on
your calendar now,” said the
sp ok esp erson ,
w ho
guarantees that it will be a day
o f fun and good fellowship.
Easter egg hunt
Saturday
The annual Easter egg hunt
for area children will be held
this Saturday. April 19,
beginning promptly at 10 a.m.
Preschool through
kindergarten children will hunt
at the Heppner City Park;
children in grades one and two
will be at the elementary
school lower field; and third
and fourth graders will hunt at
Hager Park.
The Easter bunny will
visit with children at the city
park. Parents are reminded to
have their cameras ready.
[
__________
Residents of the local
community can witness an
artist at work. Artist Robert
Walton is now working on the
second mural in the agricultural
collection at the Ag Museum
on R iverside Street in
Heppner. As he does so, the
Mural Committee is focusing
on getting the agricultural
heritage o f the community to
be visually depicted. “Old
tim ers” as w ell as new
resid en ts m ay find the
development of the agricultural
mural intriguing to say the least!
The mural under
d evelop m en t
is an
interpretation o f early Main
Street Heppner. Within this
mural stand “wool wagons,” a
common sight in Heppner from
the late 1800’s through the turn
of the century. The next mural
will create an extension o f that
theme as it takes the viewer to
the H eppner depot, the
stockyards and some o f the
outlying sheep ranches o f the
region.
The importance o f the
sheep industry in the
continued page 6
Freedom parade planned in
Heppner to support troops
Donna Schonhachkr and Sherree Mahoney, parade organizers
Citizens of Heppner,
Lexington and lone are invited
to show their support o f our
troops at the Community
Freedom Parade planned for
Monday, April 21 at 6 p.in.
All decorated vehicles and
walkers w ill meet at Heritage
Park and Veterans' Memorial
Park at 5:45 p.m. and march
up Main Street to the
Community Tree next to the
Post Office. The parade w ill
be led by the American Legion
Color Guard. All veterans are
w arm ly encouraged to
participate.
David Allen, Morrow
County District Attorney, will
be the featured speaker, along
w ith musical selections and
prayers for our troops led by
Methodist minister, the Rev.
Keith Brudevold. The
Heppner High S ch ool/
Community Band, under the
direction of Wendy Appleton,
will play a variety o f patriotic
songs.
W hile at the tree,
y ello w ribbons w ill be
available tor individuals wishing
to tie them on the tree.
Ribbons have been donated
by the U.S. Forest Service and
Murray's Drug.
From the tree, the
group w ill walk to the steps of
the M orrow County
C ourthouse w here a
community photo will be taken
by Sandy Matthews. The
photo is to be sent to
com m unity
m em bers
deployed to Iraq and Kuwait.
“Everyone is invited to
bring your flags, wear red,
white and blue, and send our
troops our love and support,”
said parade organizers Donna
Schonhachler and Sherree
Mahoney, both Heppner.
C om m unity service
workers provided Heppner
w ith over $ 1.800 in free labor
over the past month, public
works director Craig Canham
told the city council Monday
night.
Canham said he worked
closely with county authorities
to use young people
sentenced for minor crimes to
community service to get work
done around Heppner.
A lot o f the w ork was done
right before St. Patrick's Day
and “the town just sparkled",
Canham said. He said he used
the work crews for flicking up
cigarette butts, bottle caps and
scraps o f paper all over town.
Many Heppner residents
probably saw the workers in
the city park and out on the
streets working.
Canham said it was good for
the youngsters also. He said
he taught them three things:
How to be at work on time,
how to take orders, when it's
lunchtime and when it’s quitting
time. “Some ofthem did a real
good job. Some of them were
real hard workers," he said.
“But I don't think we are going
to see a lot o f them back
again,” he added.
The city council also:
Approved the Nazarene
church use o f the city park
Sat. Aug.2 for the church's 50
anniversary.
Approved a request from
Donna Schonhachler and
Sherree M ahoney for a
Freedom parade in support of
our fighting troops for Main St
Heppner on Monday, April
21, at 6 p.m.
Voted to give $500
tow ards the bicycle rodeo to
be held at a later date.
Heard from council
member Tom W olff who
asked the city attorney to
investigate why the upcoming
city bond issue to finance the
new water system in the city is
made out to be general
obligation bonds instead of
revenue bonds. Wolff said he
had earlier been led to believe
the bonds would be revenue
instead of GO. “I endorse he
project,” Wolff said. But he
questioned w hy w e are
following so many rules laid
out by the lenders when the
bonds are “backed by the
good faith of the city.” The city
manager speculated that it
would be hard to probably
change wording in the loan
agreem ents, but the city
attorney agreed to check into
it.
Learned that the city had
netted “in the high $30,000”
on a HUD home it purchased
for one dollar plus repair
expenses and then resold. The
home is located at 120 N
Gilmore Street and under
H ousing and Urban
Development rules the city has
first right to purchase a
repossessed HUD home for
only one dollar.
Voted to purchase a 1990
C hevrolet dual pickup from
public works director Craig
Community service workers
make town “sparkle”
NK an d WEEKS
continued page 6
CARDEN and FLOWER
20% OFF
IHorrow County C rain Grow ers
Lexington
989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396
For l>rm equipment,
visit our web site at www mcgf.net