TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 11, 2003
WA; and other relatives. He
was preceded in death by his
p a re n ts and by a b ro th e r;’
Larry.
Heppner
T. W. “ B ill” Low e,
B u m s M ortuary o f
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responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing Nursing Hom e in Heppner.
thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under ’ Card o f Thanks 'a t a cost o f $ 7.)
A graveside service
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
F.R. Fred M onaco,
was
held
June 5 at the Heppner
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f
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died Sunday, '
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M asonic Cemetery.
gon Office at 147 W Willow Street. Telephone ( 541 ) 676-9228 Fax ( 541 ) 676-
June 8 ,2 0 0 3 , at his hom e.
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contributions,
for those who
c u r r e n t lo n e s e c e s s io n student athletes have won. I w hen he w as 14, settling at
Nawt and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m.
For Advertising: advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p m C ost for a display ad is $4 75 per
wish, m ay be m ade to the St.
m ovement. Since I only lived am sure those athletes would Cecil.
colum n inch C o st for classified ad is 50< per word. C ost tor Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100
in
lone
for
16
years
I
w
ould
have
been
w
elcom
ed
on
any
H e s o o n w e n t to M ary C a n c e r C en ter, 401
words C ost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per colum n inch
be considered a new com er H e p p n e r tea m w ith o p e n w ork at the H ynd B rothers Poplar Street, W alla Walla,
For Pubkc/legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p.m D ates for publi­
cation m ust be specified Affidavits m ust be required at the time of subm ission Affidavits
whose opinion did not count, arm s. I assum e that she has ranch. He worked as a herder, WA 99362.
require three w eeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
Sweeney Mortuary o f:
anyw ay. I w ould, how ever, also forgotten the lone athletes packer, cam p tender, barber
specified if required)
lik e to ta k e issu e w ith a w h o h a v e h e lp e d fo rg e and cow boy for m ost o f his H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e of-
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arrangements.
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s ta te m e n t m a d e b y lo n e Heppner High School. I know W orld W ar I.
resident Anne Morter that said, the coaches at H eppner High
This is it. O ur 100:
L ow e w o rk ed at
in effect, that lone would suffer School and to suggest that they Pioneer M em orial H ospital Year C om m em oration o f the,
because...’’an lone girl would w o u ld o n ly le t H e p p n e r and Nursing Home in Heppner 1903 Flood. It’s a chance to
n e v e r b e H o m e c o m in g athletes play while relegating fo r 25 y e a r s , b e fo re h is understand the history o f the
T he C ity o f H eppner City C ouncil will conduct a
Q u e e n ...a n d lo n e a th le te s lone athletes to the bench is retirem ent w hen he enjoyed tragedy and to be able to pass
public hearing on M onday, June 23 to decide whether or not
would be relegated to warming lu d ic r o u s . C o a c h e s , a n d hunting, fishing and friends.
it on to future generations. If a
to adopt the Downtown Development Plan, proposed zoning
the bench” .
athletes, w ant to w in and no
A t 10 3 , h e liv e d relative was lost in the flood,
code and C om prehensive Plan revisions and the revised
I feel that she ow es coach is going to ask a player during three centuries. The last it’s a tim e to rem em ber them.
Transportation System Plan. The m eeting will be held at 7
apologies to tw o groups o f w hich part o f South M orrow fo u r y e a rs w e re s p e n t at Beginning with Friday night’s.
p.m. at the H eppner City Hall, located at 188 W est W illow
people. First and foremost she C ou n ty he or she lives in P ioneer M em orial N ursing “The Flood, We Rem em ber”
Street, H eppner. T he public is encouraged to attend and
owes apologies to the students before making the decision on Home.
through the C ascadia Folk
com m ent upon the plans.
o f lone High School for having w ho the starters are going to
H e w as a life lo n g Q u a r te t p e rf o r m a n c e on
During its June 2 meeting, the Planning Commission
such a low opinion o f their be. D id it ever occur to M rs. m em ber o f the O dd F ellow s Saturday, all events are free to
voted to recom m end to the C ity C ouncil approval o f the
c a p a b ilitie s . S om e o f the M orter that m any o f the lone L odge and H eppner B PO E the public, with the exception
D ow ntow n D evelopm ent Plan, the Transportation System
people I talked to here in this athletes m ight ju st relegate 358.
o f “D inner T heater At The
Plan and the supporting code amendm ents.
area jokingly comm ented that Heppner athletes to the bench
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e C e m e te r y ” on S a tu r d a y
The Downtown Heppner Development Plan Project
lone girls must be so ugly and b e c a u s e o f th e ir a th le tic nieces and nephew s H enry evening, w hich is $25 per
began last Septem ber and involved public involvem ent and
lone athletes so un-talented prow ess?
Krebs and Carleen West, both person. Proceeds help to ftind
input through a series o f public meetings, including a children’s
that they could never compete
I
know
that
that
the
o
f lone, and M ary Jane O le the m em orial. Few o f us will
workshop. The June 23 m eeting will be the last opportunity
w ith th e ir c o u n te rp a rts in questions o f consolidation and a n d Van L eh m an , b o th in be a r o u n d fo r th e n e x t
for the public to com m ent prior to the City Council vote.
Heppner. I ’m sorry that M rs. secession have raised m any W ashington state.
com m em oration. People are
The plan includes a new dow ntow n zoning district
Morter
feels that lone females im p o rtan t issu es in S outh
M e m o r i a l encouraged to w ear tum -of-
with supporting zoning regulations, that will protect the historic
a re so u n a tt r a c t iv e a n d M orrow County. I ju st hope contributions may be m ade to th e - c e n t u r y c lo th in g o r
c h a ra c te r o f the d o w n to w n and e n co u rag e econom ic
unpoised that they w ould be th a t M rs . M o rte r w o u ld Pioneer M em orial N ursing something similar if possible,
development. Zero building setbacks, architectural guidelines,
reduced to w allflow er status, q u a lify h e r s ta te m e n ts or H om e, P.O. B ox 9, H eppnei; to get into the spirit o f the
and a reduction o f required off-street parking are components
but I would wager that the high ap ologize for them so the O R 97836.
event.
o f the new code. Access management standards along arterial
school m ales in H eppner do general public in the rest o f the
It’s always interesting
Sweeney Mortuary o f
and collector streets that m irror existing state highw ay
not feel that way.
state does not judge all o f lone H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f and rew arding to be on hand
requirem ents are also proposed.
I assu m e that M rs. by her feelings.
for new H eppner visitors. On
arrangements
E nhancem ent o f pedestrian linkages betw een the
M o rter has also fo rg o tten (s)A l Beck
M
onday, R oland Bergheer,.
dow ntow n and residential areas, and overall com m unity
about
the
num
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state
high
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Oregon
currently
from N evada, but’
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previously o f Germany, China,’
include: city w ide sidew alk im provem ents; crossw alk
Iraq and Spain, stopped by the;
iiViprovements; a pedestrian and multi-use walk along portions
Private sw im lessons
o f Willow Creek; on street parking modifications; skate board
A lbert Louis W ebb, C ham ber office to visit. He
park and youth center at the old pool; and enhancem ents to
Sw im lessons will be will be offered after July 4. 6 9 ,^ o f B o a r d m a n , d ie d had been exploring H eppner
the pedestrian corridors and bridges over W illow Creek.
conducted at the lone PoolDn Contact Lovgren directly for T uesday, June 3, 2003, at a ll w e e k e n d to b e tte r
Additional transportation improvement projects have
June 24-27 and June 30-July scheduling private lessons at K adlec M edical C en ter in understand a com m unity that
survived a flood disaster an d
been added to the Transportation System Plan. Inclusion on
Richland
3. Cost w ill be $30 for the 676-5217.
w
hat th e y ’re like 100 years
N
ew
this
year
is
the
the list is the first step in obtaining funding for improvement
A
funeral
w
as
held
eight-day, 30-minute sessions.
la
te r. A v e ry in te r e s tin g
lone
Swim
Club.
The
club
will
projects.
J u n e 6, w ith b u r ia l a t
Preschool, M other and Tot,
gentlem
en, w ho spent four
T hose unable to attend but w ho w ant to share
a n d L e v e ls I-V I w ill be be fo r all k id s w h o h av e Hermiston Cemetery.
m
o
n
th
s
as a h o s ta g e in.
thoughts or comments may visit City Hall or contact the project o ffe re d . C o n firm a tio n o f passed Level III R ed C ross
W ebb w as bom Sept.
manager, Joyce Jackson, by mail at M itchell N elson Group,
c la s s e s w ill d e p e n d on lessons or for students w ho 25, 1933, at Luxora, A R , to B aghdad in 1990 w hen Iraq
71 SW O ak S tre e t S u ite 100, P o rtla n d , O R 972 0 4 .
interest. Bobbette Lovgren will c a n m e e t th e m in im u m John Louis and Beaulah Lee invaded Kuw ait. Read about
Comments can also be given to the project manager via phone
it in this paper.
swimming requirements. This Parsons W ebb.
be the instructor.
by calling (503) 944-2158, or sent by email tojlj@ m ngi.com .
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T h e w o r ld g ro w s
p ro g ram w ill be o n -g o in g
O n June 7, 1959, he
sm
aller
every day, so it’s a
th r o u g h o u t th e s u m m e r. m a r r ie d F ra n c e s M a rio n
great opportunity when we are
M embers will w ork on stroke Glossen at Buena, WA.
perfection, safety skills and
W ebb was em ployed able to hear from a visitor
w ater gam es. T he club will a s a m e c h a n ic in th e from a different country. On
m e e t tw ic e a w e e k o n m anufacturing industry. He is June 17, the C ham ber w ill
Tuesday and T hursday from described as a hard w orker m eet K ozue Tajiri, from the
9:30-10:30 a.m. This will be a w hose family was everything City o f K um m am otto, Japan,
who has been visiting the Rick
10-session program beginning to him.
June 24 and ending August 7.
Survivors include his Britt family. She will be sharing
A detailed schedule w ill be wife, at the home; sons, Lewis her cu ltu re and answ ering
given out at the first session on o f G old B each and John o f questions for m em bers. As it
Tuesday, June 24 at 9:30 a.m. B o ard m an ; daughter, A nn is a lso th e th ird T u e s d a y
Cost for this program will be C o tte r a l o f U m a tilla ; merchants will also be making
Replica o f
$30 per person or $50 for a g r a n d c h ild r e n , M e lis s a , plans for “Celebrate Historic
front page o f the
family.
M ichael, Rick, Christina and H eppner” at that tim e and
Heppner Gazette,
For more information C h e ls e a ;
10
g r e a t ­ reporting on plans for anothejf
June 18,1903
on lo n e sw im p ro g ra m s , grandchildren; brothers, Philip Customer Service Training.
Did you know that the
contact Lovgren at the above in M is s o u r i a n d J e s s o f
num ber or Shelley Key at the T o p p e n is h , W A ; s is te r , H e p p n e r C h a m b e r o f
lone pool.
Bernice R ider o f Sunnyside, Com m erce was presented the
“Enduring Community Builder
A w a rd ” b y S O L V a n d
G overnor Ted Kulongoski id
S a le m la s t w e e k ? J o h n
6 7 6 -9 1 8 1
"Where Friends Meet" 142 North M a i n
E d m u n d s o n , C h a m b e r ’s
“ King o f Litter” w as on hand
Thursday, June 12th
to accept the aw ard and he
invited C huck Bailey and his
Ladies N ight and Flag D ag Service.
wife
to join him, representing
A Mexican dinner will be prepared by Missy Lind­
the hard-working Garden Club
say and crew. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Flag Day
m em bers who enhance Main
Service will be held upstairs before Lodge at 8 p.m.
Street. O ur C ity em ployees
There will be a presentation of flags by the Boy and our m erchants do a fine
Scouts and Color Guard. The Methodist Church jo b k e e p in g th e b u sin e ss
choir will provide music.
district looking nice, as well.
The flower baskets look great.
Sunday, June 15th
Souvenir Flood Edition copies available at
ELKS ANNUAL PICNIC at Cutsforth Park start­ M ore in fo rm a tio n w ill be
forthcom ing about the event
Heppner Gazette, Central Market, Murray Drugs,
ing around 11 a.m. Hot dogs and beverage will
when Edmundson presents the
Gardner's Men's Wear, Peterson's Jewelers,
be provided. Please bring a favorite salad or des­
plaque to the C ham ber. It
Wheatland Insurance, John's Other Place,
sert. Games, e g g toss, football toss, coin hunt,
takes
a com m unity w orking
and Willow Creek Diner and Bakery.
softball and horseshoes will be held. Bring your together.
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Apologies should be made to lone
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Chamber Chatter
Heppner City Council to conduct
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Albert Louis
lone Pool to open for sum mer Webb
activities
1903 SOUVENIR FLOOD EDITION
ON SALE NOW
HEPPNER ELKS 358
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