TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 29,2003
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Artifactory coming again to
Heppner
The 2003 Artifactory
Holiday Craft Fair, sponsored
by the Willow Valley Service
Club, will be held Saturday,
N ov. 2 2 , at th e M o rro w
C o u n ty F a ir P a v ilio n on
Highw ay 74, Heppner, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
At least 45 vendors
will present their crafts for
holiday shopping. Rest at a
ta b le a n d e n jo y s n a c k s ,
beverages or lunch. Visit with
friends and neighbors. Let the
children enjoy the Children's
C orner w ith crafts ju st for
them . D oor prizes for adults
will be given out to those in
attendance throughout the day.
Santa says he has scheduled a
visit
A dm ission is $2 for
the purpose o f scholarships for
graduating high school seniors.
Table reservations for
vendors are still available by
calling Judie Laughlin at 676-
9781.
MCWG schedule annual fall meeting
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
specified if required)
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St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
Thirteen persons attended the discussion, led by Bill
Kuhn, about pressing legal issues which affect us, or someone
close to us, every day. One issue covered was Medicaid: what
can it do for us? The discussion will continue on Tuesday
morning, Nov. 4 at 9:30 a.m., in St. Patrick’s dining room, on
Willow and Main.
Kuhn emphasized that “Elder Law” as a distinct area
o f general law has become recognized only recently; it is now
a specific topic o f concern in law education. Human Services
and Disability Departments are integrated into state government.
“ W hat happens to me i f . . . ? ” is the haunting question for
individuals and fam ilies. A review o f statistics form ed the
background for discussion and questions. N eeds and costs
can w ipe out w ell-planned savings w hen the unexpected
happens. K uhn described the qualifications for M edicaid
assistance and the avenues o f pre-planning that can help
persons who face tough decisions.
On Nov. 4, Kuhn will discuss and answ er questions
about death planning, wills, trusts, how to transfer assets to
the next generation and related subjects. Kuhn is donating his
tim e; there is no charge to participants. The Senior C enter
offers the meetings as a public service. Understanding today’s
expectations is to equip one for the future.
T he H ep p n er C h ristian C h u rch v o lu n te e rs are
scheduled to serve the noon meal on W ednesday, Nov. 5.
Ed Baker announced that the senior bus will be available
for the Columbia Basin Annual Meeting in Condon. Watch for
the date and time announcement.
Competition still boiling in
Canned Food Drive
Seven
H eppner
b u s in e s s e s h a v e b e e n
p a r t i c i p a ti n g
in
th e
N e ig h b o r h o o d
C e n te r
C a n n e d F o o d /D ry G o o d s
Drive. A s o f Friday, Oct. 24,
Heppner Hardware was in first
place w ith an estim ated 64
points.
Participating in the
events are B ank o f Eastern
O regon, C entral Red Apple,
M u rr a y s ,
P e t e r s o n ’s,
W h e a tla n d
In su ra n c e,
H ep p n er H ard w are and
S h a m ro c k L a n e s . T h o s e
interested in helping to increase
the score o f any business may
do so by dropping o ff canned
or dry goods at the business
o f one’s choice.
W h ile th ese seven
businesses have had a great
head start, contest organizers
have said that any business in
tow n could still w in. The
contest will continue until 6
p.m., Friday, Oct. 31.
Points are aw arded
for pounds o f food, divided by
the num ber o f employees that
business has, with extra points
for each package o f dry goods
that is 8 ounces or less.
T h e f ir s t p la c e
business will receive a pizza
lunch and ice cream sundaes.
The second place business will
receive ice cream sundaes.
All donations will go
to the N eighborhood C enter
o f S outh M orrow C o u n ty
which provides assistance to
people in need year around,
with special baskets during the
Thanksgiving and Christm as
seasons.
Sterling
Silver
Lockets
■ Peterson's
W
Heppner
Jew elers
676-9200
The M orrow County
W heat G ro w ers h av e
scheduled their annual Fall
M eeting for Friday, Nov. 7 at
the H eppner Elks C lub at 4
p.m. Producers and industry
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s
a re
encouraged to mark this event
on their calendars and plan to
attend.
The meeting will begin
with an ODOT demonstration
o f a w a lk - a r o u n d tr u c k
inspection on site. Featured
speakers will be Laura Pryor,
E a s te r n O re g o n R u ra l
A llia n c e ; a sp e c ia l v id eo
presentation by OSU Cereal
C h e m is t A n d re w R o ss
reg ard in g preferred w heat
v a rie tie s for O reg o n ; and
T am m y D ennee, O W G L
Executive Director, and Ken
Grieb, OW GL President, will
present an update on O W G L
activities.
A so c ia l h o u r and
hosted dinner will be provided
for all attendees following the
meeting.
Interested persons are
asked to RSV P no later than
Monday, Nov. 3 by calling the
O W G L O ffice at (5 4 1 )2 7 6 -
7330.
HHS and IHS make Dairy
Farmers Academic All-State list
T he H eppner H igh
School volleyball team and the
lone High School football and
volleyball team s m ade the
D airy F arm ers o f O regon
Academic All-State program,
administered by the OSAA.
The HH S volleyball
team received a team grade-
point average (GPA) o f 3.67,
w hich put them in 10th place
for 2A schools.
The IHS football team
received a team GPA o f 3.41,
w hich put them in second
place for 1A schools. The IHS
volleyball team placed ninth
w ith a team GPA o f 3.67 in
1A schools.
lone Youth Group to hold annual
food drive
be home that evening, is asked
The annual food drive
in lone will be Monday, Nov.
3 at 6 p.m. lone Youth Group
members will be going door to
door that evening collecting
non-perishable food items. All
food w ill be tak e n to the
H e p p n e r N e ig h b o r h o o d
C enter to be used for holiday
food baskets for the needy o f
South M orrow County.
A nyone w ho w ould
like to donate but lives out o f
town, or anyone who will not
to ta k e th e ir d o n a tio n to
Laurel C an n o n ’s hom e. For
m ore inform ation call Jeri
M cElligott at 422-7257.
Births
B ria n
C oppock
L i n d s a y - a s o n , B ria n
Coppock, was bom Sept. 26,
2 0 0 3 , a t S t. A n t h o n y ’s
H o sp ital in P e n d leto n , to
parents Barney and Kimberly
Lindsay o f Lexington. Brian
w eighed 7 pounds 4 ounces
and was 21 inches longs. He
jo in s sister, K aelyn, 5 and
brother, A lex, 3, at hom e.
G randparents are Larry and
Corinne Lindsay o f Lexington
and Kaye Collins o f Oakridge.
The H eppner Little
A n n a B e I I e
League is holding an important E lizebeth Polin- a daughter,
m eeting on Tuesday, Nov. 4, AnnaBelle Elizebeth, was bom
at
7
p .m .,
at
th e O c t. 10, 2 0 0 3 , a t G o o d
N eighborhood Center. This Shepherd M edical C enter in
m e e tin g is to e le c t n e w Hermiston to Emily Chick and
com m ittee m em bers for the Kenneth Polin o f Heppner.
2004 baseball season.
V alery G u tie rre z - a
If anyone is interested daughter, Valery, w as bom
in being on the com m ittee or O c t. 10, 2 0 0 3 , at G o o d
volunteering in anyway, please Shepherd M edical C enter in
attend this meeting. The kids H erm isto n to R osa M aria
are looking forward to a great C a r d e n a s a n d A lb e rto
baseball season and we need Gutierrez o f Boardman.
y o u r h e lp to m a k e th is
Ja m e s Floyd C a rr- a
happen.
son, Jam es Floyd, was bom
O c t. 17, 2 0 0 3 , at G o o d
Order
Shepherd M edical C enter in
Magnetic Door Signs
H erm iston to Veronica Lynn
HERE
Turner and Jess Drury Carr o f
Heppner Gazette-Times
Irrigon.
Heppner Little
League to elect
new committee
members
Obituaries
Douglas Howard Flatt
D o u g la s H o w a rd
Flatt, 52, o f Pendleton, died
M onday, Oct. 20,2003, in an
a ir p la n e a c c id e n t w h ile
returning home from a business
trip in Newport.
A funeral service was
held Oct. 25 in Pendleton with
graveside services at Condon
Cemetery.
Flatt was bom in The
Dalles on July 7,1951 to Bill
and Peggie Flatt. Fie lived in
C ondon w here he attended
elem entary and high school
graduating in 1969. He then
moved to Pendleton where he
attended BM CC graduating
with an associates’ degree as
an Air Traffic Controller.
W h ile a tte n d in g
school in Pendleton, Flatt met
Cindy and they were married
on June 16, 1973.
F latt’s first business
venture was a fence-building
contractor know n as FF& B
Fencing in Heppner. Flatt and
his father, Bill, later becam e
ow ners/operators o f F latt’s
Lum ber Transport.
In 1974, th e F latts
became directly involved with
the fam ily ow ned business,
F l a t t ’s T ru c k S e r v ic e in
C ondon. As M id C olum bia
Bus Com pany, Inc. evolved,
th e F la tts r e lo c a te d to
Pendleton in 1982 to m anage
school bus operations there, as
well as in LaGrande.
A t th e tim e o f his
death, Flatt was C E O o f M id
C olum bia Bus Co., Inc. with
o p e r a tio n s in O r e g o n ,
Washington and Idaho where
he directly oversaw the safe
o p e r a tio n o f 6 0 0 b u s e s
transporting 16,000 students
daily. In addition, M ID CO
o p e r a te d fiv e d if f e r e n t
“ W elcom e C enters” for the
O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f
T ourism , w hich Flatt very
much enjoyed being involved
with.
Flatt was very active
in
se v era l
b u s in e s s
organizations, serving on the
B o a rd o f D ir e c to r s a n d
Executive C om m ittee for the
Associated Oregon Industries
as w ell as being an active
m em ber o f the O regon Pupil
T ransportation A ssociation
a n d th e N a tio n a l S c h o o l
T ransportation Association.
Flatt also found tim e
to becom e involved in his
com m unity, serving on the
H o s p ita l B o a rd a t S t.
A n t h o n y ’s H o s p ita l in
Pendleton, the Round-Up City
D e v e lo p m e n t C o r p , th e
Pendleton R otary C lub, the
E a ste rn O re g o n R e g io n a l
Airport Board, Exalted Ruler
o f th e E lk s L o d g e in
Pendleton, and w as recently
n a m e d to th e A m e ric a n
L e a d e rs h ip F o ru m . F la tt
assisted several R epublican
candidates w ith their bid for
election serving as Cam paign
Chairman for numerous party
candidates.
F latt e n jo y e d tim e
spent with fam ily and friends
and could usually be found in
his outdoor kitchen cooking
for everyone. He also enjoyed
fishing, hunting and w orking
around the house. Flatt also
had a real love for flying that
he shared with his family. He
could often be found late at
night cleaning the bugs off and
m ak in g su re h is B o n a n z a
shined for w herever he was
headed to next.
Flatt is survived by his
w ife o f 30 years, Cindy, son
Lloyd, currently serving in the
U S N a v y ; f a th e r , B ill;
brothers, K evin, B ruce and
Jeff and sister, Laurie Roberge;
as well as, several nieces and
nephews. His mother, Peggie,
d a u g h te r ,
S te f f a n ie ,
g r a n d m o th e r
“ S arg e”
Sweeney, and his brother-in-
law, “Geno,” preceded him in
death.
C ontributions can be
m ade to the Steffanie Flatt
Memorial Scholarship Fund or
the P en d leto n F o u n d a tio n
Trust, c/o B um s M ortuary,
P.O. Box 489, Pendleton, O R
97801.
Mural dedication to be held in
Heppner
D e d ic a tio n o f th e
Mural o f Heppner around the
1900s w ill be on Nov. 18 at
5:15 p.m . A group o f young
fiddlers will be playing from
4:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m . Louie
Carlson will also give a brief
history o f Heppner.
After the dedication a
dinner by ticket only will be
served at John’s Place. There,
the next part o f the mural will
be seen. A completed painting
o f w hat the m ural w ill look
like will be unveiled. This part
will be o f R ailroad Depot,
W ool W a re h o u s e , S a c k -
w heat w arehouse, sheep and
more sheep. Sheep ranches o f
K ilkenny, K rebs, W rights,
Hynds and a shearing bam will
also be included. T he m ural
size will be 128 feet by 35 feet.
Tickets for the dinner
at $16 and are available at
K lam ath First or C o u n try
S h e a rs . T h e re wi l l be a
drawing for a framed print.
If anyone in the area
has relatives or friends who ran
the follow ing stores, please
contact Louie C arlson: First
N atio n al B ank, R hea and
W elsh G rocery, G illiam and
Besbee Hardware, Humphrey
Drug Store, Matt Lichtenstal's
B o o ts a n d S h o e s , T .R .
H o w a rd G ro c e ry , W oods
C onfectionary, A rt C la rk ’s
Jew elry, J.E. G ibson B arber
Shop, Patterson D rug Store/
Dr. Kistner in back, M asonic
B uilding w ith Post O ffice,
R ock (a tavern) and IOOF.
We w ould like to write som e
history for our kiosk paper
handouts to visitors.
P rin ts o f to w n are
available at K lam ath First,
please buy before Nov. 12, or
contact Betty Carlson or Betty
Mills.
O rders for a print on
canvas o f the next m ural will
be taken. T his includes the
w hole m ural or ju st a section
o f one sheep ranch. This will
be the only w ay prints o f the
next mural will be available.
For more information
see the M ural C om m ittee o f
Betty M ills, Sharon and Bob
Harrison, Betty Carlson, Judy
Laughlin and Doris Brosnan.
Price o f prints will vary do to
size and how m any made.
By making a donation
to the Farm Foundation you
can have y o u r n am e on a
p la q u e p lu s a p rin t (c o s t
pending on amount o f people).
Ask for details.
Lutheran/Episcopal youth group to
hold Halloween Open House
The high school youth
g ro u p o f H ope L u th eran ,
Valby Lutheran and All Saints'
Episcopal churches will be
having an open house from 5-
7 p.m., Halloween night at All
Saints' Episcopal Church on
Gale St., in Heppner.
All “trick or treaters”
and their parents are invited
to stop by for coffee, juice
and cookies. “ We hope that
w e can provide a space to
take a break during your trick
or treating rounds to warm up
and rest a while,” said a group
member.
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