Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon
Armed Services Memorial Plaque donated to city Trivia Night
deadline
eliminated
Gladys Alderman (left) donates a Memorial Plaque to the City of Heppner, represented by
Mayor Bob Jepsen (back) and City Manager Jerry Breazeale (front), in honor of service
members.
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during the Solomon Islands so much for the continued
A new A rm ed campaign All these solders
freedom and liberties that
Services Memorial Plaque are now deceased Alderman today’s generations take for
was presented to the city is proud to point out that her granted She w anted to
during the C ity’s annual only g ra n d d a u g h te r is
rem ind people o f the
V eteran’s Day M emorial married to a fellow in the
contributions her generation
C erem ony held at the Navy, currently stationed at honorably and freely gave to
Heppner Mini-Park Gladys Corpus Christi, TX.
their Country The memorial
A lderm an do n ated the
Alderman wanted to plaque will be on permanent
plaque and its installation to leave something o f a lasting
display in the Heppner Mini-
the City, in memory o f the memory for these and all the Park
d ed icated service our American solders who gave
nation’s military soldiers
have given to this country
She found the lyrics in a
newspaper article, clipped it
out and saved it for many
Bob W ood, the well as starting two new
years, trying to decide just executive director of Oregon church plants in areas o f the
what to do with it The C h ristian E v an g elistic state that have yet to be
co n cep t o f a m em orial F ellow ship, a C h ristian determined
plaque came to her after C hurch
planting
As well as speaking
atte n d in g
last y e a r’s o rg a n iz atio n , will be Sunday morning in both
Veteran’s Day celebration
speaking at H eppner Bible School and Worship
Alderman had two Christian Church Sunday, Service, Wood will speak at
brothers who served during Nov. 21.
the annual Harvest Festival
World War II, both in the
Wood explains the at 6 p m
Navy. M arshall Lovgren mission o f his organization
The community is
served in the South Pacific, in this manner, “OCEF seeks invited to come and share in
as did Tim Lovgren, who to p artn er w ith local the fellow ship o f the
fought on Corrigidor during churches to raise funds to evening There will be a
the re-occupation landing by plant new churches in areas potluck dinner and a
the American forces. Gladys’ around the state that do not program that includes
late husband, A rchie have a Christian Church.”
special music There will also
Alderman, had four brothers
Currently, OCEF is be an offering taken to raise
who served in the Navy. One working on planting a new money to fund renovations
brother was killed in fighting church in the Eugene area as to the church parsonage
Heppner Christian Church to
host guest speaker
B ink R am os
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The FARM Foundation
M ural C om m ittee has
announced that team entries
for the Mr Bill’s Trivia Show
will be accepted until the
evening o f the event
The
previous
deadline for entries was
issued to ensure enough
interest for a successful
evening More than enough
team s have entered and
some people are voicing an
interest but difficulty in
securing a full team, so the
committee has cancelled the
deadline
“ The more teams,
the more fun,” explains a
committee member, “and we
want to give everyone a
chance to jo in in.” The
spokesperson also explained
that a team does not have to
have six members. Six is the
maximum number allowed
on a team
Individuals still not
confident enough to be on
teams for the competition
will still have an opportunity
to share the evening For $5,
a person can becom e a
spectator and also have a
chance at a raffle drawing
The trivia contest
begins at 6:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Nov 20, in the
Heppner Elks Lodge dining
room Entry per team is
$ 120, which will help to fund
the painting of the remaining
section o f the agricultural
museum mural Information
about the evening is available
from Sharon Harrison at the
Bank o f Eastern Oregon,
B etty C arlson, Judie
Laughlin or Doris Brosnan
Mural
Committee to
hold TV raffle
Cliff Green has donated a
32” Toshiba color television
set to the mural committee
as a raffle item Proceeds
from ticket sales will help to
fund the completion o f the
mural on the agricultural
museum building
The TV is now
displayed in the window of
Heppner Hardware, where
tickets will be available until
Dec. 2. Tickets will also be
available at Mr. B ill’s
Traveling Trivia Show at the
Elks Lodge on Nov. 20.
Raffle tickets will
cost $1 each, or $5 for six
tickets
Marriage
Licenses
Nov. 12: Roland
Garza, 39, Umatilla and Ida
Ann Pena, 37, Umatilla and
Fermin Mendoza Coria, 22,
Umatilla and Marilu Coria,
21, Umatilla
J o e M c E llig o tt
W ednesday, Novem ber 1 7 ,2 0 0 4
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
The Willow Creek
Terrace residents look back
at O ctober as a fun-filled
m onth and they view
November as another month
o f activity.
H e p p n e r’s
first
O k to b e rfe st offered the
T errace s ta ff th eir first
venture into a cake-baking
co n test T heir cherry-
accented entry took first
place in the taste test and the
resid en ts to o k the prize
money on a shopping spree
The te rra c e now has a
crystal, pedestal, covered
cake plate and sundae-
d essert
dishes
Both
purchases will enhance the
many special celebrations at
Willow Creek Terrace
Twice
on
the
weekend o f Oktoberfest, the
creativ e resid en ts w ere
rew ard ed
for
their
participation in community’s
activities. They also were
awarded “bragging rights”
w ith th e ir entry in the
“ w e lco m in g -scarecro w s
contest.” Manager George
Naims reports that many,
many vehicles cruised by the
Terrace for a look at the
menagerie of party creatures
at the entry. When the votes
were counted, the Terrace
had won recognition and a
photo o f the residents
featured in the Gazette.
On
Oct
28,
residents’ thoughts turned to
the Arts Bob and Suzanne
Jepsen
provided
bus
tra n sp o rta tio n
and
accompanied residents to the
Shenanigans concert and
slide p resen tatio n
at
Heppner Elementary School
W ith o th e r audience
members, Terrace residents
applauded
the
four
musicians’ music and multi­
talented presentation of their
education in Ireland.
As
H allow een
brought October to a close,
nearly eighty T rick-or-
Treaters braved the party
creatu res at the Terrace
entryway for a look inside
and w ere rew arded by
several residents-by-day-
liv e -c re a tu re s-b y -n ig h t
Greeting and handing out
treats were devils and angels,
a California Raisin, “Clint
E a stw o o d ,” bunnies, a
construction worker, and a
Tinkerbell-type fairy.
November seems to
be another month o f variety
Already the residents have
attended the com m unity
observation o f V eteran’s
Day. The Terrace is home to
several veterans who have
personal h isto ries o f
previous wars
One veteran, George
Jefferies, celebrates his 86lh
birthday on the seventeenth,
so the crystal cake plate will
be put to good use Jefferies
says that he especially
~ Family Week Proclamation -
D ave R a d ie
J im S w an so n
TJ n iv e r s it y
o f O regon ’s
B ig g e st
- THREE
WHEREAS, Morrow County is blessed with a multitude of families
- an essential part of the cultural, social and spiritual fabric that is
Morrow County; and
WHEREAS, Morrow County recognizes strong fam ilies are at the
center of strong communities,
WHEREAS, everyone has a role to play in making fam ilies
successful, including neighborhood organizations, businesses,
nonprofit agencies, policymakers, and, of course, families themselves;
WHEREAS, we all should take time to honor the importance of
fam ilies and recognize the special connections that support and
strengthen families year-round;
WHEREAS, we all should recommit to enhancing and extending
all of the connections that strengthen and enrich families,
WHEREAS, with the assistance and resources of agencies and
organizations such as the Morrow County Commission on Children
and Families, we can help families of all shapes and sizes create a
better future for all of Morrow County;
WHEREAS, research has shown that the best thing we can do to
prevent drug abuse in our teenagers, lower teen pregnancy and
juvenile delinquency rates and in helping children who are having
difficulty in school is to spend time together as a family;
NOW, THEREFORE, we the Morrow County Court do hereby
proclaim the last full week of November (November 21-27) as National
Family Week in Morrow County, and we hereby call upon all Morrow
County citizens to celebrate the importance of fam ilies and to renew
our commitment to strengthening families
Signed this 27th day of October, 2004
(signed by) Morrow County Commissioners
enjoyed the music provided
by young people at the
Veteran’s Day event
Jefferies was one of
several children born to
Edward and Becky Jefferies
in Nebraska He remembers
those early days, even as a
young child, when the family
would travel to nearby North
Loop and trade cream and
eggs for other commodities.
The family moved to
Payette, ID, when Jefferies
was about seven years old.
He remembers not having to
take school w ork home
because he was able to stay
ahead Arithmetic was his
forte He moved on to
several types of jobs, but a
long-lasting and pleasurable
one was his glass-cutting
work that took him to
several states His largest
one assignment was a job on
the Kona Coast, HI
Jefferies’ work was
set aside during the war,
when he enlisted into the
Navy. He was assigned
fueling duties for the USS
Traw and believes that his
life w as spared on the
morning of the Pearl Harbor
attack because that ship was
at sea instead o f anchored.
Featured am ong
som e m em orabilia in
Jefferies’ apartment are an
extensive collection o f hats
and a selection o f horse
statuary, reflecting his life­
long interest in riding, which
goes back to a blind Shetland
pony he rode as a child.
Jefferies continues to spend
part o f each day on a
m orning w alk, easily
traveling over tw o miles
each day. He enjoys music
and dancing and singing in
particular. And he enjoys his
four children and th eir
families
Jefferies a n d 'h is
n eig h b o rs
have
an
opp o rtu n ity to w ork on
another project recently
undertaken at the Terrace.
The residents are planning to
fill two boxes that will be
sent to Iraq One box will
contain miscellaneous items
for men and one will hold
items for women. Nairns
brought from the Episcopal
Church Outreach program a
list o f items that service men
and women need or want
and
the
resid en ts
im m ediately chose to
participate On the church
bulletin board, a page full of
sundry items is available to
all citizens who wish to
contribute to the soldiers.
Soon
after
Thanksgiving, on Nov. 29,
Willow Creek Terrace will
take on a new look for the
Christmas-Hanukah-
Holiday season Residents
and staff invite community
members to join them for a
potluck at 5:30 p m. and to
stay for the tree-trimming
and hall-decking that will
follow. The Terrace will
provide drinks and dessert.
Everyone else is asked to
bring a main dish or a side
dish With full tum m ies,
renewed energy, and music-
filled atmosphere, everyone
will turn the Terrace into a
holiday showplace
Births
N atalie
Eileen
Jepsen- a daughter, Natalie
Eileen, was bom Nov. 12,
2004, at Gritman Medical
Center in Moscow, ID, to
Matt and Erin Jepsen o f
Pullm an, WA N atalie
w eighed 9 p ounds 14
ounces Grandparents are
Bill and Nancy Jepsen o f
Heppner and Scott and Terri
Meacham o f Lewiston, ID.
Great-grandparents are Bob
and Suzanne Jep sen o f
Heppner