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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 29, 2005 OIT releases president's list Valby earns IMS plaque T he fo llo w in g students have been named to th e 2005 spring term president’s list at Oregon In stitu te o f Technology. Inclusion on the president’s list requires a 3 70 grade point average and above Only full-time students (12 credit hours or more) are eligible for academic honors - ’M W* •' HOfC LUTHCM» AMO V A LB t L U T H C f^ H j. ; CH U R C H ES Boardman: Melany Hancock, dental hygiene H eppner: M elissa C u tsfo rth , rad io lo g ic science Irrigon: Jeffrey G rigsby, so ftw are en g in eerin g tech n o lo g y ; R ebecca M cN am ee, radiologic science 4 Justice Court ■ Duane Neiffer (left), Clint Carlson, Merilee McDowell Representatives o f the Valby Lutheran Church, Clint Carlson and Duane Neiffer, were presented with a traveling plaque made by Bob DeSpain for their team’s p a rtic ip a tio n in the MS Walk Three churches, All Saints, H ope L utheran, Valby Lutheran, competed for the plaque this year The team with the most walkers is awarded the plaque. “ All S aints and Hope Lutheran started the friendly c o m p etitio n a couple o f years a g o ,” com m ented MS W alk o rg an izer M erilee M cD ow ell.” We have our work cut out for us next year Valby had 17 walkers and this was their first year to compete. Congratulations Valby L u th eran The challenge is on-see you next year.” M orrow C ounty Justice Court has released the following report: Dustin Dale Rollis, 24, Heppner, Violation o f the Basic Rule, 100/55 mph, $423 fine; Ronald Ellis Dyer, 23, Hermiston, Violation of the Basic Rule, 71/55 mph, $108 fine. Chuck Bailey receives state Garden Club recognition C h u ck Bailey, current H eppner G arden Club v ice-p resid en t and fo rm er p re sid en t, has received a certificate o f ap p re cia tio n from the Oregon State Federation of G arden C lubs fo r his “dedication and cheerfulness in helping to publicize the aims and principles o f the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Also for driving those members in need o f transportation to club events and functions is greatly appreciated.” Bailey received the aw ard from Jean M arie D avis, O regon State Federation o f Garden Clubs p resid en t, at the aw ard breakfast during the state convention held June 14-16 at Hood River He has been responsible for furnishing transportation for Heppner Garden Club meetings and Chuck Bailey with certificate of appreciation trip s, esp ecially fo r the handicapped Also attending the sta te co n v en tio n w ere Jo an n e B u rleso n , new H ep p n er G arden Club president, Judy Cowett and Betty Bailey. The H eppner G arden Club p resen ted B ailey w ith a lifetim e membership for all the work he has done for the club over the years Wedding Announcement Wright-Rohlikova lone festival features blues musician Musselwhite The lone Fourth of July festival will feature blues m usician C harlie M usselw hite at its blues festival beginning at 3 p m., Monday July 4 M usselw hite w as born in the hill country of Mississippi and landed in Memphis at a time when the city was coming o f age right along w ith him The M em phis clubs w ere exploding into the dynamic music scene that blended black and white influences and gave birth to rock and roll and its greatest giants Teenaged Charlie often saw Ëlvïs Presley, Jerry Lee Lew is and Johnny Cash cruising the hot spots around tow n Living across the stre et from rockabilly legends Johnny Burnette and Slim Rhodes, Charlie was on the invitation list to parties hosted by Elvis, who had suddenly made it cool to be a p oor w hite kid from Mississippi with greased hair and a hunger for music. C harlie lost no tim e in developing skills for which he himself became legendary -learning to drink deep, comb his hair “right”, and to play the hell out of both harp and guitar A fter a rocky adolescence which included running moonshine in his 1950 Lincoln (Charlie has been a fan o f big trunks ever since), C harlie m igrated north to Chicago like so many others from the Deep South, hoping to find a factory job and a better life W hat he found was Chicago’s South Side, with all of its grit, hard times and h isto ry -m ak in g m usic. Living in the basement o f Delmark records with Big Joe Williams (who instructed Charlie further in the ways o f drinking hard and playing deep), he met everybody including Muddy Waters, H ow lin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Little and Big Walter The kings and giants o f Chicago blues accepted him into the clubs and even on stag e; he becam e an ad o p ted “ so n ” and his considerable talents were further honed Charlie took these influences and ran with them. Forming his own band, he released his 1966 Vanguard debut, Stand Back! Now co n sid ered a classic re co rd in g , this album achieved im m ediate underground success and established Charlie as a blues force in his own right. The a lb u m ’s trium ph took Charlie out to California, and he stayed for the good times, good w eath er and the bounty o f good paying gigs. 24% Genuine Lead Crystal Bowl and Candy Dish Able for the first time to completely devote himself to music, leaving the “day jobs” far behind, he becam e a regular player in the San F ran cisco m usic scene Charlie was in “the scene”, but he also brought the hard edges o f Chicago with him, and to the flower children of San Francisco he was an exotic, intoxicating, very sexy phenomenon C h a rlie ’s talen ts have been recognized on many fronts His body o f w ork com prises over 20 albums o f his own, and he has contributed to countless others including guesting on B onnie R a itt’s G ram m y award-winning Longing In Their H earts; The Blind Boys of Alabama’s Grammy- w inning S pirit o f the Century; Tom Waits’ Mule Variations and even playing the driving harmonica on INXS’ Suicide Blonde He was the longtime compadre and musical partner to his friend John Lee Hooker, in addition to using Charlie’s harp playing on several of his albums, John Lee was also b est man w hen C harlie m arried H enrietta Their deep and abiding friendship lasted until John Lee’s death Musical institutions have honored Charlie, too With 14 W.C. Handy awards to his c re d it and six G ram m y nominations, he is firmly e n tren ch ed in m usical history. Charlie has also been honored w ith a lifetim e achievem ent aw ard from The Monterey Blues Festival and the San Javier Jazz Festival in Spain and the M ississip p i G o v e rn o r’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Charlie’s version o f the blues ventures far beyond conventional honky-tonk - th o u g h the H arley Davidsons lined up outside C harlie’s gigs testify that Charlie has what it takes to rock the house. C harlie himself is simply interested in sound - as he puts it, “ m usic from the h e art” : international, cross-cultural, modem and classic, those sounds and tones that have feeling. John Edmundson wins golfing award John Edmundson of H ep p n er p la c e d seco n d net in the o p e n division, ages 65- 69, at the recent P N G A ( P a c if ic Northwest J°l,n Edmundson G olf Association) Senior M en ’s A m ateur C ham pionship held at W ildhorse R eso rt G o lf C o u rse in P endleton. Edmundson received one of the crystal awards presented in his age division. The th ree day tournament, made up o f two div isio n s, featu red 178 players from six western states and Canada oM> ie R a n k i n a n (1 D avid Bate; 1^. Wedding - Saturday, July 2 n d R ogers a n d D a n ie l Wedding - Saturday, July Qth l a n n o n W alto n a n d R o b e r t H a n d Wedding - Saturday, July 30th S c li n e id e r a n d R yan H a l v o r i f Shower - Friday, July 1st Wedding - Saturday, October 8th 1 U . Petersons Heppner i Jewelers, 676-9200 j fefc *17 North Main •■fleppuW ^ J tm . ^ Brent and Nadia Wright Nadia Rohlikova and Brent Wright were married April 23, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nevada The bride is the daughter o f Jaroslav and Nadezda Rohlik o f Plzen, Czech Republic. She is a 1998 graduate o f secondary school in Plzen and has an IT degree in computers from business college in Australia The groom is the son o f Ken Wright o f Sacramento, CA, and Judy Knight o f Bend He is a 1995 graduate o f Heppner High School and works as a cabinetmaker and furnituremaker The couple reside in Sun Valley, Idaho St. Patrick’s News St Patrick’s Church volunteers are hosts for the July 6 noon meal at St Patrick’s Center. The Red Cross made a presentation on disaster preparedness during the June 15 meal Preplanning, three- day disaster kits, suggestions about what not to forget (prescription drugs, for example) were included Items such as kinds o f battery radios and a windup style were on display. Tom Wilson presided at the regular board meeting Archie Padberg reported that 25 people had volunteered to help with the Memorial Day dinner and were instrumental in making it a success All expenses were met by the cover charge and about $400 will be added to the general fund. Duane Jones presented a to-scale drawing to illustrate how round tables would fit into the dining floor space and offer adequate seating Sheila Piper offered to gather all the information necessary and proceed with the grant writing, to cover the cost Tom Wilson offered his resignation from the board His years o f service and responsibilities were noted He has chaired the Saturday morning St. Patrick’s weekend breakfast for many years. Lucille Kosteshka, apartment resident, attended the meeting as an observer and contributed helpful comments. The next scheduled meeting is July 20. Nine persons traveled on the senior bus to Ukiah for lunch and to attend the AAA advisory meeting. Tom Wilson made the Morrow County transportation report Ed Baker was not able to attend The group was informed o f some staff shifts and changes in the CAPECO office The bus passengers attend the meeting as observers. We traveled the Western Route to and from Ukiah The next meeting is scheduled to be at the Stanfield senior center in September »
