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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 27,2005 - THREE Senior apartments plans open house The St. P a tric k ’s S en io r A p artm en ts in Heppner will host an open house this Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1-5 p.m., as a part of the C eleb rate H eppner festivities. A door prize of one of the large framed pictures o f the town mural will be given away. Tours of the apartments will be available and coffee and cookies will be served. Three friends create unique business, ‘Rock Talk’ Karen Clough (left) and Karen Smith Griffith with commemorative rocks. (Not pictured is Jannie Allen.) On their annual road trip, three friends took an unexpected turn as the idea for “Rock Talk” was bom. Karen Clough, Karen Smith- Griffith, and Jannie Allen, te ac h e rs at H eppner Elem entary, were talking about pain ted rocks to commemorate the lives of family members who had passed away. The conversation branched out from rocks fo r fam ily members to friends, and even to beloved pets. It branched out even more as plans were made to paint rocks for any, and every ev en t and occasion. Futurity champion has local owners D uring the C h am p io n sh ip s and All Arabian Horse Show, BNB Krys of Fame (Krysta) took home the championship of the R egion 5 H A /A A Country English Pleasure Futurity held July 4-9, 2005 in Puyallup, W ashington. Her owners are James and K im berly W right o f Star Creek Arabians and Pintos at Lazy Hawk Ranch, lone. Krysta is a beautiful three-year-old black and white filly. Beginning in January of this year, Krysta was placed in training with T im othy W igren of Command Performance in Ridgefield, Washington. She was broke to ride in late F eb ru ary and show ed everyone how talented she is. Tim and Krysta were given a unanimous vote of champion on all three judges’ cards. Fair kick-off dance August 5 The Morrow County Fair's Kick-Off dance will be Friday, August 5, from 8-11 p.m. at the fairgrounds in Heppner. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the music of The Little McKay Creek Band from Pendleton. | Artisan Village Sale I .A W hile the m ain business will be primarily through the In te rn e t (a w eb site w ill be up and running very soon), rocks will certainly be sold locally. For the past year, the three have talk ed , p lan n ed , im ag in ed , and dream ed about a business venture, and the vision takes form this Friday at the Heppner Days Celebration. Rocks celebrating any special, or ordinary, occasion may be ordered. A welcome rock by the front door or a rock with the brand o f a local rancher make perfect gifts, as will rocks to announce the arrival of a baby, or a w edding c ele b ra tio n . “ The possibilities are endless. If you have a favorite saying, we can turn it into a m em ory,” say the th ree friends. This Friday, locals will have the opportunity to see, purchase, and order cre atio n s o f Rock Talk. Check out the display on Main Street, and wish this new business venture “good luck” as they try to “rock your world”. "C e le b ra te H istoric H e p p n e r" W e e k e n d Friday: Sidewalk Sale and In-Store Specials G reat m arkdowns! (Also last days of Christmas in July Sale) Former resident tours Heppner A group o f tw o employees and 13 residents of Tri-Cities Retirement Inn from Pascó, W ashington, toured Heppner on July 21. One of the touring residents, Velma Huston Parker, was born in Heppner, July 28, 1909, and the trip was made in honor of her upcoming 96th birthday. V elm a’s p aren ts were C live and Eugenia H uston. C live m oved to Morrow County in 1883 at age four and lived to age 83. His parents were Luther and M adora Boggs H uston. E u g en ia was born near Heppner in 1888 to Jacob Smith Young and Martha H. Young and she lived most of her life in Heppner until her death in 1977 at age 88. Clive and Eugenia fanned in the Eight Mile area. They were members of the First Christian Church and Velma was their only child. Besides a bus tour of the area, V elm a’s group stopped at GD’s Restaurant for lunch and at the Morrow C ounty M useum . There Velma got to see an antique tatted bedspread on display that she had donated and her co lle ctio n o f m in iatu re pitchers. She collected the pitchers during her travels around the world and has more that she plans to donate to the museum. Velma also d o n ated her m o th e r’s en g ag em en t ring to the museum although it is not on display. Velma gets around with the help of a wheelchair now, but her mind needs no help at all and she enjoyed her journey down memory lane in Morrow County. For th o se who would like to send a birthday card or note to Velma, she would be happy to hear from her past n eig h b o rs and friends. Her address is Velma Huston Parker, c/o Tri-Cities R etirem ent Inn, 2000 N. 22nd #304, P asco WA 99301. Engagement Schultz-Pace Christian Schultz and H. Gene Pace Robert and Linda Schultz of Heppner announce the engagement of their daughter, Christian M. Schultz, to H. Gene Pace, both of Coeur d ’ Alene, ID. Christian is a 1993 graduate of Heppner High School. She earned an associate’s degree in nursing from Blue Mountain Community College in 2000 and is currently working on her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Lewis and Clark College. She works at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d' Alene. Pace, the son of Roy Cox and Carolyn Boothe of Yakima, is a 1988 graduate of Renton Vocational Institute in Renton, WA. The couple plan a Sept. 24, 2005, wedding at The White House in Coeur D’ Alene, ID. Heppner Garden Club news B lue M ountain D istrict Garden Club has chosen G ayla Snell and Melissa Monica as chair and co-chair of the Ways and Means Committee. Chuck and Betty Bailey have been ch o sen as ch airs for Publicity. The H eppner Garden club took a tour to Boardman and the Port of Morrow Marina. After that they w ent to Terry and Cheryl Tallm an’s garden. Terry Tallman had spoken and given a demonstration for the Heppner Garden club Night sky in May. Afterwards, he had invited the Heppner Garden program offered club to his home and Everyone is invited g ard en s. H eppner club to join a John Day Fossil members visited at 7 p.m. as Beds National Monument Terry and Cheryl had just ran g er for a to u r o f the prehistoric lights of the night sky. The program begins at 9 p.m., Friday, July 29, and ends at 11 p.m . T hose A Sw eet Hom e planning to attend should organization that specializes expect to see a few night sky in developing old industrial satellites, star clusters, and a sites has signed a letter of galaxy or two. The program in ten t w ith the Port of takes place at the M orrow to purchase the m o n u m en t’s Thom as 146-acre South M orrow Condon Visitor Center, two In d u strial Park near m iles north of the Heppner. in te rsec tio n o f State W estern States Highway 19 and 26, along Land Reliance Trust has 90 Highway 19. days to decide to purchase Participants should everything on the south side bring binoculars, and a warm of the highway including the jacket is also recommended. co-generation plant and the A telescope will be used log yard o f the fo rm er during the program . No Kinzua sawmill. reservations are needed and The tru st the program is free. In case reportedly has $275 million of severe cloud cover or in assets that it uses in part smoke, the program will be to invest in “brow nfield p o stp o n ed . For fu rth er sites” or older industrial land information call (541) 987- with new development. 2333. returned from a busy day at their respective jobs, Terry at the Morrow County Court and Cheryl from her nursing duties. The H eppner G arden club w as very impressed with the extensive displays of vegetables and. flowers, the drying shed and g reen h o u se. At the conclusion, the Tallmans took the group to their backyard and treated them w ith th e ir first crop o f watermelons. It was a very enjoyable trip for all. Tom Wilson drove the bus and nine members went. The next Heppner Garden club meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Senior center on August 1. Industrial park could be sold The sale is co n tin g en t on the site receiv in g an accep tab le environmental review, that an acceptable fuel supply for the co-gen plant be e sta b lish e d and an accep tab le p o w er sale contract be negotiated. Western States reportedly is considering several as yet unnam ed ad d itio n al d ev elo p m en t possibilities for the industrial park. Currently a laminated beam com pany is c o n sid e rin g o p en in g a facility at the park, and Western States has indicated it w ill w ork w ith the com pany to set up production DON T MISS OUR ANNUAL Sunday: In-Store Sale continues! (Extended hours for Quilt Show “ Make and Take”: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.) Mini-Classes a t a n incredible price: $4 each with classes held 5 times during the day (2 with guest artist Laura Estes) . Artisan Village 193 N. Main, Heppner (541)676-8282 Mon-Wed 9:30-5:30 Thurt 9:30-7:30 Frl9:30-5:30 Satctoeed.Sun 12-5 ^ MuMfllj'J DflUJ & 217 North Main • Heppner & 5 Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Servmg Heppner. Lexington A Ione I I
