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.
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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
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