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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 17,2006 Heppner man pieces together bits of Heppner’s past Jared W icklund o f Heppner did some “treasure h u n tin g ” d u rin g the d e m o litio n o f the old H ep p n er G a z e tte -T im e s building during the fall of 2005. He found a p p ro x im a te ly 750 old bottles buried around and beneath the building and in the alle y b etw een the building and the Odd Fellows b u ild in g . He also found dishes he believed to be from the E lkhorn R esta u ra n t, which used to be housed in the Odd Fellows building. The inventory of the bottles he found included: whiskey bottles, medicine bottles, tonic bottles, Chinese T ig er w hisk ey b o ttle s, pumpkin seed flasks, shot glasses, as well as many o thers in all shapes and colors from clear to cobalt blue to green. He also found many ink bottles and bottles used to d istrib u te medications. He also learned of three previous drug stores in H eppner from b o ttles imprinted with, “Conser and Jared Wicklund used a backhoe (right) and hand digging to Find his many bottles. Ayers Drug Co., Heppner,” “ P a tte rso n and Son D ruggists, Heppner” and “ S locum Drug C o., H eppner.” Wicklund said that he learned that the C o n se r and Ayers Drug C om pany w ent out o f business right after the 1903 flood as one of the men had been among those that had drowned. Tom Norton to speak at Christian Life Center N orton with children at the orphanage. Tom N orton o f Portland will be speaking at C h ristia n L ife C en ter Sunday, May 21 during the morning service at 10:30 a.m. Norton will be making his fifth trip to Russia to visit an orphanage. He will be sharing about his upcoming trip during the service. N orton was o rig in ally in troduced to Russia through his work, but feel in love with the children at the orphanage and returns as often as possible. Some of the things he wishes to accomplish at the o rp h an ag e include: presenting the Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ; maki ng repairs and painting as needed; teaching convasat»nal English; teaching Tom N orton Bible songs in the Russian language and spending much time with all the children. To hear more about N orton’s experiences and upcoming goals, be sure to attend the meeting. He is sure to have many pictures and letters from the children of Russia. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news W icklund spent about two months digging in the area. He began by hand digging and found many item s ju s t six -in c h es u n d erg ro u n d . A fter he finished hand digging, he used a mini-backhoe and dug up to 9-1/2 feet deep. He said that at six feet deep you could see signs of the flood- silt, rocks, etc. W icklund has enlisted the help of 10 books to help identify the numerous bottles that are not obvious. He also has looked at old- time photos of Heppner to try and identify businesses that had been in the area. He said that at least two other buildings had been where the Gazette sat. He also said that a m ech an ic g arag e was located on the vacant lot next to the Gazette. He also said a d o c to r’s office of some kind must have been in the area as he saw a wooden sign with a doctor’s name on it. He also had found old- fashioned syringes. Many of his pieces date back sev eral y ears before the flood of 1903, w ith one b ottle stam ped Sept. 28, 1875. He said that bottle was really interesting because he found it on Sept. 28, 2005. H is said the “newest” pieces he found were from the 1950s. W icklund also found some metal items, including an old fishing reel, but said that many of those types of items had corroded and w ere not w ell preserved, compared to the many bottles he found. He also com m ented that for every one whole bottle he found, he found 10 more b roken o n es. He was sh o ck ed at how m any survived. “It was a lot of fun,” W icklund said. However, many of the bottles still had liquid inside and dumping that out was not so fun, “some of the stuff was not so good smelling.” N ow th at the retrieval is over, Wicklund is still busy identifying the bottles and says he has quite a few left to go. He is also busy trying to discover all of the businesses that were in the area. “I’m still trying to learn ab o u t a lot o f it [businesses and bottles],” said Wicklund. The menu for St. Patrick’s Senior Center's May 24 noon meal is barbecue chicken, oven French fries, apple raisin salad, sliced tomatoes, hot bread and applesauce cake. United Methodist volunteers will be hosts for the event. Ed Baker and Grace Drake attended the Advisory Committee meeting for Umatilla-Morrow Area Agency on Aging. A number of other passengers on the bus were able to enjoy bingo while the meeting was in session. Federal funds for the current budget (2006-07) are reduced eight percent. How adjustments can be best made to cover the short-fall were discussed. A motion was passed to raise the suggested donation from seniors (60 and over), for the noon meal, to $3 per person and the charge of non seniors (59 and under) to $6 per person as of July 1,2006. Doug Gunderson is the resident highlighted this week. He is one among the first roster of residents in the S h e lb y A nn apartment complex. Until recently, he has served as assistant manager. He is a native of Heppner, bom in the mid-50s, H a rs h m a n - a daughter, graduating from high school in the seventies and then S h elb y A nn, was born attended Blue Mountain Community College. While a March 22, 2006 at Good student at BMCC, he had the privilege and pleasure of Shepherd Medical Center in meeting and shaking hands with both Presidents Ford and H erm iston to A ndy and S tep h an ie H arshm an o f Carter His favorite activities are bowling and golf. He adds Heppner. Shelby weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and joins to his lists attending baseball and football games. His parents are Eddie G underson and the late brothers Braden and Trevor. Beverly G underson. A fter college, he worked in his Grandparents are Noel and H arshm an of mother's accounting business. His grandmother and his P atty Hardman. Terry Linnell of mother. Beverly, died within a year and a half of each other. Irrigon, Lloyd Brundage of He has made good friends while like at St. Patrick’s. He not only enjoys living there, he gives volunteer time to its Irrigon and Mike and Vicki Linnell of Morton, WA. upkeep. Births___ Wicklund displays over 750 bottles and is still working hard to identify many of the pieces. Some of Wicklund's favorite pieces, including a Chinese Tiger whiskey bottle, inkwells, old shaving mug and three stamped drug store bottles. Memorial Day dinner planned A Morrow County Memorial Day dinner will be held Sunday, May 28 at 1 p.m. in the dining room of the St. Patrick Senior Center in Heppner. A time to meet and greet friends and relatives is planned to start at 12:30 p.m ., with a w elcom ing ceremony and program to follow. Dinner is provided by the senior center and community churches. The cost of the dinner is $6 for those six and over and under six years old is $3. The menu includes an entrée of turkey breast or roast beef, a variety o f salads and dessert of homemade cobbler and ice cream. Any proceeds from the dinner will be used to provide necessities for the Senior Center. V olunteers are especially needed to help with set up and serving. If you can help, please call the Senior Center business office at 676-9030. C U ST O M BANNERS Heppner Gazette-Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 Domestic Violence Services to hold volunteer training classes Domestic Violence Services o f U m atilla and M orrow counties will be holding volunteer training for its crisis line and other areas of v o lu n te e r opportunities. The classes will be held in Pendleton May 27, June 3, 10 and 17. All classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The classes will be held at the DVS counseling offices at 1103 SE Court Place. Pendleton. For more information or to register, call 276-3322 or 567-0424.
