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W.C.C.C. Golf
Ladies' Play, July 29
Low gross of the field: Karen
Thompson.
Flight A: low gross-Jan
Paus tian; low net-Pat Edmund
son; least putts-Karen Wildman.
Flight B: low gross-Luvilla
Sonstegard; low net-Betty Carl
son; least putts-Joyce Dinkins.
Flight C: low gross-Lorrene
Montgomery; low net-Jackie All-
stott; least putts-tie Cam Wishart,
Jennie Reynolds, Doms Graves.
Chip in: Karen Wildman and
Jenny Reynolds, #18.
Long drive: Karen Thompson,
Luvilla Sonstegard, Jackie All-
stott.
The W.C.C.C. ladies will be
holding a string tournament on
Tuesday, Aug. 12. Sign up at the
clubhouse.
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Obituaries
Dorothy M. Rugg
Graveside memorial service
for Dorothy M. Rugg was held
Wednesday morning, August 6,
1997 at High View Cemetery in
Ione.
Mrs. Rugg, 79, of Heppner,
died Thursday, July 31, 1997 at
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
in Heppner.
She was bom October 5,1917,
at Kamiah, Idaho, to Glen and
Walsie Lefler. She grew up at
Kamiah and attended school
there.
She had also been a resident of
Bums, Seneca, Arlington and Al
bany, moving to Heppner in the
early 1970s.
Mrs. Rugg had been employed
at Beecher’s in Ione and was part
owner of Bucknum’s Tavern in
Heppner for several years.
Survivors include daughter-in-
law, Betty Gray of Ione; and aunt,
Gladys McIntire, of Lewiston,
Idaho. She was preceded in death
by her husbands, Ernest Gray and
Bud Rugg, and sons Gale Gray
and Dale Gray.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Heppner Elk 358
Foundation, directly or through
Sweeney Mortuary, 320 E.
Matlock, Heppner, Oregon
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
Alfred L. Lovgren
Alfred L. Lovgren, 86, of
Heppner, died Wednesday, July
30, 1997, at Oregon Health Sci
ences University in Portland.
Memorial service was held Sun
day, August 3, 1997 at the Elks
Lodge in Heppner.
Mr. Lovgren was bom March
23, 1911, at Heppner, to Frank
and Hannah Erickson Lovgren.
He grew up änd attended school
at Hale Ridge near Heppner.
On September 1,1934, he mar
ried Roxie J. Wick, at Heppner.
A lifelong resident of the area, he
ranched on Rhea Creek most of
his life. He was a member of
Heppner BPOE 358.
Survivors include brothers,
Tim of Redding, CA, and Robert
and Marshall, both of Heppner;
sisters, Edna Harshman of
Milton-Freewater, Betty Way of
The Dalles, and Gladys Aiderman
of Heppner; five grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by his wife,
Roxie; son, Stacey; brothers, Vic,
Jim and Marion; and sisters,
Irene, Erma and Frances.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
was in charge of arrangements.
Irma
West
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Irma Jean "Jeanne" West,
Boardman died Saturday, August
2, 1997, at St. Vincent Medical
Center in Portland at the age of
73. Mrs. West had been a
resident of Boardman since 1944.
A celebration of life service
was held August 6 at Bums
Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston.
Disposition was by cremation. A
private family inurnment will
take place at the Riverview
Cemetery in Boardman at a later
date.
Mrs. West was bom January 5,
1924, at Bickelton, WA, to
Samuel and Leia VanNostem
Beeks.On May 22, 1942 she
manied
Dewey
West
at
Lewiston, Idaho. She was the
bookkeeper for the many
businesses the family owned and
operated throughout the years.
Mrs. West was a charter
member of the Boardman
Tillicum Club, a member of the
Friends of the Library, a member
of the Boardman Community
Church where she served as
secretary/treasurer,
and
a
member of the Chamber of
Commerce. She enjoyed RVing,
reading, especially western
novels by Louis L’Amour, big
band music and watching Doc
Sevennson on the Tonight Show.
Mrs. West is survived by her
husband of 55 years, Dewey
West of Boardman; son, Larry
West of Gresham; daughter,
Dewena Bates of Boardman;
four grandchildren;
many
members of her extended family
and friends.
Memorial contributions may be
made
to
the
Boardman
Community Church or to the
Friends of the Library.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston is
in care of arrangements.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the fol
lowing business during the past
week:
Deborah Patrick, 26, Heppner-
two counts, Maintaining a Dog as
a Nuisance, $96 fine;
Andrew Burt, 18, Heppner-
Minor in Possession, $297 fine;
Marcella Kay Monahan, 39,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 81 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$122 fine;
Dale Jay Wilson, 19, Lexing
ton-Violation of the Basic Rule,
72 mph in a 55 mph zone, $67
fine;
Ruth M. Norton, 21, Heppner-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 51
mph in a 35 mph zone, $77 fine;
Dawna Ann Dougherty, 32,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 77 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$122 fine;
Keith Rea, 59, Ione-Combma-
tion Overload, 83,000 alleged,
80,000 limit, $87 fine.
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Missionaries
Children attending vacation Bible school, sponsored jointly by All Saints Episcopal, Hope and Valby Lutheran
and United Methodist churches, donated a shopping basket full of groceries to the Heppner Neighborhood
Center. The Reverend Al Trachsel of the United Methodist said that around 60 children attended the VBS this
year.
Jessica Krebs attends D.C. program
By Shelby Krebs
Jessica Krebs of Ione is miss
ing the Morrow County Fair this
year. But it is for a good reason.
In 1996, Jessica was one of 40
in the nation to take part in the
Foods and Nutrition Career Ex
ploration Program in Washington
D.C., sponsored by Kraft Foods.
Jessica was asked to return this
year to serve as a youth appren
tice for the 1997 program, Aug.
5-15. She was one of two partici
pants selected for this position.
During her role as a youth ap
prentice, she will be coordinating
events, conducting work force
focused workshops and planning
and leading group activities. Jes
sica will be counseling partici
pants as they tour Baltimore In
ternational Culinary College,
McCormick Seasoning Company
and the Pentagon.
“I hope that today’s youth will
learn valuable skills about the
work force from this program,”
said Jessica. “I think that they
should realize that a career in the
food industry does not necessar
ily mean a chef. There are many
other options.”
Jessica will be a junior at Ione
High School this fall. She is in
volved in volleyball, tennis,
drama and Future Business Lead
ers of America. She is active m
4-H cooking and livestock, and
has had a busy year filled with
many 4-H events. Events include:
“Know Your State Government”
in Salem; Mid-Columbia Junior
Livestock Show in Tygh Valley;
4-H Ambassador Weekend at
Linfield University; and coordi
nating Morrow County 4-H
Prefair. Jessica is also currently
serving as a Morrow County
Ambassador.
Wheat Commission slates meeting
The Oregon Wheat Commission
will hold a regular meeting on
Friday, August 15, in the Yakima
Room at the Doubletree Hotel
located at 304 S.E. Nye Avenue,
Pendleton, beginning at 9 a.m.
The Oregon Wheat Commission
complies with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Anyone who would like to
participate in these meetings, but
who
needs
special
accommodations, may contact
the Oregon Wheat Commission
office 48 hours in advance at
(503) 229-6665 or TDD (503)
986-4762.
Commission meetings are open
to the public.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
There were 85 in attendance at the senior birthday dinner July 30
and 12 meals were home delivered. It was Velma Wight’s birthday
and her family was there to help her celebrate her 80th. Her table
was beautifully decorated and the family provided two birthday
cakes for all the seniors to share. Everyone sang happy birthday.
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist and Nazarene churches
served. Sally and Lilly Calvert also helped serve. It’s always nice
to see happy young people helping at our dinners.
The menu for Aug. 13 will be meatloaf, whipped potatoes, beets,
rolls and strawberry shortcake. Members
of the Episcopal
Church will serve. The Senior Center Board meeting will be at 1
p.m.
The Friday breakfast Aug. 1 was delicious and well attended
with over 30 people. The menu for Aug. 8 will be ham and grits,
cold cereal, muffins, orange juice, milk and coffee.The menu for
the Friday breakfast Aug. 15 will be french toast, sausage, fruit,
hot and cold cereal, orange juice, milk and coffee.
The seniors were saddened by the death of Dorothy Rugg, a
former tenant of an apartment at the center. Our condolences go
out to her family.
The senior bus will be available to take seniors out to the
fairgrounds on Senior Citizen Day. The schedule has not yet been
set.
Two tables of pinochle were in play Friday, Aug. 1, and three
ladies watched the movie, "Sister Act Two", Sunday evening.
Seniors are reminded that there are exercises on Monday and
Friday at 10 a.m., as well as Tues, and Thurs.
Gardeners have left fruit and vegetables that on the table in the
lobby, for all the tenants to share. They are much appreciated.
Tickets are still available at the Senior Center for the afghan,
which will be raffled on the last day of the fair.
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Correction
Daniel Sharp, 24, was not
arrested by for stealing a vehicle.
Sharp was cited by Heppner
Police for criminal mischief III.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s
office at the courthouse in Hepp
ner reports issuing the following
marriage license during the past
week:
July 24: Mickey Allen Mclean,
47, Vancouver, WA; and
Barbara Jean Thomas, 38, Irri
gon.
DA's Report
Morrow County District Attor
ney William Hanlon has con
ducted the following case:
Kevin Jerry Allen Sills, 23, of
Boardman, was convicted of Pos
session of a Controlled Substance
2 - C/Felony on July 10, and was
sentenced by Judge Rudy M.
Murgo to 18 months probation
with the following conditions that
he complete a drug package, com
plete a drug treatment program,
submit to blood/breath/urine test,
have no drugs, drug parapherna
lia, no contact with users of a con
trolled substance, not frequent
places where drugs are, submit to
search, complete 40 hours of
community service, have his
driver’s license suspended for six
months and pay $658 in fines and
assessments.
Tom Bachman, a youth pastor,
will be the guest speaker at the
Christian Life Center on Sunday,
Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. in Heppner. The
public is invited to attend.
Bachman, a youth pastor for 13
years, recently served for five
The Willow Creek Country
Club golfers will hold a Jack and
Jill tournament on Friday
evening, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m.
The activity will involve
couples playing in a nine-hole
modified couples type of play
with the format determined by the
committee in charge. There will
be prizes for low scores and spe
cial events. The charge will be $3
per couple for members and $10
per couple for non-members.
Light snacks will be provided.
Hosts are John and Pat
Edmundson, Bob and Lorrene
Montgomery and Elvyn and Patti
Bell.
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years in Klamath Falls and is
committed to working with Youth
Alive Ministries on Oregon pub
lic school campuses. Bachman,
and his wife, Dalleen, say they
believe the youth of today can
change their world and leave a
vital legacy for future genera
tions, and they believe that this
new ministry will offer many
positive ideas for today’s youth.
WCCC to hold
couples tourney
Meeting in the 7th-day Adventist Church
560 North Minor
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David and Dorothy Yunuba,
relief personnel assigned to East
Africa, will be guest speakers at
the Christian Life Center in
Heppner on Sunday, August 10,
at 10:30 a.m.
The Yunubas have been
working in Somalia with World
Concern,
a
relief
and
development agency based in
Seattle. World Concern focuses
on assisting the poorest countries
of the world.
"During the past few years,
Dorothy and I have been
overseeing a medical clinic," said
David Yunuba. "The clinic has
been operated by a staff of
Somali nurses and other support
personnel through which primary
health care has been offered to
the community free of charge,
approximately 1,100 people per
week are seen at the clinic."
Although the Yunubas have no
medical training themselves, they
have been instrumental in
administration, logistics and
has
communications.
This
included
hiring
personnel,
paying wages, bookkeeping,
ordering
supplies
and
communication with the agency's
main office in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Yunubas have also been
involved
in
community
development projects such as
rehabilitating water wells and
constructing
pit
latrines,
monitoring nutrition and feeding
programs for malnourished
women and children and
coordinating disease prevention
programs through education and
vaccination.
Everyone is invited to attend
the presentation.
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