EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 17,1997
Heppner sailor shows true spirit of Christmas
By Jason Emerson,
Navy Public Affairs Center
Peace among men and the
spirit of giving are key ideas to
the meaning o f Christmas. A
H eppner sailor is giving six
months away from home to make
sure this Christmas stays peace
ful.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class
Rodger J. Amtt II, the 29 year old
son of Rodger and Sandra Amtt
of Heppner, is deployed to the
Arabian Gulf aboard the amphibi
ous warfare ships USS Comstock.
The Comstock is one of the
three ships that make up the
Peleliu amphibious ready group
(ARG). The ARG has patrolled
waters in the Pacific and Indian
oceans while on its way to the
Arabian Gulf, where it is now
enforcing U.S. and U.N. policies.
Amtt, a hospital corpsman,
tends to the health care of the
ship’s crew. Although being half
a world away from America can
dampen holiday spirits, Amtt and
others on the Comstock plan to
make the most of Christmas.
“I’m going to enjoy Christmas
with friends on board and remem-
Weddings
Bedortha - Finley
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her that we’ll be home in only a
couple of months,” Amtt said.
“We’ll also do some decorating
and sing Christmas carols.”
More than 3,500 American
men and women are aboard the
three ships in the Peleliu ARG.
As with most of them, Amtt’s
thoughts will turn to family and
friends at Christmas.
“I’d like to wish my family and
friends Merry Christmas from
halfway around the world. I miss
being home for the holidays, but
it will sure be nice to see the fam-
ily after being gone for six
months,” said Amtt, an 11 year
Navy veteran.
Amtt won’t spend the holidays
alone. The nearly 900 officers and
enlisted M arines and sailors
aboard the Comstock will be there
to keep each other’s spirits high.
A ship’s crew becomes a surro
gate family for many crew mem
bers on the deployment.
“People on the ship are your
co-w orkers, room m ates and
friends. You have to develop a
second family with your ship
mates because you’re together for
every day of six months,” Amtt
said.
The Comstock is scheduled to
return to its San Diego homeport
in February.
Governor's school
scholarships open
Clint and Kimberly Finley
Kimberly Bedortha of lone and Clint Finley of Boardman were
married on October 4, 1997, in a double ring ceremony at the
Valby Lutheran Church in lone. The ceremony was officiated by
the Reverend Lea Mathieu.
The bride's parents are Tom and Anne Bedortha of lone. The
groom's parents are John Finley of Hermiston and Eveline
Donnelly of Idaho.
Kimberly was given in marriage by her father.
The maid of honor was Kristine Bedortha of Okinawa, Japan.
The bridesmaids were Mary Jane McCarthy of Echo, Jenny
Maeston of Madras and Charleen Ammons of Crestview, Florida.
The best man was Tracy McClure of Boardman. The
groomsmen were Mike Ammons of Crestview, Florida, Clay
Finley of Hermiston and Jason Schaper of Idaho.
The candlelighters were the mothers of the bride and groom.
The flower girl was Meghan Ammons of Crestview, Florida. Ring
bearer was Casey McClure of Boardman.
The bride's gown was satin, short sleeved, with a sweetheart
neckline, fitted bodice, tulled overlay skirt and sequined top. The
veil, handmade by the bride's cousin, was a beaded bun wrap with
pouff and zip off veil.
The bouquet was white and pink roses with greenery and wheat.
Soloists were Ron Neighom of lone and Kristine Bedortha.
Musicians were the Ron Neighom band.
The reception was at the lone Legion Hall.
The couple's wedding trip was a cruise to the Mexican Riviera.
Kimberly is a 1995 graduate of lone High School and a 1997
graduate of BMCC. She is currently a librarian at Sam Boardman
Elementary.
Clint is a 1992 graduate of Riverside High School.
Betts-Davis
Amy and Scott Davis
Amy J. Betts and Scott R. Davis were married November 1,
1997, at Reno, Nevada. Pastor William Eckroat officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Burr and Donna Betts, LaGrande.
The groom's parents are Kenneth and Maureen Howard, Heppner,
and the late Gaylord Davis.
The bride wore an ivory tea-length gown with a fitted skirt and
accented with a sweetheart neckline.
A reception for the couple was held at the Heppner Elks Club on
November 8. Assisting were Lynn Dee Ramos, Dawna Dougherty,
DeRina Howard, Maureen Howard, Stormy Howard, Jeff Botefuhr
and Bink Ramos.
The couple took a wedding trip to Reno and surrounding areas
and plan on a honeymoon jet-boat trip up the Snake River in
August.
The bride attends Blue Mountain Community College and
anticipates graduation in June. She is employed at BMCC as a
tutor and computer lab assistant.
The groom is employed with Les Schwab Tire Centers in
Hermiston.
The Morrow County Commis
sion on Children and Families
(MCCCF) is offering two schol
arships to attend the Oregon
Governor’s School this summer.
All Morrow County youth who
will be sophomores, juniors or
seniors dunng the 1998-99 school
year can apply.
The school is a non-profit or
ganization aimed at developing
leadership and citizenship among
young people. It provides youth
with a year-long two-phase intro
duction to leadership develop
ment through a blend of practical
skills training, civic education,
community service, problem
solving and adult mentoring, said
Dar Merrill, director of MCCCF.
The commission is looking for
mature students with natural lead
ership potential, who have a will
ingness to live and work with oth
ers and have a commitment to
providing sustained service to
their communities, said Merrill.
Applications for the school
must be completed by March 10
and scholarships will be offered
upon acceptance. For application
materials and information on the
scholarships, students are encour
aged to contact their high school
counselor or the MCCCF at 676-
9675.
Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the fol
lowing business during the past
week:
Pat Lovgren, 35, Heppner-
Maintaining a Dog as a Nuisance,
$43 fine;
David Alon Budeau, 36,
Monument-Taking Spike Elk
Without a Valid Tag, $172 fine;
Anthony W. Wood, 25, Oregon
City-Failure to Validate Tag, $57
fine;
Dewey Earl Leavitt, 43,
Molalla-Shooting from Public
Road, $77 fine;
Douglas Lynn Litzenberg, 33-
Taking Branched Antlered (3 pt)
Bull during Closed Season, $ 172
fine;
Jose Garcia Deleon, 43, Tan
gent-Failure to Properly Tag Elk,
$77 fine;
Ross Jam es H ilton, 69,
R edm ond-Illegal M otorized
Travel, $172 fine;
John Edgar Keith, 63, Portland-
Taking Cow Elk during Closed
Season, $172 fine.
Plans for fair multi-purpose building underway
Donors with plaques (l-r): Fair Board chair Sam Bellamy, board member Kelwayne Haguewood with brand
board, Virginia and Lyle Peck, plaque donors
By Merlyn Robinson
Plans to have a 125’ x 225’
clear-span building erected at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds be
fore the 1998 fair are underway.
This multi-purpose building on
the fairgrounds will accommo
date the increasing numbers of all
livestock fair exhibits and will
also provide year-around facili
ties for community events.
The M orrow County Fair
Board accepted a bid from Inter-
mountam Steel Buildings, Inc. of
Idaho Falls, Idaho. The total cost
of this building, which includes
g
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BRIAN HOLTZ
Alignment
RANDY ANDERSON
Manager
JEFF SHANK
Ass't Manager
CHRIS MUNDY
Sales Service
12 M o n th V ariable R ate C D
12
Month
Term
£54%
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A s s o rte d C r a ft Ite m s
M y c a l O s m in ,
MARCY BACON
Bookkeeper
(Time is Money.)
1 0 - 3 , a t K a te 's P iz z a
& M er ry B ra n n o n
32” plaque and donations of $ 100
or more may have their brands
placed on a 12” x 12” board. For
$2,500, an 8’ x 12’ banner will
be hung in the building. A dona
tion of $30,000 or more will
honor the donor by naming the
building after the individual or
their business. All donations are
tax-deductible, said M orrow
County Fair secretary LaRae
Kindle.
For more information, call Sam
Bellamy at 989-8567, or the Fair
office at 676-9474.
JVferrv Christmas ‘f rom A ii O f Us A t Les Schwab
S a tu r d a y , D e c . 2 0 t h
D ix ie V e rs to p p e n ,
JASON HANNA
Sales Service
RUSSELL BRANNON
Sudden Service
CR AFT SALE
b y S h eri A rb o g a s t,
BRIAN PRICE
Sudden Service
electrical service and site prepa
ration, is $175,500. O f this, the
Fair Board has already secured
$112,827, covered by building
reserve accounts, a tippage fees
grant and a $45,000 loan ap
proved by the county court.
Fund raisers and private dona
tions are anticipated to provide
the additional $62,673 for total
financing. Donors will be recog
nized by wooden plaques perma
nently displayed inside the build
ing. Those donating $500 or more
will have their name on a 16” x
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