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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 27,1998 - FIVE lone High Schools holds academic awards assembly lone High School held its aca- demic awards ceremony on May 20. Following are the awards re- su^ts: Big Sky academic awards-stu- dents who have at least a 3.5 Congratulations ta tñe iPeppner and lane (graduating, Seniors! ‘S ? / P e t e r s o n ’s f i j 1 / Jewelers k / 474-1200 4.0 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 G O O D GOLLY! 40 40 40 M is s M o lly 40 40 40 40 is 40 40 40 40 4 0 YEARS O L D ! 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 grade point average (GPA) and have lettered in at least one var- sity sport: Chanssa Gates, Allison H alvorsen, Shelby Krebs, Jerem iah M cElligott, Jeremy Rietmann, Camie Bumght, Erin Crowell, Jacob Neiffer, Jessica K rebs, K atie Tw orek, Kate Garrett, Jake McElligott, Kara M iller, Marc Orem, N athan Rietmann, Jenny Sullivan, Brenda Burright, Niki Sullivan. G eography award: Shelby Krebs. U.S. History award: Jacob Neiffer. Yearbook award: Kara Miller. Math award: Katie Tworek. Science award: Jake McElli gott. Language Arts award: Miranda McElligott. Drama award: Kara Miller. Spanish award: Erin Crowell. O regon Scholar Award (straight 4. GPA): Jenny Sullivan. Citizenship award: Jake Mc- Elligott and Kate Garrett. A ttendance aw ards (three days of absence or less): perfect attendance-Jacob Neiffer; Jessica Krebs, Shelby Krebs, Jeannette Brantley, Mark McElligott, Nikki McElligott, Clayton Grubaugh, Len Rietmann. Grant Rigby Award (honors staff or faculty member for their dedication to education): Betty Rietmann. -Honor roll awards: “A” honor roll-Brenda Burright, Charissa Gates, Shelby Krebs, Jeremiah McElligott, Jeremy Rietmann, Jen nifer Thompson, Camie Burright, Erin Crowell, Mark McElligott, M iranda M cElligott, Nathan Rietmann, Jacob Neiffer, Andy Vosberg, Jessica Krebs, Niki Sullivan, Katie Tworek, Kate G arrett, Tiffani Jones, Jake McElligott, Kara Miller, Marc Orem, Jenny Sullivan; “B” honor roll-Katie Bacon, Molly Barrow, Cory B ennetto, Adrienne Swanson, Elizabeth Allen, Brandi Brantley, Sybil Krebs, Nikki McElligott, Joey Powell, Dan Scott, Rose Baker, Ryan Bennetto, Tori Odinet, Nova Rietmann, Mary Weaver, Len Rietmann. Health District board to hold meeting A m eeting o f the Morrow County Health District Board will be held Monday, June 1 at the Pio neer Memorial Home Health Of fice at 7 p.m. “I don’t really expect you to bank with us just because we’re local!” - Anita Orem, lone Branch “We are staying up with newer technologies such as telephone banking, ATM machines, and debit cards so that when you get out away from our little area you can still have access to your accounts. So not only * service charges for all of rf town banks” With Anita and over 50 o f your other friends and neighbors working hard to earn your banking business, its easy to see why Bank o f Eastern Oregon is the bank o f choice for the people o f our area. Les Schwab wins first in display contest The local Les Schwab Tire Store has won first place for its display in the "Gold Rush Day's" promotion currently going on throughout the Les Schwab chain. Pictured above (left to right) are store manager Randy Anderson, Asst. Manager Jeff Shank, Brian Price, and Russell Brannon with the winning display. The display features an old time mining shack complete with waterfall, and it can be viewed at the store through the end of the month. Obituaries Huston and M arie Lesley Graveside services for Huston and Mane Leslie will be held on Tuesday, June 9, at 1p.m. at the Monument cemetery. Huston and Marie were cremated and their ums were placed together in a vault at the cemetery. Huston Clinton Lesley, 101, resident of John Day passed away at the Blue Mountain Hospital at John Day on January 30, 1998. He became ill several days earlier at the home of his daughter, Genevieve Wooley who lives at John Day. He passed away on Friday evening, two days before his 102nd birthday. He was bom to Newton and Anna Jackson Lesley on February 1, 1896, at Nehalem, Oregon. When he was six years old the family went up the Columbia River to The Dalles and then by wagon train to Monument, where he was raised. Wheh he was 16 years old he was the head powder man and in charge of other workers on the road work at the Picture Gorge Road seven miles West of Dayville. He also ran the stage line from 1926 to 1930 from Canyon City to Long Creek. Huston ran a service station at Mt. Vernon from 1931 to 1936. Mr. Lesley was a self employed auto mechanic, he later came to Portland where he worked in the shipyards. He also had lived at Hardman for 46 years which is 20 miles South of Heppner. Huston was a 70-year member of the American Legion at Monument. He was mamed to Marie Anna Lesley at John Day on September 1, 1919. She preceded him in death on October 24, 1996. Marie Anna Lesley was bom August 31, 1901, at Hamilton, Oregon, the daughter of Henry and Anna Legler and was raised at Hamilton. Marie and Huston both worked in the shipyards in Portland during World War 11 and then they moved to Hardman for 46 years. Marie became postmistress at Hardman and together they ran a general store there. Both Huston and Mane will be fondly remembered for their many contributions of time and dedication to the Hardman Community Center. Her mamage to Huston Lesley lasted for 77 years until her death in 1996 at Anaconda, Montana. Survivors include daughters Genevieve Wooley of John Day, Nellie Hopson of Anaconda, Montana, Fern Yeakel of Seattle; Huston's sisters, Elvera Walker of Medford, Sarah Smith of Milwaukie and Lela Sloan of John Day. Huston's brothers, Rudell Lesley of Monument, Donald Lesley of San Jose, California and Robert Lesley of John Day; Mane's brother Joseph Legler of John Day; and two nieces, Darlene Lemons of John Day and Theda Kerns of Coos Bay; eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and six great, great-grandchildren. Lyle Kincaid Lyle Kincaid, 59, formerly of Heppner and lone, died in Phoenix, AZ, on May 22, 1998. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Kincaid was bom to Harold and Ruby (Padberg) Kincaid, in Heppner on Feb. 17, 1939. He attended schools in lone, Ordnance and the School for the Blind in Salem. He trained to become a masseur and moved to Phoenix. Because of health problems he gave us his profession and went to work for the Industries for the Blind in Phoenix. He took an early retirement because of poor health. He had been a resident of Phoenix since 1965. Mr. Kincaid was a member of BPOE #358 Heppner and an elder of the Church of Latter-day Samts in Phoenix. Survivors include his mother, Ruby Miller, The Dalles; brothers, Ralph, Silverton, and Lindsay, lone; numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father Harold, brother Roger, step-father George Miller and step-brother Paul Miller. Memorial contributions may be made to the Casey Eye Institute in care of the Heppner BPOE #358, Heppner, Ore 97836. Sweeney Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements. Copy Paper Ream • Carton Gazette-Times lone High School Student of the Month There are other reasons that being a truly local bank makes a huge difference for the residents o f Morrow and G illiam Counties. The Bank o f Eastern Oregon has provided employment, paid property taxes, paid employment taxes, and assisted in the funding o f countless local projects and charities for w ell over 50 years. Does being local and committed to your community make a difference to you when you shop for banking services? We hope it does. Does Anita's commitment to you as a customer make a difference? She hopes it does. Bank of Eastern Oregon "around the comer, not around the state” Arlington 454-2636 Condon Heppner 384-3501 676-9125 Mam bar FIXC lone 422-7466 Katie Tworek FEBRUARY STUDENT OF THE MONTH B ro u g h t to you try Inland Empire Bank M em ber FDÎC Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes. Chamber Manager If the sun doesn't come out tomorrow, you may see me hitchhiking south. Heppner needs a big dose of sunshine and humor...some warm fuzzies. It's time to let go of cold pncklies. Some good comes from all things: we now understand our neighbors better; we learned our weaknesses and are discovering how strong our ability is to forgive and forget; we learned that some of the best intentions can be squelched; we learned that ownership of projects is important as well as the need for complete honesty in presenting the facts; we learned that citizens do not necessarily feel responsibility for rehabilitating or housing those who commit crimes; we discovered that those who often need to be heard, aren't for various reasons; we learned about strength in numbers; we learned about all sorts of personalities; and we got a strong reminder that commerce is an often misunderstood word Webster defines commerce as trade, business, commercial pursuits, industrial activity. Chamber of Commerce then means a group of people brought together to promote the business of the community; to assist in creating an environment where business, community, and people thrive. If you are in the farming or ranching business, then you know the selling of your product is crucial to the cash flow. When there is an overabundance of wheat or cattle, the market goes down. By the same token, Hpppner's local businesses rely on selling their merchandise to stay in business. When the big chain stores are running competition with local businesses, business drops. To support retail, there has to be people. To supply people, there has to be commerce and industry, so that enough local people are working, shopping, and investing in their community right in their home town. Increased jobs mean more business, more stores, more support for local projects. It is said that a dollar spent at home turns over seven times before it leaves. While we are most fortunate to have a quality of life brought on by many volunteers working on community development projects, that very quality can be lost without commerce. It takes financial security to fund pools, arenas, events, museums, schools. It takes small businesses succeeding and turning the dollar over at home. In the very near future, a study will be done to identify sites and business potential for the Willow Creek Valley, no easy task. It's time for brainstorming. It's time to assist the Willow Creek Valley (Chamber, Heppner Coordinating Council, Heppner Economic Development Corporation, ICABO and the communities) in job and additional housing creation. We have the energy to find a solution together. Warm fuzzies beat cold pncklies any time...and some sunshine would help too. Thought for the week: "We can only move forward if we look together in the same direction." J o h n M o ffit 304 North Main phone 4 8 1 -9 2 0 1 Board m an. OR fax 4 8 1 -9204 —— ------ -
