EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 7,1998
Obituaries
PUBLIC NOTICE
Kimberlee Ann Whitney
Kimberlee Ann Whitney, 32, of
Portland, died Thursday, October
I, 1998, at the Portland Adventist
Medical Center.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, October 7,1998 at the
First Christian Church in Hepp
ner. Concluding service and inter
ment followed at the Lexington
Cemetery.
Kimberlee Ann Whitney was
bom May 16, 1966, at Portland,
to Dale Whitney and Charlene
Jones. She grew up in the Port
land area and attended schools
there, including Jefferson High
School, then began working in the
Portland area.
She enjoyed ice skating and
swimming.
Survivors include her mother,
Charlene Whitney o f Portland;
father, Dale Whitney o f Nome,
Alaska; maternal grandparents,
Charles C. and Delpha Jones of
Lexington; also Rick Whitney and
Sheila Finley.
Memonal contributions may be
made to the Mainstream Youth
Program, 4531 S.E. Belmont, Port
land, OR 97215, or Pioneer Me
morial Hospital Foundation, P.O.
Box 515, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge o f arrange
ments.
Gerald C. "Jerry” Rood
Gerald C. "Jerry" Rood, 80, of
Heppner, died Wednesday,
September 30, 1998, at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner.
Graveside funeral service was
held Tuesday, October 6, 1998,
at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Jerry Rood was bom on March
II, 1918, in Heppner to Walter
and Helen Coleman Rood. He
was raised in Heppner and
attended local schools. He lived
in Heppner until he joined the
United States Navy, serving his
country during WWI1.
After the service, he returned to
Heppner where he worked for
the U.S. Dept, of Fish and
Wildlife as a trapper until his
retirement in 1983.
He enjoyed hpnting, fishing
an4 his
m t^ h e r oftltaiiqppMifiikfcand
American Legion Lodges.
Mr. Rood is survived by his
daughter,
Susan
Chick,
Hermiston; brother, Louis Rood;
sisters, Margie, Charlene and
Betty; and four grandchildren,
Autumn, Emily, Quinn and Eric
Chick o f Lexington.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Betty Rood, and two
brothers, Ray and Orville Rood.
Bums Mortuary, Hermiston,
was in charge of arrangements
Muriel J. Palmer
Muriel J. Palmer, 84, of Hepp
ner, died Tuesday, September 29,
1998, at Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital in Heppner.
Funeral services were held Fri
day, October 2,1998 at the Hepp
ner United Methodist Church.
Concluding service and bunal fol
lowed at the Lexington Cemetery.
Muriel Patterson was bom July
13, 1914, at lone, to George and
Vanza Cooper Patterson. She
graduated from lone High School
in 1932.
On November 11, 1934, she
married Elmer Palmer at Hepp
ner. The couple farmed in South
Morrow County, retiring in 1976.
Mrs. Palmer enjoyed having
spent the past 17 winters at Mesa,
Arizona.
She was a m em ber o f the
United Methodist Church, the
Rhea Creek Grange, later Lexing
ton Grange and the Willow Creek
County Club in Heppner, where
she made her first hole-in-one at
the age of 80.
Survivors include her husband,
Elmer, o f Heppner; son, Roger,
also of Heppner; daughter Sally
Dyer of Condon; brother, Arthur
Patterson of Spokane, Washing
ton; sister, H elen Sparks o f
Longview, Washington; 10 grand
children and 19 great-grandchil
dren. She was preceded in death
by sisters Alice McCabe and
Jennie McCabe; and brother, Ray
Patterson.
Memonal contributions may be
made to the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital Fund, P.O. Box 9, Hepp
ner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge o f arrange
ments.
Voter registration
Raíble named teacher of the year
Jim Raible
Jim Raible, lone High School
language arts and Spanish
teacher, has been named the
WalMart area teacher of the
year for 1997-98. In addition to
receiving the honor of the
presentation, a WalMart vest
and certificate, Raible also won
a check for $500 to be donated
to his school.
Raible, 35, originally from
California, received a bachelor
o f arts degree from the
University of Santa Clara, CA,
and a master's in education and
his
teaching
certification
through
Western
Oregon
University. He had taught at
lone earlier,- beginning in the
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Raible and his wife, Michelle,
have three children, Tyler, 11,
Mikey, six, and Christine, three.
An exchange student, Serge
Malouin, 17, who is from
Rougemont, Quebec, is also
staying with the family this
year.
Raible said that he was
nominated for this honor by IHS
Principal Dick Allen
and
received his plaque nomination
in a Hermiston WalMart
meeting Sept. 17. He said he
even got to help with the
WalMart cheer.
PUBLIC NOTICE
There will be a meeting of the
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Special Transportation Fund
Portland for a snort whilebefore
Committee October 7, 1998 at
moving back to lone in 1992
9:00 a m. at the Morrow County
Courthouse, 100 Court Street,
Heppner, Oregon 97836. The
purpose of the meeting is to
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager
discuss the Oregon Department
By Claudia Hughes
of Transportation Grant Funding
Fall is in the air, which makes
for Community Transportation
one appreciate the beautiful
systems. This meeting is open to
flowers around town even more.
the general public.
The Heppner Garden Club has
Published: October 7, 1998
done a wonderful job and
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members are to be commended
for all their hard work. Murrays,
too, have added to the attraction
Morrow County, Oregon is
of Main Street by landscaping
seeking bids for the purchase of
the little pocket park beside their two new 1998 or 1999 com
business. Visitors appreciate
mercial class trucks to tow
these extra touches.
decontamination
trailers
in
John Edmundson reports that
support of the Chemical Stock
25-plus Volkswalkers have
pile Emergency Preparedness
visited Heppner to follow the
shamrock route. Some came as a Program. The vehicles must be
four wheel drive, have an
result of the recent Volkswalkers
automatic
transmission, generate
conference in Pendleton. If you
a
minimum
of 250 horsepower,
haven't walked the route, stop by
have
a
Leece-Nevile
270 Amp
Central Market to pick up
alternator
and
be
capable
of
material. John faithfully paints
pulling
a
25,000
lb
load.
the shamrocks along the route
Sealed bids will be received by
and Forrie (Burkenbine) greets
walkers and sends them on their the Morrow County Emergency
Management Department at its
way.
I propose a 13th month be office located in Heppner,
created where we all: regroup, Oregon until 11:00 am, PDT on
take time-out, focus on what we October 21, 1998 and then
need to celebrate, examine what publicly opened and read aloud.
we can do without and what/who Bids will be addressed to:
we need to pay more attention Morrow County Emergency
to; take time to walk a mile in Management, PO Box 622,
someone else's moccasins before
Heppner, OR 97836. Each sealed
we fault them; and just generally
bid must be plainly marked on
catch up. No meetings, no long
distance drives, no scheduling the outside of the envelope as
ahead,
no
conflicts,
no "Bid for Morrow County
M anagement
television,
no
mail,
no Emergency
Vehicles."
Winning
bid will be
newspaper, no calendar. Dream
determined
based
on
analysis of
on, right. More realistic might be
cost
and
features
included
in the
an event called.. ."Heppner's
bid
proposal.
Week O ff. Who organizes it?
Nobody. What do we need
Morrow County does not
volunteers for? Not a thing. discriminate on the basis of race,
What do we do? Nothing. The color, national origin, sex,
town could become famous and religion, age and handicapped
start a national trend.
status in the employment or the
Next week: presentation by our provision of services. Morrow
two local banks on how the Y2K
County reserves the right to
problem is being addressed.
When the year 2000 kicks in reject any or all bids.
For
further
information,
Klamath First and the Bank of
contact
Casey
Beard
at (541)
Eastern Oregon will be ready.
676-5161
or
Marc
Rogelstad
at
Will you?
Thought for the week: (541)481-3473.
"Happiness is found when we Published: October 7, 1998
Affid
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bring out the best in others."
Cham ber Chatter
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
The Morrow County Court will
hold a Public Hearing on October
21, 1998 at 11:00 a.m. in the
County Health Office, Board-
man, Oregon to hear public
comment on the "Petition to
Withdraw From The Morrow
County Health District".
The territory proposed to be
withdrawn from the Morrow
County Health District is
identified on the attached Exhibit
"A".
Any interested person may
appear at the hearing and be
heard.
EXHIBIT A
AREA TO BE WITHDRAWN
FROM MORROW COUNTY
HEALTH DISTRICT
NORTH BOARDMAN #1
PRECINCT, as amended and
drawn by the Morrow County
Assessor and so ordered by the
Morrow County Court as
follows: Beginning at the
junction o f the Columbia River
and the line between Range 25
EWM and Range 26 EWM;
thence south along said line to
the North line of 1-84; Thence
West along the North line of 1-84
to the Morrow County line;
thence North to the Columbia
River; thence East along the
south boundary of the Columbia
River to the point of beginning;
and
SO UTH
BQARDM AN
deadline Oct. 13
Tuesday, Oct. 13 is the
deadline to register to vote,
according to the Morrow County
Clerk's office.
Registrations must be brought
in the office by Oct. 13 or
postmarked by that date.
Tlie election is Tuesday, Nov.
3.
PLEASE check your ad on
the first date of publication.
While tee are happy to make
any necessary corrections, we
cannot be responsible for er
rors appearing on muidple days.
When canceBng an ad, PLEASE
check to be sure your ad was
not inadvertently published.
Again, we cannot be respon
sible for errors appearing on
multiple days.
THANK YO UI
CARD OF THANKS
The family o f Muriel Palmer
deeply appreciates the love, con
cern and sympathy expressed by
all our friends and family and es
pecially the caring staff at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital. The cards,
calls, prayers, food and flowers
have made this difficult time
much easier for us.
Thank you.
Elmer Palmer
Roger and Shirley Palmer
and family
Bill and Sally Dyer
and family
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PRE
CINCT IB
Beginning at the intersection
point of the South line o f 1-84
and the West line of South Main;
thence South to the SE comer of
the SW '/« SW ■/«, Section 21,
Range 25 EWM, Township 4
North; thence West to the line
between sections 20 and 21;
thence South to the line between
Township 2 North and 3 North;
thence West the Morrow County
line; thence North along the
Morrow County line to the South
boundary o f 1-84; thence East
along the South line of 1-84 to
the point of beginning, and also
beginning at the intersection
point of the South line of 1-84
and the West line of South Main;
thence South to the SE comer of
the SW '/« SW Vi, Section 21,
Range 25 EWM, Township 4
North; thence West to the line
between sections 20 and 21;
thence South to the line between
Township 2 North and 3 North;
thence East to the line between
Range 25 EWM and Range 26
EWM; thence North to the South
line of 1-84; thence West along
the South line of 1-84 to the point
of beginning.
Published: October 7 & 14, 1998
Affid______________________
PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF
MORROW
Probate Department
In the Matter of the Estate of
PANSY MAY EKSTROM,
Deceased.
No. 98 PR 021 •
NOTICE TO INTERESTED
PERSONS
Notice is given that the under
signed has been appointed and
have qualified as the representa
tive of the estate. All persons hav
ing claims against the estate are
required to present it, with proper
vouchers, within four months af
ter the date of first publication of
this notice, as stated below, to the
personal representative at the of
fices of Kuhn, Spicer & Mills, 269
A North Main Street, P.O. Box
428, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or
they may be barred.
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings in
this estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the court, the personal represen
tative or the attorney for the per
sonal representative.
DATED and first published
September 16,1998.
(s) Richard A. Ekstrom,
Personal Representative
(s) Michael A. Mills,
OSB No. 90090
Attorney for Personal
Representative
Published: September 16,23,30,
and October 7,1998
Affid
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NOTICES
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abuse and sexual assault. 24 hr.
C risis Line, 1-800-833-1161.
Shelter available.
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As o f 9/23/98, no longer re
sponsible for any other debt other
than my own.
Robyn Rollis
9-30-3c
HELP WANTED
Columbia Basin Electric Co
operative, Inc. (CBEC) is seek
ing applicants for the position of
Office Manager. CBEC is lo
cated in Heppner, Oregon, a small
rural community of 1400 resi
dents. The Cooperative serves
3500 meters in five counties. The
successful candidate will manage
the administrative functions of
the Cooperative, including finan
cial and accounting.
The office manager will man
age the accounting and utility bill-
ing/member services departments
o f CBEC. Responsibilities will
include planning, budgeting, in
vestments and government re-
porting.
The successful candidate must
have a thorough understanding of
m anagem ent and accounting
principals, practices and con
cepts, leadership and communi
cation skills, must be experienced
in accounting, planning, budget
ing, data processing, financial
forecasting, investments and fi
nance. A bachelor’s degree in
Business A dm inistration, Fi
nance/ Accounting or related field
is preferred. Experience with an
electric utility may be substituted
for education.
Columbia Basin Electric Co
operative offers a competitive
salary commensurate with expe
rience and qualifications and a
comprehensive benefits package.
For more information, contact
Jerry Healy, Manager CBEC at
(541) 676-9146. Completed ap
plication and resume must be re
ceived by October 20,1998 .Send
to CBEC, P.O. Box 398, Hepp
ner, OR 97836.
E.O.E.
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Permanent part-time clerk/
sales person. Some lifting in
volved. Pick up application at
C o ast to Coast, Heppner.
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Immediate openings for nurs
ing assistants at Pioneer Memo
rial Hospital and Nursing Home.
Excellent wage and benefit pack
age. Apply direct at hospital. For
more information, contact Scot
Jacobson, HR Director at (541)
676-9133 or toll free, 1-800-559-
9133.
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Morrow County is now hiring
a part-time Veterans Service Of
ficer to provide services for vet
erans and their dependents. Ba
sic office experience required.
Good communication skills es
sential for success. Position
works 8 to 12 hours per week.
Must possess valid driver’s li
cense. Wage is $8.53 per hour
plus limited benefits.
For application, contact An
drea Denton, Morrow County
Courthouse, P.O. Box 788, Hepp
ner, OR 97836, phone (541) 676-
5620. Applications to be returned
to the same address by October
16, 1998.
Morrow County is an equal
opportunity employer and does
not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex,
religion, age or disability in em
ployment or the provision of ser
vices.
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10-7-2c
PETS St ANIMALS
October Special: Canine 21
dog food by Purina Mills, Inc. 40
lbs. now $10.99 at Green Feed
and Seed, Heppner.
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FARM EQUIPMENT
FOR SALE
FOR SALE: 1997 Cat Chal
lenger 85-D. 35” tacks, front
w eights, radar. 1900 hours.
$129,000. Call Eric Anderson,
(541)422-7204.
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GARDEN
SC
LAWN
Mums for fall color-$2.95 at
Green Feed and Seed, Heppner.
Nursery Specials: 30% off roses.
50% off fruit and shade trees. Buy
2 shrubs, get 1 free. Open Satur
day to 1 p.m.
9-30-3c
MISCELLANEOUS
New arrivals at G a rd n e r’s
Men’s Wear! Come in and ward
off the chill with new coats from
Walls, Aberdeen and Columbia.
We also have new men’s and
women’s sweaters, Nike sweat
shirts, and Codet quilted flannels.
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Our note cards have ample
space for writing and feature lo
cal scenery. Send one to a friend!
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more dryers; four all-season ra
dial tires, P215/65R15; 2 com
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cabinet; Brother’s word proces
sor; and a maple double bed
frame. 676-9112.
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Our shelves are teeming with
novels of popular authors. Twice
. upon a Time...
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