TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 24, 1999
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow
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April Hilton-Sykes........................................ ..................................................... ......... Ed|tor
Fifty-nine kids turn out for
Irish Hoop Shoot
Fifty-nine kids participated in
the "Irish Hoop Shoot" during
this year's St. Patrick's Day
Celebration.
Winners are as follows:
Girls five and under: first-
Sarah Kendrick; second-Ryan
Dougherty.
Girls six-seven years old: first
-Taighler Dougherty.
Girls eight-nine years old: first
-Kate Kendrick; second -Kelsie
Meyer; third -Kelsie Fox.
Girls 10-11 years old: first -
Meghan Gains; second-Krystal
Naims; third - Kassy Gaines.
Girls 12 years old: first -
Tabatha Daulton; second-Kim
Morris; third -Blair Keithley.
Boys five and under: first -
Jake Crandle; second - Cameron
Day.
Boys six-seven years old: first -
Drew Johnson; second - Bnan
Holland; third - Chance Day.
Boys eight-nine years old: first
- Sean Murray; second - Kyle
O'Bnen; third - Matt McCabe.
Boys 10-11 years old: first -
J.C. Shemtt; second - Matt
Kenny; third - Matt VanCleave.
Boys 12 years old: first- Aaron
Griffith; second- Luke Murray;
third- Kiel Naims.
Episcopal, Lutheran Churches
plan Holy Week services
Holy week worship for the i
, shared ministry of all Saints'
Episcopal
Church,
Hope
Lutheran Church and Valby
Lutheran Church has been
scheduled as follows:
Maundy Thursday, April 1-
I combined service at All Saints'
Episcopal with a 6 p.m. soup and
sandwich supper and a 7 p.m.
worship. A Lord's Supper tableau
will be part of the worship
service. The tableau will be a
dramatic recreation of the Last
Supper in the upper room in
Jerusalem on the night before
Good Friday, according to
Leonardo da Vinci's painting,
4-H New s
Ju st H orsen’ A round
By R.J. Farrens
The new Heppner 4-H club has
hit town. The club is called Just
Horsen’ Around.
The new 4-H leaders this year
are Pepper and Connie Farrens.
Junior leaders are Bobbie and
Tracy Rankin. Members this year
are: R.J. and Jesse Farrens, Chi
Green, April Drew, Mahaley
Huddleston, Tasha Hollis, Megan
Healy, Lacy Davis, Brooke Boyer
and Ashley Timmerman. Officers
are president Tasha Hollis, vice-
president Lacy Davis, and trea-
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surer/secretary Brooke Boyer.
call for appt. with
Babe Ruth baseball signups for
The next meeting will be at
JAY WHEELHOUSE
ages 13-15, and parents’ meeting Pepco. Enterprises, on Monday,
will be held Wednesday, March 31 March 29, at 5 p.m.
V an MUarter &
at the Heppner High School home
K ah l I n s u r a n c e
R ecipe W ra n g le rs
ec. room at 7 p.m. For more in
(5 4 1 ) 6 7 M 1 1 3
formation, contact Tony Pupo at By Krystal Temple
On February 26 the Recipe
676-5997.
800-504-9113
Wranglers called their sixth
meeting to order. The meeting
was held at the home of Jackie
Meyer. At the meeting members
talked about chili and what
ingredients it has in it. They
also tasted Mrs. Mayer's venison
chili.
CONGRATULATIONS R.J. Farrens
On March 12, they had their
for your third place finish in the math test
seventh meeting. The meeting
Siven to the fourth srade class
was held at Brianne Jones'
house. The topic was fast-food.
at Heppner Elementary!
During the meeting they told
And G O O D LUCK at District
each other what they usually
in lone, April 8, 1999.
order at their favorite food
restaurants. They also discussed
We are very proud of you
some good things to eat after
and love you!
eating something high in fat and
Mom & Dad
in calories After the meeting
Mrs. Jones took members to R &
W Drive-in for ice cream.
T h e B a rn y a rd e rs
The Barnyarders 4-H club held
a meeting on March 8.
Some of the members who
participated in the Pantec and
Shop-'N-Kart tours gave reports
on those activities.
The club discussed where to
find weaner pigs for this year's
market animal projects. A sign
JipriC 17th
up sheet for sheep handling at
the St. Pat's sheep dog trials was
passed around. Mr. Jepsen also
gave some guidelines as to what
.INC.
is expected of club members
while
they are handling the
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H e pp ne r
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sheep.
The next meeting will be in
April.
Babe Ruth
sign-ups set
Congratulations
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W eddings Tables
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"The Last Supper." Holy
Communion will be part o f the
service and the communion table
is open to everyone.
Good Friday, April 2-a time for
reading the Word, music and
meditation at Hope Lutheran and
All Saints' Episcopal from noon
to 3 p.m. (the time Jesus was on
the cross). Worshipers are invited
to come whenever they can and
stay as long as they like for
personal thought, prayer and
meditation. Bibles will be
available for private reading of
scripture. Members o f Hope and
Valby churches will read from
the gospel accounts o f "The
Passion History" o f Jesus,
interspersed with music for
meditation and prayer.
Easter Sunday, April 4-Valby
Lutheran, lone, festival service of
Holy Communion at 8 a.m.,
followed by Easter breakfast;
Hope Lutheran, Easter
breakfast, 9-10:30 a.m., festival
of Holy Communion, 11 a.m.;
All Saints' Episcopal, Easter
breakfast,
10 a.m., Easter
Eucharist, 11 a.m.
WOU lists
softball stats
Petra Elguezabal, Heppner, a
freshman member of the Western
Oregon University softball team,
went two for three at the WOU
game against Willamette March
21, according to a WOU news
release.
WOU
shut
out
Willamette, 6-0.
Obituaries
Arnie George Hedman
Amie George Hedman, 77 of
Heppner, died Monday, March 15,
1999, at St. Charles Medical Cen
ter in Bend.
M emorial service was held
Saturday, March 20, 1999 at the
United Methodist Church in Hepp
ner.
Mr. Hedman was bom Febru
ary 23,1922, at Republic, Michi
gan, to William and Aina Pertunen
Hedman. He was raised at Re
public and attended schools there,
graduating from Republic High
School in 1939.
He served with the U.S. Army
from 1942 until 1946, then at
tended Northern Michigan Col
lege of Education, graduating in
1950.
On March 24, 1951, he mar
ried Rita Belmore at Marquette,
Michigan.
Mr. Hedman taught music edu
cation for five years at Painesdale,
Michigan; then moved to Oregon,
teaching at Athena for two years,
lone for seven years and Hepp
ner for three years.
The Hedmans owned and op
erated C ase F u rn itu re and
Floorcovering in Heppner from
1963 until 1988.
He was a member o f Disabled
Walt:
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the fol
lowing business:
Phyllis Marie Piper, 58, Lexing-
ton-Violation of the Basic Rule, 72
mph in a 55 mph zone, $72 fine;
K im berly E. K ozak, 29,
Geneva, IL.-Disobeying Traffic
Control Device (stop sign), $127
fine, Illegal U-Turn, $72 fine;
Clyde Martin Burnham, 60,
Heppner-Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 76 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$127 fine;
Vicky Nicole Van Etta, 19,
Heppner-Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$82 fine, Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$106 fine;
Bridger John Baker, 23, Ione-
Violation of the Basic Rule, 80 in
a 55 mph zone, $142 fine;
Corey P. Sweeney, 25, Hepp-
ner-Failure to Use Safety Belt, $54
fine;
Louis Andrew Carlson, 69,
Heppner-Violation of the Basic
Rule, 80 mph in a 55 mph zone,
$127 fine, Failure to Use Safety
Belt, $54 fine;
Juan Luis Villegas, 22, Board-
man-Illegal Possession o f Deer,
$301 fine;
Everett L. Keithley, 61, Hepp-
ner-Failure to Wear Safety Belt,
$54 fine;
Kyle L. Doescher, 26, Phoe
nix, AZ.-Failure to Keep Current
Log Book, 21 hours behind, Driv
ing While License Suspended-in-
fraction, $268 fine;
Brian Henry Burnside, 18,
Heppner-Failure to Perform Du
ties o f a Driver in a Motor Ve
hicle A ccident w ith Property
Damage, $626 fine;
Jeffre y R. Ib arra, 19,
Hermiston-Failure to Wear Safety
Belt, $54 fine;
Brooke Lynn Boyer, 17, Lex-
ington-Violation of the Basic Rule,
75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $72 fine;
T im othy G. M eadley, 18,
daughter, Dee Miller o f Hillsboro;
15 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be
m ade to the South M orrow
County Scholarship Fund, P.O.
Box 368, Heppner, Oregon 97836
(to be used for a music scholar
ship).
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge o f arrange
ments.
Beulah A. Sherer
Beulah A. Sherer, 87, of lone,
died Sunday, March 21,1999, at
Good Shepherd Community Hos
pital in Hermiston.
G raveside service for Mrs.
Sherer will be 11:30 a.m. Thurs
day, March 25, 1999 at the Lex
ington Cemetery.
She was bom April 12,1911 at
Sweden, Missouri, to Noah and
E lla Jackson P ettyjohn. She
m oved to a farm on B ig
Buttercreek in Oregon with her
family in 1915. When she was
seven years old, the family moved
to Morgan where she attended a
two-room country school house
through eighth grade. She later
attended and graduated from lone
High School. During her high
school years, she worked at the
Morgan Store during the sum
mers.
On September 14, 1934, she
married Harold C. “Doc” Sherer
at Y akim a, W ashington. The
couple worked on a dairy farm
near Lexington for a short time,
then moved to Heppner. In 1945,
they purchased a small ranch be
low lone on Willow Creek.
Mrs. Sherer was a member o f
Willows Grange and the United
Church o f Christ in lone.
She enjoyed crafts and helped
in community affairs. She loved
working in her yard and garden
and helping with the farm chores,
but mostly, she enjoyed time spent
with family and friends.
Survivors include son, Dick of
lone; daughters, Kay Barnhart of
Redmond, and Judy Ripka of lone;
brother, Roy Pettyjohn o f Port
land; sister, Geneva Palmer of
lone; eight grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, “Doc” in 1997; a
daughter, Diane; and brothers, Lee
Pettyjohn and Paul Pettyjohn.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Pioneer Memorial Home
Health, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Ore
gon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary o f Hepp
ner is in charge o f arrangements.
Pendleton-Failure to Wear Seat
Belt, $54 fine;
Bob Naims, 37, Heppner-Main-
taining a Dog as a Nuisance, $43
fine;
Cheryl McBride, 40, Heppner-
Driving Under the Influence of
Intoxicants, diversion, undergo
assessment, program o f treatment
with Morrow County Behavioral
Health, pay fees and assessments
of$417.
PUBLIC NOTICE
FO R SALE: The M orrow
County Fair Board is accepting
bids on the demolition and re-
moval o f three buildings. Please
contact the Fair Office for details. >
(541)676-9474. Bids close on April
12.1999 at 12:00 noon.
Published: March 24,31, and April
7.1999
PUBLIC NOTICE
It's enough to make you molt.
Seem s like you folks at the bank
are the only ones who still like
doing things face to face.
Pelican:
Walt:
Justice Court
Report
You know what really burns me?
All this e-mail and voice-mail and
touch-tone everything.
Pelican:
Watt:
American Veterans, the Heppner
Elks Lodge, the Odd Fellows
Lodge and the United Methodist
Church, where he also served as
choir director for over 20 years.
Mr. Hedman served on the
Heppner City Council for two
years and the Morrow County
Rodeo Board for five years.
Survivors include his wife, Rita
Hedman o f Heppner; sons, Mike
o f La Grande, Steve o f Santa
Rosa, California; Jon o f Danville,
Virginia, Dale o f Manhatten, Mon
tana, and Tim o f Heppner; a
Just our instincts
kicking in, I guess.
'Scuse me, m y friend. You're
nesting on the cue ball again.
Pelican:
Sony. Another old habit
I
After more than 60 years
of serving Oregonians
like you, w e ’ve got a
pretty good idea of the
challenges, hopes and
dreams people have
around here. Yes, w e can
offer 24-hour A T M s and
toll-free convenience like
other banks. But it’s our
ongoing com m itm ent to
personal service that will
help you realize your
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Klamath First Federal in
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MORROW COUNTY
LAND USE HEARING
THE MORROW COUNTY
COURT will hold the following
hearing o f public interest on
Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at
10:00 a.m. at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner:
Third and final public hearing
on an Amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan to include a
site to the Goal 5 aggregate
inventory. The site to be
included is described as tax lot
203 o f Assessor's Map 5N 26 26,
located east o f West Eighth
Road and south o f Idaho Lane,
approximately three miles west
o f the City o f Irrigon in an
Exclusive Farm Use (EFU)
Zone. The property is owned by
Max Hellberg. Criteria for
approval
include
Zoning
Ordinance Section 6.050(9),
ARTICLE
8
and
ORS
215.298(2).
Opportunity to voice support or
opposition
to
the
above
proposals or to ask questions
will be provided. Failure to raise
specific issues at this hearing
precludes appeal to the Land
Use Board o f Appeals based on
those issues.
Copies o f the proposed
Ordinance and all relevant
documents will be available
after March 29, 1999. For more
information, please contact the
Morrow County
Planning
Department at 922-4624 or 676-
5650.
DATED THIS 24th day o f
March 1999.
MORROW COUNTY COURT
Published: March 24*1999
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