TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 26,1999
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Barber Lions scholarship winner
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Apnl Hilton-Sykes........................................................................................................ Editor
lone track
Senior Ryan Bennetto placed
fifth this year in javelin, with a
throw if 147'6".
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Brad Burright
lone freshman Brad Burright
took two second-place awards, in
high hurdles and the triple jump,
was sixth in the intermediate
hurdles and tied for seventh in
the high jump.
Burright jumped 42'6-1/2" in
the triple jump; ran 15.75 in the
high hurdles, 44.17 in the 300
meter hurdles and jumped 5'8" in
the high jump.
Dan Scott
Junior Dan Scott took sixth in
the pole vault with a personal
best at 12'; was eighth in the 200
meters with 24.29; and seventh in
the 400 with 55.18. Scott was
second in the pole vault last year
with a jump o f 11T0".
Cyndi Heagy
Freshman Cyndi Heagy
finished seventh in the state in
the pole vault with a jump of 6'8"
and was seventh in the 800
meters with a time of 2.44.31,
both personal records.
Local girl
named award
winner
The United States Achieve
ment Academy announced that
Shelley Rietmann from Heppner,
has been named a United States
National Award winner in math
ematics. She will appear, ip the
United States Achievement Acad
emy official yearbook which is
published nationally.
Rietmann, a freshman who at
tends Heppner High School, was
nominated for this national award
by Keelie Keown, a math teacher
at the school. The Academy se
lects winners based upon the rec
om m endation o f teachers,
coaches, counselors and other
qualified sponsors and upon the
standards of selection set forth by
the Academy.
Rietmann is the daughter of
Mark and Tami Rietmann from
Heppner. Her grandparents are
Bill Rietmann of lone and Don and
Pat Anderson of Arlington.
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Jill Barber
The Heppner Lions Club has
named Jill Barber, a senior at
Heppner High School, as the
recipient of the annual Lions
Club scholarship.
Barber, the 18-year-old
daughter of Don and Judy
Barber, Heppner, will receive the
award at the graduation exercises
this Saturday.
During her high school career,
Barber has achieved a cumulative
grade point average o f 3.85.
She been a member of National
Honor Society three years,
student council, Wildhorse Club,
varsity volleyball, basketball and
golf, all for four years, and
Oregon Student Safety on the
Move for two years.
BEO Bancorp
holds annual
meeting
BEO Bancorp, the parent
company of Bank of Eastern
Oregon, with offices in Heppner,
lone,
Condon,
Arlington,
Boardman and Irrigon, held its
annual meeting in Lexington on
March 31.
The highlight o f the meeting
was an announcement from
Chief Executive Officer and
President George Koffler that
there would be a stock dividend
paid in April, 1999, of two
shares for each share that each
stockholder now owns. This
move was made to bring the
stock price down to allow
continued liquidity of the shares
àhd to reward the loyal group of
stockholders that the bank has,
according to a bank news
release.
Directors George Koffler, Bill
Jaeger from Condon and Don
Bristow from lone were
reelected to three-year terms.
New directors, Gary Neal and
Don Eppenbach, were elected to
a two-year term and a one-year
term respectively.
Koffler reviewed the financial
highlights of 1998 with a net
income of $739,426, a return on
average assets of 1.46 one of the
major highlights.
This was the third most
profitable year in the bank's
history, according to the release,
and continues a string of five
years of improved record
profitability.
FFA holds
spring
barbecue
From the Heppner FFA Club
Ryan Bennetto
The Heppner FFA held its
annual spring barbecue for thè
seventh ano eighth graders and
high school staff on May 19.
Various people from the
SWCD
(Soil
&
Water
Conservation District) office and
the Extension office attended.
FFA served a total o f 112
people. President Kristy Worden
said of the banquet, "It went
over well. Most people seemed
to enjoy themselves.” Corey
Miller, vice president, said "It
was very smoky but I enjoyed
the food." Josh Hill, treasurer,
commented, "It was good. I
liked the food, but there wasn't
quite enough for me."
She has participated in the
Knowledge Master and has been
in the Talented and Gifted
program for two years. She
received
the
American
Citizenship Award her freshman,
sophomore and junior years.
Barber has been active in 4-H
sheep and 4-H photography clubs
for the past eight years and the
Wrangler Riding Club for the
past 13 years.
She plans to attend Eastern
Washington
University
at
Cheney this fall.
The Heppner Lions Club
consists o f local men and women
"dedicated to bettering the lives
of our youth and families," said
Lion Lea Calvert.
Through the annual fireworks
booth, the Ruger Rifle Raffle and
previous creek cleaning, Lions
have provided eye and heanng
exams and scholarships for high
school seniors.
The Lions will hold their 25th
anniversary charter night on
Thursday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m.
at
the
Morrow
County
Fairgrounds.
The community is invited to
come and leam more about the
Lions Club.
Anyone who would like to
attend may call Dick Paris, 676-
5852, or Steve Rhea, 676-9922 or
676-9113 (work).
Obituary
Berl E. Akers
Berl E. Akers, 84, of lone, died
Saturday, May 22, 1999 at Mid-
Columbia Medical Center in The
Dalles.
The funeral for Mr. Akers will
be 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27,1999
at the lone American Legion Hall
with concluding services and burial
at High View Cemetery at lone.
He was bom May 16, 1915, to
Ralph and Hester Ball Akers, in
the family home at Gooseberry
near lone. When he was a year
old, the family moved to lone
where he grew up and attended
public schools, graduating from
lone High School in 1934. While
at school, he participated in all
sports.
After graduation he worked on
his father’s farm and for other
area ranchers. He continued in
sports, playing baseball on various
town teams.
On September 5,1936, he mar
ried Margaret P. Ely, at Walla
Walla, Washington. Following their
marriage, the couple rented the
family ranch in the Gooseberry
area, later purchasing the place
from Mr. A k e rs’ father. He
farmed that ranch and other prop
erty in the area until 1969 when
the couple moved into lone.
He served on the lone School
Board for many years. He was
active in grange work and was a
Grange Insurance agent for ap
proximately 30 years. During his
years of service with the grange,
he held various offices with the
W illows Grange, the M orrow
County Pomona Grange and the
Oregon State Grange. He was
also a member o f the national
grange.
He was a member o f the lone
M asonic Lodge and the lone
Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife o f 62
years, Margaret, o f lone; sons,
Robert of Gresham and William
o f Portland; daughter, Bonnie
Linnell o f The Dalles; sisters Ha
zel Miller of Boardman and Ber
tha Heald o f Scottsdale, Arizona;
11 grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by son, Berl Jr., and broth
ers Wilber, Kenneth and Elvy.
Memorial contributions may be
made to Pioneer Memorial Home
Health, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Ore
gon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner is in charge of arrangements.
City Park, Heppner
33/A O
(Dfien
Saturday, May 29th, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Free A dm ission
Engagement
Anderson - Stewart
Susan Stewart and Andrew Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wagner of Roseville, California, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Susan Lynette Stewart, to Andrew
William Anderson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Anderson of
Lexington.
The bride is a graduate o f San Juan High School and is attending
Western Baptist College in Salem, majoring in elementary education.
The groom is a graduate of lone High School and is attending Western
Baptist College also, majoring in computer science.
A July 31st wedding is planned in Roseville, California. A reception
will be held August 14 at 7 p.m. at the Lexington Baptist Church for
those wishing to meet the new couple.
Edible flowers Garden Club topic
“Edible Flowers for the Gour
met Buffet” will be the program
topic for Heppner Garden Club,
M onday, June 7. LaLanni
Matzen, of Umatilla, “well-known
for this unusual program,” will be
the guest speaker.
The club will meet first for a
potluck dinner at 6 p.m. at the St.
Patrick’s Senior Center. New of
ficers will also be installed.
The public is invited to attend.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
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Ninety-one were present for the senior dinner May 19 and 20 meals
were home delivered. Members o f the Episcopal Church served.
Blood pressures-were taken before the meal. The menu for dinner June
2 will be barbecued ribs, baked potatoes, beets, rolls and cherry
cobbler. Serving hours are 11 a.m.-1 p.m.. Members o f the Seventh-
day Adventist and Nazarene churches will assist.
The Nutrition Site Committee will meet at 1 p.m.. Hearing aid
assistance, will be given at 10 a.m. and blood pressures taken at 11
a.m.
Pinochle was played Tuesday and Friday afternoons and bingo Friday
evening. The senior bus, with eight passengers, made a country tour
Friday, stopping at Beecher's for lunch. They went to the Wells Springs
and emigrant cemetery area as well as some old schools and many
other interesting old farms and buildings. Gerald Bergstrom was the
driver.
The next bus trip is to Monument June 8, leaving Heppner at 8:30
a.m.
PLAN O N ATTENDING
1st Annual PIONEER FLEA MARKET
HEPPNER, OREGON
MAY 29, 30, 31
to be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds
May 29 & 30
9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Som eU üH f
May 31
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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