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Disaster classes planned
in Heppner
provide basic information about
the activities and processes of
logistics function in support of an
American Red Cross relief
operation.
Participants will learn about the
skills, abilities and knowledge
needed by logistics workers and
how they can get started in a local
chapter. Prerequisite for the class
is Intro to Disasters.
Damage Assessments is on tap
for Thursday, Oct. 7. This class
prepares volunteer Red Cross staff
to serve as damage assessment
workers to obtain and report
damage assessment information.
The class also trains participants
to provide operations support to
disaster operations. The pre
requisite for the class is Intro to
Disasters.
Lexington ballots to go
but Oct. 4
Ballots for the Town of
Lexington will go out to voters
on October 4. with ballots due
in on election day. October ¡9.
Lexington
Mayor
John
Renfro said Lexington voters
will decide two advisory
matters—one deciding a council
position
between
two
candidates. Bob Taylor and
Glenn Anderson, and the other
seeking authorization to borrow
and spend monies for the
Lexington water project.
The winner of the council
position advisory vote will be
appointed to serve on the
Lexington City Council until
the regular election in 2000.
The
council
could
have
appointed a council member
without a vote, but they could
not decide between the two
candidates
The water project advisory-
vote will indicate to the council
whether voters would approve
expenditure of $75,000 for a
basic water project and $45,000
for an additional water project
The basic project will
revamp the water distribution
system, replacing small pipes
with larger ones and replacing
deteriorated pipes and valves.
The additional expenditure of
$45,000 will be to revamp the
cistern at the airport and
provide improvements on the
wells.
The additional project will
help alleviate water pressure
problems in homes at higher
elevations and will reduce
maintenance on pipes that have
to be repaired.
Renfro said that voters may
approve or reject either or both
o f the water system advisory-
measures
The third issue, which is not
an advisory matter, asks voter
approval of the Lexington City-
Charter update
Renfro said that the current
city charter was adopted in
1903 and is “slightly out of
date.” He says that the current
charter is so antiquated that it
specifies that only unmarried
women with property are
eligible to vote. The current
charter also calls for a town
marshal, which the town no
longer has
Renfro says that the basic
concept of the council, mayor
and recorder will remain the
same.
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Obituaries
Kenneth L. Nairns, Jr.
Heppner
A three-night series of American
Red Cross disaster classes are
being offered free to the public
October 5-7 from 6-9 p.m. each
night at Heppner High School.
Anyone interested in taking the
classes should contact Anne
Morter at 422-7640 to pre-
register.
Introduction to Disasters, the
pre-requisite to most of the other
Red Cross classes is offered on
Tuesday, Oct. 5. The course will
provide basic information about
disaster and its effects. The course
will outline the role of agencies,
both government and non
government, in disaster relief and
also introduces participants to Red
Cross disaster services.
Logistics is scheduled for
Wednesday. Oct. 6, and will
29, 1999
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Former Heppner postmaster.
Kenneth L. Nairns. Jr., 65, o f
Bend, died Monday. September 20,
1999. at Bend
Private family graveside ser
vices were held at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery
Mr Naims was bom May 2,
1934, at Shamokin. Pennsylvania,
to Kenneth and Mabel Martin
Naims. Sr. He lived in Pennsyl
vania before entering the U S
Navy. After his discharge, he
moved to N iagara Falls. New
York
On July 5, 1959, he married
Loretta Zawalick at Niagara Falls,
New York In 1960. they moved
to Bend
Mr Naims was employed by
the U S Postal Service. In 1980,
he became postm aster o f the
Heppner Post Office and served
as postmaster there until his re
tirement in 1992. He returned to
Bend in January o f this year.
M r Naims enjoyed hunting,
fishing and camping.
Survivors include his wife.
Loretta, of Bend. sons. Kenneth
L. Naims III. of Bend, and Rob
ert D Naims of Heppner: and four
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Kidney Association
of Oregon. Inc., 3330 N.W. Yeon.
Suite 130, Portland. Oregon
97210. or to the Diabetes Asso
ciation. 380 S.E. Spokane Street.
Suite 110. Portland. Oregon
97202.
Niswonger. Rey nolds and Ta
bor Funeral Home. Bend, was in
charge o f arrangements
Harold K. Peck
Harold K. “Shorty” Peck. 86.
of Heppner. died Monday. Sep
tember 20. 1999. at Pioneer Me
morial Hospital
Graveside services were held
on Saturday. September 25. 1999.
at the Heppner Masonic Cem
etery.
He was bom October 4. 1912.
at Heppner. to Burton and Myra
Yeager Peck. He was raised on
Upper Rhea Creek where he at
tended a one-room schoolhouse
The family later moved to Lex
ington where he attended high
school, graduating in 1931-.
On June 20, 1934. he married
Edna R Crump, at Kelso. Wash
ington. Following their marriage,
he worked on the family ranch.
They later lived at Yakima. Wash
ington and Astoria for a short time,
then moved to Seattle. Washing
ton during World War II where he
was called to work for Boeing
Aviation Company. They returned
to Morrow County in 1943.
The couple operated a ranch
on Upper Rhea Creek until the fall
of 1976. when they retired from
farming.
Mr. Peck was honored as Mor
row County Man of the Year in
1984 and was Grand Marshal of
the Morrow County Fair and Ro
deo Parade in 1995.
While serving on the Morrow-
County Fair Board, he remodt.ed
and enlarged an old bam at the
fairgrounds where he established
Shorty 's Antique Farm Machin
ery Museum.
He was a member o f the First
Christian Church, the Rhea Creek
Grange, the Heppner Elks Lodge
and the Morrow County Histori
cal Society.
Survivors include his wife.
Edna R. Peck o f Heppner; daugh
ters. Patricia Hardy of Salem, and
Shirley Palm er and M arge
Church, both of Heppner: broth
ers. Henry G. Peck of Lexington.
James Peck of Boardmaa Donald
Peck of Hermiston. and George
N. Peck o f Pendleton; 12 grand
children and 24 great-grandchil
dren He was preceded in death
by a son. Harold K Peck. Jr.; and
sisters Eleanor Morey and Irene
Nolan
Memorial contributions may be
made to the FARM Foundation
for the benefit o f the Morrow
County Museum. PO. Box 515.
Heppner. Oregon 97836 or to the
Pioneer Memorial Hospital. P.O.
Box 9. Heppner. Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp
ner was in charge o f arrange
ments
John G. Parker
Funeral services for John G
Parker. 85. a Heppner native and
former Pendleton accountant,
were held Saturday. September
25. 1999. at St Elizabeth of Hun
gary Church in Portland
Mr Parker was bom October
18. 1913. at Heppner to Frank S
and Gertrude Crawford Parker
He grew up at Heppner. graduat
ing from Heppner High School in
1930 He went on to the Univer
sity of Oregon, w here he received
a degree in Business Administra
tion in 1936.
On June 12, 1937, he married
Mary Van Hoonussen of Portland
They lived at Jennings Lodge,
where Mr Parker was employed
as an auditor for the Oregon De
partment of Revenue They later
moved to Pendleton, where Mr.
Parker pursued his career as a
public accountant, working with
various regional lumber corpora
tions
In I960. Mr. Parker and his
family returned to Portland where
he was a corporate officer and
internal auditor for First Far West
Corporation and affiliates until his
retirement in 1981. He continued
to work until his death as a self-
employed accountant handling the
taxes and accounting for a group
of loyal clients and businesses.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary; sons. Jay, Anthony and
Greg, and daughter, Marianne
Ream, all o f Portland; sisters,
Frances Mitchell and Kathryn
Hoskins, both o f Heppner; seven
grandchildren and six great-grand
children. He was preceded in
death by his parents and brother.
Vawter
Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Cancer
Society, or to Catholic Charities,
231 S.E. 12th Avenue. Portland.
Oregon 97214.
Paul R. Williams
Paul R. Williams, 71, oflmgon.
died Wednesday. September 22,
1999, at his home in Irrigon.
Funeral service was held Fri
day. September 24, 1999, in the
i chapel at Burns M ortuary of
Hermiston.
He was bom September 27,
1927, at Swifton, Arkansas, to
Arch and Gladys Baker Williams.
He was raised in Arkansas and
lived there before moving to Michi
gan in the late 1940s. He moved
to California in 1957 and on No
vember 4, 1957, married his wife
of 41 years, Arland. at Upland,
California.
He worked as a machinist at
Algers Manufacturing Company
until 1973 when he moved to
M ollala, where he worked at
Enoch Manufacturing Company
until his retirement in December
1988
Mr. W illiam s and his wife
moved to Irrigon in 1989.
He loved fishing, hunting, pho
tography. training his bird dogs and
gardening.
Survivors include his wife,
Arland, of Irrigon; sons, Donald
o f Vancouver, Washington, Jerry
o f Louisville, Kentucky, Terry of
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Kevin
o f Little Rock, Arkansas: daugh
ters. Mary Bickel o f Reno, Ne
vada. Polly Hoffman o f Great
Falls. Montana, and Betty Shafer
o f L ittle Rock. A rkansas: a
brother. Ralph of Little Rock; sis
ters. Frances LaRue o f Tucker-
man. Arkansas. Patricia Wester-
man of Heber Springs. Arkansas,
and Fern Swanner o f Benton.
Arkansas: 14 grandchildren: and
11 great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents
and brothers. Jake and Billy Ray.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Vange John Memo
rial Hospice. 645 W. Orchard.
Hermiston. Oregon 97838.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
was in charge o f arrangements
Nolan N. Turner
Nolan N. Turner, 88, o f Bend,
died on September 9, 1999. Mr.
Turner drowned in an irrigation
canal.
Mr. Turner was bom to Monroe
and Ida I. (Robertson) Turner on
March 11,1911, in Ava, Missouri.
He married Evelyn Swendig on
January I, 1935 in Heppner. He
served in the Navy in WWII. After
the war he worked for the Bureau
of Reclamation in Hines, moving
to Bend in 1945. He served 30
years as office administrator prior
to retirement.
He enjoyed his family, fishing
and photography.
Survivors include his wife Evelyn
of Bend; sons, Nolan Norman
Turner. Jr., o f San Jose.
California, and D. Gary Turner of
Bend; nephews Lowell Turner and
Mike Turner, seven grandchildren;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Mustangs drop Eagles, 40-6
By Rick Paullus
The th ird -ran k ed H eppner
Mustangs traveled to The Dalles
on Friday. Sept 24. and dropped
the Wahtonka Eagles. 40-6
The Mustangs got 195 yards
rushing and three touchdowns
from Craig Scott, and 103 yards
and a touchdown from Michael
M cC abe
T he
M ustangs
outgained the Eagles. 424 total
yards to just 107
The M ustangs' defense held
the Eagles on their first posses
sion and took over at their own 20
after the punt. Scott npped off
runs o f 12 and 25 yards and
McCabe for 11 more Michael
Schonbachler ran for nine before
a holding penalty took the ball
back to the 36 yard line McCabe
picked up 11 and a first down;
Schonbachler ran for four and
Scott for eight more and another
first down. Scott then ran the fi
nal 13 yards for the Mustangs'
first touchdown. The kick failed
and midw ay through the first quar
ter. the Mustangs held a 6-0 lead
Heppner took over at their own
30 following another Eagle punt
and picked up where they left off
as Scott picked up 12 yards on his
first carry. Schonbachler ran for
eight and McCabe ran three times
for 25 yards. Quarterback Ryan
Mattcson ran a bootleg for 12
yards and a first down.
Schonbachler picked up two and
Scott gained five to end the first
quarter with the Mustangs hold
ing a 157 to 13 edge in yardage.
Scott picked up four yards and
a first down, setting up McCabe's
eight yard run for the touchdown.
The two-point conversion run
failed and the Mustangs led 12-0
early in the second quarter.
Each team traded punts before
Blake Knowles intercepted a pass
and returned it to the 34 of the
Eagles McCabe ran for 11 yards
back to back and Travis Bellamy
picked up 10 yards. Schonbachler
then punched in from two yards
out for the touchdown. Scott ran
in the two-point conversion and
Heppner now led 20-0 with 4:45
left in the first half
On the Eagles' next posses
sion, Knowles sacked the quar
terback, knocking the ball free,
which Matteson scooped up and
raced 65 yards for the touchdown.
The run failed and Heppner now'
led 26-0 with 4:00 left.
Neither team moved the ball
for the rest o f the half and Stefan
Matheny intercepted an Eagle
pass with about 30 seconds left
Early in the third, the Mustangs
took over at their own seven, fol
lowing an Eagle punt. McCabe
gained 12 yards on the option and
Schonbachler ran twice for nine
yards. Scott picked up eight and a
first down: McCabe ran for 13,
six. then seven more and a first
down. Matteson then hit Knowles
for 16 yards and another first
down. Scott then took a pitch on
the option, got a good block on the
outside from Joe Papineau. and
ran 23 yards for a touchdown The
pass foiled and the Mustangs led.
32-0, midway through the third
quarter
The M ustangs' defense held
again, forcing another punt which
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was downed at their own 21 yard
line The offensive line then blew
open a hole for Scott to run 79
yards for his fourth touchdown
Nick Anthony passed to Conor
Kilkenny for the two-point con
version to make it 40-0 with 3:30
left in the third quarter
The Eagles then moved the ball
in the fourth quarter against the
M ustang JVs to get their only
score on a Mike C ates' fourth
down, four yard run The pass
failed, making the final score 40-
6.
The Mustangs' defense was led
by Blake Knowles' 16 defensive
points, including an interception
Ryan Matteson had 15 points and
a fumble recovery Inside I me back
ers Michael Schonbachler and
Clint Bellamy each had 14 points:
Travis Bellamy had 11 points and
Stefan Matheny had 10 points and
in interception.
The Mustangs moved to 4-0 on
the year and 1-0 in the CBC
Heppner travels to Weston-
McEwen on Friday, Oct I for
their next game Game time is 7:30
pm
Statistics
Heppner 6 20 14 0 - 40
Wahtonka 0 0 0 6 - 6
First quarter Heppner-Craig Scott 13
yard run (kick failed) 6 35
S eco n d qu arter H e p p n e r-M ic h a e l
McCabe eight yard run (run failed) 11 20.
M ic h a e l S c h o n b a c h le r tw o yard run
(Scott run) 4:45, Ryan Matteson 65 yard
fumble return (run failed) 4 00
Third quarter Heppner-Scott 23 yard
run (pass failed) 5:30. Scott 79 yard run
(Conor Kilkenny pass from Nick Anthony)
3 30
Fourth quarter W ahtonka-Mike Cates
four yard run (pass failed) 4:23
Individual stats
R u s h in g : H e p p n e r-S c o tt 9 -1 9 5 .
M c C a b e 1 7 -1 0 3 , S ch o n b ach ler 5 -2 7 ,
Brad Adams 6-33. Matteson 1-12. Travis
Bellamy 1-10, Kelly Paullus 1-4, Donald
Adams 1-2: Wahtonka-Cates 6-51. Hager
15-41, Vanez 8-23, Miles 1-0, Miller 2-(-
2)
Passing H eppner-M atteson 4 -1 5 -0 -
38. S tefan Matheny 0 -1 -0 ; W ahton ka-
Miller 0-4 -2 -0
Receiving: Heppner-Blake Knowles 1-
16, Joe P apineau 1 -1 3 , M c C a b e 1-9,
Scott 1-0; Wahtonka-none
lone wins
tough VB
match
The varsity Lady Cardinal team
met with Dufiir on Dufur’s home
turf for a tough match on Friday,
September 24.
The Lady
Cardinals came out with the win,
defeating the Rangers 15-11, 15-9.
Amellia Peck initiated eight
points for the Cardinals and was
aided by Charissa Gates with
seven points and Camie Burright
with six points.
Both teams played very
aggressively; both seemed to pick
up the hard hits in the middle of
the court but it was the hits in the
comer by the Lady Cardinals that
Dufur struggled with.
Nikki McElligott and Camie
Burright both had several
outstanding kills during the match
and Diana McElligott was
outstanding in the back row.
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