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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 29, 1999 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Lexington News ________ By Daipha Jones________ H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly ind entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act ol' March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 147 W Willow Street Telephone(541)676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail gtfichcppner net or guiirapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions $22 in Morrow County, $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older), $29 else- where David Sykes.............................................................................................................. Publisher April Hillon-Sykes Editor On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • C ity Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • W illo w Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! __________ Letters to the Editor_________ editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters A m e m o ry of a friend To The Editor: A memory of a friend. I read the East Oregonian the other night and grieved over my friend Julie Wilde. As I read the article of what was worded as "Julie being a loner and no roots in the community," I cried many tears. In the small community I grew up in, in Heppner, I met Julie as a freshman in high school and I, a senior. She was in choir with me and we both sang alto. When I first heard her sing I thought, what a beautiful voice this girl has. Although slightly quiet, which she outgrew, she was pretty, intelligent and loyal to her friends. It didn't take her long to grow a friendship with me. Anytime I saw her, she'd holler at me or do that giggle thing she did so well. When I hung out at school or after-school functions with friends, she'd show up. Pretty soon she was spending her days at my house. She'd knock on the door and I'd think, "God, there's that obnoxious girl again." But...you know what? I'd do anything to hear that obnoxious girl again. We shared a friendship of miles or years between seeing one another, and yet it was if we had seen each other every day. So...for her family and friends I write to the community, that Julie Wilde had an existence and home in Heppner. We all make our own adult decisions. We choose right or wrong. And though her path may have taken a wrong tum, she was still loved and will be missed by her friends, I being one of them. She was no different then me. Rest Julie, and Peace be with you. (s)Merry Brannon Heppner Dangerous action could have caused accident Elsewhere in this paper we have placed a notice of a reward regarding the irresponsible act of opening one of our cattle pen gates so that the cattle would get out and onto the road. While this may be a nuisance to our crew to have to gather and put them back in the pen, we contend with "nuisances" of one kind or another in our everyday work.. Our main concern is for the safety of motorists traveling on the road, and we try very hard to ensure that our fences and gates are properly and safely maintained. This was a most dangerous act which could have caused a fatal accident to anyone travelling the road after dark. Luckily, one of our own crew discovered the cattle on the road and they were safely returned to the pen before a possible accident could occur. We hope that whoever did this will think of the serious consequences of such a life threatening act and the penalties imposed by law. s)Dick and Virginia Wilkinson Heppner By Rick Paullus The Heppner Mustang C-Team boys built a big halftime lead and hung on to beat the host Condon Blue Devils, 52-48, on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The Mustangs got eight points from Kelly Paullus in the second quarter to build a 31-21 lead at halftime. The Blue Devils fought back in the third and pulled to within one in the fourth, but the Mustangs got a free throw from Paullus with 26 seconds left to make it a three-point game and another free throw from Donald Adams with six seconds left to clinch it. Paullus hit two three-pointers and led the Mustangs with 20 points. Connor Kilkenny hit a three-pointer in the fourth and finished with 13 points. Adam Bergstrom had a good game on the boards and finished with six points. Robert Whalen came off the bench to pull down some big rebounds for the Mustangs. The Mustangs improved their record to 3-2 and won't take to the floor again until a home game against the Riverside Pirates on Thursday, Jan. 6, with the girls' game starting at 5:30 p.m. Heppner-9 22 9 12-52 Condon- 6 15 15 12-48 Heppner- Kelly Paullus 7 4-10 20, Connor Kilkenny 4 4-5 13, Adam Bergstrom 3 0-0 6, Donald Adams 2 1- 4 5, Josh Winters 1 2-2 4, Doug Orwick 0 2-6 2, Robert Whalen 1 0-0 2, Jerry Shank 0 0-2 0, Leland Rill. Jon Bennett, Trevor Rhea 18 13-29 52. 3pt.- Paullus 2. Kilkenny. JV boys rally past Eagles By Rick Paullus Brian Rust hit five three- pointers and finished with 25 points to help the Heppner Mustang JV boys rally past the visiting Joseph Eagles, 54-49, on Thursday, Dec. 23. The Eagles flew out to a 21 -12 lead after one but the Mustangs got two three-pointers and eight points from Rust to trail 28-24 at halftime Rust hit three more three- pointers in the third as the Mustangs tied the game at 39-39 after three. David Piper hit all four of his ceived recognition for her voice. She raced motorcycles when she was younger and also did volun Deanna Ruth Iverson teer work for the March of Dimes. Survivors include her father, Deanna Ruth Iverson, 25, of Portland died Sunday, December Paul E. Wilde, of Redlands, Cali 26, 1999 in Heppner as the result fornia, her mother, Linda J. Harshman, o f Hardman; son, of a motor vehicle accident. A funeral service will be held Steven Johnson, and daughters, Thursday, December 30, 1999 at Katie and Camena Layton, all of 10 a.m. at the First Christian Portland; sister, Paula Dunn in Church in Hermiston. Burial will Southern California; half-sister, Melissa Harshman of Ukiah; pa follow at Hermiston Cemetery. ternal grandm other, P a J in e Mrs. Iverson was bom Octo ber 13, 1 974, to parents David C. Wilde of Redlands, California; and Mary Lee Ashcraft Dodge. and maternal grandmother, Mary She was raised in Hermiston and Nobles of Umatilla. Memorial contributions may graduated from Hermiston High School in 1992. She was very ac be made to the March of Dimes, tive in high school FFA and was 1220 SW Morrison, Portland, really involved with the animals. Oregon 97205. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner She then attended EOSC and BMCC for a time before going to was in charge of arrangements. the Western Culinary Institute in Portland, where she graduated in Faith Ann Mathis June of 1999. Faith Ann Mathis, 64, of She was united in marriage to Imgon, died Friday, December Terry Iverson on August 24, 1996 24, 1999 at her home after a four year battle with cancer. in Hermiston. Funeral service for Mrs. Moms Mrs. Iverson was working in Beaverton at the Olive Garden was held Wednesday, December Restaurant as a line chef and liv 29, 1999 in the chapel at Bums Mortuary of Hermiston. Follow ing in Portland. ing the service, a memorial She was a member of the First service was held at her church, Christian Church in Hermiston Columbia View Community and enjoyed cooking, hunting and Church in Imgon. Disposition fishing. will be by cremation. Survivors include her husband, She was bom August 26, 1935, Terry Iverson of Portland; parents at Hood River. David C. Dodge and Mary Lee On November 22, 1952, she Dodge, both of Hermiston; grand married Willard J. Mathis. They mother, Norma Lee Ashcraft of traveled throughout the United Hermiston; sisters, Dana Lee States, settling at Imgon. Dodge of Springfield and Debra Mrs. Mathis was a wife, Ellen Dodge o f Herm iston; mother, grandmother, great nephew Jacob Allen Dodge; and grandmother, hairdresser and many other relatives. homemaker. She loved the. Memorial contributions may outdoors and camping, enjoyed be made to the American Diabe Brazilian embroidery, crocheting, tes Association at 380 S.E. Spo and knitting. She loved to help kane Street, Suite 110, Portland, others, especially children. Even in her pain, she found time to knit Oregon 97202. Bums Mortuary of Hermiston sweaters for the children of Rwanda, which were distributed is in care of arrangements. through the International Relief Julie Ann Wilde Organization. One of her favorite Julie Ann W ilde, 28, o f songs was "Jesus Loves the Little Stanfield, died Monday, Decem Children." She enjoyed the fellowship of ber 13, 1999, as the result of a the congregation at Columbia shooting at Hermiston. Graveside service was held on View Community Church in Monday, December 20, 1999, at Imgon. Survivors include her husband the Heppner Masonic Cemetery of 47 years, Willard J. Mathis of in Heppner. Irrigon; her children, Randy J. Ms. Wilde was bom June 22, of Vancouver, 1971, at Long Beach, California Mathis to Paul and Linda Maker Wilde. Washington, and Bonnie Lloyd of In 1978, she moved to Oregon. Orangevale, California; her She attended grade schools at mother. Hazel Wineland of Imgon; her brother, Ronald Heppner and at Hermiston. She Wineland of Hermiston; her returned to California for a time sister, Linda Wineland of Imgon; before returning to Heppner two grandchildren, one great- where she attended Heppner High grandson; and many other family School. She had lived at members. Pendleton, Boardman, Hermiston Bums Mortuary of Hermiston is and most recently, Stanfield. in charge of arrangements. She enjoyed singing and re Obituaries free throws and Kevin Drake hit 3-4 in the fourth as the Mustangs got the lead and held off the Eagles to improve their record to 5-3. After Rust's 25, Piper added 16 points and Brad Adams, eight. As a team, the Mustangs hit on 10 of 11 free throws for the game. Joseph- 21 7 * , Heppner 12 {Z t 5A5-54 Heppner-Brian Rust 9" 2-2 2 5 7 'David Piper 5 5-5 16, Brad Adams 4 0-0 8, Kevin Drake 1 3-4 5, Sam VanLiew, Justin Wood, Brandon Young, Brad Bowman. 19 10-11 54. 3pt.-Rust 5, Piper. N EW TIRES FO R TH E N EW YEAR SALE Klamath First Federal presents buckle to fair and rodeo princess HANKOOK M/T Ply LT235/75R15 C Local students make honor roll Oregon State University has announced its scholastic honor roll for fall term. Local students on the honor roll include: Heppner-3.5 or better, Phillip Spicerkuhn, junior, science; Boardman-3.5 or better, Rob- Coral Baker recently under went heart surgery at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland. Jo Irvin of Imgon, a former Lexingtonite. also had surgery at St. Vincent’s. -:- Kathy Tellechea and son Philip spent Christmas in the val ley with son Jim. Bob and Luella Taylor re cently met family members in Pendleton for an early Christmas get-together. Bob Bowen of Portland and sister Katie Bowen, were callers in Lexington on Sunday. Gae and Ray Papineau are home from Portland for a few days. -:- Clark and Cammie Jones and family were callers Christmas Day at the Ken Jones’ home. Also visiting was Clay Papineau. All are from Kennewick, WA. -:- The family of Joe Yocom enjoyed Christmas Day and din ner at the Yocom home. All trav eled around town in the buggy wishing friends a “Merry Christ mas.” -:- Charlene Whitney of Port land visited her parents, Cecil and Delpha Jones, over the holidays. -:- Lee Wagenblast and sister. Helen KnegerofHermiston, spent C hristm as Day at the Steve Wagenblast home in lone. 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