TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 21, 2001
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must be in attendance 87 percent
of the days enrolled in order to
receive credit in the class.
The board elmmated a
section in which three unexcused
tardies were counted as one
absence.
-received an enrollment
report as o f March 1 indicating
that the district is down 94
students compared to last year's
enrollment.
In March o f 2000, the
district had 2256 students; in
March 2001, the district had
2162 students.
Riverside High School,
with 420 students, is down 48
from last year; Heppner High
School, with 190, is down 25;
Columbia Middle School, with
338, .down
15;
Heppner
Elementary, with 226, down
seven.
Sam
Boardman
Elementary, with 438 students, is
up three over last year and A.C.
Houghton, with 397, is up 13
students.
-approved a resolution
for ESD services for the 2001-02
year.
-approved appointment
o f an appraisal committee for
integrated technology and office
systems.
-accepted resignations
from: Shannon Jensen, A.C.
Houghton
Elementary
kindergarten teacher; Richard
Thomas, Riverside High School
assistant
custodian;
James
Stanton, RHS music teacher, and
Barb
Orwick,
Heppner
Elementary School fifth/sixth
grade teacher.
-approved retirement for
Linda Jones, Sam Boardman
Elementary School teacher; and
Sally Walker, Columbia Middle
School language arts teacher.
-approved
transfers
/promotions for: Rose Dirksen,
RHS office assistant to CMS
school
secretary,
replacing
Elaine Vandecar.
-approved employment
for Ruth Sullivan, ACH part-time
cook, replacing Joyce Whitbeck.
-heard the following
announcements:
March
13-
election deadline; March 15-
OSEA negotiations at district
office, 7 p.m.; March 22-OSEA
negotiations at SBE, 7 p.m.;
March 26-30-spring break; April
9-next regular meeting, 7:30
p.m.; April 17-Oregon Sehool
Boards spring regional meeing,
Pendleton Red Lion, 6 p.m.
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St. Pat's brings friends, families together
To the Editor:
Once again, the March event
succeeded in bringing friends and
families and newcomers to Heppner
for a weekend o f activities and
entertainment. And I am speculating*
that, once again, most people had
a grand time.
Once again, I am marveling at
the combined efforts by a legion
of volunteers necessary for putting
together such a weekend. So many
faces reappeared in so many places
during the two-plus days; surely,
our community contained some
exhausted "leprechauns" by Sunday
evening.
So many generous individuals
helped with the major fund raiser
for "A Wee Bit O' Ireland," the
auction. The help came as donations
to the auction and as help with the
staging of the activity itself. Our
auction cannot happen without the
vast number of contributions from
our businesses and citizens who
support us. Each year, I have truly
been impressed with the strong
commitment so many have to
helping out. And the committee is
small, so we need that boost of
energy and helping hands and minds
that we get every year with our
planning, soliciting and auctioning.
This year, the auction committee
chose to experiment with the date,
time and location. We are now
evaluating the results of those
changes and we appreciate the input
we are receiving as we make some
decisions for next year's auction.
Change brings challenge, so we
also appreciate the patience of our
Friday evening participants as we
worked out some "bugs" in the
procedures. The committee is
looking for members, so anyone
interested in making the auction
a "grander" event is invited to let
me know.
I can't think of a finer place to
live most any day of the year, and
I certainly can’t think of a better
place to be than in Heppner on our
March weekend.
(s) Doris Brosnan
Heppner
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Donald F. Shaffer
Condon native Donald F. Shaffer,
60, o f Kennewick, Washington,
died Monday, March 12, 2001, at
his home.
Memorial services were held
Saturday, March 17, 2001, at the
Condon Elks Lodge.
He was bom March 10, 1941,
in Condon, to Frank and Fem
Gubser Shaffer. He was raised at
Condon and attended local schools.
From fourth grade through his
senior year, he participated in
football, basketball, track and
baseball, lettering in all four. He
was the first freshman to be named
to the all-conference basketball team
and during his senior year he was
selected to play in the East-West
Shrine Game.
On February 21, 1957, he
married Dorothy J. Reed in
Goldendale, Washington.
He attended the College of Idaho
at Caldwell, Idaho, on a football
scholarship.
Mr. Shaffer played on the Condon
town baseball and basketball teams
for many years. He coached the
American Legion baseball team in
Condon.
In early 1963, he moved his
family to Portland where he was
employed by Union Oil Company
where he worked for the next 14
years.
The family moved to Vancouver,
Washington, in 1964 where he began
coaching Little League baseball and
became very active as a volunteer
purchasing agent, all-star coach and
vice president o f the local Little
League program.
In 1968, the family moved to
Salem. He was instrumental in
starting a local Little League
program and served as president
of the Salem Pioneer Little League.
In the spring of 1970, the family
returned to Vancouver, where he
became an active volunteer in the
community as a member o f the
Evergreen School District Budget
Committee, president o f the Little
League and secretary/treasurer of
the booster club.
In 1976, the family returned to
Condon to purchase a bulk oil plant
which he named Farmco Oil
Company.
He coached the Condon High
School baseball team from 1977
through 1984. The team played for
the state championship in his second
year as coach and placed second.
He helped organize a local
booster club and Little League in
Condon.
He was proud of his
grandchildren and enjoyed watching
them play T-ball and grade school
and high school athletics.
Three years ago, Mr. Shaffer and
his wife moved to Kennewick,
Washington.
He was a member o f the
Columbia Community Church in
Richland, Washington, and of the
Condon Elks Lodge 1869 for 38
years.
Survivors include his wife,
Dorothy Shaffer o f Kennewick,
Washington; sons, Steven Shaffer
of Condon, Brian Shaffer and Mike
Shaffer, both o f Kennewick;
daughter, Terri Camine of Condon;
six grandchildren and several in
laws in the Heppner area. He was
preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Don Shaffer Memorial
Athletic Fund, P.O. Box 414,
Condon, Oregon 97823.
Sweeney Mortuary o f Condon
was in charge o f arrangements.
Etta Marie ’’Kitty” Jones
Etta Mane "Kitty" Jones, 74, of
Hermiston, formerly o f Lexington
and Boardman, died March 13,2001,
at Good Shepherd Medical Center
in Hermiston.
At her request there will be no
service. Private inurnment will be
at the Riverside Cemetery in
Boardman.
She was bom on June 21,1926,
Wilbur and Rita Worden
A memorial service for
Henry G. Peck, 91, will be held
Friday, March 23, 2001, at the
Lexington Odd Fellows Lodge.
Mr.
Peck died at
Heppner on Monday, March 19.
Memorial contributions,
for those who wish, may be made
to Pioneer Memorial Home
Health, P.O. Box 9, Heppner.
Sweeney
Mortuary,
Heppner, is in charge of
arrangements.
A complete obituary will
appear in next week's Gazette-
Times.
A Wee Bit
O’lreland *
By Claudia Hughes
"It's a soft day," said one of our
Irish visitors this past weekend.
What a good description for a day
that put a bit of rain upon our fields,
stayed dry during the festivities,
and was warm enough to walk about
town. (If the sun had been shining,
could we have handled any more
people?)
A large, warm and friendly crowd
of people attended various events
and kept our local people busy
feeding and entertaining them during
our 19th annual Wee Bit O' Ireland
celebration. Heppner received many
compliments thanks to such a great
bunch of behind-the-scenes people.
The St. Patrick's Committee will
hold a wrap-up meeting on
Thursday, March 22, at 6 p.m. at
John's Other Place (formerly Kate's)
to discuss last week's event and plan
next year's.
Hopefully all committee chairs
will attend to report on their event
and will act in an advisory capacity
as 2001 is discussed Those chairs
would be: co-chair, Cara Osmin;
auction chair, Doris Brosnan and
successors; sheep dog trials, Mary
Hamilton and Brian Thompson (the
event could not happen without the
utilization of the Thompson Ranch);
buttons,
Judie
Laughlin
entertainment, Don and Tami
Sneddon; Cruz-In, Dick and Lynnea
Sargent; leprechauns, Molly Rhea;
KUMA Coffee Hour, Dave Sykes;
flags, Jerry and Joyce Hollomon;
Ceili, Mike Duffy; and parade, Craig
Strobel and Monica Hunter.
In addition, heads o f the other
organizations such as the Elks (what
would we do without their facility
and wonderful cooperation),
Motocross, the Old Time Fiddlers,
meals, contests, etc. are invited to
attend to give input and suggestions
for the advisory committee to act
upon. Also encouraged to attend
are the local business owners such
as retail and restaurants who are
a large part of the weekend event.
All are welcome while ideas are
still fresh in their minds.
See you on Thursday and then
we'll let the green rest for awhile.
T hankjY ou T o r M a y in g
O u r g r a n d O pening A Success!
Winners for the drawing were:
BJ Hill - Linda Dutcher - Brett Barber - Judy Laughlin
Cindy Greenup - Russ Hickerson - M. Anthony
Verna Brinda - Anne Bedortha - Tami Bridgmon
Lottie Holcomb - Dave Sykes - Dave Kendrick
Our New Tfours fire 6 a. m. -4 p. m.
217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158
Serving Heppner. Lexington A lone
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Wordens celebrate
50th anniversary
Henry G. Peck
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Obituaries
m Lexington to Harlan and Blanche
Chapin Jones. She was raised in
Lexington, LaGrande for a short
time, and then moved to Boardman,
where she graduated from high
school in 1944.
She then worked as a telephone
operator for several years until her
health would no longer allow it.
She moved to Hermiston in 1965
and had lived here since.
She enjoyed crafts, gardening,
and collecting family history.
She is survived by her sister,
Esther M. Denny of Beaverton;
nieces, Debbie Hallander of
Wilsonville, Linda Roberts of Basin
City, WA.; nephew, Dennis Zerba
o f Portland; one grand-nephew,
Ryan Roberts of Basin City, WA.;
and sister-in-law, Ronita Jones of
Hermiston. She was preceded in
death by her parents, three brothers
and one sister.
Those who wish may make
contributions in Kitty's memory
to the Arthritis Foundation of
Oregon at 4412 SW Barbur Blvd.
Suite 220, Portland, OR 97201.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
is in charge of arrangements.
Main Street, Heppner • 676-5599
The Wordens, 1951
Wilbur and Rita Worden, Heppner, are celebrating their 50th wedding
anniversary. The Wordens were married March 26, 1951, in Seattle,
Washington.
Wilbur worked at the Ford dealership in Heppner until it closed in
1971. He then worked at the Kinzua shop in Heppner until he retired.
Since retiring, he has kept busy helping his sons on the family farm.
Rita came to Pendleton from Kansas to be with her sister and worked
as a nurse at the hospital in Pendleton. When the hospital opened in Heppner,
she was one of the first two nurses and worked 12-hour shifts. After the
children were grown, she returned to the hospital to work in the medical
records department.
The couple have three children. Bob, Heppner, Dave, Pendleton, and
Randy, Milwaukie, and eight grandchildren.
Engagement
Anderson-Logan
Heather Logan and Severn Anderson
Heather Logan and Severn Anderson, both Tigard,
announce their engagement to be married.
The bride-to-be is the daughter o f Paul and Ellen Logan,
Bend.
The groom-elect is the son of David and Barbara
Anderson, Cochabamba, Bolivia. They are both graduates of
Heppner High School. His grandparents are Jim and Barbara
Bloodsworth, Heppner, LaVonne and Elmer Morford o f Mist, OR,
and Nels and Esther Anderson o f Dallas, OR.
Heather is a 1996 graduate o f Bend Senior High School.
She received a bachelor o f arts degree from Oregon State
University at Corvallis in 2000 and is currently studying for a
master's degree in education at George Fox University in Newberg,
anticipating an April 2001 graduation.
Severn is a 1995 graduate o f Sunnver Prep School. He
received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Oregon
State University. He is employed with Woodworks Northwest,
Portland.
The couple plan a July 7 wedding at St. Francis of Assisi
church in Bend.
TV shoot planned
Long distance shooting skills
will be put to the test when shooters
try to hit and break a 27" TV tube
at a distance o f 1,000 yards with
one shot, on Saturday, April 14,
at 10 a.m.
Entry fee is $20. A prize of $100
will be awarded. Money collected
will be used to buy material and
prizes for kids at lone's 4th of July
celebration.
To sign up or for more
information, call Teny Mewhirmey
at 422-7259.