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TWO ■ Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 16, 2001 Obituaries Irene R. Schroeder Irene R Schroeder, 82. o f Heppner. died Thursday, May 10. 2001. at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home. Memorial services were held Sunday, May 13, 2001, at St. Patrick's Senior Center in Heppner A private com m ittal service will be held later at the Stevensville, Montana, cemetery. She was bom December 30,1918. at Miles City, Montana, to Harvey 'a n d Hazel Campbell Roberts. She was raised and attended schools at Miles City, at Missoula, then in the Bitteroot Valley, graduating from the Stevensville High School. On October 4,1938, she married Edgar Schroeder at Stevensville The couple resided there for 10 years before moving to Western Oregon. In 1966, following Mr. Schroeder's employment with the Oregon State Parks Department, they moved to the Oregon Coast. They moved to St. Patrick's Senior Center m August 1989. Mr. Schroeder died in September 1989. Mrs. Schroeder enjoyed traveling, reading and bird watching. Survivors include daughters, BonnaRae Miller, JoyceKay Hollomon, both o f Heppner; sister, R Lee Petersen, o f Boise, Idaho; five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. A brother, Robert Hargis, died in 1938, and a sister, Marjorie Thompson, died in 1995. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner was in charge o f arrangements. Mildred M. Eubanks Mildred M. Eubanks, 88, o f Heppner, died Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Kadlec Medical Center in Richland, W ashington. A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 17,2001, at the lone United Church o f Christ. She was bom June 28, 1912, in Morgan, near lone, to Earl and MattiJ Palmateer Morgan. She was raised in M organ and attended school there and in lone. On September 24, 1931, she married John Eubanks in The Dalles. The couple operated a trucking business, a restaurant, a dairy and several wheat ranches through the years. They bought a cabin at Reids Mill near Parkers Mill south o f Heppner, where they spent hunting seasons and special holidays. After their retirement in 1979, they moved to the cabin, remodeling it into a comfortable home. They moved into Heppner several years ago and recently were residing at St. Patrick's Senior Center. Mrs. Eubanks was a 55-year member o f the American Legion Auxiliary, a 62-year member o f the lone Grange and was a member of the Morrow County CowBelles and the lone United Church o f Christ. Survivors include her husband, John Eubanks o f Heppner; daughter, Sandra Dooney o f Im gon; son, Donald Eubanks in W ashington state; sister, Earlene Anders o f Portland; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the lone Swimming Pool. P.O. Box 167, lone, Oregon 97843, or to the United Church o f Christ Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 346, lone, Oregon 97843. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge o f arrangements. Matthew Hughes Matthew Hughes. 70, of Heppner, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 18,2001, at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. He was bom September 26.1930, in Heppner, to Matthew G. and Grace M cFem n Hughes. He grew up on a ranch near Madison Butte in Morrow County. The family later moved into Heppner. where he attended school. He worked for Case Furniture in Heppner before serving in Japan with the U S. Army during the Korean War He returned to Heppner and Case Furniture and Floor Covering, then began M&R Floor Covering, a business he operated from 1964 until his retirement in 1996. He was a member o f the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Hughes enjoyed reading and carving. He enjoyed his grandchildren, attending their sporting activities and taking them hunting and fishing He looked Morrow County School Board Zone Descriptions (Adopted by the Morrow County School Board February 1, 1993) The Morrow County School District Board o f Directors are elected to their positions by the voters o f Morrow County. Each position on the Board o f Directors is designed to represent an approximately equal number o f citizens. The area encompassing the approximately equal numbers o f citizens is called a zone. To become a candidate for election to the Board o f Directors the candidate must live in the zone that is advertised as open. The zones are described as: ZONE 1 That area south o f the Columbia River in Morrow county which includes that area within the City o f Boardman north o f Interstate 84; that area east o f the City o f Boardman and north o f Wilson Road; that area which is up to one mile south o f Wilson Road that is east o f Eastregaard Road and west o f Bombing Range Road; that area north o f Highw ay 730 which extends from Bombing Range Road to Fourth Street, west o f Im gon. ZONE 2 That area which includes the Town o f Lexington and which also includes that area not contiguous with the Town o f Lexington w hich includes that area east o f a N-S line extending Paul Smith Road (lone Road) in Boardman, which extends from the Boardman Canal at the north and to a E-W line one m ile south o f Township 1 S at the south end, and which is bounded by Highway 207 and the Bombing Range Road to the Finley Buttes Road on the east and which extends east on Finley Buttes Road (extended) to the Umatilla County line and north to Interstate 84. The eastern boundary extends north along the western boundary o f the Umatilla Ordinance Depot and north o f the Depot on Division Street to County Road and west on County Road to 1 st Street and north on 1 st Street to Utah Street and west on Utah Street to Second Street and north on Second Street to Highway 730 and southwest on Highway 730 to the Bombing Range Road and south on Bombing Range Road two miles and northwest on a line where Eastregaard Road intersects with the Boardman Canal and westerly along the Canal to the beginning N-S line that extends Paul Smith Road. ZONE 3 That area in Morrow County which is west o f a N-S line extending Paul Smith Road (lone Road) in Boardman, which extends from the Columbia River at the north to the Wheeler County line at the south. ZONE 4 That area within the Heppner City limits except that area east o f Cowins Street, Court Street and Highway 74, north and east from its junction with Court Street. ZONES That area south o f the Columbia River in Morrow County which extends from the Umatilla County line on the east to Interstate 84 on the south and extends north along the Umatilla Ordinance Depot western boundary and north o f the Depot on Division Street to County Road and west on County Road to 1 st street and north on 1 st Street to Utah Street and west on Utah Street to Second Street and north on Second Street to Highway 730 and north on Fourth Street to the Colum bia River. ZONE 6 That area in Morrow County east o f a N-S line extending Paul Smith Road (lone Road) in Boardman, which extends from the Wheeler County line to a E-W line one mile south o f Township 1 S, east on that E-W line to Highway 207 and northeast on Highway 207 to Bombing Range Road and north on Bombing Range Road to Finley Buttes Road to the Umatilla County line, except for that area detailed in q if> Zone 4. ZONE 7 • V l Î - . »1 That area east o f Paul Smith Road (lone Road); north of the Boardman Canal; west o f Eastregaard Road; south o f Wilson Road, which is east o f the City o f Boardman; and that area within the City o f Boardman which is south o f Interstate 84. forward to their visits, especially during his recent confined years. Survivors include son, Terry Hughes o f LaGrande; daughter, Teresa Hughes of Heppner; special friend o f 18 years. Bobbie Angel 1 o f Heppner; sisters, Melba Quackenbush, June Bellenbrock and Betty Pettyjohn, all o f Heppner. and Edna Kohlman of Portland; four grandchildren; four stepchildren, Jim, Bobbette. Craig and Marc; and 11 step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by brothers. Bob, Elwyn, Marvin and Homer; and sisters, Lena, Kelly, Edith Pfeil and Ethel Gaarde. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memonal Hospital. P.O. Box 9. Heppner, Oregon 97836, or Heppner High School Booster Club, P.O. Box 917, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or the Heppner High School Wildhorse Club. P.O. Box 67, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge o f arrangements. Lucille Massey Lucille Massey. 90, formerly o f Heppner. died on May 4, 2001, in Riverside, California, o f heart failure. During World War II, she and her children moved to Heppner from North Dakota. Upon the return o f her husband, Eddie Gunderson, Sr., from the Army, they moved to Salem to do nursing at the state hospital. After a year they returned to Heppner where she held various jobs until her divorce. Later, after her m arriage to Francis Troedson from lone, she relocated to Hermiston. Widowhood then took her back to the Oregon State Hospital in Salem and later to Dammasch State Hospital in W ilsonville where she retired in 1976. Marriage to Ray Massey brought her hack to Heppner where she resided until his death. In 1994 she moved to Riverside, California, to reside with her daughter and family. Survivors include son, Eddie Gunderson, Jr.; grandsons, David and Doug Gunderson; great- gTandsons Brent and Derek Gunderson, all ofHeppner daughter and son-in-law, M ary and Tom Schoonover o f Riverside; sister Marge Guerra and daughter-in-law Linda Gunderson of Portland; eight additional grandchildren and 12 additional great-grandchildren. Lucille was preceded in death by son, Don Gunderson, grandson Richard Gunderson and daughter-in- law Beverly Gunderson. Memonal contnbutions may be made to Heppner Elks 358 Elevator Fund, d o Eddie Gunderson, Jr, 810 Hep-Spray Hwy, Heppner, Oregon 97836 HHS sports dessert set The Heppner High School spring sports dessert will be held at the high school cafeteria on Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Morrow County School Board Zones Gary.Frederickson was elected from Zone 1; Dwayne Carroll and newly-elected John Renfro, Zone 2; John Rietmann. Zone 3; Keith Lewis. Zone 4; Pat NcNamee, Zone 5; Barney IJndsay, Zone 6: and Julie Weikel, Zone 7. lone Booster Club discusses track The Cardinal Booster Club met Thursday, May 10, at the lone High School library. The club discussed the poor condition o f the jumps area o f the track. Work needs to be done to replace the mats or pave the area before next track season. President Debbie Radie will contact businesses to see if the club can get support for that project The Fourth o f July shirts have been ordered and will am ve May 25. The navy blue, long-sleeved embroidered shirts will be sold for $20 apiece. The shirts will be sold at Wheatland Insurance pnor to the 4th of July, and are available in adult sizes medium to 2X. The club will also sell past years' shirts, including children's sizes, for $15 each. It was noted the girls' tennis team won the state Dairy Farmers o f Oregon academic award this spnng. Chanty McElligott reported on the upcoming bicycle race in lone on June 8. The club was asked to help serve the dinner. The club will have to cook the potatoes, barbecue the steaks and clean up after the meal is served. Anyone who can help with this money-making project is asked to call Debbie Morgan at 422-7504. A summer league boys' basketball tournament will be held in lone on June 16-17. The club will sponsor concessions. The club voted to donate $100 to the track team and $25 to the tennis team to help with state expenses. Following the business meeting Dale Holland and his conditioning students demonstrated the Bigger (Better) Faster Stronger program. Students participating were Cayle Krebs, Jeff Hunt, Karl M organ, ^ Amanda Emery, Barbara Holland, Paul Neiffer and Cameron Krebs. The next meeting o f the Cardinal Booster Club will be Thursday, June 14, at 7 p.m., at the lone High School library. lone Elementary plans visitation lone Elementary School will have a kindergarten visitation morning on May 24 from 9:45 a m - 12 noon for children who will be five by September 1,2001. Students will visit the kindergarten classroom and parents will be able to visit with school staff about the kindergarten program. Parents should bring proof o f birth date, immunization record and the child's social security number in order to register their student. Students will remain for lunch and their parents may pick them up at noon. Be An Oiitdoorsmaji. A ? BOY SCOUT TROOP 6 6 1 SHOW Y O U R G R A D U A T E HOW I’ R O l D Y O U A R E . Organizational Meeting Sunday, May 20 at 6 p.m. Heppner Elks Club (upstairs) Well Slum You How Morrow County Dryland Crop Tour Thursday, June 7th 7 :0 0 a.m . to 1 2 :0 0 p.m . cords work H a llm a rk . W here C.real G ra d u a tio n Gift* Tom e Together. We * « r e “ Iflad e To O rd e r Gift B a s k e t s ” and F r e e Gift W ra p p in g ^ M umuj ' j D/uuj 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 Serving Heppner. Lexington A lone Topics: Alternative Crops Fertilizer Placement for Spring Wheat Production Winter and Spring Cereal Varieties Cheatgrass/Goatgrass Weed Control in Winter Wheat Watch fo r more information to follow! For immediate questions , please call the Morrow County Extension office at (541) 676-9642.
