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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
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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.
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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 .
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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.