TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21, 2001
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Area women honored for service
in New York
Left to right: Michele Ball. Marsha Pratt and Dana Follett were
honored at an open house at the Heppner Elks Club Monday. Pratt
and Ball, both from Irrigon. and Follett. Pendleton, spent several
weeks in New York City working with the Red Cross, assisting
victims ajid workers. Their assignment took them one block from the
World Trade Center tragedy.
Fund raisers planned for
Matheny family
Several fund raisers have
been planned to benefit the
M atheny family o f Heppner.
David M atheny was critically
injured in a riding accident in
September.
A M exican dinner has
been scheduled for Friday,
January 18. during the Heppner
High School basketball game vs.
W eston-M cEwen.
On Saturday, Feb. 16, a
prime rib dinner and auction will
be held at the new Port o f
Morrow conference center in
Boardman. Music following the
auction will be provided by
I.indy Leonnig Gravelle.
Those who wish to
donate to the silent auction, raffle
or main auction may contact one
o f the following people: Molly
Rill,
54 1 - 6 7 6 - 5 4 5 5 ,
m nll@ centurytel.net;
Judy
Eckman. 541-989-8498. judye-
m cgg@ centurytel.net;
Sheila
Cozad,
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541-567-
0461,cozad@ eom .com ; M anca
A nderson,
541-676-5182,
chanders@ centurytel.net; Jean
Heal y,
5 0 3 - 2 8 9 - 9 7 1 1,
jeanm healy@ aol.com ; or Sonja
M cC ab e, ~ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -5 2 3 1 ,
m ccabe@ centurytel .net.
Items donated so far
include a weekend at the Inn o f
the Seventh Mountain in Bend,
two rounds o f go lf at the
Colum bia
Edgewater
G olf
Course in Portland and Trail
Blazer tickets.
A special fund for the
Matheny family has also been set
up at the Bank o f Eastern
Oregon, P.O. Box 39. Heppner.
OR 97836.
Extension plans ’farming the wind’
With the recent power shortage
and focus on renewable sources of
energy, the Mid-Columbia is o f real
interest to energy com panies as a
likely area for the establishment of
commercial wind farms. To address
this issue. Oregon State University
Extension Service is planning a
"Farming the Wind" workshop to
be held on Tuesday. Dec. 11. from
9 a m -3 p m. at the Rufus Grade
School in Rufus.
The focus o f the workshop will
he to help area landowners in their
decision-making as they consider
having commercial windmills sited
on their land.
W orkshop topics will include:
- Overview o f the wind industry
and what the future holds for the
M id-Columbia.
' - Farmer expenences with having
windm ills sited on their property.
- Economics o f siting w indmills.
-C ontracts - what to consider
before signing.
The cost o f the workshop w ill
be S10 per person for those who pre-
register and $15 at the door. The
workshop fee will cover the cost
o f a box lunch and breaks. The
m orning will start o ff with
registration at 9 a.m. and
presentations beginning at 10 a.m.
Pre-registration for this workshop
is preferred. Participants may pre
register by calling either the Sherman
County Extension Office at (541)
565-3230 or the W asco County
Extension Office at (541 ) 296-5494
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Carcass dumping reduced
To the Editor:
A year ago, the Heppner Gazette-
Tim es featured an article on the
dumping o f animal carcasses and
trash along Slaughterhouse Road.
I'd like to report on the marked
improvement in the litter this year.
As o f this date, only five deer and
one elk carcass have been dumped
and there's no dumping of large trash.
The walkers and landowners really
appreciate this effort on your part.
(s) Dick Sargent
Heppner
Be thankful to those who protect
our way of life
To the Editor:
As I sat and read the Gazette-
Times this past week, I realized I
wanted to voice my appreciation.
I am a United States Army disabled
veteran with 12 years o f service.
Over the past couple of weeks, I have
been invited to two ceremonies in
the honor o f Veteran's Day. The first
was at Heppner High School, a
ceremony and luncheon, 1 am very
sorry I was unable to attend due to
a previous commitment. I understand
it was an extrem ely well done
ceremony. I appreciate that, HHS.
I was also invited to speak at the
Veterans' Day cerem ony in lone,
presented by the American Legion
Hall. I want to send my appreciation
to Bob Baker and Conrad Tworek,
along with the other Legion
members, not only for the invitation
but the well-presented ceremony.
I feel I did you an injustice when
I didn't deliver my entire speech due
to the cold weather. So I thought
I would give it to you now, in a
slightly different format, to affirm
my appreciation.
"I joined the United States Army
at age 19 to protect and serve my
country, those that I love so much
and our w'ay o f life. My military
career was cut short by a debilitating
injury I incurred while I was on the
training mission.
"So there I was, forced to make
a new career choice. After a variety
o f tries, I chose law enforcement.
I joined Morrow County Sheriffs
Office over eight years ago, to protect
' and serve my county, thbse that 1
* love so much, and our way o f life!
"And that is'what brings me here
today, Veteran's Day. As I look
around, I see faces o f friends that
have sacrificed immeasurably for
our way o f life. My father is here
today, a veteran of the Korean War -
as many o f you. And when you look
around today, you see Amen can flags
flying everywhere. They are flying
at people's houses, on their cars, and
at office buildings across the nation.
This is a symbol o f our nation's
strength and allegiance. Our strength
is unrelenting, our allegiance to our
way o f life is undying.
"There is not a veteran today that
should not be honored to be a United
States m ilitary veteran, on this
Veteran’s Day, maybe a little more
than others. The acts o f September
11th have brought a whole new
m eaning to the phrase "public
service". We lost thousands o f
civilians, and for them I mourn. We
lost hundreds o f fire and policemen
and women, and for them I cry. We
have called to arm s thousands o f
m ilitary personnel, active and
reserve, and for them 1 feel pride,
fear and kinship that only a veteran
can understand.
"I read a poem a few days ago
that I would like to borrow a line
from: "A policeman is a composite
o f what all men are, a mingling o f
saint and sinner, dust and deity."
I submit that is true for service men
and women and also. I ask you go
out into this day and be thankful for
what we have, pray for those who
are not with us here today, and for
those who are out protecting our way
o f life."
I'm grateful to you all who
remem ber and honor us Veterans.
(s)»Jeanine E. Dilley
Lexington
Project cut would hurt seniors
To the Editor:
$200 per month per client. While
I am writing to say that a great
you may think that this may be a
tragedy is about to befall the seniors
lot o f money, compare it to $ 1,600
o f Oregon if our governor gets his
per month at an assisted living
way. I am talking about possible
facility or a nursing home.
reduction and/or elim ination o f
OPI is, and has been, successful
Oregon Project Independence.
in allowing seniors to remain
As a person who works with independent, and in their homes.
seniors on a daily basis, I have seen This is where they want to be, not
first-hand the wonderful benefits in a facility. I believe very strongly
that Oregon Project Independence in allowing seniors to "age in place"
gives to seniors within our and to remain independent and in
community. OPI assists seniors who control o f their lives as long as
need help with doing minor chores possible. I urge you to contact our
around their home such as paying local representatives and our
for assistance with weekly governor and tell them "no" when
housecleaning, laundry and meal it comes to cutting Oregon Project
preparation. If this program is Independence. We want to support
drastically reduced, or God forbid, our seniors 100 percent.
eliminated in whole, what are these
(s) Scot Jacobson
seniors going to do? OPI costs about
Pendleton
ESD seeks special needs children
Schools in Umatilla and Morrow
counties are attempting to locate all
persons between birth through age
21 not enrolled in public school w ho
may have special needs due to
concerns with the following:
Hearing; traumatic brain injury;
vision;
emotional/behavioral
problems; speech; mental retardation;
language; orthopedic problems;
health;
autism;
learning;
developm ental delay; or other
disabilities.
Those who have any of the above
concerns regarding a child in their
care who is aged 5-21 should contact
Michael Keown, Morrow County
School District Special Education
Department at M orrow County
School District, (541)989-8202,
270 W. Mam, Box 368, Lexington,
Oregon 97839.
Those who have any o f the above
concerns regarding a child in their
care who is aged birth to five, should
contact Ellen Nelson at the Umatilla-
Morrow ESD, at 1-800-927-5847.
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James Haskell "Jim" Peck
James Haskell "Jim" Peck, 81,
o f Hermiston, died Wednesday,
October 31,2001, at ( iood Shepherd
M edical C enter in Hermiston
At his request, no service was
held. Disposition was by cremation
Mr. Peck was bom December
30, 1919, at Lexington, to Burton
Haskell and Myra Frances Meager
Peck.
He served with the U.S. Army
Air Corps during W orld War II.
Mr. Peck farmed near Lexington
for many years, moving to I (ermiston
in 1960. He was em ployed as a
security guard at Umatilla Army
Depot until his retirement.
On January 22,1980, he mamed
Sharon Stout at Hermiston. They
owned Punkin Center Mobile Park
for several years.
Mr. Peck enjoyed fishing and rock
hunting.
Survivors include his wife o f 22
years, Sharon Peck, o f Hermiston;
son, Timothy Peck o f Hermiston;
daughters, Robin Young o f Seattle,
W ashington, Kerrie Galicia of
Kennewick, W ashington, Robin
Nessly of Portland and Heather Stout
of Vancouver, Washington; brothers.
Don Peck o f Hermiston and George
"Bud" Peck o f Pendleton; 10
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. He was preceded in
death by his parents. Burton and
Myra Peck; by brothers, Henry and
Harold, and sisters, Irene Nolan and
Elleanor Morey.
Memorial contributions may be
made to a charity o f choice.
Bums M ortuary o f Hermiston
was in charge o f arrangements.
Orville R. Bailey
Orville Ray Bailey, 62, o f lone,
died Friday, November 16, 2001,
at his home.
A memonal service will be held
at 1 p.m. on Monday, November
26, 2001, at the United Church o f
Christ in lone.
He was bom August 12, 1939,
at Tonkawa, Oklahoma, to James,
Sr., and Pearl Neely Bailey. Mr.
Bailey was raised and attended
schools in the Mount Hood/Parkdale
area o f Oregon.
He had worked road construction
on the W illow Creek Dam project
near Heppner.
On August 6, 1987, he married
Robin Moran. The couple lived in
Oregon, Nevada and California
before moving to lone in 1999.
Survivors include his wife, Robin
M oran Bailey at the home; sons,
James Bailey in Alaska, and Tony
Bailey o f Parkdale; daughter,
Kimberly Austin o f McMinnville:
brothers, Arthur Bailey o f Caldwell,
Idaho, Tom Bailey o f Odell, and
Jerry Bailey and Douglas Bailey,
both o f Parkdale; sisters, Phyllis
Holland and Rhonda Galster, both
o f Chehalis, Washington; and three
grandchildren.
Memonal contributions may be
made to the Lexington Grange, P.O.
Box 301, Lexington, OR 97839.
Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner
is in charge o f arrangements.
M arie T. Van Etta
M arie Tapia Vanity, 43, o f
Heppner. died Friday, November
16, 2001, at St. Charles Medical
Center in Bend, as the result o f
injunes sustained in a motor vehicle
accident.
A memonal service will be held
at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November
27, 2001, at St. Patrick Catholic
Church in Heppner.
She was bom June 29, 1958, at
M exicali, Mexico.
In 1978, she married Vem Van
Etta at Guadalajara, Mexico. They
moved to the Echo/Buttercreek area
where they lived on several ranches.
Mr. Van Etta died in 1990 and
Mrs. Van Etta and the couple's three
children moved to Heppner.
She had been em ployed as a
housekeeper at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital for the past 11 years.
Survivors include sons, Randy
Van Etta o f Beaverton, Ross Van
Etta o f Pendleton; and daughter,
Nicole Van Etta o f Hermiston.
Memonal contnbutions may be
made to the Marie Van Etta
Memonal Fund, c/o Klamath First
Federal Bank, P.O. Box 368,
Heppner. Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner
is in charge o f arrangements.
Heppner High
School releases
honor roll
Heppner High School has
announced its honor roll for the first
quarter 2001-2002. Following are
the students who qualify:
Seventh grade honor roll-Mahaley
Huddleston; honorable m ention-
Aaron Allstott, Andrew Prindle,
Brendan McElligott, Justin Delveaux,
Tony Haguewood, Kylie Tasker.
Eighth grade honor roll-Bnanne
Jones and Laurie Murray, both 4.,
Julianna Moore, Brenda Victono,
Heather Yocom, Mikel Britt, Roy
Proctor; honorable mention-Daniel
Basile, Kry stal Naims, Heather Rill,
Charlene Houweling, Ashley
Zimmerman, Rory Kilkenny, Lynan
Bingham, Matthew Kenny, Samuel
Martin.
Freshman honor roll-Joshua
Lankford and Shanna Rietmann,
both 4., M adison Bailey, Blair
Keithley, Kyle Huddleston, Cara
Kennedy, Eligzabeth Orwick, Jode
Coil, Kylee Disque; honorable
mention-Jessica Wainwright, Chelsea
Bntt, Tyler Boyer, Linsey Mitchell,
Trampas Jeffreys, Terra Wilson,
Ryan Campbell, Emily Bergstrom.
Sophomore honor roll-Luke
Murray 4., Blake Allstott, Brooke
Rust; honorable m ention-Brian
Haguewood, Stefanie Hanson,
Courtney Nelson, Lindsey Clough,
Chantea Macaulay, Justin Botefiihr,
Tanner Bntt, Judd Lemmon, Danielle
Prindle, Danielle Looslie, Matt
Young.
Juniors honor roll-Clementine
Guyot, Marcy Miller, Darren Van
Cleave, all 4., Donald Adams,
Clayton Henderson, Lacey Matteson,
Sibbea Jones, Daniel Jepsen, Ashley
W ard, Douglas Orwick, Nicole
Wilson.Conor Kilkenny; honorable
m ention-Bradley Adams, Genia
Grant, Jesse Kempas, Dawn DeBoer,
Rachel Howard, Joshua W inters,
Tracy Baker, Trevor Rhea.
Senior honor roll-Jonathan
Bennett, Kelsey Greenup, Shelley
Rietmann, all 4., Codi Rosecrans,
Samuel VanLiew, Jodie Carlson,
Jessica Gutierrez, Stefan Matheny,
Julie Proctor, Meghan Bailey, Kelly
Paullus, Brian Rust, Paula
Spicerkuhn, Molly Turrell; honorable
mention-Michael McCabe, Claire
Anderson, Daniel Fortner, Tammy
Smith, Bradley Bowman, Jessica
Bash, Kevin Drake, Leland Rill.
lone Schools
announce honor
students
lone Schools has announced its
honor roll for the first quarter 2001 -
2002. Following are the students
who qualify:
Sixth grade "A"-Shannon Clay
and Emily Rietmann, both 4., Kaylee 1
Palmateer, Kylee Svetich, Teonna
Vandever, Kip Krebs; "B"-Justin
Archer, Alan Rietmann, Julianna ■
V andenBnnk, Max Trahan.
Seventh grade "A"-Miranda Hunt
4., Stephanie Holland, Kayla Teague;
"B"-Amber Patton, Megan Tollefson,
Aimee Emery.
Eighth grade "A"-Ashley Grams,
Kyle Palmateer, Tyler Brown, Abby
Key, Jennifer Griffith.
Freshmen "A"-Nick Christman,
Arthur Ekstrom, Barbara Holland,
Kasie Peterson, Tyler Raible,
Kayleen Vosberg, all 4., Taylor
M cElligott, Sara Peck, Alyssa
Rietmann, Amanda Emery; "B"-
M issy Baker, Kim Morris.
Sophomores "A"-Billy Gates,
Jeff Hunt Meghan M. McCabe, Paul
Neiffer, Cyd Tullis. all 4., Natalie
M cElligott, Emily Key, Johnny
Collin; "B"-Billy Ross, Curtis
Thompson, Jason Zinter, Tim
Doherty, M egan E. McCabe.
Juniors "A"-Sheena Christman,
Macarena Esposito, Tracy Griffith,
Cameron Krebs, Caitlin Orem, Mike
Radie, Koby Rea, Ashley Roberts,
all 4., Til Tullis, Jaysi Bennetto,
Diana
M cElligott,
Jamie
VandenBnnk: "B"-Cody Bergstrom.
Cayle Krebs, Andrew Rietmann,
Dan Nolan, Karl Morgan
Seniors "A"-Cyndi Heagy, Salli
McElligott, Adam Neiffer, Knstina
Powell, all 4., Aaron Tworek,
Amellia Peck, Derek Campbell,
Rhonda Wilhelm, Colin McElligott,
Adam M cCabe, Brad B um ght.
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