TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Holiday Worship
Schedule
Heppner l nited
Methodist C hurch
A C hristm as Eve service o f
lessons and carols will he held at
7 p m , December 24. at the Heppner
United M ethodist C hurch, on the
com er o f Church and Gale Streets.
l or more information, call 676-
9224.
St. Patrick’s Parish
Christm as carols will be sung on
Christmas Eve. Monday. December
24. beginning at 8:30 p.m. at St.
Patrick's Church in Heppner. The
Candlelight Procession, Blessing
of the Nativity Scene and Vigil Mass
will begin at 9 p.m.
On Tuesday, Dec. 25, a Chnstmas
Mass will be held at 11 p.m.
St. William’s Parish
On Tuesday, Dec. 25. at St.
William's Pansh in lone, the Blessing
o f the Nativity Scene. Christmas
M ass and singing o f Christm as
carols will begin at 8:45 a.m.
Heppner Christian
Missionary Fellowship
Serv ices are held at the Heppner
Christian M issionary Fellowship
on Sunday at 10 a.m .. with lunch
following, and on Wednesday at 7
p.m.
Sheriff's Report
The M orrow County S heriff's
Office (M CSO) reports handling
the following business:
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Imgon that four subjects
at his residence shut off the power,
were knocking at his door and
wouldn't leave. The caller called back
and said the subjects left.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Heppner that her neighbor
wrecked his motorcycle and had a
lower back injury. Ifie patient was
transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f a possible DUII on 1-84.
The vehicle was all over the road
and driving 90+ mph.
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f hunters overdue from
the Heppner Unit. They were
supposed to be back Wednesday.
-MCSO received a report o f a
vehicle window broken out in
Im gon.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report of loud music coming from
the caller’s neighbor's residence.
-MCSO received a report o f a
puppy found on Kunze Road.
-MCSO deputy requested that
lone L nited Church of
Christ
Morrow County Emergency
Management turn on the reader board
the
Bombing
Range
I he lone United Church o f Christ at
Road/Highway
207
to
advise
of
will offer several special services
dense
fog.
Neither
the
M
CEM
or
for the Chnstmas season, including
two C andle Light Services on ODOT have communication with
that reader board to activate it.
C hristm as Eve.
-Boardman Police Dept, received
The worship service at 11 a.m.
a
report
from a caller in Boardman
on December 23. the Sunday before
that
a
vehicle
at the Nomad had been
Christmas, will be a special a time
for the whole family, "a joyful hour broken into. A stereo, speakers, an
for all ages together," says the Rev. amplifier, purse and wedding ring
were stolen.
Paul Clay.
Nov. 11: Boardman Police Dept,
lone UCC will offer two serv ices
cited
Brigido M artinez Ram enz.
on Christmas Eve. The service at
5 p.m. will be short and simple, 28, for DUII. No Operator's License,
planned for those who might and Driving Uninsured. The vehicle
appreciate an earlier service, such was impounded.
-M CSO, Im gon ambulance
as busy families with young children,
received
a report from OSP dispatch
and some o f our older friends and
that a male subject was lying in the
neighbors, says the Rev. Clay.
The 10 p.m. service will feature road on Highway 730 who had
the "wonderful poetic prophecies possibly been hit by a car. Deputies
o f the Christmas Story as it is told were unable to locate the subject.
-M CSO received a report o f an
the Gospel according to Luke." Both
audible alarm at Kegler's Market.
. services will end with candles and
It was determ ined all was okay.
"Silent Night."
-Oregon State Police received
On the Sunday after Chnstmas,
a report o f a vehicle on 1-84 off the
December 30, the congregation will
road. It was a non-blocking, non-
sing several o f the less com m on
mjury accident.
carols and Christmas hymns, both
-Oregon State Police received
ancient and modem , at the service
a report o f a vehicle that went off
at 11 a.m.
the road on 1-84 and into the ditch.
All are welcome, lone United
A person stopped to help the caller
Church o f Christ is located, at the
pull the vehicle out o f the ditch.
com er o f Main and "D" streets in
-MCSO received a report o f a
lone. If you have questions, you may
person who locked herself out o f
call Rev. Paul Clay at 422-2504.
her truck in front o f the post office
Valby Lutheran Church in Heppner. A locksmith was called.
A family C hristm as Eve
-MCSO received a report from
Candlelight Service with Holy
Communion will be held Monday,
Decem ber 24. at 6 p.m. at Valby
L.utheran Church, lone.
Hope Lutheran Church
A family Christm as Eve
Candlelight Service with Holy-
Communion will be held Monday,
Decem ber 24. at 9 p.m. at Hope
Lutheran in Heppner.
All Saints' Episcopal
Church
A midnight Mass Candlelight
Service with Holy Eucharist is
planned for Monday, Decem ber
24, at 11 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal
Church in Heppner.
Heppner Christian
Church
Heppner Christian Church will
hold a Candle light Christmas Eve
Service on December 24 at 6:30 p.m.
"The community is welcome to
come and share in the fellowship
and remember the birth o f Jesus our
l-ord," says Pastor Andrew Johnson.
The church is at the com er o f
Center and Gale, a block off o f Main
Street.
Lexington Baptist
Church
Lexington Baptist Church has
two special C hristm as services
planned for next week. On Sunday
morning, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m., the
church service will feature three
different short Chnstmas plays. The
first, by the preschoolers and pnmary
grades, is called "Christmas
Scram ble." The teens will be
performing "The Birthday Party ",
and the final family-age sketch is
entitled. "A Different Christmas".
On Chnstmas Eve, at 6 p.m., there
will be program o f special music
and reflection on Chnstmas. Several
musical selections will be prov ided
by church m em bers, including:
Kathryn Unruh and I aura McEIhgott
on violin and cello, Amy and
Rebecca Jepsen playing harp. Matt
Jepsen on trumpet, and Anna and
Emily l Jnruh with a violin and flute
duet
Everyone is welcome to attend
these services.
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Boardman seeks
nominations
The Boardm an C ham ber o f
Com m erce rem inds com m unity
m em bers that now is the tim e to
prepare nominations for 2001 citizen
o f the year; educator o f the year;
business person o f the year; and
Boardman pioneer awards. These
community awards wil 1 be presented
at the annual com m unity awards
banquet, scheduled for Fnday, Feb.
8, at the Riverfront C enter in
Boardm an, Two M arine Drive.
Anyone in the Boardman area
may subm it annual award
nominations. The general criteria
for 2001 awards are: com m unity
service/activities; civic involvement;
benevolent or religious activities
or other noteworthy information
about the individual nominated.
Educator of the year nominations
may be made by anyone in the
community. Nominations for this
award are not limited to nominations
by educators. Special attention to
impact on individual students is
considered.
Boardman pioneer award
nominations may be made by anyone
in the community. Nominees must
have been a resident o f Boardman
for 40 or more years and must
currently reside in Boardman Special
attention to a substantial contribution
to the life and growth o f Boardman
is considered.
Nomination forms and judging
criteria are available at the Boardman
C ham ber o f C om m erce office,
Boardman City Hall Boardman
Pharmacy and Hardware, Umatilla
Electric Co-op and Kegler’s Sentry
Market in Boardman. Forms must
be received by Jan. 16.
The Boardm an C ham ber o f
Commerce encourages community
members to take a few minutes to
nom inate a neighbor, pioneer,
educator or business that has made
a difference in the community for
the 2001 Awards. For more
information call the chamber at 481 -
3014.
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a caller in Imgon that someone "took weaving all over the road on
Highway 730, possibly a DUII.
out" their fence and then left.
-Oregon State Police received
-MCSO received a report from
a request to do a welfare check on
a caller in Boardman that someone
a male subjeet who was depressed
broke some tail lights on vehicles
that his wife left him and had a lot
in a parking lot.
-MCSO received a report o f a of pills around the house. The caller
forest fire. The USFS advised it was thought the subject may be suicidal,
lhe subject w as checked on and was
on Pioneer Resources land and to
contact the owner. The owner was depressed but not suicidal at the time.
-M CSO received a report from
contacted and said he would check
a caller in Imgon that his house had
it out, but there is no slash pile
been broken into but he hadn't found
allowed on the property and said
anything missing.
to cite people who are burning.
-M CSO received a report from
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a report o f a fire at a residence in a caller in Imgon that someone threw
Heppner. No fire was found and it a rock through his window.
-MCSO received a report from
was thought to be a flue fire that
a caller in Imgon that a Rottweiler
burned itself out. Two separate
w as hanging around her residence
residences were checked.
but she didn't know who it belonged
-Oregon State Police received
a report o f an injured hawk found to.
-MCSO received a report from
at the Im gon Refuge.
-M CSO received a report that a caller in Im gon that a dog was
the Imgon City Hall had been broken barking across the street.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
into. It was unknown at the time if
a
report
from a caller in Heppner
anything had been taken.
-M CSO received a report o f a that her vehicle was vandalized.
-Oregon State Police received
lot o f sm oke near Tupper Butte.
a report of a vehicle swerving in and
Pioneer Resources was notified.
-Heppner Police Dept, received out o f lanes on 1-84 westbound.
-MCSO deputy arrested Joshua
a request for officer contact in
Heppner regarding a break-in that rhom as Moore, 19, for Burglary
II (x2), Theft II (x2), Criminal
occurred Saturday night.
-MCSO received a report o f a M ischief I and II (in regard to the
break-in and vandalism at the Imgon Imgon City Hall and Imgon Video
Video Store. It was possibly the same Store break-ins); Possession and
suspects as the Im gon City Hall M anufacture o f a Controlled
Substance Sch. II (x2); and on circuit
burglary.
-Boardman Police Dept, received court warrants for Assault
a report from a caller on Wilson Road IV/Harassment, Failure to Appear
in Boardm an that kids broke II. He was lodged at the Umatilla
electrical boxes with a ball and County Jail with $19,500 bail.
-M CSO deputy cited Juan A.
several residences were without
Villarreal, 36, for No Operator's
electricity.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer License and Driving Uninsured.
-MCSO received a report o f an
arrested Joshua Bruce Vicol, 22,
on a Morrow County Circuit Court alarm at Huwe's Washboard. It was
warrant for DA In / Resisting Arrest. determ ined all was okay.
He was lodged at the Um atilla
-MCSO, Boardman Police Dept,
received a report from a caller in
County Jail with $10,000 bail.
-MCSO. Oregon State Police Boardman of a loud noise. A second
received a report o f a vehicle caller heard a noise and saw a flash,
Callers and businesses from out o f
the area may use the mem ber
directory on the com m unity web
site: www.visitboardm an.com to
find out w hat is available. Whenever
the chamber is asked for community
information, chamber members are
always referred first.
The chamber is staffed Monday
through Fnday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,
with a com bination o f paid and
volunteer staff who promote
businesses and the Boardman
community.
Anyone who did not receive a
membership packet in the mail, but
would like to become a member,
may download a membership form
from the website, print it and mail
it in to the Boardman Chamber o f
Commerce at P.O. Box 1, Boardman,
OR 97818.
The Boardm an Cham ber o f
Commerce membership is open to
all interested persons. Individual
and business m em berships are
welcome. For more information call
481-3014.
Christmas Lighting Contest
Sponsored by the City of lone and Columbia Basin Electric Company
Prizes will be awarded for different categories,
including residential and commercial
Judging will be on Friday, December 21st
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-MCSO received a 911 call from
Boardman. The subject's husband
spoke to dispatch and said the caller
had Alzheimer’s and that everything
was okay.
-MCSO received a report from
Portland Police Dept, that
Christopher Paul Lockndge, 20, was
arrested on Morrow County Circuit
C ourt warrants for Failure to
Appear/Assault IV-Harassment and
Failure to Appear/Cnminal Citation
and on local charges. He was lodged
at the M ultnomah County Jail.
-M CSO received a report o f a
burglary alarm in Irrigon. The
building was checked and was
secure. A subject also checked the
building, reset the alarm and advised
all appeared okay.
-MCSO deputy cited Troy Stone,
35, for Harassment. Another subject
was cited at the same tim e for
Unauthorized Use o f a Motor
Vehicle.
-MCSO received a request for
deputy contact in Imgon for a caller
whose power was shut o ff and the
heating element on the hot tub was
malfunctioning.
-Oregon State Police received
a report from a caller that his semi
truck window had been broken out,
possibly by a rock.
-Oregon State Police received
a report of a car weaving in between
the lines on 1-84 eastbound.
-MCSO deputy cited Kimera Fay
Hart for Violation of the Basic Rule,
74 mph in a 55 mph zone and Failure
to Carry P roof o f Insurance.
-MCSO deputy cited Tyrell Q.
Shelley for Failure to Obey Traffic
Control Device and Failure to Carry
P roof o f Insurance.
-MCSO received a report from
a desk clerk at Econo Lodge in
Boardman that a male subject was
prowling around the vehicles at the
motel. The caller called back and
said she had determined the subject
was actually a guest and that all was
okay.
PMNH News
Boardman Chamber begins
membership drive
The Boardm an C ham ber o f
Com m erce recently m ailed out
membership enrollment and renewal
forms for the year 2002.
Jackie McCauley of the Boardman
Chamber says that membership in
the chamber is important because
the chamber needs to be ready to
support local businesses and
community events for the coming
year and, she added, "Because
Boardman is a great place to live,
work and relax."
Every day visitors and callers
request information about Boardman
community services and activities,
says M cCauley.
Due to the growth in the area,
people are calling now more than
ever about services and activities,
she says. "It makes great business
sense to be a chamber member as
soon as possible and let the chamber
promote your business/service in
2002," she added.
Chamber membership directories
are handed directly to businesses
and visitors at the chamber office.
possibly a transformer. UECC was
notified. Officers were unable to
locate anything.
Nov. 12: MCSO received a report
from Grant County Sheriffs Office
that Woltman Gangnail Fnsted, 30,
was arrested on M orrow County
warrants for Driving while License
Suspended Felony, Attempting to
Elude and on local charges for Hit
and Run-Pedestnan. He was lodged
at Grant C ounty Corrections.
-M CSO received a report from
UCSO that they received a 911 call
from a subject in Im gon who was
disoriented and didn't know where
he was; he said he was across from
the school and could see Wyoming
Street.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Jaime Tejeda for Driving while
License Suspended and Driving
Uninsured. The vehicle was towed
and impounded.
-MCSO received a report from
a caller in Irrigon that a female
driving a white car entered the
caller's vehicle and took money.
Tiffanee Hailing was cited for Theft
II.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
arrested Claudia Ramirez Munoz,
25, on an Im g o n Justice Court
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Violation ofNoise Ordinance.
-MCSO received a report o f a
runaway in Imgon. Another caller
reported the juvenile was at his
residence. The juvenile was
transported to the Irrigon Justice
Court then taken home.
-Boardman Police Dept, officer
cited Roberta Lynnette Brown, 34,
for Driving w hile License
Suspended-InfractionandDriving
Uninsured.
-Heppner Police Dept, received
a request for officer contact in
Heppner regarding burning.
-MCSO received a request for
deputy contact regarding the theft
o f money in Im gon.
Teleflora.
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By Molly Rhea
Although the m arketers may
change the nam e to “ Long Term
Care Facility”, or “Care C enter”,
or even “S ettler’s H om e”, we all
know these places are still a
nursing home. And, for many o f
us, a not-so-pleasant vision comes
to mind when the term “nursing
home" is used. A visit to Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home will
effectively quash any negative
connotation associated with the
nursing hom e label.
Often the first thing a visitor
notices about PMNH is what isn’t
there. At least on most days, at
most tim es,
the
infamous
“nursing hom e odor” is what is
m issing. And, if you happen by
at a time we are sporting an
unpleasant smell - well heck,
even our own hom es have an
unpleasant odor occasionally.
Penme M iller is the activity
director for PM NH - and she, as
well as the rest o f the NH staff,
keep things "active” . There is at
least one activity scheduled for
every day o f the week, including
Bingo, crafts, singing, exercises
and Bible study.
“We are lucky to have such an
active nursing hom e auxiliary,”
says M iller. "The auxiliary is
made
of
up
com m unity
volunteers, (many also PMH and
PMNH staff) and is chaired by
Nancy VanderDoes, who has the
energy o f two people.”
Weekly the residents are treated
to concerts by M em a Van Cleave
and, usually, at least a couple o f
her children, playing musical
instruments.
Residents
are
transported to the senior center to
attend mealsite every Wednesday.
At least m onthly everyone is
treated to an evening dance,
which are usually planned around
a holiday theme. The residents,
their guests and the staff gather to
dance to live music or CDs.
Each holiday is celebrated with
decorations galore and at least
one party.
Decorating cookies is the
tradition for V alentine’s Day. On
St. Patrick’s Day weekend
residents watch the parade,
usually from the warm th o f the
bus, and often enjoy live Irish
music when several m embers o f
the Lindsay family com e up to
entertain.
Easter finds them dying eggs.
M other’s Day is celebrated in part
by attending the E lk’s M other’s
Day Tea. The men are treated to
lunch at a local restaurant on
Father’s Day.
With the warm weather o f
sum m er the residents are able to
enjoy many activities on the
terrace, such as melon and ice
cream feeds, gardening and
weekly barbecues.
With our
w heelchair-accessible van every
resident is able to participate in
country rides, as well as go for a
pizza feed downtown.
During the county fair, in
August, residents are paired with
a volunteer to attend and “eat at
the fair”. Then the bus transports
all com ers to the rodeo parade
that Saturday morning.
An even bigger adventure is the
annual trek to attend the
W estw ard Ho parade during
Round Up.
Again, each
participating resident is paired
with a volunteer for the bus ride,
parade and subsequent picnic in
the park.
As expected, Halloween is
celebrated with pum pkins and
trick or treaters. This year, “pin "
the nose on the pum pkin”, was a
real crowd pleaser.
November brings Veteran’s Day "
and Thanksgiving. In past year’s
M ane VanEtta would dress up as
a turkey - com plete with tail
feathers and the residents would
have a “turkey shoot”, firing
rubber tipped darts at her back
side. It was decided to forego
that
“tradition”
this
year.
Residents and staff are m issing
M arie’s sense o f fun and love o f
all holidays.
In Decem ber there are always
several parties. It has become a
tradition for Sandi Hanna to
invite all the residents to her
hom e for an afternoon o f
hom em ade treats and Christmas
caroling. Every year at Christmas
a list o f residents is posted in the
staff dining room. Nursing home
and hospital staff then sign their
nam e behind a resident's name,
volunteering
them selves
to
furnish gifts for that particular
resident. The plan for Christmas
m orning this year is for the staff
to come to work in their pajamas
and help the residents open gifts
around the tree - just like it's done
in many hom es throughout the
country. Also on C hristm as Day
this year, the Van Cleave family
has offered to com e in and play
their instrum ents for everyone’s
enjoyment.
Each year is escorted out with a
New Y ear’s Eve party, complete
with noise makers, sparkling cider
and Auld Lang Syne.
In addition to these seasonal
celebrations, each resident has his
birthday noted on the staff
calendars and is treated to his
very own birthday party. On a
more som ber note, when a
resident passes away, a memorial
service is held for staff and
residents.
As well as offering our residents
a m ultitude o f activities, our
nursing home takes pride in a fine
reputation throughout Oregon.
Over the years several State
Health Division surveyors have
com m ented they would choose
PMNH for their parents - or
them selves - if ever the need
should arise.
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