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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 6, 2002 The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Bagpipes, genealogy, milestone converge into unique hobby U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1874. Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street, telephone(541)676-4228 Fax(541)676-42111-m ail: gt(u heppner net or gt urapidscrce.net. Web site: www.heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette- l imes. H O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 47836. Subscriptions: $22 in Morrow County; $16 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $24 else where. David S y k e s................................................................................................................ Publisher April Hilton-Sykes.......................................................................................................... Editor N ew s deadline is M o n d a y at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Tuesday at noon Cost for a display ad is $4 50 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 40« per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $5 up to 100 w ords Cost for a classified display ad is $5 10 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Dates for publication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be spectfied if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Volunteers give local senior access to her home M ike Keown in full reg alia Left to right: Rusty Estes, Betty C urnutt, Brian H arm on,C raig Canham, Randy Sample W hat do bagpipes, genealogy and turning 50 have in common? Absolutely nothing, unless you’re Mike Keown and they converge into a unique hobby. Keown o f Heppner, Morrow County School District assistant superintendent, said that as he and his wife, Kari, turned 50 years old they talked about retiring or perhaps taking up a hobby. “I said I’d do something musical if she played golf with me,” said Keown. So, he and Kari, who is an accomplished flautist and has played since she was three years old, decided to take up the bagpipes. They both started lessons, but, admitted Kari, “I gave it up. It’s really hard.” Playing the bagpipes involves a complex process of coordinating the notes, pumping and blowing. “ It’s been a neat little hobby,” said Mike, who started out practicing on a “chanter” for around a year, then graduated to “little pipes” for about two months and finally moved on to the “big pipes”. Last summer he attended a weeklong bagpipe camp at Mt. Vernon. He got a beautiful set of bagpipes, made from a rare African hardwood, in November and received a complete outfit for Christmas. The resplendent dress includes a kilt, tarn, jacket, bowtie and the traditional knife tucked in his knee socks. He is quick to point out that he removes the knife before going onto school district property . The rich plaid of Mike’s kilt is believed to be the tartan of his Scot-lrish ancestry. In the process o f researching his genealogy, Mike traced his ancestry hack to two brothers, Thom as K eown, his direct ancestor, and Robert Alexander Keown, who came to Charleston, South C arolina, from U lster Down, Ireland, before the Revolutionary War and fought in that war. Mike believes that they had earlier traveled from Scotland to Ireland and, as was common, dropped the “Mac” from their last name. The M acK eow ns are thought to be a sept o f the MacLaughlin clan and thus the plaid is a MacLaughlin tartan. Regrettably, Mike won’t he able to play his bagpipes during the St. Patrick’s festivities in H eppner next Friday and Saturday, but he is looking forward to playing at the men’s breakfast at the Church of the Nazarene on Sunday, March 1, beginning at 8 a.m. Grants to upgrade workers’ skills The Region 12 Workforce Investment Board, in support of Oregon Workforce Investment Board round two grant applicants from U m atilla and M orrow County regions, will be hosting two post-bidder’s conference informal gathering in early March. The OWIB is m aking available $ I million for grants to help Oregon employers upgrade the skills of current workers. In support of those applying for round two monies, the OWIB is hosting a series of bidder’s conferences statewide to provide grant requirement information and assist with the technical writing aspects of the grant. An important component of grants written by applicants in U m atilla and M orrow counties will be endorsement by the Region 12 (Umatilla and Morrow county) Workforce Investment Board. The board invites those attending the Thursday, March 7, bidder’s conference in Pendleton at the Red Lion Hotel from 8:30- 11:30 a.m. to meet following the conference at 1 p.m. at the Pendleton Oregon Employment Office, 408 SE 7th, Pendleton. For those unable to meet on March 7, a second b id d e r’s conference will be held in Baker City at the Oregon Trail Electric Consum ers C ooperative H eadquarters, 4005 23rd, on Monday, March 15, from 8:30- 11:30 a.m. The post-conference gathering will take place at 2 p.m. at the Wildhorse Casino. Those interested in the post-conference gathering on March 15 may meet in front of the casino at 2 p.m. for a brief tour given by Wildhorse training manager Suzanne Clem. The post-conference discussion will follow the tour. For more inform ation on grants, bidder's conferences or the post conference gatherings, contact Debbie with the Region 12 Workforce Investment Board at 541-276-9050, extension 230 or dschneck@umesd.kl2.or.us. Area in foreground was filled and graveled to create a driveway to access Betty Curnutt’s home. They look like a bunch of hard working guys, but to Betty Curnutt of Heppner, they’re knights in shining armor. After all, they did fix the drawbridge to her moat. Betty's problems started last September when the bridge that provided the only access to her home collapsed. This proved to be a big problem because w ithout the bridge, Betty had to go down a creek channel and climb back up a steep embankment to reach her car. Besides making it very difficult for the 71-year-old woman to get groceries, she was afraid that fire and emergency vehicles would not be able to reach her. She had reason to be concerned because she had previously suffered a heart attack and had also hurt her back. City officials, while sympathetic to Betty’s plight, said that they could not help because the bridge was private property. But, in the end, many of those who helped create a new driveway for Betty were city workers. A work party was organized to fill and gravel an area so she could drive right up to her house. Betty doesn’t need a bridge any more. Numerous people and organizations donated labor, equipment and materials. The Port of Morrow donated the fill dirt and gravel; Morrow County Grain Growers moved a propane tank to clear the area for the driveway; Heppner TV gave up a pole which had to be moved and mounted their equipment on a Columbia Basin Electric pole; several men from Columbia Basin took out the TV pole and moved anchor wires; Jerry Healy spearheaded the work by the port and CBEC; Roger Britt hauled the dirt and gravel; Jay Coil, Heppner Fire Chief Rusty Estes and city employees, Randy Sample, Craig Canham and Brian Harmon, all worked on the project. “ 1 am so appreciative of what they have done,” said Betty. “It’s going to be so nice not to have to go through the creek and up through the mud. It's cut down the distance, especially for carrying The Lexington AWANA club sent, five teams to the regional AWANA Bible Quiz held in Richland, Washington, on February 9. They competed against six other churches from Othello, Walla Walla, Kennewick and Richland to answer multiple choice and speed questions. The Pals Brave Team of Lane Wright and Jordan Hatfield received third place. The Pals Warrior Team, Drew Johnson and Eric Jepsen, placed second. Kristen Van Cleave competed by herself as a Chums Princess Team to win third place. The Guards Anchor Team, consisting The Blue M ountain Enforcement N arcotics Team arrested a Stanfield woman on March 4 as a result o f a drug investigation and search warrant which turned up a quantity of methamphetamine and hashish. De Etta Ruth Gaede, aka Debbie Gaede, 48,510 East Furnish Ave., Stanfield, was charged with possession o f a controlled substance-methamphetamine and hashish, maintaining a place where drugs are used/sold and endangering the welfare o f a minor. Members o f the Stanfield Police Department and their new K-9 “DAX” assisted in execution of the warrant. BENT consists of groceries. It’s been a big job and it’s done and I am so thankful.” ofSarah Johnson andAnna Unruh, won first place. Kristen Van Cleave narcotic detectives from area law and Anna Unruh both answ ered three speed questions correctly, earning bonus points for their teams. In addition, Kristen earned a perfect score and was the Chums Individual Champion. Anna Unruh also earned a perfect score and was the Guards Individual Champion. AWANA is a non-denominational Bible club for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. It meets from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesdays at Lexington Baptist Church. For more information, call 989-8555 or 676-9873. enforcement agencies, including the Pendleton Police Department, M ilton-Freew ater Police Department, Morrow County Sheriffs Office, Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police. Nazarene crusade planned this weekend A Nazarene Oregon Zone crusade, which includes five churches in the Oregon Zone-Heppner, Arlington, Hermiston, Pendleton and Pilot Rock-is planned for March 8-10. On Friday, March 8, a fellowship is planned at 7 p.m. at the Arlington church with snacks following. Saturday the crusade will continue with fellowship and snacks at the Heppner Church o f the Nazarene, also at 7 p.m. On Sunday, March 10, a men's breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. with a worship service planned at 10:30 a m. at the Heppner church. Sunday evening, the crusade will continue at the Pendleton church. Speaker is James Clifton, past of the Spokane Bethel Church o f the Nazarene. Everyone is invited to attend all three days of the crusade. 5.50 0/ Q * for ?ua 7 ra years nteed SelecTrack is a fixed annuity with rates guaranteed for five or seven years. Interest accumulates tax-deferred and you pay NO annual fees. CALL OR STOP BY TODAY! « KANSAS CITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ENT arrests Stanfield woman in drug bust Lexington AWANA Bible Quiz teams (left to nghi): back-Nathan Van Cleave, Kristen Van Cleave, Anna Unruh, Sarah Johnson; front-Eric Jepsen, Lane Wright, Jordan Hatfield, Drew Johnson. Computer glitch delays honor roll release A computer glitch at Heppner High School has delayed release of the school’s honor roll for publication in the newspaper, according to HHS counselor Mona Hardman. Hardman said that she hopes the problems can be corrected this week so that the honor roll can be published in next week’s Gazette-Times. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Times The Morrow County District Attorney David C. Allen has released the following report: -Scott Ray Bass plead guilty to Possession o f a C ontrolled Substance Methamphetamine, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to 18 months formal probation and 80 hours community service. He was also ordered to complete a drug treatment program and pay $474 in fines, fees and assessments. -JefTK. Key plead guilty to H arassm ent, a Class B misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 90 days in jail, suspended on the condition that he successfully complete probation conditions and 18 months bench probation. He was also ordered to complete an anger management program, write a letter o f apology to the victim and pay $ 124 in fines, fees and assessments. -Gary Lee Kroske plead no contest to Harassment, a Class B m isdem eanor, and was sentenced to 12 months bench probation. He was also ordered not to initiate contact with the victim , continue a treatm ent program and pay $874 in fines, fees and assessments. Obituaries Dona M. Orwick Dona M. O rwick, 68, o f Lexington, died Monday, February' 25, 2002, at St. Mary Medical C enter in Walla Walla, Washington. Graveside service was held Thursday, February 28, 2002, at the Lexington Cem etery. A memorial service followed at the Heppner Elks Lodge. She was born August 13, 1933, at Pocatello, Idaho, to Afton Gayhart and Mary Hays. She moved with her family to Sumpter and later to Heppner, where she attended school. On September 23, 1950, she m arried Gene O rwick at Heppner. The couple lived in Heppner for 12 years before moving to Lexington, where they owned and operated the Lexington Chevron, Pendleton- H eppner Freight and the Lexington Lumber and Polaris shop. Mrs. Orwick was a member o f Morrow County Arts and Crafts and Eastern Star. She enjoyed animals and was an accomplished painter. Survivors include her husband, Gene O rwick of Lexington; daughter, Lynda Firth of Eugene; son, Mike Orwick of Lexington; stepfather, Max Harris of Heppner; stepbrothers, Bob H arris of K ennew ick, Washington, and Roger Harris of Pocatello, Idaho; stepsister, Helen Gayhart o f Hillsboro, Texas; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Harris, and her father, Afton ’ Gayhart. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heppner Elks 358 Foundation, P.O. Box 494, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or to St. Mary Center Cancer Center, 401 W. Poplar, Walla Walla, Washington 99662. Sweeney M ortuary o f H eppner was in charge o f arrangements. From Oregon to Minnesota... S t. P a t’s A u ction C om m ittee is seeking donations to help purchase item s to be auctioned o ff HAPPY 42nd! We would like to have sponsors for such things as.. Swimming Pool Passes / Memberships / Parties Bowling Alley Birthday Party Packages (on March 13th) Worried about falling interest rates on your investments? Check out a SelecTrack annuity from Kansas City Life Insurance Company. VZSZZZZ Local AWANA members attend Bible Quiz D A 's Report If you could donate money towards or sponsor any o f these items, please contact Kay Fowler at 676-9109 or John and Ann Murray at 676-9158 THANK YOU! We Love You! Dad & Mom The Morrow County Transfer Station will be CLO SED A fr St. Pat's Auction is Friday, March 15, 7 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Saturday, March 16th Jay Wheelhouse, LUTCF 702 E. Main / PO Box 808 Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-6367 800-244-0327 for St* Patrick’s Day & will be OPEN Sunday, March 17th I
