TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 6, 2002
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of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Bagpipes, genealogy, milestone
converge into unique hobby
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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
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