The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
BEO names new board chairmen
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow C o u n ty 's H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper
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David S y k e s.............................................................................................................. Publisher
April Hilton-Sykes ..................................................................................................... Editor
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Ned Clark has been
named vice chairman of the board
of Bank of Eastern Oregon and
BEO Bancorp. Clark is president
and manager o f H orseshoe
Hereford Ranch Inc., a century
farm near Heppner.
The annual lone St. Jude bike-a-thon will be Sunday, May 19.
Participants are urged to gather pledges now to raise funds
for this worthwhile cause. Riders turning in at least $35 will receive a
St. Jude T-shirt. Riders gathering $75 or more receive a T-shirt and
sports bag or sweatshirt. The person raising the most money over
$ 100 will also receive a deal cassette jam box. “The real prize, though,
is the pride everyone can take in giving children a chance to live a
normal life,” said ride coordinator, Anne Morter.
The ride will follow a similar format of past years with an in-
town circuit route for younger riders and the 22-mile Ruggs to lone
route for the more adventuresome. Both rides will begin at 1 p.m.
with registration prior. As usual, refreshments “and moral support”
will be offered to riders on both routes.
Pledge sheets are available at several locations in lone, at
Morrow County Title and Abstract in Heppner, or by contacting ride
coordinator, Anne Morter, at 422-7429. All funds raised by this bike-a-
thon go directly to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee,
America’s largest childhood cancer research center.
For those who are interested in helping with this event or
need further information, contact Anne Morter.
Editor’s note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times w ill not publish
unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by
the CrT office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of
statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds
under ' Card o f Thanks' atacostof$5.)
To the Editor:
Here is a more exact
translation of the letter from
Oliver Heppner (published in
German in the April 17 issue of
theG-T):
Honorable ladies and
gentlemen:
My name is O liver
Heppner and I live in Siegen,
Germany. By chance I happened
upon the name of your city and
would be happy to receive more
inform ation concerning the
founder, Henry Heppner.
I
would
greatly
appreciate a response from you.
Thanks and greetings,
O liver
Heppner,
Germany
This translation is from
Craig Strobel of Heppner.
From the Editor: We
Ned Clark
Gary Neal of Boardman
has been named chairman of the
board of Bank of Eastern Oregon
and its holding company BEO
Bancorp at the bank’s recent
organizational board meeting.
Neal is the general
manager of the Port of Morrow
in Boardman.
St. Jude bike-a-thon in May
Letters to the Editor
Translation
(¡ary Neal
have received some interest
from readers about O liver
Heppner. For those who would
like to write to him. his e-mail
address
is:
heppner@futureworks-on I ine.de
Seeking
Information
To the Editor:
My name is Olivia Train
and I am writing a report and
making a flag. I’m also looking for
a famous recipe from Heppner to
make at home and share with my
classmates. I’m 10 years old and
in the fourth grade. 1 appreciate
your help.
Olivia Train
E-mail
address:
traint@peoplepc.com
Meat shoot Sunday
The Willow Creek Little League and Morrow County Gun
Club will hold a meat shoot on Sunday, April 28, at the MCGC club
house in Lexington. Signups begin at 12 p.m. There will be events for
all levels of shooters. Proceeds will benefit the Willow Creek Little
League.
For more information or to help out, call Sandi at 676-5275.
Babe Ruth sign-ups
The deadline to sign up for Babe Ruth Baseball, ages 13-15, is
Monday, May 6. For more information, call Rick Johnston, 676-5562.
Missionaries to
speak at Christian
Life Center
Nathan and Beth Davis,
recently approved Assemblies of
God International missionaries,
will be speaking at Christian Life
Center, 535 W. Morgan St. on
Sunday, April 28, at 10:30 a.m.
Follow ing
Beth
Davis’call to Christian ministry in
her early teenage years, she
graduated from North Central
Bible College and the Assemblies
of God Theological Seminary. In
her early missionary calling, she
served as an Assemblies of God
m issionary in Vietnam, the
Philippines, Hong Kong and
Belgium. After marrying Nathan,
she com pleted a graduate
program in Clinical Pastoral
Education and served as a hospital
chaplain specializing in pastoral
care to rape survivors, crisis
counseling/de-briefing, critical
incident stress management and
grief support.
Nathan grew up in Japan
as the son of Assemblies of God
m issionaries Dr. Jim and
Genevieve Davis. After returning
to the states for college and
graduate school, he worked 29
years as an Air Force
psychologist,
perform ing
specialized research in the areas
o f leadership developm ent,
character developm ent, and
spiritual growth/formation among
chaplains.
The couple will speak
about their new student training
programs, and prevention skills to
strengthen missionary families.
The public is invited to
attend.
Correction
Lyn Craig, will be making
a presentation in Heppner on
Monday, April 29, about the “nuts
and bolts” o f the bed and
breakfast business. Anyone with
any questions or a curiosity about
the bed and breakfast industry is
invited to the meeting. Afterward,
the group will be offered a tour
of the Penland House, a Heppner
facility previously operated as a
bed and breakfast.
If you're in the emergency zones around the Umatilla Chem ical Depot, you can be ready and set to a ct quickly if there’s^
— Get it together
R E A D Y — Know what to do
K N O W how you’d be warned of an emergency at the
G ET a Tone A lert Radio for home and w ork.
Umatilla Chemical Depot.
G ET a Shelter in Place Kit.
O utdoors — Sirens
G ET your Shelter in Place Kit ready:
O utdoors — Highway Message Reader Boards
— Add things your family would need if sheltering
Indoors — Tone A lert Radio
lasted a few hours — games, books, snacks, etc.
K N O W the emergency zones your home and w ork
— Pre-cut and fit the plastic to doors and windows in
your safe room.
and schools are located in.
K N O W what you’d be asked to do to stay safe.
— Store the Kit in your safe room.
— Shelter in place
G ET an Evacuation Kit ready by gathering papers,
— Evacuate
k
— Stay tuned for information
clothes and other items and setting aside in
case you need to leave on short notice.
K N O W how to do it!
— At home
— At work
A C T - Do it!
If you are told there is a
chemical emergency at the
Umatilla Chemical Depot...
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people know about the warning.
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and instructions on what to do.
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It’s time to A C T !
D O put your plan into action.
work to make sure everyone
READY,
SET...
ACT!
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CSEPP representatives will be at a number of
community events to answer questions. Contact us for
more information. You can be ready and set to act.
In Um atilla and M orrow Counties
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In Benton County
D O evacuate promptly if asked to!
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On the Internet
your Tone Alert Radio.
D O the right thing to stay safe!
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Joseph P. Anderson, Jr.
Joseph P. Anderson, Jr., 48,
of Heppner, died Friday, April 12,
2002, at Deaconess Medical Cen
ter in Spokane, Washington.
Graveside service was held
Saturday, April 20, 2002, at the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
He was bom December
21, 1953, at Heppner, to Joseph
and Alice Olson Anderson. He
grew up and attended schools at
Heppner and Klamath Falls be
fore moving with his family to
Hermiston, where he graduated
from high school in 1972.
He worked in construction at
Hermiston with his father, worked
at Kinzua Mill in Heppner for sev
eral years, and then returned to
Hermiston where he worked for
Simplot. Most recently he was on
disability.
Mr. Anderson was an active
member of Heppner BPOE 358
and a past-exalted ruler. He was
a member of Blue Mountain Bass
Association, enjoyed bowling,
hunting, fishing and golf.
Survivors include daughters,
Penny Anderson o f Spokane,
Washington, Patti Bauman o f
Vancouver, W ashington, and
Kathy Anderson of Gresham; and
two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Heppner Elks 358
Foundation, P.O. Box 494,
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney M ortuary o f
Heppner is in charge o f arrange
ments.
Gladys P. Connor
Gladys P. Connor, 93, o f
Heppner, died Saturday, April 13,
2002, at Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital in Heppner.
A memorial service will be
held Saturday, April 27, 2002, at
l p.m. at the United Methodist
Church in Heppner. Private buri
al was held at the Heppner Ma
sonic Cemetery.
She was bom May 14, 1908,
at Heppner, to Timothy and Mar
garet Privett Rippee. She was
raised at and attended Heppner,
Echo, Pendleton and Lena
schools.
On January 16, 1925, she
married Frank F. Connor at Walla
Walla, Washington. They lived in
Heppner all their married life.
For a time she co-owned a
local dress shop and had been
employed as a cook at the Elks
Lodge and the hospital.
She was a member of East
ern Star and Degree of Honor and
was active with the senior center
and in home extension.
Mrs. Connor enjoyed sewing,
knitting, quilting, cooking, arts and
crafts and playing bridge.
Survivors include son. Skip
Connor of Heppner; 10 grandchil
dren; five great-grandchildren;
and five great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, Frank; sons, John,
Wendell and Roger; a brother,
Oscar Rippee; and granddaugh
ter, Debra Connor.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Pioneer Memorial
N ursing Home, P.O. Box 9,
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney M ortuary o f
Heppner is in charge o f arrange
ments.
Help needed for
class reunions
Heppner High School
graduating classes of 1960,1961,
and 1962 are preparing for a
reunion this summer. Planners are
requesting help from other area
residents.
Anyone who owns pertinent
slides for a slide show of the years
1956 through 1962, and is willing
to loan the slides to the group, can
take them to Lott’s Electric or to
Sharon Harrison at Klamath First
Federal Bank.
The reunion planners are also
searching for the addresses of
some classmates. Anyone who
can provide addresses for any of
the following persons or can
suggest a means o f contacting
them is asked to get in touch with
the Georges at Lott’s Electric,
676-5811, or Sharon at Klamath
First, 676-5407.
Janet
Struckm eier
Weiber, Mary Shannon Beach,
Geraldine Swaggert Burgess,
Sharon Marston Lindsay, Nancy
Peck Bean, Norma Ferguson,
Lynn Thomas Hunt, Tim Yackley,
Robert Nichols, Barbara Siewart,
Joyce Nielson, Richard Vinson,
Tom Howell, Dennis Ferguson.
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