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tW O - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 28. 2002
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o f the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow
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M CSO to sponsor golf benefit
for Special Olympics
To the Editor:
Terry and Lynn have a
fine proprietary. What with the
great food, a welcome place for
teenagers, good bowling alleys
and bowling m achines, it’s an
important part o f our town.
A few good bowlers (or
not so good bowlers) are needed.
The Wednesday night four-man
team league is a dandy and there
is room for more. They also have
W ednesday m orning la d ie s’
bow ling and a Sunday afternoon
four-person mixed. Tuesday night
ladies league is being formed, as
well as Friday night four-person
mixed.
Terry’s plans for front
line pinsetters with automatic
score screens is a near reality. A
nice new face from recent
remodeling makes the Shamrock
Bow l a first-rate attraction.
(s)Ken Turner
Heppner
Local churches
announce new
programs and
events
photo by Debbie Harper
Under sheriff Larry Sample with Special Olympics t-shirt for sale
By Debbie Harper
The M orrow County
Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring a
couples’ g olf tournam ent on
Saturday, Sept. 7, to benefit
Morrow, Umatilla and Gilliam
c o u n tie s’ Special O lym pics
program. All of the proceeds
from the tournament will go to
the Special Olympics program
and 50 percent of that money will
remain in the three counties to
help provide year-round sports
train in g and com petition
opportunities for the Special
Olympics athletes.
The tournament will be
held at Willow Creek Country
Club. There will be 18 holes, with
two tees off times, 8 a.m. and 12
p.m., with shotgun starts. Bert and
Kim Houweling’s Central Market
w ill be catering
lunch.
Participants will also be able to
buy raffle tickets for a wide
variety of prizes. Last year there
were 80 some prizes given out.
Sherrill Chevrolet is sponsoring a
new' 2002 Chevy extended cab
4x4 pickup for a hole-in-one.
The cost per couple is
$75. For further inform ation
contact Larry Sample, Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office, 676-
5317.
WVSC lists September agendas
The W illow Valley
Service Club lists its September
meeting agenda which includes
club business, the Heppner Mural
Society and lone events:
On Thursday, Sept. 5, the
club w ill conduct business
matters.
On Thursday, Sept. 12,
Betty Mills, Project Manager of
the Heppner Mural Society, will
present the current plans
underw ay for the next mural
project. M ills is a native o f
Rockford, Washington and has
resided in Heppner since 1969.
She has been an active member
o f the mural projects as they
functioned through the art club,
then the form ulated Morrow
County Creative Arts, and now
the com m u n ity -rep resen ted
Heppner Mural Society. She and
husband, Larry, have a son and
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daughter, five grandchildren and
one great-grandchild.
On Thursday, Sept. 19,
lone Mayor Betty Gray w ill speak
on “lone Happenings and Issues.”
Gray is a native of Alabama and
has resided in lone since 1985.
She taught Home Economics and
Food Sciences for four years at
Heppner High School and to the
Heppner seventh grade. Prior to
this, she taught in other Oregon
com m unities and around the
country. She is currently serving
her fourth term as mayor of lone.
Gray and her deceased husband
have two sons and one daughter.
The service club meets at
John’s Qther Place in Heppner
from 12-1 p.m. Interested persons
are invited to attend these no-host
luncheons. For inform ation
regarding the club, contact
Carolyn at 676-9749.
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Wedding Tables
Rosalie Reed & William DeBoer
Wedding: Saturday, August 31st
Erin Melton & Colin Anderson
Wedding: Saturday, September 7th
The shared m inistry o f
All Saints Episcopal, Hope and
Valby Lutheran churches invite
the public to “come celebrate the
Gifts o f God” at these upcoming
events:
On Wednesday. Sept. 11,
from 6-7:30 p.m., a newly-formed
Ecumenical Youth Group will
meet for a ‘Trough Surprise’ at
All Saints Episcopal Church. The
youth group is open to all 7-12
grade students; bring a friend and
a favorite ice cream topping. The
youth group will meet every
second and fourth Wednesday of
each month. The group will also
participate in service projects and
youth retreats throughout the
year.
, On Sunday, Sept. 15, at
Al| Saints at 11 a.m., members will
be celebrating the completion of
Willow Creek Valley Terrace
Assisted Living Facility. “Four
years ago this journey began and
now that this project is nearing its
completion, we w ill give thanks to
God and recognize how He has
led these people through this
beautiful and sometimes difficult
jo u rn e y ,” said a church
spokesperson. During the worship
service, recognition and thanks
w ill be given to those individuals
who “stepped out in faith and gave
o f th eir tim e, tale n ts, and
treasures,” said the spokesperson.
On Sunday, Sept. 29, at
Hope Lutheran Church (on the
parsonage law n) at 11 a.m .,
members will be “Celebrating
Our Youth.” The newly-formed
youth group will be leading the
worship service.
C hurch serv ices on
Sunday, Sept. 15 and Sept. 29, will
be ecumenical services where the
three churches worship together.
All visitors and newcomers are
invited to jo in m em bers in
worship.
Valby Lutheran Church is
located at 60492 Valby Road in
lone with adult lectionary studies
on Sundays at 8:15 a.m. and
w orship service and Sunday
school at 9 a.m.
Hope Lutheran Church is
located at 675 S. Alfalfa Street in
Heppner with Christian education
classes for all ages on Sunday at
9:30 a.m. and worship services at
11 a.m.
All S aints’ Episcopal
Church is located at 460 N. Gale
Street in Heppner with Christian
education classes for all ages on
Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and worship
services at 11 a.m.
To the Editor:
Grand marshals o f the
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
have had their well deserved days
in the sun for as many years as
the fair and rodeo have existed.
Over the years o f my memory
(more than 50), one person has
emerge as a repeated “Grand
Marshal of Fun and Hilarity.” Her
career in this role began before I
arrived in the county. Some of the
first stories I heard were reports
of her imaginative ways to make
the parade more fun and enjoyable
to watch and to take part in. If
we sought a total o f her parade
participations, I would not be
shocked if it were at or near 75.
The past few weeks I
have eaten Wednesday lunch with
that group of persons, made up
o f her and her cohorts in fun, as
they planned another hilarious
entry into the 2002 parade - a
1920s beauty and barber shop.
Their combined ages equal more
centuries than I could count on my
hands. That fact was no deterrent
to their desire to be a lively,
laughing part o f the parade.
Lois W inchester is the
person I write about. If we could
gather stories o f her fun-loving
antics, they would make a thick
m a n u s c rip t. S h e h a s b e e n
irrepressible in spirit and in style.
She is a lesson for us m ore
se rio u s fo lk (lik e m y se lf).
Through change from buggy to
jet; from frontier to modernity;
through depression to enough,
through wars, droughts, floods,
fires, disappointments and other
struggles, Lois has provided us
avenues for laughing at her,
ourselves and life in general. I
believe we are better for it. Hers
is a tradition to which I, for one,
pay tribute. May that wonderful
sense o f hum or never fade. Let
all o f disjoin in this laughter that
lifts the spiritof a community and
fills all with good will and stiffens
our desire to create a less hurtful
world.
(s)Grace Drake
Heppner
Tailgate party set
for first HHS game
Friday
The H eppner Junior/
Senior High School Booster Club
has planned a tailgate party for
the first HHS football game of the
year this Friday, Aug. 30, from 6-
7:30 p.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds in Heppner.
The meal will include
barbecued ham burgers or
hotdogs, chili, brownie or cookie
and drink for $5 each or $ 18 for a
family. Everyone is invited to
attend.
K ic k o ff tim e for the
HHS game vs. Central Linn is 7:30
p.m.
The Booster Club meets
the second Wednesday o f every
month at 7 p.m. in the HHS home
ec room. “You don’t have to
have a junior high or high school
student to attend the meetings,”
sa id S o n ja M cC ab e o f the
Booster Club. “N ew m em bers
and volunteers are welcome.”
Monies raised by the club
support academic and athletic
scholarships and activities for
HHS and HJHS youth.
The club’s annual fund
raiser, the Booster Club Steak
Feed & Auction, is planned
for Saturday, Oct. 12, at the
Heppner Elks Club.
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Remember the
“grand marshal of
fun and hilarity”
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Justice Court
Report
The Justice Court office at
the courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
The Justice Court office
at
the
M orrow
C ounty
Courthouse in Heppner reports
handling the following business:
-Shawn M. Bowlin, 21,
Lexington, VBR, 82 mph in a 55
mph zone, $ 147 fine;
-Erik Paul Wenberg, 28,
Heppner, no seat belt (child
passenger), $59 fine;
-K ent
Jam es
Bloodsworth, 19, VBR 82/55,
$132 fine;
-Marie Burkett Key, 63,
lone, VBR 46/30, $77 fine;
-Kacy John Childers, 20,
lone, VBR 57/45, $111 fine;
-Jack Henry Crippen, 56,
Heppner, no driver’s license, $77
fine;
-Ryan Lee M iller, 30,
Heppner, VBR 77/55, $77 fine; no
seat belt, $69 fine;
-Sarah Yankee, 22,
Terrebonne, permitting dog to run
at large, $111 fine;
-Jerem y W alker, 25,
Terrebonne, permitting dog to run
at large, $111 fine; no permit for
dangerous animal, $ 157 fine;
-Crysti Lynn Taylor, 22,
Heppner, improper lighting (no
lights), $79 fine;
-Jesse Lee Fisher, 21,
VBR 77/55, $77 fine.
Obituaries
Jack L. Van Winkle
Jack L. Van Winkle, 83,
Sun City West. AZ, formerly of
Heppner, died August 18,2002, at
Sun City West.
Jack Van W inkle was
born A ugust 18, 1919, at
Arlington. He served with the
U.S. Army in World War II. He
attended business college at
Portland. He was self employed
in the oil, retail and hotel
businesses for 30 years before
retiring in 1979.
He was a Past Exalted
Ruler of the Elks Club and served
as
a
M orrow
C ounty
Commissioner and on the Morrow
County School Board.
He is survived by his
w ife, M ary Van W inkle;
daughters, Shirley G eorge,
H eppner, and P atricia Toll,
Redmond; sons, John Van Winkle,
Glendale, AZ. James Van Winkle,
H eppner, Benham M alcolm ,
S co ttsd ale, AZ, G ary Van
Blokland, Hermiston, and Dale
Van Blokland, Mangnaca, TX;
sisters, Alma Green, Prineville,
and June Du Vail, Sun City West,
AZ; a brother, Alfred Van Winkle,
Spokane, WA; 14 grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Births
Suzanneah Jo Cason-a
daughter, Suzanneah Jo Cason,
was bom August 8,2002, at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston to James and Kirsti
Cason, Heppner.
Matthew Lane Orem-
a son, Matthew Lane Orem, was
born A ugust 5, 2002, at St.
Anthony Hospital in Pendleton to
Brandi and Eric Orem of lone.
The baby weighed 8 lbs., 9 oz. And
measured 21” long. He joins a
sister, Morgan, 2. Grandparents
are Bob and Booni Ball and Joe
and Anita Orem, all lone.
Monthly
meeting of the
MCCCF held
in Boardman
The regular m onthly
meeting of the Morrow County
Commission on Children and
Families will he held on Tuesday,
Sept. 10, in the conference room
o f the Department o f Human
Services Building in Boardman.
from 7-9 p.m.
A genda item s will
include discussion o f the
Emergency Food and Shelter
program. Comprehensive Plan,
Section 8, program funding,
aw arding grants and other
business as necessary.
The public is encouraged
to attend and participate in the
d iscu ssio n s. For further
inform ation or for special
accommodations, call 676-9675.
DA's Report
Morrow County District j
Attorney David C. Allen reports j
handling the following business:
-Robert Allan Golladay
admitted violation o f probation .
allegation for A ssault 4. His
p ro b atio n w as rev o k ed and
reinstated and extended for two
years.
-Ricky Eugene Gumm
plead guilty to Possession of a
C o n tro lled
S ubstance]
(methamphetamine), a Class C t
felony, and was sentenced to 18 :
months formal probation and 80 j
hours o f community service. He i
was also ordered to complete a
drug treatment program and pay
$664 in fines, fees and
assessments.
-Jeffrey D. H aw kins ,
plead guilty to Driving While !
Suspended, infraction, and was i
ordered to pay $349 in fines, fees i
and assessments.
-Jeremy Travis Hollyer, i
admitted violation of probation
allegation for Public Indecency i
and was sentenced to 90 days in
jail with credit for time served. His
probation was revoked and he
was sentenced to supervised
probation for 36 months with
general co n ditions and the
following special conditions for a
p rio r conviction o f Public j
Indecency, a Class C felony: that i
he have no contact w ith th e !
victim, the Heppner library, the I
victim’s place o f employment or -
residence; have no contact with J
any person under the age of 18 j
without prior written approval
from the court, probation officer
and sex o ffender treatm ent
provider; consent to sharing o f ,
priv ileg ed assessm ent and
treatment information betw een1
public and private agencies agents .
and persons deemed essential in
a ssessin g , m onitoring and
mediating treatment of sexual
deviancy problems; successfully
com plete a recognized and
approved sex offender treatment
program ; consent to random
polygraph and other testing; be
financially responsible for all
counseling costs incurred by the
victims; not be involved in any
organizations which would place
him in direct contact with children
and not frequent or visit places
that exist p rim arily for the
enjoym ent o f children; not
possess sexually suggestive or
explicit material nor enter a place
where items or performances of
sexual nature are the primary item
of sale; write an apology to the
victim ; complete 40 hours o f
community service; keep court
and all counselors advised o f
address, m ailing address and
telephone number; and pay $914
in fines and assessments.
-Adrian Luna Miranda
was convicted of Harassment, a
Class B misdemeanor, and was
sentenced to 90 days in jail,
suspended, with 24 months bench
probation. He was also ordered
to have no offensive physical
contact with the victim and pay
$374 in fines and assessments.
-Dean C. Polston plead
guilty to Forgery 2, a Class A
misdemeanor, and was sentenced
tol 8 months bench probation. He
was also ordered to pay $236 in
fines, fees and assessm ents.
Polston also admitted violation o f
probation
alleg atio n
for
Possession o f a C ontrolled
Substance and Attempt to Elude
a Police O fficer and was
sentenced to six months in jail
w ith 12 m onths post prison
supervision.
-Jam es E rnest Stout
plead guilty to Reckless Driving,
a Class A misdemeanor, and was
sentenced to 180 days in jail, 176
suspended on the condition that
he su ccessfu lly com plete
probation conditions, and 24
months bench probation. He was
also ordered to com plete a
misdemeanor alcohol treatment
program and pay $129 in fines,
fees and assessments.
OWC holds regular
meeting
The O regon W heat j
Com m ission is holding t h e i r )
regular m eeting, W ednesday,,
Sept. 4, at 9 a.m. The meeting is
open to the public. It will be held!
at the Red Lion Hotel, located at I
304 SE Nye Avenue, Pendleton. ’
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