Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - THREÉ
Obituaries
Gena Loretta Leonard
G ena L oretta Leonard,
93, o f H erm iston, died Sunday,
Feb. 9, 2003 at R ose A rb o r
A s s iste d L iv in g F a c ility in
Hermiston. A t her request there
will be no service.
L eonard w as b o m in
T h ie f River Falls, M N on April
18, 1909. H er father p assed
aw ay on her fourth birthday
leaving her mother with Leonard
and two younger brothers to care
for. Leonard’s mother moved the
fam ily to H arrison, ID to be
closer to extended family. The
extended family, who were all in
the lum ber b u sin ess, b u ilt a
boarding house for L eonard’s
family to live in and operate. The
income from the boarding house
p ro v id e d L e o n a rd ’s m o th e r
enough m oney to provide for all
ofher children’s needs, including
college education for all three.
T he fam ily never lacked for
anything and they all learned how
to do a hard day’s work; a value
that Leonard carried throughout
her life.
Leonard graduated from
high school and then entered St.
L u k e ’s School o f N ursing in
S p o k a n e , W A. O n e o f th e
doctors that she w orked w ith
liked her w ork and he gained
special perm ission to take her
w ith him to his 10-bed hospital
in Sprit Lake, ID to help him in
surgery. This led to a full time job
after graduation w ith the sam e
doctor. After five years, Leonard
m ade her w ay to Alaska to work
as a nurse for the B ureau o f
Indian A ffairs. She then took a
jo b at the hospital in Spokane
w here she had graduated.
In N o v e m b e r 1 9 43,
Leonard enlisted with the Army
and worked as a nurse in a former
French M ilitary School that had
been converted into a battle field
hospital. She bandaged wounds,
gave out m orphine and shipped
the wounded to England. For her
h e ro ic w o rk , L e o n a rd w a s
aw arded the European A frican
M iddle Eastern Service M edal,
the A m erican T heater Service
M edal and the W orld W ar II
Victory Medal.
A fter her service ended
in 1946, L eonard w ent to work
for the Veterans Hospital in Walla
W alla. She m et M ervin “ R ed”
Leonard during this time and they
m arried on A pril 2 4 ,1 9 4 8 . The
couple m oved to Lexington and
o p e ra te d a farm im p le m e n t
b u sin ess for 20 years. T hey
m oved to Hermiston in 1968 and
enjoyed the community for more
than three decades.
She w as know n for her
generosity and kindness to all
around her and she had a special
fondness for children. Although
the couple had no children o f their
o w n , L e o n a rd h a s b e e n a
“surrogate” m other to countless
neighborhood and local children.
O ver the years, she gave o fh e r
tim e , e n e rg y a n d fin a n c ia l
resources to local children. Once,
w hile living in Lexington, she
purchased a station w agon ju st
to h a v e e n o u g h ro o m to
transport local children from
L e x in g to n to H e p p n e r fo r
swimming lessons.
A s a testam ent to their
desire to help local children, the
L eonard’s established the Red
and G ena Leonard Scholarship
F o u n d a tio n in 1 9 9 7 . T h e
L eonard’s donated their entire
estate to this Foundation to help
students from E astern O regon
atten d co lleg e, trad e school,
technical or vocational school. It
was their strongest desire to help
people, especially young people,
further their education. They
designed the foundation to target
students with average grades who
w ould grow to be the w orking
class people w ho m ake up a
community.
Leonard w as preceded
in death by her husband, “Red”
L eonard in 1997; her parents,
W illiam B. and A m elia Selves;
and brothers, D on Selves and
Glenn Selves. She is survived by
tw o nieces, Jana B rooks and
Marilynn Sullivan.
M emorial contributions
m ay be m ade to the Red and
G e n a L e o n a rd S c h o la rs h ip
Foundation, a nonprofit local
scholarship, at P.O. Box 1024,
Herm iston, O R 97838; or to the
A gape H ouse or C am pus Life,
tw o o f L e o n a r d ’s f a v o r ite
charities.
B u rn s M o r tu a r y in
H erm iston w as in ch arg e o f
arrangements.
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4 -H
News
Pins and Pots and Patterns
and Pans
By Emily Bergstrom, reporter
P in a n d P o ts a n d
Patterns and Pans 4-H club met
on Feb. 7. M em bers K rystal
Naims, Blake Allstott and Emily
Bergstrom were present. Krystal
worked on pillows that are going
to go in her room. Blake worked
on a dress that she is m aking.
Em ily w orked on a long riding
coat.
The club’s next meeting
is Feb. 21.
Morrow County Grain Growers
thanks everyone who attended Customer
Appreeiation Day. It was a great success!
Door prizes winners are as followsi
- D O O R P R IZ E S -
Nikota 18v Drill - Judy Handbury • Turkey Fry Kit - Gene Wallace
George Foreman Grille (small) - Jennifer Steagall
Lantern KK - Coby Rea • Roaster Oven - Jerri Sly
Farmall and Plow Toy - Tom Brookreson
Polaris Generator • Kelwayne Haguewood
- K ID S D O O R P R IZ E S -
Case IH basketball - CJ Kindle • Old Pickup - Dustin Yerrall
Scooter - Brett Harrison and Jessica Connor
Case Dozer- Shane Mills • Cards in Metal Tin - Marie Owen
Toy Tractor - Paul Hams and Destiny Owen
Toy Quad Track - Kevin Jessen and Matt Orem
- V E N D O R S D O O R P R IZ E S -
HIQual 100 gallon Poly Trough - Bob Van Schoiack
Davis Wire Coffee Cups (2) - Shirley McCari and Bill Marquardt
Bridon Hat - Nathan Van Cleave, Brian Doherty, Arthur Warren, Corey Miller
Irrigation Boots - Leslie Thompson
10# Laundry Detergent - Gerald Bergstrom and Jean Ball
Liquid Laundry Detergent - Bob Taylor
Summers Knife - Mary Ann Palmer, Jim Wishart, R W. Bergstrom, Dean Hunt,
Wilbur Worden and Dick Schmidt • Stoess Wall Clock - Rena Henry
71/«” Skil Circular Saw - Alex Camarillo • Cooker/Fire Pit - Angie Hanson
Programmable Thermostat - Clarence Buchanon
Monsanto Shirt - Terry Mewhinney • Hitch Cover - Kirsten Harrison
Monsanto Roundup Shirt - Joe McElligott
Cummins Hat - Trisha Sweeney, Rene Ledbetter, Jim Kindle,
lo n e Site C ou ncil discu sses
school budget and report card
The lone High School has selected seniors
Cayle Krebs and Tracy Griffith as its
Students of the Week.
The lone Site Council
held a m eeting Feb. 12, am ong
item s discussed w ere school
budget reductions and the school
report card.
Mike Stuart, principal at
lo n e H ig h S c h o o l, to ld the
council that teacher cuts m ight
s till be in th e w o rk s , w ith
prospects o f leaving six teachers
at the m iddle/high school level
and three and a h a lf teachers at
the elem entary level. There was
som e discussion as to w hy cuts
were still being considered at the
teacher level rather than at other
levels such as, custodian, aide,
etc.
The school report card
d r o p p e d fro m a r a tin g o f
Exceptional last year to a rating
o f S tro n g th is y ear. It w as
discussed that the drop cam e
from math scores being lower this
year. It w as also discussed that
part o f the drop has to do with
the way the scoring is done. The
Department o f Education graphs
the scores and decides how to
rate the schools and there w as
discussion as to how the rating
system works and some systemic
problem s. It w as also discussed
that there have been som e other
non-academ ic issues that lone
Schools have had to deal w ith
lately.
The council made known
that the accelerated reader books
are in and softw are is up and
running but there are currently no
te sts a v a ila b le . T h e d istric t
technology group has been made
aw are o f the problem and a
solution as to how to fix the
problem is being worked on.
Cayle Krebs, the son o f
S k y e a n d P e n n y K re b s , is
student body vice-president this
year. H e has been activ e in
football,
b a s k e tb a ll,
a n d tra c k
th r o u g h o u t
high school.
His junior and
senior years
he
w as
selected First
T e a m B ig
Sky
A ll
C o n fe re n c e
in offense and
Cayle Krebs
d e f e n s e in
football. This year he was also
chosen Second Team All State.
K re b s w as n a m e d th e E a st
Oregonian All-Area Honorable
M ention Defensive player o f the
year. He was selected to play in
the 1A Eight-M an Football All
Star game, and is an alternate for
the Shrine Team. In track, Krebs
placed second in the shot put and
discus at the district track meet,
and ran on the cham pionship
4x100 relay team . That sam e
relay team placed second at the
state meet, and the team finished
second overall.
K rebs is active in 4-H ,
and is a member o f the lone Rural
Fire Department and lone Youth
Group. He enjoys trap shooting,
hunting, snow boarding, watching
movies, hanging out with friends
and wild pig roping. He plans to
start working on an Ag Business
d e g re e at O re g o n S ta te
University next fall.
T ra c y G r if f ith , th e
d a u g h te r o f G len and K elly
G riffith, is an “A " H onor Roll
student with a 3.89 GPA. She is
a m em ber o f National H onor
Society, FB LA and OSSO M .
Tracy Griffith
She has been a Watershed Field
Day group leader and a Tupper
O utdoor School counselor. She
is actively involved in the lone
Youth Group, where she recently
received the Outstanding Service
Award.
G riffith participates in
volleyball, basketball and high
school rodeo. She was a 2000
Silver State International Rodeo
F in a lis t. In 2 0 0 1 , she w as
C ayuse
J u n io r
R odeo
Association (CJRA) All-Around
Senior C ow girl and w on the
B e c k y S h o c k le y M e m o ria l
Trophy. Last year, she was the
C JR A R e s e rv e A ll-A ro u n d
Senior Cowgirl.
The University o f Idaho
is on G riffith’s list o f possible
colleges to attend next fall. She
plans to participate in college
rodeo.
Little League sign ups to be held HHS announces varsity and JV
baseball schedule for 2003
in Heppner
Little League sign ups
for: T-Ball and m inor and m ajor
baseball and softball, will be held
W ednesday and Thursday, Feb.
26 a n d 2 7 , at th e H e p p n e r
N eighborhood Center, from 5-7
p.m.
Children must be six-12
years old, and m ust be six by
Aug. 1. The cost is $30 per child
or $60 per family. If this is the
first time a child has joined Little
League, a proof o f residency and
a birth certificate must be brought
to the registration.
Try-outs will be held for:
M ajor
Boys
B aseb all-
Thursday, M arch 6 ,4 p.m. and
Friday, M arch 7, 10 a.m ., at
George Waterland Field; Major
Girls Softball- Friday, March 7,
5 p.m . and Saturday, M arch 8,
10 a.m., at Bob Kilkenny Field;
M inor
Boys
B aseball-
Saturday, M arch 8, 10 a.m., at
Shad Hisler Field; Minor Girls
Softball- Saturday, M arch 8 ,1 0
a.m., at Bob Kilkenny Field; and
for T-Ball- Saturday, M arch 8,
2 p.m., at Shad Hisler Field.
For m ore inform ation
you can contact: Doug Holland,
6 7 6 -5 0 6 7 ;
or
J a n ic e
Huddleston, 676-5358.
Spray Rodeo queen tryouts set
The 56th Annual Spray
Rodeo will be held M ay 24-25.
The 2002 Stock C ontractor o f
the Year for the NPRA, B Bar D
R o d e o ’s w ill be retu rn in g to
furnish the stock, as well as the
2002 A nnouncer o f the Year for
the NPRA Scott Allen, who will
announce the two-day event.
Rodeo queen tryouts will
be held Saturday, M arch 22 at 1
p .m . a t th e S p ra y R o d e o
G ro u n d s. T h e 2 0 0 2 Q u e e n ,
Jerrica Bernard from Redmond,
will go through the pattern for the
contestants and crow n the new
Queen. Contestants do not have
to be local or W heeler C ounty
residents. They.m ust be at least
15 years old and never have
been married.
For an application call
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Mathew Van Cleave, Chariie Riddle, Brian Sullivan, Stan Cox and Ken Smouse
Cummins Jacket - Bob Hubbard and Eric Orem
George Foreman Grille (large) - Terri Bennetto
Case Jacket (XL) - Loyal Bums and John Boyer
Case Tractor T-shirt - Rick Drake
Case IH Hat - Irene Holtz, Bill Kuhn, Roger Ehrmantraut, Don Eaves,
Kathy Morter, Meriyn Robinson, Pat Lovgren, John Steagall,
Marlene Pointer, Mike Jones, Bill Greenup and Carl Smouse
Stainless Hammer Tool - Barney Lindsay
Backpack Lunch Tote - Fran Barnett
Stainless Can Cooler (2) - Dorothy Edwards
License Plate - Dorothy Stefani • Case IH Thermos - Linda Wilson
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The council m ade note
that Feb. 14 was last home game
for the basketball schedule. They
also noted that there w ould be
no school on P resident’s Day,
with school to be held on Friday,
Feb. 21. It was also made known
that the power will be shut o ff at
the school the w eekend o f Feb.
28- M arch 2.
The council recognized
Diana McElligott’s achievement
o f being selected as “ Student o f
the Year” at H ep p n er’s Town
and Country banquet. They also
noted that lo n e’s website won a
W eb A w a rd fo r b e in g an
excellent w eb site. Diana and
Natalie McElligott received state
volleyball all-star aw ards. The
m id d le sch o o l p a re n ts w ere
com m ended
fo r th e ir
v o lu n te e r is m
in
d o in g
c o n c e s s io n s a n d p re s c h o o l
moms and dads were recognized
for their work o f holding raffles
during home basketball games.
T he council heard that
lone won five o f the six local Elks
S ch o larsh ip s, w ith C am eron
K rebs receiving second place
and M ike Radie receiving third
for the boys; and Caitlin Orem,
Sheena C h ristm an and Traci
Griffith, taking first, second and
third place respectively. Caitlin
O rem a d v a n c e d to the Elks
district com petition and was
a w a rd e d th ird p la c e , and a
$1200 scholarship.
The council announced
that the lone School w ould be
s e n d in g a fu ll tea m to th e
N ational O ceanographic Q uiz
Bowl in Corvallis. Shannon Clay
was congratulated on her win in
the Geography Bowl.
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H eppner H igh School
has announced its tentative var
sity and ju n io r varsity baseball
s c h e d u le fo r 2 0 0 3 . G a m e s
scheduled, as d f Jan. 16, are as
follows:
Varsity
M o n d a y , M a rc h 24-
K nappa at Heppner;
W ednesday, M arch 26-
Vemonia at Heppner, 3 p.m., one
game;
F rid a y , M a rc h 2 8 -
Colfax at Colfax, time TBA, two
games;
T h u rs d a y , A p ril 3-
W ahtonka at W ahtonka, 3:30
p.m., one game;
Tuesday, April 8-M ac-
H i at H ep p n er, 4 p .m ., one
game;
F rid a y , A p ril 11-
S herm an C ounty at M oro, 1
p.m., two games;
T u e s d a y , A p r il 15-
W ahtonka at H ep p n er, 4 :30
p.m., one game;
Friday, A pril 18-Nyssa
at Heppner, 1 p.m., tw o games;
T u e s d a y , A p r il 2 2 -
Stanfield at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.,
one game;
Saturday, April 26-Pilot
Rock at Pilot Rock, 11 a.m., two
games;
S a tu rd a y , M a y 3-
Um atilla at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.,
one game;
Tuesday, M ay 6-River-
side at H eppner, 4 p.m ., one
game;
S a tu rd a y , M a y 10-
Stanfield at Stanfield, 11 a.m .,
two games;
Tuesday, M ay 13-Pilot
Rock at Heppner, 4:30 p.m., one
game;
S a tu rd a y , M ay 17-
Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 11
a.m., two games;
T u e s d a y , M ay 2 0 -
Umatilla at Umatilla, 4:30 p.m.,
one game;
Saturday, M ay 24-D is
trict Baseball Tournament.
Junior Varsity
M onday, M arch 31 -Pi
lot Rock at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m.,
one game;
F rid a y ,
A p ril
4-
H erm iston JV at H erm iston, 1
p.m., two games;
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S a tu rd a y , A p ril 5-
W ahtonka at Heppner, 11 a.m.,
two games;
M o n d a y , A p ril 7-
Umatilla at Heppner, 4 p.m., one
game;
T h u rs d a y , A p ril 10-
P e n d leto n at H eppner, 4;30
p.m., one game;
S a tu rd a y , A p ril 12-
Wahtonka at Wahtonka, 11 a.m.,
two games;
M o n d a y , A p ril 14-
Umatilla at Umatilla, 4 p.m., one
game;
F rid a y , A p ril 2 5 -
Stanfield at Heppner, 3 p.m., one
game;
M o n d a y , A p ril 2 8 -
Stanfield at Stanfield, 4 p.m., one
game;
F rid a y , M ay 2 -P ilo t
Rock at H eppner, 3 p.m ., one
game;
T h u r s d a y , M ay 8-
Pendleton at Pendleton, 4:30
p.m., one game.
Cardinals take
home second with
loss to Cougars
The lone Cardinals, 7-7
in the Big Sky Conference, had
to settle for second place in the
Big Sky East division as the Echo
C o u g a r s , 9 -5 in th e B S C ,
w a lk e d a w a y w ith a 5 8 -2 8
victory and first place honors,
Saturday, Feb. 15.
The Cardinals will meet
S outh W asco C ou n ty at the
district tournam ent Friday and
will be looking to revenge an
early defeat this season.
Kelly Thom pson had a
team high o f 10 points. N ick
Christman contributed with nine
points, Tyler Brown added five,
C urtis Thom pson had four and
A ndrew R ietm ann chipped in
three points. Cayle Krebs, Karl
Morgan and Tyler Raible all had
tw o points apiece.
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