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Bike Safety Program to begin
Obituaries
Lynda Gail Baker
Lewis
Sr. Deputy Randy Rayburn (left) receives a check for SI00, on
behalf of the four branches of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, from
Darrell Raver (right), BEO assistant vice president.
As spring com es into
view we are beginning to see
more children riding their bikes
around our communities. That
means it is time for the Morrow
C o u n ty B ic y c le S a fe ty
P ro g ra m to b e g in . T h e
M o rro w C o u n ty S h e r if f ’s
O ffic e a p p re c ia te s all the
b u s in e s s e s
th a t
have
contributed to this program
during the past tw o years.
L a st
year
we
distributed over 500 helm ets
throughout M orrow County
and held four bike rodeos.
C hildren attended rodeos in
lone, Heppner, Boardman and
Irrigon. Each rodeo featured
h elm et fittin g and b icy cle
in s p e c tio n to e n s u re th a t
everyone was equipped with
the proper safety equipm ent.
We a ls o s p o n s o re d th e
N ational R edline F reestyle
te a m ’s perform ance. These
fre e sty le c y c lists w ere an
inspiration to the children in the
am azing things that they were
able to do with their bikes.
They also spent time talking to
the children about the benefit
o f living a life free o f alcohol,
g an g s and d ru g s. T he
perform ance w as geared to
teach children how to bike
safely and live healthy. The
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
also donated five bikes and
num erous other prizes that
w ere aw arded at each bike
rodeo.
The goal o f the Bicycle
Safety Program is to affect
every com m unity in M orrow
County. We distribute the bike
helmets from several different
locations: Irrigon Justice Court,
H e p p n e r S h e r if f ’s O ffic e ,
Boardman Police Department
and lone Fire Department. We
b elieve th at th is is a very
im portant program for our
communities and it wouldn’t be
possible without your help. The
businesses o f Morrow County
have d o n ated the funds to
purchase the helm ets and that
is really the backbone o f this
p ro g ram . V olunteers from
M orrow C ounty donate the
time involved with the program.
M C SO is asking for
your help again this year to
m a k e th e B ic y c le S a fe ty
Program continue. “ I have
enjoyed seeing this program
work the past tw o years and
I’m sure you have all enjoyed
seeing the children w earing
th e ir h e lm e ts th a t w e re
p u rch a se d
w ith
your
d o n a tio n s ,” stated D eputy
Karen Zeiler in a press release.
“We have been able to purchase
the helmets for approximately
$5 each.”
P le a s e se n d y o u r
d o n a tio n p a y a b le to th e
Morrow County Bicycle Safety
Program , c/o The M orrow
County S h eriff’s O ffice, PO
B ox 159, H e p p n e r, O R ,
97836.
Should you have any
questions or com m ents about
the Bicycle Safety Program ,
please feel free to co ntact
M CSO at 541-676-5317.
Horse and Pony Driving Day
Everyone is invited to
a day o f learning, enjoym ent
a n d frie n d ly c o m p e titio n
involving a new and grow ing
e v e n t w ith in th e e q u in e
com m unity- Horse and Pony
Driving.
Plan to jo in us on
Saturday, March 15 beginning
at 12:30 p.m. at the Port o f
M o rro w C irc le s, so u th o f
W ils o n R o a d , w h ic h is
approximately one-and-a-half
miles south o f 1-84. There will
be signs on B om bing Range
Road directing you to the exact
location.
This event will include
a P oker D rive and a High
Points Cones C ourse, along
w ith a dem onstration o f the
training-level “Driven Dressage
Test.”
T h is e v e n t w ill be
w eather perm itting. For your
safety, 4-H requires that all
persons in a cart must have an
approved helmet on. Also, due
to liability and safety concerns,
no dogs will be allowed unless
they are secured or on a leash
at all times.
This event is sponsored
by M orrow County 4-H. For
m ore information, please call
M im M yren at 481-2508.
L y n d a G a il B a k e r
Lewis, 47, died W ednesday,
Feb. 2 6 ,2 0 0 3 , at her home in
Hermiston. A memorial service
w as held M arch 1, w ith a
private family burial at Baker/
Fairview Cemetery in lone.
L e w is w a s b o rn
M arch 20, 1955, in Heppner,
to Clarence Edw in and Clarice
Virginia (M oore) Baker. She
w as raised in H eppner and
graduated from Heppner High
S c h o o l w h e re sh e w as a
member o f the National Honor
S o c ie ty , th e d a n c e te a m .
President o f the Photography
Club, FHA and the GAA. She
w as a lso a m em b er o f the
Heppner Chapter o f Rainbow
for Girls and held the positions
o f W orthy A dvisor and State
Chaplain. Lewis was a member
o f th e H e p p n e r C h ristia n
C hurch w here she taught the
pre-school children.
A fte r h ig h s c h o o l,
Lewis attended Blue Mountain
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e a n d
Southern Oregon State College
w h ere she g ra d u a te d w ith
honors receiving a bachelor o f
science degree in education.
W hile at SO SC, she was co
p r e s id e n t o f th e C a m p u s
E d u c a tio n C lu b a n d w as
honored for outstanding service
to the Education Department.
Lewis m arried Pastor
Ron Lewis, the pastor o f Faith
Church o f God, on Aug. 19,
1999 in Hermiston.
She taught at McNary
Heights Elementary School for
10 years, teaching first, second
and fifth grades. She also taught
at Two Rivers Correctional
Facility.
She is su rv iv e d by
husband, Pastor Ron Lewis o f
Hermiston; sons, Ryan, and his
w ife C ristin a B eaubien o f
M y rtle C re e k a n d R o b ert
Beaubien o f Hermiston; step
d a u g h te rs, Jo n n a , and her
h u s b a n d K e v in K o p ta o f
H erm isto n , H ope, and her
hu sb an d Jerem y M iller o f
Pendleton and Lindsay Lewis
o f Hermiston; granddaughters,
Jocelyn Beaubien o f M yrtle
C reek and G race K opta o f
Hermiston; parents, Clarence
and Clarice Baker o f Heppner;
sisters, Jan, and her husband
Jerry Murrell o f Lebanon and
Marti, and her husband Kevin
M o s sm a n o f B o a rd m a n ;
brother, Steven, and his wife
P atti B ak er o f P en d leto n ,
William, and his wife Colleen
B a k e r o f N e h a le m an d
K enneth, and his wife Abby
Baker o f O ottew ah, TN; and
10 nieces and nephew s. She
was preceded in death by a
niece, Elizabeth Baker.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Faith Church o f G od, Vange
John M emorial Hospice or to
the American Cancer Society.
B urns M o rtu ary o f
John M. H ealy, 47,
Heppner, Failure to Drive on H erm isto n is in ch arg e o f
arrangements.
the Right Side, fine $ 132.
R o b e rto V illa lo b o s
We Print Envelopes
Albertico, 32, VBR 46/30 and
Heppner Gazette-Time
Driving Uninsured, fine $87.
Justice Court
Report
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 5, 2003 - THREE
^ e e Bit O ...
By C laudia Hughes
W hile green earmuffs
and long johns seem to be the
order o f the day this week, ‘tis
sure the sun will shine upon
H e p p n e r ’s a n n u a l Irish
c e le b ra tio n M arch 13-16,
2003. Still, be sure to dress
w arm fo r th e g re a t green
parade at 1 p.m ., M arch 15.
(L ine-up is at 11:30 a.m. by
G reen Feed.)
The 2003 buttons have
been distributed around town.
T hey feature a leprechaun
holding the American and Irish
flag. Judie Laughlin puts in long
hours creating hundreds o f
buttons, which have no become
collectors' items.
Tickets are on sale for
The Tiller’s Folly, a Canadian
g r o u p c o m in g w ith ra v e
rev ie w s from all o v e r the
w orld. From Las Vegas to
H e p p n e r. T h e y w ill be
perform ing at H eppner High
School cafetorium at 7 p.m.,
Saturday, M arch 15. Tickets
are on sale at G ardner’s M en’s
W ear and will also be in the
information booth operated by
Willow Valley Service Club, on
St. P at’s w eekend. Sales will
be lim ite d d u e to s p a c e
limitations.
For many years the St.
P a t’s c o m m itte e has been
planning for a drinking fountain
in m em ory o f the early Irish
settlers. This fountain will at last
become reality as it is dedicated
on Friday, M arch 14, at 4 p.m.
on the corner o f M ain and
W illow stre e ts in front o f
Murray Drugs. One and all are
in v ite d to th e d e d ic a tio n ,
especially the Irish fam ilies.
While Heppner doesn’t have a
blarney stone, it will now have
a “blarney fountain," so come
be the first to drink up that
“touch o f blarney.”
A d r in k fo rm th e
fountain should prepare you to
enter the annual brogue contest
during the KUMA coffee hour,
where song, jokes, stories and
Shenanigans will be shared by
all.
Much is going on next
weekend. Pick up a brochure.
Invited friends to help pitch in
with the w ork and enjoy the
m om ents as you help m ake
H eppner known far and wide
as a great com m unity in the
Willow Creek Valley.
St. Pat’s breakfast
and luncheon menu
and times
announced
The H eppner Senior
Center is again hosting the St.
P a t r i c k ’s b r e a k f a s t a n d
lu n c h e o n d u r in g th e St.
Patrick’s Day celebration.
B r e a k fa s t w ill be
severed from 7-10 a.m. and is
$4. The m enu includes a ham
and egg casserole; biscuits and
gravy; and hashbrow ns and
fruit.
Lunch will be served
from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. and is
also $4. Irish Potato Soup and
hom em ade cobbler and ice
cream will be the delights o f the
afternoon.
IHS announces Students of the Week
lone High School has
announced that M ike Radie
and Koby Rea are its students
o f the week.
Radie, son o f Dave and
D ebbie Radie, is the student
body president at lone High
S c h o o l th is year. H e is a
m em ber o f O SSO M , FBLA,
International Club and National
Honor Society. Last fall Radie
received the Wendy Heisman
Bronze Medal, naming him one
o f th e top 20 high school
seniors in the state.
Radie is active in sports
and has been co-captain o f the
football and basketball teams.
H e r e c e iv e d B ig Sky
Conference awards in football
his junior and senior years and
was selected as an alternate to
th e 1A E a st-W est a ll-sta r
game. He has been a m em ber
o f the state track team the past
three years, participating in the
4x 100 relay, and the 200m and
100m runs. He helped his team
secure a second place finish at
the state track meet the last two
years.
C o m m u n i t y
involvement is a high priority for
Radie. He is an active member
o f lone Youth Group. He also
coaches peew ee basketball
and is the lone Site Council
student representative. Radie’s
hobbies include hunting, video
g a m e s, w a tc h in g m o v ie s,
bow ling and hot tubbing. He
plans to attend O regon State
University next fall, majoring in
In d u s tria l
Engineering.
K oby
Rea, son o f
Krissie Rea
and LeRoy
Rea, is an
“ A ” honor
roll student
w h o is a
m em ber o f
N a tio n a l
Honor Society and FBLA. He
participated
in football
a n d
b ask etb all
u n t i l
sustaining a
knee injury
la s t y e a r.
H
e
c o n tin u e d
to support
the football
te a m
by
Mike Radie
a tte n d in g
gam es
and
encouraging his teammates. He
plays varsity baseball with the
H eppner M ustangs. Rea is a
m em ber o f the lone Bow ling
Team that finished first at the
d is tr ic t to u r n a m e n t in
H e rm is to n a n d r e c e n tly
traveled to the state competition
in Portland.
R ea’s favorite food is
cheesecake and his hobbies
in c lu d e
w o o d w o rk in g ,
snow boarding and watching
movies. He will study to be an
electrician at Perry Technical
Institute in Yakima next fall.
Symphony and singers to perform
T h e W illo w C re e k
Sym phony will perform on
Sunday, March 16 at 3:15 p.m.
at the H eppner High School.
T he c o n c ert is free to the
public.
A ny
c o m m u n ity
m e m b e rs w h o p la y an
instrum ent are invited to play
along w ith the sym phony on
three pieces. T hese pieces
include “ S h enandoah,” the
them e from “Jurassic Park,”
and “Rondeau,” the theme from
M a ste rp ie c e T h e a tre . Any
m usicians w ho w ould like to
jo in the sym phony are asked
to contact inland Northw est
Musicians by Friday, March 7
either by phone, (541) 966-
6649; by m ail, 25 SE Court,
Pendleton, OR 97801; or by
email, infor@inwm.org. Music
w ill be m a ile d o u t so
participants can com e to the
concert prepared to play.
S p o n s o r s fo r th e
concert include the Autzen
Foundation, Central M arket,
Finley Buttes Landfill, Klamath
First Federal, Les Schw ab,
M o rro w C o u n ty C o u rt,
M urray Drugs, Pioneer Bank
and Quantum 9 Distributing.
Heppner Elks add scholarships
The #358 Foundation
o f the H eppner Elks Lodge
re c e n tly v o ted to sp o n so r
additional scholarships this
spring. A total o f $3,000 will
be awarded to past winners o f
the local Elks scholarships who
are entering their second, third
or fourth year o f college this
fall. Interested past w inners
should contact the local lodge
scholarship chairman for details
on the application materials and
deadline dates.
The Heppner Elks has
sponsored scholarships to area
high school graduating seniors
for m any years. T he #358
Foundation, a part o f the local
lodge, is dedicated to providing
funding for “Youth Activities
and N e e d s.” O ne hundred
percent o f all contributions to
th e F o u n d a tio n , u s u a l l y
m em orials, are added to its
invested funds. The earnings
from those investm ents are
av ailab le for local “ Youth
Activities and Needs.”
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