FOUR ■ Heppner Gazette-Times,
Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 7, 2003
lone Legion Auxiliary selects Fossil nam ed 2003 A ll-
Girls State reps
America City award finalist
Emily Key and Janet
McElligott have been named
as Girls’ State representatives
by the lone American Legion
Auxiliary Unit #95, Girls State
Chairman Jean Jepsen has
announced.
Emily, the daughter of
Tim and S helly K ey o f
Lexington, is a junior at lone
High School. She served as
ninth-
grade class
president
and 10lh
g r a d e
secretary/
treasurer.
She w as
t h e
tre a su re r
for
the
s tu d e n t
counci1 her
EmityKey
junior year.
She has been a member of the
OSSOM club since ninth
grade and was a member of
the National Honor Society
and has received National
Honor Society awards. She
has been a member of the high
school yearbook staff since
ninth grade. She was also
active with school’s Natural
Resources program and was
a Tupper Outdoor School
counselor.
Active in 4-H, Key
was the 4-H Photography
Club president and the 4-H
Livestock club president. She
was also the vice-president for
the Livestock Club. In addition
to maintaining a 3.86 grade
point average, she has played
volleyball, basketball, track,
tennis and softball over her high
school career. She is also
active in the lone Youth Group.
Janet, the daughter of
Pete and Nancy McElligott of
lone, is a junior at Condon
High School, maintaining a
3.68 grade point average. She
has been a member o f the
Lam b C hops 4-H sheep
g roup, a 4-H m em ber
throughout her high school
career and a 4-H junior leader.
She is also a member o f the
National Honor Society and
was selected for art and
biology aw ards and was
named a scholar athlete her
sophomore year. She is a
m em ber o f FFA, FBLA ,
Project Alert and Pep Band.
In ad d itio n to p lay in g
volleyball, basketball and
being on the dance team, she
has also been a member of the
Catholic Youth Group.
Janet has volunteered
working at a blood drive, as a
4-H camp counselor, collecting
food for a
f o o d
panty, has
helped as a
member of .
t
h
e
fairgrounds
c le a n u p
crew and ______ _____
at
4-H Jan et McElligott
livestock
fun day.
G irls S tate is a
citizenship program developed
by the A m erican Legion
Auxiliary. Each summer, girls
selected for the program
participate in sessions that offer
train in g in the p ractical
processes of self-government
and good c itizen sh ip as
practiced in a democratic
society. Girls State citizens
participate in mock political
parties and elections are held
to fill city and state positions.
Activities include legislative
sessions, campaigning, party
rallies, debating and voting.
They also receive special
instruction in Parliamentary
Procedure. The girls, all
juniors, are selected on the
basis o f their interest in
governm ent and cu rren t
events, high moral character,
strong leadership abilities and
above-average scholastic
standing.
Local businesses that
are supporters of the program
include Morrow County Grain
Growers, Pettyjohn’s Farm
and Builders Supply, Inc.,
Columbia Basin Electric, Les
Schwab Tire Center, JVB
Dairy and Bank o f Easter
Oregon.
\
ODFW plans open house
T he
O regon
D epartm ent o f Fish and
Wildlife will hold their annual
open house to discuss the
p ro p o sed big gam e tag
numbers for this fall. The
Open House will be held
Wednesday, May 14, from 4-
7 p.m. at the Heppner ODFW
o ffice lo cated at 54173
Highway 74 (the old Kinzua
mill office).
A nyone
w ith
q u e stio n s or co n cern s
re g a rd in g big gam e tag
numbers is invited to stop by
and discuss them with local
biologists.
Order
M agnetic
Door Signs
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Juan Manuel
In the past two years, Rodriguez
The City o f Fossil
has been selected as one of the community projects have won
30 Finalist Communities for three sep arate statew id e
this year’s All-America City awards. The Paleo Project
Award, the nation’s most won the G overnor’s 2001
prestigious civic recognition Sustainability Award, the
d ow ntow n B urnt R anch
program.
Fossil is the only city Juniper deli and woodworking
o f any U.S. state west o f shop won a Small Business
Texas and the smallest city in Award from the O regon
the nation to remain in this Econom ic & Com m unity
year’s national competition. Development Department,
Only nine Oregon cities - and the Fossil Community
including Milton-Freewater as Action Group recently won a
the only one east o f the statewide volunteerism award
C ascad es - have ever from the Oregon Downtown
received the All America City Development Association.
Fundraising plans are
designation since the program
underw
ay
to send a delegation
began 54 years ago.
o
f
Fossil
residents,
business
The All-America City
owners
and
area
leaders
to the
Award, a program o f the
All
A
m
erica
C
ity
final
N atio n al C iv ic L eague,
encourages and recognizes competition in Washington in
civic excellence, honoring June.
“It’s like rural America
co m m u n ities in w hich
is
just
being
discovered and
re sid e n ts, g o v ern m en t,
businesses and non-profit w e’re a little secret tucked
o rg a n iz a tio n s
w ork away in Oregon,” said Marilyn
collaboratively. Since 1949, Garcia, a long time Fossil
more than 4,000 communities resident and volunteer at The
have competed and nearly 500 Fossil Museum. “I think this
have been nam ed “ A ll- national recognition will draw
atten tio n not ju s t to the
America Cities.”
“ T his is such a com m unity and W heeler
wonderful honor for Fossil,” County, but to all o f Oregon
said Jeanne Burch, Wheeler as well. The whole Northwest
C ounty Judge and Fossil has so much to offer.
“Fossil has such a
resident who spent years living
unique
name and so many
in other U.S. regions and
abroad before returning home. wonderful qualities about it,”
“1 do think that Fossil is a Garcia added. “We’re a little
perfect example o f a thriving gem that h asn ’t yet been
rural community and the best polished.”
The National Civic
that America has to offer.”
The 30 Finalists will League is a 108-year-old non-
n o n -p a rtisa n
participate in a final round of p ro fit,
organization
dedicated to
the A ll-A m erica C ity
stre
n
g
th
e
n
in
g
c itiz en
competition that will be held
in Washington, D.C. from June democracy by transforming
12-14. A delegation from each democratic institutions. NCL
Finalist community will present accom plishes its m ission
to a 10-member jury their through technical assistance,
innovative programs and local training, publishing, research,
solutions in addressing a wide and the All-America City
range of social and community Award. The National Civic
issues such as community League is headquartered in
development, tourism and Denver, Colorado, and has an
office in Washington, D.C.
volunteerism.
“The National Civic
The ten 2003 All-
L
eague
w ould like to
America Cities will be named
congratulate
the thirty 2003
on June 14 and then
representatives from these A ll-A m erica C ity Award
cities will be honored in August Finalists, as they serve as
at a special ceremony again in models for the rest o f the
Washington, this time at the country,” said Christopher T.
G ates, p re sid e n t o f the
White House.
Fossil’s application to National Civic League.
For further information
the All America City Program
regarding
Fossil’s placement as
was based largely on The
a
finalist,
fundraising or the
Paleo Project, a regional
sustainability project based on pending Washington D.C. trip,
recognition of the region’s contact Lyn Craig, Wheeler
world class fossil and geologic County Development Director,
resources. The community at 5 4 1 -7 6 3 -2 3 5 5 . For a
was also recognized for its complete list of the 30 finalist
small town charm and quality cities in this year’s competition
of life, strong volunteerism, and and to review past winners,
the school district’s integration visit the National Civic League
web site at www.ncl.org.
with the community.
r , We have a wonderful g o \f course f o r the size o f
(M om,
oYotfoiy
fjo/nfiaMó
Heppner. I am wondering w hy w e aren't thinking
about replacing worn-out m achinery and p u ttin g
in a driving range th a t w ould p a y . in stea d o f
thinking about enlarging our course, when so
m any new courses are going in around us?
Eva Kilkenny, Heppner
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Obituaries
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner was in charge o f
Juan
M anuel arrangements.
Rodriguez, 30, of Boardman, Edna Mae Moore
died Wednesday, April 23,
Edna Mae M oore,
2003, at O regon H ealth 78, o f H eppner, died
Sciences University Hospital in Wednesday, April 23,2003,
Portland.
at her home.
R ec ita tio n o f the
At her request no
Rosary was Thursday, April service was held. Disposition
24,2003, at Bums Mortuary was by cremation.
in Hermiston with Funeral
Mrs. Moore was bom
Mass on Friday, April 25, June 24,1924, at St. Edward,
2 003, at O ur L ady o f Nebraska, to Abb and Pearl
Guadalupe Catholic Church in Taylor. She was raised and
B oardm an with burial at a tten d ed sch o o ls at St.
R iv erv iew C em etery in Edward.
Boardman.
In 1942, she married
Mr. Rodriguez was Floyd Whitehom. The couple
bom July 23,1972, in Mexico, were parents o f a boy and two
to Lazaro and Guadalupe girls. They later divorced.
Guitron Rodriguez.
Mrs. Moore moved
On D ecem ber 27, to the Portland/Vancouver
1997, he married Dalia Pena area o f Oregon with her three
in Mexico. They had been children. There she met and
residents o f Boardman the married her second husband,
past five years. Mr. Rodriguez Carl O. Moore. The couple
was employed as a security were parents o f two girls. Mr.
guard at Beef Northwest in Moore died in 1976.
Boardman.
Survivors include her
He was a member of children, Lindy Voss, Judy
the Catholic Church.
Aaron, Randy W hitehom,
He enjoyed soccer, Mary Jane Moore and Susan
basketball and riding horses. Marie Moore; sister, Edie
Survivors include his Gillen o f Wasilla, Alaska;
wife, Dalia Rodriguez, son, b ro th er, A bb T ay lo r o f
D an iel R o d rig u ez, and M erid ian , Id ah o ; nine
daughter, Jennifer Rodriguez, grandchildren and six great
all o f Boardman; his father, grandchildren; and numerous
Lazaro Rodriguez in Mexico; other relatives.
brothers, Juan and Elias, both
Sweeney Mortuary of
in M exico; sisters, Olga, Heppner was in charge o f
V ictoria, Esperanza, and arrangements.
Maria, all of Compton, Calif.,
Araceli o f Boardman, and Piano students to
Alicia and Elena, both in
hold recital
M exico. H is m other,
Guadalupe Guitron Rodriguez,
Fifteen piano students
preceded him in death.
from
Heppner,
Lexington and
Bums M ortuary o f
lone
will
present
a spring
Hermiston was in charge of
piano
recital
on
Tuesday,
May
arrangements.
John
C layton 13, at 7 p.m. at Christian Life
Center in Heppner,
Brandenberg
The students include
John
C lay to n
Tim Clay, Stephanie Inskeep,
Brandenburg, 63, o f Heppner,
Eric Jepsen, Rebecca Jepsen,
died Wednesday, April 23,
A n n ette R ath b u n , E van
2003, at Good Sam aritan
Rietmann, Devin Robinson,
Center in Hermiston.
Lacey Thompson, Bethany
A graveside service
Van C leav e, D aniel Van
was held Monday, April 28,
Cleave, Kristen Van Cleave,
2003, at the Heppner Masonic
Nathan
Van Cleave, Anna
Cemetery.
Unruh and Meaghan Unruh.
He was bom June 7,
Teachers o f the students
1939, at Klamath Falls, to
include Amy Jepsen, Darren
Edw in and Ruth Hughes
Van Cleave and Myma Van
Brandenburg. He was raised
Cleave.
at Red Bluff, California, and
Everyone is invited to
attended school there through
attend and refreshments will be
the eighth grade, then attended
served following the recital.
Anderson High School at
A n d erso n ,
C alifo rn ia ,
graduating in 1957. The family
returned to Klamath Falls for
a tim e before m oving to
Heppner.
Mr. B ran d en b u rg
Any S in
worked in the accounting
department at the Heppner
Lots of Colon
L um ber C o m p an y as a
bookkeeper.
Logos &
lie enjoyed hunting,
fishing and watching movies.
Graphics
S u rvivors include
cousins, Dolores Lewis, Judy
Preslar and Warren Cody, all
of Klamath Falls.
M e m o r i a l
Heppner
contributions may be made to
Gazette
Pioneer Humane Society, PO.
Box 361, Herm iston, OR
676-9228
97838.
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