TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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H eppner C h am b er o f
C om m erce honored by SO L V
The
H eppner
C ham ber o f C om m erce has
been seleeted for the 2002
“Enduring Community Builder
Aw ard” by the SOLV Board
o f Directors.
An awards cerem ony
w ill be h eld on the S tate
C a p ito l fro n t s te p s on
Wednesday, June 4, at 11 a.m.
Governor Ted Kulongoski will
present the aw ard and kick
o f f th e S O L V ’s P r o je c t
O regon for 2003. The event
will last about 30 minutes.
E ach
y e a r,
an
organization or individual is
selected that has conducted
projects over several years
that benefit a com m unity.
Justice Court
Report
W h ile th e r e a re m a n y
wonderful efforts, the Heppner
C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e
com m unity cleanup projects
stood out to the SOLV Board.
“ R e c o g n itio n
of
organizations and individuals
th ro u g h S O L V ’s P ro je c t
Oregon is important, because
it g iv es us all m odels for
v o lu n te e r
a c tio n
and
inspiration to m ake Oregon a
better place,” stated a press
release.
SOLV was created in
1969 b y G o v e r n o r Tom
M cCall and others to help
keep Oregon livable through
volunteerism.
Nathaniel Jerry
Harrison- a son, N athaniel
Jerry, was bom M ay 7 ,2 0 0 3
at G ood Shepherd M edical
Center in Hermiston to Bobbi
and Jerry Lawrence Harrison
ofBoardm an.
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Freda June Bates
Annual PMH and
Nursing Home Jean Maxine
A uxiliary yard McCurdy
Gilman
sale to be held
E ldon Lynn O lson,
The Pioneer Memorial
61, Umatilla, VBR 80/55, fine
H ospital and N ursing Hom e
SI 32.
Auxiliary is taking donations
Brian W. Doherty, 31,
for their annual yard sale. The
Lexington, VBR 76/55, fine
sale will be held Saturday,
$132.
M ay 31 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at
Jean Ann Turner, 64,
th e
M o rro w
C o u n ty
H eppner, VBR 75/55, fine
Fairgrounds.
$ 111 .
The group will accept
Joseph B. Thompson,
both large and small donations.
30, Heppner, VBR 73/55, fine
You can donate your yard sale
$77.
contribution by contacting
D onna M ae M aben,
N ancy V ander D oes, 676-
34, Heppner, VBR 80/55, fine
5860 or Penny M iller, 676-
$177.
9133. Contact either o f these
Robert H. Jaeger, 42,
ladies to m ake arrangem ents
C ondon, V B R 76/55, fine
to have your s tu ff picked-up
$147.
and/or delivered.
Births
the U.S. B order Patrol, two
days after the R ound-U p in
Septem ber 1941. She lived in
many cities along the Mexican
border during her husband’s
3 5 -y e a r c a re e r. A fte r the
Lyle Glenn Williams,
couple retired they had hunting
6 9 , o f B o a r d m a n , d ie d
lodges in N ew M exico and
Monday, M ay 12,2003, at his
conducted safaris in A frica
home.
and China.
A p r iv a te f a m ily
Survivors include her
service will be held later.
h u s b a n d , L e o n a rd ; so n s,
W illiam s w as b o m
L a n c e a n d B re n t; fo u r
M ay 25, 1933, at Prom ise, to
grandchildren and one great-
T hom as and Eliza Z um w alt
g r a n d d a u g h te r . S h e w a s
W illiams. He was raised and
p re c e d e d in d e a th by her
a tte n d e d s c h o o ls in th e
p a re n ts a n d h e r b ro th e r,
W allowa area. .
Harlan D. M cCurdy, Jr.
He
w o rk ed
construction at McNary Dam,
then w orked as a log truck
driver throughout northeast
Freda June B ates, 78, a
O re g o n fo r m a n y y e a rs , form er lone resident, passed
retirin g in 1995. A fter his
away April 24,2003, with her
retirem ent, he traveled for a
family by her side.
few years, then m oved to the
Bates was bom June
Golden M anor Apartm ents in
23, 1924, to Elm er and N ina
Hermiston in 1999. He moved
Christopherson Ball in lone.
to Boardm an in 2002.
She was a corporal in
W illia m s e n jo y e d
the U.S. M arines, as well as a
traveling, fishing and hunting.
homemaker and loving wife o f
S u r v iv o r s in c lu d e
57 years to Edw ard Bates.
sons, R onald o f H erm iston
She and Edward met while in
and Gary ofUmatilla; daughter,
the m ilitary during WW1I in
Glenda Winston ofBoardman;
1945. They made their life and
brothers, Merle o f Hermiston,
family in Madera County.
F red o f W allow a, G ail o f
B a te s w a s a life
U nion and Leonard o f G rass
m e m b e r o f th e M a d e ra
Valley, CA; 11 grandchildren
County Sheriffs rescue posse,
and five great-grandchildren.
past President o f the M adera
He was preceded in death by
E m b le m s C lu b ( E lk s ) ,
his parents, by sisters, Nellie
m em ber o f the D aughter’s o f
Doud and Jessie Hescock; and
the Am erican Revolution and
b r o th e r s , C h e t, E a rl a n d
the Colonial Dames. She was
Halley.
also a m em ber o f the O rder
M e m o r i a l
o f Eastern Star C hapter 92 o f
contributions may be made to
M a d e r a , m e m b e r o f th e
the Am erican Cancer Society
R ebekah Lodge o f M adera
through B um s M ortuary o f
(Odd Fellows), and a member
H erm iston, P.O. B ox 289,
o f th e V F W W o m e n ’s
Herm iston, O R 97838.
A uxiliary in O akhurst. She
was a woman who believed in
b e in g in v o lv e d in h e r
com m unity as w ell as her
country.
She is survived by her
Jean
M a x in e h u s b a n d , E d w a rd B ry a n t
M cCurdy Gilman, 82, passed Bates; her son, Robert Bryant
aw ay Feb. 12, 2003, in San Bates and his w ife C arolyn
M udge Bates o f M adera; her
Diego, CA, from cancer.
S ervices w ere held b ro th e r, L eo n E. B a ll o f
Feb. 15, 2003 in the Little H eppner; grandson, Jerem y
C hapel o f the Roses, G len Michael Bates; and two great
Abby Memorial Park, Bonita, g ra n d c h ild re n , Ty B ry a n t
CA. The United States Border B ates and G ra n t M ich ael
Patrol H onor G uard assisted Bates. She w as preceded in
death by her parents, Elm er
with the service.
Gilman was bom Aug. and Nina Christopherson Ball;
20,1920, in lone to Harlan D. sister and brother, twins Nina
and Della McCurdy. She was a n d E lm e r, a n d b ro th e rs
raised on a ranch in the area. Shirley and Jack Ball.
S h e w a s a q u e e n o f th e
Heppner Rodeo and queen o f
the P e n d leto n R o u n d -U p ,
where she was elected into the
Round-Up Hall o f Fame.
May 13: Jose Luis
Gilm an was an honor
student and voted the m ost M artinez, 44, Boardm an and
p o p u la r g irl a t P a c if ic C arm en Lucina D om inguez,
University where she was also 38, Boardman.
May 14: Jeffery Alan
s e le c te d q u e e n o f th e
university. During college, she Eynetich, 30, lone and Dawn
obtained a pilot’s license and M ichelle Boor, 23, lone.
May 16: M a n u e l
flew passengers at several
C hairez A laniz, 43, Um atilla
Oregon festivals.
G ilm a n
m a r r ie d and M aria C. Pezzina, 45,
Leonard Gilman, an officer in Umatilla
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People of Irrigon can no longer afford
consolidation
Irrigon wants to go to the same
To the Editor:
At the last M orrow
County School District Board
meeting, the citizens o f Irrigon
were once again denied (at this
tim e) the return o f their high
school.
D espite the fact that
John R ietm ann, Larry M ills
and Burke O ’Brien presented
a sound financial plan, four
m em bers w ould not agree.
E v e n th o u g h th e m o st
successfiil school in the county
is also the sm allest they said
the w ere co n c ern e d about
creating tw o sm all schools.
They expressed fear that both
s c h o o ls “ m ig h t” lo se
programs.
P erh ap s w e should
look at the things they do not
fear: W hen Riverside’s teams
play games half way across the
state and do not return until the
middle o f the night, they have
no fear for tjie safety o f Irrigon
athletes, male and female, who
are dropped o ff at H uw e’s gas
station on Hwy. 730. They
take turns calling their parents
and then wait until their parents
can pick them up. There is no
adult supervision or protection
provided for them during this
tim e. T his m ay have been
acceptable 20 years ago, but
not in these troubled times.
It d o e s n o t u p s e t
them that the School District
provides activity buses to bring
B o a r d m a n c h ild r e n to
C olum bia M iddle School for
d a n c e s , b u t th e y do n o t
provide an activity bus to take
Irrigon students to Riverside
for any school functions
They are not the least
concerned about the inequity
o f a bus being provided to
transport Boardm an athletes
to CM S for gam es but Irrigon
athletes have to provide their
ow n way to Riverside. W hen
coaches call for Friday and
Saturday practices, there is no
transportation provided for
Irrigon kids. We believe this is
the result o f an elitist attitude
that may preclude low income
students living 13 miles away,
from participating in sports.
T hese
B o a rd
m em bers never m ention that
the low incom e fam ilies are
missing out on much o f the joy
o f their high school careers.
For many o f the students from
Irrigon the only connection
they have with Riverside is that
they g o t o classes there. If
students living in the city o f
Ja c k W ayne Lyver
was convicted o f misdemeanor
t r e a tm e n t o f F e lo n in
Possession o f a Firearm , a
Class-A misdemeanor. Lyver
was sentenced to pay $764 in
fines.
Thom as
A lle n
Hamman admitted to violation
o f probation allegations for
F elo n in P o s s e ss io n o f a
F ir e a r m . H a m m a n w a s
sentenced to 180 days in jail
and 12 m onths probation.
Jesus O lvera-V alera
was convicted o f Assault-4, a
C la s s - A
m is d e m e a n o r.
Olvera-Valera was sentenced
to 365 suspended days in jail,
two years bench probation, 60
hours o f com m unity service
and payment o f $874 in fines.
Tony Lee K ellar was
c o n v ic ted o f M en acin g , a ■
C lass-A m isd em ean o r and
Criminal M ischief-2, a Class-
A m isdem eanor. K ellar was
sentenced to 364 suspended
days in jail, tw o years bench
p r o b a tio n , 80 h o u r s o f
community service, one day in
j»« as a term o f probation and
Paynrentof$874
fmes.
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B oardm an want to go to a
school function, they can walk.
" e *>r*nt L e tte r h e a d
If a student living in the city o f H e p p n e r G a z e tte -1 im e s
Genuine stone globe, pen
and business card holder
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event they m ust have access
to a vehicle and the money for
gas.
These sorts o f things
have been happening since
Irrigon and Boardman schools
w ere c o n s o lid a te d . It has
p laced an u n fair financial
b u rd en on the c itiz e n s o f
Irrigon. It is at least a 26 mile
round trip from Irrigon to
Boardman. For most o f us that
is not a problem, but for many
parents it m eans they sim ply
cannot stay as connected to
their children’s school as they
w o u ld lik e . T h e se B o ard
m em bers have dem onstrated
little com passion for these
p a re n ts. T h ey say M C S D
cannot afford to separate the
high schools. Well, the people
o f Irrigon can no longer afford
this consolidation. The bottom
line is that the parents and
children o f Irrigon have been
forced to subsidize the rest o f
the district for over 40 years.
The tim e has com e for the
citizens o f M orrow County to
say enough is enough. Irrigon’s
children and parents deserve
the sam e considerations the
rest o f the children and parents
in M orrow County enjoy.
(s) Nathaniel Smith
Irrigon
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676-9200
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