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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Obituaries Mary Joyce Nobles M ary Joyce N obles, 72, a longtim e resident o f Umatilla, died Saturday, June 2 1 ,2 0 0 3 , at W oodland Park Hospital in Portland. No funeral service will be held. D isposition w as by cremation. N o b le s w a s b o rn S e p t. 2 0 , 1 9 3 1 , a t H o t Springs, AR, to Jett and Eve Schirm er. T he fam ily later moved to California w here she grew up. She cam e to Umatilla in 1967 a n d h a d b e e n em ployed as a w aitress at C rossroads Truck Stop until her retirement. She e n jo y e d gardening and had enjoyed dancing in her younger years. She was a m em ber o f the Moose and Eagles lodges. Survivors include a son, Lewis Maker o f Umatilla; a daughter, Linda Harshman of Hardman; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. C r e m a tio n w as e n tru s te d to th e N e p tu n e Society o f N orthern O regon in Portland. Del I. Moyer y Del 1. M oyer, 82, o f H e rm isto n , d ied Ju n e 23, 2003 at his hom e. A memorial graveside service w as held June 27 at the H erm iston C em etery in Hermiston. Disposition was by cremation. M oyer was bom June 9, 1 9 2 1 , a t L o g s d e n , to Jo se p h an d F lo ra (M e a d ) Moyer. He m oved to Heppner at the age o f 4 and then to Hermiston in 1932. G row ing up he had a shoe shining business and a paper route. He ow ned a gas station before serv ing in World War II in the U.S. N avy as an aircraft electrician. On O ct. 10,1947, he m arried LaFaw n Stenberg in Hermiston. M o y e r w e n t to refrigeration school in Chicago and returned to H erm iston where he owned and operated h is ow n c o m m e r c ia l refrigeration company. He also owned an ice business and the Hand Out Drive-In. He w as a m em ber o f the Elks and Eagles lodges. He enjoyed hunting, wood cutting, snow m obiling and spending tim e at his cabin and being in the mountains. M oyer is survived by daughters, Lynn A ttw ood o f Portland and Pam M artin o f H e rm is to n ; so n , S te p h e n M oyer o f Battle Ground, WA; sisters, E m m a Freem an o f Hermiston; Florence Fuiten o f Bothel, WA, and Lil Tilton o f H e r m is to n ; and six g r a n d c h ild r e n . H e w a s preceded in death by his wife, LaFaw n in 1971; brothers, Lloyd and Elm er M oyer; and sister, Josephine Hiskey. Jeanette, Ken, Tim and Assia; A g a z e b o w ill be and his great-grandchildren, d e d ic a te d in O tto Maria, Christian, Kyle, Kevin M o rte n se n ’s h o n o r w ith a a n d K e lle n , w h o m he p laq u e at the e n tra n ce , at cherished. He gave o f him self Pilgrim Terrace Cooperative Mildred M. Breeding, openly and his kindness was H om es, Santa B arbara, CA , 7 6 , o f H e p p n e r , d ie d an inspiration to all. where he lived his final years. Thursday, June 26, 2003, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. A graveside service w as held July 1 at H eppner By Dr. Jack Crippen, Superintendent M asonic Cemetery. Summer is here and students are everywhere, so please She w as bom Nov. drive carefully. Student learning should continue during the 30 ,1 9 2 6 , at Des M oines, 1A, summer. It takes a different focus from formal “book work” to to M arion and Ida W oods m ore experiential and hands on activities. However, please Olson. encourage students o f all ages to spend some time this summer She m oved to reading and studying for pleasure in areas they enjoy. Heppner in 1946. She married When will lone become a separate district? Bert Winters. The couple had lone becam e a separate district onto its self on July 1, three children. Mr. W inters 2003. The Um atilla-M orrow ESD Boundary Board met June died in 1966. 26, 2003 and officially changed the boundary lines o f the In 1969, she m arried Morrow County School District No. 1 and created the boundary Fred Breeding. o f the lone School District. During the transition time, George She was a m em ber o f M urdock the Superintendent o f the Um atilla- M orrow ESD the American Legion Auxiliary, will be acting Superintendent for lone School District. There the Veterans o f Foreign Wars are still m any details to be w orked out as they com e up in the Auxiliary, and the Search and process o f separating the districts on the practical/actual level. Rescue w om en’s group. Mr. M urdock’s presents has already allow ed that process to Survivors include her begin in the last several weeks. husband, Fred o f Heppner; her The division o f assets and liabilities is not settled. The children, Sim on W inters o f c o m m itte e , fo rm e d w ith m e m b e rs o f th e lo n e se lf- Lexington, David Winters and determ ination com m ittee and m em bers o f the M CSD board S a lly M a d d e r n , b o th o f o f directors, agreed on the division o f m any o f the districts H e p p n e r; b r o th e r s , M ik e funds. They have referred the other funds and the division o f O lson and Eddie Olson, both the land and buildings and personal property to Susan Castillo, o f Heppner, five grandchildren the State Superintendent o f Public Instruction as was provided and five great-grandchildren. for in Senate Bill 372. She was preceded in death by How are the bond projects going? h e r p a re n ts , b y h e r firs t The district’s $22,000,000 building projects are going h u s b a n d , B e rt W in te rs, a very well. The new buildings in Heppner, Boardman and lone brother, Bill Olson and a sister, have all received tem porary or full certificates o f occupancy. Alice Anderson. This m eans alm ost all inspections have been com pleted and M e m o r i a l there are lim ited item s to finish or small repairs to be done contributions may be made to before the buildings are turned over to the district. Because o f Pioneer M em orial N ursing the w ater problem at the Irrigon site, that building is a little H om e Auxiliary, P.O. Box 9, behind its original schedules. It will be com pleted in late H eppner, O R 97836. September. Sw eeny M ortuary o f The bond program also has provision for many smaller H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f rem odeling projects. M any o f these will be done this summer, arrangements. with the balance to be done next summer. M ildred Breeding M. Answers to the Mysteries of Education Otto V. Mortensen O tto M ortensen, 86, a former lone resident, passed aw ay M ay 5, 2003 after a brave battle with cancer. ■* M o r te n s e n w as know n as a kind and loving' father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was bom M ay 10, 1916 in Amager, Denmark, to H ans M ortensen, a D anish artillery sergeant, and his wife, C lara. He attended m ilitary school, then studied carpentry before becoming an architect. D u rin g W orld W ar II, he heroically participated in the Danish resistance to the Nazi occupation by housing victims o f the w ar, by ru n n in g an underground newspaper, and then as a soldier. T he fam ily was forced to flee to Sweden, later im m igrating to Canada, then the United States, where th ey e v e n tu a lly se ttle d in California. M o r t e n s e n (n ick n am ed “ F itte” by his im m e d ia te f a m ily ) is rem em bered for his w arm th, generosity, intelligence and wry sense o f humor. He thrived on learning new things and was an a v id re a d e r. H e s tu d ie d spiritual m atters and w as a member o f the Free Methodist Church. Throughout his long M e m o r i a l life, he married four times, one contributions may be made to o f th o se tim es to the late your lo c a l V e te ra n s Louise Crutcher. Administration Hospital. He had three children: B urns M ortuary o f Anni, Peter and Karen; and is H e r m is to n is in c a re o f also survived by his sister, arrangements. Inger; his grandchildren, Ann HAPPY | 50th • BIRTHDAY i DANNY ! WILSON! Love, Kids, GrandkkJs, Mom & Dad When are the new elementary buildings in Boardman and Irrigon to open? We expect the new building in Boardm an to open on time, Sept. 2,2003. It will house the fifth and sixth grade from the B oardm an area. We are not sure about the opening date o f the new school in Irrigon. T here is a chance that the classroom s will be ready for the Sept. 2 date. It is more likely that the building will be com pleted by the end o f September. During the month o f June the principals and I have been working out tHe staffing, as well as ordering furniture and other furnishings fQQfi^ hew buildings. We tv 111 be ready to'haVe classrooms operating in both buildings as soon as each is ready. What was the value of the scholarships offered to the class of 2003? M orrow County School D istrict’s Class o f 2003 was offered over $ 1,225,000 w orth o f scholarships. There were over 230 individual scholarships, ranging from $ 100 to a full four-year scholarship to C ornell w orth $104,000. M any students applied for and received multiple scholarships. Some o f the scholarships are specific to certain colleges and universities so all may not be able to be used. It is, however, a tribute to our students and their teachers that so m any w ere applied for and awarded to our students. It is gratify ing to see that trade schools, community colleges, colleges and universities in and outside o f the state recognize the quality o f our schools by wanting our graduates in their institutions. Special appreciation is extended tow ards counselors M ona Hardman (Heppner and lone High Schools) and Sharon Barrick (Riverside High School) for all there effort in helping students and their parents in applying for scholarships as well as helping with the application process to schools and the work place. If you have questions about items in this article or desire an explanation o f items concerning education, please write or e-mail m e in care o f this new spaper or to the M orrow County School District office at P.O. Box 368 Lexington, OR 97839. WCCC Ladies’ Playday results Nineteen ladies enjoyed beautiful skies as they gathered for W illow Creek Country C lu b ’s Ladies’ Playday, Tuesday, June 24. Betty Christm an received low gross o f the field. Low net o f the field went to Lorrene Montgomery. Barbara Gilbert had least putts o f the field. In flight A: low gross went to Virginia Grant; low net- Eva K ilkenny; least putts- Shari Stahl; long drive- Corol Mitchell; KP- Corol Mitchell. In flight B: low gross w ent to Lynnea Sargent; low net- L uvilla Sonstegard; least putts- Loa H enderson; long drive- Lois Hunt; KP- Betty Rietmann. In flight C: low gross went to Joyce Dinkins; low net- Betty Carlson; least putts- Della Heideman; long drive- Joyce Dinkins; KP- Della Heideman. Virginia Grant and Barbara Gilbert each had a chip in on hole #9. GREEN FEED & SEED WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY JULY 4th and SATURDAY JULY 5th G E T YOUR F E E D & S U P P L IE S EARLY! HAVE A GR€AT FOURTH OF JULY! Wednesday, July 2, 2003 - THREE Heppner announces end of the year honor roll H eppner Jr/S r High announced its sem ester two h o n o r ro ll a n d h o n o ra b le mention students for the 2002/ 2003 school year. G rade 7-H onor Roll: Sarah Johnson (4.0), Aftan B etsinger, K ate K endrick, P a tr ic ia L a n e , W h itn e y M atthew s, Sean M urray and Kelsey Wolff. G rad e 7-H onorable M ention: Luke Basile, Jenna Bow m an, C yde Coil, Jessica C onnor, K elsie Fox, Tayler H o d g e s, B a illie K eithley, K atie K ilkenny, B enjam in M c C a rl, M e g a n O rr an d Andre Rauch. G rade 8-H onor Roll: M y a h S o u th w o r th (4 .0 ), A a ro n A lls to tt, M a h a le y H u d d le s to n , B re n d a n M cElligott, Regina Seitz and Cody Zum . G rade 8-H onorable Mention: Brandon Davis, Tony H a g u e w o o d , C h e s L ittle , Mechele Nieman, Quinn Peck and Kylie Tasker. G rade 9-H onor Roll: Laurie Murray (4.0), Matthew V anC leave (4 .0 ), B rian n e Jones, K rystal N a im s and Brenda Victorio. G rade 9-H onorable M e n tio n : D a n ie l B a s ile , Chelsey Betsinger, Mikel Britt, Kyle Carlson, Amanda Davis, C harlene H ouw eling, Rory Kilkenny, Roy Proctor, Sean Richards, Heather Rill, Riley Wight, Veronica Wilhelm and Heather Yocom. Grade 10-Honor Roll: K y le H u d d le s to n ( 4 .0 ), S h a n n a R ie tm a n n ( 4 .0 ) , Je ssic a W ainw right (4 .0 ), M a d is o n B a ile y , K y le e Disque, Blair Keithley, Cara Kennedy, Josh Lankford and Elizabeth Orwick. Grade 10-H onorable Mention: Chelsea Britt, Ryan Cam pbell, Jode Coil, Linsey Mitchell, Gus Torres and Terra Wilson. Grade 11-Honor Roll: Judd Lem m on (4.0), Luke M urray (4.0), Kiel N aim s (4 .0 ), C ody W alton (4 .0 ), Blake Allstott, Sarah Barrow, Justin Botefuhr, John Franzwa, Brian H aguew ood, D anielle Looslie, Chantea M acaulay, C ou rtn ey N elso n , B rooke Rust, Sheena Shank, A dam Wight and Matt Young. Grade 11 -Honorable Mention: Tanner Britt, Lindsey C lough, Juan E lg u ezab al, S te fa n ie H a n s o n , K y le r Lovgren, Brian Sm ith, Eric Torres and Jessie Woodward. Grade 12-Honor Roll: M aggie Beam (4.0), M arcy M ille r ( 4 .0 ) , D a rre n V a n C le a v e ( 4 .0 ) , B ra d Adams, Donald Adams, Dawn DeBoer, Aleshia Geer, Genia G rant, C. Tyler H enderson, C ody High, Daniel Jepsen, J e s s e K e m p a s, L a c e y M a tte so n , D oug O rw ic k , A sh le y W ard an d N ic o le Wilson. Grade 12-Honorable Mention: Tracy Baker, Lacey D a v is , C o n o r K ilk e n n y , N icole Sisk, Ben Turrell and Josh Winters. Oregon Bankers Association elects Koffler chairman The Oregon Bankers Association (OBA) elected its 2 0 0 3 -2 0 0 4 o ffic e rs at its Annual M eeting last week at th e S u n r iy e r R e s o r t in Sunriver, Oregon. A p p r o v "e d u n a n im o u s ly by th e fu ll m e m b e r s h ip , th e n e w E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e is com prised o f C hairm an, E. G eorge K offler, President/ C E O , B a n k o f E a s te r n O re g o n , H e p p n e r; C h a ir- E le c t, M ic h a e l V. P a u l, P re s id e n t, P riv a te C lie n t Services, U m pqua Holdings Corp., Portland; Vice-Chair, William E. Castle, President/ CEO, South Valley Bank and T r u s t, K la m a th F a lls ; Secretary-Treasurer, Robert L. Fenstermacher, President/ CEO, LibertyBank, Eugene; Im m ediate Past C hairm an, Daniel J. Hem py, Executive V ice P r e s id e n t, P a c if ic Continental Bank, Portland; P r e s id e n t, I n d e p e n d e n t Community Banks o f Oregon, M ichael Sickels, President/ C E O , P e o p l e ’s B a n k o f Com m erce, M edford. Chairman Koffler has been with the Bank o f Eastern O regon since A ugust 1979 and has been President and C hief Executive Officer since July 1994. K offler is very in v o lv e d in n u m e ro u s community organizations and w orks tirelessly to prom ote economic development in and around the Heppner area. Due to his civic com m itm ent, his local C ham ber o f Com m erce nam ed K offler M an o f the Year in 1992. “It is a pleasure and an honor to represent O regon B a n k e rs th is y e a r as th e Bull Calves \ For Sale j Day old Holstein, Jersey & Jersey X Have had colostrum A are very healthy. Call Joel at ( 541 ) 561-5623 ■ ! J ■ l ! C hairm an o f the B oard o f D irectors. I look forw ard to helping tell the story o f the great things all bankers in O regon do to stim ulate the econom y and m ake o u t' c o m m u n itie s g ro w ,” s a id i Koffler. In addition to the new E xecutive C om m ittee, the Oregon Bankers Association e le c te d s ix n e w B o a rd m e m b e rs: J o n J o h n s o n , P re s id e n t/C E O , B a n k o f S a le m , S a le m ; F re d Postlew ait, President/C EO , O re g o n C oast B ank, N e w p o rt; L ark W ysham , E xecutive Vice P resident/ C h i e f F in a n c ia l O ffic e r, C itiz e n s B ank, C o rv a llis; D a v id E d so n , P re s id e n t, C o m m e rc ia l B a n k in g , U m p q u a B ank, P o rtla n d ; B e rn ie K ro n b e rg e r, V ice P re s id e n t a n d C o rp o ra te C om m u n ity D ev elo p m en t O fficer, Wells Fargo Bank, Portland; and Randy Lambert, S enior Vice President and D ivision H ead, U S B ank, Portland. Established in 1905, th e O re g o n B a n k e rs A s s o c ia tio n is a tra d e a s s o c ia tio n o f s ta te a n d n a tio n a lly c h a r te r e d com m ercial banks, savings banks, thrifts, extra-national banks and trust companies that are c h a rte re d to p e rfo rm banking business in Oregon. Garden Club to hold meeting The Heppner Garden Club will be meeting at Chuck and B etty B ailey w e a th er perm itting (St. P at's Senior C e n te r o th e r w is e ) . T h e meeting will be held July 7 at 7 p.m. The agenda for the meeting will be the yearbook. W e P r in t L e tte rh e a d H eppner G azette- Tim es 6 7 6 -9 2 2 I
