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.
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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
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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.
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