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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 16, 2003 Obituaries Three-year class reunion enjoyed by all Garden Club selects new officers George Eldon Tucker Class of 1946: (Front Row L-R): Delmar Buschke, Bob Kelley, Doris Clerf, Kav M cRoberts, Carolyn Bergstrom and Lavina Suudquist; (Back Row L-R): Archie Padberg, Tad Miller, Lee M cRoberts, Albert W right, Bob VanSchoiack and Skip Connor. Class of 1947: (Front Row L-R): Jim Corwin, Eugenia Ball, Clarice Baker, Shirley Rugg, Lowell Ripper and Joe French; (Back Row L-R): Randall Peterson. Glenn Coxen, Bob Mollahan, Tom Hughes, Gene Orwick, Bud Peck and Elwin Gamwell. George Eldon Tucker, 75, o f lone, died Monday, July 7, 2003, at M id-C olum bia Medical Center in The Dalles. A graveside service was held July 14 at High View Cem etery in lone. Tucker was bom Dec. 22, 1927, near Heppner, to William and Mildred Harrison Tucker. He grew up in the H eppner area and attended area schools and helped his family by logging trees. During World War II, he served w ith the A rm y and w as stationed in Germ any. D uring the Korean War he served w ith the Air Force. O n June 8, 1950, he m a rrie d P a tric ia G la d y s Drake. F o r m o re th a n 30 years w orked for the C ity o f lo n e in m an y c a p a c itie s including C h ief o f Police. He was a m em ber o f the lone V olunteer Fire D epartm ent and a life m em ber o f the lone American Legion, receiving a 50-year pin. He loved sp en d in g time in the mountains, fishing, hunting deer and elk, looking for m ushroom s, collecting coins, antiques and he was an avid rockhound. It w as said that he w as always w illing to lend a hand to neighbors and friends. Survivors include a son, D avid Tucker o f lone; dau g h ters, Teresa K ing o f S ilv e rto n , T anya T iegs o f M cM innville and Tam m ie W illiam s o f Layton, Utah; sister, M aryEvelyn Ross o f C olton; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the lone A m erican Legion, P.O; B ox 3 8 4 , lo n e , O R 97843, or t6 the A m erican D iabetes A ssociation, P.O. Box 2680, North Canton, OH 44720. Sw eeny M ortuary o f H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f arrangements. Car Show to be held T h e H ig h D e s e rt Kruzers are sponsoring their eighth annual “Show-n-Shine” car show. The show will be held S aturday, A ug. 2, in Prairie City, OR. C h e c k - in a n d a t- event registration will be held from 9-11 a.m., at City Park. A Poker W alk around city m erchants will be held from 10 a.m .-2 p.m . Poker hands and car show ballots w ill be turned in at 2 p.m. Prizes will be aw arded at 3 p.m . The event will finish with a cruise down the valley to John Day and back, about 30 m inutes roundtrip. The five classes for the event are: 1948 and older car; 1949 to 1959 car; 1960 to 1978 car; truck and utility 1978 a n d o ld e r ; a n d convertible 1978 and older. Registration is $ 15 for the first car and $ 10 for the second. The registration fee includes a "'goodie bag,” dash plaque and poker walk entry. All entrants must have a proof o f insurance and be at least 18-years-old or accompanied by an adult. For more information or to pre-register you can call (541) 820-3510 or visit the w e b s ite at w w w .h ig h d e s e rtn e t.c o m / 'kruzers. Class of 1948: (Front Row L-R): Joan Hisler Sumner, Harriet Ball Hail, Clara Ledbetter Pickens, Yvonne H astings, Joan Corwin Peck, M aylis Johnson Coxen, Corabelle Nutting Norene and Kay Kelly Robinson; (Back Row L-R): Leila McLachlan Sullivan, Jack Ployhar, EddaMae Thorpe Lovgren, Morgan Connor, Bob Kilkenny, Myron Rill, Clarence Greenup and Bob Lovgren. Everyone had a great The classes o f 1946, The classes gathered Saturday tim e, enjoying each o th er's 1947 and 1948 g a th e re d night for a dinner and gathered co m pany and rem in isc in g to g e th e r , J u ly 12 a t th e again Sunday for a brunch. about high school. H e p p n e r E lk s L o d g e to The classes also took c e le b ra te at least 5 5 -p lu s a trip to the new H eppner years o f life alter high school. E lem en tary School m u lti O v e r 80 p e o p le purpose building where many W illo w C re e k gathered, including spouses. o f them had bricks w ith their C o u n try C lu b h e ld th e ir nam es on them. Ladies’ Playday under sunny skies, July 8. A H unter’s Education c o m p le te d th e H u n te r Corol M itchell and Class has been scheduled for E d u c a tio n c o u rs e b e fo re Virginia G rant tied for low July. The class will be held the hunting. The course is also g ro ss o f th e fie ld . D e lla evenings o f July 22,23,29 and recommended for non-hunters Heideman took low net o f the 30, from 6-9 p.m., with a four- who m ay have casual contact field and Jan Paustian took hour field exercise July 26. w ith firearm s, archery gear, least putts o f the field. Each class period and the field etc. Parents or guardians are In f lig h t A , P at day p a r t i c i p a ti o n a re encouraged to attend the class Edm undson took low gross m andatory to com plete the with students. and Pat Anderson had low net. course. The class is allowed a In flight B, L uvilla Volunteer instructors maximum of25 students, with Sonstegard had low gross; Tom Wolff and Jim Marquardt no e x c e p tio n s . A ny adult Betty Christman- low net and will lead the course with guest in te re s te d in b e c o m in g a Lois Hunt and Lynnea Sargent instructors and a speaker from volunteer certified instructor is tied for least putts. the Oregon State Police-Game encouraged to attend or call In f lig h t C , L o a E n fo rcem en t d iv isio n . All for more information. Henderson had low gross; low Oregon hunters under the age To register, please call net went to Joyce Dinkins and o f 18 m ust have successfully Tom W olff at 6 7 6 -5 114. Lorrene M ontgom ery took least putts. Suzanne Jepsen had a The M orrow C ounty The show will be in the chip-in on hole # 15 and Dorris Fair and Rodeo will be holding old B e e f B am due to their G raves had a chip-in on hole the 2003 O pen H orse Show, football field being reseeded in #16. r Saturday, July 19. April. The show includes 19 In team scores, the c la s s e s in a re a s su c h as team o f Paustian, Jepsen and ' We Print show m anship, equation and Sargent took first. The team | driving. Letterhead o f M itchell, C hristm an and For more information, G raves tied for second with I llc p p n e r contact the M orrow C ounty the team o f G rant, Hunt and | G iiz e tt e -T im e s | Fair office at 676-9474. Juanita Martin. 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 WCCC Ladies’ Playday results Hunter’s Education Class scheduled Open Horse Show to be held r ——— —————9 W e Print I Business Cards j Heppner Gazette-Tim es 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 I | | Heppner Garden Club recently selected new officers. (L- R): Eve Ironhawk, secretary; Chuck Bailey, president; Bebe M unkers, treasurer; and JoAnne Burleson, vice- president. Greenup graduates from veterinary school « G re e n u p graduated from Heppner High School in 1994. She attended Eastern O re g o n U n iv e rs ity on an acad em ic sc h o la rsh ip and re c e iv e d h e r b a c h e lo r o f science degree in 1998. S h e is c u r r e n tly c o m p le tin g a s ix - m o n th internship at B end Equine Sara G reenup, DVM C enter in Bend, focusing on graduated from O regon and equine medicine, surgery and Washington State University’s reproduction. G re e n u p h o p e s to C o lle g e o f V e te rin a r y Medicine receiving her degree eventually w ork in a m ixed anim al practice in Eastern in veterinary medicine. Oregon. DA’s Report R aym ond D a le R hode w as found guilty o f Theft in the Second Degree, a Class-A misdemeanor. Rhode w as sentenced to 40 hours community service, 24 months bench probation and payment o f $624 in fines and fees. Chaunesy Lynn Allan a d m itte d to v io la tio n s o f p ro b a tio n a lle g a tio n s for Possession o f a C ontrolled S u b s t a n c e - Methamphetamine. Allan was sentenced to 19 days in jail and c o n tin u a tio n o f p r io r probation. L a w re n c e M c C len M ontez admitted to violation o f probation allegation for Possession o f a C ontrolled S u b s ta n c e . M o n te z w a s sentenced to 10 days in jail and c o n tin u a tio n o f p r io r probation. Jarvis D onald Buck a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f p r o b a tio n a lle g a tio n fo r B u r g la r y in th e S e c o n d Degree. Buck was sentenced to six m onths in jail and 12 m onths probation. Travis A. Reed pled g u ilty to P o sse ssio n o f a C o n tr o lle d S u b s ta n c e , a C lass-C felony. R eed w as s e n te n c e d to 18 m o n th s formal probation, 80 hours o f community service, completion o f a d ru g p a c k a g e to be a d m in is te re d by M o rro w County Behavioral Health and paym ent o f $664 in fines and fees. Philbert D. Lossing w as convicted o f T h e ft-1, a Class-C felony and Assault-3, a Class-C felony. Lossing was sentenced concurrently for both co u n ts, alo n g w ith a s e n te n c e c u rre n tly b e in g served out o f Klamath County. In M orrow County, he was s e n te n c e d to 18 m o n th s supervised probation, 30 days in jail and payment o f $ 164 in fines and fees. Teresa Lynn Jensen pled guilty to Possession o f a C o n tr o lle d S u b s ta n c e , a C la ss-C felo n y and D U II (Diversion, not guilty o f DUII), a C la s s -A m is d e m e a n o r. Jensen was sentenced to 80 hours o f com m unity service, 18 m onths formal probation, completion o f a drug package and $996 in fines and fees. Local students receive awards from Army Reserves The follow ing local high school stu d en ts have received the U nited States A rm y R e s e rv e N a tio n a l Scholar/Athlete Award. D onald A dam s and Lacey M atteson o f H eppner H igh S ch o o l in H ep p n er, presented on June 7,2003 by Staff Sergeant Kenneth Baird, U.S. A rm y Recruiter with the U.S. Arm y Recruiting Station in Pendleton, Oregon; Michael Radie and Diana McElligott o f lone H igh School in lone, presented on June 6,2003 by S e rg ea n t F irst C lass Juan Morales, U.S. Army Recruiter with the U.S. Army Recruiting Station in Pendleton, Oregon. These students share this honor with winners in high s c h o o ls th r o u g h o u t th e c o u n try , fro m F lo rid a to Hawaii. Each year the A rm y Reserve sponsors the program to recognize and honor top m ale and fem ale high school scholars and athletes across the nation. Enter H e pp ne r’s Homemade Pie Contesti Friday, Ju ly 25th Enter pies from 8-10 a.m at Sherrell Insurance. First place: $100 gift certificate Second place: $50 gift certificate Pie Auction will be held at 6:15 p.m. at the Heppner City Park Contest sponsored by Sherrell Insurance and Heppner Chamber of Commerce SHERRELL INSURANCE Brenda Sherrell « 7 8 -5 8 1 8 127 N. Main, Heppner CUSTOM BANNERS A n y Sixe Lots of Colore Logos & Graphics Heppner Gazette 676-9228
