FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Heppner Beautification Committee
recognizes hard work
Sonia and Gerald Smith receive a certificate for “Creating
an Attractive Environment at the Old Swimming Pool”
from City of Heppner Beautification Com m ittee
Chairman, Chuck Bailey (far right).
The City o f H eppner
Beautification Committee has
sta rte d a new p rogram o f
recognition in the community.
The com m ittee will present
le tte r s o f th a n k s a n d
certificates o f recognition to
selected residents, businesses,
churches or entities that have
helped create an attractive
environment in Heppner.
The first recipients o f
the recognitions are John and
Ann Murray o f Murray Drugs
and Gerald and Sonia Smith.
M u rra y s
a re
recognized for the peaceful
oasis they have created with
their m iniature park on what
w as a vacant lot next to their
business. The fencing, signs,
p lan ts, lattice g azebo and
sitting area were all purchased
a n d m a in ta in e d by th e
Murrays.
G e r a ld a n d S o n ia
S m ith ’s hom e w ith its ow n
well m aintained yard is right
across the street from the old
sw im m ing pool. O v er the
years, the Smiths have planted
attractive shrubs, trees and
flowers helping to soften the
rough appearance o f the once
a c tiv e p o o l s ite . T h e y
c o n tin u a lly w o rk h ard at
m aintaining the plants and
discarding the weeds.
The City does have
long-term goals o f developing
the site into a recreational
facility. In the meanwhile, the
expense and tim e spent on
landscaping by the Sm iths is
appreciated by many.
T he B e a u tific a tio n
C o m m itte e m ee ts on the
s e c o n d T u e s d a y o f e a ch
month at Heppner City Hall.
T hey plan to p re se n t this
recognition on a regular basis,
according to Chuck Bailey,
Chairman.
Son of area residents clears the
way for Navy fleet
them a vital asset in securing
By Amy Pomeroy, journalist
the waterways.
assigned to the Navy Public
T he success o f the
Affairs Center in Norfolk, VA
minehunter’s mission relies on
A pproaching enem y the jo b skills o f each sailor on
shores is a dangerous task for board. Baker is a mineman on
the U.S. A rm ed Forces. The b oard USS D extrous, and
coastlines ofhostile countries plays a key role in its daily
a re o f te n lin e d w ith operations. “ I’m the prim ary
underwater mines, making for mine countermeasures system
potentially deadly situations. tech and pilot for the m ine
Before ships can sail through d e te c tio n and d e stru c tio n
the w aterw ays, N avy m ine vehicle,” said Baker. “ I kept
c o u n te r m e a s u r e s f o rc e s the counterm easures system
sw e e p th e b o tto m o f the o p e ra tio n a l and d ep lo y e d
o c e a n , se a rc h in g for an d num erous m ine detonating
detonating enemy mines.
packages.”
USS
D e x tro u s
The 1996 graduate o f
(M C M
13),
fo rw a rd lone High School commented
d e p lo y e d to M a n a m a , on his deploym ent overseas
Bahrain, is among the unique and described w hat he looks
band o f ships, whose primary forw ard to when he returns
m is s io n in c lu d e s s a ilin g h o m e . “ I t ’s b e e n v e ry
directly into harm ’s way. Petty interesting to learn about the
o ffic e r 3rd C la ss Jo se p h culture, although it’s hard to
Baker, son o f Robert Baker understand them at tim es.
and Robin B aker-K rebs o f M ost o f the people here are
lo n e , s a y s p a rt o f U S S e x tre m e ly frie n d ly ,” said
Dextrous mission during recent Baker. “ I m iss my dad. We
operations included removing haven't had much o f a chance
m ines from the Kaa River, to visit each other over the past
located in Iraq. “ We cleared few years. I'd really love to see
th e
w a te r w a y s
fo r him again. 1 also want to help
humanitarian aid and prov ided my m om out at her m useum .
technical assistance to other W hen I get hom e, I’m going
com m ands who needed help to visit my new nieces and
accomplishing their missions.” nephew s, take a few days to
T h e N a v y ’s m in e spend with my dad for quality
counterm easures force w as time and see my m om .”
developed in the early 1980’s
A lthough the w ar in
and since then has played a Iraq is officially over, USS
m ajor role in m any w orld Dextrous continues to hunt for
conflicts, including operations underwater enemy mines and
E n d u rin g F re ed o m , Iraqi secure the waterways. It is the
Freedom , D esert Shield and sacrifices o f sailors like Joseph
D esert Storm . The ships are Baker, w hich help create a
equipped with state-of-the-art safe wake for U.S. N avy and
sonar and detonating systems coalition ships to navigate
and are uniquely designed to through, and make true o f the
find, c la ssify and d estro y mine countermeasures force's
enem y m ines, thus m aking motto: “ W here the fleet goes,
w e’ve already been.”
T he W illow C reek
Country Club hosted the 2003
Ladies’ Club Championships,
T u e s d a y , S e p t. 2 a n d
W ednesday, Sept. 3.
On Tuesday, the Play
o f the Day: Is' in gross- Pat
E d m u n d so n , 2 nd in gro ss-
Shari Stahl, and 3rd in gross-
K a re n T h o m p s o n . C in d i
Doherty took flight A, Luvilla
Sonstegard took flight B and
Jackie Allstott took flight C.
In the special events
on Tuesday, Virginia Grant had
a long drive for flight Aand Loa
Henderson had one for flight
B. KPs went to Grant in flight
A, Lynnea Sargent in flight B
and Allstott in flight C. Stahl
also had longest putt.
On W ednesday, the
Play o f the Day: 151 in gross-
E d m u n d so n , 2 nd in g ro ss-
Thom pson, and 3rd in gross-
Doherty. Stahl took flight A and
Henderson took flight B.
In special events on
W ednesday, Stahl had long
d r iv e fo r f lig h t A a n d
Lile T. Dudley
Henderson had long drive for
flight B. Doherty had a KP in
flight A and Thompson had the
longest putt.
B irdies for the 36-
hole event were: Stahl on #4,
Edmundson on # 13 and Grant
on # 1 0 . C h ip - in s w e re
Sonstegard on # 16, Stahl on
#7, G rant on # 10 and Allstott
on #3.
After 36 holes o f play
Edmundson came out as Club
Champion with a score o f 160.
B e s t N e t S c o re w e n t to
T hom pson w ith a 120 and
Least Putts went to Henderson
w ith a score o f 55. M ystery
Score Winners: Stahl, Sargent
and Allstott.
T hree L a d ie s’ D ay
m em bers participated in the
day play o f nine holes on Sept.
2, they w ere Joyce D inkins,
D orris G raves and B ernice
Lott.
Special prizes w ere
aw arded in all events. “The
weather was a little warm for
September,” com m ented one
o f the players.
Pledge sheets available for
St. Jude Bike-A-Thon
The annual lone St.
Jude Bike-a-thon will be held
Sunday,
S e p t.
28.
P a rtic ip a n ts a re urged to
gather pledges now to raise
finds for this cause. Riders
turning in at least $35 receive
a St. Jude t-sh irt. R iders
gathering $75 or more receive
a t-shirt and sports bag or
sweatshirt. The person raising
the m ost m oney over $125
will also receive a CD boom
box. “The real prize, though,
is the pride everyone can take
in giving children a chance to
live a norm al life,” said ride
coordinator, A nne Morter.
The ride will follow a
sim ilar form at o f past years
with an in-town circuit route
for younger riders and the 22-
m ile R uggs to lone route for
the m ore adventurous. Both
rides will begin at 1 p.m. with
registration prior. A s usual,
r e f r e s h m e n ts a n d m o ra l
support w ill be offered to
riders on both routes.
P le d g e s h e e ts are
available at several locations
in lone, or by contacting ride
coordinator Anne M orter at
422-7429. All funds raised by
this bike-a-thon go directly to
St. Jude Children’s Hospital in
M em p h is, TN , A m e ric a ’s
la rg e s t c h ild h o o d c a n c e r
research center.
For further information
Dan Anderson will be
or those interested in helping
at H eppner C h ristian Life
w ith this event m ay contact
Center, on Sunday, Sept. 14,
Anne Morter.
at 10:30 a.m. He will be doing
a quick draw demonstration.
A nderson is a quick
changed since they originally draw specialist w ho likes to
came but their desire to share share his faith in Jesus Christ
their m usical talent and the with young people. He began
m essage o f C hrist has not doing quick draw competitions
in 1974 b e c a u s e o f h is
changed.
Following the morning fascination with westerns as a
service people are invited to child. His first trophy came in
stay for lunch at the church. 1975 for a third place finish in
M em b ers are p re p a rin g a the state o f W ashington. In
c h u c k -w a g o n s te w a n d 1 9 7 6 , he w o n h is f ir s t
biscuits in the fellowship hall. cham pionship in the Western
Everyone is invited to S ta te s C h a m p io n s h ip in
attend services on this special C ottage G rove. In 1980, he
Sunday. Sunday School starts w o n an O re g o n S ta tio n
at 9:45 a.m . w ith classes for Championship.
A fte r w in n in g th e
all ages. For more information
call Lexington Baptist Church at Oregon title he “retired." After
three years, he felt the pull o f
989-8555.
competition calling him back.
H e th e n w o n a s ta te
championship in Washington.
In the 2003 M orrow
A fter this cham pionship he
County Fair results the awards
“retired” once again.
for M aggie A rm ato in the
In 1987, A nderson
ju n io r snack contest and the
received Jesus as his personal
ju n io r cookie baking contest
Savior. In 1989, he felt a call
w e re p o s te d w ro n g . S he
to put his talent to w ork for
receiv ed ch am p io n in the
G o d . H e b e g a n d o in g
ju n io r s n a c k c o n te s t and
dem onstrations o f his quick
reserve champion in the junior
draw to bring people to the
cookie baking contest.
Lord.
The public is invited to
attend. Christian Life C enter
is located at 535 W. M organ
St., Heppner.
Life Center to
host guest speaker
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Kids’ Crusade to
be held at
Christian Life
Center
Christian Life Center,
in Heppner, is holding a K ids’
C ru sa d e, S u n d a y th ro u g h
Tuesday, Sept. 14-16, at 6:30
p.m., each evening.
Special speakers will
be Dan G o rd an ier and his
daughter, Am anda Gordanier,
o f Irrigon. Dan is the children’s
p a sto r at H e rm isto n F irst
Assembly o f God Church. His
group, “ K ID Z 4 H IM ,” will
fe a tu re p u p p e ts , s to r ie s ,
g am es, m u sic , p rizes and
more.
D oor prizes will be
given out every night. The
K id s’ C rusade will focus on
kids in grades K-6, but all
kids, youths and adults are
invited to attend.
Christian Life Center
is located at 535 W. M organ
St., Heppner.
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R o s e tta
Jo a n
Palm ateer, 76, o f H eppner,
f o rm e rly o f lo n e , d ie d
M onday, Sept. 1, 2003, at
Pioneer M em orial N ursing
Home in Heppner.
R e c ita tio n o f th e
rosary w as held Sept. 3 at St.
Patrick C atholic C hurch in
Heppner. A funeral m ass was
held Sept. 4, with concluding
service and burial at Heppner
M asonic Cemetery.
P alm ateer w as bom
Nov. 3, 1926, at H eppner, to
John and Annie Kenny Healy.
She grew up on the fam ily
ranch on B utter C reek and
attended the Pine City School
o n B u tte r C re e k a n d
graduated from Heppner High
School in 1943.
O n Feb. 5, 1949, she
married Ted Albert Palmateer
a t St. P a t r i c k ’s C a th o lic
Church in Heppner. They lived
on a wheat ranch near lone for
nearly 40 years. They m oved
to H e p p n e r a f te r th e ir
retirement in 1992.
P a lm a te e r e n jo y e d
being a homemaker and living
in the country with her family.
She w as a devout
m e m b e r o f St. P a t r i c k ’s
Catholic Church in H eppner
an d St. W illia m C a th o lic
C h u rc h in lo n e. S he w as
actively involved in the Altar
Society and was a catechism
teacher for m any years.
H er h u sb an d , Ted,
died in 1992; daughter, Janet
W ohlford, in 1981; and son,
Ronald, died this year. She
was also preceded in death by
brothers, Tom Healy, Jack
H ealy and Bill Healy; and
sisters, M arie Walters, Helen
O ’Donnell and Cecelia Healy.
Survivors include her
g r a n d c h ild r e n ,
T y so n
Palm ateer, Treve Palmateer,
K y le P a lm a te e r , K a y le e
Palm ateer, Shane W ohlford
and W endy W ohlford; one
g re a t-g ra n d d a u g h te r; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
P io n e e r M e m o ria l H om e
H ealth or H ospice, at P.O.
Box 9, H eppner, O R 97836.
Sw eeny M ortuary o f
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arrangements.
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Lile T. Dudley, 77, o f
lone, died Tuesday, Sept. 2,
2003, at St. Anthony Hospital
in Pendleton.
A t his re q u e st, no
service will be held and his
b o d y w ill be d o n a te d to
medical science.
D u d le y w a s b o rn
S e p t. 3, 1 9 2 5 , in S an
Francisco, the son o f Herbert
and Lilian Bostwich Dudley.
He w as raised and attended
school in California. He then
served with the Navy for seven
years and worked as a marine
w eld er at the M are Island
Naval Shipyard.
O n Aug. 6, 1947, he
married Phyllis Mossbarger at
C olorado Springs, CO. The
family m oved to Hood River
in 1966. H e b e lie v e d in
teaching and started the Hood
R iver Sheltered W orkshop.
He was a foster parent as well
as a teacher in the Hood River
School District. He m oved to
lone in 1992.
D u d le y
w as
a
m e m b e r o f th e M a so n ic
Lodge, the Am erican Legion
a n d th e N a tio n a l R ifle
Association.
Survivors include his
wife; children Robin M oran,
V ivian Sm ith, Jay Dudley,
M artin Dudley, Lory Dudley
and George Dudley; numerous
g ra n d c h ild re n a n d g r e a t
g r a n d c h ild r e n a n d tw o
brothers and sisters.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
th e W illo w C re e k V alley
Assisted Living Facility, P.O.
B o x 6 1 0 , H e p p n e r, O R
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary o f
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arrangements.
Roundup Services this weekend
L e x in g to n B a p tist
Church will celebrate its annual
R o u n d u p S u n d a y th is
w eekend, Sunday, Sept. 14.
One Sunday in September has
traditionally been m arked as
R oundup Sunday for m any
years at Lexington B aptist
Church.
O n th is p a rtic u la r
Sunday people attending are
encouraged to com e dressed
in w e s te r n a ttir e a n d to
ro u n d u p a friend to bring
along. This service is mainly a
musical Sunday with members
doing the m usic som e years
and other years special music
is brought in from outside the
area.
This year a m usical
g roup nam ed F ish erm an ’s
Praise from LaGrande will be
the featured talent at the 11
a.m. service. This group came
many years ago to the roundup
Sunday services (might have
been the first one) as a quartet.
A couple o f the singers and the
num ber in the group have
Rosetta Joan
Palmateer
Obituaries
2003 W.C. Ladies’ Club
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