TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
The Official Newspaper
o f the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
U S.PS. 240-420
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Engagement
Morgan-Clark
To the Editor:
The recent release o f
state reading scores and the
No C hild Left Behind report
u n d e rs c o re s th e n e e d for
Oregonians to volunteer with
children in our public school
system . As schools strive to
d e liv e r q u a lity e d u c a tio n
despite unprecedented budget
c h a lle n g e s, th ey n eed the
involvement and support o f the
entire community.
Volunteering with the
SM A R T (S ta rt M ak in g A
R e a d e r T o d ay ) b o o k and
reading program is one w ay
resid e n ts o f U m a tilla and
M o rro w c o u n tie s c a n
positively impact the reading
skills and life prospects o f our
area children. By giving ju st
one hour each w eek to read
with children in kindergarten
through third grade, you will
m a k e a d if f e r e n c e w ith
schools and children striving to
m e e t s ta te a n d f e d e r a l
standards.
Many, m any children
in U m a tilla a n d M o rro w
County are still w aiting to be
m atched w ith a volunteer.
Please take the time and make
the effort to volunteer w ith
SM A R T and m ake a
difference for our children and
schools. SM A RT program s
are c u rre n tly a v a ila b le in
Pendleton, Milton-Freewater,
Hermiston, Stanfield, Umatilla
and Heppner.
For inform ation on
v o lu nteering, and a list o f
schools in your area, contact
V irginia C arnes at 541 -966-
3 2 7 6 , o r T r a c ie B u n c h ,
SM ART School coordinator,
H eppner Elem entary, 676-
9128, ext. 2630.
S a n d r a L a z in k a ,
SM ART Leadership Council,
Pendleton Area;
V a le rie
J o r s ta d ,
SM ART Leadership Council,
Hermiston Area.
(s) Tracie Bunch
Heppner
Cardinal Booster Club news
.larrod C la rk and Desiree Morgan
G ary and C herrie C lark, o f H eppner, w ish to
announce the engagem ent o f their son Jarrod Clark, also o f
Heppner, to D esiree M organ, ofC anby.
The bride-elect is the daughter o f Julie Hernandez o f
Canby. She graduated from Canby High School and attended
Portland C om m unity College. Currently she is a student at
Clackam as Com m unity College in Oregon City.
The groom-elect is a 1998 graduate o f Heppner High
School. He is currently employed at M organ Distributing in
Oregon City.
The couple plans a June 17,2004 wedding at Oregon
Gardens in Silverton.
lone student receives Auxiliary
scholarship
C hildren o f veterans
C ody B ergstrom o f
lo n e h a s b e e n a w a rd e d a
Department Scholarship in the
a m o u n t o f $ 1 0 0 0 by th e
O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f
A m erican Legion Auxiliary.
W o rk in g w ith th e lo n e
American Legion Auxiliary, he
applied for this scholarship in
early spring.
are eligible for scholarships
sponsored by the A m erican
LegionAuxiliary.
Bergstrom graduated
from lone High School this
s p rin g a n d is p r e s e n tly
a tte n d in g B lu e M o u n ta in
Community College. He plans
to m a jo r in e d u c a tio n .
Bergstrom is the son o f Betty
Bergstrom o f lone.
JO H N ’S PLACE
will be
O PEN F O R
s ta rtin g
Tuesday, Sept. 23
at 7 a.m.
Also, came join us
far a fabulous
Sunday Brunch Buffet
an Sept:. 21st
lO a.m. - 3 p.m.
$11.95 a d u l t s
$9.95 s eni or s
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P L A C E
MAIN STREET, REPPNER
The Cardinal Booster
C lub m et Monday, Sept. 8 at
the lone School library. Sixteen
m em bers w ere present. Joe
McElligott updated the group
on the division o f assets with
M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l
District. The m atter has been
tu r n e d
over
to
th e
S u p e rin te n d e n t o f P u b lic
Instruction for a final decision.
B e c k y T u llis is
w rapping up the tax-exem pt
process. LynnDee Ramos and
Del LaRue will contact Jean
Jepsen regarding grant writing.
S u p e r in te n d e n t G e o r g e
M u rd o c k is w o r k in g on
replacing the community events
board.
The annual Deschutes
r a f tin g a d v e n tu r e w a s a
success, with 54 com m unity
members making the trip. Club
m e m b e rs
e x p re sse d
appreciation to Kari M organ
for organizing the details, and
Dianne and H ow ard M ullins
fo r th e ir $ 5 5 0 d o n a tio n ,
allo w in g the club to offer
discounted tickets to students.
Hom ecom ing will be
Friday, O ct. 17. T he club
p la n s
to
hon o r past
cham pionship football teams
prior to the game that evening.
Del LaRue will contact team
m em bers and organize the
activities.
C lu b
f a m ily
memberships are being offered
for $50 each. Included in the
package is club m em bership
for the family, nam es in all
district programs, names on all
district and state new spaper
ads if the team s qualify and
nam es on the sport schedule
poster. Jeri M cE lligott will
send letters to com m unity
supporters.
The new track area
needs to be fenced. D ean
Robinson is checking prices.
The tennis courts will have to
be locked due to ch ild ren
skating on the surface. The
club approved the purchase o f
p a in t fo r th e b le a c h e r s .
R o b in so n is in c h a rg e o f
organizing the labor for the
p r o je c t. T h e c lu b a ls o
a p p ro v e d
s p e n d in g
approxim ately $400 tow ard
the purchase o f cement for the
pop/juice area outside the East
entrance to the high school.
N ew officers for the
2003-04 year were elected as
follow s: LynnD ee R am os-
President; Sharon Rietmann-
V ic e
P r e s id e n t;
J e ri
M c E llig o tt- S e c r e t a r y /
Treasurer; andArlyndaG ates-
Dinners/Concessions Chair.
D ennis Stefani will
order three dozen hats with a
new design. The hats will soon
be available in red, black or
white at $20 each. The club is
also selling Cardinal football
w raps at $40 each.
T h e r e a re s o m e
c h a n g e s to th e s p o rts
s c h e d u le . T h e H e p p n e r
v o lle y b a ll m a tc h w ill be
Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m .
The Pine Eagle football game
w ill begin at 2:30 p.m ., w ith
volleyball still beginning at 3
p.m. Fans are rem inded that
the crowd, as well as the team,
w ill
be
ju d g e d
on
sportsm anship at all Big Sky
contests this year.
C lu b c o m m itte e s
w e re f ille d at th e fa ll
a p p re c ia tio n d in n er. T h e
com m unity calendar will be
organized by Laurel Cannon,
Jeri M c E llig o tt and A nne
M orter. S an ta’s H elpers for
the C hristm as program are
D onna and Em ily Rietmann,
Melissa and Kayla LaRue and
S te p h a n ie H o lla n d . T h e
scholarship committee consists
ofTom Shear, Kerry Rietmann
and B ink R am os. C h arity
McElligott, Vicki Wagenblast,
C athy H alvorsen and C athy
M cC abe w ill organize the
g ra d u a tio n re c e p tio n and
Becky Tullis, Penny Krebs and
D ebbie C am pbell will be in
charge o f the fall 2004 back
to school potluck.
The next m eeting o f
Cardinal Booster Club will be
M onday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m . at
the school library.
Birth
Natalie
Ann
Cothren- a daughter, Natalie
Ann, was bom Aug. 26,2003,
at G ood Shepherd M edical
C e n te r in H e rm is to n , to
Christal Irene and Jason Eric
Cothren o f Irrigon. _______
Chamber Chatter
Obituaries
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
Merrial D. Vinson
W atch for the Travel
M errial D. V inson,
82, form erly o f M onum ent,
died Tuesday, Sept. 9 ,2 0 0 3 ,
at Juniper House in Pendleton.
A graveside service
w a s h e ld S e p t. 12 at
Monument Cemetery.
Vinson was bom Dec.
31,1920, at Lexington, to Oris
and C atie G ridley Padberg.
She later m oved to H eppner
with her family. They remained
at H eppner for a tim e then
returned to Lexington w here
she w as raised and attended
school.
O n M ay 20, 1939,
sh e m a rre d L .D . W a lte r
Vinson at Pasco. The couple
moved to Clarks Canyon near
Heppner in 1942, then moved
to C u p p e r C reek b etw een
K im berly and M onum ent in
1 9 4 5 . T h e y s e ttle d at
M onument in 1968.
Vinson’s husband died
in 1996 and she m oved to
Ukiah in 1997, then to Juniper
House in Pendleton in 2000.
She w as a 3 0 -y ear
m e m b e r o f th e R e b e k a h
Lodge. She enjoyed sew ing
and rock collecting.
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e
daughters, Lora Vaughn o f
N im p o
L ake,
B r itis h
Columbia, Canada, and Mary
C o rley o f U kiah; brother,
C harley Padberg o f D ayton,
WA; seven grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild. She
was preceded in death by her
husband, by a son, Harvey, and
a brother, Eldon Padberg.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
th e A m e ric a n D ia b e te s
A s s o c ia tio n , 3 8 0 S .E .
Spokane St., Portland, OR
97202.
Sw eeny M ortuary o f
H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f
arrangements.
HCC to disband
H e p p n e r
C o o rd in atin g C o u n cil has
decided to disband the group.
A ccording to m inutes o f a
rec e n t m ee tin g , H C C has
“ c o m p le te d th e H e p p n e r
Strategic Plan for 2002-2007
and are rea d y to turn the
document over to the Heppner
City Council.”
The m inutes w ent on
to say: “The lack o f interest
and attendance for H eppner
C o o r d in a tin g
C o u n c il
m eetings has prom pted the
th re e o f us to d e c id e to
disband. W hen a need arises,
HCC will reconvene, under
City o f Heppner leadership.”
T he th re e p e rs o n s at th e
m e e tin g
w e re
John
E dm undson, M ike A rm ato
and H CC Secretary M arcia
Kemp.
Order
M agnetic
Door Signs
HERE
Heppner
Gazette-Times
676-9228
section o f the Sunday Portland
O r e g o n ia n n e x t w e e k .
H e p p n e r w ill h a v e an ad
enticing people to inquire for
more information. One never
knows until they try what will
attract people. W here else
could w e reach 1,006,000
re a d e rs? T he ad re m in d s
tr a v e le r s
th a t
“ G re a t
M em ories Take T im e.” The
C h a m b e r a p p re c ia te s th e
businesses that contributed to
the cost o f the ad. N ow we
will spiff up on our custom er
service and look forw ard to
new faces appearing on the
horizon.
S p e a k in g o f n e w
fa c e s , w e w e lc o m e n ew
m em ber Sim m ons Financial
Group o f Hermiston.
O rg an izatio n s w ho
have events scheduled for
2004 are encouraged to share
th e in fo rm a tio n w ith th e
H eppner C ham ber. It’s the
time o f the year when CSEPP,
O regon Tourism and other
e n titie s n e e d o u r a n n u a l
c a le n d a r . I t ’s a g o o d
opportunity to “be out there,”
especially for m ajor visitor
e v e n ts su c h as F a ir a n d
Rodeo, St. P at’s, C hristm as
festivities, etc. Call 676-5536
soon.
O c to b e r is j u s t
around the comer. Businesses .
especially are encouraged to
c re a te th e ir “ W elcom e to
Heppner Scarecrows” for the -
annual scarecrow contest. To
be included in the ju d ging,
r e g i s te r a t th e H e p p n e r
C h a m b e r by W e d n esd a y ,
Oct. 1. Scarecrows m ay be all
sizes but the closer to hum an
size, the better. T he view ing
area will he in the business
district, so if individuals wish
to enter, please get permission
fro m lo ca l b u s in e s s e s to
d isplay y our scarecro w in
downtown Heppner.
The Cham ber Awards
Committee wishes to select the
Tow n and C ountry annual
honorees early this year, so
please get your nominations in
for M an, W oman, B usiness,
Educator, and Youth by no
later than Saturday, Nov. 15.
T here are m any deserving
people in our community who
s e rv e o th e r s a n d th e
community behind the scenes
or upfront on a daily basis.
T heir volunteer tim e helps
m a k e H e p p n e r th r iv e .
N om ination form s w ill be
available at the offices o f Kuhn
and Spicer or at the Cham ber
o f Commerce. Call to have an
application mailed.
T he ra in h a s b een
most welcome and it enhances
the beautiful flowers at Central
Red A pple M arket and all
along the street. Treasure their
splendor because soon they
will be replaced with vivid fall
colors o f leaves drifting to the
ground. Variety is the spice o f
life and keeps it interesting.
Treasures come and go.
Thought for the week:
“To think creatively, we must
be able to look afresh at what
we normally take for granted.”
...George Kneller
Justice Court
Report
BURNING
BAN
The Burn Ban for the City of Heppner
will no longer be in effect beginning
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2 0 03. A 5-day
burning permit is required for all
open (out of container) fires and
may be purchased for $ 1.00 at
Heppner City Hall, 188 NW Willow Street.
Rusty Estes, Fire Chief
i t
4
M ikel D avid Crills,
22, H erm iston, V BR, 78/55,
fine $132.
Jason S. P atterson,
30, Heppner, No Life Jackets,
fine $79.
E lb ia E n r e q u e ta
Pallanes, 53, H eppner, N o
Valid Operator’s License, fine
$177.
K ari D a n ie ls , 2 3 ,
Heppner, Furnishing Alcohol
to M inors, fine $481 and 180
suspended days in jail and one
year probation.
Crysti L. Taylor, 23,
H e p p n e r, D r i v i n g wh i l e
Suspended I, fine $297.