TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
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o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
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St. Patrick’s Senior C enter news
H e p p n e r C h ristia n
Church volunteers are serving
for the Dec. 17 noon m eal at
St. P atrick’s Senior Center.
The published m enu is m eat
loaf, cheesy potatoes, spinach
salad, fruity jello , com bread
and caram el pecan bars. We
are rem inded that m enus are
subject to change, w ithout
n o tic e , d e p e n d in g on the
repair o f the freezer. It is in
need o f a new compressor.
E d B a k e r, T om
W ilso n a n d G ra c e D ra k e
re p r e s e n te d th e H e p p n e r
center at the quarterly A A A
m eeting in Pendleton on Dec.
9.
The
B o a rd
of
Directors meets Dec. 17 at 12
noon. Freezer repairs and sale
o f the alcove furniture are the
main items on the agenda.
B ids on the alcove
furniture are coming in. Those
interested are rem inded that
the deadline is Dec. 16 at 4
p.m. The items are two swivel
occasional chairs, one desk,
one metal two-drawer file, one
occasional tiered table and
atable lamp. Leave sealed bids
at the C enter office.
T h e c h ild r e n o f
W inifred and Bill C ox are
a g a in m a k in g a g e n e ro u s
donation to the Center. We are
a p p r e c ia t iv e
of
th e
graciousness and continued
support, by the Cox family, o f
th e C e n t e r ’s w o rk a n d
p u r p o s e in th e H e p p n e r
community. Bill and Winifred
w e re p io n e e r s u p p o rte rs
d u rin g th e firs t y e a rs o f
existence.
“N ever do business
with som eone who refuses to
send you written information
on th e ir p ro d u ct, o ffe r or
charity.” A lso, “N ever give
your credit card num ber to a
person w ho calls you. O nly
give your credit card num ber
if you place your call to a
legitimate business.”
The above are only
tw o o f m ore than a score o f
w ays to protect oneself from
being a victim o f scam or
fraud. These and other items
are part o f the information that
w ill be presented during the
n e x t le g a l a id m e e tin g
scheduled in January.
A rtisan V illage an n ou n ces b ask et
w inner
Christmas presents. This is the
T o m as E lg u e z a b a l
second year he has given his
was in Artisan Village shopping
te a c h e rs h a n d m a d e g ifts.
w ith h is m o m fo r s o m e
During his shopping trip he put
materials to make his teachers
his name in for the drawing for
a free basket. H is nam e was
picked out o f the m any names
We P rin t
Computer Forms e n te re d d u rin g th e L ig h t
Parade sale, Dec. 4 ,5 , and 7.
T o m a s w o n a C h ris tm a s
Heppner Gazette-
lim es
basket w ith red and green
676-9228
accents and little bells.
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Open House
D ecem ber 15-19, 2003
Bank o f Eastern Oregon ^
invites you to join staff
and management in
celebrating the opening
o f seven new branches!
(formerly Klamath First)
We look forward to serving
our community with friendly (
service and
great products,
so please stop
by for cake,
cookies, coffee
or punch during
business hours!
It's Time
To Celebrate!
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Obituaries
Lillian Judith Ball
Lillian Judith Ball, 79,
o f V a n c o u v e r, W A, d ie d
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at
C ascade Park C are Center.
A graveside service
w as held D ec. 8 at O ln ey
Cem etery in Pendleton.
Ball was bom Oct. 1,
19 2 4 , a t S p a r k s , N V , to
C h e s te r A . a n d G e n e v a
Zacharias Daniels.
O n June 25, 1946,
she m arried Carl A lbert Ball.
S h e w a s a r e s id e n t o f
Pendleton from 1946-59, lived
in C alifornia from 1959-63,
returned to Pendleton w here
she resided from 1964-69,
and m oved to V ancouver in
1970.
She was a Catholic.
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e
daughters, Carlie Ball-Steuer
o f A n a c o rte s, W A, D eb ra
Scott o f Alpine, WY, and Ruth
B lack o f Sacram ento; sons,
Lyle Ball o f Steilacoom, WA,
Byron Ball o f Lampasses, TX,
and Jam es C rotsley o f Hazel
D ell, WA; sister, J e n n ife r
W h itm o r e o f M ilto n -
F reew ater; b rothers, D ave
Tittm an o f Sacram ento, Walt
T ittm an o f Irrigon and John
Tittm an o f N ew port N ew s,
VA; 17 grandchildren; and 24
great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by a son,
Leslie A. Ball, w ho died in
Vietnam on M arch 31,1968,
and by her mother, Geneva B.
Broadbent in 1989.
R em em brances m ay
be sent to C arlie Ball, 3320
O akes Ave., A nacortes, WA
98221-1208.
Opal G Allen
O pal G A llen, 93, o f
Hermiston, died Sunday, Nov.
30,2003, at G ood Sam aritan
Center in Hermiston.
A t her request there
will be no service. Inurnm ent
will be at Yachats M em orial
ParkinY achats.
Allen was bom March
2,1910, at Halfway, to Orville
and A nnabelle Leep G ross.
She grew up at H alfw ay and
lived there until 1931 w hen
she m oved to Portland. She
w orked at G ood Sam aritan
Hospital in Portland as a nurse
for a time.
On Sept. 4 ,1 9 3 5 , she
m arried Vernon J. A llen at
Vancouver, WA. They lived at
various locations throughout
W a sh in g to n S ta te b e fo re
settling at W aldport in 1981.
Mr. A llen died in 1995 and
M rs . A lle n m o v e d to
Hermiston in 1996.
She was a m em ber o f
the Waldport Baptist Church.
Survivors include her
son, Jake A llen o f Irrigon;
granddaughter, Erin Borish;
three great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Vernon J. A llen
in 1995, and by b ro th e rs,
N o e l, E u g e n e , C l i f f o r d ,
Wendell and Ellis.
B u m s M o rtu a ry o f
H erm iston is in ch arg e o f
arrangements.
Wilma C. “Billie”
Tallman
W ilm a C . “ B illie ”
Tallm an, 78, o f A drian, ID,
died Tuesday, Nov. 25,2003,
at St. L u k e ’s H o sp ita l in
Boise.
The funeral was Nov.
28 at Lienkaem per Chapel in
Nyssa, with burial at Owyhee
Cem etery in Adrian.
Tallman was bom July
11, 1925, at G annett, ID, to
Thom as H om er and C lyda
M aude Brewer. The fam ily
m oved to the O ntario area
w here she attended school
until she w as 14. The fam ily
then m oved to the O w yhee
c o m m u n ity n o rth w e s t o f
A d rian and she g rad u a ted
from A drian High School in
1944. She attended a year o f
college at the College o f Idaho
in Caldwell, ID.
On July 9, 1945, she
m a rrie d K eith T allm an at
P o r tla n d , w h e re h e w a s
sta tio n e d ab o ard the USS
Wayne APA 54. At the end o f
World War II they returned to
the A drian com m unity and
farmed until the present time.
Tallman was a charter
m e m b e r in 1955 o f th e
O w yhee G arden C lub. She
was an active m em ber o f the
Ridgeview Pioneer Pollyanna
Club.
She loved grow ing
flow ers and teaching others
about gardening. She spent
many hours crafting with family
a n d f r ie n d s . S h e w a s a
dedicated 4-H leader for 15
years. Other hobbies included
cooking, canning and growing
m elons. She w as said to be
well acquainted with the hard
work o f farming, working side
by sid e w ith her h u sb an d
d riv in g tru c k and tra c to r,
changing sprinklers, planting
spuds, haying and watching for
rattlesnakes.
Survivors include her
husband, at the hom e; sons,
Terry Tallm an and his w ife,
Cheryl, and Tim Tallman and
his wife, Lois, all ofBoardman;
d a u g h te r s ,
M a r ily n
Heldenbrand and her husband,
David o f Kingwood, TX, and
E v e ly n G o b le r a n d h e r
husband, Mike, o f Ridgefield,
WA; brothers; H om er Brewer
a n d D on B re w e r; s iste rs,
N aom i W estfall and Evelina
Penn; grandchildren, Jim m y
N e ls o n , K e ls e y K o w a ld ,
Mike Tallman, Chris Tallman,
Shanna Simonson, Michael J.
G o b le r, C in d y G o b le r,
Jonathan T allm an, C rystal
Hem pel and D errin Tallman;
and three great-grandchildren.
She w as preceded in
death by an infant son, Michael
T h o m a s T a llm a n ; b y h e r
parents, Thom as H om er and
C ly d a M aude B rew er; by
b rothers, R oy B rew er and
W o o d ro w B r e w e r ; a n d
sisters, Eunice Barker, Mildred
W illia m s a n d M a u d re a n
Evans.
Lienkaemper Funeral
C hapel, 207 E hrgood Ave.,
N y ssa , O R 97913, w as in
charge o f arrangements.
Joyce M. Buchanan
Mrs. Buchanan, 74, o f
Lexington, died Tuesday, Dec.
2,2003, at Pioneer M emorial
Hospital in Heppner.
A memorial gathering
for B uchanan w as held on
Nov. 6 at the Joyce Buchanan
residence in Lexington. Private
interment will be at Willamette
N a tio n a l C e m e te r y in
Portland.
She w as b o m Jan. 2,
1929, at South Bend, WA, to
H orace and Sarah M ottley
H atchard. She grew up and
attended schools at Raymond,
WA, Vemonia and Hillsboro.
She graduated from Hillsboro
High School in 1946.
In 1947, she m arried
Fred Lusby. The couple were
parents o f three children. They
later divorced.
B uchanan had been
em ployed as a hairdresser for
many years.
O n Sept. 15, 1967,
sh e m a r r ie d C h a r le s W.
“C huck” B uchanan at Lake
O sw ego. The couple m oved
from th e P o rtlan d a re a in
1978, living briefly at lone
before settling in Lexington.
B uchanan w as a
m em b e r o f th e L ex in g to n
G ra n g e and th e R e b e k a h
Lodge.
C h a rle s B u c h a n a n
died in 1986.
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e
daughters, Kathleen Reilly o f
Hillsboro and N ancy Reed o f
Seattle; son, Dan L usby o f
Hillsboro; sister, Hazel Boyles
o f Beaverton; grandchildren,
R achel W illey and T revor
S m ith , a n d fiv e g r e a t
grandchildren.
r
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Robin M oran, secretary, P.O.
M e m o r i a l
Box 41, lone, O R 97843.
contributions may be made to
Sweeney Mortuary o f
the Lexington G range, c/ o H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f
arrangements.
School Board accepts supt resignation
continued from page one
M it t le s d o r f a ls o
e x p re sse d c o n c ern o v e r a
volleyball court at Windy River
w h ic h s h e b e lie v e s is
dangerous because it was set
up for three play areas on the
court and does not allow a
buffer zone for safety. She
recom mends that the court be
refinished for two play areas.
H a ll c la im s th a t she w as
instructed to have three areas
o f play at the court and said
that if the district w anted it
changed they w ould have to
sand, refinish and redrill the
c o u rt on th eir ow n. Since
Heery declines liability in the
issue, the changes, probably in
the neighborhood o f $5,000,
w ould then be m ade at the
d istrict’s expense. Hall said
that problems at W indy River
with exterior doors that do not
lock correctly are also the
responsibility o f the district
because they contracted with
a private contractor for the
lo c k s. O th e r c o n c e rn s at
W indy R iver include a floor
drain in the kitchen that does
n o t d rain c o rre c tly an d a
freezer d oor that does not
open. “The clock is ticking on
the one-year warranty,” added
Mittlesdorf.
H a ll a ls o la id
problem s w ith the H eppner
c o n s tr u c tio n p r o je c t to
inaccu rate reco rd k eep in g
with regard to utility lines.
-set a meeting with the
M o rro w C o u n ty U n ifie d
R e c r e a tio n D is tr ic t f o r
Thursday, D ec. 18, at 6:30
p.m . at the Port o f M orrow,
to discuss M C U R D ’s budget
for funding extracurricular
a c tiv itie s in th e d is tr ic t’s
schools.
-approved changes in
the interscholastic and co-
curricular activities program
pertaining to the scheduling o f
athletic contests. The revised
w o rd in g req u ires b u ild in g
principals to submit a written
report for the board within 30
days o f the end o f the season
w hich contains the original
a th le tic s c h e d u le , a c tu a l
schedule and start times, actual
departure and return times for
a w a y c o n te s ts a n d th e
n u m b ers
of
s tu d e n ts
transported to and from away
contests. The board’s wording
was designed to cut dow n the
num ber o f m id-w eek athletic
contests and the am ount o f
time students spend away from
class time.
-ap p ro v e d
th e
in te r s c h o la s tic a c tiv itie s
p r o g ra m s tr u c tu r e a n d
emphasis, with the addition o f
cross-country to the sports
offered, with the stipulation that
fu n d in g be a v a ila b le a n d
enough interest is expressed.
-ap p ro v e d
th e
a lc o h o l/d ru g /to b a c c o
violations code.
-re v ise d
th e
extracurricular/interscholastic
a c ti v it ie s
e li g i b i l i t y
requirem ents to include that
students must be in attendance
o f th e
day
o f th e
e x tra c u rric u la r a c tiv ity to
p a rticip a te in that activ ity
unless they have a health care
app o in tm en t o r have been
excused to attend a funeral.
-e lim in a te d
a
p a r a g r a p h c o n c e r n in g a
reference to L exington/Pine
City and lone Schools from the
a tte n d a n c e b o u n d a r ie s ,
transfer and eligibility policy.
-h e a rd in p u t fro m
p r in c ip a ls D irk D irk s e n ,
R iverside High School, Ron
A nthony, C olum bia M iddle
School and the new Irrigon
H ig h S c h o o l, a n d W ade
Smith, Heppner Elem entary/
Junior-S enior H igh School,
concerning the proposed FFA
program . The principals and
th e b o a rd c o n c lu d e d th a t
stu d e n ts and p a re n ts need
m ore inform ation about FFA
before a decisio n is m ade
w hether or not to reintroduce
the program.
-clarified for Sarnie
Griffin o f Irrigon that the year
Irrigon H igh School opens,
seniors residing in Irrigon
would be allowed to finish their
education at R iverside High
School, but w ould have to
p r o v id e
th e ir
ow n
transportation to and from
school and athletic events.
- a c c e p te d
th e
follow ing resignations: Paul
Beagle, resigning as Columbia
M id d le S c h o o l a s s is ta n t
football coach at the end o f the
2003 season; K athy N eal,
resigning from her Boardman
position on the B oardm an-
Irrigon Community Education
Committee.
- a p p r o v e d
e m p lo y m e n t fo r: S a ra
B e v in g to n , C M S s c h o o l
se c re ta ry , re p la c in g R ose
Dirksen; AudryM aral, Irrigon
E lem entary School assistant
c u sto d ia n , re p la c in g M ila
Inman.
-ap p ro v ed an extra
d u ty c o n tr a c t fo r P e tra
Elguezabal as Heppner Junior
H igh head b o y s’ basketball
coach.
- a p p o in te d K a re n
C ooley to serve as Irrigon
r e p r e s e n t a ti v e o n th e
Boardman- Irrigon Community
E ducation C om m ittee. The
board agreed that separate
B oardm an and Irrigon CEC
committees be established with
the opening o f the new Irrigon
school.
- in c r e a s e d L in d a
P ad b erg ’s hours at H eppner ,
Elementary from seven hours,
163 days, to 7-1 /5 hours, 180
days.
-heard the follow ing
a n n o u n c e m e n ts : b u d g e t
com m ittee m eeting, Dec. 10,
7 p.m ., district office; w inter
break b eg in s D ec. 22 and
resum es Jan. 5; next board
m e e tin g , Sam B o a rd m a n
Elem entary, Jan. 12, 7 p.m .,
C o m m u n ity
E d u c a tio n
C o m m itte e m e e tin g a t
H eppner High School Dec.
15; CEC m eeting at H eppner
Elementary School, Jan. 20, at
7 p.m .; B o a rd m a n -Irrig o n
C E C m e e tin g a t Irr ig o n
Elementary School, Jan. 21,7
p.m.
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