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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 31, 2003 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Obituaries H eppner Belva Jane James G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 M o r r o w C o u n ty ’s H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r P u b lis h e d w e e k lv and entered as p e rio d ic a l m atte r at the Post O ffic e at Heppner, O regon under the A c t o f M arch 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at H ep pner, O re -g o n O ffic e at 147 W. W illo w Street te le p h o n e ( 5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9 2 2 8 Fax (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 1 1 . E -m a il: g h ith e p p n e r.n e t or g t@ ra p id s e rv e .n e t. Web site w w w heppnernel Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner O w O T i n , P O B ox 337 , H eppner, O regon 9 7 8 3 6 Subscriptions: $24 in M o rro w C o u n t); $ 1 8 senior rate (in M o rro w C oun ty o n ly , 6 2 years or older); $30 elsewhere. 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Diversion programs, offered as an alternative to a DUII c o n v ictio n , give offenders information and methods to avoid reoffending. The “guilty” or “no contest” plea requires the offender to adm it responsibility, and th e re fo re m akes the consequences for dropping out of a diversion more severe. Under the old law, a person could fail or drop out o f diversion and then deny his or her guilt. The new law will streamline the legal process and reduce demands on the courts and law enforcement. Engagement Wallace-Thingelstad Scott Thingelstad and Melissa Wallace Gene and Chirella Wallace of Lexington are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Wallace, to Scott Thingelstad, son of David and DiAnna Thingelstad of Blaine, MN. A Jan. 24,2004 wedding is planned at the George C. Marshall House in Vancouver, WA. The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of the University of Portland and is currently employed as a cardiac intensive care nurse in Portland. The groom-elect is a 2002 graduate o f Washington State University and currently works Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMS1). Morrow County maintenance supervisor retires 19 years. As for all his free Les Paustain retires on Dec. time activities, Paustain says 31 from Morrow County after they are yet to be discovered. seven and a half years as g en eral m aintenance supervisor. Before working for Morrow County, Paustain worked at the Kinzua Mill for Belva Jane James, 79, a 2 5 -y ear resid en t o f Boardman, died Saturday, Dec. 20,2003, at her home. A p riv ate fam ily memorial gathering will be held later. D isposition was by cremation. James was bom May 29, 1924, at Lakin, KS, to Dallas and Pearl Ihde Sessler. She loved painting, crocheting and cooking. Survivors include sons, M ike Jam es o f H erm iston, D onald Mortensen of Pagosa Springs, CO, and Tom Jam es o f Bellevue, WA; daughter, Billie Sue Stobel o f Portland and Betty Wardrip of Santa Maria, CA; brothers, Ronald “Bud” Sessler o f Portland and A1 Sessler o f Ward, AR; sisters, June M cL eod and N ita Pearson, both o f Portland; 15 grandchildren; and five great- g ra n d c h ild re n . She w as preceded in death by her h usband, M aurice, by a daughter, Linda Fanning, and by one brother. Burns Mortuary o f Hermiston is in charge o f arrangements. Ethelmae Heberer Ethelmae Heberer, 85, a resident of Irrigon for the past eig h t y ears, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, at G ood Shepherd M edical Center in Hermiston. A p riv ate fam ily service will be held later. Disposition was by cremation. She was bom July 10, 1918, at St. Joseph, MO, to Oren and Jessie Scurlock Yoder and was raised and attended schools in Missouri. On March 15, 1938, she married Joseph Y. Heberer at Los Angeles. During World War II, she worked at the Douglas Aircraft plant and later was an office clerk at Dixon Cadillac for many years. The Heberers moved to Frazier, CA, in 1972, where she owned and operated a small furniture store until her retirement. TTie couple moved to Irrigon in May 1995 and Joseph passed away in July 1995. After his death, Heberer lived in Irrigon and Kennewick, and was living at Irrigon at the time ofher death. She enjoyed cro ssw o rd p u zzles and reading. Survivors include her daughter, Trudy Trader o f Irrigon; sister, Shirley Reese in California; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by sisters Amis Livsay and Maxine Raney. Bums Mortuary o f Hermiston is in charge o f arrangements. Lola Pritchett Les Paustain H EPPNER ELKS 358 6 7 6 -9 1 8 1 "W here Friend* M eet" 142 N o r t h M a in Wednesday, December 31st N E W Y E A R ’S EVE PARTY! Crab Feed Din ner starting at 6 p.m. Party Favors and Live Music with 3 Quarters Short. For Elks members and out-of-town guests only. Lola Pritchett, 83, passed away on Dec. 22, 2003, after a lengthy illness. A gathering of friends and relatives was held at Riverview Cemetery on Dec. 29. Pritchett was bom on Feb. 1,1920 in Hermiston. She married Marvin Hughes in 1939. In the mid- 1940s they moved to Portland w here he worked at Penn Salt Co. Hughes passed away in 1956. P ritch ett m arried Charles Pritchett in 1962. The couple enjoyed many years together until he passed away in 1999. For the past year and a half, Pritchett has lived at Park Forest Care Center, where she received excellent loving care. Pritchett was an avid animal lover and enjoyed her dogs very much. She did volunteer work at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital for many years, which gave her great satisfaction. She also enjoyed some hobbies that included square dancing with C h arles, m ushroom ing, photography, some writing and a little wine making from her own grapes. She is survived by her daughter, Maria Smith; her brother, Pete Cannon; and her stepchildren, Betty Bishop, Don Pritchett and Susan Standfill. In lieu o f flowers, donations can be made to the O regon C h ap ter o f the Alzheimer Association. W ilhelm Funeral Hom e is in charge o f arrangements. Jean Ann Correa Jean Ann Correa, 69, a longtime resident of Echo, died on Dec. 23,2003 at the Tri-Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick, WA. R ecitatio n o f the Rosary was held Dec. 29 at Bums Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston. Mass of Christian Burial was held Dec. 30 at Our Lady o f A ngels Catholic Church in Hermiston. Burial followed at Echo Cemetery. Correa was bom at Spokane, WA on Jan. 12, 1934 to M ichael and C ath erin e M cN am ee Donahue. C orrea liv ed in Pendleton and graduated from St. Joseph A cadem y in P en d leto n . She lived in Pendleton until her marriage to Jack Correa. She married John “Jack” N. Correa on May 18,1957. She lived the past 46 years on their ranch in Echo. She was a member of Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church in Hermiston. She was also the Grand Marshall for the U m atilla C ounty Fair in Hermiston and Fort Henrietta Days in Echo. She spent many years working with the 4-H programs in the county and w as su p erin ten d e n t o f Thompson Hall during the fair. C orrea en jo y ed traveling to numerous fairs across the state to judge 4-H and open exhibits. She also enjoyed going to the events which her four grandsons took partin. Correa helped her husband Jack to develop the ranch on the Echo Meadows working by his side for 46 years. She had a great love of family and friends. She also en jo y ed traveling with Jack to Ireland, Portugal, A ustralia, New Zealand and taking several cruises. HEW Y E A R ’S DAY S P E C IA L F r e e Z - l ite r p e p w ith p u r c h a s e e t tese la r g e p iz z a * fco- HOWE’S ABOUT PIZZA 111 S o u th C o u r t, H e p p n e r 6 7 6 -5 2 1 0 She also served as the President o f the Umatilla County Cattlewomen and was treasurer for the Oregon State Cattlewomen Association. Correa is survived by her husband, John “Jack” Correa of Echo; son, Tony and his wife Trish Correa of Echo; daughter, Teres and her husband Chet Douglas o f Echo; brother, Jim Donahue of Portland; her twin sister. Rose Bergstrom of Heppner; sister, Mary Erikson o f Crooked R iver R anch; four grandchildren, Ruben and Raymond Harris and Mitch and Keenen Correa. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Peter Donahue. Memorials may be m ade to the T ri-C itie s Chaplaincy Hospice, 2108 W. E n tiat, K en n ew ick , WA 99336 or to St. P e te r’s Catholic Church in Echo, in care of Bums Mortuary, P.O. Box 289, Herm iston, OR 97838. Bums Mortuary o f H erm iston is in care o f arrangements. Local BMCC classes to begin in January Soon after the holidays wind down, Blue Mountain Community College classes will gear up again for Winter Term 2004. Registration is currently underway for both credit and non-credit classes that are set to begin on Jan. 5. In the Heppner area, a number of classes are being offered. Parent and Child Fun Art Adventure is set for Monday nights from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Heppner High School. Parent and child take the class together (only the parent must register) and do fun art activities for the four-week session. Finger painting, sponge painting, painting pictures and working with modeling clay are planned. All ages are welcome. Cost is $25 tuition with a $ 10 lab fee. The first night is scheduled to be Jan. 12 . Parent and Child Calligraphy is another class set up in similar manner. This class is set for Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Heppner High School for six weeks beginning Jan. 13. Parent registers for class and the child attends for free. Together they work on italic lettering with the added bonus o f possibly improving handwriting. Cost of the class is $30 tuition. Computer Basics covers the “need to know” things about basic computer operations. It will provide a good start for those lucky enough to find a new computer under the tree (but for those who might be a bit intimidated by the machine.) The four-week class is set for Thursday evenings from 4-6 p.m. at lone High School beginning Jan. 15. Microsoft Word will be covered in a five-week class beginning Jan. 20. The course, which is set for Tuesday nights from 6-8 p.m. will show students the tips and tricks to make Word not only easier but more useful. Topics include using toolbars, formatting documents, using wizards, getting templates from the MS Word web page as well as more advanced functions like working with graphics and a mail merge. Cost of the class is $35 tuition plus a $5 lab fee. Web Page Design is a four-week class set for Monday nights, 6-8 p.m. beginning Jan. J 2 at Heppner High School. Students will use HTML code to produce an attractive and useful web site. Tuition is $35 plus a $5 lab fee. A free seminar covering the basics of Going Back to College is on the agenda for Monday, Feb. 2 at lone High School. People considering going to BMCC or another institution will be presented with helpful information to get them started down the right path. Starting Your Own Business is another evening seminar, presented by staff from BMCC’s Small Business Development Center, which will help prospective business owners see what is needed to make a small business happen. The course is set for Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 6-9 p.m. A little further down the line but just in time for the St. Patrick’s Festival is a Food Handler’s class. This is a nice opportunity to get or renew your card locally on Thursday, March 11, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Heppner High School. Pre-registration is required for all classes and may be done by contacting Anne Morter, South Morrow County Coordinator, at 422-7040. ______ Letters to the Editor______ Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G -T reserves the right to edit. The G -T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under 'Card o f Thanks’ at a cost o f f 7.) Roads should be kept safe during winter weather To the Editor: What’s it going to take to have Spruce Lane, the only road a cc e ssib le to the Heppner Jr/Sr High School, kept safe for travel during snow and ice storms? On Monday, Dec. 29, this road was unbelievable slick- it was plowed and lightly sanded to no avail. Results are one roll over and two cars in the ditch, followed by the John Day school bus, full o f kids, spinning out and then sliding backwards down the hill and up against a snow berm and guard rail- narrowly missing going over the side. F in ally , a state highway plow truck plowed and sanded the street allowing one-way traffic to pass the stalled bus. After an hour and a half of much diverted traffic, two wreckers towed the bus up to the school. This was an extra heavy traffic day because o f a sporting event, which probably should have been cancelled. However, people live on this hill and someone needs to take the responsibility to keep this steep hill graveled and plowed for all who use it. What price are we going to be willing to pay for lack o f responsible leadership in taking care o f our roads? The city says it is not their responsibility and the county sends a pickup truck with a gravel box to sand, which is not adequate. Finally, it’s a state truck that comes to the rescue after the fact. S om ebody take responsibility and quit passing the buck. Am I u p set? You better believe it. I’ve seen this situation happen to often and we’ve been very lucky that someone hasn’t been seriously hurt or worse. (s) Dick Sargent Heppner
