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
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New DU II laws
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help convince people to
co o p erate in c o lle ctin g
evidence for determining levels
of intoxication.
-S en ate Bill 302
requires a person charged with
DU 11 to plead “guilty” or “no
contest” as part o f his or her
petition to enter a diversion
program. 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
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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.
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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.
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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