TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 10,2004
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Heppner athletic program
continues as standard of excellence
To the Editor:
Three cheers for the
Heppner boys’ basketball
team and their excellent coach.
W ere it not fo r a
poorly d esig n ed p la y o ff
form ula that required the
league champions defeat Pilot
Rock for a third time and the
state defending champions in
their own gym, Heppner may
well have competed for a State
championship.
R e id n a m e d S tu d e n t o f th e
M o n th in J o h n D a y
A Wee Bit O’lreland...
By Claudia Hughes and Cara Osmin
’Tis the time o ’ the year when Heppner’s volunteers
shine. All one needs do is pick up a brochure of the 22nd
annual Wee Bit O ’ Ireland event to realize that it takes a
community. Everyone kicks in to put Heppner on the map
and provide a great green time for the many visitors who
brave March elements.
Who are these committee people who keep “A Wee
Bit O ’ Ireland in Heppner” on track? They are: “Grand
Leprechaun” Director Shanny Miller; “Folklore” Director
Doris Brosnan; Directors of “Signs and Flying Flags” Jerry
and Joyce Kaye H ollom on and John Edm undson;
"Leprechaun” Directors Molly Rhea and Marti Mitchell; “Pot
O ’ Gold” Director Judie Laughlin; “Paddy Wagon and Cruz-
In” Directors Gary Jones and Dick Sargent.
Directors of “Beneath the Toadstools” (details) and
“Irish Shenanigans” (entertainment) are Hughes and Osmin;
along with Joe Lindsay, Michael Duffy, Cliff Green (parade);
Kay Fowler, Jamie Allen and John Murray (auction); Mary
Hamilton (dog trials); Vicki Rayburn (teen dance); Ed Baker
(shuttle); and the many subdirectors of “Corned Beef and
Cabbage” would be everyone out there contributing to the
event in a hundred thousand different ways.
Directors of the “Gold” include all of the above as
well as Rene Devin, treasurer. The celebration is funded
through button sales, advertising and the St. Patrick’s Auction,
with a percent of this year’s auction proceeds going to the
Parents Club and the Chamber of Commerce. The “green”
events in the brochure and on the Internet St. Pat’s sites at
www.heppner.net and www.heppner.net/chamber are those
Which the Committee directly oversees, including funding,
advertising, brochures, publicity and a myriad of other details
related to the 22nd annual event.
The goal of the St. Pat’s Committee is to bring visitors
to Heppner businesses and to provide as many opportunities
as possible for organizations, churches, youth groups, etc. to
benefit from the event. We appreciate the entities who share
“event ideas” and work together with the St. Pat’s Board of
Directors on planning, and scheduling for advertising
throughout the year. Even leprechauns can’t be everywhere
at once, but ’tis sure many volunteers will try during March
11-14.
All volunteers, families, friends and visitors are
encouraged to attend the Saturday evening Trail Band
Concert, top-notch free entertainment, funded by the Morrow
County Unified Recreation District and the Heppner St. Pat’s
Committee.
Vendors’ Square
Local and visiting vendors will offer a variety of crafts
and treasures daily during the three-day celebration. The
Neighborhood Center hosts the group in its parking lot on
Main Street, across from the library-museum building and City
Park. More information about the Vendors’ Square is available
at (541)676-5024.
Joh n fc
will serve
m
ST. PATRICK'S
BARBECUE
this FRIDAY,
SATURDAY A SUNDAY
( d o i« d S atu rd ay from 4-*)
E n jo y B B Q Beef Ribs
Country-Style Pork Ribs'
1/4 Chicken B asket
BBQ B risket Plate
Many communities
make excuses when their
enrollment numbers put them
at a disadvantage against the
elite programs of the state. Not
so with the parents, coaches
and athletes from Heppner.
The ath le tic program at
Heppner continues as the
standard for excellence in
Eastern Oregon.
(s) Stuart Dick
Pendleton
Brittany Reid
B rittany Reid and
Peter Diezel were named
Students of the Month for
February by John Day Elks
Lodge #1824.
Reid, the daughter of
Matthew and Kellie Reid, and
granddaughter of Mary Emert
o f lo n e and the g reat-
granddaughter of the late
Delbert (Slim) and Catherine
Emert, is a senior at Prairie
City High School. She has
earned a perfect GPA of 4.00,
which places her first in her
class. She lists as her academic
honors as being elected to the
National Honor Society and
on the Honor Roll all of her
years in school. She was
selected as the Elks Most
Valuable Student this year and
has been a scholar athlete for
all four years of high school.
She has re ceiv ed her
Certificate of Initial Mastery
and has c e rtific a te s o f
excellence in virtually all of her
classes.
Reid is a member of
the volleyball, basketball and
track teams at Prairie and has
earned all-league and all
district honors in each. She has
placed in the state track meet
for the last two years.
During her high school
years, Reid has been very
active in her school activities.
She is P rairie A ssista n t
S ecretary , c h a ir o f the
Com m unity Blood Drive,
Student Council President,
Yearbook Editor and a Peer
Mediator. She coordinated the
activities of Homecoming and
was the c ap ta in o f the
volleyball and basketball
teams. She has been a class
officer every year in school.
Reid has participated
in num erous com m unity
activities including the cleaning
and painting of the Young Life
Building, a can food drive for
children across the seas, a
v o lu n te e r at the P rairie
C h ristm a s p ro g ram s, a
volunteer reader at the nursing
home, helped with the Cycle
Oregon Race and helped with
the community’s blood drives.
Candidates file for upcoming election
Candidates had until 5
p.m., Tuesday, March 9 to file
for open M orrow County
positions for the May 18
election. The open positions
include: Justice of the Peace,
Treasurer, C ounty C lerk,
Assessor, Sheriff, County
Commissioner, Surveyor and
County Judge.
As of Monday, March
8, the following candidates
have filed for these positions:
Justice of the Peace- Charlotte
G ray and B etty B urns;
Treasurer- Gayle Gutierrez;
County Clerk- Bobbi Childers
and C yde M arie E stes;
A ssesso r- G reg S w eek;
Sheriff- Verlin Denton and
Kenneth Matlack; County
Commissioner- John Wenholz
(D em o cratic can d id ate);
Surveyor- no candidate fded;
and C ounty Judge- Terry
Tallman.
C a n d i d a t e
questionnaire responses will be
available sometime in the near
future.
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Sat • closed
Elvira Elizabeth
Irby
Elvira Elizabeth Irby,
88, a retired Morrow County
tax c o llecto r and form er
H ep p n er re sid e n t, died
Monday, March 1, 2004, at
Good Samaritan Care Center
in Hermiston.
A
g ra v e s id e
service was
held March 8
at
the
Heppner
Masonic
Cemetery.
The
Elvira Irbv
eldest of six
children, she was bom March
23,1915, at Rock Creek near
Hardman, to Bernard and Ella
M cDaniel Bleakman. She
grew up in the Hardman area
and graduated from Hardman
High School in just three-and-
a-half years in January 1933.
In 1954, she went to Eugene
Business School.
On Oct. 31, 1933,
she m arried R aym ond
McDonald. The couple lived
in the Heppner area. While
Mr. McDonald served with the
military during World War II,
she lived in Pendleton and
worked at Harris Pine Mills.
The couple were parents of
two children, a son, Monte and
a daughter, Patricia. Mr.
McDonald died in August
1953.
On Jan. 5, 1956, she
m arried G lenn Irby at
Pendleton. The couple lived in
Heppner where Mrs. Irby
worked at Central Market,
First National Bank and the
M orrow County S h eriff’s
Office as a deputy for women
prisoners. She retired as
Morrow County tax collector
in 1979.
Mr. Irby died in 1998.
M rs. Irby enjoyed
working in her yard and her
rose garden. She loved to
w atch h o rse ra c in g on
television, especially the
Kentucky Derby. She loved
horses and in her younger
years rode often. She had also
enjoyed fishing and camping.
She had been a
m em ber o f the A m erican
Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include son,
Monte McDonald in Oregon;
daughter, Patricia “Patsy”
Kwallek in Alaska; stepsons,
Bob Irby and Billy Irby, both
o f H erm iston; num erous
grandchildren and g reat
grandchildren; and nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; by a
brother, Leslie Bleakman; and
by sisters, Pat Townsend,
Delsie Craber, Zetta Jenkins
and Florence Bleakman.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
the Heppner St. P atrick’s
Senior Center, P.O. Box 266,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
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Heppner, OR
(541) 676-8282
SALE
Thursday,
March 11
through
Wednesday,
March 1 7 _
BBQ B risket Sandw ich
JOHN’S PLAGE
Main Street,
i
Heppner
SPECIAL SALE
HOURS
Thursday until 9:30
Saturday night:
6:30-9:30
Sunday 10-5
Margaret
Phoebe Akers
M arg aret Phoebe
Akers, 88, formerly of lone,
died Saturday, March 6,2004,
at M id-Columbia Medical
Center in The Dalles.
Funeral services will
be held Thursday, March 11,
2004 at 1 p.m. at the lone
United Church of Christ with
burial to follow at High View
Cemetery in lone.
She
w as
born
S ep tem b er 6, 1915, at
Morgan to Hiram and Minnie
Palmateer Ely. She attended
the elementary schoolhouse at
Morgan, attended school at
Monmouth for one year then
attended lone High School,
graduating in 1933. During
high school she excelled at
basketball.
On S e p tem b er 5,
1936, she married Berl E.
Akers at Walla Walla. The
couple lived in the Gooseberry
area near lone where they
operated the family farm.
In February 1969,
they moved into lone. They
m oved
to
F lag sto n e
Retirement and Assisted Living
Center in The Dalles in 1999.
Mrs. Akers was wife
and mother to an active family,
making sure the family and
farm crews were well fed and
cared for. She e n jo y ed
working in her yard, tending
her large garden and working
on craft projects.
She was a member of
the Rebekah Lodge, Eastern
Star and lone United Church
of Christ. She was active in the
Grange as a member of lone
G range, M orrow C ounty
Pomona Grange, the Oregon
State Grange and the National
Grange. She held many offices
in the organization at all levels
except national. She had been
awarded a 75-year Service
Medallion by the Grange.
S u rv iv o rs include
sons, Bob, and his w ife,
Janice, of Gresham, Bill, and
his wife, Lynn, of Portland;
daughter, Bonnie Linnell, and
her husband, Rodney, o f
P o rtla n d ; siste r, E d ith
M ath ew s o f lo n e ; 11
grandchildren; and 19 great
grandchildren.
Her husband, Berl;
and son Berl Jr.; her parents,
Hiram and Minnie Ely; and
brothers, Franklin Ely, and
Elvin Ely, all preceded her in
death.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made to
Pioneer M em orial Hom e
Health, P.O. Box 9, Heppner,
Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Births
Daisica
Yulisa
Coria Moreno- a daughter,
Daisica Yulisa, was bom Feb.
26.2004, at Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston
to Daisy Moreno and Gilberto
Coria of Irrigon.
Rosa Orozco- a
daughter, Rosa, was bom Feb.
26.2004, at Good Shepherd
Medical Center in Hermiston
to Rosa and Juan Orozco of
Irrigon.
Blane
Michael
Mahoney- a son, B lane
Michael, was bom Friday,
March 5,2004, at St. Anthony
Hospital in Pendleton. He
weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces
and was 20V2 inches long. His
parents are Mike and Nicole
Mahoney. He joins big sister,
Jaiden, at home in Heppner.
Grandparents are Bob and
Sherree Mahoney of Heppner
and R ichard and Joellen
Resare of Huntington Beach,
CA.
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