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Water fight!
Heppner Junior High School track team members have fun and cool off during a “coach sanctioned"
water balloon fight following practice Monday.
Local cemetery districts
awarded grant funds
VOL. 123
NO. 18
12 Pages
Wednesday, May 5,2004
T h e O reg o n P arks
and Recreation D epartm ent,
C o m m is s io n on H is to ric
C em eteries, has announced
the aw ard o f tw o H istoric
C e m e te ry G r a n ts to th e
H eppner
C e m e te ry
Maintenance District.
A grant o f $ 1,000 has
been aw arded to support the
planned "gate project” for the
U pper Rhea C reek Pioneer
Cem etery. T he project is to
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon install a solid, free-sw inging
metal gate to provide better
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access for seniors who have
difficulty in opening ;md closing
s tr e tc h e d
w ire
g a te s .
A ppropriate signage for the
cemetery is also included in the
gate project.
A grant of $ 1,500 has
been aw arded to support the
planned “gate and fencing
project” for the Little Butter
Creek Pioneer Cemetery. The
grant funds are to rebuild the
p e rim e te r fe n c in g o f the
c e m e te r y to w ith s ta n d
livestock and large wildlife, so
as to s a fe g u a rd the ere c t
headstones. The com plete
project also includes a solid,
free-swinging gate to provide
access for seniors who have
difficulty in opening and closing
HHS to present play “School for Nerds
stre tc h e d w ire g a te s, and
appropriate signage for the
cemetery.
The
O re g o n
C o m m is s io n on H is to ric
C e m e te rie s re c e iv e d 110
a p p lic a tio n s fo r the 2004
C em etery G rants, with the
requests totaling $502,338.
With only $50,000 available,
this difficult situation resulted
in fu n d in g f o r o n ly 4 2
applicants, and m any were
offered funding for only one of
several work item s in their
applications, the press release
stated.
A few years back,
Thompson Ranches rebuilt the
perim eter fence around the
R h e a C re e k C e m e te ry .
“W e’re very appreciative o f
that,” said a cem etery district
spokesman. “These grants will
enable us to fix-up these rural
cem eteries and keep them
accessible to the public. We’re
also very grateful to local
grant-writer Karen Wolff who
helped us in the preparation of
o u r a p p li c a t i o n s ” th e
s p o k e s m a n s a id .
The
im p r o v e m e n ts a re to be
completed during the coming
summer months.
Harrison named BEO
branch manager
Sharon Harrison has
a l s o
strengthen
t h e
B ank o f E astern O reg o n . H ep p n er
Harrison started her banking B r a n c h
c a r e e r in 1964 at F irs t b e c a u s e
N ational Bank in Heppner. D a r r e l l
A fte r a lo n g b rea k from Raver will
banking to raise a family, she be a b le
returned to banking and has to
put
com pleted 22 years in the a d d e d
industry'.
focus on
H a r ris o n a n d h e r the large
husband. Bob. a retired farmer, l o a n
Sharon Harrison
have both spent their entire portfolio
adult lives in the Willow Creek he m anages,” said President
Valley. They have four grown and CEO George Koffler.
children and six grandchildren.
BEO B ancorp is a
T h e p ro m o tio n o f holding company for Bank of
H arrison frees up previous E a s te r n O re g o n w h ic h
branch manager Darrell Raver operates 11 branches in six
to concentrate on a grow ing e a ste rn O re g o n c o u n tie s.
portfolio o f com m ercial and B ra n c h e s a re lo c a te d in
agricultural lending duties. A rlington. lo n e. H eppner.
Raver has been with the bank Condon, Irrigon. Boardman,
for nine years and has a total Bums, John Day, Prairie City.
o f 14 y e a rs o f le n d in g Fossil, and M oro. The Bank
experience.
o f E a s te r n O re g o n a ls o
“ Sharon has been a operates a m ortgage division
very positive addition to our and offers brokerage services
m anagem ent team and we thru BEO Financial Services.
appreciate her work ethic and Its
w e b s ite
is
dedication. This change will ww w.beobank.com .
Heppner High School Drama Club members rehearse for their upcoming play, “School for Nerds”. been nam ed branch m anager
Pictured (left to right) are: Gus Torres, Peter Geer, Ashley Zimmerman, Kylie Tasker and Regi Seitz. o f the H eppner B ranch o f
Heppner High School everyone is invited to attend.
w ill p r e s e n t th e d r a m a ,
Drama Club members
“ School for Nerds” on Friday, include B ritney H erbison,
M ay 7, at 7 p.m . an d on C o lto n H e lf r e c h t, J o s h
Saturday, M ay 15, at 7 p.m ., Lankford, Gus Torres, Brianne
at the high school cafeteria.
Jo n es, K ylie T asker, Regi
Admission is free and Seitz, Robert M cElligott, Liz
O r w ic k ,
M a h a le y
H u d d le sto n , Ju lie M oore,
Charlene Houweling, Ashley
Zimmerman, Mikel Britt, Peter
Geer, Erica Russell, Brenda
Victorio, Veronica W ilhelm ,
James Van Liew and Terrance
P a r re tt. D ir e c to r is J o d i
Chapa.
Coaching clinics, sports camps scheduled
T he H eppner Youth
Sports Academ y has released
the follow ing schedule for
coaching clinics and sports
cam ps for 2(X)4:
Football: June 7 ,8,9-
E astern O regon U niversity
staff led by head coach Travis
Baker will conduct an evening
clinic for all football coaches
on M onday, June 7, from 6-9
p.m. They will conduct a skill-
based cam p for grades five to
12 at H eppner High School
T u e sd a y an d W ed n esd ay ,
June 8 and 9. Camp for grades
four to eight will be from 4-6
pm. and cam p for grades nine
to 12 will be from 6-8:30p.m.
C ost is $5.
Basketball: June 13,
14,15-Willamette University
head coach Gordy Jam es and
staff will conduct a co a ch ’s
clinic on Sunday evening, June
13, from 6-9 p.m. They will
conduct a cam p experience
for students in grades three to
12 on M onday. June 14, and
Tuesday,June 15. T im esfor
each age group session will be
an nounced at a later date.
C ost is $5.
Volleyball: June 16,
1 7 ,18-Willamette University
Head Coach Tricia Wright and
staff will conduct a c o ach ’s
clinic W ednesday June 16,
from 6-9 p.m. Coach Woods
and staff will lead a cam p for
grades four to 12 on Thursday,
June 17, and Friday, June 18.
T im es for each age group
session will be announced
later. C ost is $5
E ach
of
th e s e
coaching staffs will be using all
a g e g r o u p c o a c h e s fro m
H e p p n e r to a s s is t in th e
cam ps. The coaching staffs
conduct short clinic/review
sessions at the end of each day
o f cam p. These cam ps are
designed to bring coaching and
playing technique to Heppner
for all who coach or play.
Poppy Day May 14
A m e ric a n L e g io n
Auxiliary, H eppner Unit No.
87, will hold their Poppy Day
on Friday, M ay 14.
The American Legion
A u x ilia ry h a s s p o n s o re d
Poppy Day for 75 years to
rem ind people that m illions
have sacrificed their lives and
health to keep the nation strong
and free.
The memorial poppy
c o n trib u tio n s are d ev o ted
entirely to rehabilitation and
assistance for veterans and
their fam ilies. Poppies are
made by hospitalized veterans.
All donations received
are used to benefit Am erican
veterans.
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MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Local residents
injured in
crash
From the East Oregonian
A tw o-vehicle crash
on Highway 207 Saturday,
May 1, sent four people to the
hospital, tw o o f whom were
life-flighted to a Portland
hospital with serious injuries.
According to Oregon
S ta te P o lic e , a red 2 0 0 4
Dodge Ram 2400, driven by
Jeffrey Bon Bowles, 31, o f
I rr ig o n , w a s tra v e lin g
southbound on Highway 207
when he crossed the center
line into the northbound lane
at milepost 10. When Bowles
crossed lanes, he collided with
a m a ro o n 1999 D o d g e
Intrepid, driven by D eanna
Nadine Peck, 26, o f Heppner.
While Bowles did not
sustain any injuries, Peck and
one o f her passengers, Judy
Lynn Peck, 24, o f Heppner,
were life-flighted to a Portland
hospital with serious injuries.
O S P w as uncertain w hich
hospital they were taken to.
P e c k 's o th e r tw o
passengers, Richard G lover
Peck, 68, o f Lexington, and
Kaid Nichol Peck, eight, o f
Heppner. were transported to
G o o d S h e p h e rd M e d ic a l
Center with minor injuries and
were treated and released. A
fourth passenger in P eck ’s
v e h ic le , D am o n M ic h a e l
Saw yer, tw o, o f H eppner,
sustained minor injuries in the
crash, but was not transported
to the hospital.
Bow les was cited by
OSP for careless driving.
McCabe
proceedings
postponed
The
p r e - tr ia l
conference initially planned for
this Friday, M ay 7, at the
M orrow County Courthouse
in Heppner concerning Sonja
M c C a b e ’s
a lle g e d
e m b e z z le m e n t c a s e
is
expected to be continued over
for a later date, said M orrow
C o u n ty D istric t A tto rn e y
David C. Allen.
A llen said that the
reasons for the continuance
are th re e -fo ld --M c C a b e ’s
attorney, Dennis Hachler, has
not yet resp o n d e d on the
state’s offer, also. Hachler has
been hospitalized and the
c o u rt r e p o r te r w h o w as
scheduled to w ork will be
unavailable Friday.
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