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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Obituaries Gregory Allan Groshens G regory A llan Groshens, 42, of La Grande, a H eppner n ativ e, died Thursday, April 8, 2004, at his home in La Grande of natural causes. A g rav esid e memorial service will be held May 20 at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. D isp o sitio n w as by cremation. Groshens was bom Dec. 23, 1961, at Heppner. to V ictor L. and Judy D arn ielle G roshens. He grew up in H eppner and graduated from H eppner High School in 1981. After graduation he enlisted in the Navy, beginning a 17-year career as a Seabee. He received several meritorious commendations d u ring the tim e he was statio n ed in A dak, AK; MuMurdo, Antarctica; San Jo se, CA ; and C orpus Christie, TX. As a Seabee he operated heavy equipment, which helped with the relief e ffo rt a fte r H u rrican e Andrew in Florida as well as another project involving a n atu ral d is a s te r in the Philippines. A fter receiving an h onorable d ischarge, he returned to Oregon in 1998. He drove truck for Swift T ransportation and Hale T rucking in H erm iston, G ary Sm ith T rucking in B aker C ity and E astern O regon F ast F reig h t in LaGrande until the time of his death. He enjoyed spending tim e in the mountains and loved to fish. He loved to w atch old movies and was very good at trivia on the subject. He liked to spend time with his extended family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Judy; brother, Scott W. Groshens; paternal grandfather, Vic G roshens and m aternal g ra n d p a ren ts, B urt and Eunice Darnielle. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Vic and Wanda Groshens of Baker City; brother, Harry G ro sh en s o f P en dleton; stepbrothers, Steve Hawkins and Scott Hawkins of Baker City; grandmother, Virginia Groshens of Hermiston and other relatives. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Doembecker’s Children’s Hospital in Portland through D aniels C hapel o f the Valley, 1502 7,h Street, La Grande, OR 97850. Ruth Lindstrom Dixon-Gess Ruth L indstrom D ixon-G ee, 92, of Hermiston, a resident of the area since 1994, died Monday, May 3, 2004, at a Hermiston care home. A graveside service for Dixon-Gess was held M ay 6 at the Bonney Cemetery near Colton. She was born Dec. 24, 1912, at C o lto n , to Edw in and M atild a As Lindstrom. She grew up in the C olton area and graduated from Colton High School. She later moved to Oregon City and then into Portland, where she lived for more than 50 years. She was employed as a housekeeper for a few p riv ileg ed fam ilies in Portland. She was a devoted member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 1994, she decided to retire and move to Irrigon to live with her daughter. Survivors include a son, Carl Donald Dixon of H aines, AK; d au g h ter, W anda M arie D ixon- G re en slitt o f Irrig o n ; g ra n d c h ild re n , D eAnn Dixon, Don Dixon, Katrina Shaw, Ronda Bratlie, Carl Gittings, Cindy Garman and RoxAnn Gittings-Peterson and 12 great-grandchildren. Arnold Edward Melby A rnold E dw ard M elby, 91, a longtim e H eppner re sid e n t, died Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at Deana's Adult Foster Care in Irrigon. Disposition was by cremation. A private family scattering of cremains to be held at a later date. Melby was born on a farm 10 m iles from Minneota, MN on March 30, 1913 to C laren ce and Katherine Jensen Melby. He 97% of All Parents Mistakenly Believe They Use Child Safety Seats Properly... Child safety seat check up events find 85% of seats checked need correction! M orrow County Health D epartm ent is working to make correct use a reality! They invite you to the "Splash into Safety" Child Safety Seat Check Up Event. graduated from grade and high school at B ow don, N .D. in 1932. He then attended and graduated from Concordia College with a bachelor of arts degree in music education in 1936. He received a master’s degree in m usic e d u catio n from Pacific University. He also a tten d ed U n iv ersity o f Idaho, U n iv ersity of Colorado and University of Oregon. He was a teacher for 33 years. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army from April 2, 1942 to Feb. 26, 1946. He served in both the European and Pacific Theaters of War. M elby was a mem ber of the American Legion Post #87, Elks Lodge #358 and life member of the M asonic Lodge #64 o f Heppner. He was preceded in death by his wife, Avon, in 2003. Survivors include daughters, Kathy Turner of Boardman and Sue Timm of P o c a tello , ID; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Burns Mortuary of H erm iston is in care o f arrangements. Llewellyn Evans L lew ellyn E vans, 89, of Portland, who passed aw ay May 3, 2004, was featured in The Oregonian in their Friday, May 7 edition. Evans, born April 15, 1915 in Spokane, WA, grew up on a w heat and sheep farm in Lexington. He started out in the new spaper business, but after 22 years, he left his editorial job at the Daily Journal of Commerce and bought R ose’s Ice Cream restaurant in Portland. He ran the business for 12 years and had his six children help in the business. Rose’s was in the family until the 1990s. B efore the newspaper and ice cream business, Evans moved to Los Angeles on a whim and there meet his wife, Marian. The couple had five girls and one boy. After the death of a friend, Evans enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was a gunner with the 409,h Bomb Group in Europe and flew more than 50 missions in A20 Havocs. After his time in Europe, he returned home to fin ish his jo u rn a lism studies and was editor of the D aily E m erald at the U niversity of O regon in 1947. Survivors include d au g h ters, K ate E vans, Deborah Connell, Jeanne Moser, Sandra Frank and The Child Safety Seat Resource Center thanks the Albany Fire Department for their support. We also thank the following sponsors for their work protecting children: ¿I Child Safrtv Seal soz-esG-noi 1 - 800 - 772 - 131 $ www.childsafetyseat.org This ad brought to you in partnership with State Farm The O regon D epartm ent o f Fish and Wildlife in partnership with the Snake River Sportsmen is presenting a Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) workshop “A Day At The Range” on Saturday, May 22 at the Snake R iver Sportsmen Range near Vale. D esigned for women, BOW is a national outd o ors sk ills program teach in g in tro d u cto ry hunting and shooting skills, fishing and other outdoor a c tiv itie s. S everal workshops are scheduled throughout the state offering a variety of outdoor skills instruction and experiences. A cco rd in g to ODFW E ducation C o o rd in a to r M ary Hoverson, this workshop will provide instruction in firearm safety and give participants lots of time on the range to discover the e x citem en t o f shooting handguns, small bore rifles or sh o tg u n s. C lasses in outdoor survival, big game hunting and orienteering are also a v ailab le at the w orkshop. A lthough the workshop is designed for beginners, all skills levels are welcome. “ M em bers o f the Snake River Sportsmen will teach and a ssist in the c lasses and are highly qualified and experienced instructors,” said Hoverson. “The range facilities are as good as they get and participants can expect a q u ality e d u ca tio n a l and enjoyable experience.” The $60 workshop fee provides participants with instruction in firearms safety, their choice of two classes, use o f firearm s, am m u n itio n , safety eq u ip m en t, m eals and campsites if desired. Registration forms and in fo rm atio n about B O W ’s scheduled workshops are available at local Oregon fishing and hunting license vendors, or o n -lin e at www.dfw.state.or.us under O utdoor Education, then clic k on B ecom ing an O u td o o rs W oman or by calling ODFW at (503) 947- 6018 or (541)963-2138 Tim e is grow ing near,” said Hoverson, “and those in te re sted in participating should register as soon as possible.” M EL P IP E R Sunday May 16th at the Um atilla Marina 11:30 a . m . -2 :3 0 p . m . for JUSTICE OF THE PEACE I am familiar with all volumes of the Oregon Crimi nal Code. All laws violated by members of our soci ety are listed in these volumes and the State of Or egon has a uniform bail schedule as a guideline to all courts. All persons are entitled to due process of the law. If any person wishes to give testimony in their be half, I will listen to all. I am capable of conducting a trial by jury. I am also familiar with rules of search and seizure and know laws regarding how evidence was obtained and if their evidence is permitted in court. I am also capable of uniting one woman and one man in matrimony. My name will not be on your ballot. Please re member to write in MEL PIPER for JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Paid for by Mel Piper i Bridge to be fixed by next week ODFW Offers Firearm & Skills Workshop WRITE IN Saturday May 1 5th at the Boardman Marina 11:30 a . m . -2 :3 0 p . m . Diane Kilkenny, RN and Cindy Velasquez, LHP. Jane Joh n so n ; son. Lew Evans Jr.; sister. G rew T h o m p so n ; and 10 grandchildren. Remembrances may be made to World Harvest Mission Orphanage. Wednesday, May 12,2004 - FIVE A new bridge replacing the one destroyed at Main and Campbell streets in Heppner should he completed next week, says city manager Jerry Breazeale. The repair job is a joint effort between the city and the county. A cement truck went through the bridge April 23. Residents have been driving up through Columbia Basin to get out from their homes. Cardinal Booster Club discusses summer school improvements lone C ard in al Booster Club met May 3 at the lone School library, with 10 members present. It was reported the cost of the fence around the track practice area keeps going up, with the material now up to $1800. It was agreed a professional should be hired to install it. Bids have not yet been received. Members suggested putting up signs to keep bicycle racers off the area over the weekend. Coach Del LaRue announced he has eight people signed up to help sponsor the track meet at Condon on May 4. Dean Robinson and some of the eighth graders will also help. C lub m em bers looked at Fourth of July t- shirt designs provided by Tom i Shear’s art class and made suggestions. The gym floor will be redone over the summer. Dennis Stefani created floor d esig n s, w hich club m em bers d iscu ssed and approved. It was suggested Cardinal boosters may be w illing to help pay for wording on the gym floor by buying a letter to offset the cost. In o th er gym improvements, the Big Sky C onference sign will be taken down and lettering repaired as well as new team s added. The Les Schwab sign will also be rep ain ted to m atch the Cardinal red stripe on the w all. The W heatland Insurance sign is complete and ready to be placed in the gym. C oach D ennis Stefani is still tying to organize a summer league tournament June 12-13. He will report to the club at the next meeting. Two Site C ouncil parent positions are up for reelection as well as the com m unity p o sitio n . Members will be contacted to see if they are interested in running again. M em bers agreed they would like to sponsor the summer raft trip on the D eschutes River. Kari Morgan will be contacted to see if she is w illin g to organize the event. The money will help defray the cost o f fencing the track area. It was agreed the club will provide sports drink and bottled water for the playoff teams. The club will donate $25 for each of those athletes going on to state competition. Del LaRue reported there will be less Recreation District money coming in to lone School to support athletic programs. Several suggestions were made to increase revenue, but no final action was taken. The next meeting of Cardinal Booster Club will be Monday. June 7 at 7 p.m. at the school library. ISD to hold Kindergarten Visitation lone School District w ill have a 2004-2005 Kindergarten Visitation Day on Thursday, May 20. The visitation will start at 10 a.m. and finish at 11:30 a.m. Students must be five years old by Sept. 1, 2004 to attend. The children will be visiting the kindergarten classroom, participating in fun activities and may attend lunch in the c afete ria . Lunches are $1.50. There will be a brief meeting for the parents at 10 a.m . in the elem en tary faculty room. Parents should bring th eir c h ild ’s birth certificate. Social Security number and immunization records to reg ister their * * * * * * * * * child. For m ore information, call Dick Allen at 422-7131. Murray receives Willamette University award Luke M urray, a sen io r at H eppner High School, was selected as one o f the 2004 W illam ette University Scholars. With this selection he received a sch o larsh ip aw ard o f $11,000. This aw ard is renew able through his senior year. Murray is the son of John and Ann M urray of Heppner. HEPPNER LIONS CLUB WE SERV E THE COMMUA I TV Come Join U s! F o r Mem h e rs hip In fo rm a tio n , ('.all Steve R h e a, 6 7 6 - 9 9 2 2 Al S co tt, 6 7 6 - 5 15 1 * R o g er T ru e a x , 5 7 1 - 5 1 8 8 s * * * * * if * * * if if if *
