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Bank donates to lone brick
campaign
To the Editor:
Recently, in a street
conversation, a local friend
noted that “Heppner looks
pretty good.” We agreed.
Since we moved to the area
ten years ago, H eppner
citizens, in general, have
added significantly to the
welcome, with the positive
atm osphere we and our
visitors sense when we look
around.
The m ost recent
co n trib u tio n
to
the
community’s improvements
is
H eritage
Park.
Imagination, hard work and
determination have taken an
unsightly piece of property
th at had trem endous
restrictions on its use and
turned it into an attractive,
in v itin g place that pays
tribute to our agricultural
roots.
H eritag e
Park
definitely enhances the entry
into our community. This
seems a wise change, as well
as a change with aesthetic
v alue. V isitors may be
influenced to linger longer
in such an in v itin g
community, maybe to even
move here, maybe to bring
a business to town. We don’t
know, but we do know that
H eritag e Park su g g ests
pride, and we are proud to
call Heppner “home.”
(s) Dan and Doris Brosnan
Heppner
Heritage Plaza dedicated Friday
Fran Barnett from the Bank of Eastern Oregon presented
lone School Board Chairman Joe McElligott with a check
for $100 for purchase of a brick that will be placed in the
lone School plaza. The lone School Foundation is selling
the bricks to raise money for educational programs and
services. The Foundation has sold 250 bricks so far and is
continuing to sell the bricks. Individuals who wish to have
a brick placed in the plaza before the opening of the next
school year must purchase the bricks soon, says McElligott.
Bricks, which will have the buyers name on them, can be
purchased at Wheatland Insurance or the Bank of Eastern
Oregon in lone.
Holly Rebekah Lodge to hold card
party
The June card party
of the Holly Rebekah Lodge
will be held this Saturday,
June 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the
IOOF Hall in Lexington.
There will also be a cake
walk the same evening.
As the group is
planning to paint the lower
meeting hall sometime this
sum m er, o th er m oney
making projects are planned
Births
M a tth e w
R ay
G ow an- a son, M atthew
Ray, was born M ay 23,
2004, at Good Shepherd
M edical
C en ter
in
H erm iston, to Tayna Lea
Hoffman and Jared Andrew
Gowan, of Boardman.
M e la n ie
I v e tt
Foster- a daughter, Melanie
Ivett, was born May 25,
2004, at G ood Shepherd
M edical
C en ter
in
Hermiston, to Martha and
R o b erto
F oster,
of
Boardman.
to help d e fe r co sts.
Discussed at the last meeting
w ere a pancake su p p er
(p u b lic
of
co u rse),
additional card parties, a
hunters breakfast, food sales
and yard sales. Donations
would also be appreciated.
The hall is used for
many events, as it’s the only
b u ild in g w ith kitch en
facilities in Lexington that
can accom m odate large
crowds. During the last year,
the electrical wiring was
brought up to code and a
new heating system was
installed in the kitchen.
Much remains to be done to
clean and sp iff up the
building, which was built in
the 1800s, if it is to remain
usable and available.
During the months
o f July and A ugust, the
lodge is on vacation and will
resum e
m eetin g s
in
September. The members
will be doing some cleaning
and work at the hall during
the summer.
lone United Church of Christ
42nd ANNUAL AUCTION & BARBECUE
Faith, Fun & Fellowship!
S a tu rd a y , J u n e 5th
Willows Grange Hall, lone, OR
Country Store A Antiques 10 AM
A U C TIO N 10:30
AM
Pit Barbequw B— f Dinner 12:30 PM
Adulta $6 00
6-12 Years t 3 00
Pro-School Fm*
Heppner Mayor Bob Jepsen
(right) spoke last Friday at the
dedication of Heritage Plaza in
Heppner. “This project has
turned a former derelict,
contaminated, industrial site
into a source of pride for
citizens of Heppner,” Jepsen
said. A new sign welcoming
visitors to town was also
unveiled at the plaza.
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Health Savings
Account
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Member FDIC
A ir Force A irm an
C am eron M. H ulse has
g rad u ated from basic
military training at Lackland
A ir Force B ase in San
Antonio, TX.
D uring the six
w eeks o f tra in in g , the
airman studied the Air Force
mission, organization, and
m ilitary cu sto m s and
courtesies, performed drill
and ceremony marches, and
received physical training,
rifle marksmanship, field
train in g e x e rc ise s, and
special training in human
relations.
In addition, airmen
who complete basic training
earn c re d its tow ard an
associate degree through the
Community College of the
Air Force.
H ulse parents are
Craig and Donna Hulse of
Irrig o n . H is m other is
D eborah C am eron o f
Irrigon.
He is a 2003
graduate of Riverside High
School in Boardman.
Local son
graduates from
law school
HYSA to host sports clinics and
camps
each age group session will
The Heppner Youth
Sports Academy is hosting
three coaches’ clinics and
players’ camps, in the sports
of football, basketball and
volleyball, during the month
of June.
E astern
O regon
University staff led by head
coach Travis Baker will be
conducting an evening clinic
for all football coaches on
Monday, June 7 from 6-9
p.m . They w ill then be
conducting a skill-based
cam p for grades 5-12 at
Heppner High School on
Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 8 and 9. Grades 4-8
will be from 4-6 p.m. and
grades 9-12 from 6-8:30
p.m. Cost is $5.
Willamette
U n iv ersity head coach
Gordy James and staff will
be conducting a coaches’
clinic on Sunday evening,
June 13, from 6-9 p.m. They
w ill co n d u ct a cam p
experience for students in
grades 3-12 on June 14 and
15. Times for each age group
session will be announced
later. Cost is $5.
Willamette
University head coach Tricia
W right and staff will be
conducting a coaches’ clinic
Wednesday, June 16 from 6-
9 p.m. A camp for grades 4-
12 will be conducted on
June 17 and 18. Times for
Airman Cameron Hulse
be announced later. Cost is
$5.
Each
o f these
coaching staffs will be using
all age group coaches from
H eppner to assist in the
camps. The coaching staffs
conduct short clinic/review
sessions at the end of each
day of camp. These camps
are d esig n ed to bring
co ach in g and playing
techniques to Heppner for
all who coach or play.
For
m ore
inform ation contact Greg
Grant at HHS at 676-9138.
Phillip Spicerkuhn
g rad u ated
from
the
University of Oregon Law
School with a doctor of juris
prudence on May 16.
Spicerkuhn is a 1996
H eppner H igh School
graduate. He is the son of
Ann Spicer and Bill Kuhn of
Heppner.
Mary Ellen Hulett
Beckley, 90, o f Boardman,
died Friday, May 28, 2004,
at R ose A rbor A ssisted
Living in Hermiston.
At her request there
will be no funeral service in
O regon, but a p riv ate
memorial service will be
held later in Durango, CO.
Beckley was born
April 25, 1914, to James
Henry and Susan Lucinda
Hopper Hulett at Puenta,
Los Angeles, CA. Before
she was a year old, the
family moved to Cedaredge,
CO, where she completed
school.
On Sept. 8, 1933,
she married George Franklin
Beckley at Delta, CO. Mr.
B eckley was a heavy
eq u ip m en t o p e ra to r in
construction and the couple
lived at various places in
Colorado, New Mexico and
U tah,
fo llo w in g
his
occupation.
Mrs. Beckley was a
homemaker and said to be
the c o rn e rsto n e o f the
family.
On May 27, 1963,
Mr. Beckley died and Mrs.
B eckley made her home »
with her youngest daughter,
Sandy, moving to Texas and k
then later to California.
In 1989, she moved
to Boardman to be near her
oldest daughter, Barbara and
her fam ily. She becam e
activ e in the B oardm an
Senior Center. She moved to
Rose Arbor Assisted Living
in March of 2002.
Survivors include
her children, son, Jerry L.
Beckley of Grand Junction,
CO, and daughters, Barbara
“ B obbie” B roadbent and
Sandy G. Carrow, both of
Boardman; 11 grandchildren
and 19 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her h u sb an d , by her
parents, by brothers and one
sister and by a grandson.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the B oardm an Senior
Center directly or through
Bishop Funeral Chapel, P.O.
Box 325, Pendleton, OR
97801.
lone Prom Court
A
Methodist
Church to hold
annual indoor
yard sale
June 12 will be the
annual United M ethodist
Women’s yard sale at the
Methodist church basement
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
The yard sale started
outdoors (which entailed a
lot of extra labor). Then one
year Heppner had a very
storm y June and it was
moved indoors. This proved
to be so much less work that
the sale was kept indoors.
There is alw ays a large
assortment of items and they
fill all of the dow nstairs
rooms.
The moneys earned
are used for various needs
of the congregation, as well
as
m issio n ary and
parsonage needs. “We have
ju s t p u rch ased
new
ta b le c lo th s
for
the
fellow ship room, bought
new altar cloths and helped
pay for the sound system,”
said a church spokesperson.
(Back Row L-R): lone High School Prom Queen Simone
Reisenbauer and Prom King Billy Gates, along with (Front Row
L-R): crown bearers Ann Rietmann and Jasson Juarez.
HAPPY
16th
BIRTHDAY
ABBY!
W e Love You!
Gram <& Grandpa Joe
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