Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 9, 2004 - THREE
Obituaries
DeLois Jean
Larson
DeLois Jean Larson,
69, of Irrigon, died Friday,
June 4, 2004, at her home.
A funeral service
was
held
10 a.m .,
Wednesday, June 9, in the
chapel at Bums Mortuary of
Pendleton. Interment will be
at Skyview Memorial Park,
Highway 395, south o f
Pendleton.
She was bom Dec.
29, 1934, at Garvin, OK, to
Eugene and Lois Belvin
Jones. She grew up at Ada,
OK.
In
1967,
she
received her nursing degree.
It was said nursing was her
lifelong passion, that the
most joyful thing in the
world for her was caring for
people, young and old, and
that she w holeheartedly
threw all of her energies into
nursing. She was known for
being “alw ays for the
underdog.”
She met Edward
Larson, from Pendleton, at
Modesto, CA. They were
married May 27, 1980, at
Yuma, AZ and lived at
D ayton,
AZ,
for
approxim ately 15 years
before moving to Irrigon.
She loved fishing,
crossword puzzles and bird
watching. She loved all
people, esp ecially her
patients.
Survivors include
her husband, Edward Larson
o f Irrigon; daughters,
Wynell Thomas of Ukiah
and V iciki Lipke o f
M odesto,
CA,
stepdaughters, Lisa Ruiz and
Shara Salverde, both o f
Pendleton; sons, Larry
Walker o f Irrigon and
Charles Taylor of Shalow,
AZ, stepson, Henry Larson
of Pendleton; sisters, Kay
Groover o f Modesto, CA
and Shirley Buker of Victor,
MT; 14 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to Vange John Memorial
Hospice, 645 W. Orchard,
Herm iston, OR 97838,
directly or through Bums
Mortuary of Pendleton, P.O.
Box 489, Pendleton, OR
97801.
Wheat Foundation
announces
scholarship
The Oregon Wheat
Foundation awarded a $500
scholarship to Megan
Elizabeth McCabe, daughter
of Kevin and Lori McCabe.
A graduate of lone
High School, McCabe was
active with the Morrow
County Rodeo Court, lone
Church Youth Group, 4-H,
and was an assistant junior
high volleyball coach. She
plans to study agri-business
at
Blue
Mountain
Community College.
The Oregon Wheat
Foundation
sponsors
scholarships to high school
seniors whose parents are
members o f the Oregon
Wheat Growers League or
w hose parents OWGL
members
em ploy.
Scholarship applicants are
asked to submit an essay
about the wheat industry in
addition to their scholastic
and activity resumes.
A pplications for
2005 scholarships will be
available at www.owgl.org
this fall.
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K ids’ Fishing
Derby results
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Executive Director
The Heppner Kids’
Fishing Day event was held
on June 6 at Willow Lake.
The event was co-sponsored
by the Heppner Lions Club
and the U.S. Forest Service,
Heppner Ranger District.
Attendance was very good,
with 72 kids registering. The
weather was interesting,
with threatening clouds that
held off until the event was
finished.
This year, all kids
received a packet at
registration, with Smokey
Bear items from the U.S.
Forest Service and tackle
courtesy o f The Mid-
Columbia Bass Club and
High Desert Marine. The
Heppner Lions Club
contributed all o f the
refreshm ents.
Many
donations were received
from the M id-Columbia
Bass Club, High Desert
Marine, the John Day
Chapter of the Northwest
Steelheaders, and Bi-Mart
Corporation. In addition to
first, second and third place
prizes for each age group in
the casting contest, all kids
who registered qualified for
a raffle at the end of the
event. Every kid was a
winner.
R esults o f the
casting contest are as
follows:
Under six years old
- first place, Devon Brittner,
winning a Zebco 404 Rod
and Reel Combo; second,
Kai Arbogast, Zebco 202
Rod and Reel Combo; third,
Phillip Fishbum, FS Fishing
Hat.
Seven to nine years
old - first, Tyrel Fox, Zebco
404 Rod and Reel Combo;
second, Jaden Orr, Zebco
202 Rod and Reel Combo;
third, Skylar Hawks, Zebco
R od/R eel Combo; and
Brandon Peck, FS Fishing
Hat.
10 to 12 years old -
first, Joanna Patton, Zebco
404 Rod and Reel Combo;
second, David Owen, Zebco
202 Rod and Reel Combo;
third, Tomas Zabel, FS
Fishing Hat.
Lewis and Clark
commemoration
coming
The
Oregon
National Guard will present
a Lewis and Clark Corps of
D iscovery B icentennial
Commemoration program
on Friday, June 18. The
program will be held at the
Heppner Library, 444 N.
Main Street, starting at 1:30
p.m. There is no charge and
everyone is invited to attend
and hear Lewis and Clark
stories, see a grizzly bear
paw print, use a sextant, or
try on a uniform coat and
hat. The Discovery Box has
exact replicas of items taken
on the expedition or
encountered along the way.
For
more
information, contact Special
Projects O fficer, Major
A lisha
Hamel,
at
Alisha. Hamel @or.ngb.army.mil
or call (503)584-3573.
It seems impossible that it has been a year since
the 100-Year Flood Commemoration and the dedication
of the flood victims’ memorial. On this 101st anniversary
of the devastating event, one and all are invited to the
dedication of the Willow Creek Dam/Lake sign. This
dedication will be held at the lake overlook on Monday,
June 14 at 5 p.m. The sign, donated by the Corp of
Engineers, with just a little of John Edmundson’s famous
perseverance, is a great informational asset providing
history for visitors. See you above the lake, next Monday.
History is an important part of all communities.
Marsha Sweek left a legacy of hard work in the Morrow
County Museum with hours of research, filing, acquisition
of valuable display items, as well as her input in the creation
of the Heppner Flood Video. I often think that it was her
discussion with the Cascadia Folk Quartet, back then the
Whamadiddle Dingbats, that inspired them to write the
Heppner Flood Song. She will be missed by many and her
efforts will continue on for years to come, with the help of
dedicated volunteers. We appreciate her family sharing her
during those years and our thoughts are with them.
And, for the most current history: Congratulations
to our fine baseball players. Heppner is proud of them. It’s
not easy traveling across the state on the same day as
graduation, a milestone in seven of their lives, and then
racing back for the postponed event. It’s a lot to ask in one
day, and Heppner is proud of these young men as well as
the other graduates who patiently waited to walk down
the aisle. Success to all in becoming the person you wish
to be. Come back.
Chamber businesses will welcome the dual sports
riders who will be in Heppner this weekend for yet another
OHV event. The Umatilla State Visitor Center called today
for more information about Morrow County’s new park.
Seems that Washington visitors are stopping in to find their
way to riding adventure. We hope they are hungry and want
to stretch their legs in our stores as they travel this direction.
Thought for the week: “The man who never
changes his opinions never corrects his mistakes.”
Hospice Basket winner
announced
The winner of the Pioneer Memorial Hospice
“Basket for Books” raffle was June Harriger. June, her
husband and their two teenage boys live southwest of
Cecil. The family is enjoying every delectable morsel,
especially June, who is partial to chocolate. June and her
husband purchased their tickets from the Bank of Eastern
Oregon in Arlington.
The basket was raffled to raise funds for a new
grief program called “Sad is not Bad.” The program
instructs our teachers, as well as other interested groups,
on children’s grief, and provides age-appropriate books
about grief and death to be given to children who have
suffered a loss.
The staff members of the Bank of Eastern Oregon
branches in Heppner, Condon, Arlington, Boardman,
Irrigon and lone were the driving forces behind the success
of the raffle. They sold tickets in each branch and moved
the basket between the branches via their couriers. Their
hard work, and everyone’s ticket purchases, earned $685
to be used for the purchase of children’s grief books. The
program also caught the eye of the Morrow County
employees ALSCME Union Local 2497. They liked the
project and donated $350 to “Sad is not Bad,” bringing
the purchasing power to $1,035.
The Pioneer Memorial Hospice staff would like
to extend appreciation to everyone for their support. “Sad
is not Bad” will be an ongoing community outreach by
the hospice staff and volunteers. You can donate to the
project at any time by dropping your check in the mail to
Pioneer Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR
97836. For more information on the program please
contact Molly Rhea, Hospice Director, at (541) 676-2946.
Elks to hold annual Father’s Day
picnic
Sunday, June 20, the
Heppner Elks Lodge will
again be hosting the annual
F a th e r’s Day P icnic at
Cutsforth Park for all current
Elks m em bers and their
families.
The festivities will
begin at 11 a.m., with hot
dogs
and
b ev erag es
provided by the Elks. Salads
and desserts are potluck.
Games and fun for
all ages will be held. Games
include: Coins in the Straw,
egg toss, football accuracy
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lone honors graduates at
commencement ceremony
Fifteen students graduated June 4 from lone High
School. George Murdock, interim superintendent gave a
message as did co-valedictorians Natalie McElligott and Paul
Neiffer. Community members presented awards, the senior
class gave special presentations and Emily Key presented a
senior video.
Superintendent Murdock. lone School District Board
Chairman Joe McElligott and lone Schools Principal Dick
Allen handed out diplomas.
Scholarships were also announced at the ceremony.
The following students received scholarships:
Johnny C ollin- lone Volunteer F irefig h ter’s
Association ($200), lone Youth Group ($100), Jason
Halvorsen Memorial Scholarship ($500), Carl W. Troedson
($1000), and Mid Columbia Bus Company ($300).
Tim Doherty- Swede and Frances Carlson Memorial
( $ 200 ).
Billy Gates- Jason Halvorsen Memorial Scholarship
($500), lone American Legion Post #95 (amount unknown).
Elk’s Scholarship (amount unknown). Outstanding Senior
Athlete (no monetary amount), OSAA Scholar Athlete Award
(amount unknown), Mike Mathews Memorial Scholarship
($1000), South Morrow County Trust (amount unknown).
Bank of Eastern Oregon ($500) and Carl W. Troedson
($
1000 ).
Emily Key- lone Youth Group ($100), Jason
Halvorsen Memorial Scholarship ($500), City of lone ($200),
Mike Mathews Memorial Scholarship ($ 1 (XX)) and Class of
1968 Memorial ($250).
Megan E. McCabe- Oregon Wheat Growers (amount
unknown), Carl W. Troedson ($1000), Red and Gena Leonard
Scholarship ($2000) and Blue Mountain Tuition Waiver
(amount unknown).
Meghan McCabe- lone Youth Group ($100), Jason
Halvorsen Memorial Scholarship ($500), Ken Snider
Memorial Scholarship ($1000), Swede and Frances Carlson
Memorial ($200), Willow Valley Service Club ($600). Bank
of Eastern Oregon ($500), Class of 1968 Memorial ($25),
Carl W. Troedson ($1000) and Umatilla Morrow Farm
Bureau ($50).
Natalie McElligott- Army Reserve Scholar Athlete
(amount unknown), lone Youth Group ($100), Jason
Halvorsen Memorial Scholarship ($500), lone Booster Club
($300), Class of 2000 ($100), Elk’s Scholarship (amount
unknown), Outstanding Senior Athlete (no monetary
amount). South Morrow County Trust (amount unknown),
Bank of Eastern Oregon ($500), Carl W. Troedson ($1000)
and Top Gun Challenge ($400).
Paul Neiffer- Army Reserve Scholar Athlete (amount
unknown), lone Youth Group ($100), Jason Halvorsen
Memorial Scholarship ($500), lone Booster Club ($300),
Class of 2000 ($100), Elk’s Scholarship (amount unknown),
OSAA Scholar Athlete Award (amount unknown), Mike
Mathews Memorial Scholarship ($1000), South Morrow
County Trust (amount unknown), Carl W. Troedson ($1000)
and Sam Walton Community Scholarship ($1000).
Bill Ross- Carl W. Troedson ($1000).
Heppner honors graduates at
commencement ceremony
Thirty-one students graduated June 5 from Heppner
High School. The group was welcomed by Principal Wade
Smith. Members of the class presented the honored guests
and gave a video presentation. Les Payne, former HHS
teacher, was the honored speaker at the service. Brooklyn
Olin and Brian Haguewood gave a musical performance
and class advisor and teacher Mark Dowdy presented
awards. Morrow County School District Board Chairman
Barney Lindsay gave an affirmation of graduation.
Principal Smith and interim superintendent George
Murdock presented diplomas.
Scholarships and awards were also presented during
the cerem ony. The fo llow ing students receiv ed
scholarships:
Blake Allstott- HHS Student Council ($500),
Heppner Booster Club ($300), Heppner Lion’s Club ($250),
Heppner Elks Most Valuable Student ($350) and Carl W.
Troedson ($1000).
Justin Botefuhr- Kemp Family Scholarship ($500)
and Carl W. Troedson ($1000).
Tanner Britt- Stan Kemp Memorial ($500).
Lindsey Clough- American Legion Post #87 ($150)
and Red and Gena Leonard Foundation ($2000).
Chuy Elguezabal- MCEA Scholarship ($500). Jim
Barrett Award, Kristi Haguewood-Huber ($500).
Brian Haguewood- Hilda Yocom Memorial ($200),
Willow Valley Service Club ($600). Heppner Booster Club
($300), Heppner Lion’s Club ($250). Heppner Elks
Vocational/Technical ($1000) and Carl W. Troedson
( $ 1000 ).
Judd Lemmon- Heppner Booster Club ($300),
Heppner Lion’s Club ($250) and Carl W. Troedson ($1000).
Chantea Macaulay- American Legion Auxiliary
($150), Pioneer M em orial H ospital N ursing Home
Auxiliary Association ($200), Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Foundation ($350). Heppner Booster Club ($300) and
Heppner Lion's Club ($250).
Luke Murray- South Morrow County Trust ($500),
American Legion Auxiliary ($150), Heppner Booster Club
($300), Heppner Elks Most Valuable Student ($700) and
Carl W. Troedson ($1000).
Kiel Naims- Mid Columbia Bus Company ($300)
and Heppner Garden Club ($500).
Courtney Nelson- Masonic Lodge ($500) and Carl
W. Troedson ($1000).
Brooke Rust- HHS Student Council ($500) and
Heppner Elks Most Valuable Student ($300).
Erik Torres- Red and Gena Leonard Foundation
( $ 2000 ).
C ody W alton- South M orrow C ounty EM T
Association ($200). Masonic Lodge ($400). Mike Currin
Memorial ($400), Pioneer Memorial Hospital Foundation
($350), Heppner Booster Club ($300) and Heppner Lion's
Club ($250).
Ivy Z im m erm an- Red and G ena L eonard
Foundation ($2000) and Carl W. Troedson ($1000).