TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 25, 2004
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DA’s Report
Gregg Robert Bitgood was convicted of three
counts of Assault-4, Sec. 3, a Class-C felony and one count
of Criminal Mistreatment-1, a Class-C felony. Bitgood was
sentenced to three years supervised probation, 90 days in
jail, 80 hours community service, completion of an Anger
Management program and payment of $2164.
Jeffrey Macomber was convicted of Child Neglect
in the Second Degree, a Class-A misdemeanor. Macomber
was sentenced to 24 months bench probation, completion
of parenting classes, completion of a misdemeanor alcohol
treatment package to be administered by Morrow County
Behavioral Health and payment of $474 in fines and fees.
Kenneth Marion Stookey was convicted of Felon
in Possession of a Firearm, a Class-C felony reduced to a
Class-A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 180 suspended
days in jail, two years bench probation, 40 hours of
community service and payment of $626 in fines and fees.
Brent Michael Smith admitted to violation of
probation allegations for Rape in the Third Degree. Smith’s
probation was revoked and he was sentenced to 180 days
in jail and 24 months probation.
Marriage Licenses
Aug. 17: Tomas Hernandez, 18, Boardman and
Edith Adriana Marquez Pena, 19, Boardman.
Justice Court report
Jam es M ichael Prock, 68, H eppner, DUII
Diversion.
Dmitri Waite, 26, Heppner, Maintaining a Dog as
a Nuisance, fine $73.
Kyle Donald Hill, 27, Pilot Rock, Driving while
Suspended-misdemeanor and VSL 75/55, fine $ 1133, with
180 suspended days in jail and three years probation.
Jonathan R. Crane, 18, H ermiston, M inor in
Possession of Alcohol, fine $259.
Marcus Glen Collier, 33, lone, VSL 76/55, fine
$180.
Joshua Lewis Hill, 22, Lexington, VBR 68/45, fine
$239.
Jennifer Lee Dumont, 32, Hermiston, Disorderly
Conduct (Violation), fine $378.
Kenneth Stookey, 41, Heppner, Maintaining a Dog
as a Nuisance, fine $111.
David W. Evans, 50, Heppner, Failure to Register,
fine $73.
Troy Michael McGowan, 55, Salem, VBR 66/45,
fine $239.
2005 MC Chronicles now available
The 2005 edition of the Morrow County Chronicles
is now available for purchase. The cost is $5 and they can
be found at the Morrow County branches of the Bank of
Eastern Oregon- Heppner, lone, Boardman and Irrigon; at
Murray Drugs in Heppner; and at the Morrow County
Museum in Heppner.
IMPORTANT GROWERS
MEETINGS
BASF/CLEARFIELD WHEAT
SYSTEMS GROWERS MEETING
Thursday, Sept. 2nd from 8-10 a.m.
Wasco Parish Hall
2 0 0 4 Results, Questions and Answ ers
and Beyond Herbicide - W hat to expect in 2 0 0 5
SYNGENTA SEED TREATMENT
GROWERS MEETING
Wednesday, Sept. 8 from 8-10 a.m.
lone Grange Hall
W ireworm issues in 2 0 0 4 - will they
be an issue in 2 0 0 5 ?
and Dividend W heatpack Update
Obituaries
Ida Kelty
Ida D. K elty, 74,
formerly of Irrigon, died
Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, at
E vergreen V ista H ealth
Center in La Grande.
At her request, no
service w ill be held.
D isp o sitio n
was
by
cremation.
Kelty was bom Sept.
16, 1929 at Portland, to
W illard and A lice C rall
Keeney. She grew up and
attended schools at Condon
where she graduated from
high school in 1949.
She
m et
her
husband-to-be, Edward O.
Kelty, while he was working
as a lineman for an electrical
utility company. The couple
married on July 11, 1949 at
Walla Walla.
Mr.
K e lty ’s
occupation took the couple
to locations throughout the
N o rth w est and A laska,
where they lived for many
years. They had also been
residents of Heppner and
The Dalles before retiring to
Irrigon. Mr. Kelty died on
Sept. 20, 2003.
K elty
enjoyed
snowmobiling, riding horses
and crocheting.
Survivors include a
son, Larry Kelty in Idaho; a
g ran d so n , B illy K elty;
sisters, Bessie Lamoreaux of
R enton, WA and B illie
Lacey of Heppner; brothers,
Ralph Keeney of The Dalles
and W illiam K eeney o f
K lam ath Falls. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Edward; a sister,
Loa Snyder; and brothers,
Jack Keeney and Harold
Keeney.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to
the
A lz h e im e r’s
A sso ciatio n , d irectly or
through Sweeney Mortuary,
P.O. Box 97, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Floyd J. Hobbs
Floyd J. Hobbs, 90,
of Irrigon, died Wednesday,
Aug. 18, 2004, at Good
Shepherd Medical Center in
Hermiston.
A funeral service
was held Aug. 21 at Bums
M ortuary Chapel. Burial
followed at D esert Lawn
M em orial C em etery in
Irrigon.
H obbs w as born
April l l , 19 14, at North
Pow der to Frank and
Georgia Knowlton Hobbs.
He lived most of his younger
years in the North Powder
area, working for farmers on
local ranches. He moved to
the Hermiston area to help
build the U m atilla Army
Depot.
He married Bessie
Dexter at Weiser, ID on Aug.
11, 19 4 1. They had five sons
and a daughter. After a brief
illness, Bessie died in July
1959.
Hobbs returned to
work for the depot until he
retired in 1972.
He married Gladys
Hughes, an Irrigon school
teacher, on March 14, 1962.
They added two daughters to
the family.
Hobbs was active in
sports during his high school
years, playing football and
basketball. He continued his
in terest in sports as his
children participated during
their school years.
In recent years, he
had been active in the Stokes
Landing Senior Center Rest
Area project, making sure
the tra ile r used fo r the
project was well stocked and
ready.
He co n tin u ed his
interest in sports during his
retirem en t th ro u g h the
media. He seldom missed a
Mariners or Blazers game
and enjoyed w atch in g
football, golf, auto racing
and m ore. He had been
looking forw ard to the
Olympics.
In April, family and
friends surprised him with a
90lh birthday party.
Survivors include
his wife, Gladys, of Irrigon;
sons, Daryl Hobbs and wife,
Ginny, of Colorado Springs,
CO, Lynn Hobbs and wife,
Cheryl, o f Irrigon, Allyn
Hobbs and wife, Glenda, of
Shoshone, ID, and Byron
Hobbs and wife, Terri, of
Portland; daughters, Vicky
Mesteth and husband, Vem,
of Umatilla, Jyl Hobbs of
Irrigon and Becky Hobbs of
Canby; sister, Leora Nice of
La
G rande;
nine
grandchildren and 15 great­
g ran d ch ild ren . He was
preceded in death by his
parents, Frank and Georgia;
his first wife, Bessie; three
b ro th ers,
K enneth,
R aym ond and E ldon; a
sister, Alene; and a son, Lyle.
D onations may be
made to Stokes Landing
Senior Center of Irrigon.
Burns Mortuary in
Hermiston is in charge of
arrangements.
Arlene Evelyn
Correa
A rlene
E velyn
C o rrea, 86, o f Big
Buttercreek near Echo, died
Aug. 19, 2004, at home.
R ecitatio n o f the
Rosary was held Aug. 23,
with a funeral mass held
Aug. 24. Burial followed at
Echo Cemetery in Echo.
C o rrea was born
Nov. 12, 1917, in Medford
to E dw ard and Leone
Southward Nunn. She was
raised and attended schools
in Hermiston and later in
Echo.
She married John B.
Correa on Sept. 16, 1936 in
Echo. They ranched near
Echo and Starkey.
She was a member
of the Starkey Cattle and
H orse A sso ciatio n . She
en jo y ed farm ing and
ranching with her husband,
canning, yellow roses and
loved spending time with
2nd Annual Fund Raising Dinner
to benefit the lone Education Foundation
Saturday, Septem ber 25
Social hour at 6 p.m . / Dinner at 7 p.m .
at the lon e Am erican Legion Hall
Menu: Prime Rib, Crab, Shrimp, Salad, Baked
Potato, Bread, Dessert. 7Vvo drinks included with
meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks)
Ticket Prices:
Adults - $25.00
Children 12 and under - $10.00
6 and under - free
Tickets available at Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone
Come enjoy a fun evening and help
support the lone School. There will be an
auction after the dinner, music, and raffle
tickets for various items on sale also.
The lone Education Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit corporation
her family. She was also a
m em ber o f the C atholic
Church.
Survivors include
sons, John E. C orrea o f
Buttercreek, Bob Correa of
Pendleton and Bill Lozier of
Pendleton; daughters, Peggy
Correa Hays of Echo and
Betty Correa Thompson of
Union; sister, Naomi Myers
of Union; 18 grandchildren
and 43 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, John B.
Correa in 1998; son, Bill
Correa in 2004; and sister,
Ruth Hall in 1991.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to St. P e te r’s C ath o lic
Church in Echo, d o Bums
Mortuary of Hermiston at
P.O. Box 289, Hermiston.
OR 97838.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Clarence D.
“Tiny” Gerard
Clarence D. “Tiny”
Gerard, 71, of Hermiston,
died on Aug. 20, 2004 at his
home.
A memorial service
will be held on Sunday, Sept.
5, at 2 p.m. at the Hermiston
Eagles Lodge #2909.
G erard was born
Jan. 16, 1933 in Lexington
to Ernest and Wilma Morris
Gerard.
He joined the United
States Army and served with
the rank of private in Korea.
He w orked as a d iesel
m echanic at B o n n ev ille
Dam for the US Army Corps
of Engineers for 30 years.
Gerard also sold Watkins
Products for many years.
Gerard had lived in
Hermiston for the last 15
years.
He
en jo y ed
socializing, traveling, his
family and his friends. He
was a member of the Ocean
Park Eagles and Hermiston
Eagles #2909, where he was
a trustee for several years.
Survivors include
his b ro th e rs, L aw rence
Gerard of Goldendale, WA,
Walter Gerard of Irrigon and
R obert
G erard
of
Herm iston; stepdaughter,
Robin Toavas of Pasco, WA;
two grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren; and
many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, LaVonne Gerard
and his parents.
T hose w ho w ish
may make contributions to
the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Burns Mortuary of
H erm iston is in care o f
arrangements.
Sally Lois
Klukkert
Sally Lois Klukkert,
63, of Hermiston, died Aug.
11, 2004 of natural causes
while vacationing in Tok,
AK.
A celebration of life
serv ice w ill be held on
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, at
10:30 a.m., at the Hermiston
Arc B u ild in g , 215 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston,
with a potluck to follow.
Private inurnment will be at
a later date.
She was bom May
18, 1941 in Stanfield, to
Charles and Opal Geer. She
was raised and attended
schools in Fossil, graduating
from Fossil High School in
1959.
Klukkert worked for
F irst In te rsta te B ank at
several branches in Oregon
including Hermiston.
She was united in
m arriage to Jam es “Jim ”
Klukkert on Oct. 11,1975 in
V ancouver, WA. They
m oved to the H erm iston
area in 1978 and have lived
there since.
She ow ned and
operated S and J Ceramics
in H erm iston in the mid
1990s. She then worked at
B ank o f A m erica until
retiring in 2001.
K lu k k ert
loved
bowling, quilting, camping,
fishing, crafts and spending
time with her family.
Survivors include
h er h usband, Jim o f
Hermiston; daughter. Sherry
Hill and her husband. Bill;
son, Ken Combs and his
wife, Barb, all of Redmond;
tw o step d a u g h te rs, Dee
Sears of Portland and Cindy
Friend of Long Beach, WA;
three g ran d ch ild ren , Ty,
Sophia and Will; brothers,
John Geer of Fossil, Bud
G eer o f C lack am as and
Harry Geer of Echo; sisters,
C arol
M annlein
of
Springfield, Barb Skinner of
Florence, Ruth Garber of
Bedford, TX, Donna Sue
Starkey of Arlington, WA
and M arian Senteney o f
Indianapolis, IN. She was
preceded in death by her
p a re n ts; tw o b ro th ers,
Charles and Pete Geer; two
siste rs, M ary G eer and
K lu k k e rt’s tw in, Jeaij
MacPhearson; and stepson,
Kent Klukkert.
In lieu of flowers!
contributions may be made
in Klukkert’s memory to the
A m erican
D iabetes
A ssociation at P.O. Box
2680, North Canton, OH
4 4 7 2 0 or the A m erican
Heart Association at 1425
NE Irving St., Suite 100,
Portland, OR 97232.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston is in care of local
arrangements.
Kevin Rader
Word was received
that Kevin Rader, a former
Lexington and Pendleton
re sid e n t, died recen tly .
While living in Lexington,
Rader was known as Kevin
Chick.
A service w ill be
held Tuesday, Aug. 31 at 3
p.m. at Bums Mortuary in
Pendleton.
Call Your Dog
Contest winners
announced
The Call Your Dog
Contest was held during the
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo in
Heppner on Friday, Aug. 20.
P rizes w ere tro p h ies
sponsored by HM Ranch,
created by Randall Peterson
of Peterson’s Jewelers. John
and Celia Moyer sponsored
an additional prize of $25 for
each category.
Winners in the large
dogs category w ere: 1st-
“ B e ss,” a b o rder c o llie,
owned and handled by John
and C elia M oyer o f
H eppner; 2nd- “C ody,” a
golden Labrador retriever,
owned and handled by Phil
and Kim Bach of Heppner;
and 3rd- “Buddy,” a golden
Labrador retriever, owned
by Bob M ahoney and
handled by Lane Bailey of
Heppner.
Winners in the small
dogs category were; 1M-
“ E llie ,” a border c o llie,
owned and handled by John
and Celia Moyer of Heppner
and
2 nd- “ P a g e ,” a
d ach sh u n d , ow ned and
handled by Steve and Linder
Proctor of Kennewick. WA.
If you own a dog,
mark your calendars for next
year and you can be part of
this fun event. All you have
to do is show up at the rodeo
with your dog and a $10
entry fee. Winner takes all.
Correction
lone School District
Chairman Joe M cElligott
was incorrectly identified as
Joe Rietmann in the Aug. 18
lone School District story.