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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Hearing screening to be conducted in M o rrow County schools T he U m atilla- Morrow Education Service D istric t (E S D ) will be providing hearing screening to public elementary school s tu d e n ts including all kindergarten, first and third grade students, new students to the county, and parent/ teacher/principal referrals of students in the other grades T hese stu d e n ts will be screened on the dates listed T he hearing screening is done by the Umatilla-Morrow ESD for public school students o f U m atilla and M orrow counties It is cooperatively sponsored by local school d istricts A pproxim ately 4000 children will be seen Children who fail the initial screening will be re-screened within a three-week period Parents who do not want their child’s hearing to be screened should notify the school as soon as possible If you have any questions re g a rd in g the hearing screening program, please c o n tact your school principal, or contact the Audiology Department at the Umatilla-Morrow ESD at (541)966-3140 S creen in g in M orrow C ounty will be conducted on the following schedule Tuesday, O ct. 19: Irrigon Elementary at 10:30 am Thursday, Oct. 21: A C Houghton, 8:30 a m. W ed n esd ay , O c t. 27: Sam Boardman/Windy River, 8:30 a m M o n d ay , Nov. 1: lone, 8 15am and Heppner, 10 am Wednesday, Nov. 3: A C H oughton-recheck, 8:30 a m and Irrigon Elementary-recheck, 1 p m W ed n esd ay , Nov. 10: Sam Boardman/Windy River- recheck, 8:30 a m. M onday, Nov. 15: Iond-recheck, 8:15 a m and Heppner-recheck 10 a m Sham rockettes take first place at Pendleton Dress Up Parade The Shamrockette Dance team, along with Coach Jodi Chapa, with their first place trophy from the Main Street Cowboys Free Street Stow. The Shamrockettes were presented their first place tro p h y at their performance for the Main Street Cowboys Free Street Show in Pendleton on Sept 18. “It was a great way to close the summer o f hard work and play,” said Coach Jodi Chapa The team has gained new members since school has started and is looking forward to continuing to serve the com m unity o f Heppner through the fall and CUSTOM BANNERS A ny Size Lots o f Colors H e p p n e r G azette 676 9228 winter The team also was able to cap off the summer o f hard w ork with a fun slumber party and a trip to T ri-C ities for a day o f shopping and dinner out at Red Lobster. The team a p p re cia te s all o f th e community for its support “We couldn’t do it w ithout all the loving support o f this g reat community,” said Chapa “It is a great honor to serve you all.” Rebekahs’ card party rescheduled The Holly Rebekah L odge card party w as postponed until Saturday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p m. at the Lexington IOOF Hall HEPPNER BOOSTER CLUB STEAK FEED and AUCTION Saturday, October 16th Heppner Elks Club Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Auction: 8:00 p.m. Dinner ra st is $ 1 0 earh Advance tickets may be purchased at Heppner Hardware and Hollomon’s Dinner will be Barbecued New York Steak prepared by Lee Ansotegui, Mike Proctor & Crew; Baked Potato; Salads; Bread and Dessert i A view from the hill B> Doris Brosnan As a v isito r approaches Willow Creek T errace, the w elcom ing image is o f a party on the front patio bodies sitting, standing and lying down, some clustered around what ap p ears to be a pot o f steam ing brew C lo ser inspection, however, reveals that only a few o f the bodies are real and they are the ones that speak to visitors The majority is o f creatures and c ritte rs c re ate d by the residents o f the Terrace Yes, the young-at- heart are again ready for H allow een and th e ir creations are entry #7 in the Scarecrow contest this year The residents encourage visitors to have a look at their outside entry in the contest and to dare step inside for another look at the festiv e, sp o o k y -c u te d eco ratio n s, including a spider, in their parlor Appropriate music at the Terrace in a few weeks will surely be tunes along the lines o f “ The M o n ster M ash,” but on Monday it w ould have been the “Anniversary Waltz,” and at least four times this month, the “Birthday Song” will ring through the building On M onday, residents and staff celebrated the second anniversary o f Willow Creek Terrace. No one could truly believe that two years since the facility’s opening have already passed, but they were pleased that the Terrace did open and is a helpful living experience today. Three staff members have been with the Terrace since its origin and received from the B oard a hearty “thank you” and a red rose for th e ir d ilig en ce Sue Baker, Diana Sharp and Bobbie Angell. T he b irth d ay celebrants this month include Verna B rinda and C leo Edwards Verna Nichols was born in Nampa, ID, on Oct. 8, 1921. Verna was the baby o f the family of five children. Bill Brinda came to Nampa from Valentine, NE, Verna became smitten, and the two m arried w hen she w as sev en teen . The logging in d u stry to o k them to C rouch, ID, and then M itch ell, U kiah and Heppner. When the couple came to Heppner in 1955, Verna entered the job market as a cook at P ioneer Memorial Hospital. Except for a seven-year term in Pendleton, 1961-1968, the couple remained in Heppner and Verna remained a cook for several years. She was the first cook to serve at the Senior Mealsite For the nine Willow Creek Terrace residents prepare for the Halloween month. years before retirement at age 62, Verna worked with Betty Pettyjohn in a house cleaning business. Last year, on Nov. 11, Verna moved to Willow Creek Terrace. V ern a’s p o sitiv e a ttitu d e and her activ e interest in life continue to be tw o o f her o u tsta n d in g characteristics. These surely contributed to her being selected as “Woman o f the Y ear” by the E x ten sio n Association some years ago. And m ore recently, as president o f the local garden club, she su cc e ssfu lly spearheaded the effort to bring a Blue Star Marker to Heppner She is rightfully pro u d of both acco m p lish m en ts. H er apartment is adorned with som e o f her p ain tin g s, rev ealin g an o th er talen t Verna long enjoyed. Many of her paintings have sold or been given to family and frien d s T hough she no longer paints or bowls in a leag u e, as she and her husband did for many years, and she no longer is able to golf, she remains a garden club m em ber and p articip ates in the many a c tiv itie s o ffered at the T errace. P in o ch le is a favorite. When Verna is not busy with her neighbors or involved with her family o f th re e c h ild ren and five grandchildren and seven g reat grandchildren, she enjoys her quieter time for reading C leo R ickies w as born in Spokane, WA, on Oct 26, 1917. She was in g ra d e school w hen her parents moved to Lebanon, with an older brother and four younger sisters she helped care for. When Cleo w as 19, one o f her classmates arranged for her to m eet the c la s s m a te ’s cousin. D elbert Edw ards was visiting relatives, quite a distance from his home in M r. and M rs. Joseph M c Ellig o tt request the ho no ur o f y o u r presence at the marriage o f th e ir daughter Melissa Jo to Joshua Ray Coiner son o f Ms. Barbara C oiner and M r. Daniel C oiner Saturday, October 9, 2 0 0 4 Auctioneer Ken Grieb will preside over the main auction; there will also be a silent auction with many items up for bid. at 2 :0 0 p.m. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Heppner Raffle tickets may also be purr based at Heppner Hardware and Hollomon’s. Tickets are 6 fo r $5, 15 fo r $ 1 0 and 4 0 fo r $ 2 0 Reception immediately following at the Morrow County Fairgrounds, Heppner Condon And that was that: Cleo and Delbert married and m oved to C ondon Though from wetter, greener climate, Cleo was familiar with the Wasco area, where her grandparents lived, so she acclimated easily to her home in Condon Delbert was then renting a farm, but soon the Edwards bought that place and then added a ranch in the Lone Rock area to their holdings Cleo had little time for hobbies, she says, with her ranch-related work and her family o f two children, a son and a daughter, but she has created many attractive rugs for family members. A large hooked rug in golden to n es co m p lem en ts her apartment now, and she may complete another rug this winter for her bathroom She will have to find the time for that work when she is not participating in the activities at the Terrace, readrng/or enjoying visits from her children, who have remained on the ranches with her six grandchildren On O ct. 9, Diana S h arp will c e le b ra te a birthday, and on Oct 12, George Nairns will also be a year older But their focus will be on the residents, as usual The re sid e n ts enjoyed the Homecoming Noise Parade last weekend, as well as the drive they took that afternoon, topping it off with ice cream And they are looking forw ard to the Oktoberfest this weekend. Their #7 scarecrow entry is ready and they are eager to see if their cake will win the cake-baking contest. (They know that they will buy something for the kitchen if they win ) And Halloween will end this busy month o f October at the Terrace The re sid e n ts invite d arin g , darling ghosts and goblins to come by for tricks and treats that evening until 8 p.m. Then it’s lights out. DA’s Report Nicholas Tony Ray Robbins admitted to violation o f probation allegations for Robbery in the Third Degree Robbins’ probation was revoked and reinstated and he was sentenced to five days in jail James Rodney Clements admitted to violation o f probation allegations for Possession o f a Controlled Substance Clements’ probation was revoked and he was sentenced to 180 days in jail, with a credit o f 18 days for time served and 12 months probation Duane Randell White admitted to violation o f probation allegations for D riving while Suspended M isdem eanor. W h ite ’s probation was revoked and reinstated with an extension o f 24 months from the date o f the order White was also convicted o f Driving while Suspended/Felony, a Class- B felony His driver’s license was revoked for one year and he was sentenced to three years o f supervised probation, 90 days in jail, 80 hours o f community service and payment o f $ 1666 in fines and fees. Joseph Lorin LaChapelle admitted to violation o f probation allegations for Possession o f a Controlled Substance LaChapelle’s probation was revoked and he was sentenced to six months in jail and 12 months probation LaChapelle also pled guilty to Sexual Abuse II and Class-C felony He was sentenced to 80 hours community service, completion o f a drug package and a sex offender’s package, which includes registering as a sex offender, and payment o f $ 1421 in fines and fees James Benjamin Murray admitted to violation o f probation Murray’s probation was revoked and reinstated with the same terms and conditions as previously imposed with the following two additional conditions of: submission o f a bi-w eekly rep o rt to M orrow C ounty Support Enforcement in the event of unemployment; and submission o f a written notice to the court explaining why he is unable to pay as ordered for the months Kristopher John Roberts pled guilty to Possession o f a C o n tro lle d S u b stan ce, a C lass-C felony and E n d a n g e rin g the W elfare o f a M inor, a C lass-A misdemeanor Roberts was sentenced to 18 months formal probation, 80 hours o f community service, completion o f a drug package and payment o f $669 in fines and fees for Possession o f a C ontrolled Substance He was also sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 18 months bench p ro b a tio n and co m p letio n o f a drug p ack ag e for Endangering the Welfare o f a Minor Thomas F Wolff pled guilty to Taking Buck Deer- Closed Season Wolff was sentenced to two years hunting license suspension, $400 restitution and $626 in fines and fees Magnetic Door Signs Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228
