Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 2004)
TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 1,2004 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County ’» Home-Owned Weekly New spaper Published week h and entered as periodical matter at the Post (Mice at Heppner. Or egon under die Act of March 3. 1879 Periodical pontage paid at Heppner. Ore-gon Office at I8KW Willow Street telephone (541 >676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E- mail gt a heppner net or gt a lapidsen c net Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tunes. PO. Hox 337. Heppner. ( begun 97836 Subscriptions S24 m Morrow County. SI 8 senior rate (in Morrow County only: 62 sears or older): $30 elsewhere David Sykes .................................................................................... Publisher Katie Foster......................................................................................................... Editor Naurs and Advertising Deadline Is Monday at S p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a asplay ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50tf per word Cost for C ard of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is S 5 35 per column inch F a PuDlic/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates f a publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks lo process after Iasi date ot publication (a sooner return dale must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: ww-M'. heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • Cuy Council & Planning Minutes • I.ocal Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more1 Letters to the Editor Editor's note Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks’ at a cost of $7.) Wenberg speaks against rumors To the Editor: In response to the recent rumors concerning myself, Kenneth F Wenberg, M D ., and W illow Creek Clinic- 1 have not lost my license T here is no foundation to this rumor. I am not closing my practice Willow Creek Clinic is open for business as usual My medical license was never in any question I am not sure how the rumor started I f you have any questio n s o r concerns, please contact myself or the office manager (s) Kenneth F Wenberg Heppner lone to hold 7th annual Basketball Bonanza The seventh annual lone Basketball Bonanza Tournam ent will be held Dec 3-4 at the lone School gym nasium s The team s competing this year for the title are Mac-Hi, Enterprise, Umatilla and lone The U m atilla Vikings and Mac-Hi Pioneer girls start the JV tournament at 1 p m. on Dec. 3 Enterprise and lone play at 4 p m The JV Boys start off with Umatilla and Mac-Hi at 2:30 p.m The last JV game o f the day is Enterprise and lone at 5:30 p.m. The next day will begin w ith the g irls ’ consolation game at 10 a m., and the boys’ consolation at Morrow SWCD/ Weed meeting to be held The Morrow SWCD m eeting is scheduled on Tuesday, Dec 7, at 1 p.m at the Boardman City Hall, 220 Main Street North in Boardman. The meeting agenda items and discussion items include: Manager report and agency reports Prospect of an E x ecu tiv e session according to ORS 192.640(2). The meeting is open to the public. 11:30 a m. The g irls ’ cham pion sh ip m atch is scheduled for 1 p.m ., follow ed by the b o y s ’ championship game at 2:30 p.m. A girls’ match up betw een the M ac-H i Pioneers and the Umatilla Vikings will kick off the Varsity tournament at 3 p m. on Dec 3. Later to finish out the girls’ round, lone will be taking on Enterprise at 6 p.m. The first boys’ game will be at 4:30 p.m with Mac-Hi battling the Umatilla Vikings. The final game of the night has the lone boys m atched up against Enterprise at 7:30 p.m The next day will begin w ith the g irls ’ consolation game at 1 p.m ., and the boys’ consolation at 2:30 p.m The g irls ’ cham pionship m atch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., follow ed by the b o y s ’ championship game at 5:30 p.m. T ro p h ies will be awarded for the top teams in each division Ticket prices for the tournament will be $3 for adults and $ 1 for students w ith ASB card s Please remember that only water is allow ed in lo n e School Gyms. The lone B ooster Club sp o n so rs the tournament MURRAY'S CHRISTMAS OPfN HOUSE All Day! Thursday , December 2nd MINI-WINf TASTING- ~ from 4-6 p.m. and enjoy the m LIGHT PARADE starting at 6 p.m. + * ^ M umwj ' j D*iu| 217 North Main. Heppner 676-9168 Serving Heppner Lexington & lone Obituaries Sandy Lee Williams Sandy Lee Williams, 51, o f Irrigon, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. A celebration o f life g ath erin g potluck for Williams was held Nov 27 at V ictory L ighthouse C hurch in H erm iston. D isp o sitio n w as by cremation. Williams was born April 1, 1953, at Walla Walla to James and Delora Black Williams He served with the N ational Guard in Walla Walla On June 13, 1977, he married Linda L. Pitts at Dayton, WA. W illiam s loved fishing, hunting and visiting with people and also loved his family. He had lived at Walla Walla off and on and has been a resident o f Irrigon for the past two years Survivors include his w ife, Linda W illiam s, daughter, Christina and son, Michael, all o f Irrigon; his m other, D elora of Hermiston, sisters, Candy Hanson o f Hermiston and C indy N ielsen o f W alla W alla; b ro th e rs, Jerry R eeves o f H erm iston, Leonard Bullock o f Walla Walla and James Williams; g ran d d au g h ter, Jen n ifer Williams; foster daughters, Vodka Schumaker, Jamie H aines and M aryLynn H aines, tw o fo ster grandsons, Jesse Schumaker and Mickkoltin Haines and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, James Williams and by an infant son. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Banner Bank in Umatilla or to Burns Mortuary, PO. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838 to help defray expenses Floribel McCoy Floribel McCoy, 80, o f Irrigon, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, at her home. A funeral service w as held Nov. 29 at Columbia View Community C hurch in Irrigon w ith interment to follow at Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery in Irrigon One o f 11 children, she was born M arch 29, 1924, to George and Lucy Eddy, at Malheur City, an old Oregon mining town, not a ghost town She was raised on a homestead on Willow Creek between Malheur City and Ironside She attended elementary school at Grouse Creek and stayed with a sister in Hereford, where she attended high school. She g rad u ated from E astern Oregon College at LaGrande with a teaching degree She spent her entire teaching career at Irrigon She met her future husband, Benny, at Irrigon, while he was home on leave from the Navy during World War II. He had just retuned from a tour o f duty in the South Pacific and it was love at first sight for the couple They were married Jan 19, 1946, at Pasco She reg u larly attended Columbia View C om m unity C h u rch in Irrigon for many years In fact, she and her husband were members of the original congregation from day one S urvivors include her husband, Benny; son, Terry McCoy and his wife, Linda o f Everett, WA area; gran d d au g h ter, Tana; brothers, Clayton Eddy and Nick Eddy, both of Vale and Edward Eddy o f The Dalles, a sister, Elaine Trimble o f H ereford and num erous nieces and nephews Burns Mortuary o f H erm iston is in care o f arrangements. Naomi Irene Stewart Naomi Irene Stewart, 84, o f Pendleton, died Friday, Nov 26, 2004 at Willowbrook Terrace A graveside service was held Nov. 30 at Idlewilde Cemetery in Hood River Stew art was born Nov. 16, 1920, at The Dalles, to Floyd and Lillie Hanel Hess She grew up at Parkdale. On March 30, 1952, she married James Stewart at H ood River The couple lived at locations throughout the N o rth w est before settling at Pendleton 24 years ago. They had a small variety store at Ordnance, then moved to Spokane where they opened another variety store, “ S tew art’s Variety.” Before moving to Pendleton, Stew art had worked in several small retail stores and after moving to Pendleton she became the head of a ward at Eastern Oregon State Hospital for lO-'/i years until her retirement in 1982. She and her husband enjoyed tra v e lin g throughout the United States and beyond and had been to 46 of the 50 U S . states. She was a homemaker and loved staying home, raising her fam ily. She enjoyed gardening and could grow just about anything from kiwis to lemons, making lemon pies for the family from her harvest. She loved roses, crafts, embroidery and needlework. Survivors include her husband, James Stewart, at the home in Pendleton; sons, Tim Stewart and his wife, Colleen o f Pendleton, Dennis Stewart and his wife, Lori o f Gig Harbor, WA and Tom Stewart o f Pendleton; daughter, Kathy Rinehart and her husband, James of Pendleton, brother, Floyd “Barty” Hess o f Heppner; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her p aren ts and by a son, George M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to The Boys Town, directly or through Bums Mortuary o f Pendleton, P O. Box 489, Pendleton, OR 97801 Francis Ray Davis Francis Ray Davis, 85, o f Spray, died Thursday, Oct 21, 2004, at Pioneer M em orial H o sp ital in Prineville. A memorial service and potluck luncheon will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, WILLOW CREEK COUNTRY CLUB Will be \oting on 3 BOARD OF DIRECTOR positions at their Annual Meeting in January 2005 An\ WCCC member that is interested in one of these positions is asked to contact Rusty Estes. President 676-5808 or Jackie Allstott. Secretary 676-5509 b\ December 24th so that your name mas be added to the Ballot Dec 4 at the Spray Grange Hall Davis was born on Feb 15, 1919 at Redmond, the son o f Jess and Rene Robbins Davis. The family later moved to W inlock where he grew up On April 15, 1939 he m arried Marjorie Sams o f Winlock He served with the Army during World War II. Davis has been employed as a lumber faller, retiring at the age o f 73. When he was 75, he became a licensed well driller and worked at the profession for the next 10 years His family was said to be most important in his life and it was said he had a heart as big as himself, that he touched everyone and never met a stranger Davis was an avid hunter who liked camping and being in the outdoors. The D avises had been married 65 years and had lived in Winlock until June o f this year when they moved to Spray. Survivors include his wife, M arjorie o f Spray, children, Jean G urrero o f Portland, Wayne Davis and his wife Judy o f Heppner, Shawn Davis o f his wife Linda o f Spray, Tyson Davis with the military and special daughter Diane Peterson of Spray; and num erous grandchildren and g reat g ran d ch ild ren . He was preceded in death by his parents and sons, Gaylord and Harold Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Josephine Agnes Huston Jo sep h in e A gnes Huston, 80, o f La Grande, formerly o f Heppner, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, at M id-C olum bia M edical Center in The Dalles At her request no funeral service will be held H uston was born April 24, 1924, at Spokane, to Joseph and Genevieve Jordan Chlopek He father died before she was bom and her m other m oved to Portland where Huston was raised and attended school. Her mother remarried and she was the eldest o f seven children She remembered the family having a pet deer and bear in Portland, which was not a big city, but was surrounded by forest and farms in those days Not much is known about her youth She was believed to have married at a young age and later divorced. She worked in a sawmill during World War II and lost the tip o f her finger there. She eventually moved to A rlington w here she worked as a waitress She rem arried and divorced during that time She also lived at Connell, WA for a time. Around 1958, she m arried Thom as Claud Huston, Jr , at Goldendale, WA They lived with his family in the Eightmile area near Heppner for a while then moved to a sheepherder’s cabin on Rock Creek near Hardman while they built their house In 1962, they adopted a daughter, Claudia Jo and in 1965, adopted a son, Thomas Claud Huston III. H uston raised Montana black pigs when the kids were little and her husband worked the family sheep and wheat operation The Hustons divorced in 1972. Huston worked as a housekeeper and caregiver in Heppner and also sold Avon and was active in the Rebekah and Eastern Star lodges and the lone Garden Club A fter her son graduated from high school in 1983, she moved to La Grande where she worked until health problems forced her retirement in 1998 Som ething was always blooming in the 4- foot by 8-foot flower bed in front of her apartment in La Grande. She enjoyed playing Scrabble with her daughter, doing crossword and word seek puzzles and entering contests She loved her cat, “Tunie” and was an avid reader and pinochle player. Survivors include her longtime companion, Percy Cecil o f La Grande; daughter, Claudia Smythe and her husband, Scott, of Heppner, son, Tom Huston and his wife, Connie, o f Vale; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements St. Patrick’s Senior Center news The volunteers for the Dec. 8 noon meal are from th e Seventh Day A dventist church. Menu sheets for December will be posted in the Center office as soon as they are printed They had not arrived in time for publication this week. Velma W ight has asked us to remind everyone about the regular exercise tim e at the C en ter The gro u p is not lim ited to seniors or to residents. Time is 10-10:30 a m. every T uesday and T hursday morning The exercise is 30 m inutes o f steady n o n impact movement, especially designed to keep one agile and balanced and maximum movement, including every joint, without undue strain on any one part o f the body. The invitation is to come, try it and see the difference in how you feel. The q u arterly U m atilla/M o rro w A rea Agency on Aging meeting is announced as Dec. 13 in Irrigon at 1 p.m , following lunch at Stokes Landing Center Lighting contest to be held in Heppner Heppner Chamber of C om m erce en co u rag es businesses and residents to light up for the holidays Columbia Basin Electric is sponsoring this contest. Six $25 awards will be given with three going to the commercial district and th ree to the residential district Categories are “Best Use o f Lighting,” “M ost Original Set,” and “Judges’ Favorite” Certificates will be redeemable for electricity Judging will occur Dec 17- 20, so p articip an ts are encouraged to keep their lights twinkling. CUSTOM BANNERS Lots off C olon Logos tf G raphics Heppner Gazette 6769228
