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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 15, 2004 - THREE Obituaries Inez E. Miller InezE Miller, 81, of Heppner, died Tuesday, Dec 7, 2004, at H erm iston Terrace A ssisted Living Facility. The funeral service was held Monday, Dec 13 at the U nited M ethodist C hurch in H eppner with co n clu d in g service and interm ent follow ing at Heppner Masonic Cemetery M iller w as born Sept 4, 1923, at Baker City, to Homer and Lucy Hunt Wellman. She grew up and attended school at Baker City where she graduated from high school. She attended and graduated from Eastern Oregon College and began teaching at Riverside School in Pendleton On May 16, 1945, she married Sgt Richard T. Meador who was stationed with the Air Corps at Walla Walla. The couple lived at Heppner for most of their married lives. Miller taught her first kindergarten in 1949, then continued teaching other classes in the M orrow C ounty School District, retiring in 1976. She esp ecially enjoyed seeing students she had taught and was always proud of th eir accomplishments. She was preceded in d eath by her husband, Richard Meador in 1975. In 1980, she married R obert A. M iller at Los Osos, CA They lived at B rookings, w here they o p e ra ted a com m ercial fishing business. Mr Miller died in 1999. Survivors include daughters, Leslee Meador of Heppner and Tami Sneddon o f M ount Vernon, WA; g ra n d c h ild re n , G enny Sneddon, Jeff Sneddon and Amanda Sneddon; brother, Stanley Wellman o f Baker City; stepson, Robin Miller o f Federal Way, WA; and stepmother, Effie Turner of Baker City. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Becky Sue Meador in 1959. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to a charity o f choice. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge o f arrangements. Howard Edward Gilliam H ow ard Edw ard Gilliam, 79, o f Heppner, died Thursday, Dec 2, 2004, at Good Samaritan M edical Center in Portland The funeral was held Dec 9 at All S aints E piscopal in H eppner. C oncluding services and interm ent follow ed at Heppner Masonic Cemetery. G illiam w as born July 28, 1925, at Heppner, to E arle and Mae Perry G illiam . He grew up at Heppner and attended local schools, but he did not graduate from high school, but instead joined the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor and served during W orld W ar II He later earned his GED, and then enrolled at Oregon State College, where he received a b a c h e lo r’s degree in agriculture On Aug 29, 1948, he married Helen Blake, also o f Heppner, who graduated from Oregon State College a year ahead o f him Their daughter, Mary Jo, was bom in Corvallis Gilliam pursued his lifelong dream and became a cow boy in C o lo rad o , where he soon learned it was impossible to support a wife and daughter on a cowboy’s w ages He retu rn ed to Oregon where he joined the state police as a gam e warden stationed in Baker Their son, Paul, was born there The fam ily la te r moved to Portland, where he w orked for Sw ift and Company as a buyer, later transferring to Salem. He left Swift in 1964 and became a county agent for Washington County at Hillsboro. Less than a year later, after the voters removed the funding for his job, he moved to Colville, WA, where he was again a county agent. Two years later, he was promoted to regional 4- H sp ecialist, m oving to Spokane. In 1968, he joined the F a rm e r’s Hom e Administration, the lending arm o f the U S . Department o f A g ricu ltu re. He was promoted and transferred to the western portion o f the state, living at Puyallup and Auburn. He built his house in Auburn himself with the help of a friend, then helped the friend build his house. A fter re tirin g in 1985, the Gilliams returned to Heppner where he built their current home. Gilliam was an avid hunter, golfer and skier, was a gunsmith, built golf clubs and was a professional ski instructor. He never stopped learning new things. He took up the piano and computers after retirement. Survivors include his wife, Helen, o f Heppner; daughter, Mary Jo Meyer o f La Grande; son, Paul Gilliam of H illsb o ro and granddaughter, Hallie May Lauhon. He was preceded in death by his parents and his older brother, the Right Rev. Jackson Gilliam M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the All Saints Episcopal Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 246, Heppner, OR 97836 or St. Patrick’s Senior Center, PO. Box 266, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Roger Elmer Palmer Roger Elmer Palmer, 69, o f H eppner, died Wednesday, Dec. 8,2004, at his home. A funeral service was held Tuesday, Dec 14 at Valby Lutheran near lone, with concluding service and interm ent at the Valby Cemetery He was born Oct. 15, 1935, at Heppner, to Elmer and Muriel Patterson Palm er He attended the Eightm ile School, Rood Canyon School and attended school in Heppner where he graduated from high school in 1953. On Dec. 18, 1955, he married Shirley M Peck T h a n k s g i v i n g is o v er , a n d C h r is t m a s is n ea r. S o o o , Ron Uanueyvood s 7 0 t h B ir t h d a y is a lm o s t h e r e ! ! W e ’ re g e t t in g t o g e t h e r T o w is h h im w e ll. I f y o u c a n j o in u s. T h a t w o u l d b e s w e ll!!! at Heppner The couple have farmed in the Eightmile area near Heppner for nearly 50 years He was a longtime m em ber o f the Valby Lutheran Church and was active in the Willow Creek Symphony after taking up the violin late in life He was selected Conservation Man o f the Year in 1973. His hobbies included h u n tin g , fishing and photography. Survivors include his w ife, Shirley P alm er o f Heppner; daughters, Sandra Van Liew o f Heppner, Paula Hickey o f Bend and Cathy Hedlund o f New Pine Creek; sons, Karl Palmer o f New Pine Creek and Larry Palmer and Jason Palmer, both of Heppner; sister, Sally Dyer o f C ondon; and 16 g ran d ch ild ren . He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to P io n eer M em orial H ospice, P.O Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836, or the Valby L u th eran C hurch M em orial Fund, 60492 Valby R oad, lo n e, OR 97843, or Inland Northwest M usicians/W illow C reek Symphony, 25 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements BEO to hold annual lone Christmas Open House The annual lone Christmas Open House has been set for Friday, Dec 17 from 10 a m to 3 p.m at Bank of Eastern Oregon in lone Refreshments and door prizes will be offered at many lo catio n s around tow n, offerin g folks a g reat opportunity to socialize and graze Other activities o f the day include a used book sale sponsored by the lone Public L ibrary, an lone M iddle School b o y ’s basketball game starting at 1 p.m. and the Willows Grange Christmas party later in the evening Come and make a day o f it. 4-H Horse Club to sing Christmas carols The 4-H Horse Club will meet on Sunday, Dec 19 at 5 p.m at Les Schwab’s to sing Christmas carols on horseback around the community. For m ore information, contact Jessica Hamilton at 676-5805. Columbia Basin Zone cougar season likely to close prior to end of the year The Columbia Basin cougar hunt zone in north- central Oregon is very close to reaching the harvest quota and cougar hunting is likely to close early, the Oregon D epartm ent o f Fish and Wildlife announced today. The Columbia Basin cougar hunt zone, also called Zone D, has a 2004 quota of 18 cougars As o f Nov. 29, 16 cougars from Zone D had been checked in at ODFW offices Zone D includes the Fossil, C olum bia Basin, Biggs, Maupin and Grizzly big game management units. No o th er 2004 cougar hunt zones are near their harvest quota at this time If the Columbia Basin cougar zone closes, hunters with an unfilled general season cougar tag may hunt in any o f the o th er five cougar zones in the state M ost cougars are harvested during deer or elk hunting seasons R ecent winter weather conditions may enhance h arv est opportunities and hunters with valid cougar tags are urged to check the season status in the Columbia Basin Z one b efo re going out. Hunters are also reminded that all cougars harvested must be checked in at an ODFW office The total statewide allowed cougar sport harvest for 2004 is 562 cougars. As o f Nov. 29, hu n ters have taken 217 co u g ars statew ide The statewide quota for the 2005 cougar season has been set at 579. The 2005 general cougar season begins in all six zones Jan. 1, 2005, for those hunters with a 2005 c o u g ar tag and a 2005 hunting license. Cougars harvested after Jan 1, 2005, will apply to the new quotas for the respective zones. The cougar quota system was ad o p ted by ODFW to m ore evenly distribute cougar harvest throughout the state. Quota levels are set to manage cougar population levels and ap p ro p ria te ly d istrib u te hunters. Hunters can find out whether the season is open in other zones by calling a local ODFW office, calling the general information line at (800) 720-6339 or (503) 9 4 7 -6 0 0 1 , o r visiting w w w .d f w .s ta te o r .u s / O D FW htm l/R egulations/ 2004reg^changes htm^biggame and scrolling down to the cougar quota information M ore inform ation about O re g o n ’s cougar season can be found on pages 46-48 in the 2004 O regon Big Game Regulations LOCAL BARBEO'E EXPERT L o tt’s E lectric 369 N Main St Heppner (541)676-5011 Hope to see you there!! Support Group m eets 5-7 p.m. Wednesday H eppner Elks Lodge December 28, 2004 4 to 7 p.m. No Gifts - Ju st “Tall Tales" No-Host Bar P hone (541) 481-2838 Shop building proposed for Irrigon High School continued from page one compete at the 3A level in cleanliness, but disinfectant all other sports Burrow s reported wipes were provided Smith said he was that the OSAA has also pleased to relate that one received a proposal to create student commented that he a category for a very large went clean for two-months “super school,” which would previous so that he would ultimately reduce the number of students allowed in the 2A show up clean on the test Smith told the board classification If passed, this that students don’t know change would put Riverside ahead o f time when they will* once again in the 3A be tested and none o f the classification, even though students w hose numbers the school’s numbers would were drawn was absent from be reduced enough to qualify for 2A according to current school that day H eppner Schools regulations -discussed problems Vice-Principal Daye Stone arising with the d istrict’s also made two presentations ed u catio n at the meeting, one on the altern ativ e program Burrows said he efforts Heppner Elementary would meet with officials is m aking to im prove attendance, which would from the Union-Baker ESD, improve the school’s state which currently oversees the rating, and another, with the M CSD altern ativ e ed assistance o f HES teacher program and report back to Sue G ibbs, on the the board -approved the A ccelerated R eader second reading and adopted program, which has been successful in im proving the district’s interscholastic s tu d e n ts ’ reading and and co-curricular activities program comprehension -accepted a In other business, resig n atio n from Elvira the board: -recognized the M oore, A C H oughton follow ing H eppner Elem entary English as a language ed Elementary staff members: second assistant teachers, Karen Clough, - a p p r o v e d who has been w ith the employment for Terri Clay, d istrict 20 years, M ary tem porary H eppner Haguewood, who has been with the district 25 years, Elementary School Title I and Sharon Morris, 10 years, teacher; and Heather Suchy, and ed assistant Ellen Rollis, p art-tim e ACH general education aide 15 years -approved extra duty -discussed allowing more time for review o f the contracts for: Paul Keefer, R iverside High School budget assistant girls’ basketball -learned from coach for C-team ; Mark Burrows that OSAA will not Rouska, Riverside Junior change R iv ersid e High High School assistant boys’ School’s classification from basketball coach; Tyson a 3 A to a 2 A school for next year, although RHS will P ratt, RJH head b o y s’ become a 2A- sized school b ask etb all coach; K eith Price, Heppner Junior High that year. Burrows said that assistant girls’ basketball a change to 2A is more likely coach; and Randy Barton, the year after next because RHS head softball coach the classification is generally -heard the following determined on a four-year announcements Boardman, basis and that four-year Irrigon and H eppner period is nearing its end C om m unity E ducation However, Burrows said that C om m ittee m eetings all RHS will becom e cancelled for December; independent from its current board w ork session league in football next year cancelled for December due and the 2A Columbia Basin to Christmas; next regular C onference, o f which board meeting Monday, Jan Heppner High School is a 10, Irrigon High School, 7 member, has agreed to allow p.m. RHS in. R iverside will New way to help the needy comes to Heppner The M inisterial A sso ciatio n , with local churches and the Heppner Neighborhood Center, has joined with the Department of Human Services to further service the needy in the local area W hile th ere are o rg an izatio n s that are equipped to help with food or clothing, such as the H eppner N eighborhood C enter, A gape H ouse, H elping H ands, th ese organizations tend to lack in ways to help with personal care items Thus, DHS and the o rg an izatio n s are now asking for donations of items such as: Baby Item s- disposable diapers, pacifiers, bottles or baby shampoo; C leaning Supplies- dishwashing liquid, toilet paper, powdered cleaners, laundry soap or dish clothes. P ersonal H ygiene to o th b ru sh , to o th p aste, brushes, bar soap, deodorant, razors, shaving cream or feminine products If you would like to make a donation o f these items, you can drop them off at the H eppner N eighborhood C enter or take them to your church O nce the d o n atio n s are received, care kits will be created and given to persons in need who come to the C en ter K its will be specifically tailored to each persons need For more inform ation ab o u t this project, you can contact Jan Skaggs at the Neighborhood C enter at 676-5024 or Pastor Duane Jones at 676- 5529. Lexington Baptist to hold Christmas Program Lexington Baptist Church will be having a C hristm as P rogram this Sunday, Dec 19, at 11 a m Sunday school children will be acting out the traditional Christmas story followed by a m odern day sketch performed by the teens and college students entitled “You’re On the Air ” Violin, harp and piano music will also be featu red in the program E veryone is welcome to attend I
