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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 19, 2005 The Official Newspaper o f the C it> o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S PS. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Home-Ow ned Weekly New spa per Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Or egon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore-gon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541)676-9228 Fax(541)676-9211 E- mail gt a heppner net or gt a rapidsers e net Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Ga/ette-Tinies. P O Box 337, Heppner. ( )regon 97836 Subscriptions $24 in Morrow County. $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older). $30 elsewhere David Sykea.............................................................................................. Publisher Katie Foster Editor News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p in. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 500 per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch For Public/legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: wHw.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and morel Adopt-a-Teacher receives donation from local churches Hope Lutheran, with help from Valhy Lutheran and All Saints' Episcopal churches donated $500 to the Adopt-A-Teacher foundation. The donation was made in part from the dinner at the high school as well as matching funds from the Lutheran Thrivent Financial organization. (L-R): Chris Rauch and Shelli Britt, both of Hope Lutheran, presented the donation to Jeannie Collins of the Adopt-A-Teacher foundation. Free flowering trees available from Arbor Day Foundation Ten free flowering trees will be given to each person who jo in s the N ational A rbor Day Foundation during January 2005. The free trees are part o f the nonprofit F o u n d a tio n ’s T rees for America campaign The 10 trees are two White Flowering Dogwoods, two Flowering Crabapples, two Washington Hawthorns, two American Redbuds and two Golden Raintrees “ T hese com pact trees w ere selected for planting in large or small spaces,” John Rosenow, the Foundation’s president said “They will give your home the beauty o f lovely pink, white and yellow flowers and also provide winter berries and nesting sites for songbirds.” Merilee she rolls along, rolls along, rolls along; Merilee she rolls along... isn’t life just nifty! Obituaries Michael G Hedman Michael G Hedman, 53, o f Union, died Monday, Jan 10, 2005, at Legacy Em anuel H o sp ital in Portland as the result o f injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accid en t at La Grande A memorial service was held Jan. 15 at the Heppner United Methodist Church Hedman was born Dec 28, 1951, at Marquette, MI, to A rnie and Rita B elm ore H edm an The fam ily la te r m oved to Athena, then to lone, before settling at Heppner in 1963. He graduated from Heppner High School in 1970. He attended Eastern Oregon College at La Grande and Oregon State University at C o rv allis, w here he graduated in 1975. In 1976, he married C heri W h ittak er at Pendleton The couple were parents o f two daughters. They later divorced. Hedman lived in the Pilot Rock area where he raised cattle for 17 years before moving to Union, where he worked as a fence contractor and in the off season worked for Bechtold Construction He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the United Methodist Church He w as an avid outdoorsm an who loved fishing and hunting and the mountain Survivors include daughters, Mellisa Hedman o f Portland and Joni Hedman o f Lake Oswego; his mother and stepfather, Rita Hedman DeZeote and Leo DeZeote o f Heppner; brothers, Steve Hedman o f Santa Rosa, CA, Jon Hedman o f Danville, VA, Dale H edm an o f M attaw a, WA, and Tim Hedman o f Heppner; and sister, Dee M iller o f Hillsboro He was preceded in death by his father, Arnie Hedman, in 1999. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the M ike Hedm an M em orial Fund, c/o Community Bank, 539 S. Main, Union, OR 97883, or at any Com m unity Bank branch Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. The tre e s will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting between Feb 1 and May 31 with enclosed planting instructions. The 6- to 12- inch trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free o f charge M em bers also receive a subscription to the F oundatio n ’s bi-m onthly publication. Arbor Day and The Tree Book with inform ation about tree planting and care To becom e a member o f the Foundation and to receive the free trees, send a $10 contribution to Ten Free Flowering Trees, N ational A rbor Day Elbert W. “Eb” F oundation, 100 A rbor Stroud Avenue, Nebraska City, NE E lbert W “ E b ” 68410, by Jan 31,2005 Or S tro u d , 99, form erly o f go online to arborday.org Irrigon, died Wednesday, Dec 29, 2004, at Portland A celebration o f life gathering was held Jan. 15 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Irrigon Stroud was born April 2, 1905, at Fordland, MO In 1928, he married Elizabeth Anne Jones. The couple had two daughters, Norma Jeanne and Margaret Joyce In 1929, they moved Whoa Nellie... Until she hits the falls and finds c she’s turnim to Nebraska While living in Nebraska, his wife died In 1942, he moved to Portland where he was employed as a carpenter working out o f Union Local 247 While in Portland, he met Gladys Lewis Beezley and they were married Nov 12, 1952 In 1982, he and his wife moved to Irrigon where he was a member o f the Irrigon S ev en th -d ay Adventist Church He was involved in helping to oversee the construction of the new church The couple returned to the Portland area in 1995. A fter his w ife’s death in 1999, he moved to Court Yard Plaza in Portland Survivors include his daughters, Jeanne Kline and Joyce G ago, both o f Portland; stepson, Charles “Chuck” Beezley o f Irrigon; brother, Charlie in Illinois; sister, Opal Grossman in California; 14 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild He was preceded in death by his wives, Elizabeth Anne and Gladys; by four brothers, fo u r siste rs; by stepdaughters, Linda DeBrie in 1987 and Treva Kister in 2001 and by a stepson, S. Ray Beezley, in 2003. Barbara Jean Simpson Larsen B arbara Jean Sim pson L arsen, 71, o f Eugene, died Monday, Jan 10, 2005 at South Hills R ehabilitation C enter in Eugene A memorial service will be held at Rest-Haven Funeral Home in Eugene on Feb 4, 2005. L arsen was born Feb 7, 1933, in Hood River, to Francis Clyde and Jessie (M cLeoud) Simpson. She grew up in Hood River and The Dalles, graduating from The Dalles High School in 1951. In 1955, she married Ervin D Larsen in Springfield He died in 2002. She retired in 1971 from the retail fashion business. The Larsens love of trav el kept them busy throughout the years, taking several trip s a year and extended trips to Ireland, England and New Zealand, besides the O regon and California coasts. Including her love o f travel, she was an amazing gourmet cook, entertaining many friends and family throughout the years In their early marriage, the couple belonged to a sp o rts car club and participated in car rallies in the Eugene and surrounding area Their open hearts helped a niece and nephew further their education at the University o f Oregon S urvivors include nieces and nephews, Judith L aughlin o f H eppner, T hom as C ox o f Santa Barbara, CA, Janice Harper o f Adams, Steven Nelson of Texas, K ris W ehe o f B ellevue, WA and Ellen Quinn o f San Bruno, CA She was preceded in death by her parents and sisters Featu rin g P R IM E RIB E v e ry F rid a y C H E C K O U T O U R S P E C IA LS 50 ! HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY MERILEE! i O p en 6 a .m .-9 p.m . T h u r s d a y - S a t u r d n y m m 6 a .m .-2 p.m . S u n d ay on January 20th JO H N ’S PLACE Love, from all your friends MAIN STREET. HEPPNER V B ette L S paulding and arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Maxine Cox. w hile M e m o r i a l A p p e ar/D riv in g contributions may be made Suspended Jan. 15: M CSO to the A m erican H eart Association or the American cited Aela Herrera Alvarado, 36, for No O p e ra to r’s Diabetes Association License and No Insurance Kathleen M. The vehicle was impounded -MCSO cited Austin Lynch Jo sep h H aney, 18, for Kathleen M Lynch, Unsafe Passing on Left 72, o f Heppner, died Friday, -MCSO received a Jan 14 at St A nthony rep o rt from OSP that Hospital in Pendleton. A ndrew B enjam in A memorial service Kauffman, 40, was arrested will be held Friday, Jan. 21 on a Morrow County Circuit at the Heppner Elks Lodge Court warrant for Criminal at 11 am . N o n su p p o rt and on an She was born May Irrig o n Ju stice C ourt 21, 1932, at Heppner, to w arran t for Failure to Loren and Cecelia Mahon A p p e ar/D riv in g w hile Matteson Suspended He was lodged A lifelong resident of at Umatilla County Jail on Heppner, she attended the local charges, with the hold M atteso n School, then placed for Morrow County H eppner High School, Jan. 16: M CSO w here she g ra d u a ted in received a rep o rt from 1950 After graduating, she Umatilla PD that Gary Lee w orked at the H eppner Murphy Jr., 31, was arrested hospital for seven years. on an Circuit Court warrant On Sept. 21, 1957, fo r F ailure to A ppear/ she married Buzz Lynch at Possession o f a Controlled Pasco The couple lived at Substance II. Heppner, where they owned -MCSO cited Janell and o p e ra ted C a l’s Smith, 38, for Violation of Restaurant and Lounge for the Speed Limit, 78 mph in many years a 55 mph zone Lynch enjoyed the -M C SO arrested m o u n tain s, fishing and Jose Alfredo Garcia, 19, on hunting. an Irrigon Justice C ourt Survivors include w arran t fo r Failure to son, M ichael Lynch o f A p p e ar/D riv in g w hile Colton; sister, Dorothy Scott Suspended o f Heppner; grandchildren, -M C SO arrested A erin M arie Lynch and Ruby Franco, 19, on an Ashley Nicole Lynch; and Irrig o n Ju stice C o u rt one great-grandchild. She w arran t for Failure to was preceded in death by her Appear/Interfering with a husband in 1995, by a son, Peace Officer. Franco was C u rtis, in 1984 and a also a rre sted on local g ran d d au g h ter, A m ber Probable Cause charges of Lynch, in 1999. Possession o f a Controlled M e m o r i a l Substance II and lodged at contributions may be made Umatilla County Jail. to th e C ystic F ibrosis F o u n d atio n , 4445 S W. Barbur Blvd., Suite C101, Portland, OR 97201-4047, or the Pioneer M emorial H o sp ital, P.O. Box 9, Published in the Hermiston Heppner, OR 97836 or to a Herald, Jan. 14, 2005 charity o f choice From WesCom News Service Sweeney Mortuary Two former sheriff’s of Heppner is in charge of deputies facing charges o f arrangements sexual abuse and delivering Former deputies to face separate trials Sheriff's Report The M o rro w C o u n ty S heriff’s Office (M C S O ) re ports handling the following business: Jan. 11: M CSO received a re p o rt from Pendleton PD that Seth T. Wheeler, 27, was arrested on an Irrigon Justice C ourt w arran t for F ailure to A p p ear/D riv in g w hile Suspended -MCSO received a report from Umatilla PD that Jason John Trickel, 25, was arrested on a M orrow C ounty C ircuit C o u rt warrant for Parole Violation/ A ssault in th e F ourth Degree Trickel was also arrested on an Irrigon Justice Court warrant for Failure to Pay F in e/D riv in g w hile Suspended Jan. 12: M CSO cited Gary Dean Shutts, 44, for DUII and Driving while Suspended-m isdem eanor. The vehicle was impounded Jan. 13: M CSO received a re p o rt from Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office that Travis L Grigsby, 24, was arrested on a M orrow C ounty C ircuit Court warrant for Failure to Appear/Failure to Register as a Sex Offender Grigsby w as lodged at U m atilla County Jail. Jan. 14: M CSO cited Darby Ray Taylor, 19, for Violation o f the Basic Rule, 74 mph in a 55 mph zone -MCSO received a report from Umatilla PD that Erik G riggs, 22, was drugs to tw o 17-year-old girls will be tried separately. Judge Michael Adler denied a motion, filed by Deschutes County Deputy District A ttorney Victoria Roe, to consolidate the trials o f form er reserve deputy Mark J. Rietmann, 29, and fo rm er d ep u ty M ichael Patrick Malloy, 38. Rietmann was last employed by the M orrow County Sheriff’s Office. Malloy’s month long trial on 143 counts filed against him is scheduled for April 5. Rietmann is to stand trial on 11 counts on June 21 In a brief in support o f the motion, Roe asserted that the charges against both men are “o f the same or similar character; are based on the same act; are based on tw o or m ore acts or tra n sa c tio n s co nnected together or constituting parts o f a com m on schem e or plan.” The brief also stated that the same witnesses are required for each case and that the alleged criminal acts involved the same victims Rietmann’s attorney, Jonathan G Ash, filed a response in opposition to the motion, arguing that because his client was only alleged to be involved in one incident invo lv in g the g irls, Rietmann’s right to a fair trial w ould be “ su b stan tially prejudiced” if he were tied at the same time as Malloy A dler denied the m otion filed by Roe and scheduled separate trial dates for Malloy and Rietmann B oth men are released pending trial
