EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 25, 2005
A view from the hill
By Doris Brosnan
The rains have brought
the landscaping at Willow
Creek Terrace alive with
color and aromas And now
that the recent sunshine
makes getting outside more
appealing, residents and
visitors can more fully enjoy
th a t
lan d scap in g
by
m eandering the sidewalk
addition that encircles the
building
Some residents are
adding even more beauty
and some practicality to the
setting, by planting flowers
and tomatoes in the patio
c o n tain ers
Som e are
keeping their bird feeders
filled with enticing morsels
and noting the several
species that come to visit
daily.
This month, though
very wet most o f the time,
has held several “ sunny”
spots o f entertainment and
activities, beginning with the
M o th e r’s Day Tea On
Saturday, May 7, the ladies
o f the N azarene C hurch
again hosted the resident
women with the afternoon
event at which each guest
received a carnation, as well
as refreshments and pleasant
conversation.
Refreshments were
also at the horse races this
month The televised horse
races, that is. As the gates
opened on the K entucky
D erby and then the
P reakness, the residents
watched from the comfort of
their living room , a few
rooting for their chosen
favorites-to-win. No mint
ju le p s here, but ta sty
beverages and noshes to
enjoy as the hooves
thundered The residents
now look forw ard to the
Belmont Kathleen Hisler
and Evelyn Broun have both
attended the Derby, so they
can recount the exciting
atm osphere o f the actual
event
A dded
to
the
calendar this month, amid
the Bingo and card games,
has been a jam session o f the
01’ Time Fiddlers, on May
15, and Peg Willis’s young
players will entertain on May
27. On M ay 29, som e
re sid e n ts will jo in the
community at the Memorial
Day Dinner at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center And May 30
will find several at the red-
white-blue parade, to show
support for our troops.
O ne
of
those
sp e c ta to rs will be Irene
Swanson, who celebrated
her 95th birthday on Tuesday,
May 24 Swanson enjoys a
parade and she especially
enjoys being with people
She w as born to
Jacob and Regina Miller and
named after her mother, but
not until she was an adult did
the young “Regina” Miller
legally change her name to
“Irene.” She says that other
children made fun o f her
given name, so at an early
Remove flowers from
cemetery by June 13
All flo w ers m ust be
removed form the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery by June
13, the cemetery district has
announced After that crews
will remove all flowers from
the graves
O rder
M a g n e tic
D o o r S ig n s
HERE
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age she borrowed a kindly
cousin’s name and from then
on wanted to be known as
“Irene”
Swanson was bom in
L eipsig, S ask atch ew an ,
Canada, to German parents
and spoke only German until
she attended school Her
father Jacob ran a livery
stab le, out o f w hich he
provided a h o rse-d raw n
buggy service An injury
from one o f his h o rses
resulted in his early death,
and left Regina a widow with
seven ch ild ren , from
teenagers down to a 2-year-
old Swanson was 10 years
old R egina m oved the
family to Mount Angel upon
the suggestion o f a friend,
thinking th at the family
w ould
have
m ore
opportunities for work and
survival She took in laundry
that the children helped with
and the children old enough
to work for others did At the
age o f 12, Swanson started
caring for other women and
their families. She completed
eight grades o f school before
turning to full-time work to
help her family, but she later
com pleted
the
GED
program
Sw anson and her
mother lived in Salem where
she learned w a itre ssin g
skills, and at the restaurant
on State and 12lh Street, she
met Gar Swanson when she
w as 19. G a r’s b ro th e r
delivered ice cream products
to the restau ran t Gar
a cco m p an ied
him
occasionally and would have
something to drink after the
delivery. Swanson made the
“best milkshakes” he had
ever had, he told her Soon
they were dating and three
years later, they married,
after his graduation from
Willamette University, and
m oved to
lone, his
hometown
While Gar brokered
grain and gradually increased
their farm land holdings,
Swanson stayed home to
raise their four children, Jean
Ann, Dennis, John and Jim
PTA was one o f her focuses
and she started the Altar
S ociety at th e C ath o lic
Church in lone. After 43
years together, Gar passed
away, and Swanson moved
to Heppner
Her family is one o f
the p leasu res Sw anson
continues to treasure. Jean
Ann (Turner) and Jim live in
the area, as do a few o f her
16 grandchildren and she
maintains contact with those
w ho have m oved to
California and Washington
All o f her children and some
grandchildren were able to
spend a weekend together
just a week ago.
Another pleasure she
co n tin u es to share w ith
others is her crocheting
Sw anson has c ro ch eted
item s for all her fam ily
members and many friends.
She has also taught some o f
her Willow Creek Terrace
neighbors to crochet “ I
don’t like to just sit. I like to
have something to do,” she
says She also enjoys
pinochle games, as well as
the other activities held at the
Terrace “I like to be with
people,” Swanson explains.
What was one o f the
m ost th rillin g e v en ts in
Swanson’s life9 When she
was about 23, she became a
citizen o f the United States
“ It was a big thrill,” she
reports, “and I even got tears
in my eyes ”
She looked forward
to sharing her birthday cake
w ith her fam ily and
neighbors on Tuesday and
her neighbors view that as a
th o u g h tfu l, n eighborly
attitude
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) re
ports handling the following
business:
May 17: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Umatilla that Javier Nava
Cruz, 25, was arrested on an
Irrigon Ju stic e C o u rt
w arran t fo r F ailure to
Appear/Theft III
-MCSO received a
report from Hermiston PD
that Charles Cass Cooley,
26, was a rre sted on a
M orrow C ounty C ircu it
Court warrant for Failure to
A p p ear/B u rg lary
II,
Possession o f a Controlled
Substance II and Theft II
C ooley w as lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
-Boardman PD cited
John Bradley Standerfer, 48,
for Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 83 mph in a 55 mph
zone.
-Boardman PD cited
Travis James Webb, 28, for
Violation o f the Speed Limit,
85 mph in a 65 mph zone
-M C SO
cited
Fernando Aranjo Bustos, 43,
for Passing in a No Passing
Zone
-MCSO received a
report from Grants Pass PD
that John Jeffery Fulton, 48,
was arrested on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/Assault
IV
May 18: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Multnomah County Jail that
Gary Dean Shutts, 44, was
arrested on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to
Appear/DUII.
-MCSO cited Lyle
Elmer Isaak, 54, for Failure
to Drive in Right Lane
May 19: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Hermiston PD that Donald
Lineol B aldw in, 39, for
Failure to Pay Fine/DUII
-MCSO cited Pavel
S averchenko, 27, for
Violation o f the Basic Rule,
81 mph in a 55 mph zone
-MCSO cited Ismael
Pineda A ldaco, 27, for
Violation o f the Basic Rule,
74 mph in a 55 mph zone
May 20: M CSO
received a re p o rt from
Pendleton PD that Braulio
Medrano Orantes, 24, was
arrested on an Irrigon Justice
Court warrant for Failure to
Pay Fine/MIP-Alcohol.
-MCSO cited Steven
E dw ard Strahm , 52, for
Driving while Suspended
misdemeanor
May 21: M CSO
received a report o f a vehicle
in the middle of the road with
no lights on Michael William
C ow an, 18, for M IP-
consumption
-Boardman PD cited
Manuel B Garcia Figueroa,
21, for Violation o f the Basic
Rule, 72 mph in a 55 mph
zone
-Boardman PD cited
Adoney Geovani Murillo-
Arellano, 22, for Driving
while Suspended-violation
-Boardman PD cited
Misty Dawn Winston, 24, for
Driving while Suspended-
violation and No Insurance
May 22: Boardman
PD arrested M atthew L
Wilson, 24, on a Morrow
C o u n ty C ircuit C o u rt
warrant for Indictment on
the charges o f Burglary I and
Assault IV and on an Irrigon
Justice Court warrant for
Failure to Pay Fine/Driving
while Suspended Wilson
also had additional warrant
out o f Umatilla County He
w as lo d g ed at U m atilla
County Jail
May 23: Boardman
PD cited Rachel Elizabeth
Bozaan, 20, for Failure to
O bey T raffic C ontrol
Device She also received a
warning for Failure to Use
Signal
-B o ard m an
PD
received a rep o rt that a
subject was intoxicated and
b an g in g on the c a lle r ’s
windows and she would like
to press trespass charges
James Jeffrey Nelson, 39,
was arrested for Criminal
T resp ass
I/D iso rd erly
C onduct and Burglary I
N elson w as lodged at
Umatilla County Jail
-M C SO arrested
Michelle Ann Stephens on an
Irrig o n Ju stice C ourt
w arran t for Failure to
A p p e ar/D riv in g
w hile
Suspended
-Boardman PD cited
Craig Leroy Bostick, 47, for
Driving while Suspended- Rudy Cervantes
violation
Heppner Nazarene Church is hosting a Celebration
of Praise with trumpet player Rudy Cervantes o f San Diego,
CA The celebration will be held Saturday, May 28 at 7
S ergio
R eveles p m at the Nazarene Church
The celebration will conclude with a honoring o f
B ecerra
adm itted
to
military
personnel and a flag presentation Local musicians
v io la tio n o f p ro b atio n
allegations for Possession of are welcome to participate with Cervantes for one or two
a C o n tro lled Substance songs For more information on playing and to receive
B ec e rra ’s probation was music to practice, call Myrna Van Cleave at 676-5448
Cervantes formed Heavenly Trumpet Ministries in
revoked and reinstated and
1988
and
has ministered to over 3000 congregations
he was sentenced to 10 days
in jail, 18 months probation throughout the United States He has also played at pastoral
extension from date o f order conferences and general assembly conferences for the
and removal o f conditional Church o f the Nazarene. Cervantes graduated from
d isc h a rg e s-
felony Nazarene Bible College in June 1998 with a degree in
conviction enters, plus an church music. You can find out more about Cervantes and
ad d itio n al 40 ho u rs o f Heavenly Trumpet Ministries by visiting their website at
community service for a total www. heavenlytrumpet com
Nazarene church to host
Celebration of Praise
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DA’s Report
o f 120 hours.
Lyle M Amsden, Jr.,
was convicted o f Contempt
o f C o u rt/P u n itiv e +, an
unclassified misdemeanor
Amsden was sentenced to 30
suspended days in jail, six
months bench probation, 10
hours community service
and payment o f $376 in fines
and fees Amsden was also
convicted o f Contempt o f
C ourt +, an unclassified
m isd em ean o r He was
sentenced to 30 suspended
days in jail, six months bench
p ro b atio n ,
10
hours
co m m u n ity serv ice and
payment of $376 in fines and
fees
R afael
C laudio
Carrillo was convicted o f
W ild life V io latio n , an
unclassified misdemeanor
C arrillo’s hunting license
was suspended for two years
and he was sentenced to two
years bench probation and
payment o f $626 in fines and
fees
N icolas Tony Ray
Robbins was convicted o f
B urglary-2 +, a Class C
felony He was sentenced to
13 months in jail, two years
probation and payment o f
$166 in fines and fees and
$7778 in restitution Robbins
w as also co n v icted o f
U n au th o rized U se o f a
Motor Vehicle, a Class C
felony He was sentenced to
13 months in jail, two years
probation and payment o f
$166 in fines and fees He
w as also co n v icted o f
Possession o f a Controlled
S u b stan ce 2, a C lass C
felony. His driver’s license
w as su sp en d ed for six
m onths and he was
sentenced to 18 m onths
probation with 30 days in jail
and payment o f $166 in fines
and fees
Ju an ita L o n g o ria
H olem an pled g u ilty to
A ttem p ted A ssau ltin g a
Public Safety Officer, a Class
A
m isd em ean o r and
Disorderly Conduct, a Class
B misdemeanor Holeman
was sentenced to 40 hours
com m unity serv ice, 12
m onths bench probation,
c o m p letio n
of
a
m isd em ean o r
alcohol
package and payment o f
$631 in fines and fees
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Oregon East Symphony to
hold summer music camp
The O regon E ast
Symphony announces its
annual Sum m er M usic
Camp, to be held July 25-29,
2005 on the P endleton
campus o f Blue Mountain
Community College. The
music camp offers classes
and ensembles for musicians
from first grade through
adult and the large ensembles
offered are sym phony
orchestra, string orchestra,
beginning choir, chamber
choir and jazz band Faculty
includes Kenneth Woods,
m usical d ire c to r and
conductor o f the Oregon
East Symphony conducting
the symphony orchestra;
M ichelle G ian san te o f
P ortland conducting the
strin g o rc h e stra; Lezlee
Flagg o f Great Falls, MT
conducting the beginning
choir; Michael Frasier o f
LaGrande conducting the
chamber choir; and Margaret
M ayer
of
P en d leto n
conducting the jazz band
O th er facu lty m em bers
include Jam es Sm ock
(brass), Nolan Frost (flutes)
and Chris Thomas (cello and
composition).
The camp week runs
Monday, July 25 through
Friday, July 29 from 9 a m.
to 4 p m. The student recital
is Wednesday, July 27, the
faculty recital is Thursday,
July 28 and the final camp
gala concert is Friday, July
29 at 7 p m., all at BMCC
P ioneer T h eatre
The
reg istratio n fee includes
lunch and o b serv es the
following deadlines: $110
registration fee if registration
postm arked by June 30;
$125 re g is tra tio n fee if
postmarked by July 15; $140
registration fee for on-site
re g istra tio n . A lim ited
number o f scholarships are
available and home stays are
available for out-of-tow n
musicians.
For re g istra tio n
forms and more information,
contact the O regon East
Symphony at (541) 276-
0320, oes@uci net or visit
th e ir
w eb site
at
www. oregoneastsymphony. org.
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