Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 10,2005 - FIVE
HES receives new principal
Jack Thompson, new Heppner Elementary School principal.
Coming to Heppner
after 15 years on the “wet”
side in Salem , Jack
Thompson has taken over
the position as principal at
Heppner Elementary School.
This is Thompson’s
first administrative job, but
he has been active in schools
in Salem area for the past 15
years. He began with two-
and-a-half years at Sublimity
teaching Title I math and
reading. He then moved on
to Brooks Elementary where
he taught eighth grade and
was also their technology
teacher. He continued his
teaching career at Leslie
Middle School in the Salem-
Keizer area, where he taught
math and science for seven
years. His final year at Leslie
was spent as the “behavioral
s p e c ia lis t,” w hich he
d e sc rib e s as a sort o f
assistant principal who is
m ainly in charge o f
discipline.
T hom pson is not
new to the east side of the
state; he re c eiv e d his
b a c h e lo r's degree from
E astern O regon State
College in La Grande. He
then went on to receive his
m a s te r’s degree; from
Portland State University.
Wanting to return to
the east side, Thompson was
casually looking for a job in
the area and was excited
w hen a jo b o p en ed in
H eppner. A fter being
accepted for the position,
Thompson moved his family,
wife D eanna, their three
d a u g h ters, B rooke, 12,
Brittney, 10 and Ashley, 7,
and the family Chihuahua,
Nikki, to Heppner. They are
all excited to be here and
love the m any o u td o o r
activities available, including
cam ping, fish in g and
hunting.
Thompson said his
main goal for the school year
is to continue the great job
the school has already been
doing in meeting the AYP
goals of the No Child Left
Behind Act. He is also going
to be active in helping start
a new read in g m astery
program in the school.
He is also looking
forward to working with the
staff and community. “I am
amazed at this school and the
com m unity pride and
ow nership sh o w n ,” said
Thompson. “It makes the job
e x c itin g ...
ev ery b o d y
cares.
Notary public seminars to be held
The S e cretary of
State is offering a notary
public seminar free of charge
in Heppner on Aug. 31 at
Columbia Basin Electric Co-
Op. The seminar is being
offered at two times, 9 a.m.-
12 p.m. or 1-4 p.m. The
seminar is for current and
future notaries.
The in fo rm atio n
presented at the sem inar
covers rules and regulations
for Oregon notaries, as well
as explains how to properly
identify the signer, what to
record in your journal and
the requirements needed to
create a p ro p er O regon
Notarial Certificate.
To register for the
class, call (503) 986-2200 or
go
o n lin e
to,
w w w .filinginoregon.com /
notary/seminar.
Death Notice
Betty Lou Pettyjohn
Betty Lou Pettyjohn,
80, died July 31, 2005.
V isitation w ill be
Wednesday, Aug. 10 from 11
a.m .-5 p.m ., at L incoln
Memorial Funeral Home in
Portland. Services will be at
Lincoln Memorial Funeral
Home Chapel on Thursday,
Aug. 11, 2005 at 1 p.m.
D onations can be
made in her name to the
Oregon Humane Society or
Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid.
Winners announced in pre-fair
4-H contests
Following are results
of contests that were held
Aug. 3 at the 4-H Annex.
P resentations-
Individual Junior: Joe
Armato- Reserve Champion;
Mary G ates- Red; Whitley
Reece- Champion; and Beth
Morter- Blue
P resentations-
Individual Intermediate:
Patrick B arron- Reserve
C ham pion (qualified for
State Fair) and W hitney
McNary- Red
P resentations-
Individual Senior: William
Wehrli- Red
Presentations-
Team Junior: Mary Gates
and Beth Morter- Reserve
Champion
P resentations-
Team
Intermediate:
Patrick Barron and Jordan
Graff- Reserve Champion.
Quick and Easy
Ground Beef Contest-
Junior only contest:
Whitley Reece-Champion;
Stephanie Schuler-lnskeep-
Reserve Champion; Julianne
Carlson- Reserve Champion;
Taylor Wightman- Blue; Joe
Arm ato- Blue; M akenzie
Correa- Blue; Beth Morter-
Blue; Sean Barron- Blue;
M ary G ates- Red; and
Stacee Halvorsen- Red.
Me a s u r i n g
Contest- Junior only
contest: Christine Raible-
Champion; Julianne Carlson-
R eserve
C ham pion;
M akenzie C orrea- Blue;
Stephanie Schuler-Inskeep-
Blue; Stacee H alvorsen-
Blue; Shadow Kendrick-
Blue; and Lacey Thompson-
Blue.
Danielle Graybeal and Dylan Pettyjohn
Mark and Connie Graybeal of Athena wish to
announce the engagement of their daughter, Danielle
Graybeal of Pendleton to Dylan Pettyjohn of Pendleton.
The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Union High
School.
The groom-elect is the son of Krissie Rea of lone.
He is a 2000 graduate of lone High School.
The couple plans an Oct. 1 wedding at Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer in Pendleton.
Marriage
Cheung-Wallace
Robert Kilkenny, a local rancher, (right) donated an oil painting
o f the mural by Robert W alton to the M orrow County
Courthouse. Accepting the donation was Morrow County Clerk
Bohbi Childers (left). Kilkenny received the painting by making
a donation in his mother's name to the Farm Foundation. Childers
said that Kilkenny donated the painting so that everyone could
enjoy it over the years. The painting will be placed above the
elevator on the main floor of the courthouse.
Over the Tee Cup
F ifteen
lad ies
gathered Aug. 2 for play at
Willow Creek County Club.
Pat
E dm undson
took low gross of the field.
Betty Christman took low
net o f the field. Lynnea
Sargent took least putts of
the field.
In flig h t A, Loa
Henderson took low gross
and Jan Paustian took low
net and KP.
In flight B, Virginia
Grant took low gross and
KP, Sonstegard took low net
and Lois Hunt took least
putts.
In flight C, Bernice
L ott, Betty C arlson and
Suzanne Jepsen tied for low
gross, Joanne Barbee took
low net, Pat Dougherty and
Lorrene Montgomery tied
fo r
lest
p u tts
and
Montgomery took KP.
For all flights, Betty
Christman took long drive.
Sargent had a chip-
in on hole #3 and Paustian
had a birdie/chip-in on hole
# 1 .
T he “ team b a ll”
w inners w ere; l sl- L ott,
Sargent and Christman; 2nd-
H enderson, Paustian and
Sonstegard; and 3rd- Jackie
A llsto tt, D ougherty and
Edmundson.
Tee-off is at 8 a.m. in
A ugust and 9 a.m . in
September.
The Club Champion/
Eddi Skow Tournament will
be held Tuesday, Sept. 6 and
Wednesday. Sept. 7. Players
must play both days.
Greenfield Grange to hold quilt
show
for application at (541) 481 -
5223, or write to P.O. Box
760. Boardman, OR 97818.
Deadline for applications is
Sept. 1.
— Wedding Tables —
Ma rissa M cC ab e ariti Roc l? y I tim er
Wedding - Saturday, August 27th
Carlv C allaw av anti jere m v R ietn ian n
Wadding - Saturday, September
/
7th
C h ristian S ch u ltz anti II. G e n e Pace
Wedding - Saturday, September 24th
M o lile S c h n e id e r and Rya n H a lv o rsen
Wedding - Saturday, ( tclober Silt
Peterson's
Heppn*r
Jewelers.
^ M iumuj ' j D äuj
676-9200
21 7 N orth M a in • H eppne r
Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone
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Graybeal-Pettyjohn
Mural painting donated to
Courthouse
Greenfield Grange is
holding a quilt show Sept. 9
and 10 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Anyone wishing to have a
quilt(s) in the show may call
14k Yellow Bold
Earrings
with Peridot Bemstones
Engagement
*
Josephine Cheung and Kenneth Wallace
Gene and Chirella Wallace of Lexington are pleased
to announce the marriage of their son, Kenneth Coley
Wallace, to Josephine Kayee Cheung. Ken and Josephine
were joined in marriage in Santa Ana, CA on Tuesday,
July 19, 2005.
Ken is a 1991 graduate of Heppner High School
and a 1996 graduate of Oregon State University with a
degree in radiation health physics.
Josephine, the daughter of Cheung Shun Ming and
Tang Lai Ha of Hong Kong, is a 1999 graduate of California
State University, Bakersfield with a degree in business
administration management of information systems.
Ken is currently employed at Global Dosimetry
Solutions in Irvine. CA. where he has recently developed
the world's first robotic radiographic film reading system.
Josephine is also employed at Global Dosimetry Solutions
as a software engineer.
Electric Co-Op announces notice
of nominations
C o lu m b ia Basin E lectric C o o p erativ e has
announced that nominations are open for the following
two Director's positions. Both positions are for three-year
terms.
The positions are:
Zone #3: That territory served, or to be served,
by the Cooperative lying east of the range line between
Range 24 East and Range 25 East and north of the township
line between Township 2 South and Township 3 South.
Zone #4: That territory served, or to be served,
by the Cooperative lying west of the range line between
Range 24 East and Range 25 East, north of the township
line between Township 2 South and 3 South and east of
the Morrow-Gilliam county line.
The members of the nominating committee are:
Zone #3: Ken Grieb. Lexington. 989-8353 and Zone #4:
Jim Swanson. lone, 422-7162.
The nominating committee will accept nominations
up to and including the last day of August 2005.
Nominees must be members of Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative. Inc. and they must reside in, and
receive electrical service in, the zone in which they will be
running.
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