Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16,2005 - FIVE
Engagement
Obituaries
Watt-Hughes
Edith M.
Matthews
Arnold C.
Cleveland
Christianne Watt and Trent Hughes
Joyce Hughes of Pendleton and Randy Hughes of
Lexington wish to announce the engagement of their son,
Trent Hughes to Christianne Watt both of Portland.
Watt whose parents are Gerald and Norma Watt,
both of Wisconsin, graduated with her M.Ed. degree in
School A d m in istra tio n from the U n iv e rsity o f
Massachusetts, Boston. She is currently employed as an
Educational Specialist with the Department of Education
Office of Student Learning and Partnership in Salem.
Hughes graduated from Heppner High School in
1995. He then received his A A transfer degree from BMCC
followed by his B.S. degree in Accounting at the University
of Oregon. He is currently employed as a Senior Accounting
Specialist for Nike in Beaverton.
Pump and Meter Operation and
Maintenance Workshop scheduled
O SU
E x ten sio n
S erv ice,
H erm iston
Irrigation District and the
West Extension Irrigation
D istrict will sponsor this
workshop. The workshop
will be Thursday, Nov. 17 at
2-4 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 18
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
workshop will be held at the
Umatilla Electric Coop., 750
W. Elm Ave., Hermiston.
The cost is $25, including
lunch and materials.
The w o rk sh o p is
d e sig n e d for field and
irrigation personnel. The
Thursday session will focus
on meter installation, repair
and maintenance of sizes 2-
inch and up. On Friday, the
session will be devoted to
pumps. Attendees will learn
the basics of pump operation
and m a in ten an ce
for
irrig a tio n
system s.
P a rtic ip a n ts
w ill
be
introduced to basic hydraulic
p rinciples and how they
affect pump operation. They
will gain knowledge of the
purpose and functions of key
pump components and how
to recognize, troubleshoot
and c o rre ct com m on
abnormal conditions. They
will find out how pipes,
fittings, valves and other
parts of the water system
affect pump performance.
Instructors are Jim
Bjorkland from United Pipe
and Supply, Randy Mather
from Western Hydro, Dave
Lamp from Wilde Electric
Motors, Andy McCombes
from Paramount Supply, and
Steve Dayley from Selectric.
A han d b o o k w ill be
d istrib u te d at the Pum p
School.
Cant Ranch
History Program
planned
John Day F ossil
Beds National Monument
will offer a ranger-conducted
program at the h isto ric
James Cant Ranch. This one-
hour program will feature
aspects of the human history
of the ranch and John Day
region. The program will
begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 19, at the James Cant
Ranch house and museum,
located on Highway 19 two
m iles
north
o f the
intersection with Highway
26. There is no fee, and
participants should bring
walking shoes and clothing
suitable for the outdoors.
For fu rth e r in fo rm atio n
please call 541-987-2333.
M r s
A rnold
C.
Cleveland, 56, of Pendleton,
died Monday, November 7,
2005, at Christmas Valley,
Oregon. The funeral service
was held Saturday, Nov. 12,
at B urns M ortuary in
Pendleton. The interment
was at Echo Cemetery.
He
was
born
F eb ru ary 27, 1949 in
Pendleton, Oregon, the son
of Alfred Monroe Cleveland
and Sara Jane Pow ell.
A rnold w as one o f ten
children. He was bom and
raised in Pendleton. He
enrolled in the Army in 1968.
He m arried Patricia Ann
Thomas in 1970, and they
had four children. They were
later divorced in 1980. He
then m arried C h ristin e
Michael in 1981 and they
had 2 stepchildren (Justin
Michael and Kristy Michael),
they divorced in 1988. In
1992 he married Johanna
Pinkerton and they had two
ch ild re n .
They
w ere
d iy o rced in 2000. He
worked for Pudget Sound
Trucking, and from 1971 to
1981 w orked for U nion
Pacific.
For the last five years
of his life he had a long hard
battle with brain cancer.
He en jo y ed gold
m ining, c u ttin g w ood,
h u n tin g ,
fish in g ,
mushrooming, and any other
activity he may have been
able to do in the mountains.
He loved spending time with
his
d au g h ters
and
grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents Alfred
Cleveland and Sarah Powell,
daughter T rad e Swartout,
brother George, and sisters
Helen Morrison and Alfreda
White.
Survivors include his
daughters Jennifer Dumont,
H erm isto n ; Jane V ick,
C anby,
OR;
B elin d a
B rad fo rd , P ilot R ock;
Elizabeth Cleveland, Elgin;
Veronica Cleveland, Elgin;
Tonya Cleveland, Athena;
Brothers, Hewitt Cleveland,
M edford; Bill Cleveland,
Coos Bay; John Cleveland,
Nyssa, OR; Bob Cleveland,
LaGrande; Sisters, Sandra
Allen, Elgin; Robin Smith,
F o restb e rg , Texas; 14
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
M e m o r i a l
Contributions can be made
to:
H eppner
Fire
Department Memorial Fund
c/o Belinda Bedford, P.O.
Box 848, Pilot Rock, OR
97868.
Burns Mortuary of
Pendleton was in charge of
arrangements.
Matthews, 93, of lone, died
Sunday, Nov. 13,2005 at her
home. Funeral Service for
Edith M. Matthews will be
held 1 p.m . T hursday,
November 17, at the lone
C om m u n ity
C hurch.
C o n clu d in g serv ice and
burial will follow at High
View Cemetery in lone.
Mrs. Matthews was
bom November 26, 1911 at
the family home at Morgan,
Oregon to H. O. “Hat” and
Minnie Palmateer Ely. She
attended school at Morgan
through the eighth grade.
She then attended school at
lone where she graduated
from high school in 1929. At
the time of her death she was
the oldest living graduate of
lone High School. A fter
g rad u atio n she attended
Oregon Normal School at
Monmouth, Oregon for one
year then returned to lone
and began teaching at the
Lower Rhea Creek School.
She later taught at Irrigon
and lone.
On O c to b er 31,
1931 she married Wallace
“ M ik e” M atthew s
at
Heppner. The couple lived in
the lone area for all of their
married life except for three
years when they resided at
U m pqua, O regon w here
they raised turkeys. They
farmed for many years in the
Gooseberry area near lone
before moving into town in
1960. A fter m oving into
lone, Edith worked for the
M orrow C ounty School
D istrict, as a custodian's
assistant to her husband until
retiring in 1972.
She
serv ed
as
librarian at the lone City
Library for 13 years and had
been secretary/treasurer of
the lone City TV Co-op for
the past 29 years, retiring at
the beginning of this month.
Involved greatly in
the lone community during
her life, Edith was a 75 year
m em ber o f the R ebekah
Lodge and a long tim e
member of the lone PTA and
Cardinal Booster Club. She
at one time was an active
m em ber o f the lone
Community Church serving
for a number of years as
Sunday School Treasurer
and m em ber o f the
M aran ath as. She was a
member of the lone Good
Neighbor Committee for a
number of years and enjoyed
helping with com m unity
dinners and activities. In
1990 she was honored to
serve as Grand marshal of
the lone F ourth o f July
parade.
Edith loved spending
time with her many friends
o f all ages in lone and
Morrow County and with
her family. She was an avid
supporter of the activities of
the lone Schools. Even when
no longer able to attend
these activities, she was
alw ays eager to hear the
news and find out the scores.
, Survivors include
d a u g h te rs;
D eniece
Derbyshire and husband Art,
of Hermiston, and Bemiece
Thornton and husband Pat,
o f Salem ; grandchildren,
M ike T h o rn to n , Keely
Thornton, April Derbyshire
S p a n g le r; and 2 great
grandchildren; as well as
numerous nephews nieces
and cousins. Preceding her in
d eath w ere her paren ts,
hu sb an d M ike, brothers
Franklin and Elvin Ely, sister
M argaret Ely Akers, and
nephew Berl Akers Jr.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the M ike M atthew s
Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank
of Eastern Oregon, PO Box
106, lone, OR 97843, or to
the
lone
E ducation
Foundation, PO Box 61,
lone, OR 97843.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Death Notice
Paul K. VVenberg
Paul K. W enberg,
96, Heppner, died Friday,
November 11, at his home.
Arrangements are pending at
S w eeney
M ortuary,
Heppner.
Oregon
Cattlemen’s
Association elects
officers
Sharon Livingston
from G rant C ounty was
elected P resid en t o f the
O regon
C a ttle m e n ’s
A ssociation during their
recent Annual Convention at
Eagle Crest in Redmond. Bill
Moore of Malheur County
was elected President-elect
and B ill H oyt o f Lane
C ounty
was
e lected
Treasurer.
“N othing pleases
me m ore than to be an
advocate for an honorable
and admired industry that
continually moves forward
to provide the people of the
world with a product that is
savored and relished,” said
P resid en t
L iv in g sto n .
Sharon enjoys a lifetime of
ranching involvement. Her
Association focus for the
coming two years includes
such
p rio ritie s
as:
m em b ersh ip ,
natural
resource use, grazing and
marketing.
A ttendance at this
year’s convention exceeded
300 p ro d u c e r m em bers,
asso ciate m em bers, and
friends of the industry.
The Power of Light
It sta rts utitfi a simple,
p e t revofutionary con
cept: a w atch th at never
needs a battery. Citizen
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142 N o rth W n in
Pesticide
applicators
workshop
Do you have a
pesticide applicators license?
Do you need re-certification
credits to m aintain your
current pesticide applicators
license? Did you know that
for a p riv ate p e stic id e
applicators license you need
16 credit hours over the five-
year life of your certification
(only 8 hours can be in one
calendar year)?
A re -c e rtific a tio n
w orkshop fo r p e stic id e
ap p licato rs w ill be held
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the
Isobel Edwards Hall at the
Fairgrounds in Fossil. The
training will be presented by
county weed personnel and
ODA staff, as well as other
knowledgeable persons and
will cover such topics as, re
establishment after burning
or spraying, the Medusahead
p ro ject,
w eed
I.D .,
effectiveness o f different
chemicals, PURS, etc. The
training will be held from 8
a.m . to 5 p.m . and w ill
p rovide 8 hours o f re
certification credits. You
may attend all or part of the
day. Each hour will count as
1 hour of credit.
Registration fee for
the training will be $15.
Lunch w ill be provided.
Please RS VP to the Wheeler
County Extension Office at
763-4115.
A private pesticide
applicator license is required
o f those w ho use or
su p erv ise the use o f
“restricted-use” pesticides
on land in a g ric u ltu ra l
production that they or their
employer own, lease, or rent.
This includes farm land,
ran ch land, fo rest land,
nurseries, and orchards. No
license is needed if only
“g en eral
u se ”
(non-
restricted) pesticides are
used. To qualify for this
license, an individual must
receive a passing score on
the P rivate P e stic id e
A pplicator E xam ination.
Once the applicant passes,
he/she becomes “certified”
(eligible to obtain a license)
and may submit a license
ap p lic atio n and fees to
O regon D ep artm en t o f
Agriculture (ODA) to obtain
a private pesticide applicator
license. Both the license and
the c e rtific a tio n p erio d
expire on December 3181 of
the fifth year of certification.
(Just passing the required
exam inations alone does
NOT mean an individual is
licensed, you must complete
the licensing process by
submitting an application
and the p ro p er fees to
ODA.)
Recertification is the
p ro cess o f ren ew in g
pesticide certification. This
may be accom plished by
e ith e r o f tw o m ethods:
Accumulating the required
num ber o f c re d it hours
d u ring
the
c u rre n t
c e rtific a tio n p erio d by
attending training programs
accredited by the ODA. -or-
Retaking and passing all
required examinations.
Private applicators
must accumulate a total of
sixteen (16) credit hours
during their certification
period. Four (4) o f these
hours m ust be “ C o re ”
training and twelve (12) can
be “other" ODA-accredited
training. No more than eight
(8) credit hours (including
Core) may be accumulated
in any one calendar year
(January 1 - December 31).
Credit hour accum ulation
may begin the day after the
licensee is certified.