TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8,2006
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Local students win at Tri-Cities Bible Quiz competition
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Anniversary
Sam and Jessie Scott
Awana Bible Quiz Contestants: (Back Row L-R): Jesse Boyd, Skylar Hawks, Cade Arbogast,
Daniel Van Cleave; (Front Row L-R): Shadow Kendrick, Faith Owen, Julianne Carlson,
Stacee Halvorsen, Lacey Thompson
Nine local Awana
B ible C lub m em bers
competed this past weekend
in the annual Awana Bible
Q uiz C o m p etitio n
in
Richland, WA. This year’s
contest included some 40
team s from R ichland,
Kennewick, Pasco, Yakima,
Walla Walla and Wenatchee,
as well as five local teams
sponsored by Lexington
B aptist C hurch. A team
consisted of one or two club
members. There were ten
c o n tests co v erin g four
Awana handbooks for boys
and girls in grades 3-6. The
contestants started out with
multiple-choice questions
about the Bible and their
Awana handbooks. Then, the
more difficult speed quizzing
section included reciting
passages of Scripture from
memory, word perfect, and
knowing other Bible facts.
Individual team members
could earn extra points and
a sp ecial aw ard if they
“quizzed out” of the speed
competition. The girls’ Book
One contest had so many
team s that o rg an izers
divided that group into two
separate flights and awarded
prizes for each group.
Shadow K endrick
and Julianne Carlson, both
fifth g rad ers from lone
claimed a first place team
plaque and individual gold
medallions in the girls’ 3-5,h
grade competition in Flight
B of Book One. In Flight A
o f Book O ne, Stacee
H alv erso n and Lacey
Thompson, also fifth graders
from lone, finished in second
place and were aw arded
ribbons. Faith O w en, of
Lexington, also a fifth grade
lone student, did very well
as a solo team member in the
second flight, but didn’t get
enough points to place.
In
the
boys’
competition, there were also
three teams. In Book One for
grades 3-5, Cade Arbogast
and Jesse Boyd of Heppner,
third graders from Heppner,
won 3rd place ribbons. Third
grader Skylar Hawks, also of
Heppner did well, but as a
single contestant team didn’t
place.
In Book Two for 4-
6dl grade boys, fifth grader
D aniel Van C leav e o f
Heppner received a 4th place
ribbon. This was excellent -
c o n sid e rin g that D aniel
d id n ’t have a p artn er to
contribute any points.
Awana Bible Club
m eets every W ednesday
n ig h t at 6 :3 0 at the
Lexington Baptist Church.
The “Sparks” Club division
is for kindergarten to second
grade. Kids in grades 3-6 are
in the “T & T” (Truth and
Training) group. Six local
c h u rc h es have lead ers
helping with the program
this year.
Chapa to participate in National
American Miss Oregon pageant
Sam and Jessie Scott
Sam and Jessie Scott will celebrate their 50lh
wedding anniversary. All of their friends are invited to a
party in their honor at 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, at the
Elks’ Lodge in Heppner.
Harry Willis “Sam” Scott and Jessie Ellen Matteson
were married on Feb. 12, 1956, in Winnemucca, NV. They
have lived in Heppner for the last 29 years.
Jessie was born and raised in Monument and Sam
was bom and raised in Vale.
Sam was a log truck driver before he retired in
2004. He is a member of the Eagles and Elks. His hobbies
are taking walks with his dog Chico and having afternoon
coffee with his Heppner friends at Bucknums.
Jessie is a semi-retired care giver. She enjoys
crocheting and other craft work.
The couple raised two sons. Robert Dale Scott
and his wife, Terri, live in Turner. Robin Don Scott, whose
partner is Cindy Marker, passed away Oct. 29, 2005, at
the age of 42. The Scotts also have three grandchildren.
Five step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren.
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K olleen
K aye
Chapa, 12, of Heppner, has
been chosen as a state finalist
in the National American
Miss Oregon Pageant to be
held Aug. 17-19 at the Hilton
H otel in E ugene. The
pageant is held for girls, ages
10 through 12.
C h ap a’s activities
include singing, dancing,
basketball and youth group
at her ch u rch . She also
enjoys fashion, hanging out
with her friends and playing
with her Yorkie, Pepper.
C hapa is being
sponsored by The Victorian
Rose, Central Red Apple
(Heppner Family Foods),
S h errell
(F a rm e r’s)
In su ran ce,
P etersons
Jewelry, family and friends.
She is still seeking additional
sponsorship for her pageant
attendance.
C h a p a ’s m other,
Jodi, p articip ated in the
pageant 22 years ago.
The winner of the
pageant will receive a $ 1 (XX)
cash aw ard, the o fficial
crown and banner, a bouquet
of
ro ses
and
air
transportation to compete in
the n atio n al pageant at
Disneyland in California.
Pageants are held for girls,
ages four to 18, in five age
groups.
The
N ational
American Miss pageants are
ded icated to celeb ratin g
A m erica’s greatness and
and setting and achieving
personal goals. The pageant
seeks to rec o g n ize the
accomplishments of each girl
while encouraging her to set
goals for the future.
Central Market
will be getting a
new look
Kolleen Chapa
encouraging its future leader.
Each year, the p ag ean t
aw ards th o u san d s
in
scholarships and prizes to
recognize and assist in the
d ev elo p m en t o f young
w om en n atio n w id e. All
a c tiv itie s
are
age-
ap p ro p riate and fam ily-
oriented.
Families interested in
learning more about this
unique and o u tsta n d in g
youth program may visit
www.namiss.com.
The
N atio n al
American Miss pageants are
for “T o d a y 's G irl” and
“Tomorrow’s Leaders.” The
pageant program is based on
inner beauty, as well as poise
and presentation and offers
an “All-American spirit of
fun for family and friends.”
Emphasis is placed on the
importance of gaining self-
confidence, learning new
sk ills, learn in g good
attitudes about competition
Q/)on f ■ JPorye'f ^ //onr Qfw retAeart on
Central Market Red
Apple will be getting a new
name and a new look. In the
next co u p le w eeks, the
market will be in the process
of changing suppliers and
c h an g in g the nam e to
Heppner Family Foods.
Changing suppliers
will allow Heppner Family
Foods to maintain higher
quality standards and more
d e p en d a b le d e liv e ry o f
groceries. By changing the
name to Heppner Family
Foods, the owners hope to
p ro m o te the Town o f
Heppner and its surrounding
communities.
Lexington
Neighborhood
Watch to meet
A m eeting o f the
Lexington N eighborhood
Watch program will be held
Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6:30
p.m., at Lexington City Hall.
E v ery o n e is in v ited to
attend.
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In the m onth o f
December, the Justice Court
for Heppner and Irrigon had
169 cases filed. One hundred
forty seven of those cases
were traffic citations, five
were game citations, seven
were from other violations,
five were m isdem eanors,
three were civil claims and
FEDS, one was a small claim
and one was for DUII.
In other activity, the
court handled eight p re
trials, issued 33 warrants,
ordered 75 suspensions, had
65 warrants returned from
the sheriff’s office and sent
306 accounts to a collection
agency.
The court also held
10 minor hearings.
The court received
$27,962.79. O f that total,
$7491 was turned over to
the state, $20,321.79 was
turned over to the country
and $150 was paid in
restitution.
Obituaries
Lester S. Grasser
L ester S. G rasser,
91, o f H eppner, died
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at
the
H erm isto n
G ood
Samaritan Center.
A memorial service
will be held at 2 p.m., on Feb.
18 at the Seventh Day
A d v en tist C hurch
in
Heppner.
G rasser was born
Nov. 13, 1914 at Epping,
ND, to Charles and Eliza
F arral G rasser. He was
raised and attended school
near Williston, ND. During
the 1930s the family moved
to Centralia. WA. He and his
older brother had a wood
hauling business until 1940.
Grasser served with
the US Army in World War
II. After the war, he and his
brother worked as partners
managing grocery stores,
first in Looking G lass, a
small town near Roseburg,
and later in Grand Ronde, a
small town on the Coast
Highway. Eventually the
brothers purchased a logging
tru ck , w hich becam e
G ra ss e r’s resp o n sib ility ,
while his brother managed
the store. Later, he bought
his own truck and his brother
stayed with the store.
On March 11, 1965,
he married Joyce Peterson at
Glendale. CA and the couple
m oved to H eppner. He
re tire d from log truck
driving in 1981.
The couple enjoyed
traveling to visit relatives
across the US. Included in
their travels was a European
trip with a tour group in
honor of the 500lh birthday
o f the refo rm er, M artin
Luther. The couple also did
v o lu n te e r d riv in g as a
husband and wife team for
the Department of Human
Resources out of Pendleton
for several years, taking
people who needed rides for
medical appointments.
U ntil his h ealth
failed, Grasser was an active
member of the Seventh Day
Adventist Church.
He is survived by his
w ife, Jo y ce G rasser, o f
Heppner. He was preceded
in death by his siblings,
Harvey, Charles Jr., Clifford,
M elvin, D aniel, H azel,
Violet, Gladys and Birdie.
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of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.