TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 19,2006
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Shrine game on Aug. 5; two
Heppner boys to play
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Blue Mountain Conference
Center, La Grande.
Saturday, August 6-
Baker City 6-10 a.m. Cattle
Women’s breakfast, Geiser-
Pollman City Park; 9:30 a.m.
parade line-up; 10:30 a.m.
Shrine Community Parade;
11:30 a.m. queen’s social -
invited guests; 11:30 a.m .-1
p.m. Potentate’s Oasis and
barbecue for Shriners and
invited guests at Sun Ridge;
3 p.m. pre-game ceremony,
Bulldog Stadium; 4 p.m.,
2006 E/W football game
kick off.
B esides K ilkenny
and Kenny, the com plete
East Team includes: Harley
Gordon, Adrian; Matthew
Banta, Baker City; Steven
Doverspike, Burns; Chris
Buck, Cascade Christian;
Kirk Wilson, Florence; Bret
P rockt, G len d ale; Sam
Dollarhide, Hidden Valley;
Jake Vanderzanden, Joseph;
Craig Sather, Junction City;
Cale Flesher, LaG rande;
Michael Durkin, Lakeview;
Jordan Testerman, LaPine;
Jake Bailey, Lost River; Matt
Frosland, M arist; Jordan
Nelson, Mazama; Brennon
O lander, N orth V alley;
B raden
B air,
N yssa;
Brandon Bucich, Phoenix;
Mitch Byrnes, Pilot Rock;
Ryan Circle, Pleasant Hill;
S tephen K resse, South
Wasco; Andy Burke, Sisters;
Steven Dark, Stay ton; Kaleb
T h u rsto n , U nion; Bryan
Boothm an, U nion; Wille
Maupin, Vale; Brady Lovel
Vale; P atrick
G reen,
Wallowa.
Bend, Redmond to hold 50th
reunions
The Bend High School Class of 1956 will hold their
50,h class reunion in Bend on September 8.
“Due to a disastrous accident, we lost our list of
nam es and addresses and other current info,” said
spokesperson Glenda Osborne. “We have lost contact with
a lot of you. If you have not been contacted or have info
on other classmates, living or dead, pleas contact us. We
want to remember all of our classmates.”
Three events will be held. Any photos will be copied
and returned.
For more information, call Darlene, (541) 388-1112;
Shelby, (541) 318-0266, or Glenda, (541) 389-7081, or
write Glenda, 1548 N.E. Wakefield, Bend, OR 97701-5052
ore-mail darlenegaines@msn.com.
The Redmond Union High School Class of 1956
will also hold its 50lh class reunion August 5 at Juniper
Golf Club. For more information call (541)548-3491.
GUESS WHO IS TURNING SO?
LORRIE FOX!
(on Monday, July 31st)
Help us celebrate what
she calls ju st another year!
EVERYONE IS INVITED!
PLEASE COME! LOTS OF FUN!
Sunday, July 30 at 6 p.m. until ?
at the Heppner Elks Lodge
Live band “Travelin* Jones” will play!
(Please, no gifts)
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I'ri-Sat open until 2:30 a.m.
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Obituaries
Edward L. Williams
Edward L. Williams,
74, o f L ex in g to n died
Wednesday, July 17, 2006, at
E v ergreen V ista H ealth
Center in LaGrande.
Funeral Mass for Mr.
Williams was held Monday,
July 17, 2006, at St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Heppner.
C o n clu d in g serv ice and
interment followed at the
Lexington Cemetery.
He was born March
19, 1932 at New Albany,
Indiana, the son of Louis and
Julia Wright Williams.
He married Clara M.
Hurley on May 13, 1950.
The co u p le m oved to
C alifo rn ia in 1955. He
w orked
th ro u g h o u t
Southern California. After
retirem en t in 1995 they
m oved to O regon. They
lived in Heppner and then
m ade th e ir hom e in
Lexington.
Mr. Williams was a
m em ber o f St. P a tric k ’s
C atholic C hurch and the
Knights of Columbus. He
enjoyed woodworking and
gardening. He made his own
guitars and enjoyed playing
country music in night clubs
around C a lifo rn ia and
Nevada.
He is survived by his
wife, Clara of Lexington; son
David, also of Lexington;
daughters, Margaret Prince
of Hollywood, California,
M artha
H elg eso n
of
Pomona, California, Diane
W illiam s o f Sacram ento,
C a lifo rn ia ; and seven
grandchildren.
M e m o r i a l
contributions, for those who
wish, may be made to the
donor’s charity of choice.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Gail Anne Papineau
Gail Anne Papineau,
57, of Klamath Falls, and
form er W allow a C ounty
resident, died June 26, 2006
in Klamath Falls.
P riv ate
fam ily
services were held.
Papineau was born
March 13, 1949 in Bangor,
Maine to Marvin and Eileen
(Lizotte) Chitty.
She
m oved
to
Klamath Falls from Wallowa
County in February 2004.
She was a certified nurse’s
assistant and her religious
affiliatio n was C atholic.
Among her interests were
pottery, painting, hiking,
camping, horses, rodeos and
being with her family.
She was a member of
Wranglers, Wallowa County
Ambulance Service and the
O ld -T im ers
R odeo
Association.
S urvivors include
her d au g h ters, M ichelle
Papineau of Klamath Falls
and C herie Papineau o f
Elgin; sons and daughters-
in-law, Brian and Lacey
Papineau of La Grande and
Brad and Tiffany Papineau of
Benton City, WA; husband,
D onnie
P ap in eau
of
Hermiston; grandchildren,
Samantha, Joseph, James,
Tom m y and N odya o f
Eastern Oregon; sister and
brother-in-law, Jill and Jon
O ’Donnell of Klamath Falls;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Glenn and Dina Chitty of
Enterprise and Mark and
Kathy Chitty of Somerset,
CA; brother. Jack Chitty of
C alifo rn ia ; and a niece,
C h ristin e S ren iaw sk i o f
Klamath Falls. She is also
survived by other nieces and
nephews.
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Karen Gilbert
Karen Louise Knipp
Gilbert, 54, of Cedar Falls,
Iowa, died Thursday, July 6,
2006, after a lengthy battle
with cancer.
F uneral serv ice s
were held Monday, July 10,
2006, at St. Patrick Catholic
Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
She was bom June 2,
1952 at H eppner, the
daughter of George M. and
L ois M arlene K ackley
Knipp.
She atte n d ed St.
Mary Elem entary School
and graduated from West
Delaware High School, both
at M anchester, Iowa. She
received a bachelor of arts in
so cial w ork from the
University of Northern Iowa
in 1974, and a master’s in
so cial w ork from the
University of Iowa in 1980.
She married John T.
Gilbert on July 31, 1982, at
St. Edward Catholic Church
in Waterloo, Iowa.
She worked for the
D ep artm en t o f H um an
S erv ices at Fort D odge,
Iowa, for four years and was
a school social worker in
Black Hawk County for 25
years. She was an active
m em ber o f St. P atrick
Catholic Church and School
in Cedar Falls, serving on the
board of education.
She also en jo y ed
volunteering as an usher at
the G a lla g h e r-B lu e d o rn
Performing Arts Center at
Cedar Falls.
S u rvivors include
her husband, John, of Cedar
Falls, Iowa; her children,
Laura, Alex and Thomas, all
of Cedar Falls; step-mother,
M ary
K nipp
of
Independence, Iowa; five
sisters; a step-brother; three
step -siste rs; and several
c o u sin s, in clu d in g the
Kackley families who were
raised in Condon. She was
preceded in death by her
parents and grandparents.
Joanie Smith
Joani Smith, 70, of
Heppner, died Friday, July
14, 2006, at St. M a ry ’s
M edical C enter in W alla
Walla, WA.
A memorial service
will be held on Friday, July
21, at 3 p.m. at the Heppner
Elks Club. A potluck dinner
will follow.
Sm ith w as born
Jan u a ry
1, 1936, at
Pendleton.
S urvivors include
her husband Rick Smith;
daughters, Patty Gibson and
husband Elwyn of Thorpe.
WA and Cheryl McBride of
Heppner; son, Rob Botefuhr
and wife Loma of Heppner;
s iste r Jan et B eam er o f
Heppner; brother, Edmund
Scroggins o f The Dalles;
eight grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren.
lone Library
kicks off summer
reading program
The lo n e L ib rary
summer reading program,
“Paws, Claws, Scales and
Tales,” will start Wednesday,
July 26, at 3:30 p.m. with a
dress-up session. Kids are
invited to come dressed as
their favorite animal or book
character or they may bring
along their favorite stuffed
animal to talk about.
The program w ill
run for four weeks and will
include games, stories and
refreshments.
Munkers comes home as biggest
winner at recent National Barrel
Horse Association finals
Mary Ann Munkers, with her horse Samantha.
Mary Ann Munkers,
of Lexington, a professional
b arrel ra c e r and horse
trainer, and her 14-year-old
mare nam ed “ Sam antha”
were the biggest winners of
the weekend at the National
Barrel Horse A ssociation
finals held July 7-9. She
came home with over $6000
in cash and prices, including
two custom crafted saddles
and several Noble Arena
Panels. The duo won both
goes and the average in the
SR ID category, as well as
the cham pion o f the 2D
Open division. There were
over 1000 runs made during
the three-day period. The
N atio n al B arrel H orse
Association is the largest
barrel racing organization in
the United States. Munkers
is also currently leading the
State of Oregon in points for
the Barrel Racers National
4D Association, which is the
third largest organization in
the U.S.
M unkers and her
husband B arry ow n and
operate Munkers Farms, a
nationally-know n quarter
horse breeding and training
operation where they stand
fo u r sta llio n s and run
approximately 25 head of
registered quarter horses, all
of which are either sons,
d au g h ters, g ran d so n s or
granddaughters o f w orld
champions and/or National
Finals Rodeo Champions.
They specialize in breeding
the ultimate barrel racing
horse by combining world
ch am p io n sp eed w ith
b lo o d lin e s
of
w orld
cham pion ro d eo horses.
“O ur stallio n s and th eir
offspring are the results of
years of development of a
sp e c ia liz e d
b reed in g
pro g ram
to
p ro d u ce
c h a m p io n s.” For m ore
information about Munkers
Farms quarter horses, log on
to www.munkersfarms.com.
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
court participate in Fort Dalles
Rodeo parade
The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court during the Fort Dalles
Rodeo Parade- (Front L-R): Princess Josie Miller and Queen
Heather Yocom; (Back L-R): Pennant Bearers Jarreid Miller
and Jessica Hamilton.
T his w eekend the
M orrow County Fair and
OTPR Court had an eventful
time getting to The Fort
Dalles parade, but once they
arrived they had fun. Before
reaching Arlington one of
the p a re n ts ’ cars broke
down, so the girls piled into
one vehicle. The horses and
P en n an t B earer Jarreid
M iller a rriv e d ahead o f
everyone and saddled up all
four horses and waited for
the rest. We a p p re cia te
Jarreid and Reid Miller and
Jack Meligan for having the
horses ready.
Q ueen
H eath er
Yocom, Princess Josie Miller
and Pennant Bearer Jessica
Hamilton arrived just in time
to change and line-up for the
parade. They did not get
judged but had fun waving
to the many kids along the
way. H a m ilto n ’s mom
arrived just as the court was
lining-up for the parade.
Afterwards, Queen
Heather and Princess Josie,
with their chaperone, were
g reeted very w arm ly by
Queen Tessa o f The Fort
Dalles Rodeo Association at
h er lun ch eo n a fte r the
parade.
F o llo w in g
the lu n ch eo n , Q ueen
Heather and Princess Josie,
with chaperone, joined the
rest of the bunch at Pennant
B earer
J e s s ic a ’s
grandparents’ house. Some
of the relatives wanted to see
and pet the horses, so Jessica
and Queen H eather took
their horses out of the trailer
for the kids to see.
The
trip
home went very well. The
group was tired but relaxed
after the long day.________
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