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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 30,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Moirow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly New spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 187V, Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (341) 676-9228 Fax (3411676-9211 L mail: edilorftrrapidserve net or das idta hcppncr net Web site: w ww heppner net Post master send address changes to the Heppner Garette-Times. P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $26 in Morrow County. $20 senior rale (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older): $32 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s.....................................................................................................Publisher Katie Foster.......................................................................................................... P.ditor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday al 5 p.m For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50c per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/legal Notices: public/lega! notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the nght to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C la ssified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Bank of Eastern Oregon names executive vice president The B oard of Directors of Bank of Eastern Oregon elected Chief Credit Officer, Jeff Bailey, as an Executive Vice President of the bank at a recent meeting. Bailey started his banking career in Gilliam C ounty, serving as a commercial l o a n officer in Arlington a n d C ondon, from 1996 to 2003. He was named C 'h r e f Cr «d i t Officer of Jeff Bailey the bank in 2003 and relocated to administrative headquarters in Heppner. Bailey is a native of Wallowa County. He is a graduate of Enterprise High School and Oregon State University with a degree in a g ric u ltu ra l b u sin ess m anagem ent and from E astern O regon State College with a degree in business administration. Bailey worked in the grain industry for 10 years before coming to the bank. He was a grain trader and worked for Harvest States C o o p erativ es, Bunge Corporation and Koch Ag in the Portland area. He and his w ife, Chris, have three children. Justin, Jordan, and Caitlynn, w ho atten d school in Heppner. “ We are proud to announce this promotion. Jeff is an important member o f the b a n k ’s e x ecu tiv e management team. Under his le ad e rsh ip , the loan p o rtfo lio has grow n su b sta n tia lly w ithout sacrificing credit quality,” said President and CEO, E. George Koffler. BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon, which operates 11 branches in six eastern Oregon counties. B ranches are located in Arlington, lone, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon. Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil and Moro. Bank o f E astern O regon also o p e ra tes a m ortgage division, has loan production offices in Herm iston and Ontario and offers brokerage serv ices th ro u g h BEO F inancial S erv ices. The b a n k ’s web site is www.beobank.com. Head Start still accepting students for 2006-07 school year Heppner Head Start is still recruiting and enrolling students for the 2006-07 school year. To register, call U m a tilla -M o rro w H ead Start at (800) 559 -5 8 7 8 . Depending on enrollment. Head Start will be considering families above the income guidelines. 4th Annual Fund Raising Dinner to b e n e fit th e lo n e E d u ca tio n F ou n dation AUCTION a n d RAFFLE ITEM S Saturday, S e p te m b e r 23rd S o c ia l hou r at 6 p .m . / D in n e r at 7 p .m . at th e lo n e A m e r ic a n L e g io n H all Menu: Prime Rib, Crab, Shrimp, Salad, Baked Potato, Dessert. TWo drinks included with meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks). Ticket Prices: Adults - $25.00 Children 12 and under • $10.00 6 and under - free Tickets available at Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone Obituaries Jean E. Nelson Jean E. Nelson, 90, of Lexington, died Saturday, Aug. 19,2(X)6 at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center at Mt. Angel. OR. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9, at t h e Nelson family ranch on B a se lin e Road near Lexington w ith a graveside service to Jean E- Ne,swn follow at 4 p.m . at the Lexington Cemetery. She was born Oct. 8, 1915 at R oseburg, the daughter of Charles Stuart and Nellie Maud Whipple McElhinny. She was raised and a tten d ed school in Roseburg until 1929. The family then moved to Salem where she graduated from high school in 1933. She atten d ed W illam ette U niversity in Salem for one year and then a tten d ed O regon State College in Corvallis, where she graduated with a degree in 1939. She m oved to Heppner to teach in the fall of 1939 and taught there for two years. In the fall of 1943, she moved to Pendleton and tau g h t fo r tw o y ears at Pendleton Junior High. She becam e Hom e Demonstration Agent under the Extension Service in Y am hill C ounty and rem ained there for three years. In 1946, she married Ira Norman Nelson and went to live on the family wheat farm in Eastern Oregon near the tow n o f lone. She cooked on a wood stove that also heated the house water that first year. There was no electricity until 1949. She q u ick ly learn ed about making butter, ironing with sad irons, collecting the eggs and skimming cream. She had tw o children, Charles Alfred in 1950 and K ristin Sue in 1952. She was very active in G ran g e, PTA, Farm B ureau, 4 -H /E x te n sio n . O regon W heat L eague, G arden C lu b . lone Community Church, Topic C lub and lone Public Library. Her special interests were the Morrow County Historical Society and the Oregon Trail. She worked on projects to photograph and record one-room school h o u ses in the county, recognize Century Farms, to have the Oregon Trail sites in M orrow C ounty recognized and marked by the O regon H ighw ay Department and on the book “The History o f M orrow County.” In 1985, she was reco g n ize d as a “ F irst Citizen” of Morrow County fo r her v o lu n te e r contributions. Nelson continued to live on the family farm until 2003. She then moved to W illow C reek V alley Assisted Living in Heppner before moving to Mt. Angel at the Benedictine Nursing Facility, where she received excellent, loving care from the staff. While there, she c o n tin u ed to atten d the Oregon State Fair each year, go on trips to the coast, eat out in favorite restaurants and visit with family and friends. S urvivors include son. C huck N elson and daughter-in-law , L isa of Lexington; daughter, Kristin Nelson Graham and son in law John Graham, of Salem; grandson, Justin Nelson and w ife, A ndrea o f Salem ; granddaughter, C ourtney Nelson of Eugene; sister, Sue McElhinny Rankin of Salem; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman, who died in 1984 and tw o b ro th e rs, Bill M cE lh in n y and Stuart McElhinny of Salem. M e m o r i a l contributions for those who w ish may be m ade to Morrow County Museum Farm Foundation, PO. Box 515. Heppner, OR 97836, or to the Morrow County Historical Society, PO. Box 594. Heppner, OR 97836, or to lone Community Church. P.O. Box 346, lone, OR 97843. Sweeny Mortuary of H eppner is in charge o f arrangements. Eric Anthony Korpela Eric A nthony “ B u b b a” K o rp ela, 7, o f Irrigon, died Aug. 19, 2006. at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, as the resu lt o f a sw im m ing accident. A graveside service for Eric Anthony “Bubba” Korpela will be held Aug. 26 at Hermiston Cemetery. K orpela was born Feb. 1, 1999, in Hermiston, to Chad E. and Mary P. Clark Korpela. He first lived in H erm iston and then Umatilla, where he attended kindergarten. Last year, his fam ily m oved to Irrigon w here he a tten d ed first grade. He loved professional wrestling and trying the m oves on his parents and little brother, D evon. He also enjoyed fishing, swimming, baseball, w atch in g M onday night football and playing with his brother and sisters He is survived by his parents; sisters, M arissa K orpela o f Irrig o n and Kurstine Naillon and Kyra Naillon, both of La Pine; brothers, Devon Korpela of Irrigon and Kyle Miller of Prineville; grandparents. Iris B rood and L eonard S u n d q u ist, both of Hermiston, Tony Clark of Salem and Neal and Jamie Korpela of Prineville; great- g ra n d p a re n ts, Edna and C laren ce C o lly e r of Hermiston, Herbert Brood of Woodland, WA and James and N elda M itch ell o f Prineville; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to a memorial fund at Banner Bank or to Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838. Margaret Anna Smith M arg aret A nna Smith, 83, of Baker City died A ug. 24, 2006 at St. Elizabeth Care Center. Visitation was held Aug. 29 at G ray’s West & C o. P io n e e r C h ap el. Graveside services were held Aug. 30 at M ount Hope Cemetery. Jack Pittman of the Baker City C hristian Church officiated. She was born July 10, 1923 in K londike (Sherman County, OR) to William G and Pansy G w ynne Seehafer. S h e started school in Helix and in the fourth grade the Margaret Anna f a m i l y Smith moved to Lena where she attended a country school, then went to Heppner. As a freshman she went to school in lone. She was a member of the Christian Church, the Legion Auxiliary, the VFW Auxiliary and an honorary member of the Elks. Sm ith w orked for many years and retired form Levinger’s. She en jo y ed her family, her home and garden and flowers. She also loved to fish and en jo y ed the mountains and wildlife. S urvivors include daughters, Jo Ann Hayes and husband Ken of Woodland, WA and Elaine Johnston and husband Guy of Elko, NV; sons, John Gaarsland and wife Amy of Baker City and Melvin Gaarsland and his wife Terri of Elko, NV; 13 g ran d ch ild ren ; 17 g re a t grandchildren; two great- great-grandchildren; sisters, Jane Tye of Enterprise, Billie Ballweg of Fort Worth, TX and M ild red T avares o f Eagle, ID; and num erous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Ray W. Smith in Nov. 1987, her parents and sisters, Eulenna Vaughn and Gladys Holderman. M e m o r i a l contributions can be made to Community Connections in care of G ray’s West & Co., 1500 Dewey Ave., Baker City, OR 97814. Irene Ester Huit Irene £. Huit, 89, a longtime Morrow County resid en t, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 at Pioneer M em orial H o sp ital in Heppner. A g rav esid e memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 1, at the H eppner M asonic Cemetery. She was born June 14, 1917 at lo n e , the daughter of Robert and Ida Mae Sailor Zinter. She was raised and attended school at lone where she graduated from high school. She was married to A lfred M elvin H uit. He preceded her in death. She w orked m ostly as a bookkeeper. Survivors include sister-in-law, Mary Zinter of A t th e N C G G GREEN FEED STORE in H e p p n e r K £ WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, SEPT. 4th Hav<‘ \ Safe & Happy Labor Day! Come enjoy a fun evening and help support the lone School. ( H r t r i l l b e o p e n S a t u r t it itf. S e p t. 2 n d fr o m 8 a.m . - 12 n o o n ) The lone Education Foundation is a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation. 242 W. L in d e n Way. H ep p ner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) M o r ro w C o u n ty C ra in G r o w e r s G reen Feed & S eed lone, and nephew Sid Zinter also of lone. Me mo r i a l s contributions, for those who wish, may be made to the donor’s favorite charity of choice. • Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Cycle Oregon returns after 19 years By Claudia Hughes Many in Heppner, as well as the Willow Creek V alley, w ill rem em b er hosting C ycle O regon in 1987. “Things were different then,” comments past Cycle O regon c h a irp e rso n s Claudia Hughes and Cara Osmin, who are back on the scene fo r 2006 C ycle O regon. Larry M ills and Hughes are co-chairing the Sept. 10, 2006 event and Osmin is Hospitality Chair. “Cycle Oregon now brings all their food and prepares it, rather than doing it locally, w hich c re ate d lots o f challenges and memories for all the o rg a n iz a tio n s involved back then. For in stan ce, clea n in g 2000 potatoes in a front yard and putting them in ovens all o v er tow n w o n ’t be happening this time.” The local organizing committee for 2006 consists of: Co-chairpersons- Larry Mills and Claudia Hughes, with City Manager Dave De M ayo a ss istin g ; Site coordinators- Jay Gibbs and Tom Mafera, both riding in the event; Food coordinator- L inda K enny and the Booster Club; Hospitality coordinator- Cara Osm in and the C h am b er o f Commerce; Entertainment- Alita Nelson and the Parents Club;, and B aggage Handlers- Daye Stone and HHS ath letes. Each has formed a team of volunteers to insure a successful visit by Cycle Oregon. Additional volunteers are needed and welcomed. “Just call one of the above to lend a hand in making Heppner a positive experience for these 2000 visitors from all over the world,” says a spokesperson. Hughes encourages p eo p le along the ro u te, especially those on Little Buttercreek, to put out signs and Irish flags, to wave the cyclists along and give them a warm greeting as they cy cle to H ep p n er the morning of Sept. 10. Cyclists will be stopping for lunch at the Jerry Myers Ranch with a break at the Kevin Hughes L ena R anch, w here the Oregon Trail 4-H Club will be on hand to assist. The break on Monday, Sept. 11, will be handled by the Adopt- a-Teacher organization. Mills points out that all community volunteers should try to carpool and park in rodeo parking or in the parking area used for football games. Food servers should eat ahead of time. All com m unity m em bers are welcome to join the cyclists fo r the a ftern o o n and ev en in g e n te rta in m e n t d ow ntow n b esid e the shamrock. Featured evening entertainment will he “Cul an Ti” (The Back Porch), a Five- p iece C eltic band from Portland. A full entertainment schedule will he published next week. C o o rd in a to rs are appreciative o f everyone willing to put forth-extra effort to make this Cycle O regon 2006 a great experience for 2000 visitors, as they are w elcom ed to H ep p n er in O re g o n ’s Rugged Country. Are they tough enough?
