TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 6,2006
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes ..................................................................................................... Publisher
Katie F oster.......................................................................................................... Editor
Sheriffs Report Heppner
The Morrow County
Sheriff's Office reports han
dling the following business:
Aug. 26: Boardman
P olice D ept, receiv ed a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Boardman of loud music that
had been playing for several
hours.
A ug. 27: M CSO
d ep u ty a rre sted Kent
W endell C ate, 38, on an
Irrig o n Ju stice C ourt
warrant for Failure to Pay
Fine/Driving while License
Suspended.
M CSO received a
report from a caller in Irrigon
that his juvenile son was
smoking pot and wouldn’t
come home. The son was
found and returned home.
MCSO, Boardman
P olice D ept, receiv ed a
rep o rt from a c a lle r in
Boardm an o f a dom estic
dispute in progress between
a male and female subject.
The parties were separated.
MCSO deputy cited
a fem ale subject for
Violation of the Speed Limit,
92 mph in a 65 mph zone,
and cited a male juvenile
subject for Violation of the
Speed Limit, 92 mph in a 65
mph zone.
MCSO. Boardman
P o lice D ept, receiv ed a
rep o rt o f a ch ild in
Boardman on the phone line
saying, “ Help, help.” An
officer and deputy were sent
to the lo catio n . It was
determined the phone was
accidentally activated and
there were children playing
by the phone.
M CSO received a
report of a roll-over on 1-84,
m ilep o st 20 that was
b lo ck in g all lan es o f
westbound traffic. Oregon
State Police confirmed and
were getting the lanes open
as fast as possible.
MCSO, Boardman
Fire Dept, received a report
Booster Club
awarded $500
for new sign at
Heppner High
School
Community
organizations throughout
O regon and so u th w est
Washington are receiving a
All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.
financial boost this summer
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Portland General Electric
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(PGE) that are behind it all.
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specified if required).
employees and retirees of
For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to
PGE
w ork
hard
to
meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
c o n trib u te th o u san d s o f
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charities,
schools and sports
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not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks
they live and work. To honor
will be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10.
their ded icatio n . PGE is
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K athy
R auch
recently received a $500
gran t for the H ep p n er
Booster Club, which helps to
support the local community
and schools. The money will
Several recreation will close Sept. 10; and Pine
be used to purchase a new
areas managed by the U.S. Meadows Campground will
sign for H ep p n er H igh
Army Corps of Engineers close Sept. 11. At Dorena
School.
w ill soon clo se for the Lake, Bake-Stew art Park
F or the second
season,
the
agency w ill clo se Sept. 10 and
q u a rte r o f 2 006, PGE
announced Aug. 31.
Schwarz Campground will
awarded a total of 60 EVGs
On the C olum bia close S ept, 25. At Fern
th ro u g h o u t O reg o n and
River, Plymouth Beach day- Ridge Lake, Kirk Park will
so u th w est W ash in g to n ,
use area. Paradise recreation close Oct. 15.
amounting to $26,250. The
area and Irrigon l '1 Street
M ost o f th ese
EV G s re p re se n t 11,180
recreation area will close re c rea tio n
areas
are
hours of community service
Sept. 12.
scheduled to reopen next
c o n trib u te d
by
PGE
In the Rogue Basin, year in mid-May. All other
em p lo y e es and re tire e s
the McGregor Park Visitor C o rp s-o p e ra te d d ay -u se
during the second quarter,
Center at Lost Creek Lake areas are open year-round.
which is valued at $201,687
will close Tuesday, Sept. 5. Some parks located at Corps
a c c o rd in g
to
fig u res
In the W illam ette lakes are operated by other
provided by the Points of
Valley, at Cottage Grove agencies. For information
Light Foundation.
L ake,
the
p rim itiv e about these parks, please
The EVG program
cam p g ro u n d w ill close follow the links from our
rewards the hard work of
Monday, Sept. 4; Lakeside, w e b s i t e ,
PGE employees and retirees
Shortridge, Wilson Creek www.nwp.usace.army.mil/
who serve their communities
continued page 3
and Riverside day-use parks op/V/recreation.asp.
by donating their time to
nonprofit groups. EVGs are
granted up to $500 and are
aw ard ed to n o n p ro fit
organizations, schools and
youth p ro g ram s on a
quarterly basis.
“ PGE e m p lo y ees
and retirees are the driving
force behind our company’s
long-standing com m unity
involvem ent,” said Carol
D illin, vice president o f
public policy at PGE. “The
tim e and en erg y they
contribute to helping others
and bettering our community
sets a high standard.”
PGE em braces the
opportunity to be actively
involved in issues that affect
the q u a lity o f life in
c o m m u n itie s w here it
o p e ra tes and w here its
employees live. Through the
EVG program and other
charitable activities, PGE
fo cu ses on e d u c a tio n ,
(L-R): Cullen Stephenson, the Ecology Solid Waste and Financial Assistance Program
environmental stewardship,
Manager, Ben’s co-worker, Ben Ewing, Rep. Jim Dunn and Jay Manning, Ecology’s
h ealth y
co m m u n itie s,
Director.
economic development and
Ben Ewing, son of Award assists schools with from Heppner High School supporting program s that
promote diversity.
Bill and Sherry Ewing of the c o sts o f sta rtin g up in 1996.
Heppner. is a science teacher programs. Hockinson High
The Terry Hussman
at Hockinson High School in School receiv ed $1000. awards are given on the basis
Brush Prairie, WA, which Ew ing was am ong sta ff of the creative features of the
recently received the Terry present that accepted the sc h o o l’s program s, th eir
BANNERS
Hussman Sustainable School award.
purchasing practices and
award in the category of the
E w ing g ra d u a ted their success at reducing
Any Siso
Seed A w ard. T he Seed
w aste and in c re asin g
recycling. The students and
Heppner
teachers' hard work is part
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of what helps each school
Join us for a
gain recognition.
Celebration of Life fo r
Irrigon 1st Street recreation
area to close Sept. 12
School with local tie wins award
CUSTOM
Jean
H
‘ e.tson
Obituaries
Clinton Ector
McQuarrie
C lin to n
E cto r
M cQ u arrie, 94, passed
away on Aug. 26, 2006, at
his home, from melanoma
cancer.
A p riv a te b u rial
service with full military
honor guard was held on
Aug. 30. An open memorial
service was held later that
day.
M cQ u arrie was
bom June 13, 1912.
He married Marie
Lehner in Missoula, ’MT
and they honeymooned for
a year in New York while
working at a mill.
McQuarrie served
in World War II and was a
p riso n e r o f w ar in
Germany. After his release,
he and Marie moved from
Kinzua to Arlington, where
he owned a bread delivery
service.
In
1952,
M cQ uarrie purchased a
grocery store in Heppner
and helped to develop the
nine-hole golf course.
In the late 1980s,
the McQuarries moved to
Roseburg.
M cQ u arrie w as
made an honorary member
of the Roseburg Country
Club, where he loved to
play golf.
He loved a good
car and he always needed
his “work” (golf) shirt and
$3 in his pocket to get into
the g o lf gam e w ith the
G angsom e at R oseburg
Country Club.
M cQ uarrie’s wife
preceded him in death in
1994.
Survivors include
son, Dan, and his wife,
Joann, of Vancouver, WA;
daughter, Susan Reisman
and husband, K eith, o f
Roseburg; grandchildren.
Rich Ruhl and wife, Kim.
of Eugene, Dana Epperly
and her husband, Scott, of
R o seb u rg ; and g re a t
grandchildren, Brett and
Kayla Epperly.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to Camp Millennium, P.O.
Box 2064, Roseburg, OR;
o r to the E agle Scout
p ro je c t at the F irst
Presbyterian Church, which
is the project of his great-
grandson, Brett.
Jean E. Nelson
A Celebration of Life
Service will be held 1 p.m.,
Saturday, Sept. 9, at the
N elson fam ily ranch on
B aselin e
L ane
n ear
Lexington with a graveside
service to follow at 4 p.m.
at the Lexington Cemetery.
N elso n , 90, o f
Lexington died Saturday,
Aug. 19, 2006 at Providence
Benedictine Nursing Center
at Mt. Angel.
M e m o r i a l
contributions for those who
w ish may be m ade to
M orrow C ounty Museum
Farm Foundation, PO Box
515, Heppner, OR 97836 or
to lone Community Church,
PO Box 346, lo n e, OR
97843.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Jean Nelson
Saturday, September 9
at 1 p.m. at the Nelson
family ranch on Baseline
Road near Lexington.
Bring your favorite potluck
dish. Memories will be shared.
There will also be music.
O c I o I nt 8 . 191.3 — AuguM 19 . 2006
Past
Heppnerites
to come to
life
continued from page one
that “all of the characters in
the play represent historical
figures of one hundred years
ago, and most of their words
come directly from their
p erso n al
le tte rs
and
newspaper interviews from
that tim e, on file in the
Morrow County Museum.
Dramatic license enables us
to fill in some blanks and
make some assumptions so
that we have a dram atic
com edy that is hig h ly
e n te rta in in g
and
informative.”
The
R ep erto ry
Theatre production is part of
the local entertainment for
the Cycle Oregon event and
will begin at approximately
4:45 p.m., following three
other entertainment acts and
p re c ed in g a final local
perform er. The public is
in v ited to atten d this
production, as well as the
rest o f the entertainm ent
variety that runs from 2 p.m.
until 6:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., a
five-piece Portland Celtic
band, “ Cul an T i” (the
Backporch) will round out
the evening. Seating around
the Shamrock will consist of
bleachers and some hay bales
and audience members might
also w ish to bring lawn
chairs for their comfort.
Cyclists and
community to
enjoy variety
of Heppner
entertainment
Over 2000 cyclists
will roll into Heppner on
Sunday, Sept. 10 as part of
the Cycle Oregon route. The
c y c lists w ill be stay in g
overnight in Heppner at the
fairg ro u n d s, but w ill be
p ro v id ed a v a rie ty of
entertainm ent choices in
downtown Heppner at the
S h am ro ck .
The
entertainment will begin at 2
p.m.. and continue into the
evening. Local communities
m em bers are also being
invited to come cheer on the
local talent and enjoy the
out-of-town headliners.
Local presenters are
asked to meet behind the
main stage at 7:20 p.m., for
p re se n ta tio n s
and
announcements to begin at
7:30 p.m.
The schedule for the
day in c lu d e s: T he Blue
Mountain String Band from
2 -2 :3 0 p.m .; the v arsity
cheerleaders from 2:45-3:30
p.m.; All-Eyes Fixed rock
band from 3:45-4:30 p.m.;
D in n er at the C em etery
R ep erto ry T h e a ter from
4:45-5:45 p.m.; and Joe and
Leanne Lindsay from 6-6:30
p.m.
The headliners for
the evening are “Cul an Ti”
(The Back Porch). “Cul an
Ti” is a five-piece Celtic band
from Portland.
Again, community
members are reminded that
they are invited to come and
en jo y
the
d a y ’s
e n te rta in m e n t and are
encouraged to bring lawn
chairs for personal seating.
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