TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 20,2006
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
H eppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituaries
Rory Keith
Stillman
husband G reg, B ill Van
S choiack, D aniel Van
Schoiack and wife Rita, all
of Heppner, Kathleen Krebs
and her husband Scott of
Saratoga, WY, Marie Linnell
and her husband Brock of
Hermiston, Anne Hamann of
Haines, Mike Van Schoiack
and his w ife C henoa o f
Hermiston; brothers, Sid Van
Schoiack of Madras, Cecil
Van Schoiack o f Federal
Way, Washington and a sister
Helen Karlson of Portland,
grandchildren; Jacob and
Jason M aben, M athew ,
Daniel and Aaron Krebs;
Katie Hamann, Patrick and
Brady Linnell and Sara Van
Schoiack. He was preceded
in death by his w ife, his
parents, a brother Andy and
a sister Erma.
M e m o r i a l
contributions for those who
wish may be made to Pioneer
M em orial Home H ealth,
P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR
97836 or to P io n eer
Memorial Hospice, P.O. Box
9, Heppner, OR 97836
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Rory Keith Stillman,
53, o f Casa Grande, died
A ug. 31, 2006 at RTA
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David S y k e s .......................................................................................................... Publisher
Katie F oster............................................................................................................. Editor
Dec. 3, 1952 in Heppner.
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(A rm stro n g ); tw o sons,
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Your com panion is not feeling w ell. He is
Rose Temple, 89, of
complaining of discomfort in his chest, looks pale and is Services, Cole and Maud Lexington, died Saturday,
cold and sweaty. He looks like he is having a heart attack. The Gardens Chapel is in Sept. 9, at R ose A rb o r
charge of arrangements.
What do you do? What should you do?
Assisted Living Facility in
According to James M. Atkins, professor of internal Robert G. Van
Hermiston.
medicine cardiology at University of Texas Southwestern
A graveside service
Medical Center, “Each year, more than a million people in Schoiack
was held Monday, Sept. 11,
the United States suffer a heart attack. The chances of
Robert G at B ram let C em etery at
surviving such an event rely heavily on how soon you “Bob” Van Schoiack, 78, a Wallowa.
recognize the symptoms and get to a hospital for treatment. lifelong Heppner resident,
She was born June
"Common symptoms range from pain or tightness died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 14, 1917 at Lexington, WA,
in the chest lasting a few minutes, to radiating pain that at the O regon H ealth the daughter of Albert and
travels down your arm or into your jaw,” Dr. Atkins said. Sciences University Hospital Lettie Graham Courter. She
“Our strong recommendation is to call 9-1-1.”
grew up in M olalla, the
in Portland.
He stresses against driving yourself, or having
A recitation of the . youngest of nine children. An
someone else drive you to a hospital. “Those who call 9-1 - Rosary will be held at 7:30 e x ce lle n t stu d en t, she
1 and are transported by ambulance to a hospital have a p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. graduated at the age of 16.
much higher survival rate in cases of heart attacks than 20, at St. Patrick’s Catholic
She m et R ussel
those who don’t,” he said.
Church in Heppner. Funeral Tem ple at the M o lalla
Patients who receive treatment within 70 minutes Mass will be held 11 a.m., Church of Christ. The couple
of the onset of a heart attack have a mortality rate of less Thursday, Sept. 21, at the was married on Sept. 22,
than 1.7 percent, Atkins said.
church. Concluding service 1935 and farmed one year at
While some folks may think it is better just to drive and interment will follow at Wapinisha. They then moved
a person experiencing these symptoms to a hospital that the H ep p n er M asonic to Wallow, found a ranch
has a cardiology department, every professional staff Cemetery.
that could be farmed without
member of our local hospital. Pioneer Memorial, is required
He was born Aug. irrigation and that could be
to maintain certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support 22, 1928 at Heppner. He was purchased without a down
(ACLS), and are very capable of providing appropriate the sixth and youngest child paym ent.
T h eir
sole
medical intervention, treatment and, then transfer the patient o f C leve and M artha possessions at the time were
to a higher level of care if indicated.
McHugill Van Schoiack. He six head of work horses and
raised on the family four milk cows, plus a few
Heppner Booster Club auction and was
ranch in Sanford Canyon and household items. They lived
steak feed in the works
attended school in Heppner their first summer in the
Once again many plans are being made for the Heppner where he graduated in 1946. granary that existed on the
He attended Oregon State property, as there was no
Booster Club Auction and Steak Feed. Mark you
U niversity for one year, house on it at the time. From
calendars for Saturday, Oct. 14. Many items will be
returning to the ranch when that humble start, they built
auctioned off along with a raffle, penny board and silent
auction. Featured again is steak, potato, salad, bread and his o ld e r b ro th ers w ere th e ir hom e and farm ed
dessert for $10. Pre-sold dinner tickets can be purchased called to serve in World War successfully for over 60
II. Van Schoiack spent the years.
at MCGG or Hollomon’s Reality.
When no longer able
rest of his life on the ranch.
He married Kathryn to farm the couple moved to
“ K atie” C am p b ell in Lexington.
Tem ple w as an
S ep tem b er o f 1955 at
DINNER WITH
excellent
cook and loved to
Heppner. The couple raised
seven children. Katie died have people come by at meal
REPRESENTATIVE
time. She loved to garden,
suddenly in 1980.
Van Schoiack was a raising not only a large
GREG WALDEN
m em ber o f St. P a tric k ’s v eg etab le g ard en , but
Catholic Church and Holy beautiful flowers as well. She
Nam e Society, O regon sewed patches, shirts, vests
T u e sd ay, O c to b e r 10 from 5 :3 0 -7 :3 0 p.m.
C attlem an's A ssociation, and even coats and snow
J o h n ’s Place, H e p p n e r
Heppner Elks Lodge, past suits for her family. She also
president of the Heppner made quilts and crocheted
Limited Seating By Reservation Only
Rodeo Committee and the d o ilie s, o rn am en ts and
No-Host Wine Tasting by Murrays at 5:30 p.m.
Heppner Wrangler’s Riding afghans that she willingly
Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m.
Cluh. He was also active in gave to anyone who would
$ 17 (includes gratuity)
the
M orrow
C ounty use and enjoy them.
Tickets available at Bucknum’s Tavern and
Temple was active as
Livestock Growers and was
Murray Drugs, or call Louis Carison, 676-5302,
a 4-H volunteer. He liked to a 4-H lead er and 4-H
Bob Jepsen, 676-9850, or Ken Grieb, 989-8353
attend High School sporting Ambassador. She led a 4-H
ev en ts. He e sp e c ially Club for the handicapped.
MORROW COUNTY THANKS GREG WALDEN
enjoyed cow camp with his Russel and Rose took in
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children and grandchildren, foster children after theirs
ranch life, back packing trips were grown. Rose wrote
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radio scripts for Wallowa
and hunting.
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hristian C hurch on the
Survivors include his
theme
How Great Thou Art.
•Forest Recovery
children. Patricia Maben and
She taught Sunday School
and Vacation Bible School
and is still remembered for
her chalk talks.
Survivors include
sons, Dick Temple, Darrel
Temple and Brian Temple,
nine grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
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Rose Temple
Sara Jane McRoberts
Sara
Jane
McRoberts, 68, formerly of
Heppner and Irrigon, died
Monday, Sept. 18, 2006 at
her home in Hermiston.
A memorial service
w ill be held at 1 p.m .,
Saturday, Sept. 23 at St.
Scratch board
class offered
The Morrow County
C reative Arts and C rafts
group is now planning for
fall and w in te r c lasses.
Sandra Haynes is back doing
workshops in scratch board
and graphite and oil. The first
class will be a scratch board
class on Oct. 21 and 22. The
fee for the class is $95 for
the two days. Non-members
are welcome to attend the
Oct. 21 and 22 workshop.
Payment for the workshop
should be paid by Sept. 28.
A group meeting has
been set for Sept. 28 at G D ’s
b an q u et room at 1 p.m.
Sandra Haynes will be there
w ith id eas and show
beginners what they will
need. Those who have taken
workshops before may bring
pictures to see if they can be
done and on what size to
look nice. This will be a
chance for everyone to see
what can be done in two
days. Anyone interested in
scratch board or graphite
and oil workshops please
atten d th is m eetin g so
organizers can get an idea on
sign-ups for classes and
dates.
Patrick’s Senior Center in
Heppner.
A complete obituary
w ill be included in next
w e e k ’s ed itio n o f the
Heppner Gazette-Times.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Births
Jordyn Am ber Belva
Awbrey- a daughter, Jordyn
A m ber B elva, was born
Sept. 7, 2006, at 1:54 a.m.
at Good Shepherd Medical
Center in Hermiston to Airen
Lynch and Glen Awbrey of
Heppner. Jordyn weighed 5
p o u n d s, 14 o u n ces and
measured 19-*/2 inches. She
jo in s b ro th e r Skyler.
Grandparents are Michael
Lynch o f H eppner, Ruth
Anne Keithly of Irrigon and
Jim and Belva Awbrey of
LaPine.
Ziya Bijou Halvorsen- a
daughter, Ziya Bijou, was
bom Sept. 13, 2006 at 8:03
a.m ., at St. Rose Sienna
Hospital in Henderson, NV
to Ryan and M ollie
H alvorsen of Henderson,
NV. She weighed 7 pounds
2 ounces and was 20 inches
long. G ra n d p aren ts are
Steve and Joyce Schnieder
of Henderson, N V and Frank
and C athy H alvorsen o f
lone. G reat-grandm others
are Laurel Cannon and Dot
Halvorsen also of lone.
lone pool problems fixable
continued from page one
size of the first grade class
with 12 students, two multi
age classrooms have been
created. Linda N eiffer is
teaching first/second grade
and Brandi Orem is teaching
second/third grade.
-a cro ssin g guard
program has been instituted
w ith fo u rth /fifth grade
stu d en ts e n su rin g that
younger students walk and
ride their bikes home safely.
Crossing guard vests, flags
and crosswalk markers have
been purchased through a
grant.
-le a rn e d th at the
state Title I-A allocation is
$13,8 1 1 , alm ost $7 ,0 0 0
more than the past few years.
The school will use this
allo catio n to pay for an
instructional aide to provide
one-on-one and small group
instruction in the areas of
math and literacy. Students
are sele c ted based on
d ia g n o stic te stin g and
teacher recommendation.
-le a rn e d that the
school’s state funds are as
fo llo w s:
T itle
11-A
(p rep arin g , train in g and
re c ru itin g high q u a lity
teachers and principals) is
$1,9 0 7 ;
T itle
II-D
(e n h an cin g
e d u catio n
through technology)-$142;
Title IV (safe and drug-free
schools and communities)-
$406; Title V-A (promoting
informed parental choice and
innovative programs)-$166.
B ecause lone is a sm all
school, it has the ability to
flex the four funds into one
expenditure. The funds will
be co m b in ed w ith the
sch o o l’s Title 1-A funds
tow ard the cost o f one
instructional aide.
-le a rn e d th at the
Crow's Nest has a new rook
and sp eak ers have been
relocated and cleaned; the
new double doors have not
arrived at this point for the
cafeteria hallway, but are
believed to be en route; a
mentor program has been
implemented to assist with
the addition of four new staff
m em bers; three students
have signed up for writing
121 from Blue M ountain
Community College.
-ap p ro v ed
sta ff
contract recommendations
for Allison Rudolf-college
prep and Janet H olland-
Read-n-Play and SMART.
-ap p ro v ed
a
supplemental management
se rv ic e s c o n tra ct w ith
Umatilla-Morrow ESD up
to $ 173,045, based on actual
services received.
-heard the following
financial update: the district
received $114,602 in basic
school support and $730 in
property taxes; the district is
receiving a 5.0419 interest
rate on money invested in the
state; the cost of the English
as a second lan g u ag e
program is slightly over
budget with encumbrances
for salary and benefits, but
there is enough cushion
b u d g e ted ; som e sp ecial
revenue funds are carrying
negative ending balances,
but the balances will reverse
themselves with budgeted
transfers and the receipt of
grant monies.
-approved policies
on p e rso n n el, w elln ess,
nutrition and food services
and health education.
-e le cte d
Joel
Peterson the board chair.
-e le cte d
John
Rietmann the board vice
chair.
-appointed: Gregg
R ietm an n
and
Joe
McElligott to the building
and grounds committee; Joel
Peterson and Joe McElligott
to the policy committee; and
A nne M orter and John
Rietmann to the negotiations
committee.
-heard the following
announcements: goal setting
session, Friday, Sept. 22,
noon, school library; Oregon
School Boards Assocation
fall reg io n al m eeting,
Wednesday, Oct. 4, BMCC;
board m eeting, M onday,
O ct. 16, 7 p.m .; O SBA
annual conference, Nov. IQ-
12, Portland.
-held an executive
sessio n to d iscu ss staff
performance evaluations and
performance goals.