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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 25,2006 - THREE Queen and three princesses represent Morrow County Fair and OTPR Leadership... For A Change! I V A ■L Obituaries Lester T. Wyman k *7 a m ru n n in g f o r G o v e r n o r to p r o v id e le a d e r s h ip f o r O regon 's f u tu r e - to ch a n g e th e w a y s ta te g o v e r n m e n t o p e r a te s ." -Ron S axton votesaxton.com SAXTON GOVERNOR The 2007 Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court(L-R):QueenJosieMiller,PrincessMakaylaAnderson, Princess Becky Schiller and Princess Jessica Hamilton. a member of the Lexington The 2007 Morrow v o lu n te e r ju n io r fire County Fair and Oregon department. Trail Pro Rodeo Court was Morrow County Health District Princess M akayla selected on Sunday, Oct 15. A n d erso n , 16, from is again offering free assistance with They are Queen Josie Miller Boardman, is the daughter of and Princesses M akayla Larry and Marcia Anderson. Medicare Prescription Plans. Anderson, Jessica Hamilton She attends Riverside High and Becky Schiller. School where she is a junior. Participants can change prescription plans Queen Josie Miller is In her spare time, she enjoys between November 15 and December 31. the 16-year-old daughter of horseback riding, sewing Reid and Sheila Miller of clothing, working with her If you have questions about what plan is Lexington. She is a junior at best for you, or need help changing plans, lone Community School. farm animals and listening to She is a seven-year 4- please contact us to set up an appointment. Her hobbies are rodeo and music. H member, a member of the photography. She is Arlington Saddle Club and 6 7 6 -2 9 1 4 or involved in FFA, 4-H, the 1 -8 00 -7 3 7 -41 3 3 ext. 2914. participates in junior rodeo. speech and debate team and She is also a community yearbook. She also plays activity volunteer. tennis and volleyball. She is P rin cess Jessica Hamilton, 16, is the daughter I no I ! H i m of Geriann Hamilton from Heppner. She was home schooled and graduated last year. Her interests are horse riding, playing the piano and perfecting her roping skills. She is a 4-H member and - k volunteers at the United Methodist Church and with AWANA. She considers herself M orrow C ounty's newest cowgirl. P rin cess Becky Schiller is the 18-year-old SPICER Opponent daughter of John and Shari Schiller of Echo. She is a No S 29 years actual trial experience Yes senior at Pilot Rock High School. She enjoys riding No S Knows and understands family values from Yes horses, rodeo and hunting. having a 29 year marriage and raising children She also enjoys playing b ask etb all and so ftb a ll, No S Extensive experience in criminal and civil law Yes where she has won I'1 team ✓ all league for catching. In 4- No Yes Served on the Oregon State Bar Ernies and H, she has been showing Continuing Legal Education Committees sheep for eight years and is ✓ the FFA secretary. No Committed to provide fair court time in Heppner, Yes The F air Board Hermiston, Milton-Frecwater and Pendleton wishes to congratulate these V Committed to community service outside the No g irls on th e ir selectio n . Yes Anybody interested in being legal system (4-H leader, library board chair, a pennant bearer for this rural econom ic development. Soroptimist, and year's Fair and OTPR Court many others) should contact Renee at 676- ATTENTION MEDICARE PART D PARTICIPANTS ANN SPICER W ANTS Y O U TO K N O W TH E R EA L PER SO N , N O T JU ST THE C A ND ID A TE ✓ Provides reduced fee legal services for Domestic Violence Victims and persons with low incomes Yes No Does not have to learn civil law after taking judicial office Yes No Member o f the Umatilla/Morrow County Family Law Advising Committee Yes No ✓ Running forjudge, not committee chair Yes ? ✓ Has a sense o f humor and all her hair Yes No ✓ Has a black and white cat named Tippy Yes No ✓ Fishes and quilts in her spare time Yes No WHEN EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY COUNT, • V O TE SPICER FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE Paid for by Committee to Elect Ann Spicer Circuit Court Judge 9474 or e-mail the Fair at mcfair@co.morrow.or.us for an application and rules. Deadline for applications is Nov 15, 2006. The Fair and OTPR is also looking for a ch ap ero n e for the 2007 Court. The chaperone would be resp o n sib le for all a c tiv itie s o f the co u rt, getting pennant bearers, arranging at least four grand entry practices before Fair and Rodeo, the conduct and appearance of the court, o rd erin g the o u tfits, providing a 8-inch by 10- inch photo of the court, bi monthly reports to the Fair and open com m unication with everyone involved. The Fair Board would prefer the ch ap ero n e not be an immediate family member. Application deadline is Nov. 15. Lester T. W yman, 88, passed away Monday, Oct. 16, 2006 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT, following a short illness At his request, no service will be held and his cremains will be disbursed in the beautiful mountains of Eastern Oregon. He was bom Jan. 14, 1918 in G rass Valley to Madge and Thomas Wyman. He was raised and attended school in Prineville where he graduated from high school. He then entered the United States Army, serving in Italy during World War II. Upon returning to the United States he spent many years in the Heppner and Ukiah area. For a time, he owned and operated a wheat treating business and then worked for a number of years for the US Forest Service. He spent many hours on horseback riding the reserv e m onitoring grazing and forest management needs. Wyman retired and returned to the Prineville area. In 1986, he reunited w ith his high school sweetheart and they were married filling the last 20 years of his life with love and adventure. The couple lived in southern O regon until April of this year when they moved to Midway, Utah. He was a lifetim e member of the Heppner Elks Lodge #358. Survivors include his w ife V ivian W yman o f M idw ay, UT; ch ild re n , Sheridan Tamasky and her husband Ed o f Heppner, Butch Laughlin and his wife Judie o f H eppner, Tom Wyman of Reno, NV and C heri M urphy and her husband Dennis of Midway, UT; grandchildren, A.J. Tamasky and Alecia Angell, L ottie H olcom b, Shane L aughlin and Tamie B erthold; g re a t grandchildren, Grace and Jack Tamasky; and brother, Robert Wyman of Redmond. M e m o r i a l contributions for those who wish may be m ade to N orthw est A utism Foundation, 519 15th St., Oregon City, OR 97045. Peggy Jo Rice Peggy Jo Rice, 67, of Herm iston, died Oct. 18, 2006, at her home. A funeral service w ill be held on Sunday, O ct. 29, 2006 at 1 p.m . at Peggy Jo Rice Burns M ortuary C hapel in H erm isto n . B urial will follow at the H erm iston Cemetery. She w as born on Feb. 27, 1939 in Memphis, TN to parents, Oscar and Juanita Kirkaly Dixon. She was raised and attended school in Redding, CA. She m oved to Portland and on Sept. 27, 1957, she m arried Don Body. They had tw o children, a son. Randy and a d au g h ter, D arla. T hey moved to Pendleton in 1964 and later to Umatilla in 1976 before divorcing in 1982. She married Robert "Bob” Rice on Aug. 6, 1983 in Reno, N V. They continued to live in the Hermiston area and Peggy Jo worked first for Inland Empire Bank for 10 years and later for US Bank for nine years in customer service until her retirement. Rice was a member of the First Christian Church in Hermiston and the Square Knots square dancing group. She enjoyed traveling, her family, church activities, cam p in g , sh o p p in g and wintering in Arizona. Survivors include her son. Randy Body and his wife Kelly, of Mansfield, TX; daughter, Darla Vandever and her husband Joe, of lone; three g ra n d d a u g h ters, Ashley, Teonna and Darby; and num erous step - g ran d ch ild ren and step- great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband. Bob in 1998 and sister, Jean Bruck. Those who wish may make contributions in Rice's memory to the American Cancer Society at 7325 W. D eschutes Ave. Suite A, Kennewick. WA 99336. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of arrangements. Clarkson Charles Rees Jr. C lark so n C h arles Rees Jr., 77, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at his home. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 28, at 7620 S.E. 262nd A ve., in Gresham. Disposition was by cremation. Rees was bom July 29, 1929, in V eneta, to Clarkson Charles and Orpha Dorthula Shelton Rees Sr. He was raised in Veneta and Redmond before m oving to N orthern California. He was a long- haul truck driver until he retired in 1986. On June 18, 1981, he married Margie Farwell in Stateline. NV. They worked as firewatchers on Mount H ood. T hey m oved to B oardm an in 1992 and continued to work the fire watch. Rees enjoyed buying and trading cars and camping with his family. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Terri Lynn Lehman of Longview. WA, Teresa Farwell Harrison of Lacey, WA. and Kelly Stone of Areata, CA; sons, Charles Clinton Rees of Gresham, C lark so n Ray R ees o f Portland. Ronald Richard Rees of Pendleton, Richard Albert Farwell of Portland and David Oregon Farwell of Gresham; sister, Lenora Holidy of Shasta Lake, CA; brother. Clifford Ray Rees of Desert Hot Springs, CA; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great g ran d ch ild ren . He was preceded in death by his parents and by sisters, Mae A lberts and T helm a McElyea. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in charge of arrangements. CUSTOM BANNERS Any Size Lots off Colon Logos & Graphics Makes Great Advert ising! Heppner Gazette 676-9228 1
