Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 25,2006 - THREE
Queen and three princesses
represent Morrow County
Fair and OTPR
Leadership...
For A Change!
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Obituaries
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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
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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
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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.
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