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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 20,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Free flu shots available Heppner Flu season hasn't arrived yet and there is still plenty U.S.P.S. 240-420 o f v accin e a v ailab le . M orrow C ounty H ealth M o rro w C ounty's H om e-O w ned W eekly Newspaper Director, Sheree Smith is Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. urg in g M orrow C ounty Oregon undei the Act ol March 3, 1X74 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. W illow Street Telephone (541 > 676-9228 t ax (541 1 676-9211. K- residents to get in and get mail: editor@rapidserve net or david@heppner.net. Web site: www heppner net. Post th e ir flu shots. Free flu master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 537. 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The GT Is minimizing the chance that not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks you may pick up the Hu virus will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks’ at a cost of $10. and pass it on to others. Oil tin1 HEPPNER WEBSITE: w m '»* ■.heppner.net Those most vulnerable to • Start or Change a Subscription severe complications from • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a N ew s Story the Influenza virus are those • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council &. Planning Minutes •Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations older than 65. and younger • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! than 5 years of age, people with chronic or long term health problems, weakened im m une sy stem s, and pregnant women. These are the m em bers o f the co m m u n ity that we can p ro te c t by g ettin g vaccinated. Morrow County Health D ep artm en t v accin atio n clinics are held in Boardman, 101 Boardman Ave, Mon. and Tues. 8:30-4:30 (closed 12:30-1:00 for lunch), and H eppner, 120 S. M ain, Thursday 8:30-4:30 (closed 1 2:00-1:00 for lunch) Phone: 676-5421 or 481- A utum n M organ 4 2 0 0 for d ire c tio n s or Joining the Heppner Ga years w ith The Jackson questions. zette staff as news editor is County Floridan as an edi Autumn Morgan. Morgan torial clerk. and her husb an d , Troy, Before moving to Hepp Holiday garbage moved to Heppner in August ner, both Morgans worked at pick-up schedule from Florida. Troy teaches Graceville High School in There will be no garbage m ath at H eppner High Florida, Troy as a math and collection on Christmas day, School. Spanish teacher and baseball She joins the staff with coach, and Autumn as an Dec 25th. P lease have two years of previous expe ESE and vocational aid and garbage out between a day to a day in a half ahead of rience in the newspaper busi yearbook sponsor. ness. She has one sister who schedule beginning Dec 26 through Dec. 29. She was bom in McAllen, currently lives in Florida. Texas, and spent her first Autumn enjoyed how If anyone has q u estio n s nine years in Ixmiquilpan, previous work in the school reg ard in g th is m atter, Hidalgo, in Mexico where system and newspaper busi contact Dave Green at 676- her family worked as mis ness allowed her to get to 5364. sionaries. Her family then know the com m unities in moved to Florida where she which she worked. She looks We Print spent her high school and forward to getting to know Computer Forms college years. During that the people of Heppner in the Heppner Gazette time she worked for two same way. GAZETTE-TIMES TAKE PRODUCTIVITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL Obituaries__ Donna Lea Leo W. Pankey An avid autom obile restorer, Feo W. Pankey, died Dec. 11, 2006. He was 61. A celebration o f life gathering was held at 1 p.m. on S atu rd ay at 81673 H arbor L ight D rive in Umatilla. A graveside service was held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Evergreen cemetery in McMinnville. Mr. Pankey was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Joplin, Mo., to Lemuel and Mary Piatt Pankey. He was raised in John Day, graduating from Mount Vernon High School in 1965. Mr. Pankey lived in P en d leto n , w orking at Kinzua Mill in Heppner. He later lived in Baker City b efo re m oving to McMinnville and working at White City Plywood Mill, which later became Coast Range Plywood. He then worked in St. Helens for M ultnomah Plywood and C ascad e S teel. He later worked as a bartender in McMinnville. Mr. Pankey moved to Umatilla in 1987. He m arried V ictoria Tachdjianon June 27, 1992, in Umatilla. He enjoyed automobile restoration, working in his yard and family gatherings. He is survived by his w ife; d a u g h ters Tam ela Pankey and Toni Pankey, both of McMinnville; son Scott Pankey of Jefferson; ste p d a u g h te rs M issie Spencer, Bobbi Walker and T racy W alker, all o f M cM in n v ille; b ro th e r Charles Eugene Digsby of Kentucky; sisters Bev Follett of Boise, Pearl Padgett of Umatilla, Bonnie Lemberger of North Pole, Alaska, and C arol M o n ten eg ro o f G ran d v iew , Idaho; 14 g ra n d c h ild re n ; and tw o great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Arthur Pankey. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vange John Memorial Hospice 645 W. O rch ard A ve., H erm iston, 97838 or St. Mary Cancer Center at P.O. Box 1477, W alla W alla, 98362. B urns M o rtu ary o f Hermiston is in charge of the arrangements. Marriage Licenses M orrow C o u n ty C ourt Bobbi Childers has released the fo llo w in g rep o rt o f marriage licenses issued: -December 8- Roberto C arlo s B ern al, 23, Boardman, and Alyssa Jean Baxter, 18, Boardman; Shawn Drake Chandler, 34, H eppner, and M erry E lizab eth B ran n o n , 38, Heppner. S p e e d and a c c u r a c y are key to im proving your p rod uctivity. O ur E Z -G u id e ‘ P lu s ligh tba r s y s te m u se s the la te s t G P S te ch n o lo g y to m ake a c c u r a c y during tu rn s and c u rv e s e a s ie r than ever before. It h e lp s you sta y on ta rg et during field p re p a ra tio n , c h e m ic a l or fe rtiliz e r a p p lic a tio n s , or a ir se e d in g s. M ea su re its va lu e in te rm s of hours of your tim e, yield per a cre and d ollars added to your bottom line. • Improve coverage - Reduce operator fatigue • Reduce skips and overlaps • No stopping to count rows • Work in any lighting or weather conditions • Reduce fuel costs • Sunlight-readable graphical LCD screen Keep on the right co u rse with the EZ-Guide* Plus lightbar from C a se IH STOP IN AND SEE US TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION Donna Lea Gardner was Funeral service for William born in Bentley Williams was held Baker, Saturday, D ecem ber 16, Oregon 2006 at Sweeney Mortuary, o n concluding service was at January 6, the H eppner M asonic 1946 to Cemetery. p a r e n ts , Mr. W illiams, 88, of Robert & H eppner died T hursday, Violet December 14, at his home. Howell. He was born May 4, She died 1918 at Van Alstyne, Texas o n the son of James and Emma Saturday, Donna Lea Williams. December Gardner On August 7, 1939 he 16, 2006 at the K adlec m arried Irene M organ at Medical Center in Richland, D arant, O k lah o m a, the Washington at the age of 60 couple moved to Visalia, years. C alifornia in 1947. Mr. She was a resident of W illiam s w orked at Irrigon, Oregon, the past few Knudsons Creamery for 29 years, formerly had lived in years. Baker many years and also They moved to Heppner in the John Day area for 15 in September of 2005 to be years. She worked for the clo se to th e ir g ran d so n State of Oregon for 32 years M ichael and th eir as a case manager. She was granddaughter Michelle. a champion to the elderly she He was a member of the worked with. She loved to Sierra Baptist C hurch in travel, loved her kids, and V isalia, C alifornia. Mr. grandkids, and was devoted Williams enjoyed gardening, to her family and friends. She tinkering and playing the enjoyed fly-fishing, reading, harmonica. museums, and outdoors, and He is survived by his she loved wolves. She was a w ife; Irene o f H eppner, m em ber o f the C atholic g ran d so n ; M ichael o f Church. She m arried her Heppner, granddaughter; husband J.C. G ardner on Michelle of Portland, and May 11,2001 in Hermiston. great-grandchildren. She was preceded in Memorial contributions death by her parents, Robert for those who wish may be and Violet Howell and two made to Pioneer Memorial brothers, Leland, and Randy. H ospice, PO Box 9, Donna is survived by her Heppner, OR 97836. husband, J.C. G ardner of Sweeney Mortuary of Irrigon; son, David Pierce of Heppner was in charge of Irrigon; daughter, Michelle arrangements. Osborne of Irrigon; sisters. Faith Sonnemon of Colby, Sheila B. Pruett A “ w orld class WI; and Darlene Farley of fisherw om an,” Sheila B. Boise, Idaho; grandchildren, D u stin , Jessik a, G avin, Pruett, died Friday, Dec. 8, Bradley, Rylee, Harley, and 2006, at G ood Shepherd Seth; and also n ieces, Medical Center after a battle with lung cancer. She was nephews, and cousins. Recitation of the Rosary 59. A memorial service will will be held on Thursday Dec. 21, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. be held at a later date at at Burns Mortuary Chapel. S tokes L anding S en io r in Irrig o n . Funeral Services will be held C en ter was by on Friday, Dec. 22. 2006 at D isp o sitio n 11 a.m. at Burns Mortuary cremation. She was born April 29, Chapel. A private family 1947, in Boise, the fourth of burial will follow at the D esert Lawn M em orial 12 children, to Dale M. and C em etery in Irrig o n , Leotta B. W ilson Neider. She attended sch o o ls in Oregon. Memorials can be made Boise. She was a longtime to the American Diabetes resident of Boise, Bend and the Umatilla/Irrigon areas. Association. B urns M ortuary o f She traveled most o f the Hermiston is in charge of the western states working at various jobs. arrangements. Ms. Pruett was a member G-T closed for of the Lady Anglers and the O ld Tim e F id d lers Christmas Association. She played in The Heppner Gazette- local nursing hom es and Tim es will be closed on other functions until her M onday, D ecem ber 25. health forced her to stop. Submission deadlines for She is survived by her a d v ertise m e n ts and mother, Leotta N eider of co n trib u te d p hotos and Irrigon; daughter Tammy a rtic le s w ill he Friday, Ferguson and son, Tim Elam December 22, at 5 p.m. both of Boise; sisters Shirley We will also be closed on Strong and Sally Lloyd of Monday, January 1, 2007. B oise, Sandy Pow ell o f Submission deadlines will he H erm iston, and Sharon 5 p.m. on Friday, December Kopp o f Wi Ison vi lie; 29, 2006. brothers John and Steve N eider o f Irrigon. Jam es Neider of Bend and Jerry Neider of St. Helens; special friend Mr. J.C. Pruett of Boise; five grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great- nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Dale Neider; sister Shelly Neider; brothers Jay and Joe Neider; and a grandson. Memorial contributions may be m ade to the Parkinson's Foundation or to the charity of choice. B urns M o rtu ary o f Hermiston is in charge of the arrangements. C USTO M BANNERS Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 Gardner William Bentley Williams Gazette-Times For form equipm ent, »¡»it o u r w ob «itt i t w w w mcgg.not t
