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Obituaries__
James Earl
Weatherford
Funeral service for
James “Earl” Weatherford
will be held 11 a.m. Saturday,
February 17, 2007 at the
A rlington G rade School
G ym nasium . C oncluding
service and burial will follow
at the Arlington Cemetery.
Mr. Weatherford. 79,
of Arlington died Sunday,
February 11, at the home of
his son Marion Weatherford
in A rlington follow ing a
sh o rt
specified if required).
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Dalles,
W eatherford
OR the
second of three children of
Frank
and
D aisy
Weatherford. In 1931 the
family moved from Arlington
New technology wave for school district
Continued from page one
w ith a " n o n -c u sto d ial
g ra n d p a re n t” , an o v e r
p re ssu riz a tio n d rill, a
question and answer period
and
a
bus
to u r/
demonstration.
Funding for the high-
tech bus project is being
ex p lo red through the
O regon D epartm ent o f
Transportation, CSEPP and
numerous other agencies.
Representatives from those
agencies, Morrow County
Em ergency M anagement,
Morrow County Sheriff’s
O ffice,
the
O regon
Department of Education,
M orrow C ounty School
p j'^tfitt, 'Morrow Còunfy
andM id Columbia Bus will
bè òri' hand for the demo.
“I’m really excited,”
said MCSD Board member
Ken Matlack. who is also the
M orrow C ounty Sheriff.
“It’s going to make a lot
more parents much more
comfortable.”
In other business, the
board:
-view ed
presentation by Wade Smith
on district testing.
-heard a report from
board Chair Craig Miles on
the Oregon School Board
A ssociation G overnance
Committee meetings.
-learned from board
member Bill Kuhn of the
Lions Club Vision for Kids
program , which provides
funding for eyeglasses and
hearing aids for children in
need.
-rescinded policy on
board member ethics and
board meeting procedures
and adopted p o licies on
board member standards of
co n d u ct, board m eeting
procedures, board policy
implementation, hiring, of
licensed ad m in istra to rs,
licen sed e v alu a tio n o f
administrators,
ad m in istra tiv e
staff
development, public records,
a request for public records
for and public conduct on
district property.
-approved the first
reading of policy on parental
rights.
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Ladies Tea at 2:30 p.m.
Lodge at 3 p.m.
Prime Rib Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
50s band and dancing afterwards!
-accepted the 2005-
06 audit.
-approved the 2007-
08 ESD local service plans.
- a c c e p t e d
re sig n a tio n s from John
T h o m p so n .
Irrigon
Elementary School assistant
custodian; Wayne Whitley-
release from contract at the
sem ester; Becky Seewer,
Irrigon High School tennis
coach; Robin Mulder, IHS
rally advisor.
- a p p r o v e d
employment for Gretchen
Kirchner, Riverside High
School in tern teach er,
replacing Wayne Whitley.
- a p p r o v e d
termiriatibn for Juan Ayala,
Sam Boardtnan Elementary
School assistant custodian.
-approved extra duty
c o n tra c ts for: Jo n ath an
Parrish, Irrigon Junior High
School head w restlin g
coach; Brian Cook, IJHS
assistant wrestling coach;
Robert Marshall. IHS head
track coach.
-held an executive
sessio n
co n cern in g
employment and real estate.
-heard the following
announcements; legislative
conference, Salem, February
18-19; P re s id e n t’s Day
holiday, F eb ru ary 19;
H eppner
C om m unity
E d u catio n
C o m m ittee
m eetin g , H eppner High
School, 7 p.m., February 20;
Boardman CEC m eeting,
Riverside High School, 7
p.m., February 20; Irrigon
CEC meeting, Irrigon High
School, 7 p.m., February 23;
wi-fi bus demonstration, 10
a.m.-noon, ACH, Irrigon;
next board meeting. District
Office, 7 p.m.. March 12.
to the Weatherford Ranch
two miles west of Olex, to a
house built around the turn
o f the century by E a rl’s
great-grandfather, W. W.
W eatherford. Except for
time away in the military and
college, Earl lived in this
house the rest of his life.
He attended grade
school at O lex, and
graduated from high school
in A rlin g to n w here he
en jo y ed p lay in g sp o rts,
e sp e c ia lly fo o tb a ll. He
g rad u ated from O regon
State C o lleg e w ith a
Bachelor of Science Degree
in A nim al H usbandry in
1951. He was a member of
the D elta Chi Fraternity.
Som e o f E a rl’s fo n d est
memories were rowing with
the Oregon State Rowing
Club's varsity crew for four
years.
Prior to college and
during the end of World War
II he was inducted into the
United States Army and was
stationed in Korea for about
a year.
On N ovem ber 18,
1951, he married Dolores
Rosemary Fox at St. Peters
C ath o lic C hurch in The
Dalles, Oregon. St. Peters
Church is now a historical
landmark in The Dalles.
Earl and D o lo res
became the proud parents of
six children: G rant Earl,
Frank
M erle, C herie
A n n ette, R obert M ark,
Marion T. and Morris Fox.
Earl and Dolores were very
su p p o rtiv e
p a re n ts,
attending numerous school
programs and games, and
participating in many of their
children's activities.
He farm ed from
1951 until 1967 as a partner
with his father on their Rock
Creek Ranch and also on
their Grant County Ranch,
purchased in 1954. In 1967
upon his father's death Earl
assumed full management of
the ranches.
Mr. W eath erfo rd
was active in the Gilliam
C ounty
co m m u n ity
throughout his life. He was
an O lex School B oard
Member during the 19 years
his children attended school
there. Four generations of
his family attended school at
Olex. He then spent many
years as a board member of
the Gilliam County ESD. He
was President of the Gilliam
County Historical Society
during the time the History
o f G illiam C o u n ty was
copyrighted in 1981. He was
a lifelong mem ber o f the
Arlington Nazarene Church,
and was active in many roles
there.
Mr. Weatherford is
survived by his daughter;
Cherie Woodworth and her
husband Steve of Boise, ID
and their children Joni and
Jen n a,
so n s;
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W eatherford and his wife
Cathy Wilson of Portland,
OR and their children Grant,
Jared and Emily, Marion T.
Weatherford of Arlington,
OR and Morris Weatherford
and his wife Tammy Treat of
Kuna, ID and their children
Justin, A lissa, Kylie and
Makenzie. He was preceded
in death by his p aren ts,
b elo v ed w ife; D o lo res,
sister; Helene, sons; Grant
and Frank, and grandson
Derek Dale.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the Arlington Church of
the Nazarene, PO Box 497,
Arlington, OR 97812 or to
C ondon
D o llars
for
S c h o la rs, PO Box 385,
C o n d o n , OR 97823 or
charity of your choice.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Condon is in charge of
arrangements.
Donald C.
Me Elligott
Funeral M ass for
Donald C. Me Elligott will
be held 11 a.m . Friday,
February 16, at St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church in Heppner.
C o n clu d in g serv ice and
burial will follow at High
View C em etery in lone.
Recitation of the Rosary will
be at 7 p.m . T hursday,
February 15, at St. William's
Catholic Church in lone.
Mr. M cElligott, 87, of
lone died Tuesday, February
13, 2007 at P io n eer
M em orial H o sp ital in
Heppner.
He was born March 19,
1919 at Heppner, the eldest
child of Charles and Cecilia
M cElligott. He attended
Davis and lone schools, and
graduated from high school
at St. Mary’s of the Valley in
B eav erto n .
He then
attended the University of
P o rtla n d ,
w here
he
g ra d u a ted in 1941. He
entered the Army Air Force
and served in Africa as a
transport pilot during World
War II.
On March 29, 1948 he
married Eunice Marie Hiatt
in San Francisco, California.
The couple farmed in the
lo n e
area
u n til
his
retirement.
He served on the lone
school board in the 1950’s
and the M orrow C ounty
school board from 1965 to
1975. He served as the
chairman of that board from
1967 to 1969. He was a
Morrow County Judge for 7
years and also served as a
M orrow
C ounty
com m issioner. He was a
m em ber o f the O regon
Cattlemen. Oregon Wheat
L eag u e, Farm B ureau,
H ep p n er
E lks,
lone
A m erican Legion, VFW,
Willows Grange, he helped
start and served on the lone
Fire District Board, was a
m em ber o f St. W illiam ’s
C atholic C hurch and the
Holy Names Society.
Survivors include his
w ife; E unice o f lone,
Children; Patrick McElligott
and his w ife N ancy o f
Dayton, Oregon, Maureen
M cElligott of lone, Peter
M cE llig o tt and his w ife
N ancy o f lo n e,
M ary
M cElligott of M ilwaukie,
Oregon, Kathleen Cheung
and her husband Alfred of
Salt Lake City, Utah, Joan
M cE llig o tt o f M cA llen,
Texas, Paul McElligott of
lone, Carol Taylor and her
h u sb an d
R andy
of
M ilw au k ie,
O regon,
Michelle Schwyhart and her
husband Mark of Portland,
Oregon, Jerry M cElligott
and his wife Anna McElligott
o f lo n e, and E lizab eth
Peterson and her husband
Treve o f lone, 27 grand
children, sister; Kathleen
O ’Leary o f Silver Lake,
Oregon, brother; Lawrence
J. o f lone, and numerous
nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by an
in fan t d au g h ter, E unice
Helena, his parents, and a
brother, Charles Richard.
Memorial contributions
for those who wish may be
made to the lone Education
Foundation, PO Box 61,
lone, OR 97843 or to the
South Morrow County EMT
A sso c ia tio n , PO Box 9,
Heppner. OR 97836 or to
Pioneer Memorial Hospice,
PO Box 9, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
H eppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Career Showcase to
introduce job options to
area 8th graders
More than 1,300 area eighth grade students will
have the chance to sample the job market and get a taste
for some potential careers on Wednesday, February 14
during the 10th annual Career Showcase at the Pendleton
Convention Center, sponsored by the Umatilla-Morrow
Education Service District (UMESD).
Eighth grade students from the 12 Umatilla and
Morrow county school districts, as well as from the John
Day-area schools and some private/parochial schools, will
attend the Show case, which will feature around 50
exhibitors. Career booths highlight jobs from the six career
pathw ays - arts and com m unication, business and
management, health services, human resources, industry
and engineering, and natural resources. Exhibitors come
from all over the local area, as well as from around the
state.
Prior to their arrival, teachers provide students with
a copy of the Careers 2007 newspaper from the Oregon
Employment Department, as well as information about
testing for certain careers, resume writing tips and college
information, all provided by the UMESD. At the Showcase,
students are required to ask questions of the exhibitors
whose booths they visit and write down their responses to
turn in to their teachers.
But eighth graders aren't the only students involved
with the Career Showcase. Leadership students from Pilot
Rock High School help guide the eighth graders around
the Convention Center and answer questions about what
sort of classes they've been taking in high school to prepare
for college or the job market. Students in Pendleton High
School’s Spanish Club also are on hand to provide
assistance to Hispanic students attending the Showcase who
may have some language barriers.
“We encourage these students to take advantage
of the Showcase and have a look at some of the booths
while they're there,” said Career Showcase Coordinator
Craig Satter of the UMESD. “It’s a great opportunity for
them to take a look at what the area has to offer.”
Students will begin arriving at the Convention
Center at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 14, and the last
group of students will depart by around 1:30 p.m.