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EIGHT-Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday, March 14,2007 Obituaries Evelyn Louise Oveson Black & Ronald Black H igh school sw e e th e a rts R onald and Evelyn Black, formerly of Boardman, w ho would have celebrated their 7 0 h wedding anniversary on June 25, died within three days of each other recently at an assisted living center in Portland. Mr. Black and Mrs. Black died at the Raleigh hills Assisted Living Facility in Portland. Mrs. Black, 89, died March 1,2007 and Mr. Black died March 4, 2007. Viewing was held Friday, March 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Burns Mortuary of H erm iston. A g rav esid e m em orial and interm ent service was scheduled for Saturday, March 10, at 10 a.m . at the R iverview Cemetery in Boardman. A potluck and celebration their lives fo llo w ed at the Boardman Senior Center. Mr. Black was born S ep tem b er 14, 1914 to William and Clyda Barton Black in Ferron, UT. He and his two sisters and three brothers grew up in Ferron and Rochester, UT. He loved w orking w ith his father herding sheep, bringing timber down the mountains and ru n n in g the fam ily sawmill. At F erron High School, Mr. Black played football, basketball and sang in the school choir. It was probably in choir practice that he first noticed Evelyn, family members said. Mrs. Black was bom N ovem ber 5, 1917, in Cleveland, UT to parents M oroni and T h eo ra Crawford Oveson. Her parents and her three b rothers m oved to Ferron, where Moroni had accepted a position teaching junior high and high school. M rs. Black loved sewing, dancing and all of her school subjects - maybe choir best of all, because this was where she was able to sing with her future husband. The couple dated th roughout high school. When Mr. black went off to Brigham Young University they kept their relationship secure through voluminous correspondence. They were married on June 25, 1937, at the LDS Temple in Manti, UT. They had promised the Ovesons they would return to school, and Mr. B lack w ould complete his degree. Including a stint in construction to help build the air base at Wendover, UT, the young couple was Finally ready in ‘943, w ith a bachelor's degree of science in education in hand, to set out on th e ir next great adventure. They m oved from E m ery C ounty, UT and settled at Boardm an. Mr. Black continued the family tradition, embarking there on a teaching career. In Boardman, Mrs. Black became a substitute teacher and was involved in e x te n siv e co m m u n ity service. She was a charter mem ber o f the Federated Women's Club, the Tillicum Club. She was an active member from 1947 to 2004 when illness required the Blacks to leave their home in Boardman. Mrs. Black also served on the Planning Commission for 25 years and w as activ e w ith the American Cancer Society. Mr. Black's 37-year teaching career included coaching basketball and track and field teams. He w as the a d v ise r to the national award w inning local FFA chapter. Mr. B la ck ’s civic c o n trib u tio n s in clu d ed serving on the Boardman City Council from 1968 to 1990. He served at the time of B oardm an's relocation following construction of the John Day Dam. w hich flooded the original town site. He serv ed as a Boardman volunteer fireman for 25 years ending in 1979. He was a former member of the Hermiston Elks Lodge No. 1845 and they were longtime members o f the G re en field G range in Boardman. He was a strong ad v o cate o f and taught classes in hunter safety. He loved fishing, gardening, woodworking, and most of all, spending time with his family. The Blacks had been m arried for 69 years and would have celebrated their 70lh anniversary June 25. Mr. and Mrs. Black are su rviv ed by th eir daughter, Evelyn “Diane" Leahy and her husband,one gran d so n and three granddaughters. Mrs. Black is survived by her brother, M. Gene Oveson. Mr. Black is survived by his sister, Velma Frandsen. Mr. Black was preceded in death by his parents; brother Glen Merril and Therel Black, and his sister Eldona Ralphs. M rs. B lack was preceded in death by her p a re n ts; and b ro th ers Crawford and Keith Oveson. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the B oardm an Senior Center. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston was in charge of the arrangements. Stormy J. Kendrick Funeral service for Stormy J. Kendrick. lone, O regon, will be held on Thursday, March 15,2007, at 11 a.m. at the lone High School Gymnasium. Burial w ill be at High View Cemetery, lone. Storm y Joyce Kendrick, 15, died Friday, M arch 9, 2 007, at Pioneer M e m o r ia l Hospital in H e pp n e r, Oregon. H e was bom on June 25, 1991, in L a k e H a v a s u , Stormy J. Kendrick A rizona to Andra and Susan Thompson Kendrick, the oldest of their three children. Stormy lived in Kingman. Arizona, until moving to lone in 2001 to be near grandparents and other family. According to fam ily, he faced the c h a lle n g e s o f being a s tra n g e r in a new community, making friends and finding places to belong. He adjusted well and began to participate in school, sports, social, community, and church events. As a fo u rth g rad er. Storm y p a rtic ip a te d in PeeW ee Basketball, Little League Baseball, and, his energy and eagerness to participate re c o g n iz e d by sta ff m em bers, receiv ed an in v ita tio n to serve as manager for the high school football team. Beginning with the sixth grade Stormy p articip ated in football, basketball and track, as well as volunteering to help with 1 many school and community events. At the L ex in g to n B aptist C hurch, Storm y developed his faith by joining AWANAs where he later became a group leader. In recent years he attended the lone Com m unity Church where he was embraced as family. Stormy, in turn, em b raced the ch u rch , p a rtic ip a tin g in church services, the lone Christian Youth group, and church outreach service projects. “Stormy was known and loved in the church and throughout the community for his positive attitude and willing volunteer spirit.” At home and with fam ily, Storm y en jo y ed swimming, music, chess, Texas H old ‘Em, video games, fishing, cam ping, travel, and a family invented gam e called " 1 0 ,0 0 0 ” . Com m unity involvem ent was one of Stormy’s highest values, leading him to meet and greet everyone he could. Stormy had a strong, yet quiet personality and a smile like sun shine that gained the love of a community, says his family. Storm y was preceded in death by his o ld er brother, Adam S anchez, and his g ran d fath er, Lew is T hom pson, Jr. He is survived by his mother and father, Susan and A ndra Kendrick; older brothers, Antonio Sanchez and Joshua Flores, younger brother, Skyler Kendrick; younger sister. Shadow Kendrick; g ran d m o th er D onna Thompson; uncle Dennis and aunt Janet Thompson, uncle Leslie and Kim Thompson, uncle Wade and aunt Sandra D uncan, uncle John T h om pson; m any great un cles and au n ts, and cousins, as well as many frien d s in the lone community. C o n trib u tio n s to help with funeral expenses may be made to the Kendrick Family, c/o of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, PO Box 106, lone, OR. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. G. William (Bill) Thomson G. W illiam (B ill) Thomson, 89, passed away in Sacramento, CA of age related causes. He was the younger son of George and Anna (Q uick) T hom son and y o u n g er b ro th e r o f Ted Thomson and Bea Thomson B ennett all o f whom predeceased him and are buried in Heppner's Masonic C em etery. B ill's fath er, G eo rg e, c lerk ed at H e p p n e r’s T hom son G ro c ery / G en eral Store along with his co-ow ner brothers Charles and James G eorge T hom son. A nna Quick taught at Heppner School prior to her marriage and was an insurance agent after she was widowed. Ted was an airline pilot and Bea a social worker. Bill Thomson settled in San Francisco Bay Area after g rad u atin g from University of Oregon School of Business 1939. He married Margaret (Peggy) Robbins, a 1940 U o f O g rad, in Eugene, OR. They were together for 47 years prior to her death. He was a life long learner and loved numbers, d e b ate , jo u rn a lism , g a rd e n in g , w alk in g , collecting, travel. He was a CPA, comptroller/treasurer for various SF Bay Area firms prior to his retirement. He w as a d e d ica te d volunteer deacon, trustee and accountant for social co n cern o rg a n iz atio n s in clu d in g San M ateo C o n g reg atio n al C hurch, C A PS, H alfw ay H ouse, Haight Ashberry Clinic. He m arried Eva Q uinn Post in 1990 and spent 17 quality years with her. In 2006 they moved from Burlingame area to be c lo se r to her fam ily in Sacramento. He is survived by: his lov in g w ife, Eva Post Thom son; his daughters, G arey Ann Wood and Dalynn T. Proffitt; sons, Alan and D avid T hom son; grandchildren, Leah Zanella, Brian Wood, Eric Proffitt, and H eather T hom son; g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n . M adison and S am antha Wood, Anthony Zanella of California. Karen Post Tate and Kim. Michael and Monte Post are his surviving step children. O ther survivors in clu d e 11 step grandchildren, 6 step great grandchildren as well as his niece and nephew, Lorelle and G rant B ennett and cousins, Meredith Thomson Waters, Bernice and Bruce Thomson of Oregon. A scattering of his ashes took place outside S.F. G olden G ate B ridge. A farewell Memorial Service will be held at San Mateo Congregational Church. 225 Tilton Ave, San Mateo, CA, 94401, 650-343-3694 at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 for family and friends. St. Paddy’s Cruz- In this Saturday H eppner's seventh St. P a d d y ’s C ru z-In participants will gather at the n o rth w est e n tran ce to H eppner, Hwy. 74/207 (Kinzua Mill site) between 10 and 1 1:30 a.m . on Saturday. March 17, and be ready to parade into town at noon. Dash plaques will be given to all reg istered participants. Raffle prizes w ill be aw arded at registration this year. P laques fo r L e p re c h a u n ’s C h o ice, Ju d g es C h o ice, and the Mustang Award for Mustang vehicles will be awarded fo llo w in g the C ru z-In P arad e. H eppner H igh School Student Body will ju d g e and aw ard the Mustang plaque. The vehicle entries will be on display on Willow S treet in D ow ntow n Heppner. Come celebrate the 2 5 lh annual H eppner St. Patrick’s events. The Great Green Parade will be at 1 p.m . fo llo w in g the St. Paddy’s Cruz-In. O’Senior Center to host breakfast and soup feed On Saturday, March 17, St. P a tric k ’s S en io r Center will serve anall-you- can-eat breakfast for $4 from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. From 11:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Corol Mitchell’s Irish potato soup w ill be served w ith homemade fruit cobbler, ice cream and rolls. The cost for the soup feed is $6. The cost for children 12 and under is $3. Easter messages wanted All area pastors are asked to please turn in an inspirational Easter message to the H eppner G azette- Times. The messages are due by Monday. April 2. at 5 p.m. and can be dropped off, m ailed, or em ailed. The messages will be published on Wednesday, April 4. 1 lone Middle School team won tournament The lone Middle School team won a Hermiston Youth Basketball A ssociation Tournament held March 3 at Sandstone Middle School. The girls started the morning defeating Arlington and Hermiston B in pool play. In the afternoon, they faced the w inner o f the other pool, Hermiston A for the championship. The girls pulled out a hard fought 29-21 win to take the trophy. Back row: Coaches Dawn Eynetieh & LynnDee Ramos, Emily Ruiz, Jordan Peterson, Makenna Ramos, Beth Morter, Mary Rietmann and Lacey Thompson. Front row: Shadow Kendrick, Kayla McElligott, Stacee Halvorsen. - Photo by Susan Kendrick It’s not fair and rodeo season, yet Left to right - Princess Makayla Anderson, Prieesses Jessica Hamilton, Sharon Harrison of BEO, Queen Josie Miller, and Priness Becky Schiller. No its not fair and rodeo season yet, but the lack of dusty action packed arenas and busy county fairs is not slowing this court down. Howdy folks, It is now official, on January 11"' we the 2007 Morrow County Fair & Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo court received our crowns at the Town & Country Banquet. I » was able to give my first speech as the county's queen and 1 was honored to introduce the three princesses that will be serving at my side all summer long. Princess Makayla Anderson comes from Boardman and she can always be counted on to bring a smile into the crowd. Princess Jessica Hamilton, of Heppner, is not new to the court scene. She and I were on court together last year when she served as pennant bearer. Princess Becky Schiller attends high school in Pilot Rock and she is the court’s personality. We all come form different parts of the county and each of us have our own hobbies and interest, but we all share a connection t6 the Morrow County Fair & Rodeo and that has brought us together. Receiving our crowns that Thursday night was very exciting. It is something we had been looking forward to for quite some time. For the two weeks prior to the banquet I had been making frequent trips up to my grandmothers house. My • Grandma BonnaRae Miller has been helping me with my sewing skills and in doing so we put together the court's skirts. With each of us girls living so far apart, this task was quite interesting at times, at least as far as getting measurements and fittings. However with a bit of patience and a lot of assistance from my grandma the skirts were finished just in time for our big night. The four of us girls along with our parents and chaperones met at my grandparent's house early Thursday afternoon. That was when it all began to come together. T hanks to my g ran d m o th ers great h o sp ita lity we transformed her living room into a dressing room. There were boot boxes in one corner and curling irons in another and in all the commotion we even found some time to catch a quick photo op in the cold fresh snow on the back porch. Thanks Grandma, you helped make the evening possible and the skirts turned out great! There were a few stops to be made before we could arrive at the Elks for the banquet. First was a trip to the Bank of Eastern Oregon. They were our buckle sponsors this year, so we wanted to be sure and get a photo with them. As well as to say thanks for all they do for our community! The buckles look amazing and 1 know each one of us is so proud to be wearing them. Then it was down the street to Peterson's Jewelers. Mr. Peterson was kind enough to donate a beautiful Black Hills Gold ring to the court for our upcoming raffle and we wanted to give him a personal thanks. It is very much appreciated. Keep your eyes open for more about our upcoming raffle. After we were done with all of our running around, we met up with the pennant bearers Jarreid Miller of Heppner. Coleit Kasen of Boardman. and Ashley Anderson of Boardman for the Town & Country Dinner. The evening was very enjoyable. We were able to greet the other attendants and it was great to see so many people there. It may be a little late but we would like to send our heart-felt congratulations to all of that evenings award recipients, we were glad to be able to share such a special night with you. Well our chaps have arrived and the weather is warming up. before you know it the fair and rodeo season will be upon us. Now February is here and we have lots of great things to do. Cowgirl Up from Queen Josie J. Miller ( )
