TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday. March 28,2007
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow
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O r e g o n W r itin g F e stiv a l
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D eborah
School D istric t w ill be au th o rs
sending seventeen students Hopkinson. Chris Crutcher,
U.S.P.S. 240-420
from grades four through and Barbara Drake. They
twelve
to the 23rd annual will have a chance to share
M orrow County's H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper
Oregon W riting Festival. their own writing samples as
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Writing Festival is sponsored
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by the Oregon Council of describes the anticipated
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Teachers of English (OCTE) g o als and o u tco m es for
For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per
and consistently proves to he those attending the day-long
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For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to
more than one thousand outstanding student writers;
meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
students from across the recognizing writing teachers
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
state will be attending and for high level stu d en t
for the obituary.
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sharing in the day’s exciting ach iev em en t in w ritin g ;
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and enriching activ ities. e n co u rag in g
e ffe ctiv e
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not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks
will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10
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Eye safety poster contest winners announced G ifted
C o o rd in a to r student writers with Oregon
C olin A nderson, Eye P oster ch airm an , has chaperones to attend this authors and other student
announced the winners of this year’s eye safety poster enriching event.
writers.
contest for students in Heppner and lone Elementary
At this festiv al
Schools.
students and staff will hear
.
Heppner: Makenzi Hughes, first place; Macy Gibbs,
second place; and Annette Rathburn, third place.
lone: Joel Stillman, first place; Brittany Simpson,
Information from organizations and businesses for
second place; and Jaqueline Juarez, third place.
the
Heppner
Donation Directory is now being edited for
Makenzi Hughes’ poster was selected first place
overall and went to the district competition where she the purpose of making the entries clear and consistent.
This work will prepare the information for being
placed third. She will travel on to the state level for further
input into the directory that will be located in an electronic
judging.
All the winners will receive a savings bond from file at the Heppner branch of the Oregon Trail Library
the Heppner Elks Lodge for their efforts. Chairman District.
Any business or organization that would still like
Anderson would like to thank the schools and teachers for
to
add
its
information to the directory should contact John
their participation in this worthy program.
Edmundson, project manager, at 676-5177.
GAZETTE-TIMES
Last call for donation directory
Obituaries
L o r n a B o rm a n
worked on various ranches
in M orrow C ounty until
1948, when they moved into
Heppner, and Lorna started
w ork at the H ep p n er
Cleaners. In 1955, she began
w ork for the JC Penney
Company. In 1970 the store
in Heppner closed, so Loma
took a tra n sfe r to the
Yakima, WA store, as her
husband, Dick, was disabled.
She retired from the Yakima
store in 1981.
After retirement, she
was very in te re ste d in
genealogy and traced many
of her family lines and also
of her husband’s family. She
liked to make contact with
cousins and families that she
discovered while doing the
research. She enjoyed many
interests such as sewing,
em broidery, cro ch et, oil
painting, and gardening, all
Lorna Borman. 91,
of Pendleton, died Saturday,
M arch
24, 2007
at
W illow brook
Terrhce
Nursing Home in Pendleton.
A graveside service will be
held at 11 a.m. Friday, March
30, at the Heppner Masonic
Cemetery.
Mrs. Borman was
born November 15, 1915 at
Morton. Minnesota to Clare
and Lela Pomeroy Patton.
At a young age she moved
to Stevensville, MT and then
to Lexington. She attended
the L exington and Rhea
Creek Schools and Heppner
High School through her
sophom ore year, leaving
school to work on the home
ranch.
On May 5, 1934, she
married Richard R. Borman
at Heppner. They lived and
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Glen and Joyce Ward
G len and Joyce
“ B uschke” Ward will he
c e le b ra tin g th e ir 5 0 ,h
anniversary on Saturday,
March 31, from 2 until 6
p.m. at the Heppner Elks
Lodge.
The W ards w ere
married March 31, 1957 at
the St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church. The ceremony was
p erfo rm ed by P atrick J.
Gaire.
Glen worked for the
Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife for 39 years and
Jo y ce w orked fro the
Morrow County Tax Office,
Birth announcement
Cooper Tison Lavender-A son, Cooper Tison,
was bom to Jason and Tina Lavender of Pflugerville, TX.
on January 18, 2007, at Seton Medical Center in Austin.
TX. The baby weighed 71bs., 13 oz. and measured 20 inches
long.
He joins a brother. Jackson, 2 Vz, at home.
Grandparents are Tony and Verina Schiller of
Pflugerville and Ronnie and Sandra Lavender of Austin.
Great-grandparents are Ray and Norma French of Heppner,
Marilyn Schiller and the late Boh Schiller of Echo, Gladys
Hall and the late Lloyd D. Hall Sr. of Waco, TX, and Wallace
C. and Mamie Lavender of Hewitt, TX.
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sorts of crafts, bowling, and
rock collecting.
She was a member of
the H ep p n er R ebekah
Lodge, D aughters o f the
A m erican
R ev o lu tio n .
Colonial Dames of the 17'h
C entury, D au g h ters o f
American Colonists, Yakima
Valley Genealogy Society,
Sons and D au g h ters o f
O regon
P io n e e rs,
Mayflower Society, and was
a member of the Broadway
Christian Church in Yakima,
WA and the First Church of
God in Pendleton.
In 2000, she moved
to Pendleton to live with her
daughter.
Survivors include
daughter, Lynda Dunlap of
Pendleton; grandson, Dyrk
Dunlap of Hermiston; grand
daughter, Lori LaRue o f
S cap p o o se;
g reat-
g ra n d so n s, Jaco b y and
C ayben M arsh all, and
Z achary LaRue; brother,
Calvin Cox of Box Elder,
SD; sister, Rachel Nord of
Ft. C o llin s, CO ; and 12
nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her
h u sb an d , D ick; a baby
d a u g h ter; and b ro th er,
Howard Patton.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to Pioneer Humane Society,
PO Box 1876, Pendleton.
OR 97801.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Pictured are participants from the 2006 MS Walk in Heppner.
Once again it is time
for the MS Walk in Heppner.
Last year was a phenomenal
year with 117 walkers raising
$12,540 to help find a cure
for MS. This year’s walk will
take place on Saturday, April
21, with a fund raising goal
of $ 14,000. The registration/
check-in begins at 8 a.m. at
All Saints Episcopal Church
on Church and Gale Street,
and the walk begins at 9 a.m.
downtown at the city park.
The MS Walk is the
largest fund raiser for the
O regon C h ap ter o f the
National MS Society, the
funds provide direct services
and p ro g ram s for an
estimated 7,000 people with
MS and their families within
O reg o n
and
SW
Washington.
T h ere
is
no
re g is tra tio n
fee
for
participants but walkers are
asked to raise a minimum of
$25 per person. They can
earn prizes for outstanding
fundraising, starting with a t-
shirt for raising $50. If you
bring $50 the day of the walk
you will be eligible for a t-
shirt that day while supplies
last.
Following tradition
there will be a free pancake/
ham breakfast served at the
church for the walkers and
volunteers after the walk.
T his y e ar sev eral local
b usinesses have donated
raffle items for the event.
Each walker will receive a
free raffle tick et at
registration and the winning
nu m b ers w ill be draw n
during the breakfast.
Multiple Sclerosis is
a chronic disease o f the
c en tral n erv o u s system .
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someone is newly diagnosed
w ith MS. MS is often
referred to as a “prime of
lif e ” d isea se b ecau se it
strikes most people between
the ages of 20-50 years. MS
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The couple has three
children, Ron and CeCe
Ward of Gresham, Sandra
and Lee Rice of Hermiston,
and Judi and Kimo Gabriel
of Hermiston.
T hey have six
grandchildren. Mitch and
Tate Gabriel of Hermiston,
Tyler and Jeni Hoffert of
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or you can pick-up MS Walk
brochures in town at various
businesses. If you have any
q u e stio n s you can also
contact Heppner co-chairs:
Merilee McDowell at 541-
676-5238, Joan Basile at
541-676-5832.
Divorces
M orrow C ounty
District Circuit Court has
released the fo llo w in g
report:
-S uzanne M olina,
61, o f B oardm an and
Manuel Ramos Castanieda,
28, o f M exico filed for
divorce on March 8, 2007.
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