TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 4,2007
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Kindergarten ‘round-up’is April 16
A kindergarten “round-up" will be held at Heppner
Elementary School Monday, April 16, from noon to 4 p.m.
in the gymnasium.
While the teachers, Sharon Morris and Michelle
Stone, are working with the children, parents will fill out
enrollment forms, which will take approximately a half hour.
Those planning to attend are asked to call 676-9128
for an appointment. Parents should bring their child’s birth
certificate. Social Security number and immunization records.
A $3 student body fee may be paid at this time.
Anyone who knows of a kindergarten student who
needs to register is asked to inform the child's parent of the
registration.
EASTER B U FFE T
at
JOHN’S PLACE
Sunday, April 8th
from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Lamb, Turkey, Beef & Ham
Pius All The Other Goodies!
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JOHN’S PLACE
MAIN STREET,
HEPPNER
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"H 'h ere Friends M e e t "
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142 North Main
Thursday, April Sth -
I A R I E S N IG H T
Pinner sta rts a t 6 :0 0 p.m.
Country Style BBQ Pork Ribs • Coleslaw
Mary Jean s Baked Beans • Peach Crisp w/lce Cream
Chefs Pat and Trlsh Sweeney. Scott and Nikki Coe.
Cory and Brandi Sweeney, Cameron Sweeney and Stefanl Hansen
- For Elks Members and Invited Guests -
ILady Elks meeting follow ing dinner)
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 7 at 10 a.m.
Kindergarten ( Younger - City Park
tst-2 n d Grade - Courthouse Yard
3rd-<fth Grade - Hager Park
Come see the E a ste r 6unny
a fte r the hunt at the C ity Park!
Hitppner DPCTE i\p. 358
o t o t t ic e r s
Saturday, Aprii 7th
Installation - 4 p.m.
$fp-5(ost Cocktail Mow ~ 5 p.m.
9fgw fo ri S ttai & Oyster Dinner - 6JO p.m.
Music & Dancing to follow!
D ress - business a ttire or dressy casual
F or E lk s M em b ers a n d h u n te d G u ests O nly
Hungry...?
W e’ll be serving dinner on Fridays
and Saturdays starting April 6th.
Dinner from 6-8 (limited menu)
Open to Elks Members and Invited Guests
Obituaries
Marjorie Ann
Zindell
M arjo rie
Ann
Zindell, 67, Hermiston, died
Tuesday, March 27, 2(X)7, at
her home in Hermiston.
A memorial service
was held Saturday, March
31, 2007, at the New
Beginnings Christian Church
in H erm iston. A private
cremation was held.
M rs. Z in d ell was
born September 5, 1939, in
Kendrick, Idaho, to James B.
and N ancy T. R iley
Henderson. She graduated
from Irrigon High School in
1957.
She was married to
her husband, Jan Zindell. for
48 years. She en jo y ed
camping and fishing with her
husband.
She w orked for
Union Pacific Railroad for
18 years, retiring as a clerk
in 1987.
Mrs. Zindell was a
member of New Beginnings
C h ristian
F ello w sh ip
Church.
She is survived by
her husband. Jan; daughter,
C o lleen
C o ttrill;
a
g ra n d d a u g h ter and a
grandson. She was preceded
in death by her parents; a
sister, Peggy Lee Myers; and
a nephew.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to New Beginnings Christian
Fellowship Church in care of
B urns
M o rtu ary
of
Hermiston, P.O. Box 289,
Hermiston, OR 97838.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston was in charge of
arrangements.
Debra Lee
McMillin
Debra Lee “Debbie”
McMillin, 41, died Thursday,
March 29, 2007, in Irrigon.
A funeral service
was held Monday, April 2,
2007, at the Bums Mortuary
Chapel in Hermiston. Burial
follow ed at the Pleasant
View Cemetery in Stanfield.
Mrs. McMillin was
born November 12, 1965, in
Hermiston, to Larry Lee and
Dene Marlee Johnson Platt.
She was raised in Stanfield
and graduated from high
school there in 1983. While
in high school, she as active
in the Honor Society. She
also swam on the Hermiston
swim team.
She married George
M cM illin in 1987 in
Stanfield. They had a son,
Jonah Adam McMillin, to
jo in her three step-sons,
Joshua, Jeremy and Jason.
The couple later divorced.
M rs.
M cM illin
worked for many years at
Lam b W eston and was
working for C B ’s Portable
Restroom s in Herm iston.
She loved the mountains,
an im als and en jo y ed
spending time with her many
friends.
She is survived by
her
son,
Jo n ah ,
of
S pringfield; her parents;
siste r Jodi S m ith o f
P en d leto n ;
one
granddaughter; and several
aunts and uncles. She was
p reced ed in d eath by
g ra n d p a ren ts, John and
Getta Johnson and Lloyd
and Louise Platt.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the A m erican H eart
A sso ciatio n , 1200 N.W.
Natio Parkway, Suite 220,
Portland. OR 97209.
Burns Mortuary of
Hermiston was in charge of
arrangements.
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Computer Forms
Heppner Gazette
BEO donates to Girls’ State
Floyd R. Jones
G raveside service
for Floyd R. Jones will be
held 10 a.m. Friday, April 6,
2007, at the H ep p n er
M asonic C em etery. A
memorial service will follow
at 11 a.m. Friday at the
Heppner United Methodist
Church. Viewing will be
held from 2 to 8 p.m .
T h u rsd ay at Sw eeney
Mortuary.
Mr. Jones, 91, o f
Heppner, died Monday, April
2, 2007, at his home.
He
was
born
D ecem ber 12, 1915, at
Heppner, the son of Charles
N. and Marvel Miller Jones.
He was raised and attended
sch o o l
at
H eppner,
graduating from Heppner
High School in 1935.
On D ecem ber 24,
1938, he married Lorena I.
W ilson at P en d leto n ,
Oregon. The couple started
farming in the Alva Jones
Rhea Creek Ranch. In 1958
they bought the E m ile
Groshen ranch on Hinton
Creek. This is still the home
ranch where quarter horses,
cattle, hay and grain are
raised. For many years
Australian cattle dogs were
an im portant part o f the
ranch.
Mr. Jones led a 4-H
horse club for 14 years. He
was a member of the rodeo
and fair boards for 30 years,
from 1950 to 1980. He also
served as president of the
Livestock Growers and was
an active m em ber o f the
Wrangler's Horse Club. He
was also a member of the
N orthw est C utting Horse
Association and the Oregon
Cutting Horse Association,
the Heppner Elks Lodge and
Willow Creek Golf Club.
Survivors include
daughter, Marcia Sticka and
her husband L arry o f
Hillsboro, Oregon; sisters,
Lois Graybeal of California
and Loma Mae Chalfant of
Illinois. He was preceded in
death by his wife, Lorena;
son, Greg Jones; brothers,
M arcel Jo n es and Paul
Jo n es; and sister, Vallis
Washburn.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the H eppner U nited
Methodist Church Memorial
Fund, P.O. Box 733,
Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements
Jean Jepsen (left), representing the lone American
Legion Auxiliary, accepts a check for $295 from Sharon
Kietniann, branch manager. Bank of Eastern Oregon, to
sponsor one girl from this area to attend Oregon Girls State
program on Americanism and government. This year’s
session is held at Willamette University in Salem June 17-
23.
The funds are used to pay one girl’s lodging, food,
and program costs. The program is designed for girls who
have completed their junior year in high school and teaches
the fundamentals of democracy through the development of
a mock government at the city, county and state levels.
Heppner FFA visits Salem
continued from page one
real go-getter. 1 am excited
to have her involved in our
chapter and she will do an
outstanding job as a district
officer,” Dickenson said.
T hom pson
and
W right re p re se n te d the
Heppner chapter on Monday
during the delegate session
by helping to elect new state
FFA officers. Coil, Wellman,
Miller and Hughes made a
trip to Salem to visit with
Representative Greg Smith
and talk with him about the
importance of agricultural
education and the funding
that is needed to continue the
program. “Rep. Smith was
very supportive of the FFA
and ag education and was
pleased to be able to host us
at the C a p ito l," said
Dickenson.
The
gro u p
co n clu d ed th eir trip by
stay in g
o v ern ig h t
in
Newport before returning to
j
H ep p n er on T uesday o f
spring break. “It was a great
tim e," said Dickson, who
added that she appreciated
community members who
help to support the chapter
and all of its activities.
HHS conferences
to begin this
week
H ep p n er
High
School Conferences will he
held this Thursday, April 5,
from 4-8 p.m., Friday, April
6, from 9-11 a.m . and
Tuesday, April 10, from 4-
8: p.m.
Parents may pick up
report cards and visit with
teachers during these times.
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BA N N E R S
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