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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 18,2007 Obituaries The Official New spaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S.P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodica! matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at I XX W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Lax (541 >676-9211. H- nuul: editor rapidserve.net or daviddl heppner net. Website www heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscription' 526 in Morrow C ounty: 520 senior rale (in Morrow County only. 62 years or older); 532 elsewhere; 526 student subscriptions. 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Charles “Chuck” Marquardt C h arles "C h u ck " Marquardt, 79, of Lincoln C ity died Wednesday, March 28, in Lincoln City. He was born M arch 9, 1928 in lola, KS to Fred and C harles “ C huck’ I r e n e M arquardt Marquardt. He married Sharen Schmid on April 6. 1992 in Elko, NV. Nine years ago they moved from Central O regon to Lincoln City. Chuck was in the Navy and served in WW1I and the Korean War. He w orked construction and carpentry and also owned and operated seven bars and restaurants in both California and Oregon. C huck w as a member of the Eagles. His hobbies in clu d ed w oodearving. carica tu re painting (on toilet seats) and gardening. He is survived by: his wife, Sharen Marquardt of Lincoln City; a son, Mike Marquardt of Lake Havasu City, AZ; a daughter, Kathy Lynn of Las Vegas, N V; two step-sons, Lee Mitchell of Washougal, WA, and Lyle Mitchell of Camas, WA; two step-daughters, Sherri Boers of Vancouver, WA, and Chris Helms of St. Petersburg, FL; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were held Saturday, April 14, at 1p.m. at the Lincoln City Eagles Lodge. P acific View Memorial Chapel in Lincoln C ity w as in ch arg e o f handling the arrangements. HHS to hold Mustang Mop-Up Ansoteguis to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary The Mustang Mop-Up community service day will be held Thursday, May 3. Students will be available to help with civic projects around the community and for people in need. If you would like to request help contact Daye Stone at 676-9138 before Monday, April 30, so the project can be considered. “After Hours” to be held by Heppner Chamber of Commerce Lee and Barbara A nsotegui in. 1957. Lee and Barbara A nsotegui today. Leland and Barbara A nsotegui will celebrate th e ir 50th w edding an n iv ersa ry at 3 p.m . Saturday, April 21, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. L eland R ichard Ansotegui and Barbara Ann Steele were married Feb. 2, 1957, at Park C hapel in Reno, NV, the same place Barbara’s mother was later married for the second time at the age of 79. They moved to Pendleton in 1962 and then to Heppner in 1976, w here they ow ned and operated Green Feed and Seed until 1990. They now live in Hermiston during the summers and Ajo. AZ during the winter months. W hile living in Pendleton, Lee owned and operated his own business, Ansotegui Horse Shoeing, and shod horses for the community for 14 years. He also a ssiste d w ith the Pendleton Round-Up each year, running stock out of the arena. Barb also assisted w ith the R ound-U p. and served as a chaperon for the rodeo court in 1975. The c o u p le ’s ch ild re n are D oug and Tracey (Bond) Ansotegui from St. H elen’s, Darwin and Jack ie (G en try ) A nsotegui from Sequim , WA, and Kara Ansotegui from A tlanta, GA. They have five granddaughters, Am anda 19, Lindsey 18, Kadee 14, Brooke 13 and Kelsey 11. Friends and family are invited to attend the anniversary celeb ratio n . Hors d ’ oeuvres and cake w ill he served. No gifts please. MEXICAN DINNER fit AUCTION BENEFIT FOR - ROY PROCTOR - Roy was diagnosed with Fanconi Anemia and is now in need oi a bone marrow iransplani. This transplant is scheduled lo happen in New York. Due lo the overwhelming expense Roy’s classmates oi 2006 along with other community members are helping organize a Dinner and Auction Benetil. Please show your support tor this wondertul iamily in our community by attending the Mexican Dinner and Auction. DATE: Saturday, April 21, 2007 LOCATION: SI. Patrick's Catholic Parish Hall, Heppner TIME: 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. AUCTION: To lollow dinner is provided by Ken Grieb COST: $5.00 PER PERSON It you are unable to attend & would like to donate, an account has been set up at the Bank oi Eastern Oregon: “The Proctor Family Medical Fund” Dinner is being organized by: MaryAnn Elguezabal. Roberta Fulcher and Dora Collins Questions: Shell! Brill 676-5478 or Reica Herbison 676-5343 Heppner Chamber of C ommerce’s “After Hour*” at BANK OF EASTERN OREGON THURSDAY. APRIL 26. 2007. FROM 5:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M. Heppner Branch 279 N. Main Street Heppner. OR 97836 541-676-9125 Join us for coffee, punch, and hors d’oeuvres! And while you're visiting us. you'll want to wander around the lobby to look at some beautiful quilts and artwork! Also, personal collections from bank staff and local families and friends will be on display! Bank of Eastern Oregon The Heppner Chamber of Commerce will host “After Hours’’ at the Bank of Eastern Oregon on Thursday, April 26, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Coffee, punch, and hors d ’ oeuvres will be served. Quilts, artwork, and personal collections from bank staff and local families will be on display. Blue Mountain Community College to hold grant workshop Blue M ountain C om m unity C ollege has sch e d u le d a o n e-d ay workshop entitled Getting a Grant for Tuesday, April 24, at Morrow County Center of BMCC in Boardman. The class will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. P articipants should bring their own lunch. The cost of the workshop is $25 and pre-registration is required. T his o n e-d ay sem in ar w ill in tro d u ce participants to the basics of getting a grant and then what to do once a grant has been received. Topics covered will include: demystifying the grant-seeking process; identifying funding sources; framing the project; elements of a proposal; and what to do once you get a grant. Susan Plass, Blue M ountain C o m m u n ity College’s director of grants, w ill be p resen t at the workshops. She has over 20 years experience in the field of grants and proposals. P re-registration is required and may be done by contacting Anne M orter, BM CC c o o rd in a to r for M orrow C ounty, at 422- 7040 or 481-2099. "" c u s t o m ” BANNERS Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 lone pool fund faces shortfall -Continued from page one -le a rn e d that the lone International Club is currently planning their 2008 trip to G erm any and the C zech R epublic for next M arch. The trip includes visits to Berlin, Prague and M unich. C u rre n tly 18 students are signed u p -14 from lone and four from H ep p n er and th ree chaperones. -le a rn e d that the d eed fo r the ISD administrator’s residence has not yet been received from the Morrow County School D istrict. The rest o f the pro p erties tran sferred in A ugust 2005. C o lu m b ia River Title is looking into the matter, said Browning. -received copies of various accounts to review expenditures to date for the 20 0 6 -0 7 school year. Requested amounts include the building operations fund fo r re p a irs, the e x tra curricular fund, pool fund and greenhouse fund. -heard from Casey W hite o f the U m atilla- Morrow ESD who spoke on the process of putting up a bond fo r c ap ital im provem ents. The ISD Board is considering a bond in 2008 to ad d ress high heating and cooling costs for both elementary and high school buildings as well as major and minor repairs and upgrades for the high school building. A public process will allow for input. -learned that ODE had received and approved the ISD 2005-06 financial audit. -ap p ro v ed po licy c o n ce rn in g high sch o o l classes for eighth graders. -in resp o n se to a question from hoard member Anne Morter, learned from Browning that the speech team received a $ 1.000 grant from the Cardinal Booster Club to travel this school year and an addition $200 for the state tournament. They w ill a lso receiv e reimbursement from OSAA for state expenses that will go tow ard next y e a r ’s expenses. -learned from board member Gregg Rietmann that the Little League has begun fixing the batting cage at the so u th end o f the football field. Plans include cleaning up debris and old building m aterial by the Little League shed. -learned that board member Joe McElligott put up a post and barb wire fence with a gate to keep cattle off the playground and football field. B row ning thanked McElligott for his work. -tabled action on an interscholastic policy until the May meeting because of “incomplete language.” -learned that the next 2007-08 budget committee m eeting will be Monday, April 30, at 7 p.m. -learned that the next board meeting will be held Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Dowdy receives honor card Jeff Dowdy, a student in Mrs. Allen's fifth and sixth grade class at Heppner Elementary School received his honor card for the third quarter. Heppner Council tables request to support county road levy; takes no action on street closure request, nuisance cat ordinance -Continued from page one Street’s sharp corner at the intersection of Stansbury is scheduled to be straightened by the state in 2009. ODOT may be willing to do the work on closing Stansbury and extending Elder at that tim e, T h om pson said. "ODOT does not like the way Stansbury comes up to the highway on the corner,” Thompson said. The co u n cil discussed other options than closing the road, including putting stop signs in the middle of the Stansbury as was done in the past, to closing off the street during school hours. S ev eral co u n cil m em bers and M ayor Les Paustian said they would be in favor of the city manager looking into the project if it did not involve the city spending money. “We don’t want Dave DeM ayo (city m anager) getting tied up with a lot of time in this, and we d o n ’t w ant to get involved if this is going to cost money. The city is not in any position to give any m oney to th is p ro je c t,” Paustian said. In o th e r action DeMayo said the city may be responsible for maintenance o f the K irk St. B ridge. R e sp o n sib ility for maintenance of the bridge came up several months ago. D eM ayo re sea rc h ed the bridge and Monday reported H eppner P ublics W orks D irector Brian H arm on (left) accepts O p erator o f Year Award from H eppner M ayor Les P austian. that the bridge was built by the co unty at the c ity ’s request. He said Kirk Street was never vacated by the city. “I don’t know how we can avoid not working on this,” he said. He told the council the bridge had four steel I-beams but needed new surfacing and curbing to keep someone from driving off the edge into the creek. He estimated the cost to he around $5,000. The council took no action but members agreed to look at the bridge and discuss at next month’s meeting. The council was also presented with a proposed cat ordinance that would be used to co n tro l the cat p o p u la tio n in H eppner. Under the ordinance, if a cat created a public nuisance At the MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in Heppner: TROY-BILT LAWNMOWER 2 1 “ » 6 .5 hp « rear b aggin g Only M orrow County Grain G row ers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way. Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) such as biting or scratching a p erso n , d am ag in g or d e stro y in g p ro p erty , sc a tte rin g g a rb a g e, disturbing any person by frequent and/or prolonged noise or depositing waste on property other than owner’s, property owners would be allowed to humanely trap the cat and take it to an animal shelter or Humane Society facility. The traps must be cage type and placed only on the trapper’s property. The proposed ordinance also said that if the o w n er o f a nuisance cat is known to the individual trapping it. that person shall notify said owner within 24 hours of transporting the cat to an animal shelter. T he p ro p o sed ordinance was presented by co u n cil m em ber G lenn Baker, and the council took no action. In o th e r b u sin ess H ep p n er Public W orks Director Brian Harmon was presented with the Operator o f The Year Award. The award is given by the Pacific NW section of American Water Works Association to
