TWO * Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 25, 2007
The Official Newspaper
of the C ity of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Heppner’s July Yard of
the Month announced
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U S PS. 240-420
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David Sykes............................................................................................ Publisher
Autumn Morgan........................................................................................... Editor
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Justice Court
driving (accident), no opera
Morrow County Jus tor's license, and failure to
tice Court Judge Charlotte use seatbelt, $731 fine.
Gray has released the fol C h a n g e s m ade
lowing report:
-Satin E. Dorman, for 2007 Heppner
18, lone, no operator's li football camp
cense and failure to register
The 13,h annual Hep
vehicle, S320 fine.
pner football cam p w ill
-Cory A. Breeding, be held A ugust 6-9 and
24, Heppner, no operator's will have a new format and
license, driving while li schedule this year.
cense suspended violation,
The entire high school,
and driving uninsured, $488 m iddle school and youth
fine.
coaching staff w ill be pres
-Sarah Marie Frank, ent to conduct intensive in
24, Lake Oswego, violation struction for all age groups.
o f the basic rule by going Each age group will have
79 mph in a 55 mph zone, separate sessions with all
$185 fine.
staff present. The schedule
- L a r r y E u g e n e is as follows:
Braden, 60, lone, failure to
*G rade 5-6 w ill be
drive within lane (MVA), from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m.
$210 fine.
*G rade 7-8 w ill be
-Cody J. Keisling, from 5:45 to 7 p.m.
19, lone, minor in posses
*Grade 9-12 will be
sion (alcohol by consump
from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
tion), $166 fine.
The cost o f the clinic
-W illiam B. Berg is $20 for those who would
strom, 20, lone, minor in like a hat and T-shirt, other
possession (alcohol), $166
wise the cline is free.
fine.
C am p r e g is tr a tio n
-M atth ew J. Van
forms can be picked up at
Cleave, 20, Heppner, pos
Heppner TV, Murray Drugs
session less than an ounce of
and Heppner High School.
marijuana, $610 fine.
For additional infor
-A m anda L. L oft
mation please contact Greg
ing, 18, Pilot Rock, careless Grant at 541-676-5257.
Rod ¡ind Janet Wilson, winners of the Heppner Garden CTub's
y ard of the Month aw ard for July.
The combined tal
ents o f horticulture savvy
and carpentry skills have
led Heppner Garden Club
to designate July’s Yard of
the Month to Rod and Janet
W ilson. This couple has
worked over the last nine
years to achieve an inviting
atmosphere that whispers,
"Come sit a while. You'll
like it here.”
Focal points start
w ith an eclectic arrangement
o f plants, shrubs, benches
and yard art to the right of
the front entrance. The side
lawn is enclosed with a
grape arbor, w hich prov ides
shady outdoor dining for
family and friends. Beyond
are two more gated entranc
es located directly behind
the back o f the house. One
leads to the vegetable gar
den, the other to the "doggie
garden.” Yes, the Wilson’s
family pets have their own
th o u g h tfu lly landscaped
area in which to romp and
play. The space they enjoy
includes a variety o f red,
w hite, and blue arrange
ments, interspersed with the
fragrance o f fresh mint.
The dilemma o f what
to do with a sloping south
boundary was resolved by
the addition o f a cascading
waterfall and pond. Located
across from the front pagoda
gate entrance, it was some
thing Janet envisioned from
the start. Rod’s skill turned
the vision into reality. To
gether they have surrounded
it with an assortm ent o f
plants, Janet’s favorite being
the day lilies because they
keep blooming.
Rod is an indepen
dent contractor, Janet works
for the school system, as
well as for Green Feed and
Seed, where she is such a
help to customers searching
for the right plants for their
gardens. Even though both
arc very busy with jobs and
commitments to family and
community, they find time
to maintain and enjoy this
outdoor extension o f their
home and heart.
Grand marshals announced for
Irrigon Watermelon Festival
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Verna V. Brinda
A graveside service
for Verna V. Brinda was held
at 11 a.m. Saturday, July
21, at the Heppner Masonic
Cemetery. Mrs. Brinda, 85,
o f Heppner died Monday,
July 16, 2007 at Kadlec
Medical Center in Richland,
WA.
She was bom Octo
ber 8, 1921 at Nampa, ID
the daughter o f Hugh and
Agnes Waite Nichols. She
was raised and attended
school in Idaho. Not hav ing
graduated from high school
she studied for her GED and
passed the tests with flying
colors.
On D ecem ber 31,
1938 she married William
J. Brinda at Payette, ID. The
couple moved to Heppner
in 1955.
Mrs. Brinda was em
ployed at the Heppner Grade
School and St. A nthony
Hospital in Pendleton before
working and retiring from
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner. She worked at
the Heppner Neighborhood
Center and was the first cook
for the M eals on Wheels
program which became the
Senior Mealsite.
She was a devoted
wife and mother and very
active in her community.
She was belonged to the
Rhea Creek and Lexington
Granges. She was also ac
tive in the Heppner G ar
den Club, Morrow County
Art Society, the Degree of
H onor, M orrow C ounty
Historical Society, and the
Alpha Theta Sorority. She
was an avid bow ler and was
a m em ber o f the Willow
Creek Country Club.
S h e is s u rv iv e d
by her sons Bill Brinda of
Pendleton and Larry Brinda
o f Caldwell, ID; daughter;
Judy Stevens and her hus
band Robert o f Heppner;
five grandchildren; eight
great grandchildren; and 2
step great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, parents, her
sisters Agnes and Mildred,
and brothers Frank and El-
dred.
M em orial c o n tri
butions may be made to
the H ep p n er N e ig h b o r
hood Center, P.O. Box 895,
Heppner, OR 97836 or to
Willow Creek Terrace As
sisted Living, 400 Frank
Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner was in charge
o f arrangements.
Adine Elaine
(Smith) Stone
Adine Elaine(Smith)
Stone a life long resident o f
Heppner and surrounding
areas passed away at the age
o f 89, on Tuesday, June 5,
2007 at Lanmark Care Cen
ter in Yakima, WA. Adine
was born February 23, 1918
in Milton to William Clark
Sm ith and M yrtle Elbra
W ilkinson. She m arried
Myles Eugene (Stone) Sto
ver in 1934. She worked for
Sweeny Mortuary for quite
some time and enjoyed it,
also working as a waitress.
The last few years she lived
at the St. Patrick Senior
center until she became hos
pitalized and was no longer
able to care for herself.
Mrs. Stone was a
member o f the Church o f
The Nazarene in Heppner.
She enjoyed watching the
old western movies on TV.
Mrs. Stone was pre
ceded in death by her mother
and father; her son Murlin
Eugene Stone; her brother
John L. Smith; sisters Alber
ta Wilson, Mary and Ethel; a
nephew; and a grandson.
Mrs. Stone was sur
vived by five children, Max
ine Elaine Rose and husband
C harlie, o f Prosser, WA,
Joseph Lee Stone, and wife
Charlotte of Hardman, Ken
neth LaVem Stone of Dan
ville, IL, Diana E. Butler of
Vancouver, WA, Jeannette
G. B iggs o f Selah, WA;
sisters Maxine E. Jenkins of
Kennewick, WA and Hazel
M. Easter o f Mt.Airy, N.C.;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Stone request
ed no serv ices and interment
was in Hardman Cemetery.
Kieth and Kieth Funeral
Home of Yakima, WA was in
charge o f arrangements.
Van Liew, Hanson wedding date set
Kenneth and Donna Matlack have been chosen as grand mar
shals for the 24th annual Irrigon Watermelon Festival.
CLINBTEX
LADDERS
Obituaries
The Irrigon Water
melon Festival Committee
is pleased to announce the
selection o f Kenneth and
Donna Matlack as Grand
Marshals the 24th annual
festival. Ken and Donna
have worked with the wa
termelon festival throughout
the years and are also active
in other areas of the commu
nity. The festiv al committee
felt it was especially ap
propriate for them to serve
as grand marshals this year,
as Ken was on the Morrow
County School Board when
they voted to reinstate Ir
rigon High School, and this
year marked the first gradu
ating class of Irrigon High
School since 1959. Donna
traveled to school board
meetings with Ken and was
an ardent supporter of the
high school effort. Ken,
who is our Morrow County
Sheriff, serves on several
committees, including the
Irrigon C em etery Board
and Irrigon City Council.
He is a past member o f the
M orrow C ounty M edical
B oard. D onna has been
supportive o f all o f Ken’s
com m itm ents, and often
attends meetings with him.
They were named citizens of
the year at the 2006 Cham
ber o f Commerce Awards
Banquet.
Ken and Donna at
tended Irrigon schools and
met each other in the first
grade. They married shortly
after graduating from high
school and will celebrate
their 40th anniversary this
fall. Donna is the daughter of
Elbert and Faye Eppenbach,
long time Irrigon residents.
Al, as he is known to his
friends, celebrated his 100th
birthday on July 6, and Faye
is not far behind, still going
strong at 98. Though up
in years, Al and Faye will
he helping with the Water
melon Festival, manning the
Cookie Monster booth, but
earlier in the day, they will
be sitting along the parade
route to wave at Ken and
Donna as they ride by.
D an S a n d ra Van
Liew o f Heppner announce
the engagem ent and u p
com ing wedding o f their
son, Matthew Van Liew, to
Melissa Hanson, daughter of
Norma and Mike Hanson of
Griswold, CT.
The bride-to-be is a
1999 graduate o f Griswold
High School. She earned a
B.E. in chemical engineer
ing from Stevens Institute
o f T echnology in 2004.
She is currently working
as a formulation scientist at
Schering-Plough in Sum
mit, NJ.
The groom-elect is
a 2000 graduate o f Heppner
High School. He earned
B.E./M.A. in structural engi
neering from Stevens Insti
tute o f Technology in 2005.
He is currently working as
an engineer at W ashing
ton Group International in
Princeton, NJ.
Matthew Van Liew and
Melissa Hanson.
The w edding will
be held Sunday, October 7,
2007, at 3 p.m. at Lexington
Baptist Church, with a re
ception to follow at Morrow
County Fairgrounds.
The couple will re
side East Windsor, NJ.
Heppner names new parade chairman
A new parade chair
man has been named for the
upcoming Heppner parades.
Tucker Rice will be taking
over as parade chairman,
the office currently held by
Cliff Green. Anyone wish
ing to enter any o f H ep
pner parades may contact
Tucker Rice at 676-9125,
Cliff Green at 676-5097, or
the Chamber of Commerce
at 676-5536.
Tucker Rice