TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 6,2008
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
o f the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Gladys C. Skinner
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Ag scholarships available
The Oregon A gri
cultural Education Founda
tion (OAEF) announces the
availability of two scholar
ships for students attending
a junior college or a four-
year college or university in
Oregon, with plans to pursue
a career in the agriculture
industry.
The Oregon Farm
Bureau Memorial Scholar
ships are open to Oregon
high school graduates at
tending a junior college or
a four-year college or uni
versity, with plans to pursue
a career in the agriculture
industry. The am ounts o f
the scholarships depend on
donations received, but in
prev ious years, awards have
been in the $1,000 range.
Typically, eight to 10 stu
dents are honored each year.
It is possible to reapply for
the scholarship annually.
C o n trib u tio n s are
received throughout the year
in support of the OFB Me
morial Scholarship Fund.
O F B M e m o r ia l
S cholarship w inners are
announced at the end o f
April or in early May. New
or returning undergraduate
or graduate students, as well
as previous recipients, are
eligible to participate.
T h e W illa m e tte
V alley Ag A s s o c ia tio n
Scholarships are available
to full-time students who
are college-level juniors or
higher, and are pursing an
agriculture-related m ajor
at an O regon college or
university. A num ber o f
$ 1,000 scholarships will be
given, depending on avail
able funds.
Both have an entry
deadline o f A pril 1. A p
plication materials for both
scholarships are available
at the Oregon Farm Bureau
website at www.oregonfb.
org (under Programs menu
/ FB Scholarship Info page).
Both require a current appli
cation when applying for the
Academic Year 08-09.
For more inform a
tion on either the Oregon
Farm B ureau M em o rial
S ch o larsh ip or the W il
lam ette Valley Ag A sso
ciation Scholarship, contact
Dana E ckfield at dana@
oregonfb.org or call (503)
399-1701, ext. 327.
Chamber lunch meeting / WCVEDG
annual meeting to be held
The Willow Creek Valley Economic Development
Group will hold their annual meeting during the Thursday,
February 14, Chamber Lunch Meeting. It will be hosted
by WCVEDG and will have featured speaker Pat Pilz of
Shepherds Flat Windfarm. The meeting will be from 11:30
a.m. - 1 p.m.
Those planning on attending are asked to RSVP to
Sheryll Bates at the Chamber office at 676-5536 no later
than this Thursday, February 7, so a proper head count can
be taken. The location will be announced once the final
headcount is in.
1001« BIRTHDAY CILIBRATIOH fOR KiTHLKN HlSLER
OPEN HOUSE A t WILLOW (REEK
TERRACE ASSISTED LIVING
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 th
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2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
NO GUTS, PIUSE
G la d y s C. S k in
ner, 90, a resident o f Gil
liam County, passed away
W ednesday, Jan u ary 23,
2008, in The Dalles at a lo
cal care facility.
She w as born on
August 8, 1917, in Narav-
ista, NM, the second o f five
children to Steven and Hazel
(Brown) Callender.
She grew up in Tex
as and earned her bachelor’s
degree in nursing. She then
met Pastor Robert C. Skin
ner in Sikeston, MO where
she was working as a nurse
for a local medical prac
tice and they later married.
Gladys and Robert served in
Iran for 13 years from 1949
to 1962 as missionaries for
the Seventh-Day Adventist
Church where the last two
of their children were bom.
A fter th eir return to the
United States she helped her
husband Robert in his pas
torate o f several churches
in Oregon and Washington
and also worked as an in
tensive care nurse. She was
a resident of Gilliam County
since 1996. After their re
tirement, Gladys and Robert
opened Son-Lit Acres, Inc. a
health conditioning center
located just outside Sweet
Home to help individuals
change their unhealthy life
style patterns and replacing
them with healthful ones
emphasizing nature’s heal-
ing agencies and trust in
Divine Power.
She is survived by:
her sons, Larry Skinner and
his wife Charlene o f Sandy,
Ron Skinner and his wife
S h irley o f M oses Lake,
WA, Michael Skinner and
his w ife M ary o f G resh
am, Robert Skinner Jr. and
his wife Kathy o f Gilliam
C ounty; daughter Sheryl
Skinner o f Brookings; eight
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. She was pre
ceded in death by her par
ents and husband.
A private cremation
was held at The Dalles Win-
Quatt Crematory with Smith
C allaw ay C hapel in care
o f arrangements. A private
memorial service is planned
by her children.
Ellen M. Kennedy
A m em orial g ath
ering for Ellen M. K en
nedy will be held at 11 a.m.
Friday, February 8, in the
United Church o f Christ Fel
lowship Hall in Condon.
Mrs. Kennedy, 62,
o f Lexington died Wednes
day, January 30, 2008 in
Heppner.
She was born June
16, 1945 in McMinnville,
the daughter o f Floyd Arthur
and Lauretta Mae Kiddle
Lantis. She was raised and
attended school in The Dall
es until moving to Condon
in 1957, where she gradu
ated from C ondon High
School in 1963.
On October 21,1963
she married Larry Kennedy
in Lewiston, ID. The couple
lived in Condon until 1972
when they moved to Hepp
ner and in 1988 they moved
again, m aking Lexington
their home.
Mrs. Kennedy was
very active in the Morrow
County Fair and served on
the Fair Committee. She was
also involved in 4-H. Mrs.
Kennedy enjoyed sports and
following her grandchildren
in their sporting events. She
enjoyed antiques and in fact
had a little antique shop at
Lexington.
She is survived by:
her husband, Larry o f Lex
ington; daughters, Denise
R iddle and Stacy W ain-
wright both o f Heppner; son,
Sid Kennedy o f Lexington;
mother, Lauretta Lantis o f
Condon; brother, Ray Lan
tis o f Mayville; and seven
grandchildren. She was pre
ceded in death by her father,
Floyd Lantis and a sister,
Edith Maley.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to St.
M ary ’s R egional C ancer
Center c/o Dennis Maughn,
401 Poplar, Walla Walla,
WA 99362 or to Pioneer
Memorial Hospice, P.O.
Box 9, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
ICABO to hold
Road bowling planned for St. annual meeting
Pat’s weekend celebration
lo n e C o m m u n ity
By Doris Brosnan
R oad B o w lin g , a
sport im ported from Ire
land, will return to Heppner
for this year’s Wee Bit O ’
Ireland celebration.
On Sunday, March
16, team s w ill g ath er at
th e B alm F o rk -W illo w
Creek Junction to toss the
small, metal, 28 oz. “bowls”
through the course on Balm
Fork Road. The celebra
tion committee will release
further details o f the event
at a later date, but curious
and/or interested readers
are encouraged to search
the internet for information
on this sport that has proven
popular with participants
and spectators. One good
source o f inform ation is
www.wvirishroadbowling.
com.
The event will again
be limited to the first nine
adult teams o f one-to-four
m em bers to sign up and
pay the small entry fee. All
fees are returned to winning
p articip an ts. Previously,
only the first-place team has
taken home the money, but
the committee is discussing
the possibility o f adding
seco n d - and th ird -p la c e
awards.
The first-place team
A griculture Business O r
ganization (ICA BO ) will
hold their annual meeting
on Wednesday, February 13,
at 6 p.m. at the Legion Hall
in lone.
All businesses and
organizations will have dis
plays and information about
their organization, accom
p lishm ents, and projects
for 2008. Finger foods will
be furnished and Taylor’s
will have a no host bar. For
more inform ation contact
Betty Gray at 422-7335 or
989-9500.
Smart Hearts
Education and
Health Fair to be
held at HES
The Sm art H earts
Education and Health Fair
will be held Thursday, Feb
ruary 14, beginning at 5:30
p.m. at Heppner Elementary
gymnasium.
There will be a free
taco dinner, puppet shows,
booths and raffle prizes.
Community booths
include: Heppner Volunteer
Fire Department, The Stable
o f Youth, Morrow Wheeler
Behavioral H ealth, Good
Shepherd Hospital, Hayden
F am ily D en tal, M orrow
C o u n ty C o m m issio n on
Children and Families, Hep
pner Daycare and Preschool,
M orrow C o u n ty H ealth
D istrict, M orrow C ounty
Sheriff Department, Hepp
ner Elementary PTC, Cindy
S um ner, V ision S o u rce,
and Morrow County Public
Health.
A S m a rt H e a rts
Poster C ontest was held
and prizes will be awarded
during the fair. The posters
will also be on display.
There is no charge
for the fair but children must
bring a parent.
For more inform a
tion contact Brandi Sweeney
at 676-5530 or call Heppner
Elementary at 676-9128.
Van Cleaves to
show pictures
from trip to
Rwanda
Nathan and Kristen
Van Cleave will be showing
pictures from their recent
trip to Rwanda on Sunday,
February 10, at 6 p.m. at
Christian Life Center, 535
W. Morgan St., in Heppner.
They will also show
th eir pictures during the
Chamber luncheon meeting
on Thursday, February 21,
from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m.
at John’s Place in Heppner.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Senior Center Menu
Nazarene/Seventh Day Adventist Church members
will be serving lunch on Wednesday, February 13. The
menu will include Cornish hens with orange sauce, new
potatoes with peas, spiced pears, hot rolls, and chocolate
mousse.
The coveted road bowling
trophy.
Lexington Baptist Church
plans Valentine’s dinner
Lexington Baptist Church will be hosting a Val
also will get its mem ber’s entine’s dinner for the community on Thursday, February
names engraved on the tro 14, beginning 6:30 p.m.
phy that is displayed in City
The menu will include lasagna, salad, French
Hall.
bread, beverages, and dessert.
Readers are encour
Everyone is invited to attend.
aged to learn more about
Road Bowling and to put
to g eth er a team for this
March’s competition.
Heppner Christian Church
to host Valentine’s breakfast
Heppner Christian Church will host a Valentine’s
breakfast on Sunday, February 17, from 8:30-10 a.m.
Husbands and wives from the Heppner and Lexington
communities are invited to attend.
This meal is being sponsored by the Heppner-Lex-
ington
Men’s
Breakfast Fellowship and is free o f charge.
Legion Hall in lone. Family
Everyone
is invited to join in the breakfast. The
and friends are invited to at
men
are
cooking
and
cleaning.
tend. No gifts, please.
R obert H eidem an
and Helen Woody were mar
ried at her parent’s farm in
Connell, WA on February
22, 948.
The men o f St. Patrick’ Catholic Church will be
hosting a Valentine’s breakfast on Sunday, February 10,
at noon. There is no charge for this meal and everyone is
invited to attend.
Heidemans to celebrate
60th wedding anniversary
Robert and Helen
Heideman will be celebrat
ing their 60th anniversary on
Sunday, February 24, from
1:30-4 p.m. at the American
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