Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 27. 2008 - THREE
Estes named Volunteer Coordinator of the Year
Cyde Estes, Volun
teer Coordinator for Pioneer
M em orial H ospice, was
recently recognized by the
Oregon Hospice Association
as Volunteer Coordinator o f
the Year.
Cyde has served as
the Volunteer Coordinator
for Pioneer Memorial Hos
pice since August o f 2003.
P io n eer M em orial H o s
pice provides palliative care
for term inally ill patients
th ro u g h o u t M orrow and
Gilliam counties, mostly in
their places o f residence,
and has more than 30 trained
volunteers throughout the
two counties.
T h is p re s tig io u s
award was first presented
in January 2004 and has
become a tradition Oregon's
hospice providers’ look for
ward to every year. Oregon
is among the nation’s lead
ers for hospice care; O r
egon fam ilies have come
Pictured left to right are Kohanai Disque, Cyde Estes, and
Molly Khea.
to depend on the commit
ment and compassion o f the
professionals on O regon's
hospice care teams.
The Oregon Hospice
Association is a statewide,
not-for-profit public benefit
m em bership organization
whose goal is to make sure
that all Oregonians can have
excellent care as they or
their loved ones approach
Drake, Gunderson
plan July wedding
the end o f life.
In 2007,62 hospices
provided a full array o f sup
portive, palliative health
care services for terminally-
ill O regonians and their
families throughout the state
o f O regon. In 2007, all
Oregonians had access to
hospice in their communi
ties and access to comfort
care.
DA’s Report
M o rro w C o u n ty
District Attorney Elizabeth
Ballard has released the fol
lowing report:
-Marvin A. Pourier,
43, was convicted of posses
sion o f a methamphetamine,
a class C felony and was
sentenced to 90 sanction
units with 30 jail units, 18
months supervised proba
tion, six months d riv e r’s
license suspension, 80 hours
o f community service, other
numerous conditions, and
pay $ 1,788 in fines, fees and
assessments.
-J o h n R ic h a rd
Ledoux, 54, was convicted
o f theft in the second degree,
a class A misdemeanor and
was sentenced to 180 days in
jail with 180 days suspend
ed, 18 months bench proba
tion, fcompJete 25 hours of
corhmürtïtÿ 'service, other
numerous conditions, and
pay $988 in fines, fees and
assessments.
Pinochle players
invited to Green
field Grange
Derek Gunderson and Amy Drake
Greenfield Grange
hosts a Pinochle game ev
ery Tuesday from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. The group enjoys
a luncheon together as well
as eight games o f pinochle.
There is plenty o f room for
more players.
For more informa
tion contact Jane Dean at
481-5223.
lone American Legion & Auxiliary to hold Texas Hold
‘Em Poker and Bingo Fund Raiser Extrav aganza
The lone American
Legion & A uxiliary Post
#95 will hold their 2008
Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and
Bingo Fund Raiser Extrava
ganza on Saturday, March 8,
at the lone Legion Hall.
Attention all poker
faces, buy-in for the poker
tournament is $40. Regis
tration will begin at 6 p.m.
with poker play to begin at
6:30 p.m. No late buy-ins
will be allowed. W hether
you Hold ‘Em or Fold ‘Em,
if you are one of the last four
poker players still bluffing
your way to the final table,
you’ll walk away with a fist
full o f cash by the end of
the night.
A n tic ip a tio n and
anxiety grows with the call
o f each number until some
lucky duck breaks the antag
onizing silence by screaming
at the top o f their lungs for
all the world to hear clearly
and p re c ise ly ...B IN G O .
Die hard bingo players will
enjoy 25 cent bingo cards
and the cash that comes with
each win.
T re a su re h u n te rs
Second annual
Boardman Art &
Craft Show to be
held
The second annual
B oardm an Art and C raft
Show will be held March
7 and 8 at the Greenfield
Grange from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
R ib b o n s w ill be
awarded in many catego
ries. Anyone may enter arts
and/or crafts. Check-in time
will be Thursday from 1-3
p.m. or Friday morning from
9-10 a.m.'
The showing is free
to the public.
For an application
or for more information call
Jane Dean at 481-5223.
Fair Board to
meet, coronation
to be held
Douglas and Carley Drake o f Heppner announce
the engagement o f their daughter, Amy Nicole Drake, to
Derek James Gunderson. Derek is the son o f David and
The Fair Board will
Tricia Gunderson o f Heppner.
meet on Sunday, March 2,
Amy is a 2000 graduate of Heppner High School.
at 4 p.m. The MC Fair &
She earned a bachelor o f science degree in merchandising
O TPR C ourt co ro n atio n
from Oregon State University. She will graduate in June
will be held late that night
from the surgical technology program at Mt. Hood Com
at 6 p.m.
munity College.
Derek graduated from Heppner High School in
1999. He attended Eastern Oregon University and then
completed four years o f service with the United States Birth Announcement
Air Force in January o f 2008. He is currently a student
at Central Oregon Community College with a major in
Clara Nash Conner - Eric and Irene Conner of
forestry.
Fall City, WA are proud parents of their first child, Clara
The wedding will take place on July 5, 2008 at the Nash Conner.
Drake Ranch near Heppner.
She was bom Friday, February 1,2008 and weighed
nine pounds, six ounces.
Grandparents are Raymond and Bonnie Olson of
Wolf Point, MT and Shirley Conner of Heppner.
NEW! New! New!
Lots of crazy
St. Patrick's Day
stuff in stock!
1Ve have shamrock plants
and
St. Patrick's giftware
STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 3rd
NEW SPRING & SUMMER HOURS
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
^ M iumuj ' j Djtug
217 North Main • Heppner
Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner, Lexington & lone
will be in awe over the silent
auction items up for bid this
year. A “no minimum bid’
agenda has been adopted
for this year’s auction ac
tion. D on’t be shy about
your b id d in g ....a s it has
been said before....’’A big
bid will get you what a little
bid won’t.”
Did someone say
Bake Sale? You better be
lieve it. Betty and the Dough
Boy had better run for cover
because the best bakers in
town are strappin“on their
ap ro n s, p u llin ' out their
sp atu las and are getting
ready to mix up the best. Be
ready for the biggest bakery
bazaar this place has seen
in a long time. You had bet
ter whip out your cash and
slap it down fast, buddy, this
stuff will be selling quicker
than flapjacks at IHOP!!
D o n ’t even think
about leaving the Legion
Hall hungry. A sandwich and
salad bar with a variety of
scrumptious sandwich fix
ings and salads will be avail
able for a donation of your
discretion. Taylors Beverage
Bar will be there stirring
things up a bit by creating
thirst quenching beverage
concoctions for all ages at a
reasonable price.
Who says that you
have to wait until March 8 to
get the action started? Two
raffle items are up for draw
this year. The Legionnaires
are selling raffle tickets for
a W inchester 1300 pump
action shotgun. As for the
Auxiliary, they are selling
raffle tickets for a 15” digital
photo frame.
All tickets are sell
ing for $1 each or 6 tickets
for $5. Tickets may be pur
chased at Colliers Market,
T ay lo r's R estaurant, and
the Bank o f Eastern Oregon
lone Branch or from any le
gion or auxiliary member.
For more inform a
tion call: poker and bingo
questions, shotgun raffle
tic k e ts: Lloyd M cN ary
422-7569; silent auction
and bake sale questions,
photo frame tickets: Irene
Holtz 422-7487, Jean Jepsen
422-7421, or June Crowell
422-7171.
Morrow SWCD Board meeting to
be held
The Morrow SWCD Board will meet Tuesday,
March 4, at 5 p.m. at the Ag Service Building in Hep
pner.
Agenda items include: minutes o f February meet
ing, treasurer’s report, written staff report, OACD Dues,
08-09 budget, WFD, partner agency reports. Meetings of
the Morrow SWCD are open to the public.
Crop science class teach lessons
to lone grade school students
J.J. Dixson and Busta Alzate help the first graders learn
about apple production.
Fourth and Fifth graders make ice cream in a bag. (L-R)
Jessie Flynn, Lauren Garrett, Juan Mendez and Jason
Juarez
Birth Announcement
Klynn Marie McNamee - Abe and Kristi Mc-
Namee o f Irrigon announce the birth of their daughter,
Klynn Marie McNamee, on Thursday, January 31, 2008,
at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Pendleton.
At birth, she weighed eight pounds, four ounces
and was 20 Vi inches in length.
Grandparents are Pat and Vickie McNamee o f Ir
rigon and Bob and Pam Worden o f Heppner.
Great-grandparents are Wilbur and Rita Worden of
Hermiston, Richard and Grace Morin of Portland, and Jo
McNamee o f Madras.
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"W here hrirndy H ref ”
142 N orth Main
Thursday« March 6th
L a d ie s 9 N ig h t
Menu: Steak, Cheesy Potatoes,
Vegetable, Salad and Roll.
Hosts arc Tim and Beth Dickenson
Junior Brenna Kietmann help kindergartner Paul Taylor
string a noodle necklace after the vs heat industry lesson her
group helped present.
“I need help" was a common phrase heard when
members o f Erin Heideman's crop science class made
presentations to the lone grade school students last
week. The crops class was responsible for creating a les
son plan related to agriculture that included a “teacher'
outline, handouts, worksheet and an activity. “ It was
fun to get to do. I didn’t know I would like teaching so
much,” said high school junior J.J. Dixson.