TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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Autumn Morgan.................................................................................................. Editor
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Obituaries
Albert Morgan
Conner
Albert Morgan Con
nor, 77, passed away Friday,
March 21,2008 in Gresham.
M em o
rial se r
vices will
be h eld
Saturday,
March 29
at 11 a.m.
at Lynch-
W O O d
Libert Morgan
Christian Conner
C h u rc h
in Gresham.
C onner w as born
October 21, 1930 in Hep
pner to Albert R and Mary
(Morgan) Connor. He grad
uated from Heppner High
School in 1948 and attended
Oregon State University.
In 1979 he m a r
ried Leota Jo Conner. He
was self employed as AM
Connor D istributing until
1978. He then worked 18
years at Carco Equipment
in Portland before retiring
in 1996.
Conner was a mem
ber o f the Goldendale Elks,
a member o f American Le
gion Louis Leidl Post in
Goldendale for 50 years,
and w as also a m em ber
o f Lynchw ood C hristian
Church. He served in the
US Army during the Korean
War.
He is survived by:
his wife, Leota Jo Conner;
daughters Tracie Fields of
Corvallis and Tina Alamar
of Danville, CA; stepdaugh
ters Ginny Ross of Federal
Way, WA and Lesa Stanley
o f Gresham; brothers Gary
Connor o f Springfield and
Nelson Connor of Heppner;
sisters C olleen W illiam s
o f Beaverton and Darlene
D rake o f F airfield , CA;
13 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
He w as p reced ed
in death by a stepdaughter,
Jody Crawford in February
2008, and brothers Dean
Conner and Keith Conner.
In lieu o f flowers,
d o n a tio n s can be m ade
to Lynchw ood C hristian
Church in Gresham.
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Letters to the Editor ~
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provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The
address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be
printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the
right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in
letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under
“Card o f Thanks" at a cost o f $10.
Applause for reviving the
boxing smoker tradition
Letter to the editor:
Congratulations to Daye Stone and the Heppner
Chamber o f Commerce and URock for the boxing smoker
over St. Pat’s Day in Heppner.
May I add one small correction for next year’s
smoker in Heppner? This was not the first ever smoker
in Heppner. I helped organize a smoker in the summer of
1968 at the rodeo grounds. I can not remember who helped
me but I can remember some o f the boxers. It was great
entertainment.
Rick Johnston and Dennis O ’Donnell fought the
most compelling match. I believe both lost their dinners
between rounds. I was supposed to box the late JefTTumer
whose dad was an excellent boxer. After sparring with
Gene Heliker he decided to let Gene have the fun. Seems
Gene learned how to defend himself growing up with Pat,
Fritz and Kenny Cutsforth. Fortunately for me it was a hot
summer’s night and by the third round we were mostly
dancing the bear hug.
The best fight o f the night was match between
Pendleton’s best and Heppner’s best. For Heppner that
would be Carl Bauman, now a Superior Court Judge in
Alaska. We all knew that Carl was smart, but a boxer?
Seems Carl came from a boxing bloodline since his father,
Sheriff Clarence Bauman, was renowned as a fearless
fighter/wrestler in smokers at the turn o f the 20th century.
The smokers in those days were more like the cage
fights of the present hour. Carl did not let the Heppner faith
ful down on that hot summer night 40 years ago. Smokers
in Heppner have tradition that goes back over a century,
so I applaud Daye Stone for reviving this tradition and
making some money for the community.
Stuart Dick
Pendleton
tions.
In addition,
airm en who com
plete basic training
earn credits toward
an associate degree
through the C om
munity College o f
the Air Force.
Beatty
B e a tty , a
2007 graduate o f
Riverside High School in
B oardm an, is the son o f
Tim and Cindy Beatty o f
Irrigon.
St. Pat’s O’ Ducky Race results
Results have been announced for the St. Patrick’s
Celebration O ’ Ducky Race sponsored by the Heppner
Colt Football program.
First place was Kay Kludt winning $100. Second
place was Kelsie Fox winning $75. Third place was Red
Lovgren winning $50. Fourth place was Don Johnson
winning $25. and fifth place was Dennis Miller winning
$
Karen Dubuque and Leann Rea will be at the St.
Pat’s Senior Center on Monday, March 31 from 9:30 a.m.
until 3 p.m. to prepare returns for the seniors that need to
file to receive the stimulus rebate. On this day, seniors do
not need to make appointments.
To prepare the return we will need something that
will provide us with a Social Security number and how
much was received in 2007. A statement from Social Se
curity or a copy o f a bank statement showing how much
was received from Social Security or Veteran’s Disability
will work.
Also, please remind those individuals that are
required to file a tax return that they still need to call the
Morrow County OSU Extension office (541 -676-9642) and
make an appointment. We are at the Extension Office to
prepare free tax returns on Fridays.
Garden Club
news
H e p p n e r G a rd e n
Club will meet at noon on
Monday, April 7, at the Wil
low Creek Diner. The pro
gram will be led by District
Superintendent Jan Reed.
For reservations call Neva
D eM ayo at 676-8017 by
Saturday, April 5.
On Saturday, April
12, the annual district meet
ing will be held in Hermis-
ton at Trinity Lutheran.
H e p p n e r G a rd e n
Club recently won second
place in dry arrangements
from Portland’s Home and
Garden Club show at the
expo center.
During the month of
April, merchants in Heppner
will be displaying the poems
entered by the first and fifth
graders.
Donation
Directory
update
Organizations which
are listed in the Heppner Do
nation Directory may review
and update their informa
tion by contacting Marsha
Richmond, the Oregon Trail
Library District director at
the Heppner Library.
The Fleppner Dona
tion director is available at
the Heppner Branch o f the
Oregon Trail Library Dis
trict. The Directory contains
information which may be
helpful for organizations
which need financial assis
tance for their projects.
Recognizing good deeds and learn Senior Center Menu
Nazarene/Seventh Day Adventist Church members
ing from thoughtfulness
Letter to the editor:
My ten year old son, Ryan, is a Type-1 diabetic. On
Wednesday evening, March 12 we were at a wrestling prac
tice in Boardman when Ryan’s blood sugar went extremely
low. He needed carbohydrates immediately.
Without hesitation, a Riverside student gave me his
sugared drink. After Ryan was feeling better, I approached
the young man to pay him for his drink. He simply replied
it was “not necessary”.
I am extremely grateful to Chase Simpson, a sopho
more at Riverside High School. I wanted to take a moment
and share this story with your readers. There are a lot of
great kids in our community and whenever possible, we
need to recognize their good deeds. Chase’s parents have
much to be proud of, and the rest o f us can learn from his
thoughtfulness.
Thank you Chase Simpson, you helped someone in
need, and you have reminded us that the youth o f Eastern
Oregon are truly great!
Oregon State Representative Greg Smith
House District 57
Beatty graduates from Basic
Military Training
No candidate endorsement
Air Force A irm an training exercises, and spe
Jared M. Beatty has gradu cial training in human rela from HHS band
ated from basic
m ilitary training
at L ackland A ir
Force Base, San
Antonio, TX.
During
the six weeks o f
training, the air
man studied the
Air Force mission, Jared M.
organization, and
military customs and cour
tesies; performed drill and
cerem o n y m arch es, and
received physical training,
rifle m arksm anship, Field
Free AARP tax-aide to be
provided at Senior Center
Letter to editor:
The Heppner High School Band does not endorse
any candidate. As band director o f the HHS band I would
like to apologize for a candidate’s name appearing on our
float in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hepppner March
15.
Being involved with many activities that weekend I
had gratefully accepted help from a student who was both
able to get, and willing to decorate the float. The student
had told me that the float he had access to was on condition
that it bear the name o f a certain person. Please understand
that I had never heard the person’s name before and had no
idea even what he was running for. With my mind set on
the numerous performances with several different groups
over the weekend it didn’t even cross my mind to ask, I was
just grateful for the help. Had I taken a moment’s thought
to how it would appear that the band was taking a side in
an election I never would have allowed it.
1 apologize to the candidates, the School, com
munity, student who had helped, and also the band who
put on a great performance that was overshadowed by my
inexcusable lack o f common sense.
Joe Lindsay
Heppner
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will be serving lunch on Wednesday, April 2. The menu
will include roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green
beans, green salad with tomatoes, hot rolls, ice cream,
milk, coffee and iced tea.
Litter pick-up a success
Each year in the lead up to the St. Patrick's Cel
ebration, the Heppner Chamber o f Commerce heads up an
Oregon Department o f Transportation Adopt-A-Highway
litter pick-up project.
This year 10 Chamber volunteers picked up the
state highways through town. Also, the Heppner Elemen
tary staff, the Heppner Lions and the Bank o f Eastern Or
egon employees picked up litter along the state highways
leading into the city.
Additionally the businesses and residents along
the highways did a super job o f helping with the litter
pick-up effort.
The result o f the litter pick-up effort is that our
community looks very nice, both for ourselves and for
our visitors.
New scholarship available to students
from 10 eastern Oregon counties
A new scholarship
is available to students en
rolling at Eastern Oregon
U n iv ersity . The E astern
Oregon 10-County Award is
for students from 10 eastern
Oregon counties, who will
be eligible to receive up to
$1,000 in Financial assis
tance from EOU.
Beginning fall 2008,
aw ards w ill be given to
new students from Baker,
G illiam , G rant, H arney,
M alheur, M orrow, U m a
tilla, Union, Wallowa and
Wheeler counties. Students
must live on campus to be
eligible.
"We’re really excited
about the prospect o f being
able to help students who are
from our own ‘backyard,’”
said Danny Aynes, admis
sions director at EOU.
Amounts will range
from $500 for stu d e n ts
who have already received
awards from EOU, to $ 1,000
for students who have not
received any other awards
from the university. Eligible
students are identified based
on the admissions process.
The Financial Aid Office at
EOU has identified approxi
m ately 75 stu d en ts who
have been admitted from the
10-county area who will be
eligible to receive awards.
Students from the
10-county area are encour
aged to apply for admission
as soon as possible as a
priority deadline o f May 1
has been set. Awards given
after the May 1 deadline will
be dependent on continued
fund availability.
"The payback that
students receive by living
in the residence halls in
terms o f academic success,
graduation, satisfaction with
th eir cam pus experience
and cam pus involvem ent
are well documented,” said
Stephen Jenkins, director of
Residence Life at EOU. “I
am thrilled that we can reach
out to even more students
and have them benefit from
living on campus.”
For more informa
tion contact the Admissions
Office at (541) 962-3393,
toll free at 800-452-8639
or e-mail admissionsfaeou.
edu.