TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 3,2008
The Official Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Grant, Watkins announce
upcoming wedding
Obituaries
Zeb Dee Johnson
Zeb Dee Johnson,
29, died Aug. 23, 2008, in
Tillamook County.
Johnson was born
Dec. 14, 1978, in Ontario
to Lanna Dawson and Dick
Jo h n so n .
He a t
tended El
gin High
S c h o o l,
w here he
was presi
dent o f the
Elgin FFA
C h a p te r
Zeb Dee
and high Johnson
school
mascot
as well as class president,
graduating in 1998. After
high school he followed the
foreign exchange students
back to Europe and spent the
summer exploring the Alps.
Upon his return to the states
he attended Western Culi
nary Institute, graduating in
2000. He stayed in Portland
and worked at the Univer
sity Club in downtown.
For three summers he
worked at the Minarn Lodge
in the Wallowa Mountains,
where he served as wrangler,
tour guide, animal tender,
maintenance manager and
campfire chef.
He sp en t sev eral
winters in the Florida Keys
working for the Boy Scouts
of America, where he learned
to scuba dive, sail boats and
received his 6-pack license
to pilot boats.
His talent as a chef
brought him other opportuni
ties including implementing
updated food programs for
colleges throughout Oregon
while working for Aramark
Corp at Eastern Oregon Uni
versity. He was employed as
the food service manager of
the Tillamook Cheese Visi
tor Center in Tillamook. He
also worked as the executive
chef at Mallard Creek G olf
Course in Lebanon.
He enjoyed the out
doors, riding horses, fishing,
camping, boating, fast cars,
traveling and cooking for all
his family and friends.
Survivors include:
his fath er D ick Johnson
o f H e rm is to n ; p a re n ts
Lanna and Gary Dawson
o f C latskanie; sister Tara
Dawson o f Eugene; brother
Jonathan D aw son o f La
Grande; grandmother Arleta
Turner o f Lebanon; great
grandmother Effie Turner of
Baker City; aunts Mary Ella
Johnson o f Heppner, Bev
McCloud and Elaine Urban,
both o f Pendleton, aunt and
uncle Kellie and Rock Harr-
old o f Albany, and uncle and
aunt Bret and Sheila Turner
o f O ntario; cousins R an
dy Tachella o f Pendleton,
Casey and Cindy Anderson
o f Council, ID, Malissiaand
Erv Markaham o f Eagle, ID,
Zack and Kassidy Harrold
o f Albany, and Amelia and
Hailee Turner o f Ontario.
A celebration o f his
life will be held from 3-7
p.m. Friday, September 5,
at the Community Center in
Elgin. A second service will
be held at 6:30 p.m. Satur
day, September 27, at the
Tillamook Cheese Visitor
Center in Tillamook.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Multiple Sclerosis Society
o f Oregon. Cash donations
can also be made to Com
munity Bank in Northeast
Oregon, to help offset fu
neral costs.
Local resident graduates
from Pacific University
William “Billy” Gates o f lone graduated from
Pacific University of Oregon on May 17 with a bachelor’s
degree in medial arts-joumalism.
More than 250 bachelor’s and nearly 300 graduate
degrees were awarded at this year’s commencement cer
emonies, which were held in the Pacific Athletic Center.
Genia Grant and Bobbie Watkins
Genia Grant and Bobbie Watkins announce their
engagement and upcoming wedding.
Genia is the daughter o f Bonnie Shover of Echo and
the late Michael Grant o f Heppner. She graduated in 2003
from Heppner High School. She is currently employed as
a legal assistant in Pendleton.
Bobbie is the son o f Bob and Pamela Watkins o f
Wilder, ID. He graduated in 2003 from Jordan Valley High
School. He is currently employed with King Excavation
in Caldwell, ID.
A September 20, 2008 wedding is planned at Ben
nett Botanical Gardens in Hermiston with a reception to
follow at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds.
Birth Announcement
G eorgia Blaine M oore - Erin and Blaine Moore
o f Stuttgart, Germany announce the birth o f their daughter,
Georgia Blaine Moore on Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
At birth she weighed seven pounds, seven ounces,
and was 19 inches in length. She joins two brothers, Duke,
3, and Nash, 21 months.
Grandparents are Gene and Kristy Crowell o f lone
and Harold and Jo Moore of Phoenix, AZ.
Great-grandparents are A1 Rosenbush o f Naches,
WA, Joyce Parker o f Phoenix, AZ, and June Crowell of
lone.
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Awana Bible Club starts Sept. 11
Awana Bible Club
starts up again on Thursday
night, September 11, at Wil
low Creek Baptist Church
in H eppner. Awana will
run from 6:30-8 p.m. most
Thursday nights from Sep
tember until early April. All
area children in kindergarten
through the sixth grade are
invited to attend.
There will also be
an Awana Family BBQ on
Thursday night, Sept 18 at
the Heppner City Park.
Awana is one o f the
largest non-denominational
children’s ministries in the
w orld. C u rren tly Awana
clubs are active in more
than 110 countries, reach
ing more than one million
young people each week.
The Willow Creek Baptist
Awana Club is a joint com
munity effort with leaders
from at least four other area
churches involved. Last year
,f# ~
the club averaged about 35
kids in a tten d an ce each
week. Clubbers in kinder
garten though second grade
are in the “Sparks” group.
Third though sixth graders
are in the “T & T” Club -
which stands for Truth and
Training. Each Awana Club
meeting includes three half
hour sections: Game Time,
Awana Handbook Time, and
Large Group Time - which
features singing, a short
Bible lesson, and awards for
the evening.
Willow Creek Bap
tist C hurch is located in
the Seventh Day Adventist
Building at 560 N. Minor
Street, just off Water Street
in Heppner. For more in
form ation, or if you are
interested in being a leader
or helper this year, contact
Awana C om m ander Dale
Bates at 676-5773 or Pastor
Keith Price at 676-5552.
Wedding Tables
G r e tc h e n B erretta & S te fa n V igl io n e
Shower
Aug. 17, 2 0 0 8
Wedding
Oct. 12, 2 0 0 8
F o r an a p p o in tm e n t in v n n r area, ca ll B ank o f F.aatern O regon.
W ayland R. Hyatt
passed away on Saturday,
August 30, 2008 in an ATV
accid en t, doing w hat he
loved to do...helping peo
ple.
Wayland was born
December 13, 1935 in Bry
son City, NC to W inifred
and Walter Hyatt. He moved
to Kinzua, in 1950 where he
finished high school, met the
love o f his life, Pat Worlein,
and married her in 1955.
They continued their
life in K inzua. W ayland
worked in the store until he
went to work on the railroad
where he worked until they
moved to Heppner in 1975.
They had three children,
Theresa, Travis, and Troy
while living in Kinzua.
After retirement in
1997 the couple moved to
the Sheridan area w here
he enjoyed working on the
farm, helping his brother,
Harold. In 2004 they de
cided to move back “home”
and returned to Fossil and
became active in the com
munity. Wayland has been a
volunteer for the cemetery,
the museum, the golf course,
and for anybody that needed
help. He was a life member
o f the Fossil Masonic Lodge
and life member o f the Or
der o f the Eastern Stars and
a member o f the Condon
Elks.
He leaves behind:
his wife, Pat; children, The
resa and Kip Morris, Travis
Hyatt, and Troy and Leah
Hyatt; seven grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren;
a brother, Harold Hyatt; a
sister Evelyn Peralto; and
numerous nieces and neph
ews.
S e rv ic e s w ill be
held on Friday, September
5, 2008, at 11 a.m. at the
Fossil Baptist Church with
Pastor Michael McDowel
officiating. A luncheon will
follow.
In lieu o f flowers,
contributions may be made
to the Fossil Baptist Church,
^ M iwmujü D ai /)-
217 North Main • Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
Serving Heppner, Lexington 4 Ione
Haven House, or the charity
o f your choice.
W hispering Pines
Funeral Home is in charge
o f these arrangements.
Kenneth D. Cutsforth
Kenneth
D .
Cutsforth, 73, o f Heppner
died Tuesday, Septem ber
2, 2008, at St. Mary Medi
cal Center in Walla Walla,
WA.
A graveside service
will be held at 11 a.m. on
Friday, September 5, at the
Heppner Mason Cemetery.
Memorial Contribu
tions may be made to the Or
egon Trail Library, P.O. Box
325 Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
the arrangements.
Mildred Jane Allen
Baker
Longtime Boardman
resident Mildred Jane Allen
Baker, 93, o f Kennewick,
WA, died Monday, Aug. 25,
2008, at the Life Care Center
o f Kenne-
w ic k . A
graveside
funeral
service
w as held
at 1 p.m.
T u esd ay ,
S e p te m
b er 2, at Mildred Jane
th e R iv - Allen Baker
e r v i e w
Cemetery in Boardman.
Mrs. Baker was bom
Aug. 28, 1914, in Portland
to Jesse and Laura Kelley
A llen. She m arried W il
lard Baker in 1937 in Walla
Walla. She lived in Board-
man from 1921 to 1997.
She is survived by
daughters Connie Boice and
Carolyn King; five grand
children; and nine great
grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Willard Baker, and brother
Arthur Allen.
Bums Mortuary o f
Hermiston is in charge o f
arrangements.
New vanpooling program ready
to roll in Morrow County
The vehicle that will be used for the new vanpooling program
in south Morrow County was delivered to Heppner City Hall
at noon on Friday, August 29. Vanpooling begins this month.
Presently, school district employees that work in the north end
of the county will be using the transportation. -Photo by Andrew
Sykes
Islas graduates from Basic Training
A ir Force A irm an
Robert S. Islas has gradu
ated from basic
m ilitary training
at Lackland Air
Force Base, San
Antonio, TX.
During the
six weeks o f train
ing, the airm an
stu d ie d the A ir
F o rce m issio n ,
organization, and
military customs Robert S.
and c o u rte sie s ;
perform ed drill and cer
em ony m arches, and re-
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Wayland R. Hyatt
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ceived physical training,
rifle m arksm anship, field
training exercises,
and special training
in human relations.
In addition,
airm en who com
plete basic training
earn credits toward
an associate in ap
plied science degree
through the C om
munity College o f
Islas
the Air Force.
Islas is the
son o f D aw n B en n it o f
Boardman.
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