TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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David Sykes.....................................................................................................Publisher
Autumn Morgan................................................................................................... Editor
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UMESD to assist schools with
special needs Child Find
Schools in Umatilla and Morrow counties are at­
tempting to locate all persons between the ages o f 0 (birth)
and 21 not enrolled in public school who may have special
needs due to concerns with the following: vision, hearing,
speech, language, health, general development, behavior,
body movement, and learning.
If you have any o f the above concerns regarding a
child in your care who is aged 5-21, please contact your
local school district’s special education contact person:
Phyllis Danielson, Morrow County School District R -l,
500 Tatone St. Boardman, OR 97818, (541) 481-4202; or
Lindsay Orem lone School District R-2, PO Box 167 lone,
OR 97843, (541) 966-3131.
If you have any o f the above concerns regard­
ing a child in your care who is aged birth (0) to 5, please
contact the Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special
Education Program at the Umatilla-Morrow Education
Service District (UM ESD) at 1-800-927-5847, or for
Pendleton District residents, (541) 966-3133. You may
also contact Niki Brown, El/ECSE Program Coordinator,
at (541) 966-3131.
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Tour of tree farm to take place of
weekly Chamber Lunch Meeting
A tour o f the tree farm will be taken in lieu o f the
weekly Chamber Lunch Meeting on Thursday, October
23. Information on the tree farm, for those who will be
attending is as follows:
- Senior Bus transportation - $5 donation: Bus­
es will be boarded in the parking lot behind City Hall at
8 a.m.
-Time: The tour will be from 9 a.m .-12 p.m. with
anticipated return to Heppner at 1 p.m.
-Dress: No open toed shoes or flip flops, wear hik­
ing boots or tennis shoes, and long pants.
-Lunch: Sandwich, chips and bottled water can be
pre-ordered for $5.
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the following report:
-Colin A. McElligott, 24, lone, failure to obey traf­
fic control device, $185 fine.
-TiffanieA. Greenup, 29, Lexington, failuretouse
seatbelt (child) x2, $152 fine.
-Joseph A. Albitre III, 25, Heppner, violation o f the
basic rule by going 79 mph in a 55 mph zone, $244 fine.
-Melvin R. Welliver, 35, Salem, failure to immedi­
ately validate big game tag (buck deer), $57 fine.
-Romale E. Shiftlet, 56, Myrtle Creek, hunting
prohibited methods (shooting from a roadway), $99 fine.
-Helen Mary Kerne, 51, Pendleton, operating a
motor vehicle in violation o f coop, travel management
area, $75 fine.
Ryan and Jodie Matteson
Jodie Carlson and Ryan Matteson were married on
May 10,2008 at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton. The
ceremony was officiated by Lea Matthieu.
Jodie is the daughter of Phil and Kathy Carlson of
Heppner. Ryan is the son o f Chuck and Sherry Matteson,
also o f Heppner.
Bride’s attendants were: Linzie Noble, Codi Eby,
Becky Rodriguez, Lisa Ward, Lacey Matteson, and Sarah
Eckman.
Groomsmen were: Blake Knowles, Justin M at­
Nov. Fair Board meeting announced teson, Joe Papineau, Jake Roy, Duke Williams, and Shaun
Hisler.
The November Fair Board meeting will be on
The flower girl was Jaiden Mahoney and the ring
November 4 at 6 p.m. in lone at Taylor’s Restaurant and bearer was Blane Mahoney.
Candle lighters were Lexi MacKinzie and Chelsay
Lounge. Discussion will include last year’s fair and up­
Morton.
coming changes.
Ushers were Matt Baker, Chris Peck and Joe Irzyk.
Music w as prov ided by Alex, Julianne, and Sarah Carlson.
Attending the guest book were Shelley and Shanna Riet-
mann. Readers were Craig Scott and Stefanie Spivey.
A reception was held at the Roy Raley building.
Jodie is a 2002 graduate o f Heppner High School.
She graduated from OHSU at EOU with a degree in nurs­
Saturday, Nov. 1st
ing in 2007. She is employed with St. Anthony Hospital
from 9 p.m. - Closing
in the birthing center.
Ryan is a 2002 graduate o f Heppner High School.
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He attended Walla Walla Community College and is em­
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a honeymoon in Las Vegas, the couple is
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James H. “Jim”
Hayes
J a m e s H. “ J im ”
Hayes, 72, o f Heppner, died
October 15,2008 at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Hep­
pner.
Mr. Hayes was bom
in Heppner
on August
12, 1936,
the son o f
Ja m e s J.
and V iv ­
ian Stout
Hayes .
He w as
raised and
a tte n d e d James H. “Jim”
school in Hayes
H ep p n er,
graduating from H eppner
High School.
He th en atte n d ed
O regon State U niversity
in Corvallis. Following his
g rad u atio n from O regon
State University he became
an o fficer in the U nited
States Navy where he flew
helicopters during the early
V ietnam War. F ollow ing
his Navy career Mr. Hayes
piloted commercial airliners
for Pan American Airways.
On June 30,1961 he
married Barbara Baker in
Pensacola, FL. The couple
has tw o sons, Jam es, W.
“Jay” and Loran S. The fam­
ily moved from Medford to
Heppner 1976.
Mr. Hayes coached
little le ag u e and w as a
4-H leader. He became an
avid golfer and served a
term on the Willow Creek
G o lf C o u rse B oard. He
also served on the Morrow
C ounty M useum B oard.
His hobbies included hunt­
ing, fishing, RVing, which
included being a member of
the Pendleton Rovin’ Elks,
and he enjoyed w atching
high school athletic events.
Survivors include:
his wife, Barbara o f Hep­
pner; sons, James W. “Jay”
Hayes and his wife Diane
o f Marshall, MI and Loran
Hayes and his wife Cindy
o f G reenville, SC; grand­
children Jordan Hayes o f
Marshal, MI, and Hannah
Hayes and Sam Hayes o f
Greenville, SC.
A memorial service
for Mr. Hayes will be held
at 11 a.m . on Thursday,
O cto b er 30, 2008 at the
United M ethodist Church
in Heppner.
Memorial contribu­
tions, for those who wish,
may be made to the Morrow
County Museum, PO Box
515, Heppner, Oregon or
to Pioneer Memorial Home
Health or Hospice, PO Box
9, Heppner, Oregon 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Cooper David Larson
Cooper David Lar­
son, 4, died Sunday, October
12, after a 13 month battle
w ith brain cancer (Brain
Stem Glioma).
H e
was born
Novem­
ber 24,
2003, the
son o f
Dave and
Angela
Larson o f
K e n n e ­ Cooper David
wick.
Larson
H e is s u r v i v e d
by: his parents, Dave and
Angela Larson; sister, Ju-
lieanna Larson; brothers,
Blaze Larson and Austin
Silvers; grandparents, Joe
and Susie Larson and The­
resa Lawrence; aunt, Julie
L arson; uncle and aunt,
Ryan and Anna Lawrence;
great-grandpa Larson; and
num erous cousins, great
aunts and uncles.
He w as p reced ed
in death by his G randpa
Roland Lawrence and great-
grandparents.
C o o p e r w as t he
g reat-n ep h ew o f C olene
Baasch, the FedEx driver
for the Heppner, lone and
Lexington areas.
Electric Co-Op annual meeting
to be held November 6
The annual dinner meeting o f Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative, Inc. is planned for Thursday, Novem­
ber 6, at the American Legion Hall in lone. Registration
starts at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 5:15 p.m.
The annual meeting and election o f directors will
follow the dinner. Multiple door prizes will be awarded
and results o f the annual 4th grade Electrical Safety Poster
contest and the annual Photography contest will be an­
nounced, with winning entries on display.
Again this year will be a special section o f door
prizes devoted just for youth when accompanied to the
meeting by their parents. MP3 players, iTune cards, and
other prizes for students will be given out.
All members are welcome to come and learn about
their Electric Co-Op.
Morrow County Health
Department schedule
The monthly schedule for the Morrow County
Health Department Offices is as follows:
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has released
Thursday, Oct. 23: Heppner clinic, 8:30 a.m.-noon,
the following report o f marriage licenses issued:
1-4:30 p.m.
-October 16: Luis Nahum Payan, 18, Boardman,
Monday, Oct. 27: Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
and Veronica Monserrat Nunez Lezama, 20, Boardman.
12:30, 1-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 28: Boardman clinic, 8:30 a.m.-
12:30, 1-4:30 p.m.
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Senior Center Menu
Heppner Christian Church members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, October 29. The menu will include
scrambled eggs, ham and sausage, hash browns, cinna­
mon apples-cinnamon rolls, tomato juice, and biscuits
and gravy.
M R . B IL L ’ S T R A V E L IN G
T R IV IA S H O W
Heppner Elks Club
Saturday, October 25tb
starting at 7 p.m.
$120 per team (up to ala team member.)
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