TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 8, 2009
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Sykes, Anderson exchange vows __________ Obituaries
Helen M. Pettyjohn
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Rietmann, McCabe
announce engagement
Shelley R ietm ann and A dam M cC abe
Mark and Tami Rietmann o f Heppner and Ashley
and Cathy McCabe o f lone announce the engagement
o f their children, Shelley Kathryn Rietmann and Adam
Ashley McCabe.
Shelley is a 2002 graduate of Heppner High School
and graduated in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise
science from Pacific University in Forest Grove. She will
graduate w ith a doctor of physical therapy degree from
Pacific University on May 23, 2009.
Adam graduated from lone High School in 2002.
He earned bachelor degrees in agricultural systems man
agement and Ag business in 2006 from the University o f
Idaho in Moscow, ID. Adam is employed with the Morrow
County Grain Growers in lone.
The couple will be married June 27, 2009 at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in Heppner.
Morrow SWCD/MC Weed
Advisory Board to meet
A M orrow SWCD
Board and quarterly Weed
A dvisory Board m eeting
will be held Tuesday, April
14, at 6 p.m. at the Ag Ser
vice Building in Heppner.
A genda item s in
clude, M arch 5 m eeting
minutes, treasurer’s report,
written staff report, 2009
C onnect Training report,
proposed state budget cuts
and their direct effect on
SWCD.
Weed supervisor re-
port, weed plan review and
new legislation discussion.
Meetings of the Mor
row SWCD are open to the
public. The meeting location
is accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other accom
modations for persons with
disabilities should be made
at least 48 hours before the
meeting to Janet Greenup,
541-676-5452, ext. 109.
Mr. Bill’s Traveling Trivia returns
Mr. Bill will be ar-
riving in Heppner for an
other night o f great fun and
laughter at the Elks Lodge
at 7 p.m. on April 25.
The no-host bar will
be open and dinner is also
available prior to 7 p.m.
The cost for each
team is $120 w ith each
team consisting o f up to six
m em bers. Sign-up sheets
are available at the Heppner
Daycare and Preschool or
call Cari Scrivner at 5 4 1 -
676-8001.
Checks can be made
payable to Heppner Daycare
and Preschool. You do not
have to be a m em ber o f
the Heppner Elks Lodge to
play.
Breana and C hristopher Sykes -Photo by Dennis Schwartz
Breana Lynn Anderson and Christopher David
Sykes were united in marriage in a double-ring ceremony
Saturday, February 28, 2009, at 3 p.m. at the Pendleton
Free Methodist Church.
The Reverend Scott Little officiated.
The bride is the daughter o f Randy and Barbara
Anderson, Condon, and Barb Sorenson, Wisconsin. The
groom is the son o f David and April Sykes, Heppner.
Honorary maid o f honor was Alyse Anderson, sis
ter of the bride, who was not able to attend. Bridesmaids
were Stacey Jeter, Condon, the bride’s sister-in-law to be;
Jessica Harrington, Portland, the bride’s step-sister; Kelly
Ingle, Pendleton, Joan McCabe, Portland, Joanna Nirschl,
Independence, OR, Tessa Nicholson, LaGrande, and Sandi
Hainlines, Idaho, all friends o f the bride.
Best man was Cameron Sweeney, Heppner, friend
o f the groom. Groomsmen were Andrew Sykes, Heppner,
brother o f the groom; Jim Schlaich and Bill Schlaich,
both of Heppner, Derek Gunderson, Baker City, Chuck
Mosher and Jake Houle, both o f Pendleton, all friends of
the groom.
Flow er girl was Sydney M osher, Pendleton,
daughter o f Chuck Mosher. Ring bearer was Brock Hisler,
Heppner, son o f Shaun and Stephanie Hisler, friends o f
the groom.
Ushers were Earl Anderson, Condon, brother of the
bride, Ryan Heath, Pendleton, Chris Goble, Charleston, IL,
and Travis Bellamy, Lexington, friends o f the groom.
Candle lighters were Allison Sykes and Camille
Sykes, both Portland, sisters o f the groom.
Soloist was Carie Cary, who sang “Valentine” to ac
company the unity candle and sand ceremony; pianist was
Liz Wolotina and Dan Lange was in charge o f the sound
system. Music also included “What a Wonderful Word”
and “Only Time.” The processional was “She’s Got a Way
About Her” and the recessional was “Queen Bee.”
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father,
wore a strapless white satin pick-up ball gown with a cha
pel train and a lace-up bodice accented with red embroidery
and a red sash. She wore a finger-tip veil with a red ribbon
border held in place by a silver tiara with red rhinestones,
along with matching jewelry, and carried a cascading
bouquet o f red roses, white tulips and alstromaria accented
with stalks o f wheat and raffia.
The bridesmaids wore strapless red satin pick-up
gowns made by the groom’s mother and Jo Wickham, Port
land, aunt o f the bride, and carried hand-tied bouquets of
roses and tulips with wheat and raffia accents. The flower
girl wore a white satin pick-up dress with a red sash and
red rose appliques. The candle lighters wore strapless
knee-length black satin dresses with red sashes.
Special guests were the bride’s grandparents, Nor
man and Marilyn Froman, Condon, and Dennis Schwartz,
an uncle of the bride, who served as the wedding photogra
pher. Deb Airoldi with “Beautiful Beginnings,” Pendleton,
coordinated the ceremony.
A dinner reception with music and dancing fol
lowed at the Pendleton Elks Lodge, which was decorated in
red, white and black with a heart motif. The five-tiered red
velvet wedding cake, decorated with white fondant icing
and red ribbon, was made by the bride’s step-mother. She
and the bride’s father also catered the reception dinner.
The couple is at home in Pendleton, where she is
an elementary education student and he is the owner of
Rapid Print printing shop. They plan a September wedding
trip to Orlando, FL.
Awana Grand Prix
Races to be held
The Heppner Awana
Club will be sponsoring a
Grand Prix race on Thurs
day, April 16, for all Awana
kids and their families. The
event w ill be at W illow
Creek Baptist Church, start
ing at 5:30 p.m.
Weigh in will begin
at 5:30 p.m. and a hot dog
meal will be provided begin
ning at 5:45 p.m. Opening
cerem onies will begin at
6:30 p.m. with the races to
begin shortly thereafter. .
Awards will be giv
en with lots o f fun planned
for the whole family. For
more inform ation contact
Dale Bates at 676-5773 or
541-980-5694.
Helen M. Pettyjohn,
87, o f lone died Monday,
March 30, 2009 at Pioneer
Memorial Hospi
tal in Heppner.
S h e w as
bom November 5,
1921, in lone, the
daughter o f Ernest
and Lena Baker
Lundell. She was
raised and attend Helen M.
ed school at lone Pettyjohn
through her junior
year. She moved to Heppner
her senior year where she
graduated from high school
in 1939.
O n D e c e m b e r 3,
1939 she married Paul G.
Pettyjohn Sr. in Walla Walla,
WA. The couple lived at
H eppner and H erm iston
before settling in lone. They
bought the oil distributor
ship from her parents in
1947. She worked as book
keeper for the company until
it was sold in 1988.
Mrs. Pettyjohn was
a member o f the lone Com
m unity C hurch, the lone
Booster Club, and a 60 year
m em ber o f the R ebecca
Lodge. In her early years
she belonged to the Meca
Club in lone. She was a very
generous supporter o f the
lone community. She loved
having her family around
and enjoyed all o f their ac
tivities.
Survivors include:
her daughter, D i
anne Hams and her
h u sb a n d W ayne;
son. Paul G. “Skip”
Pettyjohn Jr. and his
wife Barbara all o f
lone; grandchildren,
Kim, Kelly, K ris
tina, D eena, Jeff,
Craig, and Shawn;
19 great-grandchil
dren; and four great-great-
grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, her
husband, three brothers,
three sisters and a grand
daughter.
Funeral service for
Mrs. Pettyjohn was held
at 1 p.m. Saturday, April
4, 2009, at the lone Com
munity Church. Concluding
service and burial followed
at High View Cemetery in
lone.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
lone School Foundation,
PO Box 61, lone, Oregon
97843 or the lone School
D istrict Sw im m ing Pool
Fund, PO Box 167, lone,
Oregon97843.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Joseph Daley Jr.
Jo sep h D aley Jr., was a past president o f the
died Friday, March 27, in Mustanger Club and Mus-
Walla Walla, WA at the age tanger Roping Club. Joe was
o f 85.
the vice president
Bom Sep
o f the Main Street
tember 19,1923 to
Cowboys and was
Joseph and Grace
named in later years
Daley. Joe grew
Tenderfoot o f the
up in Monument,
Year.
CO and graduated
He is s u r
from the Univer
vived by:his daugh
sity o f N orthern Joseph D aley Jr. ter and son-in-law
C olorado before
Jana and Kevin Dick
m oving to P endleton in o f Gresham; daughter JoDee
1949. Joe served as a teacher Greene o f Pendleton; and
and principal over the next five grandchildren and two
37 years in the Pendleton great-grandchildren.
School D istrict and was
He was preceded in
involved in the Pendleton death by his beloved wife,
RoundUp and Heppner Ro Jane Daley, infant daughter,
deo.
Dusty Dee, and his brother
He served as a di Richard “Duck” Daley.
re c to r o f the P en d leto n
T h e re w ill be a
RoundUp for eight years graveside service at 3 p.m.
and assisted for many years on April 10 at Olney Cem
as a timer, chute loader, and etery.
other volunteer projects.
In lieu o f flowers,
He announced the Heppner m em orial d o n atio n s can
Rodeo for several years in be made to the Pendleton
the late 1960’s. He served Round-Up Hall o f Fame or
as president of the Pendleton D oernbecher’s C hildren’s
RoundUp Hall o f Fame and hospital.
Kindergarten Roundup
to be held at HES
Heppner Elementary
School will be holding their
Kindergarten Roundup for
students for the 2009-10
school year on April 21.
A ppointm ents are
available from 12-4 p.m.
and will last approximately
30 minutes. Child will meet
M rs. M o rris, have th eir
eyes checked, and do a fun
project.
Parents need to bring
their child’s birth certificate,
immunization record, and
em ergency contact infor
mation. Parents will fill out
paperwork and take a tour of
the school while children are
with Mrs. Morris.
Contact
Mrs.
Sweeney to set up an ap
p o in tm e n t tim e at 676-
9128.
S tu d en ts m ust be
five years o f age on or by
August 31, 2009 to enroll
at HES.
Chamber lunch meeting
speaker announced
This week’s Chamber lunch meeting will be held
on Thursday, April 9 at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center at
noon.
Mark Mulviill, new superintendent o f Umatilla-
Morrow ESD will be speaking. Murray’s will be catering
the box lunches for this week The meal cost is $9.
Upcoming speakers are: April 16 - Conference
with Greg Smith and David Nelson giving a legislative
update; April 23 - Tricia Rollins and Becky Kindle speak
ing about fraud/identity theft; and April 30 - President of
BMCC John Turner.