TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 10,2009
Lauritsen, Mooney announce
upcoming wedding
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Electric Co-Op announces
new statement format
Editor s Note: The following letter were written
by Heppner High School FFA members to Oregon
State Representatives in regards to Senate Bill 5519.
Pay Mooney and Carl Lauritsen
Carl Lauritsen and Pat M ooney announce their
upcom ing w edding celebration to be held June 20 at 2
p.m. at Cutsforth Park, Heppner. Everyone is invited to
attend.
Obituaries
Marilyn Joy Davis
A new look is com ing to your electric invoices in
the next month. Colum bia Basin Electric C ooperative an
nounces the com pletion o f a six-m onth softw are conver
sion project that provides new, laser-printed statem ents,
notices, and invoices.
“T he new in v o ices and n o tices w ill h av e a
com plete new' look,” said Lea W inters, custom er service
representative in the Heppner office. “They will be easier
to read, with m ore inform ation provided.” The new state
m ents will have a graph o f consum ption history, as well
as a m ore com plete breakdow n o f the individual charges.
“The statem ent is totally different, so don’t be confused
when you get it,” she continued. “ Please d o n ’t discard it
thinking it is som ething else.”
The new bottom -stub statem ents, w hich should
first appear around the end o f June, have a bar-code feature
that will increase efficiency w hen processing paym ents.
Also, the return envelopes will no longer be beige in color,
but a regular w hite window envelope.
C onsum ers with any questions are asked to con
tact either the H eppner or C ondon offices o f the Co-Op.
WCCC golf news
M arilyn Joy Davis,
88, o f Heppner died Friday,
June 5, 2009 in Richland,
WA.
Joy w as b o rn on
N o v e m b e r 18lh, 1920 in
Anatone to Edward and Au
gusta “G ussie” Scheibe Pe
terson. Joy attended school
in A natone and graduated
in the class o f 1938. She
received her teaching cer
tificate from Lewiston State
N orm al School, w hich is
now Lewis-Clark State C ol
lege, in 1941. She graduated
from E astern W ashington
State College in 1946.
Jo y ’s teaching ca
reer began at the Fairview
School w hich w as a one-
room eig h t g ra d e school
near Gifford, ID. Later, she
taught in Anatone; Asotin;
Lewiston; Little Rock, WA;
and Edm onds, WA.
O n J a n u a r y 18,
1946, she m arried Breece
D avis o f Cloverland, WA,
in Anatone. Breece and Joy
have tw o children - Dorine
a n d W endell. She w as a
m em ber o f the C larkston
United M ethodist Church;
the B lue M ountain G ood
S a m s; a n d th e A n a to n e
Friendship Club.
She enjoyed cam p
ing, travel, m usic, and was
an avid reader.
Breece passed into
G o d ’s glory in 1993.
Joy is survived by:
her sister, Dorothy Blevins
o f C larkston, WA; her chil
dren, D orine Enz and her
husband, Jonathan o f H ep
pner, and W endell D avis
o f E d m o n d s , W A; fo u r
g ra n d s o n s ; th re e g re a t-
grandsons; and one great-
granddaughter.
A memorial service
w as held in C larkston, WA
On Monday, June 8 for Mrs.
Davis. M em orial1 contribu
tions m ay be m ade to the
H eppner U nited M ethodist
C hurch, or the Senior and
Disabled Transport o f M or
row County.
I J '
W illow Creek C ountry C lub held a Jack and Jill
Scram ble on Friday, June 5.
First place: G ross - John and Pat Edm undson;
N et - G ary and N ancy Propheter. Second place: G ross -
D ennis and D ebbie Peck; N et - Dave and Sandi Hanna.
Third place: Gross - Earl and Peggy Fishbum ; N et - Roger
and A ndrea Mortimer.
Special events were won by N ancy Propheter, Richard D. “Mike” Olson
K.P, and D ennis Peck, long putt.
Richard D. “M ike" M orrow County Search and
A F ather’s Day Bar-b-que will be held on Sunday, O lson died Sunday, June 7, Rescue.
June 21, at 4 p.m. O ther activities at W CCC include the 2009 at his home
He is sur
L adies’ Jo Pettyjohn Tournam ent on June 12-14 and the in Heppner.
vived by: a broth
M en ’s Tournam ent on June 26-28.
H e w as
er, E d d ie O lso n ;
bom July 7, 1928
niece, Sally M ad-
at D es M oines,
dem ; and nephews,
Simon Winters and
H eppner H igh S ch o o l’s FFA C h ap ter w ill be Iowa, the son o f
D avid W inters all
holding a car wash on Friday, June 12, from 11-5 at Les M arion and Ida
W o o d s O ls o n .
o f Heppner.
Schwab.
A m em o
Funds raised will be used for the FFA’s upcom ing H e w a s ra is e d
an d a tte n d e d
rial graveside ser
trip to N ational FFA C onvention.
vice for Mr. Olson
s c h o o l at D es
M oines.
will be held at 11
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OPEN HOUSE!
In 1946,
a .m . o n F rid a y ,
he m oved to the H eppner June 12, 2009.
Please join our fam ily on this joyous
M em o rial c o n tri
area and began w orking at
occasion u/hen our parents:
the Heppner Pine Mill and b u tio n s m ay be m ade to
then K inzua C o rp o ratio n P io n e er M em orial H om e
until his retirem ent in 1991. H ealth and H ospice, P.O.
celebrate 5 0 years of marriaae
Mr. O lson en joyed h u n t B ox 9, H eppner, O regon
They Were married June 27, 1959.
ing, fishing and anything 97836.
We u/ill be celebrating With a buffet reception in
involving the outdoors. He
Sweeney M ortuary
also was a great storyteller o f H eppner is in charge o f
their honor on
and a longtim e m em ber o f arrangem ents.
Saturday, June 13th, 2 0 0 9
Heppner FFA to hold car wash
Joe and
Don a Rae Miller
3 :0 0 pm until 7 :0 0 pm
a t the
Heppner Elks Club
No gifts please
F
Large newly remodeled
home in Heppner
You hove to see this hom e inside. C om pletely rem od
eled including new kitchen counters, corpeting an d d
com pletely redone basem ent. Small bam and lots of
room out back for horses or other anim als. 3 plus b e d
rooms and nice big IMng room. 1.5 acres m/1 for your
horses or anim als. A total of 2856 Square/feef. C all 541 -
980-5045,
$ 169,500
Dear Representative,
I am writing on behalf of the Heppner FFA Chapter
to explain our thoughts about Senate Bill 5519. Although you
know w hat this bill consists of manually, there is no way you
are aware of how it affects the leadership clubs of Oregon. So
please let my thoughts fill you in as to how this bill affects
Oregon’s kids.
As a third year member of Oregon FFA, I know every
aspect of what this program provides for kids. Oregon FFA has
nearly 4,600 members that are directly affected by this bill.
This doesn’t count the numerous members in FBLA, DECCA,
Skills USA and other valuable organizations. Being our chap
ter’s newly elected historian, my duties require me to keep an
accurate record of our chapter’s history. If this bill continues
to go on, our chapter may not have a history. “Why?” you ask.
Well being from a small town, our school just received fund
ing to support an Agriculture program three years ago. The last
thing we need is state directors jobs cut. This will come back
to individual chapters and affect their opportunities.
So as you can very well tell, I am concerned to the
utmost about this bill. Every year these organizations fight to
keep the legislators from cutting the Student Leadership De
velopment Center’s funding. Without these officials, we have
no one to organize and maintain our organizations, at the state
level. This leads to the decline of members in not only the FFA,
but the other organizations as well. You can ask just about any
adult dealing with America’s children and they will very well
tell you that these leadership clubs supplement children with
necessary qualities and skills. I have personally talked to many
adults who explained in great detail how important it is to know
the qualities that they learned, just in high school. To talk about
the FFA, it has opportunities to learn about leadership, busi
ness management, parliamentary procedure, all about livestock
and crop production, along with so much more. This is only to
explain the FFA, and not the other organizations involved that
will not have a state leadership team, if this bill is not passed.
Please take into your thoughts how this bill will affect
a huge aspect of our society today. It will not only cut jobs, but
deprive America’s young adults o f crucial skills that are hard
to come by in our world today. I know that with your support
o f SB 5519, it will affect the Heppner FFA Chapter, as well
as the other 103 chapters in the state. This bill is needs to be
passed- thank you for your time and for your support.
Devin Robinson
Heppner FFA Chapter
Dear Legislator,
FFA is a great organization for the youth o f our
state. If you cut the budget, you are in turn taking oppor
tunities from us, to be involved in an organization that
is positive. The FFA is a great experience for everyone,
it gives you a feeling o f im portance and it’s also a lot
o f fun. W hy w ould anyone want to take that away from
som eone? FFA teaches you about what the real w orld is
going to be like. It also readies you for college and gives
you a head start for the world.
By cutting the budget you take the leadership o f
seven state youth organizations jo b s away, which would
take aw ay a huge part o f the w hole organization (SLDC).
O pportunities that w ould be affected for FFA w ould in
clude: State FFA convention, and state contests that the
m em bers take part in. I w ould hope that you w ouldn’t
w ant to take that from them. Before you take these op
portunities away, please give it some thought. Do the right
thing- support SB5519.
Willy Gentry
H eppner FFA m em ber
D ear State Representative,
M y nam e is Brett H arrison and I am a part o f the
Heppner FFA chapter. I have been a part o f the chapter for
tw o years now. 1 was the chapter vice president last year
and am currently our chapter sentinel. I believe in the
FFA program and feel it teaches you m any different skills
needed in life, such as public speaking, leadership, per
sonal growth, and m anagem ent skills. So therefore this
program is very im portant to m yself and many others.
1 b eliev e th at yo u sh o u ld su p p o rt SB 5519
which will supply funding for the Student Leadership
Developm ent Center. These people are im portant to our
organization because they are the ones scheduling and
planning our events and contests throughout the year.
W ithout them , our organization w ould not function in an
organized manner, nor w ould m any activities happen - at
the local, state and national level.
But why is the FFA organization so im portant?
d irec to r, Tom K ligel e x Well, it prepares students for the real world ahead o f
plained that city taxpayers them , w hich is very essential because m any students
w ill see a $ .66, per thou today are now here near aw are o f w hat life is like out
sa n d o f a s s e s s e d v a lu e , o f school. W hen you choose to support SB 5519, you
red u ctio n in th eir U tility will not only be investing in the leadership o f this great
B ond L evy asse ssm e n ts. program , but you will also be investing in the future o f
This is due to the C oyote the state o f Oregon.
I hope that you choose to support SB 5 5 1 9 .1 feel
S prings II C o -g en eratio n
it
would
be a decision you will not regret. Thank you for
plant com ing onto the tax
taking
the
tim e to listen to my thoughts and concerns.
rolls.
In other city busi Brett Harrison
ness, councilors review ed H eppner FFA
d ra ft re so lu tio n s re g a rd
ing truck routes and truck
parking regulations. These
re s o lu tio n s w ill be d is
cussed further at the next
The Port o f M orrow will be celebrating its 50th
city council meeting.
anniversary on Friday, June 12, from 4-7 p.m. The an
T h e n e x t m e e t niversary celebration will be held at the new Transload
ing o f the Boardm an City building at 71404 Rail Loop Drive in Boardm an.
C ouncil w ill be T uesday,
June 16, at 7 p.m.
Boardman adopts ’09-’10
city and URA budgets
Main Street Heppner, Oregon
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D uring T u esd ay ’s
meeting, the Boardman City
C ouncil adopted the 2009-
2010 fiscal year city budget
o f $7,103,875 and the Urban
R enew al A gency adopted
their 2009-2010 fiscal year
budget o f $493,000. Prop
erty taxes will be levied at
a rate o f $4.2114 per $ 1,000
o f assessed valuation and
$ 4 7 6 ,0 0 0 w ill be lev ied
fo r b o n d ed in d eb ted n e ss
not subject to M easure 5 or
M easure 50 limitations.
N ew th is y e a r in
the City budget is a General
R eserve Fund, which will
be review ed annually along
with the city's other reserve
funds.
The c ity ’s finance
Port of Morrow to celebrate
50th anniversary