TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 17,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Elks Americanism Essay
Contest winners announced
Heppner
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Team Bohica holds
on to first place title
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The Heppner Elks Lodge announces the winners of this year’s
local Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Students in the 5-8th
grade were given the opportunity to write an essay of 250
words or less based on this year's topic, “What is the Ameri
can Dream?” Winners of this years essay contest were: 1"
place-Patrick Collins ($50); 2*d place-Kaelyn Lindsay ($30);
and 3rd place-Kolby Currin ($20). Each winner will be given
a Visa gift card from Community Bank in the amount listed.
-Contributed Photo
BMCC recognizes Rep. Greg
Smith for legislative service
B lue M o u n tain
Community College has
adopted a resolution offi
cially thanking Rep. Greg
Smith (R-Heppner) for his
support of higher education
in Eastern Oregon.
The resolution ac
knowledged Rep. Smith’s
service on the budget-writ
ing Joint Ways and Means
Committee and its Educa
tion Subcomm ittee, and
recognized him as a “peren
nial champion of Oregon’s
community colleges” and
a “tremendously effective
advocate” for increased
funding for the East Oregon
Higher Education Center in
Hermiston.
The re so lu tio n ,
signed by the President and
Vice-Chair of the BMCC
Board, also recognized Rep.
Smith’s commitment to at
tending hearings, meetings,
seminars, and conferences
that deal with community
college issues.
“I ’m honored to
receive this resolution from
Blue Mountain Community
College,” Rep. Smith said.
“BMCC and Oregon’s com
munity colleges are vital
to our state’s econom ic
recovery. I’m committed
to giving these important
institutions the resources
they need to serve students
and train Oregonians for
better jobs.”
Parade winnei s announced
Team Bohica members are Jason Hanna, Jake Roy, Chad
Doherty and Adam Doherty. -Contributed Photo
F if te e n te a m s
showed up to compete in
the Road Bowling competi
tion on Sunday, March 14.
The weather couldn’t have
been better, the 1-1/2 mile
walk was good exercise and
provided for a great day of
“bowling”.
Team Bohica (Ja
son Hanna, Jake Roy, Chad
Doherty and Adam Do
herty) took away the trophy
for the third year in a row
and split $80 prize money
for first place. Team Road
Warriors (Joey Van Doom,
Micha Hintz, Zech Hintz
and Lau Hartopt) took sec
ond place and split $50
prize money. 2B’s and Lee
(Bill Morris, Barb Coiner
and Lee McCarl) grabbed
third place and split $30
prize money.
One team lost their
“bowl” in the creek and had
to give up the game because
they could not find it to
continue playing. All in all,
it was a great day to wrap
up the final activity for the
28th St. Patrick’s Wee Bit
O ’ Ireland event this past
weekend.
St. Patrick’s button
winners announced
The Heppner Chamber of
Commerce announces the winners
for the St. Patrick’s buttons contest.
Three winners each won a $100
prize.
T h is y e a r ’s w in n e rs
are M axine Tangney, M organ
Cutsforth, and Connie Peters.
Area pastors invited to
submit Easter messages
Easter will be celebrated April 4 this year. Area
pastors are invited to submit their Easter messages to
be published in the March 31 edition of the Heppner
Gazette-Times.
The deadline to submit articles is Friday, March
26. Messages can be emailed to editor@rapidserve.net,
faxed to 541 -676-9211, or dropped off at the office.
Brogue Contest winners announced
The H eppner
C ham ber o f Com m erce
announces the Brogue Con-
test winners. They are: l 51
place - Andrew Doherty
from Seattle (donated $50
back to St. Patrick’s Corn-
mittee), 2nd place - Brenda
Sue from Scappoose, and
3ri place - Brian Campbell
from Imbler.
Taylors Sunday
Breakfast Buffet
9 aro-l pm
Call for wore
infom ation
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The Heppner Chamber of Commerce announces
the 2010 Great Green Parade winners. Ribbons can be
picked up at the chamber office. The winners are:
-Parade/special Vehicles - Bank of Eastern Or
egon
-Musical & Dance Groups - a tie between Hep
pner High School and Royal Condon Highland Guard
Pipes & Drums
-Irish Floats & Groups - Heppner Garden Club
-Antique & Custom Vehicles - Morrow County
Museum
Heppner First Christian Church
to host creation research speaker
Obituaries
Sheridan K.
(Sweek) Zita
Sheridan K
(Sweek) Zita
of Pend
leton died
T h u rsd ay ,
M arch 11,
2010, after a
courageous
nine-month
Sheridan K.
battle with (Sweek) Zita
p an cre atic
cancer. She
was 45 years young.
Bom October 30,
1964, to Clayton and Ev
elyn Sweek in Heppner,
Sheridan grew up with her
three brothers Mike, Dana,
and Curtis. In 1982 she
graduated from Heppner
High School and went on
to earn a dental assistant
certificate from Blue Moun
tain Community College in
1983 and a medical records
degree from Central Or
egon Community College
in 1986.
She married Rich
Zita in Heppner in 1987
and for the past 23 years re
sided in the Pendleton area,
where she raised and loved
her two sons, Cory and
Nicolas. While nurturing
her sons through boyhood,
Sheridan found her passion
for teaching children. She
returned to college at East
ern Oregon University and
graduated in 2001 with her
BS and later received her
MA in education. In the fall
o f2001 she joined the Echo
School District, where she
proudly worked until her
declining health kept her
from the students and class
room she so enjoyed.
H er other loves
in life included spending
time with her family, both
indoors and out, cooking
healthy meals, and hiking
and camping in national
parks, especially near the
wonders of waterfalls. She
was an avid gardener who
loved sharing her knowl
edge of plants and garden
design with others.
Sheridan was pre
ceded in death by her father,
Clayton Sweek. She will be
deeply missed by her moth
er, Evelyn Sweek of Hepp
ner; husband, Rich Zita, and
sons, Cory and Nicolas, all
of Pendleton; brothers Mike
Sweek of Heppner, Dana
Sweek of Hood River, and
Curtis Sweek of Hermiston;
and many relatives and in
laws, as well as numerous
friends, co-workers, and
students.
A m em orial ser
vice will be held Saturday,
March 20, at 1 p.m. at the
Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer in Pendleton,
located at the comer of SE
2nd and Dorion.
In lieu of cards or
flowers, memorial contri
butions can be made to St.
M ary’s Cancer Clinic in
Walla Walla or the Oregon
Cancer Society, designat
ing pancreatic cancer re
search, and may be sent in
care of Bums Mortuary of
Pendleton, PO Box 489,
Pendleton, OR 97801. Sign
the register book at www.
bumsmortuary. com.
Bums Mortuary of
Pendleton is in charge of
arrangements.
Garry Tim Ttillis
Garry Tim Tullis,
61, died at his home March
8 , 2010 .
He is survived by:
his wife, Christine Tullis of
Portland; son, Ryon Tullis
of Battleground, WA; moth
er, Birdine Tullis of Herm
iston; brother, Mark Tullis
of Hermiston; nephew, Lt.
Til Tullis in the U.S. Army;
and niece, Cydne Tullis of
Portland.
He was preceded
in death by his father, Car
ry Tullis, and son, Quinn
Tullis.
Memorial services
will be held for family and
co-workers at the Union
Hall in Portland.
Senior Center Menu
Heppner First Christian Church will host speaker
Frank Sherwin from the Institute for Creation Research
(ICR) on Sunday, March 28, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Heppner Christian Church members will be
Sherwin has degrees in biology and zoology with serving lunch on Wednesday, March 24. The menu will
specialty work in parasitology. He has led back packing include navy beans with ham, green salad, sliced pears,
tours in the Grand Canyon and lead scuba diving with combread, and lemon bars.
creation lectures in the Caribbean for ICR.
National Weather Services to conduct free
Skywarn Weather Spotter training in Heppner
Volunteers are be
ing sought to participate
in the latest weather spot
ter training on April 27 in
Heppner. Weather spotters
trained by the N ational
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA)
National Weather Service
(NWS) are key volunteers
who assist the meteorolo
gists by providing up-to-
date inform ation about
storm activity.
The Skywa rn
Weather Spotter training is
free and will be held in the
Morrow County Emergency
Operations Center, located
at 320 South Willow View
in Heppner beginning at
6 p.m. and co-sponsored
by Morrow County Emer
gency Management.
“Skywarn volun
teers are not storm chasers,
although many Skywarn
members, both local and na
tionwide, may chase storms
on their own time,” said
Dennis Hull, NWS Warning
Coordination M eteorolo
gist at the forecast office in
Pendleton. “The National
Weather does not encourage
storm chasing because it is
very dangerous.”
Hull added, “The
safety of all Skywarn spot
ters is a high priority. Sky-
wam members are volun
teers trained in w eather
spotting and reporting those
findings in a timely manner
using the phone, amateur
radio, or internet.”
Skywarn spotters
attend a 2-hour training ses
sion where they leam how
to observe cloud formations
and other weather in this
area. The Weather Service
teaches how to determine
which storms are poten
tially severe. Spotters use
a special toll free number,
amateur radio frequency,
or the internet address to
let the forecasters at the
National Weather Service
St. Patrick’s Welly Toss a success
The first annual St. Patrick’s Celebration Welly
Toss was held this past Saturday. The object of the com
petition is to throw a Wellington boot further, within
the boundaries, than the other competitors. The winners
were:
Adult Male
1" place - John Murray, 80 feet; 2nd place - David
Bemtsen, 69 feet; and 3rd place - Brian Spivey, 59 feet.
Adult Female
1 ” place - Dawn Dyer, 55 feet; 2nd place - Tamara
Hycler, 51 feet; and 3rd place - Lindsay Gibbs, 47 feet.
Grades 7-12
Cara (No last name or distance provided)
Grades K-6
1" place - Kacie Gray, 43 feet.
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office in Pendleton know
what is happening in their
area. Meteorologists use
this data as they issue se
vere weather warnings or
statements to the residents
of Morrow County.
Hull said the Sky-
wam was a concept devel
oped in the early 1970s that
was intended to promote a
cooperative effort between
the National Weather Ser
vice and communities. The
emphasis of the effort is
often focused on the storm
spotter, an individual who
takes a position near their
com m unity and reports
wind gusts, hail size, rain
fall, and cloud formations
that could signal a develop
ing tornado.
More information
about the training is avail
able by contacting Morrow
County Emergency Man
agement at 541-676-5161
or the National Weather
Service at 541 -276-4493 ext
223 or visit http://weather.
gov. Dennis Hull can be
emailed at dennis.hull@
noaa.gov. Additional infor
mation is also available at
the National Weather Ser
vice website at http://www.
weather.gov/pendleton.
NOAA W eather
Radio broadcasts to Mor
row County from transmit
ters at Sillusi Butte and
Wilkenson Hill on a fre
quency o f 162.425 MHz
and near Boardman on AM
1610 KHz.
Additional infor
mation about Skywarn can
be found at http://www.
skywam.org. To leam more
about NOAA, visit http://
www.noaa.gov.
Veterans Benefits
Conference to be held
M orrow C ounty
Veterans Services will be
sponsoring the Veterans
B enefits C onference &
Health/W ellness Fair on
Thursday, May 20, from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Port of
Morrow in Boardman.
On hand will be:
State of Oregon Director of
Veterans Affairs Jim Willis;
Linda Adams from Oregon
Veterans Home; Elizabeth
Scheeler, representative
for Senator Merkley; Kel
ly Kerckhof - Eligibility,
Walla Walla VAMC; ODS
Dental Hygienists School
- La Grande; Anthony Du
rant - Veterans Rep. OR
Employment Dept.; Vet
erans Education Benefits;
Art McColville - CTUIR
Veterans Rep; Walla Walla
VAMC- Chronic Disease
Management & Diabetes;
and OEF/OIF Veterans Co
ordinator.
Lu n c h wi l l be
served at this event.
Confirm your reg
istration by calling 541 -
922-6420 and leaving your
name and phone number.
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