TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 21,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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Autumn Morgan........................................................................................ Editor
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Peck, Morían
wedding announced
Blauer appointed as examiner
for national quality award
M ichael Blauer, on the Baldrige Criteria
A dm inistrator/C E O for for Perform ance Excel
the Morrow County Health lence and the scoring and
evaluation processes
District, has been ap
for the B aldrige
pointed by Dr. Pat
Award. Awards may
rick Gallagher, Di
be given annually in
rector of the Com
each of six catego
merce Department’s
ries: M anufactur
National Institute
ing, Service, Small
o f Standards and
Business, Educa
Technology (NIST),
tion, Health Care,
to the 2010 Board of
JC
and Non-profit.
Examiners for the
I n f o r
Malcolm Baldrige Michael
Blauer
mation about the
N ational Q uality
Baldrige National
Award. The award,
Quality
Program and the
created by public law in
application
process is avail
1987, is the highest level
able
from
the
Baldrige Na
of national recognition for
tional
Quality
Program,
perform ance excellence
that a U.S. organization can National Institute of Stan
dards and Technology, Ad
receive.
As an exam iner, ministration Bldg., Room
Blauer is responsible for A600, 100 Bureau Drive,
reviewing and evaluating Stop 1020, Gaithersburg,
applications submitted for MD 2 0899-1020, te le
the Award. The board is phone: 301/975-2036, fax:
composed of approximately 301/948-3716. Information
500 leading experts selected also can be found on the
from industry, professional Baldrige National Quality
and trade organizations, Program’s website at http://
education and health care www.nist.gov/baldrige.
The Award P ro
organizations and govern
ment. Those selected meet gram is managed by NIST
the highest standards of in close cooperation with the
qualification and peer rec private sector. The Ameri
ognition. All members of can Society for Quality
the board must take part in (ASQ) in Milwaukee, WI,
a preparation course based administers the program.
Combined Strategic Plan
meeting to be held April 27
The South Willow Creek Valley Combined Stra
tegic Plan meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, April
27, at 7 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. It is important that
representatives from Heppner, Lexington and lone are
present as a combined strategic plan from the previously
identified common community threads is developed.
For more information, contact Sheryll Bates/
WCVEDG at 541-676-5536 or Karen Kendall/GEODC at
541-276-6745. RSVPs are appreciated prior to Monday,
April 26.
Birth Announcement
Alan Morlan and Sara Peck
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Peck of Lexington an
nounce the engagement of their daughter Sara Peck to
Alan Morlan Jr., son of Mr. Alan Morlan, and Ms. Diana
Morlan.
Sara is 2005 graduate of lone High School and
received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture busi
ness management from Oregon State University. She is
currently employed as an assistant manager of account
ing at Slayden Plumbing & Heating, Inc. in North Pole,
AK.
Alan is a 2002 graduate of Colony High School
and is presently working on a degree in business manage
ment from Eastern Oregon University. He is currently
employed as a licensed journeyman plumber at Slayden
Plumbing & Heating, Inc. in North Pole, AK.
The happy couple will be celebrating their wed
ding on May 30, 2010 at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in
Kennewick, WA.
Jam es A n
thony McNamee -
Kristi and Abe Mc
Namee of Irrigon an
nounce the birth of a
son, James Anthony
McNamee on Febru
ary 16, 2010 at 8:12
a.m. at St. Anthony
Hospital in Pendle
ton.
At b i r t h
he w eig h ed seven
pounds, one ounce,
and was 20 inches in
length.
He joins a two-year-old sister, Klynn Mc
Namee.
Grandparents are Bob and Pam Worden of Hep
pner and Pat and Vickie McNamee of Irrigon.
Great-grandparents are Richard and Grace Morin
of Portland and Josephine McNamee of Madras.
Obituaries
Geneva J. Palmer
Geneva J. Palmer,
longtim e lone resident,
died on April 15, 2010 in
H erm iston
at the age
of 97 years.
A memorial
service will
be held on
S a tu r d a y ,
A p ril 24,
2010, at 10 Ue»eva J.
a.m. at the Palmer
lone C om
munity Church in lone.
Burial will follow at the
High View Cemetery in
lone.
She was born on
May 9, 1912 in Ava, Mis
souri to parents, Noah and
Ella Jackson Pettyjohn. She
was raised in Cecil, Mor
gan, and later in lone where
she attended and graduated
high school.
Geneva was united
in marriage to Marion A.
Palmer on September 25,
1932 in Heppner. They
lived on Sand Hallow and
McNabb before moving to
the Pettey’s Place on Rhea
Creek in 1963 where she
has lived since. Geneva was
a member of the lone Com
munity Church, the Willows
Grange #672, and the lone
Education Foundation. She
enjoyed her yard, garden
ing, cooking, canning, and
most of all spending time
with her grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
She is survived by:
her son, Marion Lee Palmer
of lone; four granddaugh
ters; nine great-grandchil
dren; two great-great-grand-
sons; and several nieces and
nephews.
Geneva was pre
ceded in death by: her hus
band Marion Palmer; her
parents; three brothers,
Paul, Roy, and Lee; and a
sister, Beulah Sherer.
Those who wish
may make contributions in
Geneva’s memory to the
lone Community Church
Memorial Fund or the lone
Education Foundation.
The condolence
book can be signed online
at w w w .burnsm ortuary-
hermiston.com.
Bums Mortuary of
Hermiston is in charge of
the arrangements.
Thomas Allen
Hamman
Thomas A. Ham-
man, 43, of Albany passed
away Tuesday, April 13,
2010, at his home. A Cel
ebration of Life potluck was
held Friday, April 16, at 1
p.m. at Grand Prairie Park
in Albany.
He was born in
Hermiston the son of Tom
and M arion (Poorm an)
Hamman. Tom was raised
in Heppner and graduat
ed from high school in
1984. He loved the out
doors, hunting, and fishing.
Tom was enjoying a life of
sobriety after many years of
addiction.
Tom is survived
by: sons Skylar Hager and
Daric Crus; daughter Harley
Hamman; mother Marion
L. Robinson of Heppner;
father Tom R. Hamman and
wife Jeannie of Otis; broth
ers, Mark Hammon of Tan
gent, Robbie Poorman of
Lebanon, Chadd Robinson
of Hawaii, Zac Brown of
Heppner, and Matt Ham
man of Bend; sisters Amy
Robinson of Albany and
Sharon Robinson-Miller of
Heppner; grandmother Ar
lene McCall of Hermiston;
uncles Scott Poorman, John
Poorman, both of Albany,
John Hamman o f Uma
tilla and Mike Hamman of
Hermiston; and friend Kate
Rebillet-Cruse of Albany.
He was preceded
in death by: step-father
Francis Robinson; uncles
Robert Poorman and Allen
Hamman; and grandfather
Harry Hamman.
A A su m -D u fo u r
Funeral Home is handling
arrangements.
Griffith-Turner
wedding to be held
Creative Care Preschool Stokes Landing Senior
to hold visitation
Center to host spring events
The lone Creative Care Preschool will have a
visitation from 10-11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 28, for
students who will be attending preschool next fall.
There will be a short meeting for parents to fill
in registration information at that time or they may take
forms home to complete later. Children must be 3 years
old by September 1, 2010. Students must have proof of
birth date and immunization records to enroll.
Classes will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. starting in September and
continuing through the school year.
For more information call Betty Rietmann at
541-422-7120.
SELL YOUR BOIO FOR CASH!
"Gold is at a record high"
Sell your unwanted gold,
silver, platinum jewelry
for cash!
S tokes L anding
Senior Center in Irrigon
announces the following
upcoming events:
-B lue M ountain
Old Time Fiddlers w ill
perform Saturday, April 24,
beginning at 6 p.m.
-A Spring Bazaar
will be held Friday and
Saturday, April 30 and May
1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and Sunday, May 2, from
1 -4 p.m.
Senior Center Menu
Nazarene/7th Day Adventist members will be
serving lunch on Wednesday, April 28. The menu will
include tuna casserole, spiced pears, hot rolls, and mocha
squares.
Morrow County Health District Welcomes
Darryl Denison, PA-C
To Irrigon Medical Clinic
Buying: 10 karat, 14 karat, 18 karat, 22
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Jennifer Griffith and Ricky Turner
Glen and Kelly Griffith of lone and Barry and
Cindy Turner of Irrigon are proud to announce the en
gagement of their children, Jennifer Kanda Griffith and
Ricky Joseph Turner.
Jennifer is a 2006 graduate o f lone High
School.
Ricky graduated from Riverside High School in
2003 and attended Blue Mountain Community College.
They are presently ranching in Nevada.
The couple will be married on May 8 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Wildhorse Event Center in Pendleton.
Chamber lunch meeting to be held
The weekly cham
ber lunch meeting will be
gin at noon on Thursday,
April 22, at City Hall.
Betty Gray with
Morrow County Parks will
give an update on OHV
Park activity. An update of
activities will be given on
plans for the lone 4th of
July Festival. Also, a few
of Mrs. Dickenson’s Plant
Science Club students will
talk about their upcoming
plant sale.
Lunch cost is $9.
Sweet Productions will be
catering the meal.