T W O - H ep p n er G a zette -T im es , H eppner, O rego n
W ednesday, M ay 5„ 2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U .S.P.S. 2 4 0 -4 2 0
M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical maner at the
Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3 , 187 9 . Periodical postage
paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W, Willow Street. Telephone ( 5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -
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David Syk es........................................................................................................Publisher
Autumn Morgan...................................................................................................... Editor
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Birth Announcement
Is a b e l Jo
Ann Payne - Petra
and Kevin Payne of
Heppner announce
the birth of a daugh
ter, Isabel Jo Ann
Payne, on April 2,
2010 at St. Anthony’s
Hospital in Pendle
Isabel Jo Ann Payne
ton.
At birth she
weighed eight pounds, nine ounces, and was 203/i inches
in length.
She joins a sister, Maya, 1 !4 years old.
Grandparents are Mary Ann Elguezabal of Hep
pner and the late Juan Elguezabal, Les and Kathy Payne
of Umatilla, and Phyllis Armitage of Wenatchee, WA.
Great-grandmother is Joan Ingram of Nez Perce,
ID.
Hunter’s education course
to be held in June
A hunter’s education course will be held June 8,
10, 15 and 17 from 6 - 9 p.m. at Heppner High school
with field day on Saturday morning, June 12, at Lexington
Gun Club.
Any person under 18 who wishes to hunt must
pass this course in order to acquire a hunting license in
the State of Oregon. Any person wishing to hunt out of
state must also hold a valid Hunter Education Card. The
course is being taught by Jim and Darlene Marquardt.
The cost for the class is $10.
To register for the class call Jim at 541 -969-4845.
Information about the course can be viewed at http://
www.dfw.state.or.us/outdoor_skills/hunter/courses/index.
asp#Northeast.
St. William Church children
receive first communion
Four children of St. William Church in lone received their First
Holy Communion on Sunday, May 2. The children had pre
pared for this event for over a year with the guidance of Eileen
McElligott. Parents, grandparents and visitors were present
for the event. At the mass, Fr. Gerry Condon spoke of the great
significance of this event for the children. Following the mass,
there was a reception for all, sponsored by the members of the
Altar Society. Pictured (l-r) are Megan Doherty, Jillian Rudolf,
Jason Rea, and Renae McElligott. -Contributed Photo
Obituaries
tions can be made to Bethel
Survivors include:
Delores Alvena
Church in Pendleton.
her daughters and son-
“Dee” (Van Cleave) Betty Anderson
in-law s, Teri and Terry
McGill
Sanderson of Wasco, and
D o lo res A lvena
“Dee” (Van Cleave) McGill,
76, of Pilot
Rock died
S a tu r d a y ,
May 1,2010
at Willow-
brook Ter
race. S e r
vices will be
held on Sat Delores
“Dee”
urday, May McGill
8, 2010, at
11 a.m. at
Bethel Assembly o f God
Church in Pendleton. Burial
will be held at Mount Hope
Cemetery in Baker City.
Delores was bom
July 30, 1933 in Baker
City to Alva and Rachel
(Riley) Wunder. She grew
up in Baker City where
she graduated from Baker
City High School in 1951.
She m arried Johnny Jo
seph Van Cleave in Baker
City in 1952. He passed
away in 1987. She moved
to Hereford then Alston’s
Comer, moving to Bend in
195 5. She later moved back
to Hereford in 1980 then
to John Day, Heppner and
then to Pilot Rock.
,
She married David
McGill on September 6,
1997 in Pilot Rock.
She worked for the
school district in food ser
vice and as a bus driver.
She is survived by:
her husband, David McGill
o f Pilot Rock; son Tim
Van Cleave of Pendleton;
daughter Jaycee (Janette)
Van Cleave of Fresno, CA;
brother, Ray Wunder of
Nampa, ID; sister Linda
Wall of Baker City; and six
grandchildren.
She was preceded
in deatfi by her parents and
her husband Johnny Van
Cleave.
Visitation will be
held Thursday, May 6, from
12-5 p.m. and Friday, May
7, from 9-5 p.m. at the fu
neral home.
Memorial contribu-
Betty Anderson, a
longtime resident of Pend
leton, died Wednesday,
April 28,2010 at her home.
She was 83
years old.
R ecitation
of the Holy
Rosary will
be conduct-
ed M o n
day, May 3,
2010, at 7 Betty
p.m. in the Anderson
Bums Mor
tuary Chapel in Pendleton.
Mass o f Christian Burial
will be celebrated Tuesday,
May 4, 2010 at 11 a.m. in
the St. M ary’s Catholic
Church in Pendleton. Burial
will follow the services
in the Olney Cemetery in
Pendleton.
Mrs. Anderson was
bom Mary Elizabeth Cur
ran, August 13, 1926 in
Pendleton. She was the
daughter o f Patrick and
Frances (Doherty) Curran.
She was raised in Morrow
County and North Powder,
where she graduated from
high school.
She married Ralph
R. A nderson on August
14, 1948 in Pendleton.
The family had lived in
John Day before moving to
Pendleton in 1957. While
here, she had worked at the
Pendleton Woolen Mills
for 30 years before she
retired.
She had been an ac
tive 60 year member of the
St. Mary’ Catholic Church
of Pendleton and a member
of the Catholic Daughters.
She had also been an ac
tive volunteer in our com
munity, Betty volunteered
for many groups including
the St. Mary’s Church, St.
M ary’ Outreach and the
American Red Cross and
several others. She enjoyed
gardening, cooking and
traveling. She was an avid
fan of her grandchildren’s
sports and activities.
Kathleen and David Hartley
of Pendleton; seven grand
children; and four great
grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by: her husband; a
son Patrick Anderson and
daughter-in-law Pamela
A nderson-C ourtain; her
parents; a sister Katy Mey
ers; and a grandson Ryan
Anderson.
C ontributions in
her memory may be di
rected to the St. M ary’s
Outreach, and may be sent
in care of Bums Mortuary
of Pendleton, PO Box 489,
Pendleton, OR 97801. You
may sign the guestbook, or
leave condolences at www.
bumsmortuary.com. Bums
Mortuary of Pendleton is in
charge of arrangements.
Dorothy Cutsforth
Zita Hawkins
Dorothy Cutsforth
Zita Hawkins, 80, of Herm-
iston, died Saturday, May
1, 2010 in
Richland,
WA. A fam
ily graveside
service will
be held at 3
p.m. on Fri
day, May 7, Dorothy
at the Hepp- Cutsforth
ner Masonic Zita
Cemetery. A Hawkins
public cel
ebration of life service will
be held 3:30 p.m. on Friday
at the St. Patrick’s Parish
Hall in Heppner.
She was bom Janu
ary 1, 1930 in Heppner, the
daughter of Orville and Alta
Pettyjohn Cutsforth. She
was raised and attended
school at Lexington up to
the fifth grade. She then
attended St. Joseph Acad
emy in Pendleton where
she graduated in 1947. She
graduated from Stevens
College in Missouri. It was
there that she met Francis
Richard Zita. The couple
was married on February
12, 1949 at Heppner. They
lived at New Britain, Con
necticut before moving to
Condon and then Beaver
ton. They later divorced.
On December 3,
1977 she married Robert
Hawkins at the Hawkins
home on Buttercreek near
Echo. It was there that she
enjoyed cooking for the
harvest crews and helping
Bob with his activities.
She enjoyed golf and was
a member o f the Willow
Creek Country Club in
Heppner. For a time she
wrote for the Gazette-Times
in Heppner. Her most en
joyable activities involved
her family, especially her
grandchildren.
Survivors include:
her daughters, Debra Zita
of Portland, Susan Pearle
o f Toronto, Canada, Judy
Wodecki o f Little River,
South Carolina, and Eliza
beth Ashbeck of Echo; sons,
Rich Zita of Pendleton and
Chris Zita of Echo; step
daughters, Terri Sheehe
of Beaverton and Melinda
Hawkins o f Port Orford,
WA; sisters, Vesta Kilkenny
of Portland and Fay Olsen
of Kennewick, WA; step
m other Barbara G ilbert
o f Heppner; step-brother
Gene Heliker of Pendleton;
step-sisters, Lisa Cutsforth
o f H eppner and Donna
Cutsforth, and 17 grand
children.
She was preceded
in death by: husbands Bob
Hawkins and Richard Zita;
parents Orville and Alta
Cutsforth; brothers Gene
Cutsforth, Pat Cutsforth,
Orville (Fritz) Cutsforth
Jr. and Kenneth Cutsforth;
sister Sharon Stookey; step
daughter Tammy Hubbard;
and step-son Craig Hawk
ins.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to the
Alzheimer’s Association of
Oregon, 1650 NW Naito
Parkway, Suite 190, Port
land, Oregon 97209.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
HES Positive Behavior Benefit fundraiser to be
Referral Recipients
held for 18 month-old
A benefit for 18 month-old Remi Robinson will
be held on Saturday, May 15. The benefit will be held at
Hamley’s Steak House in Pendleton beginning at 6:30
p.m. Remi was diagnosed a brain stem tumor and is cur
rently being cared for at Dorenbecher Hospital.
The benefit will include a no-host dinner/bar, a
silent auction, and live music. There is a $10 door charge
and tickets can be purchased in advance at Columbia State
Bank and Hamley’s.
Monetary donations may be sent to: Columbia
State Bank, Attention Kylee, P.O. Box 848, Pendleton,
OR 97801.
EOU announces winter dean’s list
For more information contact Polly Bothum at
More than 480 students enrolled at Eastern 541-910-2055, Mollie Bothum-Aschenbrener at 530-520-
Oregon University for the 2010 winter term have been 6018, or Robin Bothum-Nansel at 406-356-2461.
named to the dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list,
students must achieve and maintain a grade point average
of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a mini
mum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration
of the term.
On Monday, May 17, Heppner Daycare and Pre
The following EOU students qualified for the school will be open from 5-6:30 p.m. for fall preschool
winter 2010 dean’s list: Janessa Wood and Sherilyn Peck, registration for three and four year olds. Kids will do a
both of Heppner.
craft and have fun playing while parents fill out paper
work.
Parents are asked to bring immunization records
to the registration. Children who are returning to the pro
gram need to have their records updated.
Merry Chandler and the board members will be
available to answer questions and take suggestions.
As part of the Heppner Elementary School Posi
tive Behavior Support system, teachers have started giv
ing more referrals, as in positive ones. These are given
to students who have gone above and beyond in their
classwork, behavior or citizenship.
Students that received them in April were Jacee
Currin, Janice Munkers, Cara Arbogast, Leo Waite,
Daichi Walters, Patrick Collins, Ryan Smith, Melissa
Martin, Ethan Akers, Clyde Britt, Sophie Grant, Tiffany
Akers, Rylee Wagoner, Kolby Currin and Mrs. Matteson’s
homeroom.
Heppner Daycare and Pre
school to hold fall registration
ELEC T A N N SPIC ER
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
C O M M ITTE D :
Over Thirty Years of Com
mitment through Com
munity Service to Morrow
County
E X P E R IE N C E D :
Over Thirty Years in the
Practice of Law in Mor
row County Serving Mor
row County's Citizens and
Communities
Including
Former Morrow County
District Attorney.
vote Dean Kegler
Our County -■ Your vote
it Matters!
FAIR: As a Long Time
Member of the Morrow County Community, Ann knows her com
munity and understands how to best serve them in the role of
Justice Judge.
K N O W LED G EA B LE: Ann understands and is experi
enced in all aspects of civil and criminal law that must be applied
by the Justice Judge, including application of the municipal and
county codes in Morrow County
PAID FOR BY THE ANN SPICER FOR JUSTICE JUDGE COMMITTEE
Senior Center Menu
Heppner Christian Church members will be serv
ing lunch on Wednesday, May 12. The menu will include
oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green
beans, Jell-O with fruit, hot rolls, and ice cream.