TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 19,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical maner at the
Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879 Periodical postage
paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-
9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor«!rapidserve net or davidiurapidserve
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Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in
Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; bi years or older); $33
elsewhere. $27 student subscriptions.
David Sykes........................................................................................................ Publisher
Autumn Morgan...................................................................................................... Editor
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column inch Cost for classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
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lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits
require three weeks to process after last date of publicatxin (a sooner return date must be
specified if required)
For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to
meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
or who wish to have the obituary written m a certain way must purchase advertising space
for the obituary.
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number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will
be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks’ at a cost of $10.
Birth Announcement
Tacey Marie
Schonbachler- Eric
and Rachel Schon
bachler of Heppner
announce the birth
of a daughter, Tacey
Marie Schonbachler
on March 29, 2010 at Tacey Marie Schonbachler
St. Anthony’s Hospi
tal in Pendleton.
At birth she weighed eight pounds, 11 ounces,
and was 20 inches in length.
Grandparents are Hank and Debbie Howard of
Heppner, Gary Schonbachler of Heppner and the late
Donna, and Juli Cross of Gresham.
Great-grandparents art Charlene Howard of Red
mond and Cliff and Charlotte McDonald of Redmond.
Carey Lynn Mauck and Mitchell Steven Mathews
Carey Lynn Mauck and Mitchell Steven Mathews
of Beaverton have announced their engagement.
Carey is the daughter of Wendy and Jay Mauck
of The Dalles. She graduated from The Dalles High
School in 2002 and from Portland Community College
in 2005.
Mitchell is the son of Geneva Jones of Salem
and Dan Mathews of Gazelle, CA. He graduated from
Heppner High School in 2000 and from Oregon State
University in 2007.
The couple plan to be married June 5,2010 at St.
Peter’s Landmark in The Dalles.
Miller, Gentry announce
engagement
Memorial Day dinner to be held
St. Patrick’s Senior Center and Farm Foundation
are co-sponsoring a Memorial Day dinner on Sunday,
May 30, in the Senior Center dining room from 1-3 p.m.
and is free to the public. The Farm Foundation is spon
soring the dinner in celebration of the museum’s 50 year
anniversary.
The museum will be open at its regularly sched
uled time on Saturday, May 29, and also after the dinner
on Sunday for anyone that is interested.
Donations are being accepted and will go toward
the cost of the food.
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Have a
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relax,
and
enjoy
Elmer Clarence a partnership that continued
Holtz, 83, of lone died until the late 1970s.
Saturday, May 15, at
He owned
Suttle Care in Pend
and managed rental
leton A funeral ser
properties, bought
vice will be held at
and sold new/used
10 a.m. on Friday,
cars, worked for
May 21, at Hope
various area wheat
Lutheran Church
ranchers, and peeled
in Heppner, 675 S
potatoes on the line
Elmer Holtz,
Alfalfa Street. Con
at a Boardman plant
cluding services and
until his retirement
burial will follow at High- in 1988.
.
view Cemetery in Ione at 2
He restored clas
p.m. A viewing will be held sic cars in his spare time.
between the hours of 2 and He was a charter member
7 p.m. on Thursday, May of Hope Lutheran Church,
20, at Burns Mortuary of Heppner.
Pendleton.
He married Mary
Holtz was born Jepsen in 1950s. The couple
June 11, 1926 on the farm divorced in 1964.
at Northgate, N.D. to Clar
He marred Sandra
ence and Laura Wolken- Hoiness January 4, 1972.
hauer Holtz. In 1933, the
He is survived by:
family moved to Grand his wife at the home; sons
view and subsequently to James Elmer and Brian
Mabton, WA. He attended David of Ione, and Michael
Belma Country School near Greggory and Tina of Pend
the farm. He stayed be leton; daughter Brenda Lou
hind with his grandparents and David Long of New
when the family moved to berg; one brother, Harold
Ione. After graduating from and Irene Holtz of Ione;
Grandview High School in one sister, Mary and Tom
1946, he joined the family Kirkelie of Tacoma, WA;
for a short time before being three nieces and one neph
inducted into the Army at ew; daughters Katherine
and Eddy Nelson of Lyn
Ft. Lewis, WA.
Following his wood, WA, and Carol and
honorable discharge from Dale Eveland of Hermiston;
the service, he returned eight grandchildren; and
to the family farm south one great-grandson.
Contributions in
of lone where he worked
for his father and neigh memory of Elmer may be
boring farmers until 1952 made to the Hope Lutheran
when he drove truck and Church or to a charity of the
delivered gasoline for Pet donor’s choice, and may be
tyjohn Oil Company in sent care of Bums Mortuary
lone. From 1954-1962, he of Pendleton, PO Box 489,
again worked for his father Pendleton, OR 97801. To
on the wheat farm. From send condolences to the
1962-1966, he worked in family or sign the guest
the office at Pettyjohn Oil book visit www.bumsmor-
and returned again to the tuary.com.
Bums Mortuary of
family farm in 1967. After
his father’s death in 1969, Pendleton is in charge of
he and his brother formed arrangements.
Richard G. Dick ’ Metz
Welly Toss to be held during
Celebrate Heppner Days
Ione holds eighth grade graduation
Information:
Irrigon:
541-922-3197
Boardman Marina Park
Irrigon Marina Park
Boardman Marina Park
Irrigon Marina Park
Boardman Marina Park
Irrigon Marina Park
Boardman Marina Park
Irrigon Marina Park
Boardman Marina Park
Irrigon Manna Park
Elmer Clarence Holtz
Kara Brooke Miller and Michael Jason Gentry
announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.
Kara is the daughter of Nancy Pettyjohn Miller
and the late George Miller of Ione. She attended lone
schools and graduated from the University of Montana.
Michael is the son of Jerrold and Debra Gentry
of Boring. He attended Sandy schools and Mt. Hood
Community College.
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Both are employed in the greater Portland area.
Reverend Richard Zion Lutheran Church in
The wedding will take place September 25,2010
G. “Dick” Metz, 63, of Redmond. A reception will
in Oregon City.
Sisters died Thursday, May follow.
Autumn Funerals-
13, 2010.
' A memorial service Redmond is in charge of the
will be held at 11a.m. on arrangements.
The Welly Toss Individual competition will Saturday, May 22, at the
will again be played on June be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The
11 as part of the Celebrate team championship con
test will be held from 7 to
Heppner Days.
New for Celebrate 8 p.m. Individual play is
Heppner Days is the addi broken into six categories:
tion of Team Play. Busi kindergarten and under;
nesses, agencies, churches, grades 1-3; 4-6; 7-12; adult
school, and individuals that female; and adult male.
want to compete as a team Winners will be determined
should sign up by June 4. by adding the total of three
Teams consist of four play throws.
The game is played
ers and the winning team
is determined by the total by throwing a boot under
inches thrown collectively hand as far as you can. It
must stay within the marked
by all players.
Teams will com boundaries of play.
The Welly Toss is
pete from noon to 4 p.m.
also in need of boots for
this event. Anyone who has
any old boots, either Wel
lingtons or cowboy boots
Eighth graders at lone Community School held their gradu
can contact either Shirlee ation dinner and dance on Thursday night, May 13. Pictured
Sweigart at 541-310-0688 are: (seated L-R) Jacqueline Juarez, Emily Holland, Nicole
or Sheryll Bates at 541- Lutz, and Larissa Jones. (Standing L-R) Gus Peterson, Bailey
Haguewood, Joel Stillman, Jason Thompson, Skyler Kendrick,
676-5536.
Music
on the
banks
of the
Columbia
Information:
Boardman:
541-571-1710
Monday, June 14
Monday, June 21
Monday, June 28
Monday, July 5
Monday, July 12
Monday, July 19
Monday, July 26
Monday, August 2
Monday, August 9
Monday, August 16
Kara Brooke Miller and Michael Jason Gentry
Obituaries
- Jeannette Lorang & Ted Vanderford
- John Wambeck
- Frank Carlson-"Honor our Veterans"
- 98% Angels - “Honor our Veterans”
- Squeeze the Weezel & Celtic Dancers
- Roy Dodd’s Tribute to Elvis
- Barbara Nelson & Dance Unlimited
- Bluezettes
- Rolling Hills Chorus - (Sweet Adelines)
• Sidewalk Stampers
Refreshments available for purchase: Boardman - Judy Scott's Chuckwagon Irrigon - IMAC
FUNDED BY: MORROW COUNTY UNIFIED RECREATION DISTRICT & PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC
SPONSORED BY: NORTH MORROW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, IRRIGON WATERMELON FESTIVAL & MP5+
Dustin Lutz, Kaid Peck and Zane King. -Contributed Photo
Senior Center
Ione American Legion Auxiliary
Menu
Willow Creek
Baptist Church members
will be serving lunch on
Wednesday, May 26. The
menu will include shrimp
fried rice, coleslaw with
pineapple, egg rolls, and
fortune coolJes.
Advertise with the
Heppner
Gazette-Times
holding a Sock Drive
The Ione American
Legion Auxiliary is holding
a Sock Drive for area sol
diers on tour overseas.
The auxiliary is re
questing large packages of
cotton socks (tube type are
preferred). The hot weather
is coming, w ith it comes the
need for changing socks of
ten to prevent sore feet.
The auxiliary also
needs the names and ad
dresses of area soldiers who
are deployed overseas.
Socks and names
are due by June 1.
Names and address
can be sent to: gatesar-
lynda@hotmail.com or call
541-422-7534; or lirene-
holtz@aol.com or call 541 -
422-7487.
Socks may be
dropped off at the BEO
branch in Ione.
Ione American Legion to host
Memorial Day program
Call
541-676-922Ô
The Ione Ameri
can Legion Memorial Day
program will be held on
Monday. May 31. A short
ceremony will take place at
the memorial flag pole near
Ione School at 10:30 a.m.
The program will then con
tinue inside the Ione Legion
Hall with guest speaker Lt.
Colonel Kris Perkins, the
commanding officer of the
Umatilla Chemical Depot.
Refreshments will
be served. Everyone is in
vited to attend.