TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 26,2010
Kilkenny graduates from Gonzaga
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Sims, Olsen announce engagement
Obituaries
R ory K ilk
Michael William Rowell
enny graduated from
A burial service for Michael Rowell, 57, o f Hep
Gonzaga University
pner will be held at the lone Cemetery on Saturday, June
on May 9 w ith a de
5, at 2 p.m. He died on November 20, 2009 in Heppner.
gree in civil en g i
neering. He was also
Carmalita “Dot” Halvorsen
one o f 30 graduates
Carmalita “Dot” Halvorsen, 93, o f lone died
from the Hogan Hon
Monday,
May 24, 2010 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
ors Entrepreneurial
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May
School at Gonzaga.
28,2010 at the lone Community Church with concluding
Rory was a
service and burial to follow at High View Cemetery. A
2006 graduate of Hep
complete obituary will appear in next weeks Gazette-
pner High School. He
Times.
is the son o f John and
Sw eeney M ortuary is in charge o f arrange
Diane Kilkenny.
ments.
He has tak
en a position as an Rory Kilkenny
engineer at Arcadis
Engineering in Seattle. Rory finished his final semester
at Gonzaga with a 3.7 grade point average.
Garden Club partners
with U.S. Forest Service
Kinzua Lunch Group meeting held
The monthly Kin
zua Lunch Group met at
S e rv ic e C re e k on M ay
14. Those attending were
OL and Jean Ann Adams,
Bonnie Cam pbell, Arleta
Bouchard, Irene Campbell,
Bob and Mary Lee Britt,
Lee and Charm Bogle, Rol-
lene Allen, John and Midge
Geer, Marilyn Garcia, Pat
Hyatt, Bob and Lavonne
Slinkdardiced, Mary Bry
ant, Cenone Benson and
daughter Karen Sue, Scotty
and Pat Reed, Bruce and
D ix ie H o llo m o n , S teve
and Roberta Conlee, Ada
Schell, Bill Potter, Harold
Hyatt, and Sheridan Led
ford.
There will not be
a lunch in June as the all
school reunion will be held
in fossil May 31, a memo
rial lunch in honor o f June
While on June 12, and the
Kinzua Reunion June 19.
The next lunch will
be Thursday, July 15, in
Prineville at the Apple Ped
dler.
The Oregon Fed
eration o f G arden Clubs
has partnered with the U.S.
Forest Service to replace
appropriate trees in Oregon
forests damaged by nature.
The Heppner Garden Club
w ill be taking donations
for this project during the
month o f June. Donation
jars will be located in the
stores and shops o f par
ticip atin g H eppner m er
chants.
The goal is $68, the
amount needed to reforest
one acre and allow s the
club to designate w hich
forest the donation will be
used in.
Donations can also
be m ade at the m onthly
Garden Club m eeting on
M onday, J une 7, at the
Senior Center lounge at 7
p.m.
HHS N ational Honor Society
inducts new m embers
Morrow SWCD meeting to be held
The M orrow
SWCD Board has a meeting
scheduled for Tuesday, May
5, at 6 p.m. at the Ag Ser
vice Center in Heppner.
Agenda items in
clude minutes of the April
Catherine Rose Sims and Darren Ron Olsen
meeting, treasurer’s report,
Catherine Rose Sims and Darren Ron Olsen, both written staff report, partner
o f Heppner, announce their engagement and upcoming agency reports.
wedding.
M eetin g s o f the
Catherine is the daughter of Robert L. Sims of Morrow SWCD are open
Rosyln, WAand Katherine D. Schweitzer o f Visalia, CA.
She graduated from Golden West High School in Visalia,
CA and is currently employed at Cornerstone Gallery in
Heppner.
.
On June 5 and 6
Darren is the son of Rod Olsen o f Molalla and
there
will
be a two day off
Marjorie Olsen o f Silverton. He graduated from Silverton
road
motorcycle
and ATV
Union High School in Silverton and is currently employed
event
at
the
Morrow
County
with Elohim Covenant Church in Heppner.
OHV
Park
in
Heppner.
The wedding will take place at a friend’s home
On Saturday, there
in Springfield on Saturday, June 26, 2010.
will be an ATV race first
thing in the morning, fol
lowed by a motorcycle/ATV
poker
run for the whole
Judge Charlotte Gray, Heppner Justice Court, has
family,
and ending with a
released the following report:
“Kidz
Kross
Kountry” for
-Christine Wizner, 34, Heppner, Maintaining a
the
youngsters
which will
Dog as a Public Nuisance, $189 fine.
be
just
for
fun.
-Michelle Stone, 34, Heppner, Failure to Obey a
On Sunday, there
Traffic Control Device, $215 fine.
will
be
a motorcycle race
-Cheryle Rietmann, 51, lone, Violation o f the
that
will
feature racers from
Basic Rule by going 82 mph in a 55 mph zone, $289
to the public. The meeting
location is accessible to
persons with disabilities.
A request for an interpreter
for the hearing impaired or
for other accommodations
for persons with disabilities
should be made at least 48
hours before the meeting
to Janet Greenup, 541-676-
5452 extension 109.
Two-day motorcycle/ATV event
to be held at M. C. OHV Park
Justice Court Report
fine.
-Alexander Wilson, 18, lone, Driving Uninsured,
Failure to Renew Registration, $445 fine.
-Tracy Wilson, 53, Lexington, DU11 Diversion
Agreement, $458 fine.
-Tim othy Moomey, 46, M onroe, DUII, two
years probation, 180 days incarceration, one year license
suspension, $2,812 fine.
-Timothy Moomey, 46, Monroe, DUII Breath
Test Refusal, $474 fine.
-Ayla M. Fuimaono, 18, Heppner, Dog at Large,
$189 fine.
-Diane M. Munkers, 48, Heppner, Dog as a Public
Nuisance, $189 fine.
-Fred Elbert Hamden, 65, Heppner, Dog at Large,
$250 fine.
the beginners on up to the
AA/experts in a 100 mile
cross country course.
The ATV / Motor
cycle race is part o f the
Oregon Motorcycle Riders
Association (OMRA) race
series that has events all
over the state o f Oregon
and will be attracting some
o f the top o ff road ra c
ers from Washington and
Idaho as well. This event
is promoted by N.O.R.A.
(Northwest Off-road Racers
Association).
Blood drive and fundraiser
to be held June 3
An American Red
Cross blood drive and bone
marrow testing will be held
on Thursday, June 3, from
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
at Spray School. Later a
benefit spaghetti dinner and
auction will be held from
4-7 p.m.
Stacie Harris,
daughter o f John and Barb
H arris o f Spray, suffers
from leukemia. The next
steps in her treatment re
quire invasive procedures
and she has an inability
to stop bleeding and will
The lone American Legion Memorial Day pro require transfusions. The
gram will be held on Monday, May 31. A short ceremony Harris’ 14 year old nephew
will take place at the memorial flag pole near lone School Riley suffers from aplastic
at 10:30 a.m. The program will then continue inside the anemia and will require a
lone Legion Hall.
bone m arrow tran sp lan t
lone American Legion to host
Memorial Day program
with transfusions up until
that surgery.
T he d i n n e r will
cost $5 per person.
A charitable fund
has been set up at the Bank
of Eastern Oregon.
To schedule your
appointment, or for more
information, contact Bar
bara at 541-910-8908.
A b u f f a l o hunt ,
Jew lry box, w elder, bed
and breakfast package, rifle,
Pendleton Round-Up pack
age, gift baskets, rodeo
tickets, as well as other live
auction and silet auction
items. To donate please call
541-384-2127.
Heppner High School National Honor Society' held its induction
ceremony for 2010 on Wednesday, May 19. New members are
(L-R): Kelsi Putman, Connor Pappas, Justin Pranger, Zech
Hintz, and Joe Armato. -Photo by David Sykes
Celebrate Heppner on June 11
The H eppner
C ham ber o f C om m erce,
e v e n t c o m m i t t e e , a nd
downtown m erchants are
planning a fun filled Cel
ebrate Heppner Event on
Friday, June 11. Heppner’s
Main Street from Willow to
May Streets will be closed
from 2-9 p.m. to enjoy the
Celebrate Heppner evening
activities.
Tlje day will start
out with the Merchant Side
walk Sale at 9 a.m. Chil
dren’s games will start at
10:30 a.m. at City Park with
tricycle races, egg race, egg
toss, w ater balloon toss,
and wheelbarrow race. The
hot dog eating contest will
start 11:30 a.m. at the City
Park for ages 11 to adult.
Morrow County Heritage
and Agricultural Museums
will be open from 1-5 p.m.
and there will be “Bingo” at
the Senior Center from 2-5
p.m. Sweet Productions Ice
Cream Parlour and Diner
will be giving out straw
berry shortcake starting at
10:30 a.m. until it’s gone.
C o m m u n i t y B a n k will
be giving away root beer
floats from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Oregon Lions Mobile
Health Screening Unit will
be parked on Willow Street
next to the Senior Center
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and all
the screenings are free.
A new event for
this y e a r is the “ W elly
Toss,” with team competi
tion starting at noon and
individual and family com
petition starting at 5 p.m.
Team sign up forms can be
picked up at the Chamber
O ffice, M urray’s or City
Hall. The “toss” will take
place on Willow Street be
tween Murray’s and Artisan
Village.
A dessert auction
will be held at 6 p.m. in the
Senior Center dining room.
The auction is a fundraiser
for the Heppner Chamber.
T he Sma l l D og
Races will begin at 3 p.m.
on Main Street. The Bank
o f E astern O regon will
be hostin g their annual
barbecue, starting at 5:30
p.m. and Morrow County
Fair will be serving baked
beans and salads. For adult
beverages, you will find
B ucknum ’s Beer Garden
and Murray’s Wine Garden
set up and ready to serve
you, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Brady Goss, and
his electronic keyboard will
be providing the entertain
ment for the evening. Brady
Goss is being sponsored by
Tom Denchel Ford Country,
M urray Drugs, and Hep
pner Chamber.
Chamber lunch meeting to be held
Don't forget
Arrangements & Plants
starting at $25-$30
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G r a d u a t io n
is c o m i n g
Flower delivery available
through Saturday-
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Student officers Brett Harrison, Devin Robinson,
and Kelsi Putman from the local Heppner FFA Chapter
will be the guest speakers at the Chamber lunch meeting.
They will be giving a presentation and speaking about the
activities that they have been involved in this year. The
lunch meeting will begin at noon and the cost is $9. The
meeting will be held at the Heppner City Hall. Beverages
will be provided.
Dino’s Delectable Catering will be serving the
meal.
DA’s Report
The Morrow County District Attorney’s Office
has released the following report:
-David Shane Molina, 31, was convicted of Ha
rassment, a Class B Misdemeanor, and was sentenced to
40 days incarceration with 30 days suspended. 18 months
bench probation, complete 10 hours o f community ser
vice, other conditions, and pay $548 in fines, fees, and
assessments. Molina was also convicted o f Contempt of
Court and was sentenced to 60 days incarceration with 30
days suspended, 12 months bench probation, other condi
tions, and pay $548 in fines, fees, and assessments.
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