TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 9,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
M orrow C ounty’s H o m e-O w n ed W eekly N ew spaper
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Crowell, Hershey
announce engagement
Jory Crowell
and Hayley Hershey,
along with their par
ents Gene and Kristy
Crowell o f lone, and
Mark and Judy Her
shey o f Portland, are
pleased to announce
th e ir e n g ag em en t.
Jory is a 1997 grad
uate o f lone High Jory Crowell and Hayley Hershey
School and is em
ployed by BJ’s Restaurant.
Hayley is a 2004 graduate o f Grant High School,
and is employed as a dental assistant.
They both live in Lake Oswego and are planning
a July 31 wedding.
Farewell open house set for Vial
The Morrow County Committee o f the Farm Ser
vice Agency will host a farewell open house for Morrow
County Executive Director, Darcy Vial on Thursday, June
17, from 2-4 p.m. The event will be held at the Morrow
County FSA Office (Pettyjohn Building) in Heppner.
All are welcome to use the opportunity to wish
Darcy well as she sets out for new adventures in Ne
braska.
For more information, contact Anne Morter at
541-422-7429.
Umatilla National Forest Road 53
undergoing curve reconstruction
R e c o n s tr u c tio n
work on Forest Road 53,
also known as the Western
Route, is scheduled to begin
on June 15. Construction
is expected to continue till
mid-August. Forest Road
53 is a popular route that
connects the towns o f Hep
pner and Ukiah.
The reconstruction
includes the realignm ent
o f a curve at milepost 19.5.
"The project is an important
safety improvement for this
section o f road as it will
smooth out the curve and
increase sight distance,”
stated Forest Engineer Joe
Neer.
D uring construc
tion, the road will remain
open, however, it will be
narrowed down to a single
lane through the work area.
Travelers could experience
delays o f up to 30 minutes.
An alternative route would
be to take Forest Road 5326
and Morrow County Road
798, Shaw Grade, to bypass
the construction.
According to Hep
pner Road Manager, Lori
Seitz, “Construction warn
ing signs will be posted.”
Seitz also added, “Please
drive carefully and watch
out for workers and trucks
hauling rock and paving
materials.”
For more informa
tion on this project, contact
the Heppner Ranger District
at (541) 676-9187.
Correa promoted to
assistant vice president
V eteran b a n k e r, mon sense and work ethic to
Christy Correa, was
everything she does
recently promoted
for the bank. She
to a s s is ta n t v ice
serves as adm inis
president, accord
trative secretary to
ing to Jeff Bailey,
the board o f direc
president and CEO
tors and plays a vital
o f Bank o f Eastern
role to our accounts
Oregon. Correa has
payable and corre
spent the past 18 Christy
spondent banking
years with the bank, Correa
re la tio n sh ip s. We
beginning in teller
are pleased to an
row and h a n d lin g v a ri nounce C hristy’s prom o
ous branch and central ac tion,” said Bailey. Correa
counting office roles. Most and her husband, Mike, who
recently she was nam ed works for Morrow County
financial coordinator for Grain Growers energy de
the bank.
partment, live in Heppner
“Christy brings the and have two daughters at
utm ost experience, com- home.
DIY Kids 4H Club to hold
carwash fundraiser
Education First tour to Italy
and Switzerland planned
An Education First tour to Italy and Switzerland
is being planned for spring break o f 2011. An informa
tional meeting will be held Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m.
in the Heppner Elementary School computer lab.
Grades 10 on up, college students, interested
parents and/or community are welcome. For more infor
mation, contact Mary Haguewood at 541-676-9759.
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Pictured left to right are club members Emily Holland, Stacee
Halvorsen, and Julianne Carlson. -Contributed Photo
The DIY Kids 4H
Club will be holding a car
wash fundraiser Saturday,
June 12, from noon until 4
p.m. at the lone Fire Hall.
The charge will be $8 per
vehicle or a donation.
The funds will help
the club m em bers attend
and participate in a two-day
quilting class at the Sister’s
Quilt Show in July.
Mary M. Holtz
Mary M. Holtz, 76,
o f F ederal, W ashington,
form erly o f lone,
died Saturday, June
5,2010 at her home.
A graveside service
w ill be held at 2
p.m . Friday, June
11,2010, at the Lex
ington Cemetery in
Lexington. V isita Mary
tion will be held on Holtz
Friday from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. at Sweeney Mor
tuary in Heppner.
She was bom De
cem ber 20, 1933 in Hep
pner, the daughter of Walter
and Matilda Bems Jepsen.
She was raised on the fam
ily ranch near lone with
her nine sib lin g s. M ary
atten d ed school in lone
graduating from lone High
School in 1952.
On June 8, 1952
she married Elmer C. Holtz.
The couple had two daugh
ters, Kathy and Carol, they
divorced in 1963.
Mrs. Holtz attend
ed the lone United Church
of Christ, and enjoyed sing
ing in the church choir.
She w orked at the lone
When your loading garbage for the
transfer stations to please keep in
mind we have a separate WOOD bin
and a separate METAL bin. These
items do not get put in with your regu
lar household garbage. So please keep
the wood and metal separated out for
easy dumping. Thank you. North end
Transfer Station, 69900 Frontage
Lane, Boardman, OR. 97818. South
end Transfer Station 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington, OR.
97839. Both hours of operation 9:00 - 4:00 Saturday
and1 Sunday.
0roccry Slorc Md |one
Post Office to provide for
her two daughters. In Au-
gust o f 1975 she had
the opportunity to
transfer to Federal
Way, WA to c o n
tinue w orking for
the U.S. Postal Ser
vice, retiring after
approxim ately 35
years. She enjoyed
M
traveling with her
family on vacations
and cooking for her fam
ily. She took pride in her
im m acu late gard en and
flowers.
She is survived by:
her daughters, Kathy Nel
son and her husband Ed o f
Lynnwood, WA, and Carol
Eveland and her husband
Dale o f Hermiston; grand
children, Julie G lenn o f
Hermiston, Mark Nelson of
Tacoma, WA, and Michael
Nelson of Lynnwood, WA;
and a great-grandson, Caleb
Glenn o f Hermiston.
She was preceded
in death by her parents, and
a sister, Virginia Wood.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
lone School Board recommends
Archer as new K-12 principal
lone School D is
trict announced that Jerry
Archer has emerged as the
top candidate in its search
for a principal. The School
Board will review the con
tract and take action at the
June 21 Board meeting.
Jerry A rcher has
been a teacher and admin
istrator in the Pendleton
School D istrict for many
years. His most recent po
sition was as the principal
at Sherwood Elementary,
from which he retired in
2009.
Dr. M ark M ulvi-
hill, superintendent o f the
U m a tilla -M o rro w ESD ,
c o m m e n d ed the c h o ic e
made by the lone School
Board.
“Jerry Archer is a
quality, experienced admin
istrator with deep roots in
eastern Oregon,” Mulvihill
said. “He is known as a per
sonable individual adept at
forming relationships. Jerry
is a fit for lone, and we are
excited to have him join the
team.” The UMESD will be
providing superintendent
and central office services
The DIY Kids 4H
Club is a group of girls who
have been together for five
years. They focus on home
economics related projects
for the Morrow County Fair
and other area contests.
W hile the m em bers are
experienced seamstresses,
Faced with loom
this class will be their first
ing budget cuts, the Blue
attempt at quilting.
Mountain Community Col
lege Board o f Education
met
Wednesday night, June
Birth Announcement
2, to discuss a $410,000
E l l i M ar
cut in state revenue for the
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2010-2011 academic year.
and Bobbie (Rankin)
President John
Bates announce the
Turner announced a pay
birth o f a daughter,
freeze for exem pt/techni-
Elli M arcella Bates
cal staff to save $95,000,
on May 25 at 3:03
cancelled plans to fill two
a.m.
v a c a n t a s s o c ia te vi ce-
At birth
president positions saving
she w eighed eight Elli Marcella Baten
$ 1 5 5 ,0 0 0 , and red u c e d
pounds, four ounces,
$200,000 from the materi
and was 20 inches in length.
als and services budget for
A Heppner community baby shower is being the information technology
hosted by grandparents Tim and Kathy Rankin and Dale department, for a reduced
and Sheryll Bates on Saturday, June 19, at 2 p.m. at Hep spending strategy totaling
pner Christian Church.
$450,000.
Elli (Bobbie Bates) is registered at Target.
Based on Oregon’s
economic forecast, Turn
er told the board this cut
might not be the last in this
Morrow County Public Works would
like to remind everyone
I
Obituaries
for the lone School District
starting in the 2010-2011
school year.
A rcher’s position
as principal and the UM-
ESD’s contract for central
office support comes after
current lone Superintendent
Karl Ostheller resigned his
position, effective June 30.
lone School Board
Chairm an Joe M cElligott
is confident the B o ard ’s
selection of Archer will be
a good fit as well. Archer
rose to the top of the many
candidates who applied, he
said. The Board was able
to choose from a large pool
o f candidates to interview
four. “They were all good
candidates with a lot o f ex
perience”, McElligott said.
“It was a luxury to be able
to choose from such well-
qualified applicants.”
M ulvihill added,
“The lone principal posi
tion was very competitive.
Jerry emerged as the top
candidate through a com
prehensive hiring process.
The lone board, staff, and
community should be com
mended for their efforts.”
BMCC faces cut in state funding
OPEN-miSE
Honoring the retir ment of
ice
at MCG
biennium and that the col
lege would continue to find
places to reduce spending in
an effort to protect college
reserves and ensure long
term fiscal solvency.
Other business and
reports:
-The board adopted
the 2010-2011 budget, after
making changes to reflect
the reduction in state rev
enue.
-The D epartm ent
o f Corrections’ contract for
the delivery o f prison edu
cation to EOCI, TRCI and
PRCI for 2010-2011 was
approved and signed.
-S pring term en
rollm ent is up 18% over
last year.
-Instructor Preston
Winn gave an academ ic
update on the agriculture
department.
Willow Creek
Tea Party
Patriots to meet
The Willow Creek
Tea Party Patriots will hold
a meeting on Tuesday, June
15, at 7 p.m. at Columbia
Basin Electric. The public
is invited to attend.
An open d isc u s
sion will be held involving
activities for summer and
fall.