TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 16,2010
HES Student Council donates to _________ Obituaries
library and HEROES program
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Richard Wayne Peck
Heppner
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Autumn Morgan.............................................................................................. Editor
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The HES Student Council donated three NEO 2 units to the
Library and HEROES program. The units will be used by stu
dents to take AR quizzes without the use of full size computers.
These units were donated in memory of Nate Arbogast who
passed away earlier this year. Mr. Arbogast was well known
for his dedication to brining technology to small town schools
and his volunteer work in the community. Pictured are: Top
row (L-R) - Sydney Qualls, Coby Dougherty, Logan Grieb,
Jessica Kempken, and Caitlynn Bailey. Bottom row (L-R) -
Ryan Smith, Kai Arbogast, Cara Arbogast, and Kacie Gray.
The student council presenting the plaque to the Arbogast
children with the NEO units. -Contributed Photo
be placed in the classifieds under ‘Card of T hanks' at a cost of $10
EOU offers student
success scholarship
Birth Announcement
A r i’el R ag-
n e r G r a y - David
and Suzanne Gray of
Boardman announce
the birth of a son, Ari ’el
Ragner Gray on May
21, 2010 at 11:57 p.m.
at Kadlec Medical Cen
ter in Richland, WA.
At birth he
weighed six pounds,
6‘/2 ounces, and mea
sured 19 'A inches in
length.
Ari’el Ragner Gray
He jo in s a
nine year old brother,
Joshua Grant.
Grandparents are Ivan and Jane Akers of Boardman,
Karen and Rick Murray of Redmond, and Richard and Sandy
Gray of Albany.
He is the great-nephew of Karl and Patty Smith of
Boardman.
E a s te rn O re g o n
U n iv e rs ity is o ffe rin g
scholarships to returning
students who have not been
awarded any prior m erit
based scholarships from
EOU.
F u ll-tim e u n d e r
graduates who have com
pleted 45 credit hours at
EOU in the 2009-10 aca
demic year while maintain
ing a m inim um o f a 3.0
cumulative GPA are eligible
for aw ards ranging from
$750 to $1,500.
S ch o larsh ip s are
available on an annual basis
and students who meet the
criteria are invited to reap
ply in the spring for a total
o f three years.
A p p lica tio n s are
due by August 1 for the
2010-11 academ ic year.
Forms are available online
at www.eou.edu/fao/schol 2 .
html or at the Financial Aid
Office in Inlow Hall, Room
201 at EOU.
For more informa
tion call (541) 962-3550.
E a s te rn O re g o n
University serves as an edu
cational, cultural and schol
arly center in La Grande,
O regon, co n n e ctin g the
rural regions o f the state to
a wider world. On campus,
online or onsite with EOU
www.eou.edu.
R ic h a rd W ayne
Peck, 72, o f Albany died
Saturday, June 12, 2010
at his hom e. A v iew in g
was held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, June 15, at Fisher
F u n eral H om e. F u n eral
services will be held at 10
a.m. Wednesday, June 16, at
Fisher Funeral Home. Inter
ment will follow at Twin
Oaks Memorial Gardens.
Richard was born
in H eppner to A ley and
Josephine (Buschke) Peck.
He was raised in the mid
valley.
R ic h a rd m arrie d
Patsy H elen Jackson on
October 13, 1956 in Scio.
He worked in the
p a p e rm ill and p ly w o o d
industries for most o f his
w o rk in g life , in c lu d in g
VanPly and what is now
Georgia Pacific in Halsey.
R ich ard e n jo y ed
fishing, hunting, traveling
and in his younger years,
car racing. He loved his
restored 1942 John Deere
tractor. He was a member
o f the Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation, the Good Sam
Ready Roamers travel club
and C lear Lake Fish and
Game.
Richard is survived
by: his wife Patsy Peck o f
Albany; daughter Sharon
Helena Premo o f Newberg;
granddaughter Sarah; three
great-grandchildren, Anna
and tw ins Elizabeth and
Jacob; sisters Shirley Mar
tin o f Lexington, Patricia
Aerni o f Portor, OK and
S h erry H illsm an o f A l
bany; four stepsisters; five
stepbrothers; two nephews;
one great-nephew; and one
great-great-niece.
He was preceded
in death by his parents and
his daughter, Connie Faye
Peck.
M em orial contri
butions may be made to the
Am erican Heart A ssocia
tion, Samaritan Evergreen
Hospice; Dogs for the Deaf;
o r the R ocky M tn. Elk
Foundation; and sent in care
o f Fisher Funeral Home,
306 Washington St. S.W.,
Albany, OR 97321.
AWANA Club to hold
bowling party
AWANA Club is sponsoring a bowling party for
children (and their parents) from four years o f age through
sixth grade on Sunday, June 20, starting at 4 p.m. at The
Stable o f Youth.
Pizza and beverage will be provided. This event
is free to the public. Kids can bring their dad and bowl
together on Father’s Day.
For more information, call Dale Bates at 541 -
676-5773.
Padberg takes second place in
Elks Eye Safety poster contest
OSU announces graduates
Hermiston Relay for
County
Life to be held June 25 from A Morrow
re c o r d 4 ,4 9 6 M. M artinez, bachelor o f
H erm iston Relay
for Life w ill be held at
the Umatilla County Fair
grounds on Friday, June
25.
R e g is tra tio n for
surv iv o rs is 4 p.m . The
Torch o f Hope walk is from
City Hall to the Fairgrounds
(transportation to City Hall
will be provided) and will
begin at 5:30 p.m.
O pening cerem o
nies begin at 6 p.m. and the
Survivor Victory Lap starts
at 6:15 p.m. All survivors
are invited to the Survivor
Dinner at Thompson Hall
starting at 7 p.m.
For more informa
tion call Carla at 541-571-
18)2, Deanna at 541-571-
3454, or Jody at 509-783-
1574.
men and wom en will be
recognized as graduates
from Oregon State Univer
sity in O S U ’s 141s* com
mencement ceremony this
Saturday, June 12, in Reser
Stadium . The follow ing
M orrow County students
graduated this past week
end:
Boardman - Jesus
science, finance; Ruben
Mendoza, bachelor of sci
ence, animal sciences.
Heppner - Brittney
N. Herbison, bachelor o f
science, liberal studies;
Daniel R. Jepsen, master
o f science, crop science;
Laurie L. Murray, bachelor
o f science. Cum Laude,
general science.
Morrow County 4-H announces
2010 scholarship recipients
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Wedding Tables
Je s s ic a W ainrigfht
& P a trick S e l l iller
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S a tu r d a y J u n e 1 Qtlr
Hope/Valby/All Saints members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, June 23. The menu will include
Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, broccoli salad,
sliced peaches, hot roll, and lemon snow.
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S a tu r d a y J u n e 2 0 th
Ja c o h N e if f e r &
L a u r a D allingf
Morgan receives Area Recognition
Award for Mathematics
The Oregon Coun
cil o f Teachers o f M ath
ematics (OCTM) recently
recognized Heppner Jr/Sr
High School math teacher
Troy Morgan for his con
tribution to the mathemat
ics community o f Oregon.
M organ was awarded the
Area Recognition Award
for the Umatilla area.
A s ta te m e n t r e
leased from the O CTM
said “ M ath is advanced
among students by teachers
and others who work on the
progress in m ath educa
tion and work to increase
the quality of mathematics
education. Oregon Council
o f Teachers of Mathematics
members are math teachers
and classroom teachers that
are interested in keeping
quality mathematics in Or
egon Schools. Troy Morgan
is one o f those people. He
is leading the parade in
our entire region and state
with credit for proficiency
in the classroom . He has
the ability to be organized
and motivate/relate to math
students o f the high school
age.”
Molly Smith,
vice president o f Oregon
C o u n c il o f T each ers o f
Mathematics, says, “It is an
honor to highlight accom
plishments, leadership, and
excellent work o f people
who promote mathematics
across our state. The state o f
Oregon is fortunate to have
forw ard thinking people
in the m athem atics com
munity.”
Marriages
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re
leased the following report o f marriage licenses issued:
-June 2: Mathew Howard Baker, 28, Lexington,
and July Brown Proctor, 26, Lexington.
-June 14: Mason Logan Murphy, 1.9, Boardman,
and Tonya Lill Thomason, 19, Boardman.
-June 14: Clinton Leo Sexson, 36, Heppner, and
Darcy Marie Vial, 27, Heppner.
Veteran’s Services
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irst Thursday of each month
Gilliam Building, Heppner
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tics and leadership. She
has been active in 4-H for
nine years as well and has
participated in foods, cloth
ing, photography, public
speaking and dog projects.
She will double-m ajor at
Oregon State University in
business management and
Spanish.
Wightman, another
nine-year member, gradu
ated from Riverside High
School. His exceptional and
diverse project work earned
him a piece o f this award.
He has been very active in
swine, foods, clothing and
photography. W ightm an
plans to enroll in the Or
egon State University/PCC
Partnership program and
major in computer science/
information technology.
All three recipients
are also M orrow County
4-H Ambassadors.
Senior Center Menu
M a th e w B a k e r
& Ju lie P ro c to r
Serving Heppner Lexington A lone
With an outstand
ing pool o f applicants for
the M orrow County 4-H
Leaders Council scholar
ship this year, there was a
three-way tie for this year’s
Morrow County 4-H Lead
ers C ouncil scholarship.
Curtis Harper, Ashley Wolff
and Tanner Wightman each
w ill rec e iv e $300 upon
registration for their sopho
more year of college.
Harper, a Heppner
High School graduate was
recognized for his civic
leadership and community
service. He is a nine-year
4-H member and has par
ticipated mostly in swine
and dog projects. He plans
to attend Western Oregon,
U niversity and m ajor in
criminal justice.
W o lff, a n o th e r
H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l
g rad u a te w as noted for
her excellence in scholas
Hannah Jo Padberg, lone Community School fifth grade stu
dent, earned second place in the Northeast Division of the Elks
Eye Safety poster contest with her important summer message
to “Always wear your shades!” Her county and division earn
ings totaled SI50. -ContributedPhoto
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