TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 22,2011
Local student qualifies
for junior high rodeo
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HHS Class of 2011
Valedictorians
K olby C u rrin , a
sixth-grade student at Hep
pner Elem entary School,
has earned a position on
the Oregon State National
Junior High rodeo team and
will be traveling with fel
low teammates to Gallup,
New M exico, from June
26-July 2 to compete at the
seventh Annual National
Junior High Finals Rodeo
in the team roping and light
rifle shoot competitions.
F e a tu r in g m o re
than 1000 contestants from
47 states, Canadian prov
inces and A u stralia, the
National Junior High Finals
is the world’s largest junior
high rodeo. In addition to
com peting for more than
$75,000 in prizes, NJHFR
contestants will also be vy
ing for more than $ 100,000
in college scholarships and
the chance to be named the
National Junior High Finals
Rodeo National Champion.
To earn this title, contes
tants must finish in the top
20 after two go-rounds of
intense competition before
advancing on to Saturday’s
final cham pionship per
form ance. The Saturday
championship performance
will be televised nationally
as a part o f the “Cinch Town
Tour” telecast series. The
NJHFR is scheduled to be
aired. Check in the media
office or online at www.
nhsra.com for the broadcast
schedule.
“Along with great
ro d e o c o m p e titio n and
the chance to m eet new
friends from around the
world, NJHFR contestants
have the o p p o rtu n ity to
enjoy volleyball, tug-of-
war, contestant dances and
fam ily-oriented activities
sponsored by Fellowship of
Christian Cowboys and the
chance to shop the NJHFR
western tradeshow, as well
as visit the historical at
tractions o f New M exico
and nearby Arizona,” said a
NJHFR news release.
To follow local fa
vorites at the NJHFR, visit
the N H SRA w ebsite for
complete results at www.
nhsra.org. For ticket infor
m ation and reserv atio n s
call toll free at 1-800-590-
1302.
St. Patrick’s celebrates
successful VBS
Donald Matthews (son of Skip and Sandy Matthews), Ian
Murray (son of John and Ann Murray), Devin Robinson (son
of Kyle and Darcy Robinson) and Brett Harrison (son of Tra
vis and Kirsten Harrison) were Heppner High School’s four
valedictorians for the Class of 2011, all with perfect GPAs.
-Photo by Sandy Matthews
E c u m e n ic a l v a ca tio n B ible
sc h o o l p la n n ed
A vacation Bible school, jointly sponsored by
All Saints Episcopal Church, Hope Lutheran Church, the
United Methodist Church and the Church of the Nazarene,
will be held Monday, June 27 through Thursday, June 30
from 5 ^ g Tto 8 p.tn
Sessions will begin and end at All Saints Epis
copal on the comer o f Church and Gale streets. Local
adults and youth will team up with youth group members
from Arlington’s Methodist and Nazarene churches to
lead children ages four through 12 into a “Big Jungle
Adventure - A Faith Journey with Jesus.” Each evening
will include Bible stories, music, crafts, games and sup
per. There is no cost to attend.
For more information and to register, call the
Shared Ministry office at 541-676-9970.
C ow boy evangelist to preach
at Spray
Professional cowboy and evangelist George
“Marty” Brock will be at the Spray Rodeo Arena in Spray
on June 24 and 25 at 6 p.m. All are welcome to come for
some old-time picking, preaching and praising. These
events are free o f charge.
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Participants report that St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church had a successful 2011 vacation Bible school.
Students were able to learn about Jesus’ childhood from
biblical characters Mary and Joseph. They also sang
songs, completed crafts and enjoyed food. Each day
ended with a special prayer time in the church. The vaca
tion Bible school was made possible by the generosity o f
many volunteers, including Sharon Jones, Joe and Leanne
Lindsay, Brian Kollman, Lois Connor, Mary Moorehouse,
Luke Murray, Katie Dierkes, Justin Pranger, Maureen
McElligott and several junior-high students.
W C C C ladies invitational
has good turnout
Eleven local ladies,
along w ith g u ests from
Kinzua, China Creek and
Big River, turned out for a
cool but dry day of play at
the WCCC Ladies 18-Hole
Invitational on June 7.
Low gross o f the
field was Nancy Propheter
with 76. Darcee Mitchell
took low net with 54.
M ary M o u n ta in
took low gross for the Con-
don/Kinzua team, and Mar
ilyn Mabe took low net.
China Creek was
represented by Sally Dyer
with the team ’s low gross
and K aren B ishop w ith
low net.
A n n a C a rp e n te r
held low gross and Sandra
K eisen low net for Big
River.
The Willow Creek
home team was represented
by Virginia Grant with #1
low gross and Pat Dough
erty w ith #2 low gross,
while Ann Elgin and Burual
DeBoer had #1 and #2 low
net respectively.
In special plays,
M ary M ountain had the
long drive for visitors on
#6 and N ancy Propheter
had the long drive for home
on #15.
K P w as v i s i t o r
Anna Carpenter on #4 and
home player Virginia Grant
on #13. V isitor M arilyn
Mabe had the long putt.
Chip-ins were Pat
Dougherty on #7, Jeanie
Kuksey on #12 and Cindy
Haines on #4. Karen Bishop
had a birdie on #5.
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
Heppner is pleased to announce
the availability of Cardiology
Services through a
collaborative effort with M id-
Columbia Medical Center in
The Dalles and Oregon Health &
Science University.
The first cardiology clinic in
Heppner will be held on
Thursday, June 30 with
David Guarraia, M.D.
W e d d in g T ables
B rad A d a m s &
K a tely n B r iz e n d in e
Saturday, July 13th
S te fa n M a th en y &
C h e lse a Falli
Saturday, July
Joe Lindsay and Luke Murray led the students in song during
St. Patrick’s 2011 VBS. -Contributedphoto
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Pioneer Memorial Clinic,
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Janice Kathryn
Healy Davis
J a n ic e K a th ry n
Healy Davis, 51, o f Herm-
iston, formerly o f Heppner,
passed into eternal
happiness Saturday,
June 11, 2011 as
the result o f a plane
crash in the Blue
M o u n ta in s n e a r
Ukiah. R ecitation
o f the Rosary was Janice
held 7 p.m. Sunday, Davis
June ¡9 , 2011 at
Our Lady o f Angels Catho
lic Church in Hermiston.
Funeral mass was at 10 a.m.
M onday, June 20 at Our
Lady o f A ngels Catholic
Church. Immediately fol
lowing was a dinner and
Celebration o f Life gather
ing for family and friends at
the Hermiston Community
Center.
Ja n ic e w as born
N o v e m b e r 18, 1959 in
Pendleton to William J. and
Kathryn M. Lazinka Healy.
She enjoyed living on the
family ranch on Buttercreek
with her five sisters. Rid
ing horses with her sisters
was a cherished daily rou
tine. She won many honors
competing at the Heppner
Wranglers Riding Club, and
in 4-H with horses, sheep,
dairy and market steers. The
M orrow County Fair and
Rodeo was the highlight
o f her sum m er. She e n
joyed cheerleading and all
sports throughout her years
at Heppner High School,
graduating in 1978. She
was the 1978 Oregon High
School Rodeo All-Around
Cowgirl.
She was awarded
college rodeo scholarships
to Blue Mountain Commu
nity College and Eastern
O regon U niversity. She
won the Northwest Region
al B arrel R acing C ham
pionship and placed third
at the C o llege N ational
Finals. She was a Pendleton
Round-Up Princess in 1979,
and the 1980 Pendleton
Round-Up Queen. She won
the M iss R odeo O regon
Title in 1981. Throughout
her life, she continued to
have great success and en
joyment in training barrel
racing horses. She was a
m em ber o f the W om en’s
P ro fessio n al R odeo A s
so ciatio n and com peted
throughout the Northwest.
At the time o f her death,
she was vice president o f
the Greater Columbia Bar
rel R acing A sso ciatio n .
She was respected as an
accomplished horsewoman
and shared her passion with
many.
Janice w orked as
secretary for the Morrow
C o u n ty D is tric t A tto r
ney’s office, the Okanogan
C ou n ty S h e r if f ’s
o ffice in O k an o
g a n , W A, B lu e
Mountain Commu
nity C ollege, Pa
cific Coast Cutting
Horse Association
Healy and N orthw estern
Livestock Commis
sion. Most recently,
she w orked for A rm and
Larive M iddle School as
an administrative assistant
and special education sec
retary. She loved working
with kids.
She married Dale
S m ith in 1982 and, a l
though the marriage ended
in divorce, she always held
the Smith family dear to
her heart. She then married
Russell Davis, and the union
produced four wonderful
children who were the light
o f her life. The m arriage
ended in divorce. In recent
years, she was blessed with
her special longtime friend
and soulmate, Ned Kayser.
He perished alongside her
in the plane crash. She
im m ensely enjoyed their
tim e together helping on
the Kayser Cattle Ranch.
Riding in the mountains to
move cattle gave her great
joy and peace.
She is survived by:
her mother, Kathryn Healy
Thome; daughters, Hailey
Jane, Paige K athryn and
Brooke Lynn; son, Zane
William Davis; grandson,
Wyatt Lee Larson; sisters
and brothers-in-law Patti
and Bob A dair o f C ala-
basas, CA, Joan and John
Hays o f Hermiston, M au
reen and Shane Crossley
o f H erm iston, Susan and
Paul Hisler of Heppner, and
Mary and Butch Knowles
o f Heppner.
She was preceded
in death by: her father, Wil
liam J. Healy; and nephew,
Shad Anthony Hisler. She
was proud o f her extended
large family and devoted
time to all her nieces, neph
ews and cousins. Ned Kay-
ser’s family was very dear
to her heart.
Janice was devoted
to her children; being a !
m other w as the greatest
blessing in her life. Memo
rial contributions for her
children may be made to
the Janice Davis Memorial
Fund at any branch of Ban
ner Bank.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner was in charge of
arrangements.
C orrection
A story reprinted in the Gazette-Times from the
“World o f Rodeo” publication about the death of Janice
Healy Davis, who passed away in a plane crash en route
to a rodeo, inadvertently neglected to mention two of
Janice’s sisters and their husbands, Susan and Paul Hisler
o f Heppner and Patti and Bob Adair of Calabasas, CA.
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