SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 27, 2012
COLLIN RETIRES Relay for Life:
Dezellem named
something for everyone BEO vice president
-Continuedfrom PAGE ONE grandkids.”
but added kindergarten in
the afternoons.
“ I really like kinder
garten,” says Collins, has
tening to add, “Not that 1
don’t like third-graders.
I just love the stories the
kindergartners tell.”
She loved them so
much, she made the move
to kindergarten teacher.
Occasional circumstances
in the school caused her to
be bumped to other classes
at times, first to second and
third grade and then to third
and fourth grade before re
turning to her much-loved
kindergartners.
Aside from her regular
teaching duties, Collin fre
quently wore the “coach”
hat in lone. She coached
junior high volleyball for 21
years, as well as coaching
basketball for a few years
and a brief stint teaching
tennis.
Collin married her hus
band, John Collin, in 1983.
The couple has two grown
sons; the boys live in the
area now, but may end up
moving in the near future.
Collin says that will influ
ence her retirement plans,
since she will visit them
wherever they go. She also
wants to spend time with
what she calls her “adopted
In addition, Collin says
she and her husband took up
golf last year, and she tries
to play whenever she can.
Other hobbies include read
ing and, hopefully, picking
up some long-neglected
sewing. While she plans on
spending time with those
hobbies during this new
phase of life, she says re
tirement doesn’t mean retir
ing from her involvement in
the school and community.
“While I was working,
sometimes there would be
different things the women
do during the day and I
always thought, ‘When I
retire.’ Life’s not over, I’ll
keep going. I’ll keep an eye
on the sports programs,”
says Collin.
She adds that she will
continue to volunteer at
the school, maybe even
substitute teaching. Still,
she admits she’s feeling at
loose ends.
“I’ve always worked,
so this is going to be a new
experience for me. I’ll miss
the kids and the stories; a lot
of stories. I'll miss the read
ing to them, and teaching
them to read,” she says.
“1 need to take my keys
in and I’ve been dreading
that. I’ve had them a lot of
years.”
The big Relay for Life
event will take place on
Saturday, June 30, starting
at 5 p.m. through Sunday,
July 1 at 10 a.m. and has
something for everyone.
W hether community
members have put together
a team or just want to go
down and support a worthy
cause, there will be plenty
o f fundraisers going on
throughout the event. The
silent auction will be open
from 4-8 p.m. in the “Spur
‘em Barn.” Everyone is
also encouraged to take in
the opening ceremonies and
listen to the guest speaker,
cancer survivor Barb Bo
swell, during the Luminaria
Ceremony at 9:30 p.m.
crew supervisor for the past
year. She also served in the
Oregon National Guard for
more than two years with
the Milton-Free water 1186
Military Police Company.
Neubert became a dep
uty after com pleting 16
weeks at the Department
of Public Safety Standards
and Training. She gradu
ated at the top of her class,
receiving the Lee M. Bown
Academic Achievem ent
award.
lone youth baseball
ends season
Veteran banker
perience, common
Janet Dezellem was
sense and drive to
recently promoted
everything she does
to Vice President
for the bank. She
and C om ptroller
currently serves as
according to Jeff
chair for the Or
Bailey, president
egon Bankers’ As
and CEO of Bank Janet
sociation Financial
of Eastern Oregon. Dezellem
Officers Commit
Dezellem has
tee. We are pleased
spent the past 10 years with to announce Janet’s promo
the bank, working in vari tion,” said Bailey.
ous finance and loan-related
Dezellem and her hus
capacities. Prior to that, she band. Ray. live at Blake’s
worked for Columbia Riv er Ranch in South Morrow
Bank in The Dalles.
County.
“Janet brings vast ex-
4-H club finds
helping others is
Fundraiser planned ‘Sew F antastic’
for OHSRA queen
A good luck party and
fundraising dinner will be
held for newly-crowned
Oregon High School Rodeo
Queen Lilly Sandford on
July 7 at 6 p.m. at the Mor
row County Fairgrounds.
Sandford is raising money
to attend the National High
School Rodeo finals and
queen pageant in Rock
Springs, WY July 13-21.
The event will be a tri
tip and chicken dinner with
silent and live auction items
and music. Cost is $20 per
adult, $10 per student and
$5 for children; children
under five are free. Call
Sylvia at 541-571-5930 for
more information.
Lions Club installs
officers
MCSO welcomes
new deputy
The Morrow County
Sheriff’s Office has an
nounced a new deputy in
the form o f 42-year-old
Colleen Neubert of Irrigon.
She is assigned to code
enforcement as a full-time
deputy, according to Mor
row County Undersheriff
Steve Myren.
Neubert is a newly-
minted deputy, but not a new
face at the MCSO. She has
served as a reserve officer
for the past 10 years and has
been the department’s work
All cancer survivors
and caregivers are encour
aged to attend the free meal
from 6-7 p.m. and stay for
the Luminaria ceremony.
“Come when you can
- take part in as much as
your schedule allows,” says
a Chamber of Commerce
spokesperson. “Don’t for
get to support the event
by participating in the ac
tivities and fundraisers.
Together, we can help find
the cure for cancer.”
Anyone participating
in the event who has al
ready registered may pick
up their t-shirt at City Hall
on Friday, June 29, from
The Heppner Lions Club last
week installed its new officers
for the 2012-13 year. Top (L-
R): District 36G Governor
Jim Stagi installing Dean
Robinson, President; Molly
Rhea, Tail Twister; Al Scott,
Vice-President; Steve Rhea,
Treasurer/Secretery and Jim
my Fitcher, Lion Tamer. The
installation was held during
the annual Lions Club bar-
beque at the Rhea's home in
Heppner. Bottom right: Jimmy
Fitcher of Heppner was named Heppner Lion of The Year at
the annual barbeque held last Wednesday. Fitcher was given
a certificate of appreciation from District 36G Governor Jim
Stagi. -Photos by David Sykes
4-H Members show off some of the 41 wheelchair bags they
sewed for their African project. (Back L-R): Rebecca Jepsen,
Sydney Stefani, Emily Rea, Morgan Orem and Amanda Rea.
(Front L-R): Renee and Haylie Peterson, and Grace Crum.
Participants not pictured who also sewed bags include Jake,
MaKenzie, Hailey Heideman and adult assistants Tonia Heide
man. Bonnie Ball and Nancy Jepsen. -Contributedphoto
Members o f the lone
Sew Fantastic 4-H club
were busy at their June 14
meeting sewing colorful
bags for handicapped chil
dren in Uganda.
Sew Fantastic junior
leader Rebecca Jepsen
will take the bags with
her when she leaves for
Africa this week. Jepsen
will be working as an assis
tant to a medical team that
is distributing and fitting
some 250 wheelchairs for
handicapped children and
adults. The lone 4-H club
committed to sewing the
41 children’s bags needed
by the team. Each bag was
made with reinforced seams
and straps so that it can
be attached or tied to the
handles at the back of the
wheelchairs. In addition to
sew ing at the club meeting,
members and helpers sewed
additional bags at home to
help meet the quota.
The club will have
th e ir next m eeting on
Thursday night, July 5,
at the lone Com m unity
Church at 6 p.m. to com
plete fair registration forms
and record books. The 4-H
Foods Club will meet at 7
p.m. that same night to fill
out their forms.
Elks, Legion hold
youth flag ceremony
Local girl qualifies
for national rodeo
The lone Youth Baseball League proudly presented team
sponsors an award at the annual end-of-season event this past
Sunday in the lone City Park. Pictured are Jeff Eynetich of
IRT Transportation, who sponsored the minors “IRT” team;
Loren and Della Heideman of Loren Heideman Farming, who
sponsored the T-Ball “Farm Team"; and Sharon Rietmann with
the Bank of Eastern Oregon, who sponsored the majors “Ar-
lington/lone” team. Not pictured are Jim and Gina Jepsen of
Dobyns Pest Control, who sponsored the coach-pitch “Dobyns”
team. lone Youth Baseball also had a long list of volunteer
coaches this year, including Dawn Eynetich, Erin Heideman,
Becky Rietmann, Eric Orem, Deacon Heideman, Jeff Eynetich
and Scott Smythe, as well as area league coordinator Karen
Padberg. - Photo by Erin Heideman
Park board donates
to lone pool
Blake Greenup, a soph
omore at Heppner High
School, has qualified for
her second trip to the Na
tional High School Rodeo
(NHSR) in Rock Springs,
WY. The NHSR is the
world’s largest high-school
rodeo.
Greenup has qualified
for the NHSR in the pole
event on her horse, Sammy
Greenup has many peo
ple to whom she is grateful
fo r her success; the list can
be fo u n d in the "Card o f
Heppner Elks Club and American Legion members dem
Thanks ” section
onstrate to local children the proper way to dispose of the
American Flag at the Youth Night and flag ceremony held on
June 14 at the Elks Club. -Photo by Megan Futter
Boardman city
council changes July lone Bank holds Relay
for Life fundraiser
meeting schedule
During their June 19
m eeting, the Boardman
City Council changed their
meeting schedule for the
Betty Gray recently presented lone principal Jerry Archer month o f July, primarily
a check for $5,000 on behalf o f the Willow Creek Park because of the 4th of July
Board. The money will go to help fund the lone pool.
holiday. The July 3 meet
ing will be postponed until
2012 Down's Early Light
5K Fun Run/Walk
July 4, 2012 lone, Oregon
Come join us for the 5K fun run/wolk and help kick-start
lone's Independence Day Celebration!
Registration at 7:00 A.M.
Fun Run/Walk starts at 7:30 A.M.
Registration. Start/Finish line will be on Main Street at City Park.
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Hard Twist (a.k.a. Sam).
She has also qualified to
go to Wenemucca, NV to
the Silver State Invitational
Rodeo in barrel racing,
breakaway roping and goat
tying.
Tuesday, July 10. The meet
ing will begin at 7 p.m. in
the Boardman City Hall
council chambers. Also, the
July 17th meeting has been
cancelled.
In other city business,
the council passed a budget
resolution moving $18,000
from the Contingency Fund
to Capital Outlay for the
new picnic shelter at the
city park and for camera
upgrades at city hall. Coun
cilors postponed the city
manager’s job evaluation
to the July 10 m eeting,
when all councilors can
be present. Don Russell of
Boardman Car Wash urged
the council to consider an
ordinance regulating mo
bile vendors. The council
plans further discussion on
the subject at the July 10
meeting.
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(L-R); Sharon Rietmann. Bank of Eastern Oregon lone
Branch Manager; Becky Sparks, lone Teller and Morrow
County Relay for Life Chairman; and Taranna Patton, lone
branch teller, organized a community Bunco game and col
lected $539 for the American Cancer Society.
Bank of EO is a Relay for Life sponsor and would like to
remind everyone to join in the fundraising activities scheduled
for June 30-Julv 1 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Dona
tions can be made directly to the American Cancer Society,
Attn: Jody O’Connor, 7325 W. Deschutes Ave., Ste. A, Kenne
wick, WA 99336 or at any Morrow County BEO branch. Go
online to www.relayforlife.or/heppneror for more information.
-Contributed photo