TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 18,2012
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
~
Lillian R. Sweek
Heppner
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U.S.P.S. 240-420
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Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor
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Lillian R. Sweek, 87, of Heppner, died Saturday, July
14, 2012 in La Grande, OR. A graveside service will be
held Saturday, July 21, at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Masonic
Cemetery.
She was bom May 29, 1925 in Kimberly, OR, the
daughter of Joseph and Daisy Stage Simas. She was raised
and attended school in Monument, where she graduated
high school. On July 11, 1946 she married Ned Dale
Sweek in Monument, OR. The couple made their home
in Heppner, where he worked for Kinzua Corporation
and she was a stay-at-home mom raising two sons. Ned
preceded her in death in September of 1984.
Survivors include: sons, Michael Sweek of Lake Os
wego and Greg Sweek of Heppner; sister, Joava Bjomberg
of John Day, OR; brother, Joseph Simas of Roseburg, OR;
grandchildren, lan Sweek, Talia Spencer and Brenden
Sweek; and great-grandchild, Ethan Asher Spencer.
In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in
death by her sisters, Jean and Jane.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hep
pner Elks 358 Foundation, PO Box 494, Heppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar
rangements.
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Students receive U
of I scholarships
No 4-H camp
without counselors
There would be no Tri-County 4-H camp without the coun
selors who take time out of their busy summer work and play
schedule to volunteer, guiding campers through a jam-packed
camp week. Seated L-R: Macy Gibbs, Lilly Sandford, Jenna
Taylor, Morgan Haselbusch, Willy Helms, Ian Meakins, Dima
Anglin, Stacee Halverson, Ann Rietmann, Maddie Lindsay,
Makenzi Hughes, Emily Rea, Paige Grieb and G arrett Rob
inson. Not Pictured: Mitchell Hassing, Bob Reser, Abel Rodelo
and Brittany Lespcrance. -Contributedphoto
Lynn Van Fossen.
More than 5,400 stu
dents were awarded nearly
$30 million in scholarship
support from the University
of Idaho for the 2011 -2012
academic year.
“ We understand the
family financial challenges
in the current environment,”
said Dan Davenport, direc
tor of Student Financial Aid
Services at the university.
“ We are committed to a
strong scholarship program
that provides access and
will continue bringing the
best and brightest to the
University of Idaho.”
and Greg Grant. Hosts were
Don Eaves, Tom Shear and
Ed Struthers.
The Men’s Club Cham
pionship will be played
next weekend, July 21-22,
with a 5 p.m. start-tim e
on Saturday and an 8 a.m.
start-time on Sunday. Greg
Grant and Matt Scrivner are
co-chairmen of the tourna
ment.
the long drive and Nancy
Propheter had K.P.
On flight B, Sara Ruck
er had low gross, and Pat
Dougherty took low net and
long drive.
For flight C, Lorrene
M ontgom ery took low
gross, Betty Carlson took
low net, Suzanne Jepsen
had least putts and Anne
Elgin had the long drive.
Birdies were taken by
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Lorrene Montgomery, #4 m l S
and Nancy Propheter, #8.
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There will be no Heppner Chamber of Commerce
lunch meeting Thursday, July 19; the next meeting will
be Thursday, July 26, with the Morrow County Commis
sioners giving a county update. Look for more information
next week.
No chamber lunch
Thibodeaux to be at
Music in the Parks
Kelly Thibodeaux will perform for Music in the Parks
July 23 at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon Marina Park.
Thibodeaux is a professional
fiddle player from Louisiana and
is the founder and front man for
the band Etouffee. For the past 25
years, he has performed through
out the U.S. and Canada and has
written, recorded and published
five CDs of original songs. His
composition “Cassine Swamp”
Kelly Thibodeaux
was included on the 20Ul Oregon
Governor’s Art CD “Cascadia,”
and two of his other compositions were included in a
2003 PBS broadcast program. Kelly has conducted over
50 residencies, workshops and after-school programs for
youth in Oregon, Washington, Texas and Canada.
As a musician, Thibodeaux says he has gone from
mere appreciation o f music and all o f its sounds to a
“much more complex realization of music as a power
ful testimony in the human spirit and the wonders of the
creative energies that it possesses.”
“It is the nature of the gift that I possess that not only
requires me to share this with anyone and everyone, but
also to pass it on, as it is truly a wonderful thing,” says
Thibodeaux.
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Community lunch
menu
Elohim Covenant Church members will be serv
ing lunch on Wednesday, July 25, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. The meal will include baked fish with parmesan
topping, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, sliced tomatoes, hot
rolls and ice cream. Milk is served at each meal.
Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is
subject to change.
Justice Court
Report
M orrow County
Justice of the Peace Ann
Spicer has released the
following Justice Court
Report.
-Tanner Reitmann,
19, of lone was found guilty
of Violating the Basic Rule
by driving 100 mph in a 55
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criteria met: letters submined to the newspaper will need to have the name
o f the sender along with a legible signature We are also requesting that you
provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The
address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be
printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the
right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in
letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under
"Card o f Thanks’’ at a cost o f $10.
Windmills not for
the common good
To the Editor,
Thank you, Patricia Maben. We can’t thank you
enough for making the people of Heppner realize that the
Heppner Wind Project is not a good thing. Some of us at
Blake Ranch are very upset about it.
When our properties were purchased, it was in our
minds that we would have the serenity of the mountains
to enjoy. Over the years, we have been able to watch the
deer, elk, bald and golden eagles, the great homed owls
and all o f the other birds, including the bats, which eat
the insects, including the mosquitoes. We have had the
pleasure o f using the recreational area to enjoy both in
the summer and winter. Many of you who live in the
area have also enjoyed using this area for pleasure, as
well as for hunting the deer and elk. You can be sure that
the pleasure of seeing the animals and playing with the
ATVs and snowmobiles will not be so much fun if this
wind project is allowed.
It is very hard to believe that this project will not even
supply the energy for this area, yet they will destroy this
area. When will it stop? Does the State of Oregon have
to provide energy for other states that are smart enough
to see the damage that they do and not allow them to put
these wind towers in their state, or are the powers that be
being paid off? Are they working for the common person
in our town? It sure doesn’t appear like it.
Let us get the word out that this is not what is for
the good of us but, instead, for the ranchers and farmers
who will be making a bundle of money. The farmers and
ranchers (let me state for the record that we do know who
they are, since it is public knowledge that can be found at
the courthouse) certainly want to fill their pockets without
concern for their neighbors. I can almost guarantee that
they wouldn’t want these in their back yards.
Mitzi Hess
Landowner at Blake Ranch
All not equal under
WCCC Men’s Club PERS
news
On July 15, 34 men
played a team net-score
competition. Teams were
randomly drawn.
Results were: Is1, Kelly
Fox, Dave Allstott, John
McCabe and Gary Prophet
er; 2nd, Ralph Walker, Matt
Scrivner, Gene Orwick and
Roger Ehrmantraut; and 3 rd,
John Edmundson, Charles
Ferguson, Tom Bedortha
Over the Tee Cup
Twelve ladies turned
out for a “very nice” day
of play Tuesday, July 10,
at Willow Creek Country
Club.
Low gross of the field
was taken by Nancy Proph-
eter. Ann Elgin had low net
and Lorrene Montgomery’
had least putts.
For flight A, Karen
Thompson had low gross,
Eva Kilkenny had low net,
Corol Mitchell had least
putts, Karen Thompson had
Five local students
were among nine Morrow
County students to receive
University of Idaho schol
arships for the 2011-2012
academic year, the univer
sity announced last week.
Local students are Bry
an Patrick Holland, Hep
pner; Joseph Lee Pranger,
Heppner; Brett Ryan Har
rison, Lexington; Justin Lee
Archer, lone; and Stefanie
Rae Archer, lone.
Also awarded U o f I
scholarships were Irrigon
students Andrew Aaron
Wilson, Joel Orozco, Molly
Beth Creason and Natasha
Letters to the Editor
mph zone. His license was
suspended and he was fined
$1,150.
-Stefani M. Work
man, 29, was found guilty
o f Violating the Basic Rule
by driving 76 mph in a 55
mph zone. She was fined
$260.
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank the
East Oregonian for their recent editorial concerning the
Public Employee Retirement program. It’s long overdue
that this issue be brought to the citizens of Oregon, rather
than keeping a blind eye to an issue that is jeopardizing
the viability of the public employees and the Oregon
Taxpayer (the employer). The continuation of not ad
dressing this runaway program's cost and unrealistic
promises to all parties is disingenuous to say the least. I
hope that the East Oregonian staff will continue to keep
the public in touch and informed to the ramifications of
such a misaligned program.
The Willow Creek Tea Party Patriots of Heppner
will be hosting a community forum in September on this
very issue. Attorney Daniel Re of Bend will address this
very serious problem of the make-up the program, its his
tory, its membership of legislators, and the governor and
judges who are all PERS member, resulting in a situation
where all Oregonians are not treated fairly. The effort of
the open-to-all town hall forum will be to enlighten all
parties concerned.
Dick Sargent
Hermiston, OR
License plates,
please
Dear Editor,
The Accelerated Reader theme at Heppner Elemen
tary School for the coming year is “Reading Road Trip.”
The basis of the program is that students will move a
paper vehicle across the U.S. as they read books and take
comprehension quizzes. Hopefully, their U.S. geography
skills will sharpen across the miles, too. Our school goal
is to collect and display license plates from all fifty states,
and that’s where we need help. If you have license plates,
old or new, that you would be willing to donate to HES,
contact me at 541-422-7563. We appreciate your help.
Jannie Allen
Boardman places
bounty on weeds
Boardman will again
spend $300 on a program
aimed at controlling punc-
turevine within the city. The
city has run the program
for the last three years with
success.
The city plans to pay
for collection of the weed
through the month of Au-
gust or until the entire $300
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
If YO U have a family m em ber who suffers from
gambling addiction, YO U can also receive FR EE treat
m ent even if the gam bler is not receiving treatm ent.
If you are a resident of Morrow County and you wish
to take advantage of the services above or desire more
information. Please call any of the following numbers
to set up a LOCAL appointm ent or just to talk:
Bobby Harris Q 541 -6 76 -9 9 25 or 541-256-0175
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) Q 541-676-9161
O R 1 -6 77-695-4648 (1-888-M Y L IM IT )
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has been paid. The punc-
turevine and seed pods
need to be collected in
bags provided by the city
and returned to City Hall
to receive the $l-per-bag
bounty.
“This is a great op
portunity for local youth to
raise money for their orga
nizations and do something
good for their community,”
said Code Compliance Of
ficial Keri Jarmer.
Areas of the most con
cern are bike/pedestrian
paths and residential areas.
Bags can be picked up at
City Hall from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. beginning August
l. For more information,
contact City Hall at 541 -
481-9252.