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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
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Roberta Ann (Reid) Conlee
R oberta A nn (R eid)
C onlee, 68, died Friday,
June 6, 2014 at her home
in F o s s i l , O R , fro m
complications o f Multiple
Sclerosis and Parkinson's
disease. A funeral service
w ill be h e ld 11 a .m .
Thursday, June 12, at the
Fossil U nited M ethodist
C hurch w ith concluding
service and burial to follow
at th e F o s s il I.O .O .F .
Cemetery.
R oberta was born in
Ordinance, OR on October
2, 1945, the daughter o f
Robert C. and Gladys Jones
Reid. Roberta grew up in
Spray, OR and attended
school there until moving
to Kinzua. OR.
O n D e c e m b e r 16,
1967 she married William
Stephen Conlee at Elgin.
OR. They lived in Kinzua
until 1978, when the couple
moved to Fossil, OR with
sons Robert Gordon and
William Scott.
R oberta is su rv iv ed
by her husband, Steve, o f
Fossil; sons, Robert Conlee
and his wife Jeanine o f The
Dalles, OR, and William
Scott and his wife Paula
o f Washougal, WA; father,
R obert Reid o f Irrigon;
grandchildren, Stefan, Reid.
Coby and Meredith; sister,
L o rra in e R eid W ilso n ,
and b ro th e r, R ay m o n d
Reid, both o f Irrigon; and
numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
R oberta is preceded
in death by her m other,
Gladys, and a sister, Melba
Mitchell.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Fossil
Ambulance Fund, PO Box
467, Fossil, OR 97830 or
to the M ultiple Sclerosis
Society o f Oregon, 5331
Macadam Ave., Suite 290,
Portland, OR 97239
Sweeney Mortuary of
C ondon is in charge of
funeral arrangements.
Wheat League crop tour, social this week
The M orrow County
W heat League crop tour
and social are scheduled for
this week, Thursday, June
12, and Friday, June 13.
The yearly event will
begin w ith a “ o n e -sto p
crop to u r” at Starvation
Farm s, Inc. the m orning
o f June 12. The morning
will begin with coffee and
donuts at 7:30 a.m . and
The Heppner High School Class of 1958 is having
continue with the tour from
a reunion on Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m. at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds picnic area.
Anyone who would like to come and visit ¡»invited
to the event. For more information, call Phyllis Piper,
H eppner Elks BPOE
541-989-8404, or Judie Laughlin, 541-676-9781.
#358 will hold its annual
F la g D a y c e r e m o n y
Thursday, June 12.
At 7 p.m., VFW Post
# 6 6 w ill d e m o n s tr a te
the p ro p e r d isp o s a l o f
the American flag with a
HHS Class o f ‘58
reunion June 21
7:45-8:30 a.m. Highlights
o f the program will include
hard red and soft w hite
w inter w heat varieties from
OSU, WSU, Montana State
University, Colorado State
University and Monsanto;
emergence force research,
w ith a d e m o n s tr a tio n
o f ongoing research by
O SU and U S D A -A R S ;
review o f outcomes from
phosphorus research and
on-site dem onstration o f
OWC project on early and
late plan tin g dates; and
extensive testing of two soft
white spring wheats (Louse
vs. W B -1035 CL+) and two
hard red spring wheats (
Jefferson vs. Kelse).
The fo llo w in g day,
June 13, the social will take
place at Dick and Nancy
Snider’s, 63650 Rhea Creek
Rd. The social will begin at
5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.
Steaks will be provided but
guests are asked to bring
a dish to contribute to the
potluck; A-M, salad or side,
N-Z, dessert. Music for the
event will be provided by
Joe Lindsay.
For more info, contact
OSU Extension agent Larry
Lutcher at 541 -676-9642 or
541-571-4454.
Heppner Elks to hold Flag Day services
Bake sale planned
to help Heppner
woman
On June 14, a bake sale
will be held to help with
medical bills for Heppner
woman Janet Taylor. Taylor
has been diagnosed with
lung cancer and will be
missing several weeks o f
work.
The bake sale will be
located in front o f Heppner
Family Foods from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Donations will
also be accepted. Anyone
wishing to contribute baked
goods should bring them to
the store on Friday.
Q u e s tio n s , c o n ta c t
Kristi O'Brian at 541-706-
0574, Kenna Little at 541-
626-8080 or Mary Weaver
at 541-626-3207.'
Heppner churches
plan VBS
Six area churches will
be hosting vacation Bible
school (V B S) beginning
M onday, Ju n e 23, and
continuing through Friday,
June 27, to be held again
this year at Hope Lutheran
Church and on the adjacent
parsonage lawn.
“Weird Animals” will
help ch ild ren learn that
Jesus' love is “one o f a kind”
and no one is excluded.
E ach session begins
-Continued from PAGE ONE
fo r 2 0 1 3 . T h is is th e
eighth presentation o f the
award since the division
im plem ented a program
to celebrate and recognize
the outstanding teamwork
by OSP Fish and Wildlife
tro o p e rs in p r o te c tin g
Oregon’s natural resources.
T he s e v e n -m e m b e r
C o lu m b ia B a sin Team
supervised by Sergeant Tim
Brown is assigned to work
the H eppner, John Day,
Hermiston and Pendleton
areas. Team members, with
a combined 99 years o f law
enforcem ent experience,
are Sergeant Tim Brown
a n d S e n io r T r o o p e r s
Brian Jewett o f lone, Earl
C o n n ell, Dain G ardner.
Mike Mayer, Marv Ritter
and Greg Sherman.
“The Columbia Basin
Team has a vast and diverse
area to cover, including
the Colum bia River and
mountain forests to desert
e n v ir o n m e n ts , w ith a
wide variety o f species to
protect while also providing
p r o fe s s io n a l ru ra l law
enforcement services. This
team is very capable and able
to tackle any investigation
through a great team effort
and a passion for the job.
I am very im pressed at
their level o f team work,
dedication, service to the
public, and protection of
natural re so u rc e s,” said
Samuels.
D u r in g 2 0 1 3 , th e
C o lu m b ia B a sin T eam
had several notable cases
ELKS FATHER'S DAY PICNIC
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REFRESHMENTS ANI
NOT ROES P IO V IM I
BRING YOUR OWN SIDE DISK
GAMES FOR THE KIDS
m «i pari
HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT 2 PM
SINGHS AND DOUBLES
(L-R) Senior Trooper Mike Mayer, Senior Trooper Marv Ritter,
Senior Trooper Greg Sherman, Sergeant Tim Brown, Senior
Trooper Brian Jew ett of lone. Senior Trooper Earl Connell and
Senior Trooper Dain Gardner. -Photo courtesy o f OSP
pointed out by East Region
Fish and Wildlife Division
Lieutenant Don Wagner in
nom inating the team for
special recognition.
“The Columbia Basin
Team is perhaps one o f the
most well-rounded teams
in the state and consistently
seeks out and investigates
com plex crim inal cases,
d e m o n s tra tin g s e rv ic e
that su rp a sse s o rd in ary
standards,” said Wagner.
MURRAY MEETS WYDEN
schedule. Ann began talking
w ith the re p re se n ta tiv e
d is a p p o in te d th a t she
w ould not get to speak
with the Senator directly.
When he did arrive, Ann
w as both su rp rised and
excited that he spoke with
her personally for a full 20
minutes, uninterrupted.
Ann and the Senator
MORTER LANE
FIRE
HEPPNER ELKS 358
Lecturing Knight.
Flag Day services will
begin at 8 p.m. with VFW
Post #66 and a local scout
troop presenting the history
o f our country’s flag,
T he c o m m u n ity is
welcome.
AREA TROOPERS HONORED
with a light supper at 5:30
p.m. and concludes at 8 p.m.
All com m unity children
ages four through 12 are
invited. There is no cost to
attend.
For more information,
c o n ta c t o n e o f th e s e
s p o n s o r in g c h u r c h e s :
H o p e L u t h e r a n , A ll
Saints Episcopal, United
M e th o d is t, N a z a re n e ,
Amazing Grace Fellowship -Continued from PAGE ONE
and Willow Creek Baptist. Condon on a town hall trip.
Phis was the Senator’s 700lh
visit to Condon, which is
extra-interesting because
C o n d o n ’s p o p u latio n is
also 700.
T he m e e tin g began
C o m m u n ity B ib le
R eg istratio n w ill be
with
Ann and one o f the
Church o f Lexington will Monday, June 16, at 9:30
Senator’s
representatives
hold vacation Bible school a.m. The church requests
as
he
was
running behind
(VBS) Monday, June 16, that parents or caregivers
through Thursday, June 19, provide their nam es and
from 10 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. phone numbers for contact
This year’s VBS topic during VBS hours; they
is “ O ur C reativ e G o d .” also request inform ation
Daily activities will include on a n y fo o d o r h e a lth
Bible lessons, crafts and restrictions that may apply -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
games. Ages four and up with children.
disc to hem in the fire, while
are welcome.
the firemen wet down the
ground around the Padberg
home. The fire burned up
a couple o f large, plastic
w a te r tan k s aro u n d the
676-9181 "Uhere hriends Meet" 142 N o r t h M a in
house, Morgan said, but the
wet ground helped prevent
m ajor dam age. Then the
wind shifted in their favor,
turning to the southeast and
Lexington church to
hold VBS
cerem onial flag burning G uard Sgt. Justin Hoeft
behind the lodge.
in Iraq on June 12, 2011.
After the flag burning, The flag will be retired
the Elks lodge will dedicate a fte r the cerem ony and
the new flagpole in front o f displayed in a shadow box
the lodge. The flag to be in the Elks lounge. Hoeft is
used for the dedication was currently serving Heppner
flown by Army National Elks Lodge as Esteem ed
causing the fire to jum p to
the south side o f M orter
Lane, where it consumed
an additional 60 to 80 acres.
The fire took about three
hours to control. Morgan
e s tim a te d th at betw een
th ree and fo u r hundred
to ta l a cres o f C R P and
scab ground burned. The
cause o f the fire remains
unknown.
discussed many pressing
issu e s fo r p h a rm a c is ts
today, including provider
status, student loan help
and repayment options, and
MAC (maximum allowable
cost) and PBM (pharmacy
benefit m anager) issues.
Even after the conclusion of
the meeting, the Senator’s
staff called Ann to further
address the concerns they
had discussed.
A nn e n c o u ra g e s all
O re g o n ia n s to c o n ta c t
S e n a to r W yden. T hank
him and tell him about
pharm acy issues. He is
very knowledgeable about
pharmacy and healthcare
matters and is w illing to
listen.
Heppner library to
host ‘an explosion of
stories’
Presentation planned by award-winning
storyteller Christopher Leebrick
A rea re s id e n ts are s to ry te lle r C h risto p h e r
invited to join the Oregon Leebrick.
L e e b ric k has b een
T ra il L ib ra ry D is tr ic t
H e p p n e r b r a n c h o n performing as a storyteller
Thursday, June 12, at 2 p.m. since he was 13.
for an exciting “Explosion
H« has shared stories
o f S to rie s” by dynam ic with thousands o f children
and a d u lts at s c h o o ls ,
lib ra ries, c o n cert halls,
festivals and campfires.
The program is free
and is recom m ended for
ages five to 105.
Correction
L a st w e e k ’s s to ry ,
“ H o s p ita l f o u n d a tio n
announces
award
re c ip ie n ts ,” in c o rre c tly
identified Lillian Sandford
as the daughter o f Mark and
Sylvia Sandford.
Lillian is the daughter
of Rick and Sylvia Sandford
o f lone.
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