FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Weddings
Jepsen, Matthews
wed in Spokane
Rebecca Suzanne Jepsen and Richard Thomas Matthews
Rebecca Suzanne Je-
psen and Richard Thom-
as Matthews were united
in marriage on Saturday,
Sept. 2, 2017, at the Bethel
Church of the Nazarene in
Spokane, WA. Pastor Dave
Farley officiated. The cer-
emony was followed by a
reception at the Southside
Senior Activity Center.
The bride is the daugh-
ter of Bill and Nancy Jepsen
of Heppner. The groom is
the son of Pastor Tom and
Tami Matthews of Juneau,
AK. The wedding party
included matron of honor,
Amy Schaffeld, sister of
the bride, from Enterprise,
OR. Bridesmaids were
college friends: Breanna
Barnes, Whitefish, MT,
Helene Welch, Woodin-
ville, WA, Lauren Schultz,
Reardan, WA, and Sarah
Leddige, Spokane. The
groom was attended by the
best man, Kris Sperry of
Anchorage, AK. Grooms-
men were Nathan Sperry,
Matt Tobin, and Sandon
Fisher all from Anchorage
and Sawyer Neiffer, Walla
Walla. The flower girl was
Hannah Bardwell of Spo-
kane, friend of the bride.
The candle lighters were
Natalie Jepsen and Thomas
Hahn, niece and nephew
of the bride and groom
respectively.
Music was provided
by violinist, Eric Jepsen,
brother of the bride, and
pianist Rebekah Brown.
Given in marriage by
her parents and escorted
by her father, the bride
wore an A-line ball gown
of soft white organza with a
beaded and sequined floral
lace overlay and a matching
fingertip veil. Her bouquet
was assorted shades of pink
and white Gerbera daisies
and yellow sunflowers.
Rebecca is a 2012
graduate of Ione High
School and graduated from
Whitworth University in
2015. She is currently
in the Doctor of Physical
Therapy Program at East-
ern Washington Univer-
sity. The groom graduated
from Liberty University in
Lynchburg, VA in 2011 and
is a fellow classmate with
Rebecca in the Doctor of
Physical Therapy Program
at EWU.
Following a honey-
moon trip to Maui, HI,
the couple are living in
Spokane and completing
their final year of physical
therapy internships. They
will both graduate in June
of 2018.
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side of the road. The
driver was led away in
handcuffs, straining to still
see his dead friend laying
across the hood of the van
he had been driving.
After the girls were
removed from the smashed
car on backboards and tak-
en away in the ambulance,
Sweeney’s Mortuary hearse
pulled up. They extracted
the deceased male from the
van, placed him in a body
bag on a gurney and loaded
him into the hearse, then
drove away. This was a very
serious and somber thing
to witness. For a group of
about 150 high school kids
that were observing, it was
very quiet.
Morrow County School
Resource Deputy, Cpl. Phil
Morris then spoke to the
group about the dangers of
drinking and driving, also
noting that the same thing
can happen with distracted
driving using cell phones.
A couple of people
spoke to the group about
their own experiences.
Community Counseling
had two counselors on
scene to assist if necessary
and each school had a coun-
selor present. Also on scene
were the principals of the
schools, numerous teachers
and staff and Sheriff Ken
Matlack.
The students involved
in the re-enactment vol-
unteered to participate but
were still encouraged to
speak with one of the many
counselors, teachers, EMS
workers or sheriff’s office
employees, if they needed
or wanted to speak with
someone about their expe-
rience. This invitation was
also extended to the stu-
dents observing. Cpl. Phil
Morris and Sgt. Ivy Zim-
merman contributed hard
work and organization for
this exercise, commenting
that if it saves one life, or
someone from injury, it is
worth all the work.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be held on
Thursday, Nov. 16, in the
Heppner City Hall confer-
ence room. This meeting
will include a tour of the
gallery and top of Wil-
low Creek dam, hosted by
the Corp of Engineers. A
boxed lunch will be served
at 11:50 a.m., with the tour
beginning at 12:10 p.m.
Chamber lunch attend-
ees are asked to RSVP at
541-676-5536 to be guar-
anteed a spot and the proper
safety arrangements can
be made by the Corp. At-
tendees are advised to wear
rubber or hiking boots and a
jacket and should expect to
get a little damp or splashed
with mud so should dress
appropriately.
Heppner Chamber
welcomes the new ODOT
manager, Robert Greisen
and Virginia Gibbons who
is filling in as the interim
forest ranger.
Ione students
recognized for
meeting AR Goals
Ione students
receive attendance
awards
Ione Community
School recognized students
in grades K-5th grade that
had missed one day or less
in the first quarter of the
2017-18 school year.
Students receiving
awards were:
Kindergarten: Allison
Crum, Violet Lemus, Josh-
ua Neiffer, Abby Piening.
First grade: Nain
Calvillo, Jaqueline Gutier-
rez, William Licence, Bro-
die Ogden, Haryss Padberg,
Sophia Serrano, Elaina
VandenBrink.
Second grade: Jace
Barresse, Jovee Barresse,
Ari’el Gray, Gage Heide-
man, Wyatt Licence.
Third grade: Abby Bo-
lanos, Leo Cabrera, Novi
Campbell, Isabelle Ogden,
Olivia Ogden, Phegley Pad-
berg, Caylan Proudfoot,
Julian Ramirez, Keltie Ri-
etmann, Julian Rodriguez-
Sheena, Fernando Serrano,
Miley Strzelewicz.
Fifth grade: Carter
Eynetich, Henry Giefing,
Martin Mendoza, Noelia
Ramirez, Brionna Serrano,
Holly VandenBrink.
Ione Community
School recognized students
that met their AR goal for
the first quarter of the 2017-
18 school year. Students set
reading goals each quarter
and work to meet them.
AR goals are met by read-
ing books that are at the
individual students level
and then taking a reading
test asking them about the
book they read. Students
that meet their AR goal
three of the four quarters
of the school year will be
rewarded at an AR party at
the end of the school year.
Students that met their
AR goal this quarter are:
Kindergarten: Cheston
Covey, Allison Crum, Vio-
leta Lemus, Abby Luttrell,
Joshua Neiffer, Mattison
Patton, Abbigale Piening,
Aidden Ramos-Lopez, Cop-
per Stefani, Kole Strzele-
wicz, and Tate Turner.
First Grade: Zethan
Humphry, Trae McAhren,
Brodie Ogden, Elaina Van-
denBrink, Haryss Padberg,
Sophia Serrano, William
Licence, Madelyn Camp-
bell
Second Grade: Wyatt
Licence, Darby Spivey,
Jace Barresse
Third Grade: Isabelle
Ogden, Olivia Ogden,
Phegley Padberg, Caylan
Proudfoot, Keltie Riet-
mann, Miley Strzelewicz,
and William McElligott
Fourth Grade: Paige
Beebe, Lizzy Doherty, Bri-
onna Serrano, Delaney Ste-
fani, Holly VandenBrink,
Raquel Villegas
Fifth Grade: Corey
Rice, Mason Orem, Katie
Spivey, Haley Peck, Mar-
tin Medina, Liam Heide-
man, Kyle McGill, Michael
McElligott
Veterans program to be in Ione
Ione American Legion and Auxiliary will be hosting its annual Veteran’s Day
program Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10: 30 a.m. at the flag pole. A program will follow at
the Legion Hall. This year’s program will be a performance by the Ione Elementary
choir and a flag disposal ceremony. Damaged flags may be brought to the program
for proper disposal.
It’s Medicare Part D Open Enrollment
Ione Library board to meet
The Ione Library District board of directors will hold its monthly meeting on
Wednesday, Nov. 15. at 6 p.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W 2 nd St, Ione. An ex-
ecutive session, per ORS 192.660, will be held as part of the meeting to consider the
employment of a public official, employee, staff member or individual agent.
The public is welcome to attend.
It’s Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Time
Morrow County Health District will again sponsor free Medicare Part D Enrollment
Assistance at our Home Health & Hospice office located at 162 N. Main St., Heppner.
Appointments are available Monday & Tuesday (all day) and Wednesday mornings now
through the end of November.
To schedule an appointment
Please call us at 541-676-2946 or 1-800-1-800-737-4113