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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 4, 2020 -- THREE Students explore careers virtually with Francine Mae (Ely) Morrow County event Crawford Obituaries Francine Mae (Ely) also survived by her nine Crawford was born July grandchildren, Jonathan 16, 1930 to Franklin and Bush, Kennewick, WA, Gladys Ely in Portland, OR. Justin (Susan) Bush, Scap- She was raised on the fam- poose, OR, Jocelle (Bert) ily ranch in Ione and Quinn and Jenee graduated from Ione Bush, Hermiston, High School. She OR, Jacki (Darral) passed away October Moore and Loni 23, 2020. Kongslie, Kenne- Francine mar- wick, WA, Jeffrey ried her husband of (Jean-Pierre) Correa, 71 years, Delmer Francine Mae Brooklyn, NY, Jerid Crawford April 22, (Ely) Craw- (Tonisha) Falconer, 1949. Francine and ford Vancouver, WA and Delmer owned the Jana (Mike) Topf, Shell Oil Bulk Plant in Pasco, WA. Francine is also Hermiston and Pendleton survived by 17 great-grand- along with several Shell children and three great- service stations. Following great grandchildren. She their retirement from the was preceded in death by oil and gas business Fran- her parents, brother, Fayne cine became a Real Estate Ely and daughter, Cyndee agent in Hermiston and was Falconer. selected as Realtor of the Guardian Angel Homes Year prior to her retirement. and the Tuscan House pro- Francine loved to travel vided kindness and com- and explore new places passion, not only to Fran- and countries with Hawaii cine but to her family. being her most favorite Contributions may be place. Francine had a love made to Vange John Me- for her family, especial- morial Hospice Education ly her grandchildren and Fund, c/o Burns Mortuary great-grandchildren along of Hermiston, P.O. Box with celebrating any hol- 289, Hermiston, OR 97838 iday possible. Christmas A Celebration of Life and the Pendleton Round will be held Saturday, No- Up were her favorite times vember 7, 2020 at 1 p.m. of year. Francine was a at Burns Mortuary Chapel, member of the Hermiston Hermiston, OR. Emblem Club. Please share memories Francine is survived by of Francine with her family her loving husband Delmer, at burnsmortuaryhermiston. her daughters Marlene com. Burns Mortuary of (Tom) Bush of Hermiston, Hermiston is in care of OR and Anita Kongslie of arrangements. Kennewick, WA. She is Loy C. Smith Loy C. Smith, 85, of Kaseberg, Rob Harsin and Baker City, often said that Tyson (Lauren) Heesacker; she would die in the same three great-grandchildren, place she was born. George and Oliver While it wasn’t the Heryla and Pau- same building, it was len Kaseberg; two the same town. She step sons, Dane and was born May 24, Darrell Smith; four 1935 in Baker City to step grandchildren parents Raymond and and six step great Ellen “Polly” Pauline Loy C Smith grandchildren; her (Boyd) Fossum and younger sister, Lynn passed in the early Liebe, brother-in- morning hours of October law, Bill and their family, 27, 2020 in Baker City. as well as countless other Loy, named after Loy “favorite/adopted” grand- Wisdom of the Baker Wis- children. dom House, lived a full life, According to family, forever calling Oregon her she went on her own terms home. Most of her time and in her own time, stay- was spent in Heppner, For- ing true to her stubborn est Grove and Baker City. nature. They appreciate She loved architectural the incredible staff at Ash- design, the Chicago Cubs, ley Manor Assisted Living bad jokes, the Oregon Inter- in Baker City who loved pretive Center and most of Loy so much. To honor all her family and friends. her memory, they ask that She never met a stranger you listen to your favorite and had the ability to make music and take a drive. She anyone laugh with her per- always loved a good jam fectly timed quips. session and the view of her Loy is preceded in mountains. death by her first husband, Those who wish may Wayne Harsin. donate to their favorite She is survived by her charity in her honor through husband, Jim Smith of Bak- Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral er City; daughter, Cindy Home and Cremation Ser- Heesacker; son, Dallas vices, PO Box 543, Half- (Laura) Harsin; son, Kerry way, Oregon 97834. Online (Sue) Harsin; six grandchil- condolences can be shared dren, Emily (Daniel) Hery- at www.tamispinevalleyfu- la, Sara Harsin, Christina neralhome.com. Heesacker, Angela (Matt) Career Day twas held virtually this year. Every year, Morrow County students get the opportunity to explore the question, “what do I want to be when I grow up?” with their annual job shad- ow/career day activities. This year, COVID-19 was poised to keep the event from happening. So, a team of people decided to think outside the box. Kalie Davis is the Workforce Training Man- ager at the Port of Morrow and she works closely with Morrow County schools on several programs. Davis said when she and her in- tern, Morgan Orem, learned the pandemic would pre- vent the career event, they met with Riverside staff to discuss the option of pro- viding a Virtual Career Day. “When Riverside staff said they were open to that idea, we also thought it would be a great opportunity to expand the experience to all juniors and seniors in Mor- row County,” Davis said. Virtual Career Day was Thursday, October 22. Intern Orem reached out to professionals from different sectors including healthcare, IT, electric util- ities, trades, business, etc. They identified 20 different professionals who were interested in presenting to students, from business- es that included Amazon Web Services, Boardman Fire, Boardman Police, Columbia River Health, NW Crane, Threemile Can- yon Farms and Umatilla Electric. In order to make the process as easy as possible for students, Riverside High School math teacher Tyler Davis set up 20 different Google Meet links for each presentation. But first, they had to train the presenters, since Google Meet was a platform new to almost all of them. So, they organized a few training sessions for presenters prior to Career Day. In the meantime, each school designated a lead person to reach out to students to find out what Sheryl Riley Sheryl Riley of Lyn- Walla Walla, WA; parents, nwood, WA, passed away Dale and Linda Conklin of Heppner; grand- Saturday, October 24, mother, Iris Ad- 2020 from pancreatic kins of La Grande; cancer. She was 47. She brothers, Ashley was born May 29, 1973 (Teri) of Eugene, in Hermiston to Dale OR and Mark and Linda Conklin. She (Shannon) of Van- grew up in Ione and Heppner and attended Sheryl Riley couver, WA; sis- ter, Jill (Raymond) schools there. Sheryl was a certified Lew of Beaverton, OR; four nurse’s assistant and en- nieces; one nephew and two joyed taking care of all cousins. She was preceded people, including the elder- in death by a son, Bradley ly people she worked with. Lovell. To best honor Sheryl’s Sheryl had a passion for all living things, especially memory, consider adopting horses and dogs and loved a pet from a local shelter or donating to one. A celebra- outdoor activities. Sheryl is survived by tion of life will be held at a her son, Colby Riley of later date. Hi, I’m Linda, your Morrow County Veterans Services representa- tive, aka VSO- Veterans Service Officer. As your local VA Advocate, accredited under Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs I’m here to assist you and your family access benefits that you may be entitled to. VSO's are trained and accredited to provide assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors. This includes not only applying for federal and state benefits but also providing resources related to the following: • Compensation and Pension • VA Health Care • Education & Training • Employment • Burial & Survivor benefits • Housing • Transportation • Military Records • Disabled Veteran property tax exemption We also assist with other Oregon State benefits & local resources To discuss your benefits call our office today 541-922-6420 ality for students in Morrow County,” she said. Marie Cain, an accoun- tant with Threemile Canyon Farms, was a presenter and said she was pleased with the level of student partic- ipation. “I was extremely impressed with the student engagement, even virtual- ly. I was asked a bunch of questions and could tell the students were there to learn and grow.” Layla Castillo, a junior at Riverside Jr/Sr High School, said her experi- ence at Virtual Career Day was very positive. “I had an amazing experience to gain more knowledge on what it means to become an engineer.” Adam Cole, captain/ training officer with the Boardman Rural Fire Dis- trict, said it was great to see young adults interest- ed in emergency services. “Wanting to give back to the community is one of the greatest rewards.” Morrow County School District Superintendent Dirk Dirksen said he was grateful for the teamwork to make the event hap- pen. “We appreciate the long-standing partnership that local business and in- dustry has had in our county to make activities like this available for our students. This is one of many ex- amples of how much the citizens of Morrow County value the education of our youth.” Livestock producers can receive wolf financial assistance Livestock producers seeking financial assistance for implementing methods that limit wolf-livestock interaction need to obtain an application to request funds. Applications may be found on the Morrow Coun- ty website, Wolf Depreda- tion Advisory Committee page at: www.co.morrow. or.us/bc-wdac, the coun- ty has announced. These applications need to be completed and received by the Morrow County Wolf Depredation Adviso- ry Committee by Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 4 p.m., as the committee will meet that evening to start the review process. -Juan Q. Madrigal, 21, There are several op- Pendleton, was convicted tions for submitting appli- of violation of basic rule, fine $265. -Hector Reynoso, 28, Portland, OR, was convict- ed of violation of basic rule, fine $265. The Heppner Daycare board has announced that Heppner Daycare has shut its doors. They sought many avenues to prevent clo- sure but under the current COVID restrictions, staff shortages and lack of use they were forced to make the decision to temporarily close. *Design Heppner Daycare is *Print the only private nonprofit certified center in Morrow *Mail County. Being a certified Sykes Publishing center means they must 541-676-9228 follow many rules and reg- ulations put in place by the Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Glen Diehl, has released the following Justice Court report: -Andrew R. Thompson, 24, Ione, was convicted violation of basic rule, fine $165 and driving uninsured, fine $265. -Jason E. Haigh, 46, Stanfield, was convicted of passing in a no passing zone, fine $165. -Sarah A. Johnson, 30, Heppner, was convicted of violation of basic rule, fine $165. presentation they were in- terested in, send instruc- tions and links and recruit teachers to volunteer as moderators. Those individ- uals were Leah Harris and Elizabeth Rosen at River- side High, Marty Rhodes at Irrigon High, Jill Miller at Heppner High and Cyd- ney McElligott from Ione School. Davis said it cer- tainly would not have been possible without their help. Davis’ role was to com- municate with presenters and send them links, in- structions and lists of stu- dents. She and Orem also set up 20 Chromebooks with each Google Meet up and ready to go as a backup in case any teachers ran into challenges with the presentations. The first presentation was at 9:30 a.m. for Irrigon and Riv- erside and the second was at 10:45 a.m. for Heppner and Ione. All presentations were recorded so they can be shared with students who were not able to participate. Davis said it was ex- tremely rewarding to see how creative all the pre- senters were when sharing information through the virtual format. “So often things are being cancelled due to the pandemic be- cause it is no longer an op- tion to offer the opportunity safely. I was grateful to both our industry professionals and leadership at each high school who were open to making this experience a re- cations, all of which must be received by the above due date: drop off at the Bartholomew Building, Room 201, 110 N. Court St., Heppner; mail to Mor- row County, P.O. Box 788, Heppner, OR 97836; or email to rlutcher@co.mor- row.or.us. Compensation can be requested for bone pile removal and/or burial, fladry (a line of rope mount- ed along the top of a fence, from which are suspended strips of fabric or colored flags that will flap in a breeze, intended to deter wolves from crossing the fence-line), range riders or other preventive measures. For additional information call Roberta Lutcher at 541- 676-5613. Heppner Daycare shuts doors Print & Mailing Services state of Oregon, including the number of children that can be served and caregiver qualifications. The board stresses that the closure is temporary, and they hope to reopen the center in 2021. When the center reopens, preschool will be their first priority, then transitioning back into offering childcare. The daycare center asks for community support, by joining the board, volun- teering or working for Hep- pner Daycare in the future.
