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a a 12. Lebanon Express, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 A7 Students need to be immunized by Feb. 20 The Oregon Immunization Program wants parents to know that children will not be able to attend school or child care starting Feb. 20 if their records on file show missing immunizations. State law requires that all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care facilities have up-to-date documentation on their immunizations, or have a religious or medical exemption.

Immunization is a way to keep schools and the entire community healthy, said Stacy de Assis Matthews, school law coordinator in the Oregon Health Authority's Public Health Division, in a press release. Immunizations also help protect children against vaccine- -preventable diseases such as whooping cough, she added. "If school and child care vaccination records are not up to date, the child will be sent home," de Assis Matthews said in the release. Information for parents about updated vaccine requirements: Adolescents seventh- through 11thgraders require one dose of Tdap vaccine. Idap is a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) booster.

Children 18 months and older in child care, preschool and kindergarten through fourth grade require a two-dose series of the hepatitis A vaccine, which protects Join Club in honoring founders this weekend against a communicable viral infection. In 2012, local health departments sent nearly 35,000 letters to parents and guardians informing them their children needed immunizations to stay in school or child care. About 4,600 children were kept out of school or child care until the necessary immunization information was turned in to the schools or child care facilities. Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their health care provider or local health department, or call Oregon SafeNet at 1-800-SAFENET (1- 800-723-3638) or 211. No one can be turned away from a local health department because of the inability to pay for required vaccines.

Pharmacists can immunize children aged 11 and older. Parents should contact their neighborhood pharmacy for details. Additional information on school immunizations can be found at the Immunization Program website at www.healthoregon.org/imm. Follow the Oregon Immunization Program on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OregonImmunize and Twitter at twitter.com/OregonImmunize. Planning commission vacancies need filled On Jan.

26, the Boys Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam will hold a celebration recognizing longtime supporters and founders of the Lebanon Boys Girls Club and the 20th anniversary of the Boys Girls Club Lebanon Community Center, Fifth Street Clubhouse. Community members especially, those attended who the club or have participated as coaches staff are encouraged by club staff to join in this celebration. The evening has been planned as an opportunity to recognize the many champions of children in East Linn County, celebrate the accomplishments of the past 20-plus years, and look forward together to the future; one in which the Boys Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam continues to support and nurture the community's greatest assets our kids, Executive Director Kris Latimer said in a press release. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. with a reception and buffet, followed by a short program at 6:30.

The city of Lebanon is recruiting people to fill two regular positions on the planning commission starting April 1. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Feb. 20. Candidates must reside within Lebanon city limits or the Urban Growth Boundary.

The planning commission conducts public hearings on various types of development proposals and advises the city council on land use planning policy. Members of the planning commission receive no compensation and attend an average of one evening meeting per month. For more information or to apply, go online at www.ci.lebanon.or.us, call 541- 258-4906, or stop by Lebanon City Hall, 925 S. Main St. OBITUARIES Carrie Joy Elliott Her husband Sidney Hart of Lake Jackson, Texas, and 2013, at Chapel on Hill Mary Colleen Merle and Connie Seward, RSVP by calling the Lebanon administrative office at 541-258-7105, the Sweet Home office at 541- 367-6421 or reserve a seat at www.bgcgreatersantiam.org.

Cost is $30 per person and includes the reception, buffet, wine or beer, and non-alcoholic beverages. This is not a fundraising event, but an opportunity for current club leadership and the community to acknowledge and thank those who created so many opportunities for our kids, Latimer said in the release. Jan. 17, 1932 Jan. 17, 2013 Carrie Joy Elliott, 81, of Lebanon, died Jan.

17, 2013, at Willamette Manor in Lebanon. Funeral services were held Jan. 22 at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. Private family interment followed at Lebanon I.O.0.F. Cemetery.

She was born Jan. 17, 1932, in Duluth, the daughter of Gunnard and Marvel (Tucker) Erickson. The famiCARRIE ELLIOTT ly moved Minnesota to Lebanon in 1947, and she graduated from Lebanon High School in 1949. She married Robert "Bob" Elliott on May 12, 1951, in Lebanon. The couple lived in Hood River, Hot Springs, Shreveport, Florence, S.C., and Gig Harbor, Wash.

She worked as a bank teller, school secretary and title clerk before retiring and returning to Lebanon in 1992. She belonged to the Pineway Ladies Club for several years. She is survived by husband Robert "Bob" Elliott, of Lebanon; son Tom Elliott, of Bassett, seven grandchildren; and 17 great -grandchildren. Her oldest son Gunnard Kim Elliott died in 2010. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Willamette Manor Activities Fund and sent in care of Huston- Jost Funeral Home, 86 W.

Grant Lebanon, OR 97355. Dorothy Mae Hart May 8, 1927 Jan. 17, 2013 Dorothy Mae Hart, 85, of Lebanon, died Jan. 17, 2013, at Avamere Rehabilitation of Lebanon. A funeral service was held Jan.

22 at -fost Funeral Home. Burial followed at Lebanon 1.0.0.F. Cemetery, She was born May 8, 1927, in Hatton, to George and Matte (Oglesby) Presley. She grew up in Arkansas. She married Sidney Hart on Aug.

24, 1946, in Mena, Ark. In 1947. the couple moved to Lebanon. She volunteered for many years driving a Sunday School bus and would call on children's families to visit. She is survived by son and daughter-in-law Gary and Jeanie Hart, of Lebanon; brother Milton Presley, of De Queen, sister Rowell, of Lebanon; granddaughter Amy Waite, and numerous nieces and nephews.

died on May 8, 2010. Her brother Eugene Presley, and sisters Pansye Plunkett and Laverne Griffith also died before she did. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, sent in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant Lebanon, OR 97355. Marvin Ross Johnson July 10, 1936, Jan.

12, Marvin Ross Johnson, 76, of Onalaska, formerly of Lacomb, died on Jan. 12, 2013, in Vancouver, Wash. Graveside services were held Jan. 17, 2013, at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. He was born on July 10, 1936, to Belva and Lester Johnson, in Kalispell, Mont.

As a child he moved with his family to Oregon, first to Crabtree and then to Lacomb, where his parents owned and operated a dairy. He attended Queen Anne and Lebanon Union High schools and joined the United States Air Force upon graduation in 1954. After his honorable discharge, he went to work as an electronic technician for the Boeing Aircraft Company in Seattle. He married Carolyn Jackson, of Scio, in 1959, and they lived in Seattle, Mountlake Terrace, and Kent, Wash. He worked as a salesman for other companies, then went back to Boeing, this time in the engineering department at the Space Lab in Kent.

He and his wife divorced in 1970. He married Beverly Nichols in 1971. They lived in various towns in Washington, most recently in Onalaska. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Beverly, of Onalaska; children Cynthia Johnson and partner David Smith, of Lebanon, Michael Johnson and wife Audrey, Raymond Johnson, of Portland; stepchildren Dale Nichols, of Portland, and Sandy Wing, of Vancouver, grandchildren Kristin Chandler and Tiffany Smith, of Lebanon, Jayce Johnson, of Aberdeen, Kiah Johnson, of Salem, Endsley and Jeremiah Johnson, of Lake Jackson; stepgrandchildren Tyler Wing, of the U.S. Navy, and Trevor Wing, of New Jersey; sisters Iris Hantke, of Portland, and Carol Dean and Marion Howard, both of Lebanon; and Matthew Halsey, of Portland.

His parents, infant sister Wanda, older sister Ethel Richardson and brother Myron died before he did. Evergreen Chapel in Vancouver, is in charge of arrangements. Gabriella Jade Garcia April 12, 2011 Jan. 12, 2013 Gabriella Jade Garcia, 20 months, of Lebanon, died Jan. 12, 2013, at.

Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 27, Street in Albany. She was born April 12, 2011, at Albany General Hospital, the daughter of Kennedy Garcia Jr.

and Sara D. (Ward) Garcia, of Lebanon. She is survived by her GABRIELLA parents; a 5- GARCIA year -old sister, GABRIELLA GARCIA Isabella Garcia; maternal grandparents Mark and Pauline Newman, of Albany; maternal greatgrandparents Paul and Carol Campbell, of Albany; aunt and uncle Katherine Bonilla and Narvin Ulep, of Lebanon; aunt Elisa Kennedy-Garcia, of Lebanon; aunt and uncle Carol and Matt Jacobs, of Albany; aunt Allyssa Newman, of Albany; and several additional family members. Huston- Jost Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family requests memorial contributions be made to any Central Willamette Credit Union for the Garcia family, Let's Go to the Market January 12.

April Corvallis Indoor Winter 7 Market Benton County Fairgrounds Guerber Hall Local produce, meats, eggs, specialty breads, flowers artisans Now accepting SNAP Samaritan Cancer Program Come with us! Children's Lives Include Moments of Bravery, Mondays, Feb. 4 through acclaimed March 11, 6 to 7:30 p.m. of is an internationally program to address the unique emotional Cost: Free needs of a child whose parent, grandparent Cancer Location: Samaritan or primary caregiver has cancer. Resource Center, 400 Hickory St. NW.

North Albany For children ages 5 to 12 and their parents, To register call: (541) 812-5888 grandparents or primary caregivers. Pre registration is required. Dinner will be provided at no cost. Marks Nov. 8, 1936 Jan.

14, 2013 Mary Colleen Marks, of Sweet Home, died 14, 2013. She was born on Nov. 1936, in North Bend Milton and Minnie (Castle) Seward. 8, to Ruth She grew up inMonroe and married Bob Fry in 1956. She lived throughout Oregon for 14 years before ending their marriage.

She married Ralph Marks, which also ended in divorce. She was a bartender at My Place tavern in Sweet Home, where she worked for her mother. She also worked at the Grove and the Club in Cottage Grove. She is survived by her children and their spouses 76, Jan. of Sweet Home, Carol and James Hobbs, of Newport, Curtis and Beth Fry, Cole Dean and Trina Fry, Laurie Mills, and Bradley Dean and Sidney Marks, all of Sweet Home; 10 grandchildren; eight great -grandchildren including Bradley Marks; niece Laura; lifetime friend Sonny Reeder; and best friends Alice Woody and Charleen.

Her brothers Earl Seward and John Seward; sisters Wilma Dilley and Nona Chapman; parents; and husbands Robert Fry and Ralph Marks all died before she did. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. MARY MARKS MARY MARKS Death notice Betty Joan Schmidt Betty Joan Schmidt, 77, of Sweet Home, died Jan. 19, 2013. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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