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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 29,1998 Obituaries Mary P. Bechtel Mary P. Bechtel, 85, of lone, died Saturday, July 25, 1998, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Heppner. The funeral was held Tuesday, July 28, 1998 in Pendleton, with burial at the Helix Cemetery. Mary P. Tompkins was bom August 25,1912, at Walla Walla, to Mr. and Mrs. John Tompkins. She grew up on the Tompkins Ranch between Helix and Athena and attended a one-room school in that area. On May 11,1934, she married Harvey G. Bechtel at W alla Walla. Her husband had worked as a machinist for Collier Motors Machine Shop in Walla Walla. The couple moved to Helix, where they lived for many years. Mrs. Bechtel enjoyed needle works and crafts. She had been a member of Eastern Star, GAR and the Helix Merry-Go-Round Club. Her husband, Harvey, died in 1990. Survivors include daughters, Marilyn Childers o f lone and Beverly M. Myers of Clarkston, Washington; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Memonal contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home at Heppner or the lone Topic Club at lone directly or through Bums Mortuary of Pendleton, P.O. Box 489, Pen dleton, OR 97801. Frank Christenson Frank D. Christenson, 71, died July 7, 1998, in a Las Vegas hos pital. Graveside services were at the Southern Nevada Veterans Me monal Cemetery. Mr. Christenson was bom Feb ruary 9, 1927, in Heppner. A re tired Air Force veteran of World War II, the Korean War and Viet nam War, he was a 15 year resi dent of Henderson, Nevada and a member of Tropicana Chnstian Fellowship, Retired Officers As sociation, Air Force Association. Air Force Police Association and American Legion. Mr. Christenson is survived by his wife, Joan, of Henderson, Ne vada; daughters, Teresa Threadgill of Las Vegas and Cynthia Lopez of Boulder City, Nevada; sister, Norma Edger of Heppner; brother, A.B. “Pete.” of Portland; and two grandchildren. Palm M ortuary-Henderson handled arrangements. Clark Catherine Howk Word has been received by relatives here of the passing of one of lone's earliest citizens. Clark Catherine Howk died July 15, 1998, at a nursing home in Gresham at the age of 97. She was bom January 12, 1901, and came to lone from Ripley, Ohio, in 1913, on an emigrant train with her parents, Peter J. and Grace O'Connor Linn and three little brothers. She was educated in the lone schools and she and Blanche Turner Lindstrom were the only graduates in 1920 . After working at various jobs and as bookkeeper in the Mason store and as postmistress she married Joseph W. Howk, the Union Pacific Railroad depot agent, on July 20, 1923. They resided in lone until 1935 when he was transferred to Condon and in 1944 to Troutdale. He died in 1954 and after that Clark was employed by the Security Bank of Troutdale and later by McCready Lumber Yards. In 1963 she moved to a retirement village, where she resided for 22 years until her health began to fail. She was a member of the Christian Church from the age of 12. Her father was one of the carpenters to build the church in lone, which was recently burned. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was Worthy Matron in lone, as well as in Troutdale. Mrs. Howk was always active in the local community, church and school activities, including the Troutdale City Council and Loaves and Fishes. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law Lois and Bill M oller of Gresham; granddaughter, Elisabeth Moller of Portland; Anne McCallister and husband Michael of Gladstone; a sister-in-law, Edna Linn of Vemonia; and several nieces and nephews. Her son Alan, preceded her in death in 1996. Mrs. Howk was also preceded in death by her brother, Carl Peter Linn, 93, who passed away at a nursing home in Clovcrdale, CA, in May of this year and was buried near his home at Windsor, Ca. He was also an early resident of lone and graduated from lone High School in 1924. He was married to Alice Head and they had one daughter, Leeta Bailey, who lives in Amhurst, MA, with her mother living nearby. Mr. Linn worked most of his life for the U.S. government as a road surveyor in the Pacific Willow Creek Road report Columbia Tri-County The U.S. Dept, of Trans portation lists its planned construction activities on Willow Creek Road for the week of Monday, July 27; Tidewater will be continuing with the cut slope excavation and placing rock embankment with materials from the cut slope, working between the beginning of the project and Smith Ditch. The surveyors are on the project, placing stakes for cuts and fills, rock embankment areas and for the various culverts located along the project. They received the culverts for the unnamed Northwest, spending a great deal tributary and Smith Dit,ch on of time in Alaska. Monday they planned to start Following his divorce he placing the culvert at the married Myma Rodgers-Hilbum unnamed tributary. They will on July 20, 1967 at Anchorage. continue building rock em She died in Jan. 1997. bankment and placing culverts as Mr. Linn was a life member of they come to them. lone Lodge No. 120 AF&AM and Willow Creek Road (Coal served as master. He also Mine Grade) is closed to through belonged to several other traffic from Cutsforth Park to the professional organizations. intersection of Forest Service roads 5320 and 53. This inter section will remain open, to the logging contractor only, for the removal of timber sale material. The FS 21 Road, Penland Lake Road, intersection will remain Morrow County Tourism Chair open during construction Carol Michael encourages all Morrow County organizations to set dates for 1999 events now. The Oregon Festival & Events Association, in partnership with The Morrow County Fair and the Oregon Tourism Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo kick-off Commission, will distribute the dance, featuring the music of 1999 "Oregon Events Calendar" "Young Guns", will be held in mid-December 1998. The Saturday, August 1, from 9 p.m. earlier distribution date will to 1 a.m. at the Morrow County enable the calendar to include Fairgrounds Pavilion. January and February events for "Young Guns", a band from the a full 12-month calendar. "If you have not seen the "Oregon Events Calendar," I encourage you to pick one up at Mary Haguewood and Cara your community Chamber of Osmin, teachers at Heppner El Commerce Office. Annual ementary School, have completed events and festivals for the the “Living in Space and Basic various regions of the state are R ocketry” Space D iscovery presented in calendar order. New Graduate Course conducted by the residents of Eastern Oregon can United States Space Foundation check the events calendar and discover an adventure for every in Colorado Springs, CO. The weekend. Long term residents course prepares K-12 education can check the events calendar to professionals to incorporate aero find out what will be going on all space education across the cur over Oregon. It is an invaluable riculum to motivate students and tool for any visitor-related improve learning. In this course, teachers partici business answering the question 'What's there to do around here?" pated in inquiry-based learning continues Michael. activities meeting state and na- Listings in the "Oregon Events Calendar" are free, but events Births must meet qualifying criteria to ensure that only events of interest Isaiah Daniel W alker-a son to visitors are in the calendar. Isaiah D aniel was born to Listings must have the specific Maranda and Troy Walker of dates of the event, for example, Irrigon on July 16, 1998 at Good "July 17-19" not "third weekend Shepherd Community Hospital. in July." The baby weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. Local chambers of commerce L eo n a rd o A m aya-a son must submit listings for the '99 Leonardo was bom to Alba and "Oregon Events Calendar" by Cristobal Amaya of Boardman on Sept 15. "I encourage community July 21, 1998 at Good Shepherd organizations to set 1999 dates Community Hospital. The baby for visitor-related events/festivals weighed 9 lbs. 15 oz. now. As soon as dates, locations, and contact phone numbers are firm, contact your local chamber of commerce, or a member of the Morrow County Tourism Committee, 541-481-301 for a Call for Entries to the calendar Members of the fire crew from form, fill the form out the Heppner Ranger District were completely and accurately, and dispatched to a fire on Sunday return it to your chamber for evening beginning around 5 p.m. submission with other local Lightning-caused fires were entries before Sept. 15," confirmed from Wall Creek up to concludes Michael. Ditch Creek around 20-40 miles southeast of Heppner, according to Deb Roy, U.S. Forest Service fire management officer. Lexington News district Roy said that around 50 people _________ By Delpha Jone»_________ from the Heppner and North Fork John Day districts were sent Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sawyer out to fight the fires. The state of from the Tn-Cities, WA. were call Oregon also sent personnel from Fossil and John Day. she said. ers in Lexington on Saturday. Bill Irvin and daughter Julie of Twin Falls, ID. were callers in Lexington on Saturday. Set dates for 1999 events activities controlled with flaggers. Willow Creek Road remains open, to local traffic only, to Cutsforth Park. The park will remain open for the construction season. Tidewater planned to blade and water the Shaw' Creek Road (the detour route) starting on Tuesday, July 28 and then on Wednesday, July 29 they planned to put down a dust palliative (lignon sulfonate) to control the dust for most of the construction season. As the lignon is begin placed and until it has absorbed into the road surface, the public will want to observe the speed limit to avoid getting the mixture on their vehicles. Tidewater asks drivers to please observe the construction signs and thanks drivers for their cooperation. Please observe the warning signs for the detour route and barricades at both ends of the construction zone. Please have a safe summer and remember that the barricaded road closures are for the traveling public’s safety. For more information, contact Robert G. Toops, project en gineer, at 676-5904 in Heppner for additional information. District 6 champions By Sam Bellamy Seventeen players from Con don, Heppner, Boardman, Imgon, Umatilla and Stanfield combined talents to claim the District 6, 14 year old Babe Ruth Tournament that was held in The Dalles, July 11-16. Columbia Tri-County (CT-C) won four straight games to stay in the winner’s bracket and de feated Pendleton in the champi onship game to claim the title. Last year, as 13 year olds, CT-C was edged out of the championship by Hermiston in a very close battle. To get to the district champi onship, CT-C started by edging out the host team, The Dalles, by a score of 5-3. On Sunday, July 12, they defeated Hood River, 15- 1. M onday saw CT-C meet Pendleton in the winner’s bracket and defeated them by a score of 8-6. This put CT-C in the cham- Wheatland Pomona Grange meets By Delpha Jones Fair & Rodeo kickoff dance, Aug. 1 Tn-Cities, has opened for many big name groups and has played at the Buff ri Brew outside Hermiston. They feature country western music and some rock. Admission is free and everyone, including children, is invited to attend. Local teachers complete space course Fire crew dispatched tional standards. Subjects covered included rocketry principles, build ing model rockets, neutral buoy ancy training, orbits and biology in space. The course was taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colo rado Springs. Instructors included U.S. Space Foundation and NASA educators, academy staff, and commercial experts in the aerospace industry. Nearly 70 educators from around the coun try took part in the course. Guest speakers included Greg Vogt, NASA educator/author; Debra Shearer, NASA educator; and several Colorado educators, in cluding Jay Mahoney, Linder Win ter, Beth Cooper and Delene Hoffnen. For additional information about the foundation and its educational programs, call 1-800-691-4000, or access the foundation's home page at www.ussf.org. Hanna. I 6 y n S u san at 1-800 -733-2773 IE Q Gazette-Times F R E E P U B LIC CO N CERTS at Boardman and irrigon Marina Parks J c IC u s ic in i/ ie C P a r s Music on the banks of the Columbia River! Bring a picnic, chairs... relax & enjoy! 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Wheatland Pomona Grange met on Sunday at the Greenfield Grange in Boardman. The meeting started with a lun cheon served by the Greenfield G range ladies. Reports o f Granges was heard from master of Wiljpws, Willard French; Lex ington, Clarence Buchanan; and Greenfield. Martha Baker. There was no one present from Spray due to illness. A petition concerning the ex pressway from Ontario to Coos Bay was discussed and tabled to a later meeting. There was more discussion on the drawdown of the Columbia River. A memorial was held under the direction of the Pomona chaplain, Zelma McDaniel. A poem, “Don’t Grieve for Me,” was read along with the names of Edgar Cress. Anna Culver, George Hammon and Leona Whitehead from Spray; Barbara Emert, Beverly Doherty, Erma Potter and Mary Wilkins from Willows; and Paul Brown, Barton Clark and George Irwin from Lexington. Vocalist was Sheila Carpus from Boardman. Resolution #1, a thank you to Greenfield for dinner and hospi tality, was adopted. The cake walk was enjoyed after which the meet ing adjourned. A guest for the day was Shirley Carries of Hood River. “I don’t really expect you to bank with us just because we’re local!” FAX HOST FAMILIES NEEDED pionship game on Thursday. In a game which saw several lead changes and five different pitchers, CT-C pulled out an 8-6 victory in the final innings. Pitch ers used in the championship game were Todd Shaeffer, Condon; Jared Mitchell, Arlington; Travis B ellam y, Lexington; Bruno Ybarro, Umatilla; and Mario Martinez, Boardman. “The coaches were very proud of the 14 year olds. They never quit and they showed outstanding hustle and sportsmanship,” said coach Sam Bellamy. “A double honor that went with the champi onship trophy was to be awarded the sportsmanship trophy for the tournament. This was a very spe cial award, particularly for the coaches and parents.” Highlights of the tournament were Todd Shaeffer’s two mside- the-park home runs. 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