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.
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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
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Barton Clark and George Irwin
from Lexington. Vocalist was
Sheila Carpus from Boardman.
Resolution #1, a thank you to
Greenfield for dinner and hospi
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was enjoyed after which the meet
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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
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