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Obituaries Freda M. Wenberg Freda M. Wenberg. 83. ot' Heppner. died Saturday. Septem ber 16. 2000. at Pioneer Memo rial Hospital. Memorial services were held Monday. September 25, 2000 at the First Christian Church in Heppner. She was bom January 7. 1917. at Artesia, New Mexico, to Fred and Anna Richards Cleaveland. She was raised and attended schools at Boulder. Delnort. and Pagosa Springs, Colorado. She attended Alamogorda High School at Alamogorda. New Mexico, graduating in 1934. She worked for a number of years before entering the Boulder Sanitary Nurses School. She graduated from there in 1943. On August 30, 1943. she mar ried Paul Wallis Kenneth Wenberg at Boulder The couple lived in Wyoming, Missouri. Colorado. Ohio and Michigan, moving to Heppner in 1999. Survivors include her husband. Kenneth Wenberg of Heppner; sons. Dr. Kenneth F. Wenberg of Heppner and Daniel E. Wenberg of Turlock, California; brothers, Bruce Cleaveland and Brian Cleaveland. both of Dolores. Colo rado; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren Memorial contributions may be made to the Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living Facility. P.O Box 244, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp ner was in charge of arrange ments. He then moved to Fossil where he worked in maintenance for the FAA until retiring in 1987. Mr. Perkins moved to Hermiston in 1999 to be near his family. He was a life member of Air Life, VFW. Grange and Wheeler County Search and Rescue. He was a devoted husband and loved his family. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed the senior dances. Mr. Perkins is survived by his sons, Earl Perkins of Hermiston and Don Perkins of Marietta, Kentucky; daughter, Mary Jane Perkins, New Mexico; sisters. Rowena Fern McCorkle, Hazel Morris, and Vera Faye Barnes, all of Hermiston; one granddaughter. Heather; and one great grandson. Grey son. He was preceded in death by his wife. Nan Perkins, in December 1999; his parents; one sister. Gladys Ordway: and one brother, Leslie Perkins. A memorial service will be held on October 12. 2000, at 2 p.m. at Rose Arbor Assisted Living Facility in Hermiston. Disposition was by cremation. Those who wish may make contributions in Glenn's memory to Air Life or Rose Arbor Assisted Living Facility c/o Bums Mortuary of Hermiston at P.O. Box 289 Hermiston. Oregon 97838. Bums Mortuary of Hermiston. Oregon was in charge of arrangements. Harvey ’’Pete” Haynes Harvey Lauren "Pete" Haynes, 82, of Baker City, formerly of Heppner, passed away at his Beth I. Clark home after a long battle with Beth I. Clark, 84, of Heppner. cancer on Tuesday. September died Thursday, September 21. 19. 2000. Mr. Haynes was bom October 2000 at Pioneer Memorial Hospi 12. 1917, in Laurel, Oregon, to tal. Funeral services were held Thomas Martin and Laura Etta Wednesday. September 27.2000 Adams Haynes. He was raised at All Saints Episcopal Church in on the family homestead on Mountain near Heppner with concluding service Chehalem and burial following at the Hillsboro. It was there that the cherished childhood memories of Heppner Masonic Cemetery. aunts and uncles he always spoke She was bom Apnl 6, 1916, on fondly of were created. the family ranch near Hardman, At the age of 17, he went to to Raymond and Eva Capon Heppner where he worked as a Wright! She' ¿pent her grade ranch hand for 10 cents per day. ¿'¿Hboryears > t Gulden West Through those early years, his School at Ruggs. then attended labors expanded from herding Heppner High School, graduating sheep in the Crane Flats area of in 1934. She attended the Univer the 31ue Mountains, to being a sity o f Oregon and then the cowboy to enlisting in the Army Beauty School at Eugene in 1942 at the age of 25. On October 29. 1936. she mar In 1955, he was hired as a full ried Barton Clark at Portland. The time federal trapper in the Fields. couple lived in Redmond. Monu Oregon, area. In 1958 he was ment and Pme City before settling transferred to Baker County at Heppner where they began where he remained a trapper for ranching in the early 1940s. 11 years. In 1966. he was hired Mrs. Clark was a member of as an Oregon State Brand the All Saints Episcopal Church Inspector. It was from this job he in Heppner. She was a member gained many lifetime friends. He of the Rhea Creek Grange and retired in 1984 at the age of 65. then the Lexington Grange, com On April 21. 1945. he married bining for over 50 years. Mary Ellen Matthews in She enjoyed reading, traveling, Hillsboro. They had two hunting and the arts, especially daughters. Marilyn Jane and painting and drawing. Cindy Lou Survivors include a son, Ned He was known as a musician, Clark o f Heppner; daughter, a master craftsman and a fine Nonda Harwick of Bend; seven marksman. He enjoyed hunting, grandchildren. 11 great-grandchil his music, his family, his friends dren, one great-great-grandchild and a "good shot of whiskey," and two step-great-grandchildren. according to family members. He is survived by his wife She was preceded in death by her Mary of Baker City; his husband. Barton Clark, in 1997. Memorial contributions may be made to the Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living Facility, P.O. Box 244, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home Auxiliary, P.O. Box 672, Heppner, Oregon 97836, or All Saints Episcopal Church Memo rial Fund, P.O. Box 246, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp ner was in charge of arrange ments. daughters and sons-in-law, Marilyn Jane and Keith Shollenberger of Baker City and Cindy Lou and Jack Henner of Haines: and "adopted son." Manny Gutierrez, of Baker City; grandchildren, Laura Checkroom of Baker City, Thomas Caylor and his wife Tracy of Shoshone, Idaho, Celinda and Lance Peck of Payette. Idaho, Jacob Westgaard of Haines, Amy Shollenberger of Baker City and Bryan Shollenberger of Walla Walla, Washington; eight great grandchildren; brothers, Ben Haynes of Baker City. John Haynes of Inchelium, Washington, and Jake Haynes of Lexington; numerous nieces and nephews and countiess friends and acquaintances. He was preceded in death by his parents, his only sister Esther and brothers Chad and Don. Donations may be made at the Coles-Strommer Mortuary. 1950 Place Street. Baker City . Oregon 97814. in his name for the "Legendary Pete Haynes Music Appreciation Scholarship Fund". Mr. Haynes requested no funeral services. A wake was held as he requested on Saturday. September 23. 2000, at the new Community Connections Building in Baker City County to receive PILT payments The Bureau of Land management sent Morrow County $95.999 in payments-in- lieu-of taxes for the year 2000. The payment to Morrow County is up from $36,324 made last year. Umatilla County will receive $265,205, up from $98,712 last year. Payments to local governments in Oregon totalled $4,511,350. Payments across the U.S. totalled $134 million. The BLM. an agency of the Interior Department, distributes the PILT payments to eligible local governments each year. The payments are intended to offset the loss of tax revenue to states and localities caused the presence of tax-exempt federal land with\n their jurisdictions. The PILT payments are made for tax-exempt federal lands administered by the BLM. the National Park Service, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (all agencies of the Interior Department), the U.S. Forest Service (part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) and for federal water projects and some military installations. Congress appropriates PILT payments each year The BLM allocates according to a formula in the PILT Act that includes population and the amount of federal land within an affected county. The payments are in addition to other federal revenues, such as livestock grazing and timber harvesting, that the federal government transfers to the counties. WE PRINT BUSINESS CARDS H eppner Gazette-Tim es 676-9228 Glenn E. Perkins Glenn E. Perkins, formerly of Heppner, died on September 19. 2000, at Rose Arbor Assisted Living Facility in Hermiston, at the age of 79 years. Mr. Perkins was bom on November 28, 1920, in Beaver Falls, Nebraska to Gayle and Nellie Bishop Perkins. He was raised in Nebraska until the age of 17 when he moved to Dufur. He joined the United States Army and served overseas in the South Pacific during WWII. He then moved to Heppner where he worked as a blacksmith. He married Nan Pierce on April 18, 1947, in Nebraska. They moved to Vemonia and then to Alaska in 1953 before returning to Heppner in 1963 to work as a millwnght at the Kinzua Lumber Mill in Kinzua until it shut down. Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - FIVE Army to provide county funding COPY PAPER Wright Park and has been Morrow County Director of painting fog lines on Bombing Planning Tamra Mabbott. at the Range Road. He also reported on Morrow County Court an initial meeting with Umatilla September 20 meeting, presented County representatives and an agreement signed by the residents for discussion of program manager of the Army's County Line Road The court Office for Chemical agreed that future work on this Demilitarization to provide road should involve both funding to Morrow County for counties, but they also noted that processing. approval. and Morrow County finances dictate oversight of permits and licenses that the future of this road be necessary at the Umatilla discussed at a later date. O'Brien Chemical Agent Disposal suggested that a written Facility . The court approved the agreement with Umatilla County cooperative agreement be created. Morrow County Counsel Bill Other action by the court Hanlon reported having sent a included the following letter to the contractor requesting - acceptance of Mark Colbnck s completion by October 1 of the resignation from the SCERT handrail at the agricultural Committee. collection building. Hanlon and - approved a permit fer a the court discussed the lift at the driveway access off Knopp Gilliam and Bisbee Building, the Street and a permit to Century Tel enforcement agreement with the to lay cable under Columbia city of Boardm an, Boulevard: telecommunication needs ana the - approved the county public relationship among the county, road policy: the museum board and the - approved the contract with museum foundation. Walton Construction Co for the Public Works Director Burke roof on the Heponer annex. O'Brien reported that the crew - approved the purchase ot an has been working at Anson industrial grade carpet cleaner. By Doris Brosnan Ream or Carton Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 Wheat Growers plan fall meeting The Morrow County Wheat Growers will host its fall meeting for all area wheat producers and Oregon Wheat Growers League members at the Heppner Elks Lodge in Heppner on Monday. Oct. 9. A social hour hosted by Morrow County Grain Growers will begin at 5:30 p.m., with a steak dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. The dinner is free to all OWGL members. Non-members will be charged $10 per person at the door New member applications will be available the day of the meeting and all new members will eat free. Attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite "vacation" attire to be entered into a special prize drawing. Door prizes will be awarded along with this year's "Grand Prize” - a trip for two to the Oregon Coast donated by the Bank of Eastern Oregon Sherman Reese. OWGL President, will speak on the new Farm Bill and the proposed dues increase for OWGL members. Pioneer Implement will present a plaque to the Morrow County Conservation Farm Winner: Miller Wheat. Inc. Copies of the proposed 2000- 2001 Resolutions for the OWGL will be available at this meeting. Any growers unable to attend, may obtain a copy of these Resolutions by contacting the office of the Oregon Wheat Growers League via phone or fax. The resolutions are also available on the OWGL website: w w w .ow gl.org. Grower participation is encouraged in the Resolution process. County President. Ken Gneb, encourages all growers to attend and asks that RSVPs be made to him on or before Thursday. Oct. 5 at 989-8353. 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