TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 18, 2004
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
__ Obituaries
H eppner
Betty Lou Wilson
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
Betty Lou Wilson,
75, o f Portland, died Friday,
Aug. 6,2004 at the Portland
hospital.
A p riv ate fam ily
serv ice w ill be held.
D isp o sitio n
was
by
cremation.
She was born in
Heppner, Dec. 16, 1928 to
Fred and D ellie W right
M atlack. W ilson went to
The D alles in 1933 and
attended schools there and
later in Portland. She also
attended beauty school in
Portland.
She m arried Ernie
Brock in Vancouver, WA in
September 1947. They later
divorced and she married
George Wilson in Portland.
He later died o f cancer.
She is survived by
two sisters, Lulu Cole o f
P o rtlan d and Ju an ita
Ignawski, and her husband
M ichael, o f The D alles;
several nieces and nephews,
C athy C ole and C andy
Maxion, both o f Portland,
M ike
Ignaw ski
of
C lack am as,
P atrick
Ignawski o f Fossil, Robert
Ignawski ofThe Dalles, Lois
Demiski Damasas and Ted
Wasson, bothofScappoose.
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School Supplies Drive continues
Herbert C.
Wright
M ary A nn E lg u e z a b a l, H E S te a c h e r and P a sto r D u a n e J o n e s,
H ep p n er N a za r e n e C h u rch h elp o r g a n iz e th e S c h o o l S u p p lie s
D rive.
Donations are being
accepted until Aug. 27 for
the School Supplies Drive
for H eppner Schools.
Com m unity members are
invited to donate paper,
p p e v n ■ cils, p vxikj,
en s, 1 ru
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backpacks and other school
itenis and drop off donations
at the Heppner Nazarene
Church.
Children with their
parents can come to Mary
Ann Elguezabal’s classroom
at H eppner E lem entary
School on Thursday, Aug.
26, from l-3 p.m. to pick up
the su p p lies they need.
C hildren can also com e
throughout the school year
for extra supplies as needed.
“ In the past this
event
organized by
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In terstate B an k ,” said
Elgdezabal. “We appreciate
Pastor Duane Jones and the
Nazarene Church for taking
it over.”
The
N azarene
Church is located at 335
Gilmore in Heppner, also
known as the red church
near the hospital.
Daily Doubles to begin next week
F ootball
and
volleyball daily doubles will
begin Monday, Aug. 23 and
continue through Friday,
Aug. 28.
The
football
schedule is as follow s:
Monday- 6 a.m. and 4 p.m.;
The South Morrow County
Transfer Station will be
C L O S E D Saturday, Aug.
21. It will be open Sunday,
Tuesday- 6:30 a.m. and 4
p.m.; Wednesday- 4 p.m.
practice only; Thursday- 6
a.m. and 4 p.m.; and Friday-
9 a.m. only.
The
v o lley b all
schedule is as follow s:
Monday- 4-8 p.m.; Tuesday
and Wednesday- 6-8 a.m.
and 4-6 p.m.; Thursday- 4
p.m. team night; Friday- 7-
9 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. varsity
and 4-6 p.m. JV/C.
Aug. 22 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
For questions, contact the
Morrow County Public Works
at (541) 989-9500. Mon-Fri,
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Herbert C. Wright,
85, o f F o ssil, died
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004,
at Mountain View Hospital
and L iving C en ter in
Madras.
A p riv ate fam ily
graveside service was held
at the Mayville Cemetery.
W right was born
Aug. 28, 1918, at Fossil, to
Herbert and Jennie Rose
Wright.
He w alked a mile
each day for eight years to
the one-room Butte Creek
S ch o o lh o u se at K inzua
Junction near Fossil.
Wright then began
working on the family ranch
and worked for neighboring
ranches. When he was old
enough he began working at
Kinzua Pine Mill in the old
company town o f Kinzua.
In 1939, he married
Helen Jean Farrar at The
D alles. T hey m oved to
H eppner in 1941 w here
W right becam e self-
employed by opening a new
Richfield service station. He
also owned and operated the
Kinzua service station and
scaled gypo logging trucks
as they drove by his
business.
In 1952, he began
handling used cars at his
statio n and in 1953, he
began selling new Ford cars
through the Heppner Ford
dealership.
He
pu rch ased
Misener Motor Company at
Fossil in 1959 and changed
the nam e to W rig h t’s
Chevrolet, which has been
family operated for 45 years.
W rig h t’s
w ife,
Helen, died in 1978.
In August 1979, he
m arried M argaret Ann
Smith in Reno, NV. She died
in 1992.
Wright had been a
member o f the Odd Fellows
Lodge, the Elks Lodge and
the Fossil Community Club.
He served on the school
board budget com m ittee,
was a director o f the Oregon
Automobile Dealers and had
been a member o f Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative
Board o f Directors and the
O regon R ural E lectric
Legislative Committee. He
was also a charter member
of Wheeler County Planning
Committee, developing the
c o u n ty ’s co m p reh en siv e
plan.
He enjoyed bowling
and golfing in his leisure
time.
Survivors include
daughter, Patricia Maclnnes,
and husband Bill, o f Fossil;
grandchildren, William J.
Maclnnes and Rene Swar;
and
five
g re a t­
g ran d ch ild ren . He was
preceded in death by a sister,
Bess Johnson, and brothers,
Tom Wright and Bill Wright.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the Fossil A m bulance
Fund, P.O. Box 467, Fossil,
OR 97830.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Condon is in charge o f
arrangements.
Jack L. Barak
Jack L. Barak, 86, a
resident of Hermiston, died
Saturday, Aug. 7,2004 at the
Oregon Veterans Home with
his family at his side.
Memorial services
were held on Aug. 16 at the
Oasis o f Hope Church in
Hermiston.
He was born Nov.
16, 1917 in Rosenberg, TX
to
Joe
and
Tina
(Lavindusky) Barak and he
grew up in Texas.
Barak served as a
pilot' in the Army Air Force
448th-317 in World War II,
flying B-24 Liberators out of
England in 1943-44.
He married Martha
Murray on Nov. 15, 1945 in
Lewiston, ID and spent most
o f the rest o f his life farming
in Eastern Oregon. He was
a dedicated family man and
fisherman.
Survivors include
his wife o f nearly 59 years,
Martha Barak o f Hermiston;
his c h ild ren and th eir
families; Douglas and his
w ife Joyce B arak o f
Hermiston, David and Joan
Barak o f Hillsboro, Paula
and her husband William
Peek o f B eav erto n ; six
grandchildren, Larry and
Carl Peek, Jared, Nathan,
Kate and Rebecca Barak,
and a g re a t-g ra n d so n ,
Benjamin Barak. He was
preceded in death by two
brothers.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the O regon V eterans
Home, 700 Veterans Drive,
The Dalles, OR 97058.
C o l u m b i a
Cremation and Burial is in
charge o f arrangements.
Charles “Chuck”
W. Phegley, Jr.
Charles “Chuck” W.
Phegley, Jr., 72, a long-time
Baker City resident, died
Thursday, Aug. 12,2004, in
Boise, ID.
A C eleb ra tio n o f
Life service was held Aug.
16 at the First Church o f the
N azarene in B aker City.
D isp o sitio n
w as
by
cremation.
He was born April
14, 1932, in The Dalles, to
Charles Wesley and Leolia
Pearl Phegley.
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G rad u atin g from
high school in 1950, Phegley
was drafted by the Army in
1952 and served two years
in G erm any during the
Korean Conflict.
For most o f his life,
Phegley dedicated his life’s
w ork to logging, first
working for someone else
and for the last 34 years for
him self as Chuck Phegley
Logging. He has numerous
accolades for his tim ber
industry work including
twice recognized as Eastern
O regon R egion F orest
Practices O perator o f the
Year.
In addition to this
deep a p p re cia tio n and
knowledge o f our forests,
Phegley was also incredibly
civic-minded, having sought
and been e lected to the
school board and city
co u n cil in H alfw ay. He
volunteered on the Baker
C ounty
P lan n in g
C om m issio n and m ost
re c en tly in an e lected
position on the Baker City
city co u n cil. In these
capacities, Phegley was able
to make a difference in the
lives o f stu d en ts and
citizens.
P hegley was also
active with the Work and
W itness program , w hich
supported local missionary
effo rts
in
A rizona,
G u atem ala, N icarag u a,
Western Samoa, Mexico and
U kraine, not to m ention
activities in his local church.
Survivors include
his wife o f over 32 years,
W illm a
C.
Phegley;
daughter, Karri Ryan and her
h u sb an d ,
P atrick
of
Meridian, ID; sons, Craig
Davis and his wife, Melody
and Charles Wesley “Wes”
Phegley, III o f W allowa;
grandchildren, Taylor Ryan
and Brandon, Ashley and
Rebekah Davis; cousins,
David Phegley and Denise
P hegley G rande; nieces
B everly, W endy, Becky,
Marilyn and Kimberly; and
former stepchildren, David
Ritch and Suzie Ritch Twiss.
He was preceded in death by
his paren ts and brother,
James Phegley.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to the N ational M ultiple
Sclerosis Society through
Gray’s West and Company,
P.O. Box 726, Baker City,
OR 97814.
G ra y ’s W est and
Company is in charge o f
arrangements.
MC Fair and
Rodeo Court to
hold ticket
give-away
contest
The Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo C ourt is
sponsoring a contest to give
away five pairs o f tickets to
the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo.
P a rticip a n ts m ust
come up with the correct
answ ers to the following
four q u estio n s and then
contact Tami Kennedy at
(541) 571-0844 with the
answers. •
The questions are:
1) W hen w as the
first Morrow County Fair
held?
2) W here was the
first Morrow County Fair
held?
3) W hat w as the
original home o f Heppner?
4) W hen w as the
first Morrow County Rodeo
held?
Winners can pick up
their tickets at the gate. The
tickets can also be used to
enter the fair for free.
Order Magnetic Door Signs
HERE
Heppner Gazette-Time
Chamber
Chatter
Bv Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
W elcom e v isito rs
and all o f Morrow County to
the Morrow County Fair and
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo. As
you read this, the Heppner
C ham ber hopes you are
having a g reat tim e
experiencing the history o f
our area, as well as the
history o f the Fair. Enjoy a
visit with Grand Marshal
Rod Murray to hear some of
the great rodeo stories as
well as experiences running
a successful b usiness in
Heppner for many years. We
congratulate Rod and Meg,
his sidekick as well.
Morrow County was
well represented at The Bite
o f Oregon in Portland this
past w eekend as citizens
from Morrow and Umatilla
counties manned the Eastern
Oregon booth. We explained
to many visitors that there >
was much more to the state
beyond Bend and The *
Dalles. They received bags
kicking off the “Boot Loop
Tour,” brochures, Eastern
O regon v isito r g u id es,
information about Heppner
and all o f Morrow County
and learned many reasons to
bring the ATV and bikes to
the OHV Park. Those who
asked about the leprechaun
received a H eppner pin.
Pendleton let them try their
hand at roping or riding a
bull on a teeter-totter and
s’mores were prepared over
a BBQ to em p h asize
“Eastern Oregon for S’more
fun,” the new 2004-2005
slogan.
M arketing during
the Bite o f Oregon was a
partnership with M orrow
C ounty,
P endleton
C ham ber,
P en d leto n
Underground Tours, Bar M
R anch, the B oardm an
Chamber, City o f lone and
the H eppner C ham ber.
Those who endured the heat
and the cro w d s (the
W aterfront Park w ater
fountain kept some o f us
cool) enjoyed greeting and
meeting the people and were
o f the co n sen su s that
participation should become
an annual happening. We
continue to tell our story in
as many creative ways as we
can come up with. “Oregon
is for dreamers” and doers.
Stay cool and get
your parade entries into
e ith e r C liff G reen at
Heppner Hardware or the
Heppner Cham ber today.
Become a child again and
kick up your heels with the
M orrow County Fair and
R odeo C ourt and the
H ep p n er C ham ber o f
Commerce.
Over the Tee
Cup
Nine ladies gathered
in hot conditions for the
Aug. 10 Over the Tee Cup
play at W illow C reek
Country Club.
Lynnea Sargent took
low gross of the field. Donna
Crawford took low net of the
field and Joyce Dinkins took
least putts o f the field.
In flight A, Betty
Christman took low gross;
Luvilla Sonstegard took low
net; and Christman had the
long drive and 2nd shot.
In flig h t B, Liz
O rw ick took low gross,
Kandy Boyd took low net;
Suzanne Jepsen took least
putts; and Orwick had the
long drive and Sargent had
2nd shot.
In flight C, Dorris
Graves took low gross; and
Crawford had the long drive
and Dinkins had 2nd shot.
C h ip -in s w ent to
Crawford on hole #10 and
Sargent on hole #18.
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