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W ednesday, January 1 3 ,2 0 1 0
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Obituaries
Fair in 1933 at age 11.
plane was shot down over the Wenatchee Community
Lillian Corliss
Her father moved Korea and Lillian was no College and fulfilled a life
Sipchenko Shadduck the family from the rough tified that he was MIA and long dream of becoming
GAZETTE-TIMES
L illia n C o rlis s
Sipchenko
Shadduck, 87,
U.S.P.S. 240-420
passed away o f natural
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causes while visiting her
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David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher
Autumn Morgan ........................................................................................... Editor
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Lillian was born
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February 17, 1922 in Port
meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
land to Sidney and Lydia
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Sipchenko. She had one
for the obituary
older sister, Lenora. At
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moved back to the Russian
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will
communities in Kiev, ND
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where Sidney and Lydia
were from.
At 18 months old
United Methodist Church makes
the greatest miracle of Lil
donation to school music programs lian’s life occurred. She fol
lowed older cousins down
a road, got behind and was
playing on train tracks and
was run over by a train. She
fell into a hole between the
railroad ties and survived
with just damage to one
eye.
The family moved
shortly to Pittsburg and then
soon to the Chicago, IL area
where Lillian grew up. A
young sister, Elsie, was
born. Her favorite child
Pictured left to right: Dorine Enz, Alaina Lemmon, and Jan hood memory was attend
Stroeber present a check to music teachers Michelle Stone ing the Chicago’s World
and Joe Lindsay on behalf of the Heppner United Methodist
Church for their contributions to the “Christmas Is” commu
nity Christmas program. -Photo by Autumn Morgan
H eppner U nited
M ethodist Church p re
sented a check to the mu
sic programs at Heppner
Elem entary School and
Heppner High School. The
donation consisted of half
of the proceeds received
during the “Christmas Is”
program held at Heppner
United Methodist Church.
M usic stu d e n ts
fro m H e p p n e r H ig h
School, Heppner Elemen
tary School, and Alaina
Lemmon’s music classes
joined community members
and the Heppner United
Methodist Church choir to
present the program last
December. Approximately
64 people participated in
the program.
The “C hristm as
Is” program was a multi
church collaboration in the
Heppner area.
Public Meeting in Heppner
S u n d a y, J a n u a ry 17 @ 2 pm
H e p p n e r E le m e n ta r y G y m
Cap & Trade Program
By W alla W alla
You will
learn:
C hicago n eighborhood presumed dead as all pi
they lived in to the sub lots were being shot when
urb of Northbrook.
captured. To L il
Lillian graduated
lian’s great relief,
from Northbrook,
34 days later Melvin
showed up in UN
IL High School on
June 9, 1940. She
held territory. Just
worked in Chicago
before he was cap
until she was 21
tured the policy to
shoot all pilots was
when she joined the
WACS. She was in Lillian
suspended. He was
the only American
the Air Force divi Shadduck
pilot during the Ko
sion o f WACS as
WAFS had not been formed rean War to escape unaided.
The severe bums received
yet.
On January 5,1945 when his plane was shot
she married Melvin James down sent him back to the
Shadduck o f Sioux City, States. A fourth daughter
IA. Both were stationed Candice Lynn was bom in
at Traux Field in Corpus 1953 in Sacramento, CA.
Melvin couldn’t fly
Christi, TX. Lillian was
a sergeant and air traffic anymore so he retired from
control operator and Mel the Air Force as a Captain
vin and Air Force officer and they moved to a farm
and pilot. They met in a he had bought near Lin
swimming pool during a coln, MN on Fishtrap Lake.
hurricane warning when all Lillian was active in the
Mother’s Club (rural PTA)
flights were grounded.
Their first daughter and was well loved in the
Pamela Jeanne was bom in community. In 1963 Lillian
1945 in Chicago, IL, and and Melvin divorced and
second daughter Bonita Lillian moved to Berrien
Lee bom in 1948 in Little Springs, MI where her sis
Falls, MN. Melvin rejoined ter Elsie lived. She worked
the Air Force during the as head housekeeper o f
Korean War and Lillian fol the men’s dormitories at
lowed him to Japan where Andrews University until
he was stationed. A third she moved to Portland in
daughter, Terrie Ann, was 1974 to live with daughter,
Pamela.
bom in 1950.
She liv e d w ith
Lillian flew home
to her parents with her various daughters until
daughters when the fight 1977 when she moved to
ing in Korea intensified. Wenatchee, WA to attend
In April of 1951 Melvin’s
a licensed practical nurse.
She w orked for several
years and then moved to
Portland where she worked
at a health food store and
lived on Peacock Lane,
“The Christmas Street” of
Portland. In 1988 she gave
up her home and moved to
Cave Creek, AZ to care for
her aging mother. In 1989
she moved with her mother
to Silverton to live with her
daughter Pamela until 2000
when she moved to Hep
pner to live with various
family members. In 2007
she moved to Arlington,
WA to live with her daugh
ter Bonnie. In 2009 she
returned to live in Heppner
with her daughter Pamela
until her death.
She was preceded
by her parents, two sisters,
and one great-grandchild.
She is survived by:
her four daughters, Pamela
Williams of Heppner, Bo
nita Wenberg of Heppner
and Arlington, WA, Terrie
Myers of Winslow, AZ, and
Candice Johnson of Salem;
13 grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Memorial contri
butions can be made in
Lillian’s name to ADRA, an
international relief agency
that works closely with the
Red Cross. The address is:
ADRA, 12501 Old Colum
bia Pike, Silver Spring, MD
20904.
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Thanks” at a cost of $ 10.
Concerning Measures 66 & 67
Well, the local people have no shortage of good,
reasonable arguments against these “Stick-it to the
People” Measures. Letters in the EO on January 2, 5,
and 7 were well thought-out and written. I applaud their
writers.
But, we still have a conundrum concerning how
to vote. Vote against these destructive taxes and our “Rep
resentative Government” threatens to cut out funding for
schools, law enforcement, and release criminals- ouch!
That makes it a hard choice, but why? Considering public
safety is the primary function of American governments,
and the people have consistently voted for our children’s
education, why does this happen regularly?
Well duh, have you ever considered that this hap
pens by design, even after you’ve been conned by your
elected “representatives” many times. Consider: never
do their grandiose ideological, social engineering, green
ecology giveaway programs, the union or group that
elected them, or their special interest campaign contribu
tors suffer. Of course not, those funds are safely written
into legislation that won’t be touched.
Representative government has become an
oxy-moron in America today. We elect people who then
serve special interests because we don’t watchdog them
enough or fire them when they stray. Then, when our tax
money isn’t enough, they write a bill to fund schools, law
enforcement, and prisons. If we vote against it, they pun
ish us by taking away what the people need, not what the
politicians and their ‘keepers’ want. They are completely
out of touch with those they supposedly represent.
Well, let’s let these clowns know who they work
for. Vote NO on 66 & 67, then let’s clean house in Salem
this fall. Vote every one there long enough to “know his
way around” out of office - that’s when they’re dangerous.
Get rid of ‘career’ politicians and go back to good people
who want to serve a term or two to pay back their coun
try or state for what they’ve gained through America’s
freedoms. Get rid of all those who have fed at the public
trough so long they think we work for them.
Ray Grace
Heppner
To Congress Regarding
the Health Care Bill
Letter to the Editor:
So, how many bribes is it going to take to pass
this bill? You truly are making history.
You are passing a bill that the people are over
whelmingly against. A bill that is going to raise insurance
rates, the cost of health care, taxes, and the federal deficit
all in one fell swoop. Not to mention it’s going to lower
the quality of health care. This is common sense that if
you add 30 million people to the system and don’t add
doctors and nurses, you are going to lower the quality of
care. But the worst thing about this bill is it’s going to
bankrupt the nation, no matter how good you try to make
the numbers look.
This bill is full of corruption and secret deals
and your name is going to be associated with it if you
vote for it. Show us you have some integrity and vote
against this bill.
John Russell
Salem
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School.
Freedom of Opportunity » Fiscal Responsibility « Limited Government » Free Enterprise ter members will be serving ary 20. The menu will in
clude Shepherd’s Pie (beef),
fruit cocktail, hot rolls, and Awana promotes “Parent Night’
REGARDING BOMBING RANGE ROAD TEMPORARY CLOSURE
cookies.
Morrow County Public Works Department
A w ana w ill be holding “ Parent N ight”
would like to announce Due to reconstruc
on Thursday, January 28.
tion on the south end of the Bombing Range
Parents are invited to come
I Hwy 207 Intersection project. It is necessary
with their children, have
to close the South end section of Bombing
dinner, and participate in
Range road for a period beginning on January
the evening.
4, 2010 and continuing through January 29,
2010 weather permitting. The primary north
Dinner will begin at
detour route will be Grieb Ln. The South de
6 p.m. and the regular Awa
tour route will be Juniper Canyon to Baseline
na program will run from
Rd. All traffic of any kind with the exception
6:30 - 8 p.m. Awanas is held
of those local residents will be restricted and
at Willow Creek Baptist
the closure will be strictly enforced during this
Wedding-December 5, 2009
Church,
560 North Minor
period. Local residents will be allowed access
off
of
Water
Street.
Reception
to
be
held
in
February
subject to following traffic control measures
If transportation
necessary at the time.
is required, contact Dale
This project is an Statewide Transportation
Bates at 541-676-5773.
Improvement Program (STIP)
Attorney Jeff
Burkhart
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Senior Center Menu
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Brett Barber &
Shannon M illigan
Any questions or concerns may contact the
Public Works office 365 W. Hwy 74, P .0. Box
428, Lexington, OR. 97839. 541-989-9500
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