TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 14, 2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
Joseph Baker receives
achievement medal
in Legion HalFs first
commendation ceremony
Obituaries
Melvin R. Piper
U S P S. 240-420
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Correction
A story in the July 7 edition of the Gazette-Times
about the new ministry of Katy Anderson should have
read: Katy Anderson recently preached her first service as
the new full-time pastor at All Saints Episcopal Church
and Hope Lutheran Church.
The two churches have a shared ministry and
worship together every Sunday, alternating between
the churches.
Yocom graduates magna cum
laude
Heather Yocom graduat
ed with magna cum laude honors
from Eastern Oregon University
with a bachelor of science degree
from the OSU Agricultural Pro
gram on June 12th.
Heather was a 2006
graduate of Heppner High School.
She is the daughter of Jack and
Ren’ee Yocom.
She is taking a job as a
county operations trainee with
Farm Service Agency in Or
egon.
Heather Yocom
Christman earns college
degrees
Robert Baker, Commander of the lone Legion
Hall, presents a Navy and Marine Corps achievement
medal to Joseph Baker during the Legion Hall’s first
commendation ceremony.
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Valby plans ice cream social to
benefit Wanda Jones; kicks off
VBS
V alby L u th e ra n
Church is hosting an ice
cream social on Sunday,
July 18, at 6:30 p.m., with
freewill donations to benefit
Wanda Jones, a Heppner
woman who is undergoing
cancer treatments.
TheUmatilla-Mor-
row C ounty C h a p te r o f
Thrivent Financial for Lu
therans has agreed to match
donations for Wanda’s ben
efit. Everyone is invited to
come to enjoy homemade
ice cream with all the fix
ings, and donate to a good
cause at the same time.
The social is also
a kick off for Valby’s week
o f Vacation Bible School,
with the theme “The Won
ders o f G od’s C reation.”
It w ill be held M onday-
Thursday, from 9:30-11:30
a.m. daily but until 4 p.m.
on Thursday due to a picnic
at Bull Prairie. All children
from age four through fifth
grade completion are wel
come to attend. There is
no charge.
Valby is a small but
historic church 16 m iles
south o f lone. For direc
tions or with other ques
tions, please call Rev. Lea
Mathieu at 422-7215.
Fair superintendents needed
The Morrow Coun
ty Fair is looking for super
intendents for Community
Booths, Clothing and also
needs help in the Juniors/
Super Kids departments.
T he s u p e rin te n
d ents w o u ld be n eed ed
for M onday and Tuesday
o f fair week. Monday the
departm ents take entries
from 1-8 p.m. and judging
will be on Tuesday. Super
intendents would be given
a free pass to the fair for
the week, and a goody bag
for volunteering. For more
information contact Ren’ee
at the Morrow County Fair
Office, 676-9474.
Nick Christman, a
2005 graduate of lone High
School, graduated on June
13 2010 from Walla Walla
University in College Place
Washington.
He double m a
jored, earning bachelor of
science degrees in both
electrical engineering and
math.
Tumbling classes, taught by Cindy Sumner, will
He and his wife,
Cara, recently moved to hold their end of the year performance this Friday, July
R idgecrest C alifornia, 16, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Hep
where he will begin his pner. The public is invited to attend.
new career as an electrical
Nick Christman
engineer in the Navy's Ca
reer Intern Program at the
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division located in China
Lake, California.
Tumbling performance planned
St. Patrick’s Parish to host
Senior Mealsite
Movie night set at Hope
Lutheran
A movie night, featuring “Finding Nemo” will
be held Friday, July 23, at 6:30 p.m. at Hope Lutheran
Church in Heppner.
Everyone is invited to wear their pajamas or
comfy clothes, bring a lawn chair, blanket, pillow or
sleeping bag and come on down for the movie.
Hope Lutheran and All Saints’ Episcopal is a
shared ministry.
The Senior Meal-
site on W ednesday, July
21, will be hosted by St.
Patrick’s Parish. The menu
w ill include; scram bled
eggs, bacon, sausage or
ham, hash browns, biscuits
and gravy, tomato juice and
applesauce.
The Senior Meal-
site on Wednesday, July 28,
will be hosted by the United
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Funeral notice
Donna McCoy Corson
A celebration of life for Donna McCoy Corson,
formerly of lone, will be held Saturday, July 17, at 1 p.m. in
Kennewick, WA. No additional information was available.
Mrs. Corson, who died earlier this year, attended
school in lone and lived there various times during her life
time.
City to crack down
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ner, contacted DeMayo near
the end o f the legislative
session about money that
had become available after
another city had turned it
down. H eppner came up
with projects in the 11,h hour
and was awarded funds for
the following projects:
L A rebuild of Bar
rait Blvd, including a com
plete reconstruction from
the sub grade up, including
curbs, gutters, and a drain
age system and sidewalks
($1.48 million)
2. C om pletion o f
Riverside Ave. consisting of
installing curbs and gutters,
installing sidewalk along
the south east side and com
pleting the installation o f
the storm drainage system
(cost: $512,000).
3. Replacement and
repair o f “L over’s Lane”
pedestrian bridge crossing
Willow Creek behind the
Bowling Alley, including
replacement o f superstruc
ture and sidewalk approach
es (cost: $149,570).
4. H ep p n e r E le
mentary School sidewalk
renovation including repair
and replacement o f existing
retaining wall and replace
ment of the sidewalk and
replacing 300 ft. of safety
rail ($119,220).
5. Install sidewalks
to and from Heppner High
School starting at the junc-
tion o f G ale and W ater
S treets up W ater S treet
to Willow View Drive at
the High School and then
to the Junction o f Spruce
and Morgan Streets, about
3,300 feet, and then on to
the intersection of Morgan
Street and Riverside, anoth
er 1,100 feet ($477,760).
6. N ew s id e
walks on Hager, Cow ins
and G ilm ore streets, ap
p ro x im a te ly 4 ,0 0 0 feet
( $ 100 , 000 ).
7. Stabilize an al
leyway hill slope failure on
Hill Street ($100,000).
Now that the way
was clear to proceed with
the p ro ject, the council
voted Monday to sign the
necessary contracts with
ODOT to begin the work.
In other business
the council heard that the
new city web site m ain
ta in e d by the U m a tilla
Educational Service D is
trict, will now cost the city
“considerably more” next
year. DeMayo said after the
merging of the two service
districts, he was notified o f
the coming price increase.
D eM ayo a lso
said a plan to try and in
volve local contractors in
an agreement to remodel
the upstairs o f city hall in
exchange for profits from
the rentals, did not receive
any responses from local
contractors.
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He is survived by
his son: David Piper, Heppner,
OR; daughters: Cynthia Ken
nedy, Lexing
ton, OR, Sheila
Piper, Hermis
ton, OR, Teri
Lynch, Win-
nemucca, NV,
D onna B all,
Heppner, OR,
and Christy Vir
gil, Pendleton,
OR, and two
daughters from
a previous mar
riage; brothers:
Loren Piper,
O rinda, CA,
Delbert Piper,
Lexington, OR, and John
Piper, Portland, OR; several
grandchildren and great grand
children.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Betty Piper
and his parents.
Those who wish may
make contributions in Mel’s
memory to the Hermiston Fire
& Emergency Services at 320
S. First St., Hermiston, OR
97838. People are invited to
sign the condolence book at
www.bumsmortuaryhermis-
ton.com
Bums Mortuary of
Hermiston, Oregon is in care
of arrangements.
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Melvin R. Piper died
July 9,2010, at Hermiston, Or
egon at the age
of 77. A grave
side funeral
service will be
held on Friday,
July 16, 2010
at 11 a.m. at
the Heppner
Masonic Cem
etery, Hepp
ner, Oregon.
H e
was born on
July 1, 1933,
in Heppner to
Rufus and Ada
Osborne Piper.
Mel was raised and attended
schools in Heppner, graduat
ing from Heppner High School
in 1951. He worked as a police
officer in Pendleton, Oregon,
for a time before returning to
Heppner. He married Betty
Kiggins and they raised their
family in Heppner.
He worked as car
penter, both commercial and
residential for many years.
Mel was an accomplished
master craftsman cabinet mak
er. He enjoyed gun-smithing,
competitive bench rest shoot
ing, gardening, hunting, fish
ing, playing dominos, and
inventing.
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