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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 1,2011 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow ~ Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3. 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor(airapidserve net or davidiujrapidserve net. Web site: www heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere, $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo.............................................................................................. Editor AU News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at S p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 504 per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the lim e of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after Iasi date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wnh to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT win not publish unsigned letters AH letters MUST include the author 's address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks win be placed in the classifieds under ‘ Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. HES, HHS announce May students of the month Obituaries Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost o f $10. A nice visit in a nice town Dear Editor, My husband and I made a two day stop in Hep pner last week to do a family history research project and I wanted to tell you what a nice little town you have. Everyone we met was friendly and helpful and we thank the women in the County Clerk’s office, the librarian, the volunteer at the Memorial museum and the groundskeeper at the cemetery for all their help. Some of them will be hearing from me again! The cemetery, by the way, was impressive for its great condition. You don’t see many graveyards that age without a lot o f down or broken stones. Since we were there while you had a slight water crisis, I also want to thank the owner of the ice cream shop next to the pharmacy for her creative, no water added, lunch menu. Most o f the other eating places in town were closed. We’ll try some of them another time. The number o f young people spending a day cleaning up what looked to me like an already clean town was amazing. They’ll all think twice, too, before they discard a candy wrapper on the ground. • Even the weather cooperated. We hope to return soon. Yours truly Karyl Hubbard Omak, WA j . - T '* « .* » » * Irrigon death I* » •mm, ruled suicide Heppner Elementary School announces its students of the month for May. This month’s character trait was loyalty. Top (L-R): Trent Howey, Olivia Schmidt, Justice Petzoldt, Suzan- neah Cason, Angel Matthew, Duke Harmon, Reiah Waite, Jessie Williams and Caitlyn Scrivner. Bottom (I<-R): Gracie Orem, Rylee Bray, Logan Waddell, ZaBrena Masterson, Evan Kollman, Shaylyn DeLoach, Anthony Rankin and Blane Ma honey. Not Pictured: Lane Wilhelm. -Contributedphoto Heppner High School highlights May’s students of the month, who exhibited the character trait of loyalty. Left to right: Colby Goebel, Maddie Lindsay, Makenzie Correa, JC Putman, Lind say Cutsforth and Jordan Williams. -Contributedphoto P lease H erm an F. W al lace, 88, of Lewiston died May 25, 2011 at Serenity Place in Lewiston. He was bom May 17,1923 to Samuel G. Wal lace and Addeline Bigelow Wallace in Perham, MN. He was the youngest o f 21 children. As a young child he moved from Minnesota to Lincoln City, OR. As a young man he m oved to Lexington, where met and married Colleen McMillan. They had three sons. They later divorced and he mar rie d W ilm a M. T ucker, who had three children by a previous m arriage. He worked on a wheat ranch. He joined the U.S. Army during WWI, serving in the Pacific islands. He was preceded in death by a son, John F. Wallace. He is survived by: sons, Lester Eugene Wal lace o f Lexington and Rich ard L. Wallace of Lewiston, ID; step ch ild ren , Judith W hilon Van H ollenbeck o f K ahlotus, WA, A lice Whilon Waters o f Salt Lake City, UT and Armon Whi lon o f Kentucky. M uellus F u n eral Home in Kennewick, WA, is in charge o f arra n g e ments. Mary Ann Barclay Mary Ann Barclay, 82, died holding her hus band’s hand on Thursday m orning M ay 12 after a short battle with lung can cer. Rosary was held at the Herring Groseclose Funeral Hom e chapel on May 17 with funeral mass on May 18 at St. Francis Catholic Church. She was interred at Mt. View Cemetery in Walla Walla. B orn to F.J. and Mary Boule on August 24, 1928, Mary Ann had four brothers, Ken, Jim, Paul and Dan Boule. Mary Ann attended St. Patrick’s school in Walla Walla and Sisters o f Provi dence nurses’ training in S eattle before m arrying M ax Barclay. M ary Ann and Max farm ed outside o f Lexington and retired to a small walnut and horse farm in Laton, CA before moving back to Walla Walla 24 years ago. M ary Ann was a member o f PEO and the St. Francis Altar Society. She was a founder and 60-year m em ber o f Valley Grove Bridgettes, and loved play ing bridge. M ary Ann was a quiet person who always knew exactly the right time and place to inject a spike o f humor. She was an altar society member at St. Pat ric k ’s parish in H eppner and taught catechism to many students there. She served for many years in various roles on the Morrow County School Board with particular emphasis on the budgetary advisory com mittee. She was a dedicated farm housew ife and, as such, was always available for whatever was required. She was a loving wife and mother, and a dependable friend to many. Her family and the world will miss her love and wise council. M a ry A n n w a s preceded in death by her parents and brothers. She is survived by her husband, M ax B arclay; daughter, Ju d y C arlso n ; son, Jim B arclay; tw o g ran d c h il dren; and many nieces and nephews. Donations in Mary Ann’s memory can be made through the Herring Funeral Home to DeSales School or Walla W alla C om m unity Hospice or the charity o f the donor’s choice. Odd Fellows clean up Hardman cemetery J U s ! F o r O R u r W e d d in g e c e p t io n J ustin M iller & N icole W ilson S aturday J une 1%, 2 .0 1 1 3:00 PM M orrow C ounty F airgrounds You The death o f Wade Bonner, 37, o f Irrigon has been ruled as a suicide by the Oregon State Police m edi cal examiner. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and Mor- row/Umatilla County Major Crime Team had investigated the death since a deputy found Bonner deceased on Bon ner’s property on May 24. The deputy was responding to a 911 call from Bonner, who claim ed that two Hispanic individuals were stealing gas from his property. Bonner hung up the phone, and efforts to re-contact him were unsuccessful. A deputy arrived on the scene around 5:10 a.m., less than 20 minutes after Bonner’s 4:54 a.m. 911 call. The investigative team s initially treated the death as a homicide. According to the Morrow County District Attorney’s office, however, investigators found several inconsistencies both at the scene and in informa tion received through interviews with friends, family and coworkers. The pistol at the scene belonged to Bonner and his wife, and the single used shell casing found at the scene matched the shells used in Bonner’s gun. No other casings were found. Investigators found no evidence o f two Hispanic individuals stealing gas. They also found no signs o f a struggle. Medical examiner Dr. Chris Young also found no evidence o f a struggle or defensive wounds during the autopsy. Cause o f death was determined to be a close contact gunshot wound to the head. Young determined Bonner’s manner o f death to be suicide. After extensive investigation, the Morrow/Umatilla County Major Crime Team, Morrow County Sheriff’s Office and the Morrow County District Attorney’s office agreed with that conclu sion and notified Bonner’s family. Bonner’s death occurred just two and a half weeks after Bonner and his wife, 33-year-old Lori Ann Smith o f Irrigon, filed for their marriage license on May 6. Herman F. Wallace G arden Club prom otes Penny Pines project In recognition o f National Garden Week, the Heppner Garden Club has again chosen to promote the Penny Pines project. Under a conservation agreement. monies raised will be used by the Forest Service to refo rest b u rn ed -o u t and brush-covered areas in Or egon. The cost to reforest one acre is $68. Last year, thanks to the generosity o f the community, the Garden Club raised $108.77. Donation jars will soon be placed in the stores o f local merchants for the 2011 fund drive. The Hep p n er G ard en C lu b asks everyone to join in support ing the reforestation o f this beautiful state. ARE INVITED TO A COMMUNITY BARBECUE Check L is t f o r a G reat A ftern o o n Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 12:00 pm Please take time to join lone Community Church for a few hours of eating and visiting in the lone City Park. We are cel ebrating during what used to be “Auction Weekend” by joining together to reconnect with friends and meet new people with out all the “hard” work of putting on the auction. Join us and share your memories of the auction, or just come and eat and enjoy fellowship! YOU PROVIDE You and your family Appetites A desire to get out for a couple of hours A desire to eat and visit WE PROVIDE Hamburger, Hot Dogs, beans, salads and cookies Beverages Plates and table service Appreciation to you for attending If it rains or there are high winds we will barbecue and eat dinner at the lone Community Church. An Odd Fellow hard at work. - Contributed Photo On a recent Sunday afternoon, several members of the Heppner Odd Fellows Lodge held a work party at the historic Hardman Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day weekend. According to partici pant Tom Wolff, lawn mowers, weed eaters and tractors with bush-hog mowers moved in and had the cemetery looking ship-shape in short-order. The Hardman Cem etery has graves dating from 1892 to the present, with many pioneer families interred there. Several century-old grave stones boast decorative and unusual inscriptions. HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "Where Friend* M eet" 142 North Main Ladies Night - June 2nd The cemetery is un der the care and maintenance of Heppner Lodge #66 of the Independent Order of Odd Fel lows. Volunteers donating their time, equipment and fuel were Dan Brosnan, Frank Osmin, A1 Osmin, Butch Laughlin, A1 Riney, Tim Dickenson, David Allstott, Randall Peterson, Jimmy Kindle, Tom Wilson, Lyle Peck, Jay Keithley and Tom Wolff. Community Lunch Menu United M ethodist Church m em bers will be serving lunch on Wednes day, June 8 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include pork enchiladas, Mexican rice, refried beans, green salad with tomatoes, spiced pears and flan. Menu is subject to change. ( dtBQJPor,^ Chops Cheese potatoes, green 6eans, CoCesCaw, roCCs, JAppCesauce a n d <Desserts S tarting a t 6:00 Elks members & out of town guests ‘M ortimores %?nnys ’True individual freedom cannot exist without I economic secunty and in -1 dependence People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made ’ Franklin D . Rosevelt t This quote brought to you by the i I W illow Creet< Tea Party Patriots *
