TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 1,2011
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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.
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Even the weather cooperated. We hope to return
soon.
Yours truly
Karyl Hubbard
Omak, WA
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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.
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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.
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