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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 8,2013 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Clarence E. Baker Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U .S .P .S . 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M o r r o w C o u n t y ’s H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r P u b lish e d w eekly by S y k e s P ub lishing, L L C and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffice at Heppner. O re g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3 ,1 1 7 9 Period ical postage pa id at Heppner, O re g o n O ffice at l i t W W illo w Street Telephone (5 4 1 ) 6 76 - 922 1 . F a x (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 1 1 E-m ail: e ditor@ rap idserve net or d a vid (§rap idserve. net. W eb site: w w w heppner net Postm aster send address changes to the H eppner G a zette-T im es, P O . B o x 337, Heppner, O re g o n 97136. S u b scrip tio n s: $ 2 9 in M o r r o w C o u n ty; $23 se nior rate (in M o r r o w C o u n ty only; 6 5 y e a n or older); $35 elsew here; $ 2 9 student subscriptions D a v id S y k e s ............................................. ......................................P ub lisher A n d re a D i S a lv o ................................................................................. Editor All New s and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost tor a display ad is $5 per oolumn inch Cost k x classified ad is 50< per word Cost tor Card of Thanks is $10 up to tOO 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 lor pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) Descending from a fifth generation pioneer fam ily, the fourth generation in Morrow County, Clar ence was bom September 30, 1922, in Walla Walla, Washington, to James Hen ry & Helen Edna (Clisby) Baker. When he was 2, the family moved back to the family farm on Valby Road at lone. He and his sib lings attended Rocky Bluff School. He also attended school in lone, graduating from Heppner High School in 1941. A fter graduation he worked for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle. He joined the U.S. Navy Seabees, seeing service in North Africa and The Pacific Theatre during WW1I. After Discharge, Clarence returned to Hep pner where he met and married the love of his life, Clarice Moore, in February of 1947. He went to work for Rosewall Motor Co., Hep pner Motors, and Farley Motor Co., where he retired from in 1987. He was a longtim e member o f the Heppner Christian Church, where he was an Elder for over For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families veshmg to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written m a certain way must purchase adverbsing space for the obituary Powell will speak May 17 For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M U S T be signed by the author The Heppner G T «wll not publish unsigned letters All letters M U S T mdude the author s address and phone number for use by the G T 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 wll be placed m the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 County Republicans to meet Lt. Robert Powell (retired U.S. Coast Guard) will pres ent an evening of education on Agenda 21, loss of property rights, and the encroachment of the United Nations on May 17 at the Morrow County Fairgrounds from 6 - 9 p.m. Spring barbecue scheduled The Oregon Republican Party will meet at the Colum bia Basin Electric building, 171 Linden Way, Heppner, The annual spring barbecue for the men o f St. Patrick’s on Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m. to discuss reorganizing and St. William’s Catholic Churches will be held Tuesday, May the Morrow County Republican Party. All are welcome 14, at the Miller Farm Shop, located at 74655 Baseline Road, to attend. Heppner. Hamburgers and beverages will be provided. The Preschool sets registration Creative Care Preschool, lone, will Host its annual Visitation Day on May 14 from 10-11:30 a.m. Three and four year old children bom by Sept. 1 are encouraged to attend. Immunization records and birth certificates are required for registration. Snacks and activities will be provided. For more information, call Erin at 541-561-0081. Chamber lunch meeting gathering will start around 6 p.m. Death Notice FFA Banquet set for Thursday Deborah I. Peck The Heppner FFA Banquet will be held Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. All community members and staff are welcome to attend. Awards, including Star Greenhand, Chapter Farmer and DeKalb Award; the Distinguished Service award and the Honorary Chapter Farmer award will be given. Installa tion of officers for 2013-14 will be held. Deborah I. Peck, 57, of Lexington / lone died, Saturday, May 4, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. A me morial service will be held at a later date. She was Recipes wanted for book Next Week’s Chamber Lunch meeting speaker will be Melisa Drugge, Business Development Officer for Business Oregon. She will be giving an update on her Community Bank is currently seeking recipes for a role with Business Oregon. The lunch will be held in the very special cookbook, “Hungry for a Cure”, that will be Senior Center Dining Room, starting at 12 p.m. and the published sometime in June. Recipes from cancer survivors, those currently fight ing the disease and recipes in memory for those who have lost their battle with cancer are welcome. Recipes should be submitted no later than May 21. Volunteers from the St. Patrick’s Parrish will serve For more information, call Community Bank at 541 - lunch from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 676-5745. 15, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include . i 4 turkey tetrazzini, mixed vegetables, sliced tomatoes, applesauce, rolls and lemon bars. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. The Heppner High School Plant Sale begins Wednes day, May 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the school greenhouse. There will be great gift ideas for Mother’s Day and vegetables for the garden as well as hanging baskets. Hours of op eration are May 8 - 9 are from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. and May The Morrow County Clerk has issued the following 10-11 from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. marriage licenses: May 1: - Martin Martinez, 27, Boardman and Iris Chavez, 21, Boardman. ~ Letter to the Editor ~ May 2: -Paul Francis Oliverio, 59, Stanfield and Karla Helene Yazzolino, 56, Boardman. Community lunch menu Plant sale at HHS May 15 Marriage Licenses If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a v e a fam ily m e m b e r w h o s u ffe rs from g a m b lin g ad d ictio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E treat m e n t e v e n if the g a m b le r is n ot re c e iv in g treatm ent. If y o u a re a re sid e n t o f M o r r o w C o u n t y a n d y o u w is h to ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f the s e r v ic e s a b o v e o r d e s ir e m o re inform ation, P le a s e ca ll a n y o f th e fo llo w in g n u m b e r s to s e t u p a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju st to talk: B o b b y H a rris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 o r 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Com m unity C o un se ling Solutions ( C C S ) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 (1 - 8 8 8 - M Y L IM IT ) He is survived by his 60 years, teaching Sunday school to junior high, high wife, Clarice, sons Steve school, and adults as well (Patti), William (Vicki), as church youth groups. and Ken (Abby), daughters He was an active mem Jan Palm er (Steve) and ber of the Masonic Lodge, Marti Mossman (Kevin), holding York-Rite degrees. 14 grandkids and 22 great grandkids and sister Royal Arch Helen Schlesner. Masons, Council and He w as p r e Command- ceded in death by ery, and a his parents, brothers member o f David and Merle, the Eastern sister Betty Orton, S tar. He d a u g h t e r Lynda w as a c Lewis, g r a n d t i ve wi t h daughter Elizabeth Clarence E. Baker Baker, and great- the School Advisory Board, Heppner granddaughter Kaylionna Cemetery Board, and Rain Beaubien. bow Girls, where he was a Services will be held longtime board member. at 11:00 AM on Saturday, He was also a Boy Scout May 11, 2013, at the First and 4-H Leader, as well Christian Church in Hep as volunteering for many pner, with Burial at 2:00 school and communi t y PM at the Baker-Fairview functions. Cemetery in lone. Contri Clarence enjoyed his butions in memory of Clar yard, large garden & fruit ence Baker may be made trees, and lately using the to the Heppner Christian com puter for gathering Church or Sunridge Retire new advances in technical ment Community. Send knowledge, but the great condolences online at www. joys in his life were: his bumsmortuary.com Bums church, his church and his Mortuary of Pendleton han family. dled arrangements. bom January 14, 1956 at Medford, Oregon. A complete obituary will follow in the Heppner Gazette-Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar rangements. Enterprise Zone Money CONTINUED from Front Page fails, nothing shall prevent moved. Also not specifically the Board from attempting addressed by the IGA agree to distribute said money in ment is how the money will a future vote. If an agreement for dis be handled once received. A tribution cannot be reached, fiscal “agent” will be named the Board shall vote to by the Enterprise Zone to indicate that an impasse hold and distribute funds has been reached and the as directed by the board. Part o f each agreement motion shall specifically identify the funds that are says businesses will pay into future bonds issued subject to the impasse.” Earlier, the board dis by the county and some cussed that an im passe agreements will have re on distribution of funding duce payments if they con would result in the money tribute to a housing fund being divided into equal administered by GEODC thirds and distributed to (Greater Eastern Oregon the port, county and city Development Corporation) o f Boardman, how ever to help pay for housing for this provision was later re- new workers in Morrow County. Elementary parents raise money for trip Dear Editor; On May 21 approxi mately 150 students and s ta ff from H eppner E l ementary are going to be cruising on the Columbia R iver aboard the Stern- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE AND A WARM HEART. THAT’S WHAT MAKES NURSES SO SPECIAL N i U « m I Nurt««’ W it h M a y « -12, 2 0 » wheeler. The two hour river cruise, which is dedicated totally to the HES crew, departs and ends in Cas cade Locks. The young people taking part in the day’s events are readers who have met all four of their Accelerated Reading goals for the year. You may remember that two years ago HES readers visited the Portland Zoo, and last year enjoyed a day of festivities at Cutsforth Park. O f course 150 students and staff traveling to Cas cade Locks and cruising the Columbia is quite expen sive. HES Parent Teacher Club is providing bottled water and a snack for the trip, and students are bring ing their own lunches to help defray costs. The HES magazine sale pays for a great deal of the trip, but additional funds are needed, so a baked goods raffle is planned! Tickets for the yummy items will be on sale at the HES and HHS offices, or you may drop a check in the mail and Mrs. Sweeney will fill out your tickets for you! The school address is P.O. Box 367. The win ning tickets will be drawn on Monday, May 20, and the cost o f the tickets is 25 cents each or 6 for $ 1. Baked goods for the raffle are: Mrs. Clough’s famous oatm eal chocolate chip cookies, a decadent choco late cake baked by Mrs. Gibbs, Darcee Mitchell’s scrumptious chocolate mint brownies and Mrs. Allen’s Babe Ruth bars. Heppner Elementary appreciates the continual support of the communities of Heppner and Lexington, and thank you in advance for your help. Sincerely, Jannie Allen, lone HomfflÊm u i Pizza 7}wd Old fashioned 'own HomeXgÿki^g- I 3 reaktïfft[ Nurses are the heart of the hospital - the ones who beep everything functioning as it should. Pioneer M em orial Hospital recognizes Nurses* W eek as an opportunity to acknow ledge our nursing staff for their com passion an d com m itm ent to their patients. We fh aab Vea «Hth A ll ef ear Heart! i Jf Monday - SaturUffl »
