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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12,2014 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Robert H. “Bob” Baker Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES IJ.S.P.S. 24 0 -4 2 0 Morrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street lelephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. F-mail: editorurapidserve net or davido rapidserve net Web site: www.heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gaaette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County, $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older), $35 elsewhere, $29 student subscriptions David Sykes....................................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo......................................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost lor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost lor classified ad is 50$ 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 time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last 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 wish to have the obituary wntten 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 will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the nght to edit letters 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 of $10. Local woman celebrates 95 years R o b e rt H. “ B o b ” Baker, 66, o f lone died Friday, March 7, 2014 near Hermiston as a result of a motor vehicle accident. A memorial funeral Mass w ill be h eld 11 a .m . Thursday, March 13, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner with recitation of the Rosary beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 13. C oncluding service w ith M ilita ry H onors will be held at High View Cemetery in lone following the memorial Mass. He was born June 4, 1947 at Pendleton, the son of David H. and Rose M. Gorger Baker. He was raised and attended school in lone except for a brief time when he attended St. Joseph’s Academy in fo r Bob as he played Pendleton. He excelled s e v e r a l in s tr u m e n ts , at football in lone, where including the trom bone he graduated in 1966. He for the lone Cardinal Pep attended college for a time Band. In his earlier years he and then enlisted in played with a band the military, where that was popular he served with the th ro u g h o u t th e United States Army Pacific Northwest, from 1969 to 1972. starting with the He was a helicopter name The Dante’s m aintenance and then going to the repair technician R o b e r t H . more recognized w hile serving in “ B o b " B a k e r name The Morning V ie t n a m . B o b Reign. The Reign returned home and worked recently did a reunion in Portland for a few years concert in Salem. Bob also before m oving back to liked flying his Ultra Lite the lone area. He retired and skiing. His greatest from the Portland General passion was being with his Electric Coal Fire Plant in grandchildren. Boardman after 30 years He was a member of of service. the lone American Legion Music was a passion Post 95 for 43 years and Remembrance walk/5k run this Saturday This Saturday, March 15, Friends Helping Friends will hold the sixth annual Remembrance Walk/5K Run while enjoying St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The event boosts the welcome mat to the local St. Patrick’s celebration with a social hour at 8:30 a.m. at Heppner United Methodist Church. R estroom s are also available in the church basement. The walk/run will begin “rain, wind or sun” at 9:30 a.m. The R em em brance W alk/Run will proceed fo llo w in g a ro u te o f handmade green shamrocks. The one-m ile w alk route was designed to be easy and fun, beginning at the Methodist church and Mrs. O ’Leary’s spud bar is back Mrs. O 'L eary’s Irish Spud Bar will be back this Friday from 4-7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Senior Center, 190 N Main Street, Heppner. This meal prepared by Heppner United Methodist C hurch m em b ers w ill include baked potatoes with five toppings to choose M arie M u rp h y , p ic tu re d , ce le b ra te d h e r 95,h b irth d a y M onday, M a rc h 10, a t P io n e e r M e m o ria l H o sp ital. M u rp h y , a re s id e n t in th e L ong T erm C a re p ro g ra m at P M H , e n jo y ed a g a th e rin g o f fam ily a n d frie n d s w ith a c a k e fu rn ish e d by d a u g h te r a n d son-in-law J o a n d J a c k M elig an . -Contributedphoto Awana Grand Prix races next week The Heppner Awana Club will be sponsoring a Grand Prix race on Thursday, March 20, for all Awana kids and their families. The event will be held at Willow Creek Baptist Church starting at 5:30 p.m. Weigh-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a hot dog meal will be provided beginning at 5:45 p.m.; opening ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the races to shortly thereafter. Awards will be given and lots of fun is planned for the whole family. Questions, contact Dale Bates at 676-5773 or 541 - 980-5694. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the follow ing report o f marriage licenses: February 27, 2014: -Mario Ayala Bazan, 20, of Umatilla, and Yaneli Coria Ponce, 20, of Umatilla. February 28, 2014: -Raphael Mputu Mubamba, 25, o f B oardm an, and Tina Kay Binene, 20, of Boardman. March 5,2014: -Nathan Al l en Go r d o n , 22, o f Heppner and Airen Marie Lynch, 28, of Heppner. M a r c h 6, 2 0 1 4 : -Francisco Javier Olvera Jr., 23, of Boardman, and Judy Ann Tellez, 25, o f Boardman. served as Post Commander for the last 13 years. S u rv iv o rs include: daughters, Rosanne Crum o f lone and Missy Baker of Heppner; sons, Bridger Baker of Culver, OR, Corey Baker o f lone, and Joey Baker of San Diego, CA; sisters, Susan Kindrick of The Dalles, Nancy Burnett and Shirley Baker, both of Pendleton, and Deborah Campbell of lone; and 14 grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the lone A m erican Legion Post 95, PO Box 384, lone OR 97843. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. going up Main Street and past the old sw imming pool before returning via Court Street and past the tennis co u rts and elem entary school. P re -re g is tra tio n is encouraged, since it helps the com m ittee members prepare better and relieves the chaos at the registration tables the morning of the event. Friends H elping Friends is again asking for a $5 donation. Children accompanied by adults are free. For more information on the walk or shamrocks, contact Hisler at 541-676- 5878. For questions on the run, contact Janelle Ellis at 541-676-5240 or origanelle@hotmail.com. 4-H members have it in the bag from, including chili and b ro cco li w ith ch ee se ; coleslaw; and homemade pies and cupcakes. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children ages six to 12; children under six are free. Proceeds are used by the church for missions and local community outreach. Wanted: pop can donations Seven members o f t he H e p p n e r FFA chapter are taking a trip to Washington D.C. for a leadership conference. The FFA chapter is looking for donations o f empty pop cans to help pay the way for those who may need assistance with travel costs. Securely-bagged cans may be dropped off at P ic tu re d a re (L -R ) clu b m e m b e rs H aylie P e te rso n , M ad iso n O re m , K ayla R o d rig u ez, an d G ra c e O gden w ith th e ir bags. N ot the Heppner High School p ic tu re d a re M o rg an O re m , M ack en zie a n d H ailey H eid em a n , Ag shop. The group will a n d M a L in d a M o rte r. -Contributedphoto take cans from now until The lone Sew Fantastic making a buttonhole and April 15. 4-H Club met on Sunday sewing on a button. Some afternoon. March 9, at the girls also added a cell phone lone Community Church pocket, covered buttons and to finish sewing their Jelly made a brooch to match. Amazing Grace Fellowship members will serve lunch Roll Quilted Purses/Tote Sew Fantastic members on Wednesday, March 19, at St. Patrick's Senior Center. Bags. were assisted by leaders The meal will include navy beans and ham, coleslaw, This is a project that Nancy Jepsen, Bonnie Ball applesauce, com muffins, and pineapple upside down they started in January. It and Marlene Pointer. Their cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is involved learning a number next meeting will be on $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. of skills including piecing April 13. They plan to sew the “jelly roll” quilt strips pillow cases for Guardian together for the outside, C are as a c o mmu n i t y topstitching with decorative service project and start stitches, using interfacing, planning for individual fair sewing in a lining, and projects. -Continuedfrom PACE ONE w e a r i n g s e a t b e l t s . that area of 1-82 were closed Cooney said OSP is still for more than an hour investigating the cause of before one lane was open the accident, and alcohol for traffic as OSP Collision is being investigated as a R e c o n s t r u c t i o n i s t s possible contributing factor. OSP was assisted at the c o n t i n u e d t he s c e n e investigation. All lanes scene by Morrow County Volunteers are being Oceanic and Atmospheric were cleared about 10 a.m. Sheriff's Office, Umatilla sought to participate in Administration’s (NOAA) Bot h dr i ver s wer e P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t , the latest weather spotter N a t i o n a l W e a t h e r H e r m i s t o n Fi r e a nd trai ni ng on May 19 in Service ( NWS) are key Ambulance, and ODOT. Heppner. Weather spotters volunteers who assist the Com m unity lunch menu CRASH KILLS IONE MAN Free Sky warn weather spotter training in Heppner -See obituary TOP OF PAGE M orrow C ounty H ealth D istrict Cordially Invites the Public to Attend an Open House to Meet D a n H a m b l e t o n , M.D. On Thursday, March 13th 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.at Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living Facility 410 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR Li W * MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT E x c e l l e n c e in H e a l t h c a r e I trained by the National meteorologists by providing up-to-date inform ation about storm activity. 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