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
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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
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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
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MORROW COUNTY
HEALTH DISTRICT
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trained by the National meteorologists by providing
up-to-date inform ation
about storm activity.
The Skywam Weather
Spotter training is free and
will be held at the Morrow
County Emergency
Operations Center, located
C o ffe e •Rpa
at 320 South Willow View,
beginning at 1 p.m. Light
refreshm
ents and door
Coffee freshly roasted here in your
prizes will be offered.
neck of the woods
The training is being co
Available in Heppner at
sp o n so red by M orrow
County Emergency
Management.
More information about
the training is available by
contacting Dennis Hull at
541-969-7136 or dennis.
hull@noaa.gov.
Additional information
Locally roasted coffee is superior in every way
is
also
available at the
Treat yourself - drink freshly roasted co ffe e
National Weather Service
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website at w eather.gov/
supporting local small business
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