TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Obituaries
Richard Larue Cunnington
Richard “Dick” Larue Portland and worked at
Cunnington, 91, of Hep- the Kaiser shipyards of
U.S.P.S. 240-420
pner, passed away on Vancouver, WA building
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Monday, May 4, 2015. A liberty ships. The pretty
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the
Celebration of Life in his girl in the newspaper office
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-
honor will be held Satur- caught his eye and the pur-
9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.
day, May 16, at Peace Lu- suit began.... Sibyl Howell
net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner
theran Church, 2201 North of Ione became his bride in
Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in
Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36
June of 1946. Their
Rosa Parks Way in
elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions.
union produced two
Portland, OR. The
David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
children, Janice Kay
reception will begin
All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.
and Richard Lee.
at 10:30 a.m. and
For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per
Dick and Sibyl
conclude at 1 p.m.
column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
purchased what
Dick was born
100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch.
would become City
in Richmond, CA on
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
Radiator and Wheel
September 13, 1923
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
Richard
in 1950, which they
to
parents
Robert
specified if required).
Wadsworth Cun- “Dick” Larue successfully ran
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
together, making
nington and Alice Cunnington
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
countless friends
May Rounds. He
for the obituary.
was the third child, follow- and colleagues through the
For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner
ing his brother, Gerald, and years until retirement in
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 right to edit letters. The GT is not
sister, Morene. His mother 1988. They built their cabin
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will
died when Dick was around on Sunflower Flat Rd. out
be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10.
three years old and so he of Heppner, which was his
was raised by his paternal home until his death.
Dick loved to hunt,
grandparents in Idaho Falls,
fish, rock hound, and mine
ID.
When he was 16 years for gold, once spending a
old he was involved in solid month trying to hit
a bicycle/auto collision the mother lode in Alaska.
and lost his left leg. After He also tried his hand in
The Morrow County up to 50 percent of total working odd jobs around Arizona.
During the long winters
Cultural Coalition, funded project cost. The coalition Idaho Falls, he moved to
by Oregon’s Cultural Trust invites interested parties to
Foundation, is now accept- submit completed Funding
ing proposals for the next Proposal Request Forms to
Lucile U. Peck passed (now Western Oregon Uni-
grant period.
the Morrow County Cul- away Saturday, May 9, versity); and then earned
Categories for qualify- tural Coalition by August 1, 2015 in Heppner at the age her Bachelor of Arts Degree
ing groups or projects are 2015. Complete guidelines of 94. Lucile’s many friends at Marylhurst College.
literary, historical preserva- and grant applications for are invited to attend her me-
Lucile taught elemen-
tion, visual and performing 2015 can be obtained by morial service on Saturday, tary school in Prineville,
arts, or humanities and contacting Susan Russell May 16, at 1 p.m. at the Portland, and Eugene dur-
cultural organizations.
at 541-481-4277 or smsel@ Heppner Christian Church. ing World War II. She mar-
Last year, grants were hotmail.com. Proposals
She was born on April ried Clinton Kenneth Peck
awarded to Missoula Chil- must meet criteria noted on 1, 1921 at Weiser, ID, the in Seattle in 1943. After
dren’s Theater workshop, the application and include daughter of Clarence and the war, they moved to the
Heppner High School dra- a timeline with project to Gladys Orcutt Urey. When Peck farm near Lexington.
ma club, Irrigon and Board- be completed no later than Lucile was two years old, She became an enthusiastic
man elementary schools October 15, 2016.
her family moved to Eu- farm wife and was always
artist in residence, Morrow
Funding for the Mor- gene, OR, where she grew proud of their farming ac-
County Historical Society row County Cultural Coali- up and graduated from complishments. She taught
Chronicles, and Hampstead tion originates from contri- high school. She attended school for many years in
Stage Co. Grants in the past butions and donations to the University of Oregon, Heppner.
have included quilting and the Oregon Cultural Trust where she was a member of
Her interests included
art groups, art displays, cul- Foundation.
Alpha Delta Pi sorority; Or- painting, sewing, geneal-
tural entertainment struc-
To learn more about egon College of Education ogy, reading and writing.
tures and kids’ activities supporting culture in Or-
for parks.
egon through the trust, visit
Grants can be awarded www.culturaltrust.org.
GAZETTE-TIMES
Cultural coalition
now accepting grant
proposals
Lucile U. Peck
The View from the Green
Community lunch menu Over the Tee Cup
Heppner United Methodist Church members will
It was a windy day for the 18 ladies who showed up
serve lunch on Wednesday, May 20, at St. Patrick’s Senior
to
golf
at Willow Creek Country Club on May 5.
Center. The meal will include navy beans and ham, wilted
Low
gross of the field went to Corol Mitchell, while
spinach salad, sliced tomatoes, corn muffins, and lemon
low
net
saw
a tie between Jackie Allstott and Lorrene
bars. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
Montgomery.
Least putts of the field was also a tie, this
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
time between Sarah Rucker and Virginia Grant.
For flight A, Virginia Grant took low gross, Karen
Thompson low net and Eva Kilkenny least putts.
The date for the next Heppner Chamber of Commerce
For flight B, Sarah Rucker had low gross and Betty
lunch meeting has been changed to Wednesday, May 20, Burns low net.
instead of Thursday, May 21, in order to accommodate
On flight C, Pat Dougherty had low gross, Tiffany
Rep. Greg Smith, who will give a legislative update and Clements low net and Bev Steagall least putts.
take questions via conference call that day.
Chip-ins were Karen Thompson on #10, Bev Steagall
Lunch will begin at noon in the Heppner City Hall on #15 and Jackie Allstott on #16.
conference room; more details will follow. Chamber lunch
Birdies were Virginia Grant on #13 and Jackie Allstott
attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than on #16.
the Wednesday before to guarantee a lunch.
In other events, the Mucho Long Drive was by Eva
Kilkenny, and Jackie Allstott had a KP 2 nd shot on #16.
Walking In The Spirit
WCCC ladies are reminded that the Ladies’ 18-hole
I Thess. 5:17 says to "Pray without ceasing." This is invitational will be held June 2 at WCCC.
done by making a habit of talking to the Lord un-
der your breath or in your mind throughout the day.
Share with him your activities and thoughts. Ask
new things,” she says.
his opinion in whatever decisions you make. To ask
“They’ve developed
yourself, "what would Jesus do?" is a good guide to
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determine right from wrong, but many of life's de-
two tiny libraries with no
cisions aren't about right or wrong but what is the May, and then half time in
June as needed to fill in and computers…” she adds,
best choice for us right now. Walking in the Spirit
gesturing to the bank of
to train her replacement.
is going one step beyond just asking yourself, "what
While she sees the public computers in the
would Jesus do?" God doesn't want us to be puppets change as a step forward, Heppner branch. “With
on a string. He made us with intelligence and a free Richmond says the decision their foresight and plan-
will. He wants us to grow into a mature person who to leave OTLD was not an ning, we’ve ended up with
will make the right choices without having to be easy one.
a great library district.”
told. Nevertheless, he does not want to be left out.
“I’m going to miss the
“It was a difficult de-
He wants us to include him in every aspect of our cision. I’ve had such a people,” she finishes, “the
lives. To be aware of his presence and involvement wonderful library board. patrons, coming in to check
is a great source of strength and peace. It also will They’ve been very vision- out their books. It’s going to
keep us from doing the wrong thing without being ary and supportive of trying be hard.”
directly dictated to.. Gal.5:16 says, "walk in the Spir-
it and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh." Rom.
eppner
Heatland
8:4 says, "the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in
us who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."
says good bye
The victorious christian life is not made possible
to im aylor
by either rules or great climatic experiences, but by
continually practicing the presence of God.
Chamber lunch meeting
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in “the mountains,” Dick
used some of his time and
talent painting beautiful
paint-by-number pictures,
which he lovingly gave to
his family members. In his
later years the medication
he took caused his hands
to shake, but that didn’t
stop Dick; he figured out
how to steady his hand and
still produced blue-ribbon
pieces.
After 66 years of mar-
riage to his Sibyl, he spent
the last two carrying on,
loving his mountain home
and continuing to do the
things he could. He was
always on his four-wheel
Honda, checking out the
grounds and, until recently,
was still mowing the acre-
age. The family can only
remember one year that he
wasn’t the official “driver”
for the hunting parties every
October and November.
Sibyl talked him into a trip
to Mexico during hunt-
ing season…he said never
again, and he was indeed
out again, sharing that time
with the men and boys last
fall.
Dick is survived by his
daughter, Janice K. Weis
and husband Robert of
Heppner; son, Richard Lee
Cunnington and wife Con-
nie of Portland; grandchil-
dren who were the light of
his life, Brian Lee Cunning-
ton and Jennifer of Bea-
verton, OR, Kate Molony
and Mario of Portland, Jeff
Cunnington and Connealy
of Omaha, NE, Robert Cun-
nington Weis and Darci of
Idaho Falls, Richard Lars
Cunnington and Rebeka
of Vancouver, and David
Hitchcock Weis of Port-
land; great-grandchildren,
Alyssa Molony, Emma
Molony and Elizabeth Teets
of Portland, Sibyl Sterling
Cunnington of Omaha, and
Gibson M. Weis of Idaho
Falls; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Contributions can be
made in his name to the Pri-
mary Children’s Hospital,
100 Mario Capecchi Dr.,
Salt Lake City, UT 84113.
She was the editor of the
Morrow County Chroni-
cles for 15 years, and was
the author of three history
books. She collected an-
tique buttons. She spent
many hours skiing with
her family and she enjoyed
playing golf. In 1980 at age
59 she earned her private
pilot’s license. Lucile was
a member of Bookworms
(book club), Eastern Star,
and the Church of Christ.
She served on the Morrow
County Medical Board and
the Heppner Library Board.
She is survived by her
husband, Clinton K. “Ken”
Peck of Lexington; son,
Stephen K. Peck and wife
Kaye Peck of Walla Wal-
la, WA; daughter, Martha
Peck Andrews and husband
James Andrews, Portland,
OR; brother, Bruce Urey
and wife Kelly Urey of
Vida, OR; five grandchil-
dren, Jennifer Peck Dobson,
Christopher P. Andrews,
Hilary Peck Mahoney,
Benjamin J. Andrews and
Joseph N. Peck; five great-
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
The family suggests
contributions in her mem-
ory to the charity of your
choice.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
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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 of $10.
Vote yes on BMCC bond
Editor,
As a result of my time in Salem, I have become even
more impressed with Blue Mountain
Community College. BMCC and President Cam
Preus have excellent reputations state-wide.
For over 50 years BMCC has earned that reputation,
and is an integral part of our communities throughout
the region.
I support the BMCC Bond and ask others to join with
me in voting yes.
Sincerely,
(s) Bill Hansell, Athena, OR
Methodists will hold
celebration of the
ascension of Jesus Sunday
A Celebration of the
Ascension of Jesus Christ
will be held on Sunday at
the Heppner United Meth-
odist Church.
Jean Brazell will lead
this week’s service with the
message, “Christ’s Ascen-
sion,” and liturgist Sally
Walker will read from the
books of Acts, Ephesians
and Luke.
The choir will perform
“I’ll Fly Away,” and hymns
will include “Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot,” and “Hail
the Day That Sees Him
Rise.”
The service begins at
10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Fellowship time, in-
cluding refreshments, will
be held following the ser-
vice. Heppner United Meth-
odist Church is located at
175 West Church St. For
more information call 541-
676-9224 or e-mail hep-
pneroregonmethodists@
gmail.com.
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