TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the
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-
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Weddings
Rossman, Segraves
exchange vows
Obituaries
Funeral Notices
Alvina Fay Padberg—A Celebration of Life for
longtime Ione resident Alvina Fay Padberg, 94, will be
Phillip William Cohn, had four children, Teresa held Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015 at 1 pm. at the Port of Morrow
Cohn-Netter, Sher- building in Boardman with a luncheon to follow.
90, of Wilsonville,
yl Gannon, Phillip
OR, left his loved
Andrew Cohn and
ones here on earth
Elizabeth Cohn.
on July 31, 2015.
Phill had a suc-
He passed at his
Paul “Skip” Garland Pettyjohn—Paul “Skip” Gar-
cessful livestock land Pettyjohn, 73, passed away May 23, 2015 in Heppner.
home in Charbon-
business and later He was born July 25, 1941 in Heppner. A Celebration of
neau, OR. A memo-
took his talented Life will be held 11 a.m., Aug. 15, at Ione Community
rial service will be Phillip
held at St. Francis William Cohn b u s i n e s s e t h i c s Church. A full obituary will appear in a future edition of
into real estate. His the Gazette-Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in
of Assisi Episcopal
Church in Wilsonville on business ventures included charge of arrangements.
Cohn Livestock, C and B
Friday, Aug. 7, at 3 p.m.
Phill was born on June Livestock, Superior Farms,
6, 1925, in Heppner. He Pilgrims Pantry Inn, Blue
He was predeceased by
attended school in Hep- Mountain Forest Products family and his vast array of
pner and graduated from and Andrews Management. friends and acquaintances. his wife, Marian.
Memorial donations
Phill was a very kind, His incredible will for liv-
Whitman College in Walla
may be made in Phill’s
Walla, WA. He served in the gentle and true friend. His ing should inspire us all.
Phill is survived by his name to the Serenity Hos-
Navy as a radar specialist. gifts were many and his
In 1948 he married Marian generosity unmatched. He sister, Sally Cohn, and his pice, 11481 SW Hall Blvd
#200, Tigard, OR 97223.
Andrews and together they will be greatly missed by four children.
Phillip William Cohn
Death Notices
Robert R. ‘Bob’ Taylor
Longtime Wheeler and
Morrow county resident
Robert R. “Bob” Taylor, 89,
died Tuesday, July 28, 2015
at Hermiston, OR. Memo-
rial service was held Mon-
day, Aug. 3, at 10 a.m. at the
Chapel of Burns Mortuary
of Hermiston. Graveside
service with Military Hon-
ors was held Monday, Aug.
3, at 3 p.m. at the Mayville
Cemetery in Mayville, OR.
He was born February
20, 1926 in Twickenham,
OR, the son of Ray and
Avis Hawk Taylor. Bob was
raised on the family farm
in Mayville. He attended
school in Mayville and
Fossil, graduating in 1943.
Bob enlisted into the
U.S. Marine Corp at the
age of 17. He served as an
amphibian tank driver for
the First Marine Division.
While in the Marines, he
participated in the invasion
of Peleliu and Okinawa.
Bob was proud of being a
Marine and said, “Once a
Marine, always a Marine.”
After the war, Bob
joined a sheep-shearing
crew and traveled through-
out the western states. He
always said his job was
being a wool stomper. Bob
worked on several ranches
as ranch foreman, including
Smith and Sons and Wilson
Ranches in Wheeler and
Gilliam counties.
On February 26,
1949, Bob married Lu-
ella Schmidt in Goldendale,
WA. They raised their two
sons, Bob Jr. and Bill, on
those ranches. While liv-
ing in Fossil, he served as
County Deputy Marshal
for the area dances and the
county fair. Upon leaving
Survivors include his
the ranch, Bob went to work wife of 66 years, Luella Tay-
at Kinzua Corporation. lor of Hermiston; sons, Bob
The couple then moved Taylor and his wife Darla
to Lexington, where Bob of Othello, WA, and Bill
served as mayor for eight Taylor and his wife Colleen
years. In 2010, Bob
of Baker City, OR;
and Luella moved
four grandchildren,
to Sun Terrace As-
Traci Davis (Tom)
sisted Living in
of Weatherboard,
Hermiston.
TX, Thad Taylor
Bob was a life
(Tami) of Othello,
member of the VFW Robert R.
Heidi Lagao (Phil)
Post # 4750 and the “Bob” Taylor of Sisters, OR, and
First Marine Divi-
Casey Taylor (Tera)
sion Association.
of Baker City; and
He was also a member of 11 great-grandchildren.
the American Legion Post
Memorial contributions
# 0087 and Willows Lodge may made to Honor Flight
IOOF of Heppner. Bob Inc., Attn: Dianne Gres-
loved spending time hunt- se, 300 E. Auburn Ave.,
ing elk and deer.
Springfield, OH 45505.
He was preceded in
Sweeney Mortuary of
death by his parents and Heppner is in charge of ar-
his sisters, Alpha McKenzie rangements.
and Mary Sargent.
Baptist church welcomes new pastor
Jodi Segraves and Michael Rossman
Jodi Segraves and Mi-
chael Rossman, both of
Heppner, exchanged vows
at 1:30 p.m. on July 24,
2015 in Coeur d’Alene, ID.
The couple will be residing
in Heppner, where they own
and operate Sweet Produc-
tions Restaurant & Bakery
and The Silver Fox Banquet
Room.
Combined, the couple
has five daughters, two
granddaughters, a grandson
and two great-granddaugh-
ters. The couple plans to
have a reception with fam-
ily and friends next year on
their one-year anniversary.
Community lunch
menu
St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish members will serve
lunch on lunch on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center. The meal will include chicken parmesan,
green salad, zucchini and summer squash, garlic bread,
and tiramisu.
Heppner United Methodist Church volunteers will
serve lunch on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. The meal will include roasted pork loin, scalloped
potatoes, green beans, sliced tomatoes, hot rolls, and apple
dump cake.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
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Willow Creek Bap-
tist Church welcomes a
new pastor this week. The
church welcomed Pastor
Willis “Tripp” Finch and
his family with a potluck
this past weekend; Finch’s
first official Sunday as pas-
tor will be this Sunday,
Aug. 9.
Finch, 35, has brought
his family a long way from
home to take the pastoral
position at Willow Creek
Baptist. A North Carolina
native, he was born and
raised in Rocky Mount,
NC, about an hour east of
Raleigh. He graduated from
high school in Bailey, NC
before going on to attend
Barton College in Wilson,
NC. It was there that he
met his wife, Julia, who
was born in Florida but had
lived in Maryland from the
age of 10. They married and
now have three children,
Hannah, 11, Jacob, 10, and
Lizzie, 7.
Julia graduated from
Barton with a Bachelor of
Fine Arts in graphic design,
but Finch transferred to
North Carolina State Uni-
versity in Raleigh, graduat-
ing from there with a degree
in political science.
After NC State, Finch
went on to Southeastern
Baptist Theological Semi-
nary in Wake Forest, NC,
where he obtained a Master
of Divinity in Christian
ministry. He then spent the
next four and a half years
serving as a pastor in Spring
Hope, NC.
With all that history in
North Carolina, it seems
like a big jump to move a
family nearly 3,000 miles
away. However, Finch said
Heppner seemed like the
perfect fit.
“I saw the pastoral job
listing on the internet and
I’d always wanted to go to
the West Coast—though
I never really thought I’d
make it out here—but Wil-
low Creek was just a really
good fit for where I was at
pastorally,” he said. “When
we started talking to some
people from the church, we
just really clicked.”
“I’m from a small
town, so we were looking
for something in a small
town,” he added. “After we
visited, we were sold on it.
We were blown away by
how tight-knit the commu-
nity was, and we wanted to
be a part of it. We thought
it would be a great place to
not only minster but also to
raise our children.”
While North Carolina
and Oregon may be thou-
sands of miles apart on the
map, Finch said it hasn’t
been that difficult an adjust-
ment so far.
“We’re kind of used
to some of the aspects of
a small town. It is a little
Catholic men plan
first Friday Mass
The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner
and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their
first Friday of the month meeting on Aug. 7 at the parish
office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and
will be followed by First Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m.
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Willis “Tripp” Finch, wife Julia and children Hannah, Jacob,
and Lizzie. –Contributed photo
smaller in terms of be-
ing more spread out,” said
Finch, “but the area we’re
from is very much based
on agriculture as well.
The crops are different,
of course, but it’s still an
agriculturally-based com-
munity.”
Finch says he and his
family are eager to become
part of life in Heppner, both
in their church and in the
community at large.
“We are just over-
whelmed with the friend-
liness of the people here.
We’re really looking for-
ward to ministering to the
people and becoming part
of the community,” he said.
“It’s refreshing to drive
down the street and have
people wave at you. It’s just
been tremendous.
“It’s not only blessed
us but we also hope to bless
the community.”
Willow Creek Baptist
Church is located at 560
Minor St, Heppner. Sunday
school begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday with service to fol-
low at 10:45 a.m.
HOT SUMMER
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on one day.
Precipitation totaled
0.35 inches during July,
which was 0.02 inches
above normal. Measurable
precipitation of at least .01
inch was received on two
days with the heaviest, 0.25
inches, reported on the 11 th .
Precipitation this year
has reached 4.73 inches,
which is 4.26 inches below
normal. Since October, the
water-year precipitation
at Heppner has been 8.77
inches, which is 4.28 inches
below normal.
The highest wind gust
was 34 mph, which oc-
th
The outlook for Au-
gust from NOAA’s Climate
Prediction Center calls for
more of the same, with
above-normal temperatures
and near-normal precipita-
tion. Normal highs for Hep-
pner during August are 85.5
degrees and normal lows
are 53.5 degrees. The 30-
year normal precipitation
is 0.39 inches.
The National Weather
Service is an office of the
National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration,
an agency of the U.S. Com-
merce Department.