TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
The Oficial Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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The View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
The weather was
sunny for the 17 women
who teed off at the Wil-
low Creek Country Club
ladies’ play day last week.
Nancy Propheter took low
gross of the ield, while Pat
Dougherty had low net of
the ield and Bev Steagall
had least putts of the ield.
For Flight A, Virginia
Grant took low gross and
long drive, while Karen
Thompson had low net,
Corol Mitchell least putts
and Pat Edmundson KP.
For Flight B, Shirley
Martin had low gross, Betty
Burns low net, Judy Har-
ris least putts, and Sarah
Rucker long drive and KP.
For Flight C, Sue Ed-
son took low gross and KP,
Karen Haguewood had
low net, Nancy Arnson and
Mary Riggs tied for least
putts, and Arnson had the
long drive.
Chip-ins were Kris
Lindner on #18, Shirley
Martin on #16 and Bev
Steagall on #10. Karen
Thompson had birdies on
#13 and #16, and Virginia
Grant had a birdie on #10.
WCCC Sunday
men’s play results
Twenty-one partici-
pated in men’s play Sunday,
June 5, at Willow Creek
Country Club. The results
are as follows:
Gross—1 st (tie), Ron
Bowman/Tom Bedortha,
69; 3 rd , Barry Munkers, 70.
Net—1 st , Gene Orwick,
55; 2 nd , John Edmundson,
57; 3 rd , Steve Marlatt, 58.
Special Events—Long
Putt #5/14, Tim Wright; KP
#4/13, Dave Mitchell.
There will be no men’s
play next week as the ladies
will be having their annual
Jo Pettyjohn tournament.
The next regular men’s play
will be on Sunday, June 19,
with Bob MacDonald, Dave
Mitchell and Dale Boyd in
charge.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s ofice has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
June 2, 2016: -Benjamin Harper Kershner, 28, of
Heppner and Taylor Jean Ayers, 23, of La Grande, OR.
June 6, 2016: -Grant Henry Lissman, 28, of Board-
man and Melissa Marie Neil, 25, of Boardman.
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Obituaries
Louis Franklin ‘Frank’ Mader Jr.
Louis Franklin “Frank”
Mader Jr., 83, beloved hus-
band, father, grandfather,
great-grandfather, brother
and friend, passed away
May 28, 2016, with family
surrounding him. Services
were held at the Hermiston
First Christian Church on
Friday, June 3, at 1 p.m.
A private family graveside
with military honors was
held at the Colfax Cem-
etery, Colfax, WA.
Frank was born Febru-
ary 7, 1933, in Colfax, WA,
to Louis and Klara Mader.
He was raised on the family
farm with his brother, Win-
ston, and sister, Miriam. Af-
ter graduating from Colfax
High School, he attended
Washington State College,
where he studied agricul-
ture and was a member of
AGR fraternity.
Frank married the love
of his life, LaVonne Will-
son, August 27, 1955, in County Conservation Farm
Colfax. Frank served in the in 1987 and the Oregon
U.S. Army prior to and just State Conservation Farm
after their marriage. Dur- Award the following year.
ing the early years of their Frank’s love for cattle
marriage Frank and
ranching never
LaVonne had two
subsided as he con-
children, Shannon
tinued to run cattle
and Kirk. In 1965,
along with rais-
Frank and his family
ing wheat. In 2002
moved to the Jor-
he partnered with
dan Valley, OR, area
his son on a ranch
where he realized Louis Franklin in Nevada. Frank
his dream of own- ‘Frank’ Mader enjoyed working
ing a cattle ranch Jr.
alongside his fam-
and they enjoyed
ily and instilled the
the western way of life on importance of hard work in
Succor Creek. In 1977 he his children. Family, faith
and LaVonne moved to and friends were priorities
Ruby Valley, NV, where for Frank and his presence
they expanded their cattle will be missed forever.
operation before settling
Frank was a longtime
down on a wheat farm in the member of the Oregon
Butter Creek area of Echo, Wheat Growers League and
OR in 1979.
the Oregon Cattleman’s As-
Frank and LaVonne’s sociation, and a member of
stewardship of the land the Hermiston First Chris-
earned them the Morrow tian Church.
Crop tour, Wheat
League social June 16
Local farmers and Wheat League members are
reminded that the Morrow County dryland crop tour is
planned for Thursday, June 16.
The day will also feature the Wheat League social
and potluck at Kathy Martin’s, with social hour at 5 p.m.
and dinner at 6 p.m.
Contact larry.lutcher@oregonstate.edu or 541-676-
9642 with questions.
Survivors include his
wife of 60-plus years, La-
Vonne; daughter Shannon
Rust (Tim), Echo; son Kirk
Mader (Donna), Orovada,
NV; grandchildren Brian
Rust (Jordan), Brooke Car-
nine (Randy), Brynna Rust,
Quinn Mader and Kade
Mader; great-grandson
Karsten Carnine; brother
Winston Mader, Pullman,
WA; sister Miriam Barckert
(Gary), Shoreline, WA.; and
many nieces and nephews.
Contributions may be
made to the First Christian
Church Memorial Fund,
775 W. Highland Ave.,
Hermiston, OR 97838, or
to Sharing Alongside, P.O.
Box 33663, Seattle, WA
98133.
Sign the online guest
book at burnsmortuary-
hermiston.com. Burns Mor-
tuary of Hermiston is in
charge of arrangements.
Funeral Notices
Charlene E. Davis (KC7RQF)—Charlene E. Davis
(ham radio call sign KC7RQF), a resident of Meacham,
OR passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at St. An-
thony Hospital in Pendleton. She was 72 years old.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday,
June 11, at 11 a.m. at the Emigrant Springs Community
Building at Emigrant Springs State Park near Meacham.
Following the service there will be a potluck luncheon at
Emigrant Springs Community Building. Sign the online
condolence book at www.BurnsMortuary.com. Burns
Mortuary of Pendleton handled arrangements.
Bookworms host Topic Club at Ag
Museum lunch
building are the murals by one tour participant.
Robert Walton and Robert
Agriculture museum
Thomas.
hours of operation are Fri-
After the group toured day 1-4 p.m. and Saturday
the agriculture museum, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Heritage
the women moved to the Museum hours are 1-5 p.m.
heritage museum. Many Tuesday through Friday and
had not been there in a 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
while, and it was interest- as well as by appointment.
ing to see the changes and
Members of the mu-
the displays within, thanks seum board of directors are:
again to Cherrie Clark and Larry Mills, Cliff Green,
Tonya Jones.
Robert Harrison, Merle
“Anyone who has not Cowett, Archie Ball, Butch
Ladies from the Heppner Bookworms and Ione Topic Club been by to see these two Laughlin, Robert Jepsen,
chat over sack lunches at the agricultural museum in Heppner.
museums is missing a great Peggy Fishburn and Cher-
-Contributed photo
afternoon of history,” said rie Clark.
On May 24 the Book- enjoyed a guided tour of
worm club of Heppner the agriculture museum by
hosted the Ione Topic Club one of the directors, Robert
at the Morrow County Ag- Harrison. He told of some
of the projects in the works
riculture Museum.
The group visited and and explained many of the
ate sack lunches while displays. This joint meeting
Topic Club president Betty served to acquaint more
Rietmann shared the history people with the treasure
and the purpose of their trove of heirlooms residing
there.
group.
The agriculture mu-
The Topic Club was
started originally by six seum is home to many
women who lived on re- historical items of early
mote farms and wanted to days in Morrow County,
connect with others and be and museum curator Cher-
informed of events around rie Clark and her assistant
them. The club has grown Tonya Jones worked dili- Robert Harrison guides Bookworm and Topic Club members
through the Morrow County Ag Museum. Ladies in the front
considerably, and now its gently moving, cataloging (L-R) are Virginia Martinez, Pat Edmundson and Suzanne
main focus is support of and placing the exhibits Jepsen. -Contributed photo
Friends of the Library in for ease of viewing. There
Ione.
is the blacksmith shop, the
Bookworms president refurnished original clock
Claudia Hughes talked face from the courthouse,
about the start of Book an old gas pump and cars,
Worms 88 years ago in trucks, tractors, logging
Heppner and the changes memorabilia, Ida Farra’s
to the club over the many shoe repair shop and many
more inds.
years.
On the exterior of the
After lunch the ladies
The Frenchtown His- It will depart Heppner for
torical Foundation of Walla Walla Walla at 7 a.m. and
Walla, WA has extended an return to Heppner about 4
p.m. Interested individuals,
invitation to the Morrow
County Historical So- should sign up on the sheet
ciety to participate in a tour provided in the Heppner
of the Frenchtown Historic senior center ofice.
Anyone with questions
Site from 10 a.m.
until about 12 p.m. on or concerns should call
David DeMayo at 541-
Saturday, June 25.
A bus will be provided 676-8017 or Bill Monagle
from the St. Patrick’s Se- at 541-422-7239. A lunch
nior Center to the French- will be available.
town site and the return trip.
Historical group
plans Frenchtown
trip June 25
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