TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
The Oficial Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Obituaries
John Kenneth Gochnauer
John Kenneth Goch-
nauer, 79, formerly of Hep-
pner, passed away in Cor-
vallis, MT on Tuesday, May
24, 2016. At his request,
no memorial service will
be held.
John was born in Ama-
rillo, TX on December 19,
1936 to William and Mary
Murphree Gochnauer. He
was the youngest of their
seven living children.
John was previously 30 years prior to his re-
married to Judy
tirement in 2001.
Davis Gochnauer,
He moved back to
and they had four
Heppner, where he
children.
owned and operated
John started in
Bucknum’s Tavern,
the insurance busi-
John’s Place, The
ness in Heppner and
Video Store and The
eventually rose to
Fitness Center with
the position of dis- John Kenneth the help of his wife,
trict manager with Gochnauer
Nancy. John was
Farmer’s Insurance.
also the head cook
He was with Farmer’s for
The View from the Green
WCCC ladies host annual Jo Pettyjohn
tournament
The Jo Pettyjohn Me-
morial Golf Tournament
was held at Willow Creek
Country Club over the
weekend.
Lady golfers came
from all parts of Oregon
and Washington to compete
and enjoy the beautifully-
groomed golf course.
The gross champion
of the field was Nancy
Propheter and the co-net
champions of the ield were
Missy Cutsforth and Cindi
Doherty.
First flight winners
were:
G r o s s : 1 st , N a n c y
Propheter; 2 nd , Sandy Ob-
rist; 3 rd , Cally Goss.
N e t : 1 st , M i s s y
Cutsforth; 2 nd , Heather Vil-
lanueva; 3 rd , Vicki Edmund-
son.
Second light winners
were:
Gross: 1 st , Virginia
Grant; 2 nd , Pat Edmundson;
3 rd , Corol Mitchell.
Net: 1 st , Cindi Doherty;
2 nd , Sandi Hanna; 3 rd , Bail-
lie Keithley.
A Calcutta followed
Sunday play and was won
by the team of Nancy Proph-
eter and Sandi Hanna. The
team of Heather Villanueva
Christian Life Center volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, June 22, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch
will include beef stroganoff, egg noodles, broccoli and
It was a hot day on the
carrots with roasted garlic, French bread, and pistachio
green
for the 20 women
cupcakes. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation
who
teed
off at Willow
is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Creek Country Club June 7.
Of the ield, Nancy Proph-
eter and Virginia Grant
tied for low gross, Lorrene
Montgomery took low net
and Corol Mitchell had
least putts.
For Flight A, Karen
Thompson took low gross,
Loa Heideman and Pat
Edmundson had low net,
Della Heideman had least
putts and Nancy Propheter
had the long drive.
For Flight B, low gross
went to Pat Dougherty,
while Betty Burns and
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s ofice has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
June 7, 2016: -Colin Andrew McElligott, 32, of Ione
and Stephanie Medina, 22, of Ione.
June 9, 2016: -James C Benson, 60, of Boardman
and Beverly Laverne Crum, 60, of Ione.
Dougherty named to
ASU dean’s list
Heppner graduate Ryan Dougherty has been named
to the dean’s list of the Arizona State University School
of Nutrition and Health Promotion for spring semester
2016, the university announced recently.
Dougherty is the daughter of Cliff and Dawna Dough-
erty of Heppner and just completed her sophomore year
at ASU enrolled in the Speech and Language Science
Program to become a speech and language pathologist.
Community lunch menu
for CAPECO at the Hep-
pner meal site in the senior
center before his retirement
in 2011.
John was preceded in
death by his parents, two
brothers, two sisters, his
irst wife and their son.
He is survived by his
second wife, three children,
seven grandchildren and 15
great-grandchildren.
The annual Jo Pettyjohn Memorial Golf Tournament took place this past weekend at Wil-
low Creek Country Club. Lady golfers from throughout Oregon and Washington attended
the event. -Contributed photo
and Stacey Cameron was
second and Bev Miller and
Karen Weems were third.
The tournament is held
the second weekend in
June, and all interested lady
golfers are encouraged to
participate in 2017.
The planning commit-
tee for this year was Cin-
di Doherty, Sandi Hanna
and Dana Reid, and Gary
Propheter.
Sarah Rucker had low net,
Shirley Martin had the least
putts and Betty Burns had
the long drive.
For Flight C, Sue Ed-
son had low gross, Jackie
Allstott took low net, Mary
Riggs had least putts and
Kris Lindner had the long
drive.
Nancy Propheter had
a chip-in and a birdie on
#6. The longest putt went
to Jackie Alstott at 10 feet,
9 inches.
In other events, June
21 will be the ladies invita-
tional at WCCC.
Over the Tee Cup
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UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Wedding Tables
Lane Bailey &
Jessica Hughes
June 25, 2016
Tessa Gould &
Kyle Ludwick
June 26, 2016
Jason Thompson
& Kaylee Lemmon
July 2, 2016
Jared Hedman &
Latosha Bowles
August 20, 2016
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MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
WCCC plans Hawaiian fun night
Willow Creek Coun-
try Club will host another
evening of entertainment
with a Hawaiian-themed,
two-person fun night this
Friday, June 17, at 6 p.m. Sally Walker. Snacks will
Participants are asked to be provided and there will
be prizes to win.
come early to register.
This activity night is for
Hosts are Earl and Peg-
gy Fishburn, and Ralph and
high school graduates and
older. Singles are welcome
to participate for $3 per
person.
Fourth of July golf tournament set for
July 3
The 2016 Fourth of
July Golf Tournament is
planned for Sunday, July
3, at Willow Creek Coun-
try Club.
Players are asked to
arrive at WCCC by 8:30
a.m. to check in and obtain
hole assignments. Goling
will begin at 9 a.m. Putting
contests will run through-
out the day, and beverages
and snacks will be avail-
able on the course.
The $60 fee includes
golf, lunch and beverages.
Proceeds from the tourna-
ment will go to the Jason
Halvorsen and Mike Mat-
thews scholarship funds
and the Ione Fourth of July
Celebration Fund.
Contact WCCC at
541-676-5437 to rent a
golf cart. Carts are limited,
so participants are advised
to reserve theirs as soon as
possible.
To register or for more
information, contact Rus-
sell Seewald, 541-422-
7466, or Craig Holland,
509-330-0297.