TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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U.S.P.S. 240-420
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Kinzua Lunch
Group
July 15 the Kinzua Lunch Group met for a meal at
the Landing and a visit on the patio at the OHV Park on
the Spray-Heppner highway. Those attending were Bill,
Tom and Marilyn Ledford from Prineville; Tim Adams
from Heppner; Bob and LaVonne Slinkard from John Day;
Charles and Janet Nelson, Linda Dunn, Rollene Allen,
Mike and Terry Todd, and Marilyn Garcia from Fossil;
and Windy Liptak from Condon. Mike and Terry Todd
also work at the OHV Park.
The group decided to meet Aug. 19 at Service Creek
and Sept. 16 back at the OHV Park. Both lunches will be
around 11:30 a.m.
Car wash planned
to help Ione music
program
A car wash fundraiser is planned for Sunday, July
24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Ione Fire Hall, with all
proceeds to go to the Ione band and choir students’ fund
for their music trip to Hawaii next year. Donations are
gladly accepted.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
July 12, 2016: -Scott Allen Dixon, 50 of Victoria, BC
and Shelby Ann Henrichs, 43, of Irrigon.
July 14, 2016: -Angela C Tricker, 38, of Umatilla
and Warren Jess Bassett, 49, of Umatilla.
July 15, 2016: -Latosha Christine Bowles, 25, of
Heppner and Jared Wade Hedman, 23, of Heppner.
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
Obituaries
Dale L. Simpson
Dale L. Simpson, 67, of
Sherwood, OR died Mon-
day, July 11, 2016 at his
home. A graveside service
was held Friday, July 15,
at 1 p.m. at the Spray Cem-
etery in Spray, OR. Follow-
ing the service, a potluck
reception was held at the
Rock in Spray.
He was born on April
12, 1949 at The Dalles, OR,
the son of Gilbert P. and
Ada M. Anderson Simpson.
He was raised and attended
school in Spray until the
family moved to Pendleton,
where he graduated from
high school.
Hawaii became his
home after high school,
living there for four years
while working in construc- gree from the University
tion. Moving back to the of Oregon and continued to
mainland, Dale lived in take classes of interest be-
many areas—Montana, yond that. Music was also
Bend, Pineville,
a big part of his life;
Heppner, Portland,
he played the guitar
and lastly Sher-
and was a big BB
wood. While living
King fan—seeing
in Bend, he owned
him in concert was
and operated A-1
one of the highlights
Glass Company in
of his life. Dale en-
both Bend and Red- Dale L.
joyed growing roses
mond until ill health Simpson
and grapes, fly fish-
forced him to retire.
ing and hunting in
When his parents fell to ill his early years. He was a
health, Dale became their collector of guns, and a
caregiver, which he did for computer geek. He made
many years.
wonderful pies and was an
Education was a big all-around good cook.
part of Dale’s life; he earned
Dale loved his nieces
a Bachelor of Science de- and nephews; he taught his
nephews to shoot and hunt
and many other skills he felt
a man should know.
He is survived by his
sisters, Rene Fisher and her
husband Bob of Prineville
and Nova Simpson of Hep-
pner, and by many nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Preceding him in death
were his parents, brother
James Simpson, and numer-
ous aunts and uncles.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Oregon
Humane Society, 1067 NE
Columbia Blvd, Portland,
OR 97211.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Heppner Christian Church welcomes new
pastor
By Andrea Di Salvo
Heppner Christian
Church welcomed a new
pastor to the pulpit this
week. Pastor Ray DeLoe
preached his first sermon at
the church this past Sunday,
July 17.
DeLoe, 64, and wife
Rhonda, 63, come to Hep-
pner from Salinas, CA.
However, DeLoe’s story
begins on the Oregon coast,
where he was raised in Bay
City, near Tillamook. He
graduated from Neah-Kah-
Nie High School in Rocka-
way Beach in 1970. After
high school, he headed to
Boise Bible College in Ida-
ho. It was while there that
he met Rhonda, at a garden
party the first weekend of
college in 1971.
“She was wearing a
gray dress with pink flowers
on it and sitting by herself,”
he recalls. They married a
year later, Aug. 19, 1972,
and now have three adult
daughters and seven grand-
children. Aside from raising
three daughters, Rhonda
DeLoe is a registered nurse.
She graduated with her as-
sociate’s degree in 1973,
and then went on to gradu-
ate with her bachelor’s de-
gree from California State
University—Chico (Chico
State).
“Her and our baby
daughter graduated the
same weekend from Chico
State,” DeLoe recalls.
Rhonda later earned
a master’s degree from
Walden University, and
spent several years as the
head of home health at
Hazel Hawkins Hospital in
Hollister, CA.
However, DeLoe him-
self didn’t go straight into
ministry; rather, he left
school before earning a de-
gree and went to work. He
worked for Safeway from
1977 to 1987, first helping
open a store in Enterprise,
OR before transferring to
Tillamook. He then went
back to Boise Bible College
and earned his Bachelor
of Science in theology in
1989.
After he graduated with
his degree in 1989, DeLoe
first spent three years in the
ministry in John Day, OR.
The family then moved to
San Jose, CA, where he
ministered for 19 months
before they moved on to
Gridley, CA, where he pas-
tored for 13-1/2years. They
then moved to Salinas,
CA. There, DeLoe spent
three years working as a
courier supervisor for IBA
Molecular, a company that
transported radioactive iso-
topes used to detect cancer.
He then went back into the
OTLD board to
meet
Ray and Rhonda DeLoe
ministry, serving at Cross-
roads Christian Church
in Salinas for the next six
years.
They accepted the call
to the Heppner church be-
cause they wanted to return
to Oregon, away from the
hustle and bustle of Cali-
fornia. Despite still having
parents and family on the
coast, though, DeLoe says
he had no desire to return
to the coast, “because it
rains all the time.” He was
acquainted with Heppner
residents Andrew and CJ
Johnson from college days,
and knew of Heppner from
his time in John Day.
“I’ve actually chased
deer around outside of town
a few times,” he says. “I
was familiar with the area.”
He also says the church
just seemed to be a good fit.
“Talking with the lead-
ers of the church it seemed
I was a good fit for them,
and they were a good fit
for me.”
The DeLoes have been
here a little more than a
week, with Rhonda—
whom he says is in charge
of unpacking—still trying
to make sense of the boxes.
However, Ray DeLoe says
they are eager to dive into
life in the community.
“I look forward to get-
ting to know the community
and the people and finding
out what we, as individuals
and as a church, can do to
be of service to the people
here,” he says.
ODFW Recreation
Report
Oregon Trail Library District will have its monthly
With fishing good for crappie, bass, brown bull head
board meeting Wednesday, July 20, 7 at p.m. at the Irrigon and trout, Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife reports that
branch. The public is welcome.
angling for warm water fish should be taking center stage
at Willow Creek Reservoir. The lake has been stocked
with trophy trout and should provide good angling.
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August 20, 2016
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September 3, 2016
Adam Bergstrom
& Nikki Meyers
September 10, 2016
Community lunch
menu
All Saints Episcopal and Hope and Valby Lutheran
church volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, July 27,
at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will include barbecue
chicken, jo-joes, broccoli salad, mixed vegetables, bread
sticks and cherry parfait.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
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