TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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
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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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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.
Obituaries
Ernest Drake
Ernest “Ernie” Drake,
78, of Fairfield, CA passed
away peacefully on Thurs-
day, December 22, 2016
following a brief illness.
Family, friends and former
students are invited to at-
tend a Celebration of Life
at Grace Episcopal Church,
1405 Kentucky Street (at
First Street) in Fairfield,
CA on Saturday, March 18,
at 1 p.m.
Ernie was born on
June 9, 1938 in Heppner to
Cleo and Gladys (Lundell)
Drake.
While growing up in
Ione, Ernie worked at his
father’s Standard Oil Gas
Station, on his uncle’s
wheat farm during plant-
ing and harvest time, and
in the local lumber mill. He
graduated from Ione High
School as co-valedictorian
in June 1956. He lettered He was the head of the sci-
four years in band, base- ence department for more
ball, football, basketball than 20 years. At the end
and track.
of his career, he taught in-
Ernie married
dependent study. In
Darlene Connor of
all, Ernie taught for
Heppner in 1955 in
42 years at Armijo
Boise, ID.
High, impacting the
He graduated
lives of hundreds
from Pacific Uni-
of students. When
versity in Forest
he retired, he was
Grove, OR with
the third-longest
Ernest Drake
a BA in physical
serving teacher in
education in 1960.
the Fairfield-Suisun
Ernie continued his studies, Unified School District.
graduating from Virginia
While Ernie loved
State University in 1971 teaching, numismatics
with a master’s in physical was his passion. He was
science.
a founding member of the
Ernie started his teach- Fairfield Coin Club. For
ing career in Tillamook, OR more than 40 years, he was
before moving his young an active member of the
family to Fairfield, CA in club and had a corner table
the mid-1960s. He taught at the annual coin show.
science and coached base-
Ernie is survived by his
ball at Armijo High School.
wife of 61 years, Darlene;
his sister, Dolores Turner of
Vancouver, WA; his daugh-
ters, Kathy Lambrecht of
Portland, OR and Becky
Bega of Fairfield, CA; son,
Scott Drake of Washington,
DC; five grandchildren,
Jason and Sean Lambrecht,
Ellen Bega, Ryan and Con-
nor Drake; and four great-
grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, sister
Patricia, brother Robert,
and grandson, Fernando
Bega.
Memorial donations
may be made to Assist-A-
Grad Scholarship Founda-
tion, which offers scholar-
ships to students graduat-
ing from high schools in
the Fairfield-Suisun-Travis
community.
Clementine Arnold Campbell
Grant funds available Mary
Mary Clementine Ar- year of high school, grad- to Lonerock in 1963, and ing Mexico, Germany and
nold
Campbell of Condon, uating as valedictorian. two years later to Condon. England; they cruised the
for community, public OR died
March 4, 2017 at She attended Oregon State She worked at the Gilliam Inside Passage and made
Pioneer Memorial Long- College for three years, County Extension Office, many other trips within the
enhancements
Term Care Facility in Hep- majoring in business. She and later as a film librar- United States.
Willow Creek Valley
Economic Development
Group (WCVEDG) has
funds available to be used
for community and public
enhancement for South
Morrow County. Applicant
organizations must be a
local organization, club,
special district or a govern-
mental entity that resides in
the South Morrow County
Service Area (as defined by
the WCVEDG Service Area
Map). The requestor must
have at least 50 percent of
funding (may include in-
kind and cash contributions
from local and regional
sources) for the total project
budget committed before
apply. Exceptions may ap-
ply at the discretion of the
board.
A grant application has
been developed for use
in applying for funding
through this grant. Com-
pleted grant requests will be
accepted starting on Mon-
day, March 13, through Fri-
day, April 14. A review and
decision of grants awarded
will be decided by the WC-
VEDG board and the win-
ners communicated.
To receive a grant ap-
plication form and an Eli-
gibility and Exclusions
information sheet, contact
Sheryll Bates at 541-676-
5536 or email heppner-
chamber@centurytel.net.
Forms can also be picked
up at Heppner, Ione and
Lexington City Hall offices.
All completed grant
applications will need to
be forwarded to Bates at
the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce office. Grants
can be emailed, mailed,
hand delivered or faxed to
541-676-5656, but must be
received in the chamber
office no later than Friday,
April 14, to be eligible
for consideration in the
grant review and decision
process.
Wranglers hold can
drive
Wranglers Riding Club is having a can drive and
is asking all residents to bring their empty cans to the
collection trailer parked behind Les Schwab Tires from
Thursday, March 16, to Thursday, March 23.
Donations will help fund the youth play days this
spring.
I found Dad’s remote in the fridge again.
…I’m beginning to get worried.
IT’S NOT LIKE HIM.
WE CAN HELP.
Call us with questions
about aging and Alzheimer’s.
1-855-ORE-ADRC
HelpForAlz.org
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM
pner. She was 90 years old.
The Rosary will be
Thursday, March 9, at 7
p.m. at St. John Catholic
Church in Condon. Fu-
neral Mass will be Friday,
March 10, at 11 a.m. at
St. John, with burial at St.
Joseph Cemetery, Condon.
A dinner will follow at the
Condon Elks Lodge.
The only child of Nell
Ingram and Jesse Saylor
Arnold, Mary was born
February 9, 1927, in Echo,
OR and grew up on her par-
ents’ farm on Butter Creek,
attending school in Echo.
After her father’s death,
she moved with her mother
to Hermiston for her last
worked at the Umatilla
County Extension Office,
the Hermiston Herald and
Umatilla Army Depot.
She married John
Anthony Campbell of
Lonerock, OR on Novem-
ber 17, 1951, at Our Lady
of Angels Catholic Church
in Hermiston. For 11 years
they lived on his family’s
sheep ranch on Rhea Creek.
Mary cooked for lamb-
ing, shearing and haying
crews, other hired men,
and extended family, while
raising five children and
many bummer lambs. She
enjoyed being part of a
large family.
The Campbells moved
Christian church offers
breakfast March 19
Donations to go to Liberian
mission
Heppner Christian Church will be serving breakfast
Sunday, March 19, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The menu
will consist of pancakes, eggs, sausage, and biscuits and
gravy. Coffee, milk and juice will also be served. Break-
fast will be served on a donation basis with all funds going
to Hope2Liberia.
Hope2Liberia is a mission that has been providing
clean water, training and schooling to the people of Liberia
since 2005. Pastor DeLoe of Heppner Christian Church
has made several trips to Liberia with this group and will
be going again this year for the month of July.
All funds from the breakfast will be going toward
the projects of Hope2Liberia, as Pastor DeLoe is raising
funds for his own travel expenses himself. Anyone with
questions please call Pastor DeLoe at 831-578-6451 or
go online to Hope2Liberia.org and check out the ongoing
work of this mission.
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
ian for the Gilliam County
Education Service District.
She belonged to East-
ern Star and later joined
the Catholic Church. She
served on the Gilliam
County Library Board and
Condon City Council.
In retirement, she vol-
unteered at Summit Springs
Village Assisted Living
and Condon Grade School,
where she helped children
learn to read. She provid-
ed flowers weekly to her
church. She always had
time for her grandchildren
and other youngsters.
The Campbells enjoyed
travel, including three trips
to Ireland as well as see-
Mary was preceded in
death by her husband in
2004 and by two grandsons.
She is survived by her
children, Mary K. Maley
of Condon, Pat and wife
Patricia of Portland, Mike
of Condon, Steve and wife
Martha of Pendleton, and
Tim and wife Elizabeth
of Lonerock; a foster son,
Chuck Anderson and wife
Cathey of Kennewick, WA;
and 11 grandchildren.
Contributions in her
memory may be made to
Pioneer Memorial Home
Health and Hospice, P.O.
Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary is
in charge of arrangements.
~ Letters to the Editor ~
The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following
criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name
of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you
provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The
address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be
printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the
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.
Please keep Heppner
looking clean
Please make our town presentable again. The trash
and articles unwanted are beginning to be a sore sight
when walking in town. I try to do my part but others need
to help. We would like to have the visitors, not only on St.
Patrick’s Weekend but all year long, see our community
as a neat and tidy town.
Spread the word and encourage our young people
to participate in picking up trash, bottles and unwanted
items.
(s) Judie Laughlin, Heppner
WCCC men’s Sunday
play to begin
The Willow Creek
Country Club men will
kick off their golf year on
Sunday, March 19. The
board will be serving break-
fast between 7:30 and 8:30
a.m. and the men will tee
off at 9 a.m. The event will
be a blind draw two-man
scramble. The men will be
playing the cross-country
set-up.
There will be a year-
long point system. Three
points will be earned for
participating, and another
point for ability. Prizes will
be awarded at the end of
the year.
All men are asked to
save the dates of March
31, April 1 and April 2; the
greens will be plugged and
sanded at that time. Board
members say this is a major
project that will be much
easier with lots of help.
The next event will
be on March 26. Duane
Disque, Ron Bowman and
Dave Gunderson are in
charge. Schedules of up-
coming events are available
in the clubhouse.
TAX PREPARATION
AND PLANNING
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS
Daniel Van Schoiack, CPA
Heppner Oregon
541-676-9971
danielrvan@yahoo.com
WEBSITE: danielcpapro.com