TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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The View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
Rain and clouds greeted the 15 women who turned out
for ladies’ play day at Willow Creek Country Club May
2. Nancy Propheter took low gross of the field, while low
net was a three-way tie among Pat Dougherty, Virginia
Grant and Shirley Martin. Loa Heideman had the least
putts of the field.
For flight A, Nancy Propheter had the long drive and
Virginia Grant KP.
For flight B, Judy Harris had low gross, and Karen
Haguewood and Betty Burns tied for low net. Lorrene
Montgomery had the long drive and Karen Haguewood
KP.
For Flight C, Bev Steagall and Sue Edson has low
gross, Kathy Morter low net, Lorrene Montgomery least
putts, Shirley Martin the long drive and Josie Kindsfather
KP.
Jeanni Creswick also had a chip-in on #18.
WCCC Sunday
men’s play results
Twenty-nine participated in the three-par challenge
at Willow Creek Country Club on Sunday, May 7. The
modified cross-country event consisted of 18 holes that
all played as par three. Results are as follows:
Gross—1 st , Scott Burright, 61; 2 nd , Barry Munkers,
62; 3 rd , Ron Bowman, 63; 4 th , Charlie Ferguson, 64.
Net—1 st , David Allstott, 51; 2 nd , John Edmundson,
52; 3 rd /4 th (tie), Tim Wright-Roger Ehrmantraut, 53.
There will be no men’s play on Sunday, May 14. The
next event will be the Ryder Cup on May 21. This is a
team event and a sign-up sheet is in the clubhouse. Teams
will be picked on Tuesday, May 16. The men’s club board
sponsors this event.
Temple to have
heart surgery, vet
clinic closed for now
Dick Temple, DVM has announced that he will be
unavailable at his veterinarian clinic in Lexington for the
foreseeable future.
Temple’s wife, Karen, told the Gazette that the local
veterinarian was admitted to a hospital in Coos Bay, OR
over the weekend and will need open heart surgery to
replace his mitral valve.
While the surgery, planned for Oregon Health & Sci-
ence University, has not been scheduled yet, the Temples
say Dr. Temple is looking at several months out of the
office pre- and post-surgery. They are in the process of
cancelling upcoming appointments and making arrange-
ments with clients.
COMMUNITY WIDE CLEAN UP
Organized by The City of Heppner
FREE Dumpster- May 12th - May 21st
for waste collection available at the City Yard
on Riverside Ave.-
There will also be a spot to leave yard debris
and burnable material.
The City will not accept tires, hazardous waste
or household chemicals .
Please contact the City of Heppner for more
information 541-676-9618.
Obituaries
Robert C. ‘Bob’ Bergstrom
Robert C. “Bob” Berg-
strom, 85, lifelong Heppner
resident, died Sunday, April
23, 2017 at Pioneer Memo-
rial Hospital. A celebration
of life will be held May 20
at 11 a.m. at the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center in Heppner.
He was born September
28, 1931 at Heppner, the
son of Carl and Mildred
Hanna Bergstrom. Bob was
raised and attended school
in the Eightmile area, Lex-
ington and Heppner, where grams. Bob also enjoyed
he graduated in
working with horses
1950. He worked at
and cattle, as well as
the Frank Anderson
gardening.
ranch for 38 years
Survivors in-
and then worked for
clude sons, Hal
a time for the Slim
Bergstrom and his
Emmert and George
wife Rita, Bruce
Griffith ranches.
R o b e r t C . Bergstrom and his
Bob loved kids “Bob”
wife Trudy, and
of all ages and was Bergstrom
Mike Bergstrom
involved and sup-
and his wife Mi-
ported them through the chele; six grandchildren;
4-H and Wrangler pro-
Rita Rosalie Caverhill
Rita Rosalie Caver-
hill, 93, of La Grande, OR
passed away on Friday,
May 5, 2017, at a local
care facility. No service is
planned at this time.
Rita was born October
24, 1923 in Hardman, OR
to Roy and Eva (McDon-
ald) Robinson. She resided
in Heppner; Lostine, OR;
Prairie City, OR and La
Grande, OR. She attended
schools in Lonerock, OR
and Heppner. She married
Clayton Wright. That mar-
riage ended and she later
married Leonard Caverhill.
Rita was a rancher, de-
voted mother and wife. She
enjoyed square dancing and
riding horses.
13 great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
a brother, Elwayne Berg-
strom.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, PO Box
9, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Rita is survived by her
daughters, Claytha Rene
Derin of Wallowa, OR,
Teri Carnes of La Grande
and Ramona Johnson of
Vancouver, WA; two grand-
children; three nephews;
and one niece.
She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Leonard Caverhill.
In lieu of flowers, me-
morial contributions may
be made to Heart-n-Home
Hospice, 2104 Cove Av-
enue, Suite A, La Grande,
OR 97850.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
of Seattle; grandparents,
Frank and Mickey Her-
rling of Vancouver, WA;
nieces Lauren Mance and
Maren Boarman; and neph-
ews Brent Mance, Charles
Mance, Nicholas Mance
and Thomas Boarman.
He was preceded in
death by his grandfathers,
Robert E. Boarman and
John F. Mollahan.
Memorials in Sean’s
name may be given to Leav-
enworth Interfaith Commu-
nity Shelter of Hope or local
Elijah’s Supper (St. Joseph
Parish).
Arrangements were
entrusted to Davis Funeral
Chapel. Condolences may
be left on Sean’s online
guestbook at www.davisfu-
neralchapelinc.com.
Sean Joseph Boarman
Sean Joseph Boarman,
34, formerly of Leaven-
worth, WA, passed away
peacefully in his sleep on
April 4, 2017, in Seattle,
WA. Visitation and Rosary
were held Friday, May 5,
at Davis Funeral Chapel.
Funeral Mass was Saturday,
May 6, at Immaculate Con-
ception Church.
He was born on May
2, 1982, in Seattle, the
son of Joseph and Jacelyn
(Mollahan) Boarman of
Leavenworth.
In addition to his par-
ents, he is survived by one
sister, Bridget Mance and
her husband Brandon of
Leavenworth; two broth-
ers, Brian Boarman and
his wife Madeline of Enid,
OK and Patrick Boarman
of Leavenworth; grand-
mother, Mary Jo Boarman
Alex Dye achieves
Eagle Scout
Deaths
Ray E. Greenlaw—Ray E. Greenlaw, 83, of Hep-
pner, died Monday, May 8, 2017 at his home. He was
born January 4, 1934 at Solon, ME. A Memorial service
will be held at a later date.
On April 30, Alexander
Dye was honored with his
Eagle Scout rank. The Eagle
rank is a significant accom-
plishment for any Scout
and can only be achieved
through commitment and
The Lexington Grange hosted a sunset 5K on the
hard work.
evening of Friday, April 28. Several people showed up to
Alex is a senior at Almi-
get some exercise and then stayed to have ice cream at the
ra Coulee Hartline High
social. The weather was beautiful, allowing participants
School in Coulee City, WA.
to enjoy the views during the walk/run.
He is the son of Kristine Alexander Dye
Larry Palmer was the first to finish the run with a time
Fishburn-Dye and Dave
of 23:07. The 5K’s aim was to support to Asher’s Army
Dye, and the grandson of Earl and Peggy Fishburn of and Asher Schonbachler’s fight against leukodystrophy.
Heppner.
More than $300 was raised to support this cause.
Grange 5K supports
Asher’s Army
MCSO PROMOTIONS Hunter education
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the civil unit, concealed
handgun license (CHL) unit
and records unit as well as
providing public informa-
tion officer duties for the
sheriff’s office.
Brian Snyder, Criminal
Sergeant. Snyder has spent
his entire law enforcement
career with the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office.
He started in 2000 with
four months as a reserve.
He has served as a patrol
deputy, detective on the
Blue Mountain Enforce-
ment Narcotics Task Force
(BENT) and most currently
as a detective within the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office (MCSO) criminal
division. Snyder will be
supervising criminal in-
personnel, school resource
officer and the BENT de-
tective.
Ivy Zimmerman, Civ-
il Sergeant. Zimmerman
has been with the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office for
her whole law enforcement
career. She started working
as a dispatcher in 2007.
Zimmerman also worked
as an assistant civil deputy
and was later promoted to
chief civil deputy. She will
supervise the civil unit and
patrol deputies while they
are performing civil duties.
“We are proud of (their)
hard work and dedication
to the citizens of Morrow
County and the Morrow
County Sheriff’s Office,”
concluded Matlack.
course next month
Youth and novice hunt-
ers are encouraged to sign
up early for a hunter educa-
tion course planned for next
month in Heppner.
The course will include
classroom sessions June
13, 15, 20 and 22 from 6
- 9 p.m., at Heppner High
School, with a field day
June 24 at Lexington Gun
Club.
The class will be
taught by hunter educa-
tion instructors Jim and
Darlene Marquardt. Regis-
tration is online at https://
or.outdoorcentral.us/or/Li-
cense/Classes, or walk-in
registrations on the first
night of class will also be
accepted. Oregon Dept. of
Fish and Wildlife charges
a $10 application fee for all
hunter education students.
Call Jim Marquardt
541 969-4845 for more
information.
Community lunch menu
Willow Creek Baptist volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, May 17, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Lunch will include pork chops, mashed potatoes and
gravy, mixed vegetables, apple sauce, hot rolls and apple
cobbler.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
TEXAS HOLD 'EM
♠♥ POKER ♦♣ HAPPY 90 TH BIRTHDAY
TOURNAMENT RAYMOND FRENCH
IONE FFA FUNDRAISER MAY 18th
Saturday – May 13
$40 Buy-in at 5:30 pm
Play begins at 6:00 pm
Re-buy after first hour
Location: Ione American Legion Hall
Sandwich bar for dinner
cost is by donation
Support our
students raising
money to attend
the FFA national
convention this fall.
GREETINGS
CAN BE SENT
TO RAY AT:
Sun Ridge
Retirement Community
3234 SW Nye Av No. 18
Pendleton OR 97801