TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 26, 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 SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the 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- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. 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. Putman graduates from basic training Obituaries Edward Lucius Bates Edward Lucius Bates, 95, of Condon, OR died Friday, July 20, 2017 at Richland, WA. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Condon Baptist Church, with concluding service and burial to fol- low at the Condon Masonic Cemetery. He was born May 26, 1922 near La Grande, OR. He was the second of five children born to Laura and Thomas Bates. Ed’s childhood was spent on his family farm in Union County. After graduation from Union High School in 1940, Ed moved to Seattle where he worked at Boeing, constructing B-17 “Flying Fortress” bombers. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, his brothers were drafted and Ed returned home to help his father run their farming operation as well as managing a neigh- boring dairy. Sadly, his brother Earnest was killed in action. Ed met the love of his life at a state Grange meeting in Baker in 1946. Lorraine Potter, daughter of Ralph and Anna Potter of Condon, was attending Eastern Oregon College at La Grande at the time. The two married six months U.S. Air Force Airman an intensive, eight-week James C. Putman graduated program that included training in military from basic military discipline and stud- training at Joint ies, Air Force core Base San Antonio- values, physical Lackland, San An- fitness, and basic tonio, TX. warfare principles Putman is the and skills. son of Sandra Point- Airmen who er and brother of Airman complete basic Weston Putman and James C. training also earn Kelsi Putman, all Putman four credits to- of Lexington. He ward an associate -Continued from PAGE ONE is a 2014 graduate of Heppner Junior/Senior in applied science degree serving the counters, while through the Community Farra started as dishwasher High School. The airman completed College of the Air Force. and worked her way up. “It was cook’s day off, they shifted me to that, and I was scared to death,” she says of her sudden introduc- tion to life as a short-order cook. “I got a good educa- All children ages four through sixth grade are invited tion right there.” to join Heppner Christian Church for vacation Bible Meanwhile, the family school July 31 through Aug. 4 from 6:30-8 p.m. that owned the restaurant The theme will be Arctic Express from the Answers where Ida worked also in Genesis curriculum. VBS leaders invite children to owned a house with a spare “Come and see how God’s Word can be fun, exciting apartment, which Farra and and rewarding.” her sister shared, doing odd Parents and family members are invited to join the jobs around the home as children Friday evening for a program and barbecue. part of their rent. Farra says she stayed in that restaurant for several years. When she left, it was for a man, John Willian “Bill” Farra. They married and moved to Payette, ID, A car wash to benefit local man Mark Schlichting where Bill worked in his will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in father’s shoe shop while Ida the Les Schwab parking lot in Heppner. Schlichting has kept house. been hospitalized for a brain infection, for which he has After a while, looking had multiple surgeries. Funds from the car wash will go for a better family wage, to help with his medical bills; an account in his name has the couple moved to Herm- also been set up at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. iston, where he worked for the Umatilla Chemical Depot. They next moved to Vancouver, WA, where Bill The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the worked in the shipyards. That was also where their following report of marriage licenses: July 20, 2017: -Daniel Contreras Ortega, 28, of son, Jim, was born. “We lost one child re- Boardman and Maria Luisa Corona Nava, 45, of Board- ally little, so we only raised man. one,” she says. -Nathaniel Wade Verley, 19, of Irrigon and Kiana Soon after, work at the Blaze Simbahon, 19, of Irrigon. shipyards stopped. later on December 15, 1946 at her parents’ home near Igo, outside of Condon. In 1948 the couple moved to Condon where they pur- chased the Cook Estate east of town. This purchase fulfilled the Cook Estates’ directive to establish the perpetual Cook Scholar- ship fund, which awards education funding to local students annually. It was here, now known as Bates Ranches, that their fam- ily grew to include five children: Wayne, Bruce, Shirley, Paul and Dale. Ed was actively in- volved in his profession and his community. He primarily grew wheat, but also had a cattle operation throughout the years. He was actively involved in the Cattleman’s Associa- tion and the Oregon Wheat League and was honored as Conservation Man of the Year in 1977. He received the honor of being the Gil- liam County Fair Marshal in 2014. He also served the region on the board of directors for the Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative for several years. The foundation and compass of Ed’s life, how- ever, was his Christian faith. In the summer of 1939, Ed accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a sum- mer camp at Wallowa Lake. He found “the right to be- come children of God, even to those who believe in His name” to be far too wonder- ful to refuse (John 1:12). His steadfast dedication echoed Joshua 12:15, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” For the Bateses, this meant ac- tive engagement in the local church, as well as nightly family devotions and prayer as they raised their children, and visiting grandchildren. Ed was involved in the Condon Baptist Church for nearly 70 years, serving in a variety of positions includ- ing teaching, youth minis- tries and several decades in leadership. Ed’s recreational hob- bies were varied. He en- joyed spending time with his family first and fore- most and his childhood passion for horses never faded. His love of private aviation started in the early 1950s, and grew into com- munity service in the Civil Air Patrol doing search and rescue, among others. Ed was always happy to serve the public by flying those in need in difficult situations. When Ed began to transfer ranch operations to his son Paul, he and Lorraine began to enjoy a change in pace, wintering in the South as “snowbirds” near Winterhaven, AZ for over 17 years. When home in Condon, Ed enjoyed watch- ing the farming operation continue to thrive from the comfort of his living room. He remained active with his family and the church right up to the time of his gradu- ation to heaven. Ed is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Elmer and Earnest; and grandson, Thomas Bates. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine, and his five children and their spouses: Wayne Bates of Condon, Bruce and wife Debbie Bates of Burley, ID, Shirley and husband Al Burrows of Condon, Paul and wife Donna Bates of Condon, and Dale and wife Sher- ryl Bates of Heppner. His legacy also lives on in their 12 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Condon Baptist Church, PO Box 451, Condon, OR 97823 for a hearing impaired support system. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in charge of ar- rangements. things going on, too. Ida recalls that when the freight came in and couldn’t be delivered because people lived out of town, it was kept at their store. “It would be like a warehouse,” says Ida. They also had storage there for oxygen and acety- lene. Ida also was a member of the Degree of Honor and sold insurance. When Bill died, Ida, then in her 50s, didn’t close up shop. “When my husband died, then I’m the shoemak- er,” she says. “I couldn’t do all of the work but I could do a lot of it, and I kept it running.” In fact, she kept it run- ning a good long while, keeping on even after her son graduated and left for the Navy. “It hasn’t been too many years ago (that I quit),” she says of closing down the shop. When asked what some of the biggest changes are that she’s seen in her cen- tury of living, she shrugs and says, “Everything al- ways moved along so fast, I couldn’t pick out any one thing.” And it seems she did keep busy. Aside from helping with the family business and raising a son, archives of the Heppner Gazette-Times are full of references to Ida Farra’s public life—pinochle par- ties, blue ribbons at the fair for everything from sewing to canning to flow- ers, and serving as a Girl Scout troop leader, to name a few. Looking back at ac- complishment and regrets, she says her life was far too busy for any one thing to stand out. “There was always something going on that I belonged to,” says Farra. “I just picked up and went with everything we did.” And now, when asked to reflect on a century of time, her response is a shrug and a wave of the hands. What’s her secret? How did she make it this far? “One day at a time,” she says. An open house in Far- ra’s honor will be held Aug. 6 from 2-4 p.m. at the Heppner United Methodist Church. Those attending are asked not to bring gifts, but everyone is welcome. IDA FARRA VBS planned at Christian Church Car wash planned to benefit Schlichting Marriage Licenses Upcoming Fund-raisers for MARK SCHLICHTING Fundraisers for Mark Schlichting Of Of Markel Manufacturing Markel Manufacturing SPAGHETTI FEED SATURDAY, JULY 29TH HEPPNER ELKS LODGE Doors Open 4:00pm Dinner: 6:30pm ADULTS $10.00 - CHILDREN UNDER 10 $5.00 come early and get your Tickets! Penny Boards Raffles including Chef Camp Pellet Stove, CZ Over and Under Shot Gun, Ruger AR-15 Rifle COUPLES GOLF SCRAMBLE BENEFIT TOURNAMENT AUGUST 4TH at Willow Creek County Club NON Members Welcome. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC CAR WASH AUGUST 5TH at Les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner There is also a bank account set up at Bank of Eastern Oregon in Mark’s name for donations Proceeds do to Mark’s medical expenses. Contact 541-377-0196 or 541-571-6575 for more information “When the shipyards quit working—nobody has jobs,” says Farra. Of course, Bill still knew the shoe repair trade. “We read the paper and found where the Gontys were selling their shoe re- pair shop,” Ida says. They bought the store in Heppner from Edmond Gonty in November of 1945. “And that’s where we stayed… for 64 years.” The Farras first set up shop in the Case building. In 1946, they bought the Casebeer lots on the corner of Main and Baltimore and constructed a new store building there. Also during their time in Heppner, Bill volun- teered for the fire depart- ment. Without the mod- ern communication gear firefighters have now, Ida found herself working the phones, taking fire calls and messages for the fire- fighters. While Bill died of a heart attack in December of 1968 after fighting a fire, their time working with the fire department cre- ated a bond that still runs strong, most recently shown through a “substantial” con- tribution Ida made in 2014 toward the construction of Heppner’s new fire hall. The Farras had other WEDDING TABLES RACHEL DEVELTER & CHRISTOPHER BAILEY AUGUST 26, 2017 CHRIS SYKES & WELCOME RACHEL PARM MERRY CHANDLER SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 TO THE COUNTRY STEPHANIE CUTSFORTH & TAYLOR HODGES ROSE! AUGUST 25, 2017 Shared Ministry to hold worship in the park This Sunday, June 30, the Shared Ministry of Hope Lutheran Church and All Saints Episcopal Church will hold its annual outdoor worship service at Hager Park beginning at 10 a.m. Visiting musicians Gary and Rita Bowne will lead the singing. This service will include all the elements of a regular Sunday service but in a more casual format. After the service, there will be a barbecue and pot- luck, and those who attend are invited but not required to bring meat to grill and a dish to share. Everyone is welcome. IDA FARRA’S 100TH BIRTHDAY PARTY AT HEPPNER METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY AUGUST 6TH 2-4 PM OPEN HOUSE Ida Turns 100 on ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: August 4th No Gifts Please 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.