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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 6, 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 Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ 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. A View from the Green Over the Tee Cup Several ladies enjoyed the beautiful weather Aug. 29 at Willow Creek Country Club for the ladies’ play day. Low gross of the field went to Eva Kilkenny; low net was Pat Dougherty. Karen Thompson had least putts of the field. Corol Mitchell took low gross and KP for Flight A and Pat Edmundson took low net. Loa Heideman had least putts. Virginia Grant had long drive. Della Heidemann had low gross for Flight B and Shelley Connelly had low net. Betty Burns had the least putts. Long drive for Flight B went to Judy Harris. For Flight C, Sue Ed- son had low gross and Kar- en Haguewood had low net. Bev Steagall had the least putts. Long drive went to Jeanne Creswick, Eva Kilkenny had a birdie on #7. Obituaries Dale W. Baker Dale W. Baker, 83, of Lexington passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept 3, 2017 in Heppner. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, Sept 7 at 11 a.m. at the Lexington Cemetery. He was born June 29, 1934, at Condon, the son of E.O. and Alda Ken- nedy Baker. Dale’s family moved to the Oregon coast and then to Upper Rhea Creek near Heppner where his parents purchased the Black Burn Saw Mill. He attended school at the Rhea Creek School with teachers, Margaret Glavey and Mar- garet Cason. He finished school at Heppner High. The family lived on several farms on Rhea Creek, be- fore settling in Lexington. Dale was drafted into the United States Army in 1957, and was stationed in France. He entered the Re- serves after his honorable discharge. Upon his return he went to work at Kinzua Pine Mill in Heppner where he retired after 39 years. On Feb. 6, 1940 he married Carol Groshen at Heppner. She preceded him Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be an all entities report at noon on Thursday, Sept. 7, in Hep- pner City Hall conference room. Cost of lunch is $10; Gateway Cafe will cater. Because of the upcoming holiday, chamber lunch at- Christian Life Center Church volunteers will serve tendees are asked to RSVP lunch on Wednesday, September 13, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will include fish and chips, coleslaw, broc- coli salad, bread sticks and cookies for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is Sunday, Sept. 10 – 5-7 $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. p.m. - Music in the Heppner City Park – 5-7 p.m.: Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy -Continued from PAGE ONE some great entertainment, accountant and the bach- director. Commissioner sponsored by the Morrow elor’s degree requirement. Doherty said the value of County Unified Recreation Concerning the pro- the position may be found District and facilitated by posed job description for in reducing the work load the Shared Ministry of staff accountant, Chair of other positions or their Hope Lutheran and All Lindsay said it would be FTE (Full Time Equivalent) Saints Episcopal Churches. a costly addition at that requirements, while still Food will be available for level ($50,000 base pay gaining oversite. That was purchase to raise money for plus benefits in the amount likely the vision of the court the Shared Ministry’s con- of $40,000; bachelor’s de- when the County Accoun- tinuing efforts to provide gree in accounting or re- tant/Auditor position was clean water to needy com- lated field), and asked if it originally established, and munities around the world. could be seen as more of the current board should ap- This event will be moved an assistant to the finance preciate that value, he said. to the All Saints parish hall if it should rain. So come Community lunch menu in death in 2001 He was a member of the Heppner Elks Lodge for 59 years. Dale was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter Julie McCleary, sisters; Delores Baker Wil- son and Darlene Baker Padberg. Survivors include a brother Edward Baker and his wife Gracie of Lexing- ton, a sister Beverly Stea- gall and her husband Robert also of Lexington, son; Jerry Baker and his wife Sue of Lexington, grand- children, Krystal Haak and her husband Donovan, Brady McCleary, and Lacy McLeary, great grandchil- dren, Jazmin, Brock, and Levi, special friend Lorene Montgomery, and numer- ous nieces and nephews. The family is asking for memorial contributions to be made to Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Living, 400 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of ar- rangements. at 541-676-5536 ASAP to guarantee a lunch. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other ac- commodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours be- fore the meeting to Sheryll Bates at 541-676-5536. Chamber Chatter COUNTY NOW HIRING DRIVERS on out and enjoy a concert by Eric Jepsen and John Wambeke. S u n d a y, S e p t . 2 2 , Ione’s Music in the Park – 6 p.m. – Ione City Park: The entertainment will be Countryfied. Concessions will be available through Tacos Hometown at 5 p.m. Thursday, October 26, 13 th annual Soup Bowl Supper and Silent Auction sponsored by Domestic Vi- olence Services, Inc.: This event will be held at Sisters Café, 308 N. Main Street, Pendleton. Call 541-276- 3322 or visit our website to register. Alice M. Tatone Alice M. Tatone, 95, former longtime Board- man resident died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in The Dalles. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Saturday, Sep- tember 9, 2017 at 1 p.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Boardman with a reception to follow at the Boardman Senior Center. She was born in Board- man on August 2, 1922, the daughter of Charles and Mary Louise Dillabough Wicklander. Mary Louise passed away when Allice was 3 ½ years old. In 1931 the family moved to La Grande where Alice attended school. Af- ter high school she went to Oregon State College and then to Kinman Business University. Alice left college and joined the United States Navy right after Pearl Har- bor. She was the first Wave in Oregon sworn in on the Radio Station KOIN. In 1944 she married Joseph ‘Joe’ Tatone and they moved to Arlington where Joe was raised. Joe worked with his family on the farm and Alice had a Merle Norman Studio. The couple later moved to Port- land where Alice attended Reed College and Joe took classes at Portland State University and worked on the river dredges. In 1952 they moved to Boardman with their 2 year old daughter Linda Jo and their 2 month old son Joseph Jr. “Jody”. They converted the Cottage Inn into a home and opened a restaurant and lounge called the Hitchin’ Post. They ran the Hitchin’ Post and Joe did some farming and cattle ranching. In 1968 with the displacement of the town of Boardman from the John Day Dam they built Dodge City Inn (restaurant- lounge-and motel). Joe passed away in 1999. The family continued to own and operate Dodge City Inn business until 2012. Alice was a member of the Tillicum Club and was president of the OFWC Junior Women’s Club of Oregon. She also served as the presi- dent of the 4th D i s t r i c t Alice M. of the Or- Tatone egon Fed- eration of Women’s Club. During the 60’s Alice was the leader of several 4-H clubs. In 1967 she became a counselor for Western Business University. Her position took her around the state speaking to high school students about busi- ness education. In 1965 she received an insurance license and sold insurance and later she also received a real estate license and sold real estate. In 1991 at the age of 69 she wanted to fulfill a promise she made to her fa- ther when she left college to join the Navy and she went back to college and gradu- ated from Eastern Oregon University with a Bachelor of Science degree. Alice was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Joe Tatone. Survivors include her daughter Linda Jo Smith and her husband Roger of Condon and her son Jody Tatone and his wife Cindy of Roseburg, six grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren that where the joy of her life. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Gilliam Ambulance Ser- vice, PO Box 85, Condon, OR 97823. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon is in care of ar- rangements. LCAC meeting scheduled The September LCAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. in the Bartholomew building upstairs conference room in Heppner. Heppner Christian Church is offering Davey Ramsey’s Financial Peace University What if you could be debt-free with an emergency fund of 3–6 months of expenses saved, all while investing for retirement and planning for your family’s future? Sound impossible? It’s not! With Dave Ramsey’s class Financial Peace University, you CAN take control of your money. If you’re interested in learning more about the class, message me! Starting Sunday, September 9 at 6PM. Heppner Christian Church 293 NW Gale Street, Heppner MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION Custom Bu sine Card Print ss ing ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Heppner G azette-Tim es 541-676-9 2 2 8 david@ra pidser ve.n FREE PIC K-UP & DE et LIVERY
