TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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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
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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
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If you’re interested in learning more
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Starting Sunday, September 9 at 6PM.
Heppner Christian Church
293 NW Gale Street, Heppner
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