Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 27, 2018 -- TWO
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Obituaries
Carla Annette
(Miles) Morter
Carla A. Morter, 52, and welcoming nature. She
of Heppner passed away was eternally thoughtful,
at home Thursday, June 21 sending cards and gifts on
after a battle with cancer. A occasions others forgot. She
celebration of life service opened her home to family
will be held on Monday, and friends, neighbors and
July 2, at 11 a.m. at the work crews, with a spirit of
Hermiston Christian Cen- warmth and laughter and,
ter, 1825 W. Highland Ave., of course, plenty of home-
Hermiston, OR.
made food.
She was born
She is survived
February 16, 1966,
by her husband of 32
the third of five
years, Roger Morter
children to Dexter
of Heppner; children
and Corinne (Sig-
Julie Myers and hus-
gelkow) Miles of
band Matt of Big San-
Heppner. The fam- Carla Annette dy, MT, Brian Morter
ily moved sever- Morter
and wife Courtney of
al times between
Bonners Ferry, ID,
Montana and Oregon, but Chelsie Guardado and hus-
eventually returned to Hep- band Chris of Park City,
pner, where Carla attend- UT, Kailey Morter, also of
ed Heppner schools and Park City, Preston Morter of
graduated from Heppner Lakeland, FL, and Carson
High School in 1984. After Morter of Heppner; parents,
graduation, she attended Dexter and Corinne Miles
Blue Mountain Community of Heppner; grandchildren
College in Pendleton.
Landon Myers of Big San-
On Sept. 7, 1985, she dy and Hadley, Hailey,
married Roger Morter of Harlow, Henry and Heidi
Ione. The couple settled Morter of Bonners Ferry;
on a family farm on Sand siblings Darrell Miles of
Hollow and raised six chil- Finley, WA, Craig Miles
dren along with wheat and of Heppner and Andrea Di
cattle. Eventually they add- Salvo of Lexington; and
ed a farm on the Kootenai many aunts, uncles, nieces,
River in Bonners Ferry, ID, nephews and friends.
dividing their time between
She was preceded in
the two communities.
death by her grandparents
Carla lived a life of and by a sister, Michele
faith and was active in her Riehl.
church, Hermiston Chris-
The online condolence
tian Center, as well as in her book is available at burns-
children’s Christian school. mortuaryhermiston.com.
She is remembered as an Service arrangements are
avid quilter and crafter, in care of Burns Mortuary
gardener and a good cook, of Hermiston.
but mostly for her generous
Park district
Golf fun night held donates to Ione
schools
A View from the Green
A two-person fun night
game called BBB or Bingo,
Bongo, Bango was attended
by 10 golfers on Friday,
June 15 at the Willow Creek
Country Club in Heppner.
The first person to put
the ball on the green re-
ceived the Bingo, the next
person to get the ball closest
to the pin got Bongo and the
first person to put the ball
in the hole got the Bango.
Each player kept track of
their BBB points and at the
end of the nine-hole play,
the person with the most Bs
won a prize. Jerry Amsen
and Dale Boyd tied for the
top prize.
The next scheduled
event, Family Glow Ball,
will be held Saturday, July
14 and will begin one hour
before dark.
WCCC ladies host
9-hole invitational
The Willow Creek
Country Club ladies held
a 9-hole invitational on
June 19. Fifty-one women,
representing six clubs, from
Touchet Valley, La Grande
and the Tri-Cities were
guests.
The champions over-
all were Virginia Grant
(WCCC) and Karen
Thompson (WCCC) ty-
ing for low gross of the
field and Loa Heideman
(WCCC) and Debbie Cas-
siday (MSCC) tying for
low net of the field. Awards
were given to each club,
with WCCC local winners
Karen Haguewood and Pat
Dougherty tying for low
gross and Sue Edson with
low net.
Local special play
awards went to Karen
Thompson for long drive,
Virginia Grant for KP sec-
ond shot, Della Heideman
for KP first shot and Loa
Heideman for long putt.
Virginia Grant had a birdie
on hole three.
Breakfast and lunch
were served to guests and
members as well as raffles,
door prizes and gifts being
awarded. According to a
source, a fun time was had
by all.
Local students
receive degrees at
OIT commencement
Stacee Halvorsen of Ione and Kayla Nelson of Board-
man both graduated with a bachelor of science degree in
radiologic science at the commencement ceremony held
Saturday, June 16 at Oregon Institute of Technology in
Klamath Falls, OR.
According to the press release, the class of 2018 has
a current competitive edge of 97 percent of Oregon Tech
graduates being employed or in graduate programs within
six months of graduation. Visit www.oit.edu to learn more
about Oregon Institute of Technology.
Betty Gray presents a check for $5,000 from the Willow Creek
Park District to Ione school principal, Rollie Marshall. -Con-
tributed photo.
Emma Clemens
health has improved
Emma Gray Clemens,
granddaughter of Mike
and Marlene Gray, was
diagnosed with cystic fi-
brosis in 2006. Cystic fi-
brosis is a genetic disease
where patients produce too
much thick, sticky mucus
that damages many organs,
particularly the lungs and
digestive tract.
In 2008 the Odd Fel-
lows and Rebekah’s col-
lected over $800 during
Grand Lodge and Assembly
to help get an airway clear-
ance vest for her, which she
uses for 20 minutes twice
daily.
Clemens was one of the
first to receive the medi-
cation, Orkambi, from the
Spokane Cystic Fibrosis
clinic. Since beginning the
medication she is doing
better and is now at a low
or no risk level.
According to her
grandmother, Emma has
now turned 15 and is very
active, behaving as a nor-
mal teenager.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, July 5 at noon, in
the Heppner City Hall con-
ference room. This meet-
ing will be for all entities
reports.
Lunch will be provid-
ed by Breaking Grounds
Coffee for $10. RSVP is
required no later than Mon-
day, July 2.
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.
According to the press
release from the Morrow
County Planning Depart-
ment, recreational vehicle
use will increase with the
warm weather and summer
activities. They indicated
the use of an RV is for
camping and for use in RV
parks. Morrow County en-
courages the use of RVs for
these purposes, but stated
there are restrictions on
recreational vehicle use.
The use of a recreation-
al vehicle as a permanent
dwelling outside of an RV
park is not allowed within
Morrow County. Recre-
ational
vehicles are not
Due to the Independence Day holiday on July 4,
designed
for residential
the Gazette-Times will be published on Tuesday, July 3
purposes
according
to stan-
instead of Wednesday.
dards
and
specifications
of
With early publication, the deadline for all news and
the
Uniform
Building
Code
advertisements will be Friday, June 29 at 5 p.m.
which has been established
The office will be closed on July 4.
to protect public health,
safety and welfare. There
are options for a temporary
use if needed but there are
guidelines that must be
followed.
According to the Mor-
row County Zoning Ordi-
nance Article 7 Variances
Section 7.300 a person can
use a recreational vehicle
in the case of a medical
hardship. This would be
for a relative or other care-
giver to care for or provide
custody for an elderly, men-
tally handicapped or infirm
person whom a medical
professional certifies needs
this kind of care or custody.
Temporary use of a rec-
reational vehicle is another
option. Temporary Use
Permits may be approved
to allow the limited use
of structures or activities
which are short term or
seasonal in nature and do
not conflict with the zon-
ing designation in which
they are located. Under the
Morrow County Zoning Or-
dinance Article 7 Variances
Section 7.400, recreational
vehicles shall not be used
for housing or residential
purposes except:
1. When the recreation-
al vehicle is located on
Motorcycle crash
claims the life of
Boardman man
Gordon Wayne Smith,
age 68, of Boardman suf-
fered fatal injuries after he
failed to negotiate a curve
on Highway 74 at milepost
22 and veered off the road
on Sunday, June 24.
According to the Or-
egon State Police press
release, state troopers and
emergency personnel re-
sponded to the single ve-
hicle crash after receiving
the call at about 2:18 p.m.
on Sunday. The preliminary
investigation revealed that
Mr. Smith was riding a pur-
ple 2005 Harley Davidson
FXD motorcycle when the
accident happened and was
pronounced deceased at the
scene.
Highway 74 was closed
for approximately three
hours following the crash.
OSP was assisted by the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office, Ione Ambulance,
Heppner Ambulance and
ODOT.
G-T to be published
early next week
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