Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -- TWO
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Planning
commission seeks
volunteers
The Morrow County
planning commission is
seeking two volunteers,
one to represent the greater
Heppner area and one to
represent the greater Irri-
gon area. Morrow County
planning commissioners
serve four-year terms, with
the current terms beginning
Jan. 1, 2019 and ending
Dec. 31, 2022.
Planning commission
duties include approving
land use actions, maintain-
ing the county’s subdivision
and zoning ordinance and
working with the county
board of commissioners to
Grange to hold
holiday market
The Lexington Grange
will be holding a holiday
craft market on Saturday,
Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Representatives of the
grange are searching for
crafters, artisans and ven-
dors of vintage and hand-
made items to occupy one
of the approximately 18
available spaces. Spaces
are 10x8 and the fee is $30
for non-members and $15
for grange members. Each
vendor is asked to donate a
Columbia Basin Elec-
tric Cooperative offices in
Heppner and Condon will
be accepting applications
for the 2019 Washington
D.C. Youth Tour through
5 p.m., Dec. 14, 2018. Ap-
plications are open to all
current high school juniors
whose parents or guardians
receive electrical service
from CBEC.
Each year, Columbia
Basin Electric Coopera-
tive sends two high school
juniors on an all-expense-
paid trip (except spending
money) to Washington D.C.
During the annual Washing-
Flu Vaccines Available
Regular & High Dose
Call for an appointment
Thanksgiving Centerpiece
Wine & Design
November 19th
must pre register &
prepay at Murray
217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
www.murraysdrug.com
ton D.C. Youth Tour, more
than 15,000 high school
students from across the
country descend on Wash-
ington, D.C. to learn about
government, history and
the role of electric coop-
eratives.
The 2019 youth tour
will take place June 13-
20, 2019. Applications
are available at local high
schools, at Columbia Basin
Electric offices or online at
www.CBEC.cc.
This year Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative
will also be offering a $250
scholarship to the winners.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be held
Thursday, Nov. 15 at noon,
in the Heppner City Hall
conference room. A speaker
is still being confirmed..
Lunch will be provid-
ed by Breaking Grounds
for $10 per person. The
Neighborhood Watch sim- menu will be announced
ply requires people to be at a later date. RSVP’s are
observant and to report required no later than Nov.
suspicious activities to the
sheriff’s office.
A spokesperson said,
“By gathering together and
getting to know our neigh-
bors we will be able to
A community and
reclaim the safe and secure
agencies
services meeting
Heppner we all remember.
is
scheduled
for Tuesday,
Please join us in this effort.”
Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. in the
Heppner City Hall confer-
ence room. The meeting
will focus on community
pride, one of the sub-com-
mittees formed during the
community meeting held
in August.
Community pride spe-
manage the county’s land cifically addresses employ-
use Comprehensive Plan. ment, community, state
The planning commission and federal agencies’ ser-
generally meets once a vices, education and the
month, alternating between organization of job fairs in
Heppner and Boardman the community to promote
locations.
local businesses and job
Interested parties must opportunities.
reside in Morrow County
There has been discus-
and within the communi- sion on how to get state and
ty they are representing. federal agencies who offer
Anyone interested is en- services to communities to
couraged to submit a letter
of interest to the Morrow
County planning director,
A scholastic book
P.O. Box 40, Irrigon, OR
97844 or by email to cm- fair will be held in Ione
clane@co.morrow.or.us by Nov. 7-8 in the elementary
school gym. The book fair
noon on Friday, Dec. 7.
will be open from 8 a.m. to
7:30 p.m. both days.
The scholastic book
fair is a reading event that
brings the books kids want
small item to be included in to read into the school.
There will be a selection
a raffle basket.
For those interested in of engaging and affordable
becoming a vendor, vis-
it lexingtongrange.com,
find them on Facebook
or contact Andrea Nelson
The Heppner Future
at 541-720-4399. Vendor Business Leaders of Amer-
spaces will be assigned ica (FBLA) chapter is sell-
on a first paid, first served ing homemade holiday pies
basis. Electrical outlets are once again. Lemon ice box,
limited. Applications and pumpkin, and pecan pies
payment must be received can be ordered for $20 each.
by Nov. 27.
Apple, cherry, berry, peach,
and Oreo pies are being sold
for $15 each. All pies are
uncooked and frozen, with
the exception of pumpkin
Neighborhood
Watch meeting
scheduled
A meeting about
Neighborhood Watch will
be held Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at
the Heppner city hall. Mor-
row County Undersheriff
John Bowles will present
information on ways to
make Heppner a safer, more
secure, place to live.
Everyone is invited to
attend and become involved
in this change for Heppner.
CBEC seeks apps
for youth tour
13 to guarantee seating and
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.
Community meeting
scheduled
visit more often and have a
presence in south Morrow
County. Community mem-
bers would like more infor-
mation on how to support
the schools with mentoring
or volunteers and how to re-
energize community pride
by working with the faith
based community.
Everyone is invited to
attend this meeting and take
part in the discussion to
determine which agencies
are necessary and working
toward the next steps to
bring positive outcomes by
working together to achieve
results. Those wishing to
attend should RSVP to the
Heppner Chamber at 541-
676-5536 or heppnercham-
ber@centurytel.net.
Book fair coming
books for every reading lev-
el that is designed to shape
children’s reading habits.
According to a source, Clif-
ford may be in attendance at
the book fair.
For those unable to at-
tend the book fair in person,
they may access the online
book fair at www.scholas-
tic.com/bf/ione from Nov.
2 through Nov. 15.
Pies being sold
and pecan,.
Pies will be available
for pickup at the school on
the Nov. 20, or they will
be delivered to you that
evening.
To order your pie, or
if you have any questions,
contact Jeannie Collins at
541-676-9138 ext. 2530 or
contact any FBLA member.
TIME TO INSULATE
YOUR WATER METER!
Obituaries
C. Kaye McAtee
C. Kaye McAtee was memory with a wealth of lo-
born on Nov. 29, 1932 in cal history and knowledge
Pendleton, OR to parents that he was always excited
Cyril G. and Doris Done to share.
He is sur-
McAtee. He died on
vived by his wife
Oct. 27 at his home
of 59 years, Jes-
in Echo, OR at the age
sie McAtee, Echo;
of 85 years. Kaye was
daughters, Donna
raised in Pendleton
(Fred) Bradbury,
and then Echo where
Pendleton, Bren-
he attended school
Kaye
da (Larry) Hunter,
and graduated in the C.
McAtee
Echo and Pamela
class of 1950.
Haney, Baker City,
He served in the
United States Army and OR; sons, Ted (Sharon)
was stationed in Alaska un- McAtee, Pendleton, Rob-
til his honorable discharge ert (BJ) McAtee, Echo
when he returned to Echo. and Scott McAtee, Pilot
Kaye attended Oregon State Rock; 10 grandchildren;
for a year before transfer- 16 great-grandchildren and
ring to Oregon Tech where numerous nieces and neph-
he earned his bachelor of ews.
Kaye was preceded in
science in agriculture.
He was united in mar- death by his parents; son,
riage to Jessie Boyer on Greg McAtee; grandson,
June 18, 1959 in Pasco, Tyler Campbell and a broth-
WA. They leased and op- er, Larry McAtee.
A celebration of life
erated a farm outside of
Echo and helped other area service will be held on
farmers with custom har- Friday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m.
vesting for many years until at Burns Mortuary Chapel,
he went to work for Glenn Hermiston, OR.
Burial with military
Rohde’s farm where he was
still working at the time of honors will follow at the
Echo Cemetery, Echo.
his death.
Those who wish may
He enjoyed fishing,
sports, working and visiting make contributions in
with family and friends. Kaye’s memory to the Ty-
Kaye was involved in many ler Campbell Memorial
community organizations Scholarship Fund c/o Burns
including: serving on the Mortuary of Hermiston,
Echo School board for over P.O. Box 289, Hermiston,
25 years, Echo Fire Dept. OR 97838.
Burns Mortuary of
board, Echo Cemetery
board and Little League Hermiston is in care of
president and coach. He arrangements. The online
received the conservationist condolence book is avail-
of the year award in 1972 able at burnsmortuaryherm-
for his farming practices. iston.com.
Kaye had an extraordinary
Shirley J. McNary
Shirley J. McNary juried into membership of
passed away peacefully on the Oregon Water Color
Nov. 2 at her home
Society. Shirley was
in Ione. A funeral
interviewed once by
service will be held
a newspaper and she
Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. at
said “anyone can
the Ione Community
learn how to paint.”
Church in Ione, with
She enjoyed many
burial to follow at the
different facets of
High View Cemetery Shirley J.
art including china
McNary
in Ione.
painting. Shirley
She was born in
and Lloyd enjoyed
Walla Walla, WA on Dec. league bowling in Mil-
29, 1928 to George H. and ton-Freewater and spent
Blanche L. Parman Ran- many years square dancing
som.
with the Grand Squares
S h i r l e y a t t e n d e d Club in Ione. Shirley was a
Tum-Alum grade school life-long avid gardener and
and graduated from Mc- she was a technology junk-
Loughlin Union High ie. She enjoyed going to her
School in 1948 in Mil- grandchildrens’ sporting
ton-Freewater, OR.
events and recently became
After graduation, she a huge fan of the Portland
attended Kinman Business Timbers.
School in Spokane, WA
Shirley is survived by
where she met her husband her three children; daughter,
of 68 years, Lloyd G. Mc- Marla McNary (Robert Bai-
Nary. They married in Lew- ley) of Portland, OR; son,
iston, ID on Dec. 3, 1949. David McNary of Ione and
The couple lived in daughter, Gayle Gutierrez
Milton-Freewater a num- (Kim Gutierrez) of Hep-
ber of years before mov- pner; grandchildren Aar-
ing to Ione in 1969 so on Bailey, Megan Bailey,
they could farm Shirley’s Jessica Gutierrez, Joshua
grandparents’ homestead Gutierrez, Wyatt McNary
in the Gooseberry area. Her and Whitney McNary;
grandfather homesteaded in great-grandchildren Reese
1886 and Shirley’s mother and Rachel Gutierrez, Elias,
was born at the homestead. Astrid and Malin Bailey.
In 1981, after retirement,
She was preceded in
they moved into Ione and death by her husband Lloyd
lived there the rest of their McNary and her parents.
lives.
Donations may be
Most of her life Shirley made to the Oregon Hu-
was a homemaker. She be- mane Society, 1067 NE
came interested in painting Columbia Blvd., Portland,
after her children were old- Oregon 97221.
er. She belonged to many
The online condolence
art organizations including book is available at www.
Allied Arts, Morrow Coun- sweeneymortuary.com.
ty Arts Council and she was
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