Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -- THREE
Obituaries
Kenneth “Kenny”
Gates
Delta Martha
Huber
K e n n e t h “ K e n n y ” spending time at the chip
Gates, 73, of Lexington plant and watching trucks
passed away on Monday, coming through. He also
enjoyed trips to
March 11 in Heppner.
Sumpter to stay a
A memorial service will
few days with his
be held Friday, March
sister Bonnie.
22 at 11 a.m. the Lex-
Kenny be-
ington Bible Church.
longed to the
He was adopted at
Truck Loggers
age five by his grand- Kenneth
Association and
parents, Lillian and “Kenny”
Fraternal Order
Jack Gates. Kenny was Gates
of Eagles where
raised on the Middle
Fork of the John Day River he achieved golden Eagle.
on the Jack Gates Ranch He was a proud and active
from birth until the age of member of AA. He cher-
twelve. When he lost his be- ished the years as a member
loved father, the ranch was and a sponsor to many. He
sold. From there he moved was loved and adored by
constantly across Oregon, many for his helpful, kind,
caring and gentle heart.
Washington and Idaho.
He was preceded in
He moved to Lexington
in his teens and met the love death by his parents, Lillian
of his life, Candace Papin- and Jack Gates and Kenneth
eau. They were married on Hallanger as well as a neph-
June 17, 1967. The couple ew, Kenneth “Little Kenny”
lived in Lexington their en- Graves.
Survivors include his
tire life. Kenny was proud
that as a husband and father beloved wife Candace;
he provided a stable home- his children, Melissa and
life with the purchase and Michael Towers, Melanie
ownership of two homes Gates and Will Martin;
for his family. He worked five grandchildren and a
at Morrow County Road great grandson. He is also
department, Kinzua Pine survived by his mother,
Mill and for various logging Connie Lucille; sisters,
companies. He then became Bonnie Paullus and Rita
an owner/operator of his Woolsey and many nieces
own logging trucks. It was and nephews.
Memorial contributions
his dream and he enjoyed
the long hours and trips to may be made to the Rheu-
matoid Arthritis Foundation
the woods.
Kenny enjoyed hunt- at https://www.helpfightta.
ing, fishing, camping and org.
You may sign the on-
anything and everything in
the mountains. When his line condolence book at
health didn’t allow him to www.sweeneymortuary.
drive truck, he then enjoyed com.
Delta Martha Huber dentist). Delta loved nature
died March 14 at the home and the outdoors and taught
her family the val-
of her daughter in Van-
ue of exercise and
couver, WA. She was
healthy eating long
born April 11, 1924, in
before it was fash-
Umapine, OR, where
ionable.
her parents met and
She is survived
married. The family
by her four chil-
moved to La Grande, Delta
dren, Marianne
OR when she was a Martha
Huber
Brams, David Hu-
small child, then to
College Place, WA so she ber, Gary Huber and Lucy
and her four siblings could Huber-Dawes; three grand-
attend Walla Walla College. children, as well as her
She attended nursing school sisters, Christina Gerking
there and at Portland San- and Hazel Davis.
Delta will be buried
itorium until she married
Harold Huber in 1947. She next to Harold in the Herm-
completed her Bachelor of iston Cemetery. There will
Science in nursing at Co- be a brief memorial cer-
lumbia Basin College after emony there at 2 p.m. on
launching four children Thursday, March 28, with
into the world. Harold and a reception following at the
Delta were married for 65 Best Western Hermiston
years until Harold’s death Inn, 2255 Highway 395
South, Hermiston, OR.
in 2012.
Burns Mortuary of
Harold and Delta lived
most of their lives in Hep- Hermiston is in care of local
pner where they first built a arrangements. Memories of
home on the hill. They later Delta may be shared with
bought a ranch they called her family at burnsmortua-
Toothacres (a reference to ryhermiston.com
Harold’s job as the town
Lexington schedules
community meeting
A community meeting to discuss applications for
upcoming grants will be held Tuesday, March 26 at 7
p.m. at the town hall in Lexington. Everyone is invited
to bring ideas and suggestions.
For additional information contact the Lexington
town hall at 541-989-8515.
Morrow County
Health District hosts
open house at Irri-
gon Medical Clinic
Newly expanded clinic offering
more essential health services
Morrow County Health
District will host an open
house at Irrigon Medical
Clinic located at 220 N
Main St., Irrigon, on Thurs-
day, March 21 from noon to
2:30 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m.
Guests are invited to tour
the newly remodeled facil-
ity and learn about the va-
riety of services, programs
and free community classes
to be offered at the clinic.
“We have nearly dou-
bled our clinic space in size.
This expansion project was
necessary for many reasons,
including to accommodate
our significant increase in
patient volumes. Increas-
ing the space was the first
step to better meeting our
community’s health needs.
Now, we are actively re-
cruiting additional health
professionals and expect to
have news on this front by
early summer 2019,” said
Bob Houser, CEO of Mor-
row County Health District.
Boardman sponsors
Cattle Barons
spring clean up
scholarships
available
The city of Boardman
will sponsor a communi-
ty-wide clean-up during the
month of April. The city has
garbage vouchers available,
with a fifty-dollar limit,
to residents of the city of
Boardman.
The vouchers are valid
during the month of April
at Finley Butte Landfill and
the North Morrow Trans-
fer Station. The garbage
voucher program encourag-
es citizens to clean up their
residences by disposing of
yard debris.
City residents may pick
up their vouchers at Board-
man City Hall at 200 City
Center Circle beginning
April 1. For additional in-
formation on this program,
call Boardman City Hall at
541-481-9252.
Cooking class
reschedules
celebration
February marked one
year of vegetarian cooking
classes. Due to the weather,
the celebration that was to
be held Feb. 26 has been
rescheduled to March 26.
The class participants
are asked to bring their
favorite vegetarian or plant-
based potluck dish to share
with the class. The instruc-
tor will demonstrate and
provide a plant-based des-
sert. You may bring copies
of your recipe to share with
the class if you would like.
The class will be held
Tuesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
at the Heppner SDA church
gym. For additional infor-
mation, contact Cynthia at
541-561-9132.
Pendleton Cattle Bar-
ons Weekend scholarship
program is available for
applicants again this year.
Cattle Barons will award
scholarships to young
adults who are enrolled in
or will be enrolled in under-
graduate or graduate studies
in the field of agriculture.
Applicants must be from
the Eastern Oregon coun-
ties of Umatilla, Morrow,
Grant, Baker, Wallowa and
Union.
Applications for the
scholarships are due by
April 20, 2019 and are
available on the Cattle Bar-
ons website https://www.
cattlebarons.net/.
Included with the op-
portunity to apply for the
scholarships from Cattle
Barons, the title sponsor for
the event Protect the Har-
vest, in coordination with
Lucas Oil, is offering its
$1,000 scholarship as well.
MCSO rescues couple stuck in
deep snow
On March 11 at approx-
imately 5:31 p.m., Morrow
County Sheriff ’s Office
received a call from Pamela
Emerson, reporting that she
and her husband were stuck
in the snow. Mrs. Emerson
reported they were stuck
approximately three miles
past Cutsforth Park on Wil-
low Creek Rd.
Sgt. Brian Snyder and
Sgt. Nathen Braun respond-
ed and were able to con-
tact the Emersons, but the
Sheriff ’s Office vehicle
also became stuck in the
deep snow. Local resident
Luke Young was contacted
and he was able to free the
vehicles from the snow.
All parties were escorted to
Cutsforth Park and the Em-
ersons were later returned
safely to their residence in
Heppner.
There were no injuries
to persons or damage to
vehicles or property as a
result of this incident, but
the Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Office would like to
remind everyone that there
is still a lot of snow in the
mountains. They advise to
stay off deep snow-packed
roads, be cautious and be
prepared.
June Marie Crowell
June Marie Crowell, her. There were two annu-
al events that the
mom, grandma, sister,
world stopped for
godmother and friend,
and that was for
passed away March 15
her Mother’s Day
at the age of 86, sur-
weekend with her
rounded by her loved
sisters and the
ones due to complica-
family reunion at
tions of a stroke.
June Marie
Bull Prairie.
J u n e w a s b o r n Crowell
June is sur-
to Wilbur and Marie
Breshears Steagall on Aug. vived by her children; Gene
27, 1932 at Heppner. She (Kristy) Crowell, Ione, Kar-
was the oldest of eight en Kandle, Vernal, UT and
children. June attended and Sharon (Brian) Rietmann,
graduated from St. Joseph’s Ione. She has also left be-
Academy, Pendleton with hind ten grandchildren and
the class of 1950. She mar- 16 great-grandchildren,
ried Howard Crowell on siblings; Bob (Beverly)
Nov. 12, 1951. Together Steagall, Bill (Margie)
they had three children and Steagall, Deanna Brand-
hagen, Patricia Dougherty,
made their home in Ione.
She began her banking Barbara (Greg) Leyva and
career with First Nation- Jim (Loel) Steagall.
She is preceded in
al Bank before moving
on and eventually retiring death by her parents, lov-
from managing the Bank ing husband Howard, infant
of Eastern Oregon, Ione brother Charles Thomas
Branch. June was involved Steagall, son-in-law Rick
in the American Legion Kandle and many grandpar-
Auxiliary, Willows Grange, ents and in-laws.
For those interested in
St. Williams Altar Society,
Topic Club, Card Club, donating to a charity, June
Good Neighbor Club, City would appreciate donations
Recorder, Booster Club and in her memory be made to
4-H sewing leader, among any organization that would
others. She was honored to benefit veterans or children.
A viewing will be held
receive the 2002 Woman of
the Year by Heppner Cham- Friday, March 22 from 4 to
6 p.m. at Sweeney Mortu-
ber of Commerce.
Although she was busy ary in Heppner. A Rosa-
with her clubs, she always ry will be said on Friday,
made time for her hobbies March 22 at 7 p.m. at St.
and interests, which includ- Williams Catholic Church,
ed square dancing with her Ione. Funeral services will
husband, sewing blankets begin at 11 a.m. Saturday,
for her grandchildren or March 23 at St. Patrick’s
patching up their britches. Catholic Church, Heppner.
She spent her days and A reception will immediate-
evenings in her garden, ly follow her service at St.
having coffee or sipping Patrick’s Social Hall and
iced tea on the patio with burial will follow at 3 p.m.
her family and friends and at High View Cemetery in
throwing the occasional Ione.
You may sign the on-
apricot over the fence. She
was always up for a game of line condolence book at
Scrabble or Mexican Train www.sweeneymortuary.
and cherished her time com
with those playing with
Matlack re-elected
Republican
Committee chair
Ken Matlack of Irrigon
was re-elected chairman
of the Republican Central
Committee at a March 9
meeting. Other elected of-
ficers were Clint Carlson,
vice president, Laurie Sny-
der, secretary and Randy
Durrett, treasurer.
According to a press
release from the committee
the meeting was called to
re-organize the Morrow
County Republican Com-
mittee. The Oregon Central
Committee bylaws say a
meeting is required follow-
ing the general election in
November to elect officers
and establish committee
bylaws. The central com-
mittee missed the Novem-
ber 25 meeting deadline so
a reorganization meeting
was needed.
Other business at the
meeting included appoint-
ment of several precinct
committee persons. Elected
were Brian Snyder to pre-
cinct two – male position,
Randy Durrett to precinct
two – male position and
Tom Wolfe to precinct five
– male position.
There was also discus-
sion about the last State
Central Committee meeting
and the results of the elec-
tions. Matlack announced
the next State Central Com-
mittee will be held in Mc-
Minnville on April 6 at the
Evergreen Aviation Mu-
seum. The keynote speak-
er will be Colonel Oliver
North. There will also be an
evening dinner held.
Applications for the Protect
the Harvest scholarship can
also be found on the Cattle
Barons website.
In 2018 Cattle Barons
awarded $19,000 dollars in
scholarships to deserving
young adults either through
individual scholarships or
scholarship dollars to or-
ganizations that support
students involved in ag-
ricultural studies. Final
award of the scholarships,
including the Protect the
Harvest scholarship, will be
made during the Cattle Bar-
ons event to be held May
3 rd and 4 th at the Pendleton
Convention Center and
associated event locations.
More information
about the Pendleton Cattle
Baron’s Weekend schol-
Hopeful Saints volunteers will serve lunch on
arship programs and the Wednesday, March 27 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
events of the May weekend Lunch will be pulled pork sandwiches, jo-jos, coleslaw
can be found at https:// and apple salad.
www.cattlebarons.net/.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Community lunch
menu
Family Hunt Club Looking for Big Game Land
Wildlife Development Association (WDA), a hunting club which is over
40 years old, is seeking to expand its leased big game hunting areas by
10,000+/- acres. WDA is known for promoting the highest standard of
hunting ethics, hunter safety and family hunting.
Using club volunteers we hold annual work parties on leased proper-
ties working on projects directed by the property owner (fence and gate
repair, road improvement, vegetation removal, etc.). We do projects to
improve hunting, such as “No Trespassing” signage, and Predator Con-
trol program. References are available upon request.
If you have land to lease please contact:
Wildlife Development Association
Jason Slangan, President(503) 927-5643