Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -- THREE
Obituaries
Harry Richard
(Dick) Snow
Dick Snow passed public service boards such
away after a brief illness as the Echo school board
and Echo city coun-
on Saturday, March
cil over the years and
23 at St. Mary’s Hos-
was one of the orig-
pital in Walla Walla,
inal builders of the
WA at the age of 86.
Echo Golf Course.
He is survived by
He was mayor of
his wife of nearly 14
years, Susan Byrd Harry Richard Echo at one time. He
also was a member
Snow. He was pre- Snow
of various farming
ceded in death by
his wife of 51 years, Shir- and cattlemen’s associ-
ley Cunha Snow and by ations such as the Saler
his parents, Harry Hallett Cattle Association.
He was much loved and
Snow and Della Morris
Snow. He is survived by will be missed by his family
his five children Denise and friends. Everyone who
Snow Howland, Summer- knew him had a story to tell
ville, OR, Rich Snow, Echo, about him. His boots will be
Lisa Snow, Echo, Stac- hard to fill.
Dick would tell you
ey Snow, Culver, OR and
Sonia Snow, Hermiston. that he was the lucky one.
He is also survived by his He was one of those rare in-
sister, Donna Snow Cable, dividuals who got to make
Monmouth, OR. He has his living with his passion
nine grandchildren and nine of cattle ranching and farm-
ing. He was the epitome
great-grandchildren.
Dick happily lived most of the “rugged individual-
of his 86 years in Echo. He ist” that got to live life as
graduated from Echo High his own boss and on his
School well known as an own terms (except when
outstanding athlete around government intervened, of
the area and was chosen to course) for most of his 86
be on the state Shriner’s years. In short, he was the
All-Star Football team. classic American cowboy,
Upon his graduation, he that rare American breed.
received a full-ride football But he would correct you
scholarship to Washington by saying “no, cattleman.”
Those wishing to honor
State, unusual for an athlete
from such a small school. Dick may do so by giving
During his college to a charity of their choice
years, he was drafted into in his name. And, maybe a
the Army and served two tip of your cowboy hat to
years. He married Shirley someone you love.
A funeral service with
Cunha on Aug. 15, 1953.
After his enlistment in the military honors will be
Army, Dick and Shirley held on Saturday, April
moved back to Echo where 13 at 1 p.m. at the Echo
they made their home as High School Gymnasium
they began their family and in Echo. A private family
long life of ranching and burial will be at the Echo
Cemetery. Those wishing
farming.
After Shirley’s death in to bring a dish to share may
2004, Dick married Susan contact Chris Bettencourt
Byrd. They worked side or Jan Zita.
Memories of Dick may
by side and he lived out his
life doing what he loved be shared with his family at
most—cattle ranching and burnsmortuaryhermiston.
farming. During his life, he com. Burns Mortuary of
gave back to his community Hermiston is in care of
by serving on numerous arrangements.
Wellness, safety
and resource fair
scheduled
A wellness, safety and
resource fair for seniors,
disabled adults and veter-
ans will be held at the Ione
American Legion on Fri-
day, April 26 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. The fair is hosted
by American Legion Post
#95, Ione area seniors and
community volunteers.
Government and pri-
vate non-profit agencies
and entities will be avail-
able to answer questions
on eligibility requirements,
resources available for spe-
cific needs and situational/
fraud awareness safety tips
and tricks.
Caregivers and individ-
uals seeking employment
or volunteer opportuni-
ties in social or protection
fields are encouraged to
attend. Lunch, served by the
Women’s Auxiliary, will be
available for purchase from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Country Rose
“Wine & Design”
April 11th at 6:30pm
Easter Egg
Flower Arrangement
$30
Wine and limited snacks provided
217 North Main St., Heppner
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A View from the Green
Velma May Wight
Vel m a M ay Wi g h t
passed away on November
21, 2018 at Pioneer Memo-
rial Hospital. Velma was
101 years old.
She was born on May
30, 1917 at St. Helens, OR.
Velma was raised in Port-
land and attended school in
Sellwood. She took on the
task of raising her siblings
when her mother passed
away.
At eighteen she moved
to Newport where she met
Richard Wight. They were
married on July 4, 1938.
In two years the couple
had twin girls, Arlene and
Darlene and two and a half
years later they were bless-
ed with a son, Gary.
Velma raised a large
garden. She cooked and
canned on a wood stove for
many years before electric-
ity finally came in. After
twenty years of ranching
the couple moved to Joseph
and went into the logging
business. When they re-
tired, they had a new home
built at Terrebonne. Richard
passed in May of 1989, a
few years months after their
50 th wedding anniversary.
Her son and his wife
moved her to Heppner
where she lived in St. Pat-
rick’s Senior Center for 22
years. She then was at Wil-
low Creek Terrace for six
years and finally spent two
years at Pioneer Memorial
long term care facility.
She had an electric or-
gan for many years, which
she loved playing. She was
an avid bingo player and
cherished every little prize
she won. She also loved
doing word-search puzzles,
pencil coloring and reading
her Bible. She received
the nickname “Sunshine”
because she always smiled
and told people to “Be hap-
py, that keeps you young”.
A celebration of life
service will be held Friday,
April 5 at 2 p.m. at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center in
Heppner.
Velma is survived
by her daughters, Arlene
Lortie and Darlene Mann-
they and son, Gary Wight,
numerous grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Willow
Creek Terrace, 400 Frank
Gilliam Drive, Heppner,
OR 97836 or to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, PO Box
9, Heppner, OR 97836.
The online condolence
book is available at www.
sweeneymortuary.com.
Chamber Chatter
Friday, Apr. 5 from 10
p.m. to 7 a.m. Saturday,
Apr. 6, scheduled power
outage for Columbia Basin
Electric Cooperative, Inc.
customers. Bonneville Ad-
ministration personnel will
be replacing equipment in
the Boardman Substation
which supplies power to
the bulk of CBEC’s service
territory (excludes those
served out of the Condon
and Fossil substations).
Thursday, Apr. 11 from
noon to 1 p.m., Heppner
Chamber to host a candi-
date’s forum for the Port
of Morrow Commissioner
Position #5 in the Heppner
City Hall conference room.
Lunch will be catered by
Tacos Hometown for $10
per person. An RSVP with
the choice of a beef or
chicken burrito is required
no later than Tuesday, Apr.
9. RSVP to the Heppner
Chamber at 541-676-5536
or email at heppnercham-
ber@centurytel.net.
Saturday, Apr. 13 and
Saturday May 11 from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m., SAGE Cen-
ter Saturday Agriculture/
Science based activities
with free admission. Plan
on spending the day at the
SAGE center and partic-
ipate in the activities and
take a tour of the SAGE
Center while you are there.
Contact 541-481-7243 for
questions.
Monday, Apr. 15 is he
deadline for the Communi-
ty and Public Enhancement
grant offered by Willow
Creek Valley Economic
Development Group. To
obtain an application, con-
tact the Heppner Chamber
at 541-676-5336 or email
Parks
meeting
scheduled
Morrow County Parks
will hold a meeting Apr. 11
at 1:30 p.m. at the Public
Works conference room in
Lexington. Topics of dis-
cussion will include park
items for the 2019 season.
For additional infor-
mation contact the Public
Works office at 541-989-
9500. The meeting is open
to the public.
heppnerchamber@centu-
rytel.net. The application
is also available on the
Chamber website: heppner-
chamber.com.
Monday, Apr. 15 is he
deadline for the Business
Enhancement Grant re-
quests offered by Willow
Creek Valley Economic
Development Group. Al-
though the grants are open
for consideration if funds
are available, current re-
quests will be reviewed
along with the Community
and Public Enhancement
grant requests. To obtain
an application, contact the
Heppner Chamber at 541-
676-5336 or email hep-
pnerchamber@centurytel.
net. The application is also
available on the Chamber
website: heppnerchamber.
com.
Thursday, Apr. 18 from
1-4 p.m., CPR Public Class
in the Pioneer Memorial
Clinic conference room
provided by Morrow Coun-
ty Health District. Tom
Sanders, Respiratory Ther-
apist, will be leading this
class. If you are interested
in participating or need
more information, call 541-
676-2930.
Friday, Apr. 19 at 7:15
p.m. and Saturday, Apr. 20
at 2:15 p.m., SAGE Center
movie event showing Bum-
blebee. Plan on coming and
watching this movie at the
SAGE Center for a $3 ad-
mission cost (includes free
popcorn). Bottled water and
concessions are available
for cash purchase.
Saturday, Apr. 27 from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 6 th Annu-
al DVS Walk in her shoes
awareness event at Riv-
erfront Park in Hermis-
ton. Domestic Violence
Services, Inc. is looking
Men’s golf season
begins
The Willow Creek
Country Club Men’s Play
group held their first event
on Sunday, March 31. Nine-
teen players participated in
a blind-man draw scramble
in fine golf weather.
Matt Bergstrom won
KP on hole number four.
First place net went to the
team of Ralph Walker, Greg
Greenup and Tom Shear
with 48. Second place was
Roger Ehrmantraut and Bill
Canady with 51 and third
went to John Edmundson
and Dave Creswick with
52.
First place gross was
a tie between the teams of
David Allstott and Charlie
Ferguson and Matt Berg-
strom and Kelly Fox with
58. Third was John McCabe
and Jerry Gentry with a
score of 64.
The next scheduled
play is Sunday, April 7
and will be the par three
challenge hosted by Charlie
Ferguson, Greg Grant and
Matt Scrivner.
Jordan elevator to
be upgraded
Mid Columbia Produc-
ers (MCP) will increase the
receiving capacity of the
existing Jordan elevator
in Morrow County. Board
member Rob Crum said,
“Upgrades provide better
service to our growing cus-
tomer base and safety to our
employees.”
The Jordan elevator
outside of Ione was built
in 1918 to serve the local
farmers of the area. In 2007
MCP purchased the eleva-
tor, giving MCP a chance to
better serve its membership
in Morrow County. Over
the past few years MCP has
begun to accept more than
one class of wheat at the
facility and with the slower
speed it became apparent
the Jordan elevator was due
for an upgrade. By adding
an additional scale and an-
other receiving leg, MCP
will have the ability to re-
ceive two different classes
of wheat at the same time.
The project is expected to
be completed prior to the
2019 harvest.
“It is of the utmost im-
portance to MCP that we
as a team continue to serve
our loyal patrons to the best
of our ability by offering
competitive marketing tools
and strategies,” stated Brad
Grenvik, grain operations
manager. A key part of this
is being able to receive
grain in an efficient manner
during harvest so members
can, in turn, operate their
harvest operations effi-
ciently. MCP reported the
additional leg will allow
the elevator to receive grain
at the elevator 160 percent
faster during harvest.
for sponsors for the event
stations and sponsorships to
help cover the expenses for
the event. Station sponsor,
$250; Platinum sponsor,
$150; Gold sponsor, $100
and Silver sponsor, $50.
For additional information
or to sign up for the event
call 541-276-3322.
Thursday, May 16 from
noon to 1 p.m., Willow
Creek Valley Economic
Development Group host-
ed annual luncheon at the
Heppner Senior Center
dining room. Updates on
the programs WCVEDG
is working on and guest
speakers from Portland
General Electric will be on
the agenda. Alvin Liu with
Gateway Café will cater a
BBQ lunch. RSVPs are re-
quired no later than May 13.
June 22-29, Bicycle
Rides Northwest’s BRNW
Oregon 2019. The group
will be spending the night in
Heppner, as part of the ride,
on Friday, June 28. The
ride will begin and end in
Condon and travel to Moro,
Maupin, Fossil, Spray and
Heppner. For additional
information or to register
to ride access their website:
http://bicycleridesnw.org/
rides/brnw-oregon-2019/.
Workshop coming
to Port of Morrow
The Port of Morrow
was one of four locations
in Oregon selected to host
an Oregon WORKS Com-
munity Internship Work-
shop. A community-wide
summer internship program
makes connecting talented
young professionals and
businesses easier for both
the businesses and those
seeking employment.
During this workshop,
employers will learn how
to attract and retain interns
by working together to
develop a county-wide mar-
keting and outreach plan.
The plan will be developed
over the next year and ready
for implementation during
summer 2020.
All employers in Mor-
row County are invited
to participate in this free
workshop on Thursday,
June 6 from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Port of Morrow
Riverfront Center, 2 Ma-
rine Drive in Boardman.
Lunch will be provided.
RSVP online at https://bit.
ly/2I0BL2x by May 30. For
additional information con-
tact Kalie Davis, Workforce
Training Program manager
at 541-571-1624.
The Community In-
ternship Workshop is pre-
sented by the McMinnville
Economic Development
Partnership by grants from
The Ford Family Founda-
tion and the Oregon Com-
munity Foundation.
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
