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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 5, 2019 -- THREE Obituaries John M. Skuzeski John M. Skuzeski was Marge and two sons, Steve born in Heppner on March and Tom. According to his 7, 1924 and lived family, John was an in Portland where amazing man who he raised his family. was loved by all. John was a WWII A service will be Navy veteran, grad- held at 10 a.m. June uated from OSU and 10 at Gethsemane retired from Jantzen John M. Lutheran Church. Swimwear as an en- Skuzeski A military honor gineer. He passed service follows at 2 away May 21. p.m. at Willamette National John is survived by Cemetery. His full obituary his granddaughter, Nicole. may be found at: www. He was preceded in death crowncremationburial.com/ by his wife of 62 years, obituaries/obituary/17173. Phillip G. Baker Phillip Gordon Baker, Motor Company and Clark loving husband of Anna Equipment and retired in Maria (Piva) and beloved 1997 as a Tool Mechani- father, passed away cal Design Engineer May 31. Baker was III from Honeywell born in Jonesville, International (previ- MI to Lyle and Ruth ously Allied Signal (Kroh) Baker Au- Aerospace) in Scott- gust 28, 1934. He sdale, AZ. was the third child He was very of five, and at the Phillip proud and honored to age of 84 was the Gordon Baker have served as a Pri- oldest sibling to live vate First Class with to adulthood. the Unites States Marine Phil grew up on a farm Corp Reserves from 1956 in Osseo, MI with his par- to 1960. After retirement, ents and siblings. He used he and his wife Anna Maria to round up the cows on a ran a Mailbox Etc. business tractor. One of his brother in Chandler, AZ. Not one to Mike’s favorite memories sit idle, after selling their was of his older brother Phil successful business, he con- out in the barn, switching tinued working part-time as out the transmission from a home delivery driver for one vehicle to another to Minute Man Dry Cleaning impress an important date. and as a security guard for Phil was a very private the retirement community person during his young- where they lived. er years and remained so He is survived by his throughout his life. Though loving wife Anna Maria, he kept to himself, he was his four children Randall, one to help when help was Jaki Jo, Ronald and Daniel needed. When the time and three step daughters came, Phil stepped up and of Anna Maria; Dolores taught Mike how to drive. (husband Steve), Theresa He graduated from (husband Jeff) and Gabri- Pittsford High School in ella (husband Tom), two Michigan in 1952, where grandchildren; Chantel he played football and the (husband John) and Rach- saxophone. His love of elle (husband Casey) and music never stopped and five great grandchildren, he was very active with the along with his two younger Toledo Barbershop group siblings, Mike (wife Karen) while living in Toledo, and Cara (husband Frank OH in the early 1970’s. He Osmin). later became a member of He was an avid golfer the Fabulous Phoenicians, and passed quietly watch- singing in a quartet in Phoe- ing the 2019 Memorial golf nix, AZ. Phil was a judge tournament with family with SPEBSQSA (Society members in Gilbert, AZ. for the Preservation of En- Phil will be memorialized at couragement of Barbershop Valley of the Sun Mortuary Singing in America). and Cemetery in Chandler, Baker attended Michi- AZ. He will be missed gan State University and be- by everyone he touched came a blue-print designer. throughout his many years. He also worked for the Ford Catholic men schedule meeting A View from The Hill By Doris Brosnan A view of this “month of the longest day” can see a nice variety of activities coming to the Willow Creek Terrace. And, actually, the longest day, June 21, war- rants a good look because that will be a busy, pro- ductive day on the hill and around the world. “Rocking the Longest Day” is sponsored through- out the globe as an oppor- tunity to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and raise funds to assist with the search for a cure. At the Terrace, several rocking chairs will be available in half-hour segments from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. for in- dividuals who want to rock and donate to the cause. In- terested persons can sign up at the Terrace or by calling 541-676-0004. Volunteers will also be welcome for any of the several efforts in- volved in this event, which will also include door priz- es, food and distribution of information. The “Willow Creek Terrace Rockers” will be rocking in honor of Suzanne Jepsen, who was instrumental in the estab- lishment of the Terrace. Some businesses on Main Street will also be featuring rocking chairs and donation containers on that day, so “Rocking on Main” and/ or at the Terrace will be an option. Everyone young or older is invited to be a participant on the 21 st . In the meantime, the weather has taken a turn, so lunch on the patio has been a feature a couple of times and will be again. June al- ways marks the beginning of several days designated to a variety of ice cream treats, so ice cream will be a feature on several menus through the summer. Several residents have been enjoying the weather while they socialize on the front porch and in the grassy front yard. Visitors are always welcome to join them. Warmer days have also stimulated inter- est in the colorful blooms now gracing the flowerbeds and the several planters at the Terrace. Ernie “Green Thumb” McCabe has been especially busy contribut- ing his know-how to the planting and continued grooming of the planters. One of the most beautiful plants in the beds is the rose bush donated in memory of Kathleen Hisler by her fam- ily and it usually escapes the pruning by the deer that Currin named to honor roll The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their First Friday of the month meeting on Friday, June 7 at Kolby Currin, Heppner, the parish office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and will be fol- was named to the honor roll at Montana State Uni- lowed by First Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m. versity for the 2019 spring semester. Students must com- plete a minimum of 12 credit hours to be on ei- Willow Creek Water Park to open The Willow Creek Wa- ter Park will open Saturday, June 8 and will stay open late depending on weather. Normal hours are from 1 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Daily admission for adults 18 and up is $4, students ages 5-17, $3 and children and seniors, $2. The daily family rate is $14. Family summer passes are available for $140 and a single summer pass is $75. Swimming lesson ses- sions will be June 17-27, July 8-18 and July 29-Au- gust 8. Each session will last two weeks and will be held Monday through Thursday. Each session is $40 with a $5 discount for season passholders. For additional informa- tion call the Willow Creek Water Park at 541-676- 5752. keep the other roses from blooming. Roses will be a topic of discussion on the 12 th , which is “Red Rose Day.” Ron Peck will celebrate his 88 th birthday this Friday, so he will share a favorite meal with his neighbors and family. The next day should begin with some optimistic attitudes, as it is “Upsy Daisy Day,” which means arising gloriously, gratefully, and gleefully, which might be a stretch for some. And that day will also be the last horse race in the Triple Crown, the Bel- mont, so residents will be invited to participate in the Terrace’s horse-race game. June 13 is dedicated as “Kitchen Klutzes Day,” for the not-so-accomplished cooks in this country. Ev- eryone will be encouraged to speak kindly of the cooks who do their best and are still learning. Leslie Cross has recently joined the staff as head cook, so she is now planning menus, shopping and directing other staff members in the ins and outs of tasty dishes. Also new to the Terrace staff are Heidi Craft, Denise Garcia and Serena Garrett. Soon on board will be Jas- mine Haak. These four la- dies are a welcome addition at the Terrace, especially as all the apartments will be full this month, meaning an increase in the need for added trained staff. Some of that staff will be pampering residents at a pedicure party on the 28 th and they invite readers with interest and know- how to join them by calling 541-676-0004 to sign on. This party will fall the day after some of those feet have been placed just right by participants in the put- ting-green competition, on the 40 th USA Senior-Golf Opening Day, which some residents will follow on TV. June will wind up on the birthday of the Corvette, which was born in 1953. Surely discussion that day will include reminisces of Corvettes owned, wished- for, dated in or somehow remembered. Earlier in the month, discussions will have touched on D-Day, the anniversary of the 1935 founding of AA, family histories and forgiveness. This variety of activ- ities is one reason some residents view each day on the hill as an opportunity to be stimulated mentally and physically. LCAC to hold meeting The Local Community Advisory Council (LCAC) and Early Childhood Part- nership Team (ECPT) will hold a joint meeting Thurs- day, June 13 at 9 a.m. at the Port of Morrow Well Springs room. 20% off Weeks Roses -Also In Our Nursery- Bedding Plants Shrubs - Trees - and More... Morrow County Grain Growers Green Feed & Seed 242 W Linden Way, Heppner 676-9422 ther the President’s List or Dean’s List. The 1,163 students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s List. The Dean’s List includes the 3,301 stu- dents earning grade point averages of 3.5 or above for the semester. A View from the Green Over the Tee Cup Nineteen of the Willow Creek Country Club ladies enjoyed some good weather when they played in their playday on May 28. Low gross on the field went to Nancy Propheter, low net to Shirley Martin and least putts of the field went to Virginia Grant. Flight A long drive winner was Virginia Grant. Flight B low gross went to Karen Haguewood and low net to Betty Burns. Pat Doherty got the least putts and Betty Burns managed the longest drive. Sharon Harrison took low gross on flight C and low net was a tie between Betty Carter and Lorrene Montgomery. Least putts went to Kris Lindner and Betty Carter got the long drive. The longest putt for flight A was Nancy Proph- eter. Betty Burns took flight B and Sue Edson got long putt on flight C. The two-member blind team score winners were Sha- ron Harrison and Shirley Martin. The Jo Pettyjohn 9-hole Invitational will be held this weekend. Men’s golf group competes Twenty-four Willow Creek Country Club Men’s Club members participated in the event on Sunday, June 2. Dave Pranger won the good of the order draw- ing. Ron Bowman won KP and Dennis Peck took the prize for longest putt. First place net was Del- bert Binchus with 56. There was a three-way tie for sec- ond between Rick Johnston, Steve Johnson and Dave Creswick, all with a score of 58. Charlie Ferguson took first in gross with 62. Greg Grant’s 63 was second and Erin Mason got third with 66. There will be no play next Sunday as the ladies will be holding their annual Jo Pettyjohn tournament. The next regular play will be held on Father’s Day, June 16 and will be hosted by Dave Pranger, Mike Bergstrom and Jerry Gen- try. The WCCC Men’s In- vitational will be held the weekend of June 21-23. Hopeful Saints to celebrate 20th anniversary Hopeful Saints Minis- try will be celebrating the 20 th anniversary of its part- nership between Heppner Lutherans and Episcopa- lians on Pentecost Sunday, June 9. The Rt. Rev. Patrick Bell, Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Oregon and the Rev. David Brauer-Rieke, Bishop of the Oregon Syn- od of the Evangelical Lu- theran Church in America, will be joining the Rev. Katy Anderson in leading a worship service that cel- ebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit and its role in pre- serving the vitality of this ecumenical relationship. For the first 19 years of this partnership, Sunday services alternated week- ly between Hope Luther- an Church near the dam and All Saints Episcopal Church at the corner of Church and Gale. One year ago, on June 3, the two churches began worshiping in the Episcopal building every Sunday, blending Lutheran and Episcopal resources and traditions while maintaining their separate denominational affiliations. The Lutheran building remains available for special events, such as the ecumenical Vacation Bible School held there an- nually. The dates this year are June 17 to 21. The June 9 th celebration will take place at the Epis- copal building. Worship begins at 10 a.m. After the service, there will be a meal hosted by the leadership team. All are welcome and more information is avail- able by calling the church office at 541-676-9970. Decorations to be removed from cemetery Decorations from Memorial Day at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery will be removed on Friday, June 7 in order to resume mowing. Everyone is asked to please remove flowers and decorations they wish to keep. Glass objects are not allowed in the cemetery due to damage it may cause if it breaks. STEP HIGH COW PIE 5k TRAIL RUN Bag sale scheduled The Neighborhood Center of south Morrow County will hold a clothing bag sale Wednesday, June 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The first bag is $15 with second bag purchased at a reduced rate of $10. All household merchandise is 50 percent off that day. Proceeds from the sale help purchase food for the pantry. The Neighborhood Center is located at 441 N Main Street, Heppner and is open Monday through Fri- day from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. For additional information call 541-676- 5024. Saturday June 8 starts at LDS Church in Lexington 8:30am Sign up morning of 7:45am - $10 – fun prizes and treats Running through pastures on cow trails with some obstacles Tee shirts $10 - proceeds go to HHS wrestling team
