Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 13, 2020 -- SEVEN
Obituaries
Pauline Matheny
Pauline Matheny, age to children (of all ages).
93, passed away peacefully, She was a den mother for
surrounded by her family the cub scouts, a Sunday
School teacher at
on May 4.
Hope Lutheran for
She was born
20 years and volun-
February 5, 1927 on
teered for the school
the family homestead
reading program at
near Echo, OR to
Heppner elemen-
Fred and Johanna
tary for well over
Rauch; one of ten
a decade. She and
children. She first at- Pauline
Orval delighted in
tended a little coun- Matheny
participating in their
try school at Pine
City on Butter Creek. When kids’ and grandkids’ school
the family moved to the events from birdwatching
Sand Hollow Ranch in to rodeo. They never missed
1939, she attended nearby the kids’ ball games unless
Alpine school. After a year they were out of town trav-
in school there, the bus eling. She and Orval espe-
started taking the Rauch cially loved going to the
kids to Echo. She graduated mountains with their family
from Echo High School in and trailering all over the
country in their Avion.
1945.
A consummate artist,
Pauline married Or-
val Matheny on Decem- Pauline created beautiful oil
ber 31, 1945 after Orval paintings which grace many
came home from life as a a wall in Morrow Coun-
paratrooper in the Philip- ty and beyond. She also
pines during WWII. They enjoyed pencil sketching,
began their married life in sculpting and watercolors.
Pauline was preceded
Heppner, where she was
employed in a law office in death by her husband
and Orval as a lineman for Orval and son David. She
is survived by daughter,
the REA.
They built their home Sandy Matheny Fennessy
together on Hinton Creek (Mark) and Sally Brosnan
outside of Heppner in 1948. (Mark); daughter-in-law,
It would become the home Patty (Luciani) Matheny;
where they raised their five grandchildren and 11
family and where she lived great-grandchildren and
the rest of her life. Their son numerous nieces and neph-
David was born in March of ews.
A private family ser-
1948 and their first daughter
Sandy in 1952. Orval was vice was held at Heppner
badly injured in a powerline Masonic Cemetery. A me-
accident later that same morial service is being
year. After Orval recov- planned for a later date.
Those who wish may
ered from his injuries, they
began helping Pauline’s make contributions in
parents on the family ranch memory of Pauline to Hope
in Sand Hollow. Second Lutheran Church, P.O. Box
daughter Sally was born 246, Heppner, OR 97836 or
in 1959. Pauline and Orval Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
farmed the family ground P.O. Box 9, Heppner, OR
until they retired in 1986 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
and Dave and wife Patty
Heppner is in care of ar-
took over.
Her family reported rangements. You may sign
that Pauline loved her fam- the on-line condolences
ily, her church and her book at www.sweeneymor-
community. She was a won- tuary.com.
derful friend, especially
Clint
Agee
Clint Agee was born
August 19, 1930 and died
April 8 in Sturgis, SD at
the age
o f
89. Clint
at-
tend-
e d
grade
school
in Glide,
O
R
and
g r a d - Clint Agee
u a t -
e d
high school in Roseburg,
OR, where he played bas-
ketball. He attended col-
lege at Pacific University
where he played basketball,
football and participated in
track, graduating in 1954.
Clint went into the
Army during the Korean
War as an SP3 and also
played basketball. After
the Army he returned and
taught school in Rainer,
OR.
He married Janet How-
ton in December 1957 and
they moved to Heppner
where he taught school. The
Agees had two children,
Geri and Miles. They later
divorced.
Clint later married Dor-
othy Hopkins. He moved
to Pineridge, SD, White
Salmon, WA and Warren-
ton, OR to teach school,
retiring from teaching in
Warrenton OR. Clint then
moved back to Blackhawk,
SD and began working as
a supervisor for a natural
gas pipeline, traveling for
his work.
Clint is survived by his
sons, Miles Agee (Dayna)
of Pendleton, OR, Mark
Hopkins of Blackhawk, SD
and daughter, Geri Burrow
of Pendleton. He is also
survived by his grandson,
Campbell Agee of Chatta-
nooga, TN.
Clint was proceeded in
death by his wife Dorothy
Agee. His family stated that
Clint will be missed by all
who knew him.
May 15 remains as controlled
hunt deadline
Buy online this year to limit non-essential travel
Controlled hunt appli-
cations are still due May
15, but ODFW recogniz-
es some hunters may be
concerned about applying
due to the COVID-19 pan-
demic.
While ODFW does not
anticipate COVID-19 re-
lated impacts to fall big
game hunting seasons, the
agency already has a pro-
cess to restore preference
points if hunters cannot
go hunting. “We want to
reassure hunters that we
already have processes in
place to deal with situa-
tions when hunters cannot
hunt,” said ODFW Director
Curt Melcher. “You will
not lose your hard-earned
preference points if you are
unable to go hunting.”
ODFW will reinstate
preference points when
a significant portion of a
hunt area is closed for a
large part of the season,
which has happened due to
wildfire in the past. Points
can also be reinstated when
someone cannot go on their
hunt due to a serious illness
or injury. (License and ap-
plication fees are not re-
funded as hunters keep their
points, get one additional
point for the current year
and may use their license
later in the year.)
“What’s happened with
the COVID-19 pandemic
is unprecedented,” said
Melcher. “We cannot pre-
dict what the situation will
look like in the fall so we
understand some hunters
have reservations about
hunting this year.”
Hunters who are con-
sidering just getting a pref-
erence point this year can
wait to make that decision.
Preference points can be
purchased from July 1 until
Nov. 30 for any hunter who
chooses not to apply for a
controlled hunt by May 15.
Nonresidents may also
apply for fall controlled
hunts. Last Friday, Ore-
gon announced the state
reopened for nonresident
hunting and fishing Tues-
day, May 5, though clam-
ming and crabbing remain
closed to nonresidents for
now. Applications for fall
controlled hunts had always
remained open to nonres-
idents and the policy for
reinstatement of preference
points also applies to non-
residents.
For hunters who want
to apply for a tag this year,
please apply online at
https://odfw.huntfishore-
gon.com/login For a step-
by-step guide on applying
online, visit https://myod-
fw.com/articles/how-apply-
controlled-hunt#How.
Find more tips on us-
ing the system at https://
myodfw.com/ELS. Con-
tact Licensing if you need
help (odfw.websales@state.
or.us, (503) 947-6101).
All ODFW offices remain
closed to walk-in visitors,
but staff are available by
phone and email, though
phone lines will get busier
as the deadline approach-
es. Customers who phone
Licensing are able to enter
their phone number for a
call back instead of waiting
on hold without losing their
place in the queue.
If you already have
preference points but have
never opened your online
account before, don’t forget
to use Verify/Look Up to
find your profile, as your
basic account information
is already in the system.
Any customer who has
purchased an annual license
since 2016 or has special
certifications (such as a Pi-
oneer License, NW Goose
permit) needs to use the
Verify/ Look Up account
feature and not create a new
account.
While many license
agents are open, some
may be working with less
staff and providing limited
service. ODFW suggests
calling ahead to ensure
someone is available to sell
license documents. “We are
all trying to limit our travel
and buying online means
you can avoid an extra trip
to the store,” said Melcher.
“License sale agents that
are open are considered
essential services and their
staff are under extra stress.
If you do go to an agent,
try to limit the number of
people who go with you.”
Hunters under age 17
who still need a hunter ed-
ucation certificate to hunt
are encouraged to go ahead
and apply for a fall hunt.
ODFW is planning to offer
as many classes and field
days around the state as
possible once restrictions
ease. Remember, most of
the class can be taken on-
line. ODFW is also working
on other options to ensure
youth can hunt this fall,
such as temporarily waiv-
ing the field day require-
ment for youth who are
unable to complete it before
fall hunting seasons.
Senior take and go meals
to be offered
The Heppner senior meal site is now offering contactless take and go meals for
seniors who are 60 or older. Meals will be provided by CAPECO every Tuesday and
Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center located at 190 N Main
in Heppner.
H. W. “Sam” Scott, 87, of Heppner died Friday, May 8 at his home. He was born
Those 60 and older who are self-isolating and would like additional information
December 22, 1932 at Vale, OR. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
regarding home delivered meals should contact Robbin at 541-278-5695.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
Gerald R. Wilson, 91, of Ione died, Saturday May 9 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner. He was born February 8, 1929 at Hollister, ID. A memorial service will be
announced at a later date. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
Death Notices
Due to the State guidelines regarding the Coronavirus outbreak,
All Wheatland Insurance Offices will be closed to the public.
Employees will be working in a secure location in order to
continue taking care of business. Please call 541-422-7410 to
talk with an agent regarding any of your insurance questions.
You will be able to make premium payments during this time by
calling 541-422-7410. Payments can be made by credit card or
debit card. For cash payment options, please call the
541-422-7410 number to make arrangements. We all are
praying this situation will be over very soon.
Please be safe.
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