TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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A View from the Green
Golfers add skins
game to playday
Willow Creek Country
Club Men’s Play hosted 14
golfers at their playday on
July 5. Due to the lack of
golfers, the two-man event
was cancelled and the men
played regular stroke play
with an added skins game.
Gene Orwick won the good
of the order drawing for the
second time this year.
John Edmundson took
first in net with 60 and Dave
Pranger was second with
62. Charlie Ferguson and
Joe Pranger tied for first in
gross with 66.
In the skins game, Dave
Pranger got two in gross.
Charlie Ferguson and Joe
Pranger each had one. In net
John Edmundson had two.
Scott Burright, Charlie Fer-
guson, Dave Pranger, Joe
Pranger and Gene Orwick
each had one.
The next Sunday play
will be held July 12 with
Gene Orwick, Dave Mitch-
ell and Dale Boyd as hosts.
Only eight lady golfers
came out to play in the cool,
breezy weather at the play-
day held June 30 at Willow
Creek Country Club.
Low gross of the field
went to Virginia Grant. Low
net of the field was split
between Karen Haguewood
and Kathy Martin. Jeanne
Creswick and Bev Steagall
had the least putts of the
field.
Low gross for flight A
was Karen Thompson. Vir-
ginia Grant had the longest
putt.
Low gross for flight B
was Judy Harris-Betts. Pat
Dougherty had low net and
Judy Harris-Betts had the
longest putt.
Jeanne Creswick got a
chip-in on hole six.
Over the Tee Cup
Irrigon man arrest-
ed on assault and
weapons charges
Jay Dee Keel
Jay Dee Keel, 61, of
Irrigon was arrested by the
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office after receiving a 911
call on July 1 regarding a
man with a knife.
The caller stated that a
man with a knife was chas-
ing him and making threats
towards him at approxi-
mately 6 p.m. last Wednes-
day. Two responding units
were on the scene withing
three minutes and detained
the suspect. According to
the press release, depu-
ties covered three different
crime scenes and three
different victims.
After the investigation,
Keel was charged with At-
tempted Assault I, Unlaw-
ful Use of a Weapon (x3),
Menacing (x3), Reckless
Endangering of Another
(x3), Felon in Possession
Gwen M. Healy
Obituaries
Gwen M. Healy, 91, of a church dinner or help a
Heppner, passed away at person in need.
her home on Thurs-
On Mondays,
day, June 25 with
for over the past
many family mem-
20 years, you could
bers by her side.
find Gwen at the
Gwen was born
Catholic Church
November 28, 1928
Parish hall with her
in Fergus Falls, MN,
“quilting ladies.”
to Ida Coleman and Gwen M.
She has given many
Melvin Gaarsland. Healy
beautiful quilts to
The family moved
her family and
west in 1935 and eventu- friends, Veteran’s organi-
ally settled in Ione. Gwen zations, Children’s Services
graduated from Ione High and fundraising raffles. In
school in 1946. In that same addition to her quilting,
year she was on the Morrow she was an excellent seam-
County Rodeo court.
stress and made numerous
In 1948, Gwen married prom gowns and wedding
Jack Healy. They raised dresses.
their five children in Hep-
Gwen loved to trav-
pner: Jean Marie, Jerry, el. A few of her favorite
Jim, John and Judy. Family places were return trips to
meant everything to Gwen visit family in Minnesota,
and she could never spend Ireland, New York, Hawaii
enough time with her five and the Dominican Repub-
children, 11 grandchildren, lic. Gwen always looked
and 16 great-grandchildren. forward to the annual fam-
The home of the “Healy ily trip to Eagle Crest and
Hotel” was always open the Oregon Coast.
with a place at the dinner
According to her fam-
table and an extra bed.
ily, “Gwen was a great
Her family was her mother, fantastic grand-
life. In the past 60 years mother and friend to many.
it would be impossible to She will be missed.”
count the times she spent at
The family noted that
her “kids’” sporting events, Gwen’s niece, Marianne
school programs and help- Fosmark, who wanted to
ing out wherever needed. come to Heppner, made it
Gwen was also always possible for Gwen to spend
available to her community. her final days in her home.
To Gwen, “Volunteering is
Memorial contribu-
just a part of life.” In 2001 tions can be made to Hep-
she was honored by St. Pat- pner Elementary School
rick’s Catholic Church for Parent Teacher Club, PO
all her years of service in- Box 367, Heppner, OR
cluding designing and mak- 97836; Juvenile Diabe-
ing banners for the church tes Research Foundation,
and altar cloths. She also 7000 SW Hampton St., Ste.
designed and made the orig- 101 Portland, OR 97223
inal banners for the annual or Morrow County Home
St. Patrick’s celebration in Health and Hospice, PO
Heppner. Gwen received Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836.
the Town and Country Life-
Gwen’s family grave-
time Achievement Award in side service was held
2006, has delivered Meals Thursday, July 2 at Heppner
on Wheels, participated Masonic Cemetery.
in the SMART reading
Sweeney Mortuary of
program, been a 4-H Club Heppner is in care of ar-
leader and was involved rangements. You may sign
with the Wranglers Rid- the online condolence page
ing Club. She was always at sweeneymortuary.com.
ready to plan a fundraiser,
Chamber Chatter
Saturday, July 25 at 6
p.m., Dueling Piano Con-
cert and dinner sponsored
by the Heppner Chamber
at the Gilliam and Bisbee
Building. Tickets will be
limited to allow for six-foot
distancing. Dinner will be
prepared by Alvin Liu of
Gateway Café, with addi-
tional information available
soon.
Thursday, August 6 at
12 noon, Heppner Cham-
ber lunch at the Gilliam
DEADLINE:
MONDAYS
AT 5PM
of a Firearm, and Criminal
Mischief II (x2). Keel’s
bail is set at $330,000 and
he is lodged in the Umatilla
County Jail.
and Bisbee Building. The
meeting will be all entities
reports. The chamber will
try to get back on a regular
schedule the first Thursday
of each month, allowing
for the six-foot distancing.
Zoom will be offered for
those who wish to use it.
Lunch expense will be $10
per person with the caterer
and meal to be announced
soon.
Thursday, August 26 at
12 noon, Willow Creek Val-
ley Economic Development
Group annual lunch at the
Gilliam and Bisbee Build-
ing. Additional information
available soon.
The Willow Creek
Farmer’s Market is held
each Thursday from 4-7
p.m.at the Heppner City
Park next to the library.
Anyone interested in being
a vendor or who has any
questions can find the farm-
ers market page on Face-
book, email willcreekfm@
gmail.com or call Andrea
Nelson at 541-720-4399
or Andrea Di Salvo at 757-
285-5792.
Billy Joe Rietmann
Billy Joe Rietmann, position at the age of 80.
91, of Ione, passed away He also served on the South
peacefully at home on July Morrow County Scholar-
1. Bill was surrounded by ship Committee. Bill was
loving family in the days honored with the Town and
leading up to his passing. Country Lifetime Achieve-
He was born October 8, ment Award in 2002. He
1928 at the family
was also honored
farm. He attended
as Grand Marshal
school in Ione and
of the Ione 4 th of
following graduation
July Celebration.
in 1947 he worked on
He was pre-
his father’s farm until
ceded in death by
May 1953, when he
his parents, Vic-
entered the military. Billy Joe
tor and Vera Ri-
After 21 months in Rietmann
etmann; his wife,
the Army he returned
Marilyn; his broth-
to the farm in 1955.
er, Robert Riet-
On September 18, 1955 Bill mann and sister, Ruby Ann
married Marilyn Ann Hurst. Rietmann Rhode. He is
Bill was known as Papa survived by sons, Mark
Bill to his children, grand- Rietmann (Tami), Brian
children and the communi- Rietmann (Sharon) and
ty. Papa Bill loved attending Gregg Rietmann (Shelly);
his children and grand- grandchildren Shelley
children’s sporting events. McCabe (Adam), Shanna
He enjoyed family time at Sallee (Michael), Andrew
Hat Rock on the Columbia Rietmann (Erin), Alyssa
River and was always up Brown (Tyler), Alan Riet-
for a boat ride. He enjoyed mann (Nikoa), Alex Riet-
family road trips and his mann, Anthony Rietmann,
daily ritual was to go out Tanner Rietmann, Evan
for drives to see the wheat Rietmann, Ola Rietmann
fields. He was always avail- and 11 great-grandchildren.
able to drive kids anywhere
A graveside service
or pick up parts; “Papa’s was held Monday, July 6
Taxi Service” was always at the Ione Highview Cem-
open.
etery.
Bill was a member of
Memorial contribu-
the Oregon Wheat League, tions may be made to Ione
Ione Community Church, Community Church Capital
American Legion Post #95 Campaign Fund, PO Box
and Heppner Elks Lodge. 346, Ione OR 97843.
He was an Ione City Coun-
Sweeney Mortuary of
cil Member and served as Heppner is in care of ar-
Mayor of the City of Ione. rangements. You may sign
He was an original director the online condolence book
of Ione Rural Fire Depart- at sweeneymortuary.com.
ment and retired from his
Kimberly Ann
Eldridge
Kimberly Ann Eldridge Awana organization in her
(McConnell) passed away youth and enjoyed attend-
in La Grande on June 30 ing both Camp Elkanah and
after fighting a valiant battle Young Life’s Washington
with brain cancer. She was Family Ranch. She gradu-
born September 5, 1992 in ated from La Grande High
Pendleton to Richard
School in 2011,
McConnell and Mary
where she sang in
Connor-Morehouse.
choir and partici-
Known for her
pated in many oth-
gregarious person-
er extracurricular
ality, hilarious sense
activities.
of humor and sincere Kimberly Ann
After gradu-
heart for others, Kim Eldridge
ating, she lived on
was loved by all she
the Oregon Coast
came into contact
for a brief stint
with. Some of her favorite before returning to eastern
activities included read- Oregon. It was during her
ing, watching movies and time away that she met her
quoting lines from films. husband, Nathan Eldridge.
Her family was continually The two were married in
awestruck by her ability October 2018. She later
to strike up friendships worked for Apple Eyecare
with others almost instan- in La Grande and was train-
taneously.
ing to fulfill her dream of
She was also known becoming an optician. She
for her spontaneous antics, cited her job and co-work-
such as serenading her mom ers as the source of a great
with the song “You’re My deal of pride and joy in her
Inspiration” by Chicago life.
and randomly calling her
Kim is survived by her
sister Jessica so they could husband, Nathan Eldridge;
sing Panic at the Disco lyr- father, Richard McCon-
ics at the top of their lungs. nell; mother, Mary Con-
Her brother Jeff also credits nor-Morehouse (Robert);
her with helping him find grandmother, Lois Connor;
the love of his life, Heath- brother, Jeffrey McConnell
er. At an early age, Kim (Heather Thornton); sister,
approached Heather and Jessica Bozeman (Robert);
confidently said, “You’re nieces, Karsyn and Alice;
going to marry my brother nephew, Raze; and many
someday.”
aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Although her time on
Her family will hold a
earth was short, she lived private memorial service at
a very full life. She was a later time.
an active member of the
Happy 40 th Birthday
Brian!