TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Morrow County
residents urged to
enroll in statewide
COVID-19 study
Participants in OHSU-led
study will help protect their
communities
About 10 Morrow
County residents have
signed up to report their
temperature and other
COVID-19 symptoms for
up to one year.
Why? To provide state
and local officials infor-
mation that will help them
make decisions about how
to keep Oregon open and
safe.
Since it was announced
in May, the Oregon Health
and Science University-led
Key to Oregon study has
been measuring COVID-19
prevalence throughout the
state. So far, nearly 9,000
Oregonians have enrolled
statewide.
The study aims to en-
roll up to 100,000 randomly
selected Oregonians, who
will spend less than 10
minutes a day to report
their temperature and oth-
er symptoms on a secure
website. Up to 10,000 of
those enrolled will also be
selected for asymptomatic
testing, or testing those who
do not have symptoms, to
better measure an often-in-
visible source of COVID-
19’s spread.
Those who take part
are helping protect their
families and communities.
OHSU will share study
findings with state and lo-
cal decision makers, who
can use the data to make
decisions to meet the state’s
economic and social needs
– including reopening or
closing local businesses
and schools – while also
protecting human health
and lives.
“We are deeply grateful
to those willing to volunteer
their time to this important
work,” says the study’s lead
researcher, Jackie Shannon,
Ph.D. “Each person who
spends less than 10 minutes
a day on this study will help
us better understand how
the virus is affecting Orego-
nians. If you were randomly
selected, please consider
taking part to help your
community stay open.”
About 650 Morrow
County households have
been invited to participate
in the study and should
have received mail notices
in May. Those mailings
included instructions about
how to enroll online. If
you lost your invite but
are interested in enrolling,
please send an email to
KeyStudy@ohsu.edu.
Those interested in fol-
lowing the study’s progress
can learn more at https://
www.ohsu.edu/key-to-or-
egon.
Death Notice
Wilma Marlatt – Wilma Marlatt, 78, a former Hep-
pner resident died Monday, July 20 at a care facility in
Hermiston. She was born December 20, 1941 at Heppner,
OR. A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 25
at 11 a.m. at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Sweeney
Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
Obituaries
A View from the Green
Golfers compete in
playday
Robert Lewis
“Bob” Hire
The men’s club held
their weekly playday July
19 at Willow Creek Country
Club.
First place gross was a
tie between Charlie Fergu-
son and Dave Pranger with
65. Greg Grant took second
with 66.
Gary Propheter and
Delbert Binschus tied for
first in net with 56. Jerry
Gentry and Rick Johnston
tied for second with 59.
In special events, Da-
vid Allstott had a long put
Robert Lewis “Bob” where he stayed until his
Hire, 73, of Heppner died retirement in 2005.
Thursday, July 16 at Hep-
According to his fami-
pner. At his request, no ly, Bob really loved camp-
service will be held.
ing and going to the
Bob was born
woods to cut and haul
in Caldwell, ID
wood most of all.
on November 16,
He dearly loved his
1946, the son of
grandchildren Cassie
Elaine “Kitty” and
and Katie Hire, Paul,
Maurice C. Combs Robert Lewis Lizzy and Ella Vore.
Hire. His family re- “Bob” Hire
Survivors include
sided in Baker City,
his wife, Laura, of
OR until he was five-years Heppner; son, Raymond
old. He was raised mostly Hire, his wife, Lori and
in Camp 5 and Kinzua, OR granddaughters, Cassie and
with his mother and step- Katie all of Prairie City; a
father, Harvey Spivey and daughter, Kathy Vore, her
siblings.
husband, Sam and grand-
He graduated from children Paul, Lizzy and
Wheeler High School in Ella all of Hermiston; and a
Fossil, OR in 1965 and brother, Frank Spivey.
moved to Bates, OR in 1966
He was preceded in
where he met and married death by his parents, Elaine
the love of his life, Laura and Maurice as well as his
Davis Hire, in August of stepdad, Harvey; brother,
1968. The couple had two Bill Roberts; and sisters,
children, Raymond and Lois Coleen Hire and Claire
Kathleen.
(Suzy) Orr.
Bob went to work for
Bob loved his years in
Kinzua Corporation in 1968 Kinzua and Camp 5 and
where he started out as wishes to be returned there
an electrician’s apprentice for his final resting place.
and followed the company
Memorial contributions
to Heppner when it moved in his name may be made to
in 1978. He worked for Pioneer Memorial Hospice,
the company until they PO Box 9, Heppner, OR
sold to another company 97836.
in 1993/1994. After that he
Sweeney Mortuary of
dabbled as a bread route de- Heppner is in care of ar-
livery master for a year and rangements. The online
was eventually recruited condolence book is avail-
back to be an electrician for able at www.sweeneymor-
Lamb Weston in Hermiston tuary.com.
of 14’3” on #8-17. Charlie
Ferguson got a 12’7” KP
on #4-13.
The next play will be
the men’s club champi-
onship on July 25 and 26.
The event will begin at 5
p.m. on Saturday and will
conclude on Sunday at 8
a.m. The men’s club board,
John Edmundson and Ron
Bowman will be hosting
the event. The cost is $20
for both days or $10 for just
one day.
Over the Tee Cup
The July 14 playday
hosted 15 ladies at the Wil-
low Creek Country Club on
a sunny day.
Low gross of the field
went to Nancy Propheter.
Low net of the field winner
was Pat Edmundson. Karen
Thompson had the least
putts of the field.
Low gross for flight B
was Pat Dougherty. Judy
Harris had low net and
Karen Haguewood had the
least putts.
Sharon Harrison took
low gross for flight C and
Jean Creswick had low
net. Bunnie Lindsay, Mary
Riggs and Lorene Mont-
gomery tied for the least
putts.
Nancy Propheter got a
birdie on number eight.
Help available for
dislocated workers
Training and Employ-
ment Consortium (TEC)
currently has funding avail-
able for dislocated and adult
workers. Funded services
include, but are not limited
to, on-the-job trainings,
short-term vocational or
post-secondary educational
training, ABE/GED and
employment assistance.
Funding is also avail-
able for young adults, ages
14 through 24 years. Fund-
ed services for young adults
include, but are not limited
to, paid work experienc-
es, ABE/GED services,
pre-employment and life
skills training and employ-
ment services. Funding is
limited. Registration must
be completed and eligibility
must be determined before
funds can be awarded.
TEC also offers, free
of charge, assistance with
resume development, job
search, career and training
exploration. For more infor-
mation, please contact the
Training and Employment
Consortium office at 541-
564-5685, TEC is an EOE/
Program. Auxiliary aids
and services available upon
request to individuals with
disabilities. TTY dial 711.
Chamber cancels
meeting
The Heppner Chamber
of Commerce announced
that the lunch meeting
scheduled for August 6
has been cancelled due
to COVID-19 restric-
tions. Governor Brown
announced increased re-
strictions on July 15 to slow
the spread of COVID-19
after the increase in cases
throughout the state.
The chamber also noted
they have a new email ad-
dress, heppnerchamber@
gmail.com.
Morrow County
now reports 205
COVID-19 cases
Morrow County Emer-
gency Management report-
ed a total of 205 cases of
COVID-19 throughout the
county as of July 20. The
update reported five new
cases that day, with two
new cases in Boardman and
three new in Irrigon.
The county population
is currently 12,683, which
equates to approximately
1.6 percent of the popula-
tion who have been diag-
nosed with COVID-19. At
this time there are 120 cases
in Boardman, 76 cases in
Irrigon and 10 in the south
end of the county.
For additional informa-
tion, please visit the Mor-
row County Health District
Facebook Page, Oregon
Health Authority Website
or the Centers for Disease
Control Website.
Val Marton Bailey
Val Marton Bailey, 66, Kiesha Lankford (Mark) of
of Lexington passed away Albany, OR, Heather Ash-
at his home July 12 after a bridge of Heppner and Al-
isha Serrano of Lex-
yearlong battle with
ington; sons, Bryan
cancer. A celebration
Pawley of Louisville,
of life will be held at
Kentucky, Joshua
his home July 31 at
Bailey (Cynthia) of
1 p.m.
Echo, OR, Bryson
Val was born
Bailey, Mathew Bai-
July 16, 1953 at
Val Marton
ley and Julius Bailey
San Francisco, CA Bailey
all of Lexington; 18
to Giles and Joan
grandchildren and
Bailey. He moved to
Weston, OR in 1966. Val two great-grandchildren;
served in the United States sister, Aldana Potter (Gary)
Navy from 1971 to 1974. In of Cloverdale, OR; brother,
April of 1975, he married Allen Bailey (Lavita) of
Brenda Cheuvront and the Eureka, MT; sister-in-law,
couple had a daughter in Katrina Mattila (John) of
1976. They separated in Weston, OR; and brother-
in-law, Lee Davis of Pend-
1977.
In December of 1980 leton, OR.
He was preceded in
Val had a son. On October
23, 1982 he married Anita death by his parents; ex-
Davis and they had three wife, Brenda Cheuvront;
children. They adopted brothers, Jack Bailey and
their three great nephews Jimmy Bailey and a sister,
Carol Bailey.
on October 20, 2019.
Memorial contributions
Val’s last employment
was at JVB Dairy in Ione may be made to Pioneer
and he retired in May of Memorial Hospice, PO Box
2019. He loved fishing, 9, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
music, rock hunting and
spending time with his Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements. The online
friends and family.
Survivors include his condolence book is avail-
wife, Anita at their home able at www.sweeneymor-
in Lexington; daughters, tuary.com.
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