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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 30, 2021 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Heppner student receives UEC scholarship Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: Madison Ashbeck, a http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Heppner student, has been named as one of the stu- Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid dents who will received a at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax college scholarship from (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve.net. Web site: Umatilla Electric Cooper- www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 ative. senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student UEC recently an- subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher nounced that 14 students Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor will receive $3,000 college Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising scholarships for the 2021- All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. 2022 academic school year, For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.25 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to for a total of $42,000 in 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. awards. “We are thankful For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- we can offer these scholar- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be ships on behalf of the UEC specified if required). membership,” said Robert For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to Echenrode, UEC general meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space manager and CEO. “We for the obituary. wish these students the best For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone in their future studies.” number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not Students who were responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will chosen to receive the schol- be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. arships are: -Cooper Szasz, a 2021 graduate of Riverside High Send birth announcements to editor@rapidserve.net or upload to Heppner.net. School, will attend Oregon State University (OSU) to study animal science and eventually become a vet- erinarian. -Jose Puerta, a 2021 Daniel and Betha- graduate of Riverside High ny Jepsen of Heppner School, will attend Portland announce the birth of State University to study a son, Ethan William business administration. Jepsen. He was born -Zulema Gaytan, a Thursday, June 24, 2019 Riverside High grad- 2021, at Kadlec Hos- uate, is in the nursing pro- pital in Richland, WA. gram at Western Oregon The baby weighed 7 University. lb. 8 oz and was 21 Ethan William Jepsen -Kellie Zepeda, a 2017 inches long. He joins Hermiston High graduate three older sisters: Laurelee, age 7, Anna, 5, and Ade- and 2021 OSU graduate, laide, age 2. will continue her education Ethan is the grandson of Bill and Nancy Jepsen of at Western University of Enterprise and Art Robinson of Cave Junction, OR. Health Sciences to obtain a doctoral degree in physical therapy. -Jazlyn Romero, a 2020 Hermiston High graduate, is studying business admin- istration at OSU. -Trent Durfey, a 2019 Umatilla High School grad- uate, is studying pre-med- icine at Carroll College, Helena, Mont. -Cora McCann, 2021 10:00 AM graduate of Stanfield Sec- Old ondary School, will study Available for: Births Ethan William Jepsen Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays Weddings • Funerals Family Events 541-422-7300 Country Church All Are Welcome Madison Ashbeck kinesiology and exercise science at OSU. -Josie Goodrich, a 2020 Hermiston High School graduate, is attending Washington State Univer- sity with plans to become a criminal justice lawyer. -Madison Ashbeck, a 2021 graduate of Heppner High School, will attend Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) to study to become a radiographer. -Alyssa Keene, a 2018 graduate of Griswold High School at Helix, is studying business administration at BMCC. -Cloe McMichael, a 2020 Nixyaawii Commu- nity School graduate, is studying natural resources at OSU. -Nadine Ferguson, a 2021 graduate of Herm- iston High School, plans to attend Portland State University to major in data science and mathematics. -Courtnee West, a 2021 graduate of Hermiston High School, will attend OSU to study elementary edu- cation. -Emily Wadkins, a 2020 Hermiston High grad- uate, is studying elementary education at Eastern Ore- gon University. UEC also announced that Hermiston High School graduate Shawn Pourier is the recipient of the coop- erative’s $3,000 Lineman College Scholarship for 2021. He plans to attend Northwest Lineman Col- lege. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Save the Date! New Venue! YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Submit Ads heppner.net Call 541-676-9228 Email graphics@rapidserve.net We also offer design and printing services Heppner Gazette-Times Sykes Printing Obituaries Corleen Elda Overby Coe Corleen Elda Overby member of the Women’s Coe, 102, of Pendleton, Altar Guild Society and formerly Walla Walla, WA, Sunday school teacher as- and Milton-Freewater, OR, sistant. She served as a passed June 3, 2021, at a Campfire Girls leader and local assisted living facili- on the 1980 Umatilla Coun- ty surrounded with family ty election board. Corleen enjoyed bridge love. A Celebration of Life club, reading, music, at- service will be held Friday, tending plays, annual fam- July 2, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. ily coastal trips and travel at Milton-Freewater Cem- with her sister and friends. etery, 54700 Milton Cem- She loved roses, all things etery Road, Milton-Free- pink and green and tending water, OR 97862. Directly her flower gardens. But following the service, fam- most of all, she treasured ily and friends are invited the time spent with her family and win- to gather for a meal dow visits with her at Frazier Farmstead great-great-grand- Museum, 1403 Chest- son, Roane. nut St., Milton-Free- Corleen ap- water. proached life with Corleen was born strength, unself- Oct. 12, 1918, in Wal- ishness and a calm la Walla, to Arthur and Gladys Shelton Corleen Elda d e m e a n o r. Tw o Overby Coe pandemics, 1918 Overby. She grew up and 2020, were the in Walla Walla, grad- uating from Walla Walla bookends to her life. She High School in 1936. Prior lived through both. Corleen is survived to meeting the man of her dreams, she enjoyed plane by her daughters, Claudia rides, dances at Edgewater, Coe Hughes (Merlin) of ushering at the Liberty Heppner, OR and Kathleen Theater, spending a year at Coe Bell (Gary) of Pend- Washington State Univer- leton, OR; grandchildren, sity and working at Walla Kimberly Hughes Den- nis, Wm. Kevin Hughes Walla Valley Railway. While attending the (Angie) and Devin Coe; dedication of the Port Kel- great-grandchildren, Austin ley grain elevator along the Dennis (Angela), Destinee Columbia River she met the Dennis, Jessica Hughes and man of her dreams, William Makenzi Hughes; great- D. (Bill) Coe. They were great-grandson, Roane Bai- married Nov. 10, 1940, in ley; step-grandchildren, Walla Walla. Rarely a day Eric Bell (Tara) and Kris- passed that she didn’t hear, ten Bell Hartley (Jason); “I love you” or read those step-great-grandchildren, words in letters Bill sent Mason Bell, Aidan Bell, home during World War II. Nyiah Hartley and Taylor The couple located in Hartley; her sister, Merilyn Milton-Freewater, where Hamm; and many cherished they lived and worked for nieces and nephews. Corleen was preceded many years. Daughters Claudia arrived in 1944 and in death by her husband, Kathy in 1947. The family William D. Coe; her par- enjoyed many camping and ents, Arthur and Gladys fishing trips on the Walla (Shelton) Overby; and a Walla River, where Corleen sister, Leigh Ora Lyford. The family appreciated always had her lipstick on, and her hair combed. Bill the staff of Juniper House and Corleen blended their and Vange John Memorial seemingly opposite per- Hospice for their friend- sonalities (hers; gracious, ship and supportive care of proper and reserved; his: Corleen. Memorial contribu- talkative and outgoing) to exemplify a respectful, tions may be made to St. trusting and loving rela- James Episcopal Church tionship throughout their of Milton-Freewater or marriage until his passing Frazier Farmstead Muse- um/rose garden through in 1979. Corleen worked at Val- Munselle-Rhodes Funeral ley Feed Co., LaMona’s Home, 902 S. Main St., Dress Shop and as a ded- Milton-Freewater, OR icated bookkeeper for J. 97862. Munselle-Rhodes Fu- E. Olinger and Sons for 25 years. She was a life- neral Home is in charge long member of St. James of arrangements. To leave Episcopal Church in Mil- an online condolence, visit ton-Freewater, an active www.munsellerhodes.com.
