TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 12, 2023
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
South Morrow Farm Crawl to showcase local
agriculture, community
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Suezanne
Paige Duncan
Suezanne Paige Dun-
can, 81, passed away in
Wenatchee, WA on Mon-
d a y ,
April 3,
2023,
due to
a heart
attack
f r o m
which
h e r
body could not recover. She
was surrounded by her be-
loved husband of 59 years,
Robert C. Duncan; sons,
Reid Alan Duncan and
Ryan Gregory Duncan; and
daughter, Nicole Ann (Dun-
can) Kenny. The family will
gather together to celebrate
Suezanne privately. There
will be no public service.
Suezanne was born on
March 4, 1942, in Walla
Walla, WA to Floyd Paige
Perry and Arminda Emily
(Coppock) Perry. Suezanne
was very fortunate to re-
ceive her education across
the country, as her family
moved from time to time
for her father’s career as a
college professor. This took
them to several lovely uni-
versities located in Oregon,
New Mexico, Minnesota
and Washington. Suezanne
attended universities lo-
cated in Minnesota and
Oregon. Suezanne ultimate-
ly achieved her master’s
degree in speech language
pathology at Eastern Ore-
gon University, all while
working and raising small
children.
Suezanne had a very
diversified occupational
experience working as a
Special needs educator,
reading instructor, speech
language pathologist, third
grade teacher and finally as
a small business owner. Re-
cently, when asked what her
favorite job was, Suezanne
replied, “I have never had a
bad job! I loved them all!”
Suezanne’s formative
years were spent atop a
horse in Eastern Oregon
around Athena, Heppner
and North Lexington, for-
ever favorite places in her
heart. She had a very close
and loving relationship with
her cousins, who were like
siblings. Over the years,
many fond memories have
been shared of their shenan-
igans. Her friends are cher-
ished and will forever have
special places in all of the
Duncan hearts. Suezanne
loved horses and shared this
love with her daughter. Her
husband, Bob, supported
her with this, although her
sons never caught the fever
and preferred motorcycles,
which could go faster and
never put up a fuss.
Suezanne is survived
by her husband, Robert;
son Reid and wife Lori and
his son Alec; son Ryan and
wife Kami with their sons
Wesley, Teague and Jones;
and her daughter Nicole
and husband Tom with their
children, Karly and Kelen.
This donkey at Red Barn
Farm is only one of the friend-
ly faces visitors will see at the
South Morrow Farm Crawl in
June. -Contributed photo
For anyone looking to
learn more about local ag-
riculture, there’s probably
no better way than the farm
crawl.
The South Morrow
Farm Crawl is a new, fam-
ily-friendly event that’s
ready to showcase the best
of local agriculture and
community on June 17.
This event offers visitors
the chance to take a day-
long tour of six local farms
in South Morrow County,
followed by a stop at the
The family appreciates
all their family and friends
and their support during
this difficult time. Anyone
who would like to honor
Suezanne in some way is
asked to make a donation
in her name to a charity of
choice.
Funeral Notice
Gary Lee Nolan—Gary
Lee Nolan, 73, died March
22, 2023, at his home in
Lexington. He was born
December 25, 1949, in
Grand Coulee, WA. A me-
morial service will be held
on April 22 at 3 p.m. at the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witnesses, 2260 NE 4 th St.,
Hermiston. A full obituary
will follow in next week’s
Gazette-Times.
South Morrow Farm Crawl
participants will see a variety
of local agricultural enter-
prises ranging from livestock
to wheat to flowers like these
dahlias. -Contributed photo
Morrow County Heritage
Agriculture Museum and
a community event in the
park near Willow Creek
Water Park.
The tour runs from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. and the com-
munity event from 3 p.m.
to 7 p.m.
The South Morrow
Farm Crawl is a self-guided
tour that allows attendees to
explore a variety of farms
and ranches including
wheat, vegetables, flowers,
bees and honey, and live-
stock such as sheep, cattle,
swine and even emus. The
event features a variety
of hands-on activities and
demonstrations for all ages,
including opportunities
to learn about sustainable
agriculture practices.
Following the farm
crawl tour, participants can
join together in Heppner to
enjoy live music featuring
the band Skillethead of
Central Oregon. The event
will also feature local food
trucks on site, and a vendor
market with a variety of
goods and local artisanal
products. There will also
be a community corn hole
tournament.
Attendees have the op-
portunity to receive a free
South Morrow Farm Crawl
Passport. They earn a pass-
port stamp for each farm
site they stop at and each
vendor site they shop at.
Passport holders can win
raffle prizes at the com-
munity event for stamps
gathered in their passport.
“The South Morrow
Farm Crawl is a great op-
portunity for visitors to
learn about agriculture and
connect with the region,”
said Julie Baker of Oregon
State University Extension,
Morrow County. “By at-
tending the event, visitors
can build and strengthen
their relationships with
local growers, small farms
and community members
as they share their con-
tributions to agriculture,
education, agritourism and
more.”
Haying in progress at Red
Barn Farm. -Contributed photo
The South Morrow
Farm Crawl is free to at-
tend, and participants can
start their self-guided tour
at any of the participating
farms. The Morrow County
Loop will offer one route
of public transportation
starting at 11 a.m.; visitors
can reserve their free seat
on the bus on the website.
For more information, in-
cluding corn hole tourna-
ment team registration,
vendor inquiries and a map
of participating farms and
activities, visit www.south-
morrowfarmcrawl.com.
This event was made
possible through grant
funding, sponsored by Am-
azon Web Services and
Change X. The project is
led by Julie Baker of OSU
Extension and a committee
of participating farm site
representatives. For more
information, contact Julie
Baker at julie.baker@ore-
gonstate.edu or 541-676-
9642.
CONGRATULATIONS
MONIkA ELGUEZABAL
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