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Obituaries
Glennave Annel
Gibbs Arriaga
Glennave Annel Gibbs
Arriaga was with her
family when she passed
away peacefully in Boise,
Idaho on March 3, 2024.
She was born to Fred and
Thora Rose Land Gibbs
on October 8, 1939, in
Joseph, Oregon. Glennave
was raised in Joseph. Glen-
nave married Alvin Tippett
and to that union, three
children were born. Their
children, Rick, Shelly, and
Bill were also raised in Jo-
seph. Later they divorced,
and she married John Ar-
riaga and they moved to
Alaska. After John passed
away, Glennave moved
to Heppner in 2004. She
volunteered at the Neigh-
borhood Center and was
a housekeeper for many
years. She helped keep
people organized and clean!
Glennave knew how to get
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furniture! Her clients were
always happy to see her
come, and she treated her
clients like family. Her own
home was spotless inside
and out! She was not only
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too! She continued working
right up to February 2024.
She loved cooking and
baking and excelled at both
of those! She made special
goodie boxes for her grand-
children and sent them
several times a year. She
loved working in her yard
and was proud to receive
yard of the month last year.
She is survived by two
sisters, Janice Skaggs,
and Deva Duke. She also
leaves behind a daugh-
ter, Shelly Tippett, and
a son, Rick Tippet. She
was preceded in death by
her son, Bill Tippett. She
loved and cherished her
nieces, nephews, children,
grandchildren, and family
immensely, and they loved
her with that same strength
and passion. If you would
like to send a card, please
send it to: Shelly Tippett,
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John Robert
McConnell
John Robert McCo-
nnell, a longtime resident
of Heppner, passed away
on February 9 th , 2024, at
the age of 65. John was
born April 15 th , 1958, in
Dickenson, North Dakota
to Charles and Vivian Mc-
Connell. The family lived
in Myrtle Creek, and Elgin
Oregon, before moving to
Dallesport, Washington in
1964. The family lived in
Myrtle Creek and Elgin
Oregon, before moving to
Lexington in 1968. John
was a graduate of Heppner
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The family moved that year
to Wallowa Valley. During
this time john attended
Boise Bible College with
the desire to serve God
and minister to others. The
family returned to Hep-
pner in the winter of 1983.
John was a member of the
Oregon Carpenters Union
and worked as a carpen-
ter much of his life. He
was also a member of the
boiler makers union and
built and repaired boilers.
John was very much a man
of the forest. He liked to
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and pick mushrooms and
Huckleberries. John was
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short stories, and even a
children’s book. Several
of his works have been
published. He was often
self-employed as a wood-
cutter, and logged Hop
Poles in the early 1990s,
employing several other
people in those ventures.
John was married to Sylvia
Westrom, for a period of
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This union brought no mu-
tual children. Sylvia had
two adult daughters Lori
and Lisa who didn’t live
with the family except Lisa
for a brief time, and son
Andrew, that john helped
her raise. John maintained
contact with his stepchil-
dren after he and Sylvia
divorced. Andrew returned
as an adult and lived with
John for a period of time in
Heppner. John was preced-
ed in death by his parents,
his brother James E. McCo-
nnell, and niece Kimberly
(McConnell) Eldridge. He
is survived by six siblings,
Cindy Summer (Charlie) ,
Susan Hargrove (Bryan),
Kathleen Adams, Tom Mc-
Connell (Margie), Richard
McConnell, and Robert
McConnell. He also leaves
behind fourteen nieces and
nephews. He will be greatly
missed by his entire family.
A celebration of life will
be held of Saturday March
30 th , 2024, at the Lexington
Community Bible Church
150 East E Street, at 2pm.
Robert “Kyle”
Buschke
A graveside memori-
al service will be held at
12 p.m. Saturday, March
23, 2024, at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery in Hep-
pner, Oregon. A meal and
reception will follow at the
Heppner Elks Lodge. He
was born on December 3,
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ney Mortuary is in care of
arrangements.
Ione School District seeking
applications for Budget
Committee Vacancy
The Ione School Dis-
trict announces a budget
committee vacancy and is
accepting applications to
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Candidates must cur-
rently reside in Ione school
district boundaries and have
done so for at least one
year, and candidates must
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District. The selected can-
didate will serve a three-
year term.
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cation Form is available
at the District’s website at
www.ione.k12.or.us or at
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must be returned to the to
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secretary by 4:00 PM on
Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
Hopeful Saints Ministry’s
to give out food boxes
March 24 th
Spring break is com-
ing, the kids will be home,
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on food for the table, help is
on the way.
A box of food will be
given to anyone who comes
to Hopeful Saints Minis-
try’s parking lot on Gale
Street in Heppner on Sun-
day, March 24, from 2:00 to
3:00, or as long as the boxes
last. The box is loaded with
canned, packaged and fresh
items and some hygiene
supplies. It is given with no
questions asked.
If you can’t come to
pick up a box, please call
the church office at 541-
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ery. Be sure to leave your
contact information.
Boardman planning MCPC to hold
commission vacancy meeting 19 th , also
seeking applications
The City of Boardman
has a vacancy on the Plan-
ning Commission and is
seeking interested parties
who live within the Board-
man City Limits or in the
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sition will be appointed at
the April 2024 city council
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ning commission meeting
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2024. The term for this po-
sition would end on Decem-
ber 31, 2024. The Planning
Commission is comprised
of seven members appoint-
ed by the city council and is
a permanent advisory body
to the council on matters
related to planning and
development. The commis-
sion holds monthly public
meetings to consider land
use and zoning matters pre-
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amendments, zone changes,
conditional use permits,
variances, and tentative
subdivision projects. Meet-
ings are generally the third
Wednesday of each month
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Hall and are open to the
public. More information
about the planning com-
mission can be found at:
http://cityofboardman.com/
communitydevelopment.
Interested parties should
send a letter of interest
before March 28, 2024, to
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boardman.com or via mail
to: Boardman City Hall,
P.O. Box 229, Boardman,
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Morrow County Parks
Committee will be holding
a regular meeting Tuesday,
March 19 th , 2024 at 1pm at
the Morrow County Public
works office in Lexing-
ton, Oregon. This meet-
ing is open to the public
and will be on zoom for
those that cannot make It
in person. Zoom link is
https://us06web.zoom.us/
j/86061555261?pwd=1h-
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The MCPC is also
Happy 7th
Birthday!
WCVEDG now accepting
grant applications March
11 th – April 19 th
Willow Creek Valley
Economic Development
Group (WCVEDG) is now
accepting applications for
their Community Enhance-
ment Grant. This grant is
awarded to non-profits,
municipalities or special
districts that are in WC-
VEDG’s designated service
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project description. Eligible
projects include, but not
limited to, recreational pro-
grams or projects that serve
the public, cultural activi-
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projects, existing program
enhancement, and capital
improvements.
WCVEDG has been
granted these funds from
the Columbia River Enter-
prise Zone Board (CREZ
II). WCVEDG uses some
of the funding for the com-
munity and public enhance-
ment of South Morrow
County. WCVEDG award-
ed over $250,000 to proj-
ects in 2023. Some proj-
ects included downtown
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FFA backpack program,
food bank boxes, Water
Park building repairs, Youth
Baseball field equipment
and ADA baseball field
reconstruction, Wilkenson
Arena improvements, St.
Patrick’s Senior Center
fire suppression system,
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and capital improvements
to Willow Creek Assisted
Living.
Applications are being
accepted from March 11,
2023 – April 19, 2024.
Eligible projects must
be within the WCVEDG
service area (zip codes
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must have at least 50% of
funding (may include in-
kind and cash contributions
from local and regional
sources). Projects qualify
for up to $50,000. Ione and
Lexington zip codes no lon-
ger qualify for WCVEDG
grant funding. Please con-
tact ICABO (Ione) or the
Town of Lexington for
information on their CREZ
II economic development
disbursements.
To learn more about this
grant, including the 2024
service area, eligible proj-
ects, and a sample budget,
visit heppnerchamber.com/
grants, email ZFYHGJ#
gmail.com, or call 503-
504-8508. Applications
to be submitted by email
to ZFYHGJ#JPDLOFRP,
or mailed to WCVEDG,
PO Box 14, Heppner, OR
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April 19 th at 5:00pm.
seeking an individual to
represent the Park User
Group-Motorized Recre-
ational position that will
expire March 2024. The
new term will start March
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are interested please com-
plete the member appli-
cation and return to the
Morrow County Public
Works Department, attn:
Parks Committee, P.O. Box
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or via email to PFSDUNV#
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