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The Gaz.ette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 13, 1978 THREE
90th birthday feted
(POLICE BLOTTER
Many descendants and
friends of Mrs. John Brosnan
(Zetta Hager) gathered at her
home at Lena on Sunday, July
8 to congratulate Zetta on her
90th birthday. As they entered
her cozy home an embroi
dered motto done by a
granddaughter-in-law greeted
them it read "Count your
age by friends not years;
Count your life by smiles not
tears." All who know Zetta
know her smile, her quick wit,
her cheerfulness.
Zetta, born to Mr. and Mrs.
John Hager in Heppner in 1888
holds so much local history in
her now white-thatched head
and on her lively tongue. Her
father came from Missouri
and her mother, Belle Wilkins,
was from Vermont, and they
gave their two daughters
interesting names Zetta and
Zilpha. Zetta was the first
child baptized in St. Patrick's
Church then up on Heppner's
south hill where the Legion
Hall is now.
She went through grade
school in Heppner, then went
to a convent high school in
Walla Walla, graduating in
1906, and going on to Washing
ton State College at Pullman.
She also worked several
places in Heppner at Jim
Hart's Confectionary Store
and at the post office while
W.W. Smeart was postmaster.
Right after she left Pullman,
she worked awhile in Weiser,
Idaho as a telephone operator.
In 1908 she and John
Brosnan were married in St.
Patrick's and went to live on
the Brosnan Ranch at Lena
where Zetta still lives. Her
husband was the son of
Jeremiah Brosnan from
County Cork who came around
the Horn to Oregon in the 1870s
and who married Mary Gaf
ney in Morrow County in 1881.
John died in 1952. Their son
Jerry and his wife Marian and
their son Eddie and his wife
Lorraine and their five fifth
generation Brosnans farm the
land today. Zetta and John's
other children are a son Joe,
who visits Oregon quite regu
larly from his Arkansas home,
and a daughter Margaret
(Mrs. Donald Williams) also
of Arkansas who could not
come for the birthday party.
About one-half of Zetta s 22
living great-grandchildren
and her seven grandchildren
were at the celebration. Zetta
told her guests about some of
her experienes during her 70
years at Lena. She declared
that the trip from the ranch to
Heppner over the early dirt
road, used to take "well over
two hours, moving right along
in the buggy." However, when
she was in a hurry for
something, she could get to
town in one and one-half hours
on horseback. Later, after the
Brosnans got a car, they sped
over the dirt road at 25 miles
per hour and could get into
Heppner in "about an hour."
Zetta's health is still "pretty
good" she says her ears
have faded some and she has
some difficulty walking but
still crochets at a good clip.
The latest of the many
afghans she has crocheted is a
lovely rose and brown log
cabin patterned masterpiece
designated for a grandson.
The large number of well
wishers at Zetta's place on
Sunday included folks from all
of Eastern Oregon and from
Woodburn and the Portland
area. Very special friends of
about 50 years, Hazel and
Burley Sallee, came from
their Troutdale home to con
gratulate her.
All enjoyed the several
birthday cakes, the variety of
beverages, and the fresh
raspberries and ice cream
served by Zetta's family.
Zetta's great-grand children
range from pre school to high
school ages and the 22 are now
enriching quite a few districts
in Oregon and elsewhere.
Two incidents involving
stolen vehicles that were
wrecked and abandoned oc
curred in Morrow County
during the past week.
On Saturday morning, a 1963 .
Volkswagen slammed into a
utility pole along Washington
Avenue in Irrigon, with the
driver leaving the scene of the
accident.
Deputies investigating the
crash learned later in the day
that the car had been stolen
from Bror Gustauv of Uma
tilla during the previous night.
The second incident, also
reported on Saturday, invol
ved a 1971 GMC pickup truck
owned by Earl Trudeau of
Boardman.
The pickup was found
wrecked at Cecil, with the
driver fleeing the scene on
foot. No arrests have been
made in connection with
either incident.
In Wheeler County last
week, the one-man sheriff's
department arrested an es-
Phone bids on lamb sale
A total of 376 fat, medium
and feeder lambs were graded
late last week, prior to the
annual conference call lamb
sale, carried out by the
Morrow County Extension
office and the Northwest
Livestock Producers Market.
Bids on the Morrow County
sheep will be taken on a
telephone conference call
hookup to regional buyers on
Aug. 13. The Morrow County
mutton will then be shipped to
the high bidder within a week
of the sale.
County sheep producers tak
ing advantage of the sale
include Terry Thompson,
Peter Lennon, Lucy Spurlock,
Howard Pettyjohn, Shirley
Rugg and Mitch Ashbeck.
County Extension Agent
John Nordheim is in charge of
this year's sale.
capee from a Kentucky pri
son. Carol Calloway of Hender
son, Ky ., is currently lodged in
jail in The Dalles, pending
extradition to his home state.
Calloway faces charges of
second degree escape, after
eluding authorities while he
was being taken to the
Kentucky State Prison to
serve time on two burglary
charges.
It was not immediately
known what brought Calloway
to Wheeler County, nor were
the details of his arrest
available.
The Morrow County Sher
iff's office assisted Wheeler
County, by relaying teletype
messages on the suspect from
authorities in Kentucky.
Frank D. Flock, 22, of
Boardman, pleaded guilty in
Morrow County Justice Court
earlier this week to charges of
driving while intoxicated and
driving while his license was
suspended.
The Boardman man was
sentenced to 14 days in the
Umatilla County Jail, plus a
$305 fine.
WEDDING
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Drake to attend farmer's meet in Kansas
On July 17-18, forty United
Methodist farmers from
across the United States will
meet at Kansas Newman
College in Wichita, Kansas to
consider farm problems.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Drake of Sandhollow will
attend as representatives
from Oregon. The Heppner
congregation and the Oregon
Idaho Conference, along with
the Board of Global Minis
teries of The United Methodist
Church will assist with their
expenses.
Methodists
set picnic
for July 23
The Heppner United Meth
odists have tentatively sched
uled their annual summer
picnic for Sunday, July 23.
They are now considering
having the worship service
that morning at Cutsforth
Park at 11:00 and then
picnicking there in the early
afternoon.
Cleveland
attend
grandson's
dedication
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cleve
land of Heppner and Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Bagwell of
Pendleton attended the July 7
dedication for their grandson,
Anderson Charles, at the
Church of God in Pendleton.
Master Cleveland was born
in Pendleton May 28, 1978 and
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Cleveland.
Perrins return
from pastoral
Both of the Drakes are very
active in the local church
where they serve on various
committees. Carley has been
the church organist for the
past year. She is also em
ployed in the Morrow County
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Mental Health office.
This conference is being
held to help farmers and other
persons involved in the "farm
crisis" know that the church
cares about and is responsive
to the critical problems faced
by farmers and farm families,
and that church leaders desire
to be involved in helping to
resolve these issues.
The Drakes will fly to
Kansas on July 16 and will
return to their farm home by
July 19. Doug hopes to
complete harvest soon there
after on the Drake Ranch,
where his father and grand
father farmed before him.
class
Lloyd and Jana Perrin and
son David returned this week
from Washington, where they
have been for the past month.
Perrin, pastor of the Adventist
Church here, was taking a
course in Field School Evan
gelism held in Wenatchee.
It was a particularly enjoy
able month for Jana, because
they stayed with her parents,
Carl and Jane Hilton, at their
ranch in Chelan. Pastor Per-,
rin commuted the 45 miles to
and from Wenatchee.
The' class he took this
summer will apply toward the
Master of Divinity degree he
plans to get at Andrews
University in Berrien Springs
over the next two years.
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