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Margaret
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Williams
ALEXANDREA, Arkansas -Margaret
Brosnan Williams, a
former area resident, died at
her home in Alexandrea, Ar
kansas on Sunday, January 2,
1983, at the age of 68.
She was born July 4, 1914 at
Lena to John and Zetta Bros
nan. She attended schools at
Lena and in Heppner and was
a Pendleton Round-Up prin
cess in 1934.
She married Don Williams
at Alexandrea in 1962.
Graveside serves are to be
held at Alexandrea.
Survivors include her hus
band, Don, of Alexandrea; her
mother, Zetta, and brothers
Jerry and Joe, all of Lena;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
William Clair
Walter
I0NE - William Clair Walter
of lone died December 29,
1982, aU- Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner at the age
of 74.
He was born November 12,
1908, to Charles and Emma
Mosier Walter in Prescott,
Iowa. In 1930, he came to the
John Day Valley area.
On July 7, 1935, he married
Cleta L. Wood at Prairie City.
He came to the lone area in
1968, working as a well driller.
Kr. Walter was a charter
member of the John Day Elks
Lodge 1824.
Funeral services were held
Monday, Jan. 3, at the lone.
United Church of Christ with
the Rev. Cathy Barker offici
ating. Honorary bearers were
Elmer Ladd. k'erle Anbury,
Steve Hebener, RoJlo Craw
ford, Stan McGill, Gordon
White, Milton Morgan and
Wayne Rietmann. Musical
selections were by Rikka
Tews, organist and Ron Mc
Donald, soloist.
Graveside services and bur
ial were at Prairie City on
January 4.
Survivors include his wife,
Cleta Walter, and daughter
Pat Osborne, both of lone;
sister June Johnson of Tygh
Valley; three brothers: Fred
erick and Raymond of Pres
cott, Iowa, and Alfred of Sac
ramento, Calif.; four grand
children and one greatgrand
child. Memorial contributions, for
those who wish may be made
to the Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital Foundation, directly or
through Sweeney Mortuary in
Heppner.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hep
pner, was in charge of ar
rangements
D.A.'s Report
Helen Leatha Findley, 46;
John Thomas Findley, 23; and
Elwyn Coy Findley, 56, all of
Boardman, entered not guilty
pleas in Morrow County Cir
cuit Court December 30 to two
counts of alleged Delivery of a
Controlled Substance to a Mi
nor, two counts of alleged
Delivery of a Controlled Sub
stance for Consideration,
three counts of alleged Crim
inal Conspiracy and two
counts of alleged Possession of
a Controlled Substance, said a
Courthouse spokesperson.
In other news, Richard Les
ter Christie, 19, of Hermiston,
charged with alleged First
Degree Theft, pleaded guilty
to Second Degree Theft in
Morrow County Circuit Court
on December 30.
Keppner
Obituaries "
The Rev
John CTBrien
HEPPNER - the Rev. John
O'Brien of Heppner, died De
cember 16, 1982, at the home of
his brother, James, in Bewley,
Cappouquin, County Water
ford, Ireland, at the age of 70.
He pastored St. Patricks and
St. Williams Catholics
Churches in Heppner and
lone.
He was born January 12,
1912, in Bewley. After com
pleting his philosophy studies
at Mt. Melleray Seminary,
Cappouquin, he entered St.
Kieran Seminary at Kilkenny,
Ireland. He was ordained
there for the Baker Diocese
June 11, 1939.
He served as associate pas
tor at Sacred Heart Parish at
Klamath Falls and at Saint
Francis de Sales Cathedral at
Baker. He was appointed pas
tor of Saint Alphonsus Parish,
Dufur on July 29, 1943 and
following that assignment he
served as pastor of Saint
Patrick Parish at Vale from
1946 to 1959; Saint Augustine
Parish at Merrill from 1959 to
I960; Saiut Agnes Church,
Pilot Rock from 1960 to 1974;
and served in Heppner and
lone since 1974.
In addition to his parochial
assignments, he served as
pro-syndal judge on the Mar
riage Tribunal, on the Dioce
san Building Committee, on
the steering committee which
set up the Senate of Priests for
the Diocese of Baker, on the
Senate of Priests, on the Dio
cesan Board of Counciliation;
on the Diocesan Health and
Retirement Board as a con
sultant, and as dean of the
Northern Deanery.
The Rev. O'Brien had been
eligible for full retirment for
several years but had chosen
to take paratial retirement
instead in order to continue as
pastor of the Heppner and
lone Parishes.
He went to Ireland in July of
this year to visit his family
and suffered a heart attack
shortly after arriving there,
but had expected to return to
Heppner after the first of the
year.
He was buried from his
home parish in Cappoquin on
December 19.
Rosary was said Monday,
Dec. 27 at St. Patricks Catho
lic Church in Heppner. A
Memorial Mass was offered at
the Church December 28. The
Most Rev. Thomas J. Connolly
D.D., Bishop of Baker, offici
ated. He was assisted by the
Rev. Timothy B. Collins of St.
Marys Catholic Church, Pen
dleton, who delivered the
Homily. Musical selections
were by Rose Marie Buschke,
organist. Thirty priests and 10
nuns attended the Memorial
Mass.
Local woman
named to
Uof P
honor roll
Members of the Heppner
Garden Club are reminded
that their January meeting
will follow a 6:30 p.m. potluck
dinner at the home of Justine
Weatherford on Monday, Jan.
10. The evening's program
will center on "Home and
Town Improvement Through
Gardening."
Americans eat more than
twice as much food told in
glass jars as do all the rest
of the people in the world.
Support Morrow
To the editor;
I am writing to encourage
everyone in Morrow County to
support the publication of the
Morrow County History Book.
You should all have received a
brochure telling you about
how this is to be done. If you
have not gotten one, contact
Delpha Jones, Jean Nelson or
Ruth McCabe.
We need to have the money
and orders by February 1 so
that we will know how many
Carrie E."
Becket
HEPPNER - Carrie E. Bec
ket of Heppner died December
31, 1982, at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner at the age
of 98.
She was born November 2,
1884, to James and Lettie
Wood Forbes. She attended
Green Lake schools, and
moved to Portland in 1907.
She came to this area in
1908. and taught in the Liberty
School District near lone.
On June 3, 1908, she married
Walter W. Becket in Portland.
They returned to the Becket
ranch near Heppner, where
they lived until moving into
Heppner in 1946.
Mrs. Becket was a member
of the Order of the Eastern
Star, and Valby Lutheran
Church. She was preceded in
death by her husband in 1968.
Funeral services were held
January 3 at Hope Lutheran
Church. Heppner, with the
Rev. John Maas officiating.
Casket bearers were Cecil
Rill, Brett Buschke, Robert
Buschke, Marty Buschke,
Ronald Becket and Jerry
Buschke. Musical selections
were by Karen Stack,
organist.
Concluding services and
vault interment were at Hep
pner Masonic Cemetery.
Survivors include a son,
Laurence, of Heppner; four
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. Contributions for those who
wish, may be made to the
Valby Lutheran Church
Memorial Fund.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hep
pner, was in charge of ar
rangements. Edith M. King
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Edith
M. King of Bellevue, Wah., a
former Lexington resident
died December 19, 1982, at the
age of 63.
She was born at Orland,
Calif, on October 20, 1919. She
grew up in Lexington and
graduated from Lexington
High School in 1936. She later
graduated from Kinman
Business University in Spo
kane, Wash, and remained at
the school as an instructor for
seven years. A resident of the
Bellevue area since 1954, she
was active in both church and
school affairs.
A memorial service was
held December 22 at Eastgate
Congregational Church in
Bellevue.
Survivors include her hus
band, Fred, sons Terry and
Donald, a daughter, Lois, and
one grandson, all of the
greater Seattle, Wash, area;
two brothers, Albert Edwards
of Tigard and John Edwards
of Lexington; and a sister,
Jerrine Marrs, of Menlo Park,
Calif.
For those who wish, mem
orial contributions may be
sent to the Edith M. King
Memorial Fund, Eastgate
Congregational Church, 15401
S.E. Newport Way, Bellevue,
Washington 98006.
Garden Club
plans Jan.
meeting
Ann Marie Lindsay of Lex
ington is listed on the 1982 fall
semester honor roll at the
University of Portland. She is
a freshman in the College of
Arts and Sciences.
LETTERS
Co. History Book
books we can publish. We
must have at least 600 stories
about Morrow County fami
lies to publish the book. Also
we will not publish unless we
have orders for 500 books. AH
money will be held in escrow
until this figure has been
reached.
Jean Nelson
Member of the Morrow
County History Book
Committee
Sheriffs Report
The Morrow County Sher
iff's office at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following calls,
cases and reports during the
past week:
On December 28. Mark Wil
liam Rogers. 26. of Boardman,
was arrested by a Morrow
County sheriff's deputy on an
Irrigon Justice Court Warrant
for alleged Failure to pay a
fine on a Driving While Su
spended charge.
On December 29, a Board
man ambulance responded to
a Boardman residence to as
sist a possible heart attack
victim. The patient was trans
ported to Dr. Lobb's office in
Boardman.
Also on December 29, the
Boardman Fire Department
responded to a vehicle fire on
Interstate 84, five miles west
of Boardman, in the east
bound lane.
In another December 29
incident. Ted A. Sampson. 35.
of Irrigon was arrested by a
Morrow County sheriff's
deputy on an Irrigon Justice
Court Warrant for alleged
Failure to Appear on a Trans
porting Livestock out of Ore
gon Without Brand Inspection
charge.
On January 1, a Morrow
County sheriff's deputy re
sponded to a one-vehicle in
jury accident near milepost
four on Highway 207. Steven
Dale Lankford, driver of the
vehicle, was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner by a private citizen.
He was cited for alleged Care
less Driving.
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice
Court at the Morrow County
Courthouse in Heppner han
dled the following cases dur
ing the past week:
Deann Colleen Connor,
Pendleton - Exceeding the
Maximum Speed (65 mph in a
55 mph zone), $12 fine.
Scott Ernest Epperly, Rose
burg - Careless Driving - $18
fine.
Wesley Virgil Marlatt, Hep
pner - Exceeding the Maxi
mum Speed (65 mph in a 55
mph zone), $12 fine.
Michelle Lynn Aaron, For
est Grove - Minor in Posses
sion of An Alcoholic Beverage,
$55 fine.
Dawna Ann Devin, Pendle
ton - Minor in Possession of An
Alcoholic Beverage, $55 fine.
Hospital Notes
The following patients were
admitted and released from
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner during the past
week:
Gordon Dames, Heppner -admitted
December 28, re
leased December 30;
Rita Thorpe, Heppner - ad
mitted December 29, released
January 2:
Darren Ployhar, Heppner -admitted
January 1, released
January 3; and
Correy Keen, Heppner -admitted
January 1, released
January 3.
Patients still receiving care
at the hospital as of Tuesday,
Jan. 4, included:
Martha Stockton, Spray -admitted
December 27;
Samuel Steers, Heppner -admitted
December 29;
Richard Hendricks, lone -admitted
December 28; and
Steve Lankford, Heppner -admitted
January 1.
EDITOR
A more joyful celebration
To the editor:
To the people of Morrow
County:
The generosity of those
people, organizations and
businesses who donated to
ward making Christmas a
more joyful and meaning
celebration for approximately
135 families of our county, a
humble thanks from all in
volved at the center; the
volunteers and staff and all
workers at both ends of the
county.
I am going to quote an
excerpt from a letter we have
received since the delivery of
the baskets:
"Thank you from the bottom
of my heart for the kindness
and generosity of those who
gave to the Christmas basket
Christopher Lee Peck - A
son, Christopher Lee, was
born to Allen and Patricia
Peck of lone on December 27
at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner. He weighed 7 lbs.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Hughes and Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Peck, all of
Heppner.
Great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. W E. Hughes of
Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. H.G.
Peck of Lexington, Mrs. Ed
win Coe of Milton-Freewater
and Dolly Allstott of Umatilla.
Christopher joins a sister.
Amber, 23 months, at home.
Mandy Jo Anderson - A
daughter, Mandy Jo, was born
to Randall and Elizabeth An
derson of Condon on Decem
ber 29 at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner. She
weighed 7 lbs., 54 oz.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Brehaut of Con
don, Mr. and Mrs. Earl An
derson of Portland and Mariel
Spencer of Irrigon.
Many Americana con
sume two to three time or
even more odium each day
than they need to, ssy nu
trition expert. Here are
some more facte you may
not know about the miner
al element that's aa essential
to our bodice as air and wa
ter sodium.
Only about 14 of
your sodium intake comet
from the salt you add to
food.
Excess sodium in the
diet is believed to contrib
ute to high blood pressure
or hypertension, which put
an extra strain on the heart
Only a doctor can advise
you if you need to cut
down on the sodium in your
diet
For Love
that has passed
the lest of Time
The circle is the symbol of unending love. Like the
circle, your love traces and reinforces its own
pattern, growing stronger with time.
The Eternity Ring is a circlet of diamonds,
emeralds, sapphires or other precious gems.
It's the perfect gift for the woman you've loved
for many years . . . and will continue to love
tor many
Peterson's
Heppner
DEDICATED TO
CTUlPC A k if
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pro lev ' and those who worked
to put it all together and
deliver them, I almost cried as
I unpacked the gifts, the boxes
of clothing and handmade
quilts and all the makings of a
Christmas dinner with the
extra trimmings. I know not
how a person can express the
gratitude I feel except to say
'God bless you all and thank
you. "
With this. I hope all those
who worked so hard and gave
freely of their time and furn
ished transportation on dona
ted items know, we of the
center, too. say thanks again.
May 1983 be a blessed and
prosperous year for all of you.
Pat Brindle
Coordinator,
Heppner Neighborhood Center
Koad Heport ,
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The Morrow County Public
Works Department has re
leased the following Work Re
port for the weeks ending
December 25 and January 1 :
During the past two weeks
shoulder and ditch work was
done on Big Butter Creek
Road and Juniper, Bergevin,
Valby. Barlow Canyon, Holtz,
Milton Morgan and Brenner
Canyon roads.
Roads that were bladed in
clude: Gar Swanson, Halvor
sen to Eight Mile, J. Berg
strom. Alpine Nelson, Howton,
Bill Bergstrom, Klinger
Doherty. and Carlson.
Gravel was bladed onto
Paul Tews, Kincaid Holtz,
Tony Viy and Zinter roads.
Weeds and brush were piled
and burned on numerous
county roads.
In the north end of Morrow
County, cold mix patching was
done on the Irrigon Ordnance
Road. Slaughter Road and
Frontage Road. Shoulder
work was done on Pole Line
Road to help with water
drainage. Gravel was spread
on road No. 910 and the
shoulders of Washington
Street. Signs were reset on
Kunze and Pole Line roads.
4-H leader
needed for
Outdoor Club
By JOHN NORDHEIM
Morrow County 1
Extension Agent
There has been an active
4-H club in the Heppner-Lex-ington
area that has learned
cutdoor survival techniques.
The previous leaders are not
able to continue the club, but
there are still Interested
members.
If anyone is interested in
leading a club in this area,
please call John Nordheim at
676-9642.
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KNOWLEDGE.
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Public Meetings;
Hi iwnii muni .uii jimim mm-mmXltt
Monday, Jan. 10 Morrow
County Fair Board, fair
grounds annex building, Hep
pner, 8 p.m.; Heppner Plan
ning Commission, dt hall, 7;30
p.m.: and Heppner Fire De
partment, fire hall, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 11 -Lexington
City Council, city hall, 7:30
p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 12 - Mor
row County Court, courthouse,
Heppner, 9 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 13 Port of
Morrow Commission, 1 Mar
ine Dr., Boardman, 1 p.m.;
and Lexington Fire Depart
ment, city hall, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 17 lone
Planning Commission, city
hall. 7:30 p.m.; Heppner Fire
Department, fire hall. 7:30
p.m.: and Morrow County
School Board, Sam Boardman
Elementary School, Board
man. 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday. Jan. 18 Pioneer
Memorial Hospital Board,
hospital, Heppner, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 19 - Mor
row County Court, courthouse,
Heppner. 9 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 24 Heppner
Fire Department, fire hall,
7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 26 Mor
row County Court, county
building. Irrigon, 9 a.m.;
Heppner Public Library
Board. library. 8 p.m.
Monday. Jan. 31 Morrow
County Planning Commission,
annex building, Irrigon, 8
pm.: Heppner Fire Depart
ment, fire hall, 7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, Jan. 1 1 free blood
pressure clinic and immuni
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1 to 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 14 free blood
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Tuesday, Jan. 18 free blood
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Wednesday, Jan. 19 free
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