Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13, 1994 - THREE
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“Gratitude is the Memory of the Heart”
J Youre expressions of love and support dur-
">> ing our mother's illness were a great comfort
day evening at the Oddfellow
Hall. Prizes winners were: high.
men-John Tellechea, second-Bob
Taylor; women-Dot Halvorsen,
second-G inger
K eithley,
travel ing-Elmer Heath and Cecil
Jones. Refreshment were served.
-:-Max and Betty Breeding
from Gresham were Lexington
visitors Sunday en route home
from the Steagall reunion.
-:-Lee and Wayne Miller from
Hermiston visited his aunt and
uncle, Cecil and Delpha Jones on
Sunday. They are former Hepp
ner residents.
-:-Several people from lone
and Lexington attended the bir
thday party for Loretta Lantis in
Condon Saturday. Hosts were her
children Ellen and Larry Ken
nedy and her daughter and son-
in-law of Lexington.
-:-Bob, Greg, Carol King and
Kyla from Cresswell were recent
to her. Your friendship, prayers and sympathy,
^ expressed in so many ways, have strengthen-
jL ed us in our sorrow.
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From our hearts we thank you.
THE FAMILY OF LIB DAGGETT
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Ken, Anita, Megan & Ryan
Lee, Betty & Emily
Kay, Steve & Adam Hunkapillar
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County picnic at new location
By Delpha Jon«»
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visitors at the Faye Ruhl home
and at the Mike Gray ranch on
Rhea Creek.
-:-Kristen Skow from Red
mond is visiting her grand
parents, Delbert and Phylis Piper.
Last week they motored to Baker
City and visited the Interpretive
Center.
-:-Pastor Glenn Anderson and
family have returned home from
a vacation.
-:-The Dick Temple family
visited the weekend in Wallowa
where they met his brother from
Oklahoma for a short visit. Brent
and Christine Temple, their son
and his wife, will be visiting
their home sometime next week.
-:-Let’s not forget the picnic
planned for the w eekend.
Rebekah and Oddfellows will
hold their picnic Saturday at
Penland Lake. Lexington Grange
will hold their picnic at Gilberts’
mountain cabin on Sunday.
Museum to host Blacks in the West
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478 AC cultivated. Currently in CRP, located
near Heppner, Condon Hwy. Great views.
Deer, Pheasant, Chukar hunting ine. 10,000
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Vesta Kilkenny 503 222-9701
Cronin & Caplan Realty Group Ine.
636 N.W. 21st Ave. Portland, OR 97209
Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Tripp and
Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Brazell request the
pleasure o f your company at the marriage of
their children Diane Rene and Brian Roy
on Sunday, the twenty-fourth o f July Nine'teen
hundred and ninety-four at half-past six in the
evening. Willamette Valley Vineyards, Turner,
Oregon S. 1-5 exit 248, past Enchanted Forest
A reception honoring the couple will be held
Saturday July 30 from 6-8 p.m. at the Brazell
residence in Lexington, 465 H St.
(across from MCGG), Lexington
ot the pioneers of the 19th
century West are almost ex-
culsively Caucasian, African
Americans played an important
role in western expansion.
Millner’s presentation explores
why the West attracted Blacks
and the impact their presence had
,upon the westward movement.
Focusing upon the Buffalo
soldiers, Black cavalry and infan
try units who came west after the
Civil War, the program demon
strates their critical role in the
m ajor events o f w estern
development.
Darrell Millner is chair of the
Black Studies Department at
Portland State University and has
done extensive research on the
history of African Americans in
Oregon and in the Northwest.
“ Blacks in the Westward Move
For further information about
ment: The Buffalo Soldiers,” a
the program, contact the Morrow
talk by Darrell Millner, will be
County Museum at 676-5524.
presented Friday, July 22, at 7
p.m. at the Morrow County
Museum. The public is invited
and admission is free. The pro
gram, sponsored by the Morrow Eddie Gunderson Sr.
County Museum, is made possi
Graveside service for Eddie M.
ble by the Oregon Council for the Gunderson, Sr., was held Mon
Humanities, an affiliate of the day, July 11 at the Heppner
National Endowment for the Masonic Cemetery.
Humanities.
Mr. Gunderon, 87, Heppner,
Although the traditional images died Thursday, July 7, 1994 at
Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home
in Heppner.
H ewas bom Aug. 23, 1906 at
Rake, Iowa, to Mathias and Min
nie Nelson Gunderson. He grew
up at Rake and attended school
there.
On Oct. 26, 1928, he married
Lucille Lewis in Minnesota. They
later divorced.
He lived in Iowa, Minnesota
and North Dakota before enter
ing the military in 1944. He serv
ed with the U.S. Army until 1945
and came to Heppner after his
discharge.
Survivors include sons, Eddie
Jr. of Heppner, and Donald of
A loha;
daughter,
Mary
Schoonover, of Riverside, CA.;
11 grandchildren and 12 great
grandchildren. Three brothers
and three sisters died earlier.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the St. Patrick Senior
Center, PO Box 266, Heppner
97836, or to a charity of choice.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner.
was in charge of arrangements.
covered area on Sunday, Aug. 7
beginning at noon.
Everyone from Morrow Coun
ty is invited to attend. For more
information, call Archie Padberg,
667-2665.
The Morrow County Picnic
will be held at a new location this
year. The picnic will be at Mt
Tabor Park, between S.E. Stark
and S.E. Division on 61st Street
in Portland at the section A
One hundred eight people were present for the Senior dinner July
6 with five meals taken out. Members of the First Christian Church
served. Barton Clark won the meal ticket and Camilla Samples the
door prize. There were no guests. Hostesses for July are Lynn Bib-
by and Eva Griffith.
The menu for dinner July 20 will be chicken patties and buns,
macaroni salad, fresh fruit, juice and iced tea. Members of the Chris
tian Life Center will serve.
Four seniors played pinochle after the dinner July 6. Seniors are
welcome to come in any time to play cards, read, work the puzzles,
etc. There is a well stocked library for those wishing to take books
home to read.
Sunday eight people watched the movie “ Heidi” which was loan
ed by Carol Kight.
The senior bus will go to the meal site at Monument Tuesday, Ju
ly 19. The bus will also go to Gonty’s cabin at Penland Lake July
24, for the annual potluck picnic hosted by Eleanor and Tom Gon-
ty. A sign-up sheet is in the Senior Center office.
Dates to remeber: Tues. and Thurs., exercise, 10 a.m.; Friday,
cards, 2 p.m.; Sunday, movie, 7 p.m.
The Seniors extend their sympathy to the Gunderson family in the
loss of Eddie Senior. He was a resident of the St Patrick’s Senior
apartments until recently and will be missed by the tenants.
Dorothy Henderson is back at her apartment, recovering from her
stroke. Welcome home Dorothy, the seniors missed you.
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