Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31,1999 - SEVEN
Sharon Kay Frye
Area churches plan Holy Week, Easter services
Easter
Sunday A l l
Saints
sunrise services
Episcopal Church
Sunnse services will be held
Easter morning, April 4, at 7 a.m.
at the grandstands at the Morrow
County rodeo grounds.
Pastor Duane Jones of the
Nazarene Church will deliver the
Easter message. Music directors
Holy week worship for the
will be Brent and Jennifer shared ministry of all Saints'
Waldrep, pastor of the Willow Episcopal
Church,
Hope
Creek Baptist Church.
Lutheran Church and Valby
Lutheran Church has been
scheduled as follows:
Maundy Thursday, April 1-
combmed service at All Saints'
Episcopal with a 6 p.m. soup and
The United Church of Christ sandwich supper and a 7 p.m.
in lone has planned an Easter worship. A Lord's Supper tableau
momine breakfast April 4 at the will be part of the worship
Grange hall in lone from 9:30- service. TTie tableau will be a
dramatic recreation of the Last
10:15 a.m.
Worship will be at 11 a.m. at Supper in the upper room in
Jerusalem on the night before
St. William's Church in lone..
IUCC's Maundy Thursday Good Friday, according to
service will be at St. William's Leonardo da Vinci's painting,
"The Last Supper." Holy
Church at 7 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to attend Communion will be part of the
service and the communion table
the breakfast and services.
is open to everyone.
Good Friday, April 2-a time for
reading the Word, music and
meditation at Hope Lutheran and
All Saints' Episcopal from noon
The Willow Creek Baptist to 3 p.m. (the time Jesus was on
Good Friday communion service the cross). Worshipers are invited
to come whenever they can and
and fellowship will be held
on Friday, April 2, at 6 p.m. at stay as long as they like for
the Christian Life Center personal thought, prayer and
building. Following the service a meditation. Bibles will be
potluck fellowship will be held at available for private reading of
the Hansons' home, 395 N. Gale. scripture. Members of Hope and
Willow Creek Baptist's Easter Valby churches will read from
celebration will be held Sunday, the gospel accounts of "The
April 4, beginning with Team Passion History" of Jesus,
Kid and adult Sunday school at interspersed with music for
9:45 a.m. The Easter service will meditation and prayer.
begin at 11 a.m.
Easter Sunday, April 4-Valby
Everyone is invited to hear the Lutheran, lone, festival service of
"life changing message of Holy Communion at 8 a.m.,
Easter," said Pastor Brent followed by Easter breakfast;
Waldrep.
Hope Lutheran, Easter
Following the service an Easter breakfast, 9-10:30 a.m., festival
egg hunt for the kids will of Holy Communion, 11 a.m.;
illustrate "the true meaning of
All Saints' Episcopal, Easter
Easter."
breakfast, 10 a.m., Easter
Eucharist, 11 a.m.
Hope/Valby
Lutheran Parish
United Church o f
Christ
W illow
Baptist
C reek
S t Patrick Church
Holy Week schedule for St.
Patrick Church will begin on
Holy Thursday, April 1, with an
evening Mass of the Lord's
Supper at 7 p.m.
On Good Friday, April 2,
Stations of the Cross will begin
at 12:05 p.m. with celebration of
the Lord's Passion at 7 p.m. The
celebration will include liturgy of
the word, reading of the Passion
of Jesus, general intercessions,
reverence of the cross and Holy
Communion.
On Holy Saturday, April 3, a
Vigil Mass of the Resurrection
will be at 5 p.m. This celebration
will include the service of light,
blessing of the fire and lighting
of the Easter candle, the Easter
proclamation, liturgy of the
word, blessing of Easter water,
renewal of baptismal promises
and Holy Mass.
On Easter Sunday, April 4,
Mass of the Resurrection will
begin at 11 a.m.
St. William Church
St. William Church in lone will
have Stations of the Cross on
Good Friday, April 2, beginning
at 5:30 p.m.
On Easter Sunday, Mass of the
Resurrection will be at 8:45 a.m.
Heppner
United
Methodist Church
Good Friday Service will be
held at the Heppner United
Methodist Church at the comer
of Church and Gale streets, on
Friday, April 2, at 8 p.m.
On Easter Sunday, April 4,
worship and celebration of
communion will be held at 10:30
a.m.
Everyone is invited to attend.
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Lexington Baptist Church is
planning a morning of special
activities for Easter Sunday.
Following the Community
Sunrise
Service
at
the
fairgrounds, an Easter breakfast
will be served at the church from
9 to 9:45 a.m. Sunday school
will follow the breakfast. Easter
service will be at 11 a.m.
Special music is planned and
an ensemble group, comprised
of violins, cello, woodwinds and
brass
instruments,
will
accompany the congregational
singing.
Matt Jepsen will
perform a trumpet solo as well.
The Easter message, entitled
"Wonderful Times", will be
delivered by Pastor Glenn
Anderson.
Lexington Baptist Church is
located at 170 'B' Street in
Lexington.
Everyone is
welcome to attend the morning's
activities.
First
Christian
Church
A special worship service at the
Heppner First Christian Church
on Easter Sunday will start at
9:45 a.m. with fellowship, with
coffee and donuts, followed by
services at 10:30 a.m.
Everyone is welcome to
attend.
WCCC ladies
golf kickoff
It’s time to think golf. Willow
Creek Country Club (WCCC)
women are invited to join in a golf
game on Tuesday, April 6.
Kickoff breakfast will be at 9
a.m., with play to follow at 10 a.m.
The breakfast will be put on by
the WCCC ladies’ officers.
“Beginners are invited to come
and join in the fun,” said WCCC
member Bernice Lott.
Seven Cub Scouts from
Heppner Pack 661 went to the
Columbia
River
District
Pinewood Derby, held in
Hermiston on March 27 and
didn't come home empty handed.
The pace brought home four
trophies.
The Scouts were Ben McCarl,
Zach McCarl, Matt Holland,
Bryan Holland, Curtis Harper,
Seth Morgan, Scott Maker,
Michael Merrill and James
VanLiew.
For the Tiger Cubs, Zach
McCarl brought home a first-
place trophy and Curtis Harper
was fourth place winner. For the
Wolves, Seth Morgan took the
third place trophy. For the Bears,
Ben McCarl earned a second
place trophy. Zach McCarl was
fourth place overall 1999
Columbia
River
District
Pinewood
Derby
Grand
Champion.
Bike-a-Thon set for April 25
The annual lone St. Jude
"Wheels for Life" Bike-a-thon is
scheduled for Saturday, April
25, with registration to begin at
noon near the lone Fire Hall.
"Participants are urged to gather
pledges now to raise funds for
this worthwhile cause," said
Anne Morter, St. Jude ride
coordinator. Riders turning in
$35 or more receive a St. Jude t-
shirt. New this year to those
raising $75 or more will be the
choice of either a t-shirt and
sports bag or a St. Jude
sweatshirt. The rider gathering
the most money over $100 will
receive a dual cassette jam box.
Two courses arc available. A
one-mile circuit route within the
city limits of lone is set for
younger participants while
anyone feeling up to the
prospect of a longer ride is
invited to tour the 22 scenic
miles between Ruggs and lone.
The ride will start at 1 p.m. at
both locations. Participants are
welcome to join the effort using
other modes of transportation
such as roller blades, baby
Obituaries
Ruben Leon-Torres
Ruben Leon-Torres, 25, of
Boardman, died Saturday, March
20,1999, at his home.
Recitation of the Rosary was
held Wednesday, March 24,1999
in the chapel at Bums Mortuary
of Hermiston. Mass of Christian
burial was held Thursday, March
25, 1999 at Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church in Hermiston with
burial at Riverview Cemetery in
Boardman.
He was bom October 2, 1973,
in Mexico, to Enrique Torres and
Catalina Leon. When he was 12
years old, the family moved to the
Boardman area. He attended jun
ior high school in Imgon and gradu
ated from Riverside High School
at Boardman.
He worked at various jobs and
volunteered as a Boardman re
serve police officer. In Novem
ber 1996, he joined the U.S. Ma
rine Corps and was currently serv
ing as a corporal stationed at
Camp Pendleton near San Diego,
California.
He enjoyed country music,
karoake, wrestling, the military, and
animals.
Survivors include his wife,
Miranda; son Michael; daughter,
Shayla; his parents, Enrique
Torres and Catalina Leon; and
grandparents, A gustina and
Guadalupe Leon, all of Boardman;
grandmother Carmen Torres in
Mexico; brothers, Hector of
Yuma, A rizona, and Carlos,
Esequiel, Ricardo and Rafael, all
of Boardman; sisters, Guadalupe
Torres-Colin and Irma Torres,
both of Boardman and Alejandra
Torres-Pacheco of Corvailis. He
was preceded in death by his
grandfather, Jesus Torres.
Memorial contributions may be
made to a fund for his children
through Bums Mortuary of Her
miston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston,
OR 97838.
Kathleen A. Disque
Scouts bring home
district trophies
$
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Lexington Baptist
Church
strollers or their feet.
Refreshments will be provided
for all riders at the conclusion of
the ride.
Pledge sheets are available in
lone at the post office,
Wheatland Insurance and the
Bank of Eastern Oregon. In
Heppner, pledge sheets are
available at Morrow County
Abstract and Title. Pledge sheets
or more information is available
from ride coordinators, Anne
Morter at 422-7429 or Janet
Thompson at 422-7549.
The St. Jude Bike-a-thon raises
funds for the St. Jude Children's
Hospital in Memphis, TN. St.
Jude Hospital, founded in 1962
by the late Danny Thomas, is the
largest
childhood
cancer
research center in America in
terms of the number of patients
treated and treatment success,
said a news release.
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Kathleen Ann Disque, 63, of
Condon, died Saturday, March 27,
1999 at Mid-Columbia Medical
Center in The Dalles.
Graveside service was held
Wednesday, March 31,1999 at the
Condon Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Disque was bom June 14,
1935, at the Turney Ranch, half
way betw een Lonerock and
Condon, to Rusty and Frances
Huddleston Orwick. The family
moved to Heppner in 1940 where
she attended school until 1951
when they moved to Condon. She
graduated from Condon High
School in 1953.
On February 3,1955, she mar
ried Warren Disque at Condon.
She had worked as a book
keeper most of her life, at Colum
bia Basin Electric, Highland Ma
chinery and International Har
vester, Flatt’s Truck Service and
Butler Bookkeeping, all in Condon.
She later purchased Butler Book
keeping, which she operated until
her retirement in 1981.
Mr. Disque died in 1980. After
her retirem ent in 1981, Mrs.
Disque moved to Sandy where
she lived with companion Steve
Colt. Mr. Colt died in 1996, and
she returned to Condon.
She was a member of Gamma
Epsilon Sorority.
Survivors include daughter,
Cindy Nicholson of Condon; son,
Duane of Lexington; brother, Gene
Orwick of Lexington; and four
grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Warren,
in 1980; companion, Steve Colt in
1996; her parents, and a brother,
James Orwick.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Elks Eye Clinic, c/o
Condon Elks Lodge 1869, P.O.
Box 123, Condon, OR 97823.
Sweeney Mortuary of Condon
was in charge of arrangements.
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Sharon Kay Frye, 51, died
March 22, 1999, of cancer.
A celebration of life was held
March 28, 1999, in Shadow
Brook Mobile Estates in
Clackamas.
Mrs. Frye was bom May 22,
1947, in Condon. Her maiden
name was Mabe. She moved to
Portland in 1966 and was a floor
supervisor
for
clothing
companies, most recently Eiser
Inc.
In 1976, she married
Wilmer Jr.
Survivors include her
husband; daughter, Chnstyl Lind
of Portland; stepsons, Ronald of
Bnngensburg, Germany, and
Earl Whitfield of Floodwood,
Minn.; stepdaughter, Betty
Martin of San Pablo, Calif.;
mother, Wilma Mabe of
Heppner; sister, Sharyl Sizemore
of
Clackamas;
three
grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
Disposition was by cremation.
The
family
suggests
remembrances to Adventist
Hospice.
Arrangements were by Crown
Cremation & Funeral Services in
Milwaukie.
Jean B. Crawford
Jean B. Crawford, 74, Portland,
died March 22, 1999, of a
stroke.
A funeral was held on March
25, 1999, in Redeemer Lutheran
Church. Private interment was in
Willamette National Cemetery.
Jean B. Gaarsland was bom
Sept. 12, 1924, in Fergus Falls,
Minn. She and her family
moved to Salem in 1937 and
later to lone.
After graduating from lone
High School, she worked as an
operator for the phone company
in Heppner. During World War
II, she was one of the first
women from Morrow County to
enlist in the armed services. For
two years, she served in the U.S.
Navy WAVES, reaching the
rank of Specialist 3rd Class.
After the war, she worked as
an office clerk for Heppner
Lumber Co. until 1947. She
married
Rodney
"Pete"
Crawford on October 11, 1947,
and they moved to Portland
where they raised their family
Mrs. Crawford was a member
of the Redeemer Lutheran
Church.
Survivors include her husband;
daughters, Nancy Hughes of La
Grande, Linda Minger of
Hillsboro and Patti Crawford-
Anderson of Portland; son, Tim
of Portland; sisters, Gwen Healy
and Ann Schwartz, both of
Heppner, and Sue Mathes of
Seattle; nine grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by
her mother, Ida Coleman; her
brother, Wallace Gaarsland; and
her sister, Joan West.
The family suggests
remembrances to the American
D iabetes
A ssociation.
Arrangements were by Portland
Funeral Alternatives.
C orrection
An address in the obituary for
Margaret F. Hammons that
appeared in the March 10 Gazette
Times was incorrect.
Memorial contributions for
Mrs. Hammons may be made to
the Progressive Animal Welfare
Society at the following address:
P.O. Box 1037, Lynnwood. WA.
98046
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lone girls
defeat
Sherman
lone boys fall
lone hosted Sherman County
on Friday, March 19, in a battle
of the racquets.
lone girls
defeated Sherman four matches
to two. lone boys fell to
Sherman, losing 1-4.
In girls' singles, Molly Borrow
gave Gen Wolff a run before
losing 4-6. Barrow's strong
serving and incessant energy
kept her in the game.
Jennifer Thompson defeated
Amber Ament, 8-1. Thompson
showed all around exemplary
play to keep herself above
Ament from the very beginning.
Salli McElligott had a
difficult time hitting her back
court shots, losing to Elisha
Wooderson 1-8. Salli had some
key serves keeping Wooderson
on guard.
In girls' doubles, Ton Odinet
and Erin Crowell teamed up to
make a tough match for Abbie
Melzer and Elisha Wooderson,
defeating Sherman's doubles, 8-
0. Odinet and Crowell played
tough at the net and covered the
baseline excellently.
Amellia Peck and Niki Sullivan
had no trouble defeating Katie
Ketchum and April Olson, 8-0.
Sullivan is strong at the net
while Peck's speed kept up with
the plays in the back court.
Allison Halvorsen and Katie
Tworek defeated Katie Ketchum
and
April
Olson,
8-4.
Halvorsen's backhand improved
immensely and Tworek's strong
serves helped lift the duo over
their opponents.
In boys' singles, Steve Crum
fell to Kolten Kock, 1-8. Crum
had some hard hits and good
plays but couldn't quite keep up
with Kock's experience.
Adam McCabe had a tough
match against Joey Yourcheck,
losing 7-9. McCabe played an
excellent
match
against
Yourcheck, keeping pace the
entire match before falling to a
player with more experience.
Adam Neiffer defeated Shilo
Langsten, 8-3. Neiffer’s serves
were strong and hard, but his
speed and agility are his greatest
asset.
In doubles, Adam Neiffer and
Adam McCabe gave Nick Welk
and Cole Shelton a run for their
money before losing, 5-8.
Neiffer and McCabe both are
quick on the court, making it
difficult to put them away.
Jeremiah McElligott and Colin
McElligott ended their winning
season, losing 1-8 to Joey
Yourcheck and Shilo Langsten.
The duo of McElligott and
McElligott are improving each
and every game hitting shots and
serves with more consistency.
Park district
plans meeting
The Willow Creek Park Dis
trict will meet on Thursday, April
8 at 7 p.m. at Heppner City Hall.
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