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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 14, 2001 W alter S. Duran H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical mailer at ihe Post O ffice at Heppner, Oregon under the A ct ol March 3, 187‘) Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon O ffice at 147 W W illo w Street Telephone (541 >676-9228 Fax (541 >676-9211 F-nrail gt(aheppncr net or gl(urapidserve net Web sue www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Ileppner Gazette-Times, P O Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions $22 in M orrow C ounty, $16 senior rate (in M orrow County o n ly, 62 years or older). $29 else where l)a\idS \kcs A p ril H ito n -S y k c s ............................. Publisher Editor News deadline is Monday at S p m. 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Letters to the Editor td ito r s note L etters to th e Editor m ust tie signed The Gazette-Times w ill n o t publish unsigned letters Please include your address and p h one num ber on a ll letters for use by the C-T office The G-T reserves the right to edit The G-T is n o t responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classiTieds under “C a rd o f Thanks" at a cost o f $5.) California teachers receive info To the Editor, We are teachers from Washington Manor Middle School in San Leandro, California. The past two years we have assigned "Travel Projects" to our students as an attempt to teach them about the people and geography of our great nation. Your generous readers have kindly sent wonderful information as well as interesting items. Sincerely, (s) John McLens (s) Rob Paulukonis (s) Susan Schulte San Leandro, CA. Seeks info on Oregon To the Editor: I am an eighth grade student from Washington Manor Middle School in San Leandro. I am currently doing a school project that entails planning vacation to your fine state of Oregon, I would greatly appreciate any information or memorabilia that your generous readers could send me. I am interested in family activities, interesting historical sights and unique artifacts that make your state special. I appreciate your time and consideration. (s) Daniel Yokomizo c/o John McClens 1170 Fargo Avenue San Leandro, Ca. 94579 Local pastors to be missionaries Walter S. Duran, 66, of Weiser, Idaho, died Friday, March 9,2001, at Weiser. A memorial service will be held at Weiser, Idaho, on Thursday, March 15,2001. H l s cremains wi 11 be sent to Heppner to be buried in the family plot. He was bom in Heppner on November 11, 1934, the son of William A. and Eva Mae Osborne Duran. He grew up in Heppner and attended Heppner schools. He had lived in Weiser for the past 16 years and worked as a welder. Survivors include daughter, Eva M. Antognazzi o f Cave Junction; brother, A1 Duran o f Wasilla, Alaska; and sisters, Marlene Barnett of Heppner, Delores McQuigg of California, Frances Myatt o f Fiddletown, California, Viola Cable o f Canton, North Carolina, Ami Caudell o f Seymour, Indiana, and Kay Blackmon o f Pensacola, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents. Charles Eldred Notson Charles Eldred Notson, 92, a Heppner native, died Sunday, March 11,2001. Mr. Notson was bom March 21, 1908, at Heppner and was raised in Heppner. He met his wife, Ruth, at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. They were married on September 14, 1930. After missionary training in Nyack, New York, the Notsons sailed for Asia where they ministered among the Chinese in northwest China, the Philippines and Taiwan. In addition, Mr. Notson taught at Simpson Bible College, served as an Army chaplain during World War II in Europe, had five pastorates in the United States and was assistant editor of the Alliance Weekly. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Randal; grandchildren, Wendy Hunt and Scott Randal; and great grandchildren, Hayley Hunt, Heather Hunt and Max Randal. Evergreen-Washelli Funeral Home of Seattle, Washington, was in charge of arrangements,- Joy Ann W ells Brent and Jennifer Waldrep Brent and Jennifer Waldrep, the pastors of Willow Creek Baptist Church in Heppner, were recently appointed by the Southern Baptists Convention as missionaries to Brazil . They will be leaving Heppner at the end of March. A special service to honor the Delveaux and Jim Delveaux, all of Green Bay, Wisconsin; sister, Donna Cole of Sunland, California; and 19 grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner was in charge of arrangements. Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow Waldreps will held at Christian Life Center on Sunday, March 18, at 6 p.m. During the service, Brent will share about their missions assignment to Brazil. Afterwards a fairwell reception will be held to honor them. Everyone is invited to attend. The Morrow County Transfer Station w ill b e CLOSED Saturday, M arch 17th for St. P atrick’s Day and w ill b e OPEN Sunday, M arch 18th Joy Ann Wells, 61, of Heppner. died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home in Heppner. Memorial Mass was held Monday, March 12, 2001, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Heppner. She was bom July 17, 1939, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Donald and Alberta Detrie Uphill. She grew up in Green Bay and attended schools there, graduating from East High School in 1959. She married Harold Delveaux, Jr., shortly after graduation. The couple later divorced. She lived in California for a time and married Mr. Wells. They also divorced. She moved to Heppner 14 years ago. She worked part-time at Cal's Restaurant and Lounge, then went to work for Doug Lowe at Bucknum's Tavern, until ill health forced her retirement. Survivors include her mother, Alberta Johannes o f Heppner; daughters, Sheryl Delveaux of Heppner, Dawn Blhom of Palmdale, California, and Jodi Loughtndge o f Spring, Texas; sons, Tim Delveaux o f Virginia Beach, Virginia, Terry Delveaux, Don O f f T h e W a ll R y A A c r ly n R o b i n s o n Perhaps you too have experienced the winter blahs. So it's no surprise that a few warm, sunny, shirt-sleeve days bring out all types o f spring-fever behaviors. Golfers chase little white balls and joggers and walkers no longer sport ear-muffs. Like nest-building birds, gardeners are raking yards and gardening Jack Healy catalogs seem much more interesting. For those who suddenly Jack Healy, 80, a lifelong resident dive into more ambitious activities like spring house cleaning, of Heppner, died Fnday, March 9, my advice is to take two aspirins and go see a head doctor; or 2001, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital take a walk and rethink any action you are proposing to in Heppner. undertake. Recitation of the Rosary was held Okay, so I wasn't realistic concerning what my "jump- Monday, March 12, 2001, at St. into-spring" painting episode would entail. For sure, it is a Patrick's Catholic Church in progressive procedure that involves some connected chores (not Heppner. Funeral Mass was held unlike that old song about the linkage between body bones- -you Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at St. know "the leg bone is connected to the thighbone" and so on.) Patrick's, with concluding service Now these old bones fully realize that newly-painted ceilings and and burial following at the Heppner walls don't magically happen without related work, no matter Masonic Cemetery. that beforehand those changes seem as easy falling asleep in Mr. Healy was bom March 15, your recliner. 1920, at Buttercreek, near Heppner, First it's necessary to take down and afterward clean all to John and Annie Kenny Healy. pictures and wall decorations where the cobwebs and dustbugs He attended school through the 11th are hiding. Miles o f masking tape are needed to protect grade at Pine City School, then woodwork and dusty curtains must be removed. Then the graduated from Heppner High cumbersome, gut-busting furniture must be moved back and School in 1938. forth. It’s a nimble, sure-footed painter (not me) who doesn't trip Mr. Healy served with the Navy on the plastic sheets used to protect the carpets and furniture, or from 1942 to 1945 in the South spill the paint or step into fresh globs of paint and track it Pacific on the USS Chester. elsewhere like a clumsy clod. Lo and behold there is dirt hidden On April 10, 1948, he married in places one didn't even realize existed. It's amazing what paint Gwen Gaarsland in Portland. will cover up, but alas, those freshly-painted walls make one His main interests had been his aware o f just how grungy the woodwork has become. family and his grandchildren. Not Once the painting is accomplished and woodwork is only was he a great supporter o f dutifully scrubbed, it would be sinful to not wash and iron all the his grandchildren's sports activities, curtains. A work-expanding spin-off is that your conscience he was also a fan o f all Heppner won't allow the hanging of clean, crisp curtains over dirty school activities. windows. Then after all those holes in the walls have been Mr. Healy enjoyed the area of covered with paint, its pure insanity to punch new holes to hang agriculture and other outdoor pictures and decorations. Furthermore, after those pictures are activities, including hunting. hung, I can always think o f a better arrangement. If zealous He was a life member o f St. hammering doesn't result in holes as big as craters in the Patrick's Catholic Church and the sheetrock, left-over paint can disguise those minor mistakes. Heppner Elks. He was very proud Never mind that the painting equipment has been cleaned. By o f his Irish heritage. that time, one is faced with the conclusion that the head bone is Survivors include his wife, Gwen so thick your brain can't function or your neck bone feels like it Healy of Heppner; daughters, Judy is disconnected from your head bone. Those tense muscles Eckman o f Lexington and Jean supporting that bony neck often make it impossible to rotate the Healy of Portland; sons, Jerry Healy, neck after long sessions of painting textured ceilings. Jim Healy and John Healy, all o f So I have concluded a perfect home would be one where Heppner; sister, Rosetta Palmateer the inside could be hosed down with sudsy water, like a car of Heppner; and 10 grandchildren. wash. The Indians had it right in the first place; they simply He was preceded in death by his moved their tepee. Forget sheet rock and wall-to-wall carpeting. parents; brothers, Tom Healy and Builders should install stone floors and vinyl walls or similar Bill Healy; and sisters, Mane water-resistant materials. Curtains should be drip-dry material Walters, Cecilia Healy and Helen and laws should be enforced about how many pictures or wall O'Donnell. decorations will be hung. An added attraction (especially for my Memorial contributions may be age group) would be a hot tub in the middle of the family room, made to the Heppner Booster Club, with the television and a well-stocked refrigerator, loaded with P.O. Box 917, Heppner, Oregon ij snacks, within handy distance. 97836, or to the donor's favorite .1 '" Yes, I dream oh,'w hile frying to get the paint out from charity of choice. under fingernails; aU„the \yhik realizing that there is enough Sweeney Mortuary ofHeppner paint leftover from the kitchen, dining and living room areas to was in charge o f arrangements. paint bedroom walls. Thanks heavens for some much needed rain on my parade or I'd probably be painting the outside of the house. There's no place like home, clean or otherwise. May there be more rainy nights and warm, sunny days, especially for the St. Patrick's weekend festivities. Hopefully by then, I shall have run Varonica Ann Abbott, out o f off-white paint and I'm not stir-crazy enough to compete 17, daughter of Theresa Morley, with nature's green paintbrush. Irrigon, has been chosen as a state finalist for the Miss Oregon M arch 15th - T h u rsd ay American Teen Pageant to be held July20-21 at the Portland Ladies and Old Timers Night. Andrea Mortimore, Airport Holiday Inn. Linda Kenny and crew will be serving Barbecue The pageant is held for Chicken Dinner starting at 6 p.m. Lodge will begin girls ages 16-17. The winner of at 8 p.m. Members will receive their year pins. the pageant will receive a $500 M arch 1 6 th - F rid ay cash award, the official crown S r. P & n tic h 's (JJeehend C e(e6R A rion. and banner, a bouquet o f flowers Buffet Dinner with Barbecue Pork and and a travel allowance and more, starting at 6 p.m. sponsor fee to compete in the M arch 1 7 th - Satu rd ay national pageant. Pageants are held to include girls three Brunch from 11:15 a.m .-l:15 p.m. with Egg Casserole, Ham, Hashbrowns and Fruit through 17 years old. Cash awards, Salads. Corn Beef and Cabbage dinner starting at scholarships, trophies and prizes 6 p.m., with Live Music upstairs and downstairs will be awarded during the state starting at 9 p.m. pageant weekend. According to BINGO BACK ON WEDNESDAYS STARTING AT 7:00 p.i^T pageant officials, since 1983, the American Coed Pageant System has awarded more than 11 million dollars. i W 676-918! 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