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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 12, 2003 - THREE Obituaries Merritt Harold Gray, Sr. M erritt Harold Gray, Sr., 87, o f H ep p n er, d ied Tuesday, Nov. 4 ,2 0 0 3 , at the Pioneer M emorial Hospital in Heppner. A grave-side service will be held at 11a.m. Nov. 15 at H eppner M a s o n ic Cemetery. Disposition was by cremation. G ray w as bom Jan. 23, 1916 in E lgin to Eugene and M able C lair Davis Gray. He w as raised in and around Lexington and graduated from L exington H igh School in 1933. He m arried M axine M ay B arnes on July 1, 1940 at Lewiston, ID. H e started farm ing w ith his dad at Social Ridge out o f L exington. He also fa rm e d in th e P e n d le to n , Heppner, Lexington and lone areas most o f his life. He w as a m em ber o f the Heppner Elks Lodge. G ray is survived by sons, M ichael Lee G ray o f lone, R onald D ean G ray o f Pendleton and M erritt Harold Gray, Jr., o f Portland; brother, R o b e r t E u g e n e G ra y o f S p r in g f ie ld ; a n d s e v e n grandchildren and 14 great g r a n d c h ild r e n . H e w a s preceded in death by his wife, M axine M ay G ray in 2002; son, D avid Eugene G ray in 1972; and tw o sisters, Viola F a y e R u h l a n d F lo re n c e M ild r e d G ra y , b o th o f Lexington. B u m s M o rtu ary o f H e r m is to n is in c a re o f arrangements. William A. “Bill” McCombs W illia m A . “ B ill” M cC om bs, 80, o f Irrigon, d ie d W ed n esd ay , N ov. 5, 2003, at his hom e. A graveside service will be held at St. George City C em etery in St. George, UT. M cC om bs w as bom Oct. 2 8 ,1 9 2 3 , at W enatchee, W A, to A lm a a n d G le n a C a m p b e ll M c C o m b s. He grew up in W ashington State and graduated from Chewelah High School. He jo in e d the N avy and served during World War II, returning to W ashington S ta te a fte r h is h o n o ra b le discharge. O n D e c . 7, 19 4 7 , M cC om bs m arried Shirley Jean M clrvin at K ettle Falls, WA. M cC om bs w as em ployed as a linem an for W ashington W ater Pow er, living at Spokane, Tekoa and P a lo u se . H e re tire d from W ashington W ater Pow er in the early 1980s as a district m anager at Colville, WA. He m oved to St. George, UT, for a short tim e, then resided at Sequim , WA, the Salt Lake City area, Knoxville, TN and then m oved to Irrigon tw o m onths ago to be near family. He w as a m em ber o f the Church o f Jesus Christ o f Latter-day Saints w here he served as a bishop on the High C o u n c il a n d in the S tak e » re s id e n c y . H e e n jo y e d f a r m in g , w o o d w o r k in g , building houses for himself and his children, and he loved his family. S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e sons, Tom M cCom bs and his wife, D iane, o f Irrigon; Ed M c C o m b s a n d h is w ife , Ruthann ofTsaile, AZ; Dennis M c C o m b s a n d h is w ife , Joanne, o f Las Vegas and John M c C o m b s a n d h is w ife , J e n n if e r o f S p o k a n e ; daughters, Jeannie Flynn and her husband, Cortney, o f West Valley City, UT, and Susan Gentry and her husband, Rob, o f St. G eorge, UT; brothers, D ick o f Irrigon, C alvin o f Spokane, Andrew ofBellevue, WA and Roger o f Kennewick; sisters, G lena H offm an o f Irrigon and Bertha Kristiansen o f S a c r a m e n to , C A ; 21 grandchildren; and 14 great g ran d ch ild ren . M c C o m b ’s wife, Shirley, died in 1991, and he w as preceded in death by his parents, by brothers, Pete, Doug and Dee, and by sisters, A lm a Ward, A udrey Stecker, a n d in fa n t s is te r, S y lv ia M c C o m b s a n d g ra n d s o n , Joseph M cCom bs. M e m o r i a l contributions m ay be made to the Latter-Day Saints Church Missionary or Education fund. B u m s M o rtu a ry o f H erm iston is in ch arg e o f arrangements. St. Pat’s Senior Center news W hat M edicaid can do for you, w ills, trusts and o th e r p r e - p la n n in g p r o c e d u r e s , w h ic h o f fe r guidelines for crisis, to prevent turm oil during unexpected c irc u m s ta n c e s , w e re tw o successful seminars held at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Future sem inars will m ove into the planning stage immediately. T hese will take place in early 2004. Subject m atter will include how to detect elder abuse and scam s m eant to entice and prey on the elderly, as w ell as others w h o m ay be v u ln e r a b le . A nyone w ho has a particular issue or question is invited to speak to any St. P a tric k ’s board m em ber to get the issue on the agenda for inclusion in th e n e x t s e s s io n s . O th e r resource persons are being contacted to assist. Ed B aker announces that the senior bus w ill leave H e p p n e r fo r C o n d o n on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 2:30 p.m ., from the M ain Street entrance to the Center. The sign-up sheet is in the C enter office and is on the front table on m eal day. This bus trip is for those w ho w ish to attend the CB EC annual m eeting at th e G illia m C o u n ty Fairgrounds. S e v e n th D ay Adventist volunteers will serve the T hanksgiving m enu on N o v . 19. R o a s t tu rk e y , m ashed potatoes and gravy, squash, mixed vegetables, hot rolls and pum pkin pie is the order o f the day. T h e St. P a t r i c k ’s Board o f Directors will meet in regular session on Nov. 19 at 12 noon. Preparations for the annual meeting and election o f new mem bers o f the board are underway._____________ M.C.».«. Morrow CountylGroln Growers« A * C h am b er C h a tte r Elections held at HES By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. H eppner C ham ber welcomes M elissa Anderson, M a ry K a y c o n s u lta n t. H u n te r’s w ives som etim es have enough o f the woods so they call the Cham ber to learn where they can be in the hands o f competent beauticians who will create a new woman. Visit th e C h a m b e r w e b s ite at w w w .H eppner.net/cham ber w here both the m em ber and business directory will give this information and more. T he W illow C reek Economic Development group w ill be h o ld in g an Entrepreneurial Workshop on Nov. 20, at 6 p.m ., at the St. P atrick’s Senior Center. The Small Business Development C e n te r, as w e ll as o th e r experienced entrepreneurs, w ill lead the w orkshop. If y o u ’ve thought at all about starting your own business, this is th e p lace fo r you. T he C ham ber e n c o u ra g e s p a r tic ip a tio n . I t ’s a b o u t growing business in the Willow Creek Valley. A n o th e r 2 5 0 p lu s r e q u e s ts f o r H e p p n e r information have arrived, as a result o f the recent Portland O regonian ad. The C ham ber is very appreciative o f the volunteer tim e given by Barb Struthers, Adine Stone, Velma W ight, Billie Lacey, D aisy Collins, M arian Brosnan and D oris Brosnan. T here w as a tr e m e n d o u s a m o u n t o f envelope stuffing last w eek at th e S t. P a t r i c k ’s S e n io r Center. The Cham ber Annual C hristm as Tree A uction is in th e w o rk s w ith co c h a ir p e r s o n s N ancy Gochnauer and Nancy Snider planning for a two-day event. Tree entry form s are to be to the C h a m b e r by Nov. 14. Trees are to be set up by Dec. 1 for the public to view during Stroll H eppner and the Light Parade on Dec. 4. The auction w ill ta k e p la c e at a g a la function on Friday, Dec. 5 in a transformed Shoe Box, thanks to J e r r y a n d J o y c e K a y Holloman. A special People’s C h o ic e p la q u e w ill be presented that evening to the creator o f the com m unity’s favorite tree, while others will go hom e with the tree o f their dreams. Mark your calendars. M usic, wine and cheese, and punch and cookies will be part o f the event. N ow is the tim e to n o m in a te p e o p le and businesses for the Town and C ountry annual awards. The forms are very simple and this is an opportunity to recognize individuals and businesses that go th at e x tra ste p for the com m unity. You see them every day quietly m aking a d iffe re n c e . P le a s e ta k e a moment before the hustle and b u s tle o f th e h o lid a y s to nominate them. Call the office o f K uhn and S picer for a nom ination form . Town and C ountry is set for Thursday, Jan. 15,2004. T h o u g h t fo r th e W eek: “ I f y o u d o n ’t like som ething, change it; if you c a n ’t change it, change the way you think about it.” HES Student Council: (Back Row L-R): Fourth grade representatives, Zach Hintz, Justin Pranger and Justin Bailey, Publicity Manager, Wacy Coil, Vice-President Jared Huddleston and President Emily Thompson; (Front Row L-R): Treasurer, Brvnna Rust and Secretary, Jessica Hughes. stu d en ts retu rn ed to th eir A fter an absence o f Manger: Wacy Coil, Erin Price c la ssro o m s for v o tin g by several years, politics have and Araceli Zavala. secret ballot. In addition to these r e tu r n e d to th e h a lls o f W hen the num bers Heppner Elementary School. offices, the fourth graders w ere tallied, the winners were: ro o m S tudent C o uncil e le c tio n s n o m in a te d President: Emily Thompson; representatives and voted for w ere held Tuesday, Nov. 4, V ic e -P r e s id e n t: J a re d c o m p le te w ith c a m p a ig n them in the homerooms. The H u d d le s to n ; S e c re ta r y : p o s te r s , sp eech es by prospective representatives Jessica H ughes; Treasurer: candidates and secret ballots. were: C hance Raver, Zach B ry n n a R u st; P u b lic ity The First step in the H intz, C arrie H aguew ood, M anager: W acy C oil; and process was the nomination o f Justin Bailey, Justin Pranger, F o u rth G ra d e candidates in the three fifth and Logan W anous and N atalie Representatives: Justin Bailey, sixth grade hom eroom s. The Rauch. Justin Pranger and Zach Hintz. On Nov. 4, students list o f prospective politicians The first action taken included: President: Catherine in grades three, four, five and by the HES Student Council McElligott, Ashley Wolff and six and several can d id ate was to decide the them e o f E m ily T h o m p s o n ; V ice- fam ily m em bers met in the Nov. 14’s Freaky Friday. The President: Jared Huddleston, gymnasium for the speeches. decision was m ade to have Jared H edm an and Chance The candidates w ere very Sports Day. b o th in D a y ; S e c r e ta r y : J e s s ic a p r o f e s s io n a l President Thompson H u g h e s, Ian M u rra y and appearance and presentation says, "W e are very excited Taighler Dougherty; Treasurer: and everyone in attendance about serving HES, and have Mark McCabe, Torri Lovgren was impressed by their efforts. m any g re a t ideas for the and Brynna Rust; and Publicity F o llo w in g th e s p e e c h e s , coming year.” lone Youth hold successful food drive Youth participating in the food drive were: (front row l-r): Paul Neiffer, Billy (¡ates, Billy Ross, Sara Peck, Tyler Raible, Johnny Collin and (back row l-r): Natalie McF.lligott, Emily Key.Abby Key, Kayla LaRue, Barbara Holland, Stephanie Holland and Tina Tuzarosa. The lone Youth Group m em b ers c o n d u c te d th eir annual food drive on Monday, Nov. 3. They w ent door-to- door in the lone area collecting food to donate to the Heppner - - R o b e rt W a lto n o f Leavenw orth, WA will be in Heppner for the dedication o f the Mural o f Heppner as it was in the early 1900s. W alton, w ho is well k n o w n fo r h is m o u n ta in paintings, w as a m ountain climber himselfat one time. His paintings o f historic looking houses and bams have led him • WASCO, OREGON 1 800 824-7185 - - www.mcgg.net SUPPO RTING YOUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING: * PROPANE SALES AND SERVICE * FARM EQUIPMENT SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * ATV SALES, PARTS AND SERVICE * FERTILIZER AND FARM CHEMICAL SERVICE * FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT * DIESEL AND GAS SALES c A s c H4 ■ Kaw asaki L#t thp q o o d tim e s roll transported to H eppner by JannieAllen. Anyone who m issed the food drive may still donate by taking nonperishable food item s to Laurel C a n n o n 's home. Mural artist to be at dedication LEXINGTON, OREGON 1 800 452-7396 989-8221 N eighborhood Center. The food will be used for holiday baskets for the needy o f South M o rro w C o u n ty . T h e c o lle c te d fo o d w as N ovem ber is N ational Home H ealth & Hospice M onth HOSPICE OPEN HOUSE M ondai), N ovem ber 17 from 3 - 7 pan. atibe H om e H e alth & H ospice O tíic e in to d o in g m u ra ls at Toppenish, WA. He is now w orking on his largest mural undertaking, this being the town o f Heppner, the Railroad D epot and sheep ranches. W alton w ill be doing the sketch o f the railroad depot the w eek o f Nov. 18, w eather permitting. Come see the painting o f the next part o f the mural, Nov. 18, after the 5:15 p.m . dedication o f the H eppner tow n mural at Jo h n 's Place. D inner tickets are $16 per person. M u ra l p r in ts on canvas orders will be taken o f the next part or any part o f the mural you have an interest in. No extra prints will be made. H eppner p r in ts framed and unfram ed are still available at K lam ath First through Sharon Harrison, or by calling B etty Carlson at 676-5302 or Betty M ills at 676-5546. All funds for these m urals are by donations, so please help us tell the story o f early days in Morrow County. If enough money is raised, the painting o f the mural will start next spring. Mural dedication will start at 4:45 p.m., on Nov. 18 at the site on River St. The young fiddlers will open the program and a b rie f tow n history and introduction o f family members o f businesses in early Heppner will follow. Riverside St. in front o f the mural w ill be closed from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. We Print Business Cards Heppner Gazette -Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8
