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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 9,2005 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Obituaries Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S .P S. 2 4 0 -4 2 0 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3. 187V Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at I88W Willow Street Telephone (541 >676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E- mail: editortc rapidserse net or ilaviiKe heppner.net. Web site: ww w heppner.net Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O Box .137. Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k es ..... ..................................................... Publisher Betty MacTavish ................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Cost for a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost lor classified ad is 50c pet word. Cost for Card ol Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices public-legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C la ssified Ad • Subm it a N e w s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes As I opened my new "take home bag” from the most recent conference 1 attended. I came to the realization that our lives are such a mixed bag of potpourri. Where does one start? I guess we just open one bag, focus, make a start, and hope for the best outcome. Whatever the choice, the benefit is usually a positive interaction with others, a well-lived day, some laughter, and making a difference, we hope. First out of that bag would be to focus on our Veteran’s this week. Heppner High School, in conjunction with the City of Heppner, will be honoring these men and women who served our country on Thursday, Nov. 10. The program is open to the public, with Veterans invited for lunch at HHS following the event. Employers, if you employ Veterans who do not have Friday off, please remember them in some way. Maybe someone, not a veteran, with a three-day weekend would volunteer to take his or her place. And employees, if you are not veterans and your boss is, then please recognize him or her that day. One way or the other please let our Veterans know that we thank them from the bottom of our hearts for our freedom and their service to our country. November, with Thanksgiving, is a good time to be aware of the many things in Heppner for which we are thankful, as we prepare food to share together. The sudden change of season causes one to take a moment or two to reflect. Thrown into the mix will be the awesome football game, with the Artifactory right next door, and then it’s on to holiday preparations. And, it goes without saying that within “this bag” would be the Holiday Light Parade and the Christmas Tree Auction scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 1. Last year there was fantastic participation from all ages. What fun it was. Start thinking about stringing those lights now on your parade entry or decorating a tree for the auction, put on by Hospice and The Heppner Chamber of Commerce. There will be tree raffles again this year. Stay tuned for more information. Chamber will be held as usual on Thursday, Nov. 10, at John's Place, following the Veteran’s program at HHS. Some more things will “pop out of the bag.” THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “Many people miss success by eleven inches; the distance between the head and the heart.” A# Players and Preludes present This Sunday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. at Vert Auditorium in Pendleton the A# Players and Preludes will present a free concert to the public. Special Guests will include pianist, Annette Olivares and composer Chris Thomas from Pendleton. Donations are welcome. Murray s Drug is currently a Medicare Part “D Provider for the following plans: Asuris Northwest Health Member Health (Community Care Rx) SilverScript Advantra Rx Fox Rx Care Premiere Care For detailed inform ation on these plans, see w w w. m edica re. go t' W tu v u u j'a ug, In c . 217 North Main, Heppner » 676-9158 • www.heppner.net/murrays Providing J m s M . iff eat pharmacy ttm 'cis unce 1959 Please call with questions or concerns. We will provide additional inform ation as we receive it. Kathryn Ann McRoberts K ath ry n Ann McRoberts, 79, of Heppner, died Sunday, November 6, at her home. She w as born September 12, 1926 at The Dalles, Oregon, the daughter of James and Nellie Babcock B urns. She attended the L ib erty S chool in the E ig h tm ile area near Heppner. She then attended school at Heppner where she graduated high school. On February 4, 1947, she married Robert Neil Wright. The couple later divorced. On July 15, 1976, she married Ellis McRoberts at Reno, Nevada. The couple was married for 29 years. They have recently resided at the St. Patrick Senior Center in Heppner. Mrs. Roberts enjoyed playing cards, bowling and crossword puzzles. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son William M. Wright who died in August of 1986. S u rv iv o rs in clu d e her husband, Ellis McRoberts of Heppner; her sons, Gary N. W right of W inlock, W ashington, Jam es 0. W right, o f B ick leto n , Washington and Robert L. W right o f H erm isto n ; ste p d a u g h te r D ebbie McRoberts; grandchildren, Kevin, Kim, Shane, Joy, G ail, Joshua and Logan; n u m ero u s n ieces and nephews. Memorial service for Kathryn Ann McRoberts will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Heppner Elks Lodge. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to P io n eer M em orial H o sp ice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836 or to St. Patrick Senior Center, P.O. Box 266, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of H eppner in charge of arrangements. Jeraldine Rose Jakabosky M r s . Jakabosky, 69, died Nov. 1, 2005, at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was bom in Ray, N .D ., to Floyd and Irene Burington. The family moved to Oregon in 1942. M rs. Jakabosky m arried Ronald Jakabosky on Nov. 27, 1954, at St. M ary ’s Catholic Church in Corvallis. She was active in the Catholic Church in Pendleton, where she and Ron served as Eucharistic ministers and led a marriage class. She is preceded in death by her h u sb an d , R onald; her daughter, Roberta Ann; and her sisters, Clarice Gray and A gnes M ahr. S u rv iv o rs include her children, Ronald L. Jakabosky of Pilot rock, Lori Ann Sjurset of lone, Tammi Tellefson of Milton Freewater; her mother, Irene Davis of Corvallis; sisters D onna Pompe and Betty N eum an; b ro th e rs Dan B u rin g to n and W ayne B u rin g to n ; and 10 grandchildren. M e m o r ia l donations may be made to Benton Hospice Service c/o McHenry Funeral Home. Stanley Delvin Cox Graveside serv ice for Stanley Delvin Cox will be held 3 p.m . Friday, N ovem ber 11, 2005 at Stanley the Heppner Delvin Cox Masonic C e m e te ry . Mr. Cox, 79, o f Heppner, died Sunday, November 6, with his family at his side at the hom e o f his sister, Marlene Gray and husband Mike on Rhea Creek near lone. He was bom August 16, 1926 on the F.D, Cox ranch on Upper Hinton Creek near Heppner to Percy Cox and Jessie Mead Cox. He lived the first few years on the ranch where he was bom and attended school in Heppner. At the age of 13 he drove truck and operated the derrick for John Hanna. He worked on farms and drove logging truck, w orked for the M orrow County Road Department and drove tru ck for the M orrow C ounty G rain Growers. He was inducted into the U.S. Army May 16,1946 and due to the loss o f a k idney was d isch arg ed F eb ru ary 1947. He was statio n ed in Fort Lew is, W ashington, and Denver, Colorado. He m arried Geneveve Cox and they had a son who died at birth. They were divorced. In May of 1953, S tan ley m arried Shirley May Fleming, they had three children; David, Dianne and Debbie. Stanley loved to hunt and fish and pick h u c k le b e rrie s and mushrooms. He had many friends in the area. His entire life was spent in Morrow County around the Heppner area. His last years were spent in the Blue Mountains in a cabin owned by his good friend Buzz Lynch. He was preceded in death by his parents and son David. He is survived by his tw o d a u g h ters; D ianne Henrich and husband Tom of the Tri Cities and Debbie Gibbs and husband Rick of T acom a, g ra n d c h ild re n ; Donovan and Tatom Henrich both of Portland and Tyler Gibbs of Tacoma, sisters; Nina Harshman of Heppner, Frances Griffin of Salem and Marlene Gray of lone, and many nieces and nephews. He was loved and will be greatly missed by his family and many special friends. D onations may be made to Pioneer Memorial H o sp ice, P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary o f H eppner in charge o f arrangements. Oregon East Symphony and Chorale presents Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Vert Auditorium in Pendleton the Oregon East Symphony and Chorale will present the American M asters. S pecial g u ests include L isa R o b ertso n / V iolist, John M cK innon/ Com poser and Hong-Mei Xiao/Violist. Tickets will be $20 for adults, $12 for seniors and students are free. Wedding Tsapo va-Bellamy Svitlana Tsapova and Cody Bellamy Svitlana Yuriyivna Tsapova of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine and Cody Lee Bellamy of Hermiston were married August 20, 2005. Stuart Dick performed the double ring ceremony at the Bellamy residence outside of Lexington. A reception was held immediately following the ceremony. The bride wore a white satin halter gown caught at the waist with a diamond brooch and carried a bouquet of pink, white and champagne roses. The bride is the daughter o f Yuriy Tsapov and N adia T sugan-K ova, both o f Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. She is a 1997 graduate of Dnepropetrovsk High School #96 and a 2002 graduate of Dnepropetrovsk University as a Chemist. The groom is the son of Sam and Mary Kay Bellamy of Lexington. He is a 2000 graduate of Heppner High School. He completed training from IITR Truck Driving School in 2003. He is employed with ConAgra Foods as a truck driver. After a honeymoon on the Oregon coast, the couple is at home in Hermiston. Road Report The Morrow County Public Works Department has released the following road report: -October 26-November 2, the road department continued work on the retaining wall at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner. The curbs and sidewalks are being completed. -Grading and hauling gravel to Ditch Creek Road is finished. Material was hauled from the Hardman Ridge Road pit. Work is now in progress on Porcupine Lane. -The weed, paint and sign department have finished paint striping for Gilliam County and have finished the project of fog lines on the north end of the county. -Signs have been updated and repaired on little Butter Creek Road. -Graders are out in needed areas and Dee Cox Road, Sanford Canyon Lane, Ditch Creek Road, Sunflower Flat Road, Upper Rhea Creek Road, Spring Hollow Road, Spur Loop and Penland Lane have been completed. The department is currently grading the east of Morphine Lane, Dale Brown Road, Piper Canyon Road and Black Ranch Road. -The department is continuing with new projects. -The parks are starting to see a decrease in usage for the season. However, the OHV park will be open year round for snowmobiling. -The department has plans to install electrical units for approximately four portable cabins for Cutsforth Park to keep the park open year-round for snowmobiling, cross country skiing and, with the corrals, horseback riding. The project has a proposed finish date of late 2006. -A Morrow County Parks Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, at 7 p.m. at the Morrow County Public Works Office in Lexington. Call the M .C. Public W orks Road and Park Department, 989-9500, for more information, to voice concerns or complaints. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Individual Education Plan (IEP) training Nov. 17 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Parents of children who are on IEPs are invited to attend a training provided by Donna Helman o f the O rPT I. T he to p ic s w ill in clu d e d iscu ssio n concerning parent/students rights and responsibilities, how to effectively advocate for your ch ild , and new le g isla tio n c o n cern in g education for the student with a disability. Interested educational staff is invited to attend. The training is open to the public. The tra in in g is scheduled for T hursday, the Com m unity Room of Morrow/Wheeler Behavioral Health, 2nd floor above the Hardware store on Main St. Doors will be open at 5:45 p.m. If you have any questions, please call Betty MacTavish at 541 -676-9161 Correction H ep p n er H igh B o o ster C lub w ill m eet Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the H igh School H om e Ec. Room at 6 p.m. All You Can Eat PIZZA BUFFET S atu rday, Nov. 1 9 t h 5 t o 9 p . m . EIGHT KINGS OF PIZZA and FULL SALAD BARI $ 9 .9 5 di «Its / A Kidsundsr 6 - Frm JOHN H a p p iw r
