TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 9,2005
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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Betty MacTavish ................................................................................................ Editor
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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'
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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
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