TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 30,2005
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Wee Bit O’Ireland in Heppner,
Oregon
By Claudia Hughes
The question is, do you wish to keep the Irish in
Heppner. Oregon? It is imperative that a board of directors
be formed immediately to ensure that this happens. Needed
on this board is a representative from the city for liability
purposes, the Chamber for communication purposes, and
a number of members at large. Being of Irish heritage is
not required, but would contribute to the mix.
What would be required of you, you might ask? A
sense of humor, a desire to meet new people and an
enjoyment of volunteering is all that is needed. You would
be working in an advisory capacity as well as making a few
calls to make sure that some of the essential committees
are functioning. It’s organized, it’s laid out, and it comes
with wonderful people working together to make Heppner
a fun place to spend the weekend of March 17. Please call
Claudia or Cara for more information or just your name
and the words “yes, I can.”
As for committee folks, would ye be willing to
organize some games such as the bed races. O ’Shanty races
or plank races? Give a call. Would ye be willing to help
with the publicity? Would ye take over the teen dance at
the high school? Would your organization take charge of
welcoming people from the green booth on Main Street?
Many leprechauns make light work. The “old” folks are
requesting new faces, younger faces. Learn an Irish jig.
New ideas are welcome. Change is good. (541) 676-5536.
May the luck o ’ the Irish be with you and encourage
you to help turn Heppner green for the 24lh year. March
16-19, 2006.
Raffles to be held 4-H Rocket Club
The Morrow County meeting and
Fair and Oregon Trail Pro
Rodeo Court will raffle off a launch is planned
half a pig to be drawn on St.
P atrick’s w eekend at the
m otocross race, with the
other half a pig to be raffled
on Sunday at the rodeo.
Also, a Black Hills
Gold ring will be raffled. The
ring will be on display at
P e te rso n ’s Jew e le rs in
Heppner. The drawing will
be held on Sunday of fair and
rodeo weekend.
Tickets are $1 each
or 6 for $5. For m ore
information, call 676-9474
or 676-9821.
The next meeting of
the 4-H ro ck et club is
planned for Thursday, Dec.
1, 7 p.m . at lone H igh
School in Dale H olland’s
science room. The club is
planning a launch for Friday,
Dec. 2 at Duane Neiffer’s
home at McNab. The details
of the launch will be decided
at the meeting.
We Print
Business Cards
Heppner G a ze tte
H EPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
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"Where Friends M eet"
142 N orth Main
Thursday. Decem ber 1st -
LADIES’ NIGIIT
D inner starts at O p.m.
Prime itih with at! the e.rtra*
Prepared by ehefs Marty & Tony
L O D G E M E M O R IA L S E R V IC E
for our departed ineml»ers at 8 p.m.
•
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Kininctt Kenny (life m em ber) 1411-05
O liver D evin ‘2 -1 0 -0 5
J oh n Akers 1-5-05
E .O . R eitliley ( Past Exalted R uler) 4 -2 0 - 0 5
W illiam H ollen 7-»*05
W illiam Neott 7*0-05
Stanley Cox 11-0-05
J o e W right 11-22-05
“T h e f a u l t * o f o u r mem ber* a re trritte n upon the *anH*.
T h e ir rirtn e * niton the tablet* o f lo re a n d m e m o ry ."
Health District
continued from page one
-d isc u sse d
sta ff
recruitment and retention,
including opportunities for
advancement, education and
training.
-voted to purchase
Christmas hams for district
em p lo y e es and som e
volunteers.
- a p p r o v e d
contributing $1,000 toward
an Irrigon community reader
board at A .C. H oughton
E lem entary. The d istrict
would have access to the
electronic system and would
be able to put messages on
the board.
- a p p r o v e d
contributing $200 for lights
at the Heppner tennis courts,
citin g a co m m itm en t to
im p ro v in g health in the
community. The Heppner
C h am b er
is
also
p articip atin g . The board
discussed having a fixed time
for turning the lights out, so
that nearby residents would
not be inconvenienced by the
lights.
-heard the October
2005 financial report which
showed $367,318 in gross
patient revenue; $385,123 in
total o p eratin g revenue;
$443,893 in total operating
expenses, less $9,092 for a
non-operating net gain, for
a loss of $49,677.
-learn ed
from
Mahoney that the district
w ill receiv e a M edicare
settlement of $275,000 in
January.
-learned that Willow
C reek T errace A ssisted
Living is at full capacity.
While it sadly recently lost a
resident, a new resident has
alread y co m m itted to
moving in. Vander Does said
the center has a short, active
waiting list.
- d i s c u s s e d
purchasing a bus for the
assisted living center. It was
su g g este d that M orrow
County Commissioner John
W enholz be c o n tacted
c o n ce rn in g o b tain in g a
grants for purchase of a bus.
-heard the following
report: Pioneer Memorial
C linic had 349 visits for
O c to b er w ith 25 new
patients and 92 patients seen
by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had
173 v isits w ith 39 new
patients, 76 seen by a nurse
and 24 no-shows; Heppner
Ambulance had 19 total runs
w ith 17 tran sp o rted and
$11,921
in
rev en u e,
Boardman Ambulance had
23 to tal runs w ith 18
transported and $16,782 in
re v e n u e, and Irrigon
Ambulance had 11 total runs
with four transported and
$3150 in revenue and there
w ere also tw o flig h ts;
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
had eight admissions, two
swing bed admissions, 422
outpatients, 76 emergency
room encounters, 1474 lab
tests, 73 x-ray procedures,
40 CT scans, 35 EKG tests,
four re sp ira to ry therapy
procedures; Home Health
had 108 visits; Hospice had
three admits; the pharmacy
had 692 drug d o ses for
$33,382 in drug revenue
M a g n e tic
Door Signs
HERE
H eppner G azette-T im es
676-9228
__ Obituaries
Joe E. Wright
Joe Wright, 94, of
Heppner, died Tuesday, Nov.
22, 2005.
A memorial service
was held at Willow Creek
Terrace Assisted Living in
Heppner on Monday, Nov.
28.
A second memorial
service for Mr. Wright was
held Nov. 30 at Forest Lawn
C em etery
C hapel
in
Gresham.
Mr. Wright was bom
May 1, 1911, in Portland, the
son of Edward Robert and
Annie F. Wilkes Wright. He
attended school in Gresham.
He married Maryette Hamlin
on March 17, 1934, in Walla
Walla. He lived and worked
in G resham at G resham
T ransfer until m oving to
Heppner in 1951.
He
p u rc h a se d
Aikens Tavern with his in
laws, but sold his share to
buy a tru ck . Mr. L ew is
hauled lumber and then logs
for Heppner Pine Mills. He
and his wife also owned the
local flower shop, and he
helped there for a couple of
years.
The couple moved
back to Gresham in 1965 and
he continued to drive log
truck for Knapp Logging
until his retirement. Due to
his wife’s poor health, the
W rights m oved back to
Heppner where he lived with
his daughter, while his wife
was cared for at Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home.
Mr. Wright has spent his last
y ears at W illow C reek
Terrace.
He was a lifetim e
m em ber o f the H eppner
Benevolent and Protective
O rder of Elks Lodge No.
358 and w as a lifetim e
m em ber o f the G resham
Masonic Lodge.
Mr. W right was
preceded in death by his
parents; his wife; daughter,
Joan Grey; brothers, E. R.
“T ed” W right and Eddie
W right; siste rs, G eneva
Johnson, Lena LaLonde,
G ladys H ogg and A nnie
Wright. His daughter, Judy
Buschke, five grandchildren,
six great-grandchildren, four
great-great-grandchildren
and numerous nieces and
nephews survive him.
M e m o r i a l
contributions may be made
to W illow Creek Terrace
Assisted Living, P.O. Box
610, Heppner, OR 97836, or
Heppner BPOE 358, P.O.
Box 494, H eppner, OR
97836.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Harvey R.
Donnell
Harvey R. Donnell,
83, of Kennewick, WA, died
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005.
A celebration of life
service for Mr. Donnell will
be held Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at
the First Church of Christ,
Scientist, 3616 W. Court St.,
Suite F, Pasco.
He was born in
Searsport, Maine, June 20,
1922, and sp en t his
childhood in and around
Lynn, Mass. He graduated
from the Wayside Inn Boys’
School in Sudbury, Mass.,
and served in the Marines in
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RANDV is 50!
H AP P Y BIRTHDAY!
December 1st
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the South Pacific in World
War II.
Mr. D onnell later
moved to Pasadena where he
worked for the Pasadena
Fire Department and then for
Lockheed Missile Division in
S u n n y v ale, C a lif., as a
lo g istic an aly st until
retirement in 1983.
At that time, he and
his fam ily m oved to
Sierraville, CA., in the Sierra
M o u n tain s, w here the
couple’s grandchildren loved
to visit. He and his wife then
lived in Rio Rancho, N.M.,
Heppner, and K ennew ick
since 1997.
Mr. Donnell was a
member of First Church of
Christ Scientist, Pasco.
He enjoyed driving
in stock car races, bowling,
working with youth groups,
gardening, camping, music,
bridge, parliamentary law,
football and other sports,
and church work. His family
says they are grateful to have
shared many happy times
w ith him , e sp e c ia lly in
California and during trips to
B oston, A laska, H aw aii,
New Mexico and Oregon.
He is survived by his
w ife o f 44 y ears, D oris
Donnell; a sister, Dorothy
Delp o f D anvers, M ass.;
daughters, Alice Desroches
and K athi H o n ey cu tt o f
A n chorage, A laska, and
D eborah K en d rick o f
Heppner; stepsons, Randy
Bashta of Acton, Mass, and
Dennis Bashta of Reno; 10
g ra n d c h ild re n , and four
great-grandchildren.
In lieu o f flowers,
donations may be made to
his church’s building fund,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, or
a charity of choice.
P. W. Kenneth
Wenberg
P. W. K enneth
Wenberg, 96, Heppner, died
Nov. 11, 2005, at his home.
A memorial service for P. W.
Kenneth Wenberg was held
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, at
the Seventh-day Adventist
C hurch. A c a n d le lig h t
committal service followed
at the H eppner M asonic
Cemetery.
He was bom January
16, 1909, at A rcad ia,
Nebraska, the son of Otto
and Anna Wollis Wenberg.
He was raised on the family
farm
near F u lle rto n ,
N eb rask a,
w here
he
graduated from high school.
He worked on the farm until
leaving during the “dust
bowl days” tragedy. He sold
his farm equipment for his
college education at the age
of 30. He graduated from
Union College in Lincoln,
Nebraska, in 1943.
On August 30, 1943,
he m arried F red a M ae
C le av e la n d at B oulder,
Colorado, the same day she
g rad u ated from n u rsin g
school. The couple lived in
M issouri, Colorado, Ohio
and M ichigan u n til his
retirement from pastoral and
lite ra tu re w ork fo r the
S ev en th -d ay A d v en tist
C hurch. They m oved to
Heppner where he has lived
with his eldest son the past
six years.
He enjoyed reading
from his extensive personal
lib rary until he lost his
eyesight in the past couple
o f years. He thoroughly
enjoyed his grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
Mr. W enberg was
preceded in death by Freda
Mae, his wife of 57 years; his
parents; brother, W ayne;
sisters, Luella and Nell; and
a great grandchild, Wales
Wenberg.
Survivors include his
sons,
K enneth
Fred
W enberg, and his w ife
Bonnie of Heppner, Daniel
Eugene W enberg and his
wife Sharlyn o f Turlock,
California; grandchildren,
Erik, Heidi, Jamilyn, Lars,
S c o tt, P eter, N els and
Mindy; great grandchildren,
Sebastian, Akaina, Noah,
Malychi, Annagrace, Mazie,
Hailey and Abigal; brother
and sisters, Saint Ena Eurath
M attiso n , W ales D enton
Wenberg, and Elaine DeVere
Payne.
Memorial contributions may
be m ade to A d v en tist
D evelopm ent and R elief
Agency International, 12501
Old Columbia Pike, Silver
Spring, MD 20904.
Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge*of
arrangements.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes
C o n g r a tu la tio n s
H ep p n er M ustangs. O ur
community is proud of you,
your team w ork and your
coaches. Rumor has it that
we may be able to cheer you
on to yet another victory
d u rin g th is T h u rsd a y ’s
an n u al H o lid ay L ig h t
Parade. Hope to see you
with lights aglow.
Locate your long johns, hats,
and gloves before you head
out to “ S tro ll H ep p n er”
Thursday. Local businesses
are holding “open houses” in
a p p re c ia tio n o f th e ir
customers and visitors. It’s
an opportunity for some
early shopping, greeting
friends and neighbors, and a
chance to win prizes, maybe
even a Christmas tree.
Drop by the city hall
to m eet the new city
manager David DeMayo and
his wife, Neva. At the same
tim e tak e a peek at the
Chamber/Hospice trees and
b a sk e ts, w hich w ill be
auctioned off immediately
a fte r the L ig h t P arad e.
Hospice and the Heppner
C h am b er w ill share the
p ro c e ed s to a ssist o ur
citizens and enhance our
com m unity. Vote for the
people’s choice and buy a
few raffle tickets to win a
tree adorned with a variety
of creations, from snowmen
to Christm as stamps, and
return to bid on your favorite
after the parade. Santa will
be on hand from 4:30 to 6
p.m. for photos.
Light parade prizes
w ill be aw arded in four
c a te g o rie s: in d iv id u a l,
schools, com m unity, and
commercial. Sponsors are
the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
M orrow C o u n ty G rain
G row ers, W indwave, and
Columbia Basin. (If you’re
reading this on Wednesday,
you still have time to get in
line on Thursday.)
I t ’s a busy early
D ecem ber w ith m uch to
offer; Thursday’s Heppner
fe s tiv itie s ,
fo o tb a ll,
shopping, the Willow Creek
Sym phony and S in g ers,
Christian Women’s Cookie
Exchange. It’s Advent, after
all, and time to give thought
to y o u r reaso n fo r the
season. Breathe and enjoy.
Justice Court
monthly report
The Morrow County
Justice Court has released
the following information for
the months of August and
September 2005.
D uring the m onth
314 traffic citations were
issu ed ; along w ith 16
misdemeanors; Five DUIIs;
four small claims; three civil
claim s;
10
h earin g s
scheduled; and 74 warrants
issued.
The total amount received
from fines and fees was
$ 7 3 ,9 2 7 .2 4 . T he state
re c eiv e d $ 2 1 ,5 4 0 . T he
county received $51,982.24
and $405 was paid in
restitution.