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By Merlyn Robinson
Like instant replay,
Kathleen Hisler readily re
calls a century o f past events
as though they had hap
pened yesterday. Her excel
lent memory belies the fact
that this upbeat centenarian
will be 100 years young on
February 21, 2008. A birth
day celebration with family
and friends is planned for
February 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.
at Willow Creek Terrace As
sisted Living. Since October
2003 Kathleen has been a
resident o f this facility that
coincidently was built on
property that once belonged
to her father, Frank Mona
han, when she was a child.
Maybe her longevity
can be attributed to her Irish
genes. Her mother, Marie
Farley M onahan, lived to
age 90. Perhaps a contrib
uting factor to a long life is
Kathleen’s positive attitude,
her unshakable faith and her
contentment with her life
style. She said she wouldn’t
change anything in the past.
“I was bom to be a wife and
mother and it was a blessing
to be with someone you love
for 72 years,” Kathleen said.
Her husband, Paul Hisler
II, (who was that important
‘someone’), passed away in
2000 at age 92.
Kathleen was bom in
Condon to Irish descendants
Frank and Marie Monahan.
She is the oldest o f four
siblings who were Jam es
Monahan, Mary Causey and
Patricia Barrie, all deceased.
At age 14,
cousin
James
Farley
% •%
c a m e to
live w ith
th e fa m Kathleen Hisler
ily a f te r
his m oth
er passed away. The Mo-
n a h an -M u rth a ran ch on
Rock Creek comprised vast
holdings to accommodate
large bands o f sheep. When
Kathleen was five years old
the family moved to Hep
pner. They lived in town
until her folks purchased
their Willow Creek ranch
w hose head q u arters was
once located where Willow
Creek Dam Lake now glis
tens. The Monahan holdings
included large m ountain
acreages where sheep were
summered.
K a th lee n ’s school
years began by walking to
school in Heppner, a 1 Vi
mile hike. What she didn’t
know then is that a class
mate, Paul Hisler II, would
become her future husband.
Her growing up years were
governed by a very strict,
but loving father, Kathleen
says. Her dad decided his
daughters would grow up as
“proper young ladies” under
the guidance o f C atholic
parochial schools. Kathleen
attended St. Thomas Acad
emy in Condon, a Catholic
school in Mt. Angel, and
she graduated in 1927 from
St. Jo sep h ’s A cadem y in
Pendleton. K athleen’s ex
cellent singing voice devel
oped during those formative
years, but she says her piano
lessons at school were not
very enjoyable because a
nun would rap her fingers
with a ruler when she made
mistakes.
A fter high school,
Kathleen planned to become
a nurse. However, she lost
her heart to a dashing you
Frenchm an w hose father
em ig rated here in 1988.
Tragedy had impacted her
husband’s life. His mother
died w hen Paul and his
sister, M arguerite H isler
Chapin, were three and four
years old. The father also
passed away when Paul was
15. Paul’s father had built a
large house on the ranch he
acquired after 12 years o f
working for former owner
E dw ard Day. A d d itio n al
acreage was also added. To
provide for his children, the
father placed the ranch in a
trust and named a guardian.
After Paul’s father died in
1923, trustees rented out the
ranch for six years.
K athleen and Paul
w ere m arried N ovem ber
14, 1928 at the C atholic
Church rectory in Heppner.
They traveled by train to
ence number: CENWP-PM-
E-07-07, the public notice
title and date. Public com
ments on the draft EA must
be postmarked by March 6,
2008.
Additional informa
Shrove Tuesday pancake supper to benefit DeSpain ministry
tion specific to the envi
ronmental documents may By Doris Brosnan
sized cro sses b ecau se a cross is not magic; nor is it
be obtained by contacting
W hen A ll S a in ts friend requested one for his a good luck charm. It isn’t
Carolyn Schneider at (503) Episcopal Church holds its son who was going overseas meant to protect me from
808-4770.
every physical harm. It’s not
annual Shrove Tuesday Pan with the military.
From th a t sim ple for identification, for all the
cake Supper on February 5
from 5-7:30 p.m., proceeds beginning, the D eSpains’ world to see. It’s simply an
Owen Paul H and - Michael and Jodi Hand of will support a special, first ministry has grown into the understanding between my
Walla Walla, WA announce the birth o f their son, Owen time situation for the parish: distribution o f hundreds o f Savior and me.”
Paul Hand, bom Friday, January 4, 2008, in Walla, Walla. two parishioners will attend crosses every year. Aloha
As requested, De-
At birth he weighed 10 lbs. and was 23 inches long.
the church’s National Con helps with the finishing o f Spains will take enough o f
Grandparents are Paul and Debby Sumner o f Hep vention in 2009.
the smooth two-inch gifts the crosses to the conven
pner, Kay and Jan Wessel o f Walla Walla, and Jim Hand
The m enu for the that can now be found in tion to d istrib u te am ong
o f Walla Walla. Great-grandparents are Don and Jean evening will include pan many countries around the the 2000 rep resen tativ es
Bennett o f Heppner and Robert and LaVonne Frazier of cakes, ham, fruit, coffee, tea, world.
from throughout the United
Walla Walla.
O n e p o e m t h a t States.
juice and milk is all you can
The All Saints con
eat. The cost is $5 for adults sometimes accompanies the
gregation
believes that the
crosses
explains
the
senti
and $15 for families.
B o b an d . A lo h a ment attached to them, “The Shrove Tuesday Pancake
DeSpain have received a Cross in My P ocket” : “ I Supper will be a great start
Valby Lutheran Church will be observing the be special invitation from the carry a cross in my pocket, a to efforts to support the
ginning o f Lent with worship on Ash Wednesday, February Presiding Bishop because of simple reminder to me o f the DeSpains as they represent
6, at 7 p.m. A soup dinner will be held at 6 p.m.
their “cross ministry.” Sev fact that I am a Christian, no Heppner with their ministry
During the remaining weeks of Lent, soup will be eral years ago, Bob started matter where I may be. This at the 2009 convention.
served at 6 pm with worship at 6:30 p.m. on Monday eve creating w ooden pocket-
nings beginning February 11. Sunday worship continues
weekly at 9 a.m.
a regular basis and its water
Sheriff’s Report
On Sunday, February 3, worship will be followed
was usually frozen over.
by a breakfast potluck and the annual meeting o f the con
MCSO received a re
The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office reports han
gregation. After the regular 9 a.m. worship on Sunday,
port
from
a caller in Board-
dling the following business:
February 10, the church has been invited to join Good
m an that a m ale subject
D ec. 27: M CSO re Substance. Boardman Police a ssa u lted a fem ale s ta ff
Shepherd Lutheran Church in Boardman for a commu
nion service with Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke at 11 a.m., ceived a report from a caller Dept, assisted. The subject member. Trevor M arshall
followed by a question and answer session with our new in Heppner that his ex-wife posted bail and was released Keith, 25, was arrested on
did not return their son last to appear.
bishop.
Probable Cause charges o f
MCSO received a re Assault IV and Harassment.
For more information, call Katy Anderson, Intern night and is not following
port from a caller in Irrigon He was lodged at the Uma
the parenting plan.
Pastor, at 989-8174.
MCSO received a re o f two motorcycles taken tilla County Jail.
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MCSO received a re
MCSO, Heppner am port from a caller in Irrigon
that a smoke alarm in an apt.
T h e k i d s o f R ita B o w m a n
| w o u ld l i k e to in v it e e v e r y o n e to h e r | keeps going off and there is bulance received a report that she found a camera. It
no smoke in the room. There from a caller in Heppner o f a was determ ined who the
80
is a weird smell, like burnt young teenage child thrown camera belongs to.
plastic, but they can’t find from a horse and is laying
MCSO received a re
face
down.
It
is
unknown
if
where
the
smell
is
coming
port
from
a caller on lone/
| Birthday Celebration
from. It was determined to she lost consciousness.
Gooseberry Road that there
be a shorted-out electric
MCSO deputy arrested was a vehicle off the road. A
heater and maintenance was Leobardo Solis Jacquez, deputy responded and it was
Sr., 56, on an Heppner Jus determined the vehicle was
on the way to fix it.
r> =
| February 9, 2008
^
MCSO deputy arrested tice Court warrant for Un broken down and someone
Terrell Lee Rea, 41, on a lawful Air Pollution II. He was on the way to help.
4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
M orrow C o u n ty C ircu it was lodged at the Umatilla
MCSO received a re
| Heppner Elks Lodge
_
C ourt w arrant for Grand County Jail.
port from a caller in Board-
MCSO received a re man that a male subject had
Jury Indictment/ Possession
port
from
a caller o f a horse violation his No C ontact
o
f
a
Controlled
Substance
S to p t t y . S a y H i, H a v e a S n a c k !
at
a
location
outside Hepp order. The caller requested
and Delivery o f a Controlled
No local invitations sent
ner that was not being fed on officer contact regarding this
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cept written comments at
the m eeting, by email to
C a ro ly n .B . S e h n e ider@
usace.army.mil, or by mail
to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Portland D is
trict, Attn: CENWP-PM-E/
C arolyn Schneider, P.O.
Box 2946, Portland, OR
9 7 2 0 8 -2 9 4 6 . C om m ents
should include the refer-
Birth Announcement
Valby Lutheran to observe Lent
beginning Feb. 6
th b ir th d a y !
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Portland w here they had
a brief honeym oon at the
Imperial Hotel. They had to
wait almost a year, until Paul
was 21, before they could
assume management o f the
Hisler ranch. During that
time they lived and worked
with the Monahans on Wil
low Creek.
Thus began the rig
ors o f 67 years on a ranch 25
miles from Heppner at the
head o f Little Buttercreek.
Twenty o f those years were
without electricity, indoor
plumbing and other conve
niences. Their few posses
sions began with a milk cow
and a team o f horses given
to them by Kathleen’s father.
In order to stock this ranch
with a band o f sheep, they
obtained a loan from the lo
cal Farmer and Stockgrow-
ers Bank. But soon the Great
Depression o f the 30s, com
pounded by drought years,
caused the sheep market to
hit rock bottom. The young
couple had no income to pay
off their debt. Their frugal
lifestyle included kerosene
lamps and no refrigeration.
Like m ost ranchers then
they had meat, usually mut
ton, milk and eggs to sustain
them . K ath leen ’s accom
plished cooking skills and
alm ost daily break m ak
ing required a sizzling hot
wood cook stove even when
temperatures soared above
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Marriages
M o rro w C o u n ty
Clerk Bobbi Childers has
released the following re
port o f m arriage licenses
issued:
-January 18: Stephen
Joseph Thompson, 31, Post
Falls, ID and Michaela Ann
May, 35, Post Falls, ID.
-J e su s A le ja n d ro
Cardenas Garcia, 29, Board-
man and Abigail Alvarado
Mendoza, 31, Boardman.
Holly Rebekah
Lodge to host
card party
Holly Rebekah
Lodge will be hosting their
monthly card party on Satur
day, February 2, at the Lodge
Hall in Lexington. Play will
begin at 7 p.m. and the cost
is $5 per person. The public
is invited to attend.
Senior Center Menu
U nited M eth o d ist
C hurch m em bers w ill be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, February 6. The menu
will include oven beef torti
lla and Spanish rice, mixed
v egetables, tossed salad,
mixed fruit, and brownies.
issue and the caller wanted
to file a report. The subject
was located and arrested by
the Boardman Police Dept.
M CSO deputy cited
S h eila Rae Day, 33, for
Permitting Unlawful Opera
tion o f a Vehicle; and cited
Donald A lbert Vanmeter,
aka George Washie Jones,
Jr., 38, for Violation o f the
Basic Rule, 68 mph in a 55
mph zone and Driving while
License Suspended Viola
tion. He was also arrested
on local charges o f Giving
False Information to a Peace
Officer x3, and Possession
o f Lost or stolen Property. A
hold was placed for Multno
mah County warrants.
Boardman Police Dept,
officer cited a male subject
for Failure to Carry Proof of
Insurance.
Boardman Police Dept,
officer arrested a male sub
ject for Violation of Release
Agreement. He was lodged
at the Umatilla County Jail. «
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