TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 29,2009
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Kenneth J. Turner
Heppner
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Creative Care Preschool fundraiser
to be rescheduled
Due to the loss o f Kenny Turner, Creative Care
Preschool in lone has decided to reschedule their taco
dinner and poker tournament that was scheduled for this
Saturday, May 2. A new time and date will be announced
at a later date.
Birth Announcements
Kelly and Diane Morgan o f Chubbuck, ID an
nounce the birth o f a daughter, Brooke Ann Morgan, on
March 27, 2009.
At birth she weighed eight pounds, three ounces
and was 19 V a inches in length.
Paternal grandparents are Virgil and Debbie
Morgan o f lone. Maternal grandparents are Darrell and
Marlee McFetridge o f Enterprise.
Great-grandmother is Helen Heideman o f Herm-
iston.
Christan and Joel Vanden Brink announce the
birth of a son, Calvin Ceel Vanden Brink, on April 14,
2009 at 3:57 a.m.
At birth he weighed eight pounds, eight ounces
and was 20 inches in length.
Heppner Christian Church and
Willow Creek Baptist Church to
host AMF missionary
AMF missionary Terry Pruett will speak on Sun
day, May 3, at Heppner Christian Church at 11 a.m. and
at Willow Creek Baptist Church at 6 p.m.
Pruett’s message will include a Powerpoint presen
tation and an extensive exhibition of actual pages salvaged
from the remains o f Bibles from the 11th to 17th centuries,
including an Akkadian cuneiform tablet, ca. 1900 B.C. and
a portion o f a Hebrew Torah scroll.
For more information contact Heppner Christian
Church at 676-9209, Willow Creek Baptist Church at 676-
5552, or Dick Temple at 989-8181.
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPORTANT FACTOR
Before you buy a house
take a close look at the neigh
borhood.
No matter how
attractive the house may be,
the neighborhood location
is o f primary importance
from an investment point of
view.
Look at the surrounding
houses to see if they are well
maintained.
If there are
large tracts o f vacant land
nearby, ask your Realtor to
check with the local plan
ning commission to find out
what their future use may be.
If you’re buying a house
in an attractive residential
neighborhood, any com
mercial development may
have an impact on property
values.
If you have children of
school age, your Realtor can
also help you by providing
information about the school
system. Local Realtors are
acutely aware o f all local
conditions that will affect
homeowners in the market
area.
This is just one of
many professional services
your Realtor can provide.
Creek Park District, Elks
Lodge, Bowling League, St.
Patrick’s Catholic Church,
Oregon Wheat League, Port
o f Morrow, Morrow Coun
ty C om m ittees, H eppner
Booster Club, recreation
and tourism, local sporting
arenas and youth activities
to name a few.
Mr. Turner enjoyed
large family gatherings and
always welcomed everyone
with his smile and conver
sation. He took great joy in
watching his children and
grandchildren participate
in school activities, espe
cially sporting events. Ken
was often seen at school
events in Heppner, lone and
Sherman County where his
children and grandchildren
participated.
Survivors include:
his wife, Jean Ann Turn
er o f Heppner; daughters,
Cheryle Rietmann and her
husband G regg o f lone,
Lori Seitz and her husband
Wayne, M elissa Lindsay
and her husband Todd, all of
Heppner, Sandra Martin and
her husband Doug o f Rufus;
sister, Jean Runnion Reed
o f Woodburn; and grand
children, Tanner, Evan, and
O la R ietm ann, B randon
Seitz and his wife Kristal,
Regina Seitz, Maddie and
Jake Lindsay, Treve and
Natalie Martin, and numer
ous nieces and nephews.
R ec ita tio n o f the
Rosary will be held 7 p.m.
Friday, May 1, 2009 at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in
Heppner. A Memorial Mass
will be held 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 2, 2009 at St. Patrick’s
Church with a Celebration
o f Life to follow the Satur
day Service at the Heppner
Elks Lodge at 4 p.m.
M em orial c o n tri
butions may be m ade to
M orrow C ounty U nified
Recreation District, PO Box
765, Heppner, OR 97836 or
K en n eth Jac k so n
T u rn er, 73, o f H ep p n er
died Friday, April 24, 2009
at Southwest W ashington
Medical Center in Vancou
ver, WA.
He was bom in Hep
pner on July 10, 1935, the
son ofSam
and Nora
D o h e r ty
T u rn er.
He w as
raised and
a tte n d e d
school in
H eppner
g r a d u a t Kenneth J.
Turner
ing from
H eppner
High School. He then went
on Oregon State University
in Corvallis, graduating in
1956 with a degree in agri
cultural science. He was an
avid Oregon State Beaver
fan.
His Irish farm ing
roots in Oregon, which date
back to 1883, drew him to
return to the family farm
in Sand Hollow where he
assumed the operations o f
the family farm. In 1958, he
married Jean Ann Swanson
o f lone. They raised four
daughters.
K en’s passions in
cluded farming and serving
his com m unity. He w as
honored in 1964 with the
Soil and W ater C o n se r
v atio n M an o f the Year
Award, giving credence to
his foresight and dedication
to innovative farming prac
tices. Ken’s commitment to
community and economic
growth was recognized with
the H eppner C ham ber o f
Commerce Man o f the Year
in 1994. He w as know n
for his humble attitude o f
giving to num erous com
munity needs. This devotion
to community could be seen
through his countless hours
o f service including: Willow
Oregon Wheat Growers League distributing
“Get Oregonized” book to state fourth graders
Each spring, fourth
graders throughout the state
delve into the rich history of
Oregon and its abundance of
natural resources and agri
culture. Until recently, their
teachers have had little in
the way o f Oregon-specific
curriculum.
The Oregon Wheat
Growers League has a mis
sion to distribute the “Get
O regonized” textbook to
every fourth grade class
room in a wheat producing
county in the state. “ It’s
quite an undertaking,” says
E rin H eid em an , O W G L
membership chair. “But a
project the league is excited
to a part of.”
“Get O reg o n ized ”
is a history book written for
grade four as students study
Oregon’s history. The text
is designed to help students
u nderstand and a p p re ci
Erin Heideman, OWGL membership chair, presents 4"1 grade
Heppner Elementary teacher, Sue Gibbs, with a classroom set of
the “Get Oregonized” textbooks. -Contributed Photo
ate the rich history, people
and natural resources that
shaped the state o f Oregon.
The book includes maps, il
lustrations, graphs as well as
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as defined in the Solid Waste Manage
ment Plan, solid waste on a public road
unless such waste or solid waste is cov
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South of the County
ered and secured.
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attach a $10.00 fine to anyone not
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modem and historical pho
tographs that compliment
the easy to read and under
stand text. Classroom sets
or individual copies can be
Morrow County would like to re
mind you of the County Ordinance
5.010 Transportation of Solid
Waste.
Transfer Station Locations;
Properly listings are available
at www.sykesrealestate.net
tions in lieu o f flowers may
be sent to W illow Creek
Terrace (A ssisted Living
Facility), 400 Frank G il
liam Dr., Heppner, OR. or
Goodwill Industries, 740 W.
Hermiston Ave. Hermiston,
William Clayton
OR 97838.
Burns Mortuary o f
Wright
Hermiston
is in charge o f
W illiam C la y to n
arrangements.
W right, 89 o f H erm iston
died Wednesday, April 22,
2009 at the Good Shepherd Max Burrows
M edical C enter in Herm
Max Burrows, 87, of
iston.
Heppner died Friday, April
C layton was born 17, 2009 at his home.
April 1, 1920 at the Wright
He was bom March
Ranch on Rhea Creek to 20, 1922 in Joseph the son
Orian and Pearl (LaTrace) o f Oakley and Lora Tuck
Wright. He served his coun Burrows. He graduated from
try in the Air Force during M arshfield High School
World War II in the South in Coos Bay in 1941. He
Pacific. He worked on the served in the United States
family ranch after the war. Navy during World War II.
In 1949 he purchased On February 10, 1941 he
and began operating a dairy married Phyllis Elizabeth
ranch in Prairie City. In 1964 Middleton.
he m oved to H erm iston
Mr. Burrows spent
and owned and operated a most o f his working life as
wholesale dairy distributor a timber faller in Southern
ship. In 1970 he began com Oregon and Northern Cali
mercial truck driving and fornia, cutting large Douglas
worked for Chemical Waste fir and Redwoods with a
Management in Arlington. power saw equipped with a
He retired late in life 72” bar. He enjoyed hunting
and enjoyed establishing a and fishing. He took several
blue bird trail on the family trophy size Roosevelt elk
mountain property and do bulls and a few 40 pound
ing outdoor activities with Chinook salmon.
He is survived by:
family.
Clayton is survived his wife, Phyllis Burrows,
by: his wife, Florence o f at home; son, Mark Bur
Hermiston; daughters, Rene rows and his wife Anita of
Devin o f Heppner, Teri Car Heppner; daughter-in-law,
nes o f La Grande, and Ra Janice Burrows of Arkansas;
mona Johnson o f Vancou brother, Keith Burrows o f
ver, WA; brothers A lbert Pasadena, CA; six grand
o f Heppner and Robert o f daughters and several great
Hermiston; and numerous grandchildren.
He was preceded in
grandchildren, great-grand
children and other family death by a son Curtis Bur
rows.
members.
A memorial service
He w as p reced ed
in death by his parents and will be held 2 p.m. Saturday,
May 2,2009 at the Heppner
sister, Joan Zimmerman.
A celebration o f life Elks Lodge.
Sweeney Mortuary
service will be held at a later
o f Heppner is in charge of
date.
Memorial contribu arrangements.
to South M orrow County
EMTs, PO Box 9, Heppner,
OR 07836.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
nance. T hank you for y o u r tim e
and u n d erstan d in g .
purchased through Oregon
A griculture in the C lass
room Foundation (AITC).
The focus o f the
book is Social Studies with
information on supply and
demand, the processes o f
earning, saving, spending
and budgeting, using maps,
identifying locations and un
derstanding how individuals
changed or influenced the
course o f Oregon history.
“Get O regonized”
was first written over 20
years ago. Oregon teachers
wrote each chapter. AITC
updated and reprinted the
book in 2005 and sold all
4,000 copies in ju st two
years. 5,000 new books were
printed in October, 2007. It
also celebrates chapters on
w heat and the Pendleton
Round-U p. Tammy Den-
nee, Oregon Wheat Growers
League executive director,
provided information about
wheat and irrigation for a
chapter and Butch Thurman,
Pendleton Round-Up Asso
ciation, provided informa
tion about the rodeo.
HHS Drama
Dept, to present A
Broadway Review
The Heppner High
School Drama Department
will present A Broadway
Review on May 4, 5, 6, and
10 and the HHS cafeteria.
A dm ission is $4 and re
served seating tickets can be
purchased at Sweet Produc
tions Ice Cream Parlour.
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