TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 20,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Heppner Head Start
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Hermsen, Lankford
announce engagement
Kiesha Lyn Hermsen and Mark Estes Lankford
The children from Heppner Head Start visited the Oregon
Trail Library in Heppner on Wednesday, January 13. Margaret
Flaherty, librarian, gave them a tour to show the many items
available for checkout at the library. The children were also
presented with storytime. -Contributed Photo
M orrow C ounty Creative
A rts and C rafts to m eet
M o rro w C o u n ty
Creative Arts and Crafts is
planning workshops and a
St. Patrick’s sale. A meet
ing will be held on January
28 at 1 p.m. at The Stable.
The meeting is open to the
public.
Plans for a Robert
W alton w orkshop in oils
June 14-16 is being worked
on. Painting to do will be
decided on at the January
28 meeting. All ideas will
be considered. There must
be 10 people signed up to
confirm the workshop. To
sign up contact Betty Mills
at 541-676-5546. Payments
w ill need to be paid by
May 11. This is the only
oil painting currently on the
schedule. This class is open
to the public. Those plan
ning to attend are asked to
sign up early so an accurate
count can be made.
Sharon H arriso n
and T rish S w een ey are
w o rk in g on w a te rc o lo r
classes by several different
instructors. What to paint
and how many days will
also be discussed at the
meeting.
Also on the agenda
is the upcom ing St. Pat
rick’s celebration. Anyone
w ishing to sell w ith the
M orrow County Arts and
Crafts are asked to attend
the meeting so an accurate
count can be m ade and
space can be allotted. If you
cannot attend the meeting
but plan on selling during
the St. Patrick’s celebration,
call Mary Ella Johnson at
541-676-5347.
Kiesha Lyn Hermsen and Mark Estes Lankford,
both o f Pendleton, announce their engagement.
Kiesha is the daughter of Val Martin Bailey and
stepdaughter o f Anita Lorene Bailey o f Lexington, and
mother Brenda Lee Cheuvront (deceased). Mark’s parents
are Phyllis Ann Lankford and James Michael Lankford,
both o f The Dalles, OR.
Kiesha is a 1995 graduate o f Nestucca Union
High School in Cloverdale. She is employed as a bartender
in Pendleton.
South Morrow County Scholarship and Trust
Mark is a 1992 graduate from The Dalles High
will hold their annual meeting and election of officers on
School. He works for the City of Pendleton.
The couple has been engaged since 2006 and Monday, January 25.
For more information contact Sharon Harrison
will be married May 15,2010, in The Dalles at St. Peters
at 989-8496.
Landmark.
South Morrow County Scholarship
and Trust to hold annual meeting
Milligans, Bennetts to hold joint reception
Obituaries
Rita M. Worden
cords until her retirement.
Rita M. Worden, 89,
Mrs. Worden was
o f Heppner died Wednes a member o f St. Patrick’s
day, January 13, 2010, at Church and was active in
A sh ley M anor in
Altar Society, and
H e rm isto n . M ass
took care of the altar
o f Christian Burial
cloths; she was also
was held at 11 a.m.
the first grade cat
on M onday, Janu
echism teacher for
ary 18, 2010 at St.
many, many years.
P a trick ’s Catholic
She was awarded a
Church in Heppner, RitaM.
place on the Wall o f
w ith c o n c lu d in g Worden
Honor for her many
service and burial
y ears o f serv ice.
following at the Heppner Rita lived her faith and was
M asonic Cemetery. Reci a good example to others.
tation o f the rosary was
Her passions were
held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, her church, her family, and
January 17, at St. Patrick’s helping others. She enjoyed
Catholic Church.
gardening, making things
She was bom May for people, playing cards,
19, 1920 at C herry vale, c o o k in g and c ro ssw o rd
KS, the fifth child o f seven puzzles.
bom to Francis Xavier and
She is s u rv iv e d
Agatha Blaes Steinberger. by: sons, Bob Worden and
She was raised and attended his w ife Pam o f H e p p
C atholic school in Cher- ner, Dave Worden and his
ryvale, where she gradu w ife Pam o f Pendleton,
ated from high school. Rita and Randy Worden of Mil-
a tte n d ed n ursing school w a u k ie ; g ra n d c h ild re n ,
and passed her registered Rick Worden and his wife
nursing boards in 1948. She Nikki o f LaGrande, Kristi
becam e a traveling nurse M cN am ee and her h u s
coming to the west coast, band Abe o f Irrigon, Robert
first to the Los Angeles area Worden o f Heppner, Jeremy
w here her brother Louis Worden and Keven Worden
lived and then to Pendleton both o f Milwaukie, Aaron
to work at St. A nthony’s Worden and his wife Dara
Hospital, where her broth o f Mission, Dennis Worden
er-in-law was administrator. o f W ashington DC, and
It was while working there Winston Worden o f Walla
she heard H eppner was Walla; and great-grandchil
building Pioneer Memorial dren, Daemon and Arianna
Hospital.
Worden o f LaGrande, and
She came to Hep K ly n n M cN am ee o f Ir
p n er as one o f the first rigon.
tw o nurses. She w orked
She was preceded
12 hour shifts and lived in by her husband Wilber in
the basem ent at the new 2009.
hospital. It was while she
M em orial contri
was working there that she butions may be made to St.
m et W ilbur Worden. The Patrick’s Catholic Church,
couple married March 26, PO Box 633, Heppner, OR
1951 in Seattle, WA. Mrs. 97836 or to Pioneer Memo
Worden continued to work rial Hospital, PO Box 9,
as a nurse until she started Heppner, OR 97836.
her family. She returned to
Sweeney Mortuary
work at the hospital after o f Heppner is in charge of
her children were grown arrangements.
and worked in medical re
Chamber Lunch
Meeting announced
This week’s Cham
ber Lunch Meeting program
will include an introduction
presentation about W heat
Springs Bakery by Sam and
Donna Bates. The snacks
are made from wheat exclu
sively grown on the Bates
R anches’ fam ily farm, in
Condon.
Murray Drugs will
be the caterer for this week’s
meeting. They will be serv
ing: barbecue sandwiches,
chips, and dessert for $9.
The m eeting will
be held in the Senior Center
Jean and Don Bennett
dining room, beginning at
A 60th wedding anniversary celebration for Don noon.
Those planning to
and Jean Bennett will be held on Saturday, February 6,
attend are asked to RSVP
at 6:30 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge.
your attendance by Wednes
The couple was married on February 8, 1950.
Everyone is invited to attend. The couple requests day morning so everyone
can be accommodated for
that no gifts be brought for them.
lunch.
Brett (Barber) and Shannon Milligan
Senior Center Menu
H ep p n er D ram a C lu b
ch an ges sp rin g p lay
Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be
A wedding reception for Shannon and Brett
serving
lunch
on Wednesday, January 27. The menu will
(Barber) Milligan will be held on Saturday, February 6,
include
chili,
com, green beans, fruit juice, combread,
at 6:30 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge.
and
brownies.
The couple was married on December 5, 2009
The Heppner Dra
in Kauai.
m a C lub has announced
Everyone is invited to attend.
that they have changed the
spring play from “Bye Bye
Birdie” to “Wonderland,” a
musical
adaptation o f Alice
Awana will be holding “Parent Night” on Thurs
in
Wonderland/Through
the
day, January 28. Parents are invited to come with their
Looking
Glass.
children, have dinner and participate in the evening
The original play
activities.
required
34 adult and chil-
Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. and the regular Awana
dren/teen
actors, but there
program will run from 6:30-8 p.m.
was
not
enough
p a rtic i
Awana’s is held at Willow Creek Baptist Church,
pation
to
cover
the
cast
560 North Minor off of Water Street.
ing
requirements.
For
the
If transportation is required, contact Dale Bates
“Wonderland” play, a cast
at 541-676-5773.
o f 20-30 members is need-
Awana to hold “Parent Night”
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Wedding-December 5, 2009
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Upcoming Chamber meet
ings:
-January 28 - Pre
sentation by Karen Wagner
(CAPECO ) about a “Re
gional Food A ssessm ent”
for the Heppner Area (Se
nior Center dining room).
-February 4 - All
e n titie s R e p o rts (C ity
Hall).
- F e b r u a r y 11 -
Willow Creek Valley Eco
nomic Development Corp
(WCVEDG) Annual Meet
ing. This m eeting will be
hosted by WCVEDG. More
information will be com
m unicated at a later date
and will be held in the Se
nior Center dining room.
- F e b r u a r y 18 -
Conference call with Rep
re s e n ta tiv e G reg S m ith
(City Hall).
ed, including children and
community members. The
new meeting for children
and com m unity members
will be held on Wednesday,
January 27, at 7 p.m. in the
HHS cafeteria. The HHS
student body meeting will
be during school on Janu
ary 28.
Anyone interested
in helping or acting in the
play but is unable to attend
the meeting is asked to call
Jodi C hapa at 541-676-
8022.
B ir th A n n o u n c e m e n t
Sally Cate Rudolf was bom to Allison and Ryan
Rudolf o f lone on December 21, 2009, at St. Anthony
Hospital in Pendleton.
At birth, Sally w eighed eight pounds, four
ounces, and measured 21 inches.
She joins sister, Jill, and brother, Tom.
Grandparents are Alan and Laura Parks of Silver
Lake and Terry and Nancy Rudolf o f Echo.