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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 3, 2010 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editorurapidserve.net or davidiurapidserve net. Web site www heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes......... - ....................................................................................Publisher Autumn Morgan ............................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m. For Advertsing advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50* per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publicafion (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published In the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'Card o f . hanks' at a cost of $10 Qualls places third in national poetry contest Sydney Qualls was the winner of the 2010 National Garden Clubs Poetry Contest in the Pacific Region. She placed third in the national contest. Qualls is the president of the HES Student Council. Her favorite subject is math and she enjoys reading and writing. Contributed Photo Benefit spaghetti feed to be held Saturday Obituaries Brayden Lee James Fowler Brayden Lee James Fow ler died Friday, Oc to b e r 29, 2 0 1 0 at OHSU Do- ern b ech er C hildren’s Hospital in Brayden Portland. Lee James Fowler Bra den was bom March 12, 2010. He is survived by: his parents Kevin Fowl er and Alexia Briggs; his grandparents Mark and Melisa Bruno of lone, Sta cey and Theresa Jessen of Heppner, Nick Tanzey and Sunnie Prince of Wallowa, Mike and Kris Fowler of Oroville, CA, and Boyd Briggs of Pendleton; and several great-grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Services are pend ing. Helen Elizabeth (Ransdell) Nelson Helen Elizabeth (Ransdell) N elson o f Pendleton died Satur day, October 23, 2010. A service will be held in H elen’s Helen (Rans m e m o r y dell) Nelson at the First Presbyterian Church at 201 SW Dorion Avenue in Pend leton at 3 p.m. on December 3, 2010. Refreshments will follow the service. Helen was w el comed into life 93 on July 29, 1917 years ago by her parents Samuel C. and Bes sie Ransdell, and sisters, Margaret (Day) and Mil dred (Merewether), in Port land. Helen graduated from Washington High School.' She attended Oregon Stats College where she met the love of her life, Alfred (Fred) H. Nelson, Jr. They were married on October 25, 1941, in Portland. Helen moved from the city to the very rural life on the Nelson Bros, wheat fann located between lone and Lexington. She adapted and thrived in caring for her husband and her children: Kenneth Nelson (lone, OR), Karin Nilsson (Salem, OR), and Keith Nelson (Odessa, Texas). She also was a good surrogate mother to many young farm animals. Helen was a mem ber of the lone Community Church, lone PTA, Lexing ton Grange, and Lexington Home Economic Club. She was active in many church, school and community ac tivities. In 1978 she and Fred retired and leased the farm to Ken and Julie Nelson. They enjoyed their retirement years traveling in their RV and with tour groups. In 1984 they moved to Pendleton and adjusted quite well to city life. Fred died in 1990 after a long battle with cancer. Helen was a mem ber of the First Presbyterian Church and made many friends there and through her volunteer work at St Anthony Hospital gift shop and Umatilla County His torical Society. H elen’s family and her faith were the mainstays of her life. She was a devoted, kind and caring person. Helen lived in and received outstanding care from the Suttle Care and Retirement Home in Pend leton for several years. Her family appreciates all the kind people who cared for her there. She previously lived at the McKay Creek Retirement Center and en joyed their staff as well, along with several friends who also lived there. Hel en’s three children were thankful to be able to be with Helen during her final days. Her friends were there for her too. Helen was preced ed in death by her husband Alfred, and her parents and ^sisters. She is survived by: her three children; five grandchildren, Jill Martin, Heidi Nelson, Josh Nelson, Nicholas and Tim Nelson; and three great grandchil dren, Jakob and Luke Nel son and Eva Martin. Helen is also survived by her niec A benefit spaghetti feed will be held on Saturday, November 6, before the volleyball game at lone Com munity School. The cost is $5 per plate and will include spaghetti, salad, and garlic toast. Concessions will also be available and a silent auction will be held. All proceeds from the dinner, concessions, and silent auction will go for medical and burial expenses for seven month old Brayden Fowler, the son of Kevin Fowler and Alexia Briggs, who passed away on Friday, October 29, at Doembecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. Donations are also being accepted at the Bank Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting the monthly of Eastern Oregon. card party this Saturday, November 6, at the Lodge Hall Anyone wishing to help with the dinner is asked in Lexington. to call 541-561-0629. Due to increased expenses the cost of playing w ill be $8 per person. The cost will include a light supper and snacks throughout the evening and prizes to the high and low men and women and the traveling prizes. Play will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Holly Rebekah Lodge to host monthly card party Head Start class tours Heppner Family Foods Ripple to speak at Chamber lunch meeting On October 21, the Heppner Head Start had a field trip to Hep pner Family Foods. Stephanie Rill gave the children a tour of the store. The students were treated with healthy snacks such as apples, string cheese, and fruit snacks at different depart ments of the store. -Contributed Photo Dec. 2 marks Customer Appreciation Day in Heppner Heppner Christmas Festivities will begin Thurs day, December 2, with Customer Appreciation Day. The day marks extended evening hours for early Christmas shopping. The day will be filled with a time for the local merchants to promote customer apprecia tion. The evening events will start at 5 p.m. with local children decorating the tree by the Post Office with their homemade ornaments. es and nephews Harry Day, Paul Day, Mike Mereweth er, Kathleen Merewether and Jeanne Griner. Helen had a strong loving relation ship with them, and they frequently spent time at the family farm. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 201 S.W. Dori on Ave, Pendleton, OR 97801; the lone Communi ty Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 346, lone, OR 97843; or the St. Anthony Home Care and Hospice, 1601 SE Court Ave., Pend leton, OR 97801. You may sign the online guest book or send condolences online at www. bumsmortuary.com. Bums Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements. Dean L. Rohde Dean L. Rohde, 80, died Thursday, October 28, 2010, at his home in Kennewick, WA. Grave side service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Novem ber 1, 2010, at ¡>e“" L- High View Rohde Cemetery in lone. Friends are invited to join the family to visit and reminisce at Canyon Lakes Clubhouse 3700 Canyon Lakes Drive in Kennewick, WA on Tuesday, November 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. He was bom Sep tember 2, 1930 in Pend leton, the son of Fred and Eileen Snyder Rohde. Dean grew up on the family wheat ranch near Echo. Wheat farming always remained an interest for Dean. Dean served in in telligence for the United States Army and was sta tioned in Kyoto, Japan. Af ter an honorable discharge in 1956, he returned to Eastern Oregon where he met Ruby Ann Rietmann of lone. The couple married at lone on June 7, 1958. Mr. Rohde began work as an instrument tech nician at Battelle in 1963. He held many positions and worked on a variety of projects through the dawn of the computing era. After retirement Dean and Ruby Ann en joyed traveling and visit ing new places. Dean was an avid golfer, he and his brother Ernie spent count less mornings at Canyon Lakes playing' for dimes and visiting. He loved the Oregon Coast, especially early morning walks and searching for agates and shells in the sand. His kids learned early on about “lea- verites,” (the broken shells and stinky stuff that you should just “leave er right” there). The grandchildren could always count on Papa to “fix it,” as he was always able to come up with a creative way to repair most anything. He is survived by: his wife of 52 years Ruby Ann Rohde of Kennewick, WA; son, Paul Rohde and his wife Susan of Carna tion, WA; daughter, Mary Jo Lindquist and her hus band Christopher of Rich land, WA; grandchildren, Jordan and Andy Rohde, John, Katie Jane, and Ju lie Ann Lindquist; broth ers, Roy Rohde and Glenn Rohde; and daughter Teresa Salmela from a previous marriage. Memorial contri butions may be made to the Memorial Day Flag Fund that has been created to establish a tradition of fly ing the flags of veterans on Memorial Day at the High View Cemetery in lone, in care of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, PO Box 106, lone, Oregon 97843. The family appre ciates the chemotherapy nurses at the Tri City Can cer Center and to Hospice for all of their care and compassion, especially Mi chael. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Heppner Methodist Women to hold annual Fall Bazaar and luncheon The Heppner Meth odist Women will again be holding their annual Fall Harvest Bazaar and lun cheon on Friday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the social hall in the basement of the Methodist Church. There will be a va riety of homemade items for sale such as crafts, homemade baked foods, preserves, jams and jellies along with Ida’s “Twice is Nice” table of gently used items. At 11 a.m. the women will begin serving their famous chicken cas serole dinner that includes a serving of casserole, salad, a homemade roll, a des sert and beverage for $7. A piece of pie and coffee will be served for $4. The meal will be served until 2 p.m. or until they run out of food. The money raised by this activity is very im portant to the United Meth odist Women because it helps to cover activities, repairs and other expenses that are not included in the budget. lery will be catering the meal. Anyone planning to attend the meetings is asked to RS VP to the Hepp ner Chamber of Commerce Firewood season on the Umatilla by Wednesday morning of each week everyone can be National Forest ends November 15 Personal-use Fire with a minimum purchase accommodated for seating wood cutting areas on the of four cords for $20. A and meals. Umatilla National Forest maximum purchase of 12 Harvest Festival to be held at will close for the season cords total, per household, on Monday, November 15. is allowed from National Heppner Christian Church On Sunday, No has a passion for believers Firewood cutting on the Forest lands during the vember 7, at 6 p.m. Hep and unbelievers to not be forest will not be available calendar year. For more informa pner Christian Church will led astray by false religions. again until May of 2011. tion on the firewood pro Firewood permits hold their Harvest Festival. He encourages through his gram, or to find out where can be purchased up until There will be food, praise, teaching and example. to obtain a permit, contact November 15 at any Uma Al ma r ode will and a special speaker, Mar tilla National Forest office the Umatilla National For shall Almarode. Everyone also be speaking in Sunday or at several local busi est supervisor’s office in is invited. School at 9:30 a.m. and dur- nesses in the community. Pendleton at 541-278-3716, Almarode, a friend ing regular services at 10:45 Permits cost $5 per cord or visit our website at www. of Dick and Karen Temple, a.m. that same Sunday. fs.fed.us/r6/uma/. John Ripple from Morrow County Grain Growers will be the speaker at this week’s Chamber lunch meeting. The meeting will be held at noon at Hep pner City Hall. All Entities Reports will also be given at the meetings. Cornerstone Gal- Heppner TV removing poles Heppner TV is in the process of removing poles in Heppner. Anyone who would like to keep their pole is asked to no tify the office at 541-676- 9663.
