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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 2,2011 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow George J. “Red” Flynn Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.PS. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical maner 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 editomtTapidserve.net or davidioirapidserve. 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 Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost lor a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost lor classified ad is 50« per word Cost lor 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 requite three weeks to process after last date of publication (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 written 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 G T 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 of Thanks' at a cost of $10. Helping Hearts program receives donation Neva DeMayo (right), on behalf of Hope Lutheran Church, presents a check to Columbia Basin Electric employee Jan MacDonald for the company’s Helping Hearts program. The $215 donation was raised from a bunco party hosted by the church. - Photo by Autumn Morgan Free tax preparation available in Heppner area AARP Tax-Aide is the Nations largest free vol unteer-run tax assistance and preparation service for low and middle income tax payers. This free tax preparation service is again being offered in the Heppner area. State and federal returns are both prepared and electronically transmitted free of any charges. This free tax service is available to tax payers of all ages and a wide range of income levels. You do not need to be a member of AARP to benefit from this service. Preparers will be available to assist tax payers at the OSU Extension Office located at, 54176 Hwy 74, on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are interested in taking advantage of this free service, please contact Darcee at 541-676-9642 to schedule an appointment. This service will be offered from February 4 to April 15. Please be sure to bring all W-2’s, 1098’s, 1099’s and any other documents showing income. If you have paid for child care please bring information showing the amount paid, as well as the provider’s identification number. If you think there may be a possibility that you would benefit from itemizing on your return, please be sure to bring all information pertaining to prescription drugs, medical care, including mileage to providers, plus property taxes, mortgage interest and charitable contribu tions. It is important to remember that the Oregon standard deduction is considerable lower than the Federal, so you may benefit from itemizing for the State return only. Please be aware there are several returns that can not be processed until after the middle of February. These include returns with itemization, educator expenses and college tuition. George J. “ Red” Flynn, 80, of Heppner died unexpectedly Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Pio neer Memo rial Hospi ta l. A fu neral mass w as h e ld at 11 a.m. Wednesday, George J. February 2, “Red” Fly»“ 2011 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner. Graveside ser vice with military honors will follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Recita tion of the Rosary was held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. He was bom June 18,1930 in Boston, Massa chusetts, the son o f George and Mary Dooling Flynn. D uring his high school years at Boston’s Roslin- dale High School, he was a star athlete. As stated by his high school coach, “Red seemed to be a quiet sort of guy, but boy can he play football and baseball”. He starred in both for all three years. Red excelled in both sports and considered a future with the Boston Red Sox. Instead he joined the United States Marine Corp and served his coun try during the Korean War. Upon returning home he met and married the love of his life, Irish bom Wini fred Mulkerrin, on June 16, 1956 in Boston, MA. After starting their family in Bos ton, the couple relocated to Southern California where he finished raising his seven children. His fam ily was his pride and joy. He was involved in many o f his family activities, including coaching them in sports, volunteering and support ing Holy Family Church. Later in life George took an interest in ranching, cattle and horses. In 1994, during his early retirement years George and Winnie relo cated to Heppner where he enjoyed participating in the working ranch lifestyle, community activities and interacting with his grand children. The couple spent many hours helping elderly people, driving to their homes offering communion through the Eucharistic ministries at St. Patrick’s Church. He is survived by: his wife of 54 years, Win nie Flynn of Heppner; sons, George J. Flynn and his wife Norma o f Whittier, California., John Flynn and his wife Marlinda of Hep pner, Patrick Flynn and his wife Cathy of Alta Loma, California, Morgan Flynn and his wife Rebecca of San C lem ente, C alifor nia, James Flynn of Santa Ana, California, and Joseph Flynn and his wife Jill of San Clemente, California; daughter Mary Gomez-En- gler and her husband Hugo o f Seattle, W ashington; and grandchildren, David, Travis, George, Courtney, Jessie, Hannah, Cord, Mag gie, Jake and Shane. George was pre ceded in death by his par Remembrance Walk/5k Run planned for St. Patrick’s Celebration The Remembrance Walk/5k Run event is sched- uled for Saturday, March 19, and will begin with a social hour and registra- tion from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the All Saints Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, The Walk/5k Run will com- mence from that point at 9:30 a.m. Commemorative wrist bands are planned for participants. Start your day off with a Wee Bit of St. Pad- dy’s fun and join Friends Helping Friends to honor our friend, Donna Schon- b achler. R em em bering our loved ones this day will be the emphasis for the Walk/5k Run and so- cial hour planned. Donna touched us all in many ways with her passion and dedi- cation to health care and it is that cause in which we strive to give back. Funds from the $5 Walk/5k Run entry will be earmarked for the purchase of a GlideScope which will assist doctors, nurses and EMTs in the emergency room at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. This life saving tool can be used for both children and adults when breathing is compromised, Friends Helping Friends goal is always to focus on medical needs in our community, which is what Donna stood for. To pre-register or donate in memory of your loved one, please make contributions payable to Pioneer Memorial Ffospital and send to: Kathi Dicken- son, PO Box 566, Heppner, OR 97836. Please include the name of the person you wish to memorialize. ents, George and Mary; and his granddaughter Meghan Flynn. Memorial contri butions may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Oregon Chapter, 9320 S.W. Barbur Blvd., Suite 140, Portland, Oregon 97219, in honor of Meghan Flynn. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Charles O. “Buck” Morris Charles O. Morris, 87, of Brownsville went to live with Jesus on Thursday, January 27, at the Lacomb Log Home. Charles was bom September 8, 1923 in Rain ier, WA the son of Owen and M e r rill (Cork) Morris. He attended grade school in Condon, OR and Charles O. high school “Buck” in Bend. He Morris jo in e d the Army Air Corps on Decem ber 8, 1941 (the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked). He was stationed in North Africa and flew 50 missions in B-17’s into Italy. After his honorable discharge, he began his studies at Oregon State University. In 1953 he graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a minor in aeronautics. C harles m arried Barbara “Joanne” McKern in Brownsville on April 20, 1950. Charles worked for North American Aircraft Company in CA, Boeing in Seattle then taught at OSU for six years. He worked in Alaska on the pipeline for several years. His heart was in Alaska and in 1957 he homesteaded at Goose Creek where he built a log cabin. He loved working on construction projects with his brother Roy at the North Pole, Portage, Ko diak and Shemya as well as other Alaska locations. He also owned and operated a Chevron Station in Lexing ton, OR for several years. He retired to Brownsville in 1998. He is survived by: his wife of 60 years, Joanne of Brownsville; sons, Chuck and wife Laurel Morris of Wasilla, AK, Dave and wife Phyllis Morris of Wasilla, AK. Bill and wife Sharon of Heppner, and Joe and wife Gayle of Sacramento, CA; grandchildren, Jen, Kara, Luanna, Margaret, Melissa, Brandon, Kim, Megan and Alyssa; and nine great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. Viewing was held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, at the Huston- Jost Funeral Home. Funeral ser vices were at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2, at the Brownsville Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Brownsville Christian Church Building Fund c/o Huston-Jost Fu neral Home 86 W. Grant St. Lebanon, OR 97355. First Friday Friends of Jesus to be held Feb. 4 This Friday, Febru ary 4, will be the next ses sion of First Friday Friends of Jesus, sponsored by Hope Lutheran Church and All Saints Episcopal Church. Children ages four through sixth grade are invited to the Episcopal Church parish hall to join in on a morning of Bible sto ries, crafts, music, and ac tivities from 8 a.m. to noon. A free lunch is served, and there is no charge to at tend. For more informa tion call 541-676-9970. lone fifth graders donate funds to American Red Cross Fifth graders at lone Community School ran a store during lunches earlier this month to learn about economics. The stu dents then voted to give their profit of $70 to the American Red Cross, in conjunction with the blood drive that had already been planned. Students from Lea Mathieu's class presented the check to operations supervisor, Jason Donnelly, during the Heppner resident high school blood drive. They also got a lesson from Nurse April Lacie Wagoner, a freshman Bennett and first time blood donor Darla Vandever. Pictured psychology m ajor, was left to right are Jason Donnelly, Andrew Ames, Austin Morter, Dayshawn Neal, April Bennett, Maggie Flynn, Morgan Orem, named to Oklahoma Baptist and Karsyn Rios. Kneeling in front of Darla Vandever are U niversity’s P resident’s Anthony Rietmann, Roman Rodriquez-Sheena and Kaitlyn Honor Roll for the fall 2010 Garrett. Not pictured is Seth Thompson. -Contributed Photo Heppner grad on OBU honor roll Bank o f E astern Oregon There’s never been a better time to refinance! Take advantage of today’s favorable low interest rates! Call FOR LOCAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, WE’RE THE ONES TO CALL! Member FDIC Neu Home Loans Refinance Melissa Lindsay Mortgage Manager Mortgage Division 676-9884 1-877-472-6217 www.bcobank.com semester. S t u d e n t s who achieved a semester grade point average o f 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale are named to the President’s Honor Roll. Those who achieved a grade point av erage between 3.4 and 3.69 are listed on the Dean's Honor Roll. 7 love the man \that can smile in trou- j ble, that can gather strength 'from distress, ' and grow brave by re flection Tis the h u si-. ness o f little minds tot ' shrink; hut he whose I conscience approves | his conduct, will pur- i sue his principles unto i death " - Thomas Paine December 19, 1776 This quote brought to you by th e ! [W itlo w C reek Tea P arty Patriots MCSD superintendent candidate to speak at Chamber lunch meeting This week’s Cham ber lunch meeting will be held Thursday, February 3. This week’s agenda will include All Entities Re ports and introduction of M orrow County School superintendent candidate Dirk Dirksen. The Stable ofYouth will be catering the meal Anyone planning to attend the weekly Cham ber lunch meeting is asked to RSVP to the Heppner Cham ber o f Com m erce by Wednesday morning of each week. Kinzua Lunch Group meets The January Kin zua Lunch Group met at RJ’s in Fossil on January 21. There were 22 present, including OL and Jean Ann Adams, Bob and Peggy Nelson, Bob and MaryLee Britt, Bob and Lavonne Stinkard, Ernie and Ada Schell, Jr. and Janet Nel son, Sheridan Ledford and daughter in-law Marilyn, Bill and Pat M aclnnes, Mary Bryant, Pat Hyatt, Marilyn Garcia, Bonnie Campbell, Rollene Allen, and Windy Liptak. Lunch is going to be the third Friday of the month and the next lunch will be February 18 in Prin- eville at the Apple Peddler. The Kinzua Reunion will be June 18 in Fossil so the Lunch Group will not meet that month.
