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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 9,2011 O bitu aries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.PS. 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 (S41) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editoriaxapidserve.net ot david@rapidserve 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 ooly; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere, $27 student subscriptions. Dtvid Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher Autumn Morgan.............................................................................................. Editor All New s and Advertising Deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. C ost for a display ad a $5 per colum n inch. Coet for classified ad is 5 0 f per word. Coat for C ard of Thanks is $10 up to 100 w ords Coet for a classified display ad Is $5.75 per column Inch For Public/Legal Notices pubkc/legal notices deadline a M onday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub lication m ust be specified Affidavits m ust be required at the time of subm ission Affidavits require three w eeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date m ust be speeded if requrad). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet new s guidelines Fam ilies w ishing to Include information not included in the guidelines or w ho w ish to have the obituary written In a certain way m ust purchase advertising space for Ihe obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to Die Editor M U S T be signed by the author The Heppner G T w i not publish unsigned letters. All letters M U S T include the author s address and phone num ber for use by the G T office. The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T Is not responsible for accuracy of statem ents m ade in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under ‘C ard of T hanks’ at a cost of $10. Birth Announcement C a th e rin e A d e lia L in d s a y - Barney and Kimberly Lindsay of Lexington announce the birth o f a daughter, Catherine A delia Lindsay, on March 2,2011. At birth she weighed 10 pounds, four ounces. . . . . ^ 5 j o i n s Catherine Adelia Lindsay s ib lin g s K a e ly n , Alex, and Brian. Grandparents are Larry and Corrine Lindsay of Lexington and Kay Collins o f Oak Ridge. Sykes appointed planning association board member David Sykes o f Heppner was appointed to the Board of Directors o f the Oregon Chapter o f the Ameri can Planning Association at its monthly meeting Friday in Wilsonville. Sykes, who is chairman o f the Morrow County Planning Commission, was named to an at-large position on the board. The chapter’s mission is to carry out the objec tives o f the American Planning Association and to pro mote the art and science o f planning in Oregon. Cornerstone Gallery announces opening of drive-thru window Cornerstone Gallery and Gifts announces the grand opening o f their new drive-thru window. Beginning Monday, March 14, customers will be able to order any menu item from your car. The menu includes espresso drinks, frappes, smoothies, or any Pa- nini sandwiches. An expanded menu will include Greek yogurt, granola and fruit parfait, biscuits and gravy, and more. Cornerstone Gallery and Gifts is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Wolff named to OSU Dean’s List Oregon State U niversity recently released it Dean’s List for fall term 2010. Included was Ashley Wolff o f Heppner. Wolff was also named to the University Honor Roll, earning a position in the top 10 (10%) percent o f Students at O.S.U., and was recognized as one o f the top School o f Business students for fall term. The 2010 H eppner High graduate has been accepted into Alpha Kappa Psi, the national honorary business fraternity. S t. P a tr ic k 's S c h e d u le March 18th 7:30am - 7:00pm March 19th 7:30am - 6:00pm . March 20th 9:00am - 1:00pm DO N'T MISS TILLER'S FOLLY SATURDAY 7IOOPM - ttlO P M New Sweatshirts & T-shirts! SOMETHING F O R ------ ' EVERYONE! Sta rtin g Monday, March 1 4 th •Irish Mint Voshako Peppermint Paddo Mocha Irish Cream Latte •Hot Chocolate i •MuttY Irishman - * MuMay'i D juuj 217 North Motel • Moppnor • P hono I 7 M 1 M • Fiorai I 7 I M 2I Serving H»ppn»r Lexington A Ion» Georgena Beryl McDaniel G e o rg e n a B ery l McDaniel was bom on the January 20, 1950 in Pend leton. She passed away in Salem in February. Georgena was the daughter o f Carl and Sylvia McDaniel. C a r l M c D a n ie l worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Morrow and Gilliam Counties for many years as a hunter and trapper. In 1944 the M c Daniels moved to Heppner from Condon. P rior to that Mr. McDaniel worked for the US Forest Service on the W allo w a -W h itm a n N a tional Forest. During WWII Mrs. McDaniel worked for the Umatilla National For est as a lookout at Madison Butte and Tamarack Look out Stations. Mrs. McDaniel also worked in the Morrow County Sheriff’s office, the tax office and was elected Morrow County Treasurer, a position she held until her retirement. G eorgena attend ed th e H e p p n e r P u b lic S ch o o ls, and e sp ecially loved Mrs. Katherine Hosk ins, who taught Special Ed classes. Georgena moved to Portland and then Salem, where she was employed by G oodw ill for a tim e. She was a member o f the Methodist Church through out her life. G eorgena is sur vived by: her mother Syl via, her siste r C aro ly n , her nephew Doug, and her nieces Andrea and Leslie and their children. A private graveside service at the Heppner Ma sonic Cemetery will be held in the spring. Charley H. Padberg C h arley H. Pad- In 1972 they m oved to berg, 81, o f Walla Walla, Dayton, Washington where W ashington, form erly o f he worked as a mechanic L e x in g to n , d ie d on farm equipment. Saturday, March 5, The couple has re 2011 at St. M ary’s sided in Walla Walla M edical C enter in since 1994. Walla Walla. View M r. P a d ing and visitation berg was a member will be from 10 a.m. o f the Elks Lodge, until noon on Sat the O dd Fellow s, urday, March 12. A Charley H. and the Veterans o f graveside service Padberg Foreign Wars. He with m ilitary hon also enjoyed hunt ors will follow at 1 p.m. ing and fishing. Saturday at the Lexington Survivors include: Cemetery. his wife Darlene M. Pad Mr. Padberg was berg o f Walla Walla; daugh bom July 9, 1929 in Hep ter, Debra K. M artinez of pner, the son o f Oris and Clackamas; and sons, Larry Catie Fridley Padberg. He L. Padberg o f Prescott, WA, was raised and attended and Kenneth J. Padberg of school at Lexington where The Dalles. he grad u ated from high He was preceded school. He entered the mili in death by his parents, a tary on January 17, 1951 brother Elden Padberg, and and w as h onorably d is a sister Doris Vinson. charged from the Army in M em orial contri August o f 1956. butions may be made to the O n Ja n u a ry 14, Am erican Lung A ssocia 1956 he married Darlene tion, 7420 SW Bridgeport M. B aker at L exington. Road #200, Portland, Or The couple continued to egon 97224-7790. live in Lexington w here Sweeney Mortuary Charley worked at the fam o f Heppner is in charge of ily business, Padberg Ma arrangements. chinery and Im plem ent. Going Beyond: Life Interrupted Sim ulcast to be held at HES On April 1-2, Life- Way Women will present G oing B eyond: Life In terrupted sim ulcast w ith Priscilla Shirer at Heppner E lem en tary School. On Friday the doors open at 6 p.m. and the simulcast will be from 7-9:30 p.m. On Saturday the doors open at 8 a.m. and the simulcast is from 9 a.m .-12:30 p.m. T he ev en t c o m bines Bible teaching with worship and prayer time, as Shirer encourages women to go beyond the everyday, ordinary life to a soul-sat isfying walk with Christ. P a rtic ip a n ts w ill leav e knowing that the challenge to take their relationship with God to the next level is worth every effort. A wife and mother of three young sons, Shirer u n d e rsta n d s the u n iq u e needs and daily stresses of overworked women whose lives seem to be hanging together by a thread. Her goal is to help women in all seasons o f life, from all backgrounds, see how ap plicable the Bible is to their daily situations. A n th o n y E v a n s will lead the worship ser vice via simulcast. There will be fel lowship, refreshments, and cushioned chairs at this free event. For more informa tion call 541-676-9202 or 541-676-5552. Shuttle bus available for boxing event Elinor Elizabeth Cohn Shank E lin o r E lizab eth Cohn Shank passed away on February 17, 2011. She w as born in Portland, Oregon on July 14, 1910 to the late Phil lip and H enrietta Cohn; and was the sister o f the late Harold A. and Henry P. Cohn each o f Heppner, Oregon. Elinor grew up in H e p p n e r and m oved to P o rtlan d in 1924 w here she graduated from Grant High School. She attended O regon N orm al school in M onm outh, O regon, and later taught kindergar ten at the N eighborhood H ouse, in Portland. She married her late husband, Edward A. Shank, and from 1937-1958, Elinor and Ted liv e d in C oos Bay, O r egon, where they owned the Buster Brown Shoe Store, and the O regon W oolen Stores, mens’ retail clothing stores, located in Coos Bay and Klamath Falls. In 1958 they returned to Portland, where Elinor remained until her death. E lin o r ded icated her life to community ser vice, political causes, the written word, and regular exercise. She was one o f the original founders o f the Coos Bay chapter o f the League of Women Voters, and w as fortunate to sit next to Martin Luther King at a National Urban League dinner meeting in Portland. Her profound writing skills in an OpEd piece to Time Magazine garnered a cov eted letter from the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. In the late sixties, Elinor served as a staff member in the New Careers program, a poverty program funded by the Office o f Equal Op portunity, under the aegis of the Department o f labor. Am ong her other affiliations were wom en’s organizations; B ’nai B ’rith Women, the Business and Professional Women, and Second Harvest Food Bank. Elinor also owned and oper ated a retail antique shop. She wrote numerous short stories on food and travel, and with accreditation from Portland State University, she tutored English as a second language to v is iting fo reig n u n iv ersity students. In the w in ter o f 1990, E lin o r Shank a u thored an early childhood memoir, Looking Back at Heppner, that was published in the O regon H istorical Quarterly. In 2009, she was chosen from hundreds o f people to chronicle her life story in an interview with her granddaughter, M ary Shank Rockman, for Sto- ryCorps, The Conversation o f a Lifetime, presented by National Public Radio. Her interview is housed in the Library o f Congress. Elinor was lover of traveling and jazz music. She once traveled on a jazz cruise with Dizzy Giless- pie and his w ife w hose acquaintance she cherished for many years afterward. She was an avid collector o f art, loved fashion, gar dening, and word games. In fact, she was a formidable opponent o f high-scoring Scrabble games. Her active lifestyle was an inspiration to all who knew her, includ ing thrice weekly workouts u n til ju s t a few m onths before she passed. She will be missed greatly. Elinor is survived by: h er lo v in g son, J o seph Shank o f San Jose California; daughter, Jayne C ookson o f Eugene, Or egon; grandchildren, Cathi Cookson Rothman o f Hud son, Ohio, Ted C ookson o f Cairo, Egypt, and Mary Shank Rockman and Molly Seitel o f San Francisco, California; and four great g r a n d c h ild r e n H e a th e r R o th m an o f N ew Y ork City, and Nathan and Noah Rockman, and Sofie Seitel o f San Francisco, CA. Valby Lutheran Church to hold Lenten services In preparation for Easter, m id-w eek Lenten serv ices w ill be held at Valby Lutheran Church on Wednesdays from March 9 through April 13. A supper o f soup and bread will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. Ashes will be imposed on March 9. During Holy Week, a solenyi Tenebrae service w ill be held on M aundy Thursday, A pril 21, at 7 p.m ., with no supper be forehand. S u n d ay se rv ic es begin at Valby with Bible study at 8:30 a.m. and wor ship at 9:15 a.m. The cur rent topic o f Bible study is the parables o f Jesus. Valby is a historic church set in the w heat fields south o f lone that is open to everyone. For directions or questions contact Rev. Lea Mathieu at 541-422-7215. Mrs. O’Leary’s Irish beef stew feed to be held March 18 On Friday, March 18, join your friends at Mrs. O ’Leary’s Irish Beef Stew Feed sponsored by the Hep pner United Methodist Church. It will be held at the Saint Patrick’s Senior Center on Main Street in Heppner from 5-7 p.m. The best beef stew, coleslaw, rolls, beverage and a variety o f desserts will be served for $6-adults; $2 for children 6-12; and free for children ages five and under. Proceeds will help pay for the kitchen remodel at die church. A shuttle bus will be available for H eppner Cham ber’s fourth annual Irish Boxing Event on Friday, March 18. Those planning to attend can save some time in finding a parking space and get door to door service by riding the shuttle bus to the event. The shuttle bus will be ready to pick up riders at 6:15 p.m. by Heppner Family Foods. There will be a “sign” posted to indicate where to meet the bus. The bus will return riders back immediately following the event. It’s time to get Heppner ready for the St. Pat’s Donations will be appreciated. celebration. Residents and businesses along the state high For more information call the Heppner Chamber ways through town are encouraged to pick up and dispose at 541-676-5536. of any litter that is on their highway frontages. Cleanup encouraged for St. Pat’s celebration If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a v e a fa m ily m e m b e r w h o s u ffe rs from g a m b lin g ad d ictio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E treat m e n t e v e n if the g a m b le r is n ot re c e iv in g treatm ent. If y o u a re a re sid e n t o f M o r r o w C o u n t y a n d y o u w is h to ta k e a d v a n t a g e o f the s e r v ic e s a b o v e o r d e s ir e m o re inform ation. P le a s e ca ll a n y o f the fo llo w in g n u m b e r s to s e t u p a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t o r ju st to talk: B o b b y H a r r is @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 o r 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Com m unity C o u n se lin g Solutions ( C C S ) Q 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 ( 1 - 8 8 8 - M Y L IM IT ) Chamber lunch meeting scheduled for Thursday This week’s Chamber lunch meeting will be held on Thursday, March 10, and will feature a conference call with Representative Greg Smith. M urray’s Drug will be catering lunch. Those planning to attend weekly lunch meetings are asked to RVSP no later than Wednesday morning o f each week so enough food and seating can be accom modated. t
