TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Local couple
celebrates 50 years
U.S.P.S. 240-420
M orrow C ounty’s Hom e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper
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Katie Dierkes and Luke Murray
John and Ann Mur
ray o f Heppner announce
the engagement o f their
son, Luke, to K athleen
Elizabeth Dierkes. Katie
is the daughter of Bill and
Maureen Dierkes of Roch
ester Hills, MI. The couple
will exchange vows Janu
ary 7, 2012 in Kansas City,
MO.
Kathleen was bom
in Dallas, TX. She is the
youngest o f three children
with sister, Ann, and broth
er, Paul. She attended Notre
Dame preparatory school in
Pontiac, MI before going on
to the Art Institute of Wash
ington in Arlington, VA,
where she obtained a bach
elor’s degree in graphic de
sign. She worked in graphic
design in Washington, DC
before moving to Ohio to
pursue graduate studies at
Franciscan University in
Steubenville.
Luke is the oldest
o f five children with sis
ter, f,aurie, and brothers,
Sean, Ian and Kevin. He
is a graduate of Heppner
High School, and obtained
a bachelor’s degree in phi
losophy from Mount Angel
Seminary in Mt. Angel,
OR. He went on to obtain a
master’s degree in theology
from Franciscan University
in Steubenville, OH. He is
now working on his doc
torate degree in systemic/
biblical theology at Ave
Maria University in Ave
Maria, FL.
Photographs of the
couple, as well as additional
wedding details, can be
found at katieandlukemur-
ray.com. A local party hon
oring Katie and Luke will
be held Sunday, December
18 at 5 p.m. at the Heppner
Elks Lodge.
Blue Mountain
seeks
instructors
Blue Mountain Community College is seeking
fitness instructors to teach classes during the upcoming
winter term in the South Morrow County area. Instructors
are needed for a variety of fitness classes such as Zumba,
aerobics and yoga, as well as classes geared towards
seniors. Ideally, instructors should have experience in
their subject area and in teaching, but this is not always
necessary. An intense interest in fitness coupled with or
ganization and dependability will also be considered.
Interested potential instructors should contact
Anne Morter, BMCC Coordinator for Morrow County,
at 541-422-7040 or by email at amorter@bluecc.edu.
Scheduling for winter term is happening now, so instruc
tors should make contact as soon as possible.
HEPPNER LES SCHWAB
THANKSGIVING TURKEY
GIVEAWAY!
10 Turkeys
Adf?r3days
Novem ber 17th 18th and 19th
See store for detailsl
H eppner couple
Dick and Sharon Jones
will celebrate their 50th an
niversary this weekend.
The couple first
met when Sharon was 12
and Dick was 16.
“Mom fell in love
w ith Dad at the age o f
12, and knew they would
marry,” says their daughter,
Liz.
Even though it was
love at first sight, the couple
waited a couple of years to
start dating. Sharon then
finished high school and
Dick finished a three-year
term of service as an army
paratrooper before they
were married. The couple
was married at Assumption-
Catholic Church in Portland
on November 18, 1961,
when she was 18 and he
was 21.
They lived in apart
ments when they were first
married, and Dick worked
several different jobs until
he went to work for Pacific
Seafood about three years
after he left the army. Dick
worked for Pacific Seafood
until retirement. The couple
says there were 10 employ
ees when Dick joined the
company, thougli there are
more than 3,000 now, and
it was like a big family. The
owners of Pacific Seafood
are godparents to one of the
Jones’ sons, and the fami
lies are still friends.
The couple moved
to Tigard in 1967, where
they lived until they moved
to Heppner in 2004. Their
Gene Henry Arntt
Gene Henry Arntt,
72, formerly o f Heppner,
died Wednesday, Novem
ber 9,'2011 at his home
in Hermiston. A funeral
service was held 11 a.m.
Tuesday, November 15, at
Hope Lutheran Church in
Heppner, with concluding
service and burial at the
H eppner M asonic Cem
etery.
He was bom March
14, 1939 at Odell, NE, the
son o f Henry and Maria
Rutz Arntt. In 1941, the
family moved to Portland,
OR where he attended grade
school and later gradu
ated from high school in
Gresham, OR.
A rntt jo in ed the
National Guard in 1957 and
later served in the Army Re
serve. He began apprentice
ship with the Union Pacific
Railroad in September of
1958 and became a journey
man in 1963. He worked for
Union Pacific for 42 years.
On June 25, 1960
he married Sharon Jonason
in Portland. The couple
adopted two-day-old Ste
ven on August 12, 1967. In
1982, they moved from the
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announce engagement
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Portland area to Hermiston,
where he worked at the
Hinkle railroad yard. The
couple then moved to the
Blake Ranch near Heppner,
where they lived for 22
years. They move back to
Hermiston in 2009.
Arntt was a mem
ber of the St. Helens Elks
L odge, w here he w ent
through the chairs o f Elk-
dom and became Exalted
Ruler in 1975-1976. Upon
retiring, he started going to
cat shows with his wife. He
became a part of the New
Culture Cat Club as the
go-to guy and helped set up
the show halls. He attended
Hope Lutheran Church,
where he served on the
council and was president
several times.
Survivors include:
his wife, Sharon of Herm
iston and son, Steven Arntt
o f Arlington, VA.
Memorial contri
butions may be made to the
American Cancer Society,
0330 SW Curry St., Port
land, OR 97239.
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Roy Carter
Dick and Sharon Jones, then
and now. -Contributedphotos
home in Tigard was where
they raised their four chil
dren, Ken, Theresa, Rob
and Liz. Sharon was a
stay-at-home mom until
the youngest, Liz, was 16.
At that time, she started
working with the mentally
challenged. Though she’s
retired now, she says she
still loves that work.
The couple says
one of the highlights of their
marriage was the birth of
their grandson, Jon Cain, on
their 25th anniversary. They
will be celebrating his 25111
birthday along with their
anniversary this year.
The couple will
celebrate their anniver
sary with an open house
at their home on Saturday,
November 19 starting at 2
p.m. The couple welcomes
their friends but requests
no gifts.
“No presents,” says
Sharon Jones, “just your
presence.”
Greens workshop is
back
It’s time again for the Heppner Garden Club’s
Roy Carter of Mil- sawmill in Joseph, OR. He
ton-Freew ater, formerly later transferred again to
o f Heppner, passed away the Elgin complex as an of
November 10, 2011 at the fice manager. In 1981, Roy
age of 81. At his request, no retired from Boise Cascade
public service will
to try his hand at
be held.
running a neighbor
Nels Oscar
hood store in Jo
Roy Little Carter
seph, which proved
was bom on Febru
unsuccessful. Roy
ary 14, 1930, the
settled in Milton-
son of John A. Little Roy Carter
Freewater in 1999,
Sr. and H elen R.
where he was an ac
M inter in Hoquiam,
tive member of the
WA. He spent the first five Milton-Freewater Library
years o f his life in Ho Board as well as the Friends
quiam. In 1935, he traveled of the Library. He was also
with his mother and stepfa active in several theater
ther, H.G. Carter, across the productions both oh stage
state of Washington as they and behind the scenes.
searched for work, finally
Survivors include:
settling in the Naches area his sister and brother-in-
for a time. Roy came to law, Geraldine and Art Si
Heppner in 1939 and, after mon o f Milton-Freewater;
brief stays in Pendleton numerous nieces and neph
and Pilot Rock, returned ews; and other relatives and
to Heppner, where he com friends.
pleted high school.
He was preceded
Roy became a meat in death by: his parents;
cutter’s apprentice at a local brother, John A. Little; and
market in Heppner after sister, Lorraine Mahon.
high school. He later at
Those who wish
tended the University of may make memorial contri
Oregon for a time. After butions in memory of Roy
leaving college, he worked Carter to the Friends of the
for a local construction Milton-Freewater Library
contractor in Eugene for in care o f the Munselle-
two years before moving Rhodes Funeral Home, 902
to Enterprise, OR to work S. Main, Milton-Freewater,
for Safeway Stores Inc. In OR 97862.
1963, Roy went to work
M unselle-Rhodes
for Boise Cascade Corpo Funeral Home o f Milton-
ration in La Grande and Freewater is in charge o f
was transferred to their arrangements.
greens workshop.
Community members are invited to come and
make their own wreaths on Saturday, December 10 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the 4-H Annex at the Fairgrounds. The
greens are free.
Anyone who wants to have the Garden Club make
Have you started
wreaths for them can place an order between November
collecting
your Heppner
24 and December 3 by calling Ida Farra at 541 -676-9446.
“rewards
cards”
yet?
Wreaths, swags, candy canes and crosses are $20 each;
Residents
have un
centerpieces are also available.
til December 15 to collect
them , w hich m eans the
more a person purchases lo
cally, the greater the chance
o f w inning some o f the
donated prizes. Everyone
The OSU extension office will be closed Thurs
day, November 24 and Friday, November 25 in obser is encouraged to make sure
they get the rewards card
vance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
each time they make a pur
chase. (Sorry, payments on
in-store accounts are not
The Morrow Coun Kelli Nicole Glasson, 28, of eligible, but rewards can be
ty Clerk has issued the fol Clarkston, WA.
received at the time of pur
lowing marriage licenses:
N o v e m b e r 14: chase of charged items.)
N o v e m b e r 9 : Eric Eugene Cayce, 40, of
Residents are re
Jonathan Michael Ensley, Heppner and Rosa Maria minded hold the evening
28, o f Gladstone, MO and Teeman, 34, of Heppner.
o f Thursday, Decem ber
15 so they can take in the
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
whole community event. It
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
will start with the Parade of
Lights at 5:30 p.m. on Main
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
Street.
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 en t
The rest o f the
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 ish
event
will
be held at the
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 ire m o re
fairgrounds,
starting with
inform ation. P le a s e c all a n y o f the fo llo w in g n u m b e r s
dinner served by Sweet Pro
to s e t u p a L O C A L a p p o in tm e n t or ju st to talk:
B o b b y H a r ris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5
ductions immediately fol
Com m unity C o u n se lin g Solutions ( C C S ) @ 541-676-9161
lowing the parade. Parade
O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 ( 1 - 8 8 8 - M Y L IM IT )
entries are asked to park at
It’s time to shop in
Heppner
Extension office
closed Thanksgiving
Marriage Licenses
the fairgrounds so everyone
can see them. Families will
also find Santa posed on
stage for pictures.
The main activities
will start at 7:15 p.m. with
an opportunity to get to
know the exchange students
and their host families a
little bit better.
Drawing of the re
wards card, the penny board
and Christmas raffle baskets
will take place about 7:30
p.m., so everyone should
make sure they get there in
time to drop rewards cards
in the prize containers prior
to that time.
Participants do not *
have to be present to win
the rewards cards prizes,
but they will have to have
som eone there to enter
cards into the prize contain
ers and pick up the prize.
“ Plan on coming
and eating as a family and
enjoying the whole evening
planned for you by the
C hristm as C om m ittee,”
says a chamber o f com
merce representative.