TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18,2012
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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2012 Chronicles
underway
M orrow C ounty
Historical Society members
recently met at the home
of Louis and Betty Carlson
to formulate plans for the
2012 Chronicles, a yearly
booklet that is published
with stories about people
and events of this region,
thus preserving bits of his
tory that otherwise might be
lost. Andrea Nelson volun
teered to chair this project,
which involves compiling
and editing stories and pho
tographs before sending the
material to the printers.
Everyone is w el
come to submit stories;
anyone wishing to do so
should contact Nelson at
541 -989-8188. Stories must
be submitted by April 1.
One o f the p ro
posed features of this year’s
edition will be stories about
Morrow County women
who have served in the
military. The public is asked
to submit names of any past
or present female military
service members originally
from Morrow County, re
gardless of where they re
sided following service.
Obituaries
___
Betty Jean Brown
Betty Jean Brown,
88, passed away Saturday,
January 14, 2012, at Wil
low Creek Assisted Living
Facility in Heppner.
A memorial service
will be held Friday,
January 20 at 10
a.m. at the Heppner
Masonic Cemetery,
with a reception to Bet t y
follow at the Hepp Brown
ner All Saints Epis
copal Church.
B etty w as born
May 9, 1923, in Bums, OR
to Austin and Mary Good
man. Following graduation
from Burns High School,
Betty entered the United
States Marine Corps Re
serve in 1943, where she
served in Washington D.C.
and the Pacific Theatre
during World War II. Upon
returning from service,
Betty reunited with World
War II P.O.W. Paul Brown;
they married on February
4, 1946. They settled on
the Brown family farm near
Heppner, where they raised
their two sons. As well
as being an accomplished
artist, Betty was an active
member of her community,
participating in political,
social and charitable orga
nizations throughout her
entire life.
Betty was
preceded in death
by: her husband,
Paul.
She is sur
vived
by:
a brother,
Jean
A uttie G oodm an
o f Pahrump, NV;
son, U.S. Army Col.
Chris Brown (retired) and
his wife, Kathy, of Pend
leton; son, Island County
Sheriff Mark Brown and
spouse, Kathi, of Oak Har
bor, WA; and her three
grandchildren, Christian
Brown of Salem. U.S. Army
Sgt. Kyle Brown, currently
serving in Afghanistan, and
U.S. Navy Lt. Robert Dan
ielson of San Diego, CA.
M em orial C o n
tributions may be made
to Willow Creek Assisted
Living Facility, 400 Frank
Gilliam Drive, Heppner,
OR 97836
Sweeney Mortuary
o f Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Volunteers share
time and talents
WCCC 2012 annual
meeting
Willow Creek Country Club will hold its annual
meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24 at the Columbia
Basin Electric Co-op building. The main agenda items for
the meeting will be to elect new board members and select
officers for 2012. Gary Propheter, 2011 board president,
shall review the 2011 highlights and discuss changes and
plans for the 2012 golf season.
At the conclusion of the annual meeting, the 2012
board shall convene a regular board meeting to review
the 2011 financial performance of the golf club and the
2012 budget, and make committee assignments for the
coming year.
All 2011 members of WCCC are welcome to
attend both meetings. Member participation and input
is welcome.
Valentine bake sale
to benefit Wilhelm
Top: Della Heideman volunteers her time once each month to
read to the three- and four-year-old preschool students from
A Valentine’s bake sale to benefit cancer patient Creative Care Preschool at the lone city library. Preschool
Garret Wilhelm will be held Monday, February 13 from teacher Betty Rietmann is always looking for volunteers to
share their time and talents to the preschool students. Bottom:
8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Heppner Family Foods.
Anyone interested in donating goodies to the sale Marlene Pointer works with sewing student Jake Heideman,
may do so by dropping the items off by 8 a.m., February a member of the lone community 4-H club led by Nancy and
Becca Jepsen. Nancy set up community volunteers throughout
13 at Heppner Family Foods. Anyone needing to arrange Morrow County to work one-on-one with beginning 4-H sewing
a pick-up of goodies can contact Shelli Britt at 676-5478 students. Students may join 4-H when they are 10, and partici
or Shari Ober at 377-2243. Financial donations can also pate in a wide range of activities from sewing and cooking to
be made directly to the Garrett Wilhelm medical fund at livestock and photography. -Photos by Erin Heideman
the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
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Saturday, January 21 the ecumenical youth of
Heppner will be gathering to pray, speak and educate
about life in the womb. The event starts at 3 p.m. at the
St. Patrick parish hall and will conclude with a dinner at
4:30 p.m.
This activity is geared for 6lh graders up to adults.
Sherri Smith, wife of Rep. Greg Smith, will give a speech,
and young people from area churches will be sharing
their belief in life. There will also be pro-life materials
available, as well as a door prize donated by the Shalom
Shop in Bend, OR. Everyone is welcome.
Call Mary Ann Elguezabal at 541 -676-5774 with
any questions.
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Courtney (Hanson) and Brian Morter
Courtney Hanson
and Brian M orter, both
of Hermiston, exchanged
vows on October 1, 2011
with an outdoor ceremony
at Springwood Ranch near
Thorpe, WA. The bride
wore a white, custom-made
Allure Couture gown. Pas
tor Cap Marks officiated. A
country-themed reception
followed in the Springwood
Ranch Party Bam.
The bride is the
daughter of Don and Jeanne
H anson o f H erm iston,
granddaughter of Wilbur
and June Hanson of Lin
coln, NE. She attended Ari
zona State University and
Oregon State University,
and is now a special proj
ects administrator at 1RZ
Consulting in Hermiston.
The groom is the
son o f Roger and Carla
M orter o f Heppner, and
grandson o f Perry and
Kathy Morter of lone and
Dexter and Corinne Miles
o f Heppner. He obtained
a bachelor’s degree in Ag
systems management from
the University of Idaho. He
now works as a precision
products specialist with
RDO in Hermiston.
M e lis a L o p e z ,
friend o f the bride from
Corvallis, OR, served as
maid of honor. Bridesmaids
were friend o f the bride
Jami Heller of Hermiston;
friend of the bride Andrea
W altrip o f Tigard, OR;
sister o f the groom Julie
Morter of Great Falls, MT;
sister of the groom Chelsie
Morter of Costa Mesa, CA
and sister o f the groom
Kailey Morter of Kirkland,
WA. Aniston Hanson, niece
of the bride, was the flower
girl.
B e st m an ’ w as
Rusty Hanson, brother of
the bride, of Kennewick,
WA. G room sm en were
friend of the groom Travis
Wood of Hermiston; friend
of the groom Austin Myers
of Portland, OR; friend of
the groom Chris Griggs of
Umatilla, OR; brother of
the groom Preston Morter
of Heppner and brother of
the groom Carson Morter
o f Heppner. Ring bearer
was Jackson Waltrip, son
of a friend of the bride, of
Tigard, OR.
The couple cele
brated their marriage with a
honeymoon in St. Thomas
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
lone 4-H club sews
Cardinal hats
Youth host pro-life
rally
Licensed Tax Consultant
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Morter, Hanson
celebrate wedding
For an appointment in
Heppner or Hermiston call
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(L-R): Jake Heideman, Mackenzie Heideman and Morgan
Orem show off the stocking hats they made. -Contributed
photo
T h e lo n e 4 -H
Clothing Club had their
second club meeting of the
year on January 10 at the
lone Community Church.
The main project
for the meeting was to sew
a polar fleece stocking hat
in school colors. After piec
ing together seven pieces of
Cardinal red polar fleece,
members cut out and at
tached a red, black, and
white pom-pom on top.
Some members plan to ap
pliqué on either an “I” or
their basketball number in
contrasting black fleece to
add a finishing touch.
Members present
included: Grace Crum, Jake
Heideman, Morgan Orem,
Sydney Stefani, Ann Riet
mann, Emily and Amanda
Rea, and Mackenzie Heide
man. Also present were
leders Nancy and Rebecca
Jepsen; Bonnie Ball and
Tonia Heideman attended
and helped out as 4-H sew
ing assistants.
Local girl WOU
honor student
Heppner student Jodessa Chapa has been named to the
fall term honor roll at Western Oregon University.
Chapa is a sophomore pursuing a double major in
communications and theatre.