TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8,2012
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Four generations
Heppner
H ep p n er m akes
celebrating its Irish heritage
an annual tradition.
Always celebrated
the weekend closest to St.
Patrick’s Day, in 2012, the
30,h annual “Wee Bit O ’
Ireland” St. Patrick’s Cel
ebration will be held the
weekend of March 16-18.
This weekend in
cludes—ju st to nam e a
few— family flags hung
throughout the town, an
Irish amateur boxing event,
K.UMA coffee hour and
Ceili with lots o f singing,
laughing and celebrating.
Participants will
find many Leprechauns
moving about the city. Ev
eryone will get the chance
to try their hand at the
“Welly Toss,” stop by and
check out the Cruz-In Car
Show or take a seat on
the sidew alk and watch
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor
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Obituaries
Ada Marrie Simpson
Ada Marrie Simp her in death in 2007.
son, 94, of Prineville, for
Ada enjoyed quilt
merly of Spray, died Friday, ing, fishing, sewing, playing
February 3, 2012 at
pinochle and games
Pioneer Memorial
o f all kinds. She
Hospital in Prin
was a w onderful
eville. A graveside
wife and mother,
service will be held
and a great cook.
at 11 a m. Saturday,
Ada had a gentle
February 11 at the
spirit and a great
Ada M arrie capacity for uncon
Spray Cemetery.
She w as Simpson
ditional love and
bom February 23,
forgiveness. She
1917 in Spray, OR, the loved her family; staying up
daughter of Anton W. and all night playing pinochle
Venie C. Shoun Anderson. with her sisters and cousins,
She was raised and attended laughing so loudly no one in
school in Spray, where she the house could sleep.
graduated from Spray High
Survivors include:
School in 1935.
daughters, Rene Fisher of
On Decem ber 3, Prineville and Nova Simp
1935, Ada married Gilbert son of Heppner; son. Dale
P. Simpson in Vancouver, Simpson of Prineville; sis
WA; they were m arried ter, Selma Adams of Herm-
for 71 years. The couple iston; eight grandchildren;
lived in Portland during 11 great-grandchildren and
World War II. In 1945 they six great-great-grandchil
moved back to Spray, where dren.
they owned and operated a
She was preceded
grocery store and gas sta in death by: her husband,
tion. In 1961 they moved Gilbert P. Simpson; son,
to Pendleton, where they Jim Simpson; brother, Carl
lived until 1986. While W hillock; sisters, Ethel
living in Pendleton, Ada Hannon, Tazie Welds, Jes
attended Blue Mountain sie Sinclair, Bernice Irwin
Community College and and Georgia Gitchell.
received a degree in nurs
Memorial contri
ing. She worked at St. An butions may be made to the
thony’s Hospital for more Spray Cemetery, PO Box
than 20 years, retiring in 122, Spray, OR 97874.
1984. After retirement, they
Sweeney Mortuary
moved to Prineville, where of Heppner is in charge of
she lived until her death. arrangements.
Gilbert Simpson preceded
Family movie night
This Saturday eve
ning, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. is
Fam ily M ovie N ight at
the Seventh-Day Adventist
Church.
S h o w in g t h i s
month is the movie Fire
proof, a drama about a
firefighter who sets out on a
journey to save his marriage
and discovers faith during
the process. Everyone in the
community is invited bring
Four generations of one local family, including Kathy Cutsforth,
Melissa C utsforth Pedersen, Billie Lacey, Halle Pedersen (age
4) and Natalie Pedersen (age 2). Contributed photo
Local piano stu
d en ts re- ___________.
cently par-
ti c ip a t e d
in the Or
egon Music
T e a c h e r’s
A s s o - Sophie Grant
ciation Jr.
Bach Fes
tival held in Pendleton on
Jan. 28.
S tu d e n ts w ere
required to play a piece
composed by a Baroque
composer (1650-1725) and
perform the piece from
memory. Students who par-
ticipated were Hannah and
Madison Palmer, Morgan
and Patrick Burch, Diana
Healy, Reiah Waite, and
Sophie and Kellen Grant.
Sophie Grant
and Reiah
Waite were
chosen to
advance to
the region
al festival,
which will
be h e l d
Rt'iah Waite
Sunday,
February 12
at the Presbyterian Church
in Pendleton.
Church donates to
Neighborhood Center
IVe love you
Turn flu ii i t
uUMêutU i i
Hayden Qualls poses with his winning entry, “Haden's Pup”
(upper right), at the Artworks show at Tamastslikt Cultural
Institute near Pendleton. Qualls won first place for his age
division. The drawing to the left is also his work, entered as a
non-judged entry in the sharing zone. -Contributedphoto
Local boy Hayden
Qualls won first place for
the 11-14 age category in
the Artworks art show and
competition at Tamastslikt
Cultural Institute recently.
His winning entry was titled
“Hayden’s Pup.”
The com petition
was open to all tribal and
non-tribal youth under the
age o f 19. According to
Q ualls’ mother, Doashea
Qualls, this was the first
year the institute allowed
non-tribal youth to com-
Foods. Anyone needing to
arrange a pick-up of good
ies can contact Shelli Britt
at 676-5478 or Shari Ober
at 377-2243.
Financial donations
can also be made directly to
the Garrett Wilhelm medi
cal fund at the Bank o f
Eastern Oregon.
An enchilada feed will be held this Saturday,
Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Heppner Elk's Lodge. The event
is a fundraiser to replace one of the bridges at the Willow
Creek Country Club, in memory of Gary Workman. A
quilt and other items will also be raffled that evening. For
more information, call Ann Elgin at 541-969-8092.
p.m. at Heppner City Hall.
Those who miss the regis
tration dates have until Feb.
29 to submit registration
forms; no late registrations
will be accepted.
Boys ages five to
12 and girls ages five to 16
are eligible to play T-ball,
minors and majors baseball
and softball. Cost is $35
Each a rtist was
able to submit one work of
art for the competition but
could submit more in the
non-judged sharing zone.
Submissions were judged
based on artistry, creative
vision, technical merits and
presentation.
Winners were an
nounced at an artists’ recep
tion on Feb. 1. All artwork
will remain on display at
the cultural institute until
Feb. 18.
M orrow C ounty
transfer stations increased
their waste-removal fees
by 20% as of Jan. 1. The
raise is due to the Morrow
County Fee schedule order
number OR-20-2011 and,
as the county states, “infla
tion o f annual operating
cost and other expenses
beyond our control.”
LEAGUE I REGISTRATION
F ebruary 1 5 th & 1 6 th
ages 5-12 & Girls ages 5-16 are eligible to play
brins 3 proofs of residney V birth certificato
; F e e i s S 3 5 : 0 0 ] p e r J participant ro r:$ 70 ]pe r:fa m ily
»
*
to register. Also required
are three proofs o f current
residency, such as a driver’s
license or utility bill, and
the child’s birth certificate.
Coaches and vol
unteers may also register
during the registration pe
riod next week. A copy of
a photo ID is required.
County waste removal
fees increase
S :00 - 7 :0 0 pm
Heppner City Hall
1
pete.
Little League reg per participant or $70 per
Pastor Jonathan Enz presents a check to Janice Skaggs, direc
tor of the Heppner Neighborhood Center, on behalf of Heppner istration will take place next family.
United Methodist Church. The $736.50 check represented the Wednesday and Thursday,
One parent or legal
church's Christmas Eve service offering. -Contributedphoto
Feb. 15 and 16 from 5-7 guardian must be present
Country club plans
enchilada feed
S ilk e JLacey
I
potiti till fuatut ftitt-fwu/ma ^ N
Local boy wins art
competition
Register for Little
League next week
Valentine bake sale
to benefit Wilhelm
80th ûhthdau
the “Great Green Parade.”
Not to be forgotten are the
sheep dog trials and the
Irish bowling competition.
As always, those who turn
out for the festivities are
guaranteed plenty of Irish
music and entertainment
(the Gothard Sisters and
Old Time Fiddlers, just to
name a few) and many more
things to see and do.
All of the entertain
ment is sponsored by the
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District and is
free to the public.
Mark your calen
dars now. The new sched
ule is being finalized and
will be out soon. Fdr a full
schedule of the event, visit
www.heppnerchamber.com
or call the Heppner Cham
ber of Commerce at 541 -
676-5536.
Local pianists win
in Pendleton
the family, a neighbor and
friend to see a wonderful
movie about love, marriage,
and rekindling the fire with
the Lord. The rating of the
movie is PG.
This movie event
is free. Anyone who would
A Valentine’s bake
like to bring a snack is wel
sale to benefit cancer pa
come to do so.
tient Garret Wilhelm will
For any questions,
be held Monday, February
call 541-676-5036.
13 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at
Heppner Family Foods.
Anyone interested
in donating goodies to the
sale may do so by dropping
the items off by 8 a.m., Feb
The men of St. Patrick’s and St. William’s Catho ruary 13 at Heppner Family
lic churches will prepare a St. Valentine’s breakfast at their
respective parish halls on Sunday, February 12. The lone
breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m. and the Heppner
breakfast at noon. Admission is free. All are welcome.
Community invited to
Valentine’s breakfast
Heppner’s 30th St.
Patrick’s celebration
M orrow C ounty
stresses that residents are
still able to dispose of latex
and enamel paints, com
puters monitors and tow
ers, and televisions free
of charge. There also is no
charge to dump large appli
ances or furniture such as
refrigerators, stoves, water
heaters, mattresses, sofas
and lounge chairs.
T he n o r t h end
transfer station is located
at 69900 Frontage Lane in
Boardman. The south end
transfer station is located
at 57185 Hwy. 74 near Lex
ington. Both have hours of
operation from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Questions or com
ments can be directed to
541-989-9500.