TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, January 9,2013
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
H eppner
Birth
announcement
Obituaries
Ruth Ann Casebeer
GAZETTE-TIMES
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David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher
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Steagalls celebrate
55 years
Gage Christopher Jones (left) and G arrett Ray Jones.
G a r r e tt Ray Jo n es
an d G age C h ris to p h e r
Jo n e s— Chris and Maci
Jones Of*Redmond, OR
announce the birth of twin
boys, Garrett Ray Jones and
Gage Christopher Jones.
The boys were born
O ctober 21, 2012, G ar
rett Ray at 11:21 p.m. and
Gage Christopher at 11:22
p.m. Garrett weighed three
pounds, 13 ounces and
was 17 inches long. Gage
weighed three pounds, 12
ounces and was 16 inches
long. The twins were bom
at St. Charles Medical Cen
ter in Bend, OR, where they
spent nine weeks in the
Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit before joining their
family at home on Dec.
23.
Garrett and Gage join
big sister, Shae. Grandpar
ents are Ken and Connie
Jones o f Lexington, and
Harvey and Bobbi Childers
o f lone. Great-grandpar
ents are Cleo and Marilyn
Childers of lone, and Mari
lyn Schiller of Echo, OR.
Fire damages
Lexington home
The home of Ray and Debbie Peck on Meadowbrook
Road near Lexington sustained extensive damage in a
house fire on Dec. 28. The fire left the house inhabit
able.
Donations may be made to the family’s account at
Bob and Beverly Steagall of Lexington celebrated their 55,h the Bank of Eastern Oregon.
wedding anniversary on December 28, 2012 at Wildhorse
Resort and Casino in Pendleton, OR. Fifty-seven friends and
family members joined them for a wonderful evening of dinner,
storytelling, gambling and dancing. Pictured (L-R): son and
daughter-in-law David and Diana Steagall, Beverly, Bob, son
and daughter-in-law John and Jennifer Steagall, and daughter
and son-in-law Jana and Barry Atkinson. -Contributedphoto
Marriage Licenses
Lexington native
gets perfect grades
in grad program
Tyler Boyer o f Portland, OR received a 4.0 GPA’
The Morrow County Clerk has issued the following during a recent semester at Lewis and Clark College in
marriage licenses:
Portland. He is a graduate student in the marriage, couple
December 20, 2012: -Charles Dean Woosley, 56, of and family therapy program.
Irrigon and Suzie Q-Bee Oyster, 53, of Hermiston.
Boyer is a 2005 graduate of Heppner High School and
is the son of John and Kelly Boyer of Lexington.
Plans underway for Inland Northwest
St. Pat’s weekend
groups begin
rehearsals
Ruth Ann Casebeer, Prairie City.
Ruth Ann was a pas
88, of Prairie City, OR died
Thursday, January 3, 2013 sionate quilter, blessing
at her home. A graveside family and many friends
service with military honors with her beautiful quilts
will be held 10 a.m.
and wall hangings.
Thursday, January
She also loved gar
10, at the Heppner
dening, grow ing
Masonic Cemetery.
numerous flower
A memorial service
gardens around her
will be held at 11
home, and was also
a.m. Thursday, Jan
an avid reader. She
uary 10, at the Hep R u t h A n n enjoyed camping
pner Elks Lodge, Casebeer
and fishing with
with a reception to
her husband.
follow.
S he w as a
She was born April 2, member of Prairie City Se
1924 in Hanover, IN, the nior Center and the Red Hat
older of two daughters bom Society, and met monthly
to Frank and Laura James for a luncheon with retired
Bovard. Ruth Ann was nursing friends.
raised and attended various
Survivors include: her
schools in Hanover, where husband, Marvin of Prai
she graduated from high rie City; daughter, Kathy
school.
Thompson and her husband
After high school, Ruth David o f Bonanza, OR;
Ann attended the Univer granddaughter, Lori Crow
sity of Indiana, where she ley and her husband Mike
entered the nursing pro of Klamath Falls, OR with
gram. After receiving her great-grandchildren, Kala,
registered nurse license, she Shane, Skylar and Harley;
joined the U. S. Navy. She grandson, Mathew Ledbet
worked in the Navy Nurse ter and his wife Rebecca of
Corps during the Korean El Mirage, AZ with great
conflict.
grandchildren M iranda,
Since Ruth Ann en Christian, Adam, Michael
joyed traveling, she and and MacKenzie; nephews,
a nurse friend decided to Roger Knight and his wife
move west. They stopped Kathleen and their family,
at various spots, where they and Lee Knight and his wife
worked at hospitals for a Geneva and their family.
while, eventually moving
She was preceded in
on further west, until finally death by: her parents and a
arriving in Heppner. It was sister, Mary Lou Knight.
there she met Marvin Case
Memorial contributions
beer. Ruth Ann and Marvin may be made to your local
married on July 1, 1958. hospice agency.
They were happily married
Sweeney Mortuary of
for 54 years. They resided Heppner is in charge of ar
in Heppner for a number rangements.
of years before moving to
Death Notice
Joan M. M artin—Joan M. Martin, 64, of Hardman
died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Heppner. She was bom
July 5, 1948 in Salem. At her request, no service will be
held. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar
rangements.
-m .
St. Patrick’s weekend is
just around the comer, and
the St. Patrick’s Committee
will be working together
to make sure every event
and activity is planned,
organized and supported,
the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce announced this
week.
“We are always looking
for new ‘talent’...volun
teer talent, that is!” says
chamber Executive Direc
tor Sheryll Bates. “Is this
something you could do
nate some time to? We have
many activities to choose
from, and are looking for
help.”
St. Patrick’s weekend
will be March 15-17 this
year. A St. Patrick’s plan
ning meeting will be set up
soon, and Bates says they
would appreciate any help.
Contact the Heppner
chamber at 541-676-5536
for more information or to
volunteer.
Community lunch
menu
United Methodist Church members will serve lunch
on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at St. Patrick's Senior Center.
The meal will include baked chicken with orange
sauce, rice pilaf, winter vegetables, sliced tomatoes, hot
rolls and apple crisp. Milk is served at each meal. Sug
gested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to
change.
I
Inland Northwest Or-
chestra began rehearsals on
Thursday, Jan. 3, for a set of
concerts on Feb. 16-17.
Inland Northwest Cho-
rale began rehearsals on
Monday, Jan. 7, for concerts
on March 23 and 24.
Anyone who would like
more about the orchestra or
chorale is asked to contact
director, R. Lee Friese at
541-377-1865, the Inland
NW office at 541-289-4696
or check the website-http://
www.inlandnorthwestmusi-
cians.com.
No chamber lunch
meeting this week
There will be no weekly lunch meeting of the Hep
pner Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Jan. 10, due
to the Heppner Chamber’s Annual Town and Country
Community Awards that evening.
The Heppner community is asked to turn out and
support their fellow community members at 6 p.m. at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds.
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‘Cabin Fever’
shows this month
J o h n Wa m b e k e &
Friends have the cure for
cabin fever at their fifth
annual Cabin Fever vari
ety shows Jan. 18-20 at
the Hermiston Conference
Center on Highway 395.
The popular event will
include a Dutch-oven des
sert on Friday night, a full
Dutch-oven meal on Sat
urday night, and a show
featuring only the entertain
ment on Sunday afternoon,
Jan. 20.
P erfo rm ers include
singer and songwriter John
Wambeke and his sidekick
Pat Ward, son Frazier Wam
beke at the piano and with
his own trio. Eric Jepsen
from lone will join in the
fun with his fiddle music.
Other area performers this
year include Pat and Jim
Doherty, Stacy Cooley,
Emily Potts, and mandolin
player Nicholas Miranda.
Back by popular demand
will be the comedy skit of
Thelma and Eunice, a pair
of gossipy spinster church
ladies.. .this year they’re at
the Bingo Palace.
The cost of the Friday
show, which begins at 7
p.m. and includes dessert,
is $20. The Saturday night
show, which starts with
dinner at 6 p.m., is $30,
and the Sunday afternoon
show, which begins at 3
p.m., is $10, or $5 for stu
dents. Tickets are available
by calling the Hermiston
Conference Center at 541 -
567-6151. Tickets for the
Sunday show will be avail
able at the door.