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T W O - Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 13, 2013 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner Obituaries Catholic churches welcome new priest Kathryn Webb Bv Andrea Di Salvo ish. He served parishes St. Patrick’s and St. in India until August of U.S.P.S. 2 4 0 -4 2 0 W illiam’s Catholic par 2003, when he went to ishes have welcomed a serve in the Archdiocese Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published wcckl) b> Sskes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical matter at ihe new parish priest to their of Oklahoma City, OK. He Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879 Periodical postage remained there until June paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 Vt Willow Street telephone (541) 676- ministries. 9228 t ax (541 > 676-9211 I-mail editor u rapidserse net or das id u rapidserve Father Maria Joseph of 2007. Then, he says, his net Web site www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette- Times, PO Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 978'6 Subscriptions $29 in Kumar Udagandla, who bishop in India offered him Morrow Counts. $23 senior rate tin Morrow Count) only; 65 years or older); $35 prefers to go by “Father a chance to return to his na elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions Kumar,” is a 44-year-old tive country and pursue his passion of helping native of India. He the children, was born in 1968 All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m ri He moved back in Nellore, Andhra For Advertising; advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost lor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50c per word Cost lor Card of Thanks is $10 up to to Rudrasudram Pradesh. South In 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch v illa g e in the dia, near the Bay of For PubtaLegal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub Prakasam district Bengal. lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process alter last date of publication (a sooner return date must be of Andhra Pradesh. He was raised specified if required). and attended school The village is home For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to in Nellore. He says to 640 families— Father meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines secular education Kumar about 2,000 peo or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary in India is similar ple— 310 families For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner to that in the U.S., with of which are Catholic. Ku GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author s address and phone 12 grades required. After mar says that, because of the number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will completing that required need for families to travel be placed in the classifieds under ‘Card of Thanks at a cost ol S10 education, he went on to looking for migrant work, study theology and philoso and for all members of the phy at St. John's Regional family to work, only 12 Seminary in Hyderabad, the percent have an education. capitol city of the state of While in Rudrasudram, Andhra Pradesh. he built a children’s home It was while studying and a church, among other in seminary, in 1990, that projects. His hope is to in he experienced one of the crease the rate of education highlights of his life. over time. “1 got the chance to see As for how he end the holy woman, Mother ed up in Eastern Oregon, Teresa of Calcutta. That he says Nellore is “not a is one of my unforgettable self-sufficient diocese,” experiences,” says Kumar. so priests are often sent to (Mother Teresa was beati serve elsewhere throughout fied by Pope John Paul II the world. He was sent to in 2003. Many believe she Heppner by his bishop but will someday be conferred will continue to support sainthood.) the Nellore diocese...for Kumar was ordained in instance, by sending any Nellore Diocese in 1994 at excess salary to his diocese the age of 26. He says his in India. decision to become a priest He says he has received was the result of several a warm w elcom e. The factors. weather, though, is a dif “1 believe that it is, ferent story. He says South first of all, God’s call and, Morrow County is “Very secondly, my parents’ en cold. I come from a warm couragement and prayers,” country where I am very he says. He also says it had close to the ocean.” to do with helping children He plans to stay in in India. “Since I studied the area for five years, the in a Catholic school and length of time for which come from a poor family, his bishop has granted him by becoming a priest, I want permission for now. After Kvlc Palmateer and Nancy Bartel. to help the poor children for that? Kyle Palmateer of lone at Creech Air Force Base their better education.” “I don’t know what and Nancy Bartel of Prather. near Las Vegas. NV. Nancy His Fleppner assign God plans,” he says. CA are pleased to announce graduated from Sierra High ment is Kumar’s sixth par School and attended Fresno their engagement. Kyle is the son of the State before joining the late Ron Palmateer and Ter Air Force. She recently ri Schaber of lone. Nancy is completed her time, and the daughter of Larry and is currently enrolled in Eveline Bartel. Northeastern University; The lone Public Li get them and how to down Kyle graduated from she works at Starbucks. lone High School and is in An October 18 wedding brary is sponsoring another load them. Participants should the U.S. Air Force, stationed is planned in Las Vegas. free class. Kindle 101, in troducing patrons to the have a Kindle or Kindle joys of reading books on an Fire, an email address and electronic device. an Amazon.com account. Heidi Nelson is the For those checking out instructor. The class will books from Libraries2Go, be held on Wednesday, Feb. an active library card num 20. from 6-7:30 p.m. at the ber is required. lone library. Save a spot in the class Participants will leam by getting your name on how to buy or check out the list at the library or e-books on their Kindles or contacting Anne Morter Kindle Fires. They will also at 541-422-7040. Space is R o s e s : Available in Red. Pink. Light Pink. White and Yellow find out about free e-books limited. that are available, where to C a rn a tio n s: Available in Red. Pink and White G A Z E T T E -T IM E S O a s id S yke s .......................................................................................................................... P u b lis h e r A n d re a l ) i S .d s o ................................................................................................................ E d ito r Palmateer, Bartel engaged Free Kindle class offered M ix e d F lo ra l V a s e s M a d e to O rd e r G ift B a s k e t s : Elegant to look at and beautiful to hold, our hand-packed gift baskets are filled with high-quality gourmet foods, wines and even fresh fruit! When you send a gift basket, you're certain to surprise and delight them D e liv e ry : Available to Heppner, Lexington, and lone. Including schools. S c h o o l F rie n d ly A c c o m m o d a tio n s Shatter proof vases and bus friendly balloons available. O rd e r N om i C a ll 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 4 2 6 C heck out our daily lunch specials THURSDAY (I4th)- Chicken Chow Mein FRIDAY(ISth)- Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup MONDAY (I8th)- Turkey Bacon Melt on Flat bread TUESDAY (I9TH)- Chicken Broccoli Casserole WEDNESDAY (BOth)- Turkey Pastrami Reuben Sandwich THURSDAY (gist)- Cheesy Broccoli Soup FRIDAY(ggnd)- Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup • • T ry our Last week’s article, “Influenza has arrived in Morrow County,” was incorrectly identified as coming from the Morrow County Health District. The article actually was submitted by the Morrow County Health Department. The editor apologizes for the error. during that time ^ Man St.. M im m D am Hsppner • Phone 676-9158 • FloralT76-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 Luke Padberg— Luke Padberg, 57, of Heppner died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at his home. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, February 16, at All Saints Episcopal Chruch in Hepptjpr. with a reception to follow in the church parish hall. A complete obituary will follow in next week’s Ga zette-Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Death Notice Patrick C. Thornton— Patrick C. Thornton, 63, of Femandina Beach, FL, former resident of The Dalles and Salem, died January 27, 2013 at Lahaina, Maui, HI. He was bom March 3, 1949 in Santa Maria, CA. Services will be held at a later date in Salem and lone, OR. Local students go for Baroque The Oregon Music Teacher’s Association held its district Bach Festival on Saturday, Feb. 2, in Pendle ton, OR. Local musicians who participated were Sophie Grant, Kellen Grant, Madi son Palmer, Hannah Palmer, Roen Waite, Leo Waite and Reiah Waite. Each stu- dent had to perform from memory a piece written in the Baroque time period (1650-1720). K ellen Grant was awarded honorable men tion for his performance. Madison Palmer advanced to the regional festival and played in Hood River on Sunday, Feb. 10. WCVEDG to host luncheon Thursday. Feb. 21, Wil low Creek Valley Economic Development Group (WC VEDG) will host its annual luncheon in the St. Patrick’s Bank of Eastern Oregon Bank of Eastern Oregon congratulates Heppner High School wrestler, Tim Nelson, 195 lbs., voted “Outstanding Wrestler” at BEO’s 2013 Wrestling Invitational! Team Champion ~ LaGrande 2nd Place - MacHi 3rd Place - Riverside I - Adrian / Crasa / Catear / Fifia / Enterprise / Grant Union / Hrppner / Im hier Irrifon / Joxeph / LaGraade / MacHi / North Lake / Pise Eat le / Riverside / Union / Wallowa www.beobssk.com of farm and ranch manage ment. In Heppner, she and Paul provided opportunities for Basque sheepherders to come to United States to work on their ranch. Later in their life, they enjoyed traveling to Cali fornia to play golf w ith their friends. Kathryn is survived by: her three children, Nat (Sue) Webb of Walla Walla, Meridy (Bill) Parker of Elizabeth. CO, and Becky (Jose) Cardell o f Walla Walla; four grandchildren, Lisa (Bill) Pontarolo of Walla Walla, Stacey (Doug) Dunham of Walla Walla, Kathryn (Steve) Gasowski of Parker, CO, and Jeff (Kim) Parker of Parkville, MS.; eight great-grand children, Michael and Da vid Pontarolo, Hadley and Kate Dunham, Emily and Allison Gasowski of Colo rado, and Matthew and Ben Parker; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by: her husband, Paul Webb; her parents; her brother, Steve Thompson; and sisters, Reita Bibby and Roberta Espy. Memorial contributions may be made to Walla Walla Community Hospice, Blue Mountain Humane Soci ety or a charity of choice through Herring Groseclose Funeral Home, 315 W. Alder St. Walla Walla. WA 99362. Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.her- ringgrosedose.com. Funeral Notice B rownie B omb I • • • NOTE President's Day Pharmacy Hours 12-6 pm Please pick up prescriptions 217 North Correction Kathryn Thompson Webb, 89, passed away January 29, 2013, at Eagle Springs Memory Care in Walla Walla, WA. A private graveside service was held at Mountain View Cem etery in Walla Walla. Kathryn was bom May 19, 1923, to Sophrona and Robert Thompson in Hep pner, OR. She grew up on a sheep ranch and was a descendent of a long line of pioneers. Her great-great grandfather was Levi Scott, who rode with the Apple- gate Brothers to create a southern route into the Wil lamette Valley in 1846. She graduated from Heppner High School and attended Oregon State Uni versity, where she stud ied accounting. Kathryn was a skilled rider and. in 1940, she was crowned the Heppner rodeo queen. She married Paul Webb. Jr. on Nov. 11, 1942, and they moved to Walla Walla, where they raised wheat and cattle. They returned to Heppner in the early 1950s and raised sheep. She was teased by family members and friends that she herded sheep in her fur coat. In 1960, they moved back to Walla Walla and farmed wheat. Kathryn enjoyed playing golf and spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of PEO, St. Paul’s Epis copal Church, Bridgettes, Walla Walla Wheat Grow ers and the Walla Walla Country Club. She enjoyed all aspects Senior Center dining hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be catered by A Ivin Liu of Cornerstone Gallery and will include herb chicken penne with garlic Alfredo sauce, cheese bread sticks, tossed salad, crème brulee and bever ages. Carla McLane will be the guest speaker and will give information on ac commodating temporary workforce on upcoming morrow county opportuni ties, as well as the Morrow County Citizens Economic Development Task Force that has been developed to move this project forward. The public is welcome to attend; there is no cost for the WCVEDG-hosted lun cheon, but interested parties are asked to RSVP to the Chamber of Commerce at 541-676-5536 or Marcia Kemp at 541-676-2100 by Tuesday, Feb. 19.
