TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 3,2013
Obituaries
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Gwen Thompson
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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Correction
The Easter message attributed to Pastor Katy An
derson in last week’s edition was actually submitted by
Pastor Keith Price of Willow Creek Baptist Church. The
message submitted by Pastor Anderson was omitted in
error but, at her request, will be saved for another day.
Our apologies to both pastors.
Children invited to attend First
Friday Friends of Jesus
First Friday Friends of Jesus will have its next ses
sion on Friday from 8 a.m. - noon at All Saints Episcopal
Church. All children age 4 through 12 are invited for a
morning of Bible stories, skits, crafts, games, and a free
lunch. Newcomers are always welcome. For more infor
mation, call the office of Hope Lutheran and All Saints
Episcopal at 541-676-9970.
Planning Commission
seeks new member
M orrow C ounty is the county’s subdivision
looking for a volunteer and zoning ordinance, and
to fill a vacated seat on working with the County
the Planning Commission Court to manage the coun-
representing the at-large ty’s land use Comprehen-
position. Planning Com- sive Plan,
missioners serve four-year
Planning Director Car-
terms, with this position 1 la McLane invites Morrow
beginning at the time of ap- County residents who are
pointment and running until interested in taking a more
the end of the vacated term, active part in land use plan-
December 31, 2015.
ning in the county to send
The Planning Commis- a letter of interest to the
sion generally meets once a Morrow County Court at
month, alternating meeting P-O. Box 788, Heppner, by
locations between Heppner April 22.
and Boardman. Duties o f
If you have any ques-
the Planning Commission tions about the positions
include approving land she can be reached at 541-
use actions, maintaining 922-4624.
Parent - teacher conferences
Heppner High School will be holding Parent Teacher
Conferences on Friday, April 5, from 8 a.m. - noon and
April 9, from 4 - 8 p.m. Parents are invited to drop in
to pick up report cards and visit with teachers during
these times.
Men’s play to resume
Sunday morning men’s play at Willow Creek Coun
try Club will resume April 7 with Ron Bowman, Duane
Disque and Gene Orwick.
HEPPNER ELKS 358
676-9181
"»here Friends M eet"
142 North Main
LADIES N IG H T
April 4th, 2013
Barbecued Chicken Dinner
Gwen Thompson, 102, to the quality of her life.
school teacher, rancher’s
Gwen was a member
wife, lifelong volunteer, o f St. Francis o f A ssisi
and Mother, Grandmother, Episcopal Church, P.E.O.,
and Great Grandmother, Cypress Branch o f Boys
died M arch 26, 2013, and Girls Aid, and Native
in W ilsonville, Oregon. American Arts Council.
Known for her
She enjoyed play
feisty personal
ing Bridge, travel
ity and quick
ing in the states
wit, Gwen was
and abroad, live
born S ep te m
theater, decorating,
ber 14, 1910, in
entertaining, and
Spokane, Wash
dancing.
ington. She was
H er fa m ily
the daughter of
includes her son,
Em m a M ille r
Terry and his wife
Evans and Evan Gwen Thompson
K aren; and her
Evans and was
daughters, Judy
named Gwendo
Schneider and Janet Bliss.
lyn. Her brother, Llewellyn
Grandchildren are Shelley
was bom a few years later.
Thompson Connelly and
Gwen grew up in Lex
her husband, Tim, Brian
ington, Oregon, and Spo
Stephen Thompson and
kane, Washington. After
his wife, Susie, Eric Scott
graduating from Oregon Thom pson, Robert Ste
College o f Education in phen Rothrock, Elizabeth
Monmouth, she taught in R othrock Hein and her
a one-room school house husband G reg, Andrew
outside Heppner. This was
Stephen Bliss and his wife,
during the Depression and
June, and Troy Christopher
money was in short supply
Bliss and his wife, Kelsy.
so she was paid in sheep Her great grandchildren
skin script. She married are Erin, Kevin, Emily,
Robert Stephen Thompson, Stephen, Luke, Ana, Jake,
and she and Steve started Krystal, Cheyenne, Weston,
farming and ranching in the and Elena.
Heppner area in 1941.
A private m em orial
In 1954, Gwen and service will be held at St.
Steve and their two daugh
Francis of Assisi Episcopal
ters, Judy and Janet, moved Church.
to Pendleton. Their son, • Memorial contributions
Terry, was a student at Or can be made to Boys and
egon State College at the Girls Aid; Native Ameri
time o f the move. The can Arts Council, Portland
Charbonneau area of Wil Art Museum; or to Oregon
sonville became Gwen and State Chapter P.E.O. Sis
Steve’s home in 1978. In
terhood Charitable Trust
her later years she lived at
and mailed to Riverview
Springridge Court in Char Abbey, 0319 SW Taylors
bonneau where she received Ferry Road, Portland, OR
excellent care which added 97219.
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Heppner FFA fundraising
dinner Thursday
Friends of the Heppner
FFA will host the group’s
spring fundraising dinner
on Thursday at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds from
6:30 - 8 p.m. The menu
will include Bar-be-cue ribs
baked potato, green salad,
homemade rolls and des
sert. The cost is: $12 pre
paid and $ 15 at the door for
adults and $8 prepaid and
$11 at the door. Children,
five and under, are free.
Music will be provided by
Joe Lindsay, a dessert auc
tion will be held and there
will be door prizes.
Local students named
Names of students who
have made the Scholastic
Honor Roll Winter term
have been announced by
Oregon State University.
A total of 837 students
earned straight-A (4.0).
Another 3,562 earned a
B-plus (3.5) or better to
make the listing.
To be on the Honor
Roll, students must carry
at least 12 graded hours of
course work. Students on
the Honor Roll included:
From Boardman: 3.5 or
Better: Alfredo Alvarez-
Frias, Junior, N utrition;
Juana Gaytan, Sophomore,
General Science; Matthew
B. H yder, Junior, Pre-
Mechanical Engineering;
A le ja n d r a M e n d o z a ,
Sophomore, Mathematics;
Erick Rodriguez,
Freshman, Pre-Computer
Science. From lone: 3.5 or
Better: Mary V. Rietmann,
sophomore, Human Devel
an d F a m ily S c ie n c e .
From Irrigon: Straight-A
Average: Tamra J. Tovey,
Senior, Applied Visual Arts;
3.5 or Better: Patrick W.
Barron, Senior, Agricultural
Sciences; Ivan A. Estrada,
Junior, Exercise and Sport
Science; Adriana Sanchez,
F resh m an , U n iv e rs ity
Exploratory Studies.
Riding Club plans can drive
County Wolf Deprivation
Committee will meet
The Morrow County
Wolf Deprivation Com
mittee will hold a public
meeting Wednesday April
10th starting at 7 p.m. at the
Morrow County Account
ing Annex located at 150
Rock Street in Heppner.
The Committee consists
o f Dean Robinson, Jean
Cassidy, John Gould, Cam
Sweeney, Bob Mahoney,
Paul Hisler and Leann Rea.
At this meeting the com
mittee will be discussing
the results of the recently
submitted grant application
and how the committee will
proceed to help education
Morrow County Citizens
regarding potential w olf
issues. The public is wel
come and encouraged to
attend.
Ecumenical dinner set
Willow Creek Valley Women’s Ecumenical Dinner
will be held April 15 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Parish Hall in Heppner. Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Par
ticipants are asked to bring a salad to share. The program,
“Make Us One”, starts at 7:15 p.m.
The Heppner Women’s Chorale will be present a
musical program about friendship and sisterhood.
Funds available for
youth group
The H eppner Water
Control District annually
provides funds to a Heppner
area youth organization to
complete a creek cleaning
project to remove garbage
and debris from the creek
channels running through
Heppner.
Project funding is on a
first come basis and adult
involvement is one of the
requirements. For more in
formation, please call Janet
Greenup at 541-676-5452
extension 109.
Speech tourney judges
needed at lone
the form of a brief overview
o f the events and rules
will he held prior to the
competition. Snacks will
be provided forjudges. For
more information, contact
Jim Raible at lone School
at 422-7131 Ext. 4726
Chamber will host St.
Patrick’s wrap up meeting
April 27th
9am- 3pm
Bill Schlaich as Exhalted Ruler
On Tuesday, March 26, ford where he made many
2013 Mike passed away at friends.
He is survived by spe
the Cottage in the Meadow
cial friends Benny Baum-
from melanoma cancer.
garten and wife
He was bom
Regina of Naches,
in Y akim a on
Susan Griffin and
May 19, 1957 to
husband Joe of Se-
Al and Bonnie
lah; brother Rick
Rosenbush . He
Lloyd and w ife
lived most of his
Gayle o f Naches,
life in N aches
their children and
except for a few
grandchildren; sis
years when he
ter Kristy Crowell
worked on cattle
ranches in O r
and husband Gene,
egon.
of lone, OR, their
children and grand
Mike raced
children and by his
m o t o r c y c le s ,
snow m obiles,
faithful border col
lie Megan. He was
jeeps and hors
preceded in death
es. He was an
by his parents.
a c c o m p lis h e d Michael Brian
horseman, hav Rosenbush
O ur many
ing been a play-
thanks to the staff
day rider, and
at Cottage in the
endurance rider success Meadow for their excep
fully competing in 50 to 100 tional care o f Mike, and
miles races while raising their com passion to our
Arabians. He then raised family.
He was a good man,
and raced Thoroughbred
racehorses. If it went fast and a true friend. He had
many friends and will be
he liked it!
He was a talented sign missed by all. At his re
painter and graphic artist, quest, there will be no ser
having had his own busi vices. Arrangements are
ness for many years before by Shaw & Sons Funeral
being employed at Han- Home.
lone School Dist. 9
will host the OSAA Dist. 9
Speech and Debate Quali
fying Tournament on Friday
from 1-4 p.m. Judges, from
the community are needed
to help judge the speech and
The Wrangler’s Riding Club will hold a fund raiser debate rounds. Training, in
can drive starting April 4. People may drop their cans off
at a trailer that will be parked behind Les Schwab Tires in
Heppner. For more information, call Heather Hendricks,
541-676-5637.
Register Now For Conceal
Carry Permit Class
installation oi
Michael Brian Rosenbush
Nazarene Church
335 Gilmore St., Heppner |
Call 541-676-5529 or
541-676-5253
Pre-registration required
register on line at:
http: //www . m ktactica I. com/
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$80.00 Fee
A St. Patrick’s wrap-up meeting will be held April 17 at
6 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. Pizza and refreshments will be
served. Those interested in attending should RSVP Sheryll
Bates, Executive Director of the Heppner Chamber of Com
merce, 541-676-5536.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem,
help is available and that help Is FREE of charge.
If YO U have a family member who suffers from
gambling addiction, YO U can also receive F R E E treat
ment even if the gambler is not receiving treatment
If you are a resident of Morrow County and you wish
to take advantage of the services above or desire more
information, Please call any of the following numbers
to set up a LO C AL appointment or just to talk:
Bobby Harris ® 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161
O R 1-877-095-4648 (1 -888-MYLIMIT)
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