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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 13,2013 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published week!) b\ Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 181 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9221. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editorglrapidserve.net or davidurapidserve net. Web site: wwvc heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazene-Times. P.0 Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County; $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..........................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo................................................................................................. Editor ~ Obituaries Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazene Tunes will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Remembering the ‘Ping Pong Capitol of the W orld’ To the Editor: Thirty-five years ago on Nov. 18, 1978, the Heppner For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per Elks Lodge sponsored the seventh annual World column inch Cost for classified ad is 50p per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to Professional Table Tennis title match at Heppner High 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For PuM c/legaf Notices pubbcAegal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub School. Sanctioned by the International Table Tennis lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time o l subm ission Affidavits League, the three-member teams from Thailand and require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be Haiti played each other in the event. The championship specified if required). For O bituaries O bituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to match was rescheduled from Africa due to concerns about meet news guidelines Fam ilies resiling to include information not included in the guidelines “terrorism, political unrest and crime” there. or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space As part of the big event, the Elks Lodge put on for the obituary dinner Friday and Saturday nights with a Hawaiian luau For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner G T w* not publish unsigned letters A ll letters M UST include the author s address and phone featuring roast pig and baked salmon. There was dancing number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The G T is not both nights with music by the band. “Tiki Lights.” Jackie responsible for accuracy of statem ents made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will Jensen was the manager of the Elks at that time. be placed m the classifieds under ‘Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 While the paid attendance at the match was lower than hoped for, the ping pong “players thrilled the... crowd with their top notch play” according to an article Lucy M arie Lindsay— Dan and Ashley Lindsay of in the Heppner Gazette-Times. Unfortunately, the winner was not mentioned. Lexington welcome a There was also television coverage from an unnamed daughter, Lucy Marie Portland station. Heppner was named the “Ping Pong Lindsay. Lucy was Capitol of the World” for one brief day. b orn W ednesday, A question about this championship match came up October 23, 2013 at recently and I could not find an answer in past editions St. Anthony Hospital of the Gazette or online. Who sang the U.S. National in Pendleton, OR; she Anthem at the beginning of the tournament? Can anyone weighed 8 pounds, 8 help out with that? ounces and was 20- Any other memories would be great to hear about, 1/2 inches long. too. Please send anything you know in care of the Gazette, Lucy joins older Lucy Marie Lindsay PO Box 337, Heppner, OR, 97836 or to Andrea Di Salvo, brothers Paul, 8, John, Editor, editor@rapidserve.net. 6, and Max, 2, and older sister Claire, 5. Thank you, Grandparents are Larry and Corrine Lindsay, and Kay Proctor, Heppner Vilas and Debbie Ropp, all of Lexington. A ll News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m Birth announcement Annual community Priests gather in Heppner, honor Thanksgiving Father Condon dinner planned The annual community Thanksgiving dinner is planned for Thursday, November 28, at 1 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner. This year’s dinner is hosted by the Heppner Church of the Nazarene. The Thanksgiving dinner is free of charge to the community and guests. Anyone interested in donating food items for the dinner or in helping serve, contact Jodi Segraves at Sweet Productions Restaurant & Bakery, or call 541-626-1440. lone church welcomes visiting ministers D o cto rs C athy and Doug W irt, co-regional ministers of the Oregon/ South Idaho Region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), will be preaching at lone Community Church on Nov. 17 at the 11 a.m. worship service. The Wirts have been c o -re g io n a l m in is te rs for 13 years, where they serve 36 congregations throughout the states of Oregon and Idaho. Before entering regional ministry, the Wirts served churches in California, Oregon and Arizona following their 1983 ordinations. Both have traveled internationally to be involved in the mission work of the broader church and both are involved e c u m e n ic a lly w ith a multitude of denominations. The W irts say they come to bring greetings from partner churches and to celebrate the church in lone. All are w elcom e to come and hear them speak and join in worship. Priests from the Northeastern Deanery of the Baker Diocese gathered in Heppner recently and expressed their appreciation for Father Gerry Condon of Heppner. Pictured are: Front row (L-R): Rev. Gerald Condon, Retired; Rev. John McGuire, Pastor, St. John, Condon. Back row (L-R): Rev. Eduardo Nebelung, Pastor, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Boardman; Rev. Francis Obijekwu, Pastor, St. Catherine, Enterprise; Rev. Daniel Maxwell, Pastor, Our Lady or Angels, Hermiston; Rev. Kumar Udagandla, Pastor, St. Patrick’s, Heppner/St. William's, lone; Rev. Anil Marri, Associate Pastor, Our Lady of the Valley, La Grande; Rev. Gabriel F.zeh, Associate Pastor, Our Lady of Angels, Hermiston. -Contributedphoto The p rie s ts o f the Diocese. Condon recently Northeastern Deanery o f retired, having served the the Baker Diocese gathered diocese since 1955. in Heppner on Tuesday, Father Kumar Oct. 29. U dagandla said o f his The attendees enjoyed predecessor, “ His good a luncheon o f Lebanese e x a m p le o f lif e and cuisine prepared by Father activities, as well as his John McGuire; side dishes prayer life, have inspired and desserts were provided many people in their faith by the ladies of St. Patrick’s journey.” Altar Society. “ D u r i n g F a th e r A fter the luncheon, C ondon’s 58 years with the priests expressed their the diocese, he served as appreciatio n to F ath er an outstanding Dean for Gerry Condon for his many the Northeastern Deanery,” Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All Saints years of service to the Baker Kumar added. Episcopal church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include oven-baked chicken, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, pickles, hot rolls, and pear crunch. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. The men of St. Patrick’s and St. William’s Catholic churches will hold their annual fall dinner meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19. A memorial Mass for the deceased men of the parishes will begin at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner. Dinner and the annual fall meeting will follow the Mass in the parish hall. Community lunch menu Catholic men plan annual fall dinner Tanuèred Chef d isco v e r (to o h ff in Kitchen Products Stop by for a catalog and find Great Christmas Gifts! Party! Sunday Nov. 17 2-4 p.m. Missy Cutsforth Home f Shh, it's a Surprise!! i Jim van Winkle is turning 60!! Please join us in a celebration on | November 30th from f 6:00-10:00 p.m. at Heppner Elks Lodge f No presents please!! I RSVP to Missy at 541 -989-8104 iiN iH H iH iiH u iiH iiiiH iM iH N H iiiim m M iM iiiM m m iM M iiiiM M im iiim im iiM iim iiin n m w Joylene F. ‘Joy’ Struthers J o y le n e F. “ J o y ” Struthers, 71, of Heppner died Thursday, November 7, 2 0 1 3 a t P io n e e r M em orial H o sp ita l in H eppner. A g ra v e sid e service will be held l p.m. Wednesday, November 13, at Skyview Memorial Park in Pendleton, OR. She was bom in Fossil, OR on June l, 1942, the daughter o f Calvin and Verlie Benge Derrick. She was raised and attended school in Fossil until her ju n io r year, w hen she moved to Pendleton and graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy. After graduation, Joy worked as an aide at St. Anthony Hospital, where she developed a passion for n u rsin g ; she th en attended the Blue Mountain Community College nursing program. After receiving her nursing degree she went back to work at St. Anthony Hospital, before moving on to Pendleton Community Hospital. She m a rrie d Ja c k Struthers on February 25, 1975 in lone. The couple lived in Heppner, where she continued nursing at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Survivors include: her husband, Jack Struthers of Heppner; daughter, Robin Struthers o f Pendleton; brother, Eugene Day of Pendleton; and a grandson, Erin Michael, whom she helped raise for 11 years. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospital, PO Box 9. Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes due this month Local resid en ts are e n c o u ra g e d to a g a in participate in Operation Christmas Child (OCC) by packing a shoe box with small toys, school supplies, and necessities for a needy child aged two to 14. OCC is an a n n u al in te rn a tio n a l o u tre a ch of Franklin Graham and the S a m a rita n ’s Purse organization. The local c o lle c tio n d e a d lin e in Heppner is Sunday, Nov. 17. Boxes can be delivered to Willow Creek Baptist, Hope Lutheran, All Saints Episcopal Church, or left in a drop box at Keith and Deana Price’s home at 565 NW Gale Street. Boxes can also be taken to the area collection center in Hermiston at New Hope C om m unity Church on Hwy. 395 any time before noon on Monday, Nov. 25. Since 1993, more than 100 million boys and girls in 130 countries have received shoebox g ifts through Operation Christmas Child. S tep -b y -step shoe box instructions are at www. samaritanspurse.org/occ or by contacting Mike Ehrsam at 541-701-5747. Auxiliary works to bring Christmas cheer to veterans The Heppner American Legion Auxiliary is helping to make a merry Christmas with Gifts for veterans this year. Every month during the year, American Legion A uxiliaries all over the country are busy putting on different programs to help veterans and their families. The month of December is V eterans A ffa irs & Rehabilitation Month. A s a p a rt o f th is program over the years, the Heppner American Legion Auxiliary has participated in a December event known as the Christmas Cheer and Gift Shop. This is an event that is put on by Auxiliaries around the country for their local area, in which they purchase gifts for veterans so they can give the gifts to their families. In anticipation of this event in December, the local Heppner Auxiliary is currently fundraising and gathering donations of gifts that will be given to the veterans at the veterans’ nursing home in The Dalles. Gifts will be purchased with the monetary donations and then all of the gifts will be m taken to the home in The Dalles so veterans can give the gifts to their families at Christmas. Anyone who would like to give a gift, make a monetary donation, or who wants more information, contact Joyce Ward at 541- 676-9195. The deadline for gathering donations is Nov. 30, and the anticipated gift delivery date is Dec. 4. Gifts can also be dropped off at the Neighborhood Center; please mark them clearly with “Heppner American Legion Auxiliary: Veterans Home, The Dalles.” The gifts can be for children, men or women and should not be wrapped so they can be displayed d u rin g the C h ristm a s celebration at the nursing home. This is the time when the veterans choose which gifts they would like to give their families. The Heppner American Legion Auxiliary would like to encourage those who are interested in becoming members or who want more info rm atio n to contact membership chairperson Evelyn Sweek at 541-676- 9483. Christm as Shopping? Check out The Sassy Crow 2500 W. 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