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
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David Sykes
..........................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo................................................................................................. Editor
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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
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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
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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.
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