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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12,2014 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Sonja M. Smith Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Hom e-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3 ,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Tax (541) 676-9211 T.-mail editor u rapidserve net or dasid ii rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette- limes, P.O. 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 All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday al 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50{ per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return dale must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines Sonja M. Smith, 71, of Heppner died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at her home. A funeral service was held Saturday, February 8, at Hope Lutheran Church in Heppner, with concluding service and burial follow ing at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. She was bom September 18, 1942 at Weiser, ID, the son o f Victor H. and Fay M. Hickerson Ledington. She was raised and attended school at North Pow der and Baker City, OR as well as Blanding, UT. On October, 23, 1961 she m arried G erald 1. “Jerry” Smith at Cortez, CO. The couple raised three children. She was a clerk and cook at Kate’s Pizza Parlor, a clerk at the Video Store and also w orked at the Kinzua Plywood Plant. Sonja w as a member of the I WA union. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening, and loved her pets and spending time with her grandchildren. Sonja was always very caring and worried about people; a frequent quote of hers was “be safe.” Survivors include: her husband, Jerry; daughters, Vicki Rayburn and husband Randy, and Rebecca P eray-G enovese; d a u g h ter-in -law , Mary Ellen Smith; g ra n d c h ild re n , Christopher Rayburn, Kendra Rayburn-Lansford S o n j a n d h u s b a n d Smith Herman, Angelique Peray-Genovese. Marcello Peray-Genovese, William Cisco, C hristina Smith, Katie Smith, Nicole Smith and Kenneth Smith; and great granddaughter Kaiana Lansford. She was preceded in death by: son. Randy Smith; b ro th e rs, L eslie L e d in g to n an d Loran Ledington; and her parents. Memorial contributions may be m ade to The M American Cancer i Society, Great West Division, PO Box 336, Portland. OR 97208- 3366. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Pendleton Dieeel and other businesses in their parts departm ents in Oregon. Washington and Idaho. He enjoyed fishing and trap shooting, spending many weekends doing those things. He also enjoyed Corvettes. Larry was preceded in death by: his parents and his brother. Bill. He is survived by: his sister, Judy (Bob) Stevens o f H eppner; nephew s, John Stevens o f Condon and Billy Brinda of Utah; n ie c e s, Jo Je an (L y le) Greene of Pendleton, and Bonnie (Kirk) Arnold and Tammy Brinda of Utah. or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the nght to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds unuer “Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. Steinhoff, Schlaich plan June wedding Larry Lee Brinda L arry Lee B rin d a, 67, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014 at his hom e in C ald w ell, ID follo w in g a bout with kidney disease. Services will be held in Idaho later this summer. Larry was born July 4, 1946 in Boise, ID to parents William and Verna (Nichols) Brinda. He spent his early life in Idaho, moving to Oregon in 1951. He attended school in H eppner and graduated from P en d le to n H igh School in 1964. After attending Blue M o u n tain C om m unity C o ll e g e he w o rk e d for W oodpecker Truck, Relay for Life kick- Fresh snow lures off event this week Nordic skiers to the mountains The Morrow County Fairgrounds. k ic k -o ff event for this The kick-off meeting y ear’s American Cancer this week will be a way Society Relay for Life will to find out more about be held this Wednesday, the event, sign up a team, Feb. 12. from 6-7 p.rrt. at sign up to be a sponsor or Heppner City Hall. check out some volunteer The them e for this opportunities. The Heppner Amber Steinhoff and Jim Schlaich year's event is “Love to C ham ber o f Comm erce A m b e r S t e i n h o f f Condon, OR. Relay.” The event has been encourages everyone to stop of Dayton, WA and Jim Schlaich is the son scheduled for Saturday, by, grab some refreshments Schlaich of Heppner are o f Lori and K elly Fox May 3, and Sunday, May and enter to win some door pleased to announce their o f H eppner and Terry 4, at the Morrow County prizes. upcoming wedding. Schlaich o f Baker City, Steinhoffis the daughter OR. 1 le attended Northwest of Kathy and the late Steve L in e m a n C o lle g e in Steinhoff of Dayton. She Meridian. ID and is now holds a bachelor's degree employed as a lineman at in n a tu ra l re s o u r c e s Columbia Basin Electric with a minor in fish and Co-op. wildlife from Oregon State The couple plans a University in Corvallis, June 21, 2014 wedding in Sam Pambrun will be Clark trail, including some OR. She currently works Dayton. Pastor Greg Bye of the speaker this Wednesday, interesting, little-known as a program technician at Dayton will officiate. Feb. 12, at the Love Your facts. Sally Walker will the Farm Service Agency in Library evening being held present a brief overview, in the living room of the with map handouts, of sites St. Pat's Senior Center at in Morrow County where 6:30 p.m. wagon ruts can still be The publ i c i s viewed. encouraged to join in for a Refreshments will be The Morrow County Historical Society is seeking look back at the Lewis and served. stories for the 2014 edition of the Morrow County Chronicles. If you or someone you know has a story to share, or would like to write a story, please contact the editor, Andrea Nelson, at 541-989-8188. The deadline for printed articles is April 30, 2014. As the planning for St. Patrick’s weekend gets underway, the St. Patrick's Committee would like to ask for volunteers to help w ith this year’s event. St. Patrick’s Parish members will serve lunch on “There are many opportunities to get involved and Wednesday, Feb. 19. at St. Patrick's Senior Center. The help make this year to be better than ever before,” says meal will include chicken parmigiana, green beans, green Heppner Chamber of Commerce Executive Director salad, garlic bread and tiramisu. Milk is served at each Sheryll Bates. meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is The 32nd annual “Wee Bit O’ Ireland” St. Patrick's subject to change. Celebration is scheduled for March 14-16, and there are many activities available for volunteers to get involved. Contact Heppner chamber at 541-676-5536 for more information. Pambrun to speak at ‘Love Your Library’ event Historical society seeks submissions St. Pat’s Committee looks for volunteers Community lunch menu Valentine's Day February 14th WCVEDG to host chamber lunch O rder for V alentine ' s D ay M a n y G ifts to B a l l o o n s C hoose from - C a r d s -B o u q u e t s - C a n d y - S e v e r a l S p e c ia l R o s e VARIETIES INCLUDING R a /N PO W R o S E S l L ate T hursday F ebruary 1 3 p e n 1 P re O rdering A vailable C a l l 541 676-9426 - D e l iv e r in g t o L e x in g t o n & I o n e , 2 0 1 3 R X P rofiles A vailable M u m D m 217 North Main St Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 With all the new snow this week, three members of the Nordic ski club went up to break a trail for the Saturday skiers. On Saturday, nine people skied across Linger Longer Prairie and down Ditch Creek with tem peratures in the 20s. They had to pick the few places on the creek that were hard enough to ski across, and a few skiers had to scrap their skis and wax up after crossing the creek. Top (L-R): Steve and Molly Rhea, Dan and Sandra VanLiew, Christy Crowell, Bill and Sherry Ewing, and Luann Brow n field took advantage of the new snowfall. Bottom: Kristi Crowell, seated between Molly Rhea (left) and Sandra VanLiew, shares her lunch with her farm dog, Lucy, who is II years old. Crowell also made the sacrifice of packing along a blanket to help w arm the thin dog during their lunch stop. Thin and old though she may be, Lucy loves to ski, and reportedly led the pack of younger dogs nearly all day. -Contributed photos NRCS to hold local work group meeting The USDA N atural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind everyone that they will be hosting a meeting at the USDA Service Center on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. to gather input regarding the natural resource opportunities and priorities across Morrow The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be Thursday, Feb. 20. The lunch will be hosted by Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group (WCVEDG), who will be holding their annual luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. There is no cost for this luncheon; Alvin Liu/ Cornerstone Gallery will cater. Chamber lunch attendees The Morrow County are asked to RS VP at 541 -676-5536 no later than Feb. 18 Clerk's office has released to guarantee a lunch. the follow ing report o f marriage licenses: Feb. 6, 2014: -Jeremy Kane Dolar, 27, Boardman and Haily Mycheal Rogers, 21, Boardman. Marriage Licenses tU M D O U ! Thank you DEACON HEIDEMAN, MARK ANDERSON, CASEY ARBOGAST AND JOE OREM for snow plowing in lone! Thank y o u sn o w sh o velers fo r fa k in g c a re o f y o u r n eig h b o rs a n d frien d s w h o n e e d e d a h e lp in g hand. You a re SIM PLY THE BEST! É - Dani el Venegas Jimenez, 27, Umatilla and Yolanda Armenta Mendoza, 38, Umatilla. -Carlos Pelayo Gilvon, 23, Boardman and Michelle Martinez M elendez, 19, Boardman. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h a ve a fam ily m em b er w ho suffers from gam bling addiction, Y O U ca n a lso receive F R E E treat m ent e v e n if the ga m b ler is not receiving treatment. If you are a resident of M orrow C o u n ty and you w ish to take a d v a n ta g e of the se rv ice s a b o v e or d e sire m o re information, P le a s e call any of the following n u m b ers to set up a L O C A L appointm ent or just to talk B o b b y H arris @ 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9101 O R 1-877-695-4648 (1-888-M YLIM IT) LSflfvinfl Morrow YfliMlef & Gjlliam countie» Since 1958 i County. Anyone who is unable to attend this meeting but who would like additional information or would like to provide input, contact NRCS at 541-676-5021 ext. 113 or Kacee.lathrop@ or.usda.gov. The meeting is open to the public. X
