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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 19,2014 O b itu a rie s The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3,1179. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at IS* W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9221 Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editor oirapidserve net or davidwrapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97S36. 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 at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost tor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is SO* 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 date 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 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 MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST 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 under "Card of Thanks’ at a cost of $10 Birth Announcement Deacon T anner H aw kins— A son, Deacon Tanner H aw kins, was born to Tanner and Polly H aw kins, Pendleton, on February 8, 2014, at Kadlec Medical Center, Richland, WA. Hie baby weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz. and measured 20 inches long. G ran d p aren ts are Tim and Jen n ifer H aw kins, Pendleton; Debbie and John Steiner, Dublin, CA; Jan Beamer, Pendleton; and Jim Bothum, Prineville. Great- grandparents are Helen Hawkins, Pendleton, and Mary Beamer, Heppner. Beginning golf class planned A beginning golf class is planned for this spring at the Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner. The class, for people w ith lim ited or no prior golfing experience, will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays beginning April 1. The class w ill cover the basics o f play, rules and etiquette o f the game, among other details o f the game. The class is limited to eight students per session and registration will be on a first-com e, first-served basis. C ost is $30 for the series o f six 1-1/2 hour lessons, w hich includes a tem porary m em bership in Willow Creek Country Club for non-members and provides unlimited practice play for the duration o f the classes. A half-price m e m b e r s h i p w ill be p r o v id e d fo r s tu d e n ts who were not previously m em bers. The class fee will be waived for regular members o f Willow Creek Country Club. E ach s tu d e n t m u st have a basic set o f clubs, including a putter, 5, 7 and 9 irons, and a wood. Balls and tees will be provided by the class. John E dm u n d so n is instructor. Those planning to take the class should notify Edm undson, 541- 6 7 6 -5 1 7 7 , and pay the $30 course fee by check to Willow Creek Country Club in care o f Edmundson, P.O. Box 146, Heppner, OR 97836. Over the Tee Cup T he W illo w C re e k Country Club Ladies Play w ill s ta rt at 9 a.m . on Tuesday, April 1,2014. A h o ste d b re a k fa st will be served by the club o ffic e rs . A fte r a sh o rt business meeting, scramble teams will be announced for our morning play. All women golfers are welcome to join for a day of fun, food, golf and prizes. The season lasts through the last Tuesday in September. B e g in n in g g o lfe r s a re encouraged to jo in for a relaxed day o f golf. Kevin Thomas Bristow Kevin Thomas Bristow, follow ing the graveside 59, o f Portland died Sunday, service. March 9,2014 in a Portland- He was bom October 26, area hospital. 1954 at Pendleton, F u n eral M ass OR, the son o f Tom w i l l be he l d and Francine Hisler Bristow. The family S a tu rd a y , M arch 22, 11 a.m. at St. lived in lone during P atrick ’s C atholic h is e a r ly y e a rs before m oving to Church in Heppner. Portland. Concluding service He attended St. a n d b u r ia l w ill f o llo w a t H ig h Kevin Thomas P e te rs P a ro c h ia l Bristow School in Portland View Cem etery in through the eighth lone. Please join the family for a celebration o f grade. K evin graduated life in honor o f Kevin at from David Douglas High the H eppner Elks lodge School in 1972. K e v in w as an av id baseball player and sport enthusiast. W atching the latest movies, and trips to the Oregon Coast with his family, were great joys for him. He was em ployed at Pacific Saw and Knife for 40 years. Kevin became a full-time auto dealer and detailer in his spare time. He ow ned and m anaged property holdings in the Portland area as well as the Oregon Coast. K e v in ’s g reatest joy was becoming a dad and the birth o f his children, Karissa and Kev. He will best be rem embered as a wonderful son, brother and father. Survivors include; his parents, Tom and Francine Bristow; children, Karissa Bristow and Kev Bristow; sister, Katrina Flynn and h u sb a n d D on; b ro th e r, Shawn Bristow and wife Judie; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Sweeney Mortuary of H eppner is in charge of arrangements. Clarence Curtis Frederickson C la re n c e C u rtis F re d e ric k s o n , 93, o f B oardm an, passed away Friday, February 21, 2014 in Herm iston, OR. There will be a gathering at the Purswell Barn located at 465 C h ris tia n s e n Loop R oad in H e rm is to n on Saturday, March 22, at 3 p.m. Military Honors with taps and flag presentation will be at 3 p.m. followed by a reception to honor his life. All friends are welcome to co m e an d say th e ir goodbyes. Burial will be at the Desert Lawn Memorial Cem etery in Irrigon at a private ceremony. He was born M arch 27, 1920 in Irrig o n to parents, Frank and Olive Elizabeth Vearna (Smith) F rederickson. He was a Following this, he moved his fam ily to the World War II Navy H e p p n e r a re a veteran who served to farm and they in t h e A s i a t i c raised hay, sheep Pacific area and was and ponies. In 1969 discharged with a he returned to the Victory Medal. Irrigon/B oardm an After marrying area and established V ir g in ia V iv ia n Clarence Frederickson Herd in 1947, they Curtis h o m e s t e a d e d a Frederickson Fanning, which he p a sse d on to his farm south o f the Umatilla Army Depot and sons, who still run the farm raised two sons, Vernon and today. Gary. Later he ran the Shell Clarence loved raising Oil business until 1962, T h o ro u g h b re d /M o rg a n providing heating oil and cross horses and spending gasoline to the Hermiston tim e w ith h is fa m ily . area. He was also one o f T ogether w ith his w ife, the founding fathers o f the Virginia, he spent a great Umatilla Sage Riders and deal o f time teaching the competed on the undefeated grandchildren about cattle, polo team, where he rode horses and driving a stick- his favorite horse “Radar.” sh ift. He w as h a p p ie st when gathering cattle in the mountains on horseback in the fall to bring them back to winter pastures. Often they would stay in the mountains for several days, camping and gathering cattle. He was preced ed in death by nine sib lin g s: A lic e , S h irle y , B e lle , F rieda, Jo sep h in e, Roy, Wally, John and Fred. Clarence is survived by: his wife, Virginia; his sons, and their wives, Vernon and Suzi, and Gary and Casey; and five g ran d c h ild re n , Nikki, Cody, Greg, Kristen and Chance. Please send condolences at bumsmortuaryhermiston. com. Burns M ortuary of H erm iston, O regon is in charge o f arrangements. Verrae ‘Rae’ Strebe Taylor Verrae “ Rae” S trebe T aylor, 77, died W e d n e sd a y , M a rc h 5, 2014 in Kennewick, WA. Celebration o f Life Service will be held on Thursday, M arch 13, at 11 a.m. at The Church o f Jesus Christ o f Latter-D ay Saints, 15 G rant Ave. in U m atilla, OR. D isposition w as by cremation. She was bom on March 24, 1936 in Santa Ana, CA to parents Vance M. Strebe and Louise Spicer Strebe. Rae sp en t her y o u th in O utlook, WA and Block One in Pasco, WA. W hile w o rk in g as a waitress in Mesa Café, she met a young farmer by the name o f Paul H. Taylor. After some courtship, they m arried on F ebruary 1, 1965 in St. Mary’s, ID. Paul and Rae raised th e ir c h ild re n on th e ir farm outside o f Lexington, retiring to a life o f golf and leisure in U m atilla. Rae enjoyed the warm weather, spending the w inters in Y um a, A Z d u rin g h e r retirement years. She was an avid golfer, always had a craft project g o in g on, and e n jo y e d playing B unko and g o lf with her friends. Rae was always one to laugh easily, loved a good joke and loved her husband D o r i n d a a nd h u s b a n d and c h ild ren m ore than W a r r e n M c K i n n i s of anything else. Kennewick, WA, son Daniel V e rra e w as Nance, son Rodrick preceded in death Taylor o f lone, OR, by: h e r fa th e r, son Joseph and wife Vance M. Strebe; C h erly T aylor of her husband, Paul B o a r d m a n , OR , H. T a y lo r; s o n , daughter Nancy D an a D. N a n c e ; B . T a y l o r of granddaughter, H e n d e r s o n , NV; Josey S. Taylor; and Verrae “Rae” 15 grandchildren; g ran d so n , D aniel Strebe Taylor and ma n y g re a t- Nance. and g re a t, g re a t She is survived by: her grandchildren. mother, Louise S. Strebe; P le ase sign the sister, Verlea Buckendorf; c o n d o l e n c e b o o k at brother, Vincent Strebe; her bum sm ortuaryherm iston. children, daughter Duana com. Burns M ortuary of and husband G ary Ross Hermiston is in charge of o f M esa, WA, d a u g h te r arrangements. Local gospel concerts planned A gospel music concert by the Wolfsen family will be held on Saturday, March 22, at 3 p.m. at the Heppner S e v e n th -d a y Ad v e n t i s t Ch u r c h , 560 N. Mi n o r Street in Heppner, and on Sunday, March 23, at the lone Community Church, 470 E. Main, lone. The concert features D ick W olfsen, Cor l e e n Jo h n so n , Paul Johnson, Yvonne Morter, MaLinda Morter and Bill Wolfsen. Dick Wolfsen has sung at Ridgetop, Nashville and S o u th ern Uni ver s i t y in Tennessee, Tillamook and Portland, OR, Fort Hood, TX, and Cape Town, South Africa. Corleen Johnson, a published song w riter, Sunday men’s play Community lunch kickoff this weekend menu has performed concerts in churches across the United States and has sung to an audience o f 40,000 at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Papua, New Guinea. Paul J o h n s o n has toured with a m en’s chorus across the U.S. and Canada, Romania and South Africa. Yvonne Morter, pianist at the lo n e Co mmu n i t y Local ministry offers helping hand with groceries The 2014 Sunday M en’s Play will kick o ff this W illow C reek B aptist church and high school Sunday, March 23, with breakfast and registration at 8 volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, March 26, at a.m. and tee-off at 9 a.m. Breakfast is hosted by the Willow Creek Country St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Fami l i es wh o coul d The meal will include Swiss steak, mashed potatoes Club Board o f Directors. use a little extra help with and gravy, green beans, hot rolls, and cookies. Milk is groceries during the long served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per month o f March are invited meal. to pick up a free box o f Menu is subject to change. food this Sunday, M arch 23, from 2- 4 p.m. in the * 2 0 1 4 10TH ANNUAL ■ parking lot at All Saints I0NE AMERICAN LEGION & AUXILIARY E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h , no questions asked. BAKE SALE & BINGO FUNDRAISER F o r th o s e w ho are SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014 physically unable to pick IONE LEGION HALL DOORS OPEN @ 5:00 f o r b a k e sale & meal TEXAS HOLD 'EM POKER TOURNAMENT - RIFLE RAFFLE ■BEEF RAFFLE ■ BAKE SALE (RAFFLE TICKETS SOLD AT IONE MARKET) 2 DRAWINGS FOR 1/2 BEEF EACH. CUT A WRAPPED ■ REMINGTON 897 NITRO 2 3 /4 "-3 1/2" PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN - $40 POKER BUY IN - RE-BUY UNTIL 7:30 - CASH PRIZES 6:00 SIGN UP 6:30 PLAY BEGINS SANDWICH A SALAD BAR MEAL (for donation) BEVERAGES BY BUCKNUM'S Church, has also been the choir and w orship team leader. Following the family’s footsteps, MaLinda Morter is taking piano, choir and band. Bill W o l f s e n has e n jo y e d s h a r i n g his s a x o p h o n e m u s i c at churches for many years. up a box, home delivery can be arranged by calling 541-676-9970 and leaving a detailed m essage w ith address and phone number. This gift o f food has been made possible through the generosity o f several area churches and a grant from the Episcopal Diocese o f Eastern Oregon. 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 ave a fam ily m em b er w ho suffers from gam bling addiction, Y O U can also receive F R E E tre a t m ent even if the g am b ler is not receiving treatm ent. If you are a resident o f M orrow County and you wish to take ad van tag e of the services ab o ve or d e sire m ore inform ation, P le a s e call any of the following num bers to set up a L O C A L appointm ent or just to talk: Bobby Harris <3 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 (1 -8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT ) Have a news story or photo for the Gazette? e-mail editor@rapidserve.net call 541-676-9228 or stop by the office on Willow St., Heppner Today I i » 4 1 V
