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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 9 ,2014 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow McClain ‘Mac’ Lovett H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty's Hom 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 3,1879 Penodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 18* W Willow Street telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editoruirapidserve net or david urapidserve net. Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, 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 at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Cost lor 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 date must be specified if required) For Obituanes 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 wntten 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 right 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 Death Notice Dorothy F. Scott— Dorothy F. Scott, 84, of Heppner. died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at her home. She was born February 21. 1930 at Heppner. A memorial graveside service will be held Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the 1 leppner Masonic Cemetery, followed by a celebration of life at a location that will be announced at a later date. A complete obituary will follow in next week's Gazette- Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. M c C la in “ M a c ” Lovett died from heart co m p licatio n s at home in The D alles, OR on Sunday. March 30, 2014. A Celebration of Life was held at Life in Christ Center in The Dalles on Saturday, April 5, at 1:30 p.m. M ac w as b o rn in Hermiston, OR to parents John and Erin Lovett on May 29, 1975. He attended Interfaith Christian School when he w a sn ’t hom e schooled. He graduated from lone High School in 1993. Mac also attended Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton. OR. On March 25, 1995, Mac married a local girl. Shelly Huth in Hermiston, OR H is g ra n d fa th e r officiated the ceremony. Mac and Shelly attended First Christian Church and Life in Christ Center. He was employed by Home Depot. Survivors include: his wife. Shelly Lovett; son, Dorian Lovett; parents, John and Erin L ovett; and sisters, Jamie Lovett, Calley Lovett, and Ashlea Lovett Drewery. An account has been set up at Columbia State Bank to help with family expenses, or donations can be made to Sonrise Academy School, 333 E 12th St. The Dalles, OR 97058 to help with tuition expenses for their son. The Rev. Charles Knox The Rev. Charles Knox died on Friday, March 14. A Celebration of Life service was held on Tuesday, April 1, at 1 p.m. in the Salem First C hristian Church. Salem, OR. Interment was at Dallas Cemetery. Charles was born on Sept. 8, 1925, in Vinco, OK, the son of Ivan and Nellie Knox. Charles married Crystal Way land on Dec. 23, 1947. in Pasco, WA. He was a pastor to the churches in Falls City, Lebanon, Colfax, Heppner. Dallas and McMinnville. Charles also worked as an a p p r e n t ic e at Scott Funeral Home in M cM innville. For many years, he worked at Howell Edward Doerksen Funeral Home in Salem. Charles estimated he had officiated at many weddings and funerals in his time as a pastor. Charles had been a member of the Colfax Grange, served as Scout Master in Colfax, Heppner Masonic Lodge, and the first juv en ile counselor o f M orrow County, an honorary member of the Dallas Rotary as well as an intake counselor for Polk C o u nty J u v e n ile Department. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, boating and rock hounding. Charles helped teach many young people how to water ski as part of youth group activities through the years. He really enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Charles is survived by: his wife of 66 years, Crystal; d a u g h te r, C h a r la in e ; daughter-in-law, Deanna Knox; three grandchildren, Jenifer Thorsted-Lowen, Brandon (Robyn) Knox, and Evan (Ashley) Knox; two great-grandchildren, Mathew and Kadin; sister, lean Kirk; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, eight siblings, and his sons. Baby Boy Knox in 1953 and Chuck Knox who died July 20 , 2012 . M em orials may be made to the Parkinson’s F o u n d a tio n O H S U , Portland, American Cancer S o cie ty or N o rth w e st Christian University in care of Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. D a lla s M o r tu a r y Tribute Center is caring for the family. To leave an online condolence for the family, go to http://www. dallastribute.com. Over the Tee Cup Shared ministry Holy Methodist women plan sewing day for Week schedule Kenyan children The Shared Ministry of Hope Lutheran Church and All Saints Episcopal C h u rc h w ill o b s e rv e Palm/Passion Sunday on April 13 with a 10 a.m. service at Hope, including a procession with palm branches, communion and the reading of the Passion Gospel. Easter services will be held at All Saints this year, also beginning at 10 a.m. Thereafter the regular worship pattern o f first and third Sundays at Hope, second and fourth Sundays at All Saints will resume. M o n d a y th r o u g h Wednesday of Holy Week. Evening Prayer will be offered at All Saints at 5:30 p.m. nightly. Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services will be held jointly with the United Methodist Church, with T hursday’s service at All Saints and Friday's service at the Methodist Church, both beginning at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Local hospice plans program on grief The Pioneer Memorial Hospital Hospice team has announced that the public is invited to a six-week program on grief and loss. The program will begin Monday, April 14, from 3-4:30 p.m. in the hospice training room at the hospital. The focus of the program will be on grief, which can occur with the loss of a loved one or from other life events such as loss of a job, divorce, or an adverse change in health. People of all ages are invited to learn about grief in order to help themselves or someone they know. For questions, call Pioneer Memorial Hospice at 541-676-2946. Community lunch menu Nazarene and Seventh-day Adventist church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, April 16, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will be an Easter dinner o f ham or lamb, potatoes au gratin, green beans, applesauce, hot rolls, and angel food cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. The Heppner United Methodist Women will host a sewing day for the children of Kenya on Friday, April 25, at the church. The event will begin at 9 a.m. in the church's co m m unity room . The ladies invite all sewers—not only Methodists—to come out and help them make pillowcase dresses that will be delivered to children in Kenya by M ethodist missionaries in July. Non-sewers are also invited, as event coordinator Patty Nance stresses that there are multiple ways to help. The group is in need of helpers who can iron, sew on buttons or bits of lace, cut out fabric, etc. Anyone looking to help by lending a sewing machine, donating p illo w c a se s or co tto n fabric, or bringing buttons and other embellishments is also welcome. As always, participants are also welcome to bring a H eppner is g ettin g ready for the 16lh year of sponsoring the Eastern Oregon Walk MS. The walk will take place Aprii 26 at 10 a.m. in Heppner. R eg istratio n /ch eck - IF YOU ARE OVER 60 A N D YOU HAVE NO INSURANCE, THE M O RRO W CO UNTY HEALTH DEPARFMENT HAS FREE SHINGLES SHOTS! ALSO THOSE WITH MEDICARE, BUT NO PART D ARE ELIGIBLE EOR THE FREE SHINGLES SHOT MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT Boardman Clinic (541) 481-4200 Heppner Clinic (541)676-5421 Heppner, OR 97836 676-5177. The April 1 play day was hosted by the Tuesday L adies 2014 Board of Directors; breakfast was served by Corol Mitchell/ Pat Edmundson and crew. During the breakfast the spring biannual meeting of the club was held. Nineteen ladies braved the early rainy conditions, and spring plants were awarded as door prizes. The rain held off when it was time to play and 16 ladies enjoyed a morning of team scramble play. The first-place winning team for the day was Darcee Mitchell, Janice Paustian, Barbara Collin and Pat Edm undson. A dditional awards were given to the second- and third-place winners. Sunday men’s play results snack to share. T w en ty -sev en men For more information, played golf in the regular contact Nance at 541-676- Sunday men’s play on April 5444 or dietrichbeef@ 6. The competition was led gmail.com. by Tom Bedortha and Bill Morris. Results were as follows: Gross: 1. Greg Grant - 67,2. Matt Scrivner- 70.3. Tom Bedortha - 71. in begins at 9 a.m. at All Net: 1. Ray Cecil - 58, Saint’s Episcopal Church. 2. Shawn Wilson - 59, 3. 460 N Gale Street, I leppner. Tom Shear - 60. Opening ceremonies will L e a s t P u t t s : Ron be at 9:30 a.m. with the Bowman - 22. walk to start at 10 a.m. A brunch and door prizes will follow after the walk. The well-m arked 5k route is wheelchair accessible. There is no registration fee for the MS Walk but On April 15, Heppner donations of any amount Elementary School will a r e w e l c o m e . P r e be rounding up all the registration is appreciated kindergarten students for but walk-ons welcome. Pre the 2014-15 school year. register on the web at www. A p p o i n t m e n t s are walkMSoregon.com or by available from 8:15 a.m. phone at 1-503-445-8342. to 3:15 p.m. and will last Q u e stio n s, co n ta c t approximately 45 minutes. H eppner MS Walk c o C h i l d r e n w i l l m e e t chairs Merilee McDowell, kindergarten teacher Sharon 541-571-5853, or Barb Morris, receive a skills test, Orwick. 541-256-0455, or have their eyes checked and Oregon Walk MS manager do a fun project. Andrea Kofoed at 1 -503-445- Parents need to bring 8342. Heppner to host EO Walk MS next week .SHINGLES SHOTS 120 S. Main St. • P.O. Box 799 An e x a m p l e o f one o f t h e pillow case d resses the M e t h o d i s t W o m e n pl a n to make for Kenyan children on April 25. C 'ontributed photo Willow Creek country Club Tuesday M orning Ladies Day kicked off their annual breakfast meeting on April 1. T u e s d a y m o rn in g play is open to all Willow Creek Country Club lady members and guests from April through September. Morning play starts in April at 10 a.m., at 9 a.m. in May and June, and at 8 a.m. July to September. Special event days are posted at the WCCC Club House. Interested players are asked to arrive 20 minutes early to be assigned play by the hostess of the day. A n yone in te re s te d in additional information is asked to contact Jackie Allstott at 541-676-5509 or Pat Edmundson at 541- Special Events: KP #4/13 Tim Wright, KP (2nd shot) Dave Pranger. Next w eek’s Sunday play will feature the annual Par 3 Challenge with Matt Scrivner, Greg Grant and Charlie Ferguson in charge. Wednesday N ight Team Play will begin on April 16. Columbia-Blue Senior Golf Association will play its first tournament of the season on April 14 at The Dalles Country Club. HES kindergarten roundup planned DINNER SHOW A P R IL IE S T A R T IN G AT 7 PMl BUCKHUM'S ST. CHRISTOPHER •DOG BITE HARRIS' 'RAVIS BELLAMY • JAKE R01 their child's birth certificate, i mmu n i z a t i o n reco rd s and em ergency contact information. Parents and staff will be filling out paperwork and taking a tour of the school while children are with Mrs. Morris. Please contact Brandi S we e n e y at 5 41- 676- 9128 ext 2610 to set up an appointment time. Students must be five years of age on or by Aug. 31, 2014 to enroll at HES. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the follow ing report of marriage licenses: April 3, 2014: -Jose Alfredo Guiterrez, 34, of Umat ill a and Manuel a Tejeda, 29, of Umatilla. I
