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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ewspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and enlcred 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 181 W Willow Street. Telephone ( 541 ) 676 - 9221 Fax ( 541 ) 676 - 9211 . E-mail editongjripidserve net or david(ajrapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337 , Heppner, Oregon 97136 . Subscriptions: J 30 in Morrow County. $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older), $36 elsewhere; $30 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 tot a display ad is $5 pet column inch Cost for classified ad is 5 0 t per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is 4 5 75 per column inch For P ublicllegal 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 G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to mdude 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 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 G T office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'C ard of Thanks’ at a cost of $10 Stark, Kennedy plan wedding Evan Randall Jacobsen Evan Randall Jacobsen, His smile was truly one- 27, o f Tracy, CA passed of-a-kind, and his laugh aw ay on M ay 6, 2014. was contagious. He never Visitation will be held on met a Disney character that Friday, May 16, from 10 he didn't love. He was the a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fry light and joy for his M em orial C hapel fam ily. He loved with a Celebration s w im m in g , to p o f Life at 1 p.m. soccer, Disneyland, Evan was bom Santa Claus, Barney, November 5, 1986 clowns, the circus, in Santa Clara, CA. fishing and being E v a n g r a d u a te d with his family. from West High in Evan Randall He is survived Jacobsen 2005. He attended by: h is p a re n ts , the Y oung A d u lt K arm in and Dan Program at Stein in 2009, S c h w e rtfe g e r o f T racy, and the UCP Manteca Day CA, and Randy and Dina program until his death. Jacobsen o f San Jose, CA; Evan was a joy to everyone sib lin g s, K yle (Tam ara) who met him. He always Jacobsen o f Santa R ita, rem em bered their faces. Guam, Nicol Rasmussen o f Tracy, Travis Schwertfeger o f T ra c y , C h r is to p h e r Schwertfeger o f Tracy, and Zachery Jacobsen o f San Jose, CA; niece, Kam ea Jacobsen; g randparents, Jake and Judy Jacobsen o f L incoln, CA, A rletha B r a n n o n a n d M e lv in M c D a n ie l o f H e p p n e r, a n d C h r is a n d K a re n Schwertfeger o f Alameda, CA; aunts and uncles Kellie and Terry Gray, Russ and Dana Brannon, Marty and Gina Brannon, and Merry an d S h a w n C h a n d le r; cousins, Am ber, Larissa, K acie and H avin G ray, Hannah and Ella Brannon, Jon W edell and Caige Chandler, all of Heppner, Drew and Tayllor Brannon o f Klamath Falls, OR, and Brandi Hong of Astoria OR; and many other relatives and special friends. Evan was preceded in death by his grandfather, William Brannon. R em em brances may be made to the Angelman S y n d ro m e F o u n d a tio n a t w w w .a n g e lm a n .o rg or FAST-Foundation for A n g e lm a n S y n d ro m e T h e r a p e u tic s at www. cureangelman.org. For condolences to the family, please visit www. frymemorialchapel.com. Dorothy Carol Norris Dorothy Carol Norris, 8 5 , o f H e p p n e r, d ie d Monday, May 5, 2014 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. At her request, no service will be held. She was bom September 27, 1928 at Sisters, OR, the daughter o f C layton and Ester Burmaster Able. She was raised and attended school in at Prineville, OR. On December 1, 1945 s h e m a r r ie d K e n n e th Earl Norris at Prineville, where she graduated from high school. The couple moved to Heppner, where she w orked for K inzua Corporation in the log yard as a weigh master. Knitting was one o f her favorite hobbies but mostly she enjoyed being a wife, mother and friend. Survivors include: her h u sb a n d , K en n eth Earl N orris o f H eppner; son, Kenneth Edward Norris of Tacoma, WA; and grandson, Kenneth Eugene Norris of Lyman, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Anita Appesson, Louise Carpenter and Doris Hamilton. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer M em orial Hospital Long Term Care Unit, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of H eppner is in charge of arrangements. American Legion Auxiliary red poppies Honoring and supporting our soldiers and veterans T h e f a m i l i a r r e d personal and veterans. poppy, a symbol o f honor Where did the symbol and rem em brance o f our o f the red poppy com e s o ld ie rs , v e te ra n s and from ? The poppy flow er th o se w ho h a v e g iv e n adorned the battlefields o f their lives for our freedom, Flanders Field in France will be making its annual during World War I and a p p e a ra n c e in H ep p n er was looked upon by those on Friday, M ay 15, and serving as a living symbol Saturday, May 16. of their fallen comrades. A Heppner A m erican M illions o f these red Legion Auxiliary booth will crepe paper poppies are be outside the post office, handm ade every year by weather perm itting, from veterans and distributed 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day across the country by the Kasandra Stark and Nathan Kennedy Bert and Lori Snyder of at Community Counseling for community members to American Legion Auxiliary pick up their poppies. an d A m e ric a n L e g io n Condon, OR are pleased to Solutions. members. A goodw ill donation announce the engagement Nathan graduated from is w elcom e and w ill go The fu n d s from the o f their daughter, Kasandra H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l to benefit active m ilitary donations that are given Stark, to Nathan Kennedy. in 2007. He is currently Nathan is the son o f Sid w o r k in g f o r M o rro w Kennedy o f Lexington and Country Grain Growers. Cindy Kennedy o f Eugene, The couple plans a July Last Friday evening, Net: 1. Dave and Anita OR. 12, 2014 wedding at 5:30 May 9, six couples played P ran g er, 2. D ennis and K asan d ra g rad u ated p.m. at Penland Lake. nine h o les o f m o d ifie d Debbie Peck, 3. Dave and from Condon High School A reception is to follow C h a p m a n c o m p e titio n Corol Mitchell. in 2005. She is w orking at th e M o rro w C ou n ty in the first Jack and Jill The t o u r n a m e n t on her m aster’s degree at F airgrounds in H eppner T ournam ent o f the year w as h o sted by O rw ick / W alla W alla U n iv ersity around 7 p.m. at Willow Creek Country D o u g h e r t y a n d t h e and is currently a therapist Club. Edmundsons. Results were as follows: The next group activity Gross: 1. John and Pat at WCCC will be the family Edmundson - 38,2. Charlie barbecue on Memorial Day, and Jodi Ferguson - 41, Monday, May 26, with play 3. Gene O rw ick and Pat starting at 4 p.m. A ladies craft day is planned for every third Tuesday Dougherty - 45. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Seventh-day Adventist Church. The days are intended for local women to gather together, chat and bring crafting/hobby projects to work on, either individually or with the help o f friends. Those who attend are encouraged to bring a lunch or a snack to share. Questions, call Cynthia at 541-922-8698. The men o f St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church in lone will hold their spring barbecue on Tuesday, May 20, at the Miller shop on Baseline Road. Hamburgers and beverages will be provided. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and meeting. from the distrib u tio n o f the poppies, until recently, went 100 percent toward a s s is tin g d is a b le d and hospitalized veterans. Due to the m ounting needs o f active-duty service personnel, a change was m ade in May o f 2013 at th e L e g io n ’s N a tio n a l E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e Spring Meeting; donations now also assist active-duty m ilita ry p e rso n n e l and their fam ilies, as well as veterans, with medical and financial needs. For M em orial Day, the H e p p n e r A m e ric a n Legion Auxiliary will be Jack and Jill results Ladies craft day planned Catholic men plan spring barbecue MEMORIAL DAY -M A Y 2M C a ll o u r f l o r a l d e p a rtm e n t 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 4 2 6 HEPPNER ELKS 358 FRESH FLOW ERS* A N D A R R A N G EM EN T S ^^AVAILABLE^^ GRADUATION IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER Heppner M ay B1$t lone June 6th -------------------D R IN K S P E C IA L S ------------------ -- A maretto C oconut L atte $3.50 L em onade I t a l i a n S o d a $2.50 ^ WEDDIN^TABLE^ Saturday, M a y 2 4 , 2 0 1 4 ^ M u m D m . 217 North Main St.. 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Health district works to improve care, service Dear Editor, As an em ployee o f the M orrow County Health District, I can only encourage you to cast your ballot in the upcoming elections and measure. What I would like to tell you is how hard Morrow County Health District has worked to improve the level o f care and service. Pioneer M emorial Hospital is a high-quality, safe choice for inpatient and essential out patient care. Our board o f directors has, and is, invested in leadership development, technology and customer service improvements. All in all, Pioneer Memorial Clinic and Hospital are where my family receives our care; I trust our physicians and our staff to take the very best care o f me. Sincerely, Molly Rhea , Heppner Director o f Nursing Service, Pioneer Memorial Hospital M arriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the following report o f marriage licenses: May 6, 2014: -Andrew Lawrence Parsons, 40, of Irrigon and Kari Lynn Harrington, 39, o f Irrigon. May 9, 2014: -Jody Ray Maddem, 30, o f Heppner and Larissa Jade Murphy, 25, o f Heppner. , Advantage Dental Clinics LLC Comprehensive Exam + X-rays fo r - Ê» Jody M addem & Larissa Murphy 676-9181 rem em bering those who have served our country and are buried at the Heppner cem etery by placing the American flag on each of their graves. The Auxiliary makes every effort possible to k eep tra c k o f a ll of those who have served our country and are buried at the Heppner cemetery. If you know o f someone who should be added to the list, contact Evelyn Sweek at 541-676-9483. Anyone interested in helping with placing the flag s on the g rav e s for Memorial Day, please also contact Sweek. 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