TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Births
Gabriel Mar-
tin Elguezabal—
Staci and Juan Jesus
“Chuy” Elguezabal
announce the birth of
a son, Gabriel Martin
Elguezabal. He was
born August 16, 2015
in La Grande, OR. He
weighed 7 pounds and
15 ounces and was
19.5 inches long. The
proud parents have
decided to call him Gabriel Martin Elguezabal
“Gabe.”
The maternal
grandparents are Toni and Bill Collins of Silver Lake,
OR. Maternal great-grandparents are Evan and Sue Carlon
of Red Bluff, CA and Helen Collins of Medford, OR.
The paternal grandparents are Mary Ann Elguezabal
of Heppner and the late Juan Elguezabal. Paternal great-
grandfather is Maximiliano Elguezabal of Nyssa, OR.
Obituaries
Lester Richard
Workman
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Lester Richard Work- He served in the U.S. Navy.
man, 72, of Heppner passed He has three brothers and
five sisters.
away on August 28,
He married Le-
2015. A funeral ser-
lia 25 years ago. He
vice was held at his
had eight children,
home on Tuesday,
numerous grand-
Sept. 8, at 10 a.m.
children, and a few
Another funeral is
great-grandchildren.
planned at a national
To the Editor:
He is survived
cemetery, date to be Lester
I’m not sure if the Heppner Gazette-Times even re-
Richard
by his wife, Lelia.
announced.
Workman
sponds
to letters shared as this but I thought I’d try based
He was preced-
Lester was
on
the
help
Linda has given me and many other veterans.
ed in death by his
born on January 25,
I
got
this
idea from a veteran here in Baker City who
1943, in Lancaster, PA to son, Lee, and his grand-
shared
his
feelings
about our Baker City veterans service
Harry and Hilda Workman. child, Jason.
representative by writing a letter to our local newspaper,
the Baker City Herald, and sharing what a helping hand
the Baker County veterans service representative had
given him.
My wife and I lived in Heppner from 2008 until 2013.
The first Morrow County veterans service represen-
tative I was introduced to in Heppner was Juanita Cox.
She was very helpful also by letting me know that many
Oct. 4, the day the church sets aside to remember of my health problems could very well be caused by my
Francis of Assisi, happens to fall on a Sunday this year. Agent Orange exposure in Korea.
Juanita Cox retired around 2009 or 2010 and the new
For that reason the Shared Ministry will be celebrating
veterans
service representative was Linda Skendzel.
th
this 12 century saint with a Blessing of the Animals at
Linda
is the one that I’m so, so grateful to. Linda
Hope Lutheran Church beginning at 10 a.m.
followed
up
on my disability case continually. Another
Well-behaved house pets are welcome to attend
impressive
factor
of how Linda worked on my case was
worship with their owners. Other animals may wait for
that
she
would
contact
me at times to see how I was do-
their blessing in the parking area, and all are invited to
ing.
It
wasn’t
just
me
calling
or stopping in to talk in her
bring objects that represent pets or other animals that
office.
That
type
of
consideration
and skill is why I’m
are not portable, or are now only a memory. Everyone
writing
this
letter
to
express
how
fortunate
all of us Mor-
is welcome.
row County veterans are to have such a strong, considerate
and skillful representative as Linda Skendzel. (I do now
live in Baker County.)
Let me also mention how grateful I am to my wife as
I went through all the steps it took to get help from the
The next monthly session of First Friday Friends Veterans Administration. If it wasn’t for her education and
of Jesus will be held in the All Saints Episcopal Church helping me with paperwork, I’d still be running in circles.
In closing let me say that I’m proud to have served
parish hall this Friday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All
my country, I’m very grateful for the help the V.A. hos-
children ages four to 12 are welcome.
Children may be dropped off for organized play after pital in Boise, ID gives me and the considerate help and
8 a.m. if transportation needs make that necessary, but an guidance that my veterans service representative Linda
advance call to the church office at 541-676-9970 would Skendzel gave me.
Thank you,
be appreciated.
(s) Paul Denlinger, Baker City
Activities include Bible stories, games, snacks, and
crafts, and a free lunch is served.
Grateful for VA
representatives
Church celebrates St.
Francis with blessing
of the animals
First Friday Friends
of Jesus this week
Cookbooks to be here Christian Life Center welcomes new pastor
Di Salvo
this fall.
in time for Christmas By Andrea
The Christian Life Cen-
“I love small towns,”
After a long wait, the
time has finally come for
the women of St. Patrick’s
Catholic Parish to place
their community cookbook
order.
The St. Patrick’s Parish
Hall Restoration committee
has been compiling recipes
and making the cookbook,
as well as completing extra
proof-reading in their ef-
forts to have uniformity
throughout the book and
as few of mistakes as pos-
sible—and that’s a lot of
work when you’re editing
more than 670 recipes.
Committee members
say they planned to have
the cookbook available
before now but are pleased
to announce that “Taste of
Heppner, and Surround-
ing Communities” will be
available before Christmas.
The cost of a cookbook
will be $25. The women
MILES &
are taking pre-orders to
give them some idea of
how many they will need
to order.
Any orders received
before Oct. 11 will be
guaranteed delivery before
Christmas. While there is
no need to pay until the
books arrive, when the time
comes, checks can be made
payable to S.P.P.H.R. (St.
Patrick’s Parish Hall Res-
toration).
To place an order, call
Mary at 541-676-9759 or
Ashley at 541-376-8285
and provide name, tele-
phone number and how
many books to order.
“Again, sorry for the
delay but we hope to be
releasing a much higher
quality book for our com-
munity and friends,” says
committee member Ashley
Lindsay. “Thank you for
supporting our efforts!”
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ter welcomed a new pastor
recently, when Pastor Tony
Long-Drew and his family
moved to Heppner from his
previous position in Alaska.
Long-Drew, 41, has
spent much of his life on
the West Coast, but his life’s
journey started a long way
from Heppner, in Washing-
ton, D.C. He lived in D.C.
through his sophomore year
of high school. Then he
moved with his adoptive
mother to Anchorage, AK,
where he spent his junior
and senior years in high
school.
After graduation, Long-
Drew moved to Washing-
ton—state, not district—to
attend Northwest Univer-
sity in Kirkland. There,
he obtained his Bachelor
of Arts in psychology and
biblical literature, and then
a master’s degree in coun-
seling.
“The psychology added
the empathy piece for lov-
ing people—I love people
and I love to walk out life
with them,” he says. “The
biblical studies has given
me the grounding to pas-
tor.”
After completing his
master’s, Long-Drew went
into teaching, working as a
paraprofessional (a trained
Tony and Amy Long-Drew with daughter Evelyne. –Contrib-
uted photo
aide who is not licensed to
teach) at Children’s Insti-
tute for Learning Differ-
ences, a school for children
with autism and other be-
havioral challenges. There,
he taught literacy and life
skills, and worked with the
choir.
“Growing up as a foster
child I had a special need
myself,” says Long-Drew,
who adds that he is blind
in one eye and severely
impaired in the other. He
says that background, along
with his background in psy-
chology, gives him a special
empathy toward others, and
especially toward children.
He now puts that to use not
only serving his church in
Heppner but also volunteer-
ing with the local AWANA
group.
“I love children,” he
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It was while teaching
that he met his wife, Amy.
He says it was her influ-
ence that led him to take
the first steps into full-time
ministry. He started part-
time as a music minister
in Olympia, WA while still
working full time. From
there, he and Amy moved
to the Tri-Cities, WA, where
he served as music pastor
and college pastor at Life
Church.
Then, five years ago,
Long-Drew took a position
as a pastor in Petersburg,
AK, where the family re-
mained until he took the
call to Christian Life Center
says Long-Drew. “I also felt
like there was a call from
God to be here.”
While moving to Hep-
pner from Alaska may seem
like an adjustment, he says
the change hasn’t been that
difficult for the couple or
their five-year-old daughter,
Evelyne.
“ ( P e t e r s b u rg ) w a s
3,000 people and was on
an island. The only way off
was by morning or evening
jet or by ferry,” he says.
“To come down here to a
town of 1,000-some, with
a road system—I feel less
isolated.”
“And I love the church
family,” he adds. “They
embraced us and we em-
braced them. I just have
a big thank-you for the
town embracing our fam-
ily, especially the church
community.
“I’m so glad that we’re
here.”
The Heppner Christian
Life Center is located at
535 West Morgan. Call
541-676-5814 for more
information on the church
and service times.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
September 24, 2015: -Hector Manuel Ortega Ven-
tura, 27, of Hermiston and Elva Fabiola Beteran Mendoza,
33, of Hermiston.
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