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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 29, 2017 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ 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. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 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 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 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 Norman M. Rasching – Norman M. Rasching of Heppner, was born on Dec. 13, 1946 in Colville, WA. He died on Nov. 27 in Hermiston, OR at the age of 70 years. Arrangements are pending. Burns Mortuary of Herm- iston is in care of arrangements. Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. 4-H enrollment ends 4-H members and lead- ers who would like to be eligible to participate in the 2018 Morrow County Fair, to be held Aug. 13-18, will need to have their member or leader enrollment form, health form and 4-H Code of Conduct submitted with the required enrollment fee by Nov. 30. Leaders are also re- quired to submit back- ground check forms every two years. Enrollment fees are $18 per member for the state fee and $5 per member for the county fee. There is a family cap of $36 for the state fee, but $5 per member county fee is still required. Enrollment forms are available on the web- site, http://extension.or- egonstate.edu/morrow/ welcome-morrow-county- 4-h, or by calling the office at 541-676-9642. For more information on 4-H, please contact Julie Baker by phone at 541- 676-9642 or email to julie. baker@oregonstate.edu. Catholic men to hold meeting The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their First Friday of the month meeting on Friday, Dec. 1 at the parish office in Heppner. The meeting will begin at 6:45 a.m. and will be followed by First Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m. CORE pesticides credits available The Morrow County extension office will be offering CORE pesticides training credits on Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the extension office, with a one hour break at noon. Seating is limited, so call 541-676-9642 to register. RX –NEWS FROM THE PHARM NEW: WE DELIVER! Monday Wednesday Friday In city limits of Heppner, Lex and Ione! ‘MED SYNCH”- Ask how we can make all your refills ready on the same day! ATTENTION MEDICARE PATIENTS OPEN ENROLMENT NOW!! MURRAY'S DRUG 2018 MEDICARE PART D PLANS DEADLINE DECEMBER 7TH 888-369-3172 ASURIS 866-477-5704 EXPRESS SCRIPTS 866-552-6106 SILVERSCRIPT WELLCARE 888-900-4307 AARP 800-867-5564 SYMPHONIX 855-283-2958 CIGNA 800-222-6700 AETNA 833-834-9431 FIRST HEALTH 844-233-1938 ODS ADVANTAGE PPORX 888-786-7509 MEDIMPACT 844-207-3681 Obituaries Joan Marie Sumner Joan Marie Sumner, a alongside Jim (chairman) longtime resident of The for many, many years. Dalles, OR, passed away Ironically, at age 86, she Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, developed myelodysplastic surrounded by her syndrome and it family. Her grand- was donor blood children say that that sustained her. Thanksgiving was al- Joan was a very ways her holiday and grounded, joyful the family will be person who contin- forever thankful that ued to spread sun- she was their mother, Joan Marie shine throughout grandmother, great- Sumner her life. She was grandmother, sister, our family cheer- aunt, cousin and friend. leader, stated her family. Joan Marie was born She enjoyed her faith, fam- May 4, 1930, on a bright, ily and many wonderful sunny Sunday morning friends. in Heppner, OR, to Paul Joan is survived by her and Kathleen (Monahan) daughter Angela Shearer Hisler. She attended Hep- (Jeff); son Shane; grand- pner schools where activi- sons Scott Shearer (Eri- ties included rally squad, ka), Brian Shearer (Kate), Girls State representa- Markus Shearer and Brent tive and Heppner Rodeo Sumner; great grandsons Queen. Post high school, Thomas and Jack Shearer, Joan attended Eastern Or- sister Francine Bristow egon State College, where (Tom) and brother Paul she was a cheerleader Hisler, Jr. (Susan). and earned a degree in Recitation of the Ro- education. Joan married Jim sary will be held at 10 a.m. Sumner on June 29, 1952 Friday, Dec. 1 with Mass of and they celebrated over 60 Christian Burial to follow years together, until Jim’s at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s passing in 2012. Catholic Church in Hep- Mrs. Sumner taught pner. A celebration of a at grade schools in Hood life well-lived for a person River, Heppner, Ellensburg, well-loved at the Heppner WA and The Dalles. She and Elks Lodge will follow the Jim moved to The Dalles in graveside service. 1960. Joan taught at Joseph The family wishes to G. Wilson Elementary and thank The Springs at Mill was the first lay teacher at Creek staff and Heart of St. Mary’s Academy. In Hospice, for their loving 1965, she helped initiate care and requests that do- the new Head Start program nations be made to Heart in The Dalles as the first of Hospice, 2621 Wasco teacher. St, Hood River, OR 97031 Joan was a member of in Joan’s memory or to a St. Peter’s Catholic Church charity of choice. and volunteered for many Sweeney Mortuary of local organizations. She Heppner is in care of ar- worked on Wasco County rangements. Red Cross blood drives Cookbooks being sold as fund raiser As an on-going fund raiser for St. Patrick’s Par- ish Hall renovations, Taste of Heppner and Surround- ing Communities cook- books are available for sale for only $25 each at Mur- ray’s Drug in Heppner or by calling Mary Haguewood at 541-676-9759. Supplies are limited. The cookbooks con- tain 674 recipes that are a Bonita (Bonnie) Lee Wenberg Bonita (Bonnie) Lee song “I will follow Him” Wenberg passed away by Peggy March, with her peacefully at her home on beloved husband, Ken. She was preceded in Oct 24, 2017 at the age of 69. A celebration of life death by her parents, her will be held at 2:30 p.m. older sister Pamela (Shad- on Sunday, Dec. 3 at the duck) Williams and her Heppner Seventh-Day Ad- grandson Wales Wenberg. Bonita is survived by ventist Church on Minor St. her husband of 47 Bonnie was years, Kenneth born in Little Wenberg, her six Falls, Minnesota children, Erik Wen- on January 5, 1948 berg (and wife Cyn- to Melvin and Lil- thia), Heidi Wen- lian Shadduck. She berg, Lars Wenberg graduated from An- (and significant oth- drews University Bonita Lee er Varonica Abbott), with a bachelor’s Wenberg Peter Wenberg (and degree in nursing, then went on to gradu- life partner Sheena Shank), ate from the University of Nels Wenberg and Mindy Washington with a Master’s Faley (and husband Tre- vir). She also leaves 12 of Nursing degree. She loved her family, grandchildren, Sebastian, traveling, hiking, canoeing, Akaina, Noah, Malychi, baking and cooking, weav- AnnaGrace, Mazie, Hailey, ing baskets, sewing and Abigail, Nickolas, Andrew, watching her grandkids. Lindsay and Ezekiel, as She began life in motion well as her two younger at Little Falls, Minnesota, sisters, Terrie Myers and enjoying growing up in a Candice Johnson and many lakeside home built by her nieces and nephews. A celebration of life for dad. At 15, she moved to Bonita was held on Nov. 19 Berrien Springs, Michigan at the Cedarhome Seventh- with her mom and sib- Day Adventist church in lings where she eventually Stanwood, WA, with a pri- met and married her hus- vate family interment at the band, Ken. While on the Darrington Cemetery. Memorials may be west coast for her master’s degree they fell in love made to Adventist Devel- with the Pacific Northwest. opment and Relief Agency, Though medical school and 12501 Old Columbia Pike, married life would take Silver Springs, MD 20904 them to Mexico, California or online at Https:// ADRA- and Michigan, as planned Org. Specify Disaster Re- they eventually returned to lief. Arrangements under Oregon and Washington in 1987. She raised six chil- the direction of Gilbertson dren, started her own busi- Funeral Home, Stanwood, ness and lived her favorite WA. Douglas Paul Marquardt history of family and com- munity recipes. Renovations at the par- ish hall that have been com- pleted due to this fund raiser are new heating and air conditioning, interior paint- ing, flooring, lighting and curtains to accommodate the activities held in the hall. Additional renovations will be completed as funds become available. Douglas Paul Mar- He was proceeded in quardt, 58, of Pendleton death by his dad Bill, and went to be with the Lord sisters Norita and Pen- Nov. 10, 2017 surrounded ny Marquardt. Surviving by his loving family. family members include He was born July 29, his mother Rena 1959 in Heppner to (Messenger) Mar- Bill and Rena (Mes- quardt of Lexing- senger) Marquardt. ton; siblings Rick Doug graduated ( Ch ar ity ) M ar- from Heppner High quardt of Spokane, School in 1978 and WA, Bruce (Delia) was a talented pia- Marquardt of San nist, playing both Douglas Paul Diego, CA, Billie Marquardt for church services June (Ira) Owen of and for fun. He also Lexington, Char- enjoyed reading, maintain- ma Marquardt of Pendleton, ing his extensive personal Phil (Beth) Marquardt of library and gardening. Pendleton; sons Marcus He worked in many dif- (Rylia) Marquardt of Buena The Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting its monthly pinochle card party at the Lodge hall in Lexington on Dec. ferent professions over the Park, CA, Lucas (Erin) years, including working on Marquardt and grandsons 2 starting at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per person. the family ranch in Lexing- Josiah and Elijah of Bel ton, finally ending up at the Flower, CA and numerous East Oregonian newspaper nieces and nephews. working with inserts. Rebekah Lodge to host pinochle party NOW HIRING DRIVERS Giving Tree at Les Schwab A Giving Tree has been set up at Les Schwab Tire Center in Heppner for com- munity members who wish to purchase gifts for foster children in Morrow County. Each card on the tree pro- vides the age and gender of the child along with their favorite color and a wish list. Stop in and take a card from the tree, buy the gifts and return to Les Schwab by Friday, Dec. 8. Justice Court Report Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following Justice Court report: -Nicole Kathleen Kemken, 21, Heppner, was con- victed of violation of basic rule, 80/55 mph, $260 fine. ARTIFACTORY! Saturday, December 2nd 9:30-2:30 at St. Pat's Parish Hall SOUP LUNCH served by Heppner High School TSA ORNAMENT MAKING CLASS at 1pm BASKET RAFFLE
