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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Obituaries
Roice R. Fulleton
Emma May Rickart – Kelsey Schippert and Michael
Rickart, Redmond, OR, announce the birth of a daughter,
Emma May Rickart. Emma was born Dec. 17 at 1:40
a.m., weighing 6 pounds and measuring 18 ¾ inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Tammy Rystedt, Redmond,
and Victor Schippert, Redmond. Paternal grandfather is
Mitch Rickart of Redmond and a special great aunt, Kim
Clifford, Redmond.
Maternal great-grandparents are Bobbi and Wayne
Gordon, Lexington, and Pete and Louise Ulam, Redmond.
Also on the maternal
side, Emma is the
great-niece of Buz
and Stacey Wain-
wright and Sandy
McDonald, all of
Heppner.
P a t e r n a l
great-grandparents
are Samie Schippert
and the late Ross
Schippert, Red-
mond.
Emma May Rickart
Emma joins two
sisters, Brynn McKenzie and Olivia Grace.
Community lunch menu
Please note: lunch will be served on Friday next
week instead of Wednesday.
St. Patrick’s Parish volunteers will serve lunch on
Friday, December 28 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch
will be scrambled eggs, ham, bacon and sausage, hash
browns, citrus salad, sliced tomatoes, biscuits and gravy
and cinnamon rolls for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Be a holiday hero – give the gift of life
Red Cross urgently needs blood and platelet donations
Roice R. Fulleton, 101, business. During this time,
of Heppner, died on Thurs- a daughter Diana was born
day, Dec. 6 at his home. A in 1946, with Ruby follow-
memorial gathering with ing in 1950.
military honors was
In 1952, Ro-
held on Dec. 15 at the
ice and Betty pur-
Heppner Elks Club.
chased the Chevro-
Roice Roland
let dealership and
Fulleton was born on
the family moved
Dec. 3, 1917, to Edith Roice R.
to Heppner. Their
(Roberts) and Frank Fulleton
daughter Rebecca
Fulleton of McGrew,
was born in 1953.
NE. Roice attended
With Roice selling
primary grades and high cars and Betty managing
school in McGrew, but as the business accounting,
with all farm families of Fulleton Chevrolet earned
the time, spent many hours national sales awards that
of his youth training horses, took them to the Bahamas
caring for animals and cul- and Singapore for recog-
tivating crops. The Fulleton nition.
family raised sugar beets,
The Fulletons later pur-
corn, cattle and hogs until chased acreage in Shobe
the impact of the Dust Bowl Canyon to farm, raise reg-
prompted their relocation to istered quarter horses and
Oregon.
where roping continued
In 1936, at the age of into a life-long hobby. In
18 years, he enlisted in the 1956, Roice won the Mor-
U.S. Navy and served at row County rodeo amateur
several different naval air calf roping saddle. He spent
stations and on the U.S.S. countless hours roping with
Overton destroyer on neu- friends and taught many
trality patrol near Panama, youth in the area to ride
and later on the U.S.S. horses and rope cattle. In
Pennsylvania. While sta- retirement, he continued to
tioned at Long Beach, CA, participate in team roping,
he was introduced to and competing in the western
began courting his shipmate states and Canada. Later in
Woody’s sister, Betty Jean life he traveled to Arizona
Predmore. Roice and Betty during winter seasons to
married in Chadron, NE in live and rope steers until he
1941.
was over 80 years of age,
After the attack on winning a National Senior
Pearl Harbor and the U.S. Pro Rodeo team roping
entry into World War II, award in 1988. Roice was
Roice re-enlisted in the a member of the Wranglers
Navy in 1942 as an aircraft Riding Club, Fraternal Or-
mechanic and supervisor. der of Eagles member and
He was assigned to the lifetime member of Hep-
Pasco Air Station for one pner B.P.O.E. #358.
year and then was Seat-
Roice was preceded in
tle-based, serving at Attu, death by Betty Fulleton and
AK from 1943-45. During his daughter Ruby Veatch.
this time, Roice prepared He is survived by daughters
and installed weapons on Diana Ball (Archie) and
bombers and also repaired Rebecca Cannon (Dave) of
the damaged bombers upon Heppner, five grandchildren
their return. Roice recalled and six great-grandchil-
many details of his time dren.
spent on the Aleutian Is-
The family would like
lands during the war and to request considering a
had many, many stories remembrance to Willow
of his over-seven years of Creek Terrace Assisted Liv-
military service prior to and ing, 400 Frank Gilliam
during World War II.
Drive, Heppner, OR 97836,
After Roice was hon- which provided very com-
orably discharged, he and passionate and loving care
Betty moved to Vale, OR to Roice.
near Roice’s parents where
The online condolence
he became a partner in an book is available at www.
auto repair and Chevrolet sweeneymortuary.com.
A local blood drive will
be held in Heppner on Jan.
15, 2019 at the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center from noon to
4:30 p.m.
Emergencies don’t take
a holiday. The American
Red Cross urgently needs
blood and platelet donors to
make an appointment now
to give and help ensure pa-
tients can get the treatment
they need at a moment’s
notice.
In November 2016, a
100-foot maple tree fell on
Mike McMahon, causing
life-threatening injuries. He
needed 11 units of blood
during emergency surgery
and another seven units to
treat complications after.
Six weeks following the
accident, McMahon was
released from the hospital
– just in time to spend the
holidays with his family.
“I’m grateful for the
donors who gave me such
an amazing gift – the gift
of life,” said McMahon. “I
was an occasional blood
donor before the accident.
Today, I donate as often as
Alumni basketball
games scheduled
The 8 th annual Heppner
High School alumni bas-
ketball games will be held
Sunday, Dec. 23 at the Hep-
pner High school gym. The
women’s game will begin at
3 p.m., with the men’s game
to follow.
The games are open
to HHS alumni and their
spouses/significant others.
Typically, two 20 minutes
halves are played with a
running clock. If there is
a large turnout, additional
time may be added. Teams
are split based on numbers
and age of participants. The
cost per team member is
$25 and includes a tee shirt.
Spectator admission
to this fundraiser for the
men’s basketball program is
$2. Former teammates and
friends are encouraged to
play and attend. Additional
information may be found
on Facebook at 8 th annual
HHS Alumni basketball
games or by calling the high
school at 541-676-9138.
I can to help ensure others
receive blood when they
need it most.”
Now is an important
time to give blood and
platelets. A seasonal de-
cline in donations occurs
from Thanksgiving to New
Year’s Day when donors get
busy with family gatherings
and travel. In addition,
severe winter weather can
cause blood drive cancella-
tions and negatively affect
the blood supply. Patients
like McMahon can’t afford
for there to be a shortage
of blood.
Give the gift of life –
make an appointment to
donate blood and platelets
by downloading the free
American Red Cross Blood
Donor App, visiting Red-
CrossBlood.org or calling
1-800-RED CROSS (1-
800-733-2767).
As a special thank-you
for helping meet the urgent
need, those who come to
give Dec. 20 through Jan. 6
will receive a long-sleeved
Red Cross T-shirt, while
supplies last.
Chamber Chatter
Nominations are open
for Heppner Chamber’s
Annual Town and Country
Community Awards Event.
Nominations are being ac-
cepted for the Business of
the Year, Woman of the
Year, Man of the Year, Cit-
izen-Educator of the Year,
Youth Award and Life-
time Achievement Award.
Forms can be picked up at
the Bank of Eastern Ore-
gon, City Hall, Community
Bank, Heppner Chamber
and Kuhn Law Office or by
calling the Chamber at 541-
676-5536 or emailing hep-
pnerchamber@centurytel.
net. Completed nomination
forms can be dropped off
at the Heppner Chamber or
Kuhn Law offices by Jan.
11. The event will be held
Thursday, Feb. 7, starting at
6 p.m. at the Morrow Coun-
ty Fairgrounds. Tickets will
be available for sale begin-
ning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019.
The deadline for the
canned food drive at Wheat-
land Insurance is Dec. 20.
Wheatland is collecting
canned food that will be do-
nated to the Neighborhood
Center.
Sunday, Dec. 23 at
3 p.m., 8 th Annual HHS
Alumni Basketball game
at the Heppner High School
gym.
Thursday, Jan. 17 from
noon to 1 p.m., Heppner
Chamber annual luncheon
reside within Morrow at the senior center dining
County and in the commu- room.
nity they are representing.
Anyone interested is en-
couraged to submit a letter
of interest by mail to the
Morrow County Planning
Director, P.O. Box 40, Irri-
gon, OR 97844, or by email
to cmclane@co.morrow.
or.us, by noon on Friday,
Jan. 4, 2019.
Planning commission seeks
volunteer
The Morrow County
Planning Commission is
seeking a volunteer to rep-
resent the greater Ione area.
Morrow County Planning
commissioners general-
ly serve four-year terms,
however this recruitment is
to fill a partial term which
would end Dec. 31, 2019.
Planning commission
duties include approving
land use actions, maintain-
The Heppner Ga-
zette-Times wants to see
pictures of your trophy
animals from this hunting
season. Stop by to have
your picture taken, drop
off photos, mail them to
PO Box 337
in Heppner,
email them
to editor@
rapidserve.
net or text
cell phone
photos to 541-980-6674.
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Cole McKay Ellis—Jon and Janelle Ellis, Heppner,
announce the birth of a son, Cole McKay Ellis. Cole was
born Dec. 10 at 1:38 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces
and was 21 inches
long.
Maternal
grandparents are
Jerry and Carmen
Healy, Heppner.
Great-grandmother
is Gwen Healy,
Heppner. Paternal
grandparents are
Paul and Kae Ellis
Cole McKay Ellis
of Pilot Rock.
Meghan Kae Golden
Loan Officer
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ing the county’s subdivision
and zoning ordinance and
working with the county
board of commissioners to
manage the county’s land
use comprehensive plan.
The planning commission
generally meets once a
month, alternating between
Heppner and Boardman
locations.
Interested parties must
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