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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 30, 2019 -- THREE Death Notices Ione YAC to hold Senior golfers enjoy Fiesta fundraiser playing conditions A View from the Green Louis A. Carlson – Louis A. Carlson, 89, longtime Morrow County resident died, Monday, October 21 at Bend, OR. He was born February 6, 1930 at Ione. A celebration of Louie’s life will be held November 22 at 4 p.m. at the Ione Legion Hall. A private family graveside service will be held at the Valby Cemetery Senior golfers from near Ione. Willow Creek Country A complete obituary will follow at a later date. Swee- Club enjoyed great weather, ney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. lunch and playing condi- tions at the Columbia-Blue Geraldine Joann Robison Weister – Geraldine Senior Golf Association Joann Robison Weister, 79, of Heppner died Thursday, tournament on October October 24 in Heppner. She was born on December 5, 14 held at the par 60 Mil- 1939 at Heppner. A graveside memorial service will be ton-Freewater golf course. held Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. at the Vinson Cemetery in Vinson, Winners from Willow OR. A meal will follow for family and friends at the Creek in the Columbia Heppner Elks Lodge at 1 p.m. Division (handicap 13 and A complete obituary will follow in next week’s Ga- below) were Dennis Peck zette-Times. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of taking fourth in gross with arrangements. a score of 75, Duane Disque in fifth with 77 and Rick Johnson and Barry Munkers tying for sixth with 78. John McCabe was second in net with 62 and Tom Shear was sixth with 67. Blue Division (hand- icap 14 to 18) winners in Virginia “Tobie” Wil- grandchildren. The last few liams, 81, of Elgin, passed years in her home, she par- away on Wednesday, Oc- ticularly appreciated time tober 23, 2019, at Grande sitting on her patio in her favorite swing. Ronde Hospital. Tobie is survived By Cami VanArsdale A Celebration of by her sons, Brent (Le- Life will be held November 11 marks the one) Williams of Elgin, day that people all over the at the Elgin Stam- OR, and Keith (Stepha- country honor and celebrate pede Hall on Sat- nie) Williams of Island our veterans. Heppner High urday, November City, OR; daughters, School has hosted a Veter- 2, 2019 at 2 p.m. Virginia Kelly (Glen) Griffith an’s Day Program every Casual dress is “Tobie” of Ione, OR and Kanda year since 2001 to do just preferred by the Williams (Steve) Gresham of that. This year the program family. Tobie was born on Elgin, OR; brother, Larry will be held on November March 15, 1938, in La (Betty) Thompson of Elgin, 7 at Heppner High School. Grande, OR to Emmett and OR; six grandchildren; 12 In the morning, high Eva Mae (Rollins) Thomp- great-grandchildren; and school students get the son. She lived on Cricket many nieces and nephews. opportunity to talk with Flat as a child and resided She was preceded in death the veterans. At 10:30 a.m., in Elgin, OR all of her life. by her husband, Chuck; her all of the students, staff She attended Elgin High parents, Emmett and Eva School. She married Chuck Thompson; and her sis- Williams on July 3, 1956. ters, Peggy Kennedy, Dixie Tobie’s interests in- Stanton, and Bobbie Horn. The family requests in cluded playing guitar, piano and organ. She enjoyed lieu of flowers, memorial hunting and fishing. She contributions can be made especially enjoyed watch- to the Elgin Stampeders, ing school sporting events PO Box 397, Elgin, OR For 20 years Heppner and traveling to grandkids’ 97827. Elementary School has had Online condolences a chess club that has been and many school aged kids’ sporting events all around may be made to the family run by volunteers, however, the northwest. She loved at www.lovelandfuneral- more volunteers are needed. spending time with her chapel.com. Not only does the club need grandchildren and great volunteers who know how to play chess, but volunteers to help handout snacks, be on crosswalk duty, and encourage children to play fair. Some of the volunteers The November session four to 12 are invited to a have learned how to play of First Friday Friends of morning filled with Bible chess and others just like to Jesus will be held this Fri- stories, crafts, games and a help children. day, November 1, from free lunch. The club currently has More information is some grandparents who 8:30 a.m. to noon at the All Saints Parish Hall on the available by calling the generously donate snacks corner of Church and Gale Hopeful Saints Ministry each year. streets in Heppner. Kids age office at 541-676-9970. Chess Mates meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. “Maybe you can only come Heppner High School FBLA (Future Business Lead- on Mondays, maybe you ers of America) students are encouraging fans to wear can only come Wednesdays pink at the football game to be held Friday at 7 p.m. in or maybe you can come honor of Breast Cancer Awareness. both days,” said a club spokesperson. “Sometimes Obituaries Virginia “Tobie” Williams the gross category were Jim Swanson and Mark Schlichting in a tie for sec- ond with 78 and Steve John- ston taking sixth with 82. John Edmundson took first in net with 59 and Dave Creswick came in third with 64. In the Senior Division (handicap 19 and above) Ralph Walker took second in gross with 84 and Mike Sweek was fifth with 92. In net Gene Orwick was third with 62 and Tom Martin was fifth with a score of 70. The Columbia-Blue Senior Golf Association will hold its annual meeting at China Creek Golf Course in Arlington on November 4 at 10 a.m. The Ione Communi- ty Clinic Youth Advisory Council will hold a fies- ta fundraiser at the Ione Legion hall on Sunday, November 3. Doors will open at 5:30 for the taco dinner. Tickets will be $8 for adults and $5 for youth 10 and under. In addition to the taco dinner, the group will be raffling a homemade quilt- ed wall hanging for $2 per ticket. The raffle is to earn money for supplies for their Comfort Closet. The Comfort Closet is a space with hygiene items available for students and community members in need for free. Items includ- ed in the closet are soap, body washes, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products, laundry soaps and other personal care items. The YAC are youth ambassadors for the Ione Community Clinic who ad- vocate for health and well- ness programs in school and the community. Catholic men to hold First Friday 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, November 1, at the parish office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and will be followed by First Friday Mass and veterans report to the at 7:30 a.m. gym where there will be a keynote speaker, roll call and music performances by Heppner students. All community members and veterans are welcome to Heppner Daycare is families of south Morrow attend this portion of the seeking another member for County for decades and is program. their board of directors. Be- seeking a board member The veterans and a ing a board member means who would like to help guest are invited to a com- having input in daycare continue their tradition of plimentary lunch following decisions and supporting education, care and com- the program. For additional the community. munity they continued. information contact Mrs. For additional infor- Families with children Bowman at 541-676-9138. who have used daycare/ mation or to apply for the preschool are aware of what position contact the daycare a vital asset it is to the com- directly or email the board munity said a source. Hep- at heppnerdaycareboard@ pner Daycare has served gmail.com. Veterans to be celebrated Daycare seeks board member Volunteers needed to help with Chess Mates First Friday Friends of Jesus this Friday Fans to wear pink we have high school and junior high students who come from 3:45 till 4:15 p.m., which helps us a lot. This year we have almost 40 students.” “This quote: ‘Give a child a toy and he’ll play for a day. Teach a child chess and he’ll play for a lifetime’ is a very true statement. Please consider being part of teaching a child something they can do for a lifetime,“ said the spokesperson. Chess Mates is free for all students and they even get a free t-shirt when join- ing the club. For more information or to volunteer, call Deb Campbell at Heppner Ele- mentary School, 541-676- 9128 ext. 2630, or Mary- Ann Elguézabal at 209 404-9072. Peter Pan presented in Ione The Traveling Lantern Theatre Company present- ed “Peter Pan” to about 60 children and 10 adults at the elementary gym on October 23. The program was inter- active with parts played by Traveling Lantern people and some parts played by children chosen from the audience. The program was spon- sored by the Ione Topic Club and the Ione Public Library and they usually sponsor two programs per year. The Traveling Lantern will return with “The Lion, the Witch and the Ward- robe” in February. Mobile Wi-Fi hotspots available for MURRAY'S 2020 offers 15 mobile wireless library director, says she is at library ly hotspots for checkout (five excited that OTLD can of- MEDICARE PART D PLANS checkout Oregon Trail Library library card holders to ac- at each branch). These units fer this service for patrons. SILVERSCRIPT WELLCARE CLEAR SPRINGS HEALTH CIGNA HEALTHSPRING ENVISION EXPRESS SCRIPTS AARP AARP WALGREENS MUTUAL OF OMAHA ASURIS MEDICARE SCRIPT ENHANCED Medicare Advantage plans: MODA HEALTH PPO *Please note we are NOT a provider for Humana Want to know when your prescriptions are ready? Ask the pharmacy about text alerts. Sign up for our auto-refill program. Shingles shots available at the pharmacy. District now offers mobile Wi-Fi hotspots for check- out. The library mobile hotspot program allows cess unlimited, high-speed Internet service anywhere a T-Mobile signal can be re- ceived. The library current- N eighborhood C eNter C aNNed F ood d rive Monday, November 4th, 2019 Please have your food donations on your porch with your porch light on between 5:30-6:30 PM. www.murraysdrug.com “Internet service is taken for granted. Unfortunately many people do not have access to internet at home. These hotspots will al- low access from your own home.” Patrons may access the OTLD catalog on the web- site oregontrail.ploud.net, if you have any questions please visit or call your local branch. Our local high school kids will pick up your donations in Heppner and Lexington and deliver them to the Neighborhood Center. The Neighborhood Center is open Monday through Friday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm Wheatland is hosting our annual food drive. We will Saturdays 1 pm - 4 pm be accepting donations of non-perishable food items 441 N Main St throughout November and December. Please stop by Heppner, OR 97836 your local Heppner and Ione offices and help us help (541) 676-5024 Find us on Facebook! our neighbors in need. All donations will be donated facebook.com/nhcenter97836 to the Neighborhood Center and distributed throughout South Morrow County. Office hours 8 – 5 Monday – Friday Bag Sale 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 can offer up to 4G LTE service and are perfect for travel, schoolwork, job hunting, and more. With a generous dona- tion from Lamb Weston, the hotspots have been funded for a year. Patrons can check out a hotspot for an initial three weeks. Hotspots can be renewed twice, if no holds have been placed. Kathy Street, Wednesday, November 6th $15 first bag - Additional bags $10 Fill bags with Clothing, Shoes, Books, CDs, DVDs 50% off all household items
