TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 4, 2019
House catches fire in Lexington
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
A house at 295 Main St in
Lexington caught fire Tuesday
morning and is possibly a to-
tal loss. The fire in the house,
owned and occupied by Tina
Thill, was reportedly caused
by a wood stove. -Contributed
photos.
Heppner
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First Friday event
scheduled
The December session of First Friday Friends of Jesus
will be held Friday, December 6 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at
the All Saints Parish Hall. Kids aged four to 12 are invited
to come and hear stories surrounding the birth of Jesus
and enjoy seasonal songs, crafts and games.
A free lunch is served, and there is no cost to attend.
More information is available by calling the Hopeful
Saints Ministry office at 541-676-9970.
SWCD, Cattlemen
to host joint meeting
The Morrow SWCD
and Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association will have a
joint meeting on Thursday,
December 12 at the St. Pat-
rick’s Parish Hall in Hep-
pner beginning at 10 a.m.
Agenda items for the
SWCD meeting at 10 a.m.
will include comments from
the public, financial, partner
and staff reports. Lunch
will be served at noon and
presentations will begin at
1 p.m. The Cattlemen will
meet at 3 p.m.
For additional informa-
tion, contact Erin Heideman
at 541-676-9642 or Kevin
Payne at 541-676-5452,
ext. 111. Meetings of Mor-
row SWCD are open to the
public.
Donations will build house in Kenya
In December, in Hep-
pner, there is nothing more
comforting on a cold eve-
ning than to wrap your-
self up in a hand-made
quilt. And as you read this
perhaps that is just what
two sisters or two brothers
might be doing right here in
our town.
In December, in Maua,
Kenya, however, there is
nothing for two sisters to
wrap themselves in. The
older one may be seven or
eight and the younger one
may be three or four. They
live on the streets, behind a
pile of trash, and they are
orphans. The 8-year-old is
solely responsible for the
care or the 4-year-old. She
dives through the trash each
day to find something to
feed her little sister, and at
night all they have to hold
is each other. They can only
wrap themselves in each
other’s arms and hope to
Stepping into care.
Foot care is essential for people at every stage of their lives.
For this reason, Pioneer Memorial Home Health &
Hospice is pleased to offer a FREE foot clinic* at
the following convenient locations.
DOWNT O W N H E P P N ER
Pioneer Memorial Home
Health & Hospice
126 N Main Street
Heppner, OR 97836
Free
BOARDMAN
Pioneer Memorial Home
Health & Hospice
101 SW Kinkade Road
Boardman, OR 97818
Call to schedule
your appointment
see the morning.
Such is the reality that
is played out each day in
an area of Kenya that sees
poverty beyond anything
we can imagine here. And
it is a story that people here
in Heppner are hoping to
change. Strike that: will
change.
The Heppner United
Methodist Church (HUMC)
is once again part of a team
heading to Maua, Kenya,
next August. The church
will be giving donors an
opportunity to become new
owners of a quilt hand made
by Cara Osmin, who hopes
to be on the team next sum-
mer, and led by Rev. Jim
Monroe, of the Heppner
United Methodist Church,
and his wife Rev. Sue
Owen. For every donation
of money given towards the
$3,500 it will take to build a
house in Kenya, the donor
will have opportunity to en-
ter a drawing for the quilt.
The Kenya Volunteer
Mission team will, in turn,
take that money and, from
start to finish, build a two-
room house (turn-key) for
children who have lost their
parents and grandparents
Rev. Jim Monroe displays the quilt to be raffled.
who have lost their chil-
dren (hence no retirement
income of any sort). The
house will not have elec-
tricity or running water
because none is available.
But it will be built of wood
and stone. It will be, for a
needy child raising younger
siblings, a “quilt” that will
last them a lifetime.
This will be the third
house in Maua funded com-
pletely by the Heppner
UMC. It will join with the
600 or so other houses built
Community lunch menu
Hopeful Saints volun-
teers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, December 4 at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Lunch will be lasagna with
beef, garlic bread sticks,
Key West vegies, tossed
salad and tropical fruit.
Christian Life/Firelight
volunteers with serve lunch
Wednesday, December 11.
Lunch will be parmesan
crusted pork chops, apple
bran muffin, baked squash,
mixed vegies, cauliflower
and tomatoes and pineap-
ple.
Milk, coffee and tea is
served at each meal. Sug-
gested donation is $3.50
per meal. Menu is subject
to change.
over the last two decades
and funded by communities
and churches just like ours.
A quilt in Heppner trad-
ed for a home in Kenya.
Now, that is something to
wrap around yourself. It
will be a quilt of hope; a gift
of love. You are invited to
be a part of it.
For information on do-
nating, contact Peggy Fish-
burn at 541-676-5246 or
any other HUMC member.
Holiday
market to
be held
The Heppner Daycare
will be hosting a Holiday
Night Market on December
13 from 4-8 p.m. at the Gil-
liam and Bisbee Building.
There will be local vendors,
cookie decorating, hot co-
coa, gift wrapping and live
Christmas music.
FOOT
CLINIC
541-676-2946
Referrals to a Podiatrist
as needed
•
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•
Foot Checks
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under direction of a Podiatrist.
Where healthier is happening...
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541-922-6420 Morrow County Veterans Services
During this special time of year, encourage your loved
ones who have served in the military to make an
appointment with their local Veterans Service
Representative to review their Federal
and State benefits.
They may be entitled to VA Health Care,
Compensation, Pension, Education or
Home Loan benefits.
Call for an appointment today!
541-922-6420
Morrow County Veterans Services