TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Arts and crafts
available for sale
Morrow County Cre-
ative Arts and Crafts will
have items for sale on Fri-
day, March 13 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Saturday,
March 14 from 8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. in the front room of
St. Patrick’s Senior Center.
Available items for sale
will be leather billfolds,
key chains, wood items,
crocheted towels, blan-
kets, pillows and jewelry.
Others will provide wood
Friends Helping
Friends will open the doors
to the Methodist Church
basement at 8 a.m. on Sat-
urday, March 14 for the an-
nual Remembrance Walk/
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on the family homestead at
‘Hog Hollow Canyon’ in
Umatilla. As an infant she
moved to McDonald Can-
yon in Morrow County, 20
miles east of Heppner. She
graduated from Heppner
High School in 1923 with
a teaching certificate and
returned as a teacher to
the rural school where she
began her education. Rose
Hirl and Herbert French
were married on August 26,
1926, at the old St. Patrick’s
Church in Heppner. During
their courtship, they learned
that they were distantly re-
lated; her great-grandfather,
Philip Newman Doherty,
and Herbert’s great-grand-
father, James Newman
Doherty, were brothers.
Rose and Herbert settled
at the French Ranch on
Big Butter Creek. Herbert
became ill in 1934 and,
after a trip by train to the
Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota, was diagnosed
with amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS, Lou Geh-
rigs Disease). He remained
at home until the last three
days of his life, passing at
St. Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton, with Rose at
his side. Rose later married
William E. Francis 1896-
1960 and had Francine
Rosanne in 1939.
-Rose and Herbert’s
children, Raymond, nine,
Joe, seven, and Dorothy,
six months, remained at
the ranch with their mother.
Rose managed the farm for
several years, sharing the
workload with the hired
men. She was the only
woman member of the Five
Mile Cattle and Horse As-
sociation organized through
the Department of Agricul-
ture. She married William
Francis, an Oregon State
Police Officer in 1938,
and Francine was born in
1939. They divorced in
1942. The family moved
from the ranch, leasing it
to her brother-in-law, Jack
French, and then Rose pur-
chased a home in Heppner.
To supplement her income,
she provided room and
board for single adults,
including a school teacher,
a Catholic priest, several
young adults from Ireland,
and an unusual assortment
of Irish sheepherders who
arrived occasionally for a
clean bed and bath. In her
later years Rose worked
in the dietary department
at the Heppner hospital,
moving to Pendleton in
1957, where she worked
at St. Anthony Hospital
dietary department until her
retirement. She died March
3, 1983 in Hermiston and is
buried at Vinson near her
husband Herbert.
-Mary Ann (Calllahan)
Doherty’s first husband,
William Ruddy, died as a
young man in Ireland of ap-
pendicitis. Due to the poor
potato harvest and severe
financial limitations, Mary
Ann left her three young
children in the care of her
stepmother and father, mi-
grating to the U.S. for em-
ployment. She worked at
a large hotel in Boston for
nine years, sending money
home to Ireland to care for
her children. She was never
able to return to Ireland and
later traveled west to Ore-
gon to live with her sister,
Kate Doherty in Morrow
County. Mary Ann’s step-
mother, Mary, and Philip
Hirl’s mother, Rose were
sisters. Philip and Mary
Ann were not blood related
and therefore were able to
marry. The Doherty farm
and the Hirl farm were “a
stone’s throw” away and
Philip and Mary Ann knew
one another growing up as
children in Carndonagh,
Ireland. They later bought a
farm in McDonald Canyon
in Morrow County. Mary
Ann’s three children by her
first marriage came to the
U.S. as adults and stayed
with her and her husband,
Philip. Willy Ruddy worked
for his stepfather and later
settled in Pendleton. Susan
married her stepfather’s
brother, Dan Hirl. After
Dan’s death, Susan and
brother Willy lived in Pend-
leton. Cassie arrived in the
U.S. around 1915 along
with Willy. She spent a
short time with her family
before moving to Seattle
with two of her cousins. She
married a young man with
the same name of Ruddy.
She died in childbirth and
is buried in Seattle.
Cemetery District to meet
The Heppner Cemetery
Maintenance District will
hold a meeting on Monday,
March 16 at 5:30 p.m. The
meeting will be held at
the Ag Service Building
conference room at 430 W
Linden Way. Agenda items
include minutes of previous
meeting, financial report
and cemetery operations.
Meetings of the Hep-
hangings, painted wood
items, dressed teddy bears,
crocheted baby items and
many kinds of jams and
jellies.
On display and for sale
will be a variety of paint-
ings in different sizes and
mediums. Another vendor
will have silver jewelry and
various kinds of stones.
Everyone is invited to
stop by and see what local
crafters are doing.
Walk/Run to be
held Saturday
2020 GRAND MARSHALS
1840-1932, who never
left Ireland; grandmother
Mary Doherty, 1868-1957,
who immigrated to Boston
about 1893, married Wil-
liam Ruddy 1850-1893,
then her second husband
Phil Hirl 1868-1963.
-great grandfather, Ed-
ward Hirrell 1833-1919,
came to Oregon in 1888;
grandmother Rose Doherty
1835-1910, came to Oregon
in 1888.
-Rose Anna Hirl 1902-
1983 married Herbert J.
French; they had three chil-
dren, Raymond Jesse, 1927,
Joseph Phillip, 1929, and
Dorothy Mae, 1935. She
then married William E.
Francis 1896-1960; they
had one child, Francine
Rosanna, 1939.
Some Doherty, Ruddy,
Hirl, French history fol-
lows;
-Mary (Newman)
Doherty married William
(Callahan) Doherty after
his first wife, Susan Bres-
lin, died during the birth
of his first child, Mary Ann
Doherty, in 1868. The baby
was raised by her father’s
second wife, Mary.
-Rose Newman
Doherty 1835-1910 mar-
ried Edward (Neddy) Hirl
1833-1919. They came
to Oregon in 1888 with
their three sons, Dan 1870-
1938, who married Susan
Ruddy, Charles -d. 1930,
and Phillip, 1868-1963,
who married Mary Ann
Callahan Doherty Ruddy.
They traveled by steamship
around Cape Horn to San
Francisco and later to Mor-
row County. They settled
south of Vinson, known
as the “Head of Hog Hol-
low” which borders Uma-
tilla and Morrow counties.
Rose, Neddy and their son
Charles are buried at the
Vinson Cemetery.
-Susan Doherty French
emigrated from Donegal
County, Ireland, when she
was 18. She arrived at El-
lis Island, traveled across
country to her relatives,
the Butter Creek Dohertys,
where she met and married
Dillard French. They had
four children, Agnes, Jack,
Herbert and Jessie.
-Raymond’s mother
Rose Anna Hirl was born
~ Letters to the Editor ~
pner Cemetery Mainte-
nance District are open
to the public according
to ORS 192.640(1). For
questions, contact Janet
Greenup at 541-561-6768.
Run event. Eats and treats,
served by the committee
ladies, will be available
as well as registration and
social hour beginning at
8 a.m., with the walk/run
starting at 9:30.
There will be a $5
charge per participant with
kids free when accompa-
nied by an adult. Wrist-
bands for the past 12 years
will be available. Dogs
must be on leashes and dog-
gie bags will be furnished.
Any and all donations
will be added to the Friends
Helping Friends Pot of
Gold, which is used for
donations within the com-
munity. “Grieving is diffi-
cult time for everyone, our
community has had a hard
ending of 2019 and the start
of 2020,” stated a commit-
tee member.
This year’s route, as it
has in the past, will go up
Main Street, turn left around
to Cemetery Hill Street,
past Sweeney Mortuary, to
Court Street to Heppner El-
ementary School and back
to the Methodist Church.
Participants may walk or
run at their own pace.
The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following
criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name
of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you
provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The
address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be
printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the
right to edit. 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.
Coronavirus
discussed
through the county was
To the Editor:
On Wednesday March
4, I attended the Morrow
County Board of Com-
missioners meeting. The
commissioners and county
officials speak on a range
of subjects. To me the most
important issues that were
discussed were the poten-
tial impacts of the corona-
virus (Covid-19) and the
transportation of hazardous
waste through our county.
Morrow County Health
spoke at length in regard to
Covid-19. I think that be-
ing educated and informed
about our health is vital so
that we may do what is nec-
essary to protect ourselves
and the people around us.
The potential ramifications
to business in the area if
there needs to be extended
shutdowns is great and that
is concerning to say the
least. However, hearing
how the health department
is working with all local,
and state agencies to both
coordinate their response,
and preparedness and to
create a unified message
across all agencies within
the county gave me a sense
of ease.
The transportation of
potentially hazardous waste
disconcerting. However,
I admire the prudence I
witnessed from Commis-
sioner Lindsay and Com-
missioner Russell on this
matter. They showed re-
spect for our neighbors in
Gilliam County by seeking
information and also their
concern with the potential
dangers that it could pose to
their local county residents.
Commissioner Lindsay
and Commissioner Rus-
sel attended town halls in
Condon and Arlington put
forth to answer the public’s
questions about this matter.
As we now know, it was
transported by semi-truck
and was well below the
required radioactive levels
for reporting. The waste
is a product of filtering
naturally occurring mate-
rials found in the earth. A
byproduct of fracking. This
project is being monitored.
I would urge everyone
to attend these meetings and
learn about the issues that
are occurring in our com-
munities so that we may be
more informed.
Respectfully submit-
ted,
Joseph B Armato
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Staci Hedman
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Business Representative
Since 2006
“It’s not just what I do,
it’s who I choose to be.”
Focused on Service, Community and Family
A Healthier Morrow County is Within Me.
I’m committed to helping patients stay focused on their
medical needs and recovery rather than stress about
the financial details related to a visit to the emergency
room. I want everyone I serve to understand their
medical bills and insurance coverage so that they feel
empowered to take more control of their situation.
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Community lunch menu
United Methodist volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, March 18 at St. Pat-
rick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be corned beef with potatoes, carrots and cabbage,
pumpernickel bread and pistachio pudding.
Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal.
Menu is subject to change.
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