TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Above: Cole and Evan Kates. Right: The Kates family.
Kelly and John Boyer
of Lexington have volun-
teered for countless fund
raisers, dinners and ben-
efit run/walks in Heppner
and Lexington over the
years, have been generous
4-H and Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo donors and
volunteers, volunteered at
schools and coaching sports
and have helped many local
families facing hardships.
But now, their fami-
ly needs help. Kelly and
John’s five-year-old grand-
Maverick Curtis Rhea was born to Trevor and Mol- son, Evan, the son of Jon
lie Rhea, Heppner,
and Brooke (Boyer) Kates,
at Kadlec Hospital
Boise, ID, was born with
in Richland, WA, on
AVM, a rare congenital
July 28, 2020. He
abnormality of the brain.
weighed seven lbs., 2
AVM, a brain arterio-
oz. and measured 19.5
venous malformation, is a
inches long.
tangle of abnormal blood
Grandparents
vessels connecting arter-
are Steve and Molly
ies and veins in the brain,
Rhea, Heppner, and
which disrupt normal blood
Dan and Lori Hen-
flow and oxygen circula-
derson, Springfield,
tion. The affected arteries
OR. Great grandpar-
and veins can weaken and
ents are Bud and Gail
rupture, causing bleeding
Nadeau, Springfield,
in the brain, stroke or brain
OR, and the late Don Maverick Curtis Rhea
damage. Some people can
and Audrey Rasmus-
have this abnormality their
sen, formerly of Eugene, OR, Gene and Fay Pierce, and entire lives with no prob-
Carl and Mildred Rhea, all of Heppner.
lems, but Evan developed
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Births
Catholic Churches hold
memorial golf tournament
The late Father Gerry Condon at a previous Holy Name Society
golf tournament. -Contributed photo.
The First Annual Father gust 15 and was considered
Condon Memorial Golf a huge success with a great
Tournament was held Au- turnout. The Holy Name
Society members of St.
William’s and St. Patrick’s
Catholic Churches have
organized a tournament for
several years to help fund
scholarships and support
local youth programs. This
year they renamed it to
honor the late, longtime
priest who made his home
away from Ireland in south
Morrow County.
Many commented that
Father Condon probably
would have enjoyed the get
together on a nice summer
day at the Willow Creek
Country Club golf course
and perhaps it was a “ceil-
iúradh saol”, Gaelic for a
“Celebration of Life.”
Blown Away Ranch
would like to wish all of
the participants of the
2020 Morrow County Fair
Good Luck!
an aneurism that ruptured
and bled in his brain. His
mother, Brooke, a former
nurse, knew something was
terribly wrong with Evan
and took him to the hospital
on March 3.
Evan then suffered re-
spiratory distress from mu-
cous that had accumulated
and required an emergency
bronchoscopy to save his
life. He suffered five strokes
and developed severe ves-
sel constriction in his brain,
which caused additional
strokes. Because the pres-
sure in his brain was so
high, he was put into a deep
coma for three weeks and
then was finally awakened
on March 28.
Over the following
weeks, his breathing re-
mained labored and he
continued to wake up more
and more. Because he was
making strides, the doctors
decided to repair the an-
eurism and AVM, which
had brought on the strokes.
After Evan’s successful
surgery, the family traveled
to Salt Lake City where
they remained for several
months for Evan’s reha-
bilitation. Rehab was a
rigorous four days a week,
six hours per day so that
he could learn how to walk
and talk again, which may
take years.
Because of COVID-19,
County builds new
storage facility
Morrow County Public Works has been building a new storage
facility in Lexington. One end will be for equipment storage
and the other end will store sand. -Photo by Bobbi Gordon.
Brooke was the only family
member allowed to visit
Evan in the hospital. The vi-
rus also resulted in the loss
of Jon’s job as a surgical
equipment representative
and they don’t know when
he will be able to go back
to work. Brooke, a graduate
of Heppner High School,
works as a real estate agent.
Their family also includes
10-year-old Cole.
An account to help
Evan and his family has
been set up at the Bank of
Eastern Oregon in Heppner
and donations through BEO
are welcome.
Correction
Included in the “City
moves forward with lot
purchase” story on the front
page of the Heppner Ga-
zette-Times August 12 is-
sue, it was incorrectly stated
that the Neighborhood Cen-
ter distributed 54 food box-
es last month. According to
Lisa Patton, Coordinator,
there were actually 62 food
boxes distributed.
Fire departments respond to
lightning fires
Heppner, Ione and Lexington fire departments responded to multiple fires caused by lightning
strikes Monday evening. Trucks are pictured near McNab Road in Ione. -Photo by Josie Miles.
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