TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 9 , 2022
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Death Notices
Betty Lou Marquardt—Betty Lou Marquardt, 86,
of Lexington died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at Walla Wal-
la, WA. A funeral service will be held on Dec. 3 at the
Heppner Christian Church with burial to follow at the
Lexington Cemetery. She was born on March 20, 1936, at
Condon, OR. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge
of arrangements.
Martie L. McQuain Jr.—Martie L. McQuain Jr.,
88, of La Grande, OR, a former Condon resident, died
Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at his home in La Grande. He
was born June 19, 1934, at Perry, OK. Arrangements are
pending at Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
Kevin Scott Ryerson—Kevin Scott Ryerson, 51, of
Central Point, OR died, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, while
hunting near Spray, OR. He was born December 31, 1970,
at Medford, OR. Local arrangements are in the care of
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
Wolf depredation
committee to meet
The Morrow County
Wolf Depredation Advi-
sory Committee will meet
Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Hep-
pner. The meeting will take
place at 7 p.m. at the Bar-
tholomew Building upper
conference room, 110 N.
Court Street.
The committee will
discuss the Producer Wolf
Depredation Compensation
Claim Application and re-
ceive agency updates.
A Zoom link will be
listed within the agenda on
the Morrow County web-
site, www.co.morrow.or.us,
under the “View Calendar”
link near the bottom of the
screen.
Questions can be di-
rected to committee chair
Dean Robinson at 541-980-
2350.
Veterans Day celebration
Thurday at HHS
The Heppner High
School Veterans Day Cel-
ebration will be held this
Thursday, Nov. 10, at 10:30
a.m. in the Heppner High
School gymnasium. All
veterans and their families,
along with the general pub-
lic, are invited to attend.
Several veterans have
agreed to visit classrooms
and speak with students
from 8-10 a.m. that morn-
ing. The event’s main
speaker will be Scott McE-
wen, Heppner High School
graduate and author of the
#1 New York Times Best
Seller book American Snip-
er. The event will also fea-
ture performances by the
Heppner High School band
and choir, veteran roll call,
and a luncheon for all veter-
ans and their families.
McEwen will be host-
ing a meet and greet with at-
tendees and signing copies
of his books (which will be
available for sale) after the
luncheon across the hall in
room 15.
Local veterans and
active military members
are asked to send the high
school current addresses
so they can be included in
the celebration, especially
if they have not attended
before. Anyone who has
any questions or updated
information can contact
Heppner High School, 541-
676-9138, or email Jeannie
Collins at jean.collins@
morrow.k12.or.us or Petra
Payne at petra.payne@
morrow.k12.or.us.
Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
St. Patrick Catholic Church Heppner
Trust in the protective
power of a providing God
This week, I am reminded of the movie “The Day
After,” screened in early 1983. Over a million viewers
saw the movie filmed in Lawrence, KS, portraying what
that city would be like after a nuclear attack. A warning
message preceded it: “Because of the graphic portrayal
of nuclear war, this film may be unsuitable for children.
Parental discretion is advised.” For the next 128 minutes,
the movie showed shocking scenes of death and destruc-
tion. The script, too, was shocking and disturbing, making
viewers realize that the possibility of a nuclear attack was
greater than ever imagined. The words and images of to-
day’s Gospel are reminiscent of those words and images.
Jesus portrays graphically the destruction of Jerusalem,
the Holy city, and places of worship. For Jews, the de-
struction of these things was equivalent to the end of the
world. Jesus enumerates a number of calamities and ca-
tastrophes as signs: earthquakes, plagues, pandemic (like
COVID-19), famines, wars, persecutions. But Jesus says:
“Be careful, don’t be misled. All these things are merely
passing.” We must remember that the end of the world is
ultimately God’s business. We must also remember that
problems, sufferings, wars and quarrels are man-made.
How are we to face these problems? The Gospel says with
patience. Endurance will win you your lives.
Our first reading is from the prophet Malachi (3:19-
20). When Judah returned from exile in Babylon, the
people showed a tendency, learned from their long contact
with the pagans, to lead loose moral lives. The priests
were irresponsible, ignorant and indulgent, failing to cor-
rect abuses. Hence, Malachi reprimanded them for their
religious impiety, dishonesty, and marriage with pagans.
Malachi thought that the day of the Lord was coming
shortly, so he warned that God takes note of the goodness
of those who fear Him and will punish the wicked and
the proud on the “Day of the Lord by setting them on fire,
leaving them neither root nor branch.” For the sinful, the
Day will be a day of fiery purification; for the righteous,
it will be the Day of healing. Malachi’s announcement is
fulfilled in Jesus.
St. Luke (21:5-19), gives us no clue of the date or time
of the end of the world. Signs and portents will precede the
end, and the faithful will be called upon to testify before
kings and governors, just as we witnessed in the story
of a mother and seven sons. The good news is that those
who persevere in faithfulness to the Lord will save their
souls and enter God’s eternal kingdom. Christ’s Second
Coming is something to celebrate, because He is going
to present all creation to his heavenly Father. That is why
we proclaim, “Christ has died, Christ is Risen, Christ will
come again.” Thus, the message of the day: Don’t give
up; God is always with us. In Luke’s community, Jesus’s
words about people being “handed over by parents, broth-
ers, relations and friends” were beginning to come true.
Hence, Luke encouraged them to rely on Jesus’s promise
of the protective power of God and to persevere in faith
and its practice, “By your perseverance you will secure
your lives.” In our church, prayers for deceased members
of our community are a reminder of two things we can
learn from this particular Gospel passage:
1) We need to be prepared daily for death and judg-
ment. The ideal way to accept Jesus’s apocalyptic message
is always to be ready to face our death. We must live holy
lives of selfless love, mercy, compassion, unconditional
forgiveness daily. We must also take time to rest and pray
in order to keep our hearts alive to God’s presence with
us and within us. Daily examination of our conscience
at bedtime, asking God’s forgiveness for our sins of the
day, also prepares us to face God at any time to give an
account of our lives.
2) We need to be good memories to someone’s life.
Our lives and all that surround us are temporary. Every-
thing about you but your good memory for someone will
be forgotten. Hence, our task is not to build monuments,
but to be faithful to Christ every day. We are to perse-
vere in our faith, despite worldly temptations, attacks on
religion and moral values, threats of social isolation, and
direct or indirect persecution because of our religious
beliefs. Let us pray for the grace to endure patiently any
trials in our affirmation of Jesus our Savior.
Ione students sharpen
their skills in shop class
G-T Trophy Corner
Ninth-grade students work on an entryway bench at the
Ione Community School shop. Mr. Schaber is able to offer a
very broad set of shop skills through a limited set of courses
offered. “We are aways impressed with the great work that
comes out of our shop,” said Ione Principal Kevin Dinning.
“We know these are skills that our students will use, always.
It is another way that we can prepare students for life after
high school.” Pictured are Elizabeth Doherty, Brionna Ser-
rano, Delaney Stefani, Martine Mendoza, Henry Giefing and
Carter Eynetich. -Contributed photos
Housing
Road
authority to committee
meet
to meet
Olson Anderson, 13, of Heppner, pictured with his dad, Col-
in Anderson. Olson filled his spike tag when he shot his first
elk on Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Heppner Unit.
-Contributed photo
The next Heppner
Housing Authority meeting
will be Tuesday, Nov. 15, at
4 p.m. in the dining room
of St. Patrick’s Senior Cen-
ter. For more information,
contact KaeRene Qualls at
541-980-2836.
The Morrow County
Road Committee has an-
nounced it will meet on
Thursday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m.
in the Public Works confer-
ence room in Lexington.
Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
Was that “extra hour of sleep” on Sunday morning
delightful, or did you hardly notice the switch from
Daylight Savings Time until Sunday evening when your
eyes wanted to close at 8 p.m. because they knew it was
“really 9 o’clock”?
This writer’s opinion: The Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op’s annual luncheon last Thursday in Ione included
great food, several door prizes, the announcement of elec-
tion results of board members, introduction of employees.
This meeting was highlighted by detailed information
about the co-op’s business and future, both “good and
bad,” by Andy Fletcher, co-op manager, who delivered
both with his inimitable, intermittent tidbits of humor. As
an astute manager, Andy is Good News for the co-op and
its members, and he seems to realize that “a spoonful of
sugar helps the medicine go down….”
Unfortunately, high, high winds brought some CBEC
employees back to the Ione area on Saturday to work.
Seven hours were needed to get lines downed by the wind
back in working order, to restore electrical service to Ione.
Timing of that outage coincided with the holiday
bazaar happening in Ione that day. The first bazaar of the
season went on, proving successful for some artisans and
browsers with stick-to-itiveness.
Go, Mustangs! Once again, the football team will be
on their home field this week when they play Regis in the
state quarterfinals, after winning over Monroe last Satur-
day. OSAA has the game listed for this Friday. Congrats!
Lily Nichols placed 10 th in a field of 107 cross-country
runners last Saturday at the State 3A-2A-1A Champion-
ships! Also, the HHS women’s team placed ninth in the
ranks. Trevor Nichols turned it up a notch on Saturday at
the men’s 2A-1A Championships, placing first in a field
of 77 runners. Close behind him was Grady Greenwood,
placing second. And as a team, the Mustang men took
third place! Way to go!
Are you ready for basketball?!
The Ione FFA group is selling boxes of hazelnuts,
just in time for the holidays. For information or to order
a box of the four different styles of hazelnuts, individuals
can call Erin Heideman at the school.
Kelly Boyer recently returned from her two-week
visit with their daughter and two grandsons in Boise. With
Brooke, Cole (12) and Evan (7), she took in the “Fall
Festival,” and they joined the Halloween party at the zoo.
When Evan was awarded first prize in the costume contest
at the party, it was a great ending to a fun experience.
Betty Rietmann celebrated her 92 nd birthday on Oct.
28. Many Ionians/Ionites/Ione citizens (?) see Betty as
the epitome of what a citizen can be in the community.
Information is that Betty is not only a deacon in the church
but also taught Ione first grade for 30 years, taught Ione
pre-school for 15 years after that, and continues to vol-
unteer in the Ione schools today. Rietmann women who
have followed in her education-related footsteps seem to
have carried her legacy on for another three generations,
at least.
Please, don’t be shy about sharing your reasons for
smiling; send your Good News to dbrosnan123@gmail.
com or call 541-223-1490.
Here’s hoping that some good news comes to every-
one reading this!
Ione Community School
announces honor roll
Ione Community
School has announced that
the following students have
received honorable mention
by earning a 3.0-3.49 grade
point average (GPA) for the
first quarter of the 2022-23
school year: Adrian Men-
doza, Leo Cabrera, Zion
Ramos Lopez, Keltie Ri-
etmann, Julian Rodriguez,
Blake Vandever, Koby
Baker, Gift Cross, Carter
Eynetich, Liam Heideman,
Ariona Looney, Martin
Medina, Corey Rice, John
McElligott, Samuel Rad-
cliffe, Sunem Calvillo,
Adam Moore and Fernando
Ramirez.
The following students
at Ione Community School
have made honor roll by
earning a 3.5-3.99 GPA for
the first quarter of the 2022-
23 school year: Ariel Gray,
Gage Heideman, Caydance
Kreitzer, Rosa Aguilar, Wil-
liam McElligott, Hunter
Scoggin, Fernando Serrano,
Elizabeth Doherty, Henry
Giefing, Delaney Stefani,
Victoria De La Torre, Mi-
chael McElligott, Kyle Mc-
Gill, Kelly Doherty, Mika
Limberg, Jolene Serrano
and Carson Eynetich.
The following students
from Ione Community
School have placed on the
honor roll by earning a 4.0
GPA for the first quarter of
the 2022-23 school year:
Ciciley Stefani, Janielle
Bartee, Novalee Camp-
bell, Isabelle Ogden, Olivia
Ogden, Phegley Padberg,
Miley Strzelewicz, Zamira
Dotson, Brionna Serrano,
Noelia Ramirez, Brayden
McNeil, Leelynn Vandever,
Madison Orem, Kalvin Ri-
etmann, Bryce Rollins and
Khira Kreitzer.