TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 21 , 2022
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HHS outdoor club
holds first outing of
year
The Heppner High School Outdoor Club had its first
outing of the year recently. Pictured are: New advisor
Ryan Gerry with students Jacob Finch, Ava Gerry,
Hailey Wenberg, Lily Nichols, Ryan Haugen, Teagan
Ramsey, Trevor McLaren, Caden George, Trevor
Nichols, Cade Cunningham, Owen Cunningham,
Adan Guerra and Nick Wenberg. Not pictured: Ad-
visor Dave Fowler. -Contributed photo
Hopeful Saints
plans Christmas
Eve Service
Hopeful Saints Ministry is planning a Christmas Eve
service Saturday, Dec. 24, at 5 p.m. at the Hopeful Saints
Church on the corner of Gale and Church St.
Rev. Jaime Cardona is officiating. All are welcome.
Area Christmas Eve
Services
Heppner Christian Church – 5 p.m.
Hopeful Saints Church – 5 p.m.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church – 9 p.m.
Willow Creek Baptist Church – 5:30 p.m.
Valby Lutheran Church – 6 p.m.
Area Christmas Day
Services
Christian Life Center – 9 a.m.
Heppner Christian Church – Children’s program at 10:45
a.m.
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church – 10 a.m.
Willow Creek Baptist Church – 10 a.m.
Good News Only
Doris Brosnan
A big OOPS! and apol-
ogy to Ginger and Stacie
O’Brien. Last week’s Wil-
low Creek Terrace news
included a note about Stacie
celebrating her birthday,
but, of course, Stacie’s
mother, Ginger, was the
birthday girl yesterday! The
good news is that Ginger
was able to share her birth-
day celebration with Stacie.
On Monday, Gene Or-
wick turned 93 years old.
One celebration of this
milestone was the early one
with all of his family who
were able to come wish him
well.
This past weekend was
an early holiday for this
writer: My Salem fami-
ly—Darci, Angie, Katie and
Amy (plus Maggie Dog)
—came for the first time in
several months. Schedules
that include schools and
work often interfere with
EO trips, but good fortune
let us enjoy a great visit just
before Christmas.
‘Tis the season to bring
good cheer, so the Readers
hope that everyone with a
cheer-filled tidbit will send
it to dbrosnan123@gmail.
com or call 541-223-1490.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this!
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Obituaries
Richard
“Rick” James
Sandford III
Richard “Rick” James
Sand-
ford III,
53, of
Ione,
passed
away at
Pioneer
M e -
morial
Hospital on Dec. 6, 2022.
A Celebration of Life for
“Sandford” will be held
after the first of the year.
He was born in Hono-
lulu, HI on Nov. 11, 1969,
to Richard J. and Sandra
L. Sandford, Jr. while his
father served in the U.S.
military. Rick was a 1989
graduate of Pendleton High
School, and he married
his best friend, Sylvia M.
Ladd, on April 29, 1995, in
Ione amongst hundreds of
friends and family mem-
bers. They were blessed
with two daughters, Lillian
(Lilly) and Ivy, who kept
his love of supporting his
family very busy. He shared
in their love of music, mov-
ies, raising animals, sports,
travel and having celebra-
tions for all holidays and
achievements as often as
possible. He was friend to
many, brother, nephew, son,
grandson, uncle, daddy, but
never a stranger.
Rick worked several
years for Les Schwab Tires
in Hermiston, making life-
long friends from co-work-
ers and customers. While
working at ODOT- Heppner
and then, most recently,
PGE Boardman Coal Plant
for the last 13 years, he con-
tinued his strong work ethic
and love for doing things
right (The Sandford Way).
No matter where he went,
he said good morning and
tried to help people, putting
himself second but living
life to the fullest.
He had a wonderful
knack for creating “amaz-
ing automobiles,” wheth-
er classic restoration or
his new love of building
“Rat Rods” with his closest
friend, Robert Hill. They
created Half Ass Rat Rods
car club, sharing their builds
on Facebook and YouTube.
They were always looking
at old car parts and thinking
of how to make them into
something amazing to share
at car shows and build-offs
they attended. He loved
designing and fabricating
metal and sharing this with
his friends and his two
daughters. He always said,
though, his best creations
were his “girls.” In every
photo and video of Rick you
can see his huge smile, hear
his contagious laugh and
see his love of life. He had a
magical way of sharing that
positivity with all he met.
He was a member of the
Heppner Elks Lodge #358
and the Willow Lodge, No.
66 of the Independent Order
of Oddfellows. Rick loved
his community and has ever
since he and Sylvia moved
to Ione to join her family
in 1994. They worked side
by side in several small
businesses, and soon his
daughters will add one in
his honor for Fighting Heart
Disease.
Rick is survived by the
love of his life and wife of
27 years, Sylvia; his daugh-
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ter Lillian Sandford (fiancé
Kyle Bender); daughter
Ivy Sandford; his sisters
Lisa Forsythe (Tom), Amy
McMahon (Patrick) and
Heather Reyes (Joseph);
uncle Danny Martindale
(April); uncle Jack Prince
(Darla); aunt Barbara Rob-
inson; aunt Judy Moll; sis-
ter-in-law Christine Sulli-
van (James); brother-in-law
Richard Ladd; sister-in-law
Lara Triplett (Kirk); broth-
er-in-law Clayton Lissow
(Angela); mother-in-law
Barbara Lissow; father-
in-law Alex Lissow; and
many, many nieces, neph-
ews, cousins and honorary
family.
He is preceded in death
by both his parents, all
grandparents, and several
other family members.
“All who knew him,
loved him. All who met
him, understood him. All
will mourn him.” -Sylvia.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements. You may sign
the online condolence book
at www.sweeneymortuary.
com.
Heppner AWANA
takes Christmas break
Heppner AWANA Commander Dale Bates (left) and
visiting AWANA missionary Jerry Berheim speak
to club members at the Dec. 13 meeting in Heppner.
-Photo by Andrea Di Salvo
The Heppner AWA- through sixth grade. Serv-
NA Club wrapped up the ing all of South Morrow, it
first part of its club year engages area kids through
Tuesday, Dec. 13, with a songs, Bible stories, games
celebration of Jesus’s birth, and Bible memory verses.
an invitation for parents and The club meets Tuesdays
guardians to join the fun, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the
and a visit from regional Christian Life Center in
AWANA missionary Jerry Heppner.
Berheim. The club will take
It’s not too late to join
a break over Christmas and for the 2022-23 club year.
resume normal meetings For more information,
Tuesday, Jan. 3, with Twins email awana.heppner@
Night.
gmail.com or call or text
Heppner AWANA Club club secretary Andrea Di
is a free Christian chil- Salvo at 757-285-5792.
dren’s club for kindergarten
May Your Holidays Be
Merry & Bright
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