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7:2+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, November 22, 2023 7KH2൶FLDO1HZVSDSHU of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post 2൶FHDW+HSSQHU2UHJRQXQGHUWKH$FWRI0DUFK3HULRGLFDOSRVWDJHSDLG DW+HSSQHU2UHJRQ2൶FHDW10DLQ6W7HOHSKRQH )D[ 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or sykeschris@hotmail.com Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: In Morrow County $35/year. Outside Morrow County $40/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $30/ year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $35/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Annalynn Black ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................Advertising All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5.50 per FROXPQLQFK&RVWIRUFODVVL¿HGDGLVSHUZRUG&RVWIRU&DUGRI7KDQNVLVXSWR ZRUGV&RVWIRUDFODVVL¿HGGLVSOD\DGLVSHUFROXPQLQFK For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- FDWLRQPXVWEHVSHFL¿HG$I¿GDYLWVPXVWEHUHTXHVWHGDWWKHWLPHRIVXEPLVVLRQ$I¿GDYLWV UHTXLUHWKUHHZHHNVWRSURFHVVDIWHUODVWGDWHRISXEOLFDWLRQ DVRRQHUUHWXUQGDWHPXVWEH VSHFL¿HGLIUHTXLUHG )RU2ELWXDULHV2ELWXDULHVDUHSXEOLVKHGLQWKH+HSSQHU*7DWQRFKDUJHDQGDUHHGLWHGWR meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. )RU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU0867EHVLJQHGE\WKHDXWKRU7KH+HSSQHU *7ZLOOQRWSXEOLVKXQVLJQHGOHWWHUV$OOOHWWHUV0867LQFOXGHWKHDXWKRU¶VDGGUHVVDQGSKRQH QXPEHUIRUXVHE\WKH*7RI¿FH7KH*7UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRHGLWOHWWHUV7KH*7LVQRW UHVSRQVLEOHIRUDFFXUDF\RIVWDWHPHQWVPDGHLQOHWWHUV$Q\OHWWHUVH[SUHVVLQJWKDQNVZLOOEH SODFHGLQWKHFODVVL¿HGVXQGHU³&DUGRI7KDQNV´DWDFRVWRI Obituaries Beverly Steagall Beverly Baker Steagall, 8 4 , died o n No- vem- ber 9, 2023, at Pi- oneer Memorial Hospital in Hep- pner. A memorial mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 2, 2023, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Heppner. She was born on Upper Rhea Creek on November 23, 1938, at the Blackburn Sawmill which was owned and operated by her parents, Oral Earl and Alda Zidona Kennedy Baker. She attend- ed school in Heppner until 6KHZDVDPDMRUHWWH in the Heppner Band. The family moved to Lexington where she graduated from high school as valedicto- rian of her class in 1957. Beverly was very active in all sports at both schools. During her senior year, she worked for Lexington Im- plements, owned by Mervin (Red) Leonard. After grad- uation, she worked at Pi- oneer Memorial Hospital and then Columbia Basin Electric COOP. On December 28, 1957, she married Robert Steagall in Heppner at St Patrick’s Catholic Church. The cou- ple have three children, David, Jana, and John. Beverly drove a school bus for Morrow County Schools for 19 years. She DOVRZRUNHGIRU3HWW\MRKQ¶V Builders for 26 years. Rodeo was a big thing in the lives of Bev and Bob. She was the Point Secretary for Oregon High School Rodeo and Western States Jr. Rodeo. She was also Birth Announcement secretary for the Morrow County Horse Show for 3 years while also showing their own horses. She and Bob had a 4-H horse group and put on the Morrow County Jr. Rodeo from 1976 through 1980 with the help of many Heppner Rodeo families. %HY HQMR\HG EDUUHO racing and was a member of the Oregon Barrel Rac- ing Association. She had several hobbies including steelhead fishing on the John Day River, hunting with horses, and team rop- LQJ6KHZDVRQHRIWKH¿UVW women to rope in the Mor- row County area. She also HQMR\HGVHZLQJDQGPDNLQJ all of her clothes. She and Bob made 5 trips to Alaska, visiting their children and grandchildren. When Bob retired from Kinzua Corporation they made several trips to Arizo- na where Bob roped in the Senior Profession Rodeos. Survivors include her husband Bob, children; Da- vid Steagall (Diana), Jana Atkinson (Barry), and John Steagall (Jennifer), brother Edward Baker, 7 grandchil- dren, and 6 great-grandchil- dren. Beverly was preceded in death by; her parents, siblings; Delores Wilson, Darlene Padberg, and Dale Baker, granddaughter Am- berlee and great-grandson Colin. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospital, or Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of ar- rangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeneymortuary. com Morrow County is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Wolf Depre- dation Advisory Commit- tee, an advisory committee to the Board of Commis- sioners. The Committee consists of seven members: two Wolf Conservation rep- resentatives, two Livestock Producer representatives, two Local Business repre- sentatives, and one County Commissioner. The current vacancies are for a Wolf Conservation representa- tive, a Livestock Producer representative, and a Local Business representative. Letters of interest must be received by Thursday, November 30 th . Please submit letters to Roberta Lutcher, rlutcher@co.mor- row.or.us or by regular mail, Morrow County Board of Commissioners, P.O. Box 788, Heppner, OR 97836. The purpose of the Committee is the admin- istration of the Oregon De- partment of Agriculture’s Wolf Compensation and Financial Assistance Grant Program. The Committee meets to discuss ways to assist livestock producers with non-lethal deterrent methods; determine the dollar amounts to be re- imbursed to implement those deterrent methods; and compensation amounts in the event of a proven wolf depredation. Term lengths are four years. The Committee meets every other month in Heppner, except May-August, or on an as-needed basis. For additional information or questions, contact Commit- tee Chair, Dean Robinson, at 541-980-2350. Senior Resource Navigator to Assist Local seniors Although there are a host of agencies that of- fer assistance for seniors, many are unaware of their options or unable to find the relevant phone number or website. South Morrow County Seniors Matter (SMCSM) has received a grant to employ a part-time “Senior Resource Navigator.” The navigator will assist older adults in South Morrow County to connect with resources available through state and local agencies. Jerry Conklin, who serves as the part-time hos- pice chaplain for Pioneer Hospice and chairman of South Morrow County Se- QLRUV 0DWWHU ZLOO ¿OO WKLV one-day-a-week position. He will be available at the St. Patrick’s Apartments (either in the Lobby or Meeting Room) on Tues- days from 8 AM—4 PM. You can also call him on Tuesdays at 458-235-9265 or email him anytime (MHU- ryc@smcsm.org). Please contact Jerry if \RXKDYHGL൶FXOW\JHWWLQJ help with such things as: housing and food assis- tance, transportation needs, caregiving resources, in- ternet access, Medicare questions, mental health issues, etc. Jerry will work ZLWK\RXWR¿QGRXWLIWKHUH are any resources available IRUZKLFK\RXDUHTXDOL¿HG If there are, he can help you get connected to them. The grant for this pro- gram has been provided by The Roundhouse Founda- tion. Located in Sisters, Oregon, the vision of the foundation is to “create a positive impact through collaboration in commu- nities by encouraging cre- ative problem solving, in- novative programming, to stimulate local economies.” In 2021 alone, the private foundation distributed over $10 million to hundreds of organizations. AARP Tax-Aid Volunteers needed Looking for AARP Ta x - A i d e Vo l u n t e e r s ! Needing help in Hermiston, Boardman, and Lexington. All training provided. The season runs from February to April. 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Spiritually Speaking Father Thankachan Joseph St. Mary’s Catholic Church Wasco THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING REMINDS OF THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD Catholics will celebrate this coming Sunday as the “Solemnity of Christ the King of the Universe.” Kingship in the Scriptures always stands for service, love, and care, and Christ WKH (WHUQDO .LQJ FDPH DV WKH GL൵HUHQFHV between the Kingship of Christ and that of Pilate and other kings of this world is that (1) Other kingdoms have territorial boundaries; the Kingship of Christ is universal, without boundaries/borders. (2) Other kingdoms come and go; the Kingship of Christ is eternal. (3) The earthly kingdoms are sustained by military power; the Kingship of Christ is sustained by the power of truth. We must stand by the truth even when it is hurtful and humiliating to do so. Jesus acquired this Kingdom for us at a great price, with His blood shed on the cross. He conquered the world with His unconditional love. 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