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Obituaries
Beverly Steagall
Beverly Baker Steagall,
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died
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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-
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women to rope in the Mor-
row County area. She also
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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-
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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
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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
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are any resources available
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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.
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BEO Bancorp
Announces Dividens
for 2023
The Board of Directors
of BEO Bancorp has voted
to declare a $1.15 per share
dividend for 2023. The
dividend will be paid to
shareholders of record as of
December 5, 2023; payable on
Newborn Kambree Collins
or before December 15, 2023.
snuggled and resting.
A cco rd i n g t o B o ard
Emily Collins and Chair Brad Anderson, “BEO
Patrick Collins welcomed Bancorp has paid a dividend 37
baby girl Kambree Collins of the past 38 years. Dividends
at the Good Shepherd Hos-
pital in Hermiston, Oregon
on November 9 th , 2023.
The baby was 6 lbs. 14 oz
and 20 inches long. The
Grandparents are Ray and
Jen Cecil from Gresham,
and Tim and Jean Collins
from Heppner Oregon.
Morrow County Wolf
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able to provide this dividend
to our shareholders.”
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per share is up 15 percent
compared to the dividend
paid in 2022. In addition, the
$1.15 per share is the highest
dividend ever paid by BEO
Bancorp.
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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
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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. Paul writes that
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principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers
of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness
in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12). Today’s cele-
bration challenges us to look more critically at public life
and examine it against the light of the law of Christ. As
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The prophet Ezekiel (34:11-12, 15-17), describes
Lord God as the shepherd of His people. The allegory of
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poor leadership. They deserve a good shepherd who will
lead them along the right path. While Ezekiel is aware
of the need for good leaders, he reminds the people that
ultimately, God will assume leadership of His people, but
the people have to walk in faith and follow in the footsteps
of the Shepherd. We have a responsibility to God and for
God every day of our lives.
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reaching out to the needy, we touch Christ Himself. This
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God in our midst in the “little ones’.” Our focus has to be
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by Jesus. As the theologian, Reinhold Neibuhr pointed
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love lived by Christ our King and bequeathed to us by
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of us in accordance to our reaction to human need. God’s
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amassed or the fame we have acquired or the fortune we
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