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7:2+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, February 28, 2024 7KH2൶FLDO1HZVSDSHU of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Good News Only by Doris Brosnan Heppner Congratulations, Hunter, son of Russ and Toni! 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/ 3XEOLVKHGZHHNO\E\6\NHV3XEOLVKLQJDQGHQWHUHGDVSHULRGLFDOPDWWHUDWWKHPost 2൶FHDW+HSSQHU2UHJRQXQGHUWKH$FWRI0DUFK3HULRGLFDOSRVWDJHSDLG DW+HSSQHU2UHJRQ2൶FHDW10DLQ6W7HOHSKRQH )D[ (PDLO HGLWRU#UDSLGVHUYHQHW RU V\NHVFKULV#KRWPDLOFRP :HE VLWH ZZZKHSSQHUQHW3RVWPDVWHUVHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWRWKH+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV 32%R[+HSSQHU2UHJRQ6XEVFULSWLRQV,Q0RUURZ&RXQW\\HDU Outside Morrow County $40/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $30/ year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $35/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Annalynn Black ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty........$GYHUWLVLQJ 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 Herb L. Peterson +HUE / 3HWHUVRQ RI ,RQH 2UHJRQ ZDV ERUQ March 17, 1935, in Hep- pner to Henry E. Peterson and Adina A. Anderson Peterson. He was wel- comed into the family by KLVVLEOLQJVWKHROGHVWZHUH 14 years older (Henry) Ted Peterson, Marjorie Peterson 6NX]HVNL DQG 5REHUW ( Peterson. Herb lost his OLIHDIWHUDQPRQWKEDWWOH ZLWKRUDOFDQFHURQ)HEUX- ary 22, 2024. +HUE JUDGXDWHG IURP ,RQH +LJK 6FKRRO ZLWK classmates who enjoyed SOD\LQJ DQG ZLQQLQJ at football and basketball JDPHV +HUE ZDV RQ WKH 1954 East West Shriners )RRWEDOO 7HDP 7KH 86 Army did not accept him due to a healed broken WDLOERQHVX൵HUHGLQDKLJK school football practice. He attended Multnomah Bible &ROOHJHLQGRZQWRZQ3RUW- ODQG 2UHJRQ DQG SOD\HG on their basketball team for RQH\HDUEHIRUHUHWXUQLQJWR Morrow County. Upon his return to Ione, he married Barbara K. Prock and enjoyed a JRRG IDPLO\ OLIH IRU \HDUV :KLOH UDLVLQJ WKHLU children he was involved in GHYHORSLQJWKHLUVNLOOVLQDOO athletic sports, education, +KXQWLQJIDUPFKRUHV DQG ZDWHU VNLLQJ +H ODWHU married and divorced Barbara Stefani. He and his brother, 5REHUWIRUPHGDUDQFKLQJ S D U W Q H U V K L S 3 H W H U V R Q Brothers. They worked as a team and were awarded Morrow County and 2UHJRQ6WDWH&RQVHUYDWLRQ Men of the year in 1969, Morrow County Cattlemen of the Year in 1979. Herb formed a partnership with his sons, Todd and Treve Peterson named Rocky %OX൵5DQFK Herb held a lifetime PHPEHUVKLSWRWKH2UHJRQ :KHDW *URZHUV /HDJXH Elks /RGJH RI +HS- SQHUDQGDIRXQGLQJPHP- EHU RI 0RUJUDVV *UD]LQJ $VVRFLDWLRQLQ/RQJ&UHHN 2UHJRQRYHU\HDUVDJR Herb enjoyed his time in /RQJ&UHHNZDWFKLQJRYHU the cattle up until October of 2023. The Peterson Ranch, still located on Valby Road ZLWK WKH RULJLQDO KRPH- stead was honored with WKH2UHJRQ&HQWXU\5DQFK UHFRJQLWLRQ His ancestors, Aron and Ida Peterson came from Swe- GHQLQDVVKHHSKHUGHUV He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry, and Adina; the mother of his children, Barbara Prock 3HWHUVRQ +DOH GDXJKWHU 3DPHOD-3HWHUVRQJUDQG- son, Cason P. Terjeson; and VLEOLQJV7HG0DUMRULHDQG Robert Peterson. Herb is survived by his sons, Todd Peterson, Treve 3HWHUVRQ (OL]DEHWK RI , R Q H D Q G G D X J K W H U Jan Peterson-Terjeson (Matt) of Pendleton, and JUDQGGDXJKWHUV /\GLD -. Terjeson of Portland, Re- nee and Haylie Peterson of Ione, and many friends and family members. $JUDYHVLGHVHUYLFHDQG refreshments will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 DW SP 9DOE\ /XWKHUDQ Cemetery (60492 Val- by 5RDG ,RQH 2UHJRQ Everyone is welcome to attend. )RU WKRVH ZLVKLQJ WR donate in Herb’s honor, they may do so to Cason’s 3ODFH *ULHI 6XSSRUW IRU &KLOGUHQ DQG )DPLOLHV RI (DVWHUQ 2UHJRQ 32 %R[ 1142, Pendleton OrHJRQ RU 9DOE\ /XWKHU- an Church (60492 Val- by 5RDG ,RQH 2UHJRQ Sweeney Mortuary is LQ FDUH RI DUUDQJHPHQWV <RX PD\ VLJQ WKH RQOLQH condolence book at www. sweeneymortuary.com. O ld T imers ’ N ighT Thursday, March 7th Dinner at 6:00pm/Lodge at 8:00 Steak, Salad, Roasted Potatoes, Asparagas, Bread & Dessert prepared by Kim Coil 5XQQLQJVHHPVWREHLQWKH1LFKROVIDPLO\EORRGDQG URGHRLQJLVDSSDUHQWO\LQWKHIDPLO\EORRGRIDQRWKHUORFDO “Hunter.” Hunter Greenup is on a three-week trip with Rawley Koch of St. Paul for bareback competitions in pro rodeos in CA, TX, AZ, MO, and OK. Last weekend, +XQWHUSODFHGWKLUGDW.LQJ&LW\&$DQGIRXUWKLQWKH Indio, CA, pro rodeo. In the meantime, his sister Sierra ZDVFRPSHWLQJLQEUHDNDZD\URSLQJLQ&DVD*UDQGH$= SODFLQJ¿IWKRXWRIIRUW\IRXUFRQWHVWDQWV:LWKWKHVHDQG WKHLURZQVFKHGXOHVSDUHQWV7UDYLVDQG7L൵DQLHFDQQRW DWWHQGPDQ\FRPSHWLWLRQVEXWWZRZHHNVDJRWKHIDPLO\ ZDVWRJHWKHULQ<DNLPDIRUURGHRFRPSHWLWLRQVLQFOXGLQJ 0RP¶VEDUUHOUDFLQJ )RUWKH¿UVWWLPHODVWZHHNHQG3DXODQG6XVDQ+LVOHU ZHUHDEOHWRZDWFKDOORIWKHLUIRXUJUDQGGDXJKWHUVSOD\ EDVNHWEDOO±QRWHDV\2Q)ULGD\WKH\ZHUHDW:HVW/LQQ WRZDWFK5HHVHDQ2UHJRQ&LW\VRSKRPRUHSOD\LQKHU VFKRRO¶VODVWOHDJXHJDPH 7KH\ZLOOEHLQDSOD\R൵JDPH today with South Salem.) On Saturday, 1PM found them in Stayton, to watch Hallee, an HHS junior and Healy, a IUHVKPDQSOD\LQJLQ+HSSQHU¶VJDPHZLWK5HJLV7KHQ WKH\KHDGHGIRU6DOHPIRUWKHLU¿UVWRSSRUWXQLW\WRZDWFK 3H\WRQ SOD\ LQ D FOXEEDOO JDPH DW 3H\WRQ LV DQ HLJKWKJUDGHULQ2UHJRQ&LW\DQGKHUPRP$QQLHLVRQH of the coaches. 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He hadn’t even sat down when a nurse came to DVNLIKHZDVWKHRZQHURIWKHSLFNXSZLWKGRJVLQWKH EDFN6KHVDLGRQHRIWKHGRJVZDVKDYLQJSXSSLHVDQG “we don’t do babies at the hospital anymore!” Mike cut KLVYLVLWVKRUWDQGZHQWKRPHWRJLYHWKHPRWKHUDEHWWHU ELUWKLQJVSDFHZKHUHVKHHQGHGXSZLWKHOHYHQSXSSLHV three days before their “due date”! Mike’s mom, Sheree Mahoney went home from the KRVSLWDORQ0RQGD\DQGVD\VWKDWULJKWQRZVKHQHHGV plenty of rest, so no calls, please. 6XUHO\ PDQ\ UHDGHUV DJUHH ZLWK 6KDURQ +DUULVRQ ZKR³/RYHVWKDWLW¶VOLJKWODWHUDQGGD\OLJKWVDYLQJVLV FRPLQJVRRQ´ If you have spare time and want to contribute to the Wee Bit O’ Ireland success story, you could call Susan +LVOHUDWWRYROXQWHHUVRPHWLPHWRKHOS put up the Remembrance Walk Shamrocks. 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