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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
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Congratulations, Hunter, son of
Russ and Toni!
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Obituaries
Herb L.
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March 17, 1935, in Hep-
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comed into the family by
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14 years older (Henry) Ted
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Peterson. Herb lost his
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ary 22, 2024.
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classmates who enjoyed
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1954 East West Shriners
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Army did not accept him
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school football practice. He
attended Multnomah Bible
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on their basketball team for
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Morrow County.
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children he was involved in
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married and divorced
Barbara Stefani.
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Men of the year in 1969,
Morrow County Cattlemen
of the Year in 1979. Herb
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death by his parents, Henry,
and Adina; the mother of
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son, Cason P. Terjeson; and
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Robert Peterson.
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Terjeson of Portland, Re-
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refreshments will be held
Saturday, March 2, 2024
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Cemetery (60492 Val-
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donate in Herb’s honor,
they may do so to Cason’s
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condolence book at www.
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Thursday, March 7th
Dinner at 6:00pm/Lodge at 8:00
Steak, Salad, Roasted Potatoes,
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prepared by Kim Coil
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“Hunter.” Hunter Greenup is on a three-week trip with
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today with South Salem.) On Saturday, 1PM found them
in Stayton, to watch Hallee, an HHS junior and Healy, a
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of the coaches. Their tournament had started with one
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a junior; and to Honorable Mention is Calli Troutman, a
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Willow Creek Park District, Chamber of Commerce,
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hospital. He hadn’t even sat down when a nurse came to
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three days before their “due date”!
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plenty of rest, so no calls, please.
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put up the Remembrance Walk Shamrocks. Volunteers
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