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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 14, 2024 The Official Newspaper 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 Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 177 N Main St. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 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 column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $15 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.00 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to 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. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $15 Spiritually Speaking Father Thankachan Joseph This week the church is going to celebrate the so- lemnity of the Assumption of Mary. The whole Church honors the humble maid of Nazareth through whom the world received its Savior. We rejoice that she shares in the glory of her Son in heaven. She is our Mother from heaven. She wants us to be obedient and loving children of the Father. She is waiting for us all in heaven. The image in Revelation (11:19; 12:1-6, 10) de- scribes a woman clothed with the sun, standing on the moon, with her head crowned with twelve stars, but cry- ing aloud in the pangs of childbirth, reminding us of the two poles of Our Lady’s life - peace and affliction. In our churches, she is presented as being at peace, reflect- ing the way she is now, in heaven body and soul with her Son. We rejoice that she is finally and definitively at peace, and we are comforted by our belief that where she is, one day we also shall be if we remain loyal to her Son. But Our Lady’s life was a time of affliction for her, in various episodes of her vocation she was sorely tried. The scene from the Apocalypse looks back to Gen- esis 3:15-16 and represents the woman of the Messian- ic Era who is both physical mother of the Messiah and spiritual mother of the faithful. It is the Messiah who is approved by the voice from heaven, by His triumph as God’s elected one over the ancient Adversary, the Devil. The implication for us on earth is that we should not be surprised if we are afflicted - if Our Lady suffered afflic- tion despite her exalted calling, who are we to be taken aback by our own afflictions? 1 Corinthians 15: 20-26 gives a scriptural basis for our belief that Mary has been assumed body and soul into heaven by a special privilege. The time of her liber- ation from death has been anticipated in advance of the definitive end of time when Christ the Messiah will hand over all things to His Father, and all the elect will be saved once and for all from death in soul and body. Paul gives us a clear distinction between the old Eve and the new Eve. If Jesus is the new Adam, who then is the new Eve? Mary. Just as the full story of our Fall cannot be told without Eve, so also the full story of our Redemp- tion cannot be told without Mary. Many parallels exist between the old Adam and Eve and the new Adam and Eve, Jesus, and Mary. In the old order, the woman came from the body of the man, but in the new order, the man (Jesus) comes from the body of the woman (Mary). In the old order, the woman first disobeyed God and led the man to do the same; in the new order, the woman first said “Yes” to God (Luke 1:38) and raised her Son, Jesus, to do likewise. Adam and Eve had a good time together disobeying God; Jesus and Mary suffered together do- ing God’s will. The sword of sorrow pierced their hearts equally (John 19:34; Luke 2:35b). The Gospel of Luke 1: 39-56, with its account of the Magnificat of our Blessed Mother, reminds us of the enormous privileges of Our Lady. She has no illu- sions about the source of these privileges: God’s cove- nant loyalty to the promises made to Abraham. Behind this covenant loyalty, of course, is God’s unmerited love. It is to the initiative of this love that we owe our creation, that we owe our redemption, that we owe Our Lady, whose humility proved to be a fitting match for God’s designs. This should give us pause for thought. On the Feast of the Assumption, we all should rejoice with Our Lady because of the great things that God has seen fit to work in her. But our rejoicing should also be a challenge for us and an indication of the road we should follow if we are to end up beside our spiritual mother. Only through humility and trust in God can we be successful in our search for God›s will, a will that for us implies what it implied for Our Lady: definitive existence in the presence of her Son. May she intercede on our behalf and take us all to her Son’s abode. Death Notice Sandra L. Hanna Sandra L. Hanna, 72, of Heppner, died Wednes- day, July 24, 2024, at Pi- oneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. She was born August 3, 1951, in Astoria, Oregon. A celebration of life and luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, August 22, 2024, at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Memorial contributions for those who wish may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospital, PO Box 9, Hep- pner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary is in care of ar- rangements, Obituaries Judith Anne Rea Judith Anne (Howton) Rea, age 85, passed away on August 4 th , 2024, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston, Oregon. She was surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born on May 19 th , 1939, in Spokane, Washington to Wilma Elizabeth (Campbell) and Lloyd Lee Howton. She spent her early years in Connell, Wahington before moving to the Lexington, Oregon area. She attended school in Lexington and Heppner before her family purchased the farm 8 miles south of Ione, Oregon. Judy graduated from Ione High School in 1957 where she participated in volleyball, 4H sewing and cooking programs as well as being a cheerleader for 4 years. Judy married Keith Rea in 1957. Judy was active in the Ione Community Church, having served as the trea- surer for 30 years. She also chaired the Church Auction, along with Keith for many years. In addition to her church activities, she was very involved in the Oregon Wheat League, serving as the first woman President of the Oregon Wheat League before serv- ing a term on the Oregon Wheat Commission. These positions took her to many states, Washington D.C. and Mexico. Judy was an avid seamstress and quilt mak- er. Many of her children’s clothes were handmade for school photos. She always had a project in the works. She had quilting squares in progress at the time of her passing. Judy is survived by her husband Keith of 67 years, sons Craig (Barney) of Walla Walla, Christo- pher (Gina) of Napa, CA, and Gary (Suzanne) of Ione, 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Judy was preceded in death by her parents, Wil- ma and Lloyd Howton, her brother Jim, sister Jackie, son Leroy and granddaugh- ter Katie. Services for Judy will be held on August 17 th at 11:00 am at the Ione Com- munity Church with a re- ception to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ione Community Church, PO Box 346, Ione, OR 97843. Sweeney Mortuary of Hep- pner is providing services. Sara Danielle Gorsky Santora July 8, 1986 - July 19, 2024 Sara was born in Eu- gene, Oregon to Rick Gorsky of Heppner, Or- egon and Diana Court- wright Matlock of Phi- lomath, Oregon. She was the youngest of 3 children, brother Chad Gorsky of Central Point Oregon and sister Seli- na Marshall of Albany, Oregon. Sara started her education at Oakridge Elementary school for kindergarten and first grade after which she and her family moved to Phi- lomath finishing her ed- ucation at the Philomath School district, graduat- ing from Philomath High School in 2004. Sara attended Or- egon State University receiving her Bachelor of Science in animal sci- ence. She worked at OSU Veterinary Hospital as an Animal Attendant while attending college and af- ter receiving her degree. Sara’s love of hors- es started at a young age, motivating her to purchase her first four- legged friend, Highland Gentry, when she was 12 years old. She participat- ed and excelled in equine 4-H and enjoyed being a member of both her high school and college eques- trian teams. Sara met her husband Joseph Santora in the summer of 2008, they dated for 4 years and bought their first property together in 2012 making it possible to have a home that included her horses. Together, Joe and Sara would improve and de- velop their property into a beautiful country oasis where they would hold their August 26, 2012, wedding. The ceremony reflected Sara’s love for Joe, as well as her love of the simplicity of the outdoors and the country way of life. Although Sara was quiet and pri- vate to those who were not in her inner circle, she allowed people to see her adventurous side when she arrived at her wedding on horseback. In true Sara style she hopped from the horses’ back to her dad’s side for her walk down the aisle to Joe, together they had many adventures on quads, horseback and hiking. In 2015 the couple moved to Lexington, Or- egon where they once again purchased prop- erty and built a country sanctuary that included a house and barns that housed two highland cat- tle (George & Scotty), two horses (Brandy & Aspen) and enough space to allow two dogs (Coo- per & Gus) and two cats to play. Sara had a love for the outdoors, hiking, Photography, and simply taking walks with her dogs. She enjoyed her job at Bank of Eastern Oregon as a Loan Pro- cessor, she excelled in her area earning her a step up in her career ladder as a Credit Analyst. On July 19, 2024, Sara was living the coun- try life alongside Joe and taking care of her animals when she sud- denly passed from this world. Unfortunately, professionals are unable to determine the cause at this time. Sara’s Celebration of Life will be held Sep- tember 7, 2024 @ 2 pm at the Beazell Memorial Forest 37283 Kings Val- ley Highway Philomath, OR 97370 And Septem- ber 21, 2024 @ 1 pm Heppner Elks Lodge 142 N Main St Heppner, OR 97836. WWW.HEPPNER.NET Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription Good News Only by Doris Brosnan Slow “good news” week, apparently. Today the Mor- row Co. Fair opens, and entrance is free! 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