TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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Obituaries
Arthur LeRoy
Burkenbine
Arthur LeRoy Burken-
bine, 83, of Hermiston,
passed away on October
21 st , 2024, while sleeping
in his home with loved
ones by his side, after a
four-and-a-half-year battle
with cancer.
Arthur was born on
February 23 rd , 1941, to Re-
ese and Nina (Cox) Burken-
bine in Heppner Oregon.
Arthur then graduated from
Heppner High School in
1960.
Arthur worked at the
Heppner Gazette from 1959
through 1961. He was then
a produce manager for
Central Market from 1961
to 1969. In 1969 he moved
to Hermiston Oregon and
started working for Mar-
lette Homes. He had a 31-
year career with the compa-
ny before retiring in 2000.
He married the love
of his life Sherley May
Case in July of 1962 at the
Methodist Church in Hep-
pner. They went on to have
seven children, Micheal L.
Case born April 30 th , 1963,
Larry D. Burkenbine 1964-
1969, William A. Burken-
bine August – November
1965, Arthur L. Pease born
June 12 th 1967, David K.
Andrews born October 11 th
1969, Clayton R. Burken-
bine October 10 th 1973,
Rebbecca E. Owen January
27 th 1977-April 11 th 2021.
In 2000 Arthur retired
and spent his time reading
western novels and trea-
sure hunting magazines,
and spending time with
his children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Along with travelling to
Ajo Arizona each winter
to escape the cold of the
pacific northwest.
Arthur’s grandchildren
include Dakota R. Burken-
bine, Celeste F. Jones, Eric
S. R. Burkenbine, Gabri-
ella M. Owen, Destiny J.
Pennock, Jacob B. Owen,
Clayton R. Burkenbine II.
His great grandchil-
dren include Theodore R.
Burkenbine, Katalina R. L.
Littlejohn, Elaina M. Jones,
Abigail A. Jones, Joshua R.
G. Owen.
Arthur was prede-
ceased by his parents Reese
and Nina, his spouse Sher-
ley, his daughter Rebbecca,
his two sons William and
Larry. He is survived by
the remaining members of
his family.
Services will be held
at All Saints Episcopal
Church in Heppner Oregon
on Saturday November 2 nd ,
2024, at 1pm.
Death Notice
Gary L. Kemp
Gary L. Kemp, 73, of
Lexington, OR passed
away on October 24 th ,
2024. A celebration of life
service will take place at
the Heppner Elks Lodge
on Saturday, November
30 th , 2024 at 4 PM. Swee-
ney Payton Mortuary is
entrusted to the arrange-
ments www.sweeneymor-
tuary.com
Election night watch party
“For God and Country”
Election Night Watch Party
on Tuesday, November 5 th ,
at the Gilliam and Bisbee
Building, Heppner, Oregon.
The event will begin at 5
pm with a social hour. No-
host craft beer and wine will
be available from Murray’s,
with musical entertainment
by the Lindsay Family,
Richard Drake, and Jill
and Rick Schoenberg. A
potluck dinner will begin at
6 pm. The Morrow Coun-
ty Republican Party will
provide Turkey and Ham.
Those attending are asked
to bring either a side dish
or a dessert. Coverage of
the election returns will be
presented on a big screen by
Dale Bates throughout the
evening. A special highlight
for the evening will be a
Donald Trump costume and
dance contest to his favorite
YMCA campaign music.
Bucknum’s Tavern will
provide the winner with
dinner for two plus drinks.
Raffle drawings will occur
throughout the evening.
Raffle tickets can be pur-
chased at the door. There
is no charge for the event.
For more information, call
or text Jack Meligan 541)
256-6104, Sam Bellamy
541) 561-8881, or Stuart
Dick 541) 377-5451.
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Good News Only by Doris Brosnan
Halloween is back, and no contributions for too long
from a favorite jokester, Dennis O’Donnell, so here are a
few fill-in groan inducements:
Did you hear about the skeleton who went to the
hospital? (He ate a jawbreaker.)
What do you give a skeleton who is trick-or-
treating? (Spareribs.)
Why did the game warden arrest the ghost? (He
didn’t have a haunting license.)
What’s a ghost’s favorite vacation spot? (Lake
Eerie.)
Did you hear about the vampire who needed
glasses? (It was blind as a bat.)
Why did the vampire become an actor? (He want-
ed a part he could really sink his teeth into.)
What kind of vehicle does Frankenstein drive? (A
monster truck.)
Why did the zombie cross the road? (He wanted
to eat the chicken.)
A lawyer, a doctor and a zombie walked into a
bar. (Three zombies walked out.)
How do you repair a broken jack-o-lantern? (Use
a pumpkin patch.)
What’s a pumpkin’s favorite movie? (“Pulp Fic-
tion.”)
Halloween fun in Ione begins this evening at 5
PM, when the Community Church opens its doors to ev-
eryone who wants to come to a party!
The volleyball district tournament in Stanfield
last Saturday featured several hours of spectacular ball
handling, possibly the toughest-earned points this writer
has ever watched. One hard-fought win and one hard-
fought loss found the Mustangs in second place, behind
Stanfield. Kudos to all the skilled athletes for some fine
playing and to the teammates chosen for honorable-men-
tion, 2 nd team, and 1 st team honors! The Mustangs now
head for state playoffs.
The volleyball district tournament in The Dalles
last Saturday featured the Ione-Arlington team’s spec-
tacular skills, as they outplayed two opponents in tense
matches, to come out of the tournament in first place!
Kudos to the teammates who were chosen for 2 nd and 1 st
team honors! Ione is to host their first challenger in state
playoffs today. The game with Elkton is scheduled to
begin at 6 PM.
Last Saturday, the afternoon matinee of the
stage production Sweeney Todd marked the end of that
play’s run in the Portland Center Stage Theatre, which
first opened its doors in 1994. Trish “Sweeney” and
Sharon Harrison attended the play with Trish’s grand-
son Kane Sweeney and his wife, Hailee Lance-Sweeney.
Hailee has been with Center Stage for two years and is
the Associate Production Manager, which means that
she was totally involved in ALL pre-performance details
of the production and means that she could then relax
and enjoy the show as an audience member when the
lights went up. She now turns attention to next-month’s
production of a two-person show called Liberace and
Lisa Minnelli. Kane, an HHS graduate, and Hailee live
in Portland; he is the son of Corey and Brandi Sweeney.
Julia Finch helped organize a Bake Sale in front of
Market Fresh last Saturday with help from Rhonda Win-
ters. Julia reports that “We invited all the local Hep-
pner churches to participate in baking goodies to raise
money to send to Hurricane victim/survivors in Western
North Carolina. The turnout was incredible! We had
so many goodies to sell - much more than we anticipat-
ed. We had to borrow a third table to hold everything!
The response was great with a lot of people coming by
to donate. Everything was by donation only. We have
raised $1,020.00 so far and will continue to take dona-
tions through the remainder of this week (until Nov. 2).
Anyone who missed the bake sale can still donate. Con-
tact Julia Finch 252-382-4450 if needed. Make checks
out to Willow Creek Baptist Church. We are very grate-
ful to the Heppner community for such a generous re-
sponse. The seven churches that participated are St. Pat-
rick Catholic Church, Hopeful Saints Ministry, Heppner
United Methodist Church, Heppner Christian Church,
Christian Life Center, Seventh-Day Adventist Church,
and Willow Creek Baptist Church.”
Last Sunday, April Sykes celebrated her birthday
when she and her husband, David, traveled to Pendleton
for a party at their son Andrew’s home. Attending were
Andrew, Irma Rodriguez, her daughter Gianni, Sykes’s’
son Chris, his wife, Rachel, and their two children, Way-
lon and Sophie. After cake and presents, the group went
to Wild Horse for dinner.
Always in search of contributions, this column
wants your tidbits: Jot them down and send to dbros-
nan123@gmail.com or call to report them at 541-223-
1490. Those few minutes can create many smiles.
Here’s hoping that good news comes to everyone
reading this.
Spiritually Speaking
Father Thankachan Joseph
Love of God: through
your brothers in need
The two greatest commandments that the Lord
leaves with humanity are First: to love God, and the
Second: to love our neighbor. We speak to God when
we pray, but do we speak to all our neighbors who need
special care? What is my approach to the neighbor who
is in need of my help?
In the Book of Deuteronomy (6:2-6), Moses reminds
the people of the great commandment to love God,
which means to keep His commandments and to walk
in His ways. Moses, in his farewell message, reminds
us that being faithful to God and His commandments
is the best way to prosperity and eternal life. He con-
cludes with the famous call known in Hebrew as Shema
Yisrael (Hear, O Israel)! It is the centerpiece of Jewish
morning and evening prayer, and forms parts of some
Christian prayers. I think the second is very difficult,
but if we can obey the second, we can obey and have
indeed obeyed the first. This is because God lives in our
neighbor. We cannot hate or do harm to our neighbor
for any reason and still claim we love God. We need to
observe and put into practice what Moses taught in this
book of the Torah.
In Mark (12:28-34) is the repetition of the first
reading’s message. When Jesus was questioned by a
scribe asking Him about the greatest of the command-
ments, Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with
all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is
this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (12:29-
32). When I read this passage, I remembered something
from sometime back in a parish in which I was serving
as associate pastor. (The name of the person involved is
changed.) One afternoon someone called and asked me,
“Father, are you free some time to help Mrs. Ann?” Mrs.
Ann’s husband was seriously ill and had been admitted
into the intensive care unit of a hospital. The authori-
ties allowed one person to stay with him. The only per-
son he was really comfortable with was his wife. The
only piece of furniture in the small space, in addition to
his bed, was a small stool. Ann spent eight days in that
looking after her husband, without ever lying down. The
person who called me asked me to substitute for her on
the fourth day. When I asked her how she had managed,
she told me: “Looking back, I, too, do not know how I
managed it. I suppose that when there is a real need, we
somehow find the strength.” How did this middle-aged
woman find such stamina and strength? Love gave her
the strength she needed. Deep down we all know this.
When we really like to do something, or meet someone
we love, or help a person we really care about, we have
great reservoirs of energy.
I was also reminded of another story about two
brothers who worked together on the family farm. One
was married and had a large family, the other single. The
brothers shared equally the day’s harvest and profits.
One day, the single brother decided to secretly leave a
sack of grain every night in his brother’s shed, reasoning
that since he was single, his needs were not as great as
his brother’s. Likewise, his brother had similar thoughts,
but in reverse. He felt that his single brother, not having
a wife and children to care for him in his old age, needed
a little something to ensure his future. Each night, he
would take across a sack of grain to his brother’s shed.
Years passed. Both men were puzzled because their
supplies of grain never dwindled. Then, one dark night,
the two bumped into each other, realized what had been
happening all those years, and dropped their sacks and
hugged each other.
Are you a person who is approachable by oth-
ers at any time? We need to remember the answer to
the question, “Lord when did we see you as a stranger,
hungry or thirsty, sick or in prison and did the necessary
things for you?” The master will answer you, “In truth
I tell you, insofar as you did this to one of the least of
these brothers and sisters of mine you did it me” (Mt.
25:39-40).
Morrow SWCD to meet
Morrow SWCD will
meet Tuesday, November
5th beginning at 6pm at the
Ag Service Center in Hep-
pner. To join via Zoom or
conference call, please con-
tact the SWCD beforehand
at 541-676-5452. Meetings
of the Morrow SWCD are
open to the public.
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Specials 10/31 - 11/6
Thursday: Reuben and JoJo
Friday: Clam Chowder, salad, breadsticks
Saturday: chicken fajitas with chips
Sunday: Broccoli cheddar soup with a grilled
cheese and ham
Monday: General Tso Chicken, egg roll, fried
rice
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