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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 29, 2017 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, LLC 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 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 student subscriptions. David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor 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 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub- lication must be specified. Affidavits must be required 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 $10. Obituaries Gwyneth Cox Green Gwyneth Cox Green, 83, a resident of Milton- Freewater, OR died at Prov- idence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA on March 19, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, 902 S. Main Street, Milton-Freewater at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 1. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Shriners Children’s Hospital in care of the fu- neral home. Gwyn was born June 15, 1933, in Palouse, WA, Lonnie Feigner, after meet- to Harry and Hattie (Sell- ing again at a high school ers) Cox. She at- reunion. tended grade school Before retiring, at Palouse and Fruit- she worked at Pa- vale, and graduated cific Power for more from McLoughlin than 20 years. In her High School in career she variously 1951. After gradu- lived in Heppner, ating, she moved to Gwyneth Cox Pendleton, Yakima, Heppner, where she Green and Walla Walla. married Marion C. Survivors in- Green and with whom she clude her long-time com- had her three boys. For the panion Lonnie Feigner; past 20 years she has been three sons, Gregory Green sharing her life with her (Bothell, WA), Howard high school sweetheart, Green (Portland, OR) and Grief support group to meet April 6 The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. 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 $10. Cutsforth did a ‘job well done’ Holly Rebekah card party this weekend OTLD to hold planning session Oregon Trail Library District will hold a special planning meeting this evening, March 29, at 6 p.m. in the River Lodge Grill Pendleton Room. BROKEN GAS LINE -Continued from PAGE ONE was advised of the situation Boardman. Boardman Fire Chief Marc Rogelstad responded to the scene as incident commander and assessed the situation; he found that a contractor working in the area damaged the gas line by mistake. Rogelstad noted that the gas was releasing from the pipe straight up into the air and that there was a light breeze in the area to spread the gas. Cascade Natural Gas ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner area grief support group will be meeting again at Peggy Connor’s house (615 S. Alfalfa) on Thurs- day, April 6, at noon. Speaker will be Heppner Christian Church Pastor Ray DeLoe. The group consists of a wide variety of folks who have experienced an assortment of grief, who meet together to help one another and others with their journey through their heartache. Lunch will be provided at noon with the a.m. and concludes at 12:30 presentation to follow. All are welcome. Questions, please call Mary Ann Elguèzabal, 676- p.m. A free lunch is includ- When Dave DeMayo left his position as city manager 5774, or Jean Adams, 676-5841. ed, and there is no cost to the council wondered if we would be able to fill his shoes. attend. This session will be After a long search we hired Kim Cutsforth. She took the last one for this school the reins and started running. The city once more moved year, but the program will forward and with her help many things were done. start up again in September. Kim’s love for Heppner and the community shows in Newcomers are always every event she brought to the table. Her work on grants, welcome. parks, streets and, of course, the new fire hall has made Holly Rebekah Lodge will host its monthly card party the city better. We were lucky to find a person who had so More information is available by calling the this Saturday, April 1. much love and passion for the city. The council gave Kim “Grab your friends and come to Lexington lodge hall a gift to thank her for all she has done as city manager. It Shared Ministry office at for an evening of cards, laughter and snacks,” a lodge is said a job well done is its own reward. 541-676-9970. spokeswoman says. Play will start at 7 p.m. The cost to Kim, you need to know the community appreciates play continues to be $5 per person. Prizes will be awarded. you. A job well done, Kim. (s) Joanne Burleson, Heppner First Friday Friends of Jesus this week The next session of First Friday Friends of Je- sus will be held this Friday, March 31, instead of the first Friday in April, due to a school day April 7. Children ages four to 12 are invited to a morning filled with Bible stories, crafts, music and games at the All Saints parish hall (corner of Church and Gale in Heppner). The fun begins at 8:30 Joel Green (Spokane, WA); two grandchildren (Bran- don and Lily); and two sisters, Roberta Haer and Nadine O’Brien, both of Walla Walla. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Sheldon, John (LaDow), Clinton, Darrell and La- Vonne, and five sisters, Zona Marsh, Audrey Smith, Claudine Smith, Beverly Parks and Bethel Smith. To leave a condolence online visit www.mun- sellerhodes.com. and responded to turn off the natural gas to the loca- tion. In addition, Boardman Police Department respond- ed for traffic control and Boardman ambulance was put on standby to be ready if needed. Morrow County Emergency Management also was notified. However, the gas was turned off about 49 min- utes after the initial report and law enforcement says the incident ended without injuries or further damage. 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Pre- senters are The Northwest Wranglers Riding Club continues it’s can drive and is asking all residents to bring their empty cans to the collection trailer parked behind Les Schwab Tires by this Rangeland Trust and The Thursday, March 23. Donations will help fund the youth Trust for Public Land. The play days this spring. Northwest Rangeland Trust was originally created by the Oregon Cattleman’s As- sociation and exists to serve the ranching and farming communities of Oregon, The Ione Library District Board of Directors will hold Washington and Idaho. its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 30, beginning at The Trust for Public Land 10:30 a.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W. 2 nd Street. works to create parks and The public is welcome to attend. protect land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for genera- tions to come. -Continued from PAGE ONE route map provided, is also The presentation will Saint’s Episcopal Church, available. be held at St. Patrick Par- 460 N Gale Street, Heppner. Walk MS posters, with ish Hall in Heppner along A continental breakfast and registration information, with a hosted lunch. For coffee will be available will be located in local busi- questions, contact Janet before the walk. The walk nesses. Those with ques- Greenup, Morrow SWCD will start at 10 a.m., with a tions can contact Heppner Manager at 541-676-5452. hosted lunch to follow. Walk MS co-chairs Barb RSVP is not required, but is The well-marked 5k Orwick, 541-256-0455, or appreciated. walk is wheelchair acces- Merilee McDowell, 541- sible and a 10k walk, with a 571-5853. Ione library board to meet WALK MS 2017 Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday, April 6, at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room. Cost of lunch is $10; Willow Creek Diner will cater. Chamber lunch at- tendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than Monday, April 3, to guarantee a lunch. Those Wranglers can drive ends Thursday planning on attending but not eating are still asked to notify the chamber to en- sure adequate seating. Also, the chamber would like to remind ev- eryone of the Harlem Am- bassador’s basketball show Thursday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Heppner High School gym. See the full story PAGE EIGHT. Cyde Estes is retiring Photo credit where credit is due In last week’s edition of the Heppner Gazette-Times, photos were mistakenly published without photo credits. In addition to staff photos of the St. Patrick’s Day cel- ebration, photos were contributed by Kay Proctor, Sandy Matthews and Rita Martin. The editor apologizes for the oversight. WEALTH ADVISOR School, the Epilepsy Foun- -Continued from PAGE ONE Wealth Management. She also is active on several boards and com- mittees, including the Uni- versity of Oregon, De La Salle North Catholic High dation Northwest and the National Charity League. Hale also has been named to the 2014 and 2015 Financial Times Top 400 Advisors lists in the U.S. FOR SALE: after over 31 years with Morrow County. 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Retirement reception will be held in the Bartholomew Building Upper Conference Room from 2 to 4 on March 31, 2017. Please come wish her well 2004 Pine Mountain Pop-up Camper with refrigerator, furnace, water heater, water pump, battery center w/ charger, sleeps 4. $5,000 call Bonnie for appointment. 541-676-5328.