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Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions $18 in Morrow , Wheeler, Cilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere. April Hilton-Sykes......................................................................... ......... News Editor Stephanie Jensen ....................................................................................... Typesetting Monique Devin......................................................... Advertising Layout 4 Graphics Bonnie Bennett .......................................................................................... Distribution Penni Keersemaker ...............................................................................................Printer David Sykes, Publisher Former resident celebrates 90th • I • .» ■ " i • . ■ *.-. - » • . . '■ , ' ■ t •*.' > i . • • . t ■. ' ■• •/.- ■_. i L-‘ .V.: ;• ....... . A •’ •V . ' ,• •’ •' S v : - v . 1 ; ._ * -»*• - . . • ■ ..;» , s V ■ : . • , ■ : # ■ • ^. ... • i V . (L-R) Leah Parent Korsness, Alena Anderson, Jake Gehring, Haley Ney Lisa Parent, Jim Ney, great- granddaughter Hayley Ney, granddaughter Shelly Parent, Steve Korsness, granddaugh ters Leah Parent Korsness and Alison Parent, Jim Erdmann, daughter Dee Erdmann, grand daughter Suzanne Gehring, Mike Gehring, great-grand children Jake, Heather, Amy and Sarah Gehring, daughter Carol Porter, grandson Richard Porter, and friends Elinor Yeaton and Eric Esau. Mrs. Anderson left Heppner in 1988. She would appreciate hearing from old friends at 14430 S.W. Farmington Road, Beaverton, OR. 97005. Alena A. Anderson, a resi dent of Morrow County for most of her life, celebrated her 90th birthday recently at the home of Phil and Nancy Mc Lennan, Hillsboro. Mrs. Anderson was enter tained by her three daughters and their families and five of her six grandchildren and their families, including six great grandchildren. Family members travelled from Germany," New Hamp shire, California, Salem and the Portland area to be with her. Those attending included: Phil McLennan, daughter Nan cy McLennan, grandaughter Shakespeare Festival actors to perform >V */ V ’ 1 . ' • / r * * •« '■•- -. . . i •’• : * .. v , . J ' -* * • • . |> ? • • f . • • *. : r * • l V I %*• • . Two actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) will present a special evening per formance as part of the festi val's annual School Visit Pro gram. The actors will perform excerpts from Shakespeare, classic and contem porary literature at the Heppner High School cafeteria Monday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend. The School Visit Program is part of the festival's commit ment to bring "theatre to young people and young peo ple to theatre." It is funded in part by a grant from the US WEST Foundation and the sup port of the members of the % W e Print • C’ . •' - / Business Cards / OSF. The Morrow County Museum is the local sponsor of the performance, which is funded by the Morrow Coun ty Unified Recreation District. Gazette-Times 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 • *{ The Holidays aren't complete without that Special Gift. . . I I ; »,.** ? , : ? , 4 f V V .!. * / ,v. » • -s • :>.v , . : t. f I ... -■ ;»• •‘ , y ' ■*. I f\t. r. L ". - j V *. * ,• • j • *< S i .-•••/ .-, : f . •» > v .¿ * DIAMOND ELEGANCE Swiss Quartz Scratch Resistant Mineral Crystal A. 16 Diamonds . Î • i B. 10 Diamonds '• - • - Member Jewelers of America. Inc < « s :t Peterson’s ■•; *£f| ¡»SS. • * ii» ? : W x fttfC lM k iS V . ; Heppner - J 676-9200 :í¿ , :•< Obituari« Letters to the Iditor Ronald Robert Reid Editor's note: Letters to tho editor must be signed The Gazette-Tim es will not publish unsigned letters Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G -T office The G -T reserves the right to edit Ronald Reid, 62, a former La Grande resident, died Satur day, November 16, 19% at his home in Pacific City. Graveside funeral services were held on November 21, 19% at the Taft Pioneer Ceme tery. Pastor Don Lowry officiat ed. Mr. Reid was bom on August 2, 1934, at Heppner, the son of Robert C. and Ruth (Collins) Reid. He attended schools in Heppner and served with the U.S. Army from September 1957 until September 1963. On June 24, 1966, he was married to Virginia Buch at Heppner. Virginia's parents were Julius and Viola Buch of Ritzville, Washington. The Reids moved to Portland in June, 1966, where Mr. Reid went to work for Clarence Walker Flowers. In March, 1968, they moved to La Grande, where they purchas ed Cherry's Florist, which they owned and operated until he retired in November 1992. Mr. Reid had great artistic ability. He was a floral design er, interior decorator, uphol sterer, furniture restorer, land scaper and a fine craftsman. He could take anything old and make it new. He was a member of the Rus ty Wheels Vintage Car Club and had owned several classic cars. He was also a member of the Tillamook Elks Lodge and a former member of both the Noon and the Sunrise Rotary Clubs of La Grande. In his younger years he enjoyed snow and water skiing. He also enjoyed shopping the antique and second-hand stores. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Reid of Pacific City; son and daughter-in-law, Rob bie and Heidi Reid of Sitka, A laska; grandson, Tyler; brother-in-law and sister-in- law, Charles and Roberta Buch of Ritzville, Washington; and other relatives and friends. Those who wish may make contributions in memory of Robert Reid to the Hospice Ser vice of Tillamook, County, 1000 3rd Street, Tillamook, Oregon 97141. Daniels Chapel of the Valley, La Grande, was in charge of arrangements. Eldon D. Hobbs Eldon D. Hobbs, 84, of Hepp ner and a longtime North Pow der resident, died Sunday, November 17, 19%, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner. Graveside services were held on Wednesday, November 20, 19% at the North Powder Cemetery. Mr. Hobbs was bom August 17, 1912, at North Powder to Frank and Georgia Hobbs. He grew up in North Powder and attended school there, graduat ing from North Powder High School in 1930. He participated in basketball and held North Powder High School's highest single scoring record for over 50 years. He continued to enjoy and follow all sports through out his life. He served with the U.S Ar my during World War II. Upon his return home, he spent most of his life ranching in the Pow der Valley, working with sheep, and enjoying all aspects of the outdoors. On October 23, 1946, he mar ried Barbara Jean Pearson at Baker City. Survivors include his daugh ter and son-in-law, Donna and Chuck Moeller; two grand children, Mark David Moeller and Lori Jean Moeller, all of Heppner; sisters, Alene Willis of North Powder and Leora Nice of La Grande; a brother, Floyd Hobbs of Irrigon; and numerous nieces and neph ews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Kenneth and Raymond Hobbs. Memorial contributions may be made to the North Powder A thletic Program in his memory through Gray's West and Company, P.O. Box 726, Baker City, OR. 97814. FAX Send or Receive Commissioners discuss ballot measure 47 and inflation, is much more realistic and if had been adopted several years ago might have stopped this tax payer revolt. Morrow County will survive and we will undoubtably make cuts. There are three ap proaches that we can use. First, to cut out some or all of the non-mandated services. Se cond, to cut back on all ser vices, and third, to downsize the departments. The employ ment figures released in last Saturday's East Oregonian report that l«xal government employment had increased by 70 jobs since October 1995 com pared to a total of 70 jobs in manufacturing and trade. If true, we will have to take a serious look at the last option. Local government is much more responsive to citizens' wishes than state or federal government and 1 know that our county budget committee will try to respond to Measure 47 in a fair and compassionate manner. And since the inter pretation of the measure will be developing week by week for the next several months, all tax payers should try to keep in formed and express their wishes to the budget commit tee members. (s) Don McElligott lone To the Editor: We, the county commis sioners and commissioner-elect Wenholz, returned this week end from the Association of Oregon Counties convention in Eugene. Other than the usual legislative issues, our concern was what the effect of Measure 47 will be on Morrow County. We learned what we expected- we will have to cut some taxes and spending. How much will depend on the final interpreta tion of the law by the legisla ture and the courts. You have probably read the main points of the governor's speech. He will try to protect education and the rest is the local government's problem. In the halls, there was much less "gloom and doom " talk than after the passage of Measure 5. The mood of the commission ers seemed to be that the voters have spoken, so we will do what we have to do. Measure 47 provides that we levy the lesser of (1) 100 percent of the taxes levied in 1994-95 (2) 90 percent of the taxes levied in 1995-%. After this next tax year there will be a 3 percent annual cap on levies rather than the old 6 percent cap on the tax base. I personally believe that the new cap, if it could be ad justed for population increases Redington descendants contact Gazette ing a copy of a recent paper was a nice addition to her report. Incidently, Mr. Redington's daughter turned 100 on Nov. 25 Her husband just died a few days ago at the age of 102. (s) Allisin Jinings Eugene To the Editor: John Watermelon Redington started the Gazette in 1873. He was my father's grandfather. My daughter (who would be Mr. Redington's great-great- granddaughter) did a report for school on Mr. Redington. Hav- Yellowjackets end season Gazette-Times 676-9228 Chamber Chatter By Claudia H ughes. C ham ber M anager Thankgiving... a time to give thanks. I'm thankful to live near a small community where people care about each other, help each other and put time and ef fort into giving something back to their hometown. I'm thankful for the brilliant fall colors we had, for crisp blue skies, the space, the vast ex panse of stars, and the seasons. I'm thankful for my spouse, our parents, children, grand children and for the opportuni ty to bring extended family together for dinner and a coun try experience. I'm thankful for the students and teachers involved in the production of "Grandpa Hangs the H olly," which ushered in good laughs and the holiday spirit. I'm thankful for a down quilt, a purring cat, faithful dogs, a claw-legged bathtub, a good laugh, music, hugs, books and peace and quiet. I'm thankful for our Heppner retailers who continue in busi ness offering a variety of choices so we can shop at home. I'm thankful for friends who accept me with all my faults and idiosyncracies. I'm thankful for patience, health, ideas, positive attitudes and the Ten Commandments. And I'm thankful for those in the community who reach out to include everyone. Have a Happy Thanksgiving. St. Pat's Senior Center gets facelift Iowa's Graceland College Yellowjackets played their final game of their regular season on Nov. 16 against MidAmerica Nazarene College. The 'Jackets battled through the harsh wind and rain to im prove their overall record to 7-3 on the season with a 12-7 vic tory. Chris Dickenson of Hepp ner made six unassisted tackles and three assisted tackles on the game. 4-H News Kool Kitchen Kids By Olivia Sagely, reporter The Kool Kitchen Kids 4-H cooking club had their first meeting Friday, Nov. 22 at leader Tami Rietmann's home. Since the club had not yet elected officers, Jodie Carlson served as president for this first meeting. The group discussed record books and elected officers. The new president of the Kool Kit chen Kids is Jodie Carlson, the vice president is Claire Ander son, the secretary is Meghan Bailey and the reporter is Olivia Sagely. The club made vanilla pud ding and berry sauce which everyone agreed tasted scrumptious. Barb Watkins, member o f the housing board, shews St. Patrick's Senior Center improvements to the building s exterior. Justice Court Report The St. Patrick's Senior Center on Main Street in Heppner has had a face lift. The center sports a new sign in the window and a new green jaint job , done with special jaint, that goes along with the rish theme. Barb Watkins, a member o f the housing board, said that the improvements will also complement the Main The Justice Court office at the courthouse annex building in Heppner reports handling the following business during the past week: Thad L. Weems, 20, Hermis- ton-No Big Game Tag Hepp ner Regulated Hunt Area, $91 fine; Teresa M. Gains, 31, Hepp- ner-Violation of the Basic Rule, 70 mph in a 55 mph zone, $67 fine; John R. Blake, 18, Heppner- Violation of the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $101 fine; Raleigh M. McClatchey, 34, Portland-Violation of the Basic Rule, 71 mph in a 55 mph zone, $67 fine. Street Renovation Project which is scheduled to get underway in 1997. Watkins said that the improvements cost over $32,000. She added that painting and carpeting inside the apartments are checked once a year or when someone moves out and that refinishing is completed on an as-needea basis as funds are available. 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