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♦ i. % : v *.•■*••• y ' * • • ... ,v . X » ♦ / ^ w O v « W • -4r-4r-*r-% -e -v # I - * f * t •; Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. December 25, 1996 - THREE Morrow County is encourag ing communities, special dis tricts and non-profit organiza tions to submit applications for funds through the State Com munity Economic Revitaliza tion Team (SCERT) process. The SCERT process has three categories: community and in frastructure, ecosystem invest ment and other. Projects will be evaluated and prioritized by the county court, in coopera tion with the Economic De velopment Committee that consists of representatives from each community in Morrow County. Projects within the communi ty and infrastructure and eco system investment category Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U .S .P .S 240-420 Morrow County’s Hoipe-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly 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 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (541)676-9228. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Bos 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $18 in Morrow, Wheeler, Gilliam and Grant Coun ties; $25 elsewhere. April Hilton-Sykes.......................................................................................J4ews Editor Stephanie Jensen .......................................................................................... Typesetting Monique Devin......................................................... Advertising Layout & Graphics Bonnie Bennett .......................................................................................... Distribution Penni K eersem aker............................................................................................... Printer David Sykes, Publisher & S & Ì -r*T* Whether you're shouting "H o, Ho, H o" or "w hoa, whoa, w hoa," Christmas is here, ready or not. That holiday feeling doesn't seem to blossom into reality until the cookies are baked and the packages are wrapped. There is self-serving satisfaction in the hidden smugness and the lack of compassion given to others who have fallen behind at this task. Yet anymore I lack the energy to tackle those gran diose last-minute projects by burning the midnight oil. It is so simple to take short cuts that were unheard of in years past. Note the ready-made pies or frozen crusts and the bakery rolls. Who will remember come New Year's? Santa doesn't seem to care anymore that my kitchen isn't filled with rolled and cut out, hand-decorated cookies. This house needs more time spent in rearranging the dust. Sure, I've been covering up most surfaces with holiday ar rangements and greens, but it's embarrassing to watch young grandkids doodling on the coffee table using only their fingers. However, my masterpiece is an imitation Charlie Brown-type of Christmas tree inspired by Jane Rawlins. Using a spruce limb anchored in a flower pot and stabilized by rocks, with the addi tion of lights and decorations, it passes for the real thing. One more tree saved for necessities like toilet paper. Fortunately in this corner of the world, we can truthfully pro claim "Peace on Earth" and rejoice in the true meaning of Christmas. Yet television brings into focus the harsh reality of warring conflicts and suffering that seems to be fueled by religious and cultural differences. As to Christmas shopping, there is an economical advantage to that last-minute snatching. But it's hard to find an excuse for waiting until the last minute to make pillows, crafts and other homemade gifts. That inspiration seems to be motivated when one's conscience becomes weighed like a stone. Finally I did stumble on some practical gift items in the last couple of weeks. But I'm very irked that after making these pur chases, very soon after, they go on sale or are marked down in price. I propose a different shopping system. Starting in July, merchants should announce that merchandise is the lowest price of the year and from then until Christmas, all prices will increase. What does it matter if everything is marked down after Christmas when credit cards and pocketbooks are maxed out? Should you decide to prepare for next year by shopping the after-Christmas sales, it will probably go out of style, be unwanted or obsolete. I have to hand it to parents who really go all out when it comes to toys for their kids. I remember when parents were doing bat tle to get their hands on a Cabbage Patch doll, one of the ugliest dolls yet. Now they're willing to mortgage their home in order to buy a "Tickle Me Elm o" stuffed creature made in China. 1 wonder how many underage children are working in sweatshops in China to make these sought-after toys? Most kids should be tickled with any kind of gift. If it's tickling that matters, at least my fingers still work. So thankfully I can wish you a holiday greeting straight from the heart without any marked-down value, as I prepare stuffing for the bird that in turn will lead to stuffing my face. In the Service Marine Cpl. M ichael E. Thomas, son of Melvin Thomas of Irrigon, recently received the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. The medal recognizes the ser vice member's "honest and faithful service" during a three year period. To earn it, Thomas achieved and maintained a sat- WTTL * ‘Holism 'JXUl. ; , ■* .j 1 . ♦ * ‘H ol tésyt PLOYHAR INSURANCE Bob, Cheryl, Jerid & Darrin Ployhar A Special Star A Special Night V Extension honors outstanding work The Oregon State University Extension Association (OSU- EA) presented awards to Exten sion service employees recent ly- The OSUEA's Classified- Management Staff Award went to Molly Rill of Heppner, who is the office coordinator of the Morrow County Extension of fice. Rill was praised for her "people skills," her "untiring dedication in getting the job d on e," and for her work in overseeing the upgrade of the office's electronic network, which includes computing • ? , A ., * * V * * • v .'-T y V'*.::!- ' * 7•#<-.* • . - .4 - ' r We’d like to thank you for your business in 1995 and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! must be "ready to proceed with all engineering and feasibility studies done. The "o th e r" category will enable communities to apply for funds for m arketing feasibility studies, curriculum develop ment proposals, preliminary planning or engineering ele ments for projects that are not "ready to proceed." ’ Information and applications may be obtained by contacting Rick Minster, Morrow County Economic Development coor dinator (MCEDC) at (541) 989-8200, P.O. Box 453, Lex ington, OR. 97839. All applications must be sub mitted to the office of the MCEDC no later than Friday, Dec. 27. Great expectations fo r a great Christmas . .. this year and every year. To our customers we wish a wonderful holiday! hardware, software and satel lite receivers. Bill Broderick, also of Hepp ner, a 10 year Extension vet eran, received the OSUEA's Experienced Faculty Award. Broderick, OSU's 4-H and live stock agent for Morrow Coun ty, was cited for many efforts, including a nationally recogniz ed Hispanic Youth Leadership Program, conducted in colla boration with Umatilla County. He was also praised for con tributions to the resolution of natural resource management issues in the county. D { u ( i n , <Sp.Lce.x <£x , . . 1 y - - . , , « , „4* • * • * * a - ,* » . , *Æ « : 7, ¿/Zk ____ Attorneys at Law TT l I m L 1 im m iti zi lone Booster Club meets The lone Booster Club met recently at Beecher's Cafe. Secretary-treasurer Del La- Rue reported the expenditures for the past month. Booster Club bought three girls' basket balls for the high school pro gram and spend $80 on music for the lone community band. Joe McElligott reported on the state champion signs that are planned for the east and west ends of town. Harold Rietmann is designing and making the signs through funds provided from the Gale Gray Memorial. Three fund raisers were dis cussed. The stereo CD player raffle was Dec. 17. Booster Qub will sponsor a steak feed dur ing the Condon game Friday, Jan. 31. Shop-n-Kart has agreed to donate several shopping carts of food to raffle off during basketball games. The next lone Booster Club meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 9, at 8 p.m. at Beecher's Cafe. Gather Together Market Report Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers Monday, Dec. 23 Soft White Dec.-Feb. *4.05 Barley Dec.-Feb. *119 As we join with all our friends in worship, we’re pleased to extend our sincere wishes fora happy holiday season. • ‘ X • • - > - V ' ' ‘ i 1 1 . 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I -cI 1 ’ - I s- — ; ■ 1 • -A V -VCV" * f, isfactory level of performance and an unblemished conduct record for the entire period. Thomas is currently assigned with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air craft Wing, Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan. The 1992 graduate of River side High School in Boardman joined the Marine Corps in August 1993. KISM RADIO’S D.J. ’’JEFFGALUSHA” 1 > A -, ' JA *j - «• >T» 0 • * V ' • — Economic fund seeks applications • S r . t f I** ' - . * - * *5, '**> - |‘.J * * f • " * *4 »- *7« * j % . The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow > V ‘ *,
