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> 1* FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday September 1 ,1 9 9 9 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S PS 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Oll'ice at Heppner. Oregon under the A ct ol March 3 . 1870 Periodical postage paid at I leppner. Oregon Office at 147 W W illow Street lelephone |S 411(176-1228 I ax (5411676-9211 I-m a il gtmheppner net m etui rapidserse net W ebsite w w w heppner net Poslnuslci send address changes to the Heppner tia/etle -1 inKs. I* O H o* 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscnplions S32 in Vlomne t ounls S l6 senior rate (in Morrow Counts only. o2 years or older), S29 else- w here Das id Sykes .............................. Publisher \ p i 1 1 I lilton-Ss ke» I ditor On llie IIFFFNFK WF.HSITF. inn. heppner net • Real (-.state For Sale • C ity Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • W illow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Public invited to tour yard of month selections I lie public is inv ited to join Heppner Carden Club members lor an informal tour of the 1999 yard of the month selections. I hose planning to attend are to meet Monday, September 13. at 5 p.m. at the St. Patrick's Senior ( enter. During the grow ing season a different yard is selected each month. Ilonorccs received gilt certificates from Green Peed, a co-sponsor of this event. The purpose of this event is to give recognition to individuals who strive to enhance their env ironment and community, said the Garden Club. Beautification, along with education and conservation are some o f the goals o f a garden club, says President Peg Connor. Tor instance, the club plants and cares lor (lowers that enhance the mini-park area next to the Post Office. The club is also asked to decorate tables for community events such as the I ovv n and Country banquet Sharing plant knowledge as well as plants has created an annual plant exchange each spring. And in December, the club gathers to provide evergreens and materials for the annual greens workshop. The Heppner Garden Club provides a scholarship to promote education. A poster contest for younger children focuses on learning about conserv ation. The club provides "welcome baskets" full of goodies to new teachers as school begins in the fall. County non-profits get help Morrow County non-profit organizations just received a little help from friends at Portland General Electric (PGE). PGE employees obtained financial donations through PGE's Employee Volunteer Grant program—a program designed to align U jfR l a portion of PGE s charitable giving vv ith the volunteer' Vnteresfs of its employees. Grants awarded in Morrow County include: S500 donated by Bryan Timms for Columbia River Heritage Trail/Technical Advisory Committee; SI 25 donated by Parry Hull for Columbia United Soccer Club; and S250 donated by Dean Mason to Columbia Whitecaps. These donations are part of a total of S23.275 in grants awarded to nonprofit organizations and schools during the second quarter of 1999 through PGE’s Employee “HAVE YOU BEEN TO WEIGHT WATCHERS LATELY?” You can eat any food you crave and still lose weight on I -2-3 Success, our easiest plan ever: O We've given every food a POINTS value 0 just stay within your daily POINTS range e You II lose weight! , Join now! Join any meeting anytime! For more information call weekdays 8:30am to 5:00pm Volunteer Grant program. A total of 70 grants were awarded, ranging from S I00 to S500, benefiting nonprofit organizations where PGE employees volunteer. During the first quarter of 1999, PGE employees distributed more than $28,865 to their communities through this program According to the Points of Light Foundation, one hour volunteer time is equivalent to a working wage of SI 4.30 an hour. All totaled. PGE employees participating in the Employee Volunteer Grant program have volunteered approximately 7.700 hours over the last year, providing over SI00.000 worth of v olunteer time The Employee Volunteer Grant program is one way PGE supports the more than 900 PGE employees who donate thousands of volunteer hours annually to hundreds of service organizations and programs. SWCD, weed board to meet A regular board meeting of the Morrow SWCD/Weed Advisory Board will be held Tuesday. September 7. at 5:30 p.m. at Kate's Pizza in Heppner. Agenda items include: annual meeting discussion, annual work plan. Navy contract proposal, CAFO needs for the future. Conservation Reserve Program status reviews and new plans. Environmental Quality Incentive Program applications, manager report, weed report and "A" list weed focus for 99. agency reports and other business. The public is invited to attend. Obituaries Barbara S. Cunha Barbara Stiener Cunha. 79. of Heppner. died Wednesday. August 25. 1999. at Pioneer Memorial Hospital (iraveside services were held Sunday, August 29, 1999 at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Mrs. Cunha was bom August 24. 1920. at Salinas. California. She grew up in the Salinas area and attended Nevada Grammar School near Salinas. She gradu ated from Salinas High School. On September 28. 1948. she m arried Joseph A. Cunha at Reno. Nevada. The couple lived at Salinas before coming to Hepp ner in 1972. They purchased a ranch on Willow Creek near Heppner where she raised sheep and helped her husband with cattle and other daily ranching opera tions. Survivors include her husband, Joseph A. Cunha o f Heppner; brother. Chris Stiener of Salinas; and nephew, Frank Bauman of San Jose, California. Memorial contributions may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hos pital. P.O. Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Hepp ner was in charge of arrange ments. Orrin “Buzz” Fulong Funeral for Orrin " Buzz” Furlong. 86. Pendleton, will be held on Thursday. September 2, 1999. at 3 p.m. at the Bums Mortuary Chapel in Pendleton. Disposition will be cremation with inurnment in Olnev Cemetery in Pendleton Mr. Furlong died Saturday. August 28. 1999, at his home in Pendleton. He was bom on April 22, 1913, in Hardman to William P. and Stella Ingrum Furlong. He grew up in Heppner and worked for the Kilkenny family herding sheep. He was married to Roberta Spangler on September 19. 1942, at Walters, Oklahoma. He was a veteran of World War II. serving in the U.S. Army Air Force. After the war he moved to Portland were he went into the automobile business. From Portland he moved to Hayward. California, where he lived for seven years until returning to Pendleton, where he was in the automobile business until his retirement in 1978. Mr. Furlong enjoyed hunting and fishing and. in his later years. Bingo and horse races. He was preceded in death by his wife, Roberta, on March 19, 1975. Survivors include sons. Michael C. Furlong. Hermiston. and Patrick Furlong. Eugene. W .C .C .C . Golf W CCC Ladies’ 2-Man Scramble Feast putts of the field: Doris Graves and Pat Anderson. First flight: low gross Jackie Allstott and Karen Wildman: low' net l.ynnea Sargent and Pat Edniundson. Second flight: low gross Joyce Dinkins and Karen Thompson; low net Betty Christm an and Eorrene Montgomery. T hird flight: low gross Lois Hunt and Carol Norris; low net B ernice Lott and L uvilla Sonstcgard. Long drive: Monica Jones. Chip in: Lois Hunt #5. Karen Wildman #8. Birdie: Deborah Kendrick, Monica Jones #1. Karen Wild- man #10. Pat Edmundson #18. COMPUTERS FOR EVERYONE! (503) 297-1021 (or toll free 1-877-297 1021) High Qualify Computers •*+* W . V- ' vV •• ' ■ * M r r . u m 'M i k a O w « - a t A I K i l 'l A M C M K S t 1 n il • '• irk AH - v w rv n l HEPPNER New meeting opening Thursday, Sept. 23 United Methodist Church Thursday 6:30 p.m. Other Meeting Locations: Hermiston Senior Center 425 W. Orchard Mondays 6:30 p.m. Pendleton United Methodist Church 352 SE 2nd Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. Now Everyone can own a Brand New Computer. Chana Kelton wins OTPR all-around Chance Kelton took the all- around cowboy honors at the Oregon I rail Pro Rodeo, held at the Morrow County Rodeo grounds in Heppner August 20- 21 Kelton earned SI,815.84 Kelton took first place in steer wrestling w ith a time of 4.0 for winnings of $1139.26. He was also second in team roping, along with partner Brent Lockett with a time of 6.1 and $676 58 in earnings. Scan Culver of Grandview, WA. rode the bounty horse. Copenhagen One Spot, for a prize of S250 from the Bank of Eastern Oregon . Culver had a score of 83 to capture first place and win S748.84. Second was Matt Weishoff w ith a score of 81 for S56I.63: Clint Corey was third with 80 and S374.42; and Jack Peterkin was fourth with 78 and S I87.21. Grand total in Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo payoffs was S21.666.66 J.L.Schaffner took first place in saddlebronc. Schaffner rode Skoals Spring Fling for a score of 89 at $997.16. Gary Alger was second with and 84 and $747.87; third was Jeb Knox with 81 and $498.58; and fourth was Dan Mortensen with a 79 and $249.29. Fred Whitfield was the top calf roper with a time of 8.7. He earned $970.48. Second was Tony Reina with an 8.9 and $803.16. Jason Stewart was third with 9.0 and $635.84; Johnny Emmons, fourth with 9.2 and $468.51; Jeff Coehlo. fifth, 9.4 and $301.18: and Brad Goodrich, sixth. 10.0, $167.33. Chance Kelton took first in the steer wrestling with a time of 4.0 and won $1.139.26. Three tied for second through fourth place with a time of 4.3. Tommy Cook. Tim Segelke and Todd Suhn each won $746.41. There was another tie for fifth and sixth place with K.C. Jones and Randy Suhn each with a time of 4.4 and $274.99. In team roping, the team of Jason Stewart and Kyle Lockett had a time of 5.2 and each won $902.10 for first place. Chance Kelton and Brent Lockett were second with 6.1 and $676.58 each. Just a second behind with a time of 6.2; the teams of Bobby Hurtley and Monty Joe Petska and Daniel Green and Allen Bach tied for third and fourth places and each received $338.28. Vince Stanton took first in the bull riding event with a score of 82. He earned $966.92. Hank Reece was second with a score of 79 and $725.19. Local barrel racer Katie McCoin tied for the top spot with Holly Richter. They each had a time of 17.19 for a purse of $573.79. Third place was Melissa Hubier with a 17.27 and $453.70. Rayna Prewitt was only a 100th of a second behind for fourth with a time of 17.28 for $373.63. Jaclyn Hales was fifth with a 17.48 and $293.59. Randy Rae Britt was sixth with a 17.56 and $213. 50; Brenda Mays was seventh with 17.65 and $133.44; and Rene Koppe was eighth with 17.68 and $53.38. Big Bend was stock contractor Judges were John Schoorl and John Hall Timers were Ellen Pederson and Evie King Steve Kenyon was announcer. Mark Swingler was the barrelman and clown, along with Danny Newman and Tim Vredenburg Pickup men were Ricky Shannon and Randy Allan. County behavioral health affiliates with Grant Co. Morrow-Wheeler County Behavioral Health (MCBH) began an official affiliation with Grant County Center for Human Development on August 4 Initially the two agencies will retain their identities but share management structure. Gary Oberg, current director ot MCBFL will assume the executive director position for the Grant-Morrow-Wheeler group. Oberg states that with this model an assistant director or site director will be placed in Morrow County as well as Grant County. MWB1IS will hire from within as additional staff will not be hired, he said. Grant County is currently recruiting for an assistant director. Oberg said that "the motivation for such a venture is to reap the benefits of regionalization. By ourselves we are a relatively small agency but by combining forces we will have a greater population base and thus be able to hold our own when competing for resources at the state level and with other mental health centers." I he overall outcome of this will be increased services for the public while retaining local autonomy tor the county mental health authority, he said. Grant-Morrow-Wheeler, by combining forces, will support a budget of nearly $3 million and a staff of 35 people. "We are now a respectable sized agency without the tear of being forced to partner up with a larger county that would not necessarily support local small county interests," continued Oberg. Grant-Morrow-Wheeler counties mental health agency receives no county general fund money. The majority of funds come from the federal government with a state match. Other revenues come from insurance billing and fees for services, said Oberg. Eastern Oregon University Family, Career, Degree. With FMstern, you can do it all Learn how to earn your Bachelor's Degree through distance courses by attending a FREE ORIENTATION SESSION Date: Wednesday, September 8, 1999 Time: Noon Location: Heppner Family Resource Center (above (he Coas( (o Coas( store) Division o f Extended Programs University Boulevard La Grande, OR 97850-2899 (541)278-5776 Visit us at: www.eou.edu. dep g Pioneer Hlemorial Clinic I H v v ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ * h " l L / “P ersonalized In d ivid u a l C a re ” Family Health Care Urgent Care for all ages Hypertension Disorders Women's Health Services Diabetes Management for all ages Sports Physicals ¥ DOT Physicals Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call for an appointment: (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 5 5 0 4 1-800-559-9133 x 2940 P.O. Box 9 • 130 Thompson Ave. • Heppner, Oregon Important Town Hall Meetings Dear Willow Creek \ alley Residents, This letter contains important information concerning the creation of an assisted living facility in our area. Your input is crucial. For nearly two years, a hoard of nine volunteers has been investigating the siting of an assisted living facility in the Willow Creek Valley. Building a “traditional” facility would not he financially feasible, according to initial research and surveys. The hoard is now in contact with Mr. Jim Kippy, of Spokane. WA, who specializes in helping small, rural communities realize the creation of a practical and financially more efficient facility better suited to their economic situations. Now the hoard is at a vital point in this project: Should we proceed or dissolve the hoard and terminate the project? Since we wish to gather information from as many residents as possible, town meetings will be held. On Wednesday, September 8, Mr. Kippy will present information at two different times: 12 Noon and 7:30 P.M. Both meetings will be at the St. Patrick Senior Center in Heppner. If you wish to have an assisted living facility in our area, it is urgent that you attend one of these meetings. The board needs to hear from each and every one of you, so please put this date on your calendar now. We need your support if we are to continue. ^ S in c e re ly , Regardless of Past Credit History 1 - 800 - 944-0415 V ________________ ___ ___________________________________ / ¥ l\ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 ¿Assisted X iv in g fa c ility Board;
