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T W O • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 20, 2002 The Official Newspaper o f the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Letters to the Editor H eppner unsigned le tte rs. Please include yo ur address and phone num ber on a ll le tte rs fo r use by E d ito r's note: Le tte rs G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-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 W Willow Street. Telephone (541)676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211 E-mail: gt@ heppner net or gt@rapidserve.net. Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Tunes, P.O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 else where. 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HCC plan m eeting continuedfrom page one o f th e p u b lic lib ra ry in the community; and Provision o f on site e d u c a tio n an d tra in in g ; Infrastructure: M aintenance, upgrading and expansion o f C ity infrastructure including water, w astew ater, streets, sidew alks and storm drainage to m eet the needs o f an anticipated eventual population o f 2,000; Reduction o f financial liability o f flood- hazard regulations; Determination o f Library District Facilities’ (as it pertains to Heppner) needs and proceeding w ith developm ent/ expansion as w arranted; and U p g ra d in g o f C ity H a ll to Americans With Disabilities Act standards (and correct other deficiencies); and Quality OfLife: Provision o f diverse, wholesome, and fun recreational activities and facilities, to include the arts; D evelopm ent o f a strategy to attract families to our community; Establishm ent o f a com m unity foundation to assist in funding s m a ll c o m m u n ity - o rie n te d d e v e lo p m e n t p ro je c ts ; an d Maintenance o f a neat, clean, and a ttr a c tiv e c o m m u n ity th a t includes a program to recognize and c o m m e m o r a te th e com m unity’s history to include older/historic buildings. lone Cardinal Booster Club receives bid for track practice area the sam e w eekend. T he club lone C ardinal B ooster voted to give the girls’ volleyball C lub m et Nov. 4 at the high te a m $ 1 3 0 fo r e x tr a m e a l sc h o o l lib ra ry , w ith e le v e n expenses at the state tournament. m em bers were present. D uane N eiffer, science The club received a bid teacher at lone H igh School, o f $ 11,500 for the topcoat for the explained the budget cuts the track practice area. It was agreed science department has taken the grant money or a large corporate la st few y e a rs . T he sc h o o l donation w ould be needed to su b s c rip tio n to th e C u rre n t com plete the project. D uane Science m agazines uses up the Neiffer will check with the ESD entire budget. The club voted to in g e ttin g h e lp fo r g r a n t give $500 to the middle and high applications. s c h o o l s c ie n c e c la s s e s fo r H a ro ld R ie tm a n n is supplies for the year. draw ing up plans for the new M embers discussed the t r o p h y c a s e . W h ile , D e a n football bleachers needing repair R obinson is going through the work, but no action was taken. p roper channels to m ove the The basketball season drinking fountain. R obinson is will begin Tuesday, Dec. 3. The also overseeing the painting o f the lone Basketball Bonanza will be gym door. D ennis Stefani is in lo n e D e c . 6 -7 w ith th e looking into buying a storage Umatilla, M ilton-Freewater and container for sport equipment. Enterprise teams participating. R obinson reported that T h e c lu b w ill b e g in he contracted a charter bus to honoring businesses, in January, take the girls’ volleyball team to » who have supported lone school th e s ta te to u r n a m e n t in activities. S p rin g fie ld . A b u s w as not T he n e x t m ee tin g o f available for the bo y s’ team for Cardinal B ooster Club w ill be M onday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the We Print Envelopes high school library. Heppner Gazette-Times 3MÊÊÊÊËSSaÊÊÊÊÊtm TH E W EATHER CUBE TIME BAROMETER HUMIDITY M yrtlewood Base 4 . th e G -T office. The to the E d ito r m ust be signed. G-T reserves the rig h t to edit. Th e C a ze tte -Tim e s w ill not p u b lish T h e C -T isn o t re sp onsib le fo r accuracy o f statem ents made in le tters. (A ny le tte rs expressing tha nks w ill be placed in the cla ssifie d s und er 'C a rd o f Th a n ks 'a t a cost o f $ 7.) Former member of the Lexington FD Auxiliary speaks out To the Editor: N ow that the election is o v e r, 1 m u st re s p o n d to accusations by a letter to the editor three w eeks ago. It w as insinuated that when the former L e x in g to n F ire D e p a rtm en t A uxiliary disbanded it did not follow the articles o f corporation and the financial integrity was jeopardize. W h e n th e a u x ilia r y disbanded by m ajority vote in M arch o f 2001, the m inutes reflected how the remaining funds w ould be spent. A s secretary- treasure I contacted the State o f O regon C orporate D ivision to ensure the rules and regulations w o u ld b e f o llo w e d . I c a n g u a ra n tee th at all ru les and regulations were followed and if anyone has concerns, they need to contact the State o f O regon, and, in addition, the by-law s a lo n g w ith th e m in u tes are available. On another note, I would urge all the citizens o f Lexington to get involved in our community. Lexington has a high crime rate, a d o w n to w n a re a that is an eyesore, with weeds and garbage littering our streets, alleys and city p ro p e rty , a c ity h all that is u n k e m p t, a lo n g w ith an inadequate infrastructure system. A s a m em b e r o f the W illow Creek Valley Economic Development Group, join me in working with lone and Heppner in our goal o f attracting families and businesses in our community. L e t ’s b e p ro u d o f L exington and m ake it a safe, secure and attractive place to live and work. (s) M arcia Kem p Lexington Remember to share in family on Thanksgiving To the Editor: It has been a year since my mother died. We did not have a close relationship. In fact it was filled with turbulence almost from the beginning. A s I becam e an a d u lt, I tr ie d to m a k e th e re la tio n sh ip b etter... several tim es. But it w ould alw ays turn into anger and hurt almost to the end. The last few weeks, as I took care o f her, the relationship becam e very special but I was still cautious. Waiting for the other shoe to drop as they say. W hat h a p p e n e d in s te a d w a s an apology. All the anger and hurt d is a p p e a r e d a n d lo v e a n d sadness took its place. Sadness b e c a u s e o u r tim e to g e th e r disappeared as well. So m uch tim e wasted. So m any unanswered questions. It was the end o f my connection to the past. It took months for me to truly believe and accept that I would never hear her voice again. The phone would not ring so she could share w ith m e the events o f h e r w eek. W hat she had eaten. That she had done her laundry. W ho had taken the time to send a letter or card. W hich ofher friends or our relatives had died. I should have tried harder to make our relationship work in spite o f our differences. It was tim e to forget the past and ju st love her. I could have filled her life with so much more than just meals, mail, laundry and death. I know now that I should have been the one m aking the phone calls. M aking more trips to visit w ith her. B een to le ran t and patient. It is not easy to grow old. To have m ade her a bigger part o f m y life would have m eant so much and looking back it seems so little to h a v e d o n e . M y opportunity is gone forever. I hopefully have m any years to live my life. But I c a n ’t help but ask m yself, will I be living it all alone at the end? Praying for the phone to ring or for a knock on my door? It hurts just thinking about it. I w anted to share my thoughts in hope that I could m ake a difference for som eone e l s e ’s m o th e r, f a th e r, g ran d m o th er or grandfather. W hile you still have the chance to put another sm ile on their faces. To hear the laughter and silliness once again. To listen to their history they so long to share. Feel their pain and care. They have your pictures on their walls. The m em ories o f you they desperately try not to forget so they can share them with anyone w illing to listen. Each n ig h t th ey p ray fo r a n o th e r su n ris e . T h ey w a n t to sta y because o f y o u ... Are you there? Happy Thanksgiving, (s) Linda Corbin Heppner Electrical Safety Poster Contest winners announced Columbia Basin Electric Co-O p announced the w inners o f its annual Electrical Safety Poster C ontest at the C B EC annual meeting held in Fossil last Thursday night. W in n e rs w e re as follows: H eppner Elem entary S c h o o l- f ir s t p la c e , D e v in R obinson, second place, Alii W e n z e l; lo n e E le m e n ta r y School-first place, Beth Morter, s e c o n d p la c e , M a ry G a te s; Condon Elementary School-first place, A ustin Fennem , second place, Brandon Harrison; Fossil Elem entary School-first place, Em m alee Keys, second place, Levi Sharp. First place winners were aw arded $20 and second place winners were awarded $ 10. The c o n te s t g e n e ra te d o v e r 55 entries. The competition is open to all fourth graders in the CBEC service territory. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS at FABRICS, ETC. ALL M ERCHANDISE MLST GO! E v e r y th in g 40% OFF R e g u la r P r ie e K » o f â m e r te e Inc (except consignment merchandise) Peterson’ Heppner 6 7 6 -9 2 0 0 SO M E F A B R IC S A T $ 1 , $ 2 , S 3 per y a r d H t R R Y f \ FOR B E S T S E L E C T IO N ! F a b rics, Etc. • 1 3 3 N. M ain, H epp n er Obituaries Kenneth Broadbent Kenneth Broadbent, 72, o f B oardm an, died M onday, N o v . 11, 2 0 0 2 , at G o o d S hepherd M edical C enter in Hermiston. Private fam ily services will be held. B ro a d b e n t w a s b o rn May 9,1930, at Redmond, WA, to Levi James Haslam and Jennie Louise Swenson Broadbent. He grew up and attended schools at Weiser, ID. Broadbent served in the Arm y and was a veteran o f the K orean War. He m arried Barbara J. Beckley. Broadbent first cam e to the Boardm an com m unity 38 years ago when working in road construction. He w as employed as a heavy equipm ent operator and retired a life m em ber o f Operating Engineers Union Local 701. H e w a s an a c tiv e m em ber o f the M orrow County S c h o o l B o a rd fro m 1975 through 1982. He w as <jlso a m em ber o f the M orrow County S c h o o l B o a rd A d v is o ry Com m ittee starting in 1969. S urvivors include his w ife, B arb ara B ro a d b e n t o f B o a rd m a n ; d a u g h te r, C a lly W alker o f Salem; sons, Richard o f H erm iston, and M arty o f B oardm an; grandson, K iefer B ro a d b e n t; s te p -g ra n d s o n s , Kelly Beehler and C aleb Beehler; and sisters, Em ily Langley o f B o a rd m a n , O le tta F u lle r o f Boise, ID and M ym a Perkins o f Weiser, ID. He was preceded in death by a son, by his parents, by brothers, Larry and Julian, and by a sister. Bishop Funeral Chapel o f Pendleton is in charge o f the arrangements. Betty Ann Orton Betty Ann Orton, 73, o f W oodbum, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002. Funeral services w ere held Tuesday, Nov. 19,2002 at Woodbum Worship Center, with interm ent the sam e day at the H e r m is to n C e m e te ry in Hermiston. She w as bom July 5, 1929 at Heppner and grew up in the Hermiston area. She m a rrie d Ivan L. O rto n on O c t. 16, 1951 at V an co u v er, W a sh in g to n . In 1959, the couple m oved to the P o rtla n d a re a a n d liv e d at W o o d b u m sin c e 1968. M r. Orton died in 1994. Mrs. Orton was a m em ber o f the W oodbum W orship Center and serv ed on many vol unteer projects, including the W o o d b u m F ood B ank. She loved sewing and gardening. Survivors include sons M ichael Padberg o f W oodbum, Jon O rton o f W oodbum , Kip Orton o f M cM innville and Rob O rton o f Bend; brothers, M erle Baker o f Portland and Clarence Baker o f Heppner; sister, Helen Schleneser o f Beaverton; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be sent to W oodbum Wor ship Center or St. Vincent Prov idence Hospice. C o r n w e ll C o lo n ia l C hapel o f W oodburn w as in charge o f arrangements. Artifactory Nov. 23 The 2002 A rtifactory c ra ft fair, sp o n so re d by the Willow Valley Service Club is this S a tu rd a y , N o v . 2 3 . T h e A rtifactory will be held at the M orrow C ou n ty F airg ro u n d Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Again this year, weather permitting, Santa will be arriving on his motorcycle. Open house planned at the Heppner Public Library A n O p e n H o u s e is planned at the H eppner Public Library on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m . T he ev en t w ill feature improvements to the library that w ere m ade possible through funding provided to the nonprofit L ibraries o f E astern O regon (LEO) by the Oregon Legislature last year. Senator Ted Ferrioli and Rep. Greg Smith, who were both instrum ental in obtaining t h e ' funding, are invited as special guests to the event. Their efforts resulted in a $20,000 allocation to LEO f o r ’ the Heppner library to implement elem ents o f “ Lighting Up th e ' Libraries", which calls for public libraries to step up and meet 21 * century needs o f library patrons. “These funds were used to m ake the library m ore user- friendly and to make its offerings m ore accessible,” said M arsha R ic h m o n d , d ir e c to r o f th e O regon Trail Library D istrict. “W e’ve just received new public - computers for the library through th e G a te s F o u n d a tio n , a n d together with the LEO funds our p a tr o n s w ill s e e q u ite an improvement." The public is encouraged to attend the O pen H ouse and see w h a t’s new at the library. Light refreshments will be serv ed. For further information, c o n ta c t M a rsh a R ic h m o n d , Oregon Trail Library District, at 541-481-3365. Rebekah Lodge to hold another Bingo party A s m a ll, b u t h a p p y crow d enjoyed the Bingo party a t th e R e b e k a h L o d g e in L exington on N ov 9. T hose present decided that they would like to have parties m ore often, so the R eb ek ah lad ies have decided to have another one on Sunday, Dec 8 at 3 p.m. The u sual n u m b er o f 10 w ill b e , played, but the blackout gam e will become progressive. A ll parties are open to the public. C ost is 25 cents per /• c a rd a n d c a s h p r iz e s a re aw arded. Future dates are also ' planned. The D ecem ber date ’ was selected so as not to interfere .’, w ith th o se w h o h av e o th e r / com m itm ents. It is hoped that a r e g u la r s c h e d u le , p e rh a p s monthly, can be dec ided upon. The m onthly card party ' at the lodge will be Saturday, ‘ Dec 7, w ith play to start at 7 :3 0 , p.m. All card parties are open to the public. Cost is $3 per person and refreshments will be served. ’ Proceeds for all lodge parties go tow ard the upkeep * and updates for the lodge hall, w hich is the only community hall available in Lexington and is used for funeral dinners and other activities requiring a large amount o f s p a c e . A d e f in ite a n d necessary need is to upgrade the wiring in the hall in the near future. A t th e la s t lo d g e m eeting, m em bers decided that they w ould forgo the annual:; Thanksgiv ing family dinner and f have instead a Christmas goodies j; exchange at the first m eeting in :• December. They will also m ake •, their usual contributions to the;:; N eighborhood Center and have*! added the W illow Creek Valley :• A ssisted Living facility to th e ir; Christmas list. Secret sistersy/ill • be rem em bered as well as th e ir; adopted Sister at the nursing J home. Other activities within th e : lodge are planned for December. • Order Magnetic Door Signs ; HERE Heppner Gazette-Times MILLER MANUFACTURING W is h e s E v e r y o n e A H ap p y T h a n k s g iv in g We Will Be Closed On November 28 & 29
