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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 12, 2003 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street, telephone (541)676-922« Fax 1 541)676-9211 E-mail: gtta heppner.net or gtlu rapidserve.net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner (iazene-1 imes, 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. David S y k e s ......................................................................................................................Publisher Katie W a ll............................................................................................................................. Edi,or News deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50* per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Oates for publication 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) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! continued from page one research the issue o f secession. He says that state representative G reg Sm ith (R -H eppner) has worked in the legislature on a bill to expedite the secession, but withdrawal will still be possible, if the bill does not pass. R ie tm a n n s a y s th a t donations have been received and a foundation has been set up for the secession process and rem aining funds will go toward o p eratio n o f the new school district, if it comes into existence. A local option tax, if passed, c o u ld r a is e an a d d itio n a l $100,000, he says. A m ap o u tlin in g the proposed district indicates that the coal-fired plant is not within the proposed new boundaries, and neither is Lexington (see map back page). If enough signatures are gathered Tuesday and voters approve secession, Rietm ann says that the local ESD w ould appoint the new lone school board and settle the separation o f the funds from the M orrow C ounty School D istrict. It is believed that voters county-wide w ould decide the issue. CLC to host men’s breakfast There will be a m en ’s breakfast, Sunday, Feb. 16, at 8 a.m. at Christian Life Center, in Heppner. The menu will include breakfast burritos, hash browns, juice and milk. After breakfast, a short devotional will be shared. All men are welcome to attend. Christian Life Center is located at 535 W. M organ St. Editor's note: letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette- Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and p h on e number on all letters for use by theG-T office. TheG -T reserves the right to edit. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy of statements m ade in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'C a r d of Thanks’ at a cost o f $7.) Cheer a veteran on Valentine’s Day Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper secession Letten to the Editor Wyden to host Morrow County Town Hall meeting O n Sunday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m., in Irrigon, U.S. Senator Ron W yden (D -OR) will host a public town hall meeting at A.C. Houghton Elem entary School, 1105 N. M ain St. M o rro w C o u n ty resid e n ts are e n c o u ra g e d to attend the public forum to voice their questions and concerns. Keeping his prom ise to host a town hall meeting in each Oregon county each year, W yden has held more than 285 such meetings since first being elected to the Senate in 1996. D A 's Report Robert G ene M orley a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f p ro b a tio n a lle g a tio n s fo r P ossession o f a C o n tro lled Substance. M orley’s probation was revoked and reinstated and he was sentenced to five days in j a i l a n d 80 h o u r s o f community service. F rank B. E ngelm an a d m itte d to v io la tio n o f p ro b a tio n a lle g a tio n s fo r Possession o f a C o n tro lled S u b s ta n c e . E n g e lm a n ’s probation w as revoked and r e in s ta te d a n d he w as sentenced to 10 days in jail and his probation was extended for 12 months. We Print Business Cards Heppner Gazette-Tim es 676-9228 To the Editor: As A m erica’s m ilitary forces deploy overseas, w e are rem inded o f the brave m en and women who bear the burdens o f war so that we, as a Nation, may live free from fear. O ur active duty and reserve troops carry the burden today, ju st as A m erica’s veterans did in the past. We at the Jonathan M W a in w rig h t M e m o ria l VA M edical C enter are honored to s p e n d o u r d a y s c a rin g fo r A m erica’s veterans - m en and w om en w ho bore the burden at places like Utah Beach, Pork C hop H ill and Khe Sanh. We invite everyone to jo in us in honoring them during the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Feb. 9-15. You can join our "Visit a Vet for Valentine’s Day” program or stop by anytim e during the N ational Salute to visit w ith hospitalized veterans and remind them that their sacrifices have not been forgotten. We striv e to p rovide veterans w ith the best quality h e a lth c a re a s a w a y o f dem onstrating our gratitude for their service. You, too, can show that you care by spending tim e with veterans during the National S a lu te . A v isit from sch o o l children and other com m unity groups does so m uch to lift the spirits o f hospitalized veterans. 1 in v ite every m em b e r o f our community to participate. Show you care. Call our Voluntary Program office at 1- 888-687-8863, ext. 22458 or (509) 527-3458 to schedule a visit (s ) B ru c e S te w a rt, D e p u ty Director J o n a th a n M . W a in w rig h t Memorial VA M edical Center 77 Wainwright Drive Walla Walla, WA 99362 Support quality education, join in lobbying Salem in the Joint W ays and To the Editor: I a p p r e c ia te Representative G reg Sm ith for the help he is giving to the lone Lobby Com m ittee in our efforts to lobby Salem for continued state su p p o rt for e d u c atio n . Representative Smith has helped our committee in putting together lobby packets for a letter writing campaign. He is also assisting us with setting up meetings with key L e g isla tu re s w ho sh are ou r concerns about getting the money into our small schools and into the classroom to keep rural schools educating oyr children. He will help us put together a large group o f other small schools to rally in Salem on b e h a lf o f all small s c h o o ls in O re g o n . R epresentative Sm ith supports small schools and small school funding and will work very hard Births O s c a r Lee C o ta , J r.- a son, O scar Lee, was bom Feb. 5, 2 0 0 3 , at G o o d S h e p h e rd Medical Center in Hermiston, to Alainna D. Abbott and Oscar R. Cota, both o f Boardman. M eans Committee to keep schools in the state open and educating. The lo n e Lobby C o m m itte e in v ite s a ll communities who support quality education to join us in our efforts to lobby Salem. We are currently seeking volunteers to visit Salem in s m a ll g ro u p s to d e liv e r com m unity letters. We will be contacting 1A and 2A schools from around the state to join us in Salem for a large rally day on behalf o f small schools very soon. If you are interested in joining our efforts by letter writing, personal visits to Salem or to join us for a big rally day, please contact me o r a n o th e r lo n e L o b b y C om m ittee m em ber for m ore information. (s)A rlynda Gates lone Lobby Committee lone CLC to host music group Step of Faith A s p e c ia l m u s ic a l program will be held at Christian Life Center, Sunday, Feb. 16, at 10:30 a.m ., w ith the “ Step o f Faith” trio. L e a h H e d g e , K e lle Schott, and C athy Shum w ay created “ Step o f Faith” in 1997. The ladies had sung together in church for m any years before b ecom ing a g ro u p and have developed their ow n tight and unique sound. “ Step o f Faith” travels statewide to gospel music events, w om en’s ministry banquets and statewide camp meetings sharing th e ir m u sic . T h e y re c e n tly released their second CD “Sittin’ in the Pew.” H e d g e , S c h o tt a n d S h u m w a y a re a ll a c tiv e ly involved in their local church and married with children. Sen. Ferrioli looks to add rural Oregon p ersp ectiv e to government Stocks. Bonds. Annuities. Mutual funds. IRAs. Financial advice. Don’t be afraid to dream. K lam ath First S«cunties offered through Fintegra Financial Solutions, an independent, registered, broker dealer • Member N A SD /SIPC • Klamath First and Fintegra are not affiliated • Investment Executives are registered representatives of Fintegra • Investments offered through Klamath First Financial Services/Fintegra are Not a deposit • Not FDIC insured • Not insured by any federal government agency • Not guaranteed by the bank (or savin gs association) • M ay go down in value The office o f Senator Ted Ferrioli is looking to add the perspective o f O reg o n ’s rural communities to Oregon’s Boards and Com m issions. He feels that m any o f O reg o n ’s boards and commissions reflect an “urban, 1 - 5 corridor perspective.” “ Rural O regonians are highly qualified and eager to serve on O r e g o n ’s B o a rd s a n d Commissions,” Sen. Ferrioli said in a letter. “ Let us do all we can to help them serve our great state.” To fin d o u t m o re information, you can contact Sen. Ferrioli in Salem at Oregon State S e n a te , O ffic e o f S en. Ted Ferrioli, Salem , O R 97301. Notes from Willow Creek Terrace By Jean Nelson Hello again. Life at the Terrace is m oving along smoothly, with Tonia A dam s as adm inistrator and a staff o f seven, our needs are well taken care of. M embers o f the staff are known as “universal workers,” meaning that they not only act as caregivers but also perform such duties as cook and housekeeper, along w ith assisting the residents as needed with showering, dressing, washing clothes and other needs. Staff members include: Karen Phegley, Sue Baker, Linda Corbin, Diana Sharp, Jacque Hedman, Nella Britt and Bobbie Angel. We also have a salon and barber shop furnished by a contribution from John and Louise Wood. At the present time, Jan Stroeber o f Country Shears comes each week to shampoo, curl and cut the hair o f the residents. Special services furnished for the residents include making arrangem ents for transportation to m edical appointm ents, church services and attending special program s, such as, “The Flood-W e Rem ember,” which residents were able to attend this last Thursday. Recent visitors include the lone Topic Club m em bers. Shenanigans fiddle group, Heppner Garden Club, for the blue spruce tree dedication, Irrigon Senior M ealsite m em bers, G rand Square dancers and M orrow County Historical Society Steering Committee members. O n M onday, Feb. 17, special guest, H asa Brown, o f lone, will share his Indian culture with the residents, through stories and demonstrations. As you can see, residents at the Terrace are living a full and satisfying life. Changes and improvements are still occurring regularly. We now have our official sign near the flagpole and three directional signs to point the way to our residence. B ob D eSpain, o f Heppner, constructed the sign and M ark Bruno, o f lone, created the copper sculpture attached to the sign that m akes it very special. We will be continually adding complementary touches with the aid o f gifts from interested friends. One gift w e’ve already seen is a piano and in the future we may be getting patio furniture. Any individuals or groups that wish to visit and view the facility are w elcom e at any tim e. To find out m ore inform ation or set up a tour you can call W illow C reek Terrace at 676-0004. We love to have visitors. CHAMBER CHATTER By Claudia Hughes, Executive Director W hat a great com m unity. H undreds turned out for the Chinese dinner at the Elks last Thursday evening and then headed for the presentation by H eppner’s own Shenanigans and M ulligan Stew. T hose in attendance w ere treated to an aw esom e m usical/ m ultim edia presentation rem embering the Heppner Flood o f 1903. Peg W illis, w ho teaches the fiddle students, did a fantastic jo b o f researching the flood and creating the presentation. It’s history, and all who missed it will want to mark their calendars for June 13,2003 to see a repeat perform ance. O ne m ight w onder w hat C ham ber is about and why they w ould jo in . B ecause the m em bers believe in H eppner and in the dedication to seeing it thrive through a combination o f means such as business success, offering culture, supporting youth activities, staying in touch with legislative activity, communication, events, and the list goes on. M em bership is open to all, with “supporter m em bership” for first tim e m em bers offered at $25. Next week is “Third Tuesday” , with the focus on merchants and retail. Dave and Linda Meholovitch will be presenting the program related to customer service. The committee planning customer service training will be reporting and merchants will be looking ahead to the St. P at’s Celebration. Rem em ber to come up with some creative St. P at’s auction items and support the Parents Club and the C ham ber as they work to g eth er to have the best auction ever. T he C ham ber office headquarters the C elebration for 1/4 auction proceeds; 1/4 goes this year to the Parents Club for Tupper and other expenses that are needed for the kids, and the other 1/2 goes toward keeping the Irish celebration going year to year. It takes a community coming together with a mix o f history. Thought for the week: “ Look at everything as though you were seeing it for the first or last tim e.” Heppner honor roll students Heppner Middle School has announced their honor roll and honorable mention students for Q uarter 2 and Heppner High School has announced its honor ro ll an d h o n o ra b le m en tio n students for Sem ester 1. H eppner M iddle School Quarter 2: S eventh grade- Honor Roll: Sean Murray ( 4 .0 ) , L a n e B a ile y , S a ra h Johnson, Whitney Matthews and K e ls e y W o lff; H o n o r a b le M ention: Luke B asile A ftan B e ts in g e r, J e n n a B o w m a n , K e lsie Fox, T ay ler H odges, Baillie Keithley, Tayler Kempas, Kate Kendrick, Katie Kilkenny, P a tricia Little, B en M cC arl, M eagan O rr and A ndre Rauch. Eighth grade- Honor Roll: Cody Z u rn (4 .0 ), A a ro n A lls to tt, Ashley Dima, Tony Haguewood, M ahaley Huddleston, Brendan McEUigott, Mechele Nieman and R e g in a S e itz ; H o n o r a b le M ention: Kim berly Crum bliss, Justin D elveaux, C ody Hollis, N athan Kennedy, C hes Little, Q uinn Peck and Kylie Tasker. Heppner High School Sem ester 1: N in th g ra d e - Honor Roll: Laurie Murray (4.0), M a th e w V a n C le a v e ( 4 .0 ) , Chelsey Betsinger, Mikel Britt, Rory Kilkenny, Krystal Naim s, Sean Richards and Heather Rill; H o n o ra b le M en tio n : D aniel Basile, Kyle Carlson, Charlene H o u w e lin g , B ria n n e Jo n e s, M a tth e w K e n n y , J u lia n n a M oore, Roy Proctor, B renda V ictorio and H eather Yocom. Tenth grade- H onor Roll: Kyle Huddleston (4.0), Josh Lankford (4.0) , Shanna R ietm ann (4.0), M adison Bailey, Blair Keithley, Cara Kennedy, Elizabeth Orwick a n d J e s s ic a W a in w rig h t; H o n o ra b le M e n tio n : E m ily Bergstrom, Tyler Boyer, Chelsea Britt, Ryan Campbell, Jode Coil, Jo sey G ran t, K y lee D isque, Linsey M itchell, K ory Paullus and T erra W ilson. E lev en th g ra d e - H o n o r R o ll: S a ra h B arro w (4 .0 ), L uke M urray (4.0) , Brooke Rust (4.0), Blake Allstott, Brian Haguewood, Judd Lemmon, Danielle Looslie, Kiel N a im s , C o u r tn e y N e ls o n , Sheena Shank, C ody W alton, Adam Wight, Jessie Woodward and M att Young; H onorable Mention: Justin Botefuhr, Tanner B ritt, L in d sey C lough, Juan E lg u e z a b a l, Jo h n F ra n z w a , Stefanie Hanson, Aaron Lueck, Chantea Macaulay, Tiffany Piper and Brian Smith. Twelfth grade- Brad A dam s (4.0), Don A dam s (4.0) , C. Tyler Henderson (4.0), Lacey M atteson (4.0), M arcy M iller (4.0), Doug Orwick (4.0), A sh le y W ard (4 .0 ), D arre n VanCleave (4.0), Aleshia Geer, G enia G rant, Rachel H ow ard, Daniel Jepsen, Jesse K em pas, C onor Kilkenny, Nicole Wilson and Josh W inters; H onorable M ention: Tracy Baker, M aggie B e a m , L a c y D a v is , D a w n DeBoer, N icole Sisk and Ben Turrell.
