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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 17, 2003 The Official Newspaper o f the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H ep p n e r G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S.PS. 240-420 Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times 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. The G-T is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'Cardof Thanks’ at a cost of $7.) Make a reader, volunteer SMART Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published week I) and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Ore-gon Office at 147 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Pax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: gtiir heppner net or gtiurapidserve.net. Web site w ww heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 elsewhere. David Sykes..........................................................................................Publisher Katie Wall................................................................................................. Editor News and A d vertising 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 Dates 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 HEPPSER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Submit a New 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! Engagement Morgan-Clark To the Editor: The recent release o f state reading scores and the No C hild Left Behind report u n d e rs c o re s th e n e e d for Oregonians to volunteer with children in our public school system . As schools strive to d e liv e r q u a lity e d u c a tio n despite unprecedented budget c h a lle n g e s, th ey n eed the involvement and support o f the entire community. Volunteering with the SM A R T (S ta rt M ak in g A R e a d e r T o d ay ) b o o k and reading program is one w ay resid e n ts o f U m a tilla and M o rro w c o u n tie s c a n positively impact the reading skills and life prospects o f our area children. By giving ju st one hour each w eek to read with children in kindergarten through third grade, you will m a k e a d if f e r e n c e w ith schools and children striving to m e e t s ta te a n d f e d e r a l standards. Many, m any children in U m a tilla a n d M o rro w County are still w aiting to be m atched w ith a volunteer. Please take the time and make the effort to volunteer w ith SM A R T and m ake a difference for our children and schools. SM A RT program s are c u rre n tly a v a ila b le in Pendleton, Milton-Freewater, Hermiston, Stanfield, Umatilla and Heppner. For inform ation on v o lu nteering, and a list o f schools in your area, contact V irginia C arnes at 541 -966- 3 2 7 6 , o r T r a c ie B u n c h , SM ART School coordinator, H eppner Elem entary, 676- 9128, ext. 2630. S a n d r a L a z in k a , SM ART Leadership Council, Pendleton Area; V a le rie J o r s ta d , SM ART Leadership Council, Hermiston Area. (s) Tracie Bunch Heppner Cardinal Booster Club news .larrod C la rk and Desiree Morgan G ary and C herrie C lark, o f H eppner, w ish to announce the engagem ent o f their son Jarrod Clark, also o f Heppner, to D esiree M organ, ofC anby. The bride-elect is the daughter o f Julie Hernandez o f Canby. She graduated from Canby High School and attended Portland C om m unity College. Currently she is a student at Clackam as Com m unity College in Oregon City. The groom-elect is a 1998 graduate o f Heppner High School. He is currently employed at M organ Distributing in Oregon City. The couple plans a June 17,2004 wedding at Oregon Gardens in Silverton. lone student receives Auxiliary scholarship C hildren o f veterans C ody B ergstrom o f lo n e h a s b e e n a w a rd e d a Department Scholarship in the a m o u n t o f $ 1 0 0 0 by th e O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f A m erican Legion Auxiliary. W o rk in g w ith th e lo n e American Legion Auxiliary, he applied for this scholarship in early spring. are eligible for scholarships sponsored by the A m erican LegionAuxiliary. Bergstrom graduated from lone High School this s p rin g a n d is p r e s e n tly a tte n d in g B lu e M o u n ta in Community College. He plans to m a jo r in e d u c a tio n . Bergstrom is the son o f Betty Bergstrom o f lone. JO H N ’S PLACE will be O PEN F O R s ta rtin g Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 a.m. Also, came join us far a fabulous Sunday Brunch Buffet an Sept:. 21st lO a.m. - 3 p.m. $11.95 a d u l t s $9.95 s eni or s $5. 95 children (Chilrfrc>n 5 Anri when (ages undpr acrompanipd tiy pat an 6-1Z1 frpp adult) P L A C E MAIN STREET, REPPNER The Cardinal Booster C lub m et Monday, Sept. 8 at the lone School library. Sixteen m em bers w ere present. Joe McElligott updated the group on the division o f assets with M o rro w C o u n ty S c h o o l District. The m atter has been tu r n e d over to th e S u p e rin te n d e n t o f P u b lic Instruction for a final decision. B e c k y T u llis is w rapping up the tax-exem pt process. LynnDee Ramos and Del LaRue will contact Jean Jepsen regarding grant writing. S u p e r in te n d e n t G e o r g e M u rd o c k is w o r k in g on replacing the community events board. The annual Deschutes r a f tin g a d v e n tu r e w a s a success, with 54 com m unity members making the trip. Club m e m b e rs e x p re sse d appreciation to Kari M organ for organizing the details, and Dianne and H ow ard M ullins fo r th e ir $ 5 5 0 d o n a tio n , allo w in g the club to offer discounted tickets to students. Hom ecom ing will be Friday, O ct. 17. T he club p la n s to hon o r past cham pionship football teams prior to the game that evening. Del LaRue will contact team m em bers and organize the activities. C lu b f a m ily memberships are being offered for $50 each. Included in the package is club m em bership for the family, nam es in all district programs, names on all district and state new spaper ads if the team s qualify and nam es on the sport schedule poster. Jeri M cE lligott will send letters to com m unity supporters. The new track area needs to be fenced. D ean Robinson is checking prices. The tennis courts will have to be locked due to ch ild ren skating on the surface. The club approved the purchase o f p a in t fo r th e b le a c h e r s . R o b in so n is in c h a rg e o f organizing the labor for the p r o je c t. T h e c lu b a ls o a p p ro v e d s p e n d in g approxim ately $400 tow ard the purchase o f cement for the pop/juice area outside the East entrance to the high school. N ew officers for the 2003-04 year were elected as follow s: LynnD ee R am os- President; Sharon Rietmann- V ic e P r e s id e n t; J e ri M c E llig o tt- S e c r e t a r y / Treasurer; andArlyndaG ates- Dinners/Concessions Chair. D ennis Stefani will order three dozen hats with a new design. The hats will soon be available in red, black or white at $20 each. The club is also selling Cardinal football w raps at $40 each. T h e r e a re s o m e c h a n g e s to th e s p o rts s c h e d u le . T h e H e p p n e r v o lle y b a ll m a tc h w ill be Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 5 p.m . The Pine Eagle football game w ill begin at 2:30 p.m ., w ith volleyball still beginning at 3 p.m. Fans are rem inded that the crowd, as well as the team, w ill be ju d g e d on sportsm anship at all Big Sky contests this year. C lu b c o m m itte e s w e re f ille d at th e fa ll a p p re c ia tio n d in n er. T h e com m unity calendar will be organized by Laurel Cannon, Jeri M c E llig o tt and A nne M orter. S an ta’s H elpers for the C hristm as program are D onna and Em ily Rietmann, Melissa and Kayla LaRue and S te p h a n ie H o lla n d . T h e scholarship committee consists ofTom Shear, Kerry Rietmann and B ink R am os. C h arity McElligott, Vicki Wagenblast, C athy H alvorsen and C athy M cC abe w ill organize the g ra d u a tio n re c e p tio n and Becky Tullis, Penny Krebs and D ebbie C am pbell will be in charge o f the fall 2004 back to school potluck. The next m eeting o f Cardinal Booster Club will be M onday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m . at the school library. Birth Natalie Ann Cothren- a daughter, Natalie Ann, was bom Aug. 26,2003, at G ood Shepherd M edical C e n te r in H e rm is to n , to Christal Irene and Jason Eric Cothren o f Irrigon. _______ Chamber Chatter Obituaries By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. Merrial D. Vinson W atch for the Travel M errial D. V inson, 82, form erly o f M onum ent, died Tuesday, Sept. 9 ,2 0 0 3 , at Juniper House in Pendleton. A graveside service w a s h e ld S e p t. 12 at Monument Cemetery. Vinson was bom Dec. 31,1920, at Lexington, to Oris and C atie G ridley Padberg. She later m oved to H eppner with her family. They remained at H eppner for a tim e then returned to Lexington w here she w as raised and attended school. O n M ay 20, 1939, sh e m a rre d L .D . W a lte r Vinson at Pasco. The couple moved to Clarks Canyon near Heppner in 1942, then moved to C u p p e r C reek b etw een K im berly and M onum ent in 1 9 4 5 . T h e y s e ttle d at M onument in 1968. Vinson’s husband died in 1996 and she m oved to Ukiah in 1997, then to Juniper House in Pendleton in 2000. She w as a 3 0 -y ear m e m b e r o f th e R e b e k a h Lodge. She enjoyed sew ing and rock collecting. S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e daughters, Lora Vaughn o f N im p o L ake, B r itis h Columbia, Canada, and Mary C o rley o f U kiah; brother, C harley Padberg o f D ayton, WA; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, by a son, Harvey, and a brother, Eldon Padberg. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to th e A m e ric a n D ia b e te s A s s o c ia tio n , 3 8 0 S .E . Spokane St., Portland, OR 97202. Sw eeny M ortuary o f H e p p n e r is in c h a rg e o f arrangements. HCC to disband H e p p n e r C o o rd in atin g C o u n cil has decided to disband the group. A ccording to m inutes o f a rec e n t m ee tin g , H C C has “ c o m p le te d th e H e p p n e r Strategic Plan for 2002-2007 and are rea d y to turn the document over to the Heppner City Council.” The m inutes w ent on to say: “The lack o f interest and attendance for H eppner C o o r d in a tin g C o u n c il m eetings has prom pted the th re e o f us to d e c id e to disband. W hen a need arises, HCC will reconvene, under City o f Heppner leadership.” T he th re e p e rs o n s at th e m e e tin g w e re John E dm undson, M ike A rm ato and H CC Secretary M arcia Kemp. Order M agnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 section o f the Sunday Portland O r e g o n ia n n e x t w e e k . H e p p n e r w ill h a v e an ad enticing people to inquire for more information. One never knows until they try what will attract people. W here else could w e reach 1,006,000 re a d e rs? T he ad re m in d s tr a v e le r s th a t “ G re a t M em ories Take T im e.” The C h a m b e r a p p re c ia te s th e businesses that contributed to the cost o f the ad. N ow we will spiff up on our custom er service and look forw ard to new faces appearing on the horizon. S p e a k in g o f n e w fa c e s , w e w e lc o m e n ew m em ber Sim m ons Financial Group o f Hermiston. O rg an izatio n s w ho have events scheduled for 2004 are encouraged to share th e in fo rm a tio n w ith th e H eppner C ham ber. It’s the time o f the year when CSEPP, O regon Tourism and other e n titie s n e e d o u r a n n u a l c a le n d a r . I t ’s a g o o d opportunity to “be out there,” especially for m ajor visitor e v e n ts su c h as F a ir a n d Rodeo, St. P at’s, C hristm as festivities, etc. Call 676-5536 soon. O c to b e r is j u s t around the comer. Businesses . especially are encouraged to c re a te th e ir “ W elcom e to Heppner Scarecrows” for the - annual scarecrow contest. To be included in the ju d ging, r e g i s te r a t th e H e p p n e r C h a m b e r by W e d n esd a y , Oct. 1. Scarecrows m ay be all sizes but the closer to hum an size, the better. T he view ing area will he in the business district, so if individuals wish to enter, please get permission fro m lo ca l b u s in e s s e s to d isplay y our scarecro w in downtown Heppner. The Cham ber Awards Committee wishes to select the Tow n and C ountry annual honorees early this year, so please get your nominations in for M an, W oman, B usiness, Educator, and Youth by no later than Saturday, Nov. 15. T here are m any deserving people in our community who s e rv e o th e r s a n d th e community behind the scenes or upfront on a daily basis. T heir volunteer tim e helps m a k e H e p p n e r th r iv e . N om ination form s w ill be available at the offices o f Kuhn and Spicer or at the Cham ber o f Commerce. Call to have an application mailed. T he ra in h a s b een most welcome and it enhances the beautiful flowers at Central Red A pple M arket and all along the street. Treasure their splendor because soon they will be replaced with vivid fall colors o f leaves drifting to the ground. Variety is the spice o f life and keeps it interesting. Treasures come and go. Thought for the week: “To think creatively, we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.” ...George Kneller Justice Court Report BURNING BAN The Burn Ban for the City of Heppner will no longer be in effect beginning Thursday, Sept. 11, 2 0 03. A 5-day burning permit is required for all open (out of container) fires and may be purchased for $ 1.00 at Heppner City Hall, 188 NW Willow Street. Rusty Estes, Fire Chief i t 4 M ikel D avid Crills, 22, H erm iston, V BR, 78/55, fine $132. Jason S. P atterson, 30, Heppner, No Life Jackets, fine $79. E lb ia E n r e q u e ta Pallanes, 53, H eppner, N o Valid Operator’s License, fine $177. K ari D a n ie ls , 2 3 , Heppner, Furnishing Alcohol to M inors, fine $481 and 180 suspended days in jail and one year probation. Crysti L. Taylor, 23, H e p p n e r, D r i v i n g wh i l e Suspended I, fine $297.
