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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 24, 2003 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner Bricks are in, still available for purchase GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P S. 240-420 Morrow County ’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper P u b lish e d w e e k ly and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner, O re g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3, 1879. Perio dical postage paid at H ep p ner, O re g o n O ffic e at 147 W W illo w Street, tele p ho ne (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 . F a x (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9211. E -m a il gtiii heppner net or g t u rap id se rv e n e t W e b site : w w w heppner.net. Postm aster send address ch an ges to the H ep p ne r O azette-T im es, P.O . B o x 337, H eppner, O re g o n 9 7 8 3 6 S ub scrip tion s: $ 2 4 in M o rr o w C ou n ty; $ 1 8 sen ior rate (in M o r r o w C o u n ty on ly; 6 2 ye ars o r older); $ 3 0 elsew here D a v id S y k e s .................................................................................. P u b lish e r K a tie W a l l ......................................................................................... Editor N ew * and A d ve rtisin g Deadline is M o n d a y at S p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch. C ost tor classified ad is 504 per word Cost tor 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 M onday at 5 p.m. Oates for publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of subm ission 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 C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! airport continued from page one and should be approved in 2004. This GPS approach will allow many more flights in and out of our airport, in a variety o f weather. The AWOS system also archives weather data. It is possible now to check what the weather conditions were on a particular date. Right now, there is only information back as far as Dec. 19,2003, but as time goes on the data will archive. This can be useful for a variety o f applications, from Agriculture to Insurance to personal curiosity. T his pro ject was funded by grants from the O regon D ep artm en t o f A viation (O D A ) and the F ederal A viation Administration (FAA). If you would like to hear the current w e ath e r co n d itio n s in Lexington, you may call 989- 8557. The AWOS system will run th o u g h the cu rren t conditions twice. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news A special meeting of the board of directors is called for Jan. 7,2004. The purpose is to plan for the annual meeting, which is scheduled for Jan. 21, 2004, at 12:15 p.m., in the dining room. E lectio n o f three members to serve on the board, reports o f the year’s activities, and projections for the future are all on the agenda for the annual meeting. Every senior present for the meal is included in the meeting and invited to offer suggestions or com m ents and make nominations and vote. Two swivel chairs, occasional table and file cabinet have been sold to the highest bidders. Inquires about the desk may be directed to the o ffice. The alco v e, underneath the stairway to the second floor, will be ready for vehicle parking by Jan. 1, 2004. M em bers o f the Health District to S eventh Day A d v en tist hold board Church are serving on Dec. 31. The menu consists of a meeting New Year’s Day breakfast of The Morrow County casserole with ham, hash Health District will be holding browns, grape juice, peaches a regular board meeting on and biscuits. Monday, Dec. 29, at 7 p.m., at the Morrow County Annex Lexington in Irrigon. announces its On the agenda is the swing bed program update, as lighting winners well as information on the Lexington conducted migrant health care clinic. its 2003 Lighting Contest and is proud to announce the following winners: B irths Top P rize- Jerry Baker; K evin N avarro Best Use ofLights- Hernandez- a son, Kevin, Rusty Britt; was bom on Dec. 12, 2003, Most Original- John at Good Shepherd Medical Ripple; C en ter in H erm iston, to Judge’s Favorite- E usebia and O scar A. John Boyer; Navarro o f Boardman. Mini and Bright- Morris McCarl. st ifl I t Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to One & All. This is a time o f year when kindness & thoughtfulness should be remembered. We at the G azette- Times would like to thank all those have contributed . to our business throughout the year. Best Wishes, David, April, Katie, Stephanie & Bonnie MaryAnne Elguezabal (left) and Cara Osmin show the new bricks that have been installed at the grade school. The bricks can still be purchased for $100 and will have a name or a business name on them. The bricks are being sold as part of the adopt a teacher program to fund another teacher in Heppner. To purchase a brick call either Elguezabal or Osmin. HHS student named as finalist for Wendy’s Heisman award Luke Murray, a senior at Heppner High School, was named one o f the top 20 finalists from the State o f Oregon for the Wendy’s High School H eism an Award. As a state finali st, L u k e Murray w a s s e le c te d f r o m a m o n g Luke M urray more than 10,000 applicants nationwide. The Wendy’s High School H eism an was established by a partnership between the creators o f the college Heisman trophy award and Wendy’s’ International. The Wendy’s High School Heisman recognizes high school seniors for their athletic ach iev em en ts, academ ic excellence, and community service. M urray is a 4.0 student who participates in fo o tb a ll, b ask etb all and baseball. He is a varsity lettered athlete and honored scholar. Murray is currently enrolled in a rigorous schedule w hich in clu d es AP Government, Honors Pre- Calculus, and AP English to nam e a few. N ext year, Murray is in hopes of attending W illam ette U niversity in Salem. Chamber Chatter By C laudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. The Heppner Chamber of Commerce wishes one and all a very Merry Christmas! Our wish is that you might enjoy the next 11 days of the Christmas season, remembering that the true spirit of Christmas is not just a fleeting feeling, or ripping into gifts, or spending money, but the everlasting goodness of a kind and giving heart. If your cards, note writing, baking and gift preparation didn't get finished, just continue giving of yourselves to others at a slower pace during the days that follow. Share Christmases past; read a book to a child; read to an adult. Watch some of the old Christmas movies with family and friends. Listen to music and sing along. A kind touch, a smile, a helping hand, a positive attitude, a new idea, the ability to listen, living in the moment, volunteering, are all wonderful gifts to share. In so doing, we receive the greatest gift of all. Did you know that enemy soldiers who met under the mistletoe plant during Roman times laid down their weapons, ceased fighting, and embraced one another? May our soldiers in Iraq find the equivalent o f mistletoe as they fight for our peace and safety. And may each of you have a bit of mistletoe in your hearth and homes. Kudos to this great community for keeping Christmas in your hearts year round and for sharing your many gifts as you go about your day-to-day business. May your star shine bright on Christmas night and throughout the year to come. Thought for the week: “The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.” ...Helen Keller HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "H here f riend* Meet" 142 N orth Main W ednesday, Decem ber 31 st N E W Y E A R ’S EVE PARTY! C r a b F e e d D in n e r s t a r t in g a t 6 p .m . P a rty F a v o r s a n d L iv e M u s ic w it h 3 Q u a r t e r s S h o rt. F o r Elks m e m b e r s a n d o u t - o f - t o w n g u e s t s only. GET YOUR CUSTOM BANNERS HERE H eppner G azette-Tim e* 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 DA’s report Jose Loyola A rrendondo adm itted to v io la tio n o f p ro b atio n allegations for Assault in the F ourth D egree- felony. Arrendondo’s probation was revoked and reinstated and he was sentenced to 14 days in jail and a one-year extension o f probation from original expiration date. James David Wright was convicted o f Possession o f a Controlled Substance 2, a Class-C felony. Wright was sentenced to 18 m onths supervised probation, 80 hours community service, payment of $914 in fines and fees. Lyle D. Sm ith adm itted to v io latio n o f probation allegations for Attempt to Elude. Smith’s probation was revoked and re in sta te d and he w as sentenced to 15 days in jail and a 12-month extension o f p ro b atio n from o rig in al expiration date. The sentence is to be served consecutively w ith cases out o f Union County, Umatilla County and Washington State. Thomas R. Carroll ad m itted to v io latio n o f probation allegations for two counts o f Possession o f a C o n tro lle d S u b stan ce. Carroll’s sentences will be served concurrently and his probation was revoked. He was sentenced to six months in ja il and 12 m onths probation. Robert Gene Morley adm itted to violation o f probation allegations for Possession o f a Controlled S u b stan ce. M o rle y ’s probation was revoked and reinstated. He was sentenced to six months in jail and a one- year probation extension. John Turney Lovett pled guilty to Criminal Mischief II, a Class-A misdemeanor. Lovett was sentenced to 365 suspended days in jail, 40 hours of community service and payment o f $624 in fines and fees. Cory James Baker pled guilty to A ttem pted Possession o f a Controlled Substance, a Class-C felony. Baker was sentenced to 24 months formal probation, 80 hours of community service, completion of a drug treatment package, driving privileges suspended/revoked for six months and payment of $874 in fines and fees. Ronald Leroy Jeffreys was convicted o f Harassment P h y sical, a C lass-B misdemeanor. Jeffreys was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 12 months bench p ro b atio n , 40 hours o f community service, enroll and complete anger management program and paym ent o f $324 in fines and fees. R obert E v erett Powers was convicted o f Criminal Trespass-2, a Class- C misdemeanor reduced to a Class-A violation. He was sentenced to pay $307 in fines and fees. Santos Lazaro Dzul- Yah pled guilty to Theft in the First Degree, a Class-C felony. He was sentenced to 18 months formal probation, 80 hours of community service and payment of $3164 in fees and restitution. Dzul-Yah was also convicted of Harassment P h y sical, a C lass-B m isdem eanor. He w as sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 12 months bench p ro b atio n , 20 hours o f community service, enroll in family counseling and pay $526 in fines and fees. James J. Nelson was convicted o f Contempt o f C o u rt, an u n c la ssifie d m isdem eanor. He was sentenced to 180 suspended days in jail, 12 months bench p ro b atio n , 20 h o u rs co m m u n ity serv ice and payment o f $374 in fines and fees. Jason Lee Aitken pled guilty to Unauthorized Entry Into a Motor Vehicle, a Class- A misdemeanor. Aitken was sentenced to 180 suspended days in ja il, 80 hours o f community service, 24 months bench probation and payment o f $724 in fines, fees and restitution. Justice Court report Marilyn Ann Tiboni, 20, Heppner, Failure to Stop at Stop Sign, fine $ 180. B arry C h arles B uckland, 36, P o rtlan d , Exceeding the Maximum Speed, 94/65, fine $318. Faye Louise Gandy, 70, Heppner, Dog as a Public Nuisance, fine $73. John Phillip Looney, 22, Heppner, two counts DUI1 (B A C . 16), three days in jail, three years probation and $2596 in fines. Marriage Licenses Dec. 11: Juan Gabrel Reyna, 30, Boardman and Dora M aria Velasco, 26, Boardman. Dec. 16: Fernando Caldera Flores, 27, Irrigon and Veronica Madrigal Tapia, 24, Stanfield. O bituaries Adele R. Hayes A d ele R am ona Marguerite was bom to Frankj and Grace F inne Nickerson on Nov. 29,1914 in Suisun City, CA. She spent the first eleven years o f her life in that area su rro u n d e d by a large extended family. In July 1925, the family moved to Oregon, settling first in Portland, and finally in Heppner, where her parents owned a title business and cattle and timber interests. Upon graduating from Heppner High School she traveled to Portland to become a beautician, eventually owning a shop in Heppner. There she met William Hays, of Alabama, who was employed by the Corps o f Engineers. They married in June 1933 and had three daughters: Mrs. William Bowman o f O ly m p ia (K aren ), M rs. Michael Tierney of Hillsboro (Billie Pat, deceased), and M rs. H erb ert B urk o f Scappoose (Christine). They later divorced. In August 1945, she married Richard Hayes of H ep p n er and liv ed in Heppner, Arlington Condon and Hillsboro. He died in 1996. Hayes w orked for several government agencies from which she retired in the ‘70s. B esid es her daughters, she is survived by her brother, Rev. Dr. Francis Nickerson o f Phoenix, AZ; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. There was a memorial service at Marysville Nursing Home in Beaverton on Dec. 19. A private interment was held in Heppner at Cemetery Hill. Heppner Garden Club to meet The Heppner Garden Club will meet on Jan. 5,2004 at 7 p.m., at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Host for the evening is Frances Freel. Ken Bailey, w ho has a concrete landscaping business will be presenting the program. Bailey w ill d iscuss curbing for beautification.
