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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 8, 2004 The Official Newspaper o f the C it> o f Heppner and the Count> o f Morrow Letters to the Editor Heppner Editor's note. Letters to the Editor must be signed The Cazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone num ber 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 “Card of Thanks" at a cost o f $7.) GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M orrow C ounty’s H om e-t ) w n c d W e e k ly N e w spa per Published ueekl\ and entered as periodical matter al the Post Office at Heppner, Or egon under the Act o f M a rc h 3, 1 879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Ore-gon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541 >676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E- inail gt'« heppner net or gto rapidser\ e net W eb site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Ga/ette-Times. PO 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 .......................................................................... M U * Katie Foster.................................................................................................... Editor News and A d ve rtisin g Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is S4 75 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50(t 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 Ffoblic/Legal Notices puWic/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for publi cation 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: ieutt.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reserv ations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more' Support Our Troops group to prepare care packages The S upport O ur lids, Girl Scout cookies, Troops support group will Pop-Tarts and tuna kits; be meeting on Sunday, Dec board gam es, preferably 12 at 3 p m in the Methodist travel size, such as Checkers Church basement for a work or Chess and playing cards; m agazines, party to put together care books, packages new spapers; baby wipes, Donations are still C hapstick , eye drops, being accep ted for the deodorant, foot powder, nail packages A bank account is clippers, Q-Tips, sunscreen being set up at Bank o f and toilet paper; ziplock E astern O regon for baggies, b a tte rie s, fly m onetary donations and sw atters, pre-paid phone boxes are located at St Pat’s cards, socks, sunglasses; and Senior Center and BEO for seasonal item s, such as all other items u n b reak ab le holiday Suggested items for d eco ratio n s, etc For a d o n atio n include: heat complete list o f suggested re sista n t candy; w riting item s you can visit paper and envelopes along www OperationShoeBox com w ith pens or pencils; and click on Item List toothbrushes, toothpaste, Anyone interested in floss and mouthwash; instant joining the support group is coffee, pow dered drink w elcom e For m ore mixes and teas; beef jerky, inform atio n about this canned fruit with pop-top project or the group, contact Evelyn Sweek at 676-9483 Symphony and Chorale bring entertainment to county To the Editor: My w ife and I attended the concert o f the Willow Creek Symphony and C horale at lone yesterday afternoon It was a very enjoyable concert and well w orth the effort o f driving to lone to attend The Willow Creek Sym phony and C horale provides a nice enhancement to life in o ur b ro ad er community in the Willow Creek Valley. The musicians and their d ire c to r are commended for their efforts to bring good entertainment to our citizens (s) John Edmundson Heppner Music strikes note in lone To the Editor: We were so pleased to attend the Willow Creek Sym phony and Singers concert last night in lone We are fortunate to have such a talent performing here in our small com m unity. The sym phony and ch o ru s conducted by R Lee Friese related well to the packed audience in bringing back fam iliar m elodies o f yesteryear A group o f the older “ k id s” from the W illow Creek Assisted Living sat in a reserv ed sectio n and listened intently to music that brought back memories o f old movies and memories of their more active years. All in all, our hats our off to the Willow Creek Symphony and Singers for an evening o f solid enjoyment for young and old alike For those o f you who missed it, we understand that they will perform in Heppner on April 17 We will see you there. (s) Bob and Suzanne Jepsen Heppner Christmas Tree auction and raffle generates over $2000 ODOT schedules Lexington public information meeting A public information meeting will be held on Dec 15 at 7 p m at the Lexington Town Hall, located at 150 W M ain, L exington The meeting is being held as a follow-up to the Aug 17 meeting regarding proposed 2005 roadw ay im provem ents to State Highway 52 in Lexington The improvements are scheduled from A Street to F S treet and include pavem ent overlay and limited bicycle-pedestrian facilities. Improvements to the intersection of Highway 52 and H ighw ay 207 in L exington have been included in the project based on earlier public input Anderson Perry and Associates, Inc., a consulting engineering firm contracted by ODOT to design the roadway improvements in Lexington, will be present to outline the project, answer questions and obtain further public input on the roadway improvem ents Residents and business ow ners in L exington and o th ers interested in the proposed project are encouraged to attend For more information about this meeting, please contact Howard Perry at (541) 963-8309 Sally Larsen with the “Christmas Ball Bonanza" tree she won in the raffle. The 3rd A nnual Christmas Tree Auction and Raffle generated $2352 This year's event was sponsored by the Heppner Chamber o f C om m erce and P ioneer M emorial H ospice Fifty percent o f the monies will go to support the Hospice Sally Larson, from the Post Office, won the raffled tree She chose the C hristm as Ball B onanza created by C entral Red Apple Larsen donated the tree back and Sherree Mahoney purchased it W inner o f the People’s Choice award was the “Red Hat Extravaganza” c reated by the Red Hat Rowdies Tree sponsors and tre e p u rch asers were: Heppner Hardware- Jerry B reazeale; US F orest Service Employees- Victor V ander D oes; Bank o f E astern O regon- Jim Sw anson, W heatland Insurance; Bank o f Eastern O regon M ortgage D epartm ent- G reg R ietm ann; W heatland Insurance- Bank of Eastern Oregon; Sherrell Insurance- Merlin Hughes; U S. Postal S ervice- N ancy Snider, W heatland In su ran ce, Pioneer Humane Society- Howard Mullins; Central Red A pple- S herree M ahoney; P e te rs o n ’s Jewelers- Jim Hayes; Red Hat Rowdies- Rita Britt, Britt Excavations; Murray Drug and Country Rose- Erin A nderson; M orrow County Grain Growers- Kim H ouw eling, C entral Red Apple; Heppner Elementary- Carri Grieb, Grieb Land Co.; and Mustang Pride- Greg Rietmann HHS to sponsor Coat and Dollar Drive The Heppner High School is sponsoring the Coat and Dollar Drive to collect winter clothing and dollar donations for the Heppner Neighborhood Center The drive will be held on Sunday, Dec 12 from 1- 4 p m Students should meet at the high school where groups will be created and routes will be handed out HEPPNER ELKS 358 kJ jfe 676-9181 "W here frien d s M ret” 142 N o rth M ain - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10th ~ TOY DINNER at 6 p.m. B rin g in a new , u n w ra p p ed to y a n d receive a free d in n e r! T h e toy« w ill be g iv e n in C h ristm a s b aske ts d istrib u te d by th e N eig h b o rh o o d C e n ter for th e H eppner, Le x in g to n a n d lo n e a re a s. Obituaries Donald Max Pike William Grant Handy Donald Max Pike, 76, died Dec. 5, 2004, in H erm iston at the G ood Samaritan Center where he lived for the last year Disposition was by cremation and no service will be held upon his request The family will hold a private service at a later date. Pike was born June 15, 1928 in Casper, WY to Orvis A Pike and Evelyn L. Taggart-Pike He attended school in Casper He worked at various jobs in Wyoming In Terrebonne he was a Telegram Delivery Boy and then was a pinsetter in a bowling alley in Alaska He joined the Army on Nov. 25, 1950 and served in Korea On May 7, 1955, he married Barbara Geist in C asper, WY. They first resided in Boundurant, WY w here he was Fence Foreman on the Little Jennie Ranch Later, they returned to Casper where he worked at the Standard Oil Refinery. In 1969, they m oved to Kinzua where they lived until one year after the mill closed They moved to Heppner in 1979. He w orked many years for the M orrow C ounty Public W orks Department before he retired in 1990 due to Parkinson’s. He and wife, Barbara, were Park Hosts at Cutsforth Park from A ugust 1990 until 1998. They then moved to the McNary area of Umatilla in October o f 1999 to be closer to their family. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, at home in M cN ary -U m atilla; his daughter, Debby Van Meter- Simpson o f Gresham; his son, Lance Van Meter, and his wife, Jeannie, who live in Suplpa, OK; his daughter, Patti Constantin and Bud E nglert o f U m atilla; his daughter, Gaylene Cazares, and her husband, Ignacio, and th e ir fam ily in Vancouver, WA; his son, Bruce Pike and his wife, D ebbie o f P o rtlan d ; his daughter, LuAnn Letcher and her husband, Patrick and their family in Gresham; his brother, John; sister, Corky; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, O rvis Pike and Evelyn Austin and by his son-in-law, Roger Simpson M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the G ood Sam aritan Center in Hermiston. W ord has been received that William Grant Handy, 74, died Nov. 27, 2004. A memorial service was held Dec 4 at Finley’s Sunset Hills Mortuary Handy w as born Nov. 30, 1929, in Ogden, UT He served in the Air Force A graduate o f the U niversity o f U tah, he moved in about 1969 to Portland, where he was a broker o f raw materials and owned William G. Handy Associates He married Roselyn R aleigh, but they later divorced In 1981, he married Vesta Kilkenny. Survivors include his w ife, d au g h ters, Ellie Benson, Margaret H Martin and Laura H. Hammond; son, Thomas W.; stepsons, Russell Kilkenny, Patrick Kilkenny and John Kilkenny; stepdaughter, Kelly Hale; his fo rm er w ife; 14 g ran d ch ild ren ; and five great-grandchildren Remembrances may be made to the Clayton T. Handy Scholarship Fund at St John Fisher School. Henrietta Marie Hermanns H en rietta M arie Hermanns, 79, ofWaitsburg, WA, passed away Dec. 4, 2004, at Booker Rest Home in Dayton, WA. R ecitatio n o f the Rosary was held Dec. 7 and funeral services were held Dec. 8, both at C hapel H erring Funeral Hom e B urial follow ed at Blue M o u n tain M em orial Gardens. Hermanns was born April 6, 1925 in Touchet, WA to Frank M. and Mary W orden W atson She attended grade school in Touchet and graduated from Touchet High School in 1943. On Sept. 6, 1944, she m arried C lifford Hermanns in Walla Walla, WA They farm ed in Heppner for 10 years and then moved to Waitsburg in 1954. They lived in Waitsburg for 50 years Hermanns loved to play pinochle and Bingo She also loved to travel and work in her rose garden She was a member o f St. M ark ’s Catholic Church, St. Mark’s Altar Society, 55 Plus Senior Waitsburg Club and Denova Women’s Club Survivors include her husband, C lifford Hermanns; daughter, Mary Andrews o f Portland; son, Charles W Hermanns o f Irrig o n ; sisters, Lavina M yers o f Touchet, Betty Lythgoe of Walla Walla and Rose Berglund o f Pasco; brother, Cecil W atson o f W alla W alla, WA; three grandchildren, four great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, or to a charity o f choice th ro u g h The Herring Funeral Home, 315 West Alder, Walla Walla, WA 99362-2870 H erring Funeral Home o f Walla Walla is in charge of arrangements HLL to meet The Heppner Little League will meet on Dec. 13 at 7 p m. at the Heppner Neighborhood Center Howard E. Gilliam Howard E. Gilliam, 79, o f H eppner, died Thursday, Dec 2 at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland. A funeral service will be held Thursday, Dec 9 at 11 a m at All S ain ts E piscopal in H eppner. C oncluding services and interment will be held at Heppner Masonic Cemetery M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the All Saints Episcopal Memorial Fund, P O Box 246, Heppner, OR 97836 or St Patrick’s Senior Center, P.0 Box 266, Heppner, OR 97836. A complete obituary will be published in next w e ek ’s ed itio n o f the Gazette Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements C USTO M BANNERS Heppner Gazette-Times
