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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 24,2005 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES 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 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E- mail: editor!^ rapidservenet or davidOiheppnernet Website: www heppner net Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County: $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s.................................................................................................... Publisher Katie Foster..........................................................................................................Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times will not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and p ho n e n u m 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 of statements made in letters, tAny letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks“ at a cost of $10.) Contributions sought for ailing boy To the Editor: Jose Adan Guardado is a 10-year old boy with cerebral palsy. He is a bright young man, who greets each day with a smile. Jose uses a power News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. C ost for a display ad is $4.90 per wheelchair that he controls colum n inch. C ost for classified ad is 50c per word. C ost for C ard of T hanks is $10 up to 100 with his head. His head is the words. C o st for a classified display ad is $5.50 per colum n inch. only part of his body that he For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi cation m ust be specified. Affidavits m ust be required at the time of subm ission. Affidavits has complete control over. require three w eeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date m ust be He now has an specified if required). opportunity to use his head For Obituaries: O bituaries are published in the H eppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet new s guidelines. Fam ilies w ishing to include information not included in the guidelines to operate a device that will or who w ish to have the obituary written in a certain way m ust purchase advertising space give him a voice to for the obituary. com m unicate with those On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net around him in words, rather • Start or C hange a Subscription than motions and gestures • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story that cause great frustration • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes and confusion. The device • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! attaches to his wheelchair and he will operate it in the same manner as he operates his wheelchair. Jose has been trained Teachers for the Morrow County School District on the device to ensure his and the lone School District have already started back ability to operate it. He has to school. Their first day was on Monday, August 22. attended training at Shriners Students, though, will have another week of summer, Hospital in Portland and he and are scheduled to be back in the classroom on has used a stationary trial Monday, August 29. version on a computer at his G-T deadline changed for Labor Day school. Jose has been very The Heppner Gazette-Times will be closed for successful in effectively Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5. Due to the closure, the deadline for news articles and advertisements will be Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m. The Gazette will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Back to school! Rhumba, Salsa, Swing and Waltz your way into fun Letters to the Editor o p eratin g the d ev ice to com m unicate w ith those around him. U nfortunately the device is very expensive and the fam ily is unable to purchase it for him. Jose has been given a voice and then it was taken away because the financial resources have not been made available to provide him with a voice forever. We are asking for your help to m ake the financial resources available to Jose and give him a voice that will be his forever. Your contributions can be made to Jose Adan Guardado at any b ranch o f the B ank of Eastern Oregon. Your help in this m atter w ould be greatly ap p re cia te d and it w ill change the life of a child forever. Please feel free to contact Kelly Phillips at 541 - 481 -2217 or Alissa Wood at 5 4 1 -4 8 1 -6 0 2 2 w ith any questions or concerns you may have in this matter. (s) Kelly Phillips Boardman Beginning ballroom dance lessons for all ages will soon be available in Heppner. Jodi Chapa, who is the leader and organizer of the Shamrockettes youth dance team, is planning to begin two sessions of dance lessons, on Thursdays and Saturdays, starting September 8. Beginning Rhumba sessions will be held September 8 and 15. Beginning Waltz will be held September 22 and 29. A combination of Rhumba and Waltz will be held October 13. Beginning East Coast Swing will be held on Septem ber 10 and 17. Beginning Salsa will be held September 24 and October 1. A combination of beginning East Coast Swing and Salsa will be held October 15. “Did you watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on ABC?” asks Chapa. “It’s not too late. You can learn to dance too.” She says the classes are just the thing if you’re “getting ready for a wedding or prom, getting into shape or just having fun.” Chapa says that anyone interested is welcome to attend and may drop in a class for $ 10 per lesson or buy a package of five lessons for $45. Discounts are available for couples. To sign up, call Chapa at 676-8161 beginning September 8. The lessons will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds Annex. Chapa is also hoping to start a Saturday night open dance at the fairgrounds if she gets a good response. Over the Tee Cup Twelve ladies participated in the Willow Creek Country Club Play Day on August 23. Pat Edmundson had low gross of the field. Loa Henderson had low net of the field and Luvilla Sonstegard had least puts of the field. Other results are as follows: Flight A: low gross- Eva Kilkenny; Flight B: low gross-Betty Christman, low net-Jackie Allstott, least puts-Lois Hunt; Flight C: low gross-Bemice Lott, low net-Lorene Montgomery; least puts-Betty Carlson. Pat Edmundson had a chip-in on #13 and #17. Bernice Lott had a chip-in on #12. Best ball results are as follows: Eva Kilkenny and Pat Edmundson took first place; Betty Carlson and Loa Henderson were second; and Jackie Allstott and Betty Christman were third. The club championship and Eddi Skow Tournament will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, September 6-7. r “Lottery profits help pay teachers’ salaries.” tial services. Loti lucation, economi 20 Years of Doing Good Things 20 OREGON LOTTERY Lottery games are based on chance and should be played for entertainment only.
