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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 23,2005 The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow __________ - Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty's H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical mallei al 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 **rapidscr\e net or davidt? heppner net. Website: www heppncr.net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $25 in Morrow County; $19 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or olden; $31 elsewhere; $26 student subscriptions David S y k e s.................................................................................................... Publisher Betty M acTavish............................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Attoertismg: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost tor a display ad is $4.90 per column inch. Cost lor classified ad is 50c per word. Cost for Card ot Thanks is $10 up to 100 words C ost for a classified display ad is $5.50 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is M onday 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). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor M U S T be signed by the author. The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters. All letters M U S T include the author’s address and phone number for use by the G T office. The G T reserves the right to edit letters. The G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. A ny letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • 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! Sign up for the 2005 Environmental Quality Incentive Program Program contract must be The USDA Natural R esources C onservation Service (NRCS) announced today that the first sign up period for the 2005 E nvironm ental Q uality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Morrow County is open now and w ill close December 30. The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is a voluntary conservation cost share program . Through EQIP, farmers and ran ch ers may receive financial and technical help to install stru ctu ral and management conservation p ra c tice s on e lig ib le a g ric u ltu ra l land. A g ricu ltu ral land may include cropland, grazed land and forest land. EQIP activities are carried out according to an EQIP plan of operations dev elo p ed w ith the producer. In cen tiv e payments may also be made to encourage a producer to adopt land m anagem ent practices such as residue management, direct seeding, conservation crop rotations and irrig atio n w ater management. People with a C o n serv atio n S ecu rity m aking a sig n ific a n t improvement to their system to be e lig ib le for EQ IP incentives. EQIP applications are accepted throughout the year but cut off dates apply for each funding period. People who applied and were not funded in 2005 should contact NRCS if they are still in te re ste d in p a rtic ip a tin g . NRCS evaluates each application using a state and locally developed ranking process to select priority proposals for funding. For m ore information, visit NRCS at the USDA Ag S erv ice C en ter at 430 H ep p n er/ Lexington Highway or call them at 676-5021. Justice Court Justice Court at the Morrow County Courthouse has released the following report: Jam es R uz, 36, Arlington, Violation of the Basic Rule, fine $180. Vernon Jeffreys, 37, H eppner, F ailu re to use S eatb elt and D riving Uninsured, fine $73. * 4 0 ! 40! 4 0 ! 4 0 ! 40! 4 0 ! 4 0 ! 4 0 ! 4 0 ! » It’s hard to believe but » ! DARRIN PADBERG ; is turning 40! 'UJlvo he? t v o v i i c t c ts tA , Please join : : the celebration! December 3, 2005 8:00 p.m. to W . lone Legion Hall Appetizers, No Host Bar, and Live Music featuring Baseline Letters to the Editor ~ __________ The Heppner Gazelle Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following enteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number w here you can be reached. The address and phone number will only he used for verification and will not be pnnted in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will he placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. Businesses help stranded family Letter to the editor: We would really like to acknowledge and thank five of your local businesses. We recently were up in the woods for second season elk h u n tin g and had som e mechanical trouble with our suburban. We haul a 23 ft. travel trailer, three kids and a dog with us. Our trouble began with the trucks wheels locking up which broke the fro n t hubs on S atu rd ay (Opening Day). After getting the truck back to camp, we drove down to where we could get cell service and called Les Schwab. They had the hubs we needed and were g e ttin g read y to clo se. Special arrangements were made if we didn’t make it into town before they closed. My husband got the hubs back to g eth er (up in the woods in a foot of snow), and we thought we fixed the problem. Then on Monday the wheels locked up again. After putting it into reverse, and backing up a little, we w ere good to go ag ain . Puzzling? S o after making a few more c a lls we w ere sure the transfer case was going out. So we called H erm iston T ran sm issio n and w ere prepared to spend $ 1200.00 for a new transfer case. After talking with the gentlemen there he was pretty certain it was the rear-end. So my husband took the plate off and checked it out (again in a foot of snow). It turned out that the guy in Hermiston was right. He could have easily sold us the transfer case, but didn't. My husband made a trip to Heppner for parts to put the rear-end back together. The parts store didn’t have everything he need ed , so he was referred to L ooslie Auto Body. Mr. Looslie had a suburban there, pulled the part, but it wasn’t a match. He then called his brother in L e x in g to n , w ho had a suburban he was getting ready to haul off. My hu sb an d d ro v e out to Lexington Auto Body, Mr. Looslie gave him the tools to pull the part from his su b u rb an , and it was a perfect match. He let us have the part. My husband was am azed. He brought the parts back up to camp, put the rear-end back together. That fixed the problem. So w hat I really w anted to do (especially w ith T h a n k sg iv in g ju s t around the co rn er) is to ack n o w led g e these businesses and individuals for going out of their way to help us. We live in a small town like Heppner, and we were so appreciative of the help we received. We were so worried about how we were going to get the kids and the trailer home safely, and you helped to make our trip home a safe one. We want to acknow ledge the owners and employees of H erm iston Transm ission, L o o slie A uto Body, L ex in g to n A uto Body, Heppner Napa, and Heppner Les Schw ab to let them know that good deeds such as th e irs should not go unnoticed. May god bless you and watch over you. Happy Thanksgiving. (s) Dan and Kari Patterson Molalla Greens Workshop scheduled Garden Club will be hosting their annual Greens Workshop on Dec. 3 at the fair grounds. D uring the week, the Garden Club will be making wreaths, candy canes and swags for $20. Holiday arrangements will be made to sell. O rd ers should be made to Ida Farra 676-9446 by Nov. 27. They can be picked up at the fair grounds beginning Wednesday, Nov. 30. The wreaths will be made Monday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m .-5 p.m . The G reens W orkshop w ill be held Saturday, Dec. 3. At this time the public can make their own wreaths with the expert help of the Heppner Garden Club members. Proceeds from this event allow the Heppner Garden Club to complete v ario u s p ro jects fo r the community of Heppner. The next meeting of the Heppner Garden Club will be a Christmas party held at the Senior Center, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. At this event, food items will be c o lle c te d fo r the Neighborhood Center. Joe and Leanne Lindsey will p ro v id e the m usical entertainm ent. H ostesses will be Chuck and Betty B ailey, Joe and JoA nne Burleson. The public is invited. Aerobics and stretching class begins ^ Wedding' Tables è |j j Ip Beginning aerobics and stretching class begins Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the M orrow C ounty Fairgrounds. The class will be m eet T uesday and T h u rsd ay e v en in g from 5:30-6 p.m. They will meet for 5 weeks and the cost will be $25. Call Cindy Sumner at 9 8 9 -8 5 1 4 fo r m ore information or to register. Favoritism in Fair & Rodeo Court selection? To the editor: Does the M orrow County Fair Board, Fair and R odeo C o u rt sele c tio n committee deal in favoritism or discrimination? Yes, we have been witnesses to these atrocities for the past two years and we are tired of it. It is time to clean up your act. You are representing the people of M orrow C ounty and are supposed to be doing what is best for the county and its children. When a child goes to the fair o ffice to get an application to try out for the fair and rodeo court, among o th e r p ap erw o rk that is handed out is a set of rules that are to be followed by the bo ard , ch o sen co u rt m em bers and the court chaperone. These rules are to be read and signed by the chosen court member, parent and co u rt ch ap ero n e. Apparently the fair board or selection com m ittee does not have to follow these rules, or even read them. Last year at tryouts a mother and an aunt of the chosen court members, who are also fair board members, were in with the selection committee during the whole sele c tio n p ro cess, even though stated in their rules: Section 1-A “Any member of the co m m ittee having a relative in competition will be exempt from the selection committee.” And Section 4- F states “No relative of any applicant will be involved in the selection process.” Was that fair? T h is year the p rin cess is under age. A cco rd in g to the rules: S ection 3B “C an d id ates must be at least 16 years of age, or at least a junior in high school. Pennant Bearers must be at least 13 years of age or at least a 7th grader.” The chosen princess is a sophomore. This was printed in the G azette Tim es on October 5, 2005 when the chosen court members were announced. She told us the day of tryouts when we were all sitting around talking that she doesn’t turn 16 until the spring of 2006. The worst part of this is another girl of the same age and grade was d en ied an ap p lic atio n because she was too young. Is this discrimination? How can you explain that to a child who wants to try out and represent our county, but is denied because of age and grade in school, then find out the one chosen is of the same age and grade in school? Morrow County Fair B oard and S electio n C om m ittee, how are you going to explain this to the girl, her parents, and the county you represent? We are tau g h t to learn by example and the example you are setting is not a very good one to follow or learn from. (s) Hal and Rita Bergstrom Heppner Jotli J o h n s t o n a n il M i t e H a n il Wedding - S atu rday, N ovem ber 2 0 th & D ia n e M c F e t r iilg e a n il K e lly M o r g a n © % © Wedding - S a tu rday, N ovem ber 2 0 th d i n o t i n e NX a lt a n il I ren t M ugliest Wedding - January, 20(ÌÒ Mumij'i U alu ) 217 Nortfi Main • Heppnar Phone 676-915« • Floral 676-9426 Serving Heppner. Lexington S lone CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Stop in at the Heppner Branch for Cookies, Coffee, and Punch from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2005, and Celebrate the Spirit o f Your Hometown! Bank of Mtmb«r F O IC Obituaries Ruby Padberg Miller Mrs. Miller, 93, of The Dalles, formerly of lone, died T hursday, Nov. 17, 2005 at C olum bia Basin Care Center in The Dalles. Funeral service for Ruby Miller will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at the lo n e C om m unity Church. Concluding service and burial will follow at the Lexington Cemetery. She was born Jan. 16, 1912, ten miles east of lone to Lewis and Letha Woods Padberg. She was raised and attended school in South M orrow C ounty. A fter H igh School she attended beauty school then operated a beauty parlor in lone. On Feb. 20, 1933 she married Harold 0. Kincaid at lone. Mr. Kincaid died in 1942. On Aug. 18, 1960 she married George E. Miller at A th en a, O regon. The couple later moved to The Dalles. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in The Dalles and was also a supporter of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Wasco County Museum. She had been a resident of The Dalles for over 25 years. Mr. Miller preceded her in death in 1992. Mrs. Miller enjoyed traveling and rock hounding. She is survived by sons; R alph K incaid o f S ilv erto n , and L indsay K incaid o f lo n e ; 10 g ra n d c h ild re n , 2 step g ra n d c h ild re n , 11 great grandchildren, 1 step great g ra n d c h ild , and 2 great g ra n d c h ild re n . She was preceded in death by sons Roger K incaid and Lyle Kincaid; stepson Paul Miller; brothers Earl and Cecil and sisters Emerald and Violet. M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to the lo n e C om m unity Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 346, lone, O regon 97843. Sweeney Mortuary, H eppner, in charge o f arrangements. Memorial Service P. W. Kenneth Wenberg A memorial service is planned for P. W. Kenneth Wenberg, 96, this Saturday, Nov. 26, at 5 p.m . The service will be held at the S eventh Day A d v en tist C hurch on M inor St. in H eppner. A co m p lete obituary will follow. Slottee Memorial Scholarship awarded The South Morrow County Scholarship Trust is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2005 Slottee Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $ 1000.00. Sarah Jean Eckman, a graduate of Heppner High School. Sarah is currently enrolled at Eastern Oregon U n iv ersity and w ill be graduating in June of 2006 with a degree in education. Sarah is the daughter of Judy Eckman of Lexington and Kenneth Eckman o f Bend. The S lo ttee M em orial Scholarship is awarded annually to a junior, senior or graduate student at an a cc re d ite d fo u r-y ea r college or university. It is given in order of priority to: first a student majoring or minoring in music, second a stu d en t w ho has been accepted into a school of education.
