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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S PS 240-420 M orrow C ounty's Hom e-Owned W eekly New spaper 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. Oiegon. Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E- mail editor^rapidserve net or david (P1 heppner net. Web site: 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 Sykes........................................................................................................Publisher Kaue Foster............................................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p.m Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50c per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost 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 Obituanes: Obituaries are published m 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 written 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 lor accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “C ard of Thanks* at a cost of $10. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.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 Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! • Engagement Lobell-Bates Sheryll Lobell of Portland and Dale Bates of Heppner are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Helen Black and the late Roy Black of Medford. The groom-elect is the son of Edward and Lorraine Bates of Condon. The couple plans for a Saturday, April 29, 2006, wedding in Portland. Dale Bates and Sheryll Lobell HHS cheerleaders to hold annual dessert auction The Heppner cheerleaders will be holding their annual dessert auction Tuesday, Feb. 7 during halftime of the girls' and boys’ varsity games. A delicious assortment of homemade specialties will be available from our area's Finest bakers. All proceeds will go to fund uniforms and cheer clinics for the high school cheer program. Those who cannot attend, but still wish to bid may do so by contacting Virginia Grant at 676-5257. These desserts and others will be auctioned: Margaret Bennet’s anniversary cake by Robinae Disque; Almond Coffee cheesecake by Barb Orwick; Chocolate Coconut Cheesecake by Barb Orwick; Grandma’s Famous Sugar Cookies by Bev Sherman; Coconut/White Sheet cake by Garnet Huddleston; Chocolate Truffles by Joan a filli 1 McDaniels; CaramelAValnut Cinnamon rolls by Bernice Lott; Mustang Spirit Sheet Cake by Terina Healy; Oreo Cheesecake by Joyce Shephard; Churos with Gnoch by Virginia Grant; Chocolate Fudge Cake by Ann Jones; and Heart Shaped Cinnamon Swirl Cake by Celita Strouse. HHS boys to hold fundraising dinner The Heppner High School boys’ basketball program is holding a fundraising dinner on Saturday. Jan. 28 during the game against Sherman County. The dinner, which includes spaghetti, rolls, salad and dessert, will begin at 3 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $5. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the game and good food. We the family of FRANK ANDERSON want to thank our relatives, friends and our communities for the tremendous outpour ing of love and sympathy in the loss of my husband and our father. !jj We would like to especially thank all those people who gave so caringly in the prepa ration of the church for the service, the in terment at the cemetery, the Elks for the use of the Lodge for the fellowship and meal that followed the services. And we especially want to thank all the women and men, and the Heppner Senior Class, who prepared and served the won derful meal that made that time of the com munity so very special. Family, friends and community was so very important to Frank and we know he was well pleased with the tremendous outpour ing of love and support we have received. Again, thank you one and all, Kay, Eric, Steve and Charlie Anderson ___________- Letters to the Editor ~ ___________ The Heppner Gazette Time* will print all letters to the Editor with the follow ing criteria met: letters submitted to the new spaper 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 where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and w ill not he printed 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 be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. Positive attitudes will make a difference at Irrigon Jr/Sr High Support Our Troops Group, community supports soldiers To the Editor: The soldiers of the 3- 116,h returned home in mid- November from Iraq, but not without their losses. To the families that lost their soldiers, out thoughts and prayers went to them in their sorrow. This reminds us all that “Freedom isn’t Free.” The Support Our Troop Group recognizes the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our community which have supported the soldiers and their families here at home. Ladies made yellow ribbon bows and tied them on all the trees through town and maintained them through the 18-month deployment. They looked great. Many people donated care items, snack food, money and helped get boxes ready for mailing. Two hundred-plus were send during the year. The Methodist Church let the group assemble our boxes in the kitchen area. Businesses helped with postage and organizations donated money to purchase needed items. CenturyTel arranged phone calls from soldiers in Afghanistan at our Memorial Day celebration and set up the PA system and slide display. The Support Our Troops Group received several thank you notes and a phone call telling us how they appreciated our concern and our support. Receiving items and letters made their stay a little easier. Our troops said they received more packages and mail from Heppner than any other soldiers. They shared their goodies with fellow soldiers and the children. The kids loved them and watched for them to come to their villages, knowing they would get treats. Everything helped to make this project the success it was. For all the prayers that were said for the soldiers as well as their families, our group thinks Heppner is truly great. The money that was left is being donated to help purchase custom-made computer carts and computers for the severely wounded receiving treatment and therapy at the VA Palo Alto Health Care Center System at Palo Alto, California. These are big hits with the vets and enable them to keep in touch with buddies in Iraq and their families. Remember to thank our vets. (s) Evelyn Sweek Support Our Troops Group Heppner To the Editor; that’s another story all At the Dec. 11 well in itself. What school, school meeting of the Morrow superintendent, County School Board a administrator, or school school group of parents surprised district doesn't have the school board, school handful of negative nellies a administration and they have to deal with? community of Irrigon with that Unfortunately as cliché as it complaints about Irrigon Jr. sounds, the squeaky wheel is Sr. High School. These the one that gets oiled parents even invited the local IJSHS case, splashed all or over in newspapers to cover this front page of the meeting. The East the newspaper. Wouldn’t it be Oregonian had stated a few lovely if these negative months back that due to low nellies could understand staffing they would be unable damage they do the to to attend the MCSD themselves, their community meetings and that they their children by always would not be covering them and for the negative anymore. So one would looking instead of the positive ? No, think that these parents really our community and schools had some big time news if are not perfect, but what are both local papers sent out these negative people doing reporters to cover this to improve it? To these meeting. The parents were people we invite you to join given plenty of the school your Club, come to board’s time to air their school Booster events, a part of complaints, most of which the solution, be not the happened years before we problem. Can’t we all work were even a high school and together to make this school some of which happened the best it can be for the under a totally different students? deserve it. administrator. In other By always They looking for the words “old news.” negative you are doing a On Dec. 12, both disservice to the Morrow Tell Senators to vote no on asbestos local newspapers ran front County School District, page coverage of this Irrigon Jr. Sr. High School's bill this bill passes, the victims of meeting, and when word administration and staff, the To the Editor: this horrible disease and their started to spread about what community of Irrigon and It is very difficult to will lose their right had gone on, many of us sadly to your own children. believe that there actually to families a jury trial. Once a right is were upset with these For the past two people out there that taken away, almost parents for rehashing old years, we have worked strongly believe asbestos impossible to get it it is back. The news, and the newspapers closely with the products are no longer being less informed the public is, for not doing their administration of IJSHS manufactured. Research the easier it is to pass this bill. homework before printing to get for our students shows that there are more Please call your U.S. yet another sensationalized trying what they are lacking due to than 1700 asbestos products senators ask them to article about Irrigon. On the opening of a new school. being manufactured at the vote “no” and S.852, the so- Dec. 21 a group of We have found Ron Anthony present time, here in the called on “Fair Bill." concerned parents braved and Chris Davis easy to talk United States. Environmental matters the icy conditions and met to and work with. They plans on should be the concern of with reporter Kathy Aney don’t always give us the passing Congress a bailout bill, for the everyone. from the East Oregonian answer we are wanting, but manufacturers of asbestos, (s) Anita Dorn about doing a follow up they have always been fair. the third week in January. If Echo article on Irrigon Jr. Sr. High If these negative nellies School that would represent as hard as Ron our students in the positive worked Obituaries Anthony does at getting us manner they deserve. We what need, our school's were told that her editor wish we list would not commit to an short one. would be a very James H. Rogers, Sr. article, but that he would like James H. Rogers, daughters, Tammy Conklin. In closing, we would her to meet with us. As of like to acknowledge the Sr., 60. of Heppner, died S u s a n today there has not been one Morrow County School Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at Milliman, J a mi e word mentioned about that Board members and his home. meeting in the E.O. A memorial service R o g e r s Mark On Jan. 8, we Superintendent will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 a n d Burrows, for their open door opened our E.O. and what policy and their readiness to at 11 a.m., at Christian Life S h e r r i e R ogers; did we find but a wonderful listen to any concerns from Center in Heppner. sons, Dan article about how the town anyone, at any time. We He was born Nov. of Helix rallies around their appreciate Ron Anthony for 29, 1945 at Syracuse, NY. R o g e r s school and students. To the countless hours he has He was raised and attended and James Helix we say “Way to Go!” put into making our school school in New York state R ogers, James Rogers. If one was to replace the a safe, and inviting before moving to California. J r . ; Herman. Ronny, words Helix High School environment our children He served in Vietnam with brothers, Ben and Chuck; and sisters. and put in Irrigon Jr. Sr. High to learn in. The for vast the U.S. Army and also majority Jenny and Billie. He was School you would have a of your community supports boxed and learned the in death by picture of what has been appreciates your hard mechanic trade while preceded brothers, Fredrick. Duane going on at the newly formed and and commitment to enlisted. He later was a and Bobby. IJSHS for the year and a half work Jr. Sr. High School, recruiting officer for the M e m o r i a l since it has opened. Our gym Irrigon Army. (s) Danny and Meredith contributions may be made is full every time there is a On March 26, 1987, Young, Irrigon game, the Knight's Pride Richard and Becky Seewer, he married NoraJ. Hallowell to the donors’ favorite choice. Booster Club serves a meal Irrigon at Ripley, NY. He worked at charity of Sweeney Mortuary at every game and the Pep Richard and Kelly Wright, several jobs, the last for of Heppner is in charge of Band led by Jeff Scarles is Columbia Trailer in Irrigon arrangements. • always rockin' the house. Billy and Sarnie Griffin, Hermiston. The couple But, instead of getting Irrigon moved to Heppner in 2004. encouragement from our He enjoyed TV, Gregory and Carma local newspapers, we get reading, westerns, country Barron, Irrigon more negativity written music, fishing and being with Nancy Burnett, Irrigon about IJSHS. his family. Gail Horning, Irrigon As for the Survivors include his Judy Brown. Irrigon complaints of these parents. Barbara Huwe, Irrigon wife, Nora Rogers; Care MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in Heppner Preschool Creative in lone once again sold Krispy Kreme doughnuts as a fundraising project. The doughnuts will Poultry Layers, Crumbles & Pellets be delivered to lone on Friday, Jan. 27. 2(X)6. 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