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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 16,2006 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published w eekly and entered as periodical m atter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner, Oregon under the A ct o f M arch 3, I 874 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. O ffic e at 1XX W W illo w Street Telephone (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -4 2 2 8 . Fax (3 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 1 1. K- mail editorC" raptdserve.net or david@ heppner.net. W eb site: www.heppner net Post master send address changes to the Heppner G a /e lte -T im e x , P.O. B ox 337. Heppner. O regon 4 7 8 3 6 Subscriptions: $ 2 6 in M o rro w C o u n t). $ 2 0 senior rate (in M o rro w County only; 62 years or older): $32 elsewhere; $ 2 6 student subscriptions. D a v id S y k e s ....................................................................................................................... Publisher Katie F o s te r.......................................................................................................................... Editor ___________ ~ Letters to the Editor ~ ____________ The Heppner Ga/ette Times w ill print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria 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 where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible lor 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. Straight, truthful answers wanted for Lexington water questions To the Editor: People are wanting All News and Advertising Deadline Is Monday at S p.m. to know , is or is not For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per Lexington’s water safe to 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. drink. Why are the city For Public Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publi employees refusing to drink cation must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits it? Why is the council buying require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required). bottled water for them? Why For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to did the personally appointed 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 mayor and council decline to for the obituary. discuss the issue when asked For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author. The Heppner if they would buy bottled GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is w ater for the rest o f the not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks town? will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10. The city On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net maintenance man reported • Start or Change a Subscription that he had been instructed • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News Story not to send the Coffey Lab • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes water report into the state. •Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations W hy? W ho issued that • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! instruction to him? Isn’t it about time the people of the town were given some straight and L ooking to her truthful answers, instead of Stampede. “Rowdy” had an a lot o f e x cu ses and accident there, w here he future, Queen Heather, who a cc u satio n s. W ake up dodged a gate into a group graduated from H eppner of people, but luckily no one High School this year, will Obituaries was hurt, said Heather. “ 1 be heading to E astern got control and then Oregon U niversity in La Earl E. Hardie someone tried to grab him Grande. She is entering their Earl Eugene Hardie, te ch n o lo g y and spooked him again,” v eterin ary 82, o f C ondon, died e x p lain ed H eather. She program. She is also playing. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006 at finally was able to calm him softball this year for EOU. Q ueen H eather the Oregon Veterans Home down and he was fine for the reminds everyone that the in The Dalles. run-in. “The run-in was fun The funeral service rodeo events of the Oregon and the parade was really w as held Aug. 8 at the Trail Pro R odeo and the good,” said Heather. The Morrow County M orrow C ounty Jackpot United Methodist Church in Court has also won prizes Rodeo will be held Aug. 18- Condon. He was born Aug. along the way, with a first 20. “It's getting bigger and 27, 1923 at Fossil, the son place for Best Court at the b e tte r every y e a r,” said of Will and Georgia Smith Spray Rodeo and second Heather. The OTPR is part place for Best Court at the of the Northwest Pro Rodeo H ardie. He attended the Athena Caledonian Games. A sso ciatio n , w hich has Badger School through the Q ueen H e a th e r's helped bring more cowboys third grade, then the Trail favorite part of the outfits to the area. Queen Heather Fork School. He then this year is the Texas Star also said that slack this year atte n d ed C ondon High “bling, bling.” It has “fake would be a lot longer with a School where he graduated diamonds” and matches her lot more contestants. "We’re in 1941. For one y ear he going to have a good rodeo.” Texas Star tattoo. atte n d ed O regon S tate C ollege in C orvallis. He Births joined the military, serving in Jimmy Patrick Sullivan, Jr.- a son, Jimmy Patrick, the U nited S tates A rm y Jr., was born July 18, 2006 at Good Shepherd Medical during World War II. He was Center in Hermiston to Rachel Marie and Jimmy Patrick badly wounded at Normandy Sullivan of Irrigon. and received a Purple Heart. Adam Jam es Seewer- a son, Adam James, was He was also in the Battle of born July 27, 2006 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in the Bulge with the United Hermiston to Sabrina L. and Richard J. Seewer of Irrigon. States Army Division, then Aidan R obert Seewer- a son. Aidan Robert, was ended his tour o f duty in born July 27, 2006 at Good Shepherd Medical Center in C zechoslovakia and was Hermiston to Sabrina L. and Richard J. Seewer of Irrigon. honorably d ischarged in Damion Dean Edison- a son, Damion Dean, was December of 1946. born July 30, 2006 at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton to Hardie returned to Marsan Kay and Joshua Dean Edison of Irrigon. Oregon State College and S hyA nne J e a n -M a rie B ranso n - a daughter, received a bachelor's degree ShyAnne Jean-Marie, was born Aug. 1, 2006 at Good in 1949. For two years he Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston to Stephanie Nicole worked for Pendleton Grain Portillo and Lyman Kelly Branson of Irrigon. Growers. He then worked Faith M arie P anther M anning- a daughter. Faith for the state department and Marie, was bom Aug. 3, 2006 at Good Shepherd Medical served in West Africa for Center in Hermiston to Tracy Panther and Joseph Manning several years. of Irrigon. He returned to the S u rrn ay a M aria Ram irez- a daughter, Surmaya fam ily ranch in the late Maria, was born Aug. 5, 2006 at Good Shepherd Medical 1960s. Following the death Center in Hermiston to Amber Gomez and David Ramirez- of his father he took over Escareno of Boardman. operation of the Lost Valley Ranch. He remained at the ranch until m oving into Murray’s Drug will be open on Saturday Sum m it Springs V illage at 8 a.m. for Fair and Rodeo activities! R etirem en t C en ter at Condon and later moved to Check out our the Oregon Veterans Home at The Dalles. In 1978, Hardie was Morrow County Fair and OTPR Queen Heather Yocom ______at the FAIR! Stop by our booth at the Fair for: • ICED & HOT COFFEE • • JET TEA • • ITALIAN SODAS • (O pen lim ite d h o u rs ) people, it’s your water, your health and possibly your life. The so -c alle d council is also wanting to rev ise the C ity C h arter (w hich was voted and approved by the people in 1999) to cover themselves. O regon State recommendations, rules and regulations state that it is a conflict of interest for any two members of the same family to serve on the council and/or as an employee at the same time. Currently, the city recorder and her father are both involved in the city government. W hat's next, a mother and daughter or two other family members on the council? Is this the way the town should be run? Don’t the laws apply to Lexington? (s) Robert Taylor Lexington honored as the G illiam County and then as the State C onservation Man of the Year. Care of the land was one of his passions. He also enjoyed square dancing and he loved to hear the bagpipes. He was a member of the United Church of Christ, the Condon Elks Lodge, the M asons and the O regon Cattleman's Association. He was also a member of the O regon State U niversity Alumni Association and had served as a board member on the E. R. Jackm an Foundation. He had also been active in the Gilliam County Historical Society. S urvivors include brother, William D. Hardie of Condon; nieces, Nancy Hardie Nylin, Suzanne Hyde and Georgia VanWinkle, all of Condon; nephew, John Hardie of Condon; great- nephews, Scott VanWinkle and Brad Hardie; and one g re a t-n ie c e , Jessica McHaney. He was preceded in death by his father. Will H ardie, in 1970 and his mother, Georgia Hardie, in 1983. M e m o r i a l contributions, for those who wish, may be made to the Earl H ardie M em orial Scholarship, c/o the Oregon S tu d en t A ssistan ce Commission. 1500 Valley R iver D rive, Suite 100, Eugene. OR 97401, or the Alzheimer's Association of Oregon. 1311 NW21 Ave, Portland. OR 97209. Sweeney Mortuary of Condon was in charge of arrangements. M a g n e tic D o o r S ig n s ORDER YOURS HERE Heppner Gazetle- Ti mes 676-9228 City Council gets update on Sr. Center water damage H eppner City Council learned Monday that much of the water damage done during flooding at the St. P a tric k ’s C enter w ill be covered by insurance. N ancy S n id er o f Wheatland Insurance was at the meeting and explained to the council that the city should get at least $42,836 to re p a ir dam age from m u ltip le in stan ces o f flo o d in g at the sen io r housing center. There has been concern by the city and som e re sid e n ts o f the c e n te r recently, that insurance may not pay for damages. The Sr. Center is in fact holding a rummage, raffle and silent auction on August 19 to help pay for water damage to the center. Snider said the city would get $2 ,0 0 0 back for deductibles paid that did not ow e. She also told the council that the insurance company will pay for repairs to fix damage, but not for repairs to fix the problem of the flooding. On o th e r Sr. C en ter business the council learned that a local anonym ous person had donated $2,000 to the center to help with ex p en ses. A lso that the housing authority had put off raising rents for now. In other business, the council authorized the city m anager to contract with Bailey Construction of Heppner to Fix a problem with flooding in the alley way between the city shop and the Heppner Gazette-Times. Gazette-Times owner David Sykes told the council < H eai E MlUUUJ'J D fllf 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 • 676-9426 (Floral) Serving the Willow Creek Valley Heppner. Lexington A lone s ta te B y D A V ID S Y K E S REALT O R DO YOU QUALIFY FOR A MORTGAGE? When buying a home, one of the most important aspects for most buyers once they have decided on their choice o f a home, is meeting the lender's requirements for obtaining the loan. The elements that the lend er will look for in qualifying a buyer for a loan is the amount of total income, long-term debt such as auto payments, install ment loans and credit card payments. These amounts, along with the projected cost S Y K E S ESTATE of repaying the mortgage and figuring monthly payments on principal, interest, taxes and insurance are all figured to gether and subtracted from the total income. From there, the lender will allow a certain percentage of these costs, roughly a third, from the total income as al lowable debt. This so-called ratio is how the lender quali fies a prospect for a home loan, along with credit histo ry, savings reserves and sta bility of employment. Property listings are available at ww H’. sykesrealestate. net 188 W. Willow • P.0. Box 337 • Heppner, OR 07836 (541) 676-9228 • 1-800-326-2152 Cell (541) 980-6674 • Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: david@sykesrealestate.net Over the Tee Cup Ladies gathered on Aug. 8 at W illow Creek C o u n try C lub for th eir weekly play day. Corol Mitchell took low gross of the Field. Janice A t th e N C G G G R E E N F E E D S T O R E in H e p p n e r : (SfiecA eut eur T a b & R a ie o § a l e \ 10% OFF A LL WRANGLER MERCHANDISE 20% O F F ALL TACK 25% OFF Montana Silver <$ee £ /o u f t t l T f l e iH lo rraui (bounty T a fr & Glregon T roil JPre ^ his business has been flooded four times this spring with up to 3 inches of water in the office building. Ken Bailey had earlier ex am in ed the alley and p ro p o sed a so lu tio n inclu d in g d iv ertin g rain water off the city shop roof and the nearby street and installing a deeper and better drain system in the alley. The council approved the project unanimously. The co u n cil also discussed with the county sheriff representative reports that police cars are driving too fast while responding to c alls. The d eputy in attendance said he would look into the concerns. The co u n cil also heard complaints that fire trucks were driving too fast when answering calls. In other business: The council heard that there was still no candidate for mayor. The paperwork has to be completed and into city hall by August 25. Ownership of a reservoir b ehind the h o sp ital has reverted to ow nership by Morrow County. In 1974 the city and county signed an ag reem en t w here the reservoir was given to the city in exchange for giving free w ater to the court house. The city has for some tim e been ch arg in g the co u rth o u se for w ater so ownership reverted. There will be a meeting o f the M orrow C ounty mayors on August 17 at lone city hall. Approved liquor license ren ew als fo r all eig h t establishm ents that have them in Heppner. Open this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon M orrow County Grain G row ers Green Feed & Seed 242 W. Linden Way. Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office) P au stian and B etty Christman tied for low net of the field. Luvilla Sonstegard took least putts of the Field. In flig h t A, Pat Edmundson took low gross. In flight B, Melissa Coiner took low gross; Lois Hunt took low net; and Lynnea Sargent took least putts. In flight C, Lorrene M ontgom ery took low gross; Joanne Barbee took low net and Petra Payne took least putts. P au stian had the third shot for flight B and Barbee had it for flight C. Barbee also had a chip-in on hole #4. Mitchell had a birdie on hole # l. Sonstegard had long putt on hole # l.
