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TWO ■ Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 13.2006 O'Brien receives County Engineer of the Year award Burke'S professional ability The Official New spaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow and his service to Oregon counties. D arrin Lane, President of O A CES, in presenting the aw ard indicated that B u rk e ’s services through OACES represented the highest level o f p ro fessio n alism in representing his own county, while at the same tim e advocating services and policies that supported the needs of all counties in the state. Burke is the counties' representative with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) for several federal funding programs, most notably for bridge replacem ents and safety improvement projects. He also serves on OACES committees that establish policies for counties on road issues, including advocating the need for ad d itio n al funding for gravel road maintenance. Jon Oshel, County Road M an ag er for the A sso c ia tio n o f O regon Counties, said, “Burke has been especially valuable in representing the interests of Eastern Oregon counties on road and bridge issues.” Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow 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, 1874 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon Office at IXX W Willow Street Telephone 1 5 4 1) 676-422» Fax (5 4 1 1 676-42 II E- inail editor<r' rapidserve netordavid@heppner.net Website www heppner net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette Times. PO Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 4 7 X 1 6 Subscriptions 526 in Morrow County: $21) senior rate (in Morrow County only: 62 years or older): $32 elsewhere: $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s .......................................................................................................... Publisher ..................................................................................................................... Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at S p.m. For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday 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 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). For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT 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 MUST be signed by the author The Heppner 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 nght to edit letters. The GT is not responsible tor 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. M orrow County Public Works D irector Burke O’Brien M orrow C ounty On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net Public Works D irecto r • Start or C hange a Subscription Burke O'Brien recently was • Place a C la ssified Ad • Submit a N ew s Story aw arded the C ounty • View Real Estate for S ale • City Council A: Planning Minutes Engineer of the Year award • Ltx:al Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations from the Oregon Association • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! of County Engineers and Surveyors (OACES). Soup feed to be held Dec. 19 The award, made at The H ep p n er be announced. the Association of Oregon A variety of soups, Counties annual conference, Mustangs girls' basketball team will sponsor a soup salad, a roll, dessert and was in re c o g n itio n of feed on Tuesday, Dec. 19, drinks will be served. Cost during the G rant Union will be $5 per person. Coal Mine Hill to close Morrow County Public Works will close Coal Mine basketball game. The soup E very o n e is invited to feed will begin at a time to attend. Hill on Thursday, Dec. I4, at 12 noon for the winter. Heppner City Council ponders bridge responsibility continued from page I reviewed a $32,500 contract with Rex, hut had reservation about signing. “ This agreem en t needs massive cleanup,” Baker said. Baker asked that the co n tra ct go out for competitive bidding, hut the council disagreed because of the short time line. "This agreem ent says we will spend $32,000 and maybe not end up with a grant or even a c o m p leted application,” Baker said. “ This is an e x cellen t argument for competitive bidding. I would like to get another person who might do this. Find similar people in the valley who could do this.” A February deadline to apply for this year's round of grants pushed the deadline and the council authorized the city manager to sign an appropriate contract with input from the city attorney. Several council members said Rex had a good reputation for receiving these housing type grants and loans. In other discussion the co u n cil talked about a proposal to close Stansbury Several council members said they had heard from worried residents o f the center following an article in the G azette last month reporting on council discussion of the problems. C o u n cilm em b er Judy Buschke said residents had asked her if the center were closing dow n, and she assured them it was not. “The Sr. Center is not ready to shut down. The article made some people think it was going to shut down, hut it is not.” The city is considering hiring Darlee Rex of Rex Development in Pendleton as a consultant to apply for grants and low interest loans to be used for financial relief of the Sr. Center debt. The Center has approximately $350,000 in long term debt and at present no reserve fund. Rex told the council last month that she could probably obtain either grants or low interest loans that would low er those obligations and make the C enter more financially sound. M onday the council " 5 - w> Si B# O i it *lt d l U t 1 « H C 0 { j "7¿1C ' # 'ty & V l. . . * A. 'low - *7<**te <b It 3# *3 accident. The council heard that the city is advertising for a n o th er public w orks employee. The department has been short handed because d ire c to r Bruce Nelson resigned and Chad D oherty has been off rec o v erin g from an appendectomy. The council also talked about the city purchasing a re p o n ssed H ousing and Urban Development (HUD) home at 165 Linden Way for $ l. DeMayo HUD offers these homes for sale to the city for $ l if the city uses the profit from the resale to "enhance housing in the The Valby Youth community”. The city made Christmas program, “John over $40.000 on sale of a HUD house several years Peters' Christmas Pox", has been resch e d u le d for ago. Wednesday, Dec. 20. at 7 p.m. due to c o m m u n ity c o n flic tin g activ itie s. __________- Letters to the Editor ~ __________ “Traditional wrapped gifts destin ed for the The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following Neighborhood Center and criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide children in need, are asked your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and to be delivered directly to the phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the Center prior to Dec. 14 in newspaper. Letters may not he libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters order that they might meet expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a the C enter's deadline,” a t o s t o f $10. spokesman said. Proud of the efforts of HHS & staff “John Peters’ C h ristm a s Pox" puts a To the E d ito r and the wars. As usual, the strange twist on the real residents of the surrounding presentations were superior, m eaning o f C h ristm as area: the music outstanding and We should all be the meal delicious. It was according to Sarah Carlson, proud of the Heppner High indeed an honor to be part Director of the Valby Youth Christmas program. School and staff for the time of the occasion. Poor John Peters, and effort they put forth into Morrow County played by Alex Carlson, finds the program and dinner VFW Post No. 4184 himself looking forward to a honoring the veterans of all Bob Taylor, wild and wooly Christmas. Adjutant Surrounded by his family and friends when low and behold he finds himself in bed with the chicken pox. To add to Any Size the dilem m a, a rough Lots off Colors gangster played by Corey Peterson finds his attitude Logos & Graphics very similar to Poor John Peters both whom are traveling down life's wrong Heppner Gazette road. 676-9228 ■ • \;s tl Jewelers/ Peterson's H epp n er % ♦ 6 676-9200 Case IH EZ-Steer Assisted Steering System E Z -S T E E R • Hands-free steering • Easy installation and set up • Low cost alternative to auto-guidance • Easily transferred from vehicle to vehicle • Allows operator to focus on equipment operation $ 4,395 S Y S TE M or L IG H T BAR S Y S TE M $ 2,823 Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1 - 800 - 452-7396 then moved to Pendleton where Dr. Broun at first p a rtn e re d w ith local physician. Dr. McBee. Dr. Broun b ecam e a noted surgeon in the area. Evelyn continued to work as a nurse in Pendleton and later in Hermiston. She often spent long hours in critical care units besides serying as a registered anesthesiologist for local Surgeons. Before her re tire m e n t she also traveled extensively doing medical examinations for insurance companies. A long with c o n tin u in g her nursing career and many volunteer hours spent helping others. Evelyn pursued her love of horses at a ranch near Hermiston where she raised A p p a lo o sa s and Thoroughbreds. Many of her foals went on to become w inners and w ere well- known in race track circles. She also garnered trophies and aw ards in the horse show world. In addition to b e lo n g in g to breed associations, she was an active m em b er in the Umatilla Sage Riders Riding Club. She rode in the club’s play days and also provided horses used in the relay races at the Pendleton Round-Up. Survivors include her three children, Michael Broun o f Port O rch ard , W ashington, Jac k lly n A lin g to n of O dess Washington, and Nicholas Broun of Prosser. W ashington; seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; a sister. M erlyn R obinson of Heppner and many nieces and nephews. M e m o r i a l contributions, for those who w ish, may be m ade to W illow C reek Terrace Assisted Living. 400 Frank Gilliam Drive. Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Valby Christmas program date changed Makes Great Advertising! *3 Open Sunday, Dec. 17 from 12-4 p.m. Complimentary refreshments! Funeral services for Evelyn Kirk Broun will he held Friday. December 15. 2006. at l p.m. at All Saints E p isco p al C h u rch in Heppner. Concluding service and interment will follow at the H eppner M asonic Cemetery. Mrs. Broun, 86, died Friday, December 8, 2006. at Good Samaritan Center in Hermiston. She was born July 25, 1920 at Heppner, the daughter of Merle and Altha Devin Kirk, long-time local ranchers. During her years growing up, they lived on what was known as the Hunt place in Clarks Canyon (now called Fuller Canyon). Her father later built a house on adjoining property owned by the Kirks. She attended grades one through eight at the form er L ex in g to n School. She then attended Heppner High School where she graduated in 1938. She was an avid horse enthusiast, having trained many horses. Evelyn was sp o n so red hy the Lexington Grange as one of Five girls chosen for the 1938 Heppner Rodeo Court. In the fall of 1938, Evelyn en tered n u r s e ’s train in g at The D alles Hospital, residing in nurses' resident quarters. Evelyn graduated as a registered nurse in 19 4 1. She moved to R oseburg for her first employment at a hospital. It was there that she met and married Ray Bosworth in 194 l . He was a supply sergeant in the Army during W W II. D uring the occupation of Germany by U.S. troops, Ray was killed in Germany in 1944. While working at the V eterans H ospital in Portland she met Dr. James R. Broun. They w ere married in 1945. The couple CUSTOM BANNERS *5 Ti/atcA '-TV X « Street in front of the grade school. The discussion has come up again recently with the proposed reconstruction of Court Street by the State of Oregon. The highway d ep artm en t is m oving fo rw ard w ith a plan to straighten out Court Street which runs by the tennis courts and the grade school. Grade School Principal Jack Thompson has asked that Stansbury be closed off and extending Elder Street to make the area around the Elementary school safer for children. DeMayo said the O regon d e p artm en t of Transportation has been open to the idea. Several council members expressed opinion that the Stansbury has been where it is since 1958 and there has never been an Obituaries Evelyn K. Broun For farm «quipmsnt, visit our W tb sit* at WWW mcot.not Adam Neiffer, who plays the local cop. finds himself with the charge of getting both these "modern day Scrooges” to re-think their lives and get the true meaning of Christmas in the p ro p er focus. A cast including Stacee Halverson. Christine Raible, Julianne Carlson. Duayne and Linda Neiffer, Thomas Holland and Stephanie Holland supports “Mr. Cop’s” duty. The play written hy Dean Nadasdy. finally makes sense when Poor John Peters finally re alizes that Christmas means more than the tinsel, toys and the topsy turvey Christmas that he envisioned. The public is invited to this presentation and will find themselves woven into the scene as participants. Christmas refreshments will follow the production. M agnetic Door Signs Order Yours Here Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9 m
