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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 28,2007 The Official Newspaper Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow County's H ome-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, ( Hegi>n under the Act ot Match 3, I it79 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at IXX W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228 Pax 13 4 11676-9211 K- mail cditoi(«rapidserve nelot davidla heppner.net. Website www.heppner.net. Post master send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions $26 in Morrow County: $20 senior rate (in Morrow County only: 62 years or older): $32 elsewhere: $26 student subscriptions. David S y k e s .......................................................................................................... Publisher Autumn Morgan ................................................................................................ Editor All News and A d ve rtisin g Deadline is M onday at 5 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 Pubic,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 Obiluanes 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 wntten 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 right to edit letters. 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. Oil the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppiier.net • Start or C h a n g e a S u b scrip tion • P la c e a C la ss ifie d A d • S u b m it a N e w s Story • V ie w R eal E state for S a le • City Council & Planning Minutes •L ocal Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! _____________ ~ Letters to the Editor ~ _____________ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper w ill need to have the name o f the sender along w ith 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 w ill only be used for verification and w ill not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $ 10. about how Gene had faith in To the Editor, With the recent pass them and started them in ing of Gene Pierce, 1 have business, people that are still been reflecting on the impact in business today. He was a Gene had on Gilliam and great judge of character and Morrow Counties and par a customer’s ability and will ticularly Heppner and the ingness to repay debts. Gene had a very well defined moral surrounding area. Gene worked at the compass, in his personal life Bank of Eastern Oregon for and in his business life. He almost three decades and, did the right thing because it was the.presidentvfj.hv, hank,; wa(s thp right thing to do. He for more than 20 years. He set tbv tone that the bank still grew the bank with a watch follows today. Heppner prospered ful eye at a sustainable rate and built the capital to a under the watchful eye and point where the bank was with the encouragement of able to withstand a downturn Gene's business skills and in the agricultural communi affection for the communi ty in the 1980’s, when many ty. I miss people like Jim Far small rural banks closed their ley, LeRoy Gardner, Jack doors. Van Winkle, Bill Collins and In the years I worked especially Gene Pierce. with Gene, I heard so many (s) George Koffler sto ries from custom ers Heppner Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District to meet A regular meeting of the Morrow SWCD Board is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, at 5 p.m. at the Pettyjohn Office Building. Agenda item s include: b o ard /staff training; m a n ag e r/sta ff report; F ebruary tre a su re r rep o rt; Contribution Agreement review; 07-08 budget report; and partner agency reports. Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the public. O pen H ouse 2007 « 9 * Join us for pancakes, eggs & sausage from 9 am - I p.m .1 NEW HOLLAI\D M arch 1st HERM1STON 2 n d Pasco 5 th Quincy (ith < fth e llo ~th la Walla Hth La Grande. OR No payments No interest until May 2007 On your NH/CNH card only Open House Specials ! 20 % ■ off 5 0 0 0 -2 10 .. ....$ 1 8 .0 2 in stock no t al- 6 5 0 0 -2 10 .. ....$ 2 3 .4 1 M arch 1-16 6 5 0 0 -2 4 0 .......$ 2 5 .4 4 6 5 0 0 -2 8 0 .......$ 2 8 .5 1 4 0 0 0 -4 5 0 ...,...$ 2 8 .2 5 1 Pasco Othello Quincy 509-547-1795 509-488-9606 509-787-3595 •Continued from page one Michael James Armato Ronald Janies McCullough Michael James Ar m ato, 51, o f H eppner, passed away of natural caus es on Monday, February 19, 2007. Burial services will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2007, at the Pioneer Ma sonic Cemetery in Heppner. A rosary will follow at the regular 5 p.m. mass at St Patrick's Catholic Church, Heppner. A memorial service will be held Sunday, March 4, at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Club. Mike was born in San Francisco, California, to Frank and Catherine Arma to on June 27, 1955. He grew up in San Rafael, California, graduat ed from San Rafael High School in 1973 and attend ed the University of Califor nia, Berkley. He married Pamela Waterhouse in 1978. They had two children, Phillip and Gail Armato. In 1990, Mike married Kim Cutsforth, of Heppner. They had two chil dren, Maggie and Joe Arma to. He was most recent ly employed as a conductor for the Union Pacific Rail road. Mike was a member of the Heppner community for the past 12 years. He was a member of the Heppner Elks Club and Saint Patrick’s Parish, where he directed re ligious education and taught first communion classes. An avid chess play er, Mike taught “Chess for Success” at Heppner Ele mentary. He served on the Budget Committee for the MotTov/Cbdhty School Dis trict and was a member the Morrow County Board of Property Tax Appeal. Mike was a volunteer for Hospice. He had also been a little league umpire. Mike was known for his culinary skills and occa sionally taught classes shar ing his recipes. Mike loved history and followed current events with great interest. He is survived by Kim, his children Joe and M aggie o f H eppner, and Phillip and Gail of Danville, California; his brother Peter and his w ife K athy o f Sew ard, A laska, b rother John and his wife Laura of Santa Rosa, California, sis ter Cathy and her husband Bill Silva of Novato, Califor nia, sister Elizabeth and her husband Robert Price of San Francisco, California; step mother Frances Armato of Petaluma, California; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contribu tions may be made to Pio neer Memorial Hospice, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Ronald James Mc Cullough, 75, of Hermiston, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Milton-Freewater. Memorial graveside serv ice w ill be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Hepp ner Masonic Cemetery. Mr. M cC ullough was bom October 20, 1931 at San Jo se, C alifo rn ia , where he was raised and at tended school. He owned and oper ated a gas station in Califor nia for several years. In 1970 he moved to Nampa, Idaho where he met his future wife. He married Bette Elaine Ames at Nam pa on April 15, 1972. He worked at a glass shop until he was injured and perm anently disabled in 1982. His wife preceded him in death in 1992. In 2000 he moved to Hermiston to be near his family. He loved to go on day trips to the mountains or lake for picnics with his family. In his free time he enjoyed help ing a friend deliver a paper route. He is survived by daughters Sharon Baker of Hermiston, Teresa Williams of Umatilla, and adopted d au g h ter D ixie Jones o f Montana; son David Ames of Hermiston; eight grand sons; a brother; and iliree sis ters. He was preceded in death by his parents, a broth er and a sister. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity of Choice. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Death Notice Dean Hunt Dean Hunt, 79, of Lexington, died Sunday at Kadlec Medical Center in R ichland, WA. A rran g e m ents are p en d in g at Sweeney Mortuary of Hep pner. O regon Trail Library District receives grant The Oregon Trail Li brary District is the recipient of a $2800 grant from the Cycle Oregon Fund of The Oregon Community Foun dation. The funds will be used in conjunction with funds raised by the Heppner Friends of the Library group to bring the Missoula Chil dren’s Theater to Heppner. The Missoula Chil dren’s Theater has been tour ing for more than 30 years in all 50 states. The tour directors provide a one-week residen cy to work with 50-60 local children to put on a play. The co stu m es, scenery, and props are provided by the Missoula Children’s Theater. After auditions, the children participate in daily rehearsals. At the end of the week there will be two pub lic performances of the play. Those who would like to contribute toward the Heppner Friends of the Li brary fund raising for this project may mail contribu tions to Heppner Friends of the Library. RO. Box 428, Heppner, OR 97836. has use o f an o n -lin e program to diagnose skin a ilm en ts. The d istric t re ceiv ed the program th ro u g h a b io -terro rism grant. -learn ed that the district had a $69,087 gain for the month of January and a $2,938 average monthly year-to-date gain. -heard the following report: Pioneer Memorial Clinic had 434 patient visits in January w ith 24 new patients and 53 seen by a nurse; Irrigon Clinic had 185 p a tie n ts w ith 33 new patients, 39 seen by a nurse and 13 no shows; Heppner Ambulance had 14 page outs with eight transports for $ 1 1,106 in rev en u e; Boardman Ambulance had 23 p ag e-o u ts w ith 12 Hermiston ... 541-567-3001 509-522 9800 Walla Walla 541-963-8144 LaGrande BLOW OUT -Continued from page one -ap p ro v ed the calendar option B for the 2007-08 school year which calls for employee inservice to begin August 28; school to begin September 4, after Labor Day; no school on graduation day, May 30, and the last day o f school to be Friday, June 6. Inservice/ work days with no school for students are scheduled as fo llo w s: fo u r-h o u rs- September 21, December 7, January 11, January 25, February 8, April 4 and April -Continued from page one U m atilla and M orrow Counties, and serves as a trustee of the Foundation of Washington State University. He and his w ife, Donna, have three married Brandon Young, part of a six-person team, won first place at the ASC Reno Competition in Reno. NV. Eight teams with a total of 40 undergraduates and four graduate students represented OSU at the As sociated Schools of C on struction (ASC) Construc tion Management Competi tion on February 7-10 in Reno. Six teams brought home trophies. The Compe tition was for the Far West Region, Region VII, includ ing all of California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Young will go on to compete at the national lev el in San A n to n io , TX, March 22-24. These team s each competed against 8-11 oth er team s a n aly zin g real projects provided by indus try leaders. Over an 18-hour period they completed a full bid and the next day made a presentation to a mock own er or upper m anagem ent Applications for the 2007-2008 Oregon Cattle m en ’s Stew ardship Fund scholarships are available and due May 1. The scholarships, to- taling up to $3,000. are awarded to current members of Oregon Cattlemen’s As sociation (OCA) or their family. Sophomore, junior. U se d '- ni« w ay out. For farm equipment. vlfit our w«b tit* at www.mcgg.not \ panel. All eight teams were coached by Director of Out reach and Construction Ed ucation Foundation Chair Greg Baker, and supported by numerous Oregon con tractors and CEM and CE alumni. The teams were also supported by (Emeritus Pro fessor) Hal and Ann Pritch ett. Since 1988, OSU CEM (Construction Engi neering Management) stu dents have competed in an annual com petition. OSU CEM students initially com peted in the regional Heavy Civil, Commercial, and Res idential Divisions. They be gan field in g a G raduate Team in the national compe tition in 2003, added a Me chanical Team in the 2004 national competition, added D esign /B u ild Team s in 2005, and added Marine and LEEDS team in 2007. Young is the son of Bruce and Debbie Young of Heppner. Cattlemen’s Scholarships available Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 four ch ild re n and grandchildren. T he B oard of Directors for the UMESD will meet next week in an executive session to decide what steps it will take to fill Murdock’s void. OSU student from Heppner scores at ASC Reno competition & — — 25; full day-O ctober 12, November 2, March 7, April 11 and May 9. H olidays in clu d e: L abor Day- September 3, Veteran’s Day- N o v em b er 12; T h anksgiving-N ovem ber 2 2 -2 3 ; w in ter b reak - D ecem ber 21-31; M artin Luther King Day-January 11, P re s id e n ts ’ Day- February 18; spring break - March 24-28; and Memorial Day-May 26. -learned that the next school board meeting will be Monday, March 19. UMESD superintendent iIL.ES M ust G o ! transports for $12,150 in revenue; Irrigon Ambulance had 11 page-outs with five tran sp o rts for $4,128 in rev en u e; th ere was one flight; PMH had seven in patient admissions and 12 admissions for observation, 445 o u tp a tie n ts, 78 em erg en cy room encounters, 1463 lab tests, 104 x-ray procedures, 28 CT scans, 24 EKG tests and 12 re sp ira to ry therapy procedures; Home Health had 209 visits; Hospice had two admissions; pharmacy had 881 drug d o ses for $85,242 in revenue. -learned of several item s to be su rp lu sed -a d ic ta tio n m achine, two C hristm as trees, two file cabinets, an x-ray view box and the district’s old phone system. lone School Board Twine Special o f all N H parts | ready discounted New doctor bails Obituaries of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow senior, or graduate level stu dents who will be enrolled full time in a 2 or 4-year pro gram in Oregon are eligible. All majors may apply, how ever some relevance to the livestock industry must he demonstrated. Last year’s winners were Cayle Krebs from Wal lowa. Beth McClaran from Joseph, and Jeff Sherman from Baker City. For a sch o larsh ip application, contact the OCA office at 503-361-8941 or em ail to katiegoff@ orcattle.com . A printable version of the application is also a v a ila b le o n lin e at www.orcattle.com
