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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 26, 2008 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew 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, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 1 -mail cditoro rapidserve net or davidiu rapidserve net. Website www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rale (in Morrow County only, 62 years or older). $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. David Sykes.................................................................................................... Publisher Autumn Morgan.................................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday 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 5 0 i 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 pub lication 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 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 adverbsing 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 On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified A d • Subm it a N e w 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! Obituaries Albert Morgan Conner Albert Morgan Con nor, 77, passed away Friday, March 21,2008 in Gresham. M em o rial se r vices will be h eld Saturday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at Lynch- W O O d Libert Morgan Christian Conner C h u rc h in Gresham. C onner w as born October 21, 1930 in Hep pner to Albert R and Mary (Morgan) Connor. He grad uated from Heppner High School in 1948 and attended Oregon State University. In 1979 he m a r ried Leota Jo Conner. He was self employed as AM Connor D istributing until 1978. He then worked 18 years at Carco Equipment in Portland before retiring in 1996. Conner was a mem ber o f the Goldendale Elks, a member o f American Le gion Louis Leidl Post in Goldendale for 50 years, and w as also a m em ber o f Lynchw ood C hristian Church. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. He is survived by: his wife, Leota Jo Conner; daughters Tracie Fields of Corvallis and Tina Alamar of Danville, CA; stepdaugh ters Ginny Ross of Federal Way, WA and Lesa Stanley o f Gresham; brothers Gary Connor o f Springfield and Nelson Connor of Heppner; sisters C olleen W illiam s o f Beaverton and Darlene D rake o f F airfield , CA; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He w as p reced ed in death by a stepdaughter, Jody Crawford in February 2008, and brothers Dean Conner and Keith Conner. In lieu o f flowers, d o n a tio n s can be m ade to Lynchw ood C hristian Church in Gresham. ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette l imes w ill print all letters to the Editor with the follow ing criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will 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 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 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. Applause for reviving the boxing smoker tradition Letter to the editor: Congratulations to Daye Stone and the Heppner Chamber o f Commerce and URock for the boxing smoker over St. Pat’s Day in Heppner. May I add one small correction for next year’s smoker in Heppner? This was not the first ever smoker in Heppner. I helped organize a smoker in the summer of 1968 at the rodeo grounds. I can not remember who helped me but I can remember some o f the boxers. It was great entertainment. Rick Johnston and Dennis O ’Donnell fought the most compelling match. I believe both lost their dinners between rounds. I was supposed to box the late JefTTumer whose dad was an excellent boxer. After sparring with Gene Heliker he decided to let Gene have the fun. Seems Gene learned how to defend himself growing up with Pat, Fritz and Kenny Cutsforth. Fortunately for me it was a hot summer’s night and by the third round we were mostly dancing the bear hug. The best fight o f the night was match between Pendleton’s best and Heppner’s best. For Heppner that would be Carl Bauman, now a Superior Court Judge in Alaska. We all knew that Carl was smart, but a boxer? Seems Carl came from a boxing bloodline since his father, Sheriff Clarence Bauman, was renowned as a fearless fighter/wrestler in smokers at the turn o f the 20th century. The smokers in those days were more like the cage fights of the present hour. Carl did not let the Heppner faith ful down on that hot summer night 40 years ago. Smokers in Heppner have tradition that goes back over a century, so I applaud Daye Stone for reviving this tradition and making some money for the community. Stuart Dick Pendleton tions. In addition, airm en who com plete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the C om munity College o f the Air Force. Beatty B e a tty , a 2007 graduate o f Riverside High School in B oardm an, is the son o f Tim and Cindy Beatty o f Irrigon. St. Pat’s O’ Ducky Race results Results have been announced for the St. Patrick’s Celebration O ’ Ducky Race sponsored by the Heppner Colt Football program. First place was Kay Kludt winning $100. Second place was Kelsie Fox winning $75. Third place was Red Lovgren winning $50. Fourth place was Don Johnson winning $25. and fifth place was Dennis Miller winning $ Karen Dubuque and Leann Rea will be at the St. Pat’s Senior Center on Monday, March 31 from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. to prepare returns for the seniors that need to file to receive the stimulus rebate. On this day, seniors do not need to make appointments. To prepare the return we will need something that will provide us with a Social Security number and how much was received in 2007. A statement from Social Se curity or a copy o f a bank statement showing how much was received from Social Security or Veteran’s Disability will work. Also, please remind those individuals that are required to file a tax return that they still need to call the Morrow County OSU Extension office (541 -676-9642) and make an appointment. We are at the Extension Office to prepare free tax returns on Fridays. Garden Club news H e p p n e r G a rd e n Club will meet at noon on Monday, April 7, at the Wil low Creek Diner. The pro gram will be led by District Superintendent Jan Reed. For reservations call Neva D eM ayo at 676-8017 by Saturday, April 5. On Saturday, April 12, the annual district meet ing will be held in Hermis- ton at Trinity Lutheran. H e p p n e r G a rd e n Club recently won second place in dry arrangements from Portland’s Home and Garden Club show at the expo center. During the month of April, merchants in Heppner will be displaying the poems entered by the first and fifth graders. Donation Directory update Organizations which are listed in the Heppner Do nation Directory may review and update their informa tion by contacting Marsha Richmond, the Oregon Trail Library District director at the Heppner Library. The Fleppner Dona tion director is available at the Heppner Branch o f the Oregon Trail Library Dis trict. The Directory contains information which may be helpful for organizations which need financial assis tance for their projects. Recognizing good deeds and learn Senior Center Menu Nazarene/Seventh Day Adventist Church members ing from thoughtfulness Letter to the editor: My ten year old son, Ryan, is a Type-1 diabetic. On Wednesday evening, March 12 we were at a wrestling prac tice in Boardman when Ryan’s blood sugar went extremely low. He needed carbohydrates immediately. Without hesitation, a Riverside student gave me his sugared drink. After Ryan was feeling better, I approached the young man to pay him for his drink. He simply replied it was “not necessary”. I am extremely grateful to Chase Simpson, a sopho more at Riverside High School. I wanted to take a moment and share this story with your readers. There are a lot of great kids in our community and whenever possible, we need to recognize their good deeds. Chase’s parents have much to be proud of, and the rest o f us can learn from his thoughtfulness. Thank you Chase Simpson, you helped someone in need, and you have reminded us that the youth o f Eastern Oregon are truly great! Oregon State Representative Greg Smith House District 57 Beatty graduates from Basic Military Training No candidate endorsement Air Force A irm an training exercises, and spe Jared M. Beatty has gradu cial training in human rela from HHS band ated from basic m ilitary training at L ackland A ir Force Base, San Antonio, TX. During the six weeks o f training, the air man studied the Air Force mission, Jared M. organization, and military customs and cour tesies; performed drill and cerem o n y m arch es, and received physical training, rifle m arksm anship, Field Free AARP tax-aide to be provided at Senior Center Letter to editor: The Heppner High School Band does not endorse any candidate. As band director o f the HHS band I would like to apologize for a candidate’s name appearing on our float in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Hepppner March 15. Being involved with many activities that weekend I had gratefully accepted help from a student who was both able to get, and willing to decorate the float. The student had told me that the float he had access to was on condition that it bear the name o f a certain person. Please understand that I had never heard the person’s name before and had no idea even what he was running for. With my mind set on the numerous performances with several different groups over the weekend it didn’t even cross my mind to ask, I was just grateful for the help. Had I taken a moment’s thought to how it would appear that the band was taking a side in an election I never would have allowed it. 1 apologize to the candidates, the School, com munity, student who had helped, and also the band who put on a great performance that was overshadowed by my inexcusable lack o f common sense. Joe Lindsay Heppner 10 . \ \ will be serving lunch on Wednesday, April 2. The menu will include roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, green salad with tomatoes, hot rolls, ice cream, milk, coffee and iced tea. Litter pick-up a success Each year in the lead up to the St. Patrick's Cel ebration, the Heppner Chamber o f Commerce heads up an Oregon Department o f Transportation Adopt-A-Highway litter pick-up project. This year 10 Chamber volunteers picked up the state highways through town. Also, the Heppner Elemen tary staff, the Heppner Lions and the Bank o f Eastern Or egon employees picked up litter along the state highways leading into the city. Additionally the businesses and residents along the highways did a super job o f helping with the litter pick-up effort. The result o f the litter pick-up effort is that our community looks very nice, both for ourselves and for our visitors. New scholarship available to students from 10 eastern Oregon counties A new scholarship is available to students en rolling at Eastern Oregon U n iv ersity . The E astern Oregon 10-County Award is for students from 10 eastern Oregon counties, who will be eligible to receive up to $1,000 in Financial assis tance from EOU. Beginning fall 2008, aw ards w ill be given to new students from Baker, G illiam , G rant, H arney, M alheur, M orrow, U m a tilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties. Students must live on campus to be eligible. "We’re really excited about the prospect o f being able to help students who are from our own ‘backyard,’” said Danny Aynes, admis sions director at EOU. Amounts will range from $500 for stu d e n ts who have already received awards from EOU, to $ 1,000 for students who have not received any other awards from the university. Eligible students are identified based on the admissions process. The Financial Aid Office at EOU has identified approxi m ately 75 stu d en ts who have been admitted from the 10-county area who will be eligible to receive awards. Students from the 10-county area are encour aged to apply for admission as soon as possible as a priority deadline o f May 1 has been set. Awards given after the May 1 deadline will be dependent on continued fund availability. "The payback that students receive by living in the residence halls in terms o f academic success, graduation, satisfaction with th eir cam pus experience and cam pus involvem ent are well documented,” said Stephen Jenkins, director of Residence Life at EOU. “I am thrilled that we can reach out to even more students and have them benefit from living on campus.” For more informa tion contact the Admissions Office at (541) 962-3393, toll free at 800-452-8639 or e-mail admissionsfaeou. edu.
