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TWO • Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Mildred Carolyn Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow 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, 1879 Periodical postage paid at 1 leppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone 1541) 676-9228. Fax (5 4 1 ) 676-9211. E-mail editor u rapidserse net or david(u rapidserve net. Web site: 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 rate (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 50* 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 Obituanes 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 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 ew 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! ~ Letters to the E ditor The Heppner Gazette Times will 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 for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks" at a cost o f $10. Heppner - you stole my heart Six years ago, at this time of year, I came to Hep pner to become the pastor of the Heppner United Methodist Church. Over the years 1 have found that this community has become much more than a place to live and work: it has become a true home to me. 1 would run out of space if I tried to name all the wonderful folks who have embraced me as their friend. As June closes I will be moving, and you will be welcoming a new pastor and his wife to town. May you warm their hearts as you have warmed mine. And may my future roads have a few turns in them that point my car back to Heppner, if only for a friendly visit! God bless us all. Pastor Keith Brudevold ^ ^ ^ M i l d r e d Carolyn Hope died June 3, 2008 in Florence. Millie was bom July 16, 1928 in lone to L eo n a rd and Julia C arlso n . She was active in 4-H and the lone c o m m u Mildred Carolyn Hope nity. Millie met Bob Hope on a blind date and they were married six months later on February 2, 1952. Together they had three wonderful daughters. Millie’s life is a testament to the strength of family and her steadfast Christian faith and love. She was a pianist, chef extraordinaire, Camp fire Girl leader, U of O for eign exchange host, traveler, event planner, loyal friend, a faithful member of Emer ald Baptist Church, “super mom” and grandmother, a true matriarch of the fam ily. Millie is remembered as a “mover and shaker” and the “go to” person. She was a kind, loving woman, always cheerful and very hard working. She showed great courage, strength and grace throughout her life. Millie is survived by: Bob, her husband of 56 years; their three daughters, Sabrina Daniel (husband Bob) of Florence, Cynthia Hope (husband Kent) of Seattle, WA, and Christy Hope (husband Bruce) of Medford; grandchildren Brent, Kirsten, and Eric Daniel, Anders and Toby Hope-Young, and James Com m ute vanpooling com ing to South M orrow County Have you been over hearing the talk about van pooling opportunities in South Morrow County? It is true and about to become a reality. Willow Creek Val ley Economic Development Group has been working on this project and with the help of funding from Morrow County, it is now at the stage of implementation. The goal is to initially start vanpools to transport those employees who live in the South Mor row County to their jobs in North Morrow County, Hermiston, Pendleton or Tri-Cities. What better time with gas prices so high and the cost of maintenance and insurance to commuters on No Heating Bills Forever! CLASSIC Outdoor Wood Furnace personal vehicles than now to bring vanpooling to the South Morrow County. There will be a com munity meeting on Wednes day, June 25, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Victor Spencer, a representative from VPSI, Inc., the company who will be providing service, will be here to go over the program and answer any questions. If you currently are commuting, come and find out if vanpooling might work for you. The goal would be to have at least one vanpool on the road, July 1, 2008. Mr. Spencer will also be the speaker at the Chamber Lunch meeting next Thursday, June 26. Mark your calendars and plan on attending. For more information contact Sheryll Bates at the Cham ber office at 676-5536. Heppner First Christian Church to hold Vacation Bible School Heppner First Christian Church will be holding a Vacation Bible School June 23-27 for children ages three years through sixth grade from 6-8 p.m. There will be games, stories, snacks, crafts and prizes for everyone. Rick Thompson and his puppet, Sidney, will be presenting a show on Thursday and Fri day evening. They will present the evidence concerning creation and evolution. Friday night will be for children and adults. This event is free of charge. For more information or to register you child/children, please call CJ Johnson at 676-8729 or Carla Murphy at 676-5087. 100% Wood Heat for Your Home, Water, Shop and More. 0 Down & 0 Payments for I Year (Limited time only. OAC) Amon Industrial Authorized Dealer D an n y L. A m o n (54 1 )5 5 8 - 3 6 7 7 Milton-Freewater, OR centralboiler.com e-mail: amon@my 180 .net Customer Appreciation Day at tone Branch - Friday, June 20, 2008 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. BEO’s bank staff will be grillin' burgers and dogs and we'll have all the fixin's just to show how much we appreciate our customers! “Come ‘n get it! ” Bank o f Navy visits Heppner Hope-Meek; a great-grand son, Seth Holden; and her Elementary School O bituaries The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow brother Louis Carlson (wife Betty). A celebration of life will be held at Emerald Baptist Church at 19th and Patterson in Eugene on June 28 at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Valby Lutheran Church by the wheat fields of her childhood home. Kenneth Merlin Keeling Ken was born in Snoqualmie Falls, WA on January 14th 1943, to Ken neth Homer Keeling and Beatrice Evans. His parents raised him and his brother Donald Evan Keeling in the woods near Opal Worksta tion in Eastern Oregon. He a t t e n d e d high school in H epp ner, where he lettered in baseball. He was drafted into the US Army where he worked as a supply clerk. He received a math degree from Oregon State U niversi ty. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and playing crib- bage. Ken joined the San- tiam Pass Ski Patrol in 1969 (#4333), and he was asso ciated with the Ski Patrol for most of the succeeding years, either as an active member, or by providing technical assistance with projects undertaken by that organization. In his many years as an active member of the Ski Patrol, he served as patrol director, and in other capacities including instructor in ski mountain eering and avalanche safety. He loved rock climbing and mountaineering, hang gliding, caving, birding, and competitive shooting. He is survived by: sons, Daniel Kenneth and Robert Evans; grandson, Avery Zappa Keeling; and grandsons Tucker Shane, Evan James, and Hayden Sage Keeling. Sorely missed by family and friends, he died with dignity on May 27, 2008. Derek Campbell reads with first graders (left to right) Susie Teeman, kuitlvn Martin, Cheyenne Smith, and Leo Waite. -Contributed Photo Will Wiley assists with a reading class. Pictured clockwise are first graders Hayden Qualls, Tanner Holmquist, Gibson Mc- Curry, Cason Mitchell, Zach Bred field, and Nicole Propheten -Contributed Photo By Mary Haguewood Heppner Elementary School was delighted when the Navy “shipped” two vol unteers to help out at school for a day on May 20,h. Derek Campbell, Gunners Mate, 2nd Class, is the son of Kelly and Deb Campbell of lone. Also volunteering was Will Wi ley, Interior Communica tions Electrician, 2nd Class, of Douglasville, Georgia. Both men helped with reading class, served lunch, helped in the library, and answered questions about military life and their jobs aboard the USS Ste phen W. Groves, based out of Mayport, FL. Campbell and Wiley have both been in the service for almost six years. Their suggestions for students are: “Be flexible” and “The only person keeping you from achieving goals is yourself.” Birth Announcement Reese Kathleen Weygandt - Annie and Evan Weygandt of Oregon City announce the birth of their daughter Reese Kathleen Weygandt on Friday, May 30, 2008 at Portland Providence Medical Center. At birth she weighed six pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 'A inches in length. Grandparents are Paul and Susan Hisler of Hep pner, Brenda Young of Salem, and John and Becky Wey gandt of Summerville. Great-grandparents are Kathleen Hisler of Heppner and Kathryn Healy-Thome of Heppner. Lexington man not silent about political beliefs -Continued from P age one wants to close the border between US and Mexico,” Nelson says of Paul. Con cerning the border he says if we can shut down the border between two countries like North and South Korea then we can certainly secure our own borders. “If they don’t want to speak English let them leave,” he adds. Nelson, 69, served five years in the Army as an Army Ranger and a member of the 101st Airborne. As part of his service he was in Korea for two years, where he met and married his wife Yung before leaving the army in 1964 and spend ing three years in the active reserves. “Democrats want to open the border so they can get Hispanics to vote for them ,” Nelson says. “Republicans want it open so they can have cheap la bor and break the back of America and make us into a third world country.” “Our government has also let the industry of our own country go to other countries where they have cheap slave labor, and then they send their products back to us at a cheap price, and the workers that are left in America can't compete with that,” he adds. Nelson has no use for most politicians. “When we have politicians that stand up and call our troops murderers and other de rogatory names, I would like to meet with them,” he says, “so they would know what the real America is all about.” He says the educa tion system has been sublim- inally teaching our children to hate America. “College professors teach our chil dren to think that this coun try has been a bad country. They are not taught pride in NEW SERVICES OFFERED * Interior and Exterior Painting • • Drywall Taping and Texturing • (?all^etty "Today! GENTRY HOMES (541) 474-5539 their country in most of the schools. Much of the his tory of the founding fathers has disappeared along with the history of the First and Second World Wars. More and more they are taught to hate America.” He says most Ameri cans feel they are “owed” by the government. “The majority of Americans be lieve they have entitlements from the government. All kinds of money is spent on entitlements,” he points out, “while a good many of the people are so ignorant they don’t realize the money is coming out of the pockets of hard working Americans. That is the part that is social ism,” he says referring to his sign. “The part that is Fas cist is that we have private businesses and corporations being told what they can build, how they can build it and if they can build it.” The communism part, he says, is the ability of the government to send representative of its agencies into our homes and businesses without our permission. “I have a lot of Re publican friends and Demo crat friends and the sign is not meant to denigrate them,” Nelson says. “It’s just what I believe.” But he does admit the sign gets a lot of attention. And, after all, says Nelson, “That’s freedom of speech.”
