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T W O - Heppner Gazette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday, Septem ber 2 4 ,2 0 0 8 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 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 Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone ( 541 ) 676-9228 Fax ( 54 !) 676 - 9211 . K-mail editor it rapidserve net or davidftr rapidserve net Website: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO 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 S ykes.................................................................................................... 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 tor 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 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 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. On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a Classified Ad • Submit a News 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! How to make a sand-cast birdbath class to be held Looking for a simple project with lots of poten tial? Try this class by garden enthusiast, Janet Holland, on How to Sand-Cast a Birdbath. It is a unique garden accent made with leaves from your garden. Partici pants will leave the second class with a unique birdbath for their yard. Class will be held at the lone Community School Greenhouse on Monday, September 29, at 6 p.m. and Monday, October 6, at 6 p.m. Cost will be $31, as all supplies will be provided. Pre-registration is required so that adequate supplies will be on hand. To sign up, please call Anne Morter, BMCC Coordina tor at 422-7040 to reserve a space in the class. Juvenile Diabetes Walk to Cure to be held this weekend Pictured in front of the wall of shoes is HES teacher Jannie Allen and some of the students who have bought shoes for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. -Photo by Autumn Morgan The Juvenile Dia betes Research Foundation Walk to Cure will be held Sunday, September 28, at Oaks Park in Portland. Brent Eckman, who has juvenile diabetes, will be participating in the walk. Jannie Allen has been making and selling paper shoes that line the halls of Heppner Elementary School for the past seven years, since Eckman was in elementary school. The shoes are $1 each and can be purchased at the HES office through Thursday. Proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Scholarship applications available A pplications are available for the Lexington Precinct and Elizabeth Slot- tee Memorial Scholarship. They may be picked up at Spicer-Kuhn Law Office in Heppner from Barb Hayes, or from Del LaRue in lone. The deadline for these to be turned in is Oc tober 15. The Lexington Vot- ing Precinct Award is given to a sophomore, junior or senior who lives in the Lex ington Voting Precinct. The Slotee Memo rial Scholarship is awarded annually to a junior, senior, or graduate student at an ac credited four year college or university. The scholarship is given annually in order of priority. First - student ma- 6th Annual joringorminonng in music; second - student who has been accepted into a school of education. C riteria used in awarding this scholarship include scholarship, leader ship, citizenship, financial need, and probability of suc cess in the student’s chosen field. For more informa tion contact Martha Munk- ers. Obituaries Michael J. Sweeney Michael J. Sweeney, 59, of Milwaukie, formerly o f H epp ner, died Saturday, S e p te m ber 20, 2008 at St. V in c e n t H ospital in P o rt land after b a ttlin g Michael J. P i c k ’ s Sweeney Disease. He was born June 2, 1949 in Chicago, IL the son of Jerry and O.V. (Tiny) Harris Sweeney. He was raised in Butte, MT, Ontario, and Grants Pass before the family settled in Heppner where Mike graduated from high school in 1967. He then attended the University of Oregon in Eugene where he graduated in three and a half years. He also attended colleges in Eu rope and Russia before en tering Gonzaga University School of Law in Spokane, WA where he graduated in 1975. He was admitted to the Oregon State Bar in 1976 and worked in a pri vate law practice in Heppner from 1976 to 1983. From 1983 to 1989 he served as CEO and corporate counsel for a Portland advertising company. In 1989, he began his work with the Oregon At torney Assistance Program (OAAP), where he has spent the last 18 years working with lawyers and their fami lies in recovery, facilitating interventions, organizing support groups, and provid ing empathy and guidance. During this period of time, Michael became certified as an employee assistance professional (CEAP) and an alcohol and drug counselor III (CADC III). Using his life experience, counsel ing education, and heart, Michael helped Oregon become one of the first law yer assistance programs in the country to offer a wide range of services, includ ing a “lawyer in transition program.” Michael worked as an OAAP attorney coun selor until sometime in 2007 when he took the position of attorney counselor advisor. He has been a source of inspiration, assistance, energy, information, and support for anyone interest ed in recovery. Extensively involved in recovery legisla tion, constantly educating people about recovery, and always dedicating time to lawyers in need, Michael truly has made a differ ence in the lives of many. His work for the recovery community has been bound- HEPPNER ELKS 358 lone Education Foundation 676-9181 Fund Raising Dinner "W here f riends M eet" 142 N orth Main AUCTION a n d RAFFLE ITEMS Saturday, Septem ber 27th Social hour at 6 p.m . / D inner at 7 p.m . at the lon e A m erican Legion Hall Thursday, Oct 2 Y Menu: Prime Rib, Crab, Shrimp, Salad, Baked Potato, Bread, Dessert. TWo drinks included with meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks). Ticket Prices: Adults - $25.00 Children 7 - 12 - $10.00 6 and under - free Tickets available at Bank of Eastern Oregon, lone Barbecue Ribs at 6 p.m. Raffles and Prizesl Oyster, Ham & Salmon Feed ^ Saturday, Oct. Pinner at 5 p.m. Come enjoy a fun evening and help support the lone School. - L A D IE S ' N IG H T D IN N E R ~ The lone Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation Chefs: Marcia and Erin Anderson Ad sponsored by W heatland Insurance, lone T h u rs d a y , O c t. 9 less. He served as presi dent of the board of the local Columbia River chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA) and as president of the board of the Oregon Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (OCADA). In 1993, Michael co-found- ed the Oregon Partnership, a statewide nonprofit or ganization that helps com munities prevent and reduce substance abuse through treatment referrals and edu cation. He served on the Partnership’s board from 1993 to 1997 and received the Oregon Partnership Leadership Award in 2001. Mr. Sweeney also served as chair of the Gov ernor’s Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (council member from 1996 - 2000). Advising the gov ernor and the legislature on funding priorities for programs related to alcohol and drug abuse. He also served on the Governor’s Underage Drinking Task Force, was involved in the State Incentive Cooperative Agreement (SICA) project to reduce the use of alcohol and drugs among youth, and served on a council for comprehensive legislation creating a support system for at-risk children and their families. Nationally known for his work in the field of recovery and lawyer as sistance programs, Michael has helped to establish and improve many lawyer as sistance programs in other states. He served from 2001 to 2003 on the American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Pro grams and on the Commis sion’s assistance program evaluation subcommittee. Michael has also served on the ABA Standing Com mittee on Substance Abuse since 2004, providing tes timony to a Congressional Caucus on recovery, and helping to introduce an ABA policy opposing discrimina tion against people seeking treatm ent or recovering from alcoholism or other drug diseases. Mr. Sweeney was an avid golfer and tried to play as many of the courses around Oregon as possible. He started the Jeff Turner Memorial Scholarship Fund after losing his good friend and golf teammate. Follow ing Mike’s diagnosis with Pick’s Disease his name was added to the Scholarship Fund which is distributed through The Oregon Com munity Foundation; it is for graduating seniors of lone and Heppner schools. Fie was a proud Or egon Duck fan and was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at the University of Oregon. He also enjoyed fly fishing and tying his own flies. He had a great love for Morrow County history where he was involved in many activities. Michael was loved by many, and touched many lives. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by: his daughters, Kelly Bur- goyne and her husband Scott of Oregon City and Katie Sweeney and her husband Phuong Le of Milwaukie; sister, Kathy Sunseri of Milwaukie; brothers, Pat Sweeney of Heppner, Dan Sweeney of Hillsboro, Bri- an Sweeney of Portland, and Greg Sweeney of Mil waukie; granddaughters, Lily Le, Brittany and Emily Burgoyne; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 27, 2008, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner. Burial will fol low at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery. A reception and gathering of friends will be held at the Catholic Parish Hall immediately follow ing the burial. Recitation of the Rosary will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 26, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Memorial contribu tions for those who wish may be made to the Oregon Partnership, 6443 SW Bea- verton-Hillsdale Highway, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon 97221 or to the Jeff Turner - Michael Sweeney Scholar ship Fund, c/o The Oregon Community Foundation, 1221 SW Yamhill St. Suite 100, Portland, OR 97205. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Michael G. Pierce Michael G. Pierce, 60, of Hillsboro died Fri day, September 19,2008, of pancreatic cancer with his family at his side. Mike was bom May 9, 1948 to Gene and Fay Pierce of Pendle t o n . In 1957 the f ami l y moved to Hepp ner. Mike graduated from Hep Michael G. pner High Pierce School in 1965. He attended Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. He then served in the Army during the Viet nam era and was stationed in Korea. Mike owned Dick’s Subaru Service and Mike’s Car Stereo prior to that in Hillsboro. He liked reading and motorcycles. His family remem bers his examples of hard work, honesty and loyalty to his family, friends and customers. He loved good times and good jokes with family and friends and travel to tropical destinations. Mike was a 20 year member of the Hillsboro Elks and also a member o f W ashington County A.B.A.T.E. of Oregon. He is survived by: wife, Chris Ryder; daughter, Jennifer Flores; sons, Eric and Zack Ryder; grandson, Gabriel Flores; his mother, Fay; brother, Greg Pierce; and sisters, Mary Pierce, Martha McQuinn, and Mol ly Rhea. He was preceded in death by his father “Gene” Pierce. Interment service will be held at Willamette National Cemetery, 11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd. in Port land on Monday, September 29, at 3 p.m. Remembrances may be sent to Transitions Pal liative Care of Washington County, 900 SE Oak St., Suite 202, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Funeral arrange ments were by Fir Lawn Mortuary in Hillsboro. Advertise with the Heppner Gazette-Times C a ll6 7 6 -9 2 2 0
