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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 15, 2008 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M o m m C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3, lX7d Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at I K S VL Willow Street telephone (541 ) 676-422X. Fax (341)676-9211 E-mail: editor'« rapidserve.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 U7836 Subscriptions $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only, 62 years or older), $33 elsewhere. $27 student subscriptions. Dav id 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 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 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 H EBSITE: H H H Ju-ppner.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! Chamber Lunch to host Reklaim Technologies speakers Next week’s Cham ber Lunch meeting will be held on Thursday, October 16. The guest speakers will be from Reklaim Technolo gies. Bill Langley, plant manager, Renee Gastineau, public relations and Michael Tover from the main office in Bellevue will be making a presentation, talk about their company and share some interesting tidbits. Please RSVP your attendance by Wednesday afternoon. Also, if you haven’t sent in an RVSP for the tour o f the tree farm, this is your opportunity. The group will leave at 8 a.m. and will re turn around 1 p.m. Lunches will be provided for $5 for those who are interested. DA’s Report M o rro w C o u n ty District Attorney Elizabeth Ballard has released the fol lowing report: -Tyler Mason Brad- field, 22, was convicted o f harassment, a Class B misdemeanor, and was sen tenced to 90 days with 90 days suspended, 12 months bench probation, complete 20 hours of community ser vice, other numerous condi tions, and pay $588 in fines, fees and assessments. -Richard Frank Flaiz, 60, was convicted o f sexual abuse in the third degree, a Food drive held at HES Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days with 180 days suspended, 24 months bench probation, other numerous conditions, and pay $975 in fines, fees, and assessments. -James Leroy Carter, 64, was convicted o f failure to register mis. sex offender, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days with 170 days suspended, 24 m onths bench proba tion, complete 40 hours of co m m u n ity hours, other numerous conditions, and pay $413 in fines, fees, and assessments. -Suzanne Lea Mc- clellan, 46, was convicted o f DUII, a Class A misde meanor, and was sentenced to three years d riv er’s li cense suspension, 180 days with 120 days suspended, 24 m onths bench p ro b a tion, complete 40 hours of community service, other numerous conditions, and pay $793 in fines, fees, and assessments. Fair/rodeo changes dates Mrs. Allen's class won the food drive contest held annually at Heppner Elementary School. The class collected 680 pounds in food. Photo by Autumn Morgan H eppner E lem en tary School recently held their annual food drive with classes competing against each other. Approximately 1,736.5 pounds of food were collected, 250 pounds more than last year. F ir s t p la c e w as Mrs. Allen’s class with 680 pounds; Second place, Mrs. Smith-Griffith’s class with 185 pounds; Third place, Mrs. C lough’s class with 183.5 pounds; Fourth place, Mrs. Rill’s class with 180.5 pounds; Fifth place, Mr. M atteson's class with 179 pounds; Sixth place, Mrs. Dowdy with 106 pounds; Seventh place, Mrs. Gibbs w ith 92 pounds; Eighth place, Mrs. M orris’ class with 79 pounds; and Ninth Open house to be held for Barton An open house w ill be held to thank local UPS man Jim Barton who will be retiring on Friday, November 14, after 28+ years o f service to the Heppner community. The open house will be held from 1-3 p.m. at City Hall. Senior Center Menu Hope Valby/All Saints Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, October 22. The menu will include meat loaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, spiced pears, hot rolls, and cookies. place, Mrs. Stone/Hauge- w o o d ’ c la s s w ith 51.5 pounds. D&L Auto Parts and Repairs supplied cupcakes and popsicles for the win ning class. Marriages M o rro w C o u n ty Clerk Bobbi Childers has released the following re port o f marriage licenses issued: - S e p te m b e r 3 0 : C orey M ark M iller, 28, Heppner, and Mayme Jill Sorey, 24, Hermiston. -O ctober 13; Ken neth Christopher Jones, 29, Redm ond, and Maci Lee Childers, 28, Redmond. At Bank of Eastern Oregon, you can maximize your FDIC coverage with Steak Feed & Auction Oct. 18th, 200 8 Dinner at 6 :0 0 p.m. (Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Services) It’s Safe! It’s Convenient! And it keeps your funds working locally! FDIC Insurance coverage up to $50,000,000!! It’s a great solution for: Businesses Non-profit Organizations Trustees Financial Advisors Individuals Live Auction at 8 p.m. Also Raffle Items & Silent Auction Some Auction Items: Italian Supper. Tasco Binoculars, Bird Hunt, Hamburger, HHS Fan Itama, Resort Pkgs, Barbecue Dinner. Handheld GPS. Videos, Golf Membership Keeping your money safe since 1945! (Important to you ~ important to us.) Bank of Eastern Oregon www.heohank.com Member f d ic H arry C. “ S p ik e ” Nash, 93, o f Heppner died Thursday, October 9, 2008 in Heppner. He was bom July 19, 1 9 4 5 in Condon, the son of Ray W esley and Olive Jane Pres ton Nash. He liv ed in W i n - lo ck and Harry C. a t t e n d e d “Spike” Nash school in Spray and Fossil before going to school in Portland where he graduated from David Douglas High School in 1963. Mr. N ash en tered the military where he served with the United States Navy. Follow ing his honorable discharge in 1965, he went to work for family in Wyo ming. He returned to Oregon and w orked in P o rtlan d before settling in Heppner where he worked as a mill wright for Kinzua Corpora tion. After the mill closed he worked for Simplot. He stopped w orking in 2005 follow ing a heart attack. He was a m em ber o f the B.P.O.E. #358. Survivors include: daughter, Tareena Healy and her husband Jim and grand daughter Diana Healy, all of Heppner; sisters, Diana Britt o f Pilot Rock and Roberta A lexander o f Pendleton; and brother, Jake Nash o f Caldwell, ID. He was preceded in death by Raymond Nash, Rodney N ash and V ictor “Bud” Nash. A graveside service for Mr. Nash was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oc tober 15, 2008, at Heppner Masonic Cemetery in Hep pner. Memorial contribu tions for those who wish may be made to South Mor row C ounty EM T A sso ciation, PO Box 9, Heppner, O regon 97836, or to the donor’s favorite charity. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge o f arrangements. Katherine Rubina Voge K atherine R ubina Voge, a 40 year resident o f East County, died on Sat urday, O ctober 11, 2008, in Clackamas. She was 78 years o f age. Katherine was bom on December 11, 1929 in Heppner and was the daugh ter o f Thomas and Lucybell O ’Brien. She was raised on the family ranch in Hepp ner. She attended boarding school in Pendleton gradu ating from St. M ary’s Acad emy in 1947. A fter high school, she attended beauty school in Walla Walla, WA. She completed her course work in 1949 and worked as a beautician. On May 12, 1952, she married Warren Voge in Pendleton. They moved to Portland in 1962 and resided in their East County home for 40 years. K atherine enjoyed sew ing, tra v e lin g to the beach and Reno, bowling, jelly beans and spending time with her grandchildren. She had an extensive sheep collection, which everyone contributed to, enjoyed slot machines and belonged to two separate Bunco groups. She also attended the Pend leton Round Up for 20 years straight. She was a long time m em ber o f the G atew ay Elks Lodge and St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Port land. Katherine is survived by: her husband, Warren o f Gresham; daughters, Leslie Voge-Hays o f Fairview and Gail Voge o f Gresham; son, Gordon Voge o f Vancouver; brother, Gordon O ’Brien o f Heppner; and five grand children. A funeral serv ice was held today, Wednesday, October 15,2008, at noon at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home in Portland. Visitation was held today, Wednesday, from 9-11 a.m. Interment will be at Willamette N a tional Cem etery. Lincoln M emorial is handling the arrangements. Celebration of life to be held for VanArsdale Christmas Tree Raffle CDARS 0 0 0 0 0 Harry C. “Spike” Nash Due to the U m a tilla County Fair and Farm City Pro Rodeo recent date change the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo will now be held the first full week o f August this year. The tw o fairs and rodeos would have been at the same time and it was felt it would be a logistic nightm are for everybody. The M orrow County Fair Board, OTPR com m ittee, 4-H , FFA and L ivestock Growers have taken this op portunity to decide on a few other changes as well. The 2009 Fair and OTPR will be held on Au gust 5-9, 2009 w ith the Livestock Auction on Satur day beginning at 2 p.m. and the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo The life o f Guy VanArsdale will be celebrated on following at 7 p.m. We hope Friday, October 24, at 2 p.m. at 65820 Airport Road in that changes for both coun ties will go smoothly and end hanger #101. Those attending are asked to bring a that all com m unities still pot luck di%h. come out and support. Heppner Chamber to sell raffle For more informa tion call Ren’ee at 676-9474, tickets for four baskets in lieu of or Rod Taylor at 422-7026. Heppner Booster Club Annual Some things make you laugh. But the thought of losing all you ever worked for is not funny.... Obituaries Credit Cards Accepted The Chamber will be sponsoring four raffle bas kets instead o f the Christmas Tree Raffle this year. The C ham ber has put together a “ W omen’s Basket” with a pendant do nated by Peterson’s Jewel ers, a “Men’s Basket” with a Seiko Watch donated by the Chamber, a “Couples” Bas ket with a night’s stay do nated by the River Lodge & Grill in Boardman and din ner donated by the Chamber, and a “Family Basket” with a ‘Nintendo “Wii” Console’ donated by the Chamber. Local merchants have com p leted each bask et with donations. The baskets will be displayed at Heppner TV, beginning Monday, October 20, and raffle tickets can be purchased at Heppner Chamber, Heppner TV and Wheatland Insurance. The raffle tickets will be $ 1 each or six for $5 and you can pick which basket you want to enter. The draw ing will take place in conjunction with “Celebrate Christmas,” Heppner style on Thursday, December 18. There will be one wi nne r for each basket. Heppner FFA selling apples The Heppner FFA Chapter will be selling apples again this year. The cost is $ 12 per box and will be available for pick-up on October 24 at the football game. Checks can be made payable to the Heppner FFA and can be sent to HHS Attn: Beth Dickenson.
