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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 26,2008 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES i s p s 240-420 M orrow C o u n ty ’s H om e-O w ned W eekly N ew spaper Published wcekl> and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, 187U Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at I8S W. Willow Street telephone (541) o7h-42:8 la s ( Mi l 676-0711 E-mail editor a rapidserce net or das id « rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 07836 Subscriptions 527 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 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 nght 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 HEPPMER WEBSITE: H H H.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! Eckman, Matheny to exchange vows ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times w ill print all letters to the Editor with the follow ing criteria met; letters subm itted 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 w ill 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. Support for Time Out for Reading Dear Editor and GT readers: If you attended fifth or sixth grade at Heppner El ementary School within the last 20 years or so, you know all about Time Out for Reading. This reading incentive program for grades five and six has been going strong for over tw o decades, and hundreds o f thousands o f minutes have been read and tallied by those young people partici pating. Time Out for Reading is funded entirely on its own. Over the years we have been ticket takers at the St. Patrick's Day Motocross Races, collected cans, held bake sales, made crafts for Artifactory, held a penny drive, and much more. The program has also been very fortunate to have local citizens (including my own students) and community organizations who have generously donated to the cause. This year we will once again sell raffle tickets for a pan of Babe Ruth bars. If you don’t know about these treats, ask any student at Heppner High, or a fifth or sixth grade student at HES. Trust me when 1 say they are yummy. The winner receives a full pan (about four dozen) of the chocolaty peanut buttery delights. The winning ticket is to be pulled after Heppner Light Parade on December 18. Tickets are on sale at the Heppner Elementary and Heppner High School’s offices and Heppner TV. Supporters, and treat lovers, will also be able to purchase tickets December 9 at the Heppner High Mustang basketball game. In the season o f giving, it doesn’t get much easier than this... support a program that encourages, and re wards, our students for reading, and have the chance to win your own pan o f Babe Ruth bars. When faced with a whole pan o f the treats, whether or not you remember it is a season o f sharing is completely up to you. Merry Christmas, and we appreciate your sup port. Mrs. Allen Heppner Elementary School Elks accepting donations for Oregon Veterans’ Home The Heppner Elks honorably served our coun club is once again taking try.” donations for the Oregon Some o f the items Veterans' Home in the The requested for the Veterans’ Dalles. Chairman of the lo home include: new or used cal Elks National Veterans DV D s, CDs (o ld ies, big Service C om m ission Ed band, easy listening), cook Baker has been collecting, ies, snacks, coffee, new elec buying and donating items tric razors, toiletries (lotion, to the Veterans’ home for Polygrip), cigarettes and years and has garnered sev diet or regular root beer. eral awards for the Heppner All donations need Elks Lodge because o f his to be dropped o ff at the efforts. lodge or with Ed no later “ M any o f the p a than Thursday, December 4. tients in the Veterans’ home Ed will be taking the items have no family and spend to The Dalles on December Sarah Eckman and Shane Matheny the holidays alone,” said 6. Cash donations will also Sarah Eckman and Shane Matheny o f Heppner Baker. “This is a great way be accepted and will be used to spread a little Christmas to purchase som e o f the announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. Sarah is the daughter of Kenny Eckman and Judy cheer to those who have above mentioned items. Eckman o f Heppner. A 2001 graduate o f Heppner High School, she earned her bachelor degree in education from Eastern Oregon University. Sarah is currently employed at Sam Boardman Elementary School as a kindergarten teacher. The Boardman City Council has cancelled their Shane is the son o f David and Patty Matheny o f Tuesday, December 16, council meeting. The next meeting Heppner. He is a 1999 graduate o f Heppner High School. o f the Boardman City Council will be Tuesday, December He attended Oregon State University majoring in agricul 2, at 7 p.m. ture. Shane is currently employed at the family farm. The couple will exchange vows December 20, 2008 in-Heppner. Boardman City Council meeting cancelled Obituaries Donald Glen Bergo D onald G. Bergo, 62, of Irrigon died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at his son’s home in Hermiston. He was bom August 15, 1946 in Seattle, WA, the son o f O rlandus and Phyllis Filer Bergo. He was raised and attended school in Renton, WA. Mr. Bergo worked in the transportation business as an RV hauler. He also operated the Last Chance Produce Stand in Irrigon for several years. Mr. Bergo also lived in Heppner for a time. He enjoyed fishing, traveling, hunting and spend ing time with his family. He was an active member o f Alcoholics Anonymous for many years, helping others with their recovery. Survivors include: son, Brian Bergo and his wife Suzanne; daughters, Shona Bergo, Karen Stew art and her husband Ron; brother, Gary Bergo; sis ters, Jackie Harrow and her husband Dick, Jo DeHart and her husband Bob, and Jan Grasso and her husband Dave; and four grandchil dren. A celebration o f life and potluck will be held for Mr. Bergo at 2 p.m. Satur day, November 29, 2008 at Stokes Landing in Irrigon. Memorial contribu tions for those who wish may be made to Pioneer Memorial Hospice, PO Box 9, Heppner, Oregon 97836 or to St. Anthony Hospice Foundation, 1601 SE Court Ave., Pendleton, Oregon 97801. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Chamber of Commerce schedule of upcoming events -Downtown Christ mas tree lights: On Tues day, November 25, we are asking the com m unity to come out and help the high school students decorate the trees on Main Street for the Christmas season. This will start at 3:30 p.m. and volunteers will meet at the chamber office. Lights can be purchased for $3 a strand or bring your own and come and help. - F a r e w e ll O p e n H ouse for Steve Bogart: There will be a farew ell open house for Steve Bog art, interim city m anager next Tuesday, November 25, from 3-5 p.m. at city hall. -IC A B O M eeting (Dec. 11): ODOT will be in lone for the ICABO Meeting to discuss Horseshoe Bend at 7:30 a.m. at Colliers. -C h a m b e r B o ard positions: Nominations for open and renewing board positions will be discussed at the December 4 and 11 chamber meetings. -Town and Country: Nominations are open for Town and C ountry com munity awards. Completed forms are due to Chamber Office or Kuhn & Spicer by December 15. Contact the chamber office or Barb Hayes at Kuhn & Spicer if you need a nomination form. Town and Country will be held on Thursday, January 15, starting at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the fair grounds this year to accom modate more seating. The caterer will be “Puddin on the Ritz”. Cost for the dinner will be $20 per person. -Celebrate Heppner Christmas: Mark your calen dars for Thursday, Decem ber 18. This event will begin with the Parade o f Lights at 6 p.m. with all other activi ties being held immediately following at the Elks Lodge. Santa Claus will be there for pictures, there will be a beef stroganoff dinner available for the whole family, win ners o f the local “rewards cards” will be drawn, along with the winners o f the four C ham ber Raffle Baskets. The raffle baskets are on display at Heppner TV and the raffle tickets can be p u rchased at W heatland Insurance, Heppner TV or H ep p n er C ham ber. You must be present to partici pate in the “Rewards Cards” drawing, but you don’t need to be present to be eligible to win one o f the four Chamber Raffle Baskets. The Cham ber will contact the winners if they aren’t present. -C ham ber A nnual Luncheon: This year the annual luncheon w ill be held on Thursday, January 8, at the All Saints Episco pal Parish Hall, starting at 11:30 a.m. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP seating and meals can be planned. Hold this date and plan on attending. John and Nancy Gochnauer will be catering the event. Next Week (Novem ber 27): No meeting - take time to be thankful for all the blessings o f life and love of family and friends, Happy Thanksgiving. -M eetin g s in D e cember: December 4 (All Entities Meeting) and De cember 11. WCVEDG Dec. meeting held at hospital Nominations open for Town to be The Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group will hold their December 3 meeting in the Home and Country awards Health Conference Room downstairs at the Pioneer Memo Council approves land partition N o m i n a t i o n s form. are open for the Tow n and C ountry com m unity awards. Completed forms are due to Chamber Office or Kuhn & Spicer by De cember 15. Contact the H epp ner Chamber office or Barb Hayes at Kuhn & Spicer if you need a nomination Town & C o u n try will be held on Thursday, January 15, starting at 6 p.m. The event will be held at the fairgrounds this year to accommodate more seat ing. The caterer w ill be “Puddin on the Ritz.” Cost for the dinner will be $20 per person. rial Hospital. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. The Heppner City Council last week gave its okay Following the meeting the group will be given a to a major land partition for Heppner. tour of the new nursing home facilities that have recently Both Morrow County and City of Heppner’s Plan been remodeled and are now ready for occupancy at the ning Commissions approved plans earlier this month for hospital. the partition to be located in Heppner above Rock Street. The partition was incorrectly reported in last week’s Ga Nazarene/Seventh-day Adventist Church mem zette to be a subdivision and it is not at this time. bers will be serving lunch on Wednesday, December 3. The Heppner city council must approve all city The menu will include Swiss steak, mashed potatoes planning commission decisions, so it held a special meet with gravy, peas and carrots, apple salad, hot rolls, and ing November 20 to take action. chocolate cake. 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