TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 26,2008
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exchange vows
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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.
Senior Center Menu
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