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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 14,2009 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County o f Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES UJJP.S 240-420 Morrow County ’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, C )regon under the Act o f March 3. 1874 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-4228. Fax (541) 676-4211 I -mail editor a rapidserse net or david u rapidserce net Website: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 47836 Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County , $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only, 62 years or older), $33 elsewhere, $27 student subscriptions David S y k es................. ......................................................................................... 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 Ad • Submit a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Obituaries Thomas W. Wicklund Thom as W. W ick lund, 57, o f Heppner died Thursday, January 1,2009 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. He was bom June 27, 1951 at Oregon City the son o f Bob and Arlene Snyder Wicklund. He w as raised and a tte n d e d school at M o 1 a 11 a w here he played f o o t b a 11 Thomas W. and wres- W'eklund tie d . He g rad u ated from M olalla High School in 1969. On June 12, 1971 he married Shannon J. Maben at Molalla. He entered the Unit ed States Army in 1971, serving in Vietnam for one year. He was then stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, CO until his honor able discharge in 1974. M r. W i c k l u n d worked at S taff Jennings boat marina in Portland be fore moving to Heppner to help run a family business, Court Street Market, until its closing in 2000. He also worked at the co-generation plant in Heppner for a time before working as a mainte nance technician at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. He started volunteer work with the Heppner Fire and Rescue in 1984 and then started driving ambulance in 1985. He became an Emer gency Medical Technician in 1999. He was alw ays at the rodeo and football games with the ambulance; he loved his work and being able to help people. Tom also coached little league baseball and loved hunting and trips to the mountains. Survivors include: his w ife, Shannon W ick lund of Heppner; daughter, Rebecca Sw earingen and her husband D anofPrinev- ille; son, Jered Wicklund of Heppner; parents, Bob and Arlene Wicklund o f Oregon City; brother, John Wick lund and his wife Sandee of Oregon City; sister, Margie Gregory o f Molalla; brother- in-laws, Greg Maben and his wife Trish o f Heppner, Jeff Maben and his wife Kathy o f John Day; m other-in- law, Ruth Maben o f Hep pner; granddaughters, Julie and Britney; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service for Mr. Wicklund was held 2 p.m. Sunday, January 4, at the Heppner Elementary School Gymnasium. Memorial contribu tions may be made to the H ep p n er V olunteer Fire Department, PO Box 743, Heppner, OR 97836 or to the South Morrow County EMT Association, PO Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Bank of Eastern Oregon sponsors invitational wrestling tournament Bank o f Eastern Or egon will sponsor an invita tional wrestling tournament in Heppner on February 7. High schools will be send ing their top w restlers to compete at Heppner High School. T h e f o 11 o w i n g schools are scheduled to compete: Heppner, Elgin, Imbler, Umatilla, Colton, Enterprise, Riverside, Bak er, Union, Crane, Joseph, Irrigon, Pine E agle, and Adrian. The competition be gins at 9 a.m. and Bank o f Eastern Oregon invites the public to buy a ticket to watch these athletes com pete. Tickets can be pur chased at the door and con cessions will be available. Mark Lem m o n , Bank o f Eastern O regon’s Chief Financial Officer and a ss is ta n t H ep p n er H igh School w restlin g coach, has been instrum ental in organizing the bank’s spon sorship o f the event. “The b a n k ’s m anagem ent has been very involved in estab lishing this inaugural tour nament and looks forward to being an annual sponsor o f the event,” said Lemmon. “ We have a number of bank s ta ff from H eppner and citizens from nearby com munities who volunteered to help at the event or sponsor amenities.” If you’d like to vol unteer to help or have any inquiries concerning the upcoming event, contact H ep p n er H igh S c h o o l’s wrestling coach, Troy Mor gan, at 541-676-9138 or Mark Lemmon at 541-676- 0224. Smart Heart Fair returns to Heppner Elementary On February 5,2009 the H eppner Parents for Parents committee will be hosting a dinner and health fair, called Smart Hearts, again this year. Like last year there will be booths set up and m an n ed by ma ny local health care providers. At each o f these booths, stu dents will be doing an ac tivity with their parents that w ill educate them about health. The only require ments for a student to attend is that they bring at least one parent with them. D i n n e r w i l l be served starting at 5 p.m. with the fair opening at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge for the dinner or the fair. Every child will receive a packet of goodies to take home with them, and there will be a raffle for both the older and younger kids. Starting at 7:30 p.m. a health care career panel will d iscu ss health care career options with high school students and there parents who are interested in pLirsuing a career in health care. If you have any ques tions about Smart Hearts, please contact Molly Rill, Brandi Sweeney or Sherry M atteson at H eppner El ementary, 676-9128. HHS senior class raising money for after-graduation party Boardman’s new mayor launches “Welcome to Boardman” campaign Boardman's new mayor, Chet Phillips, presents outgoing mayor Ed Glenn with a certificate of appreciation. -Contributed Photo According to Jackie M cCauley o f the C ity o f Boardman, Boardman’s new mayor, Chet Phillips, asked B oardm an b u sin esses to help promote his “ Welcome to B oardm an” cam paign. Mayor Phillips was sworn in Tuesday night for a four- year term. He invited area busi nesses, past mayors, and cit izens to attend the ceremony and to receive recognition certificates for supporting the Boardman community. Many business owners and re p re se n ta tiv e s w ere on hand Tuesday night to hear the m ay o r’s idea. He en couraged businesses to help him promote Boardman by using the phrase “ Welcome to Boardman” each time a custom er patronizes their business in the next 90 days. The Mayor believes this w ill have a positive impression on tourism and prom ote the community to potential future custom ers. M ayor Phillips said he wants to be Boardman’s biggest promot er and is looking forward to the next four years serving as Boardman’s mayor. In other city news, Councilors Steve Doherty, Jerry Johnson and Jill Pam- brun were sworn in to the council for four year terms and Glaya Baker was ap pointed to the Boardm an Planning Commission for a three year term. Mayor Phil lips also gave special recog nition to out-going Mayor Ed Glenn and out-going C ouncilor Jim H ollands- worth. Both men served a number o f years on the Boardman City Council. The next regularly scheduled m eeting o f the B oardm an City Counci l is Tuesday, January 20 at 7 p.m. at Boardman City Hall. Class on prayer to be held at All Saints’ Episcopal Church The Rev. Janis John son is offering a class on prayer on Thursday after noons from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church beginning Thursday, January 15. The title o f the series is Prayer: A Way of Life, a Way o f Being. Top ics include: intercessory prayer, the biblical m od els o f prayer, our Jewish prayer roots, healing prayer, centering prayer, and the varying prayer approaches and resources within the Episcopal, Lutheran, Wes leyan and Roman Catholic denominations. This series is de- signed to provide a segment o f study and then o f a time o f prayer that will touch upon the topic of the week. It will also offer time to explore em bodied prayer, the dangers and blessings of prayer, and the questions of unanswered prayer. The com m unity is invited to attend. For more inform ation, contact Rev. Janis at 676-9970. Evening P ray er will follow each session and will vary in its styles. T h ere will be no study on Thursday, Febru ary 5. Willow Creek Baptist Church women to host Dr. Betsy Anderson Maggie Armato and Sarah Ballard, members of the HHS senior Women’s health is interest to girls and women. class, stand in front of the Mustang Water display at Heppner Family Foods. Contributed Photo sues will be the topic when There will be time for ques The class o f 2009 is raising money for an after graduation drug and alcohol free party. Many people may have spotted the Mustang Water at Heppner Family Foods. This water is being sold with 100% o f proceeds going towards this party. Over 50% of the cost o f the party will be paid with proceeds from this program alone. This 100% Water Sale program is possible because Willow Creek Park District to meet local businesses in the community have sponsored the cost Willow Creek Park District will hold a regular o f the w ater. The senior class will also be holding their annual meeting Tuesday, January 20, at 5 p.m. at Heppner City Senior Service Auction during the Mustang - Pilot Rock Hall. Up for discussion will be the vacant district director basketball game January 23. position. This position will need to be filled and anyone Paint Day for Arts and Crafts Club interested should contact Skip Matthews at 676-5049. This M o r r o w C o u n t y 1 p.m. and a meeting at 1:30 position will be temporary as it is one o f the two positions with terms ending June 31, 2009 and will be included in C reative A rts and C rafts p.m. On the agenda is Wal will hold a day o f painting ton Workshop with the type the Special Election, May 19. at the fair annex on January o f painting to be done. Trish 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sweeney will have a report Matthews named to BSU dean’s list Craft members can also do on maybe doing two differ Boise State University announces that Whitney any item they choose and ent ones so those taking the Matthews has been named to the “Dean’s List with High exchange ideas with the class could choose for color Honors” in her first semester at BSU. Matthews is a fresh group. tones or subject. All mem man majoring in pre-medical studies and will be applying If en o u g h people bers and those wanting to for the radiology program offered at Boise State University attend, this may become a take the class should attend monthly day or two days and give their views. this spring. a month. All members and R obert W alton is Arnspiger achieves 4.0 GPA anyone interested in arts and among the Oil Painters o f Abby Arnspiger, a 2008 graduate o f lone Com crafts may attend. America. He shows in many munity School, achieved .a 4.0 GPA her first semester at Meeting day is Janu art shows from Washington Clatsop Community College. She is the daughter o f Arietta ary 22 at The Stable Restau to Prescott, AZ. Many gal Arnspiger. rant with a no-host lunch at leries also show his work. the W illow Creek Baptist Ch u r c h W o m en ’s group hosts Dr. Betsy Anderson o f Heppner on Tuesday eve ning, January 20, at 7 p.m. at the church. T he e v eni ng will start with a time o f worship and fellow ship. Then Dr. Anderson will be speaking about health care issues of tions and answers following her presentation. All w om en o f the community, and their high school age daughters, are in vited to join for this informa tive session. Refreshments will be served afterward. For more information call Lyn- nea Sargent at 676-9621. Morrow County Gun Club open on Sundays The Morrow County Gun Club is now open for trap shooting every Sunday beginning at noon. For more information call 676-5042 (days) or 989-8525 (nights). Kinzua Lunch group to meet Jan. 16 January 16 is the date for the monthly Kinzua lunch. The lunch will be in Prineville at 11:30 a.m. at the Apple Peddler. Senior Center Menu Nazarene/7,h Day Adventist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, January 21. The menu will include spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad with tomatoes, apple salad, garlic bread and cake. Have a News story or Photo for the Gazette? Email to editor@rapidserve.net i i
