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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 6,2009 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodieal 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 (541) 676-921 1 1 -mail editor orapidserve.net ordavidtorapidserve.net Web site: 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 lin Morrow County only, 62 years or older!, $33 elsewhere. $27 student subscriptions. David S ykes..................................................................................................... Publisher Autumn M organ.................................................................................................. 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 $5 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 75 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). 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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! lone student competes in OSAA State Solo Competition ~ Letters to the Editor The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the F.ditor w ith the following criteria met: letters submitted 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 will 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 w ill be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $10. Eric Jepsen, a junior at lone High School, suc cessfully competed in the 2009 OSAA State Solo Mu sic Competition which was held last weekend. May 2, at the University o f Oregon in Eugene. There were 480 in strumental and vocal con testants representing almost 100 Oregon high schools in the state finals this year. Jepsen qualified for the state championships by winning first place at the district competition in Hermiston on March 7. State finalists were given 10 minutes to per form. There were three judg es for each event and they independently scored each contestant on a score sheet w orth 330 points. There were 990 points possible. J e p s e n f in is h e d eighth out o f 18 violin fi nalists with a score o f 900 points. Scores given ranged from a low o f 556 to a high o f 983. The state ch am pion violinist was Natalie Yu from Southridge High School in Beaverton. Jepsen performed the first move ment o f Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor. He was accom panied by pianist Emily Callender of Pendleton. J e p s e n has b een playing the violin for 12 years. For the past six years he has studied with his cur rent teacher, Lisa Robertson, professor o f violin and viola at Eastern Oregon Univer sity. Heppner/Ione graduations fast approaching lone Community School will hold its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 5, at 7 p.m. Heppner High School will hold its graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6, at 2 p.m. Any parents or businesses interested in having their name on the “Congratulations Seniors” page can call the Heppner Gazette-Times at 676-9228 or send an email to megan@rapidserve.net. The cost is $10. UJ3TÌ EC JN K Impressed with Heppner FFA To the editor: 1 was so impressed with the Heppner FFA Chap ter at their annual banquet on April 30, 2009 that I was compelled to write. The high school members o f this organization were well organized, professional and polite and it was heart warming to get to be a part of. Having been involved in the agricultural education field for many years, I know first hand the time and dedication these students put forth in their various projects and contests. Heppner FFA is a growing youth organization that is do ing an outstanding job. The community is lucky to have such exceptional youth representing them throughout the state and nation. It’s not easy to manage and motivate high school students and their advisor, Beth Dickenson, is doing a tremendous job. Heppner High School is lucky to have such an ardent and passionate teacher on staff. Erin Heideman lone Annual fishing derby to be held at Anson Wright Park The Oregon Depart m ent o f Fish and W ild life (ODFW ), along with Morrow County Parks, are sponsoring a free fishing derby on Saturday, May 16, from 8:30-11 a.m. at Anson Wright Park fishing pond. The fishing derby is for children up to 14 years o f age. The pond is located 26 miles southwest of Hepp ner at 47500 Highway 207. O th er p artn ers in this event is Heppner Elks Lodge #358, P etty jo h n s Building Supply, Northwest Steelheaders Fishing Group, Roger Mortimore, Glen and Joyce Ward, ODFW -John Day, ODFW-Pendleton, and Doug Ferguson Anyone interested in volunteering or donating can contact Betty Gray at Mor row County Public Works D epartm ent at 541-989- 8214 or email at bgray@ co.morrow.or.us. St. William’s to hold “Don’t forget your underwear” drive Pictured is Eric Jepsen in front of music building at the University of Oregon. -Contributed Photo Harshmans to celebrate 50,h wedding anniversary St. William’s Catholic Church high school youth are collecting underwear to donate to the homeless in Portland. The collection is coinciding with a trip the youth are making to the Downtown Chapel Catholic Parish on Burnside. They will be participating in the Downtown Chapel Connects, which is a group immersion program for high school students that offers a day spent in service and ac tive education. The purpose o f the immersion is to break down stereotypes that keep individuals from knowing and loving the poor and marginalized. The high school youth will be traveling to Portland on May 23, so have designated May 16 as “Don’t forget your underwear” Sunday. Donations o f men’s new under shirts, briefs or socks would be appreciated. Donations can be taken directly to the church or given to Anne Morter, Deb Campbell, Jeri McElligott or any lone Catholic high school youth. All Saints Episcopal Church announces summer camp All Saints Episco- pal C hurch o f H eppner, along with the Episcopal Diocese o f Eastern Oregon, announce that summer camp will be held at Ascension School Camp in Cove. Atypical day at camp includes blocks o f time for Christian education, crafts, swimming, recreational ac tivities and camp fire pro- grams for the entire camp in the evening. Beginners Camp, Intermediate Camp, Junior High and Senior High cam ps for children 8-18 years o f age are available. A nyone interested is sending th eir child to camp can contact Ascension School at 541-568-4514. Transportation and scholar ships are available. Ewonne and Loyd (Bud) Harshman Loyd (Bud) and Ew onne Harshman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 9 at the Eagles Lodge in Walla Walla, WA. The couple met in Heppner and was married at The Park Wedding Chapel in Reno, NV on May 9, 1959. They lived in the San Francisco Bay area until 1961 and then moved to the Walla Walla area where they have lived for the past 47 years. Bud worked construction and fell timber while Ew onne worked at the Canneries, Mortgage accounting and Insurance. Over the 50 years that they have been together, they have made many friends in all aspects o f life: through their work, travel, foster-care, 4 H, Wagonettes, fair court, Beam Club, Elks Lodge, bowling, hunting, Gun Club, Red Hats Club and their children, grandchildren and now their great-grandchildren’s activities. The children of Bud and Ewonne Harshman: Tracy and Jim Jones, Dawn and Mike TenBroeck, Joe and Carol Harshman, Robert Carter and Carla and Pat Fouste, and all o f Bud and E w onne’s extended family, along with all their grandchildren and all their great-grandchildren invite you to join in wishing them many happy returns and many more years together. Heppner United Methodist Church to host Covenant Players on Mother’s Day H e p p n e r U n ite d Methodist Church will host the Catalysts West cast o f the C ovenant Players on Sunday, May 10, for their M other’s Day celebration. They w ill be perform ing during the 10:30 a.m. cel ebration service. The monthly com m unity breakfast will be held in the church basement from 8-10 a.m. The Covenant Play ers, formed in 1966, is made up o f young adults whose m ission is to present the Christian message through one-act plays. H e p p n e r Un i t e d Methodist Church is located on the northeast comer o f Church and Gale Streets. Chamber lunch meeting schedule announced This week’s Cham ber lunch meeting sched ule includes all entities re ports. The lunch meeting will be held at the Senior C enter dining room from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday. Cornerstone Gallery will be catering this week’s lunch. The cost is $9 per person. The M ay sp eak er schedule is as follows: May 14 - Linda Valentine, Inde pendent Living Specialist from Eastern Oregon Cen ter for Independent Living (EOCIL) will explain what their agency is all about in helping seniors and people with disabilities and some o f th eir other program s; May 21 - Rod Estes and Kimberly Lindsay will give an update on the Secured Residential Treatment Fa cility; and May 28 - phone conference with Greg Smith and David Nelson who will give a legislative update and talk about what is happening in Salem. Britt graduates from Northwest Lineman College M ikel Dean Britt, son o f Rick and Shelli Britt graduated from Northwest Lineman College in Merid ian, ID on April 18 from The Circuit Court at the Morrow County Court the electrical line-worker house in Heppner has released the following report of program. divorces filed: During the 15-week -April 30: Blanca E. Snyder and Bill W. Snyder program , he logged 510 -May 1: Toni Renea Worley-Huang and Hung Wen hours and achieved a 4.0 Huang. GPA. He was nominated fro Divorces the prestigious Academic Achievement Award, which earned him a letter o f excel lence from NWLC for his resume portfolio. He was recently em ployed by Pike Energy Solu tions and will begin his new lineman career in Nashville, TN on May 11. Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation Compressor Station 9 GUESS WHICH LEPRECHAUN (near lone, Oregon) IS HAVING A BIRTHDAY Has applied for an Oregon Title V Air Operating Permit Renewal The Department of Environmental Quality has conducted a prelimi nary review of this application and is providing an opportunity for public comment. For a copy of the draft permit and a "Request for Com ments" call Nancy Swofford at (541) 633-2021 or call toll free in Oregon at 1-866-863-6668. For more information see the legal notice section of this newspaper.____________________________ » M A Y S? HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "W he re Frie m h M eet” 142 N orth Main Ladies Night £ M a y 7 th a t < 5 :00 p.m . Menu: Pasta Primavera, Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread and Dessert Dinner by: Kim Cutiisforth Armato, Melissa Coiner, and Darcy Mitchell
