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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 10,2009 Lauritsen, Mooney announce upcoming wedding The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 1 ,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editor«! rapidserve net or davidturapidserve 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 (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher Autumn Morgan.............................................................................................. Editor On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.nel • 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! Electric Co-Op announces new statement format Editor s Note: The following letter were written by Heppner High School FFA members to Oregon State Representatives in regards to Senate Bill 5519. Pay Mooney and Carl Lauritsen Carl Lauritsen and Pat M ooney announce their upcom ing w edding celebration to be held June 20 at 2 p.m. at Cutsforth Park, Heppner. Everyone is invited to attend. Obituaries Marilyn Joy Davis A new look is com ing to your electric invoices in the next month. Colum bia Basin Electric C ooperative an nounces the com pletion o f a six-m onth softw are conver sion project that provides new, laser-printed statem ents, notices, and invoices. “T he new in v o ices and n o tices w ill h av e a com plete new' look,” said Lea W inters, custom er service representative in the Heppner office. “They will be easier to read, with m ore inform ation provided.” The new state m ents will have a graph o f consum ption history, as well as a m ore com plete breakdow n o f the individual charges. “The statem ent is totally different, so don’t be confused when you get it,” she continued. “ Please d o n ’t discard it thinking it is som ething else.” The new bottom -stub statem ents, w hich should first appear around the end o f June, have a bar-code feature that will increase efficiency w hen processing paym ents. Also, the return envelopes will no longer be beige in color, but a regular w hite window envelope. C onsum ers with any questions are asked to con tact either the H eppner or C ondon offices o f the Co-Op. WCCC golf news M arilyn Joy Davis, 88, o f Heppner died Friday, June 5, 2009 in Richland, WA. Joy w as b o rn on N o v e m b e r 18lh, 1920 in Anatone to Edward and Au gusta “G ussie” Scheibe Pe terson. Joy attended school in A natone and graduated in the class o f 1938. She received her teaching cer tificate from Lewiston State N orm al School, w hich is now Lewis-Clark State C ol lege, in 1941. She graduated from E astern W ashington State College in 1946. Jo y ’s teaching ca reer began at the Fairview School w hich w as a one- room eig h t g ra d e school near Gifford, ID. Later, she taught in Anatone; Asotin; Lewiston; Little Rock, WA; and Edm onds, WA. O n J a n u a r y 18, 1946, she m arried Breece D avis o f Cloverland, WA, in Anatone. Breece and Joy have tw o children - Dorine a n d W endell. She w as a m em ber o f the C larkston United M ethodist Church; the B lue M ountain G ood S a m s; a n d th e A n a to n e Friendship Club. She enjoyed cam p ing, travel, m usic, and was an avid reader. Breece passed into G o d ’s glory in 1993. Joy is survived by: her sister, Dorothy Blevins o f C larkston, WA; her chil dren, D orine Enz and her husband, Jonathan o f H ep pner, and W endell D avis o f E d m o n d s , W A; fo u r g ra n d s o n s ; th re e g re a t- grandsons; and one great- granddaughter. A memorial service w as held in C larkston, WA On Monday, June 8 for Mrs. Davis. M em orial1 contribu tions m ay be m ade to the H eppner U nited M ethodist C hurch, or the Senior and Disabled Transport o f M or row County. I J ' W illow Creek C ountry C lub held a Jack and Jill Scram ble on Friday, June 5. First place: G ross - John and Pat Edm undson; N et - G ary and N ancy Propheter. Second place: G ross - D ennis and D ebbie Peck; N et - Dave and Sandi Hanna. Third place: Gross - Earl and Peggy Fishbum ; N et - Roger and A ndrea Mortimer. Special events were won by N ancy Propheter, Richard D. “Mike” Olson K.P, and D ennis Peck, long putt. Richard D. “M ike" M orrow County Search and A F ather’s Day Bar-b-que will be held on Sunday, O lson died Sunday, June 7, Rescue. June 21, at 4 p.m. O ther activities at W CCC include the 2009 at his home He is sur L adies’ Jo Pettyjohn Tournam ent on June 12-14 and the in Heppner. vived by: a broth M en ’s Tournam ent on June 26-28. H e w as er, E d d ie O lso n ; bom July 7, 1928 niece, Sally M ad- at D es M oines, dem ; and nephews, Simon Winters and H eppner H igh S ch o o l’s FFA C h ap ter w ill be Iowa, the son o f D avid W inters all holding a car wash on Friday, June 12, from 11-5 at Les M arion and Ida W o o d s O ls o n . o f Heppner. Schwab. A m em o Funds raised will be used for the FFA’s upcom ing H e w a s ra is e d an d a tte n d e d rial graveside ser trip to N ational FFA C onvention. vice for Mr. Olson s c h o o l at D es M oines. will be held at 11 • OPEN HOUSE! In 1946, a .m . o n F rid a y , he m oved to the H eppner June 12, 2009. Please join our fam ily on this joyous M em o rial c o n tri area and began w orking at occasion u/hen our parents: the Heppner Pine Mill and b u tio n s m ay be m ade to then K inzua C o rp o ratio n P io n e er M em orial H om e until his retirem ent in 1991. H ealth and H ospice, P.O. celebrate 5 0 years of marriaae Mr. O lson en joyed h u n t B ox 9, H eppner, O regon They Were married June 27, 1959. ing, fishing and anything 97836. We u/ill be celebrating With a buffet reception in involving the outdoors. He Sweeney M ortuary also was a great storyteller o f H eppner is in charge o f their honor on and a longtim e m em ber o f arrangem ents. Saturday, June 13th, 2 0 0 9 Heppner FFA to hold car wash Joe and Don a Rae Miller 3 :0 0 pm until 7 :0 0 pm a t the Heppner Elks Club No gifts please F Large newly remodeled home in Heppner You hove to see this hom e inside. C om pletely rem od eled including new kitchen counters, corpeting an d d com pletely redone basem ent. Small bam and lots of room out back for horses or other anim als. 3 plus b e d rooms and nice big IMng room. 1.5 acres m/1 for your horses or anim als. A total of 2856 Square/feef. C all 541 - 980-5045, $ 169,500 Dear Representative, I am writing on behalf of the Heppner FFA Chapter to explain our thoughts about Senate Bill 5519. Although you know w hat this bill consists of manually, there is no way you are aware of how it affects the leadership clubs of Oregon. So please let my thoughts fill you in as to how this bill affects Oregon’s kids. As a third year member of Oregon FFA, I know every aspect of what this program provides for kids. Oregon FFA has nearly 4,600 members that are directly affected by this bill. This doesn’t count the numerous members in FBLA, DECCA, Skills USA and other valuable organizations. Being our chap ter’s newly elected historian, my duties require me to keep an accurate record of our chapter’s history. If this bill continues to go on, our chapter may not have a history. “Why?” you ask. Well being from a small town, our school just received fund ing to support an Agriculture program three years ago. The last thing we need is state directors jobs cut. This will come back to individual chapters and affect their opportunities. So as you can very well tell, I am concerned to the utmost about this bill. Every year these organizations fight to keep the legislators from cutting the Student Leadership De velopment Center’s funding. Without these officials, we have no one to organize and maintain our organizations, at the state level. This leads to the decline of members in not only the FFA, but the other organizations as well. You can ask just about any adult dealing with America’s children and they will very well tell you that these leadership clubs supplement children with necessary qualities and skills. I have personally talked to many adults who explained in great detail how important it is to know the qualities that they learned, just in high school. To talk about the FFA, it has opportunities to learn about leadership, busi ness management, parliamentary procedure, all about livestock and crop production, along with so much more. This is only to explain the FFA, and not the other organizations involved that will not have a state leadership team, if this bill is not passed. Please take into your thoughts how this bill will affect a huge aspect of our society today. It will not only cut jobs, but deprive America’s young adults o f crucial skills that are hard to come by in our world today. I know that with your support o f SB 5519, it will affect the Heppner FFA Chapter, as well as the other 103 chapters in the state. This bill is needs to be passed- thank you for your time and for your support. Devin Robinson Heppner FFA Chapter Dear Legislator, FFA is a great organization for the youth o f our state. If you cut the budget, you are in turn taking oppor tunities from us, to be involved in an organization that is positive. The FFA is a great experience for everyone, it gives you a feeling o f im portance and it’s also a lot o f fun. W hy w ould anyone want to take that away from som eone? FFA teaches you about what the real w orld is going to be like. It also readies you for college and gives you a head start for the world. By cutting the budget you take the leadership o f seven state youth organizations jo b s away, which would take aw ay a huge part o f the w hole organization (SLDC). O pportunities that w ould be affected for FFA w ould in clude: State FFA convention, and state contests that the m em bers take part in. I w ould hope that you w ouldn’t w ant to take that from them. Before you take these op portunities away, please give it some thought. Do the right thing- support SB5519. Willy Gentry H eppner FFA m em ber D ear State Representative, M y nam e is Brett H arrison and I am a part o f the Heppner FFA chapter. I have been a part o f the chapter for tw o years now. 1 was the chapter vice president last year and am currently our chapter sentinel. I believe in the FFA program and feel it teaches you m any different skills needed in life, such as public speaking, leadership, per sonal growth, and m anagem ent skills. So therefore this program is very im portant to m yself and many others. 1 b eliev e th at yo u sh o u ld su p p o rt SB 5519 which will supply funding for the Student Leadership Developm ent Center. These people are im portant to our organization because they are the ones scheduling and planning our events and contests throughout the year. W ithout them , our organization w ould not function in an organized manner, nor w ould m any activities happen - at the local, state and national level. But why is the FFA organization so im portant? d irec to r, Tom K ligel e x Well, it prepares students for the real world ahead o f plained that city taxpayers them , w hich is very essential because m any students w ill see a $ .66, per thou today are now here near aw are o f w hat life is like out sa n d o f a s s e s s e d v a lu e , o f school. W hen you choose to support SB 5519, you red u ctio n in th eir U tility will not only be investing in the leadership o f this great B ond L evy asse ssm e n ts. program , but you will also be investing in the future o f This is due to the C oyote the state o f Oregon. I hope that you choose to support SB 5 5 1 9 .1 feel S prings II C o -g en eratio n it would be a decision you will not regret. Thank you for plant com ing onto the tax taking the tim e to listen to my thoughts and concerns. rolls. In other city busi Brett Harrison ness, councilors review ed H eppner FFA d ra ft re so lu tio n s re g a rd ing truck routes and truck parking regulations. These re s o lu tio n s w ill be d is cussed further at the next The Port o f M orrow will be celebrating its 50th city council meeting. anniversary on Friday, June 12, from 4-7 p.m. The an T h e n e x t m e e t niversary celebration will be held at the new Transload ing o f the Boardm an City building at 71404 Rail Loop Drive in Boardm an. C ouncil w ill be T uesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. Boardman adopts ’09-’10 city and URA budgets Main Street Heppner, Oregon n Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number w here 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 of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost o f $ 10. Heppner All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Cost tor 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). 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 wntten 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. ~ D uring T u esd ay ’s meeting, the Boardman City C ouncil adopted the 2009- 2010 fiscal year city budget o f $7,103,875 and the Urban R enew al A gency adopted their 2009-2010 fiscal year budget o f $493,000. Prop erty taxes will be levied at a rate o f $4.2114 per $ 1,000 o f assessed valuation and $ 4 7 6 ,0 0 0 w ill be lev ied fo r b o n d ed in d eb ted n e ss not subject to M easure 5 or M easure 50 limitations. N ew th is y e a r in the City budget is a General R eserve Fund, which will be review ed annually along with the city's other reserve funds. The c ity ’s finance Port of Morrow to celebrate 50th anniversary
