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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 23, 2009 HES participate in Star Spangled Banner Project The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S P S. 240-420 M orrow 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 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail editor u rapidserve net or david urapidserve net. Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times. P.O 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 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 7 5 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 M U ST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters M U ST include the author s address and phone number for use by the G T office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters The G T 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 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! Jfrom tlje 1956 arcljibeô of tlje heppner fèajette-Œunesi 52 year old Arbor Day program uncovered at lone school grounds A lot o f history came to light last week when during the process o f removing some old trees on the lone school grounds, a bottle was found entwined in the roots o f one o f the trees. The bottle and its contents were placed under the tree at the time of it’s planting, Arbor Day April 8, 1904. Though they have been on the grounds almost 52 years to the day, the papers were in excellent condi tion and they gave a list o f all the students o f the lone School as well as the recitation given at the time of planting o f the tree and bottle. Since the bottle has been uncovered, old timers in lone have remembered that there were other bottles planted with each tree. So far continued search has failed to reveal them, however. The recovered papers will be put under glass at the school. Secure Residential Treatment Facility on schedule The Secure Residential Treatment Facility in Heppner is on schedule to he completed. According to Larry Baarstad of Baarstad's General Contracting, work has been going “really good” and the facility is on schedule to be open towards the end of January 2010. Just under 50% of the construction has been currently completed. The eight-bed mental health facility that will employ 15-20 people. Photo by Andrew Sykes Senior Center Menu Hope'Valbv/All Saints church members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, September 30. The menu will include pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies, applesauce, and chocolate pudding. r# % OuTilunch Espresso Specials ( ■ ¡ I , specials. Cherry Wellness Drink peanut Butter Cup Mocha WE HAVE PUMPKIM ERAPPES! Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. HOURS: Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Pharmacy Hours: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Afon-Fri Weddinp Tables present at the hearing Tues day night, there was much talk o f the need to replace the existing freeway over pass. Steering com m ittee member Ray Michael said he doesn’t want to people to get hurt. He feels there could be a lot o f accidents and said many o f the traffic problems could be resolved with a new overpass. The IAMP does provide for a new overpass in the long term plan. The city will need to su b m it th e ir plan to ODOT, for adoption by the O regon T ra n sp o rta tion C om m ission. O nce in place, the city will be eligible for state and federal T ransportation Im prove ment grants. The plan also aids prospective developers with their projects. Because a good portion o f a trans portation impact analysis is already in the city’s IAMP, a developer may only be required to submit a traf fic generation report, thus saving the developer time and money. T he p lan w o u ld give a prospective devel oper certainty in knowing w hat the city expects o f them. In other city news, councilors approved spend ing $ 6 4 ,5 0 0 in rese rv e funds for surveying and preliminary engineering of six projects they plan to do in the coming years. The next regularly scheduled meeting o f the B oardm an C ity C ouncil will be Tuesday, October 6, at 7 p.m. M.C. Unified Recreation District to meet Morrow County Unified Recreation District will meet on Thursday, September 24, at 7 p.m. at the Irrigon Annex. 7 th Annual Fund Raising Dinner To Benefit lone Education Foundation S aturday, S e p te m b e r 26th lo n e A m e ric a n L e g io n H all Social hour at 6 p .m . / D in n er at 7 p .m . Menu: Prime Rib, Salmon, Salad, Baked Potato, Bread, Dessert. A d a m N e iffe r & L au ren S te n d e r TVvo drinks included with meal (choose from beer, wine and soft drinks). Ticket Prices: Saturday, November 21st Adults - $25.00 Children 7 - 12 - $10.00 6 and under - Free ^ M u MUJ'J D juuj 217 North Main • Heppner • Phone «76-915« • Floral «7«-9426 S e rv in g H e p p n e r L e x in g to n & lo n e Tuesday night the C ity o f B oardm an c o n ducted a hearing and ap proved an Interchange Area Management Plan (1AMP) for the Main Street inter change with Interstate 84. The IAM P was initiated to develop a shared plan between the city and the State o f Oregon to make sure that all travelers can use the interchange safely and efficiently as the city continues to grow. It w as in 2 0 0 7 , that the city first attempted to pass an IAMP. A fter much public opposition to the draft IAMP, the City Council scrapped the plan and a steering comm ittee made up of councilors and citizens-at-large w as ap pointed. The steering com mittee, in partnership with the Oregon Department of T ransportation (O D O T), had the difficult task o f redrafting the plan. Much o f the opposition had to do with the right turns only along the city’s front streets for 1320 feet. Although language in the plan still calls for right turns only at some point, the com m it tee defined “triggers” that would need to be reached before that would happen. One of those triggers is if traffic becomes so heavy, a left turn w ould be im practical. Alternate streets would be developed, giving freeway traffic access to businesses in those areas, prior to initiating the right turn only traffic change. W hile no one in opposition to the plan was AUCTION and RAFFLE ITEMS S a tu r d a y , O c to b e r 2 4 th = Boardman approves an interchange area management plan 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation. L acey M a tte s o n & S a m M a c k e n z ie % On September 14, students at HES gathered around a student- created flag to pay tribute. The day marked the time when Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that later became the words to our National Anthem. The Smithsonian Institute developed the Star Spangled Banner Project for school age children to learn about their history. 3rd-6th grade students measured and painted the original di mensions of the flag that was still waving on the early morning of September 14. 1814. They learned the history of the War of 1812, and all K-6 grade students practiced and learned the Star Spangled Banner. The Elks Lodge donated money to help with the cost of the paint. During the ceremony, students gave a brief history of the Star Spangled Banner, recited the Pledge of Al legiance, sang You're a Grand Old Flag and the Star Spangled Banner, and ended w ith a moment of silence in remembrance of all that have served for our country. - Contributed Photo r fjf Come enjoy a fun evening and help support the lone School. Obituaries Gus L. Hekkala G us L. H ekkala, 99, o f Fossil died Thursday, September 17, 2009 at his home. He was bom Janu ary 14, 1910 in Minneapo lis, MN the son of Gus and Elsie Salo H ekkala. The family m oved to Oregon w here he was raised and attended school in the Port land area. M r. H e k k a l a w orked in the shipyards in Portland before moving to W heeler C ounty. He w orked on ranches as a horse wrangler, cowhand and packer before starting in the logging industry. He did tim ber falling, forest construction work and also had his own logging truck. On December 28, 1936 he married Helen L. W ilhelm in Walla Walla, WA. The couple lived at Fossil and Kinzua where he worked for a time. He spent much o f his time driving log truck to Heppner where he becam e very fond o f the comm unity. Mr. Hekkala enjoyed hunting, horses, and spending time in the mountains. Survivors include: son, Larry Hekkala o f Fos sil; brothers, Steve Hekkala o f Salem and Willy Hek kala o f Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. His wife preceded him in death in 1989. A graveside service for Mr. H ekkala will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednes day, Septem ber 23, 2009 at the H eppner M asonic Cemetery. M em orial contri butions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity. Sweeney Mortuary o f Condon is in charge of arrangements. Tiller’s Folly to perform community concert Tiller's Folly will perforin at HHS on October 8 beginning at 7 p.m. - Contributed Photo Tiller’s Folly will be performing at a community concert in Heppner on Thursday evening, October 8, from 7-9 p.m. The concert is being sponsored by John and Ann Murray/Murray Drugs and will be held in the gymnasium at Heppner High School. There is no charge for the concert, but donations will be taken at the door as a fundraiser for Heppner’s St. Patrick’s “Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” event. Plan on coming and enjoy a great concert and help support a local Heppner event at the same time. Birth Announcement Kort Raymond Schmitt -A m y and Ray Schmitt o f Medical Lake, WA announce the birth o f a son, Kort Raymond Schmitt on August 30, 2009 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, WA. At birth he weighed eight pounds, two ounces, and was 21.5 inches in length. He joins a 21 month old sister, Gretchen. Grandparents are Vicki and Steve Wagenblast of Lexington, Joan Schmitt of Spague, WA, and Ray Schmitt of Spague, WA. Great-grandmothers are Fran Bardenhagen of The Dalles, Lee Wagenblast of Hermiston, and Dorothy Stromberger of Ritzville, WA. Heppner City Hall announces new business hours Heppner City Hall has new business hours. They will now be open through the lunch hour. Business hours are now 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Search ends for missing fishermen On Thursday, Sep tem b er 17, search team members found the remains of two fishermen that were in a boat that capsized ear lier in the week. The bodies of Thane Col wash, 46, and Pete Goodlance, 22, were found approxim ately 50 feet apart in 25-30 feet o f water and about 150 feet upstream from where the boat capsized. On Monday, Sep te m b e r 14, a b o at w ith five members o f the Warm Springs Indian R eserva tion w ere fishing on the Columbia River when the boat capsized and two of the fishermen w ere not able to make it to shore. The remaining three fishermen made it shore and called the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office. Approximately 50 people are involved in the search for the missing men on w ater as w ell as the shoreline. Divers involved in the search and rescue w ere th re e m em bers o f the M u ltn o m ah C ou n ty Sheriff’s Office dive team and two m em bers o f the Clackamas dive team The area where the sunken boat was believed to be was searched and it was not found. Happy 30th Birthday Adam! September 23rd i
