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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 11, 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 by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical mailer 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 Tax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editor urapidserve net or dacidu rapid sere e net Website 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 1 in Morrow County only, 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions David Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher Autumn M organ............................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at S 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 dale 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. Jfrom tlje 1957 ardnUeS of tlje Reppner (toette-Cnnesi Group asks for UFO information; gives explanation of objects The sighting last week by two Forest Service men o f an unidentified flying object over the Blue Mountains, and subsequent stories in this newspaper and others throughout the northwest, has brought sev eral requests to The Gazette-Times for further informa tion on the object. One of the requests came from the Aerial Phe nomena Research Group, Seattle, WA, who asked that any further sightings be reported to that organization for study. Also from that group came the following news release concerning their studies on UFO. The conclu sions reached by the group may, o f course, be subject to argument by others, but this paper feels the Aerial Phenomena Research Group’s statement would be o f interest to many local persons. “There is now sufficient information based on data compiled from eyewitness accounts that a high percentage of aerial phenomena such as those popularly described as unidentified flying objects are intelligently controlled craft whose ports of origin are outside earth’s atmosphere” This is the conclusion reached as the result of a study begun by Aerial Phenomena Research Group in Seattle, WA on January 1, 1954, into the field of un identified flying objects and related phenomena. Cementing on this study, national director o f Aerial Phenomena Research Group said: “Although the accounts considered in this study did not contain scien tific measurements o f each sighting,” it was possible to establish certain valid conclusions by the application of statistical methods in the treatment of the data. Analyzed and arranged, the data did show a marked pattern. “On the basis o f this marked pattern o f the data, it is considered to be highly probable that many o f the more than 3,000 accounts o f unidentified flying objects examined in this study represent observations o f technological developments outside the range o f present-day scientific know ledge. Therefore, it is highly probable that many o f the unidentified flying objects considered in this study are “spacecraft from other planets”.” Community Christmas Musical to be held A C o m m u n it y Christmas Musical “Christ mas Is” will be held Decem ber 6-7 at 7 p.m. at Heppner United Methodist Church. Sixty-plus citizens, including high school and elementary school chorus members, are involved in the program. Seating for the mu sical is limited. There are few tickets left for Sunday’s Obituaries Charles W. McConnell couple lived at Haladay, ND for several years and then moved to Dallesport, C h a r le s W. Me WA. In 1964 they moved Connell, 82, of Lexington to Myrtle Creek, then Elgin died Saturday, Novem ber before settling in Heppner 14, 2009 at his hom e. A in 1968. They moved to the W'allowa Valley for funeral service for several years but re Mr. McConnell will turned to Heppner in be held at 11 a.m. on 1983. His wife, Viv Saturday, N ovem ian, preceded him ber 21, 2009 at the in death in 1995. Lexington Commu He later moved to nity Bible Church Lexington. in Lexington. Con Charles W. He w as a cluding service and McConnell member of the Odd burial will follow at Fellow s Lodge and had the Lexington Cemetery. He was born N o served as commander o f the vember 11, 1927 in Dickin Heppner American Legion son, ND the son of Robert Post. He was a Boy Scout and Annie Shephard Mc Leader for 30 years. He Connell. He attended grade enjoyed rock hounding, school at Webberville, MI reading, music and the out and then high school in doors. He had an armature Clason, ML He joined the ham radio license which he United States Navy in 1944. enjoyed very much. Survivors include: He was stationed at Great Lakes Navel Station near sons, John M cConnell o f Chicago, 1L. He became a Heppner, Thomas McCon helmsman on the transport nell of Saskatchewan, Can USS Titanium. He was hon ada, Richard M cConnell orably discharged in 1946. o f LaGrande, and Jam es He attended the Wahpeton McConnell and Robert Mc College o f Electronics in Connell both of Pendleton; 1947. He took his written daughters, Cynthia Sumner exam and held the highest o f Lexington, Susan Har master electrical license at grove o f Cove, and Kath leen Adams o f Nampa, ID; age 21. On June 28, 1957 brother, John S. McConnell he married Vivian V. Entzel of San Antonio, TX; sisters, in Golden Valley, ND. The R osem ary E ckleberg o f Snow accepts regional mortgage position M e g h a n S n o w , did a great job opening and currently Com m u managing the Hep nity Bank’s branch pner branch for us, m an ag er in H ep and now she’s mov pner, has accepted ing into a new role w hich w ill allow a new position in the bank’s mortgage her to still spend departm ent. Start tim e in H eppner, ing January 1,2010, Meghan w hile broadening Snow will manage Snow her horizons into mortgage. Snow is the bank's mortgage lending in Hermiston and a great asset to our bank, and now she’s also a tre Heppner. In a s ta te m e n t. m endous asset to hom e- Community Bank CEO Tom b u y ers in H ep p n er and Moran said that “Meghan Hermiston." The H eppner Chamber is currently sell ing raffle tickets for two baskets that will be raffled on December 17. The draw ing will take place in con junction with the Celebrate Heppner Christmas event at the Elks Lodge. Raffle Basket # l(F am ily “ Wii” Basket) includes “ W ii” Fit Plus; “ Wii” Fit cover and yoga mat; “Wii” Cruise Ship Va cation Games; fleece throw; Ghirardelli Chocolates; and gourmet popcorn and nuts. Raffle Basket #2 (Las Vegas Package) in cludes a three day, two night package for two adults w ith $500 Funbook Casino Ben efits; digital photo album designer case; Ghirardelli Holiday C hocolates; Su doku; crossword and find- a-word puzzle books; nuts and gourmet popcorn. The Las Vegas package was donated by John and Nancy G o c h n a u e r/B u c k n u m ’s/ Video Store/John’s Place. The baskets will be displayed at Heppner TV, beginning Friday, Novem ber 20, and raffle tickets can be purchased at Community Bank, H eppner Cham ber and Heppner TV. The raffle tickets will be one for $1 or six for $5. Christmas Committee in need of homemade items Morrow County Public Works Transfer S tation Hours: 69900 Frontage Ln, Boardman. 57185 Hwy 74, Lexington. 9:00 - 4:00 Sat. and Sun. Transfer stations will take your Computer monitors, desktop, laptops and televisions for FREE. By thinking a lit t le about th e products you choose, you can prom ote recycling and make a big d iffe re n c e fo r th e environm ent and your fu tu re . Transfer stations will take your large furniture, water heaters, large appliances, Phone: 541-989-9500 Fax: 5 4 1-989-8352 E-maiLmcpublicworktsco.morrow.or.us l Julie A. McCleary Julie A. McCleary, 46, o f Hermiston, died Fri day, Novem ber 13, 2009 at Care Haven Blue Adult Foster Home in B eaver ton, Oregon. A memorial graveside service for Mrs. McCleary will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, November 20, 2009 at the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington. A gathering and meal will fol low at the Rebekahs Lodge in Lexington. She was bom De cember 10,1962 in Heppner to Dale and Carol Groshens Baker. She attended school in H eppner, g rad u a tin g from Heppner High School in 1981. After graduation she attended the Hermiston School o f Beauty, graduat ing in 1982 with a degree in cosmetology. On D ecem ber 5, 1981 she married Charles Parker in Lexington. They later divorced. On S ep tember 26, 1992 she mar ried Matt Me Cleary and they made there home in Hermiston. She worked as a cosmetologist for several years. A fter becom ing a wife and mother she stayed home and enjoyed doing haircuts for friends and family from her home. She enjoyed camp ing, riding 4-wheelers, sled ding w ith the fam ily in the winter, being with her ch ild ren , spending tim e with her friends and family and watching her favorite shows on television. Survivors include: her h u sb an d . M att Mc- Cleary of Hermiston; father, Dale Baker o f Lexington; son, Brady McCleary and daughter, Lacey McCleary, both o f Hermiston; brother, Jerry Baker and his wife Sue o f Lexington; and sev eral nieces and nephews. Her m other Carol Baker preceded her in death. M em orial contri butions m ay be m ade to the Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Living, 400 Frank G illiam D rive, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Valby Lutheran to host community Thanksgiving service and potluck V alby L u th e ra n Church will host a com munity Thanksgiving ser vice and potluck on Sunday, November 22, beginning at 6 p.m. All members of the community are invited to join in giving thanks for the blessings of the past year. A meal will be shared before the service. T h o s e w h o are able are asked to bring a main dish and either a salad or dessert to share but all are welcome to join in the meal. For more informa tion or for directions to the church, call Pastor Katy Anderson at 541-910-4125 or call the church at 422- 7515 and leave a message with your name and phone number. S u n d ay w o rsh ip continues each week at 9 am. All are welcome. Coleman graduates from Heppner Chamber selling basic military training raffle tickets for baskets A irm an M atthew ated with honor graduate performance, but there are still plenty o f tickets for the Monday performance. Tickets are on sale at Mur ray’s Drug, Sweet Produc tions, and Country Shears. Ticket prices are $25 for a family, $10 for adults, and $5 for children. The Ch ristmas Pie and cheesecake C om m ittee is in need o f will be served after the per homemade items made by formances. local community members who would like to donate Locations: H aladay, ND, Ruth Ann Odren of Minneapolis, MN; 18 grandchildren; and six g reat-g ran d ch ild ren . He was also preceded in death by a sister, Gloria. M em orial contri butions may be made to the Lexington Baptist Church, PO Box 561, Lexington, Oregon 97839. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. mattresses. FREE. them to the Celebrate Hep pner Christm as event on Thursday, D ecem ber 17. Anyone who has any items to donate is asked to do so by Monday, December 7. For more informa tion or to arrange to have your items picked up, call the chamber office at 676- 5536. Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner to be held The Heppner Com munity Thanksgiving Din ner will be held at 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thurs day, Novem ber 26 at All St. Episcopal Church. The dinner is hosted by Elohim Covenant Church in Hep pner. For more informa tion or to make a donation, call 676-5471 or 676-8011. All are welcome. r R. Coleman graduated from status and he was 1 o f 75 basic m ilitary training at others that finished BMT in the top 10% o f 760 Lackland Air Force graduates. Base in San Anto H e nio, TX October 23, 2009. is n o w in T e x as for four months This eight week course includ and will then be off to Arkansas for one ed training in mili month before grad tary discipline and uating tech school. studies. Air Force He is a crew chief core values, physi Matthew R. cal fitness, and basic Coleman on the m echanics for C-130 planes. welfare principles. The son o f M ark A irm an C olem an has earned four credits to and D onarae W athen o f ward his associate in applied lone, Coleman was saluta- science degree through the torian of his 2009 graduat Community College o f the ing class from lone High School. Air Force. C o lem an g rad u - CBEC announces photo contest winners C o lu m b ia B asin Electric Co-Op announces the winners o f its sixth an nual Photography Contest. The co m p etitio n was open to all member / consum ers o f C olum bia Basin Electric Co-Op. The winners were announced at the CBEC annual din ner meeting held in Fossil on Thursday, November 5, with the winning photos on display. The contest c o n sists o f tw o categories - photos with people/animals, and photos o f landscapes/ other. Each entry must have som e elem ent o f electri cal infrastructure in it and have been taken within the C.B.E.C. service territory. Three places were awarded in each category, with $50, $35, and $ 15 prizes accord ingly. An a n o n y m o u s su b m itter won first and second place in the people/ animals category with pho tos o f linemen working on the distribution system. It was requested that any prize money won be donated to C.B.E.C.’s Helping Hearts program. Third place went to Karen Wolff of Heppner with a photo of high school stu d en ts tak in g a study break. First place in the second category went to Buffy Gardner o f Condon, with a photo of the Lone Rock Community Church. Second place went to Di anna Ham er o f H eppner wi t h a p h o to o f uni que cloud formations over Heri tage Plaza. A C hristm as tree framed by a sweeping double staircase within the M orrow C ou n ty C o u rt house took third place, and was subm itted by Karen Wolff of Heppner. T h e c o n te s t r e ceived 24 entries this year from seven applicants.
