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
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David Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher
Autumn M organ............................................................................................. Editor
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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
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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.