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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 25,2009 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S PS 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M o r r o w C o u n t y ’s H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r P ub lished w eekly by S y k e s P u b lish in g , L L C and entered a s periodical matter at the Post O ffice at H eppner, O r e g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, O r e g o n O ffice at 188 W. W illo w Street. Telephone (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9 2 2 8 F a x (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 1 1 E -m a il e d ilo r u r a p id s e r v e net or d a v id u ra p id s e rv e net. W e b site: w w w heppner net Postm aster send address ch ange s to the H eppner G a zette-T im es. 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E d ito r All New s 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 publtc/legal notices deadline is M onday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the bme 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 G T at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in die 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 S T be signed by the author The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M U S T include the author s address and phone number for use by the G T office. The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T is nof responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under 'C a rd of T hanks' at a cost of $10. Contact Information for Elected Officials: U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith: 116 S. Main, Suite 3, Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 278-1129; (Larry Bartee, com munity representative); One World Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon, Suite 1250, Portland, OR 97204, (503) 326- 3386; 404 Russell Office Building, United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224-3753. To con tact Senator Smith, go to www.gsmith. sen-ate.gov, and click on the "con tact me" menu option. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden: Sac Annex Building, 105 Fir St., No. 201, La Grande, OR 97850; (541) 962-7691, e- mail, kathleen_cathey0wyden.senate. gov; (Kathleen Cathey, com munity representative); 717 Hart Building, Washington, D.C. 20510, (202) 224- 5244. To contact Senator Wyden, go to www.wyden.senate.gov, and click on "e-mail Ron". U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (2nd Dis trict): 843 E. Main St., Suite 400, Medford, OR 97504, (541) 776-4646, (800) 533-3303; 1404 Longworth Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-6730. To e-mail Represen tative Walden, log on to his website at www.walden.house.gov and click on the "contact me" link. State: Gov. Ted Kulongoski, 160 State Capitol, Salem OR 97310, (503) 378- 3111. E-mail: http://www.oregon.gov/ Gov/contact_us.shtml. Sen. David Nelson, R-Umatiila Co., District 29, 900 Court St. N.E., S-206, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 986- 1729; 1407 N.W. Horn, Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 278-1396. E-mail: sen. davidnelson@state.o r .u s . Rep. Bob Jenson, R-Pendleton; Dis trict 58, 900 Court St. N.E., H-480, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 986-1458; 2126 N.W. 21st St., Pendleton, OR 97801, (541) 276-2707. E-mail: rep.bobjen- son@state.o r .us Rep. Greg Smith, R-Morrow, District 57, 900 Court St. N.E., H-280, Sa lem, OR 97301, (503) 986-1457; P.O. Box 215, Heppn-er, OR 97836, (541) 676-5154. E-mail: smith.g.rep@state. o r . u s . Sen. Ted Ferrioli, R-John Day; Dis trict 30, 900 Court St. N.E., S-223 Salem, OR 97301, (503) 986-1950; 750 W. Main, John Day, OR 97845, (541) 575-2321. E-mail: f e r r i o l i .sen@ state.o r .u s . Rep. John Dallum, R-The Dalles, District 59, 1900 W. 13th St., The Dalles, OR 97058, (503) 986-1459. E- m a i l : r e p .johndallum@state.o r .u s . Additions: The United Methodist Women would like to rec ognize Brett and Kyle Harrison as servers at the annual holiday bazaar. Veteran's Services I | Hours: 9-12 am 8r 1 -4 pm First Thursday of each month Gilliam Building, Heppner Please call for Appointment Phone 9 2 2 -6 4 2 0 Please leave a detailed message Obituaries John William Brosnan John W. Brosnan, 72, died Sunday evening, November 15, 2009, in a nursing facility. Jo h n w as b o rn March 29, 1937 in Heppner to Jerry and Marian Bros nan. He married Charlotte Schnorenberg in Eugene on June 20, 1964. He e n te re d the Army in 1962 where he was a medic. John went to Hub bard in 1964 and lived on a cattle ranch. He was a truck driver for 13 years for the Marion County Highway Department before retiring in 2003. John enjoyed coun try music, the Blue Moun tains, RVing and friends and family. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Elks. He is survived by: his wife, Charlotte Brosnan o f H ubbard; daughters, Catherine Brosnan-Trepus of Molalla, Patricia Brosnan of Oregon City, and Mary Beth Fender of Goldendale, WA; son, John Brosnan o f Woodburn; brothers, Edward and Dan Brosnan of Heppner; sister, Joanne Weister of Heppner; and five grandchildren. Rosary services were held on Thursday, No vember 19, at 7 p.m. in the Simon-Woodbum Funeral Chapel. A funeral mass was held on Friday, November 20, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church. Private interment services were held with military honors on Monday, November 23,2009, at Wil lamette National Cemetery in Portland. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to: Providence Benedictine Nursing Facility in Mount Angel, Oregon, or Wil lamette Valley Hospice in Salem, Oregon. Sonny V. Scherrer Sonny V. Scherrer, 34, o f Kingston, ID died Saturday, November 21, 2009, near Coeur d’Alene, ID as a result of a wood cutting accident. A m em orial ser vice will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Novem ber 28, 2009, at the Lexington Community Bible Church in Lexington, with conclud ing service and inurnment to follow at the Lexington Cemetery. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of local arrangements. Celebration of memories memorial service to be held All Saints Episcopal Church will host a celebra tion of memories memorial service on Sunday, December 6, at 2 p.m. Those planning to attend are asked to bring a photo of a deceased loved one. There will be a time to share a poem or story about your loved one. A candle lighting ceremony will also be held. This event is sponsored by Pioneer Memorial Hospice. Man found dead from self-inflicted gunshot On Friday, Novem ber 20, the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a deceased male at the Mountain Glen Apart ments in Heppner. According to the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the scene and discovered M ichael W illiam Row ell, 57, deceased from a single self-inflicted gun shot wound. Rowell was transported to Sweeney Mortuary. Boardman to consider business licenses T he B o a rd m a n City Council is considering a business licensing pro gram. At their November 17 council meeting, councilors gave city staff the go-ahead to bring business license proposals before them in the coming months. City staff had pre pared a memorandum out lining possible options for implementing a program based on information he has gathered from other com munities around the state. Community Development D irector Barry Beyeler said some of the philoso phies com munities have for implementing a busi ness license are to create a list of businesses for local understanding of products and services available, to create parameters of busi ness operations, to pro vide a method of review o f changes to businesses which affect parking, traf fic, utilities, etc., and to provide a method of code compliance. Although in the early stages of imple menting the plan, Councilor Doherty said a business license would be good for vendors, and he’d like to see the fees kept reason able. In other city busi ness, the council ratified the Teamsters Local 670 contract, which covers their clerical and public works employees. Also the city’s Economic Development Committee scheduled their first meeting for November 24. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Boardman City Council will be Tuesday, December 1, at 7 p.m. at the Board- man C ity Hall C ouncil Chambers. ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times w ill print all letters to the Editor u ith the follow ing criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to ha\e the name of 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 lor 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 will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $10. Enough is enough Letter to the Editor: We the American tax payers are being constantly assailed by the media, deceived by our serv ants in govern ment, and our society is being pulled this way and that way. What can I do? What can we do? One thing 1 do know, it’s late, but not too late. Is the drum roll of your heart calling you to do something? A commitment to do something? To say “Enough is enough”? To make our voices heard? We hear our nation’s leaders tell us we need Federal: stimulus packages; bailout for institutions; ho meowner bailout of debt; new homeowner packages; job stimulus; cap and trade; Cash for Clunkers; government take over of General Motors; health care reform; special promises for “special folks,” etc. Oregon: energy tax incentive packages; energy commitments; Oregon job stimulus programs... programs that were bogus from the beginning. The State of Oregon has been identified as be ing on the brink of bankruptcy etc. Extreme debt burden that faces generations to come, falsehoods, bogus facts, unverifiable statements - deaf ears to our voices. Taxpayers it’s time to be heard, to be informed, to act. I know it seems like it may be too late. But tomor row can be the start of reclaiming our basic principals that this country was founded on. Don’t let those in our government shut up our voices - don’t let them with their slanderous rhetoric phrases steal your resolve. Let your voices be heard. “Enough is enough”. I don’t have all the answers, but I do know that nothing will change if we the taxpayers don’t make a commitment to stand up and make our voices heard. Commitment is key in bringing back solid basic Chris tian values that were, and are still there, but are buried in greed and deceit. Dick Sargent Heppner It’s time to give thanks Letter to the Editor: It’s time to give thanks for family, our community and all of our creature comforts as we celebrate our na tion’s heritage on Turkey Day. Sharing and caring about the w elfare of others has always been a way of life in our rural part of this world. A special “shout-out” goes to those who have recently endeavored to help keep our country on the right track and help influence the policies that affect everyone. This includes the residents who attended the Tea Party Express gathering in the Tri-Cities and Kerry Reitmann who joined others in a blitz on the White House in Washington D.C. Hopefully our government w ill listen to the concerns of thousands of everyday citizens who are fearful about the state of our economy and the actions of government. Recognition also goes to Heppner High School and the dedicated staff who pay homage to military per sons with a special Veterans Day program. Video pictures of past and present servicemen and women of this area is a very special feature, especially since each year we lose more WWII veterans. Merlyn Robinson Heppner lone students make ice cream while exploring chemical reactions Erin Heideman's sixth grade class at lone Community School explored chemical reactions by making ice cream in a bag. Pictured left to right are: Brenden Thompson (forefront), Joshua Stillman, Jason Juarez, Hailey Jones, Tre' Neal, Jessie Flynn. Rachel Holland, Ann Rietmann. Shelby Williams, and Jenna Taylor (seated). -Contributed Photo Health District announces holiday closures Pioneer Memorial Clinic, Irrigon Medical Clinic and non-emergent lab and radiology services at Pioneer Memorial Hospital will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26, for the Thanksgiving holiday. NOW IS THE TIM E TO INSULATE TOUT! WATER METERS Rx Customers ^ We are now accepting Express Scripts & Cigna Insurance Please ask for details ^ M umuj ' 4 D m 217 North Main • Happnar • Phone #78-9158 • Floral 678-9426 Serving Heppner. Lexington & lone 6 The city of Heppner reminds everyone to insulate their water meters. Don’t risk winter freezing & damage
