TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 25,2009
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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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
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First Thursday of each month
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Phone 9 2 2 -6 4 2 0
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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.
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Letters to the Editor ~
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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.
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