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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 27,2010 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at I leppner, 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:«rapidserve net or davidMirapidserve 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 $5.75 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. Family Foods encourages community to “Have a Heart” Heppner Family Foods owners, Bert, right, and Kim Houwel- ing, left, along with employee Caliene Smith, are asking the community to “Have a Heart” to raise funds for bone marrow and cancer research. Paper hearts are available for a $1 at each checkout with all donations going to the Fanconi Anemia Research Foundation (FARF) in Eugene. Local fundraiser chairwoman. Kay Proctor, states that this rare, genetic disease is known primarily to cause bone marrow failure in children and cancers of the head and neck as the victim progresses, along with other underlying health challenges. All funding for FARF is done by affected families to support research world wide. For more information, visit www.fanconi.org or contact kayproctor(a>gmail.com. -Contributed Photo Tickets on sale for Jannie Allen’s Babe Ruth bars Raffle tickets are currently on sale forHep- pner Elem entary School teacher Jannie Allen’s Babe Ruth bars. Tickets can be purchased at the Heppner Elementary School office. The cost $1 each or six for $5. The winning ticket will be drawn on Febru ary 1. Proceeds will ben efit the HES Time Out For Reading Program for 5th and 6th grades. $ 100 o f the proceeds will go to help earthquake victims in Haiti. Another $100 will be do nated to Nothing But Nets, a program that provides mosquito nets to people in Africa to help lower the risk of contracting malaria. February l-Ztk. JOHN’S PLACÍ Will DE-OPEN Whole New Menu! Join the Mustangs as they compete at the Member FDIC INVITATIONAL 2010 WRESTLING TOURNAMENT Also scheduled to compete: A d r ia n - C o lt o n - C r a n e E n t e r p r is e /W a llo w a - G r a n t U n io n „X H e p p n e r - I m b le r - I r r ig o n I J o s e p h - M c L o u g h lin H ig h J V \ Obituaries Richard (Rick) L. Curtis Richard (Rick) L. Curtis died at his home in Milton-Freewater on Janu ary 21, 2010, at the age of 73. A memorial service was held Tuesday, January 26, at 2 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Milton- Freewater., R ic k w as b o rn A ugust 3, 1936 in P rai rie City to Ernest M. and Elda (Stewart) Curtis. He grew up in Canyon City and graduated from Grant Union H.S. in John Day in 1954. He served four years in the US Air Force. In 1960, he began his career with the US For est Service on the Burns R anger D istrict. He and his w ife Elizabeth (Liz) McEntire were married in 1963 in Astoria. Rick was transferred to the Prairie C ity R anger D istric t in 1965 where their two sons w ere born. In 1969, he transferred to Heppner as District Engineer where he remained until retirement in 1985. In 1991, the Cur tis’ moved to North Bend w here they continued to live until moving to Uma tilla County in 2000 where he resided until his death from cancer. R ick ea rn e d his Real E state B ro k e r’s li cense following retirement from the Forest Service. He was a quiet m an full o f su rp rises w ho liked the challenge o f learning new skills and knowledge. He earned a B.S. degree in general studies from East ~ ern Oregon University in 1997. While in Heppner he served on city council, car ried out volunteer work as a Pioneer Memorial Hospital Emergency medical techni cian and earned his private pilot’s license. He had many artis tic skills which he explored in creating stained glass a rtw o rk , silv e r je w e lry and restoring his cherished 1937 Ford Coupe. He was an active runner most o f his adult life and with his w ife enjoyed hiking. He and his wife traveled ex tensively and visited 26 foreign countries by the time o f his death. He was a member and a treasurer of Christ the King Lutheran Church, the Walla Walla Historical Auto Club, and participated in the WWCC Quest program . Over the years many enjoyed pro duce from his garden, es pecially tomatoes. Rick was preceded in d eath by his p a re n ts an d h a lf - b ro th e r G en e Curtis. He is survived by: his wife Liz at their home in M ilton-Freew ater; son Steve and wife Kim in Ath ena and son Ken in Tokyo, Japan; grandsons Cody and Travis; and brother Clayton and w ife Bev in P rairie City. In lieu o f flowers, contributions may be made to Christ the King Lutheran, or Walla Walla.Community Hospice through Munselle- R h o d es F u n e ral H om e, 902 S. Main, Milton-Free water. ESD boards approve consolidations A consolidation o f three eastern Oregon Edu cation Service Districts is one step closer to realiza tion. The boards o f directors for the Umatilla-M orrow, Union-Baker and Malheur ESDs all voted this month to approve a consolidation that w ould m erge Union County with Umatilla-Mor row ESD and Baker County with M alheur ESD, effec tively dissolving the current Union-Baker ESD. The Board o f Di rectors for M alheur ESD approved a resolution to consolidate the three ESDs into two during its regular meeting Jan. 19; Umatilla- Morrow ESD ’s Board ap proved the resolution dur ing its meeting Jan. 20; and Union-Baker ESD’s Board approved it during its Janu ary 21 meeting. During the Febru ary ESD board meetings, the three boards will con sider passing a resolution to submit a petition to the state Board o f Education requesting the consolida tion’s approval by the state. This petition is expected to highlight the details o f the potential mergers between the three ESDs. Heppner Garden Club to meet February 1 On Monday, Feb- ruary 1, the Heppner Gar- den Club will present in- form ation learned at the Agape House community F.E.A.S.T. workshop. The meeting will be held at noon at St. Pat’s Senior Center, The meeting will be a no- host brown bag lunch, F.E.A.S.T. stands for food, education, agri- culture, solution, and to- gether. rickets can be purchased at the door. Concessions available. www.beobank.com The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with 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 for 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 of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $ 10. People of Massachusetts say “No” To the Editor: On January 19, the people o f M assachusetts said: -No to a government take over o f health care and spending trillions o f dollars to do it. -No to bringing terrorists into our country and then paying attorneys to defend them. -No to passing cap and trade and significantly increasing everyone’s energy costs. -No to large government deficit spending which will destroy the economy with high inflation and high interest rates. -No to closed door legislation and corrupt deals in congress. Hopefully, the White House and Congress will understand this is the sentiment throughout the country and will alter their course. John Russell Salem Farewell luncheon held for Mafera A going away luncheon was recently held for Tom Mafera of the Heppner Ranger District. At the luncheon, Daye Stone, principal of Heppner High School, presented Mafera with Heppner Mustang gear. -Contributed Photo WCVEDG to hold annual meeting Willow Creek Val ley Economic Development Group (WCVEDG) will be holding their annual meet ing during the C ham ber L uncheon on T hursday, F ebruary 11. The lunch meeting will begin at noon at the Senior Center dining room. The featured speak er will be Matt Bergstrom, adm inistrator o f the Se cure Residential Treatment Center. C ornerstone will be catering the meal. WC VEDG will be hosting this luncheon so those planning to attend are asked to RSVP by Monday, February 8 so a head count can be given to the caterer. Irrigon support group for parents of disabled children to meet The Irrigon support group for parents o f disabled children will meet January 25 at 6 p.m. in the Irrigon Jr/ Sr High School library. The meeting is open to all Morrow and Umatilla County residents. Information will be available and train ings will be scheduled. To receive the monthly newsletter or for more information contact Amy Sandy at 541 -922-2361 or send an e-mail to aesandy@ hotmail.com. HES students hold Change for Haiti fundraiser HHS cheerleaders to hold dessert auction The Heppner High School varsity cheerleaders will hold their 10th annual dessert auction on Friday, January 29, during half time o f both the girls’ and boys’ varsity basketball games. Desserts for auction will include: Oreo truffle by Peggy F ishburn, p u m p kin spice cake with cream cheese frosting by Kelly Nelson, perfect chocolate cake by Roberta Lutcher, G erm an sw eet chocolate pie by Ann Jones, cinnamon rolls from the Willow Creek Diner, melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookies by Bev Sher m an, yum m y dessert by Jannie Allen, Ukiah huckle berry cheesecake by Sandy Matthews, Swiss chocolate dessert by Nuria and Elisha, and Give Me Some S’mores cake, lemon rosemary cake, and chocolate strawberry cake by Janet Wilson. Senior Center Menu Heppner Christian Church m em bers will be serving lunch on Wednesday, February 3. The menu will include turkey tetrazzini, peas and carrots, fruit cocktail, garlic bread, green salad, and apple crisp. R iv e r s id e - U n io n Saturday, February 6, 2010 ( a ) Heppner High School, Heppner, Oregon Competition begins at 10:00 a.m. Letters to the Editor ~ Sydney Qualls, vice-president of Heppner Elementary School’s student body, and Logan Grieb, treasurer, brought money donated by HES students into Bank of Eastern Oregon to be counted. In one week, students raised $413.33 for Change for Haiti. The school’s donation will go to Mercy Corp in Portland to help buy supplies for Haiti. The school is going to extend their program for one more week. -Contributed Photo Training for foster and Marriages County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re adoptive parents to be held leased the Morrow following report o f marriage licenses issued: For anyone interest in helping a child in need, -January 5: Jesse Wayne Rogers, 27, Yakima, the Foundations Training for Foster and Adoptive Parents WA, and Amanda Renea Huff, 26, Yakima, WA. is being offered at the Boardman DHS Office on Febru -January 8: Scott James Acock, 49, Irrigon and ary 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a free class. Donna Jean Acock, 45, Irrigon. Those planning to attend are asked to register by calling 541-481-9482, ext. 224. t »
