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
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David Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher
Autumn Morgan..............................................................................................Editor
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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.
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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.
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