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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 3,2010 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 Hom e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3, lis7d Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: edito™ rapidserve.net or davidw rapidserve net. Web site: www.heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-1 imes, 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 date 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 written 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. Lucianis celebrate 65th wedding anniversary The fam ily o f George and Bea trice Luciani o f Echo announce the 65th wedding anniversary o f their parents on February 4. The couple w as m a rrie d F e b ru ary 4, 1945, in Pendleton. They met when George was in the Arm y and Bea worked for Union Pa cific Railroad. They have lived at Butter- George and Beatrice Luciani on creek since that time, February 4,1945. where they continue their family farming operation. Their family includes: daughters and husbands Karla and Doug Anderson, Sheila and Bob Co- zad and Patty and David Matheny; and son and wife John and Karen Luciani; eight grandchildren; Beatrice and George Luciani today. and 10 great-grand children. r Holly Rebekah Lodge to hold monthly card party H o lly R e b e k a h Lodge will be holding their monthly card party on Sat urday, February 6, starting at 7 p.m. T h e c o s t is $5 per person for an evening o f snacks, fun and visit ing. Prizes will be award ed to both high men and women and low men and women. Just a reminder that Bingo is still being held at the Lodge Hall in Lex ington on Thursday after noons starting at 2 p.m. If you would like to ride the Senior Bus it leaves the St. Patrick’s Senior Center at 1:15. B oth e v e n ts are held at the Lodge Hall in Lexington and are open to the public. Heppner Class of 1968 to celebrate 60th birthday party The Heppner Class o f 1968 is having their 60th birthday party in Lincoln City on September 24-25. A nyone w ho a t tended, taught, or just en joyed hung out with this class at any time from first grade to graduation day is invited to come and cel ebrate. For further infor mation or to reserve a place, contact Bonnie Kessell Van A tta at bvan atta@ fm tc. com ; 5 4 1 -8 8 9 -5 5 1 0 ; or 3773 Lincoln Drive Ontario Ore 97914. Appleton recognized as Oregon’s Outstanding Music Educator On J a n u a ry 18, o f her own time to make at the annual m eeting o f sure students get the best O regon Music Educators m usic program possible. in C orvallis Wen A fter school, she dy A p p leto n was gives guitar lessons recognized by her for any interested peers and awarded student and is con tinually conducting the E xcellence in Elementary Music fundraisers to help elem entary m usic Education Award. students go to state A p p le to n Wendy com petitions. R e is the m usic spe Appleton s p o n sib ilitie s for cialist for both Sam Boardman and Windy Riv music curriculums for two er Elementary Schools in separate jige groups : K-3 Boardman. Mrs. Appleton and grades 4-6 rest entirely w as rec o g n ize d for her on Mrs. Appleton. In addi com m itm ent to elem en tion to two separate sets o f tary music education, her students, two separate fa students and their com cilities, two separate class munities. rooms, and two different Her peers say that curriculums add to the com Wendy Appleton takes mu plexity o f her instructional sic instruction to the next assignment. Boardman stu level. She finds w ays to dents and community mem integrate history, patriotism bers are delighted with the and social studies into her statewide recognition for Mrs. Appleton. They say,” music curriculums. A p p le to n g iv e s It’s long overdue.” HES students selling magazines Heppner Elementary School 4-6th grade students will be selling magazines February 8-19. This fundraiser helps support school activities including: Tupper Outdoor School, AR parties, attendance prizes, and special assemblies. For more information contact the school at541- 676-9128 Heppner Nazarene Church to host missionary on February 11 to the people and businesses that "Bought" stu dents at the recent service auction. Your contribution will be a great help toward making Project Gradu ation 2010 a wonderful experience for the graduates. Stable of Youth • Thom as Wolff, CPA • Todd and Melissa Lindsay Farm • Rust Mader Farm • Thompson Ranch • Devin Oil • Pat Lovgren Ranch • Herman & Bobbie Winter * Brian & Susie Thompson • Tom & Karen Wolff • Miller & Sons • Merlin &Clau- dia Hughes • Steve & Becky Cherry Community Bank Introduces Our New Hermiston and Heppner Mortgage Originator D aniel P saute, a with Psaute. Immediately global m issionary following, at 6 p.m., for the Church of the he will be sharing N azarene, will be about his work in visiting the Heppner th e B a lk a n s. He N azaren e C hurch will share a DVD on Thursday night, which is inspiring, February 11. fast-paced, and fea T he c o m tures testimony ex munity is invited to Daniel cerpts from Naza the Nazarene church Psaute rene Volunteers and at 5 p.m. for a buffet Slovenes, most of dinner and the opportunity whom are in their 20’s. to visit and to get acquainted Obituaries Leonard Lee Munkers L ifelong Lexing hunting. He was an avid ton resident Leonard Lee attendee of all Heppner and M unkers, 84, died lone High School Saturday, January s p o rtin g e v e n ts . 30, 2010 at Pioneer He loved watching M em orial H o sp i his grandchildren’s tal in Heppner. A s p o rts a c tiv itie s . graveside service He was also well with military hon known for his wood ors will be held 11 Leonard Lee working craftsman a.m. on Thursday, Munkers ship. February 4, 2010 at He w as a the Lexington Cem member o f the Hep etery. A reception and meal pner Elks Lodge, Hermis will follow at the Heppner ton Eagles (Camper Club Wagon Master) and other Elks Club. He was bom March organizations throughout 13, 1925 in Salem, the son the years. o f Frank and Edna Palmer He is s u r v iv e d M unkers. He was raised by: his daughters, Theresa and attended school at Lex Naflfziger and her husband ington, graduating from Dean o f Rochester, WA, Lexington High School in and Christine Laws and her 1943. Mr. Munkers enlisted husband Dick o f Orofino, in the United States Navy ID; sons, Craig M unkers in 1943 and was honorably and his wife Anne of Rhea Creek, and Barry Munkers discharged in 1946. He m arried Edith and his wife Mary Ann o f Adele Graves in 1947; she L exington; sister-in -law preceded him in death in Faye M unkers o f Salem; 1990. He owned and oper grandchildren Jodi Losee, ated a gravel business for a Tiffanie Greenup, and An time before going to work gela Peck; four great-grand for Morrow County School children and one niece; and D istrict. For 20 years he close personal friend Leona worked in the maintenance Harpster of McNary. department as well as driv He was preceded ing the Grey Hound bus car in death by: his parents, rying the athletes to many his wife Edith, and broth school functions and ball ers Vernon M unkers and games. Mr. Munkers retired Archie Munkers. from the M orrow County M em orial contri School District in 1976. He butions may be made to the then went into the family Heppner Booster Club, PO business of wheat farming Box 67, Heppner, Oregon until his retirement in the 97836. mid 1980’s. Sweeney Mortuary Mr. M unkers en of Heppner is in charge of joyed camping, fishing and arrangements. Nova Lucile Rietmann N ova L ucile R i etm ann, 29, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at Sa cred Heart Medical Center RiverBend in Springfield, O regon. At the fam ily ’s request no service will be held. She was bom No vember 29, 1980 in Hepp ner, the daughter of Harold and Sharon M iethe R iet mann. She was raised and attended school at lone, where she graduated from high school. She went on to college receiving a bach elor’s degree from the Uni- lone students prepare for science fair OSU Extension Service to hold wheat production seminar The OSU E xten sion Service in M orrow C o u n ty will sp o n so r a wheat production seminar on W ednesday, February 10, at the Willows Grange in lone during their winter grower meeting. The day will begin at 7 a.m. Lunch w ill be served by the Ladies o f the Grange. For more informa tion contact the extension office at 541-676-9642. Freshmen Stacee Halvorsen, Julianne Carlson and Alisha Taylor of lone Community School begin work on their science fair project. The school wide science fair will be on March 11 at 5 p.m. in the lone Schools cafeteria. Students are account able for developing a project, creating a report complete with objective, hypothesis, materials, procedure, data, conclusion and bibliography in addition to a display hoard. For more information contact science teacher Erin Heideman at 541- 422-7131. -Contributed Photo Morrow County Public Works You are all aware o f the new law Effective January l, 2010 computers, moni tors and TVs CANNOT be disposed o f in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills, transfer stations and incinerators. Anyone who knowinitlv dis poses o f these items can be fined. M eghan Snow Formerly our Branch M anager in Heppner. Meghan has m oved to the w orld of M ortgage Lending C om e talk to her about o u r great rates on a new m ortgage o r about refinancing your current m ortgage Local Money Working For Local People Hermiston lommunity BANK w w w c o m m u m ty b a n k n e t c o m f it \ M em b er FDIC 1 5 0 E T h e a te r Ln 5 4 1 -2 8 9 -4 4 8 0 Heppner 127 N M a in S t 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -5 7 4 5 versity o f Oregon. At the time o f her death she was employed in the banking industry. She is survived by: her parents, H arold and Sharon Rietmann o f lone; sisters Ellen Sokolis and Ann Forwood, both of Spo kane, WA; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. M em orial contri butions may be made to the donor’s favorite charity. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge o f arrangements. M orrow C ounty Public W orks is pleased to announce that prior to the ban the transfer stations had been im plem ent ing this procedure. R esiden ce are allow ed to dum p F R E E of charge televisions, com puters and monitors. C ontainers for E W as te are located at the North 6 9 9 0 0 Frontage Ln. B oardm an and the South 5 7 1 8 5 H w y 74, Lexington T ran s fer Stations. Hours of operation 9:00 - 3:00 S aturday and Sundays. Questions and concerns may be addressed by calling 541-989-9500. m C AFFORDABLE FULL COLOR PRINTING Flyers Letterhead Brochures Business Cards k i 188 IA/. Willow • Heppner, Oregon (541)676-9228 david@rapidserve. net f
