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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 24,2010 St. Patrick’s Day Arenacross to be held March 13 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Jessie Muri “Stubby” Rogers Heppner Jessie Murl “Stub her life raising and lov by” Rogers, 98, of Heppner ing kids, dogs, calves, and chickens; whoever died Saturday, Feb U . S .P . S . 2 4 0 - 4 2 0 and whatever need ruary 13, 2010 at ed her. They lived 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 l y N e w s p a p e r Pioneer Memorial P u b lish e d w e e kly by S y k e s P u b lish in g, L L C and entered as periodical matter at the there until Buck’s Hospital. At her re Post O ffice at H eppner, O re g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3 ,1 8 7 9 Period ical postage death in February quest no public ser pa id at Heppner, O re g o n Office at 188 W W illo w Street Telephone (541 ( 6 76 - 9228. F a x ($ 4 1 ) 676 -9 2 1 1. E -m ail: editorturapidserve net or david (ura pid se rve of 1996. vice will be held. net. W eb site: w w w .heppner net Postm aster send address ch ange s to the H eppner A fter the S h e w as G a zette-T im es, P O . B o x 337, H eppner. O r e g o n 9 7 8 3 6. S u b scrip tio n s: $ 2 7 in death o f her hus born S ep te m b er M o r r o w C o u n ty ; $21 senior rate (in M o r r o w C o u n t) only; 62 years or older), $33 Jessie Muri elsew here, $ 2 7 student subscriptions. band, Stubby moved 27,1911 in McMin “Stubby” D a v id S y k e s ................................................................................... Pub lisher to Eastern Oregon to nville, the daughter Rogers A u tu m n M o r g a n ..................................................................................Editor live with her great- of Frank and Cora All News and Advertising Deadline a Monday at S p m nephew Thom as Kilgore High. She For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost tor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50fi per word Cost tor Card of Thanks is $10 up to attended Walnut Hill School L. Camarillo. She settled 100 woods Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch in McMinnville through the with Tom and his family For Public/Legal Notices publctegal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub in lone. She remained with eighth grade. 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 On July 3, 1926 them until 2004 when she specified if required) she married Kenneth Buck moved to the Willow Creek For OtxtuOTes Obituaries are published in the Heppner G T at no charge and are edited to Rogers. Shortly after their Assisted Living Facility in 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 marriage they built their Heppner. for the obituary Memorial contri own home on 20 acres For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M U S T be signed by the author The Heppner butions may be made to between Yamhill and New- G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M U S T include the author s address and phone berg where they lived and Willow Creek Terrace As number for use by the G T office The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T is hot responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will loved for almost 60 years. sisted Living, 400 Frank be placed m the classifieds under ’Card of T hanks' at a cost of $10 It was a loving home where Gilliam Drive, Heppner, family and friends would Oregon 97836. South Morrow County Scholarship stop by and have a meal Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of and visit. Their door was and Trust elects officers always open and a welcome arrangements. At the annual meet years ago to provide funds to always ready. She spent ing of the South Morrow' grant scholarships to gradu County Scholarship and ating seniors from Heppner Trust, Bill Rietmann of lone and lone High Schools and was elected president; Del to take the place o f the LaRue was elected trea Troedson Scholarship fund surer; and Sharon Harrison which will be discontinued A Lexington Community Town Hall meeting secretary. Board members in the year 2023. will be held on Wednesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the serving are Martha Munk- Application for this Morrow County School District office. The purpose of ers, Missy Cutsforth, Gin year’s scholarships will be the meeting will be public input and open discussion on ger Bowm an and C arri available in the form of relocating city hall and fire department and proposed tax computer disk at Heppner increase and funding. Grieb. The South Morrow High School and lone High Refreshments will be served. County Scholarship Trust School starting in March. City requires dogs to be licensed was established several GAZETTE-TIMES The St. Patrick’s Day A renacross will be held in conjunction with the Wee Bit O Ireland festivi ties in Heppner on March 13. There are classes for all ages and all experience levels. Signups w ill be held on Friday, March 12, at the Morrow County Fair grounds from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then again Satur day morning from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The cost for each class is $25 for the 12 and older riders and $ 10 for the younger riders. The barrel racing starts at 9 a.m. This year a new Razr/Rhino class has been added for ATV en thusiasts. The 11 and under quad riders, as well as the 50-65cc motorcycle riders, will take their turn around the track Saturday morning prior to the break for the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Racing will then resume around 1:30 p.m. following the parade. These races run rain or shine and promise to provide a fun filled day of excitement for everyone. The cost of admission for spectators is $5 per person and ages 6 and under can get in for free. All proceeds for this event will be used to pay for the cost of put ting on the event and any remainder will be donated back to various programs at Morrow County Schools. For more informa tion call 541-314-2876 or 541-571-3847. 4H club “Horsin’ Around” learn about horse teeth Lexington Community Town Hall meeting to be held Bank of Eastern Oregon offers scholarships “Bank o f Eastern proud of our graduates and Oregon will again offer pleased to continue offer ing the scholarships twenty $500 Ag- to the talented and riculture/Business deserving recipients sch o larsh ip s for in our market area,” graduating seniors continued Bailey. at Heppner, lone, Applicants Arlington, Condon, must plan to enroll Boardm an, Irrig- in college in either on, Spray, Fossil, ' agriculture or busi Burns, John Day, ness. Selection will M onument, Long Jeff Bailey be based on schol Creek, D ayville, arship. leadership, Prairie City, Moro, Enterprise, Wallowa, and and citizenship. Applications can Joseph,” announced Jeff Bailey, president and CEO be picked up from school o f Bank o f Eastern Or counselors, at a branch of egon. Bank of Eastern Oregon, This marks the 18,h or by going online and year the bank is sponsor downloading the applica ing the $500 scholarships tion at www.beobank.com to students. “Through the (Community Commitment years we have aw arded link). The deadline to sub approxim ately $70,000 mit applications is May 3, in scholarships. We are 2010 . Nation’s food supply safety discussion to be held On Monday, March 1, the safety of our nation’s food supply will be the topic of discussion at the Heppner Garden Club meeting. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the lounge at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The guest speakers will be CSA farmers John and Chris Finley. These farmers do not use pesticides or herbi cides and market their produce locally. One of their major customers is Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. Friends of the Library to set up annual book sale The Friends of the Library members are invited to join in with the setting up activities for the St. Pat’s Friends of the Library Book Sale on Wednesday, March 10, from 6-9 p.m. at the Heppner City Hall. There will be an early sale available to members. Hosted food and beverages will be served. Memberships will also be avail able that evening. The City o f Hep pner reminds citizens that all dogs over the ages of six months must be licensed. The licensing pe riod covers January 1,2010, to January 1,2011. Licenses cost $7 per year for spayed or neutered animals and $ 15 per year for those that are not. Currently the city is notifying all dog own ers who have not renewed licenses for 2010, or who have been identified as hav- ing an unlicensed animal on their property. When applying for a new license, a current rabies immunization cer tificate is also required. This policy helps identify dogs that are lost or picked up, and in many cases, the owners can be notified and their pets returned. For more informa tion contact Heppner City Manager Dave De Mayo at 541-676-9618. On February 4 the 4H club “Horsin'Around” went to Dr. Dick Temple’s office to learn about horse teeth. The group learned the names of the teeth, how to tell a horses age from the size and number of teeth in their mouth, and how to keep a horse in good health by taking good care of their teeth. Pictured from left to right are: Dick Temple, Jesse Wolford, Alex Lindsay, Hannah Jones, Kaelyn Lindsay, Kellie Eadler, Elizabeth Jones and Karen Temple. -By Alex Lindsay St. Patrick’s entertainment schedule announced This year’s St. Pat At 7 p.m. the Pacific North rick’s entertainment prom west’s internationally trav ises a great evening on eled “Tiller's Folly” will be Saturday, March 13, will performing in the Heppner be sure to get your toes Elementary Gymnasium tapping, your head nodding with “Brenda Sue” filling and possibly force you to in during the intermission put your hands together in time. There is no ad a clap or two. The Old Time Fid mission charge with all of dlers will be putting to the entertainment is being gether some good old time funded by Morrow County fiddle music at the Morrow Unified Recreation Dis $5(11-8 years of age) 7 and County Fairgrounds dance trict. under - free. There will be hall starting at 6:30 p.m. a shuttle bus picking up in front o f Heppner Family Foods, beginning at 6:45 p.m. There are still a few spots available for boxers, On February 28 the Eucharist Service at All so give the Heppner Cham Saints Episcopal Church will be held at 9 a.m. instead of ber a call at 541-676-5536 10 a.m. Father Doug Jerome will be officiating. for more information. Third annual Irish Boxing Smoker to be held Heppner Chamber and UROCK Radio will hold the 3rd Annual Irish Boxing Smoker on Friday, March 12, in the Heppner High School Gymnasium, beginning at 8 p.m. Gates will open at 7 p.m. Admission will be $ 10 (Adult-12years of age); All Saints to hold early Eucharist Service Boardman man arrested on drug charges According to the Morrow County Sheriff’s O ffice, on February 18 Armando Sanchez Alcala, 40, was arrested on charges o f Possession o f a Con trolled Substance Meth- amphetamine (C felony), Frequenting Place Con trolled Substance Use (A misdemeanor), Endanger ing Welfare of a Minor (A misdemeanor), Possession o f Controlled Substance Cocaine (C felony). Alcala was lodged in the Umatilla County Jail with $33,000 bail. 6:05 a.m. on Feb ruary 18 the Blue Moun tain Enforcement Narcotics Team (BENT), assisted by deputies o f the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Boardman Police Depart ment, and federal agents, arrested the Boardman man after stopping his car on Kunze Road near Tower Road. A search warrant was served at his residence in the Wilson Road Trailer Court in Boardman at the same time and illegal nar cotics were discovered. The Oregon Department of Hu man Services Child Welfare Program also assisted with the investigation. Over 25 grams of m etham phetam ine, over 18 grams of cocaine, two firearms, and a 2004 Toyota pickup were seized at the residence. The Blue Moun tain Enforcement Narcotics team is a m ulti-jurisdic tional investigative team made up of officers from the Oregon State Police, Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office, Morrow County Sheriff’s Office, Pendleton Police Department, Herm iston Police Department, Windows 7 presentation to be given A Windows 7 community open house presen tation will be held Thursday, February 25, at 7 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. Pat Struthers Consulting will be presenting. Door prizes will be given away throughout the evening. For more information contact Sheryll Bates at the Heppner Chamber of Commerce at 541-676-5536. Fsbi’Udi'y Special- $0% OFF Selected Hems! *■* “ «** ✓ \ BOMBING RANGE ROAD TEMPORARY CLOSURE Morrow County Public Works Department would like to announce Due to reconstruction on the south end of the Bombing Range / Hwy 207 Intersection project, It is necessary to close the South end section of Bombing Range road for a period beginning on January 4, 2010 and continuing through February 28, 2010 weather permitting. The primary north detour route will be Grieb Ln. The South detour route will be juniper Canyon to Baseline Rd. All traffic of any kind with the exception of those local residents will b* restricted and the closure will be strictly enforced during this period. Local residents will be allowed access subject to following traffic control measures necessary at the time. This project is a Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Umatilla Tribal Police De partment, Milton Freewater Police Departm ent, and U.S. Druge Enforcement Administration. C itizens having information about illegal narcotics activities or other crimes are encouraged to call the Morrow County S heriff’s Office at 541- 676-6317 or their local law enforcement agency. Good luck Mustangs! ™ — / N e w Hours-'\ We hav6 Mustang / n . . _ _ 7 . 3/1 n m h Basketball t Opening Vance Kitira Candles, New Picture Frames, 7:30 am! t J _ s ^ j r ^ s $ | 5 Q Q New Spring Gifts I Monday-Friday | I 7:30am-6pm j j Rx 9am-6pm / ^ Closed 1-2 lunch t - y \ Saturday 9am-6pm , S E E O U R S E L E C T IO N O I \ x ' P atrick ’ s D ay S weai % M umuj ' j tku) 21 7 N o m i M a in • H a p p n a r • P h o n « « 7 « 9 1 S 8 • F lo ra l «7 « 942« Lots o f ÔL Pat’s Merchandise! and fun thin^s to wear! 1
