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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 31,2010 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U S P S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1 ¿79. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editortu’rapidscrve net or david(a>rupidserve 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 pm Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 504 per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost tor a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dales 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 m eet news guidelines Families wishing lo 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 G T 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 wiH be placed in the classifieds under ‘Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. MedQuest Health Careers Exploration Week to be held Northeast Oregon A rea H ealth E d u catio n C e n te r (N E O A H E C ) is currently accepting applica tions for MedQuest Health Careers Exploration Week. The program is open to high school students (9,h- 12,h graders) who are interested in the health care held. The program o f fers career inform ation, hands-on c lin ic a l skills w orkshops, and the op portunity to shadow health professionals. Tuition for MedQuest is $320, which includes m eals, housing, and all activities. A limited number of scholarships are available. MedQuest will be held June 14-18 on the Eastern Oregon University Campus in La Grande. Ap plications must be complet ed and returned to NEOA HEC by May 1 in order to be accepted. To request an ap plication, or for more in formation, contact Brenna D unlap, education coor dinator at 541-962-3801 or bhines@ eou.edu. You may also visit our website at: www.eou.edu/neoahec/ hel.html. Northeast Oregon AHEC is a nonprofit or g a n iz a tio n d ed icated to a ttrac tin g and reta in in g health care professionals by providing regional edu cational opportunities in the local ten county region. New parking lot completed at Neighborhood Center Correction In the M arch 24 edition o f the H eppner Gazette-Times, the article entitled “Oregon ASCME endorses Nelson for Morrow County District Attor ney” should have stated “Boardman PD and Umatilla County Deputy DA local AFSCME endorses Nelson for DA”. Morrow SWCD Board meeting to be held A regular Morrow SW CD Board Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, beginning at 6:15 p.m. at the Ag Service Cen ter in Heppner. Prior to the board m eeting a public hearing will be held to re ceive public comment on the SW CD ’s authority to borrow beginning at 6 p.m. Agenda items for the regu lar meeting include: March 2 m inutes, treasurer’s re port, written staff report, office building lease update. Connect 2010, grants up date and agency reports. M eetin g s o f the M orrow SWCD are open to the public. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting to Janet Greenup, 541 -676- 5452 extension 109. The Neighborhood Center of South Morrow County recently completed the replacement of their parking lot. Partial grant funds to complete this project were obtained from Wildhorse Foundation, Pendleton and Morrow County Discretionary Funds. J & G Concrete of Heppner completed this project with expertise and professionalism. On April 5 the parking lot will re-open to vehicles. Until then, visitors are asked to walk in. -Photo by Andrew Sykes HES to hold Kindergarten Roundup Heppner Elem en tary School will be holding their Kindergarten Roundup for incoming kindergarten students on April 27 from 12-4 p.m. by appointment. K id s w ill m e e t Mrs. M orris and have an eye test. Parents will fill out paperwork and tour the building. Parents are asked to bring up-to-date immu nization records and birth certificate. For more informa tion call HES at 541-676- 9128. Boardman looking for gardeners Willow Creek Children’s for community garden The City o f Board- man is looking for garden ers to cultivate the city’s new Community Garden. Located north o f Boardman Avenue and west of Main Street, the garden will be ready to plant by April 12. The city’s pub lic w orks crew has been busy preparing the garden; th e y ’ve spread top soil, and plumbed water to the property. The city would like to hear from its resi dents who are interested in planting their own garden, free o f charge, at the site. Each gardener will be given an 8’ x 10’ plot o f land for their use. R esidents should contact City Hall at 541 - 481-9252 as soon as pos sible. An organizational meeting will be scheduled as soon as the city knows how many individuals are interested. 1 Nm Then it is tim e to have your vehicle’s alignm ent checked. We use the finest parts and have the latest equipment. We service domestic/import cars and trucks. Holly Rebekah to host monthly card party Annual Elks Easter Egg Hunt to be held Senior Center Menu STANDARD ALIGNMENT THRUST ALIGNMENT HHS to hold Parent Teacher Conferences Heppner High School will be holding Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, April 1, from 4-8 p.m.; Friday, April 2, by appointment from 8-11 a.m.; and Tuesday, April 6, from 4-8 p.m. Parents are invited to enjoy refreshments and visit with teachers. Wolff receives state 4-H scholarship Ashley Wolff, Hep- pner High School senior, recently was awarded the K le in -Y o u n g b e rg Fam - ily 4-H Scholarship in the am o u n t o f $ 1 ,2 5 0 as a tribute o f her outstanding 4-H work, involvement in school and community ac- tivities and her impressive academic record. W olff has been a nine-year member of Mor- row County 4-H partici- pating in foods and nutri- tion, dog, art and photog- raphy. She has also served as a Morrow County 4-H Ambassador and has rep- resented M orrow County at many 4-H events - coun ty -w id e, state-w id e and nation-wide. She plans to attend Oregon State Uni- versity in the fall, Kinzua Lunch Group meets 4 WHEEL AUGNMENT Les Schwab Tire Center 124 North Main Percy Wilford Ce became impossible for Kay cil, 87, o f La Grande went to help him get on his horse to be with the Lord they resorted to go on March 19, 2010. ing for drives and A viewing was held looking at the vari from 2-5 p.m . on ous livestock in the Friday, March 26. A valley, especially casual dress western the buffalo at the a ttire c e le b ra tio n Percy M onticola Ranch. o f life was held on Wilford The past year and Saturday, March 27, Cecil a h a lf he lived at at 10 a.m. at Love Wildflower Lodge; land Funeral Chapel in La he enjoyed having his sad Grande. A 3 p.m. graveside dle on display in his room serv ice in H eppner fo l and watching old westerns. lowed where he was buried He was definitely a cowboy next to his wife Emma. at heart. P e rc y w as born Percy is survived August 4, 1922 in Fossil by: his daughter Kay and to Ralph and Ruby (Den her husband Craig Braseth; nison). He spent most of grandchildren, Tami Hod- his early life in Spray. He n e fie ld o f W alla W alla, attended school through Todd Gorham o f Eugene, the 8th grade. He then spent Kaiger Braseth of Imbler, time helping his father with K yler B raseth o f Island ranch and farm work. For C ity, K alee B ra seth o f three summers he was out La G rande, and K ym ee in the m ountains herding Braseth of Ontario; seven sh e ep . He re m e m b e red great-granddaughters and reading the first edition one great-grandson that he o f the Western Horseman was really proud of; three magazine while out at sheep brothers, Vernon Cecil (91) camp. and his wife Lavelle o f La He joined the Army Grande, Darrell Cecil (84) in 1942 and spent time in of Pendleton, and Frank Ce Hawaii and the Philippines. cil (81) and his wife Melba He was discharged in 1945. of Spray; sister Geraldine He married Dorothy Dar Moore (90) o f Pendleton; lene Jones on Septem ber and numerous nieces and 11, 1947. They had one nephews. daughter, Kay, w ho has Percy was preced always been the joy of his ed in death by: his first wife life. He was later divorced Dorothy Prince; second wife and in 1962 he m arried Emma Cecil; special friend Emma White. They lived Jo Huston; nephew Gordon on a ranch outside o f Hep Cecil; and his parents Ralph pner. Emma passed away and Ruby Cecil. in 1970. In lieu o f flowers, In 1 9 8 6 P e r c y the family requests memo moved to La Grande to be rial contributions be made closer to his daughter Kay to the Friday Backpack pro B raseth and his special gram in care o f Loveland friend Jo Huston. He loved Funeral Chapel. riding horses and when it Holly Rebekah will be hosting their monthly card party on Saturday, April 3, at the Lodge Hall in Lexington. The Willow Creek Children’s Choir will be per The cost is $5 per person for an evening o f sandwiches, forming Godspell on Good Friday and Holy Saturday, chips, pickles and coffee. Prizes will be awarded to the high and lows for both men and women. Play will start April 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. at lone Community Church. The children have been working on the musi at 7 p.m. cal for the past several months. Godspell is the story of Jesus told by the gospel writer Matthew through word and song. All are welcome to come and enjoy the story of Christ before celebrating Easter on Sunday, April 4. The annual Elks Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 3, at 10 a.m. The Easter Bunny is expected to arrive at City Park by limo. Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be Preschool and kindergarten students will be at serving lunch on Wednesday, April 7. The menu will in City Park. First and second grade students will be on clude Mexican casserole, Mexican style mixed veggies, the back lawn of the courthouse. Third and fourth grade fruit juice, tortillas, and flan. students will be at Hager Park. WIBHMlHf VEHICIE PUIUHG? - nN IU E WA EIRE SH0UUIER WEAN? Percy Wilford Cecil Choir to perform Godspell L[S SCHWAB NEEDED7ALIGNMENT: O b itu aries Street, Hep The Kinzua Lunch Group met at Service Creek on M arch 19. T hose at- tending were Gael Putnam, M ontell M cDonald, Rol- lene Allen, Mary Bryant, Cenone Benson and little sister Darlene, Ernie and Ada Schell, Bruce and Di- xie H ollom on, Bob and Peggy Nelson, OL and Jean Ann Adams, Charles and Janet Nelson, and Bill Pot- ter Sheridan Ledford and son-in-law. The next lunch will be April 15 in Prineville at the Apple Peddler. Red Hat luncheon to be held All interested ladies are invited to attend the Red Hat No-Host Luncheon at noon on Thursday, April 15, at Sweet Productions.
