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.