TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 12,2010
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
Poker Run in the
Blues to be held
Saturday
lone students compete in
OSAA State Solo Competition
The Reload Ridge
Rebecca Jepsen,
Riders w ill hold the seventh
a sophom ore, and her
annual Poker Run in the
U S P S. 240-420
brother Eric Jepsen, a se
Blues on Saturday, May
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
nior at lone High School
15, at the Morrow County
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical matter at the
successfully competed in
Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 187V Periodical postage
OHV Park.
the
Oregon OSAA State
paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 188 W, Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-
T he c o st is $15
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Solo Music Competition
net. Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner
each or $50 for a family.
held at Linfield College in
Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $27 in
Those riding are required
Morrow County; $21 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $33
McMinneville recently.
to have a current OHV tag,
elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions.
There were 465
David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher
USFS approved spark ar
instrum
ental
and vocal
Autumn Morgan.............................................................................................Editor
restor, helmets, and must
contestants
representing
All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m.
be under 99db.
For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 pm Cost for a display ad is $5 per
over 100 high schools of
No kids under sev
column melt Cost for classified ad is 50* per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to
all sizes (1A - 6A) in the
100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch.
en will be allowed to ride
state finals this year. Both
For Public/Legal Notices pubUcilegal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub
a bike and those from 7-12
students qualified for the
lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits
years will need to have an
require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be
state cham pionship by
operator permit in order to
specified if required)
winning
first place at the
For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to
ride, plus be accompanied
district com petition in
meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
by an adult with a driver’s
or who wish to have the obituaiy wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space
La Grande on March 6.
license or permit.
for the obituary
There are 16 districts in
For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner
Kids on ATVs can
the state.
GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author s address and phone
enter only if they are ac
number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not
Rebecca Jepsen
c o m p a n ied by an ad u lt
responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will
took home a silver medal
be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10.
with a driver’s license or
for second place in the
permit.
harp com petition. She
Signup begins at
p e rfo rm e d “ L e g e n d e ”
9 a.m. First rider out is at
by Henriette Renie. Eric
10 a.m. and last rider out
Jepsen finished ninth in
Claude Dion
is
at 12 p.m. Prizes will be
employment as a trucking
some tough violin com
awarded at 3 p.m.
Claude Dion, 75, of dispatcher.
petition with his perfor
For more informa
Heppner died Sunday, April
Mr. D ion is sur
mance o f Max B ruch’s
tion
contact
John W ight
11,2010, at Pioneer
vived by: his wife,
“ Violin C oncerto in G
Memorial Hospital’s
F ra n c e s S lo c u m at 541-676-5152 or Tim
minor,3rd movement. ” He
long term care unit
Dion o f Heppner; Wright at 541-490-6681.
was accompanied on the
in Heppner. At his
five children liv
piano by Emily Callender
request there will be
ing in the mid-west;
no service.
m any g r a n d c h il
He w a s
dren; and one great-
b o rn N o v e m b e r
granddaughter.
22, 1934 in Burke,
He w a s
Claude Dion
South Dakota, the
preceded in death
son o f Clement and
by his parents and
Hat Rock Hounds annual show will be held May
Mary Kathleen Ped
one sister.
15-16 at the Hermiston Conference Center. The show will
erson Dion.
Sweeney Mortuary be on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from
He entered into ac o f Heppner is in charge of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
tive duty with the United arrangements.
For more information cal 541-922-5091.
States Navy on February
8, 1952 and se rv e d his Donna McCoy
country for seven years 11 Corson
months and 23 days. Mr.
D onna M cC oy
Dion received an honor Corson, 76, a former lone
able discharge on February resident, died Tuesday, May
7, 1960. He attended col 4, 2010, at her daughter’s
lege for a short time before home in Kennewick, WA.
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituaries
of Pendleton.
R ebecca
Jepsen has been
p la y in g harp
for 8 years. She
studies with De
nise Fujikawa of
Portland. Eric has
played violin for
12 years and is
a student o f Lisa
Robertson of
E astern O regon
Rebecca Jepsen
University
State fi
nalists were giv
en 10 minutes to
p erform . T here
were three judges
for each event,
and t hey i n d e
pendently scored
each contestant
on a score sheet
worth 330 points.
The five with the
highest point to
tals in each cate
gory were award
ed m edals at an
award ceremony
that followed the
d a y ’s c o m p e ti
tion.
Eric Jepsen
Hat Rock Hounds show lone Community School to
to be held this weekend hold kindergarten visitation
Students receive first communion
The Heppner Booster Club meeting scheduled
for Wednesday, May 12, has been cancelled.
Willow Creek Country
Club Jack and Jill
FFA Banquet to be held Thursday
G ary and N ancy
Thursday, May 20th 10 a.m- 3 p.m.
PORT OF MORROW Riverfront Center, Boardman, OR
All veterans are invited tn attend!
fourth place, Les and Jan
Paustian; and fifth place,
Ralph and Sally Walker.
First Low Net was
won by Mike Burns and
Lorrene Montgomery with
a net o f 30.6.
Second place was
John and Pat Edmundson; Earl and Peggy Fishbum;
third place, Dave and Corel
Mitchell; fourth place. Bob
Jepsen and Lynnea Sargent;
and fifth place, Gene Or-
wick and Pat Dougherty.
KP W inners: Jan
Paustian, Bob Jepsen; Cou
ples’ KP: Gary and Nancy
Propheter
The committee for
the May 7 Jack and Jill were
Bob and Suzanne Jepsen,
Les and Jan Paustian, and
John and Pat Edmundson.
The next event at
WCCC is a 4 p.m. with a
family barbecue on Mon
day, May 31. A Jack and Jill
Tournament will be held at
6 p.m. on Friday, June 4.
Jordan Sweeney, Drew Coe, Daniels Sanchez, and Evan Roll- P ropheter w ere the Low
man of St. Patrick Parish received their first Holy Communion Gross Modified Chapman
on Sunday. They are pictured with Fr. Gerry Condon. The stu Winners at the first WCCC
dents prepared for this event for two years under the guidance
Jack and Jill Tournament
of Brian Kollman They studied the meaning and significance
of the Blessed Eucharist in their lives. After the Mass, there o f the year; shooting a 32.
was a reception for the students, their parents, godparents, Second place was Dale and
Kandy Boyd; third place,
and parishioners. -Contributed Photo
" V eterans v
Benefits Conference/
Health & Wellness Fair
Booster Club scholarship
meeting to be held
A Heppner Booster Club scholarship meeting
will be held on Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Hep
pner High School
Booster Club meeting canceled
The annual FFA Banquet will be held on Thurs
day, May 13, at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fair Annex
Building.
Kindergarten visitation at lone will be held Tues
day, May 18, from 9:45-noon.
Incoming students and their parents can come
to the elementary school building where the parents will
meet with the teacher. Children and parents can also stay
for lunch and recess.
Parents should bring the child’s social security
number, proof o f birth date, and immunization record.
For more information call 541-422-7131.
Vote for Justin W. Nelson
Morrow County District Attorney
Get information & learn t o to negotiate the Uf) system!
Veterans will have an opportunity to network with representatives from
various programs & to connect with the appropriate service providers
KEYNOTE SPEAKER- JIM WILLIS - OREGON DEPARTMENT
OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS .PLUS MANY OTHERS
All Day Event • Lunch will Jie served!
/ A
Please confirm your registration Today!
X c a ll 541-922-6420 Leave your name and n u m b e r /
“A Lifelong Commitment to Morrow County”
Endorsed by local law enforcement:
Ken Matlack, Morrow County Sheriff; City of Boardman Police Department employees, Or
egon ASCME Local 4742; Umatilla County Deputy DA AFSCME Local 3742-4; Dean Gushwa,
Umatilla County District Attorney; Roy L. Drago, Retired Morrow County Sheriff (1983-1998);
Earl R. Woods, Jr., Morrow County District Attorney (1991-1998); and many current local po
lice officers and deputies.
Platform;
1. Swift and serious consequences for violent crimes
Senior Center
Menu
C h r i s t i a n Life
C enter m em bers will be
serving lunch on Wednes
day, M ay 19. The m enu
will include sausage, ba
con, ham, scrambled eggs,
hash browns, tomato juice,
applesauce, biscuits and
gravy, and cinnamon rolls.
2. Will work closely with law enforcement to aggressively and fairly prosecute cases
3. Prosecute property and drug crimes to the full extent of the law to protect our community.
4. Fully utilize both the Morrow County Courthouse and Justice Court
5. Open door policy for citizen concerns
Experienced prosecutor:
1. Current Umatilla County Deputy District Attorney
2 Successfully tried numerous felony and misdemeanor criminal matters in the Umatilla County I
Circuit Court
3. Represented the state in front of all current judges in the Umatilla/Morrow County Circuit Court
4. Up to date on criminal law legislative changes, court rulings, and procedures.
Marriages
Mo r r o w Co u n t y
Clerk Bobbi Childers has
released the following re
port o f m arriage licenses
issued;
-April 29: Patrick
Micheál Schiller, 24} Echo,
and Jessica Lyn Wainwright,
23, Echo.
Paid by Committee to Elect Justin Nelson
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