TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 8,2010
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
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paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street, telephone (541) 676-
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David Sykes.................................................................................................Publisher
Autumn Morgan.............................................................................................. Editor
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Bank of Eastern Oregon announces winners
of backpacks and school supplies
T r ic ia R o llin s ,
branch manager at the Hep
pner branch and Sharon
Rietmann, branch manager
at the lone branch o f Bank
of Eastern Oregon, drew the
names o f some lucky stu
dents who won brand new
backpacks filled to the top
with new school supplies.
Jordan Sw eeney, K ellen
Grant, and John McElligott
were the lucky winners.
A ll b ra n c h e s o f
BEO are having sim ilar
drawings, giving away one
to five backpacks at each
branch and/or donating the
supplies they purchased
and collected from staff
and community
to the school.
Bank o f Eastern
Oregon always
looks forw ard
to m aking this
an annual event.
BEO a p p re c i
ates the dona
tions and hopes
you’ll join them
in supporting the
drive for school
s u p p lie s nex t
year, too.
Pictured are: John McElligott (left) and Jordan Sweeney (right). Not pic
tured was Kellen Grant. -Contributed Photos
for the obituary
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G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M U S T include the author's address and phone
number for use by the G T office The G T reserves the right to edit letters The G T 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.
Fletcher to speak at
Chamber lunch meeting
Diner will be catering the
lunch. The cost is $9 per
person.
Anyone planning
to attend Cham ber lunch
meetings is asked to RSVP
to the Heppner Cham ber
office by W ednesday o f
every week.
A n d re a F le tc h e r
will lead a discussion about
the Morrow County Com
m unity H ealth Im prove
ment Partnership (CHIP) at
the Chamber lunch meeting
on September 9. The meet
ing will be held at noon at
City Hall.
W illo w C r e e k
First annual Dick Ekstrom
Classic Golf Tournament held
The first annual
Dick Ekstrom Classic G olf
Tournament was recently
held in the Seattle area.
Dick Ekstrom was a former
lone resident. The tourna
ment was held by the Social
Security Administration.
Ekstrom was bom
in Portland on August 8,
1937 to Herbert and Mae
Ekstrom. The family moved
to lone where he attended
school and graduated in
1 ^55. He continued his edu
cation at Eastern Oregon
University in La Grande.
In 1960 Ekstrom
began his professional ca
reer with the Social Security
Administration working in
several locations includ
ing Oregon, W ashington,
California, and Baltimore,
MD. He retired in 1995 as
an assistant regional com
m issioner in the S eattle
Regional Office.
E k s tro m w a s a
m em ber o f the H eppner
E lks a n d th e L u th e ra n
Church.
HHS Class of 2000 to hold reunion
The Heppner High
School Class o f 2000 will
be celebrating their 10 year
class reunion the weekend
o f September 17 and 18.
The Homecoming
football game begins at 7
p.m. on Friday, September
17, for those wanting to at
tend. Feel free to meet up at
Bucknum’s after the game.
On Saturday, September 18,
class members will hold a
family barbecue potluck at
the Heppner City Park from
12-4 p.m. Hamburgers and
hotdogs will be provided
and those planning to attend
Hope Lutheran/All Saints Episcopal shared
ministry announces upcoming events
The shared ministry
o f Hope Lutheran Church
and All Saints Episcopal
Church announces several
upcoming events.
For the past several
years, the women o f Hope
Lutheran Church have spon
sored an ecumenical Bible
study meeting one morning
a month. This year, in order
to allow more wom en to
participate during the lunch
hour, a study o f Philippians
w ill be held w eekly on
M ondays at noon, a lte r
nating between Hope and
JDRF fundraisers to be held
This year will be
the grand finale (Year 7)
for Beth’s Buddies to par
ticipate in the Walk to Cure
Diabetes as Beth will be off
to college next year. The
walk is scheduled for Oc
tober 3 in Portland. Before
the walk, a spaghetti dinner
and car wash will be held as
fundraisers for the event. .
The spaghetti din
ner will be held in conjunc
tion with the Joseph vol
leyball and football games
on Friday, September 10,
at lone School. The din
ner will be from 4:30-6:30
p.m. or while supplies last.
The cost is $5 per person
for spaghetti, green salad,
French bread and a drink.
Also, St. William’s
Youth Group will hold a
“Wash” to Cure Diabetes
next Sunday, September 12,
are asked to bring a dessert
or side dish and a beverage
o f choice for your family.
C la s s m a te s and
guests are invited for drinks
and appetizers at 6 p.m.
at the Heppner Elks Club.
Anyone who was ever part
o f the H eppner C lass o f
2000 is encouraged to at
tend.
For questions, sug
gestions, or accom m oda
tions please call Macy Rhea
Crenshaw at 541-980-5129
The Missoula Chil
or Ashley Ropp Lindsay at dren’s Theatre will be vis
541-379-4079.
iting Heppner for a week
o f theatre experience and
production of Alice in Won
derland. The Willow Creek
United Methodist Church members will be serv Valley tour is scheduled for
ing lunch on Wednesday, September 15, at St. Patrick’s November 8-13.
Senior Center. The menu will include baked tilapia, rice
If you are an adult
pilaf, carrot/raisin salad, fruit juice, hot rolls, and peach interested in volunteering
cobbler.
G ood
from 10 a.m.-l p.m. at the
Fire Hall with all proceeds
heading to the same place.
The JDRF Walk to
Cure Diabetes is an annual
event. Anyone interested in
participating should sign up
for the team at www.jdrf.
org under the team name
as soon as possible. The
Walk is a fun event with
food, entertainment and a
’ ride bracelet for Oaks Park
A m usem ent Park a fte r
wards. The team has en
joyed tremendous support
from lone and the surround
ing area for all o f these
seven years. The team has
walked in rain and beautiful
sunshine and members have
ridden rides until dizzy and
sick but it has been a fun
adventure and great time of
togetherness.
Missoula Children’s Theatre
production meeting to be held
Community Lunch Menu
now in
All Saints. “ Brown bag
gers” are welcome. Once
a month, instead of a Bible
study, participants will be
invited to meet for lunch
and fellow ship at Sw eet
Productions. The first ses
sion will be held on Mon
day, September 13, at All
Saints. On September 20,
Bible study will occur at
Hope. September 27 will be
a lunch meeting. For more
in fo rm a tio n and fu tu re
schedules, please contact
Neva DeMayo, facilitator
of this Bible study.
N ew M ustang
F ootball
H ats
M u stan gs !
luck
Home Opener Friday vs. Culver
to assist with the week or
an accom panist, contact
Kami Combe at (541)676-
0995 or Andrea Fletcher at
(541 )989-8232. A planning
meeting will be held at the
Heppner Elementary School
Cafeteria on Thursday, Sep
tember 9, at 4 p.m.
American Legion and
Auxiliary to meet
The American Le
gion and A uxiliary w ill
meet jointly September 14
at 6:30 p.m. at the Method
ist Church beginning with
an indoor picnic. Hot dogs
w ith the trim m ings will
be provided. Members are
asked to bring salad or des-
sert. Separate meetings will
follow.
T e n ta tiv e ly th e
G irls State attendee will
give her report o f her week
at Willamette University in
Salem.
All m em bers are
welcome to attend.
P rink S pecials !
Kahlua Kicker Large- S3.00 Hot or Cold
Pumpkin Frappe • Medium $3.00
Wedding Tables
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Effective September 9,
2010, the Fire Chief of the
City of Heppner is lifting
the burning ban
This burning ban was for the
City of Heppner.
B eginning Satur
day, September 11, a ser
vice o f evening prayer will
be offered weekly at Hope
Lutheran Church beginning
at 8 p.m. This will be an
abbreviated, contemplative
service designed especially
for those who are unable to
attend worship on Sunday
morning as well as those
who would like to end the
week in prayer.
Beginning Friday,
October 1, the shared min
istry invites all children in
the comm unity ages four
through 6th grade to attend
“First Fridays ~ Friends
o f Jesus,” a morning filled
with Bible stories, games,
m usic and crafts. Lunch
will be provided. This free
ev en t w ill o ccu r at A ll
Saints Episcopal Church the
first Friday o f each month
throughout the school year
from 8 a.m. to noon.
To register, or for
more information, please
call the church office at
541-676-9970.
Oregon East Symphony announces
Messiah rehearsals to begin
This December the
O regon E ast Sym phony
and Chorale will present
a special concert featur
ing the Christmas portion
o f Handel’s Messiah. The
concert will take place on
Saturday, D ecem ber 11,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Vert
A uditorium . The chorale
will be accompanied by the
Oregon East Symphony and
conducted by Music Direc
tor Candidate, Dr. Edward
Dixon of WallaWalla.
The OES has is
sued public invitations to
participate through local
churches and would like
to have a large ecum eni
cal choir to celebrate this
wonderful holy work. The
chorale will be led by Justin
Raffa, of the Mid-Columbia
M astersingers. “ Working
with Justin is like getting a
singing lesson every time,
he really know s how to
bring out the best in your
v o ic e ” said L isa-M a rie
P a tte rso n , OES E x e c u
tive Director and chorale
member.
Rehearsals for the
chorale will take place from
7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays,
beginning September 20 in
the choir room at Pendle
ton High School, 1800 NE
Carden Avenue in Pend
leton. Choral scores and
rehearsal CDs are available
from the Oregon East Sym
phony office at 345 SW 4th
Street in Pendleton. Sing
ers may also use their own
scores.
For more informa
tion call 541 -276-0320 visit
us on the web at www.or-
egoneastsymphony.org.
Living Proof live simulcast with
Beth Moore to be held at HES
W omen from all
Beth Moore, whose
over the world will gather books and studies, including
to g e th e r on S ep
Breaking Free and
tember 18 to hear
Esther: It’s Tough
from a u th o r and
B ein g a W om an,
Bible teacher Beth
have been read by
Moore at LifeWay
millions around the
W om en’s “ living
world, and is known
P r o o f ’ L ive S i
for her ab ility to
mulcast event. The Beth Moore
apply biblical scrip
Women’s Ministries
ture to everyday life.
o f our community
Acclaimed worship
are hosting this dynamic leader Travis Cottrell and
event and are inviting all his Praise Team will join
women in the community to Moore for the event.
join at Heppner Elementary
This simulcast
School. Doors will open at event to be held at Heppner
8 a.m. for coffee and rolls Elementary School is free.
and the event will begin at 9 For more information call
a.m. and conclude at 4 p.m. 541-676-5656.
Lunch will be provided for
all who attend.
Marriage Licenses
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re
leased the following report as of August 31:
-August 24: Richard David Koffler, 34, Las
Vegas, NV and Rubi Selene Corrales Chavez, 28, Las
Vegas, NV.
-August 26: Constantino M elo-Vallejon, 25,
Boardman and Adriana Cruz-Juarez, 27, Boardman.
-August 30: Oscar Arthur Kennard, 83, Heppner
and Betty Jane Locke, 84, Heppner.
Red Hat luncheon to be
held September 16
The September Red Hat no host luncheon will
be held on Thursday, September 16, at II :30 a.m., at the
Willow Creek Diner. You do not have to be a member to
attend. All interested ladies are welcome.
ICABO meeting to be held
ICABO will hold their monthly meeting on Sep
tember 9 at 7:30 a.m. at the lone Market.