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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 22, 2010 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner Outdoor Club takes first winter trip of season GAZETTE-TIMES U .S .P .S . 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M o r r o w C o u n ty ’s H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r Published w eekly by Sykes Publishing, L L C and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffice at Heppner. Oregon under the A ct o f M arch 3, 187 9 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. O ffice at 188 W W illo w Street. Telephone (5 4 1 ) 67 6- 9228. Fax (5 4 1 ) 67 6-9 211. E-m ail: editorfajrapidserve net or davidiuirapidserve net Web site: w w w heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner G azette-Tim es, P.O. B ox 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $2 7 in M o rro w County; $21 senior rate (in M o rro w County only; 62 years or older); $33 elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions. D av id Sykes.................................................................................................................... Publisher A utum n M o rg an .................................................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday a! 5 p m For Advertising: advertising deadline a Monday at 5 p m. Cost lor a display ad a $5 per column inch Cost lor classified ad is 50* per word Cost lor Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates 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 it required). For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included m the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written 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 GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author's address and phone number tor 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 wiB be placed in the classifieds under 'Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. Hope Lutheran, All Saints Episcopal to hold Christmas celebration service The shared m in istry o f H ope L uth eran Church and All Saints Epis copal Church will celebrate C hristm as with a service o f lessons, carols, candles and com m union at Hope Lutheran Church beginning at 7 p.m. on December 24. On December 26, Sunday w orship w ill be held at All Saints Episcopal C hurch beginning at 10 a.m. This service will begin with morning prayer led by Suzanne Jepsen and will include lessons and carols o f Christmas with the as sistance o f Axel Lofgren on the piano. Members o f the community are welcome. For more informa tion, or to arrange transpor tation to church, you may call the church office at 541 -676-9970 on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., or leave a message for Pastor Katy at the parsonage (541 - 676-5069) at any time. Sunday, December 19, was the first Heppner High School Outdoor Club winter trip. Advisor Dave Fowler along with Steve Brownfield took nine Heppner students to Anthony Lakes Ski Area. The snow conditions were excellent for ski ing and snowboarding. After several great morning runs the chair lift broke down, stranding all the riders including five Heppner students. The ski patrol sprang into action dividing into three teams and using special apparatuses to lower skiers one at a time from the chairs. The Outdoor Club currently has 21 members with future ski trips planned for January and February. -Contributed Photo Valby Lutheran to host Christmas Eve service A Christmas Eve service of readings and carols will be celebrated at Valby Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 24. Worship services are held every Sunday at 9 a.m. Willow Creek Baptist to hold Christmas Eve candlelight service Willow Creek Baptist Church will hold “The Hope o f Promise,” a Christmas Eve candlelight service, on Friday, December 24, at 6:30 p.m. The community is invited to attend. Heppner United Methodist Church plans Christmas Eve service Heppner United Methodist Church invites the community to a worship service on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. The evening offering will be donated to the work of the Neighborhood Center. Community Lunch Menu Obituaries Lilly May Nistad Lilly May Nistad, 88, died Friday, December 17, 2010, at hom e from multiple health issues. A fu neral service will be held at 11 a.m . on T h u r s day, D e cem ber 23, at C a lv a ry Lilly May L u t h e r a n Nistad Church, 937 NE Jackson School Road, in Hillsboro. Lilly May Nistad was born April 28, 1922 in King Hill, ID to Victor and Anna Dahlberg. She was raised in B oise, ID and married Allen in 1942. They m oved to the com pany tow n o f Kinzua in 1948 where they lived until 1977 when they moved to Heppner. After Allen retired from Kinzua Corportation, they moved to Hillsboro in 1982.• Lilly was a loving, generous lady involved in church, school activities, gardening and nurturing everyone. Her cats were the luckiest pets on earth. She lived for her treasured her. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1991. She is survived by: her son Warren; daughter C arol G oodyear; g ran d c h ild re n A leid a A dam s and Ben Goodyear; sisters Carol Salzwedel and Ce lesta Huff; and two great grandchildren. R e m e m b ran c e s can be m ade to C alvary Lutheran Church. Arrangements are by Donelson-Fir Lawn Me morial Center. Fred E. Harnden Fred E. Harnden, 65, o f Heppner died Friday, D e c e m b e r 17, 20 1 0 , at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be held Thursday, December 23, 2010, from 2-4 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. He was bom Feb ruary 2, 1945 in Prineville, the son o f Delbert and Hat tie Bottcher Harnden. He was raised and attended school in Mitchell and then in Heppner where he gradu ated in 1964from Heppner High School. Mr. H arnden en tere d the U nited S tates Army, serving during the Viet Nam conflict. A fter his discharge he returned to Eastern Oregon, work ing in the Heppner Lumber Mill, the Long Creek Mill, and retiring as a saw yer from the Blue M ountain Lumber Mill after 38 years. He enjoyed his dogs, the outdoors, and a cold beer on a hot day. He is survived by: his daughter, Nicole Apper- son of Pendleton; brother, Kenny Hamden o f Athena; sister, Lorraine Brosnan of Heppner; and three grand children, Jasey, Jenay, and Jordan Apperson. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Gary Hamden. M em orial contri butions may be made the donor’s favorite charity. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Oregon Trail Library District Irrigon Library building project fundraising underway Nazarene/7lh Day Adventist members will be serving lunch on Wednesday, December 29, at St. Pat rick’s Senior Center. The meal will include fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, Jell-O with fruit, hot rolls, and baked apples. Menu is subject to change. The Oregon Trail L ibrary D istrict Irrigon Library building project is currently underway, begin ning With fundraising. Todate$941,443.40 has been raised toward the new library. The new li brary is expected to cost $1.2 million and construc tio n d o cu m en ts w ill be completed soon. The district plans to go out to bid in the spring o f 2011 but in order to do this all funding must be in place. Naming opportuni ties are still available for the new library. D onors that contribute $250 will have their names engraved on a decorative entrance tile. Donors that contribute $500 will have their names engraved on brass fish in the entrancew ay’s exhibit Sage Library System switching computer systems area. O th er nam ing o p portu n ities include: The Children’s Area - $5,000; The Teen Area - $5,000; Computer Work Stations - $2,500 each; Display Case - $2,500; B ookshelves - $1,500; Tables - $1,000; Cushioned Chairs - $750; Wooden Chairs - $500; and Children’s Chairs - $250. Anyone wishing to donate more than $5,000 is asked to contact direc tor M arsha Richm ond at (541)481-3365. All donations are tax deductible. Donations should be m ade payable to: OTLD Building Fund, P.O. Box 107, Boardman, OR 97818. Receipts will be m ailed upon request. Donations must be made to the OTLD Building Fund to ensure proper crediting. Justice Court Report Justice Court Judge -R ene G. C rebo, Charlotte Gray has released 23, L e x in g to n , D riv in g the following Justice Court While Suspended - Viola Report: tion, Failure to Drive in Lane/M otor Vehicle Acci -Judith K. Spence, dent Slide-off, $215 fine. 69, Hubbard, Violation of -Jerry O lson, 57, the Speed Limit by driving H eppner, D riving W hile 65 niph in a 45 mph zone, Suspended-M isd., $1,680 $142 fine. fine plus court appointed - B e n ja m in L ee attorney. McCarl, 20, Heppner, Vio -Jason Snow, 22, lation o f the Basic Rule by Hermiston, Failure to Ap driving 72 mph in a 55 mph pear, $ 1,080 fine. zone, $192 fine. -Andrew Hosman, -Jymme Franzwa, 29, T ig ard , H unting on 43, Heppner, DUII Diver Enclosed Lands o f Another sion, $458 fine. (Violation), $250 fine. Marriage Licenses Morrow County Clerk Bobbi Childers has re leased the following report: -December 16: Derek John Harrington, 36, Ir rigon and Beth Claudine Hopkins Lafferty, 40, Irrigon. Next Chamber Lunch Meeting to be held Jan. 6 Due to the Christmas and New Year Holidays, the next Chamber Lunch Meeting will be on Thursday, January 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at All Saint Epis copal Church. This meeting will be the annual Chamber Membership Lunch at which the new board for 2011 will be introduced. Those planning to attend are asked to RS VP your attendance to the Heppner Chamber. » Effective Decem ber 29, 2010, the Oregon Trail Library District will be changing the computer software used to operate the library catalog, check out books and other library ma terials, and interface with the library databases. The change to the new integrated library sys tem (ILS), Evergreen, is bein g m ade for several im portant reasons. C ost reduction is one o f the most significant reasons the sys tem is changing. A long with lower costs the new Evergreen system will, in time, be a system that will be more versatile and easier for our patrons to use. Along with a brand new look, there w ill be new terminology to learn and som e new w ays to handle self-service items such as searching for books, placing holds and ordering inter-library loans, renew ing books online. Library users will see some helpful changes with the new cata log such as spell-checking o f search terms with sug g ested a lte rn a tes, m uch like G oogle’s suggestions when you misspell a word. Evergreen features faceted browsing by subjects, au thors, and series to find related books easily from the title you’re currently viewing. Patrons will also be able to see which books are ch eck ed out, renew books and place holds, and create “bookbags,” which are reading lists that can be shared with others. Some things will be different with the new soft ware. The biggest change will be to the PIN numbers library patrons use to ac cess their library account online and o ther online services such as download able audio books. All PIN numbers will be reset on the new software. Because o f this, the first time you log in to your library ac count on'the new system, your username will be your library barcode and your password will be your last name. After logging in, you will be prompted to reset your password to whatever you desire. A dditionally, som e library users have turned on the reading his tory on their online account to keep track o f books they have read. Because a PIN num ber protects reading history it will not transfer to the new system. Library users who currently use that feature are encouraged to print their history before December 29th. A b ro c h u re e x plaining how to use the new system is available at your local library. The Oregon Trail Library District is a mem ber of the Sage consortium, m ade up o f 66 m em ber lib ra ries across E astern Oregon who share the same com puter softw are. This software provides the online catalog of library materials and is used to check items in and out to library users. The current software is pro vided to Sage by a private for-profit corporation. The new software will be based on an open-source product o riginally developed by G eorgia libraries. Under the o p en -so u rce m odel, any improvements made to the software must be freely shared with everyone who uses the software. The transition to the new software is funded by Library Services and Tech nology Act Funds which are supported in whole or part by the Institute o f Mu seum and Library Services through the Library Ser vices and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. Outdoor arena winter closure announced, Wilkinson Arena open The outdoor arena is closed at the fairgrounds for the winter, due to inclement weather and for safety reasons. The Wilkinson Arena token machine is now working. If you wish to reserve the Wilkinson Arena, contact Ren’ee at the fair office 541-676-9474 or at 541-676- 9821 for availability. It is also available for hourly riding for $5 per token; tokens can be purchased at MCGG Green Feed or at the Fair Office. lone students host Christmas tea K-5 students at lone C ommunity School hosted 20 senior guests at a Christmas tea on Decem ber 20. Students sang and recited a poem as a way to show their appreciation and respect for people who have long supported the school and the community. -Contributed Photo ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. » »
