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TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 28,2011 The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner High school, junior high students attend spiritual retreat at St. Patrick’s Parish GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (5 4 1 ) 676- 9228. Fax (5 4 1 ) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. net Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazene-Times, PO. 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 Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising: advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost tor classified ad is 50c per word Cost for 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 if 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 in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way musi puidiase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner GT vwll 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 will be placed in the classifieds under ‘ Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. Engagem ent Whalen, Titus announce engagement, upcoming marriage A large group of youth attended the recent spiritual retreat A spiritual retreat was held at St. Patrick Par ish Hall in Heppner for high school and junior high stu dents o f St. Patrick and St. William Parishes. The retreat was con ducted by Fr. Jim Radloff who is the Baker Diocesan director for youth. The topics dealt with the moral problem s confronting youth in our mod ern world, and the spiritual strength God provides to help youth to lead virtuous lives. Devin Robinson captures Claude Mullins Memorial Scholarship Award The National High School Rodeo Association has announced that Devin Robinson o f Heppner is the 2011 recipient o f the Claude Mullins Memorial Scholarship Award. Robin son was awarded $5,000 for the honor, which is spon sored by the National High School Rodeo Foundation. The namesake of the scholarship, Claude M ullins, is the founder o f the NHSRA. M ullins worked as a Texas educa tor who was a big fan of rodeo, and an even bigger fan of the youth he worked with almost every day. His desire to create a collective effort that could encourage youth to embrace their love of rodeo, while also placing. an emphasis on their educa tion and futures, led to the creation of the NHSRA in 1949. The M em o rial Scholarship was established in 2010 by the NHSR Foun dation as a way to honor Mullins and the tradition of excellence that thrives to this day. Robinson was cho sen as the best all-around applicant from the entire pool o f scholarship ap plications at the National High School Finals Rodeo, held July 17-23 in G il lette, Wyoming. Working directly with the NHSRA, the foundation awards ap proximately half a million dollars in scholarship aid i each year. AJew Itern^Z Vietri Robert Whalen and Elizabeth Titus Robert Whalen and Elizabeth Titus, both Hep pner, announce that they will be Mr. and Mrs. when they exchange vows on November 9, 2011, in Pendleton, OR Irresistibly Italian Morrow County Public Works i» 966 W H w j 74 P O B o i 428. Lexington. OR 97839 There are better locations to dispose of paint than a landfill. Recycling your old paint free, is simple and something that everyone can do. More importantly, protecting our environment is something we should all wrant to do. That's why the PaintCare program was created to make it easy for everyone to recycle and properly dispose of every can of unused paint Dispose of FREE of charge at these locations North and South Transfer stations. 69900 F rontage Ln. Board m an. OR M e d ic a r e P a r t D E n r o l l m e n t is E a r l ie r Y ear ! th is W ed d in g Tab 1 < fes Anna Conklin & Enrollment will begin on October 15th and run thru December 7th Bran Jon WeJJingf S a tu rd a y , O c to b e r 1 s t M o r r o w C o u n t y H ealth D is t r ic t w il l a g a in be PROVIDING FREE MEDICARE P a r t D A s s is t a n c e . Appointment Dates will be announced soon. Call 541-676- 9133 or 1-800-737-4113 to be put on the callback list. U f MORROW COUNTY 4 HEALTH DISTRICT Excellence in Healthcare I A meal was provided by Kathy Fulmer and served by Mary Ann Elguezabal. The program concluded with Adoration o f the Blessed Sac rament prayers being led by Fr. Gerry Condon. Marcy Mill er & Jimmy Walton S a tu r d a y , O c to b e r 2 2 n d Cinnamon Crumb Cake latte $3.00 Peaches *n Creme Italian Soda $2.25 Iry our Cofín Mocha Yo Créant ^ M um uj ' j D/UUJ 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 I A cco rd in g to a NHSRA news release, the National High School Ro deo Association is one of the fastest growing youth organizations in the nation, with an annual membership o f approximately 12,500 students from 41 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia. The association sanctions over 1,100 rodeos each year. The NHSRA is governed by a national board of directors, which consists o f one member from each state or prov ince. A staff at the national headquarters in Denver, Colorado, handles the day to day operations. For more informa tion on the NHSRA, visit the association’s official website, located at www. nhsra.org. Chamber Chatter DA’s Report M orrow C ounty D istrict A ttorney Justin Nelson has released the following report: -Jam m ie L eann G om ez-Jarrett, 28, was convicted of Count 1: Theft in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, three years’ bench probation with numerous conditions, and ordered to pay $548 in fines, fees and assessments. She was also convicted of Count 2: Theft in the Sec ond Degree and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspend ed, with three years’ bench probation, with numerous conditions, and ordered to pay $168 in fines, fees and assessm ents; Count 3: Forgery in the Second Degree, a Class A misde meanor, and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended with three years’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $168 in fines, fees and assessments; Count 4: Forg ery in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, with three years bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $ 168 in fines, fees and assessments. -G o m e z -J a rre tt was convicted in separate charges of Count 1: Theft in the First Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and sen tenced to 180 days in jail, suspended with three years’ probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $548 in fines, fees and assessments; Count 2: Theft in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and sentenced to 180 days in jail with three years’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay$168 in fines, fees and assessments; Count 3: Forg ery in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended with three years’ bench probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $168 in fines, fees and assessments; Count 4: Forgery in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor, and sen tenced to 180 days in jail, suspended with three years’ probation with numerous conditions and ordered to pay $168 in fines, fees and assessments. -Jose Luis Rodri guez, 29, was convicted of Assault in the Fourth De gree and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, with 24 months’ bench proba tion with numerous condi tions, 40 hours community service and ordered to pay $768 in fines, fees and as sessments. -Joshua Macklain Bartholow, 36, was convict ed of Probation Violation, a one-year extension o f probation from his hearing date, and was ordered to be evaluated for batterer’s treatment, complete 40 additional hours o f com munity service, to have no offensive contact with the victim and pay $175 in fines, fees and assess ments. -Benjamin Pinto- Roman, 32, was convicted of Probation Violation and was sentenced to 60 days in the Oregon Department of Corrections with credit for time served, 24 months’ post-prison supervision, or dered to complete domestic violence treatment and pay $175 in fines, fees and as sessments. This week’s Cham ber lunch meeting will be held Thursday, September 29. The Bikeways Committee will be making a presentation on the 108-mile loop which starts and ends in Heppner and was officially designated yesterday as one of the first Oregon State Designated Scenic Bikeways. The meeting will begin at 12 p.m. at Heppner City Hall and the lunch expense is $9. Sweet Productions will cater the lunch and will serve soup, a full fruit and veggie salad bar with meat and cheese and dessert. Announcements and upcoming events: Saturday, October 1 : Jim Smeroglio, a taxidermist will be coming to Heppner to offer his services for mounting domestic game birds. Tuesday, October 4: Saga City, the designer for Eastern Oregon Visitors Guide will be here to talk about 2012’s publication and the op portunity to advertise in a pub lication that distributes over 100,000 copies. Alice Trindle from Eastern Oregon Visitors Association will be here to present Eastern Oregon’s new brand logo and promotion and EOVA’s website. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at Heppner City Hall. Refreshments will be served. Come and find out about the new branding for Eastern Oregon and get more information on the visitor’s guide. Please note: New location for Chamber lunch meetings, starting Thursday, October 6. Effective Thurs day, October 6th, the Chamber The “ Wheat lunch meetings will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church League Cake” (Sunshine Parish Hall at 460 N. Gale. The Cake) contest, sponsored by the Morrow County Wheat lunches start as 12 p.m. Correction Growers, was won by Laura Rogers. I
