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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 14,2011 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner 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 , 1S79. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or david@rapidserve. 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 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 for classified ad is 50* 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 ate 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 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 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. Give gift of history with Chronicles First published in 1982, the Chronicles continues to entertain and educate readers with new accounts each year, which is why Carlson believes that a set of the yearly publication would make a great Christ mas gift. The 1982 and 1983 issues are no longer in print, but the society plans to release reprints of the two soon, and they will be of fered free of charge to in dividuals who purchase the set now for $100. The Chronicles are available by calling 541 - 676-5382. By Doris Brosnan “Available w ith out w aiting, the perfect Christmas gift for a loved one. This is the perfect gift for newcomers and long- timers, history buffs and nostalgists, for anyone who enjoys first-hand stories,” reports Betty Carlson as she discusses com plete sets of the Morrow County Chronicles. Carlson is a spokes person for the M orrow County Historical Society, the organization that pub lishes the yearly collection of stories about the county, almost exclusively writ ten by county residents. Auxiliary holds Christmas party The Heppner American Legion Auxiliary is hav ing a Christmas party December 17 at 4 p.m. at the home of Alan and Marsha Burden on 3 Mile Road. Ed Baker will have a bus at the Heppner City Park at 3:30 p.m. the day of the party for those who would like a ride. Attendees are asked to bring finger foods. Birth announcement ~ Desmond Malcolm Brittner-Leonard Brittner and October Moore announce the birth of a son, Desmond Malcolm Brittner. Desmond was bom October 12, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. at OHSU in Portland. He weighed 6 lbs., 12 oz. and was 20-1/2 inches long. Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost o f $ 10. Wheatland makes Christmas gift to Neighborhood Center County government should use E-Verify The employees of Wheatland Insurance decided to do a dif ferent kind of Christmas gifting this year. Instead of giving gifts to one another, they decided to pool their gift money and give it to the Neighborhood Center, which uses the money to help those in need have a better Christmas. Wheatland owner Nancy Snider was impressed with this generosity and said the business would match anything the employees came up with, so last week a check for $600 was presented to the Neighbor hood Center. The money came from both the Heppner and lone branches of Wheatland Insurance. Pictured above (L-R): Terri Schaber of Wheatland, Janice Skaggs of the Neighbor hood Center and Karen Padberg of Wheatland Insurance. -Photo by David Sykes Cabin Fever Concerts return in January John Wambeke and friends have a cure for cabin fever this January, with a trio of concerts January 13 through 15 at the Hermiston Conference Center. The Cabin Fever Concerts drew a combined crowd of more than 750 people last January, and the performers hope to outdo that record this year. Song writer John Wambeke o f Hermiston is on guitar and vocals, joined by his side- kick, Pat Ward of Hermisj ton. His son, Frazer, and hjs jazz trio from the Tri-Cities also will join the fun with piano, vocals, drums, bass and the ability to break out other instruments such as the dobro, mandolin and banjo. The group will also be joined by local musician Eric Jepsen on fiddle. Wam beke has also put together a set of humorous sketches and short dramas to be in tertwined with the music. The night perfor mances on Friday and Sat urday include a no-host bar opening at 5 p.m., with a Dutch-oven dinner catered by Sharon’s Country Gour met at 6 p.m. The show will ’Start near the end o f the tmeal. The cost of the dinner ’ show is $30 per person. The Sunday matinee begins at 3 p.m. and costs $10 per per son, or $25 per family. Morrow County Judge Tallman and Commission ers Grieb and Rea, should require that Morrow County government use the U.S. Department of Homeland Se curity (DHS), Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS) E-Verify system. The importance of Morrow County using the U.S. DHS CIS E-Verify system really becomes apparent with Oregon’s unemployment rate in October being 9.5 percent; 177,350 were unemployed. The county’s October unemployment numbers were at 8.4 percent; 398 residents were unemployed. Unemployed Oregonians who are U.S. citizens or foreign citizens legally present with authorization to work in the country should not have to compete for jobs with a purported 97,000 undocumented foreign national workers illegally in the state. If all Oregon employers not currently using the E-Verify system were required to use it, Oregon’s unem ployment rate would drop dramatically, because all new jobs created in the state would go to those authorized to work in the country. Currently, 2,227 Oregon employers use the 98.6 percent accurate E-Verify system. Twelve of 36 Oregon county governments are now using the E-Verify system (Clatsop, Deschutes, Harney, Jefferson, Lake, Lane, Lin coln, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook and Washing ton counties). Six Morrow County businesses presently use the E-Verify system. Morrow County residents should contact Judge Tallman, Commissioners Grieb and Rea, and ask them to require Morrow County government use the U.S. DHS CIS E-Verify system so, if a job opening becomes avail able to work for the county, a qualified U.S. citizen or foreign citizen legally present with authorization to work in the country can be first in line for that job. Signed: David Olen Cross Salem, OR lone 4-H Foods holds 2nd meeting CAPECO keeps the heat on The chills of win follows: one-person house Heppner G azette's Annual Christm as edition will be published next w e e k 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 1 . If you w ould like your Christm as greeting to be included please call ter have descended, but the C om m unity A ction Program o f East Central Oregon (CAPECO) may be able to help relieve the burden o f extra heating costs. Through the En ergy Assistance Program, Morrow County residents may be eligible to receive a payment toward their heat ing bills. CAPECO may be able to assist as the agency has funding for income- eligible households. If eli gible, a payment is made directly to the fuel vendor to help offset the high cost of heating the home. Gross per-month income guidelines are as hold, $1,874.43; two-per son household, $2,451.17; three-person household, $3, 027.92; four-person house hold, $3,604.67; five-person household, $4,181.41. CAPECO person nel will be in Heppner on Tuesday, December 20 and Thursday, January 12 if funding is still available. In dividuals who believe they are eligible for assistance are urged to call and arrange an appointment. For an appointment or with questions, call 541 - 276-1926 or 1-800-752- 1139 for south M orrow County or 541 -289-7755 or 1-800-214-4776 for north Morrow County. Ann Rietmann and Babali Peterson display their finished Swedish Tea Rings at the club’s December 9 meeting. -C on tributed photo By Morgan Orem The lone 4-H Foods Club held its second meet ing of the club year on Friday morning, December 9, at the lone Community Church. Members present included Aaron Smythe, Lexi Garrett, Emily and Amanda Rea, Ann Rietmann, Babali Peterson, Morgan Orem and Sydney Stefani, along with leaders Nancy and Rebecca Jepsen. Hannah Padberg and Lauren and Kaitlyn Garrett were absent. Members attending the meeting each made a Swedish Tea Ring or a Swedish Tea Christmas Tree. Each member chose to add nuts or raisins to their filling. After cooking, everyone decorated their bread with icing and cherries. The 4-H Foods Club plans to make an entire meal at their next meeting in January. I’ve got my Phonak M H20, so let it snow! ^ "Without AirLink, I don't know if I would be here today." ~ Becky Give the gift of membership this holiday season. 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