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-
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elsewhere; $27 student subscriptions
David Sykes................................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor
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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 ~
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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.
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