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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 8,2012 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Four generations Heppner H ep p n er m akes celebrating its Irish heritage an annual tradition. Always celebrated the weekend closest to St. Patrick’s Day, in 2012, the 30,h annual “Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” St. Patrick’s Cel ebration will be held the weekend of March 16-18. This weekend in cludes—ju st to nam e a few— family flags hung throughout the town, an Irish amateur boxing event, K.UMA coffee hour and Ceili with lots o f singing, laughing and celebrating. Participants will find many Leprechauns moving about the city. Ev eryone will get the chance to try their hand at the “Welly Toss,” stop by and check out the Cruz-In Car Show or take a seat on the sidew alk and watch 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 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 (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail: editorfarapidserve 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 for classified ad is 50« per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up lo 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Pubtic/Legat 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 must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT 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. Obituaries Ada Marrie Simpson Ada Marrie Simp her in death in 2007. son, 94, of Prineville, for Ada enjoyed quilt merly of Spray, died Friday, ing, fishing, sewing, playing February 3, 2012 at pinochle and games Pioneer Memorial o f all kinds. She Hospital in Prin was a w onderful eville. A graveside wife and mother, service will be held and a great cook. at 11 a m. Saturday, Ada had a gentle February 11 at the spirit and a great Ada M arrie capacity for uncon Spray Cemetery. She w as Simpson ditional love and bom February 23, forgiveness. She 1917 in Spray, OR, the loved her family; staying up daughter of Anton W. and all night playing pinochle Venie C. Shoun Anderson. with her sisters and cousins, She was raised and attended laughing so loudly no one in school in Spray, where she the house could sleep. graduated from Spray High Survivors include: School in 1935. daughters, Rene Fisher of On Decem ber 3, Prineville and Nova Simp 1935, Ada married Gilbert son of Heppner; son. Dale P. Simpson in Vancouver, Simpson of Prineville; sis WA; they were m arried ter, Selma Adams of Herm- for 71 years. The couple iston; eight grandchildren; lived in Portland during 11 great-grandchildren and World War II. In 1945 they six great-great-grandchil moved back to Spray, where dren. they owned and operated a She was preceded grocery store and gas sta in death by: her husband, tion. In 1961 they moved Gilbert P. Simpson; son, to Pendleton, where they Jim Simpson; brother, Carl lived until 1986. While W hillock; sisters, Ethel living in Pendleton, Ada Hannon, Tazie Welds, Jes attended Blue Mountain sie Sinclair, Bernice Irwin Community College and and Georgia Gitchell. received a degree in nurs Memorial contri ing. She worked at St. An butions may be made to the thony’s Hospital for more Spray Cemetery, PO Box than 20 years, retiring in 122, Spray, OR 97874. 1984. After retirement, they Sweeney Mortuary moved to Prineville, where of Heppner is in charge of she lived until her death. arrangements. Gilbert Simpson preceded Family movie night This Saturday eve ning, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. is Fam ily M ovie N ight at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. S h o w in g t h i s month is the movie Fire proof, a drama about a firefighter who sets out on a journey to save his marriage and discovers faith during the process. Everyone in the community is invited bring Four generations of one local family, including Kathy Cutsforth, Melissa C utsforth Pedersen, Billie Lacey, Halle Pedersen (age 4) and Natalie Pedersen (age 2). Contributed photo Local piano stu d en ts re- ___________. cently par- ti c ip a t e d in the Or egon Music T e a c h e r’s A s s o - Sophie Grant ciation Jr. Bach Fes tival held in Pendleton on Jan. 28. S tu d e n ts w ere required to play a piece composed by a Baroque composer (1650-1725) and perform the piece from memory. Students who par- ticipated were Hannah and Madison Palmer, Morgan and Patrick Burch, Diana Healy, Reiah Waite, and Sophie and Kellen Grant. Sophie Grant and Reiah Waite were chosen to advance to the region al festival, which will be h e l d Rt'iah Waite Sunday, February 12 at the Presbyterian Church in Pendleton. Church donates to Neighborhood Center IVe love you Turn flu ii i t uUMêutU i i Hayden Qualls poses with his winning entry, “Haden's Pup” (upper right), at the Artworks show at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute near Pendleton. Qualls won first place for his age division. The drawing to the left is also his work, entered as a non-judged entry in the sharing zone. -Contributedphoto Local boy Hayden Qualls won first place for the 11-14 age category in the Artworks art show and competition at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute recently. His winning entry was titled “Hayden’s Pup.” The com petition was open to all tribal and non-tribal youth under the age o f 19. According to Q ualls’ mother, Doashea Qualls, this was the first year the institute allowed non-tribal youth to com- Foods. Anyone needing to arrange a pick-up of good ies can contact Shelli Britt at 676-5478 or Shari Ober at 377-2243. Financial donations can also be made directly to the Garrett Wilhelm medi cal fund at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon. An enchilada feed will be held this Saturday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Heppner Elk's Lodge. The event is a fundraiser to replace one of the bridges at the Willow Creek Country Club, in memory of Gary Workman. A quilt and other items will also be raffled that evening. For more information, call Ann Elgin at 541-969-8092. p.m. at Heppner City Hall. Those who miss the regis tration dates have until Feb. 29 to submit registration forms; no late registrations will be accepted. Boys ages five to 12 and girls ages five to 16 are eligible to play T-ball, minors and majors baseball and softball. Cost is $35 Each a rtist was able to submit one work of art for the competition but could submit more in the non-judged sharing zone. Submissions were judged based on artistry, creative vision, technical merits and presentation. Winners were an nounced at an artists’ recep tion on Feb. 1. All artwork will remain on display at the cultural institute until Feb. 18. M orrow C ounty transfer stations increased their waste-removal fees by 20% as of Jan. 1. The raise is due to the Morrow County Fee schedule order number OR-20-2011 and, as the county states, “infla tion o f annual operating cost and other expenses beyond our control.” LEAGUE I REGISTRATION F ebruary 1 5 th & 1 6 th ages 5-12 & Girls ages 5-16 are eligible to play brins 3 proofs of residney V birth certificato ; F e e i s S 3 5 : 0 0 ] p e r J participant ro r:$ 70 ]pe r:fa m ily » * to register. Also required are three proofs o f current residency, such as a driver’s license or utility bill, and the child’s birth certificate. Coaches and vol unteers may also register during the registration pe riod next week. A copy of a photo ID is required. County waste removal fees increase S :00 - 7 :0 0 pm Heppner City Hall 1 pete. Little League reg per participant or $70 per Pastor Jonathan Enz presents a check to Janice Skaggs, direc tor of the Heppner Neighborhood Center, on behalf of Heppner istration will take place next family. United Methodist Church. The $736.50 check represented the Wednesday and Thursday, One parent or legal church's Christmas Eve service offering. -Contributedphoto Feb. 15 and 16 from 5-7 guardian must be present Country club plans enchilada feed S ilk e JLacey I potiti till fuatut ftitt-fwu/ma ^ N Local boy wins art competition Register for Little League next week Valentine bake sale to benefit Wilhelm 80th ûhthdau the “Great Green Parade.” Not to be forgotten are the sheep dog trials and the Irish bowling competition. As always, those who turn out for the festivities are guaranteed plenty of Irish music and entertainment (the Gothard Sisters and Old Time Fiddlers, just to name a few) and many more things to see and do. All of the entertain ment is sponsored by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District and is free to the public. Mark your calen dars now. The new sched ule is being finalized and will be out soon. Fdr a full schedule of the event, visit www.heppnerchamber.com or call the Heppner Cham ber of Commerce at 541 - 676-5536. Local pianists win in Pendleton the family, a neighbor and friend to see a wonderful movie about love, marriage, and rekindling the fire with the Lord. The rating of the movie is PG. This movie event is free. Anyone who would A Valentine’s bake like to bring a snack is wel sale to benefit cancer pa come to do so. tient Garret Wilhelm will For any questions, be held Monday, February call 541-676-5036. 13 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Heppner Family Foods. Anyone interested in donating goodies to the sale may do so by dropping the items off by 8 a.m., Feb The men of St. Patrick’s and St. William’s Catho ruary 13 at Heppner Family lic churches will prepare a St. Valentine’s breakfast at their respective parish halls on Sunday, February 12. The lone breakfast will be served at 9:30 a.m. and the Heppner breakfast at noon. Admission is free. All are welcome. Community invited to Valentine’s breakfast Heppner’s 30th St. Patrick’s celebration M orrow C ounty stresses that residents are still able to dispose of latex and enamel paints, com puters monitors and tow ers, and televisions free of charge. There also is no charge to dump large appli ances or furniture such as refrigerators, stoves, water heaters, mattresses, sofas and lounge chairs. T he n o r t h end transfer station is located at 69900 Frontage Lane in Boardman. The south end transfer station is located at 57185 Hwy. 74 near Lex ington. Both have hours of operation from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Questions or com ments can be directed to 541-989-9500.
