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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 28,2012 Area families get gifts of food The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Volunteers survey some of the 60 boxes of foods handed out last Sunday. Pictured are (clockwise from front): Patricia Hughes, Irene Plocharsky, Cherry Webber, Merilee McDowell, Dan Sharp, CJ Hutenrhen. Bill McDowell, Neva and David V ern o n C lif fo rd DeMayo, Jean Damon, Pauline Matheny, Mary Eleanor Gil Christopherson, 90, passed man, Joan Robison, Karen Debuque and April Sykes. -Con away March 15,2012 in Wood- tributed photo Families in need of a little extra assistance over spring break recently received a helping hand in the form of groceries from a group of local churches. The idea started with a group o f women within the shared ministry o f All Saints Episcopal Kendall and Hope Lutheran in Hep A lice M atte so n — pner, but soon expanded Jodie and Ryan Mat to churches throughout teson o f Pendleton the Willow Creek Valley. announce the birth Under the leadership of o f a daughter, Ken Pastor Katy A nderson, dall Alice Matteson. Merilee McDowell, Barb She was bom Febru Orwick, Cherry Webber. ary 22 at 4:20 p.m. George Nairns and others, at St. Anthony Hos Kendall Alice Matteson the churches banded to pital in Pendleton. gether to collect groceries She weighed seven Grandparents are for those in need. Boxes pounds, 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. She joins Phil and Kathy Carlson, containing food staples an older sister, two-year-old and Chuck and Sherry Mat such as bread, peanut but ter, jelly, fruit, soup, cereal, teson, all of Heppner. Kamryn. juice and tuna were then handed out on Sunday, March 25 at the All Saints parking lot in Heppner. The e v e n t w as scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m., but Naims said all of their Birth Announcement Everyone loves an Irish girl 60 boxes of groceries were spoken for by 3:30 p.m. People were invited to stop by the parking lot to pick up a box with “no strings attached and no questions asked,” but Nairns said they were also told of peo ple who were not able to stop by or who might not be comfortable asking for help. Volunteers then deliv ered boxes of food to those residents. The food drive was a repeat of a similar event last fall, which met with more success than the plan ners had anticipated. “We did it last fall and recognized a greater need in the com m unity than we had realized,” said Nairns, one of the volun teers. "We realized we have working families in our community that can’t quite make ends meet. There are elderly residents who also need assistance from time to time.” Ranger District recruits youth The Uma t i l l a National Forest Heppneif Ranger District is recruiting four Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) enrol lees for a six to eight week period of employment from June 18 through August 10. Young men and women, ages 15 through 18, who are permanent resi dents of the United States. Youths must not reach age 19 during the term of em ployment in the program. YCC enrollees will participate in field-going activities such as noxious weed removal, fence re moval and construction, trail maintenance, camp ground maintenance, slash piling, and fireline con struction around logged You are invited to the George Koffler Farewell Retirement Reception E. % I i XX . . . !-* • ’ 4» M'> J hr * 7 “ units in the Heppner Ranger District. Enrollees are re sponsible for their own room and board and for transportation to and from the Forest Service Office in Heppner. Enrollees are responsible. The YCC pro gram pays $8.80 per hour. A pplicants must complete and submit an ap plication and medical his tory to the Heppner Ranger District, PO Box 7, 117 S. Main St., Heppner, OR 97836. The application and medical history must be received by 2 p.m. on April 16. A pplications are available at the Heppner office and the supervisor’s office in Pendleton, or at Heppner, lone, Irrigon and Riverside high schools. Selections will be made on a random basis on April 16 at 4 p.m. at the Heppner office. Applicants are welcome to be pres ent during the selection process. All applicants will be notified by mail of their selection status. For more informa tion, contact Becky Wese- man, Heppner Ranger Dis trict, 541-676-9187. He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Dorothy; and his children, burn, OR. Celebra Caroline, Charles and, more tion o f Life services recently, Debra. He will be held March is now with this be 31 at the Donald Fire loved wife, whom he loved and missed Hall in Donald, OR at 2 p.m. so much. He wa s Vernon is bom on Nov. 6,1921 survived by: his two to Ernest and Ada Vernon daughters, G loria (Agee) Christopher Clifford K lim asch esk y o f son. The oldest o f Christopherson M ilton-Freewater, three boys, he was OR and Kathy Olsen bom near lone. of Donald, OR; his brothers, Vernon married Dor Ernest “Ernie” Christopher othy May Brady on April 23, son o f Columbia Falls, MT 1940 in College Place, WA. and Ersel Christopherson of Both were raised in the lone Woodburn and brother-in-law, area, and they lived primarily Melvin Brady of Milton-Free in Eastern Oregon, where their water, OR. He is also survived children were bom, until they by grandchildren, Arlynda moved to Donald in 1965. Gates o f lone; Arietta Arn- They owned several business spiger of Lexington; Christie es; he delivered the Oregonian Kelly o f Donald; M ichael and Statesman and ran a recy Luna of Hubbard, OR; Ricky cling business throughout the Luna of Kingston, ID; Keith years. He was known as “Vem Olsen o f McMinnville, OR; the Paperman.” Vem was ac Alicia Rippey o f Portland, tive with the Donald City Fire TN and Marissa Kovach of Department for more than 40 Redmond, OR. He had 14 years and was the mayor of great-grandchildren and seven Donald in the 70s. He lived great-great grandchildren. his last years at R honda’s Vem’s wishes were Adult Foster Care Home in for any donations to go to the W oodburn, OR, w here he Donald City Fire Department, received tender loving care by 20909 Feller St NE, Donald, Rhonda and her staff. OR 97020. I J BMCC offers investment classes Bl ue Mo u n t a i n Community College will offer a three-part educa tion course this April to help residents of Morrow County plan and save for retirement. The three-part se ries of classes will cover the topics of Investment Basics, Retirement Basics and Re tirement Income Planning. The courses complement one another and can be taken as a series or inde pendently, depending on individual knowledge and needs. The classes will be taught by Rita Van Schoi- ack, a financial advisor who is owner of Blue Mountain Investment Management. The goal of the courses is to help attendees gain the skills to estimate how much money they need to retire, learn how to create retire ment goals, review invest ment basics and more. The classes will meet in the large confer ence room o f the Petty john Building, 430 West Linden Way in Heppner. The classes will be held on Monday evenings from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Invest ment Basics will be April 9; Retirement Basics; April 23 and Retirement Income Planning, April 30. There is no charge to attend but workbooks can be purchased for $5. A dvance registration is required. Call Anne Morter at 541-422-7040 or e-mail her at amorter@bluecc.edu. Students may also register online at www.bluecc.edu. Senior issues forum planned A community fo in Heppner on Wednesday, rum on issues affecting se April 4. at l p.m. nior citizens will be held at The forum will be St. Patrick’s Senior Center a discussion o f the Area Agency on Aging’s (AAA) plan for senior services for the next four years. The forum is part of the AAA planning process to ensure services offered to seniors Rita Van Schoiack are those they need most. The AAA works in Financial Advisor Umatilla and Morrow coun w w w .bluem ountaininvest.com ties to help people aged 60 and over find the services • Investment Management they need to remain living • Retirement Plan “Rollovers” as independently as pos • Retirement Planning sible. Such services include • IRA’s the senior meals program, • Tax Advantaged Investments in-home services, informa • Bonds, Stocks, Mutual Funds tion and assistance, and the • Investment Consulting and Guidance Family Caregiver Support • Investments for Retirement Income Program. For an Appointment Call: 541-676-5226 E veryone is en Toll Free: 1-866-325-5326 couraged to be involved in determining what those 60 The Pettyjohn Building, 430 W. Linden Way Heppner, OR 97836 and over will need to live rita@bluemountaininvest.com their best lives. There will Serv Securities and Investment t Advisory Services offered through Multi-Financial be a drawing for a door Securities Corp Mem ber FINRA/SIPC Blue Mountain Investment Management l LC is not affiliated with Multi-Financial Securities Corp prize as well as coffee. fn BEO Heppner Branch Lobby Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cake, coffee, and punch (Please join ns in wishing (jeorge the very 6est! B ank o f fd M I for all family and friends will be held at 11 a.m. on March 31 at Salt Creek Cemetery in Dallas, OR, followed by a memorial lunch at Abby’s Pizza, 174 W. Ellendale, Dallas, OR. Vernon Clifford Christopherson All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 pm For Advertising advertising deadline is t o d a y at 5 p m. Cost tor a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 5 0 i 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 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 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 S10. l a r 'j I Jeremiah “Jay 99 Jewett Brown J e re m ia h “ J a y ” Jewett Brown, 66, died Jan uary 11, 2012, in Heppner, OR, his favorite “frontier town,” from health issues related to diabetes. 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Editor Alaina Watson of La Grande, daughter of Heather Watson, shows off her traditional Irish dress during the Wee Bit O' Ireland celebration in Heppner. The dress was given to Alaina's grandmama by a close family friend. It had belonged to the man’s wife; they had purchased the dress in Cork County, Ireland. Alaina instantly fell in love with the dress, so her grandmama hemmed it (without cutting it) so the girl could wear it on St. Paddy’s Day and for other Celtic festivals she loves visiting. As Alaina grows taller, the hem will slowly be let out to grow with her. -Contributedphoto Obituaries »
