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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 23,2012 Birth announcement The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and die County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow C ounty's Hom e-Owned Weekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical nutter 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: editorajrapidserve net or david'o-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 I in Morrow County only; 65 yean 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 lor classified ad is 50< per word Cost lor 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 pubiic/tegai 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 lo 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 $10. Scholarship awarded to local student Rebecca Jepsen of lone honor to support the school High School was selected library. to receive a $1,000 T he n e a r e s t Cargill facility is the Cargill Communi ty Scholarship for Cargill-Integrated the 2012/13 school Bakery Resources year. Cargill provid Plant near Arling ed this scholarship ton, OR. A ccord as a special project ing to Keith Cross, ad m in iste re d by R e b e c c a facility manager, the National FFA Jepsen Jepsen was chosen Organization and from nearly 2,200 awarded to undergradu applicants across the coun ate students living in a try to receive a Cargill community where Cargill Community Scholarship. operates. Only 350 applicants were Jepsen plans to use the selected. Jepsen is the only funds to pursue a degree at Oregon recipient this year. Whitworth University in Selections were based on Washington. In addition, as the applicant’s academic part of the Cargill Commu record, school and commu nity Scholarship Program, nity activities, work experi lone High School will re ence, leadership activities ceive $200 in Rebecca’s and their future goals. Free spray day planned Morrow Soil and Wa ter Conservation District (SWCD) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be holding their second an nual “Free Spray Day” at the Heppner City Park on Friday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. One-gallon containers o f pre-mixed, ready to apply “Speedzone” chemical will be given to local homeowners for use on their property to control broadleaf weeds such as false mallow, puncturevine, and dandelion. A limited amount of Speedzone will also be available for hom eowners who provide their own backpack sprayers. Chemical labels will ac company the containers, listing where, how and when to apply. Morrow County Grain Growers donated the chem ical and Morrow SWCD provided the containers. All participants will sign a statement that they will fol low the label and apply to their property. Each partici pant will be eligible to win a backpack sprayer, a duffle bag or insulated coffee cup donated by Wilbur Ellis. Free spray days were also held in Boardman on Monday, May 21, and Irri- gon on Wednesday, May 23. SWCD and NRCS staff will also be providing informa tion on available programs, healthy w atersheds and clean water. 4-H club is “Sew Fantastic” Recycling a denim skirt or old jeans into a fashion able purse was the goal of the lone 4-H sewing club meeting on May 10. Mem bers cut off excess fabric, sewed triangle pleats, added a piece of stiff cardboard for the inside base, and then made straps of a decorative fabric. At their next meeting on May 14, they’ll finish up the project. In addition, they de cided to give their club an Jaron Dan B la u e r— M ichael and Amy B lau er announce the birth o f their son, Jaron Dan Blauer. Jaron was born on April 3, 2012, in La Porte, IN; he weighed six Jaron pounds, one ounce, and was 18 inches long. Jaron is also welcomed into the family by his big brother. Kable. His grand parents are Steve and Pam Berg of Caldwell, ID and Oan Blauer Dan and Cheryl Blauer of Burley, ID. Jaron was placed with the Blauers in a semi-open adoption on April 4, 2012. of the Arts, located in San Francisco, CA, recently held its 105th Commence ment Exercise. Participat ing was Lindsay W olff Logsdon o f Walnut Creek, CA, having earned a Master of Business Administration with emphasis in design strategy. Lindsay is the daughter o f Thomas and Karen Wolff o f Heppner and Nicolette Butler Rich ardson of Washington. She is the granddaughter of Bud and Laurel Laney of May- ville. OR. Coxen, who passed away in December of 2010, invites community members to a memorial celebration. Glenn, son of James B. and Edna Coxen, was bom in Heppner in 1929 and graduated from Heppner High School. His wife of 59 years, Maylis Johnson Coxen, and his children, Teri, Michael, Rick, Lar ry and Russell, with their families, will be visiting Heppner during Memorial The lone Community School choir took a tour of Heppner Day weekend to celebrate last week, stopping by St. Patrick's Senior Center to serenade his life. residents there. (Back L-R): JoAnna Patton, Shadow Kend rick, Dominika Sekenrikova and Larrisa Jones. (Front L-R): Lauren Garrett, Shannon Metcalfe and Yesmine Verduzco. -Photo by David Sykes Flea market, craft fair scheduled Celebrate Heppner will include a community flea market and craft fair for this year’s event on Friday, June 8. The C elebrate H ep pner committee is working on the list of activities to take place during the day; this year, the committee would like to incorporate something new. With that in mind, the committee invites any community members who would like to set up a table and participate in the community flea market and craft fair to contact the Heppner chamber so they can find a spot for them on Main Street. The merchant sidewalk sales also will be going on, along with other activities to be published soon. Anyone interested in participating in the flea market and craft fair as a vendor, contact the chamber at 541-676-5536. Anyone planning on having a garage or yard sale should let the chamber know so they can be included it in the sched ule, which will be finalized in the next week or two. Story time fun official name. The sugges tions they voted on included “Sew Cute,” “Even Sew” and the winner, “Sew Fan tastic.” Present at the meeting were members Ann and Emma Rietmann, Morgan Orem, Renee Peterson, Gracie Crum, Mackenzie Heideman, leaders Nancy and Rebecca Jepsen, and sewing assistants Tonia Heideman, Bonnie Ball and Liz Peterson. Walter John Joyce, 86, soon married on November passed away May 14,2012. 22, 1961. A rosary will be on May In 1976 Walter sold 24 at 7 p.m. at St. Patrick’s out to Peter and moved to Catholic Church in Hep Vale so his daughter could pner. A memorial mass will attend high school. Walter be held on May 25 at 11 worked for Simplot and a.m. A celebration Nyssa Sugar Beat of life will follow in Factory. The fam the parish hall. ily moved to On W a lte r w as tario in 1984. They born to Peter and sold their home and Mary Ellen Joyce traveled before set on December 30, tling down in Hep 1925 in Gleninagh, W alter John pner for the past 17 Co. Galway, Ire Joyce years. land. W alter was W alter loved three years old when he, his the outdoors and spent mom and several cousins countless hours hunting came from Ireland to live and fishing. in Juntura, OR with his dad. He is survived by: his He was one of five children wife, Wanda; daughter, El and was very close to his len; granddaughters, Mindy brother and sisters. Walter and Megan; son-in-law , grew up herding sheep Steve; and grandson-in-law, with his father throughout Travis. Malheur County. M em orial donations During World War II, are welcome. Checks can help was scarce, so the be made out to Our Lady family began cattle ranch of the Wayside and send to ing. Walter and his brother, Kylemore Cottage, Leen- Peter, continued ranch ane P.O. Co. Galway 095- ing as the Joyce Brothers 41120, Ireland. Co-Op. Walter fell in love Crown Memorial Cen with Wanda Dougherty at ter of Milwaukie is in charge a branding and they were of arrangements. lone choir serenades Memorial planned for Glenn Coxen seniors The family of Glenn B. Glenn was preceded in Digging and teddy bears at Heppner and Boardman libraries Two fun story times are announced by the Or egon Trail Library District for the Heppner and Board- man branch libraries. On Friday, May 25, “Dig In and Read!” is the story time theme, featuring trucks, tractors and more for those who come to dig in and enjoy the fun. L o c a te d In th e R o llin g H ills n e a r H ardm an. | This re m o te lo c a tio n Is p e rfe c t fo r y o u r p riv a te functions, THE TREO LODGE IS A V AILABLE FOR RENT Fam ily Reunions Company Functions Nightly or multiple days Bring your own or Full Service Price* «tart at $300.00 per night sleeps 14 Available at Treo: Sporting Clay Course • Rifle Range Pistol Range • Tannerite Range Train Your Hunting Dogs Horse Shoes • Bicycling Hot Tub • Pool Table • Satellite TV Olve Kathy a call at 541-676-5640 » Kathy.TreoRancheaOHughea.net www.TreoRanchea.com I Walter John Joyce Graduation announcements Kelsey Marie Wolff— Gonzaga University of Spo kane, WA, recently held its 119th commencement ex ercise, conferring degrees on 1,003 undergraduate students. Participating was Kelsey Marie Wolff, having earned a Bachelor of Sci ence degree. Cum Laude, in business administration with dual emphasis in in ternational business and human resources. Wolff is the daughter of Thomas and Karen Wolff of Heppner. Lindsay Wolff Logs don— California College Obituaries Times are 10:30 at the Heppner library and 2 p.m. at the Boardman library. A nd on F riday, June 6, children are in vited to bring their favorite stuffed animals to the “Ted dy Bear, Teddy Bear, Come With Me” story times, again at 10:30 in Heppner and 2 p.m. in Boardman. For further infor m ation, contact M arsha Richmond, library district director, at 541-481-3365. death by his sister, Betty, and her husband, Ken Hoyt. Their daughter, Chris, will be joining the family cel ebration. At G len n ’s request, the Coxen family will be at the Elk’s Lodge on Sat urday, May 26, for dinner. Community members who would like to reminisce or share a story about Glenn, Betty or Ken are invited to visit with the Coxen fam ily at 8 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Elks host mother daughter tea ♦ B ' ■ « f >. " « v i - ; i tv ît a I ' i üî f ! I » A I r .i|| / / sFir' / I S iá 5 Í$ tH \ The Heppner Lady Elks recently hosted a mother-daughter tea for Heppner’s senior girls and their mothers or guests. Judy Buschke coordinated the event. Pictured are: (Front L-R): Senior girls Gabby Sanchez, Hannah Jones, Cassi Day, Carrie Haguewood, Tayllor Gould, Stephanie Schuler, Natalie Rauch, Mayci Garrett and Bethany Koekler. (Back L-R): Mothers and guests Martha Munkers, Liz Jones, Sandi Day, Mary Hague- wood, Ashli Gould, Sharon Inskeep, Kathy Rauch, Sariena Garrett and Angie Brudevold. -Contributedphoto Merkley to hold town hall in lenges lone facing Oregon and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a Mor row County town hall on Tuesday, May 29, at 5:30 p.m. in lone The town hall will take place in the lone School District cafeteria, 445 Spring Street. Merkley will also hold town halls in Sherman and Gilliam counties earlier that day. According to a release from Merkley’s office, he will update constituents on his work in Washington, DC, answer questions and invite suggestions about how to tackle the chal- lf you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If YOU have a family member who suffers from gambling addiction. YOU can also receive FREE treat ment even if the gambler is not receiving treatment If you are a resident of Morrow County and you wish to take advantage of the services above or desire more information, Please call any of the following numbers to set up a LOCAL appointment or just to talk; Bobby Harris @ 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) ® 541-676-9161 OR 1-877-695-4648 (1-688-MYLIMIT) America. “Fighting for Orego nians is my number-one priority. Traveling to every county lets me hear directly how we can work together to make our state stronger,” Merkley said. “ I urge all residents of Sherman, Gil liam and Morrow counties to come and discuss how we can create a brighter Oregon.” In 2 0 0 8 , M e rk le y pledged to hold town halls in each o f O regon’s 36 counties every year, a task he accomplished in each of the three previous years and intends to continue in 2012 . Sherman, Gilliam and Morrow counties will be his 29th, 30th and 31“ town halls of 2012. Heppner Gazette-Times 541-676-9228 david@rapidserve.net
