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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 27, 2012 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.PS. 240-420 M o r r o w C o u n ty 's H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sy kes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3 ,1 8 7 9 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. 1 clcphonc ( M l ) 67J>- 9228. Fa s (541) 6 7 6 -9 2 11 F-mail editor«rapidserve net or davida rapidserse. net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions. $29 in M oitow County; $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 y ears or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions. David S y k e s....................................................................... ..........................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 50t 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 m 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 $10 McDaniel, Davis exchange vows t k if •> f l V A K yle a n d K elsi M c D a n iel Kelsi Davis and Kyle McDaniel exchanged mar riage vow's on June 30, 2012 at Bridal Veil Lakes near Corbett, OR. Ramsey Warren, friend of the bride, officiated. Ceremony music was provided by the Grant High School jazz band. Kelsi is the daughter of Kelly and Jackie Davis of Portland, OR. She graduat ed from Grant High School, and then went on to obtain degrees from the University o f Washington and Gon- zaga Law School. She now works as the Deputy Dis trict Attorney in the Union County DA’s office. Kyle is the son of Scott and Joan McDaniel of Hep pner. He is a graduate of Heppner High School. He also graduated from Oregon State University before go ing on to obtain a master’s degree from Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. He works for the U.S. Forest Service. C o u rtn ey D avis o f Seattle, WA, sister o f the bride, served as the bride’s maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Karly McKone, friend of the bride from Pendleton, OR; Lauren Brill, friend of the bride from Seattle, WA and Shelby Mitzimber, cousin o f the bride from Spokane. WA. Hailey and Annabelle McDaniel at tended as flower girls. C aleb M cD aniel o f Heppner, the groom’s broth er, stood as best man. The groom was also attended by groomsmen Chris Peck of Pendleton, friend o f the groom; Joe Papineau o f Prineville, OR, friend of the groom; and Matt Baker of Lexington, friend of the groom. Ring bearer was Nolan Ramirez. U shers w ere Travis Wilhelm, Stevie Spencer, Travis Almon, Jake Doran and Andrew Hart. A reception followed the ceremony at Bridal Veil Lakes in Corbett. ~ Letters to the Editor The Heppner Gazette Tunes 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 tenets expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost of $ 10. Wind power endangers wildlife To the editor: The Oregon semaphore grass is a unique and amaz ing grass that occurs in two populations within the state of Oregon, and nowhere else in the world. It has a global heritage rank o f G l, “critically imperiled because of the extreme rarity.” (Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species of Oregon, October 2010; Oregon Biodiversity Information Center, Institute o f Natural Resources, Port land State University) Construction of the Antelope Ridge Wind Facility in Union County constitutes a threat to the Oregon sema phore grass. EDP Renewables chose to ignore it in their application until the Friends of the Grande Ronde Valley challenged them to address it. This rare plant is on the chopping block due to a renewable energy program that is proving to not be en vironmentally friendly and will ultimately provide less than 1 percent of our energy production. The question now is how many other endangered species of plants and animals are being ignored? Pamela Wilkinson Cove, OR Reward kids who do well Recently, the John Day River Little League, formerly Willow Creek Little League, picked the Majors Baseball All-Star team. It’s amazing that the player on the Heppner team who had the best batting average, least amount of errors, three homeruns, several RBIs, and who never missed a game or practice for the season received only one vote to be on the 12-year-olds’ team. So, what are All-Stars? The All-Star Team should be kids with the best stats. Right. Instead, they are sons or daughters of family and friends who are in control of the association and want to go camping together at the games. Also another question. Was the team picked before the season started? Let’s give kids who do their best their just reward, or what incentive will kids have to be a part of the baseball leagues and do their best? Heppner Majors Little League team has a great bunch of kids and two great coaches, Dr. Russ Nichols and Scott Coe, whom should be appreciated for their hard work and dedication. Toni Nichols also works hard, operating the Snack Shack at all the home games. John Steagall Lexington BEO staff takes heat for wheat growers A little bit of history To the Editor, Harriet Hall recently let me pore over Josephine Ma honey Baker’s scrap books and articles of the past. She was a neighbor of mine when I was a girl and I always admired her. There are so many articles of interest in these trea sured books. She started writing for the papers in the late 30s and continued until the 50s. She also was the librarian for a few years. Below is a little bit o f history, from a former writer for the hometown paper and a permanent correspondent in the Heppner area for Associated Press, United Press, Inter national News Service, two Portland dailies, a Pendleton daily and a Walla Walla daily paper. She also had a daily column of local neighborhood news in the East Oregonian with the byline “Seen along life’s highways” by Josephine Mahoney. History courtesy of Harriet Hall. Sharon Harrison, Lexington From the Heppner Gazette-Times archives, July 10, 1969: To the Editor: Since the recent flood in Heppner, my hometown, I have been asked a few times the name o f the stream coming down through the town and past the municipal swimming pool. To set the record straight, the name o f the canyon is “Donaldson Canyon " named for my grandfather, Samuel C. Donaldson, a pioneer land and stock holder rancher He, in those long ago days, owned what is now known as “the Bisbee place ” which at that time was the Donaldson family home o f my grandfather and grandmother and my mother, Rose Donaldson (Richardson). His holdings took in what is now the Masonic Ceme tery and extended on fo r miles over he unfenced range. After the death o f my grandmother when my mother was 16 years o f age all this land was sold. There is a small stream which flows down Donaldson canyon the year around, only this year it seems it got out o f bounds. There is a Shobe canyon out in the hills but this car ries no water unless from heavy rains or a cloudburst. There is no Shobe creek. The Courthouse records and maps should show all o f this. Very Truly Yours, Josephine Mahoney Baker 2545 S. W. Terwilliger, Apt. 525 Portland 97201 Treat wolves this way? I am wondering if the good people of Heppner are going to treat the wolves the same way they treated the bear that came around? Bobby McEwen Heppner Christian author to speak at area church No, we're not talking financial hot water. Bank of Eastern Oregon lenders (L-R) Russell Seewald, Mike Short, Ed Rol lins and Joe Perry, friends of agriculture and the OSH Exten sion Service barbecued steak for the Morrow County Wheat Because of the Independence Day holiday, Grower’s annual social dinner held at Eric and Brandi Orem's lunch will not be served at St. Patrick’s Senior Center on farm northeast of Lexington on Friday, June 15. This oppor Wednesday, July 4. The meal will be served instead on tunity has become quite a tradition for BEO employees, and they say they're already looking forward to next year’s event. Community lunch menu All area women Boswell, who are invited to meet lives in Woodland, C h ristian author WA and is in town and speaker Barb as part of the Relay Boswell this com for Life weekend, ing Sunday, July 1, is a cancer survivor at 1:30 p.m. at Wil and inspirational low Creek Baptist author who speaks Church, 560 Minor Barb Boswell to women’s groups Street in Heppner. around the country. Women and teens can meet She is the author of Every and greet Boswell over re- Time I Turn Around I Bump freshments at 1:30. Herpre- Into God and Every Time sentation will begin about I Turn Around I Catch a 2 p.m. Glimpse of God. Friday, July 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. -Contributed photo United Methodist Church members will be serv ing cheeseburgers, potato salad, pea salad and sliced melons. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is The next meeting o f the Heppner Chamber of Com subject to change. merce will be Thursday, June 28, at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Jerry Slaughter, clinic supervisor for Advantage Dental, will be the guest speaker. FARM E R S Lunch expense is $9; Willow Creek Diner will cater and will be introducing their new menu. Attendees are asked to RSVP no later than the Wednesday before. lone 4-H gears up Chamber lunch meeting for fair I n ^ r ü Hin I L I I i pad willi an insurance micie freni n u r communities NEW f armer's Aeenl Scctt Coe 450 Tito»« Street Boirrfn«», OR Jv»o 29,2012 4 7 -. j . c. vd R i M m eettiaj it » h i Everyoae it iir itr i to the §rt»( «foli») ««( rih a cittìi j etrtmoiy of Colimkii River Comnnity H m IH i Services lu d i served freie 11:00 i . m . t i 2:00 p.m. Tom if Hi« u v facility v ili k offered f t lone Community 4-H Livestock Club member Morgan Orem introduces her show lambs for the Morrow County Fair in August. Morgan is the daughter of Eric and Brandi Orem and will be entering the seventh grade next year. The club will be hosting a harvest portion bake sale at the lone Market on Monday, July 2, from 2-5 p.m. -Photo by Erin Heideman If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. S I D T j Scott Coe (« m i p e e rara / Ift ire lieifd h i Miei iHtk if t k iH elisie kiMit) (k y itttn i, piene coll 5414117212 tit. 227 I If Y O U have a family member who suffers from gambling addiction. Y O U can also receive F R E E 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 L O C A L appointment or just to talk: Bobby Harris Q 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) Q 541-676-9161 O R 1-677-695-4648 (1-688-MYLIMIT) «
