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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 19,2012 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner Clough-Jones engagement GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 M orrow County’s Hom e-Owned Weekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and enlered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o t March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Pax (541) 676-9211 t-mail: editor <iTapidscrve.net or davidioirapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-limes, PO Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County; $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only: 65 years or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions. David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo.............................................................................................Editor 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 to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch. For Public/legal Notices public/tegaf notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub require three weeks to process after Iasi date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituanes 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 nght 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. Sandfords sponsor queen’s crown Lindsey Clough and Cody Jones. The parents of Lindsey Clough and Cody Jones have announced their en gagement to be married. Lindsey is the daughter of Karen Clough, Heppner, and Randy Clough, Okano gan, WA. C ody is the son o f Deanna Thomas, Pendle ton, and Ron Jones, Lewis ton, ID. The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Heppner High School. She attended Blue Mountain Community College and Eastern Oregon University. She is employed with Glendale Pediatrics in Glendale, CA. The groom-to-be is a 2001 graduate of Pendleton High School. He graduated from the University of Or egon, Eugene, in 2005. He is employed as a business analyst in Los Angeles, CA. The couple plans a Sep tember 29, 2012, wedding at Mill Creek Garden, Walla Walla. WA. Over the Tee Cup Nine ladies showed up for a sunny day of play on Sept. 11 at Willow Creek County Club. Pat Edmundson took low gross of the field with 38. Low net o f the field went to Darcee Mitchell with 26. Sarah Rucker had least putts of the field with Maggie Collins, Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro 15. Rodeo Queen (center), stands with Sylvia and Rick Sandford of Willow Creek Storage, LLC. The Sandfords and Willow Creek Storage sponsored the queen’s official crown. Queen Maggie gets to keep the Montana Silver Crown as a keepsake of her reign. Willow Creek Storage will he sponsoring the 2013-14 Morrow County Fair and OTPR Queen’s crown, as well. Ap plications for fair and rodeo queen can be obtained from the fair office during weekly business hours. -Contributedphoto lone Auxiliary to hold holiday bazaar The lone Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual holi day bazaar Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the lone American Legion Hall. A lunch of soup, roll and dessert will be available for $5. Tables are still available for vendors; cost per table is $10. Set-up for vendors is Friday, Nov. 16, at 6-9 p.m. and Saturday morning at 8 a.m. To reserve a table, contact Becky Rietmann at 541-422-7230 or 541-702-2040, or Sharon Rietmann at 541-422-7437 or 541-571-0738. Car wash, bake sale planned A car wash and bake sale are planned for Sept. 21 from 1-5 p.m. in the lone Community School parking lot. lone school teachers and staff are raising funds to help with medical expenses for Michelle Alldritt-Holtz, daughter of the school’s cook, Kay Alldritt. Everyone is encouraged to attend and help Michelle and her family. Jfeftfi nsx and dons cdfomscomincj dhíday , Octobsz 5- [Òon t foiyst to corns jjick out Ljoui aouacjsi Come tty out out Frozen Yogurt!!! Come check out our Christmas sidewalk sale-Friday October 5th 9 am- ? hVe have fall plants ( flowers!!! DRINK SPEC IA LS- S M o re s Mocha 3 .2 5 Chocolate Peanut B u tte r Frappe $ 3 .2 5 Wedding Tables Andrew Johnson & Holly Wame October 6, 2 0 1 2 ^ Miu/uuj'i Djiug 217 North Mam St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name o f 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 o f 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. The importance of words All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m lication must be specified Affidavits must be required al the time of submission. Affidavits Letters to the Editor ~ Once again we are in the throes of an election year, and it won’t be long until the Oregon Secretary of State publishes a voter pamphlet that outlines all of the issues. You would think that this pamphlet would make the ballot measures crystal clear and that you would have no trouble understanding a measure and, thereby, be able to make an intelligent decision as to how you will vote. Should be simple enough. Either yes or no. If only it were that simple. Alas, the legalese in the wording makes it extremely difficult to know whether a yes is really a yes...or is it a no? And vice versa. If you are prone to wait until the last minute to review the is sues, you might find it very difficult to devote the time it takes to understand exactly whether you should vote yes or no. With that in mind, we have decided to review the ballot measures well in advance and to break them down into what we consider to be layman’s terms that any non-Philadelphia lawyer can understand. We will also do our very best to determine exactly what a yes or no vote will really mean. Hopefully, this will give every reader a chance to get a head start on the issues. Please stay tuned on a weekly basis. In the next issue, we will discuss the “Death Tax.” why it is important to be informed about this burdensome tax and what a yes or no vote will really mean. Jack Meligan, Heppner For the Willow Creek Tea Party Patriots For flight A, Virginia Grant had low gross and long drive, while Laura Rogers had K.P. For flight B, Carri Grieb took low gross. On flight C, Lorrene Montgomery had low gross, Laura Rogers To the Editor: had low net and Jackie All- Maybe “Good help is hard to find,” but maybe not stott had least putts. always in Heppner. I wish to publicly pay tribute to the business employees who do a good job of making me feel welcome in their businesses and acting eager to as sist me. A thank you, also, for treating my visitors in the same way. Surely, any of us who have worked with the public know challenges can arise, sometimes simply because we Willow Creek Country Club Men’s Club results for are having a “bad day.” That makes me even more appre Sunday, Sept. 16 are as follows: ciative of the employees who maintain a proper demeanor Gross: 1, Charlie Ferguson, 65; 2, Don Eaves, 69; even under pressure. Any of us who are shoppers appreci 3, Dave Allstott. 73. ate the employees with ready smiles instead of grim looks Net: 1, Stacy Wilson, 55; 2, Bob MacDonald. 57; 3 or frowns, the employees who seem pleased, or at least (tie), Ralph Walker and Gene Sonstegard, 58. content, to be at work. If I have a question, I appreciate Special Events: Walker, Wilson and MacDonald. the employee who wants to know if I have a question and Next Sunday will be the Men’s Club Annual Cross then has an answer or finds the answer for me. Country Tournament. Maybe even more important to our local businesses, and certainly important to visitors in Heppner, are the employees who greet and assist them with ready smiles and eager demeanor. These employees obviously real ize how discouraging and off-putting being ignored is, especially for someone who is a stranger to a business The Northeast Oregon finished third in the Junior and community. Thank you, every one of you who treat me like an Junior G olf A ssociation Boys age group. (NEOJGA) announced it’s F ifty -e ig h t golfers, important customer and treat strangers the way you treat 2012 season points champi ages 8-18, participated in familiar faces. I hope you can inspire and help fellow ons at its final tournament the eight NEOJGA tour employees who are not acting like “good help.” Doris Brosnan, Heppner of the year at Buffalo Peaks naments during the 2012 golf course in Union on tour. The NEOJGA board Aug. 7. Several local golf of directors is already plan ers were awarded medals. ning next year’s season. Placing first in the Pee- An additional tournament Dear Editor and Heppner City Council: Wee Girls division was Ni has been added, and they I read with interest the Heppner Gazette-Times front cole Propheter. First place are discussing other ways in the PeeWee Boys divi to make the season more page article dealing with free water for hunters being sion was Kellen Grant. Fin enjoyable and educational provided by the City of Heppner. It seems that this service ishing second for the season for the junior golfers in our provided by the city is not looked at favorably by some. As a taxpayer and water system rate payer, I feel compelled in the Intermediate Girls area. division was Sophie Grant, For more information to let the community know my thoughts on the subject. and Logan Grieb took first and a full list o f season Water, even at the highest rate paid by the rate pay place in the Interm ed i results, visit www.neogja. ers of Heppner, is still cheaper than dirt. For $19.90 per ate Boys. Austin Gutierrez com. month customers get up to 1000 gallons of water. That is a cost of less than $0.0095 per gallon. The hunter who filled the 300 gallon tank of water used about $2.85 worth of water at the maximum retail rate. (The cost for each gallon o f water decreases rapidly once customers use over the minimum.) The water in the tank was divided The Morrow County Historical Society annual meet between several hunting parties. To my mind, this is a ing will be held at the Stokes Landing Senior Center, 190 small amount for the city to at it in good will to encour Opal Place, Irrigon, OR on Sunday, Oct. 7. A potluck age hunters to come into town. Hopefully, they will have dinner will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the business meeting a good impression of the community and will want to return in the future. • to follow. Please don’t quibble about a few dollars worth of For more information, contact Don Eppenbach at water being used by the hunters who help sustain the local 541-922-3197. economy. Perhaps the pleasant experience of a town that welcomes visitors and tries to make their time in Heppner enjoyable will encourage people to stop and shop and perhaps even move there one day. Does it really hurt the rate payers to part with a few gallons of water? I doubt that charging hunters for the water provided would actually The lone Library District will hold their regular lower my water bill. However, if the hunters come and monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. at the shop and use local services, maybe that will help keep the lone Public Library, 385 W. Main Street in lone. The stores open and providing services for the people who call public is invited to attend. Heppner home as well as those who come to visit. Gerald Breazeale, Irrigon Good help to be found in Heppner WCCC men’s club results NEOJGA ends season Don’t quibble over water for hunters Historical society to meet lone Library District to meet If 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 Q 541-678-9925 or 541-256-0175 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) Q 541-676-9161 OR 1 -877-695-4648 (1-668-MYLIMIT)
