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
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Andrea Di Salvo.............................................................................................Editor
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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.
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Come check out our Christmas
sidewalk sale-Friday October 5th 9 am- ?
hVe have fall plants ( flowers!!!
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Chocolate Peanut B u tte r Frappe $ 3 .2 5
Wedding Tables
Andrew Johnson &
Holly Wame
October 6, 2 0 1 2
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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)