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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon lone school rewards patience Levosky, Bennetto plan May wedding ~ Wednesday, March6,2013 -FIVE Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor w ith 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 of Thanks” at a cost o f S 10. Keeping Heppner litter-free To the editor. It is time to get the streets and highways in and around Heppner ready for our annual St. Patrick’s celebration. Heppner citizens have been doing a great job of keep ing our streets and highways litter free. O f special note is the ODOT Highway Litter Pickup Program, which cooperates with the Chamber of Com merce, the Lions, the county employees union, the Bank of Eastern Oregon and the elementary school staff to keep our roadways in good, litter-free condition. Our community’s good appearance is an important asset, so a “shout out” goes to everyone who helps. (s) John Edmundson, Heppner The following lone Community School students received awards for showing patience during the month of Febru ary. Teachers were looking for students who were able to work on something for a long period of time and able to be calm when asked to wait. Awards were give to kindergarten, Hailee Peck; first grade, John McElligott; second grade, Madison Orem; third grade, Anthony Villegas; fourth grade, Larysa Burright; fifth grade, Madie Alldritt; and sixth grade, Tyler Carter (not pictured). -Contributedphoto ELECTION -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE year terms; Irrigon Com munity Park & Recreation District, positions 1, 5, 3 and 4 with four year terms; Boardman Park & Recre ation District, two direc tors at large with four year terms; lone School District, positions 3, 4 and 5 with four year terms; Morrow County School District, positions 2, 6 and 7 with four year terms; Morrow County Health D istrict, positions 1, 2 and 3 with four year terms; Heppner Water Control District, two directors at large with four year terms. Terms of Office start on June 30 and run for four years. If there’s been a vacancy in the district, the term would he the remain der of the unexpired term, making it a two-year term. According to county clerk Bobbi Childers, can didates for these positions are required to file a District Nomination form with the Morrow County Clerk by 5 p.m. on March 21. A $10 filing fee or 25 signatures of eligible Mor row County electors within the district is required of all candidates. For more information call Childers at 541-676- 5601. Irish stew feed menu changing Something new is going to happen this year. Instead o f Mrs. O ’L eary’s Irish Stew Feed on Friday, March 15, the Heppner United Methodist Church will be putting on Mrs. O ’Leary’s Irish Spud Bar for the Fri day evening meal. Live music will be a new feature at this year’s event. After many years o f organizing the St. Patrick’s Irish Stew Feed, Jean Bra- zell is hanging up her apron and taking a much-antici pated respite. The new or- ganizer, Patty Nance, with the help o f the Heppner United Methodist Women, decided to try something new. This year, the meal will be a spud bar, which in cludes a potato with choices of many different toppings, a salad, beverage and des sert. The meal will be avail able from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages six to 12, and free for children under six. ■ A* Kara Levoskv and C on Bennetto Kenneth and Tyra Le vosky of Windsor, CO are pleased to announce the en gagement of their daughter, Kara L. Levosky of Wind sor, to Cory C. Bennetto, formerly of lone. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Windsor High School. She then attended the Institute o f Business and Medical Careers in Fort Collins, CO. She is now self-employed as a massage therapist in Fort Collins. The groom-elect is the son o f Kevin and Karen Bennetto of W i 11 its. CA, and Terri Bennetto of Den ver, CO. He graduated from lone High School and then went on to attend Blue Mountain Community Col lege in Pendleton„OR and Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He is cur rently self-employed in the computer repair industry in Fort Collins. The couple will ex change vows on Saturday, May 25, 2013 in Windsor. There will be a reception in lone in July when the couple relocates to Ken newick, WA. Family and friends are invited to check out their website at http:// w w w .coryandkara.com / registry.html for more in formation about the happy couple. Smith, Tworek set April nuptials r £ t - P a t ? weekend I? ON THE WAY( Russell Smith and Kathryn Tworek Closeout price on 2012 designs gt. Pats Weekend Hours Friday (3/15) 7am-7pm Saturday (3/16) Sunday Closed Y - w f ^ Mint „Ythjs^jto bomb C heck out our ia iiy Russell Smith of Pend leton, OR and K athryn Tworek of Hermiston, OR are pleased to announce their engagement. Russell is the son of Royce and Joanne Smith o f Irrigon. He is a 1992 graduate of Pendleton High School. He deployed in 2005 to Afghanistan as a Chinook pilot as a member o f the U.S. Army. After retiring from the Army in 2008, Smith began pursu- ing a master’s degree in business at Eastern Oregon University. Katie is the daughter of Conrad and Lucy Tworek of lone, and a 1999 gradu ate of lone High School. She is employed by Castle Rock Farming as a staff accountant. She completed her Bachelor of Science in business at Eastern Oregon University in 2004. The wedding will be held April 6 in Pendleton. iuhch specials THURSDAY (7th)- Chili HEPPNER ELKS 358 FRIDAY(Bth)- Clam Chowder 676-9181 "tthere Fritiuh Meet" 142 North Main MONDAY (llth)- Grilled Chicken Bacon W rap TUESDAY (12th)- M eatball Subs WEDNESDAY (S th )- Grilled Ham & Cheese THURSDAY (14th)- Chicago Style Hot Pastram i FRIDAY(Sth)- Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup 2012 RX PROFILES AVAILABLE ASK PHARMACIST FOR DETAILS itMiuftijï INC 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Florar576-9426 U D K S NIGHT PER A O ld T imers N k h t I T hursday M arch 7m D inner 6:00 pm P m C eremony i L odge fcOO pm [D mner it C am A S tefani S weeney I T ut » roast with au the fun ' s Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 ! To the editor; For those who were here before us, lest we forget. In regards to the recent letters in the paper about hon oring Native Americans and Irish heritage: What about the other immigrants from Europe and Asia who came to find work in our area? They helped build railroads, communities with roads, businesses, farming and livestock. The Native Ameri cans were here before the migration west into Oregon country. All these different groups should be remembered in some way because they built the infrastructure for what we have in Morrow County today. (s) Rudy Bergstrom, South lone Statue would add diversity to scenery To the editor, First, I also am not from this area. I moved here from Kansas 50 years ago. 1 was warmly welcomed and ac cepted by the people of the area. Second, I am not “angry” toward or about the Irish im migrants and descendents and their hard work of settling the area, and making it all a thriving place. The shamrock and St. Patrick’s name are just part of Heppner, reminders of the first settlers. I enjoy the St. Patrick’s celebration as much as anyone, the sheep dog trials. Father Condon’s play, the vendors, games, contests, the banners and flag, KUMA Coffee Hour, the parade, music, meals and visiting friends. I attend most of them and enjoy. I applaud all the hard working people who spend hours pulling this all together. The same with the fair and rodeo. I don’t see how an Indian statue would detract from the Irish history. It would only acknowledge that the Indians did travel this area to and from the mountains in their annual search for food. It would add a little diversity to the scenery. Finally, it is up to the committee to decide, and I will accept their decision quietly (at least in public). However, they know which way I would vote. Thank you, Anna Schwarzin, Heppner Friends of the library to hold book sale W e h a v e Irish g if t s v fu n th in g s t o w ear! 2013 SHIRT DESIGNS Need to honor all county immigrants » The Friends of the Hep pner Library will hold their annual St. Patrick’s Day book sale on Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, at Heppner City Hall. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. This sale is the group’s main fundraising event for the year. The money from the book sale is used to support many library activities and programs. Friends o f the Heppner Library provides T-shirts, and prizes for the children’s summer reading program, as well as some movies to go along with the theme of the program. They also have committed to financ ing part of the cost of the new free Mango Language Learning program for three years. The program is free to anyone with a library card. Also, the money is used for purchases of equipment, furniture, books and pre senters such as Mr. Pugh, who gave a presentation about meteors and mete orites that have come to ground in O regon. The library budget often cannot finance these programs, so Friends of the Library pro vides the financial support to make them available to local patrons. “Come and check out the many and varied books that we will have at the sale, from cooking to myster ies to biographies, as well as books for children and many others,” says one group member. “We have something for everyone who reads. Our prices are some of the lowest you will find anywhere, so check us out.” If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h ave a fam ily m em b er w ho suffers from gam bling addiction. Y O U can also receive F R E E tre a t m ent even if th e g am b ler is not receiving treatm en t If you are a resident of M o rrow C ounty and you wish to take ad van tag e of the services a b o ve or d esire m ore inform ation. P le a s e call any of the following num bers to set up a L O C A L appointm ent or just to talk Bobby Harris @ 541 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5 Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161 O R 1 -8 7 7 -6 9 5 -4 6 4 8 ( 1 -8 8 8 -M Y L IM IT )
