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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 22,2013 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner 4-H kids monkey around at zoo GAZETTE-TIMES U .S .P .S . 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M o r r o w C o u n t y 's H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, L LC and entered as periodical maner at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3 , 1179 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon O ffice at 186 W W illo w Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9221 Fax (541) 676-9211 E-m ail editorg>rapidserve net or david^rapidserve net Web site: w w w heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O . B o x 337, Heppner. Oregon 97636 Subscriptions: $29 in M orrow County; $23 senior rate (in M orrow County only; 65 years or older), $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions. D avid Sykes.....................................................................................................Publisher Andrea D i Salvo........................................................................................ — — Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost tor a display ad is $5 per column mch Cost tor 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/tegal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the lime 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 wntten 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. Dinner at the Cemetery returns spirit o f these survivors while also remembering the cost in lives o f the devasta tion. Somber though this look-back is, optimism is the note on which the eve ning plans to end. Cost for the evening— including dinner catered by Alvin Lui and the per formance—is $25. Tickets are available at Murray’s Drug, Bank of Eastern Or egon, Community Bank and the Heppner Chamber of Commerce office. Seating is limited. “ M em o ries o f the Flood” returns to H ep pner Masonic Cemetery on June 14, a day earlier than first announced. This encore performance by the D inner-at-the-C em etery Players will complement the com m unity’s annual Celebrate Heppner event. The evening will begin with dinner at 6 p.m. Through the actual words of some survivors of the 1903 Heppner Flood, the dramatic production pays tribute to the amazing lone Community 4-H Club, in cooperation with RJ Livestock 4-H Club from Heppner, traveled jointly to attend the Oregon Zoo Snooze. Zoo Snooze features after-hours tours of the zoo’s exhibits, animal kitchen and veterinary medical center, as well as zookeeper training games, inquiry sessions and hands-on animal activities. Members stayed the night across the walk from the monkeys, too. 4-H leaders Doashea Qualls and Erin Heideman wish to especially recognize Loren and Della Heide- man for sponsoring the trip and Deacon Heideman for chap eroning. Pictured: (Standing L-R): Jake Heideman, Sydney Qualls, JD Aleksa, Paul Taylor, Austin Morter, Hayden Qualls and Austin Carter. (Seated L-R): Taylor Nelson, MaLinda Morter, Sophie Qualls, Wyatt Aleksa, Liam Heideman and Aaron Smythe. -Photo by Erin Heideman Obituaries Floyd B. Hess Floyd Barty Hess, 81, their Blake Ranch home. of Blake Ranch near Hep He had been a mem pner died Sunday, May 12, ber of the Eagles and Elks 2013 at Pioneer Memorial Lodges. Hospital in Hep He e n jo y e d pner. A memorial hunting, fishing, gathering will be snowmobiling and held at the Hess motorcycle racing. residence at Blake Survivors in Ranch Saturday, clude; his w ife, May 25, at 1 p.m. Mitzi Hess of Hep He was born Floyd B. Hess p n er; d au g h ter, February 21, 1932 C hristie Hess o f in Hood River, OR, McNary, OR; nu the son of Floyd and Lily merous grandchildren and Hanel Hess. Floyd was great grandchildren; step raised and attended school daughters, Diana Grykuliak in Hood River and then of Edmonton, AB and Terri Multnomah Mechanic Col Ross of Roy, WA. lege in Portland. He was preceded in Mr. Hess was a me death by: his first wife, chanic at Rhorman Ford in Miriam; son, James; and Herrn iston for more than 20 daughter, Gail. years; he was shop foreman Memorial contributions for 20 plus years, also at may be made to Pioneer Rhorman Ford. Following M em orial H ospital, PO his retirement, he moved Box 9, Heppner, Oregon to Blake Ranch mountain 97836. property. Sweeney Mortuary of On August 30, 2003 Heppner is in charge of ar he married Mitzi Grimes at rangements. lone Legion celebrates Memorial Richard Louis Day Graham The American Legion Post 95 and Auxiliary’s Memo rial Day ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27, at the lone Community School on Spring Street in lone with visitors meeting at the flag pole. The ceremony will remember and honor those courageous men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Guests are then invited to join the Legion and Auxil iary at the American Legion Hall, on 2nd Street next to the City Hall, for a remembrance service dedicated to POW/ MIAs. More than 83,000 American troops are missing in action, and the public is invited to join the groups in recognizing those individuals. Refreshments will be served to guests. Bake sale benefit for Country club ladies Crysti Taylor exchange visits A bake sale benefit for Crysti Taylor, who is undergo ing cancer treatment, will be held this Friday, May 24, in front of Heppner Family Foods. The hours for the benefit will be 11 a.m. until the items are sold. Cham ber lunch m eeting Richard L. Graham, poration from 1953 until 82, of lone, passed away 1992. Dick’s favorite pas at home on May 13, 2013. times were hunting, fish A Celebration of Life cer ing, working in his garden emony is being planned in and spending time with his the lone City Park family. for June 1, 2013, Dick is survived from 11 a.m. until by: his wife, Rosie; 12 p.m. Fam ily their daughters and and friends are en spouses, Helen and couraged to bring John E kstrom o f their favorite sto lone, and Mary and ries about Dick Richard Louis Dave D unning of and share them Graham Everett, WA; three with his family. grandchildren and Dick was bom July 7, their spouses, Arthur and 1930 in Fossil, OR, and Stacie Ekstrom o f lone, lived in Kinzua, OR, until David and Jessica Dunning 1978. When the town of of Everett, and Sarah Dun Kinzua closed in 1978, he ning of Everett; and great- moved his family to Hep granddaughters, Payton pner, and lived there until Miller of lone and Brianaj 1997, when he and his wife, Dunning of Everett. Rosie, moved to lone. In lieu of flowers, the A g rad u ate o f O r family is requesting dona egon State University, he tions be made to the lone worked for Kinzua Cor- Education Foundation. The next meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Com merce will be Thursday, May 23, at noon in the St. Pat rick’s Senior Center dining room. Some o f H eppner’s newest chamber members, Michael and Melissa Boylan from Boylan Design, will share information about their company; the chamber will also have a legislative update conference call with Rep. Greg Smith. Virginia R. Stillman, Lunch expense is $10; Murray’s Drug will cater. At 81, of Heppner died Mon tendees are asked to RSVP no later than the Wednesday Ten Willow Creek Country Club ladies traveled to Meadow day, May 20, 2013 at Good Springs Country Club in Richland, WA to enjoy a day of golf morning before. recently. This visitation was hosted by the Tee-Bird Member Shepherd Hospital in Herm- Cldb. The WCCC Tee-Bird visitation will be held on Tuesday, iston. A graveside service June 25. All local lady golfers are welcome to sign up to play will be held 1 p.m. Satur M UTE 74 RESTAURANTI in the nine-hole activity. Pictured: Judy Harris, Betty Carlson, day, May 25, at the Elgin Betty Burns, Pat Edmundson Suzanne Jepsen, Lynnea Sargent, Cemetery in Elgin, OR. Pat Dougherty, Loa Heideman, Lorrene Montgomery and She was bom May 24, Jackie Allstott. -Contributedphoto 1931 at Pumpkin Ridge near Imbler, the daughter o f Harry and Lois Coffin Barton. She was raised and attended school in Imbler, where she graduated from RESTAURANT Morrow County Health District has announced that high school in 1949. On May 30, 1949 she Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner and Irrigon Medical Clinic will be closed on Monday, May 27, for the Memo married George Stillman rial Day Holiday. Laboratory and Radiology departments in Walla Walla, WA. The at Pioneer Memorial Hospital will also be closed that day couple lived in lone for a for non-emergent outpatient services. time, then moved to Con don and Klamath Falls, OR before settling in Heppner Virginia Rae Stillman CLOSED MINMY MAY roe MEMO UOLIDA Now taking orders for Memorial Day Flowers Community lunch menu Call o u r floral d e p a rtm e n t 541 676-9426 - W e w il l b e c lo s e d M o n d av M av 2 7 th C O M IN G S O O N - Friday June 14 Annual sidewalk sale! ---------- DRINK S P E C IA L S ----------- C aramel M arsh m a llo w M a cc h ia to $ 4 .0 0 P e a c h M a n g o I t a l ia n S o d a $ 3 .0 0 C h e c k in s to re f o r d a ily _____ lu n c h s p e c ia ls ! i t M ium 217 North Mam St. Happnar • Phone 676-9158 • Ronrt764426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counti— Since 195ÇJ i Health district clinics closed Monday Church o f the Nazarene and Seventh-Day Adventist church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, May 29, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include sloppy Joes, potato salad, broccoli salad, tomatoes and chocolate pudding. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Come to a Barbecue (Hotdogs & Hamburgers) at Willow Creek Golf Course to celebrate in 1952. She enjoyed horses, gardening, taxidermy, hunt ing and woodcarving. S u rv iv o rs in clu d e: sons, Randy Stillman and wife Barbara o f Boring, OR, Beryl Stillman and wife Susie o f Lexington; 17 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: her husband G eorge, son R ory and daughter Rebecca Harsh man. Memorial contributions may be made to the Morrow County Museum, PO Box 515, Heppner, OR 97836 Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of ar rangements. Death Notices Rita Helen Sumner—Rita Helen Sumner o f Hep pner passed away May 15,2013 in Ashland, OR. Service details and a full obituary will follow in a later issue of the Gazette-Times. Darlene (Wayne) Doherty—Darlene*(Wayne) Do herty, known as “Bunky,” 80, of Payette, ID, formerly of the Heppner area, passed away Thursday, May 16,2013. Arrangements are pending under the direction of the Haren-Wood Funeral Chapel, Payette. Mike Doherty's 60th birthday! Sunday May 26 12 NOON All advertising d ead lin e: Monday a t 5 p.m.
