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r TW O - Heppner Gazette-Timesk Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 10,2013 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES ll.S .P .S . 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M orrow C ounty’s H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act o f March 3,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner. Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9 2 2 8 . F a x (5 4 1 ) 676-9211. I -mail: editor'«rapidserse net or dawdurapidserve net Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County; $23 senior rate I in Morrow County only; 65 years or olderl; $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions David Sykes....................................................................................................... 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Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday al 5 p.m. Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 5 0 f 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 dale of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituanes are published in the Heppner G T 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 G T mil not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone number for use by the G T office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks’ al a cost of $10 « Over the Tee Cup Twelve Willow Creek Country Club ladies braved a hot, hot, hot day on the course on July 2. Corol M itchell took low gross of the field. Karen Thompson and Laura Rog ers tied for low net, and Sarah Rucker had least putts. For Hight A, Corol M itchell had the long drive. On flight B, C arrie Grieb had low gross, Judy Harris took low net, Lor raine Montgomery had least putts and Sarah Rucker had the long drive. For flight C, Betty Carl son had low gross and long drive, while Jackie Allstott had low net, and Bev Stea gall had least putts and KP. Willow Creek Coun try Club has announced that the 2013 Ladies Club Championship Tournament will be held July 19-20. All lady members of WCCC are eligible to participate in the tournament, which will name a Ladies Gross Champion and a Ladies Net Champion. The 36-hole competi tion tees off at 5 p.m. Friday with 18 holes, followed by 18 holes on Saturday morning with an 8 a.m. tee time. Awards will be given for each day’s play, to in clude a number of special events, with champions be ing named from their two- day combined scores. The WCCC board will host the event both days and says it extends a warm welcome to all challeng ers at all skill levels. To register for the event, or for any questions, call the clubhouse at 676-5437. Obituaries Wilma Louise (Dobyns) Hardesty family. Wilma loved sewing, quilting and gardening, and was an active volunteer at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and in the com munity of Eugene. She was also a member of Valby Lu theran Church in lone. She had many close friends and will be remem bered for her devotion to her immediate and extend ed family, her kindness, her willingness to help others in need, and her sense of Above: Skip and Peggy Connor when they were “going out” humor. She loved Oregon in the "50s. Below: The Connors on their 25,h wedding anni and its history, and delved versary. Contributed photos deeply into family geneal ogy in later years. She was preceded in death by her mother, father and husband. W ilm a is su rv iv ed by: her son Jeff and his wife Susan Jacobson; son Gary; daughter Sharon and husband David Koeltzow; granddaughters Amanda and Mikayla; and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and friends, all of whom loved her dearly and will miss her. Wilma Louise (Dobyns) Hardesty, 87, passed away April 25, 2013 in Vancou ver, WA surrounded by family. She was buried next to her beloved husband, Tad, at Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene, OR on May 1,2013. Wilma was bom Feb ruary 17, 1926 in lone to Walter Dobyns and Esther Petersen Dobyns. Wilma was raised on the family ranch near lone and attend ed schools there, graduating from lone High School in 1943. She moved to Corval lis in 1944 to attend Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) and then to Portland in 1945, where she graduated from Western Business College. Wilma went to work for Pacific Tel & Tel, where she met the love o f her life. Tad E. Hardesty. They were married on November 22, 1947. Sons Gary and Jeff were born in Portland, OR and daughter Sharon was bom in Eugene, where Wilma and Tad raised their Heppner students named to EOU WCCC Ladies Club dean’s list Two Heppner students, of Boardman, and Robert championship set Eric Jepsen and Kellee Weems of Irrigon. Martin, Grant tie for top spot in Sunday men’s play Co-chairmen John Ed- mundson and Ray Cecil reported that 29 men played in the regular Sunday men’s play on July 7. Results were as fol lows: Gross: 1. (tie) Jim Mar tin and Greg Grant - 63; 3. Barry Munkers - 65; 4. (tie) Duane Disque and Matt Scrivner. Net: 1. Nate Kennedy - 49; 2. Bill Morris - 52; 3. Shawn Wilson - 53; 4. Jones, were among 586 students Eastern Oregon University named to the dean's list for the 2013 spring term. Other county residents named to the dean's list w ere S hannon C allow and Kelly Doherty, both To q u alify for the dean's list, students must achieve and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework for the duration of the term. FAIR MANAGER Mary Beamer Sunday, July 14, 2013 2:00-4:00pm Beamer Ranch, Balm Fork Road Heppner, OR Courthouse crane lift date set Correction Community lunch menu Car wash fundraiser planned to benefit local woman -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE as Oregon FFA State Trea surer. In that capacity, Hintz travelled approxim ately 30,000 mile across Oregon, as well as to Indianapolis, IN and Argentina. “What I'm doing now is what I’ve done for the past year on a large scale,” says Zech. “It’s fun to practice the skills I’ve learned." He will resum e his educational career this fall, entering Cornell University in Ithaca, NY to pursue a degree in agricultural sci ence with plans to obtain either a double major or minor in marketing. Hintz says his current job as temporary fair man ager is enjoyable but a bit hectic as he tries to get up to speed and prepare for perhaps the most important fair in Morrow County his tory. “No pressure, right?” he jokes. The centennial Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo will take place Aug. 14-17, 2013. The theme is "Harvesting 100 Years of Memories at the Morrow County Fair.” For more information, contact Hintz at 541-676- 9474. Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All Saints Epis copal church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, July 17, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include baked ham, potatoes au gratin, green beans, cran- apple salad, hot rolls and orange freezer dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. removed; that work can be best completed while the courthouse is closed. Safety zones will be es tablished around the court house and will be enforced. The public is encouraged to watch the process from a safe distance. There are many places in town that will provide a good view o f the action while also being outside of the safety zones. As updates becom e available, they will be pro vided in the Heppner Ga zette-Times, on the Morrow County website at http:// morrowcountyoregon.com/ clock-tower-updates/, and on the new "Morrow County Oregon Courthouse Clock Tower’ Facebook page. A donation-only car wash to benefit local woman Crysti Taylor is planned for Saturday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Les Schwab in Heppner. Proceeds will go to offset medical expenses for Taylor, who is undergoing cancer treatment. An account for donations has also been set up for Taylor at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. • Chamber lunch meeting Friends and Family are invited to the wedding of Kylee Pisaue and Sean Allstott v_ Skip and Peggy Connor of Heppner will be celebrat ing their 60th anniversary July 20 from 2-4 p.m. at the Elks Club in Heppner, Ore. Friends and family are invited. The couple requests no gifts. “Your presence will he the greatest present we could receive,” says Peggy Connor. The date for the crane to lift the clock tower and the bell off o f the Mor row County Courthouse in Heppner has been set for July 23. This date may be subject to change if weather conditions or other vari ables are not favorable. Northwest Crane Ser vice will bring in their 225-ton crane early in the morning and begin their set-up. If all goes well, the work should be completed by noon. The courthouse will be closed all day on July 23 for the safety of the em ployees, the public and the contractor. There will be additional work to be completed after the clock tower has been Mike Doherty - 54. Least Putts - Charlie Ferguson. Special Events: KP #3 - Bill Morris; KP#5 - Gene Orwick; Long Putt - 1. Larry Runyon, 2. Charlie Ferguson, 3. Jim Martin. Next w eek’s Sunday Play will be headed by Stacy Wilson, Larry Ru nyon and Charlie Ferguson. In last week’s story, “Summer school program gives Wednesday night team play kids academic boost,” Sharon Morris was inadvertently resumes this week, July left out of the list of teachers and aides. 10. 100th Birthday Open House for Connors celebrate 60th anniversary on Saturday August 1 7 , 2 0 1 3 a t (¡>.00 pm Faith Presbyterian Church 1 0 0 5 SB 9thy S tre e t, Herm iston Reception to follow a t Purswell's Place 4 6 5 Christensen Loop Rd., Hermiston ■. RSVP to 5 4 1 -9 8 4 -8 5 3 5 - 1 This week’s lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be an all entities report on Thursday, July 11, at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. Cost of lunch is $10; A&M's Kitchen (Nicole Gas- pard) will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-5536 no later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a lunch. NOW Dr/flLVO’/Ä A G E IT A L IA N ICE C R E A M CENTER! SÍOP BY AND CI Il C K US OU I II YOl FRI IN THE BOARDMAN ARI A R1M1MBI R.SFLLC! R.AVORSSiil i. 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