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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 25,2013 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1 *79. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at IS* W Willow Street. Telephone (341) 676- 922* Tax (341) 676-9211 E-mail editor «'rapidserve net or davidiairapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette- Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97*36. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County, $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 63 years or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions. David Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submined to the newspaper will need to have the name of 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 of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card o f Thanks" at a cost of $10. Vote yes on BMCC bond As a member o f the Friends o f Blue Mountain Community College Bond Election Comm ittee, I encourage the voters of Umatilla and Morrow counties to vote yes on BMCC’s bond renewal. Measure 30-96, on the Nov. 5 ballot. This $28.1 million capital improvement bond will replace the current bond, which expires in June 2014, at the same tax rate—only $0.31 per $1,000 assessed property value—that voters have been paying for 14 years. BMCC plays a key role in our region’s economy, workforce development, and quality of life. With no rate increase, the new 15-year bond will serve students, taxpayers, and the region well. BMCC will construct facilities in Boardman, Hermiston and Pendleton for three exciting, new workforce-training programs requested by area employers. BMCC also will invest in capital improvements to existing college buildings that will both improve instruction and generate cost savings and operational efficiencies. For more information, please visit our committee’s website, http://yesbluemountainccbond.com; our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/BMCCFriends; and the college website, https://www.bluecc.edu. agriculture as the solution Please join me in voting yes on Measure 30-96. to hunger experienced in (s) Susan E. Plass, Pendleton much of the world. T h e r e a s o n FR B focuses on agriculture is that, it says, much of the w orld’s poor are farmers or have access to land. Having enough to eat for the whole year is dependent on growing enough to last To the Editor all year. Hunger is often a Blue Mountain Community College is asking voters seasonal issue, as farmers in Umatilla and Morrow Counties to approve a bond run out of last year’s food measure that will replace the current 15 year bond that before the current year’s expires next year. Since the new bond is essentially a harvest. If provided with renewal of the current bond, the tax rate will not change. training and basic inputs like With the additional resources provided by this bond. seeds or small tools, FRB Blue Mountain Community College can do so much more says farmers can increase to provide needed workforce education and training. If their harvest and therefore approved, the bond will allow the college to provide their food security. FRB facilities that will enhance the ability to provide education works to solve the problem and training for additional job development in Umatilla, of hunger system ically and and Morrow counties. with the help of the hungry. The college will construct three new buildings to house new workforce training programs that local and regional employers have requested. -An Applied Animal Science Education Center in Pendleton drive and KP to Virginia -A Center for Sustainable Precision Irrigated Grant. Agriculture in Hermiston On F light B, Sarah -An Industrial Processes Workforce Center in Rucker took low gross, long Boardman that will allow for more advanced education drive and KP, while Judy in science, technology, engineering, the arts and math. Harris and Betty Bums tied The bond will also pay for needed repairs and for low net. improvements to the Bob Clapp Theatre, the college F lig h t C saw Bev swimming pool and other college facilities. It will allow S tea g all w ith the low for updated technology and computer infrastructure, gross, while Pat Dougherty and enhance instructional delivery systems at all BMCC w alked away with long campuses. drive and KP. Please join us in voting yes for the Blue Mountain Sept. 24 was the last Community College Bond (Ballot #30-96) on Nov. 5, ladies play day for 2013 2013. and featured a scramble (s) Ed and Terri Taber with lunch after; scores to be announced. 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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 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 hght to edit letters. The GT is not responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing (hanks will be placed in the classifieds under ’Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10 lone church to host hunger program speaker Angela Boss, Associate D ire c to r o f P ro g ra m Developm ent for Foods Resource Bank (FRB) will be visiting lone Community Church on Sunday, Oct. 6, for worship and a potluck following. Worship is at 11 a.m. with the potluck around 12:15 p.m. All are welcome. FRB raises resources to support the capability and desire of small farmers in developing countries to grovtf lasting solutions to hunger. They have 50-60 programs at any given time, and the programs focus on developing small-holder agriculture, often in the most remote and poorest regions of the world. The organization says it sees Support job training through BMCC bond Over the Tee Cup Ten W illow C reek C o u n try C lu b la d ie s braved the rainy weather on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Virginia Grant walked away with low gross of the field at 37. Low net of the field was a three-way tie among Pat Edmundson, Lorrene Montgomery and Pat Dougherty with a score of 31. Pat Dougherty and Pat Edmundson also tied for least putts with 14 each. For Flight A, low gross went to Corol Mitchell, low net to Donna Bliss, and long Willow Creek men BIKEWAY SUCCESS to see if he needed to help hold cross-country course, bikeway committee transport the riders to Ukiah m e m b e rs a n d lo c a l on Saturday and pick them tournament volunteers Dr. Betsy and up on Sunday. -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE John Anderson and Dale Bates (along with riders Craig and Deb Gutierrez and Jay G ibbs) helped to make the w eekend a success. The com mittee was led by Sheryll Bates. Phil Carlson contributed the use of his bike trailer, while Ed Baker was standing by “We'd love to have you join us next year on the third w eekend in Septem ber, September 20-21, 2014,” Bates said. C a ll th e H e p p n e r chamber to be added to the roster and begin receiving information on next year’s event. HEPPNER ELKS 358 676-9181 "m irre Frim ài M eri" 142 North Main HUNTER’S NIGHT BBQ COUNTRY RIB DINNER THIISIAY ftPTEMNt 26TH J |J l MMléFM LO KEfcO O PM DRAWINGS FOR PRIZK- fPQ W iL IJD IN G A 7MM 0 8 RULE F o r E lks m e m b e rs & o u t o f tow n gu ests Twenty-three golfers played in the Men’s Cross Country Tournament at Willow Creek Country Club on Sunday, Sept. 22. The winners were as follows: Gross: 1. Greg Grant, 2. Dallas Harsin, 3. Charlie Ferguson. Net: 1. Jim Martin, 2. John McCabe, 3. Dave Pranger. Special Events: Bill Morris, Ron Bowman, Dallas Harsin, Greg Grant. Also, Dave Gunderson was elected to the Men’s Club Board, replacing Tom Shear, who was thanked for his two years of service on the board. Morrow County Health Department Changing Clinic's to Wednesday The M orrow county Health D epartm ent will now hold clinics on W ednesday 8:30 am -1 2 noon 1:00 pm- 4:30 pm MORROW COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTM ENT PO. BOX 799 120 S. MAIN HEPPNER, OREGON 97836 541-676-5421 Obituaries Jerald E. Rea Je ra ld E. R ea, 77, passed away September 19, 2013 at Ashley Manor in H e r m i s t o n , OR with his wife Leann at his side. D isp o sitio n was by cremation with Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner in charge o f arrangem ents. Jerald A C elebration o f Life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 26, at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center in Boardman. He was born July 1, 1936, in lone, the son of Clell and Norma Swanson Rea. He was raised and attended school in lone, where he graduated from lone High School in 1955. On M ay 31, 1959 he married Leann Padberg in lone. The couple enjoyed 54 years of marriage. After graduation Jerald worked for the Caterpillar and John Deere dealership in Heppner. In 1964 he became a partner in the John Deere dealership in Condon. In 1969 Jerald and Leann homesteaded the area west of the current Finley Buttes Land Fill, raising their four children. Jerald went to work for the Port o f M orrow in 1984, working as the Farm Utility Supervisor until his retirement in 2001. During those years he and Leann also worked a small farm outside of Boardman. Jerald was a lifetime member o f the Heppner BPOE Lodge #358 and enjoyed elk hunting and watching local ro d e o s . He and Leann enjoyed many trips locally and t h r o u g h o u t No r t h A me r i c a , with stan d in g E. Rea tick et orders for Ellensburg, Joseph, Pendleton and Sister rodeos. They also attended rodeos in Calgary and Cheyenne, and even enjoyed a trip to Las Vegas to watch the National Finals Rodeo. He is survived by: his wife, Leann Padberg Rea of Heppner; daughter, Darla Wishart and husband Jim o f Boardman; sons, Rick Rea and Terrell Rea, both of Boardman, and Robert “ R o b b ” Rea and wife Crissy o f Island City; 10 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; brothers, Richard Rea and wife Fern of Oregon City, Keith Rea and w ife Judy o f lone, Dallas Rea of Hermiston, Francis “Frank” Rea and wife Vikki of Walla Walla, WA; and sister, Katherine Rea Martin of Lexington. He was preceded in death by parents Clell and Norma Rea, and younger brother John Rea. Memorial contributions may be made in his honor to the lone Educat i on Foundation, PO Box 61, lone, OR 97843 or the charity of choice. Charles J. Swede Ramos C harles J. “ Sw ede” Echo Booster Club; Echo Ramos, 80, o f Echo, OR Q uarterback C lub; Our died on Friday, Sept. 20, Lady o f Angels Catholic 2013 at Good Shepherd Church; Veterans of Foreign M e d i c a l C e n t e r in Wars Post #3207 of Prosser, Hermiston, OR. Recitation WA; Ameri can Legion o f the Rosary and Post#l of Portland, funeral Mass will OR; Stanfield Moose Lodge be held on Saturday, #920; H erm iston Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at Eagles Lodge aerie Our Lady of Angels #2909; Pendleton Catholic Church in Elks Lodge #288; Hermiston. Burial and a life member w i t h M i l i t a r y Char l es o f the U niversity Ho n o r s wi l l “ S w e d o f Oregon Alumni follow at the Echo Ramos Association. Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to He was preceded in a reception luncheon at death by his wife Fritzi in the residence of Blake and 2011 . Chris Bettencourt at 33788 He is s ur vi ved by Rieth Rd., Echo. his son, Joe o f Echo; He was bom in Echo on granddaughters, Kelsi and March 28,1933. He attended Carli of Kennewick, WA; Echo schools, graduating in brothers, John “Cowboy” 1951. He graduated from Ramos o f Echo and Sam the University' o f Oregon “Coke” Ramos of Hereford, in 1955 with a Bachelor of OR; sisters, Joanne “Sis” Science degree in business H arris o f Echo, Jeanne adm inistration and was “Buggs” West of Coos Bay, vice-president o f Sigma OR; and numerous nieces, Nu fraternity. He served nephews and cousins. in the U.S. Navy on board For those who wish, the destroyer USS Hamner memo’rial contributions DD718. may be made to the Echo Swede married Darlyne Quarterback Club, PO Box “Fritzi” Wattenburger in 462, Echo, OR. 97826, or Pendleton, OR on Feb. 19, for the restoration o f St. 1956. Peter’s Catholic Church in Swede was employed Echo. by P e n d l e t o n G r a i n S i g n t h e Growers, Inc. as a branch c o n d o l e n c e b o o k at manager in Prosser, WA bumsmortuaryhermiston. until his retirem ent on com. Funeral arrangements December 31, 1975. are in c ar e o f Bur ns He was a member of Mortuary of Hermiston. Death Notice Doreen Parret— Doreen Parret, 76, o f Heppner died Sunday, September 22,2013 at Kennewick General Hospital, in Kennewick, WA. She was bom January 24, 1937 in Wheeler, MT. Arrangements are pending at Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
