TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, October 9,2013
Obituaries
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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David Sykes.............................................................................................. Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor
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be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost of $10
G rief support
group offered in
Boardman
A grief support group will be offered every Tuesday,
beginning Oct. 15, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Boardman Senior
Center, 100 Tatone Street, Boardman.
All who are experiencing any form o f grief are
welcome to attend these free sessions with presenter Judy
Calkins, MSW.
For questions, call Pioneer Memorial Hospice in
Heppner at 541-676-2946.
Fundraiser planned
for Taylor
A fundraiser to benefit
H eppner woman Crysti
Taylor is planned for Oct.
17. Taylor was diagnosed
with Hodgkin’s lymphoma
cancer and is currently
undergoing chemotherapy
treatments in Kennewick,
WA.
The event will be held
at the Heppner Elks Club
and will begin with a baked
potato/chili feed from 6-7
p.m., $10 for adults and $5
for kids 12 and under, with
an auction to follow from
7-8 p.m.
Current auction items
include: four pheasant/
chukar pot pies- TREO
Ranches; cinnamon rolls
Tom and Arlynda Gates;
Partylite candle basket
- Nova Sweeney; m en’s
haircut with men’s shampoo
K ellie G ray/L eeA nn
Wright; homemade 3 layer
carrot cake - Wanda Jones;
getaway package - (one-
night stay in Tower, two 18
holes o f golf, two tickets
to museum, one fun book
worth $55) - Wildhorse
Casino & Resort; sterling
silver earrings - Denny
& Babette Wall; four jars
homemade garlic, jalepano,
dill pickles - Rick & Shelli
B ritt; 100 hom em ade
peanut butter cups for the
holidays - LaRae Kindle;
two $20 gift certificates
- A&M’s Kitchen; batch
of cookies (40 cookies) a
month for a year - Cody
High & Nicole Gibbs; one
decorated cake - Trena
Nash; facial and pedicure
with Kay Fowler - John
& Kelly Boyer; $20 gift
certificate - Howe’s About
Pizza; 10 person taco dinner
- The Elguezebal family;
one p erso n al tra in in g
session - Bias Elguezebal/
Elite Performance; solar
light set - Pettyjohn’s; and
wine basket - Matt & Julie
Baker.
Additional items are
expected to be added.
D onations also may be
made directly to Taylor’s
medical fund account at
Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Q uestions, call Rhonda
Winters at 676-9294 or
Shelli Britt at 676-5478.
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Zorieta Marie
Tankersley
Zorieta
Marie
Tankersley, 52, passed
away peacefully in her
sleep early in the morning
on October 6, 2013 in the
presence o f her husband
and son. A memorial service
will be held in the Spray
High School gymnasium
on Saturday, October 12,
at 10 a.m., followed by
graveside services at the
Spray Cemetery. A potluck
meal will be held at the
Rock community center
in Spray follow ing the
graveside service.
Zorieta Potter was bom
the daughter o f A rlene
Gienger and Robert Helms
on February 11, 1961 in
Heppner. Zorieta was raised
in Spray and graduated
from Spray High School
in 1979. She was Spray’s
Bicentennial Rodeo Queen
in 1976.
Z o r ie ta m o v ed to
Heppner and worked at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
as a cook and was living
there when her son Josh
was bom.
Z orieta then moved
back to Spray and worked
various jo b s. W hile in
Spray she met the love of
her life, Jimmy Tankersley.
Jimmy and Zorieta married
on March 17, 1993 in Reno,
NV. A son, Dylon Kix, was
born to Jimmy and Zorieta
in 1997.
In her younger years,
Zorieta loved to work cattle
with her granddad, Ray
Britt, on the ranch where
she spent a lot of her time.
Her love o f cattle led to
her being a brand inspector
and a 4-H leader for many
years.
Zorieta loved working
with senior citizens and
cooked for the Spray senior
meal site for the last 19
years, and also cooked for
many community dinners
and functions. Her love of
working with seniors led
her to the job of dispatch
fo r Wh e e l e r C o u n t y
Community Transportation.
Z orieta was a
trem en d o u s v o lu n te e r
over her many years in
Spray. She was a vo.unteer
Wheeler County Reserve
Deputy, served on the
Spray School D istric t
school board, was a board
member o f the W heeler
County Soil and Water
District, served as volunteer
driver for Wheeler County
Community Transportation,
and was secretary for the
Spray Grange.
Zorieta will be greatly
missed by the community
b u t wi l l m o s t l y be
remembered for doing it
her way.
She is survived by:
h e r h u s b a n d J i mmy ;
children Nicole, Justin,
Josh, Lacey and Dylon;
two granddaughters, Haven
and Elena; grandmother
Marie Britt; mother Arlene
Gienger; two special dads
in her life, Bill Gienger and
Lyle Potter; and her sister
Shirl and her two sons,
Billy and Tanner.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge o f
arrangements.
Artifactory planned
for Nov. 2
The annual Artifactory
and craft fair will be held
this year on Saturday, Nov.
2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
on the comer of Main and
Willow in Heppner.
Admission is free to the
public. Event organizers
say there is still room for
more vendors who want to
sell their wares. The cost
for a table is $20 to $22
depending on the location.
Aside from a variety of
vendors, the senior center
will have cinnamon rolls,
hot dogs, Polish dogs, stew,
French bread, drinks and
more.
Proceeds from table
rental and food sales go to
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
to keep the doors open
and the space available for
community events.
Call 541-676-5826 for
more information.
Community lunch
menu
Correction
New Mustang Gear
Arriving Daily!
DRINK SPECIALS
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D ouble F udge B rownie M ocha $ 3.75
O reo C ake B atter V o S hake $ 3 .5 0
FLP SHOTS
The Morrow County Health
Department is offering the
following clinics:
Try our Vo Cream
M ustang su n d aei
October 10 9 am - 7 pm
PH ARM A CY CLO SED SATURDAY
PIC K UP PR E SC R IPT IO N S
RY F R I D A Y N I G H T
Boardman Health Department
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Vote your support
for BMCC bond
Letter to the Editor:
BMCC Bond Measure 30-96 will not increase your
tax rate.
Education is the foundation of a healthy community,
and continuing to provide a quality education at BMCC
(Blue Mountain Community College) requires your help
on Nov. 5. Umatilla and Morrow County voters will have
the opportunity to renew an existing measure designed
to support capital improvements at BMCC locations in
both counties.
The good news is that this renewal over the next 15
years will raise $28.1 million, but won’t take new tax
dollars out o f your pocket. If you are convinced that all
the facts that support this measure are accurate, then the
validity of why it is needed is clearly apparent.
For those o f you who support this measure, it is
imperative that you send in your ballot. We know from
past experience in both Umatilla and Morrow counties
that every vote is important.
Voters who support training our local students for
careers of tomorrow at BMCC, please join me in voting
“yes” for Ballot Measure 30-96. Ultimately, the support
we give our local community college reflects on the values
we place on learning right here at home, and this is an
opportunity too important to miss.
(s) Chris E Brown, Heppner
Support northeastern
Oregon through bond
Letter to the Editor
The residents o f Morrow and Umatilla counties
have an opportunity to assist with the economic future
o f northeastern Oregon. Rural counties have always
struggled to provide job opportunities for our young
adults. I’m sure that all of you have heard about “brain
drain,” referring to our young people leaving the area to
find employment.
Did you know that Blue Mountain Community
College (BMCC) serves 10,000 students each year, and 80
percent of them remain in the local area? If Bond Measure
30-96 passes in November, BMCC will construct facilities
for three new workforce training programs needed and
requested by employers in our region. These training
programs will enhance our agriculture-based economy
and provide for more jobs in our region. There will be an
Applied Animal Science Education Center in Pendleton,
a Sustainable Precision Irrigated Agriculture Center in
Hermiston and an Industrial Processes Workforce and
STEAM Center in Boardman.
By state law, a capital improvement bond can be used
only for activities directly related to construction of new
buildings or improvement of existing buildings. None of
the funding will be used for staff salaries, benefits or for
operating costs. I would also like to remind all of you
voters that the tax rate will not increase; it will remain
the same as the expiring bond.
I ask for your support for Bond Measure 30-96.
Support the measure that supports northeastern Oregon.
Vote yes on Measure 30-96.
(s) Jill Thorne, Pendleton
Heppner’s Center St. to
close for construction Chamber lunch
Starting this week, JAL Construction will be working
on Center Street in Heppner, trenching to upgrade the meeting
sewer and water.
During this time, the street will be closed to all traffic
Monday through Thursday. Anyone who lives on Center
will need to park on Gale or Main. The city of Heppner
asks all others to observe and obey the traffic controls, as
this will speed up the project and allow the contractors to
Amazing Grace Fellowship church members will work quickly and safely.
serve lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. The meal will include apple-glazed chicken,
cheesy mashed potatoes, green beans, hot rolls and apple
crisp. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
In last week’s story, “MS support group to learn
about music therapy,” the picture caption incorrectly
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
stated that the North Central Oregon Multiple Sclerosis
All sto c k e d fo r Support Group meets every Thursday; the group meets the
second Thursday of every month. The editor apologizes
H a llo w een !
for the error.
Stop b y e a rly
fo r tb e b e st
selectio n
Letters to the Editor ~
Heppner City Hall
October 81 8:30 - 7 pm
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Thi s w e e k ’s l unch
meeting of the Heppner
Cham ber o f Com m erce
will be Thursday, Oct. 10,
at noon in the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center dining room.
Larry Lutcher from the
OSU Extension office will
give a presentation and
update on this year’s wheat
crops.
Cost of lunch is $10;
A&M’s Kitchen will cater.
Chamber lunch attendees
are asked to RSVP at 541 -
676-5536 no later than
the Wednesday before to
guarantee a lunch.
Cham ber lunch
attendees are also asked to
note that the next regularly
scheduled chamber lunch
will be held Thursday, Nov.
6, and will be an all-entities
report.
Oct. 17 will be a special
wrap-up lunch meeting with
businesses that participated
in the custom er service
training. There will be no
chamber lunch Oct. 24 or
Oct. 31.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
October 3,2013: -Raymond Lamon Snyder Jr., 3 8, of
Irrigon and Kerry Allysia Decker, 37, of Irrigon.
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 treat
m ent even if the g am bler is not receiving treatm ent.
If you are a resident of M orrow County and you
wish to take ad van tag e of the services ab ove or d e
sire m ore inform ation. P lease call any o f the following
num bers to set up a L O C A L appointm ent or just to
talk:
Bobby Harris @ 5 4 1 -6 7 6 -9 9 2 5 or 5 4 1 -2 5 6 -0 1 7 5
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) ® 541-678-9161
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