TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, October 16,2013
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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, 1879 Periodical postage
paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-
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Morrow County, $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $35
elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions.
David Sy kcs
................................................................. Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo .......................................................................................... Editor
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meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
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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 Ihe classifieds under 'Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10.
Shared ministry hosts
free movie night
The next free movie
night hosted by the Shared
Ministry of Hope Lutheran
Church and All Saints
Episcopal Church will be
held this Friday, Oct. 18,
beginning at 6:30 p.m. at
Hope (comer of Alfalfa and
Cowins in Heppner).
This month’s feature,
rated PG, portrays a journey
of spiritual re-awakening
and self-discovery, and
includesa visual feast of the
Spanish countryside,
For information about
the movie title and cast,
please call the shared
ministry office at 541-676-
9970.
Cham ber lunch
m eeting
The next reg u larly
scheduled lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be an all
entities report on Thursday,
Nov. 7, at noon in the St.
P atrick's Senior Center
dining room.
Thursday, Oct. 17, will
be a special chamber lunch
for those local merchants
who participated in the
recent custom er service
training. The meetings on
Oct. 24 and Oct. 31 have
been cancelled.
Cost of lunch is $10.
Chamber lunch attendees
are asked to RSVP at 541 -
676-5536 no later than
the Wednesday before to
guarantee a lunch.
The Heppner chamber
would also like to welcome
new member Julie DeLoach
with Sew On Et Cetera and
the new pastor at Heppner
Christian Church, Lloyd
Love.
M arriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
October 10, 2013: -Matthew Lee McCabe. 23, of
Lincoln, NE and Teonna Linnel Vandever, 23, of Lincoln.
C om m unity lunch m enu
Willow Creek Baptist and Elohim Covenant church
members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center.
The meal w ill be breakfast for lunch and will include
scrambled eggs; ham, bacon and sausage; hash browns;
citrus salad; sliced tomatoes; biscuits and gravy; and
cinnamon rolls. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested
donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Columbia Basin Electric C o-O p
Annual Photography Contest
ENTRIES ACCEPTED AT CONDON AND HEPPNER
OFFICES NOW THRU NOVEMBER 7TH AT 5:00 PM
Entries must be photographs, either standard or digital,
color or black-and-white, and taken within the C.B.E.C,
service territory, with some
indication or reference to electricity
or electrical infrastructure.
TWO ENTRY CLASSES:
People / Animals
Landscapes / General interest
The same photo may be entered in both classes if
desired, but a copy for each class will be required. 8 x 1 0
photos are preferred, but smaller entries are allowed.
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Letters to the Editor ~
the Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor w ith the follow ing
criteria met: letters submitted 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 of Thanks" at a cost of $10.
BMCC bond would
support necessary
college technology
To the Editor:
1 hereby add my voice to those urging support of
the bond for Blue Mountain Community College, which
would continue the present tax at the same rate while
adding programs, buildings and improvements throughout
the college district.
While others have spoken of the exciting, regionally-
relevant programs and the buildings needed for them
that the bond would allow, I would like to address an
equally-important issue at stake: the college’s information
technology (IT) master plan. The meticulously planned
upgrade funded by the bond would ensure that IT
services and infrastructure “will keep abreast o f an
evolving technology landscape, allow for a collaborative
learning environment, provide seamless access to data,
be upgradeable, and meet the needs o f the College
community today and tomorrow.” While not a program
or building that can be “seen,” IT can certainly be felt in
every area of the college’s operations.
As a BMCC board member, 1 recently attended the
national conference of the Association o f Community
College Trustees in Seattle. Everyone I heard addressed
the need for integrated data systems and dependable
support for distance learning. If BMCC is to continue
its essential role in education and workforce training
in the 21s1 century, it simply must have the necessary
technological support to do so. Your vote will make the
difference.
Thank you in advance for voting yes for BMCC, for
our students, and for Eastern Oregon.
(s) Lea Mathieu, lone
Funeral Notice
Creston O. Robinson —Cres*on O. Robinson, 91, of
Heppner, died August 4. 2013 in Pendleton, OR. He was
bom in Hardman, OR on August 28, 1921. A Celebration
of Life with military honors will be held Saturday,
October 19, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heppner Elks
Lodge.
M em berships
available for
therapy pool
B e g in n in g N ov. 1
Willow Creek Water Park’s
warm-water therapy pool
will be open to people
with m em berships. The
m em bership will allow
users to come to the pool
at any tim e, based on
reservations.
“ We w anted to try
so m eth in g that w ould
in c re a se usage o f the
therapy pool, but staffing
it full-tim e was not an
option.” said Willow Creek
Park District Board member
Skip Matthews. “With the
membership plan, people
will be able to use the pool
most any time they choose
at a reasonable price.”
The park district will
be selling memberships for
spa use beginning Oct. 21.
Membership will cost $40
for a single and $75 for
a family per month. The
members will then be given
a key to the therapy pool
and family bath.
Reservations can be
made for use up to a week
at a time. The pool will be
available for use from 5
a m. to 10 p.m. Members
may bring guests; however,
they will be charged the
regular pool rate of $4 per
guest. Members will need
to sign an application and
agree to certain terms and
conditions of use.
C o n ta c t Ma t t h e ws
or call the pool phone at
541-676-5752 and leave
a message for additional
information. Additionally,
people can stop by the pool
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Oct.
28 through Oct. 30 to sign
up or check out the pool and
ask questions.
D om estic Violence
Services holds 5K
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.
In addition to items
lis te d in la st w e e k ’s
paper, further items for
the auction include: $50
gift c e rtific a te for oil
change - Brannon’s Auto;
Afghan - Nadine Toombs;
Afghan - Sam VanDoom;
Wratchet tie downs - D
& L Auto; Emergency car
kit - Les Schwab; Leather
wallet case for Samsung
Galaxy S4 - US Cellular;
Leather w allet case for
Sam . G alaxy S3 - US
Cellular; Seattle Seahawks
computer case, fits IPad
- US Cellular; Koolcase
for IDM1NI (Blue) - US
C ellu lar; K oolcase for
IDMINI (Lime Green) -
US Cellular; Coffee cards
and gifts - Cornerstone
Gallery; and $40 pool/spa
gift certificate to Willow
Creek Water Park - Dave
and Rhonda Winters.
Donations also may be
made directly to Taylor’s
medical fund account at
Bank of Eastern Oregon.
Q uestions, call Rhonda
W inters at 676-9294 or
Shelli Britt at 676-5478.
Twenty-five runners and walkers turned out for the first
annual Domestic Violence Awareness 5K Walk/Run held in
Boardman last weekend. Coordinators said they had a good
turnout for both participants and volunteers for the event,
which helped raise awareness and support for Domestic
Violence Services, Inc. DVS provides 24-hour crisis assessment,
emergency shelter, peer support, support groups, referrals,
emergency transportation, abuse assessment, and advocacy
and community education in Umatilla and Morrow counties;
the event raised $1,080 for the program. Above: Some of the
participants in the 5K walk/run. Below: A few of the volunteers
who helped make the event happen. -Contributedphotos
Parks meeting cancelled
The scheduled quarterly meeting for the Morrow
County Parks Committee set for Oct. 22 has been
cancelled. The next scheduled meeting will be in January,
2014. All committee members will be notified of the time
and the place of the next meeting.
COME IN AN D SEE OUR NEW
LUNCH BISTRO MENU
Daily Soups Now Available!
Monday - Chicken <S" Noodle Soup
Tuesday - Navy Bean Soup
Wednesday - Potato Soup
Thursday - Vegetable Bee! Soup
Friday - Vicki s Choice
BM CC bond info
m eeting planned
An i n f o r m a t i o n a l
me e t i n g on the Blue
Mount ai n Co mmu n i t y
College bond is planned
for Sunday, Oct. 20, at 7
p.m. in room H2 at the lone
Community School.
Lea Mat hi eu, who
serves on the board o f
directors at BMCC and is
a member o f the BMCC
Bond Political Acti on
Committee, will show a
short video and attempt to
answer any questions voters
may have about the bond on
the upcoming ballot.
Anyone with questions
pr i o r to the me e t i n g
should email Mathieu at
leamathieu@mac.com.
Prizes Awarded in each class
Prizes- $50 for first place
$35 for second place
$15 for third place
Parents of K-4th Graders!
O ur Annual H oliday Design C ontest Is On!
Designs Due At Local Branches By 11/04/13.
Entrants will agree to allow Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op
to enlarge, frame, and permanently display winning entries
at C B.E.C.’s discretion, with no compensation or value paid.
Appropriate recognition will be noted of entrant. All entrants
must be members / consumers of Columbia Basin Electric
Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant may submit more than
four (4) entries in any one class.
Winner Gets $125
Plus Other Perks!
Pick Up Entry Forms
At Your Local Branch!
Member FDIC
www c o m m u n ity b a n k n e t c o m
WE MAKE BANNERS & SIGNS
For additional inform ation:
Call Penny Woodson of C.B.E.C.’s
Heppner office at 676-9146 or
email: pennyw@columbiabasin.cc
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