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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 6,2013
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
U.S.P.S. 240-420
lone American
Legion gets boost
toward new roof
M orrow C ounty's Hom e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper
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David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor
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Bank of Eastern Oregon's lone branch manager Sharon
Kietmann presented BEO's $5,000 donation to Robert Baker,
Commander of lone American l.egion Post 05, and Becky
Rietmann, President of lone American Legion Auxiliary. The
funds go towards roof replacement of the American Legion
Hall in lone. -Contributedphoto
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be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10
Library to accept
Wheat growers hold food for fines during
annual workshop
November
The Morrow County
wheat growers will host
their annual workshop on
Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 4
p.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds in Heppner.
C o u n ty P r e s id e n t
Brent Martin has invited
M o n ic a R a f f e r t y ,
O regon D epartm ent o f
Transportation Compliance
Specialist for Motor Carrier
Safety, to address the group
and answer questions on
moving grain in Oregon,
as well as Steve Rhea of
W heatland Insurance to
bring the latest information
on Crop Insurance.
Industry CEO Blake
Rowe and OWGL President
Wally Powell will provide
a wheat industry update,
focusing on issues that
have impacted the industry
this year.
All wheat producers
and interested individuals
are w elcom e to attend.
Contact Brent Martin or the
OWGL office at 541-276-
7330 with any questions.
The wheat growers will
combine their dinner with
the Morrow County Grain
Growers annual event. The
social and dinner begin at
6 p.m.
During the month of November the Oregon Trail
Library District Boardman and Heppner libraries will be
accepting non-perishable food items in lieu of overdue
fines.
From Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, patrons may bring in
non-perishable food items and the libraries will waive
their overdue fines. The food will be donated to Columbia
River Harvesters and the Heppner Neighborhood Center
to help those in need.
Obituaries
Ruby A. Fulleton
Veatch
R uby A. F u lle to n
Veatch, 63, o f lrrig o n ,
p assed aw ay M onday,
October 28, 2013 at home
w ith her husband Bob
at her side. A memorial
service will be held 3 p.m.
Saturday, November 17, at
the Family Worship Center
in lrrigon.
Ruby was born June
27. 1950 in Ontario, OR the
daughter of Roice and Betty
Predmore Fulleton. She was
raised and attended school
in Heppner, graduating in
1968.
A fte r h ig h sc h o o l
she received a bachelor’s
degree in education from
Eastern Oregon University
in La Grande, OR. Ruby
also attended M ontana
State University and was
a member o f their rodeo
team.
She married Tom Shear
o f Eugene and they had
two children. They later
divorced.
Ruby married the love
of her life, Robert Veatch,
in Coeur d’ Alene, ID on
August 2,2008. The couple
resided in lrrigon.
She enjoyed anything
to do with horses, and
enjoyed the outdoors and
being w ith her fam ily.
She and her husband Bob
did a lot of traveling and
thoroughly enjoyed each
other’s company.
Survivors include: her
husband. Bob Veatch; son,
Ryan and wife Stefanie of
Sheridan,
OR; daughter, Ann
Shear of Hermiston; father,
Roice Fulleton of Heppner;
sisters and partners in crime,
Diana Ball and husband
Archie, Rebecca Cannon
and
husband Dave, both of
Heppner; her great love,
grandson Kaden; niece,
Andrea Fletcher; nephews,
D uane B all and T rent
Cannon; and num erous
cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her mother, Betty
J. Fulleton.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, PO Box
9, Heppner,
OR 97836 or to the
American Cancer Society,
Great West Division Inc.,
PO Box 3366, Portland. OR
97208-3366.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of
arrangements.
Neighborhood Center Daly receives state
holds silent auction
award
The Neighborhood Center is having a silent auction
on collectables; community members are invited to go to
the Neighborhood Center, take a look at items and make a
bid. The auction will be ongoing as long as the items last.
Proceeds will go to help fund the center's holiday baskets.
Electric co-op annual ATV benefit raffle
meeting Nov. 14
planned for Nelson
The annual luncheon
meeting of Columbia Basin
E lectric C ooperative is
planned for Thursday, Nov.
14, at the Isobel Edwards
Hall in Fossil. Registration
starts at 11:15 a.m. with
lunch served at 12 p.m.
The annual meeting and
election o f directors will
follow the lunch. Multiple
door prizes will be awarded
and results of the annual
fo u rth -g rad e E lectrical
Safety Poster contest and
the annual photography
contest will be announced,
with winning entries on
display.
A ll m e m b e rs are
welcome to come and learn
about their electric co-op.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
-November 4, 2013: Mark Jared McElligott, 31, of
lone and Cydney Marie Morgan, 28, of lone.
ATTENTION
MEDICARE PATIENTS
Open Enrollment is Now
through December 7, 2013
Below are the Medicare plans
Murray's participates in for 2014
You may also use the medicare.gov website.
(Remember to enter 97836, our zip code, and
your medications to best see your plan options.) Or
take advantage of the Medicare Plan finder service
offered by the Morrow County Health District, 541 -
676-9133. It is ALWAYS a good idea to evaluate your
Part D drug plan EVERY year.
MEDICARE PART D
PLANS 2013-2014
M edicare r x — Pre fe rre d , saver, Enhanced
866-679-3282 aarp.org
Aetna M edicare— Essential, P referred
800-832-2640 aetn am ed icare.co m
Asurls M edicare Script— Basic, Enhanced
866-216-4912 asuris.com
Cigna M edicare RX 800-735-1459 cigna.com
Cigna Health Spring 800-735-1459 cigna.com
Express scripts Medicare-Choice 866-477-5704
Family Care My Plans 800-735-2900
M edicare RX Rewards
877-541-7382 affo rd a0lem ed icarep lan .c0m
MOda Health RPO RX 888-217-2325
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Morrow County Grain
Growers and its employees
are sponsoring a benefit
raffle to help with John
Nelson's medical expenses.
Nelson, a mechanic for
MCGG, was diagnosed with
a life-threatening illness
several months ago. He
will be unable to work for
one year, while he receives
m e d ic a l t r e a tm e n ts ;
proceeds from the raffle
will help with living and
medical expenses.
The raffle is for a 2014
Polaris Sportsman 570 ATV.
Tickets for the raffle are
$ 100 each, with 150 tickets
being sold. Raffle tickets
are available at any MCGG
location. The drawing will
be held during the MCGG
open house on Dec. 6.
Methodist holiday
bazaar this Friday
The Heppner United Methodist Women will hold
their annual holiday bazaar this Friday, Nov. 8, from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Methodist church on the corner of
Church and Gale Streets, Heppner.
The bazaar will feature pie and coffee for $5 and a
chicken casserole lunch with pie for $7.50, as well as
a variety of hand-made gifts and baked goods for sale.
Community lunch
menu
Kathy Daly, wife of David Daly and daughter-in-law of Charlie
and Yvonne Daly of Little Buttercreek, was awarded the Dave
C lark Award at the annual Oregon Recreation and Park
Association (ORPA) conference in September. The theme of
the conference was “Camp ORPA.” Pictured (L-R) are: ORPA
Immediate Past President Jan Taylor, Past President and
recipient of Dave Clark Award Kathy Daly, and President Jan
Wirtz. -Contributedphoto
Former Ontario, OR
park and recreation director
Kathy Daly was awarded
the Dave Clark Award at the
annual Oregon Recreation
and Park A sso c ia tio n
(O RPA ) co n feren ce in
September, held at Welches,
OR.
Kathy is the wife o f
David Daly and daughter-
in-law o f C h arlie and
Yvonne Daly o f L ittle
Buttercreek.
“The Dave Clark Award
is the state association’s
highest achievem ent. It
Veterans to be
honored with USO
dance
Nazarene and Seventh-day Adventist church members
will serve lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at St. Patrick's
Senior Center.
The meal will include beef stroganoff, orange-glazed
beets, sliced tomatoes, bread sticks and chocolate mousse.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50
per meal.
On Saturday, Nov.
Menu is subject to change.
9, from 6-8 p.m., the Arc
building at 215 W. Orchard
Street (the fairgrounds) in
Hermiston will host a USO
dance.
Tickets for the event
w ill be $5 at the door
and will also be available
676-9181
U k rrr h r im h U , r l "
142 North Main
beforehand at the Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce.
Veterans and active
military service members
D in n e r a n d D is t r ic t
will be admitted free.
The party will feature
D e p u t y V isitation
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L a d i e s N i g h t
m u sic o f th e 1 9 4 0 s,
including recordings
provided by Dale Bates of
Heppner.
A 1940s dance band
is being organized and
there may be a sing-along
with some of the “golden
oldies.”
World
War
II
memorabilia contributed by
Chuck Nelson of Lexington
will also be on display.
For more information,
call the Arc, 541-567-7615.
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r e c o g n iz e s u n f a ilin g
dedication to a profession
that en rich es p e o p le ’s
lives, strengthens a spirit
of community and supports
a vibrant economy,” said
Jan Taylor, ORPA past
p re s id e n t and aw ards
chairman. “Kathy’s years
of service to the park and
recreation profession in
O ntario, as well as her
service to the profession in
many leadership capacities
in Oregon, garnered her
this prestigious and well
deserved award.”
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