I
TW O - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 27,2013
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
M orrow C ounty’s Hom e-O w ned Weekly N ewspaper
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the
Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March J, 1 *79 Periodical postage
paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-
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David Sykes................................................. ............................................. Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo............................................................................................. Editor
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C om m unity
Thanksgiving
dinner this w eek
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The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following
criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name
o f 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 o f statements made in
letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under
“Card of Thanks” at a cost o f $10.
Students did
‘outstanding'job of
honoring vets
To the editor:
The program at the high school for veterans was
outstanding. We were very proud of our students for the
respect they showed our vets.
All the vets were warmly welcomed and, at the finish,
without prompting, they gave our vets a great round of
applause.
We felt that the students enjoyed doing it, plus,
serving the delicious lunch.
We also appreciate another thing: Some o f the
senior citizens who are Mustang sports fans received
complimentary tickets for the Monroe game. We were
invited to go out to the field the night before the game to
watch the team workout. We went and were treated to our
choice of free coffee, cocoa, cookies or popcorn.
(s) Ernie & Mary Jean McCabe, Heppner
A ‘job well done’ to
Mustang football
The annual community Thanksgiving dinner will be
held this Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, at 1 p.m.
at All Saints Episcopal Church in Heppner. This year’s
To the editor,
dinner is hosted by the Heppner Church of the Nazarene
A huge cheer and congratulations to the coaching staff
and is free of charge to the community and guests.
and players on this year’s edition of Mustang football.
Greg and Les and the rest of the coaching staff deserve
a hearty “Job well done” for their work with this great
bunch of athletes.
We appreciate all the members of the team for their
efforts on the field and the sportsmanship that everyone
displayed both on and off the field. Everyone in the
community is extremely proud of the team’s and coaches’
Long ago in the 12lh five and dime store. In time accomplishments this season.
To the senior players, we wish you well in the future.
century, St. F rancis o f the whole set was acquired.
To
the
underclassmen, hey, we can’t wait until next year.
A ssisi visited the town It w as tr e a s u r e d not
(s)
Larry and Betty Mills, Heppner
o f Greccio in Italy. The because it was expensive
The Crèche Festival,
a celebration taken
from ancient tradition
chapel there was too small
for all the town’s people to
attend midnight Mass on
Christmas Eve, so instead
he placed an altar and a
manger filled with hay in a
stone hollow near the town
square. A farmer brought
a donkey and an px to
complete the tableau. There
the Mass was held, bathed
in torch and candlelight,
and all remembered the
b irth o f the “ babe o f
Bethlehem.” Bethlehem
had been brought to the
village of Greccio.
From the Italian word
G reccio com es the old
French word “C rèche,”
meaning “manger” ; it is
often synonym ous with
nativity or manger scene.
F or m any fam ilies
displaying a nativity is an
important part of celebrating
Christmas. Often it has a
special significance to the
family. Heppner resident
Neva DeMayo now owns
her mother’s nativity that
she helped to purchase for
her when she was a child.
She and her brother bought
the pieces one at a time over
many years from the local
or unique, but because of
the thoughtfulness and
sacrifices of the children to
buy it for her.
This year the residents
o f H e p p n e r hav e the
opportunity to share this
special part of Christmas
with each other and lend
one or more nativities to
share with the community
in th e sto re w indow s
formerly used by Quilter’s
Round-up. The display will
last from Dec. 4 through
Dec. 10.
S ign-ups are being
circulated in local churches,
and there is a sign-up
sheet at Murray’s Drug, as
well. Those interested in
sharing their nativity scenes
may also email Andrea
Grigg at Heppnercreche@
gm ail.com to sign up.
Many more sign-ups are
needed at this time. “Drop-
in” contributions will be
accepted also; simply come
and check in nativity(s) on
Monday, Dec. 2, from 5:30-
8:30 p.m.
T h is a c t i v i t y is
sponsored by the Heppner
Cham ber o f Com m erce
Christmas Committee.
We will be closed
November 28th
\for Thanksgiving!
HAPPY
HANKSGIVING
- OPEN HOUSE -
DECEMBER 5TH
Open until 7pm!
Mini wine tasting
* fill out your wish list registr
*
Wish list registry drawing'
December 19th at
Heppner's Christmas event
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Obituaries
Letters to the Editor ~
M orrow SW CD
board to m eet
A regular meeting of
the Morrow Soil & Water
C o n se rv a tio n D is tric t
Board will be held Tuesday,
Dec. 3, at 4 p.m. at the
Ag Service Center, 430 W
Linden Way in Heppner.
Time will be set aside at
the beginning of the meeting
to receive comments from
the public.
Agenda items for the
SWCD meeting include
approval of the September
m eeting m inutes;
treasurer’s report; status
o f funding agreem ents;
district insurance coverage
discussion; staff reports and
partner reports. Planning for
the SWCD Annual Meeting
M arion Frances
A bram s
M a r i o n F r a n c e s connected to the larger
A bram s, 86, died Nov. world, welcoming cultural
6 surrounded by family exchange students from
in P o r t l a n d . A
Finland, Australia,
memorial service
Sweden, Costa
will beheld in April
Rica and Japan.
2014. To get details
She traveled with
about the service or
family to N iger,
to share thoughts
the Central African
about Marion,
Republic, Malta, the
please email
Caribbean, France
M a r i o
welovemarion27@ F r a n c e
and Costa Rica.
gmail.com.
M arion was a
Abrams
She was born
reporter and copy
Mar i on F ran ces
e d i t o r for the
Morrow on April 26, 1927, H eppner G azette-Tim es
in Williams, AZ, to O.G. and a secretary/ teacher’s
“ Bill” and Sara Frances aide for the Heppner School
Morrow.
District. She served as the
S h e g r e w up in high school librarian in
Prescott, AZ and graduated Heppner until she retired.
from Prescott High School
Marion’s good humor
in 1945, then won a full never failed to win her
scholarship to Stanford f r i ends w h e r e v e r she
University. She graduated went, as true kindness,
with honors in 1949 with curiosity and optimism
a b ach e lo r’s degree in were the hallmarks of her
English literature. She later personality. While she
earned a master’s degree in loved gardening, crossword
library science at Portland puzzles and reading, her
State University.
family and friends were
While at Stanford, she the center of her life and
met Robert Beattie Abrams she expressed unabashed
and they married June 25, enthusiasm for all of them.
1949, in Prescott. They
She w as p r e c e d e d
moved to Eugene, OR, in death by her husband,
where Robert completed a R obert; brother, Henry
degree at the University of Morrow; and half-brother,
Oregon Law School. After Cliff Morrow.
graduation, they lived in
Survivors include her
Scappoose and Fossil, OR daughter, Frances; son,
and then Heppner, which Robert; daughter and son-in-
they called home for more law, Elizabeth and Gordon
than 25 years. They moved “Tony” Rick; daughter
to Pendleton in 1986 after and son-i n-l aw, Mary
Robert was elected to the Abrams and Gary Cramer;
Oregon Circuit Court.
daughter, Alice; “adopted”
Follow ing
h i s daughter, Margaret Marks
retirem ent, the couple Jacobs; friend and former
moved to Portland in 1997. son-in-law, Mark Skalski;
In the follow ing years, g r a ndc hi l dr e n, Sarah,
she tirelessly and lovingly Jack, Noah and Charlotte;
devoted herself to caring for and half-sister, Rosemary
Robert as his health failed. Damon.
M arion was active
The family requests
in every com m unity in that r e me mbr ance s be
which she lived. Interests in donations to the Wetlands
education and community Conservancy, 4640 SW
improvement led her to Macadam A venue, No.
many types o f service, 50, Portland, OR 97239,
including volunteer work or Mercy Corps, 28 SW
as a state board member First Avenue, Portland, OR
on what is now Oregon 97204.
Humani t i es . She also
will take place.
Two board positions
representing the Boardman
and Irrigon areas are vacant,
sa y s M o rro w SW CD
Manager Janet Greenup;
sh e s a y s la n d o w n e r
representation from all
areas o f Morrow County
is essential in order to
co n serv e, p ro te c t and
develop soil, w ater and
other natural resources
fo r the econom ic and
environmental benefit of
the resources o f Morrow
County.
Meetings o f Morrow -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE
SWCD are open to the receive the shipment once
it arrives in The Philippines.
public.
She has r e c e i v e d
donations of clothing,
water, food and money,
but donations of children’s
clothing, masks, water and
C ham ber lunch
m eeting
The Heppner Chamber of Commerce will not hold
a lunch meeting this week due to the Thanksgiving Day
holiday. The next chamber lunch meeting will be on
Thursday, Dec. 5, at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior
Center dining room.
The meeting will be an all entities report, as well as
hearing a special National FFA Convention presentation
by Cailtynn Bailey and Rylee Kollman.
Cost o f lunch is $10; Heppner Family Foods will
cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at
541-676-5536 no later than the Wednesday before to
guarantee a lunch.
The upcoming winter storm season is near
and Morrow County Road dept, would like
to remind all motorists there is NO winter
maintenance on Coalmine hill (USFS route
53) towards Ukiah. For the rest of the County
winter maintenance practices include
plowing and sanding. The combination
of practices used at each site may vary to
accommodate the different climate, traffic,
and storm conditions encountered. Mor-row
County’s goal is to provide a safe roadway.
How-ever, it is always up to the motorist to
drive according to conditions. Please use
extreme caution and common sense. They
will do their best and would appreciate
your patience. For your convenience the
road department would like to direct your
attention to a towing service in the area
if needed. Lexington Auto Body 541-989-
8565, Cell 541-561-5700,. Again be prepared
and be safe. Questions or concerns may be
addressed 541-989-9500.
PHILIPPINE
RELIEF
body bags are especially
needed at this time.
She is no longer at
her station in front of the
post office, but says that
if anyone still wants to
donate, they may call her
at 541-676-9051.
MCHD announces
holiday closures
Morrow County Health District has announced that
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in Heppner and Irrigon Medical
Clinic will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28
and 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Laboratory and radiology departments at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital will also be closed Thanksgiving for
non-emergent outpatient services.
Community lunch menu
Willow Creek Baptist and Elohim Covenant church
members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include meatloaf,
mashed potatoes and brown gravy, winter veggies with
cheese sauce, sliced cucumbers, rolls, and cherry cake.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50
per meal. Menu is subject to change.
IO N E H IG H S C H O O L
ELF A U C T IO N
December 6th & 7th
at the Cardinal's Basketball Bonanza.
Winning bidders will get 6 hours
of work from "their elves"
such as chopping wood, shoveling1
snow or hanging Christmas lights
Elf work day-
Sunday December 151
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AH proceeds w ill go
towards school activities
such as dances and
projects such as recycling.