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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 25,2013 O b itu a rie s The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppner GAZETTE-TIMES U .S .P .S . 2 4 0 -4 2 0 M o r r o w C o u n t y 's H o m e - O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r P ublished w e ekly by Sykes P u blishing , L L C and entered as p e rio d ic a l m atter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner, O regon under the A c t o f M a rc h 3, 187*». P e riodica l postage paid at Heppner, O regon O ffic e at 188 W W illo w Street, Telephone (5 4 1 ) 676- 922 8 Fax (5 4 1 ) 676-9211 t - m a il e d ito r « rapidserve net o r d a v id itra p id s e rv e net. W eb site: w w w heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the H eppner G azette-T im es, P O B o x 337, Heppner, O reg on 978 36 S u b s c rip tio n s : $29 in M o rro w C o u n ty , $23 senior rate ( in M o rro w County o n ly : 65 years o r o ld e r), $35 elsew here; $29 student subscriptions. 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E d ito r All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Cost for a display ad is S5 per column inch Cost for classified ad is 50f per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch For Public/legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dates for pub lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries 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 right to edit letters The GT is not responsible for accuracy t ‘ statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. lone holds annual Christmas open house Robert ‘Bob’ Marshall Robert “Bob” Marshall, their five grandchildren, 85, passed away quietly Candis, Brandi, Kristen, on Tuesday, D ecem ber Alec and Kayla. If Bob 17, 2013 at his home in wasn’t with family, he was Umatilla, OR. A private “On the river” each and family gathering will be every day he could be. Bob took great joy in supplying held. He and his twin brother his extended family with Roland (nicknamed Rollie), salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, were born July 11. 1928 bass or other fish he caught. Bob always had a smile in G illingham , Wl. His parents w ere John and on his face and a twinkle in Emma Marshall. Bob was his eye. Bob was p rece d ed raised on the family dairy farm and graduated from in death by: his parents, John and Emma; his R ichland C enter brothers, Roland, H igh S chool in Gordon and Ron; 1946. A fter high and his sister, Jean. school. Bob went on to c o l l e g e He is survived by: his loving wife, and then into the military, where he G inny; daughter, served our country Robert "Bob” L u a n n e ( S t e v e ) during the Korean Marshall B row nfield of War as a supply Heppner ; sons, sergeant. Before leaving for Rollie (Debbie) Marshall the war, he married his high o f Athena, Bill (Cheryl) school sweetheart, Virginia Marshall of Franklin, MA; “Ginny” Richards. They sister, Ida Mae; brother, shared their 61s' wedding Maynar d; muc h- l ove d anniversary together in gr andchi l dr en, Candi s May. (Mike) Smith of La Grande, When he returned from Brandi (Corey) Sweeney of the war. Bob worked for Heppner, Kristen Marshall a short time as a deputy of Heppner, Alec Marshall sheriff in Richland County. of Franklin, MA, and Kayla Bob and Gi nny had a Marshall of Franklin, MA; daughter Luanne and a son and great-granchildren with Roland (nicknamed Rollie) whom he loved to spend born in Richland Center. time, Garrett, Gracey and Soon after that, the family Aspen Smith of La Grande, moved to Portland, OR, and Kane and J or den where a second son William Sweeney of Heppner. (Bill) was born. While in Bob could not talk Oregon, Bob was a Portland enough about how proud policeman for many years he was of his daughter, his until his early retirement sons, his grandkids, and his from the police force, due great-grandkids. to a disability he received P l e a s e sign the during his tenure with the c o n d o l e n c e b o o k at police department. burnsmortuaryhermiston. The couple then moved com. to the Hermiston area and Burns Mort uary o f spent as much time as they Hermiston is in charge of could with family, including arrangements. Community lunch menu lone held its annual Christmas open house last week. Dec. 18. Above: Taranna Patton of the Bank of Eastern Oregon lone branch checks out offerings in the lone Market & Deli. Below: Jessica Peterson, also a BEO employee, signs up for a door prize at the market. The lone market was one of many lone businesses that participated in the open house. Photos by Paula Emmel NURSE RETIRES -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE area to Pomeroy, WA. O th er than the transitions surrounding uprooting a lifetim e o f memories, future retirement plans include traveling. Dunaway says they plan a trip to Las Vegas over the New Year, with a trip to Hawaii in January. “( I t’s) b ittersw eet,” says Dunaway. “It’s sad but I’m looking forward to it. “I think I’m ready to move on. I’m ready for new adventures and to make new memories.” Ml'.* Christm as Hours- Christmas Eve 7:30 am -5 pm CLOSED Christmas Day OPEN Decembei 26 th for our After Christmas 1/2 P rice Sale at 9AM ^ M imnij ' j D mui 217 North Mam SI Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Fforal 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 ( Nazarene and Seventh-day Adventist church members will serve the last lunch of the year this Friday, Dec. 27, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, hot roll and Christmas cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. The first meal of the New Year will be on Friday, Jan. 3. Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All-Saints Episcopal church members will serve; menu is to be determined. Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be the annual luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the St. Patrick’s Senior Center dining room. The theme for this year’s luncheon is “Heppner Magic, It’s the People.” Cost o f lunch is $10; Alvin Liu o f Cornerstone Gallery will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RS VP at 541 -676-5536 no later than Thursday, Jan. 2, to guarantee a lunch. Town and Country tickets will also be available for purchase for $20, so anyone who doesn’t have tickets by then can plan on purchasing them at the annual luncheon. ARLING TO N FIR EM A N 'S BALL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2013 ROCK CREEK SCHOOLHOUSE DOORS OPEN at 6 P.M. ^ TRI-TIP DINNER ~ Letters to the Editor ~ 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 w ith 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. Morrow County taxes not friendly to property owners To the Editor, On the subject of the need for rental properties in Heppner, we have an experience to share with others who might be considering investing in Heppner or Morrow County. We bought an older mobile home in Heppner about a year and a half ago to use as a rental property. We invested a lot of time and some money fixing it up so that it would be clean and decent home in which someone could live. To our surprise, when we got our property tax bill this year, our taxes had almost doubled from the year before, from $513 to $933. We have bought and renovated a house in Wallowa County, and also one in Gilliam County, over the past few of years. We never before experienced this kind of huge property tax increase from a county after we cleaned up a dilapidated property, or any property tax increase at all other than the small percentage allowed by Oregon law. We would have been much better off to avoid buying rental property in Morrow County, or if we had, to have left the property in its run-down condition and used it as a low-income rental. However, we do not want to be “slum-lords.” The lesson we have learned from this is to avoid Morrow County if you are thinking about investing in a decent rental property. We really enjoyed our time in Heppner, and think that it is unfortunate that the county taxes are so high and the assessor’s office so aggressive. It’s not encouraging for home owners or property investors. Sincerely, Veil and Charlotte Skvortsov County fair holds theme contest The Morrow County Fair is once again holding a contest to determine next year’s fair theme. The winner will receive a $50 prize. The deadline for 2014 fair theme entries is Dec. 31, 2013. Entries may be mailed to Morrow County Fair, PO Box 464, Heppner, emailed to mcfair@co.morrow.or.us, or sent through the Morrow County Fair’s Facebook page a twww.facebook.com/morrowcountyfairheppneroregon. Questions, contact Morrow County Fair Secretary Lacey Jensen at 541-676-9474. Chamber Chatter Thursday, Jan. 9 - Heppner Chamber’s Annual Luncheon- 12-1 p.m. Mark your calendars and plan on coming to the annual luncheon from 12-1 p.m. in the senior center dining room. Town and Country tickets will also be available for sale for $20 per ticket. Alvin Liu with Cornerstone Gallery will be catering the lunch. Thur s da y, Jan. 16 - Heppner C h a m b e r ’s Annual Town and Country C om m unity Awards Event: Nomination forms will be available starting Monday, Dec. 9, and need to be turned into Kuhn Law Office no later than Friday, Dec. 20. The event will be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds and the meal will be catered by Pudding on the Ritz. The theme is “Heppner Magic, It’s the People,” and the event is sponsored again this year by Ambre Energy’s Morrow Pacific Project and Portland General Electric. The no host hour will start the evening out at 6 p.m. with dinner and the program to follow. Tickets will be available starting on Friday, Jan. 3, at Heppner Chamber o f Com m erce, Bank of Eastern Oregon, Murray’s Drug and Commu n i t y Bank. A s w e b e g i n to close out 2013 and start planning for 2014, Heppner Chamber would like to recognize its members for their cont ri buti ons (both monetarily and by volunteering and offering s u p p o r t ) to c h a mb e r - sponsored activities. The chamber strives to bring value to businesses, to communities and to the chamber as a whole. “Our hope is that 2014 will be the best year ever and we will grow even more together as a team,” said chamber Executive Director Sheryll Bates. Extension office announces holiday closures The Morrow County OSU Extension Office will be closed to observe the holidays on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Dec. 24 and Dec. 25. They will also be closed New Year’s Day. Served bv Paradise Rose Chuckwagon 6:30 P.M. LIVE AUCTION DANCE Featuring Bill Mckinney, DJ and Karaoke $25.00 PER TICKET INCLUDES DINNER, DANCE AND ONE COMPLIMENTARY DRINK For tickets call (541)980-4949 THIS EVENT WILL BENEFIT THE RIC AND PAM ROSENBALM FIRE FUND 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 a v e a fa m ily m e m b e r w h o su ffers fro m g a m b lin g a d d ic tio n , Y O U c a n a ls o re c e iv e F R E E tre a t m e n t e v e n if th e g a m b le r is n o t re c e iv in g tre a tm e n t. 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