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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 1,2014 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Kollman wins hospice fundraiser raffle M orrow C ounty's Hom e-O w ned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC ami entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1179. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W Willow Street telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 P-mail editor u rapidserve net or david a rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County, $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions David Sykes............................................................................................... Publisher Andrea Di Salvo..............................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 pm Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost tor classified ad is 50 i per word. Cost for Card ot 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 Otxtuanes 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 written m a certan 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 Alfletters MUST include the author s address and phone number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the nght to edit letters 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 MULVIHILLAT HEPPNER CHAMBER -Continuedfrom PA C1E ONE of 68 percent, Mulvihill says Riverside has 80 percent, lone 85 and Heppner 90 percent graduation. “ M orrow County is performing well but we can do better,” he says. “ We are still getting 20 percent not graduating and that is a death sentence for kids with a road to incarceration later in life.” Mulvihill also said that Robanai Disque (left), director of Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice, presents Amy Kollman with the wood art she won in the hospice fundraiser raffle. The Amish wood art was made by Dick Jones and donated by Jones and his wife Sharon. -Photo bv April Sykes Catholic men to hold first Friday meeting The men of St. Patrick’s and St. William’s Catholic Churches will hold their first Friday of the month meeting the state is making more of on Friday, Jan. 3, at 6:45 a.m. in the parish office in an effort to get kids more Heppner. The meeting will be followed by Mass at 7:30 involved with education a.m. at an earlier age, including all-day kindergarten. He said third grade is a critical time for students. “Third grade reading is very important. We are The January session o f First Friday Friends of Jesus putting all our chips on will be held this Friday, Jan. 3, at All Saints Episcopal the third grade reading and Church from 8 a.m. to noon. All children ages four through 12 are invited for a making sure they are ready at that age.” morning filled with Bible stories, crafts and games. A free lunch is served, and there is no cost to attend. Newcomers are always welcome. First Friday Friends of Jesus starts 2014 Ione 4-H clubs share Seminar to explore Christmas cookies topic of ‘Christ versus anti-Christ’ Pastor Allan Payne will conduct a free seminar called “Christ Versus the Anti-Christ,” hosted by the Heppner Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The first meetings are this Saturday and Sunday, January 4 and 5, at 7 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Questions, call 541 - 561-9132. UMATILLA NF HIRES RANGERS Back(L-R): Aaron Smvthc. Renee Peterson, Hailey Heideman, Katelyn Thompson, Mackenzie Heideman, Eva M artin, M aLinda M orter and Gary Walls. Front (L-R): Cecelia McElligott, Kayla Rodriguez (guest), Haylie Peterson and Jayne Simpson. Not pictured are Morgan, Madison and Matt Orem, and Grace Ogden. -Contributedphoto A C hristm as cookie and recipe exchange was the highlight of the Bakery Bunch and Fab Four 4-H food c lu b s ’ co m b in ed meeting on Dec. 20. Members each brought their favorite cookie and recipe to exchange and samples to taste. They also donated extra cookies to the lone Community Church, w h ere th e ir m e e tin g s usually take place. In addition to the cookie e x c h a n g e , the B akery Bunch members, with the help o f leaders Rebecca Jepsen and Heidi Nelson, each made a Danish tea ring to take home. Claudia Smith taught the older group how to use a candy thermometer, and they cooked up two different recipes of fudge. T he m e e tin g w as topped off with a round of Jeopardy, which included questions relating to food, 4-H and Christmas. Community lunch menu Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal church members will serve the first lunch of the year on Friday, Jan. 3, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include baked fish with parmesan topping, rice pilaf, orange-glazed beets, sliced tomatoes, hot rolls, and Peach Melba bread pudding for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Meru is subject to change. N ew Y ear ’ s E ve P arty ! N onalcoholic F amily F un b o a r d G a m e s S n a c k s • m o v i e 7 pm - M id n ig h t B r in g y o u r f a m il y TO HAVE FUN L TOGETHER AN D RING IN TH E NEW YEAR. 5DA C h u r c h Q u e s t i o n s , C all 5 4 1 - 5 6 1 - 9 1 32 -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE Reid also has experience in fish biologist and timber management, program manager. m in in g , g razin g O th e r sh o rt- and ra n g e la n d term work management, assignments w ild e rn e s s and included serving w ild and scenic as th e S isk iy o u rivers and wildland Mountains district Ian Reid firefighting. ranger and the North Reid and his Umpqua district ranger. wife Annie have two young He also took temporary daughters. In his spare a s s ig n m e n ts as th e time he enjoys hunting, threatened and endangered fishing, snow boarding, species coordinator on the trail and river running, Malheur National Forest and volunteering in civic and the lead fish biologist organizations. for the Coconino National Reid will report to duty Forest in northern Arizona. early in January. Obituaries Robert Nelson Nichols Staff Sergeant Robert N elson N ichols, 31, o f H eppner, passed aw ay Monday, D ecem ber 23, 2013 in an ATV accident near Heppner. A funeral s e rv ic e w as h e ld 11 a .m . S a tu r d a y , December 28, at the Hermiston Church o f the N azarene in Hermiston, OR w ith co n clu d in g service and military honors to follow at the H erm iston Cemetery. Rob was bom July 8, 1982 in Hermiston, the son of Darlene Brow n and Russ Nichols. When he was a boy, he was crazed with a need to fish, with backpack off, school shoes swapped for boots and down to the creek with a pole in five seconds fiat. As a youth, his pole still got a workout, but hunting became his focus. Tweety birds, w ayw ard skunks, deer, elk...all were stalk ed , o u tw itted and counted as victories. As a young man, Rob’s passions became his family, his faith and his country. Soon after graduating from Heppner High School in 2002, Rob became the father o f Aaron Robert. His g reatest adventure began when he married his sweetheart Lynette Yutzie of Arlington, OR on August 30, 2003. His family grew to include Duke, Kasiddee, Emmett and Landon. The family moved often, as Rob was enlisted in the United States Army and served two tours of duty in Iraq. Last year he was medically discharged with honors, and the couple decided to try life close to the family ranch in Heppner. He enjoyed being close to his parents and numerous friends from his youth. Being close to his favorite hunting and fishing spots were an added bonus. F lash in g his long- lashed, baby-blue eyes helped Rob get almost everything he wanted, but his quick smile diffused the tensions that such tactics might cause, and his contagious laugh m ade him friends w herever he went. He readily shared the best of himself and his legacy lives on in those who cherish their heart-to-heart, comical, eye-rolling and even ornery memories of this son, grandson, husband, father, friend. Rob is survived by: wife, Lynette; sons, Aaron, Duke, Emmett and Landon; d a u g h te r , K a s id d e e ; g r a n d p a r e n t s , F ra n k Brown, Donna N ichols, and Ned and Kathy Clark; parents, Russ Nichols of Hermiston, and Darlene and Matt Clark; mother- and father-in-law, Michael and Connie Jo Yutzie; sisters, Katie (K yle) Fetterhoff and N ic h o le (S h a n e ) Rodriguez; brothers, Kenny (Shannon) N ichols, and Justin (A racelli) Clark; b ro th e r-in -la w , T ravis (Glenda) Yutzie; and an incredible extended family and numerous friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rob Nichols Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of Eastern Oregon, PO Box 39, Heppner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Boardman 4-H club holds canned food drive The Boardman Community 4-H Club conducted a canned-food drive before Christmas. Members cruised around Boardman on Dec. 15 on this wagon (above) to pick up food. They put the collection bags out a week before the pickup date so residents could fill them and leave the bags on their front steps for club members to pick if they were not home. The 17-member Boardman Community 4-H Club is led by Glaya Baker and Cheryl Taylor. -Contributedphoto Holly Rebekah to Local boy raising host Jan. card party money for Belize mission trip Holly Rebekah Lodge will be hosting their monthly %/ card party on Saturday, Jan. 4, at the lodge hall in Lexington. Play will start at 7 p.m. and the cost is $5 per person. Sebastian Wenberg of Heppner will be taking part in “New and experienced players are welcome to come a mission trip to Belize over his spring break this year. and participate,” says a lodge spokesperson. Mission trip participants will help at an orphanage, do Snacks will be provided throughout the evening. vacation Bible school for children and help with some medical needs. Wenberg is currently conducting a fundraiser to help pay the way for his trip. He is selling citrus fruit, including The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the Florida navels, Florida mandarins, Minneola Honeybells, following report of marriage licenses: Ruby Red grapefruit or a variety box. December 19, 2013: -Travis Michael Martin, 20, All orders are due by Jan. 13. For prices and questions, o f Boardman and Kasandra Larie Kaneaster, 18, of call 541-922-8698. Boardman. December 23, 2013: -Larry Edward Stumper, 68 , of Heppner and Deena Lynn Reid, 65, o f Heppner. Marriage Licenses Cham ber lunch meeting If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U have 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 th e g am bler is not receiving treatm ent. If you a re a resident o f M orrow C ounty an d you wish to take a d v a n ta g e of the services ab o ve or d e sire m ore inform ation. P le a s e 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) @ 541-676-9161 The next lunch meeting o f the Heppner Chamber o f C om m erce w ill 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 “ H eppner Magic, It’s the People.” Cost o f lunch is $10; Alvin Liu o f Cornerstone Gallery will cater. Chambet lunch attendees are asked to RSVPat 541-676-5536 no later than Thursday, Jan. 2, to guarantee a lunch. Town and C ountry 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. I i f r % i
