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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
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MULVIHILLAT
HEPPNER
CHAMBER
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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.
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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
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fish biologist and
timber management,
program manager.
m in in g , g razin g
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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.
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