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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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 H om e-O w ned Weekly N ew spaper
Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and 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 I S i W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676-
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David Sykes................................................................................................ Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo.............................................................................................. Editor
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Cutsforth to
graduate from
Western Oregon
Stephanie Cutsforth, daughter of
Jeff and Missy Cutsforth of Lexington,
is graduating from W estern Oregon
University with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts
in business and a minor in environmental
science.
Commencement exercises for the
Stephanie
class of 2014 will be at the university's Cutsforth
McArthur Field on Saturday, June 14, at
11 a.m.
Over the Tee Cup
E ig h te e n p la y e r s
enjoyed a beautiful, sunny
morning o f golf May 20
during the Willow Creek
Country Club ladies play
day.
Low g ro ss o f th e
field was taken by Pat
Edmundson. Pat Dougherty
had low net, while least
putts o f the field was a
three-way tie among Sarah
Rucker, Darcee Mitchell
and Judy Harris.
F or flig h t A, low
gross was a tie between
Virginia Grant and Karen
Thompson.
For Flight B, low gross
was taken by Jan Paustian,
while Lorrene Montgomery
had low net.
On Flight C, Laura
Rogers had low gross. Betty
Bums and Jackie Allstott
tied for low net, and least
putts saw another three-way
tie among Jennifer Jaca, Jill
Miller and Betty Carlson.
In special events, long
drive was a tie between Pat
Dougherty and Jill Miller.
K.P. (2nd shot) and long
putt went to Sarah Rucker.
Pat D ougherty and
Laura Rogers each had a
tee-shot on #4 green; Pat
Dougherty had a chip-in.
For upcoming events,
th e L a d ie s ’ 18 H ole
Invitational is planned for
Tuesday, June 3.
G raduation
Heppner May 31st
lone June 6th
W
e invite all grads to
FILL OUT A REGISTRY OF
W HAT YOU W ANT OR NEED
See our g rad registry!
L ots
of G reat
P icked by Y our
G ift I deas H a n d
L ocal G raduates !
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR!!
FA THERS
DAV IS
JUNE 15TH
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A maretto C herry L atte $3.50
M a r s h m a l l o w F r a p p e $ 4 .0 0
WEDDING TABLES
J im S c h la ic h &
A m b e r S te in b o ff
Wedding - June 21, 2 0 1 4
K e itb S c o t t &
L y n a n B in g h a m
Shower- At ay 25, 2 0 1 4
Wedding - July 5, 2 0 1 4
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Volunteers a big part
of a great little corner
of the world
Letter to the Editor:
Hopefully there are other towns that are as community-
minded as Heppner and the surrounding area. For example,
our local students spend a dedicated day to enhancing the
community through clean up chores, assisting elderly
citizens or doing projects to improve the area.
Then there are the adult volunteers of the Heppner
Odd Fellows Lodge who performed the back-breaking
chore of cleaning up the rural Hardman cemetery prior
to Memorial Day, providing their own personal tools,
mowers, etc. It is back-breaking work to improve that
site that can harbor weeds and dead grass. I'm sure that
people who come to pay their respects at the graves of
their deceased family members truly appreciated the
effort. Remembering how the Masonic cemetery above
Heppner once looked before it had full-time care makes
one appreciate the carefully-tended grass and gravesites
that now look so nice.
As the community launches another fine group of high
school graduates, it is so great that our local newspaper,
for the most part, only has good news to print. In the
outside hectic world with much raw violence, we are
truly grateful for our own peaceful and caring comer of
the world.
Merlyn Robinson, Heppner
The Morrow County
Cultural Coalition, funded
by O re g o n ’s C u ltu ra l
Trust Foundation, is now
accepting proposals for the
next grant period.
C a te g o rie s
fo r
q u a lif y in g g ro u p s or
p ro je c ts are: lite ra ry ,
histo rical p reservation,
visual and performing arts,
or humanities and cultural
organizations. Last year
grants supported Windy
River W riting Festival,
O reg o n T rail L ib ra ry
District historical books,
Morrow County Historical
S o c ie ty C h r o n ic le s ,
H am pstead Stage C o.,
school artists in residence
and rhythm instruments.
Grants in the past have
included quilting and art
groups, art displays, cultural
entertainm ent structures
and k id ’s activities for
parks.
The Coalition invites
county organizations to
submit completed Funding
Proposal Request Forms to
the Morrow County Cultural
C oalition by A ugust 1,
2014. Complete guidelines
and grant applications for
2015 can be obtained by
contacting Susan Russell
at 541 -481 -4277 or smsel@
hotmail.com.
Proposals must meet
c rite r ia n o te d on the
application and include a
timeline with project to be
completed no later than July
30, 2015.
F u n d in g f o r th e
Morrow County Cultural
Coalition originates from
contributions and donations
to the Oregon Cultural Trust
Foundation. To learn more
about supporting culture in
Oregon through the trust,
visit www.culturaltrust.org.
•Ideas and suggestions for
cultural activities in Oregon
from concerts and theater to
workshops and museums
can be found at www.
oregonculturefieldguide.
org. Grants can be awarded
up to 50 percent o f total
project cost.
WCCC benefit
Men’s Sunday play
tournament dubbed results for May 25
T w e n ty - tw o m en KP 2nd Shot #6/15 - Erin
a success
played in the regular Sunday Mason.
A large turnout on a
beautiful day for golf raised
a total of $2,150 toward the
completion of the new patio
at Willow Creek Country
Club.
Thirty eight golfers
playing in a “red, white
and blue” scramble format
said they had a lot of fun,
enjoyed a nice lunch and
were able to watch the work
crew volunteers raise the
roof on the awning section
of the patio.
Scores were tightly
bunched between 55 and
61 for 18 h o le s, w ith
the winning team being
Derek Gunderson, Stefan
Matheny, Randy Carnine
and Chris Carnine.
Winners received free
rounds of golf with carts at
other courses in the area.
The funds raised during
the tournament will cover
over 25 percent o f the
project cost.
The patio pavilion is
expected to be ready for
the first major tournament
of the year, the Jo Pettyjohn
Tournament, scheduled for
the weekend of June 13-15.
WCCC benefit sponsors
in c lu d e d B r a n n o n ’s
Auto Repair, Peterson’s
Jewelry, Heppner Family
Foods, Les Schwab Tires,
W h ea tla n d In su ra n c e ,
Community Bank. Morrow
County G rain G row ers,
Green Feed, Pettyjohn’s
H ard w are, D evin O il,
A lls to tt C o n s tru c tio n ,
M arkel M anufacturing,
Miller & Sons, Windwave
Communications and Bank
o f Eastern Oregon.
r7 O PERA TIO N IR A Q I S
FR EED O M /EN D IJR IN G
FR EED O M VETERANS
The VA provides five years of free healthcare
for veterans who served
in combat locations, beginning with their
separation from duty, This benefit covers
all illnesses and injuries except those clearly
unrelated to active military service.
State Workforce Agency offices assist veterans
to find jobs bv providing free job counseling,
testing, referral and placement services.
Veterans are given priority when these offices
refer applicants to job openings and training
opportunities if they are qualified.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 ^
CALL 541-922-6420
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Ray Clayton Ayers Sr., also a faithful volunteer at
90, o f Pendleton died at the Salvation Army meal
home on May 21, 2014. A site for many years.
Celebration of Life service
•S u rv iv o rs in clu d e:
will be held 11 a.m.. May 28, h is w ife , K ay A yers
at the Pendleton Nazarene o f Pendleton; daughter,
Church with Pastor Chris R o se a n n T e tric k and
Clemons officiating.
co m p a n io n A u g u stin e
Mr. Ayers was born Turrisi of Pendleton; son,
July 15, 1923 in Heppner to Rodney and wife Cheryl
Clayton and Bertha
Ayers of Lynchburg,
(Ritchie) Ayers. He
VA; daughter, Rae
attended school in
Cathleen Ayers of
Heppner, where he
P e n d le to n ; son,
lived most o f his
Ray Jr. and wife
life. On December
B renda Ayers of
28, 1941, he married
Tigard, OR; sister,
Maxine Pettyjohn
J u a n ita W idm er
in H eppner. She Kay C lay to n o f G resham , OR;
p r e c e d e d h im Ayers Sr.
eight grandchildren;
in death in 1972.
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g r e a t
On January 26, 1973, he grandchildren; two nieces;
married Kerry (Kay ) Kelly, and one nephew.
at which time he moved to
He was preceded in
Pendleton. He and Matt death by his parents; wife,
Hughes were co-owners of M axine; and grandson,
M & R Floor Covering and Drew McClintock.
1 leating in Heppner. He later
In lieu o f flow ers,
owned and operated Ray’s contributions may be made
Heating & Refrigeration, to St. Anthony Hospice
Inc. in Pendleton.
or The C hurch o f the
He loved to m ake Nazarene in Pendleton in
unique clocks and was an care of Pendleton Pioneer
avid num ism atic. There Chapel, 131 SE Byers Ave.,
w a s n ’t a n y th in g Ray P en d leto n , OR 97801.
couldn’t fix. In his early Online condolences may
years, he worked at ranching be shared with the family
and loved to fish. He was at www.pioneerchapel.com.
Calling all Morrow County cultural, arts,
historic and literary organizations
217 North Main St, Heppner • Phone 678-9158 • FtoraTb76-9426
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Ray Clayton Ayers Sr.
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men’s play on May 25.
Results were as follows:
Gross: 1. Matt Scrivner
- 65, 2. Greg Grant - 67, 3.
Barry Munkers - 69.
Net: 1. John Edmundson
- 59, 2. (tie) Dave Mitchell
and John Bowles - 60.
Least Putts: Scrivner
-2 5 .
KP #5/14 - Erin Mason,
N e x t S u n d ay w ill
feature the annual Ryder
Cup Matches. This activity
will be hosted by Matt
Scrivner, Ron Bowman
and Duane Disque. The
com m ittee requests that
men who plan to play
please sign up in the WCCC
Club House prior to next
Thursday evening.
SAGE center
celebrates one year
BOARDM AN— The
SAGE Center is kicking
off summer and celebrating
its first year operating with
free adm ission all day
and Tillamook ice cream
samples May 31.
The SAGE Center, 101
Olson Road, will also begin
its summer hours o f 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday.
“The first year has been
incredibly successful and
all visitors have left with a
new under-standing of what
goes on in our region,” said
Kalie Davis, SAGE Center
manager.
The event will also kick
o ff the SAGE C e n te r’s
ice cream sales with free
T illa m o o k ice cream
samples all day.
Hunter Education
Courses to be held June 10th, 12th, 17th and 19th
6 :0 0 - 9 :0 0 p .m . at
H ep p n er H ig h School
With a field day Saturday June 14th
at Lexington Gun Club 8am -12 noon
Any person under 18 who wishes to hunt m usf
pass this course in order to acquire a hunting license
in the State of Oregon. Any person wishing to hunt
out of state must also hold a valid Hunter Education
Card. The course is being taught by Jim and Darlene
Marquardt. Questions, call Jim at 541-969-4845.
To register for the class go to
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/education/hunter/
and follow registration instructions.
Jhe fee for the course is $10 and is set by ODFW/
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