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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Obituaries The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U .S .P .S . 2 4 0 -4 2 0 % M o r r o w C o u n ty 's H o m e -O w n e d W e e k ly N e w s p a p e r Published weekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical mancr at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3 , 1870 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 E-mail editor'llrapidserve net or davidu rapidserve net Web site: www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836 Subscriptions: $30 in Morrow County; $24 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $36 elsewhere; $30 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 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50« 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 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 Roberta Ann (Reid) Conlee R oberta A nn (R eid) C onlee, 68, died Friday, June 6, 2014 at her home in F o s s i l , O R , fro m complications o f Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease. A funeral service w ill be h e ld 11 a .m . Thursday, June 12, at the Fossil U nited M ethodist C hurch w ith concluding service and burial to follow at th e F o s s il I.O .O .F . Cemetery. R oberta was born in Ordinance, OR on October 2, 1945, the daughter o f Robert C. and Gladys Jones Reid. Roberta grew up in Spray, OR and attended school there until moving to Kinzua. OR. O n D e c e m b e r 16, 1967 she married William Stephen Conlee at Elgin. OR. They lived in Kinzua until 1978, when the couple moved to Fossil, OR with sons Robert Gordon and William Scott. R oberta is su rv iv ed by her husband, Steve, o f Fossil; sons, Robert Conlee and his wife Jeanine o f The Dalles, OR, and William Scott and his wife Paula o f Washougal, WA; father, R obert Reid o f Irrigon; grandchildren, Stefan, Reid. Coby and Meredith; sister, L o rra in e R eid W ilso n , and b ro th e r, R ay m o n d Reid, both o f Irrigon; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. R oberta is preceded in death by her m other, Gladys, and a sister, Melba Mitchell. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fossil Ambulance Fund, PO Box 467, Fossil, OR 97830 or to the M ultiple Sclerosis Society o f Oregon, 5331 Macadam Ave., Suite 290, Portland, OR 97239 Sweeney Mortuary of C ondon is in charge of funeral arrangements. Wheat League crop tour, social this week The M orrow County W heat League crop tour and social are scheduled for this week, Thursday, June 12, and Friday, June 13. The yearly event will begin w ith a “ o n e -sto p crop to u r” at Starvation Farm s, Inc. the m orning o f June 12. The morning will begin with coffee and donuts at 7:30 a.m . and The Heppner High School Class of 1958 is having continue with the tour from a reunion on Saturday, June 21, at 1 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds picnic area. Anyone who would like to come and visit ¡»invited to the event. For more information, call Phyllis Piper, H eppner Elks BPOE 541-989-8404, or Judie Laughlin, 541-676-9781. #358 will hold its annual F la g D a y c e r e m o n y Thursday, June 12. At 7 p.m., VFW Post # 6 6 w ill d e m o n s tr a te the p ro p e r d isp o s a l o f the American flag with a HHS Class o f ‘58 reunion June 21 7:45-8:30 a.m. Highlights o f the program will include hard red and soft w hite w inter w heat varieties from OSU, WSU, Montana State University, Colorado State University and Monsanto; emergence force research, w ith a d e m o n s tr a tio n o f ongoing research by O SU and U S D A -A R S ; review o f outcomes from phosphorus research and on-site dem onstration o f OWC project on early and late plan tin g dates; and extensive testing of two soft white spring wheats (Louse vs. W B -1035 CL+) and two hard red spring wheats ( Jefferson vs. Kelse). The fo llo w in g day, June 13, the social will take place at Dick and Nancy Snider’s, 63650 Rhea Creek Rd. The social will begin at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Steaks will be provided but guests are asked to bring a dish to contribute to the potluck; A-M, salad or side, N-Z, dessert. Music for the event will be provided by Joe Lindsay. For more info, contact OSU Extension agent Larry Lutcher at 541 -676-9642 or 541-571-4454. Heppner Elks to hold Flag Day services Bake sale planned to help Heppner woman On June 14, a bake sale will be held to help with medical bills for Heppner woman Janet Taylor. Taylor has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will be missing several weeks o f work. The bake sale will be located in front o f Heppner Family Foods from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Donations will also be accepted. Anyone wishing to contribute baked goods should bring them to the store on Friday. Q u e s tio n s , c o n ta c t Kristi O'Brian at 541-706- 0574, Kenna Little at 541- 626-8080 or Mary Weaver at 541-626-3207.' Heppner churches plan VBS Six area churches will be hosting vacation Bible school (V B S) beginning M onday, Ju n e 23, and continuing through Friday, June 27, to be held again this year at Hope Lutheran Church and on the adjacent parsonage lawn. “Weird Animals” will help ch ild ren learn that Jesus' love is “one o f a kind” and no one is excluded. E ach session begins -Continued from PAGE ONE fo r 2 0 1 3 . T h is is th e eighth presentation o f the award since the division im plem ented a program to celebrate and recognize the outstanding teamwork by OSP Fish and Wildlife tro o p e rs in p r o te c tin g Oregon’s natural resources. T he s e v e n -m e m b e r C o lu m b ia B a sin Team supervised by Sergeant Tim Brown is assigned to work the H eppner, John Day, Hermiston and Pendleton areas. Team members, with a combined 99 years o f law enforcem ent experience, are Sergeant Tim Brown a n d S e n io r T r o o p e r s Brian Jewett o f lone, Earl C o n n ell, Dain G ardner. Mike Mayer, Marv Ritter and Greg Sherman. “The Columbia Basin Team has a vast and diverse area to cover, including the Colum bia River and mountain forests to desert e n v ir o n m e n ts , w ith a wide variety o f species to protect while also providing p r o fe s s io n a l ru ra l law enforcement services. This team is very capable and able to tackle any investigation through a great team effort and a passion for the job. I am very im pressed at their level o f team work, dedication, service to the public, and protection of natural re so u rc e s,” said Samuels. D u r in g 2 0 1 3 , th e C o lu m b ia B a sin T eam had several notable cases ELKS FATHER'S DAY PICNIC SINIAY, JINE15 REFRESHMENTS ANI NOT ROES P IO V IM I BRING YOUR OWN SIDE DISK GAMES FOR THE KIDS m «i pari HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT 2 PM SINGHS AND DOUBLES (L-R) Senior Trooper Mike Mayer, Senior Trooper Marv Ritter, Senior Trooper Greg Sherman, Sergeant Tim Brown, Senior Trooper Brian Jew ett of lone. Senior Trooper Earl Connell and Senior Trooper Dain Gardner. -Photo courtesy o f OSP pointed out by East Region Fish and Wildlife Division Lieutenant Don Wagner in nom inating the team for special recognition. “The Columbia Basin Team is perhaps one o f the most well-rounded teams in the state and consistently seeks out and investigates com plex crim inal cases, d e m o n s tra tin g s e rv ic e that su rp a sse s o rd in ary standards,” said Wagner. MURRAY MEETS WYDEN schedule. Ann began talking w ith the re p re se n ta tiv e d is a p p o in te d th a t she w ould not get to speak with the Senator directly. When he did arrive, Ann w as both su rp rised and excited that he spoke with her personally for a full 20 minutes, uninterrupted. Ann and the Senator MORTER LANE FIRE HEPPNER ELKS 358 Lecturing Knight. Flag Day services will begin at 8 p.m. with VFW Post #66 and a local scout troop presenting the history o f our country’s flag, T he c o m m u n ity is welcome. AREA TROOPERS HONORED with a light supper at 5:30 p.m. and concludes at 8 p.m. All com m unity children ages four through 12 are invited. There is no cost to attend. For more information, c o n ta c t o n e o f th e s e s p o n s o r in g c h u r c h e s : H o p e L u t h e r a n , A ll Saints Episcopal, United M e th o d is t, N a z a re n e , Amazing Grace Fellowship -Continued from PAGE ONE and Willow Creek Baptist. Condon on a town hall trip. Phis was the Senator’s 700lh visit to Condon, which is extra-interesting because C o n d o n ’s p o p u latio n is also 700. T he m e e tin g began C o m m u n ity B ib le R eg istratio n w ill be with Ann and one o f the Church o f Lexington will Monday, June 16, at 9:30 Senator’s representatives hold vacation Bible school a.m. The church requests as he was running behind (VBS) Monday, June 16, that parents or caregivers through Thursday, June 19, provide their nam es and from 10 a.m. till 12:30 p.m. phone numbers for contact This year’s VBS topic during VBS hours; they is “ O ur C reativ e G o d .” also request inform ation Daily activities will include on a n y fo o d o r h e a lth Bible lessons, crafts and restrictions that may apply -Continuedfrom PAGE ONE games. Ages four and up with children. disc to hem in the fire, while are welcome. the firemen wet down the ground around the Padberg home. The fire burned up a couple o f large, plastic w a te r tan k s aro u n d the 676-9181 "Uhere hriends Meet" 142 N o r t h M a in house, Morgan said, but the wet ground helped prevent m ajor dam age. Then the wind shifted in their favor, turning to the southeast and Lexington church to hold VBS cerem onial flag burning G uard Sgt. Justin Hoeft behind the lodge. in Iraq on June 12, 2011. After the flag burning, The flag will be retired the Elks lodge will dedicate a fte r the cerem ony and the new flagpole in front o f displayed in a shadow box the lodge. The flag to be in the Elks lounge. Hoeft is used for the dedication was currently serving Heppner flown by Army National Elks Lodge as Esteem ed causing the fire to jum p to the south side o f M orter Lane, where it consumed an additional 60 to 80 acres. The fire took about three hours to control. Morgan e s tim a te d th at betw een th ree and fo u r hundred to ta l a cres o f C R P and scab ground burned. The cause o f the fire remains unknown. discussed many pressing issu e s fo r p h a rm a c is ts today, including provider status, student loan help and repayment options, and MAC (maximum allowable cost) and PBM (pharmacy benefit m anager) issues. Even after the conclusion of the meeting, the Senator’s staff called Ann to further address the concerns they had discussed. A nn e n c o u ra g e s all O re g o n ia n s to c o n ta c t S e n a to r W yden. T hank him and tell him about pharm acy issues. He is very knowledgeable about pharmacy and healthcare matters and is w illing to listen. Heppner library to host ‘an explosion of stories’ Presentation planned by award-winning storyteller Christopher Leebrick A rea re s id e n ts are s to ry te lle r C h risto p h e r invited to join the Oregon Leebrick. L e e b ric k has b een T ra il L ib ra ry D is tr ic t H e p p n e r b r a n c h o n performing as a storyteller Thursday, June 12, at 2 p.m. since he was 13. for an exciting “Explosion H« has shared stories o f S to rie s” by dynam ic with thousands o f children and a d u lts at s c h o o ls , lib ra ries, c o n cert halls, festivals and campfires. The program is free and is recom m ended for ages five to 105. Correction L a st w e e k ’s s to ry , “ H o s p ita l f o u n d a tio n announces award re c ip ie n ts ,” in c o rre c tly identified Lillian Sandford as the daughter o f Mark and Sylvia Sandford. Lillian is the daughter of Rick and Sylvia Sandford o f lone. I / i
