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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 13, 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 Hom e-O w ned Weekly N ewspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail editor!«rapidserve net or david«rapidserse 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 5 0 f per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up lo 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 tor 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 Obituanes 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 written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone number for use by the G T office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The G T 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 S10 Travis & Kirsten Harrison celebrate 25 years ~ 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 with 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 of statements made in letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks" at a cost of $ 10. Seeking help for an City fails to rectify its education opportunity errors Hello, I’m Skyler Hawks. 1 am a senior at Heppner High School. 1 have had the privilege of being accepted into a musical program called Oregon Ambassadors of Music (OAM). Applicants of OAM are selected by their music instructors and are not only chosen because of their musical abilities but also their good character. On July 3 of 2015 1 will have the privilege of going to Europe for 16 days and visiting seven countries. The only drawback to this program is the expense. This trip costs $6,500 in order to participate. This program is a very good opportunity for me to experience new cul ture and to represent Oregon while traveling abroad. This program was set in place 40 years ago for the purpose of strengthening the diplomacy between the U.S. and other countries through music. As a student who plans to become an audio engineer, an opportunity like this is not just a fun opportunity, it is an opportunity to work with professionals and obtain knowl edge that will put me a step above the rest in the music industry. I have an agenda full of fundraisers planned for this summer and 1 hope I will see you there. Every penny counts and any donations would be much appreciated. All donations may be made payable to Skyler Hawks at Bank of Eastern Oregon. Sincerely, (s) Skyler Hawks, Heppner Farewell to ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ To the Editor: The death of Robin Williams made me remember this... One of our daughters attends church in Newberg, OR. Also in Newberg is a well-known drug and alcohol facility. Several years ago the pastor announced that Robin Williams would be treated at this facility and would be attending their church during this time. He asked the congregation to give Williams “his space.” One Sunday a young girl was sitting in the front at church. She was wiggling around and inspecting every body behind her. Suddenly she spied Williams. She stood up, and in a loud voice and total amazement, said, “Mrs. Doubtfire!” I’ll bet he loved it. (s) Mary Jean McCabe, Heppner Pictured are Travis and Kirsten on their wedding day Aug. 12, 1989, The couple celebrated their 25lh anniversary this year by taking a trip to Hawaii. -Contributedphoto Benefit softball tournament planned for Rystedt Strike Out for Cancer, a softball tournament to benefit Alex Rystedt, is planned for Aug. 23 in Heppner. Sign-ups begin at 9 a.m. with the tournament to begin at 10 a m. Cost is $200 per team. Other events include a raffle for a Traeger grill and other prizes. Funds raised will go toward medical costs for Rystedt. who has undergone cancer treatment. For more information, call Josh Henrichs at 541 -256- 0873 or Sharon Miller at 541 -626-1154. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Barbecue to benefit church burned by arson lo n e C o m m u n ity Church is sponsoring a pit beef barbecue dinner at the church on Aug. 23 at 6p.m. as a benefit for the con gregation of the Arlington Nazarene Church, who lost their building to an arson fire a year ago in July. Just as the congregation was ready to move back in last November, after mak ing major repairs, the arson ist apparently returned, de stroying the entire building. In April of 1998, fol low ing a large thunder storm lone Com m unity Church lost its own church 2014 Morrow County (OSU) Extension Office Research Report Soft White Winter Wheat Cooperators: Chuck Nelson and Tim H oltz-Thank you! Variety WB-1529 Rosalyn Originator Bobtail Westbred Oregon State University Oregon State University ORCF-101 Oregon State University Mary Oregon State University Yield (bu/ac) Test Weight (Ib/bu) Protein 25.4 61.6 56.4 12.7 20.4 26.1 (%) 12.9 12.7 24.0 57.2 59.6 12.5 26.6 59.6 12.5 Yield (bu/ac) Test Weight (Ib/bu) Protein Hard Red Winter Wheat Cooperators: Starvation Farm s-Thank you! Variety (%) Brawl Colorado State University 28.4 61.8 12.9 Byrd Colorado State University 27.9 Norwest 553 WB-Arrowhead OSU/Nickerson 22.9 26.4 60.2 59.7 12.3 13.7 60.8 Whetstone Sprinter AgriPro Syngenta 13.3 13.7 14.2 13.4 Westbred 24.7 24.7 60.1 57.4 building in lone. Members of the com munity church say they have always been most grateful for the kindness and g en e ro sity o f the members o f the St. Wil liam's Catholic Parish, who allowed them the use of their church for services for more than two years as they were rebuilding. In ad dition, many other churches throughout the state made donations to help with that rebuilding. After receiving these g ifts, lone Com m unity Church members say they would like to share the gift; as a favorite song says, “That’s how it is with God’s love; once you’ve experi enced it, you’ll spread His love to everyone, you'll want to pass it on.” For 45 years, the lone church supplemented its budget through an annual church auction and pit beef barbecue dinner. It was a much-loved event, and the church would like to repli cate the dinner to share with its neighbors. Dinner will cost $ 15 for adults, $8 for kids ages six to 13, and will be free for children under six. Tickets are available for purchase at the Bank of EO or at the church offitfe. To the editor: It is with great dismay and frustration that 1 come before you this evening to inform you of the difficulties that have occurred due to the failure of the City of Heppner to rectify the errors made at my property at 260 Water Street. Promises were made by Mitch Ferguson and Kim Cutsforth after 1 appeared before you in October 2013. 1 was assured both by Mitch Ferguson, the city engineer, and Kim Cutsforth, on behalf of the city, that these cor rections would be undertaken. Ten months have passecf since I first contacted Kim Cutsforth. fen months have passed since Mitch Ferguson spray painted the engineering marks on my sidewalk. Obfuscation and dissembling have been the response, when there has been any response at all. I fail to understand how representatives of the city can notify citizens they must perform clean-up of their prop erty within five days or face fines, while the city cannot meet its own responsibilities to the citizens. Not only is the work not completed, no scheduling has been arranged for the work here. No contracts have been arranged. No company hired. No attempt to communicate until, prod ded, 1 received a limp e-mail from Kim Cutsforth merely making excuses about the lack of action. The weather card was played in October and whipped out again in July. What nonsense. How shameful. 1 fail to understand how anyone who is paid a princely salary, and perks for a management position,, seems to have so little ability to implement a proper response to a problem of gross error and negligence. This project received public funds, and should have received a speedy fulfillment of the city’s promise to make the necessary corrections. This problem requires only elemental man agement skills. 1 fail to understand why the city is very quick to threaten a big stick thumping when someone misses pay ment of water bills, or works on an antique car in their driveway. What are the options when a citizen receives no response to the messes the city itself has made? What special clout is needed to get the city management to meet its responsibilities? When do we see the city management working on behalf of the citizens? Rusty’s fire depart ment is heroic in what it accomplishes. The police are always responsive and helpful. What has happened to the council and city manager, who are supposed to execute and implement the best interests of the citizenry? When will the corrective work be done at my property? When will the quid pro quo between citizen and government be honored by this body? Yours truly, (s) Carolyn McDaniel, Heppner Hatfield, Harman to wed this month Jordan Hatfield and Jennifer Harman. Steve and Becky Cher- ry, Heppner, announce the engagement of their son, Jordan Hatfield, to Jennifer Kaye Harman, Salem. Jennifer is the daugh ter o f Tuck and Audrey COME niPPORT THE MtHTANC BASKETBALL AND ENJOY emu iB K A m n l flINBAY TU E 17TII • AM T 0 11:00 AM • AIRCM UNBS INA W tllACN A M A WSU Limagrain 22.4 54.7 WSU 23.3 Judee Bearpaw Montana State University Montana State University 24.2 244 57.5 59.9 60.0 Legion AgriPro Syngenta 22.0 56.6 14.6 OB HOT (UMOUTT Rosalyn’ OSU/Nickerson 21.8 56.2 13.7 tS M B M M O N Azimut Farnum * Originator Legion and Rosolyn ore soft white varieties used for comparison. ~ 13.9 14.3 m n cier , him am touMBtn net 13.8 Harman, Salem. She is a graduate of Sprague High School, Salem, and a 2014 graduate of Corban Univer sity, Salem. She currently works in youth ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Salem. Jordan is the son of Steve and Becky Cherry and Ken Hatfield. Madras. OR. He is a graduate of Heppner High School and a 2014 graduate of Corban University. He is employed with Dynamic Fitness and Performance in Salem, as well as working at Morning Star Community Church as the music ministry leader and youth pastor. The couple plans an August 23, 2014, wedding in Redmond. OR. I
