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I TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 24, 2014 Births The Official Newspaper of the City of Htfppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published Meekly by Sykes Publishing. LLC and entered as periodical mailer at the Post Office at lleppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3 ,187V Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street telephone (541) 676- 9228 Pax (541) 676-9211. E-mail: editor«rapidserve net or davidi«rapidserve net Web site: miww heppner net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner (ia/ettc- limes. P.0 B n 137, Hqipncr Oregon 9 7 t3 4 Subscriptions $36 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 $57 5 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m Dales 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 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 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. Funeral Notice John Shepherd— A Celebration of Life is planned for former Heppner resident John Shepherd this Sunday, Sept. 28, at 12:30 p.m. at Mallory Seed Orchard, past Ditch Creek, Heppner. John passed away July 16, 2013. Heppner Ranger District Forest Service employees will be presenting a plaque in his memory. To reach Mallory Seed Orchard, follow Forest Ser vice Road 21 and then turn off at the Thompson corral to FS Road 2104. Call Joyce Shepherd, 253-970-8557. for further directions or more information. Death Notice Marlene C. Peterson— Marlene C. Peterson, 82, of Heppner died Monday, September 22, 2014 in Portland. She was bom April 22, 1932 in Fairfield, CA. A complete obituary will appear in next week’s Gazette-Times. Swee ney Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements. It ’s game night fun and Rick Drake at the pulpit this week at HUMC It’s stacking up to be a busy week at Heppner United Methodist Church. Wednesday at noon, volunteers from HUMC will help prep and serve lunch at St. Patrick's Senior Center on Main St. Wednesday night, be ginning at 6:30 p.m., Last Wednesday Game Night resumes after a summer hiatus. This is a community event and all are welcome to attend. Board and card games, along with Mexican Train dominoes, are just some of the games available for play. Pinochle players are needed. Refreshments are served and this event is free of charge. Families are welcome. On Sunday, Rick Drake leads the service with his message, “Power??? For What??”. Jean Brazell will lead the choir in “Come, Now is the Time for Wor ship” and liturgist Ellen Rollis will read from Exo dus, Philippians and Mat thew. Hymns will include “Guide Me O Great Jeho vah,” “O God Our Help in Ages Past,” and “All Hail the Power.” Following the service, coffee hour will be held in the community room. Service begins at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. The Heppner United Methodist Church is located at 175 West Church St. ~ A d d iso n Ann The Heppner Gazette Times will pnnt all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name Bellamy—Clint and o f the sender along w ith a legible signature We are also requesting that you M isty B ellam y o f provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The Boardman, OR an address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be nounce the birth of printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the a daughter, Addison right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in Ann Bellamy. letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under A d d is o n w as “Card of Jhanks" at a cost o f $10. born Septem ber 9, 2014 at Good Shep Addison Ann Bellamy herd Medical Center in Hermiston, OR. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long. Addison joins older sibling Dakota Durfey at home. Grandparents are Ken McCullough and Matt and the late Joy Hughes, all of Boardman, and Sam and Mary Kay To the Editor, Bellamy of Lexington. After attending last week’s city council meeting, 1 found myself at another quandary concerning the abil Hailey Jo Morter—Brian and Courtney Morter of ity of the city council as a whole to run this community, Bonners Ferry, ID announce the birth of their daughter, keeping the best interests of its citizens in mind. Hailey Jo Morter. Because of the “strong arm" tactics used by the mayor Hailey was born July 6, 2014 at 9:53 p.m. at Bonner and other members, the citizens are “gun shy” when it General Hospital in comes to questioning such subjects as "fees” imposed on Sandpoint, ID. She the people by the council. We seem to be afraid to “rock weighed 6 pounds, the boat.” 15.5 ounces and was The mayor was quoted saying “ .. .the late fee was fair 18.5 inches long. and the city could actually, based on other cities’ charges, Hailey joins big be justified in charging its users an even higher late fee.” sister Hadley. Skip Matthews said, “That fee is not a late fee; it is an G r a n d p a r e n ts administrative fee.” are Roger and Carla If it costs more than $5 to rebill a customer maybe Morter o f Heppner, we need to look at the administrative office’s spending and Don and Jeanne Ilailtv Jo Morter habits. Just because "other cities” may charge more on late Hanson of Hermiston, fees doesn't justify raising them here. We are not "other OR. Great-grandparents are Perry and Kathy Morter of cities.” We are a small rural town, so why bring “city” lone, Dexter and Corinne Miles of Heppner. and Wilbur tactics to gouge the people for more money? and June Hanson of Lincoln, NE. And speaking of other towns, I did some research and was not surprised to find some interesting facts about late fees and water/sewer rates. The View from the Green 1. Baker City: water/sewer $104.02, billed every two months. The base rate for water usage at 4500 gal. Due dates are 30 days from billing. Late fee of $35 is imposed if the bill is delinquent more than • On Sept 16, 17 ladies on #15 and Shirley Martin 40 days past, a total of 70 days past due. 2. John Day: water/sewer $71, billed on the 1st and enjoyed beautiful weather on #16. due on the 15‘\T he base rate for water usage is 4000 gal. Shirley Martin had a for one of the last play days There are no late fees. o f the season at Willow long putt on #14 and Con 3. Hermiston: water/sewer $37.63, billed on the 1st, Creek Country Club. Low nie Jones had a long putt due on the 10lh. Water usage base rate is 3000 gross of the field went to on #17. gal. A late fee of 5 percent is charged after 30 days Virginia Grant, low net to WCCC Tuesday Ladies delinquent. Pat Dougherty, and least Club will be holding their 4. Boardman: water/sewer $40. billed on the 1st, due last play day on Tuesday, putts to Nancy Propheter. on the 20th. Base usage for water is 7000 gal. A late fee of For flight A, Loa Heide- Sept. 30. The last day of 1.5 percent is charged after 90 days delinquent. play will be hosted by the man took low gross. 5. Heppner: water/sewer $49, billed on the 20th, due For flight B, Karen Ladies Club Board of Di on the lO"1 . Base water usage is 2000 gal. A late fee of $5 Thompson took low gross, rectors. The fall annual is imposed after the 10,h. Judy Harris low net and Jan meeting, yearly awards, The sewer rates we pay seem to be high compared and election of officers for Paustian least putts. to some of these rural towns, too. Hermiston is $21.78, For flight C, Connie the 2015 year will be held Boardman is $25, but ours is $29.10. And who doesn’t Jones had low gross. Betty prior to the day’s play. A Bums low net and Sue Ed- luncheon will be served, use over 2000 gallons of water each month? 1 know 1 son least putts. following play, to the ladies do. I haven’t seen a $49 water/sewer bill in a long time. Betty Burns had a chip- enjoying one last day of How about you? (s) Glorene Lesperance, Heppner in on # 1 7, Nancy Propheter organized golf. Council's ‘strong-arm’ tactics don V guard citizens ’ best interests Over the Tee Cup Cross-country golf tournament results announced Tournament co-chair men Dave Gunderson and Dave Allstott report that 26 men participated in the annual Willow Creek Men's Cross Country Tournament on Sept. 21. The tournament is devoted to the memory of the late George Waterland, who was one o f Willow Creek Country Club’s most avid golfers. The results were as follows: Gross: 1. Greg Grant, 2. Derek Gunderson, 3. Ron Gray. Net: 1. Dennis Peck, 2. (tie) Rick Britt and Dallas Harsin. Special Events: Dennis Peck (2), Dave Gunderson and Charlie Ferguson. Josh Coiner was elect ed to the Men’s Club Board to replace John Edmund- son, who completed three years’ service as secretary/ treasurer. The next Men’s Club Board Meeting will be on Sept. 30 at the WCCC Club House at 7 p.m., when the 2015 officers will be determined. BOOSTER CLUB DINNER & AUCTION Marriage Licenses SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4TH HEPPNER ELKS CLUB £ DINNER 6 :3 0 AUCTION: 7:3 0 mWl General admission for the dinner V $15/person $65/ family. The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the following report of marriage licenses: September 22,2014: -Ivin Ernest Turner, 57, of Hep pner and Pamela Kristine Dowdy, 48, of Heppner. íébb H é í SB- 'LIVE auction penny board Have a news story you think we should know about? Email it to editor@rapidserve.net I Historical society plans annual meeting To its annual meeting in October, the Morrow County Historical Society extends an invitation to individuals who appreciate the importance and influ ence of history. Two topics at the Oct. 26 meeting at the SAGE Center in Boardman will be possible tours to sponsor and subjects to research for the 2015 Chronicles publi cation. Among its projects, the Morrow County His torical Society periodi cally offers history-related tours to the general public, as well as publishing the Chronicles collection of articles yearly. Entrance for the meet ing at the SAGE Center on that Sunday will be free. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. The Center will open at 1 p.m., and attendees will be welcome to arrive early and tour the facility. Two guest speakers will be one highlight of the meeting. Larry Lindsay will offer some history o f the Port o f Morrow from its inception when Lindsay be came an original member of its boatd of directors. Gary Neal, manager, will inform the group of contemporary activities at the Port. A final highlight at the center at 101 Olson Road will be an ice cream feed provided by the society. M em bership in the Morrow County Historical Society is not required for attendance at the yearly meeting, but everyone will be w elcom e to jo in the organization. Yearly dues are $5. More information is available from Louis Carlson, 676-5302. Community lunch menu VIP Tables $300 each, Includes 6 dinner tickets, 2 bottles of Wine, Personal Server Call Melissa Lindsay to reserve your table 541-256-0366 "SILENT A U C T IO N ^ RAFFLE' Letters to the Editor ~ L IN D S E Y A N S O T E G U I ¿ : ----- AND------ 1 JA K E R O Y Saturday 09 . 27.2014 3 o'clock LEXINGTON GRANGE * ^.EXINGTON, OREGON I Church of the Nazarene and Seventh-day Adventist church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include Swed ish meatballs, mashed potatoes, winter-blend vegetables, sliced tomatoes, hot rolls, orange tapioca, milk, coffee and tea. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, help is available and that help Is FREE of charge. If Y O U h ave 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 the g am b ler is not receiving treatm ent. If you are a resident of M orrow C ounty and you wish to take ad van tag e of the services ab ove or d e sire m ore inform ation. P le a s e call any of 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 i I
