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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 4, 2015 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper 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@rapidserve. net. Web site: www.heppner.net. Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. 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 written 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 right 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. Births Tomlin Nahena- he Ayumi—Dianne and Tom Henrich of Richland, WA and Jona and Jesse Ma- sagatani of Hawaii are very excited to announce the arrival of their granddaugh- ter, Tomlin Nahenahe Ayumi, born on Jan- uary 22, 2015. She weighed 8 pounds and was 20 inches long. Tomlin Nahenahe Ayumi The proud parents are Tatom and Christopher Masa- gatani of Portland, OR. Great-grandparents are Ernesta and Frank Masagatani and George and Cathy Gonzalves of Hawaii and, at rest, Stanley and Shirley Cox and Bob and Marge Henrich. Evan Jon Kates— Jon and Brooke Kates of Boise, ID are proud to announce the birth of a son, Evan Jon Kates. Evan was born January 20, 2015 in Boise; he weighed 8 pounds and was 21 inches long. He joins older brother Cole, 4. Grandparents are John and Kelly Boyer of Lexington. Uncle Tyler Boyer is a graduate student at Lewis & Clark College Evan Jon Kates in Portland, OR . Benefit planned for Aleska/Lehn family Obituaries Wyatt Patrick Aleska Wyatt Patrick Aleska, ing, camping and hiking. 13, of Ione died Friday, He loved animals and al- February 27, 2015 at his ways had one under his arm, whether it be home. A memorial a chicken, turkey service will be held or a cat. Wyatt was Saturday, March 7, loved by many and at 12:12 p.m. at Ione always had a smile Community Church on his face, and he in Ione, OR. made people happy. He was born Wyatt is sur- May 6, 2001 at Trout- Wyatt Patrick vived by his moth- dale, OR. The family Aleska er, Jana Aleska lived in Washougal, Lehn; father, Joe WA before moving to Arlington, OR in 2010. Lehn, older brother, J.D. In 2011, they settled at Aleska; younger brother, Ione, where he attended William Lehn; and grand- school. Wyatt participated parents, Jerry and Linda in football, basketball and Aleska, Joyce Aleska, Patti 4-H. Wyatt was also active Krahn, Frank Lehn, and in the U.S. Navy Sea Cadet Bruce Kincaid. Sweeney Mortuary of Corps, a Columbia Basin Platoon out of Finley, WA. Heppner is in charge of ar- Wyatt loved to go fish- rangements. Lois M. Allyn Longtime Lexington They lived in Boardman resident Lois M. Allyn, for a time and moved to 86, died Tuesday, February Lexington in 1971. 24, 2015 in Richland, WA. Lois did office work A memorial service for most of her life, will be held Saturday, for the Corps of March 7, at 1 p.m. at Engineers, Uma- the Community Bible tilla Army Depot, Church of Lexington. Empire Machinery She was born Company and the May 9, 1928 at Lew- Pendleton Exten- iston, ID, the daugh- Lois M. Allyn sion Service Of- ter of Ira and Doris fice. While in Lex- Hanchett Jenks. The family ington, she worked for the lived near Dent, ID until Morrow County Planning her father died in 1934. Department for four and a Her mother moved the fam- half years and was the mail ily to a small farm near carrier for the Lexington Orofino, ID, where she Rural Route for 11 years. attended school. In 1943, She was also city recorder they moved to Portland, for Lexington from 1976 OR. Lois graduated from to 1981. She became a Franklin High School in member of the Lexington 1946 and then attended Baptist Church in 1991 and Lewis & Clark College also served as its treasurer. for one year. She first mar- She was preceded in ried in 1948 and moved to death by her husband, her Boardman in 1951 and then parents, and her brothers, to Pendleton in 1954. The Dalton and Norman. couple divorced in 1967. Sweeney Mortuary of On February 14, 1969, Heppner is in charge of ar- she married Melvin Lyle rangements. “Pinky” Allyn at Portland. Community lunch menu Hope and Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal church members will serve lunch on Wednesday, March 11, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. The meal will include corned beef and cabbage with potatoes, carrots and onions, broccoli salad, black rye bread, and cake. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. A benefit soup supper for the Lehn family, who recently lost their son, Wyatt Aleska, an Ione student, will be held Sunday, March 8, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Ione School cafeteria. Anyone who would like to help with the super, with the silent auction to be held during the supper, provide a meal for the family or donate other food items may contact Erin Heideman, 541-561-0081, or Glenda Tay- lor, 541-571-4533. Meals will be delivered to the family through March 14. Wyatt, 13 died at his home on February 27. A memorial A retirement party is planned for Marlana Luther, for- service will be held Saturday, March 7, at 12:12 p.m. at mer owner of the Victorian Rose Gift Shop, on March 12. the Ione Community Church. Community members and friends are invited to come wish her well and share in cake and punch during an open house from 4-6:30 p.m. that day in the new Silver Fox Banquet Room at Sweet Productions, Main Street, Heppner. ~ 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 of 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. Road closures or timber? When did we come to the point in Eastern Oregon that we found ourselves negotiating our access to public lands for timber harvest, and why is this an acceptable model for our elected officials? The answer lies directly under our noses, but for the fact that a great deal of us don’t know it exists. Collaboration and the bringing together of “in- terested” parties to negoti- ate projects is killing our individual rights each and every day. The Grant County Court, as one example, has decided to align itself with the financial interest of Iron Triangle and its ability to realize a profit from the “stewardship contract” giv- en throughout the county. In order for Iron Triangle to move forward with get- ting its projects completed, they must keep the Forest Service happy. Mr. Beverlin, newly appointed Forest Supervi- sor for Malheur National Forest, made this very clear in early February when he informed the American For- est Resources Council that any interference or prevent- ing the Forest Service from performing road closures will jeopardize timber out- puts on the Forest. That, my friends, is where we have come as a region and where the FS has come to as an agency. You don’t support what we want to do, we’ll break you. Period. End of story. So, what other choice do these companies have? Either Hells Canyon Pres- ervation Council litigates a timber project if it’s not closed afterwards, or the FS simply does not allow the project because you can’t keep the public shut up about it. This isn’t just in Grant County; it’s throughout the Eastern Oregon counties, and the only way to address it is to tell the commission- ers that our motorized ac- cess is not to be negotiated. We’re being held hos- tage, friends. Who stands up and says ‘Enough is enough’? John D. George, Bates, OR Get ready for a litter- free St. Pat’s To the editor: It is time to get our town ready for our St. Pat- rick’s Celebration. I made a “windshield inspection” of the Chamber of Com- merce’s ODOT Adopt-a- Highway route through town. It looks great. We just need to continue doing what all of us are doing, which is pick and dispose of any items of litter we see. The organizations that do the highway segments leading into town may want to do a quick “tidy up” of their respective segments. Keep up the good work Heppner. John Edmundson Heppner Engagements Wenberg, Faley plan March wedding Retirement party planned for Luther S t . P at ' S iS juSt around the corner . d on ' t forget to think GREEN! Irish Mint Yo Shakes Irish Mint Yo Sundae Irish Stew Friday the 13th The pharmacy Department will close Thursday at 4:45 for the playoff game! WEDDING TABLES Travis Bellamy & Hannah Lankford Wedding - April 11 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Serving Morrow, Wheeler & Gilliam counties Since 1959 Trevir Faley and Mindy Wenberg Ladies Night, PER & OLD TIMERS NIGHT THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wenberg of Heppner an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Mindy Roselle Sarah Wenberg of Arlington, WA to Trevir David Gairdion Faley of Mount Vernon, WA. Mindy, the daughter of Kenneth and Bonnie Wen- berg, graduated from Puget Sound Adventist Academy in Kirkland, WA before attending Union College in Lincoln, NE. She is cur- rently employed at Loving Stitches Quilt Shop and Fine Baskets in Marysville, WA. Trevir is the son of Brian and Laura Faley of Mount Vernon, WA. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School and then attended Skagit Val- ley Community College in Mount Vernon. He is employed as a foreman for White Construction in Burlington, WA. The couple plans a March 22, 2015 wedding at Riverfront Park, Sedro- Woolly, WA. Dinner: 6:00 pM Pin Ceremony/ lodge: 8:00 pm Ione to hold medical marijuana hearing BBQ New York steaks prepared by the officers Side dishes of garlic mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli, mixed greens, rolls prepared by Kim Cutsforth The City of Ione will hold a public hearing on March 10 at 6 p.m. at Ione City Hall, 385 W 2 nd Street, Ione. The purpose of the hearing is to present for public review and comment proposed changes to Zoning Ordinance number 158 to meet the needs of medical marijuana. Copies of the proposed changes are available at Ione City Hall. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
