TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Obituaries
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-
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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.
Children invited to
after-school program
at Ione church
Ione Community Church invites children in kinder-
garten through fifth grades to attend J.a.M (Jesus and Me)
after-school program.
At J.a.M children will explore and experience “serv-
ing God and others with active love.” The fun begins Oct.
21 and will continue each Wednesday from 3:30-5:30
p.m. through Nov. 18.
The adventure includes music, interactive Bible fun,
science projects, crafts, snacks, games and more. Call or
text Pastor Stacy at 541-256-0297 for more information.
VALBY
CEMETERY
-Continued from PAGE ONE ton William White at 541-
the deed for the cemetery
was handed over to the
Ione Lexington Cemetery
District.
Anyone who has ques-
tions or concerns about the
Valby Cemetery, or who
would like to have a loved
one buried in the cemetery,
now needs to contact the
Ione Lexington Cemetery
District at PO Box 286,
Ione, OR 97843-0286 or
ionelexcemdist@gmail.
com, or contact district sex-
256-0388, district secretary
Laurie Barrow at 541-379-
0608, or district chairperson
Maureen McElligott at 541-
422-7156.
While the Valby Cem-
etery has changed hands,
Carlson adds that Valby
Lutheran Church is still go-
ing strong, with services at
10 a.m. on the first and third
Sundays of every month.
For more information on
the church, contact Louis
Carlson, 541-676-5302.
Community lunch menu
Hope and Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal
church volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 7,
at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will include pulled
pork sandwiches, potato salad, carrot salad, cucumbers
and onions, and pumpkin pie.
On Oct. 14, local volunteers will serve a meal of la-
sagna, green salad, carrot salad, garlic bread, and butter
pecan cake.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Correction
The Morrow County Health District plans to hire a
mid-level provider, such as a nurse practitioner or physi-
cian’s assistant, to work at Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
Heppner, not to provide emergency room coverage as
stated in the health district story in the Sept. 30 Gazette-
Times. Physicians will continue to provide emergency
room coverage. Also, Dr. Ken Wenberg will not conduct
stress testing as stated in the article; stress testing will be
conducted by Dr. Russ Nichols and Dr. Dan Hambleton.
Natalie Cresta Robinson Slayton
Natalie Cresta Robin-
son Slayton, 44, of Nyssa
and former resident of Hep-
pner and John Day, OR,
went to heaven on Monday,
September 28, 2015. A
memorial service was held
Saturday, Oct. 3, at All
Saints Episcopal Church in
Heppner, with inurnment
following at Heppner Ma-
sonic Cemetery.
She was born in La
Grande, OR on March 18,
1972 to Dean and Florene
Kygar Robinson. She grew
up and attended school in
Natalie enjoyed spend-
Heppner.
ing time reading, baking,
Natalie studied anthro- gardening and sewing. Her
pology and business
greatest enjoyment
at Blue Mountain
came from spend-
Community Col-
ing time with her
lege in Pendleton,
children, grandchil-
OR and Eastern Or-
dren and her many
egon University in
animals.
La Grande.
Survivors in-
Natalie Cresta
S h e w a s t h e Robinson
clude her parents,
loving mother of Slayton
Dean and Florene
Corey Slayton and
Robinson of Hep-
Josh Slayton, and grand- pner; sons, Josh Slayton
mother to Aiden Slayton and Corey Slayton, both
and Sydney Slayton.
of John Day; sister, Jack-
lyn Robinson of Pasco,
WA; and grandsons, Aiden
Slayton of McMinnville,
OR and Sydney Slayton of
John Day.
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer
Research Fund, 1500 SW
1st Ave #270, Portland,
OR 97201, or to All Saints
Episcopal Church, PO Box
246, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in charge of ar-
rangements.
Death Notices
~ Letters to the Editor ~
Billie F. Lacey—Billie F. Lacey, 83, of Heppner died
Monday, October 5, 2015 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner. She was born February 17, 1932 at Portland,
OR. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Con-
don Cemetery on October 24, 2015. Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner is in charge of arrangements.
Allan A. Smythe—Allan A. Smythe, 87, of Arling-
ton died Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home. He was
born May 25, 1928 at The Dalles, OR. Arrangements are
pending at Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner.
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.
Aleksa memorial
fund established
A memorial fund has been established at Ione Com-
munity School in honor of Wyatt Aleksa, an Ione student
who died in February of this year.
Donations will be used for installing a drinking foun-
tain on the playground in memory of Wyatt.
Anyone who would like to contribute to the fund may
drop off donations at the Ione Community School office or
mail them to: Ione Community School, c/o Wyatt Aleksa
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 167, Ione, OR 97843.
Questions, contact Diana McElligott or Stefanie
Spivey at the school, 541-422-7131.
Support for fire hall
bond
To the editor:
I would like to take this opportunity to write this
editorial to show my support for the Heppner fire/rural
fire bond measure.
These dedicated people of our fire department need
our support for a new fire hall/training facility, a new
facility that the firefighters and the community can be
proud of and get a fire hall for the next generations. They
are there for our safety and services more than we know,
not just for fire services. They take much time out of their
lives and schedules to volunteer for services we all need
in this community.
I urge you to show your support along with me in
voting yes on the upcoming bond measure.
(s) Robert “Bob” Kilkenny, Heppner
Ione grad crosses borders to help students in
Ethiopia
August “Gus” Peterson,
a 2014 Ione High School
graduate, spent two weeks
last month in Ethiopia help-
ing to build an elementary
school, along with 12 other
students from Oregon State
University Honors Col-
lege, their professor, and
volunteers with Engineers
Without Borders.
Peterson said it was
a great experience, even
though a promised excava-
tor never arrived and they
ended up digging the foun-
dation with shovels. The
group also prepared rebar
for the project, but couldn’t
mix cement as planned due
to heavy rains.
The school is located
in Debre Birhan, a city of
110,000, and it will serve
about 1,000 students. It is
located in a group of homes
August Peterson (back left in black shirt) and other volunteers from OSU pose with children
on a school construction site in Ethiopia. –Contributed photo
constructed by Habitat for
Humanity. Ethiopia is one
of the world’s poorest coun-
tries, and the school is being
built by volunteers from
the local community and
abroad.
Peterson said many
friendly children visited the
site whenever the crew was
working, curious and ready
to help.
For more information
on the project, visit www.
communityproject.org.
Chamber lunch meeting Marriage Licenses
Larry Lutcher from the OSU Extension Office will
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
be the guest speaker at the lunch meeting of the Heppner following report of marriage licenses:
Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Oct. 15. The meeting
October 1, 2015: -Maria Guadalpe Gonzalez Marin,
will begin at noon in Heppner City Hall conference room. 25, of Boardman and Jesus Eduardo Rico Flores, 25, of
Cost of lunch is $10; Willow Creek Diner will cater. Boardman.
Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at 541-676-
5536 no later than the Wednesday before to guarantee a ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
lunch.
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THERE
FOR YOU - NOW YOU CAN BE THERE
FOR YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
VOTE
YES
ON NEW
FIRE HALL!
Volunteer firefighter
Jay Keithley
Urges you to Vote Yes
for the new fire hall
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