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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 23, 2015 The Oficial 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 Ofice at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Ofice 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 classiied ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words. Cost for a classiied 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 speciied. Afidavits must be required at the time of submission. Afidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be speciied 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 ofice. 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 classiieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. Local students make OSU Honor Roll CORVALLIS, Ore.— Several local students are among those who have been named to the Scholastic Honor Roll for fall term at Oregon State University. A total of 1,009 stu- dents earned straight-A (4.0). Another 3,982 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 grad- ed hours of course work. Students on the Honor Roll included (by town): Ione—Straight-A Av- erage: Oskar M. Peterson, sophomore, pre-mechanical engineering. With 3.5 or Better: August H. Peterson, sophomore, pre-civil engi- neering; Mary V. Rietmann, senior, human development and family science. Heppner—With 3.5 or Better: Maggie K. Col- lins, junior, agricultural sciences; Donald G. Mat- thews, senior, business ad- ministration. Boardman—With 3.5 or Better: Alejandra Men- doza, senior, mathemat- ics; Maria G. Rodriguez, sophomore, university ex- ploratory studies. Irrigon—With 3.5 or Better: Adriana Sanchez, senior, accountancy. Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s ofice has released the following report of mar- riage licenses: December 16, 2015: -Sabino Ramirez Alvarez, 40, of Stanfield, OR and Aida Diaz, 45, of Board- man. December 17, 2015: -Felipe Ceja Murguia, 55, of Umatilla, OR and Maria Guadalupe Alvarez Mejia, 35, of Umatilla. December 18, 2015: -Michael John McCabe, 31, of Hermiston and Chelsea Ann Britt, 28, of Hermis- ton. Chamber to hold annual meeting Funds being collected Refugee to speak at Ione church for funeral, medical Blema Fangamou, who spent years in a refugee camp in Africa, will discuss his experience and God’s role in expenses for local man his deliverance at Ione Community Church on Sunday, Funds are being collected to help pay for the inal medical expenses and funeral expenses of local man Daniel “Dhel” Hibbard. Hibbard, 64, of Heppner passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, after a prolonged illness. Collection jars are set up at the Heppner Shell mini mart and at other locations throughout Heppner. A bank account has also been set up in Hibbard’s name at the Bank of Eastern Oregon Heppner branch for those wishing to contribute. An obituary for Mr. Hibbard will appear in a future edition of the Gazette. Dec. 27, at 11 a.m. Fangamou was targeted for death in the civil war in his home country, Guinea-Bissau, in 1998. He made his way mainly on foot to a United Nations refugee camp in Benin, more than 2,000 miles away. His wife and six children also had to lee. Their story is documented in the 2013 book “God Doesn’t Write with a Pen” by Christi Lynn Pauline. He now lives and works in Boardman, and supports a medical clinic in his former refugee camp. Everyone is invited to the worship service; the scripture reading for the day reminds us that the infant Jesus and his family were also once refugees. Plan ahead for Remembrance Walk shamrocks Shamrock orders due in January this year The Friends Helping Friends committee has an- nounced that it has started its plans for the 2016 St. Pat- rick’s Day Remembrance Walk/Run fundraiser. The committee is also asking that people plan ahead to order remembrance sham- rocks in January. The committee holds the event to carry on the legacy of Donna Schon- bachler, Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice nurse and dear friend. “Donna instilled into all of us her example of striving to make a differ- ence in our community,” said one committee mem- ber. “For such a tiny lady, her will to live was huge and the life she lived while battling cancer was an in- spiration to all.” To date, approximately $35,000 has been raised for local organizations, in- cluding: Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Pioneer Memorial Emergency Room, Pioneer Memorial Home Health and Hospice, Willow Creek Terrace, St. Patrick’s Se- nior Center, South Morrow County ire and ambulance, BPOE 358 Elk’s Lodge ladies, St. Patrick’s Day Committee, and Heppner Day Care. The Remembrance Walk, held on Saturday dur- ing Heppner’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, follows a route lined with memory shamrocks. These sham- rocks are all handmade, and are made from inancial donations given in memory of special loved ones. All proceeds from the event go back into the community. This year, shamrock or- ders need to be in by Janu- ary. The shamrock supplier is no longer in business and, shamrock needs to mail photos to Hisler at 56504 Little Butter Cr. Rd. Hep- pner or drop them off at Heppner Windwave in care of Sandy Matthews. “As families gather for the holidays, this may be a good time to ind photos,” Hisler said. Bank of EO employees get into the spirit of giving Bank of Eastern Oregon’s Heppner branch had a giving tree this year and adopted two area families. Not satisied with that, they also ran a department competition to see who could bring in the most non-perishables to donate to the Neighborhood Center. The bank’s Internet Technology team won, donating several large boxes of food. “We were overwhelmed with the generosity of our employees,” said BEO’s eMarketing Coordinator Audra Bunch. “Rhonda Winters, Jim Bleth, Jeremy Arbogast and I hauled a huge truckload of food and gifts to the Neighborhood Center earlier this week.” Pictured: IT employees Jeremy Arbogast, Kelley Marvin and Jim Bleth. Not pictured: Laurie Barrow. –Contributed photo Justice Court Report The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be the chamber’s annual luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 7, at noon in the St. Patrick’s Senior Cen- ter dining room. The chamber will be sharing what it has been involved in, and special musical entertainment will Morrow County Justice be provided by the Heppner High School choir. of the Peace Ann Spicer Cost of lunch is $10; Alvin Liu with Gateway Café has released the following will cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP Justice Court report: at 541-676-5536 no later than the Wednesday before to -Jeanette L. Willman, guarantee a lunch. 32, of Pendleton, OR was found guilty by default of Violating the Basic Rule 75/55 and ined $160. -Clint Wade Smith, 50, of Oregon City, OR was found guilty by default of MILES & MILES OF SMILES Hunting Prohibited Meth- even though Murray’s Drug has been helpful in obtain- ing shamrocks, committee members say there still are a limited number of sham- rocks available. Those who wish to have a shamrock made need to contact Susan Hisler. Anyone wanting a photo od: Expandable Broadhead and ined $110. -Dino Fredrick Mar- sango, 61, of White City, OR was found guilty of Take/Possession of Bully Elk/No Elk Tag and was ined $335. -Thomas Grove Ilie, 67, of Hermiston was found guilty of Operate Unsafe Vehicle and was ined $260. Community lunch menu Hope and Valby Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal church volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will include scrambled eggs; ham, bacon or sausage; hash browns; Waldorf salad; sliced tomatoes; biscuits; and cinnamon rolls. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Courthouse to close early Christmas Eve The Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner will close at noon on Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. SNOWMOBILE ROUTES -Continued from PAGE ONE tor to help facilitate winter of Monday, from Cutsforth Park to the top of Coalmine Hill. The county will allow over-snow vehicle travel on this road during the closure period. All closures will be signed. The Forest Service, along with the 4-Corner Snowmobile Club and Mor- row County Public Works, is continuing to operate under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to allow grooming on several forest roads. “Everyone is working closely with the contrac- recreation use in the area during logging activities and to ensure a safe and fun winter recreation season,” said Niesen. Updated maps display- ing the road closure and groomed trail section can be obtained on the Umatilla National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla. Maps are also available at the Heppner, Ukiah and Pendleton ofices. For more information, contact Lori Seitz at the Heppner Ranger District Office, 541-676- 9187. MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION Our success... It's All About Kids, Employees, & Customers!! Mid Columbia Bus Company provides a family atmosphere for the employees to come to work each day and know they are appreciated. NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS Starting Wage $11.75/Hr. 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