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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 27, 2016 The Oficial Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow ~ Letters to the Editor ~ 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 veriication 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 classiieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10. GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ 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. Obituaries Bradley Michael Lovell Bradley Michael Lovell, 23, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the home of his grandparents, David and Dianna Lovell, Al- bany, OR. A celebration of Bradley’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 30, at Oak Creek Christian Center, Albany. Those in attendance are invited to wear the jersey or shirt of a favorite sports team. Bradley was born Sep- tember 3, 1992 in Hermis- ton, OR to parents Sheryl Conklin and Chris Lovell. He attended schools in Wal- la Walla and Touchet, WA. He graduated from South Albany High School in Albany, OR. Bradley loved hunting, ishing, camping, riding ATVs and watch- ing sports—especially the Mariners. He is survived by fa- ther Chris Lovell and step- mother Kim of Phoenix, AZ; mother Sheryl Riley of Richland, WA; sisters, MaKayla and Madison Lovell of Phoenix, AZ; brother Colby Riley of Walla Walla, WA; grand- parents David and Dianna Lovell of Albany, OR, and Dale and Linda Conklin of Heppner; great-grandmoth- er Iris Adkins of Union, OR; uncles, Matt (Cheryl) Lovell, Tucson, AZ, Ashley (Teri) Conklin, Eugene, OR, and Mark (Shannon) Conklin, Vancouver, WA; aunt Jill (Raymond) Lew, Beaverton, OR; and seven cousins. Elmer Morford Elmer Morford, 82, of St. Helens, OR passed away on March 30, 2016. At his request there will be no service, although a family celebration of his life will take place at Detroit Lake on June 4. Born on October 24, 1933 in Junction City, OR, Elmer graduated from Philomath High School. He married in 1965 and had two children, Elita and Monty Morford. Elmer worked mostly in the woods building logging roads and driving a logging truck for several small family opera- tions, both in Vernonia and Corvallis. Elmer met LaVonne McMillan Bloodsworth through mutual friends in Corvallis and they were married June 2, 1984. He loved the outdoors, deer and elk hunting, and ish- ing at Detroit Lake. In 1996, when he retired, they moved from Corvallis to Mist, OR where they lived in the country surrounded by wildlife and their beau- tiful lowers. For a number of years they spent winter months in Arizona with friends. After 15 years in Mist and three in Clats- kanie, they moved to Spring Meadows Assisted Living Community in St. Helens in December of 2015. Elmer was a kind hearted gentle- man and was well liked by all. He and LaVonne were voted Valentine’s King and Queen in February. His parents and a step- daughter, Denise Rands, preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife LaVonne of St. Helens, his daughter Elita (Rick) Davis, his son Monty Mor- ford, his stepdaughter Bar- bara (David) Anderson, his stepson Jim (Carlita) Bloodsworth, 11 grandchil- dren, and 25 great-grand- children. THURSDAY $15 per person APRIL 28th 6:00 PM. FISHERMEN'S NIGHT Vote Lindsay for local values Vote Sweek for the future of the county Lindsay will bring passion, energy to county court I am writing this letter in support of Greg Sweek for Morrow County Judge. During this election season, we need to consider who best can handle the transition of the county court away from having a county judge and two commissioners and toward three county commissioners. Not to negate the abilities of Lindsay and Doherty, it’s important to think about having almost all brand-new commissioners run- ning the county. Voters of Morrow County need to think about how their votes will impact the future of the county. With the current candidates, Morrow County faces the possibility of having two freshmen commissioners, leaving Don Russell to oversee a new county administrator, along with two commissioners who aren’t familiar with the inner workings of the county. Greg has the experience and temperament we need to represent us in our county government. With over 30 years of dedicated service in the assessor’s ofice, and his knowledge of the workings of county government, Greg brings a wealth of information and background we need in our county’s leadership. Greg is soft-spoken but knows how to work with all the people in our county, to bring solutions and good deci- sion making to problems facing us now, and in the future. Greg also has experience on the Columbia River Enterprise Zone Board, and has worked well with the Port of Morrow. For these reasons I urge you to cast your vote for the best candidate in the race for county judge, Greg Sweek. (s) Louis Carlson, Heppner Retired Morrow County Judge Morrow County deserves a judge that has energy, vision and passion. The candidate needs experience in working with our local businesses, communities, families and schools. Most importantly, the person needs to share our values. Melissa Lindsay embodies all of these traits, and that is why my wife Sherri and I could not be prouder to support her for Morrow County Judge. Melissa was born and raised in Morrow County. She is a woman of hard work and strong values. With over 25 years of inance, banking and private sector experience, she understands what it means to operate a business. She and her family can often be seen volunteering and promot- ing our county throughout the region at various events. However, Melissa’s passion is only outperformed by her energy. She has a “can-do” attitude and works to bring partners together to ind solutions. Whether you live in Boardman, Heppner, Ione, Irrigon, Lexington or outside of town, I can guarantee you that Melissa will put all of her energy into serving you and your family. Please join my family, along with citizens, business leaders and elected oficials across the county, in voting Melissa Lindsay for Morrow County Judge. (s) Rep. Greg Smith, Heppner District 57 Representative To the Editor: We are writing this letter in support of Melissa Lind- say for Morrow County Judge. Melissa is the right choice for this position; she has a lot of passion and energy for making good things happen in Morrow County and will do a great job in working with the other commissioners to represent the county well. We have known Melissa personally for years. She comes from a family of long-time Morrow County resi- dents and wants to do her part in helping Morrow County continue to grow. Melissa is someone that you can count on to help get things done. We have worked with her in a professional capacity as well, whether it was when she helped us to get a loan for our home or working on com- mittees, clubs or coordinating events. Please join us in voting for Melissa Lindsay for Morrow County Judge. (s) Jim & Becky Kindle, Heppner Ballard for circuit court judge Rea has proven track record on court To The Editor, We are writing in support of Leann Rea’s candidacy for Morrow County Commissioner. Leann has served as county commissioner for the past two terms and she has proven to be highly effective in her leadership role with county government. Leann is highly visible in all of the county and devotes many hours of time and energy to attend meetings throughout the county and state. We have found Leann to be very transparent in her role as commissioner and she always takes the time to answer the public’s questions and share any information requested about county government. We feel it is important to retain Leann’s experience and institutional memory as the county moves from the county court system to three part-time commissioners and a full-time administrator. Please join us in voting for Leann Rea for County Commissioner (s) Larry & Betty Mills, Heppner To the editor: I have been a law enforcement oficer in this area for over 40 years. In 1999 I met John Ballard as he started his practice in Hermiston and over the years have seen him grow into one of the foremost attorneys in Eastern Oregon. John’s integrity, honesty and knowledge are the rea- sons we chose him when a member of my family needed legal help. And he prevailed as expected. I believe John Ballard will be an excellent Circuit To the Editor: Court Judge and he has the vote of the Drago family in For those who have not yet heard, a group of indi- the coming election. viduals in Heppner, dedicated to assisting and support- (s)Roy Drago, Boardman ing people suffering the grief of losing a loved one, are Retired Morrow County Sheriff currently forming an informal, local grief support group. Still in its formative state, this group is endeavoring to reach out to those suffering the very real devastation one suffers in such a loss. Often, those suffering grief feel alone or lost. Such grief is a very personal thing, and unfortunately, even family or friends who want to help, MILES & MILES OF SMILES often have no clue how to do so. A very sad but true statement is that almost half of all married today will one day have to face that state of grief. For those of us who have survived at least some of our journey through this waking nightmare of grief, most have learned one thing. Grief shared, is grief diminished. And as a double blessing, it diminishes the grief of both parties, those who share, and those who are recipients of sharing. Bottling up of grief can be a mistake, because even while it is pent-up, we are still processing it, but not nec- essarily in a healthy way. Certainly, as individuals, we all suffer the symptoms of grief in our own individual timing and patterns, yet most ind processing grief in a moderated group somewhat dulls its razor edge. So, because our area is somewhat remote from such help, this group plans to build a community support group with the objective of helping assist and somewhat relieve Our success... It's All About Kids, local people’s grief journey. They intend also to have guest Employees, & Customers!! speakers knowledgeable in matters of grief. Mid Columbia Bus Company provides a Currently, they have planned meetings once a month family atmosphere for the employees to on the irst Thursday at noon at Sweet Productions in Hep- come to work each day and know pner. Contact persons are: Jean Adams, 541-676-5841, or they are appreciated. Mary Ann Elguezabal, 541-676-5774. If you are suffering NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS grief, please come and share. If someone you know is Starting Wage $11.75/Hr. suffering grief, please tell them. Apply at: Thank you. Mid Columbia Bus Co. (s) Ray Grace, Heppner Local grief support group forming 541-676-5861541-481-7551 Death Notices W e Will have pan fried oysters , cat fish , potatoes bread and cole slaW . t here Will be a shotgun , and other prizes ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Donald “Butch” Eubanks—Donald “Butch” Eu- banks, 82, of Gresham and a former Morrow County resident, died Saturday, April 23, 2016. A graveside memorial service will be held May 7 at 11 a.m. at High View Cemetery in Ione. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ione Booster Club, PO Box 4, Ione, OR, 97843. A complete obituary will follow in next week’s Gazette-Times.
