TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
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
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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Obituaries
Gwyneth Cox Green
Gwyneth Cox Green,
83, a resident of Milton-
Freewater, OR died at Prov-
idence St. Mary Medical
Center in Walla Walla, WA
on March 19, 2017.
A memorial service will
be held at Munselle-Rhodes
Funeral Home, 902 S. Main
Street, Milton-Freewater at
2 p.m., Saturday, April 1. In
lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions can be made
to the Shriners Children’s
Hospital in care of the fu-
neral home.
Gwyn was born June
15, 1933, in Palouse, WA, Lonnie Feigner, after meet-
to Harry and Hattie (Sell- ing again at a high school
ers) Cox. She at-
reunion.
tended grade school
Before retiring,
at Palouse and Fruit-
she worked at Pa-
vale, and graduated
cific Power for more
from McLoughlin
than 20 years. In her
High School in
career she variously
1951. After gradu-
lived in Heppner,
ating, she moved to Gwyneth Cox Pendleton, Yakima,
Heppner, where she Green
and Walla Walla.
married Marion C.
Survivors in-
Green and with whom she clude her long-time com-
had her three boys. For the panion Lonnie Feigner;
past 20 years she has been three sons, Gregory Green
sharing her life with her (Bothell, WA), Howard
high school sweetheart, Green (Portland, OR) and
Grief support group
to meet April 6
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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.
Cutsforth did a ‘job
well done’
Holly Rebekah card
party this weekend
OTLD to hold
planning session
Oregon Trail Library District will hold a special
planning meeting this evening, March 29, at 6 p.m. in
the River Lodge Grill Pendleton Room.
BROKEN GAS LINE
-Continued from PAGE ONE was advised of the situation
Boardman.
Boardman Fire Chief
Marc Rogelstad responded
to the scene as incident
commander and assessed
the situation; he found that
a contractor working in the
area damaged the gas line
by mistake.
Rogelstad noted that
the gas was releasing from
the pipe straight up into the
air and that there was a light
breeze in the area to spread
the gas.
Cascade Natural Gas
~ Letters to the Editor ~
The Heppner area grief support group will be meeting
again at Peggy Connor’s house (615 S. Alfalfa) on Thurs-
day, April 6, at noon. Speaker will be Heppner Christian
Church Pastor Ray DeLoe.
The group consists of a wide variety of folks who have
experienced an assortment of grief, who meet together to
help one another and others with their journey through
their heartache. Lunch will be provided at noon with the
a.m. and concludes at 12:30 presentation to follow. All are welcome.
Questions, please call Mary Ann Elguèzabal, 676-
p.m. A free lunch is includ-
When Dave DeMayo left his position as city manager
5774,
or Jean Adams, 676-5841.
ed, and there is no cost to
the council wondered if we would be able to fill his shoes.
attend. This session will be
After a long search we hired Kim Cutsforth. She took
the last one for this school
the reins and started running. The city once more moved
year, but the program will
forward and with her help many things were done.
start up again in September.
Kim’s love for Heppner and the community shows in
Newcomers are always
every event she brought to the table. Her work on grants,
welcome.
parks, streets and, of course, the new fire hall has made
Holly Rebekah Lodge will host its monthly card party the city better. We were lucky to find a person who had so
More information is
available by calling the this Saturday, April 1.
much love and passion for the city. The council gave Kim
“Grab your friends and come to Lexington lodge hall a gift to thank her for all she has done as city manager. It
Shared Ministry office at
for an evening of cards, laughter and snacks,” a lodge is said a job well done is its own reward.
541-676-9970.
spokeswoman says. Play will start at 7 p.m. The cost to
Kim, you need to know the community appreciates
play continues to be $5 per person. Prizes will be awarded. you. A job well done, Kim.
(s) Joanne Burleson, Heppner
First Friday Friends
of Jesus this week
The next session of
First Friday Friends of Je-
sus will be held this Friday,
March 31, instead of the
first Friday in April, due
to a school day April 7.
Children ages four to 12
are invited to a morning
filled with Bible stories,
crafts, music and games at
the All Saints parish hall
(corner of Church and Gale
in Heppner).
The fun begins at 8:30
Joel Green (Spokane, WA);
two grandchildren (Bran-
don and Lily); and two
sisters, Roberta Haer and
Nadine O’Brien, both of
Walla Walla.
She was preceded in
death by five brothers,
Sheldon, John (LaDow),
Clinton, Darrell and La-
Vonne, and five sisters,
Zona Marsh, Audrey Smith,
Claudine Smith, Beverly
Parks and Bethel Smith.
To leave a condolence
online visit www.mun-
sellerhodes.com.
and responded to turn off
the natural gas to the loca-
tion. In addition, Boardman
Police Department respond-
ed for traffic control and
Boardman ambulance was
put on standby to be ready
if needed. Morrow County
Emergency Management
also was notified.
However, the gas was
turned off about 49 min-
utes after the initial report
and law enforcement says
the incident ended without
injuries or further damage.
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Morrow SWCD to
meet April 4
Working lands conservation
presentation planned April 3
The Morrow SWCD
will hold a regular meet-
ing on Tuesday, April 4,
beginning at 6 p.m. Agenda
items include minutes of
the previous meeting, bank
reconciliations, 2017/18
budget review, staff and
partner reports, and ODA
LMA discussion.
On Monday, April 3,
from noon to 2 p.m., The
Morrow SWCD is hosting
a presentation on Working
Lands Conservation Ease-
ments.
The presentation will
discuss how to protect the
ecological and agricultur-
al benefits of farms and
ranches and the long-term
viability of land with con-
servation easements. Pre-
senters are The Northwest
Wranglers Riding Club continues it’s can drive and
is asking all residents to bring their empty cans to the
collection trailer parked behind Les Schwab Tires by this
Rangeland Trust and The Thursday, March 23. Donations will help fund the youth
Trust for Public Land. The play days this spring.
Northwest Rangeland Trust
was originally created by
the Oregon Cattleman’s As-
sociation and exists to serve
the ranching and farming
communities of Oregon,
The Ione Library District Board of Directors will hold
Washington and Idaho. its monthly meeting on Thursday, March 30, beginning at
The Trust for Public Land 10:30 a.m. at the Ione Public Library, 385 W. 2 nd Street.
works to create parks and
The public is welcome to attend.
protect land for people,
ensuring healthy, livable
communities for genera-
tions to come.
-Continued from PAGE ONE route map provided, is also
The presentation will Saint’s Episcopal Church, available.
be held at St. Patrick Par- 460 N Gale Street, Heppner.
Walk MS posters, with
ish Hall in Heppner along A continental breakfast and registration information,
with a hosted lunch. For coffee will be available will be located in local busi-
questions, contact Janet before the walk. The walk nesses. Those with ques-
Greenup, Morrow SWCD will start at 10 a.m., with a tions can contact Heppner
Manager at 541-676-5452. hosted lunch to follow.
Walk MS co-chairs Barb
RSVP is not required, but is
The well-marked 5k Orwick, 541-256-0455, or
appreciated.
walk is wheelchair acces- Merilee McDowell, 541-
sible and a 10k walk, with a 571-5853.
Ione library board to
meet
WALK MS 2017
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting
of the Heppner Chamber
of Commerce will be an all
entities report on Thursday,
April 6, at noon in Heppner
City Hall conference room.
Cost of lunch is $10;
Willow Creek Diner will
cater. Chamber lunch at-
tendees are asked to RSVP
at 541-676-5536 no later
than Monday, April 3, to
guarantee a lunch. Those
Wranglers can drive
ends Thursday
planning on attending but
not eating are still asked to
notify the chamber to en-
sure adequate seating.
Also, the chamber
would like to remind ev-
eryone of the Harlem Am-
bassador’s basketball show
Thursday, April 27, at 6:30
p.m. in the Heppner High
School gym. See the full
story PAGE EIGHT.
Cyde Estes is retiring
Photo credit where
credit is due
In last week’s edition of the Heppner Gazette-Times,
photos were mistakenly published without photo credits.
In addition to staff photos of the St. Patrick’s Day cel-
ebration, photos were contributed by Kay Proctor, Sandy
Matthews and Rita Martin. The editor apologizes for the
oversight.
WEALTH ADVISOR
School, the Epilepsy Foun-
-Continued from PAGE ONE
Wealth Management.
She also is active on
several boards and com-
mittees, including the Uni-
versity of Oregon, De La
Salle North Catholic High
dation Northwest and the
National Charity League.
Hale also has been
named to the 2014 and 2015
Financial Times Top 400
Advisors lists in the U.S.
FOR SALE:
after over 31
years with
Morrow County.
217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
Retirement reception will
be held in the Bartholomew
Building Upper Conference
Room from 2 to 4
on March 31, 2017.
Please come wish her well
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with refrigerator, furnace, water heater,
water pump, battery center w/ charger,
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appointment. 541-676-5328.