TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor
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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.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
May 10, 2017: -Nicholas J Phillips-Hardy, 26, of
Hermiston and Celeste Faith Owen, 21, of Hermiston.
May 11, 2017: -Felipe Ceja Murguia, 56, of Umatilla
and Maria Guadalupe Alvarez Mejia, 37, of Umatilla.
CRYSTAL APPLE
-Continued from PAGE ONE capacity for students and
15, the IMESD also named
the recipient of the 2017
Community Partner Award,
which is Umatilla County
Public Health. This agency
has been a leader in the
area of school-based health
through the creation of
Wellness Hubs. These hubs
provide on-site support
in the areas of nursing,
mental health, oral health
and system navigation in
schools across the region.
The Hub design utilizes
braided resources to expand
capacity—a model built for
replication across the state.
“Umatilla Public
Health is highly committed
to eastern Oregon families.
By partnering with other
agencies that serve the pub-
lic, they have increased
families in need. Public
health is always willing to
come to the table, innovate
and allocate resources in
a creative way,” said Dr.
Mark Mulvihill, IMESD
superintendent.
The 2017 Crystal Apple
Award sponsors included
Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Capps Broadcast Group,
CHI St. Anthony Hospital,
First Community Credit
Union, Mid Columbia Bus
Company, Red Lion Hotel
Pendleton, Rotary Club of
Pendleton and Wheatland
Insurance.
More information
about the Crystal Apple
Awards can be found at
www.imesd.k12.or.us/crys-
talapple/home.
Chamber lunch
meeting
The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce will be Thursday, May 18, at noon in Heppner
City Hall conference room. The chamber will receive
a final report from the Heppner High School students
who have been working with Rita Van Schoiack of Blue
Mountain Investment Management, LLC.
Cost of lunch is $10; Heppner Market Fresh will
cater. Chamber lunch attendees are asked to RSVP at
541-676-5536 no later than the Tuesday before to guar-
antee a lunch.
Morrow County Road Dept. would like to
remind all motorists that with any road
maintenance project to be aware of the
workers, they are very important to us.
Watch for signs, flags and work-zone employees
and equipment. Morrow County’s goal is to provide
a safe roadway. However, it is always up to the
motorist to drive according to conditions. Be patient
and plan ahead. Leave early if you know you will
be driving through work zones. Please use extreme
caution and common sense. They will do their best
and would appreciate your patience
Temporary closers with
grinding and reclaimation will
be taking place with in the next
few weeks. Some areas to be
aware of with some delays and
partial closers are...
Laurel/Wilson
Intersection in
Boardman.
Ione/Boardman Rd.
(Juniper to Ella)
Blackhorse east of Piper
Canyon.
Again be prepared and be safe.
Questions or concerns may be
addressed to 541-989-9500
Morrow County Road Department.
Death Notices
~ Letters to the Editor ~
Delanie J. Doherty—Delanie J. Doherty of Heppner,
infant daughter of Adam and Molly Doherty, died Sunday,
May 14, 2017 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. She was born
March 31, 2017 at Richland, WA. A memorial service
will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the
Heppner Elks Lodge. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is
in charge of arrangements.
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.
Funeral Notices
Time to tidy up for
Memorial Day
Robert C. “Bob” Bergstrom—A Celebration of Life
will be held for Robert C. “Bob” Bergstrom on Saturday,
May 20, 2017 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Senior Center,
To the Editor,
190 N. Main St., Heppner. Bergstrom, 85, died Sunday,
Memorial Day is coming soon. Heppner will have
April 23, 2017 at Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Sweeney out-of-area visitors who come pay their respects to family
Mortuary of Heppner is in charge of arrangements.
members who have passed away.
Now is a good time for all of us to tidy our residences
and businesses for the Memorial Day weekend. The effort
makes our town nice for ourselves and for our visitors.
Thank you for your efforts to give our community the
best possible appearance.
(s) John Edmundson, Heppner
The family of Harvey and later to Heppner, where
and Annie Harshman is they spent the remainder of
planning a family reunion their lives.
and potluck at Hardman
The couple had five
Community Center on Sun- children—Lloyd, Irene,
day, May 28, at 12:30 p.m. Everett, Buel and Delsie
Harvey and Annie Mae. Descendants are scat-
It was a nice day for and KP.
homesteaded at Juniper tered throughout the North- the 21 women who teed
For Flight B, Corol
Creek on Rock Creek. They west, and invite family off at Willow Creek Coun- Mitchell had low gross,
moved to Hardman soon and friends to join them to try Club May 10 for the Karen Haguewood low net,
after, then to Rood Canyon celebrate their family.
ladies’ play day. Taking Sharon Harrison least putts,
low gross of the field was Pat Dougherty the long putt
Nancy Propheter, while and Judy Harris KP.
Sarah Rucker took low net.
For Flight C, Lorrene
Betty Burns had the least Montgomery had low gross,
putts of the field.
Bev Steagall and Josie
For Flight A, Pat Ed- Kindsfather tied for low
mundson had low gross net, Barb Collin had least
and the long putt, and Eva putts, Kathy Martin the
Kilkenny had least putts long putt and Josie Kinds-
Harshmans plan
reunion May 28
The View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
‘Welcome to Heppner’
signs get needed
facelift
CBSGA announces
Echo results
Twen t y - t h r ee Wi l-
low Creek senior golfers
played at the par-72 Echo
Hills Golf Course on May
8. There was a total of
115 players in the tourna-
ment. The weather was
pronounced “perfect.”
Results for the Willow
Creek golfers were the fol-
lowing.
Columbia Division (Hand-
icap 17 and Below)
Gross: 6. Barry Munk-
ers – 83, 9. Dave Pranger
– 87.
Blue Division (Handicap
18 – 23)
Gross: 5. Tim Hedman
– 92, 7. Dale Boyd – 95, 8.
John Edmundson – 96.
Net: 7. Bob Nairns –
73, 9. (tie) Steve Marlatt
and Gene Orwick – 74.
Senior Division (Handi-
cap 24 and Above)
Gross: 1. Dave Cres-
wick – 92, 5. Bill Morris
– 99.
Net: 1. Jeff Cutsforth –
69, 4. Roger Ehrmantraut
– 74.
The next Columbia –
Blue Senior Tournament
will be at Willow Run Golf
Course in Boardman on
June 12. Starting times will
be 7 a.m., 11 a.m. and 3
p.m. with pre-registration
required for the 7 a.m. and
11 a.m. starting times. A
hamburger lunch will be
available for a nominal cost
at the golf course.
The two “Welcome to Heppner” signs on each end of town are
in the process of getting a needed facelift. Seth Moses Roofing
Company of Heppner is doing the job. Above are Seth Moses
(front) and his crew of Turk Manley, Donita Council and
David Ginn working on the signs Monday, which will later
be remounted by Columbia Basin Electric. John Edmundson
Morrow County Justice fined $160.
is overseeing the project, which was funded by a Community
of
the
Peace Ann Spicer
-Roy Michael Hale
Enhancement Grant, and was also helped along by Merle
Cowett, who is donating the router bits for the project. -Photo has released the following Proctor, 29, of Heppner was
Justice Court report:
found guilty of Violating
by David Sykes
Justice Court Report
Community lunch
menu
St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish volunteers will serve
lunch on Wednesday, May 24, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center.
The breakfast-themed lunch will include scrambled
eggs, ham, bacon and sausage; hash browns; sliced toma-
toes; spiced pears; biscuits and gravy; and cinnamon rolls.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
Please join us in celebrating
Glen Ward’s
90th Birthday!
Hosted by the Heppner Elks
Saturday,
May 20th
2017
Starting at 5pm
Dinner at 6pm
(no gifts please)
-Keovongkot Kham-
mone, 73, of Kennewick,
WA was found guilty of
fishing with a Non-Resident
Angling License and was
fined $435.
-A 17-year-old male
from Richland, WA was
found guilty of Exceeding
the Speed Limit 11-20 mph,
87/70 mph zone, and was
the Basic Rule (VBR) 95/55
mph and was fined $435.
-Saul Nathaniel Erick-
son, 19, of Heppner was
found guilty of Careless
Driving with Accident and
was fined $435.
-Kaelyn Rose Lindsay,
19, of Lexington was found
guilty of VBR 75/55 and
was fined $160.
ORDER YOUR
MEMORIAL DAY
FLOWERS EARLY!
♥ Wedding Tables ♥
Kaitlyn Jordan & Jane Demoss & Tyler Robinson &
Jason Zinter Brett Harrison Caroline Adrian-Karlin
June 3, 2017 September 23, 2017 June 3, 2017
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