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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 11, 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 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 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- 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 Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ 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. Funeral Notice Clifford W. Green - Clifford W. Green, 74, of Heppner passed away on Sept. 5, 2017 at his home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. at the Heppner United Methodist Church. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements. Free flu shots for Veterans The flu season is here, and the Jonathan M. Wain- wright Memorial VA Medi- cal Center is holding a walk-in flu shot clinic for Boardman area Veterans at the Boardman VA Tele- health Clinic on Friday, Oct. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (no shots offered from 12-12:30 p.m.). Flu shots are free for all A view from the hill By Doris Brosnan On Oct. 4, Willow Creek Terrace celebrated fifteen years of service. Manager George Nairns reports, “We have had the honor and privilege of sharing and serving in the lives of many families, and we are looking forward to many more years of serving Willow Creek Valley.” This writer is surprised to real- ize how many years have passed since one woman’s vision became such an im- portant addition to our area. “Thank you. May the future continue to hold the Terrace as a significant and positive feature in the livability of Willow Creek Valley.” The jungle-like garden behind Willow Creek Ter- race continues to surprise everyone on the hill with its abundance, of tomatoes and cucumbers in particu- lar. Already the staff has made several batches of re- frigerator bread-and-butter pickles. Other welcome sur- prises have been the garden gifts from area neighbors. (Such a multi-use veg- etable, the zucchini!) The first-time donation of many, many strawberries from Hank and Debbie Howard was especially surprising. Marjorie Gorham might never swear that she is beyond being surprised, since her family truly sur- prised her on her Oct. 3 birthday. Marjorie expected to, and did, share her cho- sen birthday meal with her Terrace neighbors and her Veterans just by showing valid identification. And once again this year, VA is partnering with Walgreens to offer enrolled Veterans free flu shots. If a Veteran cannot make one of Walla Walla VA’s flu shot clinics, consider visiting your local Saturday, Oct. 14 at 6 Walgreens to inquire about p.m., Heppner High School getting a flu shot (some re- Booster Club annual din- strictions may apply). ner and auction at Heppner Elks Lodge: Come out and enjoy a great community event and support HHS. There will be food, raffle, and silent and live auction All Saints Episcopal green beans, hot rolls and items. More information to and Hope and Valby vol- pumpkin spice cake for follow closer to the event. Thursday, Oct. 26, 13 th unteers will serve lunch dessert. Milk is served at each Annual Soup Bowl Supper on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. meal. Suggested donation and Silent Auction spon- Lunch will include stuffed is $3.50 per meal. Menu is sored by Domestic Violence Services, Inc.: This event pork chops, hot German subject to change. will be held at Sisters Café, potato salad, red cabbage, 308 N. Main Street, Pend- leton. Call 541-276-3322 or visit our website to register. M o n d a y, O c t . 2 3 through Monday, Oct. 30, Pumpkin Painting Contest The Loop, Morrow County Transportation, will be at Murray’s. Participate holding its quarterly meeting on Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. in the in the Painted Pumpkin Ione Community Church located at 395 E. Main Street in Contest. Bring your painted Ione. Items on the agenda for this public meeting include pumpkin into Murray’s for revenue and expense reports, brokerage rides, 2017 OTA a chance to win a prize. Conference, StrateGen software, destinations and other Winners will be announced items. For more information contact Anita Pranger at on Oct. 31. Murray’s will accept only painted pump- 541-676-5667. kins. If they are carved, they will be disqualified. Entries will be displayed in the front windows of the store. Age group categories: five and under; six-nine years of age; 10-13 years of age and 14 years of age and older. For questions, con- tact Stephanie at Murray’s at 541-676-9158. Thursday, Oct. 26, 13 th Annual Soup Bowl Supper and Silent Auction spon- sored by Domestic Violence Chamber Chatter Community lunch menu The Loop to hold meeting G M USTAN B OO S HHS STE R daughter, Karen, and son- in-law, Tom Wolff. They had managed, however, to keep secret that grand- daughter Ashley had come to deliver her birthday wish in person! A truly delighted and surprised grandmother! On one day this week, the residents will be sur- prised by a fire drill. This is National Fire Prevention Week and the week during which the Terrace facility chooses to perform a semi- annual, mandatory drill. Though sometimes viewed as an inconvenient exercise, the residents understand its importance, and they take this opportunity to suggest to readers that they hold fire drills in their homes and have specific escape plans established. Maybe, though difficult to believe, to add some lev- ity, someone at the morning discussion on Friday will be able to come up with a “Silly Saying” related to fire? (For instance, “When tempted to ‘fight fire with fire,’ remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.”) That will be Silly Sayings Day, so par- ticipants will be sharing and probably wondering where and how some “old sayings” originated. (How much truth can be in “fire in the heart sends smoke into the head”?) A serious topic on the 17 th will be breast cancer, as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the 17 th is National Wear Pink heppner hiGh sChool Booster CluB Dinner & AuCtion sAturDAy, oCtoBer 14th heppner elks CluB Dinner 6:30 AuCtion: 7:30 General admission for the dinner $15/person $65/ family. VIP Tables $400 each, Includes 6 dinner tickets, 2 bottles of Wine, Personal Server Call Melissa Lindsay to reserve your table 541-561-0234 live AuCtion penny BoArD silent AuCtion rAffle Services, Inc.: This event will be held at Sisters Café, 308 N. Main Street, Pend- leton. Call 541-276-3322 or visit our website to register. S a t u r d a y, N o v. 4 through Saturday, Nov. 12, OHV Park to host special youth elk hunt, spike only. Applicants must be a Mor- row or Grant County resi- dent, have a valid hunting license, current hunter’s education certificate or be participating in the men- tored youth hunter program and be 12 to 17 years of age. All applications must be returned by Thursday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. to the Morrow County Public Works office in Lexington. Applicants will be selected by a draw and reviewed at Morrow County court. For more information, call Morrow County Parks at 541-989- 9500. Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m., Free Community Concert with Christopher Duffley. This event is being sponsored by Community Counseling Solutions and will be held at Heppner High School. Concessions will be organized by the FBLA Club and will offer light dinner selections and will open at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m., Heppner Christmas Event at Morrow County Fairgrounds. More infor- mation available soon “MUG” YOUR BOSS!” BOSS DAY OCTOBER 16TH SPECIAL COFFEE CUP & BALLOON STARTING AT $15 Ca rd s for every occa sion NEW MUSTANG HOODIES IN STOCK! pumpkin painting contest Bring in your painted pumpkin Oct. 23-30 for a chance to win a prize!! Day. Readers are invited to join the Community on the Hill as wearers of pink. And the next week will see some craziness return to the dining room of the Terrace, on “Frankenstein Friday,” the day when the lunch menu will feature such gruesome items as eyeballs, fingers, and other Halloweenish identifiers in place of familiar, tasty dish- es. That will begin the fun that the residents and staff have every October. On Monday, the 30 th , they will host the annual Halloween party for the Heppner Day Care and Preschool chil- dren, now being planned with new HDC director, Katelynn Adams. On Hal- loween, everyone will be ready to be frightened by little ghouls and ghosts and delighted by super heroes, super princesses and fair- ies. The ubiquitous orange pumpkin shirts and treats will await the visitors. Of course, the Octo- ber calendar will be inter- spersed with several inter- esting morning discussions and some celebrations of good foods. One especially good food – possibly not listed in the basic food groups chart but, nonethe- less, an important one – will be a treat every Wednesday afternoon. At 3:30 p.m., everyone who likes ice cream and conversation is invited to the living room for the “Community Social Hour,” the opportunity to discuss events and people featured in the Gazette Times while enjoying a bowl of ice cream. Moving into the Wil- low Creek Terrace in time for some of last month’s events and this Hallow- eenish month’s activities is Ron Peck. Ron reports that the Terrace is proving to be a fine place to live as he learns more and more about opportunities on the hill. He was already famil- iar with Heppner, since he was raised nearby and at- tended both Lexington and Heppner schools. He re- cently returned to Heppner from The Dalles, where he worked for over twenty- eight years for the State Highway Department. The welcome mat is out, amid the many entry- area flower pots still in full summer bloom. (How do they do that?!) And a new service-related feature that the Terrace can now offer is the wireless nurses’ call system. It is as familiar to the Residents as their pre- vious system, but will pro- vide definite, time-related improvements in use by the staff over the previous system. Improvements on the hill might not be visible to the casual eye, but closer looks around the Terrace reveal the efforts of the administration and staff to make life more and more comfortable and rewarding, and the residents can view these efforts with apprecia- tion. Lila Killingbeck to be featured quilter Lila Killingbeck has been chosen as the featured quilter for the 13 th annual Boardman quilt show to be held on Friday and Satur- day, Oct. 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boardman Senior Center. Admission is $3. In addi- tion to quilt displays, the event includes demonstra- tions, fabric and quilting supply vendors, hourly door prizes, raffle quilts and show awards. Killingbeck grew up in La Grande in a family of quilters and completed her first quilt at the age of 15. In addition to quilting, she en- joys hiking, camping, and all outdoor activities. She and her family moved to Hermiston for her husband, Thad’s, employment. Dur- ing the years her husband was employed by the Mor- row County School District, she worked for Dr. John Page and Dr. Spike, Oregon Potato, Rivercrest Farms and the City of Boardman. She has since retired. Boardman Quilt Show welcomes all entries, in- Lila Killingbeck -Photo by Kathy Hyder cluding keepsake heirloom quilts, contemporary quilts, wall hangings and other quilted items. There will be one “People’s Choice” recognition for youth and adult entries. There is no fee to display quilts. Quilts will be accepted Thursday, Oct. 12 from 3-5 p.m. at the Boardman Se- nior Center or up until 4:30 p.m. at Aunty Ida’s Quilt Shop, 435 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston. For more informa- tion or for a registration form, call 541-481-9426 or tlkranch@centurytel.net. Forms can also be picked up benefits- To explo at Aunty for Ida’s. Charges filed against Hurtado Efren Hurtado, 26, will be charged with un- lawful use of a weapon, menacing Efren and carry- Hurtado Jr. ing a con- cealed weapon for allegedly pointing a gun at a deputy in late September. He is cur- rently lodged in the Uma- tilla County Jail. Hurtado was shot by a Morrow County Sher- iff’s Office Deputy in the early hours of Sept. 22 in a parked Chevy Tahoe on the westbound side of Interstate 84 near the Boardman exit. If you served in the military, you may qualify for benefits- To explore your options call today! 541-922-6420 Morrow County Veterans Services ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: 217 North Main St., Heppner • Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.
