TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 1, 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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paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-
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$30 student subscriptions.
David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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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.
Need to learn flag etiquette
To the editor:
In recent weeks the
news media has been filled
with the stories of ath-
letes disrespecting our flag.
However, citizens of Hep-
pner do not have to go very
far to witness a flag that
has been and is being dis-
respected through neglect.
My husband and I were
walking our dogs around
George Waterland Memori-
al Field near the dam about
two weeks ago. As we came
around the outside of the
outfield fence, I noticed a
tattered and forgotten stars
and stripes flag dangling
from a pole. Growing up,
I was taught that there are
specific rules for the display
of our flag as well as a rule
to dispose of it properly
when it is worn. That flag at
the ball park apparently has
been out there through bad
weather and darkness long
enough that it is in shreds.
I was taught that for a flag
to be properly displayed at
night, it must have a light
of some sort shining on it.
1 was deeply disturbed by
this sight of neglect and
disrespect and still am.
Do we not teach flag
etiquette to people any-
more? Either in school or
organizations that display a
flag? Do the people who put
these flags up at our local
athletic events not realize
that they should be taken
down promptly? We have
subscribed with the local
boy scouts to have them
place a U.S. flag in our
yard on specific national
holidays, and they are very
prompt to retrieve them
before dusk. If you display
the flag for any activity,
and need a refresher on
flag etiquette, contact the
local scout leaders. I’m sure
they would be happy to help
you. This is the second time
I have witnessed a flag on
display at one of our ball
fields days or weeks after
all the activities are over.
Show your patriotism, learn
the rules for displaying our
national flag.
Sally Walker, Heppner
Death Notices
Elizabeth P. “Betty” McDonald – Elizabeth P.
“Betty” McDonald, 91, former Heppner resident, died
Sunday, Oct. 29 at Haven House Retirement Center in
Fossil. She was born on March 26, 1926. Funeral mass
will be held Monday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. at the St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church, Heppner, with concluding service
and burial to follow at the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrangements.
Bonita L. “Bonnie” Wenberg – Bonita L. “Bonnie”
Wenberg, 69, longtime Heppner resident, died Wednes-
day, Oct. 25 at her home in Camano Island, WA. She
was born Jan. 5, 1948 in Little Falls, Minnesota. A com-
plete obituary will follow in next week’s Gazette Times.
Local arrangements are pending at Sweeney Mortuary
of Heppner.
Local veterans to be Ione Legion
honored
Auxiliary to hold
fundraiser
10:30 a.m. The public is in-
vited to attend the program
A turkey bingo fund- available for purchase, as
that will be held in the high
raiser
for the Ione Legion well as frozen fruit pies and
school gymnasium.
Auxiliary will be held at the ready to bake rolls.
Ione Legion hall on Nov.
For more information,
11 from 4-8 p.m. A bingo contact Becky Rietmann at
packet and dauber can be 541-422-7230 or Maureen
purchased for $10. Hot McElligott at 541-422-
dogs, chili, baked potatoes 7156.
and all the fixings will be
Local residents have private information. If the
reported receiving phone phone isn’t answered, the
calls from callers identify- scammers often leave an
ing themselves as IRS em- urgent callback request.
The IRS initiates most
ployees. Callers may know
St. Patrick’s volunteers will serve lunch on Wednes-
a lot about their targets and contacts through regular
day,
Nov. 8, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will
they usually alter the caller mail delivered by the Unit-
include
chicken pot pie, orange-kissed beets, hot rolls
ID to make it appear it is the ed States Postal Service.
and
lemon
bars for dessert.
However, there are special
IRS calling.
Milk
is
served at each meal. Suggested donation is
Victims are told they circumstances in which the
$3.50
per
meal.
Menu is subject to change.
owe money to the IRS and IRS will call or come to
it must be paid promptly a home or business, such
through a pre-loaded debit as when a taxpayer has an
card or wire transfer. Vic- overdue tax bill, to secure
tims may be threatened a delinquent tax return or
with arrest, deportation or a delinquent employment
suspension of a business or tax payment, or to tour a
driver’s license. In many business as part of an audit
cases, the caller becomes or during criminal investi-
hostile and insulting. Or gations.
Taking candy from from kids for $1 per pound,
Residents are encour- children is usually frowned up to five pounds. Buy-back
victims may be told they
have a refund due to try aged to report telephone upon, but teaching kids the dates are during normal
to trick them into sharing scams to local authorities. value of giving back by sell- business hours from Nov.
ing their excess Halloween 1 through Nov. 7.
candy in support of U.S.
Americans spend an es-
Troops and First Respond- timated $2.5 billion dollars
ers is a win-win for kids, on a whopping 600 million
parents, and dentists alike. pounds of Halloween candy
This Halloween, local each year. In 2015 alone,
The Mustangs Booster Elections will be held for
trick-or-treaters
will join 294 tons of that candy was
club is seeking individuals president, vice-president,
kids
across
the
nation
when sent to Operation Gratitude
who are ready to support the secretary, publicity director
they
bring
their
Hallow-
for distribution through its
Mustangs and are interested and two at-large members.
een
candy
and
handwrit-
Care Package Programs.
The booster club mis-
in joining the board. The
ten
letters
of
gratitude
to
“Operation Gratitude
election of officers for the sion is to support Scholastic
any
branch
of
Community
has
shipped more than 1.6
2017-2018 school year will and Athletic Achievement
Bank.
The
goodies
will
be
Million
Care Packages
take place at the monthly for all students at Heppner
shipped
to
Operation
Grati-
that
include
items such as
meeting on Nov. 15 at 6 Jr Sr High School.
tude
for
inclusion
in
care
DVDs,
handmade
scarves
p.m. in the HJSHS library.
packages to U.S. service and hygiene products. Hal-
members deployed over- loween candy is a won-
seas in harm’s way and to derful addition to these
The Morrow County nell Jackson, 65, Boardman. first responders serving packages,” says Operation
Gratitude’s founder, Caro-
Clerk’s office has released
October 26, 2017: here at home.
Community Bank is lyn Blashek. “The candy
the following report of mar- -John Quentin Ferguison,
riage licenses:
36, Lexington and Alison proud to participate in the is a great morale boost for
October 24, 2017: Elese Vandever, 37, Lex- Operation Gratitude pro- the troops, and a means to
gram to reduce excess sugar create positive interaction
-Randy Lee Baker, 62, ington.
consumption, prevent den- with local children.
Boardman and Kathy Dar-
tal decay, and teach children
Candy and handwrit-
the importance of saying ten letters or drawings to
thank you to all who serve. service members will be
To encourage partici- collected at all Community
pation, Community Banks Bank branches and shipped
The next session of First Friday Friends of Jesus will across Northeast Oregon to Operation Gratitude for
take place this Friday, Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Southeast Washington distribution in mid-No-
at the All Saints Parish Hall. All kids in the community will be purchasing candy vember.
ages four to 12 are welcome. A free lunch is served, and
NEW PHARMACY DELIVERY SERVICE!
there is no cost to attend.
Heppner High School will
be hosting a program to
honor local veterans for
their service to our country
on Thursday, Nov. 9 at
Telephone scam
impersonates IRS
Community lunch
menu
Community Bank to
buy back Halloween
candy
HJSHS Booster
Club to elect officers
Marriage Licenses
First Friday Friends
Rebekahs to play cards of Jesus to meet
The Holly Rebekah Lodge, Lexington, will play cards
on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
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American Northwest in a covered wagon.
Rinker Buck sets off to explore the Oregon
Trail like the pioneers: in a mule-drawn
covered wagon. Hear the
real life the story of this
four month adventure told by
Rinker in Honor of the 25th
anniversary of the Oregon
Trail Library District
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NOVEMBER 2ND
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