TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, November 22, 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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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.
Ione FFA to sell
Chamber lunch
Christmas trees and meeting slated
wreaths
The Ione FFA Chapter
will begin selling Christmas
trees and wreaths during the
week following Thanksgiv-
ing. Trees and wreaths will
be available at the Ione
School shop Nov. 27-30
from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Douglas fir and Noble
fir trees will range in price
from $40-$80 and wreaths
will start at $25.
For more information
or possible delivery, con-
tact the Ione FFA chapter
at 541-422-7131, ext. 4734
or email erin.heideman@
ionesd.org.
The next lunch meet-
ing of the Heppner Cham-
ber of Commerce will be
held at noon on Thursday,
Dec. 7, in the Heppner City
Hall conference room. This
meeting will be all entities
reports.
Cost of lunch is $10 and
Willow Creek Diner will
cater. Chamber lunch at-
tendees are asked to RSVP
Parks committee to Neighborhood
meet
Center to hold black
Friday sale
Morrow County Parks committee will meet for the
regular scheduled meeting on Monday, Nov. 27 at 1:30
p.m. in the upper conference room at the Bartholomew
building.
The Neighborhood
This meeting is for the parks year in review. If avail- Center is holding a special
able, the Parks Master Plan will be reviewed.
Black Friday $15 bag sale
on Friday, Nov. 24 from
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The
bag sale includes all cloth-
ing items, shoes and books.
All other merchandise is
The Oregon Trail Library District meeting scheduled 50% off.
for Dec. 20 has been cancelled. For additional information
No food boxes will
The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following contact Kathy Street at 541-481-3365.
be distributed on Nov. 24.
~ Letters to the Editor ~
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.
A letter to America
To the editor:
God’s command to
mankind has always been,
“be righteous and do good,”
but the history of mankind
has shown the inability
of man to follow God’s
word. The perverted mind
of some call good evil, and
evil good.
After killing eight pre-
cious innocent human be-
ings and injuring others,
the terrorist in New York
city said, “he felt good.”
Why? Because to him evil
is good. Good, because
Islam teaches that killing
unbelievers gets, not only
the killer, but 70 family
members to Heaven, where
the killer will be rewarded
with 72 pretty virgins and
privacy with those virgins.
However, the only two
places murderers go is Hell,
and later the Lake of Fire,
where fire, brimstone, and
darkness co-exist.
No telling why the
Las Vegas shooter thought
murdering 58 and injuring
hundreds, was good. Maybe
fame.
So why does a large
number of American judg-
es, public figures, politi-
cians, and general public,
support the evil practice
of killing innocent unborn
babies? They are calling
evil good, and going against
God’s command to “be
righteous and good.” Re-
pent, and turn away from
evil, it is God’s will.
Manuel Ybarra, Jr., Coal-
gate, OK
the Morrow County Clerk's
office will be closed on
Friday NOVEMBER 24th
OTLD cancels
December meeting
Christmas tree
permits available
Fourth graders eligible
for free permit
Christmas tree permits
for the Umatilla National
Forest are now available
to purchase at forest of-
fices and several local busi-
nesses. Permits are valid
on National Forest System
lands only and do not autho-
rize tree cutting on private,
state, or other federally
managed lands.
Permits are $5 each
and are limited to one per
household. Tree permits
and forest maps are avail-
able during regular office
hours, Monday through
Friday at the four Umatilla
Ranger District offices in
Ukiah and Heppner, OR
and Walla Walla and Pome-
roy, WA. Permits are also
available at the supervisor’s
office in Pendleton and
Heppner Mobil in Heppner.
As part of the national
Every Kid in a Park initia-
tive, all fourth graders are
eligible for a free Christmas
tree permit from their local
national forest. In order for
students to receive a free
tree permit, they must pres-
ent a valid paper voucher
printed from the Every Kid
in a Park website. Visit
www.everykidinapark.gov
and follow the instructions
to obtain and print the pa-
per voucher. Students must
be present with the paper
voucher at a local National
Forest office to claim the
free permit. These free
permits can only be issued
through a National Forest
office and will not be avail-
able through local vendors
who sell permits.
For more information,
contact the Forest Service
office in Pendleton at 541-
278-3716.
Sign up for 4-H by
Nov. 30
Persons interested in participating in the 2018 Mor-
row County Fair to be held Aug. 13-18 must complete
their 4-H enrollment by Nov. 30. For more information,
contact Julie Baker at 541-676-9642 or julie.baker@
oregonstate.edu.
NOW
HIRING
DRIVERS
at 541-676-5536.
The meeting location is
accessible to persons with
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
impaired or for other ac-
commodations for persons
with disabilities should be
made at least 48 hours be-
fore the meeting to Sheryll
Bates at 541-676-5536.
Donations of brown bags
and plastic bags are always
needed and appreciated.
The center will be clos-
ing at 3 p.m. on Wednesday
Nov. 22. For more informa-
tion contact the Neighbor-
hood Center at 541-676-
5024. The Neighborhood
Center is located at 441 N
Main Street in Heppner.
MCHD accepting
donations
In the spirit of holiday
giving, Morrow County
Health District (MCHD)
is accepting donations of
canned food, warm hats,
gloves and scarves to do-
nate to county organizations
for distribution to those
who need it most. Boxes
have been placed at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital and
Pioneer Memorial Clinic in
Heppner, the Ione Commu-
nity Clinic and at the Irrigon
Medical Clinic.
Donations are being
accepted through Dec. 15.
“When you bring in a do-
nation your name will be
entered into a drawing to
win one of several door
prizes,” says an MCHD
spokesperson. “It’s a fun
way to engage our staff and
members of the communi-
ties in the spirit of giving.”
CCS receives grant
award
Community Counsel-
ing Solutions, Inc. of Hep-
pner received a grant award
in the amount of $2,000 for
the Healthy Smiles Dental
Clinic from the Wildhorse
Foundation.
The Wildhorse Foun-
dation, a community ben-
efit fund established by the
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion (CTUIR) to support or-
ganizations in northeastern
Oregon and southeastern
Washington, announced
their grant awards for the
third quarter of 2017, total-
ing $303,584 and awarded
to 31 recipients.
The Wildhorse Founda-
tion Board consider grants
that cover the areas of pub-
lic health, public safety,
education, the arts, historic
preservation, gambling ad-
diction services, salmon
restoration, environmental
protection, and cultural
activities.
It’s Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Time
Morrow County Health District will again sponsor free Medicare Part D Enrollment
Assistance at our Home Health & Hospice office located at 162 N. Main St., Heppner.
Appointments are available Monday & Tuesday (all day) and Wednesday mornings now
through the end of November.
To schedule an appointment
Please call us at 541-676-2946 or 1-800-1-800-737-4113
NEW PHARMACY DELIVERY SERVICE!
Murray's Drug is pleased to announce we will be making home deliveries
on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays within city limits of Heppner,
Lexington and Ione. Call the pharmacy for details! 541-676-9158
ATTENTION
MEDICARE PATIENTS
OPEN ENROLMENT NOW!!
MURRAY'S DRUG 2018
MEDICARE PART D PLANS
888-369-3172
ASURIS
866-477-5704
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
866-552-6106
SILVERSCRIPT
WELLCARE
888-900-4307
AARP
800-867-5564
SYMPHONIX
855-283-2958
CIGNA
800-222-6700
AETNA
833-834-9431
FIRST HEALTH
844-233-1938
ODS ADVANTAGE PPORX 888-786-7509
MEDIMPACT
844-207-3681
It’s Medicare Part D Open Enrollment
Pioneer Memorial Clinic,
Irrigon Medical Clinic
and Ione Community
Clinic will be CLOSED on
Thurs. November 23rd
and Fri. November 24th
for Thanksgiving.
Laboratory and Radiology depart-
ments at Pioneer Memorial Hospital
will also be closed that day for non-
emergent outpatient services.
Have a safe and fun Holiday!