TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
GAZETTE-TIMES
Obituaries
Samuel E. Howell
Samuel E. Howell Sr.,
71, of Monument died,
Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 at
Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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Feb. 23, 1946 in Heppner,
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County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere;
the son of Clifford and
$31 student subscriptions.
Charlotte Wilhelm Howell.
David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
He was raised and attended
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
school at Monument. Sam
All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.
met Joan Miller in high
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
school and they were mar-
100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $5.75 per column inch.
ried
on Dec. 24, 1964 at
For Public/Legal Notices: public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for pub-
Canyon City, OR.
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
He worked as a timber
specified if required).
faller for 53 years, then
For Obituaries: Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to
worked at the Cross D
meet news guidelines. Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines
Ranch in Monument until
or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space
for the obituary.
his retirement.
For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner
Sam loved playing
GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone
sports in high school; bas-
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
ketball was his favorite.
be placed in the classifieds under “Card of Thanks” at a cost of $10.
He was an avid hunter and
loved to trap in the winter
months. One winter he sold
enough hides to buy a new
Carol Ehrmantraut, 13 at the Lexington Cem- pick-up. Sam killed 69 bull
62, of Lexington, died etery. A bereavement lunch
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 will follow at the Lexington
at her home. She was born Odd Fellow Lodge. Swee-
on Sept. 28, 1955 at Hep- ney Mortuary of Heppner
pner. A memorial service is in care of arrangements.
will be held Saturday, Jan.
U.S.P.S. 240-420
Heppner Chamber’s annual lunch meeting will be
held on Thursday, Jan. 18 from noon-1 p.m. in the Hep-
pner Senior Center dining room. The cost for lunch is $10
and an RSVP no later than Jan. 16 is required.
Heppner Market Fresh Foods will be catering the
lunch consisting of French dip with Au jus, green salad
and cheesecake for dessert.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
following report of marriage licenses:
January 2, 2018: - John Carey Breidenbach, 80,
Heppner and Jennifer Lee Cote, 50, Heppner.
January 4, 2018: - Eric Miguel Lopez, 18, Irrigon
and Jenny Lynn Stanger, 18, Irrigon.
-Adam F Reyes, 19, Boardman and Naomi Elise
Sophia Rayne Hernandez, 18, Boardman.
First Friday Friends
of Jesus to meet
First Friday Friends
of Jesus will meet Friday,
Jan. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at the All Saints
Parish Hall on the corner of
Church and Gale in Hep-
pner. All children, ages
four to 12, are welcome and
there is no cost to attend.
The morning will be filled
with Bible stories, games,
music and crafts. A free
lunch is served. Newcom-
ers are always welcome.
For more information call
the Shared Ministry office
at 541-676-9970.
Morrow County Road Dept. would like to
remind all motorists there will be NO winter
maintenance on Coalmine hill (USFS Route 53)
For the rest of the County winter maintenance practices
include applying deicing agent, plowing and sanding. The
combination of practices used at each site may
vary to accommodate the different climate,
traffic and storm conditions encountered.
Please use extreme caution and common
sense. They will do their best and would
appreciate your patience.
Driving in the snow and ice requires
a certain set of driving skills that some
residents rarely get to use.
HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
♦ Check road conditions on
your route before you go at
TripCheck or by dialing 511.
Plan your trip accordingly.
♦ Allow extra time to get
where you’re going. Travel is
going to be slow.
♦ Allow extra stopping dis-
tance. There is less traction
on slick, snowy roads.
♦ Brake gently to avoid skid-
ding or sliding. If the wheels
lock up, ease off the brakes.
♦ Carry chains and know
how to use them.
M.C. PUBLIC WORKS
541-989-9500.
♦ Make sure your vehicle is
in top operating conditions,
with clean headlights, good
brakes, working windshield
wipers and good tires.
♦ Slow down when ap-
proaching off-ramps, bridges
and shady spots where the
snow often lingers longer.
♦ Turn on your headlights to
increase your visibility.
♦ Be prepared for delays.
Make sure you have water,
blankets, a full tank of gas…
and plenty of patience!
♦ If you feel tired or if road
conditions get rough, don’t
be afraid to stop for the night.
Christian Life Center volunteers will serve lunch on
Wednesday, Jan. 17, at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch
will be baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrot
salad, Parmesan Brussel sprouts, hot rolls and raspberry
mousse for dessert.
Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change.
CBEC pays
dividend, adjusts
rates
Columbia Basin Elec-
tric Cooperative has shared
the margins generated by
the business with the mem-
bers of the electric coop-
erative. In mid-December,
CBEC distributed $525,000
to their members and for-
mer members. These funds
represented the second half
of 1988, all of 1989 and
$175,000 of the 1990 out-
standing Capital Patronage
credits, as well as several
small credits from more
recent years. Capital Pa-
tronage credits represent
the members’ equity in the
member-owned coopera-
tive. With the addition of
the $525,000, the Co-Op
has returned $6,308,697 to
its member/owners over the
last 40 years.
In additional co-op
news, Columbia Basin
Electric commissioned a
Cost-of-Service-Analysis
study this past spring to
analyze and review their
rates and rate structures.
This study was in antici-
pation of the announced
Bonneville Power Admin-
istration wholesale rate
increases scheduled for
October 2017, averaging
5.4 percent. The study con-
firmed that CBEC’s various
rate classes are fair and
independent and do not
cross-subsidize one rate
class by another. Based on
the results of the study, the
board of directors decided
to not increase current rates
of electricity for most rate
classes. There will be a
slight increase in the fixed
monthly fee for residential
customers of $1.50 per
month or $18 per year.
This increase continues
the objective of having the
utility’s fixed costs and ex-
penses covered by each and
every meter service cooper-
atively, while the cost of the
actual electricity consumed
is a virtual pass-through of
the wholesale value. Other
rate classes will also see
minimal increases in their
fixed monthly fees. Irriga-
tion accounts will be the
only rate class to have an
electricity cost increase,
which will be approximate-
ly 4.25 percent in accor-
dance with the BPA whole-
sale increase. There will be
no changes to the irrigation
rate class horsepower-based
fixed fees. The CBEC board
authorized these changes
effective with the January
2018 invoicing cycle.
The cooperative con-
tinues to work with the
Wheatridge NextEra wind
project in the design and
routing of its transmission
line to move generated
power out to the national
grid. Management has been
working with local land
owners throughout the fall
to devise a suitable route
and design that will be
agreeable to everyone. This
CBEC-owned transmis-
sion line will be capable
of meeting the renewable
energy wheeling needs of
Wheatridge NextEra and
other proposed renewable
projects in Morrow County.
Final easements and docu-
ments are in the process
of being approved. The
Wheatridge NextEra wind
project is expected to bring
several new permanent jobs
to central Morrow County,
as well as 150-200 con-
struction period workers to
our area. It is reported that it
will pay more than a million
dollars annually in Strategic
Investment Program (SIP)
and other taxes to the local
economy.
The USDA Natural
Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) will be
hosting a meeting at the
USDA Service Center on
Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. to gather
input regarding the natural
resource opportunities and
priorities across Morrow
County. The goal is to bring
together individuals with
a variety of expertise and
knowledge allowing NRCS
Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has and others to build on the
released the following Justice Court report:
collective successes while
-Dallas Edwards Dowdy, 30 of Heppner was con- focusing efforts to make
victed of driving while suspended, $260 fine.
the greatest impact with the
-Taylor Renee Nelson, 18 of Heppner was convicted available staff and funding.
of violation of basic rule, 82/55 mph, $260 fine.
Goals for this meeting will
be:
-Identify where the best
investments can be made
to address natural resource
problems
-Share the work that
has already been done in
the county
-Share your vision for
what the county will look
like when these natural re-
source concerns have been
solved
NRCS will be con-
sidering the information
provided to include in the
future conservation imple-
mentation strategies for
the county. This will help
guide conservation efforts
and funding over the next
five to ten years. Input in
this process is very valuable
as this information will be
used to focus the work in
the future.
The information pro-
vided in this process will
help everyone work to-
wards a stronger, healthier
more economically viable
community and agricultural
industry.
If unable to attend this
meeting, but would like
additional information or
would like to provide in-
put, please contact NRCS
at 541-676-5021 ext. 113
or email kacee.lathrop@
or.usda.gov. The meeting is
open to the public.
Funeral Notices
Chamber to hold
annual meeting
Elk, but never killed a four
point. In his younger days,
Sam and his brother Bill
enjoyed riding bulls in the
rodeos. He won the Sisters
Rodeo in 1963.
Survivors include his
wife, Joan of Monument;
a brother, Paddy Howell
of Baker City; a daughter,
Sandy McKinney of Prin-
eville; a son, Sam Jr. of
Monument; grandchildren,
James Jewell of Monu-
ment, Jessica Taylor of
Powell Butte and David
Howell of Monument and
4 great-grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by
his parents Clifford and
Charlotte Howell, a brother
Bill Howell and numerous
aunts and uncles.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Pioneer
Memorial Hospice, PO Box
9, Heppner, OR 97836.
Sweeney Mortuary of
Heppner is in care of ar-
rangements.
Community lunch
menu
Heppner Lions
to provide vision
screening
Heppner Lions Club
is sponsoring a compre-
hensive vision screening
for kindergarten through
sixth grade students at Hep-
pner Elementary School on
Wednesday, Jan. 17. Work-
ing in conjunction with the
Heppner Parent Teacher
Club, local volunteers will
be utilizing a Spot Vision
Screener (Spot), a type of
photo screener for both vi-
sion screening and autore-
fraction applications.
According to Molly
Rhea, Heppner Lions Sight
and Hearing Chairman,
“Our Lion’s club recog-
nized a need for quality
vision screening in the
schools and made a com-
mitment to bring this ser-
vice to our community.”
The Spot allows test-
ing of students, regardless
of age, color of eyes, or
other potentially limiting
factors for the potential in-
dication of: Myopia (near-
sightedness), Hyperopia
(farsightedness), Astig-
matism (blurred vision),
Anisometropia (unequal
refractive power), Strabis-
mus (eye misalignment)
and Anisocoria (unequal
refractive power). This vi-
sion screener is a handheld,
portable device designed
to help users quickly and
easily detect vision issues.
Spot screens both eyes at
once from a nonthreatening
three-foot distance.
According to the Or-
egon Lions Sight and Hear-
ing Foundation (OLSHF)
report, “Vision problems
can and do affect the physi-
cal, intellectual, social and
emotional development of
children. Early detection
of vision problems can
provide a child more op-
portunity for educational
success. Because vision
loss may impede normal
development, the earlier vi-
sion impairments are diag-
nosed and treated, the more
favorable the outlook for
correction or improvement
of the child’s well-being.
Experts estimate vision
problems affect 25 percent
of all school children in the
United States.”
Under the guidance of
an Oregon Lions Sight and
Hearing Foundation staff
person, volunteers from the
Heppner Lions Club and
the Heppner Parent Teacher
Club will be conducting the
screenings. “The Heppner
Lions Club is funding this
as a service to our com-
munity and the children we
all want to succeed,” states
Rhea.
The results of this
screening will be sent di-
rectly to Heppner Elemen-
tary School and then will be
furnished to each student’s
parent(s) or guardian.
Justice Court
Report
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profiles available now
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