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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 28, 2018 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: $31 in Morrow County; $25 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 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 $5.25 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 $6.05 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. Neighborhood center to hold sale Obituaries Herschel David McCurry Herschel David Mc- Curry, 77, of Heppner, died S u n d a y, Mar. 25 at his home. A private celebration of life ser- vice will be Herschel held in his David honor. McCurry Her- schel was born Jan. 7, 1941 at Sen- eca, SC, the son of Benja- min and Lucy Quarles Mc- Curry. He graduated from Clemson High School and attended Clemson College. He was a Vietnam vet- eran, serving in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Mer- rick. Herschel was self- employed as a truck driver. As a child he lived in Seneca, South Carolina, but during his Navy career he fell in love with the state of Oregon, living in Portland, Lakeview and Heppner. On Dec. 18, 1969, Her- schel married Judy Kay Fricks in Waycross, GA. Herschel is survived by his wife Judy, of Heppner; daughter, Melissa McCurry, son, David McCurry and his wife Michelle, daughter, Michele McCurry-Webb and her husband Donny, daughter, Kimberly Mc- Curry-Weathers and her husband William; grand- children, Cameron, Gibson, Tresslyn, Erica, Taylor, Lauren, Trevor, Kelsie, Gunnar, Kannan and Pistol, and one great-grandchild, Natasha. Walla Walla commu- nity Hospice and Pioneer Memorial Hospice pro- vided care and support. The online condolence book is available at swee- neymortuary.com. Community breakfast planned for Easter morning The Neighborhood Center’s $15 bag sale will be held Wednesday, Apr. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come in and fill a brown bag with clothing, shoes and books for $15. All other items in the store are 50 percent off. Donations of gently used clothing and house- hold items are accepted Monday through Friday until closing. The Neigh- borhood Center is located at 441 N Main Street in Heppner. For additional information regarding ser- vices provided please call The Heppner Nazarene church, 335 Gilmore St, will 541-676-5024. The CAPECO food be serving a community breakfast immediately following truck delivery is scheduled the Sunrise service on Easter morning. Fellowship will be provided along with food and coffee. for Tuesday, Apr. 17. The Sunrise service begins at 7 a.m. in the grandstand at Les Payne Field. me” watercolor painting, a reverse glass painting or painting on cotton cloth in an embroidery hoop on Monday, Apr. 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the fairgrounds annex. begin at 8:30 a.m. For additional informa- tion or for those interested in a future class for portrait painting, call Betty Mills at 541-676-5546. Painting class offered Churches to hold Morrow County Cre- Cost for the class is ative Arts and Crafts will $20 for non-members and host a class for a “follow free to members. Setup will Good Friday service A collaboration of the area churches will host a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. on Friday, Mar. 30 at the Heppner Christian Church, 295 N Gale St. Shared Ministry, Hope and All saints, Nazarene, Christian Life Center, Willow Creek Baptist and Heppner Christian welcome the community to attend. Morrow SWCD to meet Bank of Eastern Oregon supports schools The Morrow SWCD will hold its regular board of directors meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 3 at the Ag Service Center, 430 W Linden Way, Heppner, beginning at 6 p.m. Agenda items include minutes of the previous meeting, financial reports, partner reports, staff reports and an Bank of Eastern Or- update on changes to directors zones and the district map. egon has announced its Meetings of the Morrow SWCD are open to the school mascot debit card public. program contributed over $11,000 to Morrow County high school associated stu- dent body (ASB) organiza- tions in 2017. Initiated in September 2013, the Bank of Eastern Oregon mascot debit card ♦ Egg supplies program serves the Hep- pner, Riverside, Irrigon ♦ Candy and Ione high school as- ♦ Hallmark sociate student body pro- grams. In 2018 the service ♦ Potted Plants is expanding to support the and More ASB programs of Weston- McEwen High school in Athena. Since inception, the school mascot debit card program has contrib- uted over $27,000 to these ASB programs. The program generates five cents per transaction performed with each school Happy Easter EGG-CELLENT SELECTION OF EASTER ITEMS! WE HAVE: NOW HIRING DRIVERS mascot card to that schools program and the $10 an- nual renewal fee for each card also goes directly to the ASB. “This program is a great way for local fans to show support for their local school and demonstrates the bank’s commitment to helping our local com- munities prosper through a robust activities program at every school. We encourage everyone in the surrounding communities to sign up for a mascot card supporting their school… as you can see, five cents per transac- tion adds up,” said Gary Propheter, EVP and Chief Operations Officer. For more information and to get your school card, visit your local Bank of Eastern Oregon branch. Leon Jay Ball Leon Jay Ball, 70, died Mar. 21 at Monument, OR. He was born Apr. 22, 1947 at Pendleton to Leon Elmer Ball and Eugenia Elenore Biddle Ball. Leon attended high school in Heppner and served two years in the Army. He was employed as a lineman for 10 years with Portland General Electric and 25 years with Umatilla Electric, retiring in 2005. Survivors include his father, Leon, and brother Randy Wayne Ball, both of Heppner. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eugenia “Jean” Ball, and brother Gary Otis Ball. He en- Leon Jay Ball joyed hunt- ing, fishing, four-wheeling and spending time in the mountains. No service is planned at this time. Disposition was by cremation. ~ Letters to the Editor ~ 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. St. Pat’s visitors enjoy festivities despite problems To the Editor, We just want to let the townspeople know how much we enjoyed the St. Patrick’s Day festivities and our trip from Idaho Falls was worth it. To all who worked on the parade, good job. There was one down- side to our long-planned trip, with the way one of your merchants treated us. In Dec. 2017, my husband began searching for the perfect birthday party for me and found Heppner. Dan found the Northwestern Motel and RV Park. I called the first week in Dec. and spoke with someone, re- serving the Leaves and Tree room. I called again two weeks later to reconfirm as we were now mapping out a 10-day trip and get- ting very excited. I told the person answering we would call again on March 16 th as we got closer to Heppner. On Friday, about 5 p.m. I called and the employee was very confused about our reservation and said he would have to call me back in 15 minutes. I refreshed his memory about the reser- vation. Dan and I knew then we no longer had a room. The person called back saying, “My son worked the desk yesterday and some- body called and cancelled the reservation, putting their name on it. He just thought it was you.” He said, “Sorry about the mix up, I just don’t want you to drive three more hours for nothing.” I asked him if he could help us find another room. He said, “You want me to make a reservation for you?” I said yes. He said, “There are a couple other places, just call.” It was getting later and dark. Dan and I were not fa- miliar with the area, but we knew we had to find help. We started a search and called the Oxford Suites getting Jake, who was on duty. He was perfect and got us in and the stress dis- sipated. We visited Heppner on Saturday for my birthday party and it was obvious to the locals we were visitors. We had our dog with us and so many people introduced themselves and welcomed us. We told some of them about our experience at the hotel. The opinion was if you own the only hotel, you can treat anybody any way. A few mentioned we were probably sold out for a bigger rate. We left Heppner with good feelings after all, but just wanted to let everyone know how one merchant treated us. Dan and Teresa Wallace Idaho Falls, ID Historical Society to meet The quarterly meeting for the Morrow County His- torical Society will be held Apr. 8 at 2 p.m. at Two Old Hags Pizza in Heppner. Topics of discussion on the agenda will include field trips for 2018 and progress on the 2018 Chronicles to be published this summer. Community lunch menu Christian Life Center volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, Apr. 4 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be ranch cheddar chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, roasted broccoli and carrots, sliced tomatoes and hot rolls. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. V ETERANS -Veterans -Spouses -Seniors PUBLIC MEETING Wednesday April 4th 9:30 a.m - Irrigon Library 9:30 a.m. Senior Tax Deferral and Veteran Tax Exemption - Morrow Co. Tax Assessors Office 10 a.m. Willamette National Cemetery Presentation Veteran/Family Burial Benefits - Traci Logan 10:45 a.m. Oregon Veterans Home, The Dalles Michael Springston, Program Director will present information on the facility and answer questions. 11:15 p.m. Senior Scams- Don't be a victim! - Sergeant Bryan Maess (If there is time) VA Healthcare Tips- Morrow County Veterans Services
