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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 18, 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. Obituaries Nadine L. O’Brien Nadine L. O’Brien was born Aug. 14, 1927 in Palouse, WA and passed away Apr. 10 in Walla Wal- la, WA. She was the tenth child of the 13 children born to Harry and Hattie (Sellers) Cox. Nadine married Patrick O’Brien on Aug. 28, 1949 in Milton Freewater, OR. They resided in Heppner for the majority of their marriage, moving to Walla Walla in 1990. O’Brien is survived by her daughter, Sherri Lynn O’Brien Watson and son- in-law, Bill Watson; sister, Roberta (Bobby) Haer and numerous nieces and neph- ews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Patrick; brothers, Clinton Cox, John LaDow Cox, Shaldon Cox, Darrel Cox and LaVonne Cox; sisters, Zona Marsh, Audrey Smith, Bethel Smith, Claudine Smith, Beverly Parks and Gwen Green. A graveside service will be held Apr. 20 at Blue Mountain Memorial Gar- dens, 300 SE Myra Rd, Col- lege Place, WA at 2 p.m., followed by a gathering at the Rancho Villa mobile home community room at 1396 Dalles Military Rd. The family suggests donations be made to Blue Mountain Humane Society, 7 E George St, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Ralph Norton Ralph Norton, a retired loved spending time with sawmill worker, died of his family and friends. He cancer Tuesday, Apr. 10 loved to tell endless stories at Pioneer Memorial Hos- (often sports related), from pital in Heppner. He was his life. Survivors include 97. He was born his wife Beverly Nor- June 19, 1920 in ton at their Heppner Morrowtown, ID to residence; three sons, Alphia and Vivian Richard Norton and Junkin Norton. He wife Rita of Missou- attended school at la, MT, George Nor- Morrowtown and then high school in Ralph Norton ton and wife Trudy of Boise, ID, Ralph Craigmont. Norton served in the Norton and wife Tami of Army from Jan. 21, 1943 to Enterprise, OR; daughter- Nov. 24, 1945, when he was in-law, Pam Norton of Hep- honorably discharged and pner; 14 grandchildren, 28 was a technician fifth grade great-grandchildren, two for Battery B anti-aircraft great-great grandchildren gun battalion. His occupa- and numerous nieces and tion in the military was a nephews. He was preceded in welder combination 256. Ralph married Beverly death by a son and daugh- Wallace Fabian on Sept. ter-in-law, Tom and Sue 19, 1953 in Oakland, CA. Norton; parents Alphia and Ralph gained two sons, Vivian Norton; his broth- Tom and Richard with the ers Ray, Homer and Mike marriage and then they had Norton; his sisters Hazel two more sons, George and Gray and Alta Clute and his great-granddaughter Emily Ralph. The couple owned and Koltonski. A memorial service operated a dairy in Cali- fornia for seven years until will be held Saturday, Apr. they moved back to Idaho, 21 at 3 p.m. at the Mor- where he was a sawmill row County fairgrounds. worker and drove fork lift Friends and family are in- in the shipping department vited to attend with a light until he retired in 1982. meal being served follow- During his retirement he ing the service. Memorial contributions worked for the Forest Ser- vice doing various mainte- can be made in Ralph’s nance duties for 11 years name to Willow Creek Ter- before completely retiring race Assisted Living, 400 and later moving to Hep- Frank Gilliam Drive, Hep- pner, OR 97836 or Pioneer pner. He loved fishing, gar- Memorial Hospice, PO Box dening, woodworking, 9, Heppner, OR 97836. Arrangements are un- camping, playing cards and especially playing cribbage. der the direction of Swee- He was an avid bowler ney Mortuary in Heppner. for many years. He also Over the Tee Cup WCCC ladies brave rain showers The Willow Creek Country Club ladies braved the rain showers on their playday held Apr. 10. Sev- enteen ladies came out to play. Low gross on the field went to Virginia Grant, low net to Judy Harris and least putts to Eva Kilkenny. Low gross for flight A was Corol Mitchell, low net was Pat Edmundson and least putts went to Karen Thompson. Longest putt was Corol Mitchell on hole number five. Flight B low gross went to Betty Burns, low net to Pat Dougherty and least putts to Shirley Martin. Betty Burns had longest putt. Sharon Harrison took low gross on flight C, with Jackie Allstott and Josie Kindsfather with a tie for low net. Lorrene Montgom- ery had least putts. Jackie Allstott had the longest putt. Shirley Martin man- aged KP on hole number four. Golfers celebrate Friday the 13 with fun night On Friday the 13 th the Willow Creek golf course hosted a two-person fun night with a Friday the 13 th theme. Several players participated in the first night out in the cold weather. The play was a scram- ble format and included a putting event on the second green. Players were also Local students make OSU honor roll biology. From Irrigon, with a straight-A average was Alexus R. Williams, a freshman studying animal sciences and with a 3.5 or better, are Asusena Mu- noz Flores a sophomore in human development and family science and Isabel Orozco, a senior in bio health sciences. A total of 1,398 stu- dents earned straight-A averages (4.0). Another 4,609 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the listing. To be on the honor roll, students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Several Morrow County students have been named to the OSU winter term scholastic honor roll, Oregon State University has announced. From Heppner, with a 3.5 or better GPA, is Me- kayla S. Kindle, a senior studying human develop- ment and family science. From Lexington, with a 3.5 or better GPA, is Logan S. Grieb, a sophomore in pre-business. From Ione, with a 3.5 or better GPA, is Oskar M. Peterson a senior studying mechanical engineering. From Boardman, with a 3.5 or better GPA, is Taylor R. Hamby, a freshman in Community lunch menu United Methodist volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, Apr. 25 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be a build your own taco bar, Mexican rice, lettuce, onions, olives, jalapenos, cheese, sour cream, tortillas and apple burritos for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. CUSTOMIZED INVOICE FORMS MADE TO FIT YOUR BUSINESS Choose your size & number of parts Include your logo and/or numbering! 100% customizable to fit your business needs Oregon East Symphony, as well as many other Umatilla County activities. Having served as a judge myself, I appreciate the fact that a good trial judge is one who treats all litigants, attorneys and jurors who come into court with courtesy and respect. I believe that will be one of Rob’s greatest as- sets as a judge - the ability to listen and have people feel that they have truly had their day in court. Having known Rob Collins and his family for many years, I can vouch for his integrity, his deep knowledge of the law and his sense of fairness and justice. I would highly rec- ommend him to you as our next circuit court judge. Jeff Wallace, retired circuit court judge The Dalles, OR Re-elect Don Russell To the editor: Please join me in re- electing Don Russell as Morrow County Commis- sioner. Don has worked hard to bring some changes in the county that have needed to be done. He al- ways listens to peoples’ concerns and tries to help them. Let’s give him an- other term and the chance to improve our county. Vote Don Russell for Morrow County Commis- sioner. John Wenholz, former Morrow County Commis- sioner, Irrigon Births Alonzo Jack “AJ” McCabe – Adam and Shelley McCabe of Ione an- nounce the birth of a son, Alonzo Jack “AJ” McCabe. AJ was born on Apr. 9, 2018 in Pendleton, weigh- ing 8 pounds and was 21.5” long. AJ joins a brother, Anson. Maternal grand- parents are Mark and Tami Rietmann of Heppner, great-grandfather is Bill Rietmann of Ione. Paternal grandparents are Ashley and Cathy Mc- Cabe of Ione, great-grand- mother Carolyn Hall, Hep- pner and great-grandparents Alvin and DeAnna McCabe of Apache Junction, AZ. Grange hosting bingo fundraiser The Lexington Grange will be hosting a bingo fun- draiser for the Bowman family on Apr. 27 from 7-10 p.m. The event will include fun, food and prizes with all proceeds going to the Bowman family to help pay for medical expenses for Ryker Bowman. UNIQUE PROPERTY FOR SALE $875,000 . DE NO CO ET STRE TER ING READ NTH MO e Jun . NO ICE ME SERV May NT OU AM ED April NSUM CO ET STRE March ING READ Feb. NTH MO e Jun . Jan May Dec. April Nov March Oct. 63808 CLARKS CANYON RD, LEXINGTON OR Feb. . Jan Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. Simply PRINT, SIGN and MAIL - it's that easy! Do it today! 503.435.0141 of Morrow commission- er for 10 years, a time of great growth at the port. He brings all these experiences to bear on the job of Mor- row County commissioner. We believe Don’s continued experience will be an as- set and that he will work toward the best interests of the whole county. We value people who get involved to make a positive difference and so we urge you to support Don Russell for Morrow County Commissioner. Sincerely, John and Ann Murray Collins for circuit court judge ER Sign the petition to give Oregon voters the opportunity to vote NO on dangerous sanctuary policies shielding criminal illegal aliens from Federal Immigration Authorities. Support Don Russell To the editor: We are writing in sup- port of Don Russell and his re-election for Morrow County Commissioner. Don knows Morrow County. As a long time county resident who operated a local family business with decades of history in Morrow County, he shares many of our con- cerns and experiences. We can talk with him and he understands. We appreciate his business and also his community service point ond was Barry Munkers of view. with 63 and Ron Bowman Before being elected was third with 65. to the board of commis- Dale Holland and Dave sioners, Don was a Port Creswick tied for first place net with a 51. The third place tie was Bill Morris and Kelly Fox with 52. The next scheduled To the Editor: play date is Sunday, Apr. 22 I am writing in support and will be hosted by Barry of Rob Collins to be our Munkers, Ron Bowman and next circuit court judge. Duane Disque. I believe that he has the right combination of broad legal experience, judicial temperament and commu- nity involvement to be an th outstanding judge. Rob has practiced law in Pendleton since 1981. He has represented clients in a required to play their fist broad cross-section of cas- drive on hole one wearing es, both civil and criminal. a wig or a witches hat. He knows his way around After the event, prizes a courtroom and as a judge were awarded and food pro- he would “hit the ground vided by Sharon Harrison running.” He has served as was enjoyed. a pro tem judge for many The next fun event is years and is knowledgeable scheduled for May 28 for about courtroom procedure the Memorial Day family and Oregon law. BBQ at 4 p.m. Rob Collins has deep roots in this community, serving on the Round-Up board of directors and the The Willow Creek Country Club men’s golf group hosted 22 golfers on Sunday, Apr. 15 in the par three challenge. Results for the special events went to Dave Cres- wick for KP on the putting green, Charlie Ferguson on hole nine green and Dave Pranger was awarded least putts. First place gross was John McCabe with 62, sec- NSUM Go to: www.StopOregonSanctuaries.org 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. Golfers play in par three challenge CO Help Repeal Oregon's defacto Sanctuary Law ~ Letters to the Editor ~ Aug. 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