TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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Stop the vandalism
A View from the Green
Lady golfers hold
playday
The Willow Creek
Country Club ladies braved
wind and cold on their play-
day held Apr. 17.
Low gross on the field
went to Nancy Propheter,
low net to Pat Edmundson
and least putts of the field
went to Lorrene Mont-
gomery.
Low gross for flight
A was Karen Thompson.
Long drive went to Nancy
Propheter and she got also
got a birdie on hole 13.
Flight B low gross went
to Sarah Rucker, low net
to Karen Haguewood and
least putts was a tie be-
tween Betty Burns and Pat
Dougherty. Dougherty also
had the long drive for flight
B and Rucker received the
nod for KP.
Kris Lindner took low
gross on flight C and Jackie
Allstott had low net. Bev
Steagall had least putts.
Jackie Allstott made the
longest drive.
26 golfers play on
Sunday
The Willow Creek
Country Club men’s golf
group hosted 26 golfers on
Sunday, Apr. 22.
Results were John Ed-
mundson for KP on #4/13,
KP second shot on #6/15
was Steve Marlatt and Bar-
ry Munkers was awarded
least putts.
Low gross was Barry
Munkers with 61, second
was Greg Grant with 64
and Tim Wright was third
with 69.
Rick Johnston received
first place net with a 55.
To the editor:
I enjoy reading the Heppner Gazette-Times and most
recently heard about the vandalism going on in and around
the Heppner area.
I am very sickened by these things. This is stupid
on their behalf. I hope they are caught and pay for their
The next lunch meeting
crimes.
of
the
Heppner Chamber
Jerry Anderson
of
Commerce
will be held
Vernal, UT
Thursday, May 3 at noon, in
the Heppner City Hall con-
ference room. This meeting
will be for all entities re-
ports. Rita Van Schoiack’s
To the editor:
Rob serve our community students will be giving a
I can confidently rec- in his successful private quick update on what they
ommend Rob Collins, can- law practice and through have been working on with
didate for Judge for Or- his directorship within the Blue Mountain Investment
egon’s 6 th Judicial district. Pendleton Round Up. There Management.
Cost of lunch is $10
I have known Rob in is no doubt about his com-
professional and civic ca- mitment to our communi- and Two Old Hags will be
pacities for over 10 years. ties.
He is a great communicator.
Rob’s character con-
I have observed his knowl- sistently demonstrates the
edge of the law, personally, professional and personable
as he has represented me qualities that I feel would
in professional council. He make for an outstanding
has tremendous ability to judge. He would represent
stay focused and be recep- our communities impar-
tive and impartial, simulta- tially and with high moral
The South County Min-
neously. Rob is approach- character. These are the isterial Association will be
able and has a genuine and reasons why I can, without holding a Singspiration
thoughtful demeanor in hesitation, ask you to fol- on Apr. 29 at the Heppner
professional matters.
low me in voting for Rob Christian Church begin-
As a current resident Collins on May 15 th .
ning at 6 p.m., followed by
of Umatilla County and a
Mary French West
a time of fellowship and
former resident of Morrow
Pendleton, OR
refreshments. Singspiration
County, I have observed
is held every month that
The second/third place tie
was Ralph Walker and Bill
Canady with 57
There will be no orga-
nized play on Apr. 29 as the
Heppner High school golf
team will be hosting the
annual Mustang Scramble.
Contact Greg Grant or Matt
Scrivner for more informa-
tion.
The next organized
play will be held May 6
with John McCabe, Josh
Coiner and Derek Gunder-
son hosting.
Chamber lunch
meeting
Follow me in voting for
Collins for judge
catering the meal, serving
assorted pizza, green salad
and dessert. RSVPs are re-
quired no later than May 1.
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.
Ministerial
association to hold
events
Fiddlers to perform
in Irrigon
The Blue Mountain
Old Time Fiddlers will be
performing on Saturday,
Apr. 28 at the Stokes Land-
ing senior center in Irrigon.
Music begins at 6 p.m., with
dinner served for a small
fee at 5.
Fiddling is a style of
music rather than an in-
strument itself. Fiddlers do
New pastor appoint-
ed to local church
Rev. Jim Monroe has
been appointed by Bishop
Elaine Stanovsky of the
Greater Northwest area as
a quarter-time pastor to the
Heppner United Methodist
Church, effective May 1.
Monroe is a long-stand-
ing member of the Oregon-
Idaho annual conference.
He has been in ministry for
over 45 years and has served
as district superintendent of
the former Metro, Central
and Western districts. He
was also the assistant to the
bishop for a time. In recent
years, he and his wife, Rev.
Sue Owen, have been lead-
ing missionary work with
the annual conference in
Kenya, Africa where they
lived for three years.
Rev. Monroe will be
leading the worship ser-
vices at the church at least
two and mostly three Sun-
days each month. He and
his wife reside full-time
in Sisters, OR, but he will
reside at the parsonage in
Heppner.
According to a spokes-
person, Jim is an outstand-
Ione
student
named to
Dean’s
list
contains a fifth Sunday.
In addition, the associa-
tion will be holding a time
of singing and prayer at the
flagpole at Heritage Park on
Babali Peterson of
May 3 at 12:15 p.m.
The public is invited to Ione has been named to
participate in both activi- the Central Oregon Com-
munity College (COCC)
ties.
winter 2018 Dean’s list.
The Dean’s list recognizes
students enrolled in 12 or
more graded credits who
receive a term GPA of 3.60
or better.
Valby Lutheran Church
Valby Road
Ione Oregon. 97843
Church Services 1st
& 3rd Sundays
Available for:
Weddings ♦ Funerals
Family Events
not use music while they
perform, but play by ear.
Fiddlers often take liberty
with a tune, adding extra
notes for their own style
and interpretation of a tune.
Admission for the toe-
tapping fun event is $5 for
adults, with ages 12 and
under free.
Rev. Jim Monroe
ing pastor and leader and
will be an asset to the Hep-
pner United Methodist
church. His first official
service will be May 6 at
10:30 a.m., with a potluck
to follow to welcome him
to Heppner.
Students
named
to EOU
winter
term
dean’s
list
Heppner students Em-
ily Cecil, Rylee Kollman
and Taylor McDaniel and
Yezmin Verduzco of Con-
don have been named to
the dean’s list for Eastern
Oregon University’s 2018
winter term.
Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity named 547 students
to the dean’s list for the
2018 winter term. Qualify-
ing students achieve and
maintain a grade point av-
erage of 3.5 or higher on a
4.0 scale while completing
a minimum of 12 hours of
graded EOU coursework.
Wedding Tables:
Emily Thompson
& Keenan Jack
June 23, 2018
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Church
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