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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 20, 2018 -- TWO 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 Frederick Baxter Tortolani Frederick Baxter Torto- ing, writing, talking with lani passed away on June 5 accents, art and crafts, at the age of 21 in Heppner talking on the phone and drama. Oregon. Freddy touched Freddy was born many people in the July 21, 1997 in San community. He had Diego California. a zest for life and He attended many wasn’t afraid to go schools, including after what he want- Heppner High School Frederick ed. Friends referred and received his GED Baxter to Freddy as the in 2017 in Anchorage, Tortolani people’s champ. Alaska. He had aspi- Tortolani is survived by rations of attending culi- nary school and becoming his mother and stepfather Melody Coake and Tom a famous chef. Freddy loved music, he Kammerzell of Heppner, could often be seen singing his father Frederick Torto- and dancing his way down lani of Alaska and his sister the streets in Heppner. He Gena Tortolani of Portland. A memorial service also loved spending time at the library. Wherever is planned for Saturday, Freddy was he would al- June 23 at 3 p.m. at 285 ways find his way to the Cannon Street in Heppner. local library. He also liked The family welcomes all on spending time with his best Saturday from 12-6 p.m. to come share a memory and friend, Dewayne. Freddy enjoyed read- help celebrate Freddy’s life. New Umatilla National Forest supervisor to visit Heppner Umatilla National For- est Supervisor Eric Watrud will host “meet and greet” open houses across the for- est to provide opportunities for community members to interact with him and share information about their interests and values. The open house in Heppner will be held July 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Heppner Ranger District office, 117 S. Main St. “I believe strong com- munity connections and partnerships are an integral part of the Forest Service mission,” said Watrud. “I am excited for the opportu- nity to get to know the com- munities surrounding the Umatilla and to hear what is important to the people that we serve, so that in the Eric Watrud future we can explore ways to work together to manage the public’s land.” Local district staff will also be available to talk about forest management, current and ongoing proj- ects and other interests or concerns. Bobby and Faith to perform at Boardman park Acoustic duo Bobby and Faith will be the per- formers for the June 25 Music in the Parks outdoor summer concert at 7 p.m. at the Boardman Marina Park. Bobby Nelson and Faith Martin met in Echo, OR in the summer of 2004 onstage at an outdoor con- cert. They play classic rock and pop favorites. The Music in the Parks concert series is held each summer alternating be- tween Boardman and Ir- rigon Marina parks. The concerts are free to the public and begin at 7 p.m. on Mondays through Aug. 13. Visitors are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets. For more information about the Music in the Parks con- cert series, contact Jackie at 541-720-1289. Local student qualifies for rodeo finals Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, July 5 at noon, in the Heppner City Hall con- ference room. This meet- ing will be for all entities reports. During the summer months there will be just one meeting per month, held the first Thursday of each month. At the Aug. 2 meeting, the Greater East- ern Development Corpora- tion (GEODC) will speak about the Community Eco- nomic Development Strat- egy (CEDS) for Heppner. The regular schedule will resume in September. 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. Rocking the Longest Day Hosted by Willow Creek Terrace Assisted Living Facility June 21, 2018 5:30am – 8:00pm There will be activities and door prizes throughout the day This is a community fund raising event for Alzheimer’s awareness How can you participate? ✓ Sign up to rock and raise donations adults, teens & children are welcome ✓ Purchase raffle tickets ✓ Give a memorial donation in a loved one’s name ✓ Come participate in free awareness education offered at 10am; 1pm and 6pm ✓ Bring a friend and take a tour ✓ Donate and cheer on a ‘Celebrity Rocker’ To sign up, donate, or ask for further information CONTACT WCT-ALF 541-676-0004 400 Frank Gilliam Drive, Heppner Friend us on Facebook Free Continental Breakfast 5:30 to 10am ~~ Free BBQ Lunch 11:30 to 1pm (sponsored by BEO) Snacks all afternoon (sponsored by Community Bank) Cupcakes & Photography by Krystal Haak Men’s golf results announced Sixteen golfers played on Sunday, June 17 at Wil- low Creek Country Club. Low net was a three- way tie between Mike Doherty, Mike Bergstrom and Tim Wright with a score of 59. Low gross went to Jerry Gentry with a 68 and a sec- ond place tie was between Kelly Fox and Duane Dis- que who shot a 72. Jerry Gentry got KP on 4/13 and also on 6/15. Least putts of the day went to Mike Doherty and Duane Disque. There will be no men’s club play next Sunday as the annual Men’s Invita- tional will be taking place. The next regular men’s play will be held Sunday, July 1 and will be hosted by Char- lie Ferguson, Larry Runyon and Stacy Wilson. Jo Pettyjohn Memorial golf tournament held The Jo Pettyjohn Memorial golf tournament hosted 21 lady players last weekend. -Contributed photo. The 27 th year of the Jo Pettyjohn Memorial golf tournament was held at Wil- low Creek Country Club on June 16-17, with 21 ladies playing. First flight gross win- ners were Nancy Propheter in first place, Lisa Kelso in second and Gayle Graven in third. Second flight winners were Dawn Kluer first, Bev Miller second and Dana Reid in third. Net winners for the first flight were Heather V. in first, Sharla Barber in second and Sandy Obrist third. Cindi Doherty took first, Anne C. second and Sandi Hanna third for the second flight net. Low net of the field went to Cindi Doherty with 110 and Nancy Propheter got low gross of the field with 137. Sharla Barber won $843 in the Calcutta with the team of Heather V. and Anna C. Zoe Duchek received $505 for the win- ning bet on the second place team of Patti Perkins and Linda Gettman. The third place Calcutta winner was Gayle Graven, winning $387 for the team of Gayle Graven and Dana Reid. Over the tee cup The Willow Creek Country Club ladies play- day on June 12 hosted 19 ladies. Low gross of the field went to Virginia Grant, low net to Pat Dougherty and least putts of the field was a tie between Della Heide- man and Bev Steagall. Low gross for flight A went to Eva Kilkenny and low net to Loa Heideman. Least putts went to Coral Mitchell. Flight B low gross was Betty Burns. Low net went to Shirley Martin and least putts was a tie between Pat Edmundson and Tiffany Clement. Sue Edson took low gross on flight C and low net was Lorrene Mont- gomery. Nancy Arnson and Jeanne Creswick tied for least putts. Virginia Grant got a chip-in on hole number 11, Bev Steagall on 14 and Pat Dougherty on 13. The Yellow Ball team winners were Pat Dough- erty, Pat Edmundson, Bun- nie Lindsay and Sue Edson. A glow ball tournament will be coming soon. Ione library meeting scheduled Community lunch menu Christian Life/Firelight volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, June 27 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be spaghetti and meatballs, green salad, mermaid salad, parmesan bread sticks and tiramisu for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. A View from the Green The Ione Library District monthly board of directors meeting will be held Monday, June 25 at 6 p.m. at the Blane Mahoney will travel to Huron, SD to compete in the Ione Public Library, 385 W. Second Street. The public is National Junior High Rodeo finals. -Contributed photo. welcome to attend. Blane Mahoney quali- fied for the National Junior High Rodeo finals (NJH- FR) in five of his events, breakaway roping, team roping, ribbon roping, chute dogging, and rifle shooting. The NJHFR will be held in Huron, SD June 24 Spaces available at holiday craft bazaar – 30. The rodeo has over 1,000 contestants, all of which qualified by being in the top four in their events at their State Finals Rodeo. The contestants are vying The Ione American Legion Auxiliary is taking reser- for $80,000 in prizes and vations for the tables and spaces at their annual holiday over $200,000 in college craft bazaar that is scheduled for Nov. 17. Those interested scholarships. in a space should contact Becky Rietmann at 541-720- 2040 or becky677.br@gmail.com. Effective June 29, 2018, the Fire Chief of the City of Heppner is imposing a CLOSED SEASON for open burning based on local fire safety concerns. This burning ban is for the City of Heppner. A reminder that open burning also includes a “burn barrel.” The closed season will remain in effect until further notice this fall as per ORS 478.960. Heppner and Ione offices CLOSED June 21st
