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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 14, 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. A View from the Green Senior golfers hold annual meeting The Columbia Blue Senior Golf Association annual meeting was held at China Creek GC in Arling- ton on Nov. 5. Election of officers and the tournament schedule for 2019 were some of the items on the agenda. Officers elected for 2019 were Tom Hoskot, Arlington as president; Rich Hess, The Dalles as vice-president; Dave Mes- senger, Condon as past president; Doug Wilson, Condon, secretary; Mike Kyles, Milton-Freewater, treasurer; Wayne Kostur, Milton-Freewater as hand- icap chairman and Al Scott, Heppner as results chair- man. Tournaments sched- uled for 2019 will be Apr. 8 at The Dalles, May 13 in Echo, June 10 at Willow Run in Boardman, July 8 at Goldendale, Aug. 12 at Big River in Umatilla, Sept. 9 at China Creek in Arlington and Oct. 14 at Milton-Free- water. The tee times for the tournaments will be printed in the annual directory. Senior golfers who are age 50 or over, a member of Willow Creek Country Club and have a USGA GHIN system handicap are eligible to become a member of the Columbia Blue Senior Golf Associ- ation. Those interested in joining should contact John Edmundson, local director, at 541-676-5177. Community lunch menu United Methodist volunteers will serve a Thanksgiv- ing lunch on Wednesday, November 21 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be roast turkey, mashed pota- toes and gravy, green beans, sliced tomatoes, hot rolls and pumpkin pie for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Churches provide food boxes Community members in need of help keeping food on the table are invit- ed to pick up a box load- ed with fresh and canned foods along with hygiene products this Sunday, Nov. 18. This gift, provided by several area churches, will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. (or while supplies last) at the back entrance of All Saints Parish Hall on the corner of Church and Gale in Heppner. The food and hygiene product boxes are provided with no strings attached and no questions asked. Home delivery can be arranged for those without transporta- tion by calling the Hopeful Saints Ministry office at 541-676-9970. Callers are asked to leave a detailed message with name, ad- dress and phone number. GILLIAM-BISBEE Obituaries John William Jepsen -Continued from PAGE ONE John William Jepsen, chester in Heppner. They 87, passed away on Nov. 6 were married in 1962 in Ione. In April of at his home in Ione. 1964, they wel- Jepsen, born in Hep- comed James (Jim) pner on Mar. 21, into their family. 1931, was the son of In 1970 they ad- Walter and Matilda opted Judy Marie (Burns) Jepsen, the fourth child in a fam- John William to complete their family. John was ily of nine children. Jepsen supportive of the He attended and grad- kid’s involvement uated from Ione High School in 1949. According in school, 4-H, and church to a family member, he was activities. After the kids mischievous and sometimes were grown, he decided to led a few students on esca- sell the business and the home to his son Jim and his pades. He worked for farmers wife Gina. John and Jean in the area for a short time then purchased a smaller after he graduated and was house and moved a little inducted into the US Army closer to Ione. Jepsen was a charter on Jan. 7, 1953. He com- pleted his basic training in member of the Ione Li- San Luis Obispo, CA, then ons Club, Ione American requested over-seas duty, Legion Post #95, the Ione being stationed in Germa- Community Church and ny for two years. While was also a member of the in Germany he traveled as Pacific Northwest and Or- much as he could and on egon Pest Control Asso- his leave time he visited his ciations. He served as a father’s family in Denmark. deacon for over 30 years He loved the Army and had and enjoyed doing upkeep thoughts about an exten- and grounds maintenance at sion, but decided to come the local churches, as well home and go to school on as the Legion Hall. In the past several years the G.I. Bill, choosing to be discharged on Dec. 15, he loved spending time with his grandchildren, traveling 1954. John attended Ore- with his wife and assisting gon Technical Institute in anyone in town that ever Klamath Falls, OR, taking needed a little extra help. John is survived by his refrigeration classes for two years. After graduation wife, Jean; his children, Jim he came back home and and Judy; his grandchil- worked for the local farm- dren, David and Heather, ers. When he couldn’t find great-grandson, Kian and refrigeration work, he went his siblings, Betty Newton, to work for Harold Dobyns, Anna Larson, Frank Jepsen who owned Dobyns Pest and Evelyn Elder. A memorial service Control. After one year of training Dobyns offered was held Nov. 13 at the to sell John the business, Ione Community Church. which he bought. He also Burial with military hon- had hopes to purchase the ors followed at High View house on the property and Cemetery in Ione. The online condolence he finally did in 1961. In 1961 he met (Betty) book is available at www. Jean Gray, a hairdresser sweeneymortuary.com. who worked for Lois Win- Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays Available for: Weddings ♦ Funerals Family Events Old Country Church All are Welcome ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. bring the total of 19 new buildable lots to Morrow County. McLane said her department is expecting an additional application for 10 to 12 new lots At the Sept. 19 meet- ing: The Commissioners acknowledged three Mor- row County Sheriff’s Office personnel whose efforts were instrumental in saving the life of a woman on Sept. 10. Letters from the Board were presented to Marine Deputy Mike Cahill, Com- munications Lieutenant Kristen Bowles and Senior Communications Deputy Marcy Walton. The woman had apparently been intent on taking her own life on the Columbia River and was rescued by Deputy Cahill. In other action the county approved a lease agreement with the school district for use of facilities at the fairgrounds. The lease includes use of the foot- ball field, parking areas, 4-H dormitory, sheep barn annex building and other facilities. The school uses the facilities during sport- ing events. There is no cash payment for the five-year lease as the district agrees to maintain the football field and take care of cleaning the grandstand area and dormitory after school use. The school also agrees to take care of routine main- tenance of the structures under normal wear and tear. In other business the commission approved a collective bargaining agree- ment with the Morrow County Employees Local union and the road de- partment employees. The three-year agreement calls for a three percent cost of living salary increase for all employees. At the Sept. 26 meet- ing: The commissioners discussed a fire that oc- curred on the Navy Bomb- ing range and that the fire departments from multiple nearby entities in the county will see no reimbursement from the Navy for helping fight the fire. This refusal to pay for fire protection help when there are fires on the Bombing Range located in northern Morrow County near Boardman, has been a point of friction with fire departments and the Navy in the past. It was also not- ed at the meeting that the only firefighting assets the Navy keeps on the Bomb- ing Range, a tractor and disc to build fire breaks, were burned in the most recent fire. An agreement was reached to apply for a grant to upgrade the electrical fa- cilities at the Off-Highway Vehicle Park the county owns and maintains in the mountains. If awarded, the grant would pay for a major effort to provide addition- al electrical service to 25 campsites at the park. The county looked over esti- mates provided by contrac- tors and Columbia Basin Electric to do the work. The commission voted to sub- mit a County Opportunity Grant to the Oregon Parks & Recreation Department for the $120,000 electrical upgrade project. The coun- ty will ask for $95,918 to pay contractors and will itself provide $24,910 in matching in-kind work for the project. Ogden takes second at National FFA Convention Grace Ogden of Ione competed in the creed speaking contest at the National FFA convention Oct. 27 in Indianapolis, where she took second place. The FFA Creed is a five paragraph poem that was written by E.M. Tiffa- ny and was adopted by the National FFA organization in 1930. New members, or green hands, are required to recite the creed in a contest and answer questions that relate to it. Ogden won the district competition, going on to state. There she won the opportunity to represent Oregon FFA at the national convention. Grace compet- ed against 144,000 people Grace Ogden at Nationals. at the national convention, earning her second place plaque. A spokesperson said, “Grace started her journey last December and with her determination and tenacity she has shown she will go far in life.” BEAT THE RUSH, GET YOUR SNOW TIRES AND STUDS ON NOW! 124 N. MAIN STREET HEPPNER OR 541-676-9481
