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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 21, 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. Chamber lunch meeting The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, Dec. 6 at noon in the Heppner City Hall con- ference room. Judy Moore from the Greater Eastern Oregon Development Cor- poration will be in atten- dance to get input from the Heppner community on the Comprehensive Econom- ic Development Strategy (CEDS) that is being pre- pared for the region. Lunch will be provided by Willow Creek Diner for $10 per person. The menu will be homemade chicken broccoli casserole with rice, breadsticks and a maple bar. RSVP’s are required no later than Tuesday, Dec. 4. 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. Catholic men to meet The men of St. Pat- rick’s Catholic Church of Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their fall dinner meeting and memorial mass on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The memorial mass for the deceased men of the parishes will be held at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Cath- olic Church in Heppner followed by dinner and a meeting in the parish hall. Community lunch menu Nazarene/Christian volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, November 28 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be sloppy joe sandwiches, jo-jos, cole slaw, autumn apple salad and brownies for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Thanksgiving Ione Library board dinner to be served schedules meeting A free community Thanksgiving dinner will be held Thursday, Nov. 22 beginning at 1 p.m. at the All Saints The Ione Library District board of directors will hold Parish Hall in Heppner. This annual meal is made possible their monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. at through the generosity of many, including several area churches and businesses. the Ione Public Library, 385 W Second Street. For additional information call 541-676-9970. Ev- The public is welcome to attend. eryone is welcome to attend. Chamber announcements and ODFW to launch Electronic upcoming events Licensing System Now through Thursday, Dec. 13 rewards cards will be distributed for local pur- chases from participating merchants. Reward card denominations of $10, $20 and $50 will be given out in the amount of purchase (ex- cept for items not eligible, depending on merchant). The Heppner Celebrate Christmas event will be held Thursday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. A spaghetti dinner will be available for purchase as well as pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus and their elves for $5 per picture. There will be a penny board and raffle items and opportunities to win prizes and support the chamber. Additional infor- mation coming soon. Thursday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m., Free Community Thanksgiving meal at All Saints Episcopal Church Parish Hall. The commu- nity is invited to attend this Thanksgiving meal provid- ed by the local ministerial association. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m., Community and Agencies services meeting (Community Pride) at the Heppner City Hall confer- ence room. This meeting will focus on Community Pride, one of the sub-com- mittees identified during the community meeting held in August. Community Pride specifically addresses employment, community, state and federal agencies’ services, education and the organization of job fairs in the community to promote local businesses and job opportunities. How to get state and federal agencies who offer services to com- munities to visit more often and have a presence in South Morrow County, how to support the schools with mentoring or volunteers and how to re-energize commu- nity pride by working with the faith based community will be discussed. Everyone is invited to attend. Please RSVP to the Heppner Chamber at 541-676-5536 or email heppnerchamber@ centurytel.net. Thursday, Nov. 29. Lo- cal Merchants Open House from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Parade of Lights at 5:30 p.m. The local merchants will be planning special activities and refreshments throughout the day and the City of Heppner will be coordinating the Parade of Lights. Please contact the City of Heppner at 541- 676-9618 for an entry form for the parade. Lineup will be at the city park at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Artifactory Holiday Bazaar sponsored by Heppner Day Care at St. Patrick’s Cath- olic Church Parish Hall. Those interested in being a vendor at this annual ba- zaar should contact Andrea Nelson at 541-720-4399 or check the Heppner Day Care Facebook page. The cost for vendors is $20 for a table and two chairs. Nominations are open for Heppner Chamber’s Annual Town and Country Community Awards Event. Nominations are being ac- cepted for the Business of the Year, Woman of the Year, Man of the Year, Cit- izen-Educator of the Year, Youth Award and Life- time Achievement Award. Forms can be picked up at the Bank of Eastern Ore- gon, City Hall, Community Bank, Heppner Chamber and Kuhn Law Office or by calling the Chamber at 541- 676-5536 or emailing hep- pnerchamber@centurytel. net. Completed nomination forms can be dropped off at the Heppner Chamber or Kuhn Law offices by Jan. 11. The event will be held Thursday, Feb. 7, starting at 6 p.m. at the Morrow Coun- ty Fairgrounds. Tickets will be available for sale begin- ning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. The new electronic li- censing system for ODFW is scheduled to launch on Dec. 1. Existing licensees are encouraged to save their current license to simplify verification when the sys- tem is available. Once the system launches on Dec. 1, hunters and anglers should use their Hunter/Angler ID# to veri- fy their account in the new system, which can be done either online at MyODFW. com or at a license sale agent. The Hunter/Angler ID# number is printed on all ODFW licenses and tags and stays the same from year to year. It will be known as the “ODFW ID#” in the new licensing system. Hunters and anglers can also enter a phone num- ber or email associated with their ODFW account to verify it in the new system. Those who don’t have any of this information can visit a license sale agent or call ODFW Licensing at 503- 947-6101 for help. Verifying accounts will be an important step for hunters and anglers who have big game preference points or other certifica- tions/special status in ef- fect (such as a Pioneer Li- cense, Oregon Hunting and Fishing Disability Permit, Northwest Goose certifica- tion, etc.). Customers who have purchased a hunting, fishing, shellfish, combina- tion or Sports Pac license in the last three years (2016- 2018) should also verify their account in the new system. All others can choose “I am a new customer or have not purchased an annual license in the last 3 years” to open an account either at MyODFW.com or a license sale agent. All customers age 12 and over who purchase licenses/tags online or choose electronic tags will be required to have a unique email address (not shared by anyone else with a MyODFW account, in- cluding a parent or relative) for their account. Custom- ers who purchase paper tags at license sale agents or ODFW offices will be en- couraged (but not required) to include an email address in their profiles. The old licensing sys- tem will stop operating at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30 so the new system can launch sometime on Dec. 1. Not all license sales agents may have their new systems up and running immediately on Dec. 1, so customers who need to pur- chase 2018 licenses/tags to hunt, fish, crab or clam the first weekend of December are encouraged to purchase needed documents before Nov. 30. Black Friday sale at Parks meeting Neighborhood scheduled Lutcher receives award Center The Neighborhood Center in Heppner will be holding a Black Friday bag sale on Friday, Nov. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The first bag is $15, with additional bags at $10. The bag sale includes clothing, shoes and books with all other items at 50 percent off. The Neighborhood Center is located at 441 N Main Street and can be reached at 541-676-5024. The store will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 for Thanksgiving Day. 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 The regular scheduled meeting of the Morrow County Parks committee will be held Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. at the Morrow County Public Works conference room, 365 W Hwy 74 in Lexington. The public is invited to attend and no RSVPs are required. For additional information contact Kirsti Cason at the Public Works office, 541-989-9500. Larry Lutcher, agron- omist with Oregon State University and Morrow County, received the Dis- tinguished Service Award from the Oregon Wheat Growers League at the an- nual Tri-State Conference this past week in Portland. Larry was chosen for the award based on his ded- icated work and expertise in crop development in the county. Blue and Gold night to be held The Heppner Mustang boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will be holding their annual Blue and Gold night on Nov. 26 at the Heppner High School gym. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with activities beginning at 6. Basketball players will be introduced and will com- pete in various activities. The evening will also in- clude a raffle of Heppner gear and more, with tickets available at $1 each, six for $5 or arm length for $10. A dessert auction is also planned. Admission to the event is $2 per person. Larry Lutcher (left) receives award from Oregon State Wheat Grower President, Brent Cheyne. Saturday November 24th 9pm Bucknum's Tavern & Ruckus in the Boonies presents the 4th annual Ruckus Raiser With live music by Cory Peterson, Travis Bellamy , Jake Roy, Dog Bite Harris Ugly sweater contest . Prizes for the ugliest sweater Catagories: Male, Female and couple. Donations of cash or a new unwrapped toy required at the door. No cash minimum required. All proceeds go to The Neighborhood Center in Heppner. The Heppner Gazette-Times wants to see pictures of your trophy animals from this hunting season. Stop by to have your picture taken, drop off photos, mail them to PO Box 337 in Hep- pner, email them to editor@rapidserve.net or text cell phone photos to 541-980-6674.
