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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 5, 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. Funeral Notice Chamber announcements, events 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 pic- ture. There will be a penny board and raffle items and opportunities to win prizes and support the chamber. Now through Dec. 20, Canned Food Drive at Wheatland Insurance. Wheatland will be collect- ing canned foods that will be donated to the Neigh- borhood Center for distri- bution. All 11 Wheatland branches are accepting canned goods or a monetary donation. Now through Thursday, Dec. 13, Heppner Junior/ Senior High School Na- tional Honor Society will be holding a coat drive. New or gently used coats may be dropped at Murray’s Drug, Heppner Market Fresh or Heppner Jr Sr High School. Now through Monday, Dec. 17, a Giving Tree is set up at Heppner Market Fresh Foods for the Neigh- borhood Center. Choose a gift tag from the giving tree, purchase a gift and drop off the unwrapped gift with the tag attached to the Neighborhood Center no later than Dec. 17. Tags from the Les Schwab Tire Center Giv- ing Tree to purchase a gift for foster children are still available. Stop by and se- lect a tag, purchase a gift and make sure it is back to Les Schwab no later than Friday, Dec. 7. Van Liew-Vendetti join in marriage Care, will be held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Parish Hall. Those inter- ested in being a vendor at this annual bazaar should contact Andrea Nelson at 541-720-4399 or check the Heppner Day Care Face- book 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 may be picked up at the Bank of Eastern Or- egon, Heppner City Hall, Community Bank, Hep- pner Chamber and Kuhn First Friday Friends of Jesus planned Friday The December session of First Friday Friends of Jesus will be held this Fri- day, December 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the All Saints Parish Hall. All chil- dren in the community are Krista Leigh Vendetti and James Marshall Van Liew joined together in marriage on October 6, 2018, at the Sunrise Am- phitheater near Boulder, CO. Krista is the daughter of Rhonda Roberts and Tom Vendetti of Colorado. James is the son of Dan and WIN Sandra Van Liew of Hep- pner, OR. Krista’s brother, Justin Gindro, officiated the wedding. The bride is employed by Work for Progress and the groom owns Fairlane Auto Repair in Longmont, CO. The couple honey- mooned in Costa Rica and lives in Broomfield, CO. Enter Your Christmas Wish List for your chance to win one of 2 $100 Gift Cards Drawing December 24th TIME TO GET YOUR REWARDS CARDS!! Celebrate Heppner Christmas Event December 13th! High Dose Flu Vaccines & Shingles Vaccines Available. Call for appointment Want to know when your prescription is ready for pick up? Ask for text notifications! invited to enjoy a morning filled with Christmas sto- ries, songs, activities and a free lunch. More informa- tion is available by calling the office of Hope Saints Ministry at 541-676-9970. www.murraysdrug.com Santa, Ms. Claus & Scrooge pose for a picture at the 2017 Celebrate Heppner Christmas Event Law Office, by calling the Chamber at 541-676-5536 or emailing heppnercham- ber@centurytel.net. Com- pleted nomination forms can be dropped off at the Heppner Chamber or Kuhn Law offices by Jan. 11. Town and Country will be held Thursday, Feb. 7, starting at 6 p.m. at the Mor- row County Fairgrounds. Tickets will be available for sale beginning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Community lunch menu Christian Life/Firelight volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, December 12 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be roast chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, roasted vegetable medley, cucumber salad, hot rolls and tiramisu for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Christmas Music Fest New library book list planned in Heppner The new book list for the Heppner Branch of the Oregon Trail Library includes the following books: Fiction-“Christmas Cake Murder” by Joanne Fluke, “Where the Bullets Fly” by Terrence McCauley, “Red War” by Kyle Mills, “Liar, Liar” by Lisa Jackson and “Terror in Gunsight: A Circle V Western” by Lauran Paine; and Non- Fiction-“Onions Etcetera” by Kate Winslow. A Christmas Music Fest is being planned for Sunday, December 16, be- ginning at 3 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church (near the dam). Caroling around the community and a chili sup- per will follow. Musicians willing to share their gifts are invited to contact Pastor Katy An- derson as soon as possible by calling 541-676-9970. Power outage canceled Daycare to hold annual Columbia Basin Elec- 7 has been canceled. Josh Coiner, assistant tric Cooperative, Inc., in holiday bazaar in Heppner Heppner has received word manager of operations, The Heppner Day Care will host the annual Artifactory Holiday Bazaar once again this year. The Artifactory will be at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall this Saturday, December 8, from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. that the previously sched- Over 20 vendors uled outage for December will be displaying their wares and a hot soup lunch, sponsored by the women of the St. Patrick’s Catholic Morrow County Clerk Church, will be be avail- Bobbi Childers has released able. information on following marriage licenses issued in November: -Hannah Raylynn Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays Available for: Weddings ♦ Funerals Family Events said that the outage will be scheduled at a later date. Marriages Old Country Church All are Welcome ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 Pastor Katy Anderson at 541-676-9970. 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. Celebrate Christmas event December 13 Cary Scott Davis, 68, Heppner, died Sunday, De- cember 2, 2018, at his home. He was born on January 26, 1950, at Pendleton, Oregon. The Heppner Celebrate A graveside memorial service with military honors will be held on Friday, December 7, 2018, at 1 p.m. at the Christmas event will be held Thursday, Dec. 13 at 6 Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Oregon. p.m. at the Morrow County Sweeney Mortuary is in care of arrangements. Fairgrounds. A spaghetti dinner will be available for purchase as well as pictures with Santa, Mrs. Claus and their elves for $5 per pic- ture. There will be a penny board and raffle items and opportunities to win prizes and support the chamber. 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). Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Artifactory Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by Heppner Day Krista and James Van Liew Friday, Dec. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First Friday Friends of Jesus program at the All Saints Parish Hall. This program is for children from ages four to 12 and a free lunch is included. 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. Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m., Christmas Music Fest at Hope Lutheran Church. There will be a Christmas music program followed by community caroling and chili. Musicians who would like to be added to the pro- gram are invited to contact MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Jones, 24, Heppner, and Devon Hunter Rea, Hep- pner, 24; -Curtis Scott Thomp- son, 32, Lexington, and Dejah Larae Haskett, 33, Lexington. Justice Court Report Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has released the following court report: -Arthur Lee Meteall, 53, Daville, OR, Violation of the Basic Rule, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $165. -JD Lehn, 19, Lexing- ton, Driving Uninsured, $265 fine. -Kevin Lee Tate, 58, Pendleton, OR, VBR, 75 mph in a 55 mph zone, $165. -Gary C. Langevin, 59, Ione, VBR, 76 mph in a 55 mph zone, $265. -Rodolfo Garcia, 67, Heppner, VBR, 78 mph in a 55 mph zone, $265. -Myron Rill, 90, Othel- lo, WA, VBR 81 mph in a 55 mph zone, $265. -Jeremy Whitney, 37, St. Paul, OR, Failure to immediately Validate Big Game Tag, $115 fine; Fail- ure to Attach Big Game Tag in Plain Sight, warning. -David Farah, Heppner, Criminal Trespass II Viola- tion, $440 fine.
