Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 2, 2019 -- 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. Engagements Binger, McMasters engaged Jeffrey Blakeston Knowles Obituaries Lillian N. Boyce J e f f r e y B l a k e s t o n morial contributions may Knowles, age 67, of John be made to “The Ameri- can Legion- Op- Day passed away Dec. eration Comfort 23 at St. Charles Med- Warriors” through ical Center in Bend. He Driskill Memori- was born Oct. 24, 1951. al Chapel at 241 A memorial service S. Canyon Blvd., was held on Dec. 29 at Jeffrey J o h n D a y, O R the Grant County Fair- Blakeston 97845. grounds Pavilion. Me- Knowles Ronald Albion Schwarz Ronald Albion Schwarz, 57, formerly of Heppner, passed away on Dec. 28 at his home in Tygh Valley, OR. Ron was laid to rest at Valby Lutheran Cemetery in Valby, OR on Dec. 31. He was born in Hep- pner to Ann Belle (Cole- man) Schwarz and Len Ray Schwarz on Sept. 29, 1961, the first of three boys. Ron was baptized and confirmed at Hope Lutheran Church. Ron attended school in Heppner, graduating in 1980 from Heppner High School. Throughout school he enjoyed playing football and participating in other school activities. After graduating, Ron moved to Wyoming where he worked for Utah Power. He was a timber faller for over 30 years. Logging was a big part of his life and a great passion. He fell timber throughout the northwest and Alaska. Ron was an outdoors- man who loved the moun- tains, fishing, hunting and trapping. He was proud of the Oregon record black bear he shot with his muz- zleloader in the Blue Moun- tains. He loved animals and was a very creative and ar- tistic person that always had an eye for photography. Ac- cording to his family, Ron will always be remembered as a big hearted, friendly guy that loved the outdoors. Ron was preceded in death by his grandparents, Leonard and Mary Schwarz and Ida and Albion Cole- man; aunts, Joan West and Jean Crawford and uncle, Wallace Garrsland. Ron is survived by his parents, Ann and Len Schwarz; brothers, Pat Schwarz (wife) Darla and Ted Schwarz (wife) Pau- line; nieces, Leann and Paige Schwarz; nephew, Brandon Johnson; great niece Olivia and great neph- ew Isaac. Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 6915 SW Macadam Ave #100, Portland, OR 97219. The online condolence book is available at www. sweeneymortuary.com. Chamber lunch meeting Eva McMasters and Miles Binger – Photo by Damon Bros- nan. C. Miles Binger and Eva McMasters, Heppner, are pleased to announce their engagement. McMasters is the daughter of Toni and Jeff Roach, Echo. Binger’s par- ents are Catherine Hefferan, St. Paul, MN and Tom and Ruth Ann Binger, Madeline Island, WI. Eva McMasters attend- ed Ione high school, Ione, and Linn-Benton Commu- nity College, Albany, OR. She is currently employed by Morrow County Health District in Heppner. Miles Binger attended Big Piney high school in Big Piney, WY and is cur- rently employed by the HM Ranch in Heppner. A wedding date and location have not been se- lected at this time. Catholic men to hold meeting The men of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church of Heppner and St. William’s Catholic Church of Ione will hold their First Friday of the month meeting on Friday, Jan. 4 at the parish office in Heppner. The meeting will start at 6:45 a.m. and will be followed by First Friday Mass at 7:30 a.m. 2018 PRESCRIPTION PROFILES AVAILABLE FOR TAX PURPOSES The next lunch meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, Jan. 17 at noon in the senior center dining room. This will be the an- nual meeting, with election of officers and a review of accomplishments for 2018. Lunch will be provided by Heppner Market Fresh for $10 per person. The menu will be French dip, green salad and cookies. RSVP’s are required. 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. Community lunch menu Lillian N Boyce, 88, of Ray in the agency and after Heppner died Friday, Dec. he passed away in 1986, she 21 in Hermiston. Private volunteered at the museum. Other than her family interment was held at the Heppner Masonic Ceme- she most loved the great friendships she had tery. that endured gener- She was born on ations. Some of her July 18, 1930 in Day- favorites were Pee- ton, WA, the first of tee Prior and Arlene four children of Van Miller of Condon, and Loree Hubbard. As a child the family Lillian Boyce Laurel Cannon and Betty Gray of Ione, moved around east- ern Washington and Oregon and Rita Hedman DeZoete, until eventually settling Mary Jean McCabe, Karen on a wheat ranch in Ione. Thompson and others from Lillian graduated from Ione Heppner. She enjoyed play- High School and lived in ing bridge and reading. She was preceded in Ione and Heppner for a few years, working as a nurse’s death by her parents, hus- band Ray, brothers Bill aide at the hospital. In 1951 she married Hubbard and Bob Hubbard Ray Boyce of Condon, and and son Rick Boyce. Sur- after living in Condon for vivors include her sister, a short time they settled in Peggy Connor of Heppner; Ione to work and raise a daughter, Barbara Stillman family. Lillian worked as a and her husband Randy of bus driver and had a rural Heppner; son, Jim Boyce of mail route, often driving 3 Wilsonville, OR along with separate mail runs and two granddaughters, Shannon bus runs each day. In 1969 Foster and husband Eric of the family moved to Hep- Florida, Robin Stillman of pner where Ray operated Kansas and grandson John an insurance agency and Boyce of Wilsonville, along Lillian continued driving with one niece and two the mail. Eventually both nephews. Memorial contributions her mother and brother Bob worked on the mail may be made to the Hep- route and the family ended pner Daycare. Sweeney up doing that for over 50 Mortuary in Heppner is in years. Lillian also helped care of arrangements. Chamber Chatter 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. Tickets will be available for sale beginning Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Thursday, Jan. 17 from noon to 1 p.m., Heppner Chamber’s Annual lun- cheon at the Senior Cen- ter dining room. Lunch Nazarene/Christian volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, January 9 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch will be Mongolian beef with noodles, stir-fry ve- gies, sliced tomatoes, spring rolls and cinnamon pudding for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. AWANA starts again Jan. 6 Parents invited to attend Jan. 13 After taking a break for Christmas vacation, Hep- pner AWANA Club will start up again this Sunday, Jan. 6. AWANA Club is held every Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at Willow Creek Bap- tist in Heppner. The theme for Jan. 6 is Western Night. The theme for Jan. 13 is Prince/Princess Night. Parents, grandparents and guardians are issued a spe- cial invitation to attend that night with their princes and princesses to see what the buzz is all about. This is only the second time Hep- pner AWANA has planned a special a parent night. Parents and guardians will watch videos, participate in games and face off in fun quizzes alongside club Nancy Jepsen works the board as Truth & Training clubbers participate in a game of Christmas Jeopardy during a special Christmas-themed AWANA last month. -Photo by Andrea Di Salvo members. Willow Creek Baptist is located at 560 Minor Street in Heppner. It’s never too late to join. For more information, contact AWANA commander Dale Bates at 541-676-5773, or go to the Heppner AWANA Club Facebook group page, facebook.com/groups/2057120061230616/. 308 E Gladys Ave Hermiston, OR 97838 Office: 541-564-5900 hermistonhomeloansrus.com 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com of French dip, salad and dessert will be catered by Heppner Fresh Market for $10 per person. RSVPs are required. Thursday, Feb. 7, Hep- pner Chamber’s Annual Town and Country Com- munity Awards event to be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds beginning at 6 p.m. The theme for the event will be “An Evening With the Stars.” Thursday, Feb. 21 from 12-1 p.m., Willow Creek Valley Economic Develop- ment Group hosted annual luncheon at the senior cen- ter dining room. There will be an update on the projects that Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group has been working on along with plans for the future. RSVPs is required to the Heppner Chamber. Alvin Liu with Cornerstone Gallery will be catering lunch. Additional informa- tion will follow. Kim Arbogast Sales Manager NMLS # 230847 arbogast@fairwaymc.com Meghan Kae Golden Loan Officer NMLS # 573302 meghan.golden@fairwaymc.com Copyright©2018 Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. NMLS#2289. 4750 S. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718, 1-877-699-0353. Other restrictions and limitations may apply. All rights reserved. DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM