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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 16, 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. Guest Editorial Matlack supports President Trump’s border wall I support President Trump’s address to the American people regarding the need for the immediate funding and construction of a border wall and I urge res- idents to contact their mem- bers of Congress from the state of Oregon to support funding and construction of the wall. We have a growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern bor- der, as president Trump out- lined in his address Tuesday night: -Americans are hurt by uncontrolled, illegal migration. -It strains public re- sources and drives down jobs and wages. -It is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs - including meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. -Each week, 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone - 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border and is produced by Mexico. -More Americans will die from drugs this year than were killed in the en- tire Vietnam War. -In the last two years, ICE officers made 266,000 arrests of aliens with crim- inal records - including those charged or convicted of 100,000 assaults, 30,000 sex crimes and 4,000 vio- lent killings. -Thousands of Amer- icans have been brutally killed by those who ille- gally entered our country and thousands more lives will be lost if we don’t act right now. We have been kicking the illegal immigration can down the road for decades now. I was a state police detective in 1986 when Congress said if President Reagan would grant am- nesty to the unheard of number of 3 million illegal aliens, then Congress would provide the funds necessary to build a wall along the southern border. He agreed and three million illegal aliens received amnesty, but Congress didn’t fund the wall and the border was not secured. Now we are talking about at least 12 million illegal aliens in our country and the border is still not secure. Presi- dent Trump has presented Congress with a detailed proposal to secure the bor- der and stop the criminal gangs, drug smugglers and human traffickers. The pro- posal was developed by law enforcement professionals and border agents at the Department of Homeland Security. The proposal from Homeland Security includes cutting-edge tech- nology for detecting drugs, weapons and other illegal contraband. A border wall will quickly pay for itself. The cost of illegal drugs exceeds $500 billion dollars a year - far more than the $5.7 bil- lion that is requested from Congress. To every citizen: Please contact your Congressional representatives and tell them to, finally, after all of these decades, secure our border and stop the devastation to our local communities with drugs and criminality. Kenneth Matlack, Morrow County Sheriff FLU SHOTS & SHINGLES VACCINES STILL AVAILABLE. CALL PHARMACY FOR APPOINTMENT Obituaries Iris J. Campbell Longtime Lexington resident, Iris Jean Camp- bell, 87, passed away at her home in Pendleton on Jan. 8 follow- ing a brief illness. A graveside ser- vice will be held on Friday, Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. at the Lexington Cem- Iris J. etery. Campbell She was born May 8, 1931 in Enterprise, OR, the sec- ond of three children, to Charles and Eula (Crossler) Bloodsworth. The family lived in several locations in Wallowa County during her childhood, but mostly on the Bloodsworth farm north of Enterprise. Following World War II, the family moved briefly to Touchet, WA, then to Lexington, where they purchased the Bauman farm on Willow Creek. She and her brother Jim represented half of the 1948 graduating class of Lexington High School. She soon met the love of her life, Roger Campbell, and they were married June 14, 1949. They moved onto the family farm on Social Ridge in 1950 and operated there for the next 40 years. They had many adventures during their lives togeth- er; wood-cutting, fishing, hunting, rock-hounding and adventuring in south- east Oregon. They enjoyed each other’s company to the fullest. Iris was the quintessen- tial farm wife. She kept the house and yard, raised her three children, cooked fab- ulous meals, drove wheat truck, kept the business records and tended the family cattle, just to name a few. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandma, and great grandma. Few things in her life brought her more joy and love than her grandchildren and great grandchildren, with whom she was able to share the generosity for which she was famous. Iris was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Eula Bloodsworth, her husband Roger, brother Jim Bloodsworth and son- in-law LeRoy Nash. Her brother Bill Bloodsworth passed away on Jan. 9, one day after her passing. She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Nash of Pendleton, OR and Debbie Russell of San Antonio, TX; son, David (Valery) of Riv- erton, WY; grandchildren, Angie Nash of Pendleton, OR, Wesley Nash of La Grande, OR, Vanessa Rus- sell-Evans (Grant), Drew Russell and Erika Russell, all of San Antonio, TX and Ryan Campbell of Pinedale, WY; four great-grandchil- dren and several nieces and nephews. Memorial contribu- tions may be made to So. Morrow Co. Scholarship Trust, PO Box 102, Ione, OR 97843. The online con- dolence book is available at www.sweeneymortuary. com. The annual meeting of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday, Jan. 17 at noon in the senior center dining room. Persons attending are asked to enter from the outside door on the Willow Street side of the building. Lunch will be served be- ginning at 11:45 a.m. and RSVPs are required. There will be a tour of the Gilliam-Bisbee building beginning at 12:40 p.m. David Allstott with Allstott Construction will be there to show how it looks now and what it will look like upon completion. No hard hats will be required. Tickets for the annual Town and Country Com- munity Awards to be held on Feb. 7 will be available to purchase at the meeting for $25 per person. 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. Chamber annual meeting to be held Community lunch menu Christian Life/Firelight volunteers will serve lunch on Wednesday, January 23 at St. Patrick’s Senior Cen- ter. Lunch will be beef stroganoff, egg noodles, green beans, carrot salad, garlic bread and cream cheese tarts for dessert. Milk is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. All Saints to host movie night Hopeful Saints Min- istry will be hosting its monthly movie night on Friday, Jan. 18 at the All Saints Parish Hall begin- ning at 7 p.m. This month’s free movie, rated PG, is both entertaining and provoc- ative. It tells the hidden story of several Americans who helped launch the first manned spacecraft in the early 1960’s, but had to overcome significant gen- der and racial prejudice to do so. Pizza and beverages will be available. More information is available by calling the church office at 541-676-9970. 217 North Main St., Heppner Phone 676-9158 • Floral 676-9426 www.murraysdrug.com DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Tim e s Ch a n g e Pe o p l e Ch a n g e La w s Ch a n g e If your friend, family member or loved one served in the military please encourage them to explore their benefits. Call for an appointment today 541-922-6420 M or r ow Cou n t y Ve t e r a n s Se r v ice s WE’RE HERE TO ASSIST YOU! Charles A. “Bill” Bloodsworth Charles A. “Bill” Bloodsworth was born Aug. 7, 1932 in Wallowa, OR to parents Charles and Eula (Crossler) Bloodsworth. He died on Jan. 9 at his home in Hermiston at the age of 86. Bill was raised and at- tended schools in Wallowa and later Lexington until his senior year. He graduated from Heppner High School in 1950 where he played basketball. Bill started his lifelong career of farming right out of high school with a brief interruption when he served in the United States Army in Korea. After his honor- able discharge he moved to Hermiston to continue farming as well as raising cattle for many years. Bill married Jeanie Williams on Aug. 17, 1958 in Herm- iston. They had a son Billy, who like his father, had a passion for farming and ranching and they worked together for many years. Bill enjoyed working and hunting. He was a member of the Heppner Elks Lodge # 358. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie Bloodsworth, Hermiston as well as nu- merous nieces and neph- ews. Bill was preceded in death by his parents; son, Billy Bloodsworth; brother, Jim Bloodsworth and sister, Iris Campbell. He is also survived by Jose Salas, Bill’s right hand man and Virginia Blade, his caregiver. A funeral service was held on Jan. 15 at Burns Mortuary Chapel, Hermis- ton, with burial at Lexing- ton Cemetery. Those who wish may make contributions in Bill’s memory to Vange John Me- morial Hospice Education Fund c/o Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, P.O. Box 289, Hermiston, OR 97838. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements. The online condolence book for Bill’s family is available at burns- mortuaryhermiston.com. Beverly Jane Norton Beverly Norton, 92, of ID, Ralph Norton and wife Heppner, died Thursday, Tami of Enterprise, OR Jan. 10 at Pioneer Memorial and daughter-in-law Pam Hospital in Heppner due Norton of Heppner; 14 to complications from a grandchildren; 29 great stroke. She was born grandchildren; two Jan. 10, 1927 in Oak- great-great grand- land, CA to Vivian children as well as and Henry Wallace. numerous nieces On Sept. 19, and nephews. 1953 Beverly married She was pre- Ralph Norton in Oak- ceded in death by land, CA. Beverly had Beverly Jane her husband Ralph two sons, Tom and Norton Norton, a son and Richard with her first daughter-in-law husband and then Bev and Tom and Sue Norton, Ralph had two more sons, parents Vivian and Hen- George and Ralph. ry Wallace, her brother Beverly was a home- Robert Wallace and her maker for most of her life, great-granddaughter Emily but she did work as a tele- Koltonski. phone operator for several A funeral service will years. Beverly and her be held Monday, Jan. 21 at husband owned and oper- 11 a.m. at Community Bible ated a dairy in California Church of Lexington with for a few years until they burial following at the Lex- moved back to Idaho and ington Cemetery. Friends then later moved to Hep- and family are invited to pner. She always shared attend. A small meal will that she learned to bake and be served following the can from her mother-in-law services. while at the dairy. Memorial contributions She loved cooking, can be made to Willow knitting, crocheting, sing- Creek Terrace Assisted Liv- ing, camping and playing ing, 400 Frank Gilliam Dr., cards and other games. She Heppner, OR 97836 or Pio- always loved spending time neer Memorial Hospice PO with her family and friends. Box 9, Heppner, OR 97836 Survivors include her in Bev’s name. three sons; Richard Norton The online condolence and wife Rita of Missoula, book is available at www. MT, George Norton and sweeneymortuary.com. wife Trudy of Kamiah, FOR SALE 235 SKYLINE DRIVE, HEPPNER Enjoy a great view of Heppner from this well- kept 3 bedroom 1700 square foot home with large double garage on a .7 acre lot. Also available, .7 acre adjacent lot with easy access to Chase Street and all utilities. Accepting purchase offers until March 1. Call Bill Jepsen- 541-667-7498 CALL OF MEGAN CARD THANKS G T 541-676-9228 188 W. Willow azette Heppner, OR 97836 (541) 676-9228 imes
