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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 3, 2019 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Births Heppner Adelaide Ruth Jepsen – Daniel and Bethany Jepsen of Boardman announce the birth of a daughter born Sunday, March 24 at Kadlec Hospital in Richland, WA. Adelaide weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounc- es and was 19 inches long. She joins two older sisters, Laurelee, 5 and Anna, 3. Grandparents are Bill and Nancy Jepsen Adelaide Ruth Jepsen of Heppner and Art Robinson of Cave Junction, OR. Her great-grandmother is Suzanne Jepsen of Hermiston. 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. 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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. ~ Letters to the Editor ~ The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name of the sender along with a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the right to edit. 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. Petitions show Wenberg support To the editor: The huge numbers who have signed the petition in support of Dr. Wenberg are a testament to the com- munity’s recognition of the many ways that he has served the people of Mor- row County. There is no doubt that he is valued and wanted as an emergency room doctor at the Pioneer Memorial Hospital and I am certain the Morrow County Health District will be in agreement when they see the wide range of people re- questing that he is retained. The pending legal is- sues regard Dr. Wenberg’s plea to one count of federal tax evasion. These petitions will also clarify that this community, although rela- tively small in numbers, is large in its advocation that it is known by the court that Dr. Wenberg has been and remains a respected member of Morrow County. And for those who have not yet seen one of the petitions, they will now be at various sites and it is important that everyone let their voice be heard by signing then, because our silence is never golden to any court proceedings. The more people who let it be known that they want Dr. Wenberg treated with compassion and are asking for a resolution that would not adversely affect his con- tinuing to serve as the ex- cellent medical doctor that he is, I am of the opinion that this will be seriously taken into consideration by the court. A community is not a community unless we stand together in supporting Dr. Wenberg. We are not just some of those eastern Oregon small towns, with- out any impact on what happens. Together we can have a positive influence on the outcome of his legal issues. I greatly appreciate all those who are supporting Dr. Wenberg and I look for- ward to the others who will be joining us. Pat Walker Heppner Pastors invited to submit Easter messages to G-T Area pastors are invit- ed to submit Easter mes- sages to the Heppner Ga- zette-Times for publication in the April 17 newspaper. Deadline for submission is Monday, April 15. Messages may be The Howard and Beth Bryant Foundation, along with grants from the Wild- horse Foundation, Willow Creek Valley Economic Development Group and anonymous donors have combined funds to build the new batting and pitching practice building for the Heppner High School girls’ softball team on Riverside Ave. in Heppner. Allstott Construction is building the facility on land donated by Morrow County Grain Growers, expecting completion around the end of April. Inclement weather delayed construction and plans for use this season. The building will also in- clude storage for equipment to replace the storage trailer that is now in place. Kim Cutsforth, project manager, said the facility will be owned by the school district and there are plans to build another near the high school next year for the boys’ team. emailed to editor@rapid- serve.net, mailed to Ga- zette-Times at P.O. Box 337, Heppner, OR 97836, faxed to 541-676-9211 or brought into the Ga- Willow Creek Baptist volunteers will serve lunch on zette-Times office, 188 W. Wednesday, April 10 at St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Lunch Willow in Heppner. will be chicken alfredo, sunshine carrots, broccoli salad, garlic bread and triple chocolate pudding for dessert. Milk, coffee and tea is served at each meal. Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is subject to change. Community lunch menu Chamber to host candidate’s forum The Heppner Chamber will host a candidate’s fo- rum for the Port of Morrow commissioner, position five on Thursday, Apr. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hep- pner City Hall conference room. Lunch will be catered Softball practice building being built Justice Court Report by Tacos Hometown for $10 per person and RSVPs are required. RSVP your choice of beef or chick- en burrito to the Heppner Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Ann Spicer, has Chamber at 541-676-5536 released the following Justice Court report: or email heppnerchamber@ -Nathan Powell Packer, 45, The Dalles, was convicted centurytel.net no later than of failure to drive within lane, fine $265. Tuesday, Apr. 9. First Friday Friends Marriage Licenses of Jesus rescheduled The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the following report of marriage licenses: March 13, 2019: - Braxton Adams, 32, Heppner and Due to school being in information contact the Iva Jean Zimmerman, 32, Heppner. session the first two Fridays Hopeful Saints Ministry March 25, 2019: - Shawn Ira Rule, 33, Heppner and in April and the first Friday office at 541-676-9970. Barbra Jean Keslar, 41, Heppner. in May First Friday Friends of Jesus will instead hold a special year-end wrap-up session on Friday, April 26. HealthyMC.org The special session will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the All Saints Parish Hall. For additional DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM CASA fundraiser to be held The Umatilla Morrow CASA program will be hosting its second annual CASA fundraiser “When in Rome” from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S Hwy 395 in Hermiston on April 27. The Italian dinner and dueling pianos event will also in- clude cheese tasting and a silent auction. Umatilla Morrow CA- SA’s mission and purpose is for trained volunteers to advocate for safe, perma- nent, loving homes for all foster children in Umatil- la and Morrow Counties. Currently there are over 200 children in foster care within local communities and the organization hopes to have an advocate for each one of them by 2020. The goal for this event is to raise money for the recruitment and training of new CASA volunteers to serve more foster care children. Tickets are on sale for $40 each at the Uma- tilla-Morrow Head Start (UMCHS) main office, 110 NE 4 th St, Hermiston. Public Class with Tom Sanders, Respiratory Therapist Thank You From the food that fed us, to the cards and flowers that said we're 'think- ing of you', to the prayers that sustained us, and the arms that embraced us, we would like to express a sincere thank you to all of our family and friends for the many acts of kindness shown to us during the loss of our mom and grandma, June Crowell. A special thank you to Morrow County Health District, Ambulance crew, for their quick response and profession- alism. To Eileen and the staff at lone Community Clinic for the endless amount of support and love to her and to our family. To Dr. Wenberg and the staff at Pioneer Memorial Hospital for their love, and concern for her. To the staff at Regency for your skilled care and who loved her as much as we did, thanks for your tender care. To the staff at Willow Creek Ter- race, thank you for welcoming her into the place she would call home. To the staff at St. Vincent Hospital and Pastoral Services who comforted her and cared for us in her final days, we appreciate your generous offerings. To Pat and Trisha at Sweeney Mortuary, thank you for your kind, gentle, compassionate care. If you have not personally received a 'thank you' from our family, please let us know! The family of June Crowell Gene and Kristy, Karen, Sharon and Brian, and families Thursday, April 18th 1:00pm - 4:00pm Pioneer Memorial Clinic Conference Room 564 E Pioneer Dr. Heppner, OR 97836 More Information Call 541-676-2930 ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. CPR can be the difference between life and death, yet too many adults are apprehensive about stepping in during a medical emergency, either because they fear handling a victim or lack the knowledge of giving CPR.