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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 26, 2020 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 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 Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising 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. NEW LISTING $159,500 There are two homes on this property. The bigger one is a 3 bedroom 1 bath 958 sq ft now renting for $800 per month. Smaller home is a 1 bedroom 1 bath 576 sq ft renting for $400 a month. There are water rights from the creek to wa- ter the yard and a shed in the back. Located on a dead end street. Call for an appointment and have a look. Motorcycle rider arrested for high speed run Matthew Ronald Venth, 24, New York, was charged with felony attempt to elude, reckless driving and reckless endangering fol- lowing his arrest on August 20. Venth was originally clocked at 117 mph by a Morrow County Sheriff’s Office deputy as he headed northbound on Bombing Range Rd at 4:18 p.m. He was pursued by the deputy but refused to yield. Other deputies headed towards the location to attempt to stop the rider, clocking him at 149 mph. Luckily for Venth and all other drivers on the road, 188 W. Willow P.O. Box 337 Heppner, OR 97836 david@sykesrealestate.net he eventually stopped and was taken into custody. He was lodged in the Umatilla County Jail with bail of $20,000. COUNTY CENSUS -Continued from PAGE ONE avenue where we have an Support for assistance to the fair and its losses related to not holding a fair this year because of the coronavi- rus lock down. The state Cultural Support has $25.9 million to give out this year for COVID-19 relief. “This will assist the county fair in any expenses they had relat- ed to COVID-19; I think it’s worth pursuing. I think we need to walk down every opportunity,” Zody said. In other action the commission voted to ap- point Blain Middleton to the Morrow County Solid Waste Advisory Board. The board is a seven-mem- ber committee and com- missioners discussed the difficulty in finding people to fill various volunteer boards and commissions in the county. New Baby in Your Family? Engagement? Wedding? 680 W Sperry St Heppner Owner/Broker David Sykes 541-980-6674 Matthew Ronald Venth We want to share your life events! Stop in the Heppner Gazette office or email us with details and photos. All birth, engagement and wedding announcements are always free! ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: 188 W Willow Street Heppner, OR MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. editor@rapidserve.net Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT TODAY! 844-942-3614 FREE 7-Year Extended Warranty* A $695 Value! Off er valid August 24, 2020 - December 31, 2020 Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval *Terms & Conditions Apply Spiritually Speaking Discipleship and its cost By Fr. Thankachan Joseph SDB, St. Patrick Church In the first reading for this coming Sunday, we hear Jeremiah (chapter 20: 7-9) grumbling and complaining to God about the incredible mission he has been given. “Lord you have seduced me! Daily I am a laughing stock! … The word of the Lord has meant for me in- sult, derision, all day long.” Jeremiah was called to be a prophet as a very young Fr. Thankachan Joseph man, probably even as a teenager, unwelcome in most societies, but especially in a society that valued the wisdom only of old men. Besides, he was called even though he seems to have had a speech impediment. He was called to be a prophet of doom. The people had to be reminded of their evil ways and the need to repent or else they would face destruction. Jeremiah’s reward for his message was to be accused of treason. He was tired of being God’s prophet, yet he felt strongly the call to be a prophet. “There seems a fire burning in my heart… and the effort to restrain it wearies me.” In Jeremiah, as in all who are called, there is faith and doubt existing together. Why can’t God make life simpler and easier for his faithful ones? In the second reading taken from the letter to the Ro- mans (chapter 12:1-2), Paul urges the Romans to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. Namely, if believers want to follow Jesus, they must be ready for sacrifice and whatever it may demand. Paul urges his listeners not to model their lives on the world around them, but their behavior should change, modeled by the new mind and heart they have received from Christ. Last Sunday, we read of Peter being praised by the Lord for his revelation. “You are the Messiah,” he said, “the Son of the Living God.” Peter’s words were exactly right. Jesus appoints Peter as the leader and in charge of his Church. In this week’s Gospel reading, (Matthew, chapter 16, 21-23), Jesus informs his disciples for the first time that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer great from the elders, chief priests, and the scribes and be killed, and on the third day be raised. Actually, the disciples did not grasp it properly, and Peter comes on their behalf, takes Jesus aside, and objects. That plan does not make any sense to him. Still puffed up with the pride of his own success, still holding in his hands the keys he has just received, Peter asserts himself with boldness: “God forbid that, Lord, this must never happen to you” (Mt 16: 23). Peter is clear and concise. He’s also dead wrong. Jesus turns on Peter with a real force. “Get behind me, Satan,” Jesus says. The rock on which the church is to stand speaks out and crumbles. Success collapses into failures when the first of the apostle stands on the side of Satan. At this juncture Jesus gives a discourse on discipleship and the cost of discipleship that is the theme of this particular Sunday. The concept of Messiah that Peter was thinking about was a glorious triumphant Messiah who would come in grandeur and with a show of power to set Israel free. Jesus foretold of a Messiah who would be a suffering servant, humble and meek, stripped of all power, obedient unto death. Peter just could not stomach the idea of a suffering Messiah, so he takes Jesus aside and tries to reason with him. The cross is too frightening a prospect, isn’t there a more palatable way of presenting it? Can’t there be a compromise, a little watering down to make it acceptable? In response to Peter’s response, Jesus reacts strongly to Peter’s advice. “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not God’s way but man’s.” Peter was making two mistakes. First of all, he did not listen to the full destiny of Jesus. The mention of being raised on the third day passed over his head unheard. His second mistake was to dictate what God’s will should be, something most of us do all the time. This mistake could have serious consequences, so Jesus puts Peter in his place. Peter, who was earlier called the rock, is now called a stumbling stone, Satan, the tempt- er. Jesus attacked him so violently to teach Peter in this hard and blunt way to seek new directions of thinking and of living. Peter had faith but not yet that faith which gives the unconditional answer, “I am ready,” to God’s demanding word. To conclude the reflections of the day, from the Gos- pel of Matthew (16:26), “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life?” This calls us as disciples to put Christ first in everything: A) Prioritize: Lk. 10:38-42 (Jesus commended Mary because she chose the good, important things. Like Mary, you must make a decision to put Christ before everything.) B) Set Your Mind. Valby Lutheran Church Valby Road Ione Oregon. 97843 Church Services 1st & 3rd Sundays 10:00 AM Available for: Weddings • Funerals Family Events 541-422-7300 Old Country Church All Are Welcome Print & Mailing Services *Design *Print Sykes Publishing *Mail 541-676-9228
