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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 2, 2021 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 publi- cation must be specified. Affidavits must be requested 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. HHS graduation Heppner High School’s Class of 2021 graduation ceremony will be held June 5, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the HHS gymnasium. The cer- emony is invitation only due to current COVID re- strictions and will not be open to the public. A live stream of the ceremony can be found at https://www. IOOF holds annual Hardman cemetery cleanup Joann Burleson to celebrate birthday nfhsnetwork.com/events/ heppner-high-school-hep- pner-or/evt320ee679d1. School staff will be available at the Heppner El- ementary School gym from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday to accept gifts and cards for the graduates to gather after their ceremony. Celebration of Life Heppner resident Joann Burleson will celebrate her 90 th birthday on June 14. She was born in Colorado in 1931 and spent her working years in Canby, OR. She moved to Heppner in the late 90’s and has been ac- tive in the community ever since. A relative told the Gazette-Times, “She loves Heppner.” No party is planned due to Covid, but her family Joann Burleson intends to visit and help her celebrate. On a recent blustery Tu e s d a y o n H a r d m a n Ridge, several members of the Willow Odd Fellows Lodge held a work party at the historic Hardman Cemetery in preparation of Memorial Day weekend. Lawn mowers, weed eaters, and tractors with bush-hog mowers moved in and in short order had the cem- etery looking ship shape. Jim Swanson helped out at Lodge members donating the cemetery cleanup day in their time, equipment and Hardman. Grant to receive coaches’ association award Longtime Heppner ath- letic director and coach Greg Grant will receive the 2021 Oregon Athlet- ic Coaches Association’s (OACA) Dave Johnson Contributor Award on June 6 at Eastern Oregon Univer- sity in La Grande. The award has been given the past 20 years for coaches in recognition of time they have served and contribution toward state and local athletic programs and service to the OACA. Grant’s teams have won state titles in 1992, 2015, 2019 and finished second in 2007, 2014. Grant has been the head football coach at Heppner since 1990. He has been the golf coach since 1990 and the athletic director since 2000. fuel were Frank Osmin, Al Osmin, Steve Puntenney, Joe Perry, Jim Swanson, Roger Britt, Kelwayne Haguewood and Tommy Wolff. The IOOF Hardman Cemetery is under the care and maintenance of Willow Lodge #66 of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows, and has graves dating from 1888 to the present. Several century-old gravestones have very decorative and unusual inscriptions, with many pioneer families in- terred there. Greg Grant Chamber ECONOMIC meeting DEVELOPMENT GROUP scheduled -Continued from PAGE ONE environmental hazards such Richard John Fisher “Big Fish” 5/9/59 - 2/7/21 Please join us as we honor the life and memories of our dear loved one who left us at Providence St. Vincent’s in Portland on February 7, 2021 June 5, 2021 11 AM Heppner City Park Main Street, Heppner Please bring chairs or blankets for seating and join us for a meal after the service. The next Heppner chamber meeting will be held June 3 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Gilliam and Bis- bee Building. The meeting will be all entities reporting and RSVPs are required for lunch and seating. Contact the chamber at heppnerchamber@gmail. com or 541-6765536 for additional information. HealthyMC.org Objectives Main of Healthier Morrow County whichever is less (subject to available funding). In- crement requests will be al- lowed with maximum fund- ing to business of $25,000; e.g., multiple projects over time.” Any business wish- ing to apply for one of these grants should contact the Heppner Chamber of Com- merce office 541.676.5536 or email heppnercham- ber@gmail.com. The office is located on Main St in Heppner. More informa- tion about the WCVEDG grant programs, includ- ing application forms, are also available online at heppnerchamber.com/eco- nomic-dev. In an effort to clean up derelict properties in prepa- ration of new construction in the south county area, WCVEDG has also institut- ed a new grant program for demotion and abatement of as asbestos discovered. The grants can also be used for extension of existing utili- ties to a new home site. The final grant program offered by WCVEDG has been the Community and Public Enhancement grants. These grants are for local organizations, clubs, spe- cial districts or government entities for improvements to the communities. Some of the organizations that have received these grants are City of Heppner, Hep- pner Day Care, Heppner Little League, Heppner Community Foundation, Heppner Cemetery Dis- trict, Oregon Trail Library District, Ione Booster Club, City of Ione, Ione Booster Club, Town of Lexington, Lexington Grange, South Morrow County Neighbor- hood Center and the Four Corners Snowmobile Club. Also, in housing devel- opment WCVEDG recently completed construction and is currently renting out two town house style duplexes in Heppner and is nearing completion and ready for renters in a duplex in Ione. WCVEDG also recently purchased 23 acres in the Heppner city limits above Rock Street and is seeking funding to develop 13 1 - ½ acre lots that will have broadband, city sewer and water, paved streets and sidewalks and views. Board members of WC- VEDG include Kim Cuts- forth, chair, Nancy Snider, vice chair, Marcia Kemp, secretary, Kraig Cutsforth, treasurer, and Jeff Bailey, Ed Rollins, Darrell Green and David Sykes, directors. Sykes and Snider were also recognized for each having served over 25 years on the WCVEDG board. Through Healthier Morrow County, our hope and vision are that this community-wide initiative will benefit every person and family in our county today, tomorrow and for many years to come. In everything we do, the decisions we make and the direction we take, you will find them grounded in the following goals. Strive to be your First Choice for quality, compassionate, local care and lead the way in promoting wellness and improving health in Morrow County. Advance the quality of care provided in each patient care area while enhancing your patient and customer service experience. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Maximize the value of our relationships with community and regional partners through initiatives that promote health and bring valuable health services to Morrow County residents. Ensure that our facilities, technology and infrastructure, as well as our workforce of 136 employees and 52 volunteers will continue to meet the needs of our communities today, and for generations to come. The Perfect Lot First. You’ve found the Perfect Lot for your Future Home. INQUIRE AT YOUR LOCAL BRANCH OR CALL 541- 676-9884 HEPPNER IONE 541- 676-9125 541- 422-7466 Our Experienced, Local Team can help you purchase your Perfect Lot. Later, ask us about a Construction Loan! Working Together to be a Healthier Community Today and Where healthier is happening... Boardman | Heppner | Ione | Irrigon | Lexington NMLS #414459 RATES & TERMS MAY VARY. ALL LOANS SUBJECT TO CREDIT APPROVAL. 541-676-9133 Member FDIC
