FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
As was stated last week,
being recognized for a job
well-done can lift one’s
spirits and make a person
feel appreciated, and that
is surely what the following
just-received note accom-
plishes for some important
people: “I believe what we
should be looking at are
the positives of having a
competent road crew that
is committed to working
on all of our roads that have
long been neglected. With
the few resources we have
access to, not all will be
perfect, but in the long run,
it is an improvement over
what we had. Thank you.”
On Sunday, the Hep-
pner Shriners hosted a
dinner for the three HHS
football players who will
be playing in the East-West
Shriners All-Star Football
game in Baker City on the
August 7. The Shriners,
who all are also Masons,
impressed upon Jackson
Lehman, Jayden Wilson,
and Blake Wolters their
pride in the boys’ accom-
plishments and the Shri-
ners’ important contribu-
tions to the Shrine Hospital
in Portland, which helps all
children who come to them
with health problems that
they can treat.
One person’s change
in plans could lead to an-
other person’s opportunity:
Jason and Catherine Caryl,
owners of Woolery House
in Ione, have decided to
place the historic home on
the real estate market. The
Caryls have renovated and
updated many features of
the Victorian home, so it
presently can offer a com-
mercially approved kitchen,
a meeting venue and some
overnight accommodations.
Good news for someone.
Questions? 509-308-4147.
Another worthwhile
project for Heppner is pos-
sible because of the Howard
and Beth Bryant Founda-
tion: A pedestrian bridge
will soon span Willow
Creek, parallel to the pres-
ent bridge at the end of Gale
Street. That present bridge
cannot be modified because
it is a “historic bridge,” but
both drivers of vehicles and
pedestrians will appreciate
and benefit from the addi-
tion of the exclusive pedes-
trian bridge, enabling traffic
to run smoothly and safely.
How delightful to have
a friend who one feels com-
fortable with even after
years of not being together,
as though time has stood
still, and the friendship has
had no interruptions. Conor
Brosnan attests to those
feelings after last week-
end’s visit in Heppner from
Noah Stone, who moved
from Heppner when the two
were still in grade school.
The two buddies used to
share birthday celebrations,
among other things, and
during this visit that Noah
made with his mother, Mi-
chelle, they shared years of
stories with each other and
other Heppner friends as
they look forward to being
graduating seniors next
school year.
Maybe this is good
news for this writer’s ad-
opted collie, Katie: At 3
a.m. last Sunday morning,
the sound of the dog door
apparently awoke me. As
I stepped into the utili-
ty-room space, around the
corner from the room that
holds the dog door comes
full-grown, big Katie with
a very, very small white
male dog trotting merrily
behind her. A loud voice
was all that was necessary
to get Katie’s guest ske-
daddling back through the
door. I snugged the cover
up against it, feeling pret-
ty certain that the visitor
had kept running, but a
half-hour later, the little
guy came looking for his
new romantic (?) interest,
having knocked the cover
enough aside to squeeze in.
That time I secured the cov-
er with holding wires. And
later on Sunday, I found the
space he had dug under the
back fence, filled it with
tamped down dirt, and add-
ed a rock. Well, on Monday
morning at 8:30 when I
returned from tennis, I was
greeted at the garage door to
that same hallway by none
other than the wanna-be
friend. This time, as he ran
away, I found a space under
the fence on the opposite
side of the yard through
which he had come. Maybe
that has been blocked, but
maybe Katie’s suitor will
find another way in. Such a
pursuit of an eight-year-old
“Lassie.”
So much going on, we
all non-Facebook read-
ers can hope that many
people will be willing to
share pieces of good news
from their many goings-on.
Please, share your tidbits
by sending them before
Monday afternoon to dbros-
nan123@gmail.com, or call
541-223-1490, or stop me
on the street.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
DA’s Report
Morrow County Dis-
trict Attorney Justin Nelson
has released the following
report:
- Stephanie Nichole
Dickie was convicted Driv-
ing under the influence of
intoxicants and reckless
driving and was sentenced
to 20 days jail, 160 days jail
reserved for any probation
violations, 120 hours of
community service work,
alcohol evaluation and
comply with all recom-
mended treatment, must
attend a Victim Impact
Panel, license suspension
for one year and must install
ignition interlock device on
any motor vehicle used.
Chamber Chatter
Willow Creek Farmer’s
Market runs each Thursday
through September 2 from
4-7 p.m. at the Heppner
City Park. Cost for the
entire season for vendors
is $50 or by the week at
$10 per week. Check out
the Facebook page, email
willowcreekfm@gmail.
com or call 541-720-4399
or 757-285-5792 for addi-
tional information.
A benefit dinner for
Brian Rystedt will be held
July 31 at the Heppner Elks
Lodge, featuring a taco
dinner, bingo and a raffle.
Doors open at 4 p.m. with
dinner at 5 and bingo at 6.
Dinner will be $10 per plate
or by donation. Donations
for bingo prizes and raffle
items are requested. Con-
tact Rhonda Acock at 541-
571-1584, Tonja Lemmon
at 541-561-8953, Mike
Aldritt at 541-571-1367
or Michael Haugen, 541-
314-5434 to donate or for
additional information.
August 1 is the dead-
line for applications for the
2021 culturally based ac-
tivities in Morrow County.
Projects supported in the
past have included quilting,
art displays, historical li-
brary books, cultural enter-
tainment and events, kids’
activities in the parks and
schools, drama and musical
workshops. Grants can be
awarded up to 50 percent
of the total project cost. For
complete guidelines and
application forms, please
contact Jaylene Papineau at
541-676-5630, email jpap-
ineau@co.morrow.or.us or
visit the Morrow County
website under the Clerk/
Elections Office, Morrow
County Cultural Coalition
Information.
Friday, August 6 from
5-10 p.m., Murray’s Annual
Wine Tasting Event at the
Willow Creek Fit Park.
Live entertainment will be
provided by Joe Lindsay
from 5-7 p.m. and Brady
Goss from 7-10 p.m.
Sunday, August 8 from
5:30-7:30 p.m., Music in
the Park at the Heppner City
Park will feature a return
of La Grande’s Wasteland
Kings. Hopeful Saints will
be offering food for pur-
chase by donation to their
Mission and Outreach fund.
August 13 Wheatland
Insurance will hold an open
house, with additional in-
formation to be provided at
a later date.
August 17-22 the Mor-
row County Fair and Ore-
gon Trail Pro Rodeo will
be held. The theme this
year is “Morrow County
Strong.” The parade will
take place on Saturday,
August 21 at 10 a.m. Those
who are interested in being
in the parade should contact
the Heppner Chamber at
heppnerchamber@gmail.
com or 541-676-5536. The
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo,
NPRA sanctioned rodeo,
will be held August 19 and
20 at 7 p.m. and the MOCO
jackpot on August 22 at 1
p.m.
Sunday, September 12
from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Mu-
sic in the Park at Heppner
City Park featuring Chasing
Ebenezer, a Portland musi-
cal group. Hopeful Saints
will be offering food for
purchase by donation to
their Mission and Outreach
fund.
September 18 and 19,
Blue Mountain Century
Scenic Bikeway ride. Reg-
istration and waivers are
available at the chamber
office or on the chamber
website. Contact the cham-
ber at 541-676-5536 to
guarantee a spot as the ride
will be limited to 100 riders.
The Blue Mountain Centu-
ry Bikeway is a scenic loop
of approximately 108 miles
beginning and ending in
Heppner.
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Time to bring out
the sticks
To the editor
The prophet Isaiah was
speaking to the present age
when he proclaimed “woe
unto them that call evil
good, and good evil, that
put darkness for light, and
light for darkness; that put
bitter for sweet and sweet
for bitter. Woe unto them
that are wise in their own
eyes, and prudent their own
sight. (Isaiah 5:20,21).
A July editorial in the
L.A. Times: “Carrots of
lotteries and giveaways
has not been enough to
convince millions of Amer-
icans to get vaccinated
so it is time to bring out
the sticks.” Expect Gover-
nor Brown’s recent victory
celebration in downtown
Portland over Covid 19 to
be cancelled, just like our
culture. Expect the sticks
next: vaccine mandates in
order to keep your job, go
to college, be treated at a
hospital. Expect new mask
mandates, social distancing,
self-quarantining of healthy
people, business closures,
OSHA fining businesses
into bankruptcy and a mad
mass media campaign to
spread fear of the supposed
virulent new Delta strain
of Covid. Expect those that
refuse the experimental
covid 19 vaccinations (gene
therapy) to be threatened,
shamed, blamed and ridi-
culed.
The Jerusalem Post
on July 21 revealed that
the Israeli Health Ministry
released figures showing 58
percent of Israelis hospital-
ized by the Delta variant of
Covid 19 had already re-
ceived both vaccinations. In
the United Kingdom more
“vaccinated citizens died of
the Delta variant than the
unvaccinated.” The fatality
rate of the Delta variant of
the Covid 19 is lower than
the original variant. “The
latest data from the UK
shows the fatality rate of the
Delta variant amongst the
vaccinated is 0.08 percent
which makes it less deadly
than the normal flu.” (Je-
rusalem Post July 21,21).
Remember these facts when
the coming Delta mass hys-
teria builds momentum for
the next lockdown
The Democrat, Pro-
gressive, Socialist, Marxists
call evil good, and good
evil. They call the unvac-
cinated evil and those that
yield their liberty for peace
and safety good. They call
those that proclaim Ameri-
ca is a corrupt nation popu-
lated by white racists good,
while those that love their
country, love God and our
Christian heritage, evil.
They call those that contend
for American sovereignty,
national borders, immigra-
tion based on historical law
and precedent evil, while
those that advocate illegals
over running our borders
with no health and Covid
testing, good.
These un-American
and one world order bu-
reaucrats that perpetuate
this Covid 19 conspiracy
are “wise in their own eyes
and prudent in the own
sight” as they spin the ‘fol-
low the science’ world lock-
down. Frontline doctors
have sued the federal gov-
ernment against using the
experimental emergency
Covid 19 vaccine on chil-
dren under age 16. The suit
contends there is no public
interest in subjecting chil-
dren to an inoculation pro-
gram to protect them from
a disease that simply does
not threaten them. CDC
data illustrates that Covid
19 patients under 20 recov-
ery rate is 99.997 percent.
The suit documents CDC
data that reveals the Covid
19 experimental inocula-
tions are demonstrating a
12,000 percent increase in
deaths over historical vac-
cinations. Never before in
history in America has an
inoculation program experi-
enced the degree of adverse
events (death, strokes, clots,
spontaneous abortions, ana-
phylactic reactions, cardio-
vascular, neurological and
immunological) and not
been cancelled.
Perhaps the cover post-
er of “wise in his own eyes”
would be Dr. Anthony Fau-
ci who is facing a criminal
referral over his testimony
before Congress regarding
the origins of Covid !9.
Private emails from Dr.
Fauci recently released due
to a freedom of information
lawsuit clearly prove Dr.
Fauci and his NIH Institute
funded, and master mind-
ed the “gain of function”
research that produced the
Covid 19 pandemic. Dr
Anthony Fauci continues
to be the spokesman for
‘follow the science’ world
lockdown and mandated
vaccinations of all world
citizens. The book of Rev-
elation reveals where this
worldwide Covid mandate
is going. “And he caused
all, both small and great,
rich and poor, free and
bond, to receive the mark of
the beast in their right hand,
or in their foreheads. And
that any man might buy or
sell, save he had that mark,
or the name of the beast, or
the number of his name.”
Already France has recently
required a Covid certificate
for any leisure activity over
50 that must be presented
for entry into museums,
cinemas, festivals, theme
parks, restaurants along
with a stick: 6 months in jail
and a year for businesses
that do not comply. The
French have finally had
enough and have taken to
the streets in protest. Take
note Americans.
Stuart Dick, Irrigon
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