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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 17, 2021 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES Lathrop voted 4-H Leader of the Year Kacee Lathrop, 4-H leader for Grow Em’ & U.S.P.S. 240-420 Show Em’ 4-H Club from Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Heppner, was voted the SEARCH OLD COPIES OF THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES ON-LINE: Morrow County 4-H Lead- http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/ er of the Year for 2021 at Published weekly by Sykes Publishing and entered as periodical matter at the Post the annual 4-H Achieve- Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Periodical postage paid ment Night held at the Sage at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 188 W. Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax Center. (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, Each year the Morrow P.O. Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $31 in Morrow County; $25 County 4-H Leaders Asso- senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $37 elsewhere; $31 student subscriptions. ciation presents a Leader of David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher the Year award to volunteer Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor 4-H leaders who have been Giselle Moses.........................................................................................Advertising nominated by 4-H members 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 and families in the county. column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to This year, the association 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.05 per column inch. recognized Kacee Lathrop, 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 an individual who repeated- require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be ly goes above and beyond specified if required). for their club members and 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 county 4-H association. or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space “For several years, for the obituary. For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author. The Heppner Lathrop has put others first GT will not publish unsigned letters. All letters MUST include the author’s address and phone serving the 4-H youth and number for use by the GT office. The GT reserves the right to edit letters. The GT is not families of her club. Her 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. expertise has been in the hog barn, but her club is branching, however, be- yond hogs to include sheep and goats as well. Lathrop works her tail off for the benefit of her club and community, continually giving. Many times, you Edna “Marie” Kellogg, Cardinals sidelines and can find her cleaning wash 77, of Ione, died peacefully bleachers. racks and coming back to at her home on Friday, No- Marie is survived by the grounds to help rake vember 12, 2021. A grave- her children, Robyn Skaggs show ring chips. Her club side service will be held at of Irrigon, Jeff Ball and 10 a.m. on Friday, Novem- his wife Armida of Bea- ber 19, 2021, at the verton, Kevin Ball Heppner Masonic and his wife Tricia By Doris Brosnan Cemetery. of Fayetteville, GA Once in a while a re- Marie’s birth- and Dawn Eynetich minder is helpful: Some date was January 20, and her husband Jeff people do not Facebook, 1944, and she was of Ione; her sister, Twitter or Instagram. So, one of three daugh- Rita Britt and her sharing one’s good “tidbits” ters and a son, born Edna husband Roger; a in the Gazette-Times can “Marie” to Ellis and Betty Kellogg brother, Rick Petty- mean reaching even more Hughes Pettyjohn. john; grandchildren, readers than one would She was born and RJ, Jonathan, Jere- by submitting only to any raised in Heppner where my, Joshua, Megan, Carson of those mediums. Spread she graduated from Hep- and Carter as well as three your good news farther and pner High School. great-grandchildren. wider by including it in the Her true passion was She was preceded in Gazette. supporting her grandkids. death by her parents, Ellis Two upcoming events She loved attending their and Betty Pettyjohn and a are good indications of sporting events and every- sister, Marilyn Kellogg. some pre-pandemic nor- thing they were involved in. Sweeney Mortuary of malcy returning to our Therefore, memorial contri- Heppner is in care of ar- community: This Satur- butions may be made to the rangements. The online day, the Inland Northwest Cardinal Booster Club, PO condolence book is avail- Musicians will present the Box 402, Ione, OR 97843. able at www.sweeneymor- Willow Creek Symphony in She will be missed on the tuary.com. concert in the Gilliam-Bis- bee building at 4 p.m., so mark your calendars. And next month, on December -Pink Friday Main the events being planned 16, the Chamber’s Christ- Street shopping event will are a Christmas crafters Ar- mas event will return, so be held Friday, November tifactory bazaar, Christmas keep your eyes open for the 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. craft afternoon, “Searching return of rewards cards that -Inland Northwest Mu- for Christmas” scavenger one can receive by shop- sicians presents the Willow hunt, story time with Santa ping locally and then use at Creek Symphony, Saturday, and Mrs. Claus, an all ages the event in attempts to win November 20 at the Gilliam coloring contest, the shop any of many donated items. This Friday, the 19 th , and Bisbee Building at 4 local rewards card raffle, p.m. Parent Teacher Club dessert is designated Pink Friday, -Rural Women’s Busi- bake sale, Polar Express a time from 3 to 7 p.m. to ness Summit free virtual movie night, Christmas shop locally, support our conference, December 8, light contest, Christmas local businesses and maybe 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. light parade, a snowball win some prizes. Two of the local busi- Contact the Condon Cham- drop, and wine and design. ber of Commerce to reg- Anyone interested in partic- nesses on Main Street are ister. ipating should contact the examples of the good news -Heppner Chamber of chamber at 541-676-5536 for our community not- Commerce is planning a or email heppnerchamber@ ed in the past: New ad- ditions to our shopping variety of live and online gmail.com. options have been started events in December. So far by young returnees with plans for their families and for our community’s future – Flood Town Books and Sage Clothing Co. Obituaries Edna “Marie” Kellogg Chamber Chatter Pink friday Vendor Sh0pping Market N O V E M B E R 19 TH 3-7 PM M A I N M R R A S S A G E S T R E E T , D R G , C L O T H I N G , B L O N D E E S A L O N , B R O N H E P P N E R B R E A I N G G R O N D S , S E R E N D I P I T L O O D H O S E D E S I G N S , T O N C O E E B O O S , DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5PM Kacee Lathrop, 4-H Leader of the Year. members can always count on her to be their steady, their role model and their number one fan,” said the press release. “It is volunteers like Kacee, who are the greatest influences in our county 4-H program,” said 4-H educator, Erin Heideman. “Kacee is one of those people who continually shows up to help and leads her club members to do the same. I am so grateful for her involvement and skill.” To find out how you can get involved with Morrow County 4-H visit; https:// extension.oregonstate. edu/4h/morrow or call the OSU Extension Office in Heppner at 541-676-9642. Catholic Church to celebrate building anniversary St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Heppner will be celebrating the 50 th anniver- sary of its church building on Sunday, November 21. After 11 a.m. Mass with Bishop Liam Cary, there Thanksgiving food boxes to be distributed Thanksgiving food boxes will be distributed at the Hopeful Saints Minis- try Parish Hall on Sunday, November 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. (or until the boxes are gone). The Gift of Food is in gratitude for God’s abun- dant blessings for those Good News Only Women business own- ers might benefit from par- ticipation in a free virtual conference next month on the 8 th , a great opportunity to gather helpful informa- tion. JoAnna at the cham- ber office has conference details. Sheridan Tarnasky is enjoying her three-hour turns at Flood Town at least twice weekly when she can share her love of reading with customers. She espe- cially likes opportunities to talk to visitors, who often have questions about the area, questions she can usually answer with details. Corrie Jo (17) and An- drew (13) Lindsay, daughter and son of Joe and Leann, will again perform in the Nutcracker ballet staged by the Pendleton Ballet Theatre next month. Both Lindsays have appeared in this holiday favorite for seven years, but this year’s roles will be firsts for both of them. Corrie Jo, whose previous three performanc- es were as a Sugar Plum, will be Mother Ginger. And Andrew will perform as the Nutcracker. Tickets will soon be available for the performances at the BMCC Theater on December 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. and on Decem- ber 4 and 5 at 2 p.m. Despite the heavy rain- fall, Marcia Kemp’s two youngest granddaughters, Madison (15) and Natalie (12) visited the Lexington will be a catered luncheon at the Parish Hall with dis- plays of photos, a timeline and a presentation by the youth of the Parish. The public is welcomed. Cemetery and started a Veteran’s Day tradition this year. On Veteran’s Day, they put American flags (they worked at some jobs for Grandma Marcia to pay for them) on the graves of our servicemen, includ- ing their great-grandfather, Stan Kemp, who served in WW2. Since Veterans Day is a school holiday, they plan on returning to the cemetery every year, hon- oring our veterans. Population of Hep- pner this Saturday may be considerably lower than normal, as the HHS foot- ball team will be playing a semi-final game with Coquille in McMinnville. Good luck Mustangs. Weston-McEwen spec- tators at last Saturday’s game were a terrific ex- ample of strong, consistent support for their team, de- spite the game scores, as who could use a little help feeding their families this holiday season. Boxes filled with canned and fresh food and hygiene supplies are limited to one per household, with no questions asked. Those wanting to pick up a box should do so at the back door of the Episcopal and Lutheran Church on the corner of Church and Gale Streets behind the Neigh- borhood Center. No contact delivery is available for those who are home-bound by calling 541-676-9970 and leaving a message with their name, address and phone number. their half of the bleachers resounded with voices of young and old, active par- ticipation superb. Any positive that brings a smile to your face, wheth- er brief or long-lasting, can bring a smile to the readers’ faces, too, so please send your good-news tidbits be- fore Monday afternoon to dbrosnan123@gmail.com, or call 541-676-5382 or 541-223-1490, or stop me on the street. Here’s hoping that some good news comes to everyone reading this. Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Choosing a Local Plan Means Faster & Personalized Service! Moderna, Pfizer & Flu Vaccines Available Now. Call to Ask About Boosters. Heppner Condon Boardman (541) 676-9158 (541) 256-1200 (541) 481-9474 www.MurraysDrug.com TIME TO PLAN for next year. Bank of Eastern Oregon offers Operating Lines of Credit and term loans on Equipment and Land. HEPPNER IONE 279 N. Main Street (541) 676-9125 AMBER SCHLAICH 280 Main Street (541) 422-7466 RUSSELL SEEWALD Ag/Commercial Loan Officer Ag/Commercial Loan Officer Specializing in Agricultural & Commercial Loans. Member FDIC
