TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 6, 2022
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
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A View from the Green
WCCC Sunday
Men’s Play
Twenty men participat-
ed in men’s play on Sunday,
April 3, at Willow Creek
Country Club.
In the special events
category, Duane Disque got
KP on 4/13 with 10 feet.
Dennis Peck got the long
putt on 8/17 with 24’6”.
Tim Hedman took first
in net with a score of 58.
Scott Burright and Greg
Greenup tied for second/
third with a 60. Charlie
Ferguson was first in gross
with 68 and Duane Disque
and Barry Munkers tied for
second/third.
Members are reminded
to sign up for the Wednes-
day night match play, which
begins April 13. The next
men’s play event will be
Sunday April 10, hosted by
Tim Wright, Rod Wilson
and Bill Canady.
Births
Send birth announcements to editor@rapidserve.net or upload to Heppner.net.
Jackson Oliver John
Larracuente
Luis and Tessa Larracuente of Heppner announce
the birth of a son,
Jackson Oliver John
Larracuente. He was
born Saturday, April
2, 2022, in Hermis-
ton. Jackson weighed 6
pounds, 14 ounces and
was 20 inches long.
He joins two brothers,
Luis and Zadis.
Grandparents are Jackson Oliver John Larracuente
Paul and Jennie Davis,
Florida, and John and Ashli Gould, Lexington.
Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
Did March zip by im-
possibly fast?
Good news for Patri-
cia Hughes, sad news for
courthouse staff who are re-
gretting her retirement from
the assessor’s office. As Pa-
tricia leaves, going with her
are her twenty-plus years of
experience and her ready
smile and laughter. She
plans not to go far, mostly
to the landscaping work
she thoroughly enjoys at
her home, so she just might
find herself answering calls
from the courthouse about
property questions.
Randall Peterson con-
tinues his recovery from
surgery and welcomes
friends who want to come
for a visit.
Difficult to tell which
was happier – horse or
owner: By pulling a horse
trailer on the five-hour trip,
Dean and Florene Robinson
recently helped their daugh-
ter, Jacklyn, move back to
Oregon from Finley, WA.
Possibly as excited about
the move as Jacklyn is her
horse, Apache. Jacklyn
will now be living in her
grandparents’ home on a
farm on the Snake River
between Nyssa and Adrian,
a home familiar from her
childhood. And Apache,
who has been with Jack-
lyn since Apache’s birth
thirteen years ago, made
clear immediately upon
release from the trailer that
she prefers the freedom of
the pastures to the confines
of her previous boarding
facility.
As Marlene Gray trav-
eled down the Columbia
Gorge last week, she re-
ceived a phone call from her
granddaughter Tori Lang-
ford. “I want you to know
that Dan and I got married
last weekend, Grandma,”
Tori reported. (Another sur-
prise for this grandmother
whose grandson Tony had
a similar announcement
several months ago after his
wedding.) Tori is the daugh-
ter of Susan Clemens and
Steve Langford. She and
her groom, Dan Sorenxen,
tied the knot at Hat Rock on
March 26. They are living
in Kennewick.
Congratulations to
ZaBrena Masterson, a bas-
ketball-playing senior at
HHS who has been cho-
sen for the Blue Mountain
Conference First Team.
Congratulations to Hai-
ley Heideman, a basket-
ball-playing senior for
Ione-Arlington who has
been chosen for the Big Sky
League First Team. And
kudos to Ione-Arlington ju-
nior Carson Eynetich, who
was named to the boys’ Big
Sky first team.
Reminder for senior
citizens who still want to
be able to enjoy the cost-
free Wednesday lunches at
Bucknum’s sponsored by
CAPECO: The number to
call is 541-278-5695. Shane
will get you on the list, so
you can choose to lunch out
on any Wednesday.
Heppner’s MS Walk
will return on April 30,
so watch for more details
coming soon in the GT.
The theme, “Move forward
your own way,” indicates
the methods participants
might use – shanks mare,
scooter, bicycle, trike – for
the walk that will begin at
Hager Park and proceed to
the city park by the muse-
um. Donations will help
with research of multiple
sclerosis and will be added
to other donations sent to
Bend.
The May Day celebra-
tion in Lexington is on the
calendar again this year, as
the town invites everyone
to mark our calendars and
join the activities on May
7. Games, food, parade, car
cruise-in.
Yard-working weather
is good news for many,
and access to the city’s de-
bris pile on Riverside will
be welcome news as our
cleanup piles grow. Hang
in there until late May (20 th
through 30 th ), and we will
be allowed to add our accu-
mulations to the city’s pile.
Watch for specifics that will
be announced later.
Just can’t get enough of
the good news happening
around us. Feels so good to
smile, so if something made
you smile, please share with
others by sending it this
way: dbrosnan123@gmail.
com or call 541-223-1490.
Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
Morrow County
Cemetery district to students named to
meet
BMCC honor roll
The Heppner Cemetery
Maintenance District will
hold their monthly meeting
on Tuesday, April 12, 2022,
at 4:45 p.m. Agenda items
include minutes of previous
meeting, financial report
and cemetery operations.
The meeting will be held
at the Ag Service Building
conference room at 430 W
Linden Way.
Meetings of the Hep-
pner Cemetery Mainte-
nance District are open
to the public according to
ORS 192.640(1). For addi-
tional information, contact
Janet Greenup at 541-561-
6768.
SCHOOL BOND
TOWN HALL
Blue Mountain Com-
munity College winter term
2021-2022 honor roll rec-
ognition went to the follow-
ing full-time students from
Morrow County:
President’s List: 3.75
- 4.0 GPA: Nickolaus Arm-
strong, Jessica Cain, Jessica
Calvillo, Keith Fleming,
Zoey Gilbert, Edith Gon-
zalez, Brady Harrington,
Coady Hepton, McKenna
Kendrick, Carlos Meza,
your house,
Call Sykes Real Estate
Ask questions
about the local
investments in
Morrow County
School Bond
Measure 25-87.
yesformorrowcountyschools.org
By Doris Brosnan
The residents and staff
at Willow Creek Terrace
view the passing of Caro-
lyn Hall with sorrow. She
is missed, especially at the
gatherings around the tables
for activities, conversation
and dining.
Joyce Ward planned to
gather with her daughters
today for her birthday lunch
as she turns 91 years old.
Able to enjoy the lunch
menu chosen by Joyce and
see how birthdays can be
celebrated at the Terrace
is David Azevedo, who
moved into an apartment
on Monday. David comes
to the community on the
hill from St. Patrick’s senior
apartments. Two new staff
members, Aubrey Blakley
and Stephanie Dubry, will
also be experiencing a first
birthday celebration since
joining the community on
the hill.
Monday is Bingo Day
at the Terrace, but every
day is morning physical
activity/discussion time,
which gets the synapses
firing and oftentimes mem-
ories pressing to be shared.
For example, the 10 th will
be National Siblings Day,
a perfect opportunity to re-
member some good times,
and the 11 th will be National
Pet Day, so remembering
some outstanding pets will
be in order. A fun activity
will be featured on another
nationally proclaimed day
that also offers a memory
boost: Scrabble’s special
day, the 13 th , which is also
recognition of Thomas Jef-
ferson’s birth date in 1783.
Other nationally recog-
nized days are just perfect
reasons to indulge in some
foods, such as licorice on
the 12 th , jelly beans on
the 22 nd , and Picnic Day
(crossing fingers for good
weather) on the 23 rd .
Some residents will
welcome National Walking
Day on the 6 th by enjoying
their usual strolls or by add-
ing just a bit more to them
in honor of the day. And
Gardening Day on the 14 th
and Earth Day on the 22 nd
will be great invitations to
check out the flower beds
and trees, maybe pull a few
“rude plants” (weeds).
Residents have been
working on an Easter craft
that will be completed on
the 8 th . And they continue
their daily searches for the
Easter Bunny that moves
throughout the facility
much like the elf on the
shelf, to be rediscovered
daily. Successful detectives
will have a chance to win a
drawing for a family meal
hosted by the Terrace. On
Easter Sunday, the 17 th , a
special lunch will be the
talk of the day.
As April draws to a
close on the 30 th , several
residents will be celebrating
their hair stylists, for Hair
Stylist Day is one listed
in the big book of special
days. Appreciation of these
talented women who come
to the Terrace to contribute
to their clients’ looking and
feeling their best is viewed
as a small token for their
thoughtfulness.
Wyden schedules
Morrow County
town hall
U.S. Senator Ron
Wyden recently announced
he will have 12 live on-line
town halls hosted by Peo-
ple’s Town Hall in April for
residents of Coos, Curry,
Yamhill, Clatsop, Linn,
Benton, Polk, Gilliam,
Umatilla, Union, Wallowa
and Morrow counties.
The town hall for Mor-
row County will be held on
Facebook Live at 1 p.m. on
Thursday, April 11. Resi-
dents of Morrow County
will be given priority to
ask questions and must
sign up by April 19 to be
selected to ask a live vid-
eo question: https://forms.
gle/2hVrt8xfFT8Z8UKC6.
“Keeping my commit-
ment for town halls each
year in each of our state’s
36 counties has been es-
sential to my public service
because it provides any
Oregonian the opportunity
to ask questions and share
their ideas,” Wyden said.
“And coming off my 1,000 th
town hall earlier this year,
I want all Oregonians to
know I’m going to keep
my promise to continue
these direct discussions
that help to shorten the dis-
tance between our state and
Washington, DC. That’s
the Oregon Way and I very
much look forward to these
upcoming conversations at
home in Oregon.”
“Our democracy is
stronger and better when
lawmakers meet regularly
with their constituents, and
we congratulate Senator
Wyden on his recent 1,000 th
town hall representing the
people of Oregon,” said Na-
than Williams of People’s
Town Hall, a virtual town
hall series from the found-
ers of Town Hall Project.
“People’s Town Hall invites
all constituents in these
twelve Oregon counties,
regardless of party affilia-
tion, to join the upcoming
substantive conversations
so vital to our democracy.”
Katie Mosqueda, Ivonne
Navarro, Noah Reaves,
Alit Rosales, Faith Rosen,
Katelynn Sowa and Andrew
Zellars.
Vice President’s List:
3.5 to 3.74: Lesly Anzo-
ra, Yazeli Ayala, Cather-
ine Bose, Abigail Bozarth,
Chad Doherty, Annabella
McDaniel, Wyatt McNary,
Arlene Mejia, Jake O’Brien,
Fernando Ortega-Madrigal
The Morrow County Clerk’s office has released the
and Jason Rea.
following report of marriage licenses:
March 1, 2022: - David Wilson Gilbert, 28, Board-
man, and Isabel Rua Montes, 40, Boardman.
March 25, 2022: - Lauren Serafin Martinez, 22,
DeBeque, CO, and Samuel Belloso Guerra, 21, Heppner.
When it's time to sell
Thursday, April 7
5-6:30 p.m.
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