TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 11, 2022
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of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Heppner
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David Sykes ..............................................................................................Publisher
Bobbi Gordon................................................................................................ Editor
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A View from the Green
Over the Tee Cup
The Willow Creek Coun-
try Club ladies enjoyed a
windy and cool day for their
playday on May 3, although
only eight ladies came to play.
Virginia Grant took low gross
of the field and Shirley Martin
got low net of the field. Pat
Dougherty had the least putts.
For flight A, Karen
Thompson got low gross and
Corol Mitchell got low net.
Tiffany Clement had the least
putts for flight A.
Sharon Harrison got low
gross for flight B and Kris
Lindner had low gross for
flight C.
Service Notices
Raymond J. and Norma R. French – A funeral
service for Raymond J. and Norma R. French, will be
held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at St. Patrick
Catholic Church in Heppner, OR. Recitation of the Holy
Rosary will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, 2022,
also at St. Patrick Catholic Church.
There will be a meal to follow the funeral at the
Heppner Elks Lodge. Inurnment for both will be held at
1 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2022, at the Vinson Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of arrange-
ments.
Justice Court
Report
Morrow County Justice of the Peace, Glen Diehl,
has released the following Justice Court report:
-Alison E Ferguison, 42, Lexington, was convicted
of violation of basic rule, fine $265.
-Andrea J Mortimore, 61, Heppner, was convicted
of dog as a public nuisance, fine $265.
-Jean L Peterson, 62, Spray, was convicted of vio-
lation of basic rule, fine $265.
Good News Only
By Doris Brosnan
Kay Proctor’s research
shows that John Wight at
Pettyjohn’s Building Sup-
ply and Riley Wight at
Blue Mountain Plumbing
also donated supplies for
the new dugout at George
Waterland Field. “The sto-
ry just gets better and bet-
ter,” Kay believes.
We all are invited to
the Lott’s Fitness Center’s
Open House on Tuesday,
May 17, 4 – 7 p.m. We
can learn more about how
to become a member and
about what equipment and
programs will be offered.
I was pleased to be
able to spend almost ten
days in Salem last week
with the Salem family. We
attended OSU junior Car-
son’s ROTC spring awards
ceremony and West Salem
sophomore Amy’s drame-
dy based on Shakespeare’s
Comedy of Errors. I vis-
ited
Danny,
shopped
briefly with a friend, and
played bridge once with
three friends. Mothers’
Day lunch before heading
home was a nice way to
end the stay, with my fam-
ily and seven other friends.
Last weekend, Mor-
row County Parks opened
“with a mix of snow, rain,
cold temperatures, and
lots of mud,” reports Kay
Proctor. That had to be
great for the 300 enthusi-
astic campers at the OHV
Park, where the Northwest
Trail Riders Club, based in
Pendleton, held their an-
nual Mother’s Day “Ride
the Blues” trail ride. The
Landing restaurant at the
OHV Park had a busy re-
opening for the season.
Kudos to Lori Mc-
Cabe, head cook and assis-
tant custodian at HJHS, for
having received a Crystal
Apple award. “The Crys-
tal Apples are awarded in
March to public school
educators who have made
a positive impact on the
lives of their students,”
states the official press re-
lease. Being recognized
for her work ethic, her
mentoring of students, and
her doing “everything with
a touch of excellence” has
to feel great. This super-
woman has worked for the
MoCo School District for
24 years.
A special celebration
last weekend took Billy
Gentry to Seaside. And
he wasn’t alone. Daughter
Judy Gentry Towner cele-
brated her birthday, so her
siblings were also there to
help with the celebration;
Janet (and Greg), Jerry
(and Terri), and Jackie
(and Darwin). Adding to
the enjoyment of all being
together and the delicious
birthday lunch were Judy’s
husband, Earl, son, Matt,
daughter, Tami, and grand-
son Jake.
Sharon Keithley Har-
rison and Trish Keithley
Sweeney’s sister Janet re-
cently returned home to
Vernal, Utah, after a couple
weeks’ visits with families
and friends in south Mor-
row County. Janet stayed
with her daughter, Tina
Palmer, in Lexington, and
Tina travelled with Janet
to Utah, for a couple more
weeks of visiting.
Wow. Jacob “Jake”
Ball, son of Duane and
Stephanie of Cashmere,
WA, graduated Magna
Cum Laude from Wash-
ington State University
last weekend. Kudos, Jake.
Proud grandparents are
Archie and Diana Ball,
Heppner; Les and Kathy
Payne, Umatilla; and Phyl-
lis Armitage and Owen,
Wenatchee, WA.
Stop. Think. Smile.
Share. Easy-peasy to share
tidbits by sending them to
dbrosnan123@gmail.com
or by calling 541-223-
1490. Here’s hoping that
some good news comes to
everyone reading this.
Lott’s Fitness to
host open house
The new Lott’s Fit-
ness Center in Heppner
will hold an open house
on Tuesday, May 17 from
4-7 p.m. at their location at
369 N Main St., Heppner.
Everyone is ivited to
learn about setting up on-
line membership, check
out the new equipment and
talk to personal and group
trainers about fitness goals.
Refreshments will be pro-
vided.
Lott’s Fitness hours
of operation will be 4:30
a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.
For additional information
call 541-656-6136 or email
lottsfitness@hcfgives.org.
Sophie Sykes
baptized
Sophie Grace Sykes,
1-1/2, the daughter of
Chris and Rachel Sykes,
Pendleton, was baptized
Sunday, May 8, at All
Saints Episcopal/Hope Lu-
theran Church in Heppner
by Pastor Katy Anderson.
Besides her parents,
those attending included
Sophie's brother, Waylon
Sykes, Sophie's grandpar-
ents, Mark Parm, Pendle-
ton, and David and April
Sykes, Heppner, uncle
Andrew Sykes, Pendleton,
aunt and uncle, Will and
Myndi Parm, Walla Wal-
la, and aunt Camille Sykes
and cousin Oscar Gonza-
les, Milwaukie, OR.
Following the service,
the congregation enjoyed
coffee hour with hors
d'oeuvre trays and pink
cupcakes made by Ann
Jones of Heppner.
Free spray days
offered
The Morrow Soil and
Water Conservation Dis-
trict will host free spray
days in Morrow County
next week. There will be
stops in Boardman at the
NAPA parking lot on Mon-
day, May 16; Irrigon city
park on Wednesday, May
18 and Heppner city park
on Friday, May 20.
The chemical was do-
nated by Morrow County
Grain Growers and the
herbicide is mixed by a
licensed chemical appli-
cator. It comes in a la-
beled one gallon container
ready for use and includes
a Safety Data Sheet, SDS.
Participants must fill out
a cooperative agreement.
So, get ready to treat those
pesky weeds in your lawn
without damaging the turf.
The events run from 9 a.m.
to noon at each location.
Morrow County
Republicans to meet
May 24
The Morrow County
Republicans will meet at
6pm, Tuesday, May 24,
at the new Government
Building in Irrigon. PCPs
and anyone interested in
the county Republican
Party is invited to attend
and join the discussions.
They will be planning
a fundraising event that
will feature the Oregon
Republican midterm can-
didates. This event will
be an opportunity to hear
from and meet the candi-
dates in person. Chairman,
Ken Matlack, will report
on the Oregon Republican
State Central meeting to be
held in Salem on May 21,
2022.
The Republican Party
is open to individuals who
are interested in conserva-
tive ideals and values. The
Republican Party platform
may be found at https://
oregon.gop/ For more in-
formation on the Morrow
County Republicans con-
tact:
mocoreps@gmail.
com
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Town & Country 2022
An Evening With the Stars
If you would like tickets
please send me a text with
how many adults and how
many kids before Sunday
the 15th of May.
Leanne Lindsay 379-6331
Sophie Grace Sykes
The Town & Country Event will be May
19th 2022 at the Gilliam & Bisbee building.
Dinner by Chef Alvin Liu. No host bar by
Bucknum’s Bar & Grill. Door prize donated
by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation.
Tickets are limited! $35 per person.
Available at the Chamber Office, City Hall,
Murray’s Rx and Bank of Eastern Oregon
• Man of the Year
• Woman of the Year
• Educator of the Year
• Student of the Year
• Business of the Year
• Lifetime Achievement