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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 13, 2022 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. A View from the Green Over the Tee Cup The weather was warm and partly cloudy when five Willow Creek Coun- try Club ladies gathered to play July 5. Low gross of the field went to Pat Edmundson and low net to Kris Lindner. Least putts of the field winner was Pat Dougherty. Low gross for Flight C was Jeanne Creswick and Karen Smith-Griffith had the least putts. Kris Lind- ner had a chip-in and Pat Edmundson won the special event prize. WCCC Sunday Men’s Play The Sunday Men’s Play at Willow Creek Country Club hosted 17 players on Sunday, July 10. Special event winners were John Bowles with KP on #4/13 and Scott Burright and Dave Creswick with the long putt of 6’9 ½” on #5/14. There was a tie for first, second and third in net. Dave Creswick, Dave Pranger and Scott Burright all had a score of 59. First place honors in gross went to Charlie Ferguson with 67 and Tim Wright was second with 72. Dennis Peck and Steve Marlatt tied for third with a 73. The next men’s play is scheduled for July 17 with Logan Burright, Greg Greenup and Delbert Bin- schus hosting the event. The men’s club championship will be held July 23-24. Rebekah Lodge to host Bunco Holly Rebekah Lodge will be holding a Bunco night on July 21 at the Odd Fellow Hall on the corner of Main and C Street in Lexington. For an evening of fun, prizes and desserts the cost is $5, with the top prize being two tickets to the Morrow County rodeo. The rolling of the dice will start at 6 p.m. The proceeds from this event will go to help reju- venate the historic building. Good News Only By Doris Brosnan Just a glance around town can bring a smile from bits of Good News: gas prices are dropping; creek banks are almost pris- tine; seems that less debris mars the cleanliness of our sidewalks and streets; the friendly atmosphere created by sidewalk conversations seem plentiful. Henry Krebs turned 96 last Thursday. The day held a double celebration, for this impressive number of years that Henry can look back at and for the fact that he is recovering well from an abdominal surgery. Yes, an early birthday present, into the hospital in Pendle- ton on June 21, a corrective surgery, and home on July 1. The day was a quiet one, of course, as Henry contin- ues to improve. His mailing address is Box 336, Ione. A reminder for “Senior Citizens” not yet on the list for the Wednesday meal- site lunch: From 11:30 to 1:30, a meal compliments of CAPECO is available at Bucknum’s to eat there or take home. To join the 25 individuals already on the CAPECO list, you must call Shane Sentes at 541-975- 3019. As simple as that, you can then enjoy Wednesday lunches at no cost, although you may choose to donate to the program. “The Bounty of Our County” is this year’s Mor- row County Fair theme, and the premium books are now available. Grab a book and have a look. Maybe you will realize that you really can grow, bake, sew, can, create or even find in a closet something to enter into some of the vast variety of categories. What a fair this would be if each of us entered at least one thing. A family reunion held over the July 4 weekend originated so that the four “Ober girls” could get to- gether with their mother, Wanda Jones of Heppner and enjoy time together. The four Ober sisters are Shelli Britt, Shari Ober, Rondi Ober and Vicky Carlson. The gathering has grown, and this year included over 30 people from Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Braden Britt’s son, Monty, made his first ever family reunion; he is 16 months old. For the last ten years, the reunion has been held at the TREO ranch, where beds, couches and floor space accommo- date everyone who has not brought a tent or trailer. Shelli reports the huge va- riety of activities and brag- ging rights that went with some of the competitions. “We had a cribbage tourna- ment, cornhole tournament, did some trap shooting, hot tubbed, played basketball, Frisbee golf, volleyball, had a spa day, a Casino Nite, yoga and an auction.” And, obviously, everyone must have gone home feeling tired but refreshed from contact with family. Paola Macias is missed at the BEO – her smile, her upbeat greeting, and her efficiency with any banking needs a person might have. But Paola has not gone far, for she was recruited by the health district for a Medical Assistant’s posi- tion. Individuals who go to the Pioneer Memorial Clinic will surely consider her smile, upbeat greeting and efficiency to be Good News. Oversight: Kylee Boor’s business name is “Wild+Glow.” Last week the + was omitted. One might be appre- hensive about possibly be- ing chased by a big dog when out for a walk but being chased by a big pig?. Yes. It was a big, scary surprise for one individual. No time for questions – Hungry? Lonely? Angry? Fortunately, a rock in the hand is worth two on the road, and that and harsh words ended the incident peacefully for both. Appreciative readers thank all contributors of positive tidbits, and we all hope contributions contin- ue. As easy as sending to dbrosnan123@gmail.com or calling 541-223-1490. Please, share. Here’s hoping that some good news comes to everyone reading this. Ione scholarship recipients named Four Ione High School alumni have been named recipients of the 2022-23 Maryan L. McElligott Me- morial Scholarship. They are Zoey Gilbert, a sopho- more studying Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Tech- nologies at Blue Moun- tain Community College, receiving $3,500; Faviola Juarez, studying Dental Hygiene at Mt. Hood Com- munity College; Kayla Ro- driguez, studying Nursing at Gonzaga in Spokane, WA and Thomas Rudolf, studying Communications at Oregon Institute of Tech- nology in Klamath Falls, OR, each receiving $500. The Maryan L. McElli- gott Memorial Scholarship fund has awarded scholar- ships to Ione High School alumni yearly since 1997. The scholarship is open to all college undergradu- ates, with a preference for students in their sopho- more year and above. The fund was established in her memory after losing her battle with cancer. Maryan McElligott was an energetic community volunteer recognized in 1992 as the Morrow County Woman of the Year. She placed a high value on com- munity involvement. She volunteered in the Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary Ione Post 95, schools and was a 20-year 4-H leader. An avid baker, she was well-known for her cakes and taught cake-decorating classes through Blue Mountain Community College. Edu- cation was very important to her. Maryan and her late husband, L.J. McElligott, who passed in March 2020, raised eight children, all graduating from Ione High School and college; five have received graduate degrees. “Preference is given to students in their sopho- more through senior years of college. However, we encourage students to apply every year of their college experience,” said Vince McElligott, the commit- tee chair. The scholarship committee comprises Ione residents Monica Swanson, Linda LaRue, Anne Mort- er, Matthew McElligott of North Powder, OR and Vince McElligott, of Hous- ton, TX, two of Maryan’s sons. Scholarships are award- ed to students who share and demonstrate Maryan’s values but may lack the financial resources need- ed to pursue their college education. The following criteria are used to select scholarship recipients: high academic achievement, demonstrated character, community, family and school involvement. The L.J. McElligott family ini- tially set up the endowment fund in 1994, and the Ore- gon Community Founda- tion administers it. The Maryan L. McEl- ligott Memorial Scholar- ship fund makes annual awards to graduates of Ione High School who are en- rolled or will be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course at any accredited post-secondary institution, including out-of-state insti- tutions. Applicants, includ- ing McElligott scholarship recipients, may reapply yearly if they meet the el- igibility requirements. All Ione Community Charter School graduates are en- couraged to apply. Applica- tions are available through the Oregon Student Access Commission at http://www. oregonstudentaid.gov. The Loop schedules quarterly meeting Morrow County Public and email address with the Transit – The Loop will be transit manager, Katie Imes holding its quarterly advi- via phone message at 541- sory committee meeting 676-5667, or email kimes@ on July 19, 2022, at 2 p.m. co.morrow.or.us Items on the agenda in- at the Boardman City Hall, 200 City Center Circle, clude roll call, public com- ment, approval of minutes, Boardman, OR 97818. The meetings are avail- Kittelson and Associates able virtually via Morrow – Coordinated Human Ser- County Zoom invitation or vices Transportation Plan at the website https://www. update, Transit Manager Rosales, Faith Rosen, Kate- co.morrow.or.us/theloop. update and other business lynn Sowa, Miranda Was- To schedule a Zoom Meet- as needed for the good of serman, Andrew Zellars. ing invitation please pro- the order. 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