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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 28, 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. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher ....................................................................................................................... Editor Kirsten Espinola .................................................................................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. Ione Ed Foundation Dinner October 8 The 20th annual Ione Education Foundation Dinner and Auction is planned for the evening of Saturday, October 8, at the Ione American Legion Hall. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for the annual meet- ing and social hour, with dinner at 6 p.m., followed by the live auction at 7 p.m. The evening also offers a small silent auction and one or two raffle items. The Ione Education Foun- dation is currently seeking auction items. Anyone interested in donating an item for the main live auc- tion should contact Joe Rietmann at (541)379- 1568 or Joe McElligott at (541)701-7757 no later than Thursday, October 6, to let them know what you plan to donate. The dinner menu this year will consist of smoked brisket or chicken, roast- ed potatoes, garden salad, baked beans, dinner roll and dessert. The meal includes two beverages: your choice of beer, wine, or soft drinks. Dinner ticket prices are $30 for adults, $15 for children ages seven-12, and chil- dren six and under are free. Ticket sales will be limited to 250 and may be purchased in advance at Bank of Eastern Oregon in Ione. Tickets may also be purchased at the door, if available. Tickets may be reserved by calling the bank at (541)422-7466. The board has two direc- tor positions up for elec- tion, currently held by Cultural Coalition Deadline Oct. 1 The Morrow County Cultural Coalition is accepting applications that are due October 1. The Cultural Coalition supports arts and cultural events across Morrow County. Application ma- terials can be found on the Cultural Coalition’s facebook page or on the Morrow County Treasur- er’s page. Contact Andrea Nelson at mc.culturalcoali- tion@gmail.com or (541) 720-4399 for more infor- mation. WWW.HEPPNER.NET Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription Martin Medina and Jill Martin. Both have chosen to renew for another three- year term. A vote of these positions will occur at the annual meeting at 5 p.m. on October 8. “Your support of the Ione Education Foun- dation makes a difference to the students at Ione Community School,” said an IEF news release. “Ione has a tradition of graduat- ing students that have been successful in all aspects of life. The small school at- mosphere, as well as com- munity involvement in the education process, gives Ione students pride in their community and the knowl- edge that people care about their future.” “Anyone who has not paid dues to the Ione Educa- tion Foundation for 2022 please join us now in sup- port of Ione Community School,” said an IEF re- lease. The Ione Education Foundation operates on a calendar year of January through December. Dues received any time in 2022 will become available to the school in January of 2023 as Tier Two Grants, which support a variety of classroom instruction needs and enhances stu- dent’s learning opportuni- ties inside and outside of the classroom. Adult dues are $50; student dues are $20 Gifts in excess of dues will be used to fund Tier One Grants, said the IEF. Checks may be made pay- able to Ione Education Foundation and mailed to P.O. Box 61, Ione, OR 97843. The Ione Educa- tion Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation. “Contributions may be tax deductible.” Historical Society to meet The Morrow County His- torical Society’s annual meeting will be held Sun- day, October 2, at 2 p.m. at the Morrow County Ad- ministrative Building in Irrigon in the Don Eppen- bach Conference Room. The meeting will be pre- sided over by MCHS Vice-President, Don Ep- penbach. Current and past issues of the MC Chronicles will be available for sale. All are invited and new members Spiritually Speaking Father Thankachan Joseph St. Patrick Catholic Church Heppner Spiritually Speaking Father Thankachan Joseph St. Patrick Catholic Church Heppner I am remembering an old anecdote that you might have heard: After several months of severe drought in the vil- lage, the parish priest asked everybody to come together to pray for rain, to assemble at the nearby mountain. The priest noticed a boy in the middle of the group, wrapped up in warm clothes and covered by a raincoat. The priest asked him, “Are you crazy? It has not rained in this region for several months and you will die of the heat climbing the mountain!” Then the innocent lad replied, “Father, I have a cold. If we are going to pray to God for rain, can you imagine the climb back down? The downpouring is going to be so heavy, it is better to be prepared. At that very moment, a roar was heard in the sky and the first drops of the rain began to fall. The faith of the boy was enough to work a miracle that thousands of men and women were praying for. We have to examine ourselves occasionally and question if we have the faith of this little child. Too of- ten we realize that we live in a culture in which nobody believes anybody; our actions are profit-oriented rather than faith-oriented; we look at each other and wonder how he or she will be useful for me and my business. We lose our faith and lead meaningless lives. Today’s scrip- ture readings reveal the basic lessons of faith and teach us how we can live by faith in God and live meaningful lives. In the book of Prophet Habakkuk (1:2-3; 2: 2-4), the prophet and God are conversing. The prophet is crabby about the violence and destruction that disturb Judah. Then God asks the prophet to write his message clearly on tablets, the writing material then in use, so that everyone can read it. God tells the prophet that faith and trust in God will give the just man strength and life in the trials that are to come. The righteous will be saved because of his faith in God. Similarly, St. Paul writes to Timothy (1:6-8, 13-14) urging him to preserve faith in Christ. Paul reminds Timothy to rekindle the gift of God that is within each of us. He says that God did not give us the spirit of timidity, but the spirit of power, love, and self-control. Both these readings tell us that faith is something we should live by. In the Gospel of Luke (17:5-10), the apostles approach Jesus and ask Him to “Increase our faith” (17:5). Jesus tells His disciples that if you have the faith the size of a mustard seed and you say to this mulberry tree “be rooted up and be planted in the sea,” it will obey you. This reminds us that if we dare to live by faith, we will see many miracles happening in our lives. The gift of faith can be taken as the greatest gift God has given us. Faith is a very delicate gift that Paul once described as something carried in fragile vessels. The apostles im- plore Jesus to increase their faith because they felt that it was too weak to ever live like what Jesus talks about. But Jesus answered that genuine faith is what is needed, not great faith. The stress is not on how much faith a person has but on possessing genuine faith. The very smallest amount of genuine faith, a faith as small as a mustard seed, can do the impossible. All the readings tell us that faith in God is to be our way of life, the art of our lives. When deeply rooted in faith in God, we will become like the just men and women in the first reading. This faith will lead us to be courageous and to witness Jesus in our day-to-day lives. This art of faith will enable us to do all our duties and lead a peaceful and happy life without complaining about material profits and difficulties. To lead a mean- ingful Christian life, let us live by our faith, gifted to us through our baptism. “Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for, or prove the existence of re- alities that are unseen” (Heb. 11:1). May God bless each one of us to lead a life of loyal servant who has learned the art of faith, and to leap into the unknown trusting that He will be at our side every time and every moment. Holly Rebekahs schedule events The Holly Re- bekah Lodge will be busy in October. They have an- nounced the return of the monthly Pinochle night. The date for the first night of cards is Saturday, Oc- tober 8, starting at 7pm. This is open to the public. The cost for an evening of cards, dessert and prizes is $5. Thursday, October sixth, will be the monthly BUNCO party to which everyone is invited to come and play. The partic- ipants will start rolling the dice and “having a great time at 6 p.m.” Plans are under- way for the annual Christ- mas Bazaar which will be held on December 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Anyone who would like to sign up for a table space should contact MaryKay Bellamy at 541-379-3567 or LaRae Kindle at 541-310-9499. These events will be held at the Odd Fellow Building on the corner of 3rd and Main in Lexing- ton. The Rebekah Lodge is still doing the ongoing fundraiser of col- lecting bottles and cans for their major project of reju- venating the historic Odd Fellow Hall in Lexington. One may drop off your recyclable plastic bottles and aluminum cans to the home of Edith Papineau in Lexington or the home of LaRae Kindle in Heppner. The Lodge appreciates the generosity of donations they have been given. Good News Only by Doris Brosnan Drivers on Gale Street have a smoother ride at the Church Street inter- section now that the man- hole cover has been raised to the level of the asphalt surface. Kathy Turner, who lives at the St. Pat- rick Senior Apartments, has three reasons to smile when she shares her good news with the GT readers: She has decided that sim- ply using her full name, Kathleen Meligan Turner, will help to distinguish her and the other “Kathy Turner,” who also lives in Heppner, from each oth- er. Kathleen cannot say enough about her new canine companion, “Mur- lee,” who has been with her since August 4, when she went to the Hermis- ton Pet Rescue facility in search of a dog that might be able to fill the empty space left by her previous dog. Just placed for adoption that day, this well-behaved, five-year- old mixed breed is “the best dog ever!” And Kath- leen’s best news is that her son Corey was able to come for a visit from Gladstone two weekends ago. This two-plus-days’ stay was a first in one and a half years! Kevin Murray has taken another immense step in his journey toward a career. In August, he began classes in OHSU Dental School. After the four-year program, Kevin expects to begin work as a dentist in a rural setting. Such a great family trip to Ireland recently, the ances- tral home of the Sweeneys, had to hold some surprises and humor. One came the day the tour coach driver suggested the scenic drive to their next destination. The secondary roads are famously narrow. Al- though, they passed only one vehicle during the one- and-a-half-hour drive, that one resulted in the driver having to steer consider- ably away from the other vehicle, which happened to be a farm tractor. Ab- solutely to the edge of the road, a peat bog was being harvested, which was ac- tually fortunate, since the tires on one side of the bus sank into the bog, but the six strong Irish men har- vesting were able to push, to heave the coach back onto the road! (That partic- ular group did not include a “Sweeney.”) Time to find and dust off your lederhosen and dirndl? Watch in the GT for details of the Ok- toberfest celebration that Murrays plan to host on October 8 at the Gilliam and Bisbee Building. En- tertainment and something to pour into your stein guaranteed. If you forgot to share your tidbit this week, fret not! Just send it to dbros- nan123@gmail.com or call 541-223-1490. It is never too late to share! Here’s hoping that some good news comes to every- one reading this. Morrow County Public Health Department (541) 676-5421 (541) 481-4200 Flu/Covid-19 Vaccine *Boardman: Every Monday & Tuesday 8:00-12:00/1:00-5:00 *Heppner: Every Wednesday 8:00-12:00/1:00-5:00 *Extended evening hours Heppner Bartholomew building till 6:00pm Oct 19 & Oct 26 *Heppner Senior Center: October 20,2022 12:00pm-6:00pm *Ione Community Clinic: Every Wednesday 9:30-3:00 Ione Community Church: Oct 27,2022 4:00-7:00