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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 25, 2023 -- THREE Fundraiser success -Continued from PAGE ONE Lots of goodies at the fundraiser to benefit the Nel- son and Stutzman families. -Photo by Chris Sykes Some of the many auction items on display. -Photo by Chris Sykes Good News Only by Doris Brosnan From the Philippines, messages from Rochelle Ruhl and Alvin Lui paint a picture of missionaries going about their work on this 35 th anniversary of the Elohim Covenant Ministry, but also of their enjoying many tourist-oriented sights and experiences. Especially popular are the local culinary delights they have been savoring. Rochelle is the granddaughter of Linda, who was married to Alvin, and the granddaughter of Susy (McQuarry) Ruhl Reis- man, who was raised in Heppner. Her mother is Linda’s daughter Kim Stookey Ruhl. Another young traveler with Heppner ties, Melina Ressler recently experienced a 10-day trip in Israel, compliments of Birthright Israel, which is the “largest educational tourism organization in the world,” explains her mother, Kimberly George, of Wilmot, OH. Melina is the granddaughter of Kit and Shirley George and daugh- ter of Michael Ressler. When Melina returned home and then to the University of Missouri, she had a myriad of experiences to describe to family and friends. This “Grandma,” “Grammy,” “MeMa” was thrilled to share two hours with her four grandchildren last Sunday, excited enough over this first-in-a-long-time-gathering to agree to dinner at a sushi bar! Of course, the time was too brief, as the four students had to return to their preparations for the next day of classes: Carson, a senior at OSU; Katie a freshman at OSU; Conor a freshman at Linn Benton; Amy a junior at West Salem High. Their evening in Corvallis ended a stay in Salem with daughter Darci’s family. Two calendar events: the start of the Lunar Year and the start of Income Tax Time! Please include in this coming week your jotting down of a tidbit for Good News and sharing it: dbrosnan123@ gmail.com or 541-223-1490. Here’s hoping that some good news comes to every- one reading this! Neighborhood Center had busy December Competitors--both booted and four-footed--wait their turns at barrel racing. -Photo by Chris Sykes Volunteers feed a hungry crowd at the soup feed on Sunday. -Photo by Chris Sykes told the Gazette that 15.447. some larger value items are Third Jessica Lewis on still open for online bidding Maxi at 15.464. through Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. Fourth Savanna Gree- B o t h f a m i l i e s h a d nup on Blueberry at 15.535. members in attendance at 2D: First, Shawn Massey the fundraiser, and one of on JJ at 15.853 the hottest auction items Second, Jackie Culham was a special cake baked on Dragon at 15.911 by Kellie Nelson’s son, Third, Sierra Greenup Jaxson. He baked the cake on Fancy at 15.935. in honor of his mother with Fourth, Taylor Black- the help of Donna Smith, well on Judge Hope at and it was an item many 15.941. wanted to win. The lucky 3D: First, Zaleta Masterson bidders were Havin and on Jelly Bean at 16.368. Kellie Gray; Kellie Gray Second, Taylor Black- mentioned that Havin plans well on Livewire QT at to share the cake with Jax- 16.448 son. Third, Georgia Lieual- The Morrow County len on Brooks at 16.498. 4-H ambassadors volun- Fourth, Marni Hamack teered to sell the raffle tick- on Fireball at 16.510. ets, as Kellie Nelson was a 4D: First, Shandie Johnson 4-H leader, board member on Drinkin French Gin at and past member. 16.819. The top four runners Second, Jami Erwert on receiving payouts in each Kansas at 16.859. category were: Third, Jordan Dove on 1D: First, Kelsey Monahan Best Tax Advice at 16.986. on Oakley at 15.289. Fourth, Taylor Hoff- Second Elly Barak on man on Horse of the Day Fancydat Bling Honor at at 17.039. Ione announces honor roll students Ione High School has announced that the follow- ing students were named to the honor roll for the first semester 2022-23: 4.0 GPA--Caydance Kreitzer, Bella Bartee, Novalee Campbell, Isa- belle Ogden, Olivia Ogden, Phegley Padberg, Miley Strzelewicz, Zamira Dot- son, Henry Giefing, Khira Kreitzer, Noelia Ramirez, Brionna Serrano, Brayden McNeil, Mika Limberg, Leelynn Vandever, Carson Eynetich, Madison Orem, Kalvin Rietmann and Bryce Rollins. 3.5 - 3.99 GPA—Ari’el Gray, Gage Heideman, Ciciley Stefani, Rosa Agu- ilar, William McElligott, Hunter Scoggin, Fernando Serrano, Victoria De La Torre, Michael McElligott, Kelly Doherty, John McEl- ligott, Ethan Ramos Lopez Luis Ramos Lopez, Jolene Serrano, Sunem Calvillo. Receiving honorable mention with a 3.0 - 3.49 GPA were Leo Cabrera, Keltie Rietmann, Julian Ro- driguez-Sheena, Blake Van- dever, Koby Baker, Lizzie Doherty, Carter Eynetich, Martin Mendoza, Delaney Stefani, Liam Heideman, Arionna Looney, Kyle Mc- Gill, Martin Medina, Co- rey Rice, Kylee Bethel, Adam Moore and Fernando Ramirez. The Neighborhood Center reports a busy De- cember for the small orga- nization. Neighborhood Center Board of Directors Vice Chair Barb Orwick reported that in December of 2022, the Neighborhood Center distributed 215 food boxes and delivered 24 meals for those who are elderly and homebound, delivered to six clients every Wednes- day. Five clients received emergency electricity fund- ing and one client receive water assistance. Two other clients received wood as- sistance and one client re- ceived propane assistance. The Christmas Giving Tree assisted 26 local fam- ilies with gifts purchased by generous community mem- bers, churches and Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Nineteen families par- ticipated in the kids’ shop- ping day in which local children whose families had been helped by the center throughout the year got to pick out free, brand-new toys and gifts for their sib- lings and parent/guardians. Orwick also reported that the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Scatzi’s Mane At- traction Salon, Wheatland Insurance and others held food and winter coat drives in support of the Neighbor- hood Center. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office do- nated $400 from their 2023 calendar sales in support of the many emergency pro- grams the center provides. The Neighborhood Center is also participating in the 2023 PIT (Point In Time) Count for Morrow County. Neighborhood Center Coordinator Lisa Patton will be doing the count for South Morrow County using the Counting Us app on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The annual Point in Time count is an undupli- cated count of the people in the community who are experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homeless- ness. Orwick concluded by saying that the center could always use donations of pa- per and plastic bags for the store and food pantry. Also, donations of various types of canned soup and pasta sauces are always needed for the pantry. Lions Club offers sight, hearing assistance Every year, Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation (OLSHF) screens, treats and saves the sight and hearing of more than 200,000 children and adults. In Morrow County, Heppner Lions Club can assist qualified individuals with financing vision and hearing exams, and the procuring eyeglasses and hearing aids. If you or someone you Correction Last week’s article in the Gazette-Times, “Old Gazette office will be new center for business and art,” incorrectly identified part of the building as being the old sheriff’s office. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office was never located at that ad- dress. Rather, that building housed the Heppner Police Department. The editor apologizes for the error. Print and Mail *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676-9228 know needs vision or hear- ing assistance, contact Sight & Hearing Chairman Molly Rhea for the necessary re- ferral form. Assistance de- pends on financial eligibil- ity and access to insurance. Applications can be picked up at the Pioneer Memorial Home Health & Hospice agency office, 162 N. Main Street, Heppner, or call Rhea at 541-399-3420. Spiritually Speaking Father Thankachan Joseph St. Patrick Catholic Church Heppner Whom does God love? This week, we see the values by which a Christian should live. While these present an enormous challenge, they offer great rewards in terms of peace, happiness and integrity. We are invited to be part of this life mission. The Book of Zephaniah (2:3; 3:12-13) invites us to seek the Lord “all you humble of the Land, who do his just commands,” seek righteousness, seek humility. Clearly, to be in the presence of God, one must humble oneself and do righteous works. God has invited us to put our confidence in Him. At times, we try to resist. Many of us wrongly think we need money, fame and power. Let us not deceive ourselves but continue to follow the permanent values that radiate from Jesus Christ. Christ invites every one of us to live a life our human life with divine values. In Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians (1:26-31) he reminds us that God delights in the humble of heart. Not because of our capabilities and abilities are we chosen by God: “not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were noble at birth” (v.27). God often chooses the lowly and poor in spirit, so Paul encourages us not to be ashamed of the Christian community composed of members of little human wisdom, intelligence, power and material wealth. The majority of our communities are made up of the poor of the world. The portion on the Gospel of Matthew (5:1-12) commonly known as the Sermon on the Mount is known as the Beatitudes. Seldom in history have so few words been spoken with so much meaning. They are powerful, holding before the world a descriptive picture of the true disciple of God. The Beatitudes cover the glorious hope and reward the believer can expect, now as well as in the next world or eternity. To be poor in spirit means to acknowledge spiritual poverty, our utter helplessness before God, our utter lack in facing life and eternity apart from God. It does not mean that a man must be financially poor. We are solely dependent upon God to meet our needs. To mourn means to empathize with someone with deep problems and worries. Mourning occurs over the death of a loved one. I am sure the Heppner community has recently gone through this feeling of mourning. Mourning is sorrow—a desperate, helpless sorrow as of the person who is desperately sorry for his sins. The best example we see is in the parable of the Pharisee and tax collector in Luke, who, because of his personal unwor- thiness, stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner” (Lk 18:13). To be meek or gentle means to have a strong but tender and humble life. It is not being weak, bowing or spineless. A meek person is always humble, not prideful; gentle, not easily provoked; forgiving, not revengeful. Influencing the world today are those who were meek, humble and loving—Jesus, Mother Theresa, Padre Pio, Martin Luther King. To hunger and thirst means to have a starving spirit, a hunger and starvation of soul. Blessed is the person who hungers and thirsts to be righteous and to do righ- teousness. To be merciful means to have a forgiving spirit and compassionate heart, showing mercy and benevolence, forgiving those who are wrong. It is empathy, getting inside persons and feeling with them. It is the opposite of being hard, unforgiving and unfeeling. The merciful person has a heart that cares for all who have need, seen or unseen. To be pure means to have a clean heart, unpolluted; purged, forgiven, to be holy; to have a single purpose: God’s glory. To be pure in heart is to keep from being polluted by the world, to wash one’s heart from evil in order to be saved, to obey the truth through the Holy Spirit, to seek to be spotless and blameless. To be a peacemaker means to bring people together, make peace between men and God, solve disputes, recon- cile differences, eliminate strife, build right relationships. Does God call you to be a peacemaker? One needs to be persecuted for all above mentioned causes, to endure suffering for Christ; to be verbally abused, mocked, crit- icized, tortured, ostracized, treated with hostility; to be martyred for living and speaking for Christ. Peacemakers belong to Christ, not to the world. Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos Start A New Subscription M o r ro w C o u nt y B u dg et C om m it t ee Morrow County has one vacancy for the remainder of the term ending on June 30, 2023 Committee’s Purpose: Budget committee meetings are typically held in mid- April. At these meetings, the budget committee receives the budget message and the proposed budget document, which it may revise, before it is formally approved. 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