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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 27, 2023 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: In Morrow County $35/year. Outside Morrow County $40/year. In County Senior Rate (65 years or older) $30/ year. 9 month Student student subscriptions $35/year. Chris Sykes ...............................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo ............................................................................................ Editor Cindi Doherty.........................................................................................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 $5.50 per column inch. Cost for classified ad is 50¢ per word. Cost for Card of Thanks is $15 up to 100 words. Cost for a classified display ad is $6.00 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. Obituaries Kraig Leila J. Cutsforth Sullivan Kraig A. Cutsforth, 62, of Hep- pner, died We d n e s - day, Sep- tember 20, 2023, at his home. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the Heppner Elks Club. He was born January 23, 1961, at Heppner, the son of Kenneth D. and M. Sharon Bryant Cutsforth. He was raised in Heppner until the 1970’s when he relocated to Burns, Ore- gon for far too long for his liking. and finished high school in Pendleton, Oregon. Kraig attended the Uni- versity of Oregon in Eugene where he received his bach- elor’s degree in business management. Upon grad- uating, he went to work in Pendleton and a couple of years later was transferred to Portland, Oregon. Kraig went into the stock and bond business for almost 20 years and ended up with an office in Hermiston, Or- egon. He had a daughter (Kelsey) in 1995 while living in Hermiston. He was also a council person for the City of Hermiston during this time. He moved to Lacey, Washington to work for the State of Washington for the next 12 years. During this time, he met and married Kathleen M. Whelan on October 10, 2010, in Maui, Hawaii. Kraig switched gears and eventually be- came the city manager for the City of Heppner. He truly enjoyed this aspect of government and the won- derful people of Heppner. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Whelan-Cuts- forth of Heppner, daugh- ter Kelsey R. Cutsforth of Tumwater, Washington, his mother, Sharon Lewis, and stepfather Keith Lewis of Heppner, stepmother Car- olyn Cutsforth, and a sister A. Kim Cutsforth, also of Heppner, stepbrother Wil- liam Huston, niece Maggie Armato, and nephew Joe Armato, as well as many friends and many more members of his family. Kraig was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Cutsforth and a sister Kath- ryn Cutsforth Fulmer. Contributions in his honor may be made to the Heppner Elks #358 Foun- dation, PO Box 494, Hep- pner, OR 97836. Sweeney Mortuary of Heppner is in care of ar- rangements. You may sign the online condolence book at www.sweeneymortuary. com. Leila J Sullivan, 93, be- loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023. She will be laid to rest alongside her husband at Los Gatos Memorial Park on October 12 in a private family cer- emony. Born on the family homestead at Grass Valley Oregon to Glenn and Leona McLachlan, Leila gradu- ated from Heppner High School and business school before marrying her hus- band, Thomas E Sullivan. After moving to Los Angeles, CA, she was em- ployed by Disney and was one of Walt Disney’s sec- retaries. Later she assisted her husband in running their financial services company and was active at the Vil- lage House and Garden. After she retired, she picked up golf and had the only hole-in-one in the family. She is survived by her three children, Marc Sul- livan, Scott Sullivan and Denise Wilson, and “loved her grandchildren with all her heart.” Her grandchil- dren are Sean Sullivan, Bill Sullivan, Daniel Wilson, Emily Wilson, Brady Sul- livan and Ciara Sullivan. In addition, she had six “pre- cious great-grandchildren”: Vivian Norvel, Clara Nor- vel, Naomi Norvel, Heidi Sullivan, Hazel Sullivan and Bruce Sullivan. She is also survived by her brother Delbert McLachlan. Funeral Service Judith Lue “Judie” Laughlin Funeral services for Ju- dith Lue “Judie” Laughlin will be held Saturday, Sep- tember 30, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Hep- pner. Catholic Mass will be held at 11 a.m. with a 12 p.m. internment for both Judie and her late husband, Butch Laughlin, at the Hep- pner Masonic Cemetery. A luncheon will follow at the Catholic Parish Hall. . For more informa- tion contact Tami Berthold, 541-993-2312. Willow Creek Reservoir bloom WWW.HEPPNER.NET -Continued from PAGE ONE also be more serious, such ins by drinking the water, licking their fur, or eating the toxins from floating mats or dried crust along the shore. This is regardless of a recreational use health advisory in place. Be aware that dogs can become ill and die from water intoxication after drinking excessive amounts of water while swimming or fetching objects for long periods of time. Intoxi- cation is a potentially fa- tal disturbance in brain function resulting from an imbalance of electrolytes in the body. Water intoxi- cation and heat stroke can cause similar symptoms as exposure to cyanotoxins. Symptoms Exposure to cyano- toxins can be serious and cause a range of symp- toms. Symptoms may be similar to food poisoning such as stomach cramp- ing, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. Symptoms may as numbness, tingling, diz- ziness and shortness of breath. These symptoms may require medical atten- tion. Dogs can experience weakness, difficulty walk- ing, seizures, lethargy, loss of appetite and more. Pet owners should seek veteri- nary treatment as quickly as possible if their dog exhib- its any of those symptoms. Fishing Fish caught from ar- eas where cyanobacteria blooms are present may pose unknown health risks, so OHA recommends not eating fish from those sites. Anyone who decides to eat the fish should remove its fat, skin and organs before cooking or freezing. Toxins are more likely to collect in these tissues. Fillets should also be rinsed with clean water. For health information or to report an illness, con- tact OHA at 971-673-0482. WCCC Ladies Play Day Virginia Grant and Pat Dougherty took first place at the Willow Creek Coun- try Club Play Day/Blind Best Ball held September 26 at WCCC. Second place went to Kris Lindner and Sharon Harrison. Third place went to Karen and Jackie Allstott. Six golfers played. Virginia grant had the most birdies and Karen Thompson had the most chip-ins. It was a rainy, cool day. Historical Society annual meeting set Morrow County His- torical Society has sched- uled their annual meeting for Sunday, October 1, at 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Heppner’s Gilliam Bisbee building. The new Morrow County Chronicles will be presented. Bill Monagle, editor, will give a presenta- tion on the digitalization of the chronicles, current and past additions for preserva- tion and sales to the public. A slide presentation of past photos from the chronicles by Monagle will also be shown. All are welcome to at- tend. Do You Have Something to Share? Our newly updated website makes it easy to: •Submit news •Submit birth, engagement and wedding announcements •Send us photos •Submit letters to the editor •Place ads •Start a new subscription www.heppner.net Weekly deadline for all news and advertising is Monday at 5pm. 177 N. Main St, Heppner • 541-676-9228 Lunch & Dinner Specials 9/28-10/4 Thursday- fish sandwich and coleslaw $9 Friday - chicken plus burger and Mac n cheese bites $9 Saturday - potato soup and a ham and Swiss sandwich $9 Monday - Frito burrito and tortilla chips $9 Tuesday - sausage and egg English muffin sandwich with breakfast bars $9 Tuesday night - 6-9pm $2 hard shell tacos Wednesday - chicken Alfredo and salad $9 or $7 for seniors HEPPNER ELKS 358 "WHERE FRIENDS MEET" 541-676-9181 142 N MAIN ST HUNTER'S NIGHT Thursday, October 5th Steak Dinner prepared by Wacy Coil and crew starting at 6:30 pm Lodge - 8:00 pm Lots of Raffle Items Members and Guests The burn ban will be lifted as of this Friday, September 29th within the Town of Lexington. If you have any questions, contact Lexington Fire Chief Charlie Sumner at 541-403-2917 Tim Van Cleave retires from Pendleton ministry Former Heppner res- ident Tim Van Cleave, is retiring from his position as minister of Bethel Church Assembly of God in Pend- leton after serving for 15 years. Van Cleave moved to Heppner in 1989 and was the pastor of the Christian Life Center for 19 years before relocating to Pend- leton in 2008. Throughout his time in Heppner, Van Cleave actively participated in local governance, serving as a city council member and becoming mayor of Heppner. In addition to his community involvement, Van Cleave coached basket- ball and drove school bus in Heppner. Although retiring from his pastoral role, Van Cleave will continue to contribute to the community by school bus in Pendleton. Public Use Restrictions lifted on the Umatilla National Forest PENDLETON, Ore. (September 26, 2023) — Recent precip- itation and cooler weath- er conditions across the Umatilla National Forest has decreased fire dan- ger, prompting fire man- agers to lift all public use restrictions pertaining to recreational chainsaw use, smoking, and off-road travel, effective Sept. 26, 2023. ODF. Additional infor- YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Submit Ads Death Notice heppner.net Donald W. Munkers, 75, of Cottonwood, for- merly of Heppner, OR, died Sunday, September 3, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hos- pital in Cottonwood, ID. Arrangements are under the direction of the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville. 541-676-9228 Call Email graphics@rapidserve.net We also offer design and printing services Heppner Gazette-Times Sykes Printing mation is also available at one of the interagency dis- patch centers’ webpages: For more information about the Umatilla Na- tional Forest’s Public Use Restrictions, please con- tact the Umatilla National Forest Information Hotline at 1-877-958-9663, or visit our website at www.fs.us- da.gov/umatilla/. Hopeful Saints Ministries Will be hosting a Safe Halloween event October 31st from 5:30-8pm at the Hopeful Saints Ministry Church on the corner of Gale and Church Street thanks to funding from the Morrow County Unified Recreation District. This is a free community event for area residents. Inside the building there will be a junk food walk, movie playing, and free food and drink available. Trunk or Treat will be set up outside in the parking lot. We have 15 spots available if any businesses or individuals would like to participate in the trunk or treat. Please contact George Nairns at 541-571-6519 or Cody High at 541-256-0847 to reserve a trunk or treat spot. Treats will be provided for trunk or treaters to hand out if needed.
