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7:2+HSSQHU*D]HWWH7LPHV+HSSQHU2UHJRQWednesday, May 15, 2024 7KH2൶FLDO1HZVSDSHU of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow A View from the Hill Heppner The sunshine and toasty temperatures have returned (at least for now) and so have the Willow Creek Terrace residents enjoying the front patio for conversation and a view of the hills and reservoir. The cement of the entry patio has been newly poured, thanks to the Silver Creek crew, who came after a broken water pipe beneath the cement had been locat- ed and repaired. This was a surprise noticed only when ZDWHU ÀRZHG XQGHUQHDWK WKH IURQW GRRU 5LOH\ :LJKW was able to complete the repair on the second attempt after Bill Rosenbalm showed up with his equipment that could suck the water away from the damaged area in ZKLFK:LJKWKDGWRZRUN$SSODXVH The welcome mat was, so to speak, out to welcome Keith Lewis last Thursday, when he came from his Hep- pner home to check out life at the Terrace, but the res- LGHQWV DQG VWD൵ KDYH EHHQ JULHYLQJ WKH ORVV RI WZR RI their former neighbors, Randall Peterson and Ray Harp- er. Soon another gentleman is expected to move into an apartment, which will leave only one more available. Mother’s Day brought reminiscing about mothers and was celebrated with a luncheon that featured a special dessert. Family members were invited to the luncheon. Virginia Peck’s special birthday luncheon will follow when she celebrates her 88 th birthday with neighbors and family. And on Memorial Day, more reminiscing and a UHODWHG DFWLYLW\ R൵HUHG E\ VWD൵ PHPEHU 0DND\OD ZLOO mark the day. Throughout the month other events and activities are adding to the variety of living at the Terrace. Cinco de Mayo was studied a bit and topped with tacos for lunch. Even though the weather didn’t cooperate, the May Day celebration in Lexington was visited by Ed Baker, who used to live there. Bingo continues to hold interest for several residents, and Rita Bowman, Rita Dezoete, Joyce Ward, and Dorothy Green seem to be VKDULQJWKH³ELJZLQQHU´VSRW$YDULHW\RIJDPHVQRZ R൵HUVRPHIXQWRSDUWLFLSDQWVDWWKHWDEOHLQWKHFRPPRQ area, and the puzzle table is now located in the sunroom, an ongoing challenge for “puzzlers.” One of the favor- ite activities for several residents is the volleyball-type game that uses swimming-pool “noodles” for trying to keep a balloon in the air. Another challenge for takers is the occasional blind-taste tests that require tasting some items while blindfolded. Visitors are always welcome at the Terrace, and several faces are increasingly familiar as family mem- bers come to visit their loved ones, as well as visit with other residents. Rita Bowman was recently pleased to have son Ronnie and his wife, Ginger, come for a visit from Independence. Joyce Ward’s daughters often visit from Hermiston, weekly. And Bev Sherman, who seems to go, go, go, also had a great visit with granddaughter Mahaley and grandson Kyle Huddleston. Administrator Leann Lankford reports that many residents enjoy visits from family every month, oftentimes weekly. 7KHZDUPZHDWKHUKDVEHQH¿WWHGWKH7HUUDFHFRP- munity already with rhubarb from Hal Bergstrom’s gar- den. Jerry Green and Alex Camarillo have gotten tomato plants from John Edwards, ready to be transplanted in the raised beds in the small enclosure that protects the Terrace vegetables from the deer. When the new roof project begins, sidewalk super- intendents may have another something to view that will take them outside. When another new resident comes to live at the Terrace, everyone will view that as an oppor- tunity for another friendship. When the positions for a FRRNDJURXQGVNHHSHUDQGFDUHJLYHUVDUH¿OOHGHYHU\- one will view that as continued breaths of life for Wil- low Creek Terrace. (Information about these positions is available at the Terrace, on its website, and by calling 541-676-0004.) 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 2൶FHDW+HSSQHU2UHJRQXQGHUWKH$FWRI0DUFK3HULRGLFDOSRVWDJHSDLG DW+HSSQHU2UHJRQ2൶FHDW10DLQ6W7HOHSKRQH )D[ 676-9211. E-mail: editor@rapidserve.net or sykeschris@hotmail.com Web site: www.heppner.net. 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Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary. )RU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU/HWWHUVWRWKH(GLWRU0867EHVLJQHGE\WKHDXWKRU7KH+HSSQHU *7ZLOOQRWSXEOLVKXQVLJQHGOHWWHUV$OOOHWWHUV0867LQFOXGHWKHDXWKRU¶VDGGUHVVDQGSKRQH QXPEHUIRUXVHE\WKH*7RI¿FH7KH*7UHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRHGLWOHWWHUV7KH*7LVQRW UHVSRQVLEOHIRUDFFXUDF\RIVWDWHPHQWVPDGHLQOHWWHUV$Q\OHWWHUVH[SUHVVLQJWKDQNVZLOOEH SODFHGLQWKHFODVVL¿HGVXQGHU³&DUGRI7KDQNV´DWDFRVWRI Funeral Notice Jeanne M. Grijalva A Celebration of Life will be held for Jeanne M. Grijalva, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Hopeful Saints Church in Heppner. She was born October 28, 1946 at Sault Sainte Ma- rie, Michigan. Sweeney Mortuary is in care of ar- rangements. Stephanie L. Howard A Celebration of Life will be held for Stephanie L. Howard, 1 p.m. Sat- urday, May 18, 2024 at the Morrow County Fair Grounds, in Heppner. A meal will be provided. She was born July 28, 1988 at Redmond, Oregon. A memorial service was held Friday, April 19, 2024 at Powell Butte Christian Church with burial at Pow- ell Butte Cemetery, Powell Butte, Oregon. Sweeney Mortuary is in care of ar- rangements. Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District is awarded $191,950 The Oregon Water- shed Enhancement Board (OWEB) awarded $191,950 to Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District for the Morrow County Grass- land Restoration of Annu- al Grass-Invaded Habitat Project at their April 22-24, 2024 board meeting. The award was one of 62 restoration, technical assistance, and engage- ment grants to local orga- nizations statewide totaling WRVXSSRUW¿VK and wildlife habitat and water quality projects. “We look forward to treating these acres in the project area with help from ODFW, NRCS, Heppner Rural Fire, and private landowners. Annual grass- es are a big problem in the County,” says Kevin Payne, SWCD District Manager. In the Morrow Coun- ty Grassland Restoration of Annual Grass-Invaded Habitat Project, rangeland health will be improved in Morrow County by treating 3,500 acres for invasive an- nual grasses. It is expected to begin August 15th and be completed by November 1, 2024. Interested land- owners in the project area should contact the SWCD YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Submit Ads heppner.net Call 541-676-9228 Email graphics@rapidserve.net We also offer design and printing services Heppner Gazette-Times Sykes PrintingQua L. Tiorum and have application ma- terials in by June 7, 2024. Funding for these grants, awarded by the OWEB Board, comes from the Oregon Lottery, DQG )HGHUDO 3DFL¿F &RDVW Salmon Recovery funds provided by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration. Since 1999, the Oregon Lottery has provided over $525 million to OWEB’s grant program that helps restore, maintain, and en- hance Oregon’s watersheds. Combined, the Lottery has earned nearly $15 billion for watershed enhance- ments, public education, state parks, and economic development. For more information about the Or- egon Lottery visit www. oregonlottery.org. For additional infor- mation about this project contact Kevin Payne at 541- 676-5452. For additional information about OWEB and its grant programs, contact Eric Hartstein at eric.hartstein@oweb.or- egon.gov. A listing of all awarded grants is available at: http://www.oregon.gov/ OWEB/Documents/2024- Apr-Board-Awards.pdf Spiritually Speaking &RPPLVVLRQHUUHFDOOH൵RUW -Continued from PAGE ONE Morrow County’s commis- primary or general election, he might still face recall during the last months of his current term but would be reinstated for a new term starting in January 2025. 5HFDOOH൵RUWVDUHOLPLWHGWR the current term, meaning a new recall attempt would have to wait six months and a day if Drago is re-elected. According to the East Oregonian, Drago has stat- ed he will not resign if the required number of signa- WXUHVLVYHUL¿HGH[SUHVVLQJ concerns about the misuse of recalls and noting that the issues cited in the recall were inherited by the cur- rent commissioners. Sykes, whose term lasts until Janu- ary 2027, has also indicated KHZLOO¿JKWWRNHHSKLVVHDW if the recall moves forward. Wenholz has refrained from commenting until after the VLJQDWXUH YHUL¿FDWLRQ SUR- cess. If all three county com- missioners are recalled, the responsibility of appointing Father Thankachan Joseph COME HOLY SPIRIT: RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH The feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Catho- lic Church, is celebrated the immediately after Ascen- sion Sunday. Originally, Pentecost was a Jewish feast celebrated on the 50 th day after the Passover feast. For Christians, it is a feast celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and Mary while they were together praying in the upper hall. The Transformation on Pentecost: The Acts of the Apostles and the last chapters of the Gospels describe the apostles and their locked-down experiences and IHHOLQJV ³2Q WKH HYHQLQJ RI WKDW GD\ WKH ¿UVW GD\ RI the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews” (John 20: 19). Though clearly mentioned as timid, frightened, or fearful, the disciples were transformed into powerful orators, as the Acts of the Apostles describes: “Peter stood up with the other eleven apostles and in a loud voice began to speak to the crowd” (Acts 2:14). What we notice is that timidity was transformed into boldness, and indecisions were trans- formed into persuasions. Now when we take part in the Pentecost, we need to pray to the Spirit of the Lord to come down upon our world and also transform us. The Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit: In Paul’s OHWWHUWRWKH*DODWLDQVKHPDNHVFOHDUWKHGL൵HUHQFHEH- tween persons who are led by the human spirit and those who are led by the Spirit of God. He urges Christians to be always under the Spirit of the Lord. When we live by the Spirit of God, the qualities of that Spirit will be visible in us. The fruits of the Holy Spirit are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gen- tleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have cru- FL¿HGWKHÀHVKZLWKLWVSDVVLRQVDQGGHVLUHV´ When we possess the gifts of the Holy Spirit, it automat- ically changes us into a new beings/creations. The Holy Spirit in us helps us move from fear to freedom, from timidity to power, from victim to victor, from silence to proclamation, from being individuals to being commu- nity, from division to reconciliation. ,Q WKH ¿UVW OHWWHU WR WKH &RULQWKLDQV 3DXO VSHDNV about the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1) WISDOM helps us not to get upset over little problems, not to put too much stock in passing events. We need the gift of wisdom to remember that people are more important than things and that God’s love is more than everything else. 2) UNDERSTANDING accepts others just as they are and an understanding person cares for the people no one else notices. Those who understand us know our faults and imperfections as well as our strengths and good qualities. Such people are always ready to encour- age and challenge us, and always ready to forgive us and give us a second chance. 3) KNOWLEDGE is a gift from God; the development of this gift is our responsi- bility, it is what education is all about. It is important to remember, also, that human knowledge can be used for bad ends as well as good. 4) RIGHT JUDGMENT helps us to learn from our mistakes and to correct the prob- lems caused by our bad decisions. Our greatest gift is the gift of freedom, the gift to decide for ourselves what we will make of our lives, the ability to make good and wise decisions. 5) COURAGE is the strength to do the right WKLQJLQVSLWHRIWKHREVWDFOHVDQGGL൶FXOWLHVWKDWPDNHLW hard to do. The gift of courage gives us the strength and stamina we need to keep on trying, day after day, to be the kind of Christians we want to be. 6) REVERENCE helps us to see the true value of every person and of all created things. This gift gives us a deep respect for God and others and all of creation. 7) WONDER AND AWE IN GOD’S PRESENCE is the gift by which we are giv- en a sense of who God really is and who we are as crea- tures of God. What I understand by this gift is that this same God lives in my heart, listens to my daily prayers, cares about my tiny worries, and loves me in all my spe- cialness and in all my weaknesses. We need to have persons with these seven gifts of the Holy Spirit to change the world. sioners will fall to Governor Tina Kotek, who will nom- inate two commissioners. These two appointees will then select the third com- missioner. Typically, in Oregon, the governor does not appoint county commis- sioners, as they are usually elected by county residents. However, in the event of a vacancy with no scheduled election, the governor has the authority to appoint a Oregon Trail Library replacement to serve until District Budget Committee the next election. will meet Wednesday, May 15, 2024 5:30pm at the Irri- gon Branch. Zoom option is OTLD Budget Committee will meet May 15 available. Budget Commit- tee is the 5 members of the budget committee and the board members. Local, Experienced Mortgage Specialists !"#$%&'(&)*+,$&%(*!& $!"#-&.(-"/ !"#$%&'()*"+,%&*( 012345535656 X !"#$%&'()*"+,-& X !"#$%&'()*"+,-&./$0&&& & 1/"#-,,&2"/&3"+/&4+'%.-/5 & '(,1-#8'"(,5 X 6"//"0&7"(-3&$,&& X :-/7$(-(8&2'($(#'(9&& & & $;$'%$4%-5 & (--.-.&8*/"+9*"+8&& & 8-/7&"2&8*-&%"$(5 !"#$%&'()*+$%,&-$*./0$1 Heppner Schools presents “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 6pm in the Heppner Elementary Gymnasium. 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