Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 2, 2025 -- THREE
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Correction
In last week’s letter to the
editor, “Priorities need to
change at MCHD,” Stuart
Dick wrote that “virtually
every person I contacted
shared MCHD was in dan-
ger of collapsing.” Mr. Dick
has asked that the statement
be corrected to read “most
people I contacted shared
MCHD was in danger of
collapsing.”
DOGE or
DOCT?
I knew better than to
turn on the news tonight.
Now I’m ticked…and per-
plexed. Not to be rude but,
are people really that stu-
pid?
A bunch of people in
NYC holding signs and hat-
ing on Elon at a Tesla deal-
ership…and I bet not one
of them could clarify what
they’re really protesting.
I guess calling everyone
Nazis is what you do when
you don’t have a logical
complaint.
Maybe they should
hold up “Stop saving us
money!” and “Leave the
criminals alone!” signs. Or
even “We don’t like green
anymore!” Might make
more sense.
Maybe instead of
DOGE, they’d rather have
DOCT…Department of
Covering Tracks. After all,
criminals need jobs too,
right?
I love what Elon is
doing, and it’s been a long
time coming. Our govern-
ment has grown way be-
yond what our forefathers
intended. To quote John
Adams, “Our Constitution
was made only for a moral
and religious people. It is
wholly inadequate to the
government of any other.”
The lack of “moral and
religious people” in our
government has brought
about a monster that’s gone
unchecked. Take a look
at where tax dollars have
gone. It’s criminal. And
the fact that people are
against taking out the gar-
bage brings my faith in
humanity to a new low.
But I shouldn’t be sur-
prised. The Bible says that
things are gonna get ugly.
“But mark this: There
will be terrible times in
the last days. People will
be lovers of themselves,
lovers of money, boastful,
proud, abusive, disobedient
to their parents, ungrateful,
unholy, without love, unfor-
giving, slanderous, without
self-control, brutal, not lov-
ers of the good, treacherous,
rash, conceited, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers
of God—having a form of
godliness but denying its
power. Have nothing to do
with such people.”
It’s almost like the
Apostle Paul has been
watching our nightly news.
So, if we know all this
is coming, why not just
say, “Oh well,” and watch
the show? Here’s what
comes to mind…. What do
we do with evil? Ignore it?
Just stand by silently and
let it be? Nope. We are to
defend what’s right…fight
for it, remembering that the
battle is spiritual. Prayer is
essential.
The fate of America
may be unknown, but your
fate doesn’t have to be.
Jesus said “I am the way,
the truth and the life. No
man comes to the Father
but by me.”
None of us are good
enough to get into heaven.
God’s not gonna let the
other stuff go because you
never murdered anyone or
went to church 500 times.
It’s not a point system. Sin
requires payment because
God is just. Jesus died as
payment for our sin….for
your sin.
But you need to repent
(turn from sin) and accept
Him. (A gift isn’t yours
until you actually accept
it). Tell Jesus you’re sor-
ry for rejecting Him. He
will forgive you. If you
give Him your life, He will
change it like no other. And
no matter what happens to
our country or our planet,
you will spend eternity in
a place better than you can
ever imagine.
“For God so loved the
world that he gave his one
and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life,”
(John 3:16)
Susie Crosby
Prineville, OR
Housing
authority
to meet
The next meeting of the
Heppner Housing Authority
for the Heppner senior cen-
ter will be Tuesday, April 8,
at 4 p.m. in the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center lobby.
For more information,
contact Kay Rene Qualls at
541-980-2836.
Heppner Community
Foundation to host first
community dinner
Heppner Communi-
ty Foundation (HCF) is
hosting its first community
dinner at the new Willow
Street Innovation Hub on
Thursday, April 10. The
HCF board plans to offer
community dinners quar-
terly.
Cocktail hour will be-
gin at 6 p.m., followed
by a family-style Italian
dinner at 7 p.m. The menu
includes from-scratch fo-
caccia, spring raspberry
salad with balsamic vinai-
grette, chicken parmesan,
semolina gnocchi and, for
dessert, Marcella’s butter
almond cake.
The cost of the meal is
$30 per person and space is
limited to 60 people. Bro-
ken Spoke is bartending.
Please purchase tickets
in-person at the Willow
Street Hub at 188 W Willow
Street, Heppner, OR 97836.
Heppner Communi-
ty Foundation (HCF) is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organi-
zation established to sup-
port economic opportunity
and innovation in South
Morrow County. In addition
to managing community
spaces and a business inno-
vation hub, HCF strives to
be a guiding and mentoring
force for the community it
serves.
Elks raises funds for veterans
through Hides for Veterans
The Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks
Lodge #358 had another
successful year, raising
more than $2,400 for the
Hides for Veterans Pro-
gram.
The program was start-
ed over 40 years ago by
departed member and long-
time lodge secretary Glen
Ward.
Throughout the years,
countless volunteers have
worked to continue this
Marriage
Licenses
Morrow County Clerk Bobbi
Childers has announced the
following marriage licens-
es issued for the month of
March:
March 12, 2025—Jacob
Wayne Lentz, 20, of Heppner
and Hailey Ann Cunning-
ham, 21, of Heppner.
March 24, 2025—Mark Ol-
iver Looysen, 63, of Irrigon
and Kerri Ann Nelson, 61, of
Irrigon.
177 N Main St.
Heppner, Or 97836
O: 541-676-9228
E:sykeschris@hotmail.com
legacy of charitable con-
tributions to our veterans.
Hides for Veterans Chair-
man Donald Matthews ex-
plains how the program
works.
“Successful hunters
drop their game hides off
at designated locations and
then they are trimmed and
salted to preserve them for
sale,” said Matthews. “The
money raised is used to pur-
chase needed supplies for
the Oregon Veterans Home
in The Dalles, OR.”
Miller & Sons Disposal
and Morrow County Grain
Growers are also instru-
mental in donating their
time and supplies to the
program.
The hides are pur-
chased by Centralia Fur &
Hide Inc. in Centralia, WA,
which uses them to craft
Native American-styled
drums and other items.
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Upcoming Events
Ladies Night - April 3rd, ER Donald Matthews
and Shelby will be preparing Teriyaki Chicken
and Pork Fried Rice
Fisherman’s Night - April 17th - Oysters and
Catfish Dinner starting at 6pm Lodge 8pm
Easter Egg Hunt - April 19th at the Fairgrounds
Lodge Hours:
Wed 4pm to close with dinner at 6pm
Thurs 4pm to close (Lodge at 8pm)
Fri & Sat 4pm to close with dinner from
5pm to 8pm off the menu
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April 1 - Chili Relleno, Refried
Beans, Cinnamon Rolls, Peaches
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