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BIX-TW « H r pp« er D a ir lt r Tlm r« llrp p n rr O rrg M H f 4 n n d i> . Aprii I I . t t u lone tennis teams compete with Arlington From sheep to shawl tty ASIII KV CONKI IN lone s boys and girls tennis teams took on Arlington’s tennis teams on Monday April IS Mark Meyers defeated Trov Local group plans musical The Hope for the Best Flayers a little theater group of well known local musicians and actors, are now in rehearsal for a three act musical comedy to be performed at the Heppner High School Cafetorium May V and 10 This light hearted romantic com edy. by Jack Sharkey and Duvr Kiv er features 16 lively songs and plenty of laughs The cast includes Cathv Barker Dawn Farm, Susan West. Ix-roy Wornell. David Sinkevitch and Jeff Fortenberry The pianist w ill tie Marge Sinkevitch Scene construction and backstage crew include Cara Costa Bill Baker and Connie Hammonds This promises to be a good show one that will tie an rvenmg of tun entertainment for the whole farti ily ," says Jane Kawlins. codirector with Cathy Barker Debbie Christensen spins wool for students Secorid grader* at Heppner r lr m«nlar> have learned firxt hand how wool it processed and woven into usable items Beginning with breaks during SK A testing, th e ir teacher. Debbie Christensen began telling them about different breeds of sheep butchering the sheep to use the skins, and the process involved in shearing them icutting their hair > to get the wool for processing Second graders then began their own hands-on experience testing the wool, washing dyeing spinning, and weaving Ina demonstration for memtiers of other classes titled Sheep to S haw l" which culm inated their week plus of intensified study, each student had a chance to explain several of the steps in the process A classroom fille d w ith bulletin boards books, looms, a spinning wheel, charts, pictures and articles which the studnets had made helped them with their presentation "Heredity determines the wool type, but the quality and strength depends on the health and nutrition during each year of the sheep's growth To test for weakness, stretch a tuft of wool between your hands, strum It with your index finger If the staple gives like a faint dull twanging sound and (he tuft will not break." explains a student in front of a bulleton board illustrating terms like beauty, luster, elasticity, uniformity, grease softness, char acter, cleanliness, and staple length Squeeze, dunk, stretch," is the sequence (or washing the wool ex plains another student Dandelions, salt, alum tea vine gar. forsylhia. onion skin and cherry flavored drink mix were some of the Items used for solar dying samples of the wool Students brought the materials for dyeing and compared the different colors the same plant produced when combined with dif ferent things " It's a study of chem ical changes. explains Christensen "Forsy lhia and salt are different than forsylhia v inegar and alum Although we have been continuing to do some of our daily work. It seems like we have been using a lot of class time on this one project until all the aspects of the project are considered Deter mining which sheep breeds are suited for each region ties in with social studies learning that to get a good price for the wool it is necessary to keep the sheep clean is economics " The study also included history Second graders demonstrated the use of teasel which w as grow n to use for carding the wool, then wooden cards and finally a machine which was developed for carding Students used a drop spindle to spin wool and were then able to keep the yarn which they had spun They also had a chance to try using a spinning whhel and to try different types of looms Each wove a bookmark made a sheep from pipe cleaners and wool, made a toy cal from nylon stockings stuffed with wool, and wrote a story tilled What I would do w ith a lamb if I had one " "From W, T P i Second graders examine equipment. Students learn how to dye wool Hedy Knits Odds n Ends of liras ♦ Vi Lots Price of Jeicelry 50* Pantyhose ¿i Support Stockings Odds n Ends Permanent Sale Hacks * J 00 Vi Off £lc°e Jeans & Dresses Selected Purses Vi Price Vi Price Jr. & Ladies The Country Rose 676-9426 Heppner : Q±\ Garden Bugs meet m ID I I'll \ J l l M S The la’ xington Darden Bugs met for a regular meeting at the home of Kathy Tellechea Those present were Delta Huber. Ians Allyn Marie Steagall l.uellu Taylor Kula Bloodsworth, Shirley McCarl Kran res Feck. Donna Papineau and the hostess Under old business it was re ported that a new standpipe and some work on the water system for Friendship Fark had born com pleted The sign for the park w ill tie completed about May I and pul up vain after Yard of the month choice was Kula Bloodsworth her yard is al waysneat and clean and was judged must worthy of the award The group welcomed a new mem tier. Dianna Deckel who lives in the Condon Heppner highway area For a money making project the club decided to sell rainbow candles which are available from Kathy Tellechea or any member of the Darden Bugs The door prize was won by l.uella Taylor The program was about vege tables that can t>r sown early, and various tips on the growing of vegetables These tips were from actual experience in a vegetable garden, a most interesting and educational talk which was greatly enjoyed Wheelhouse 60 60 in boys single action The doubles team of Meyers and Kric Fointer beat W he« I house 'and Megan Dronquist • 2. in a pro set Meanwhile Fointer won 6 2 6 3 over Dronquist In girls single*, play. Faula Ander son was an easy 64). 60 victor over ('arietta Huahes Anderson and Ken Snider downed the team of Michelle Barrett and Colleen Carrol 6-0. 6-0 Mike Kietmann topped Jennifer -Sharp in straight sets. 64). 6 1 Rietmann and Snider prevailed 6-1. 6 I over Becky Burdick and Carmen Borghese The Fifth Quarter Sports with Mike Oths Kip C ity' The boys from Fortland are finally making it happen in the NBA After suffering through a season that is sure to claim most of Jack Ramsay s remaining hairs, the Blazers may have finally won the game that silences the critics By the time this appears in print, the Fortland Dallas series will have completed its third game but the second game is the one that w ill keep them buzzing for awhile The Blazers have labored under a choke tag all season hav ing earned a well deserved reputation as a team that folded its tent in the last twro minutes In Saturday s second game of the playoffs, however, the Fortlanders were anything but chokers Down ten points with under 2 00 to plav and facing a deficit of two games to none the Blazers staged a gutsy comeback to earn an overtime period then ran away from Dallas in the extra session For all the early back seat coaching it sure is nice to look up and see Sam Bowie jvatrolling the middle of the lane It's also nice to have a few shooters to go to when the game is on the line Maybe the Blazers won I win the Dallas series If they do they'll be big underdogs to the Lakers Either way. however. I like the progress that's been made this season "Wait till next year may be more than a hollow promise for at least one Oregon sports team For once 1 Isewhere. I see that the Fifth quarter s criticism of the Cincinnati Reds got that club going They ve won seven games in a row. to move into first place At the same lime, the commentary about the "undefeated'1 Seattle Mariner» produced four straight losses TTus could gel as big as the Sports Illustrated "cover Jinx The I sFL continues to rock along with one wheel in the ditch Half the teams want to play in the spring while the others want to play in the fall Ratings and attendance are down, while a future network TV package is in doubt As predicted some teams seem to be gearing more toward merger with the NFL than to blistering the I'S FL My prediction is that the NFL will never, ever merge with a L'SFL franchise Even if it made good business sense which it wouldn t - the NFL. owners will never forgive all the commotion caused Just about time for the horse racing Triple Crown Today’s trivia question Can you name the theme songs of each of the Triple Crown races’ First Christian to show “ Honey, Your Mama’s in Prison" The hirst Christian Church in Heppner will tie showing a motion piculre release of International Fri son Ministry of Dallas. Texas, enti tied. Honey. Your Mama's in Fri son The film is free to the public and will be shown at the First Christian Church 27S North Dole. April 26. 7pm The film is a unique look at the importance of the family and the tragedy of family break up as seen through the eyes of mothers who have I icon imprisoned for murder, assault, trafficking in drugs, for gcry. ami embezzlement said a church spokesperson It was filmed inside one of the largest women’s correctional faci lilies in the Cnited States Florida C orrectional In stitu tio n . 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