IM I) Ih r llrppner l i t i H U T lw w . Ilrp p n rr Oregon Mrdnrvdav. February II. IW*
Events added to St. Pat ’s Day Celebration
Heppner senior wins district
scholarship competition
although il'a maybe a little n ary to
be interviewed by nine judge*,
•'they're kind of nervout. too ” The
written application which he pre
pared for the local contest wai
forwarded to distrtct and w ill follow
him to state competition He say*
the interview consists mostly of
questions from the application and
although applicants are supposed to
be prepared to answer questions
about national events, the only issue
which district judges asked him
concerned the economy at small
towns
He says that he scholarships he
has already won w ill help out a lot
with the first year of college, but he
also plans to work some to help with
expenses He has not done so yet.
but he expects also to apply for other
scholarships
Mdaiughlin has already been ac
cepted for entrance next fall at
Oregon Stale University where he
plans to major in engineering
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A sheep shearing contest, bed
races, and live music on main street
are just some of the added entertain
mrnt you can find at this year's St
Patrick t Day Celebration in Hepp
ner March IS and 16
The sheep shearing contest was
added this year to complement the
sheep dog show, and both w ill be
held at the fairgrounds, says contest
organizer William K ill
A bed race down Main Street is
also being planned for Saturday
HuJes and entry forms are available
Get ready for Rolling Hills Run
It's time for runners, walkers and
anyone else who has set a New
Year's goal of getting in shape to
gear up for the fifth annual Kollmg
Hills Kun This year s event is
scheduled for Sunday. April 13. a
p m al the Heppner Elementary
School in Heppner
Proceeds from this year's fitness
event w ill go toward funding inten
Development Corp. sets goals
Chris McLaughlin
C liff Green has been elected pres
idem of the Heppner Kconomic
Development Corporation for the
coming year His slate of officers
includes Vice President Fred
Toombs. Secretary Jackie Aliatoti.
Treasurer Joyce Kay Hollomon. and
P ublic Kelations O ffice r K rm e
McCabe
Green says that the H K D C will
tie continuing to work on changing
the Heppner Hotel to a retirement
facility although the program may
be slowed by the effects of the
Gramm Kudman hill
Another of
the development corporation's goals
for the coming year is to help out the
hospital board wherever the board
decides that their help is needed
Working to obtain an optometrist for
the area is another project which the
group w ill undertake
Formation of a park district is a
continuing goal the development
corporation has had
A public
hearing Wednesday morning will
make or break the district. Green
Chris M d ^u g h lin who was the
first place winner in the boys divt
Sion of the Heppner Klks Scholarship
context has placed first at the
District Klks Scholarship competi
tion
Me l-aughlin is the third member
of his fam ily to win an Klks scholar
ship at the local level, but the first to
w in at the district level The son of
Mr and Mrs Bob McLaughlin at
Itural Houle Pilot Kock. he is the
Hurd of five children
His parents accompanied him to
last Sunday's district competition in
Pendleton As the district winner,
he rc< rived J.' hsi but is guaranteed
another $l.2txi from national fund
money and traxi state money at the
stale level of competition even if he
does not place there
He w ill
compete with six other district
winners at laiGrande February 22
M cLaughlin, a Heppner Ifigh
School Senior, is looking forward to
further competition and savs that
said If it is not approved, we w ill
have to take another look If the
district is formed, the Board w ill
then lie in charge, but we will
continue to work with them for
awhile because we have put together
much of the background informa
tion
H K D T w ill also be keeping an
eye on the Superconducting Super
Collider siting committer although
they do not have any active involve
ment planned al this time. Green
concludes
Receive CPR
certification
The following people recently
completed a C P K icardio pulmon
ary resuscitation, class sponsored
by Blue Mountain Community Col
lege, taught by Betty Cumuli, and
received American ifeart Associa
lion cards
Charles and Marcia
Anderson. Alvin and Alma Vinson
Howard Bryant and Marie U n r
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'Savings
at Farley Motor Co Cal's Cafe or
the Heppner Gazelle Times
For
additional information contact Kay
"Kadar Banka at «¡76 iu26
Fiddlers are also being urged to
come downtown on Saturday and
play music Several fiddlers hate
already expressed interest, and
anyone who would like to participate
should contact Diane Kali at 676
5306
Another new event for this year s
celebration w ill be 'he first annual
Irish Sweepstakes Howling Tourna
sive drug and alcohol intervention
training for Morrow County edu
c a to rt The " Im p a c t" tra in in g ,
which four of the District's educa
tors have received, is coordinated
through the "Care" unit It is hoped
that eventually a team of five or six
educators in each school in the
district w ill receive the training The
program has as its theme helping
young people to be the best that they
can he This wellness approach to
dealing with the problems of ehem
ical abuse fits into the goal of the
Kollmg Hills Kun which it fitness,
participation, and wellness
T-shirt color for this year is
orange with the logo in royal blue
and white Aa in the past there will
be ribbons, certificates and door
prizes Handsome carved wooden
plaques w ill be awarede to the
fastest male and vemale in the 6 2
mile event and to the oldest male
and female participants overall
The pre registration deadline is
March 21 hut participants may
register for an additional fee the day
of the run However, to insure a
T shirt It is wise to pre register
Prices remain the same as last year
Ail interseted persons should look
for the entry forms which w ill be
available in local stores soon
The Kollmg Hills Walk Kun is
sponsored by the Morrow County
Education Association Chairperson
for this year's run is Brenda
W'eygandt Kor further information
call 676 MM evenings, or contact the
Run secretary by writing P O Box
662. Heppner
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planter absolutely free It's called fhe Per
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to cover every detail of your Case, IH, or
Case International equipment. When our
man is through, you'll know exactly the op
erating status of your equipment. If work is
needed, we ll do it at our special Pre-Season
discount and you II be ready for your busy
season
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Marie Struthers has joined the
staff at the Heppner Gazette-Times
Her duties here will include typeset
ting and advertising graphics
She and her husband. Kd. have
four children Kenee. Sophie. Pat.
and Danny They have lived in the
Heppner area since 1969
Mane worked for Hutch's Printing
Company for five years doing work
of a sim ilar type to her duties at the
Gazette-Times
She also ran the
post office at l>-xmgton for two
years
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One of the popular demonstrations
al the Morrow County Gram Grow
ers Appreciation Day breakfast was
making bread sticks
Those who
have tru'd to make the bread sticks
from recipes, however, may have
found an error in the ingredients
listed The recipe should have read
'« cups oil and l 1» cups cool water
Anyone w ishing a corrected recipe
may stop by the Morrow County
Extension Service office in Heppner
and pick one up
Izora Stingle. originally from
Mohawk. Tennessee, has been sel
ected the February Pioneer Nursing
Home Kesident of the Month She
came to the Heppner area about 191«
when her fiance. Bert Vance, estab
lixhed a home here They had four
children, a son. and three da ugh
ters Lots Johnston and Beth Bryant
of Heppner and Hirdine Tullis of
lone
After her husband's death, she
recalls, working at the la'xington
Telephone Company. Heppner Lib
rary and Curran's Dress Shop
she remarried in 1992 and moved
In Arlington where her husband
Vince Stirigle was a conductor for
the Union Pacific Railroad Fol
lowing his retirement they returned
to Heppner
She likes gardening and is espec
ially fond of roses and jieomes She
says she has alw ays enjoyed visiling
and attending church •
A nursing home spokesperson
says that Izora is a special lady who
loves to make others happy
Nursing home honors resident
AAarie Slruthers
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dinner w ill be held at the Catholic
Parish Hall there w ill be skating,
food and rummage sales, an art
show radio talk show on Saturday.
sheep dog trials and the Basque
harbeque lamb dinner on Sunday
In addition there w ill be rollar
skating a social hour Saturday at
Hon Mi Donald sand Farley Motor's
showrooms live music at the Klks
and the Wagon Wheel and much
more Watch the Gazette Times for
a complete schedule of event* for St
Patrick's Day
Struthers joins
Bread stick recipe incorrect
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ment to he held at Heppner Bowl
March 6 and 16
For further
information contact the bowling al-
ley
The stale of Eastern Oregon w ill
also be holding a legislative session
in Heppner during St Patrick s Day.
and w ill meet at the Klks Club
hrgmning at 10 a m
Of course with all the new active
ties planned for this year, you won I
want to forget the regular events of
St Patrick s Day in Heppner
The parade w ill be held on Main
St as usual Saturday, the Irish
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Will take trip with winnings
Korrte Hurkenbine. who last week
traveled to Salem to try his luck
spinning the wheel and maybe win
the jackpot, was not disappointed
when he won the minimum amount
of (6.(xxi " I t was exciting just lo be
there," he said
Hurkenbine won his chance to spin
for the jackpot from a ticket for the
current scratch off game which he
purchased al Central Market
He
says he never was a heavy buyer of
lottery tickets, hut he definitely will
continue to purchase tickets for
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of Central Market, he says, too, tha
"tickel sales are booming
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people have won chances to entei
the drawing in the Iasi four days '
He has plans for his winnings also
a vacation for himself and his wife
They w ill be leaving March 3 foi
Hawaii, he says, for a grocers
convention
The convention lasts
five days and the couple w ill spent
an additional five days enjoying tht
islands
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