Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 22, 1990 - THREE
Billings couple to manage motel
Hardman takes parade award
UnUmited banquet Sept. 7
The third annual Ducks Unlimited
banquet and auction has been
scheduled for Friday, Sept. 7, at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds annex.
Social hour will begin at 6 p.m.
and dinner at 7 p.m., with the auc
tion to follow dinner.
Organizer Steve Rhea says there
are already many raffle items and
special events have been planned in
addition to last year’s activities.
Women’s only raffles and games
have been added to this year's agen
da. Rhea says that kids are welcome
to attend and raffles for younger kids
“ greenwings,” have been planned.
This year the dinner will be buf
fet style with a menu of prime rib,
baked potatoes, baked beans, salad.
Brenda (I), Scott, Shirley and Rich Swecker
Richard and Shirley Swecker from
In addition to Brenda and Scott,
Billings, Montana, have taken over
management of the Northwest the Sweckers have two other
“ children,” Winston and Rose, two
Motel.
The Sweckers learned of Heppner English bulldogs.
Heppner is quite a change of pace
through Richard’s mother, who is
the sister to John Skow, owner of the for the Sweckers, both as far as the
motel. Richard’s mother and father size of the town and their careers-
have managed the motel off and on Rich was a diesel mechanic body
for the past five years. John and Ann man and Shirley was secretary for
Skow are traveling while John is do the chairperson of the English
department of Eastern Montana Col
ing construction work.
The Sweckers say that their two lege at Billings.
Rich and Shirley say that John and
children, Brenda. 15 and Scott. 12,
are ’’excited about going to school Ann Skow did a lot of major work
here.” Shirley and Rich say that on the motel, but they plan on doing
there are over 1,000 kids in the some work on the motel as soon as
junior high school that Scott would they finish painting and remodeling
their house.
have attended in Billings.
r NO BURNING ALLOWED
O.R.S. 478.960 AND O.R.S. 476.380
STATES NO OUTSIDE BURNING
OF ANY KIND
Effective June 27, 1990
VIOLATORS WILL BE FINED!!
Forrest Burkenbine, Fire Chief
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BIG BUCK(deer)
CONTEST
award winning float
The Hardman Community Center
took first place and the sweepstakes
ribbon for their entry in the com
munity float division in the Morrow
County parade Saturday, Aug. 18.
The Mike Olson family was se
cond in that division; Morrow Coun
ty Search and Rescue was third; and
the American Legion Heppner Post
was fourth.
Heppner Day Care was first in the
commercial floats division; second
went to First Interstate Bank; third-
Guy Van Arsdale and fourth-
Morrow County Grain Growers.
My Lambs Favorite Outfit took
first prize in the children’s groups;
second-Whitney Hickey and Kyle
Huddleston; third-Julie Watkins.
First in the non-school bands
division-A ll Saints Episcopal
Church; and South Morrow Com
munity Band was second.
The . class of 2000 earned first
place in the non-band marching
groups; second-American Legion
Post 87; third-East Oregonian
carriers.
M iscellaneous: first-H eppner
Soroptim ist Pooper Scoopers;
second-Harold Peck 1917 model T
Ford; third-Samey Harley.
Individual comic first place went
to Minjam Myren; second-Bank of
Eastern Oregon.
Teams and Wagons: first-Ruth
Taylor; second-Joe Yocom; third-
Royce Fu|leton.
Mounted groups: first-Jubby
Roach; second-H M Ranch; third-
Kenny
Eckm an;
fourth-Jay
Papineau.
Organizations: first-Umatilla Sage
°'Hprs; second-Two Trackers 4-H
roll and beer or wine included with
dinner. Rhea says that seconds will
be offered with “ all the prime rib
you want,” for a cost of $12.
Some of the auction items are on
display at Gardner’s, Peterson’s, the
Bank of Eastern Oregon and First In
terstate Bank. Rhea says that around
30 different art prints and guns will
be included on the auction block.
Dinner tickets will be available at
the door except for Ducks Unlimited
members who will receive their in
vitations in the mail to return. Other
wise there will be no early bird sales.
Anyone wanting information or
wishing to donate items may contact
Rhea, 676-9992, or Allen
Burkenbine.
club; third-Desert Pegasus; fourth-
Martingales 4-H club.
Board of Directos: first-Pendleton
Round-Up directors; second-Happy
Canyon directors; third-Morrow
County Fair Board.
Queens and Courts: first-Happy
Canyon Princesses; second-Marge
Parker Day; third-Arlington Saddle
Club
C ourt;
fourth-M ilton-
Freewater Pioneer Posse.
Individual rider first place winner
was Robin Bothum and top male in
dividual rider went to Cornett
Green.
Antique autos: first-Mike Bunch;
second-Gene Orwick; third-Steve
Peck; fourth-Royce Fulleton.
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Cycle Oregon III is conning
to Heppner September
9th.
Approximately 2500
bicyclists will be in
Heppner for a one day, BIKING
one night visit.
Promote your business, activity, or
fund raiser (or just say welcome) .
to our visitors, with an advertise
ment in the special newspaper edi
tion to be printed that week.
2500 copies will be distributed to
the bike riders, and the special edi
tion will be included in that week’s
Gazette-Times.
Reach out to these visitors to Heppner
Call the Heppner Gazette-Times today 676-9228
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