HHS tracksters turn in
outstanding performances
"■ ‘ Jenny Krein posted a
efforts.
Several Heppner High School
tracksters turned in outstanding
individual performances as the
current track season opened at the
Umatilla/Heppner Invitational
track meet at Umatilla last Satur­
day, April 4.
Twenty schools competed in
the affair that saw many state’s
bests for the day. This is annual­
ly one of the most competitive
and talent-laden track meets of
the year.
Sophomore Leonard Brittner
led the HHS assault with a class
record in the high jump by leap­
ing 6’4” and triple jumping
42’0” for a pair of first place
finishes. He also placed third in
the long jump but failed to place
in the high hurdles.
A pair of freshmen girls sur­
prised other runners with superior
Saturday last
day for tryouts
This Saturday, April 11 will be
the last day to tryout for Little
League Majors. Tryouts will start
at 9 a.m. at the little league field.
Cost is $20 a player and signups
will be taken Saturday for those
not signed up.
lone church plans
Holy Week service
The lone United Church of
Christ is planning two special ser­
vices for Holy Week this year,
Maundy Thursday April 16 and
Easter morning, April 19.
Maundy
Thursday
a
-candlelight service of prayer,
readings, communion, and Taize
chanting will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Taize is a small village in
France that is home to a com­
munity of retreat and renewal that
attracts thousands of visitors each
year. The music associated with
this contemplative center is
beautifully simple, repetitive and
scripture-based.
The traditional Shaker hymn
“ Lord of the Dance” will be the
theme of lone’s Easter Service,
which begins at 10 a.m. Both the
adult and new children’s choir
will offer special anthems. The
service will be preceded by a
breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Church
school for children through
seventh grade will begin at 9 a.m.
Everyone is invited to all ser­
vices at lone.
5:23.6 time in the 1500m run. It
was the third fastest time ever run
by a Heppner runner. Kelsie
Evans ran 2:38.9 for 800 meters
and this too, was the third fastest
ever at HHS. Evans and Krein
teamed with Char Coe and Alissa
Brownfield for 4:44.1 clocking in
the 1600m relay and a sixth place
finish.
The other top mark posted was
by T.R. Riehl in the javelin with
a toss of 155’10” which moved
him into the top 10 of HHS
javelin throwers and a third place
finish.
Other place finishers included
Kevin Kilkenny in the discuss and
John Qualls placing fifth in the
3,000m run. Kim Umbarger ran
: 18.4 in the girls 100m high
hurdles and placed third. Um­
b arg er, K rein, Coe and
Brownfield placed sixth in a most
competitive 400m relay race.
Others competing in the meet
were Jeanine Michael, javelin;
Missy Wallace, shot put and
discus; Shawn Foster, 1500 and
3,000 m eter runs; Ryan
Munkers, long jump; Sherry
Bingham, long and triple jump;
Ryan Pence and Shane Munkers,
shot and discus; Willie DeBoer,
sprints; Sheryl Conklin, jumps
and high hurdles; Tonja Morrell
high jump and javelin and Tony
Burt, 400 and 300 hurdles.
“ We were very pleased over­
all with the performances of all
of our athletes for the first meet
of the season,” said head coach
Dale Conklin. “ When we get that
many super efforts this early, the
kids are ready to compete. The
challenge now is to show im­
provement as the season pro­
gresses.”
Tuesday, April 7, the Heppner
track teams competed in Umatilla
and Friday, April 10 in a twilight
affair will be competing in the
Cherry Festival Invitational at
The Dalles.
H ep p n e r/U m atilla In v itatio n al
T eam S cores: B oys-E lgin 126,
Wallowa 68, Im bler 52, lone, 44‘A,
Heppner 35, Umatilla 34, Cove 28,
Condon 26, G rant Union 26, Pine
Eagle 24, Weston-McEwen 23, Union
19Vi, Joseph 14, Helix 7, Mitchell 6,
Spray 1, Echo, Pilot Rock, Powder
Valley.
G irls-G rant Union 77, Elgin 62Vi,
Pine Eagle 54Vi, Union 50, Cove 44,
Weston-McEwen 44, Pilot Rock 42,
Umatilla 25, Joseph 24, H eppner 23,
Mitchell 16, Imbler 10, Stanfield 8,
lone 6, Powder Valley 4, Condon 1,
Echo, Helix, Spray, Wallowa.
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Chamber Chatter
Heppner G azette-Tim es, Heppner, Oregon W ednesday, April 8, 1992 - TH R E E
By Claudia Hugh— , Chamber Managar
On the first Tuesday of each
month, the chamber program
consists of the business meeting.
This gives all entities an oppor­
tunity to share priorities in their
business, organization, govern­
ment, and chamber committees.
Thoughts and ideas are exchang­
ed and I share these with you:
Transient Room Tax: Chamber
members are encouraged to at­
tend the April 13 city council
meeting or write letters indicating
their feelings on the issue.
Tourism: the Morrow County
Tourism Committee, along with
the museum and chamber, is
hosting a hospitality training
workshop Monday, April 27.
This training is open to all
ow ners,
m anagers,
and
em ployees in Morrow and
Umatilla counties interested in
putting the “ O h” in their
business. It will be conducted by
Janet Kerr Porter, state hospitali­
ty trainer. Cost is $5 and we hope
that we will have as many local
participants as are attending from
Pendleton and Hermiston. Con­
tact the chamber office, John Ed-
mundson, or Marsha Sweek for
applications, due April 22 at the
chamber office.
Legislation: Chamber hopes to
work jointly with the Republican
and Democratic Central Commit­
tees to host a candidates fair, ten­
tatively scheduled for May 5.
N on-dues
Income:
“ Everything is coming up roses”
will have occurred by the time
you read this and we hope you
have a dozen roses. The support
of this project is very much ap­
preciated. Two dozen roses paid
for the postage on requested
relocation and tourist informa­
tion, which chamber mailed out
today. In addition to Oregon loca­
tions, responses went to Califor­
nia, Missouri, Georgia, Canada,
Idaho, just to name a few. Some
of these people stop by the office
when they visit to say “ thanks.”
St. Patrick’s Celebration: A
wrap-up meeting was held with
positive reports and the decision
to hold our 1993 celebration on
March 12, 13 and 14. We will try
to have the Irish Singers and
Dancers return, as it is important
that we continue to share our Irish
heritage through music and
history. See letters to the editor
for continued appreciation to our
community.
Sesquicentennial Celebration-
Marsha Sweek encouraged one
and all to make application or
suggestions for the $10,000
available in Morrow County
through the grant program ad­
ministered by the Oregon Trail
Coordinating Council for a local
heritage project. These projects
can range from murals, statues,
signage, historical performance,
educational program, preserva­
tion projects, etc. The Oregon
Trail Task Force Committee is
particularly interested in lasting
legacy projects with long-term
results. Visit with Marsha and get
a letter of request to her by May
1. Thousands of visitors are ex­
pected in 1993...the year of the
Oregon Trail. Let’s be ready.
Summer Program for Youth-
the children and Youth Services
are planning an intensive month­
long program for youth. They
need input from cham ber
businesses as to how they would
like to participate in giving these
30 plus children a sense of
community.
Secretaries Day-Bosses are en­
couraged to invite their
secretaries to lunch at chamber on
Tuesday, April 21. Please be
prepared to give a count at the
April 14 meeting.
Now I know why I don’t report
on meetings more often. It makes
for a very long chamber chatter.
Chamber encourages you to join
and be a part of the community
decision making that is dedicated
to creating a positive environment
where people and businesses
thrive.
Thought for the week: Anger
is a stone cast into a wasps nest.
FRANK’S SEWER SERVICE
567-8612
Call for libraries
Heppner city librarian Dorthy
Wilson urges local library sup­
porters to vote “ yes for libraries”
during National Library Week
April 5-11,
Friends of the library may call
800-530-8888 to show their sup­
port for libraries, librarians and
“ America’s Right to Know” .
Callers may call from 7 a.m. to
11 p.m. Monday through Friday
and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday,
central standard time. They will
be asked three brief questions in­
dicating their support. They will
be asked permission to use their
names and addresses in
statements of support directed at
key legislators and will receive a
free brochure with advice on how
they can support their libraries.
Those who would rather ex­
press their support in writing
should send letters or postcards
to Rally for A m erican’s
Libraries, 50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611.
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Willow Creek Park District
chairman Ken Turner says that
construction of the RV park at
Willow Creek Dam is back on
schedule.
Turner said that the Corps of
Engineers has said that surveying
will begin this fall with construc­
tion expected in March.
Turner also said that the
estimated cost has been reduced
25 percent from previous
estimates from $1.2 million to
$900,000. Actual costs will be
less than that, added Turner,
because the park district will
complete the project itself, with
in-kind donations and local
contractors.
Oregon Trail projects to
be considered for grant
museum, 676-5524. Sweek says
The Morrow County Oregon
that they hope to submit the grant
Trail Task Force is offering a
application in June.
matching grant program ad­
Sweek says that a letter to the
ministered by the Oregon Trail
task
force, in care of the museum,
Coordinating Council.
Box
1153 Heppner, stating the
The council has offered $5,000
project,
who is doing the project
minimum matching grants for
and
the
amount
requested is suf­
heritage-related projects aimed at
ficient
as
an
application.
the 1993 Oregon Trail Ses­
The council is particularly in­
quicentennial celebration. Mor­
terested
in helping to fund
row County has met the match
“
lasting
legacy”
projects, those
and is now encouraging develop­
that
will
leave
a
tangible long­
ment of project or targeting an
term
result
but
this
does not
existing project.
preclude
assistance
to
one-time
or
The council specifies that the
short
term
projects,
such
as
project may be a permanent ad­
celebrations,
says
Sweek.
dition to a community or region’s
historical resources; an historical
performance, publication or pro­
The Oregon Department of gram related to the Oregon Trail
Forestry will be instructing or to an area’s heritage; an educa­
“ Basic Fire Control Training”
tion program related to the
Bisque animal doll
classes during the month of April Oregon Trail or the area’s
heads or kits to make
in Heppner, Long Creek, Monu­ heritage; a community event
ment, Fossil and John Day. This related to the Oregon Trail or an
your own.
itraining is being provided for log- area’s heritage; or a restoration
Other greenware and
¡ginj crews or individuals that the or preservation project.
bisque items available.
departm ent may hire as
May 1 is the local deadline for
“ em ergency
firefighting”
projects, but those interested in
resources this summer.
pursuing a project may contact
Call - 676-9476
State law requires that non­ Marsha Sweek, Morrow County
professional firefighters receive
Oregon Trail Task Force, at the
basic fire suppression training
prior to assignment of firefighting
activities. Logging crews and
other forest activity employees
are used by the department, on
That APRIL 15 is the deadline for get­
occasion, to assist in fire
ting an IRA or SEP for 1991 tax year.
suppression.
Classes will be held in Hepp­
We have annuities that will serve your
ner on April 16 from 9 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at the Heppner Elks
club. Classes are also planned on
April 14 at Monument and Long
Creek, on April 15 at Fossil and
April 17 at John Day. Those in­
terested should call John Day
575-1139; Monument 934-2300
or Fossil 763-2575.
Forestry to
hold classes
CERAMICS
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