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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday. March 10. 1993 - THREE lone Elementary students elebrate Black History Geor8e Mi,ler announces write-in George Miller, lone, has an nounced his candidacy as a write in candidate for an lone Rural Fire Protection District director at large position. Roland Bergstrom and Bill Rietmann are the other two can didates running for the three directors’ positions. Sheep dog trials draw from all over U .S., Canada First graders dance the Hokey Grade schoolers do the cakewalk lone elem entary students kindergarten through Fifth grades celebrated “ Black History” month with a special assembly. Classes studied famous black Americans during the month of February. Library aide, Betty Carlson, planned the assembly. She read each class the story “ Miranda and Brother Wind” by Patricia C. McKissack. The book is a Caldecott Honor book and is bas ed on history of the author’s fami ly. It is about the cakewalk which is a tradition brought to America buy African slaves. Mrs. Carlson met the author at a librarian’s workshop and decided to in- ‘ Why’ topic of Lutheran church sermons Have you ever asked yourself some serious questions like, “ If God is so loving and so gracious why does he allow humankind to suffer?” or “ If God is so holy and all powerful why does he not intervene when there is trouble in ihe world?” These and other “ Why?” questions will be discussed this Sunday at the 9 a.m. worship ser vice of Valby Lutheran Church and at the 11 a.m. worship ser vice of Hope Lutheran Church. Pastor Stan Hoobing will be preaching on the theme of ‘‘Why, O Lord, Why?” based on scrip ture reading of St. John 9:1-41. troduce the book and the cakewalk as part of the month’s study. During the assembly students participated in a cakewalk to win cupcakes. They also danced the Hokey Pokey which originated as an Afro-American dance. Students sang “ Wake Up This Participants are coming from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and British Columbia to attend the sheepdog trials at the Morrow County Fairgrounds all Pokey day Saturday and Sunday, March 13 and 14 during the St. Patrick’s festivities. Novices will be First Morning,” which is a 1960’s and the open class will be last. civil rights movement song and The shuttle service provided by the Negro Spirituals, “ Ezekiel the Senior Center will be travel Saw The Wheel,” and “ Now Let ing back and forth to the Me Fly” , directed by music fairgrounds on Saturday for teacher Geneva Mathews. spectators. Both students and teachers said “ Old time favorites” at the the assembly was an entertaining trials will be Scotty Stewart from addition to their studies. Hospital auxiliary to raffle quilt This Wednesday evening at Valby and Thursday evening at Hope special mid-week Lenten services are planned. The even ing events begin at 6 p.m. with a soup and bread supper follow ed at 7 p.m. with a worship ser vice. The general theme of the services is “ Personalities Around the Cross of Jesus.” This week there will be a dram atic monologue by James, one of the disciples of Jesus and a brother to John entitled, “ As We Take Our Rest” , and it is based on the scripture reading of Matthew 26:30-50. British Columbia, Cliff Steelman from Washington and Patrick Shannahan from Idaho. Judge is Frank Brunetto from Oregon Ci ty. The sheep are furnished by Krebs Ranch. “ It’s quite a challenge with no fences at the fairgrounds but trus ty volunteers will be hard at w o rk ,” said Sandra Rill. Chairpersons are William and Sandra Rill. Committee members are Brian Thompson and Susan Evans. To volunteer call Brian Thompson. Craft fair set at Episcopal church The St. Patrick’s craft fair sponsored by the Soroptimist In ternational club of Heppner will be held Saturday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church. St. Pat’s T-Shirts & Sweatshirts Pipeline construction in full swing The N.W. gas pipeline con struction is in full swing in Mor row County. The work requires use of county roads for the haul ing of materials and access for crews. Road conditions have not been good for hauling heavy loads and an eight ton weight limit has been imposed. The pipeline company has been permitted to exceed the weight lim it under an agreem ent whereby they will repair all road damage caused by their use at no cost to Morrow County taxpayers according to Charles Malcolm, Public Works director. The pipeline company is presently in the process of rerock ing some of the roads which were damaged, he said. Bud’s Pub is hosting a special sur prise party for a very special husband. April 4th 2 p.m. Until ? Door prize tickets will be given out every time you come into Bud’s. Start collecting them now. Must be present to win. D A N C IN G -P O T LUCK SPECIALS—DOOR PRIZES M en«, Dee Dee Jones displays a quilt being raffled by the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Tickets are on sale for $1 each or six for $5 and may be purchased at Gardner’s Men’s Wear, where the quilt is on display. Try Our ‘Mrs. Duncan’s Irish Potatoes” Lenten prayer study set at IUCC A four-week adult study series on “ Prayer and Meditation” will be held on Sundays from 9:45-10:30 a.m. at lone United Church of Christ. The series will Market Report Compliments of the Morrow County Grain Growers begin on Sunday, March 14 and conclude on Sunday, April 4. Topics will include definition and methods of prayer and meditation, and investigation of C hristian mystics M eister Eckhart and Julian of Norwich. The class will be led by the Rev. Lea Mathieu. 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