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.
Everyone is welcome to attend, j
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