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TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 23, 1994 Heppner at 30 thousand UCC women’s meeting held A silver arrow appears to be pointing to a river of rubble, dwarfed by rolling hills, in this aerial photo taken by Lowell Turner. Turner is a former Hepp ner resident and member of the HHS class of 1956. The photo of Willow Creek Lake and the city of Heppner was taken at 30,000 feet while Turner, a professional pilot, was en route to Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 22 . “ I'll bet this picture is one of the more unique of our home Curiosity draws Heppner to town / 7 Lee Heppner Curiosity finally got the best of Lee Heppner. He had passed the Heppner sign on the freeway many times, but never had time to check out the town that was his namesake. On March 2, travel ing to see his children. Taylor and Victoria, in North Bend, Hepp ner passed the turnoff and drove 30 miles before turning back and finally taking that turn. Heppner, 30, of Moses Lake, WA, was bom in Abilene, Texas. His father. Robert, who was in the Air Force, was originally from New York. He now lives in Moses Lake. Lee's grandfather, William, was born in New York around 1898. William’s father, who came from Prussia, is believed to be the brother of Henry Heppner. Lee said that his father brought his grandfather to Heppner in the 60s, but since it was a weekend, everything was closed and they were unable to learn more about the town. Lee says that he plans to return to Heppner and this time bring his father. Gun Club list shoot winners Nineteen people attended the trapshooting at the Morrow County Gun Club annual 100 target shoot last Sunday. Each person shot 50 targets from a han dicap distance equal to the shooter’s skill. Curtis and Jeff Cutsforth tied at 48 targets to win the 16 yard A class title. Brian Thompson won the B class with 46 and Tyson Palmateer won the C class with 37. Thompson won the handicap event with a perfect 50 straight and Jack Hentges placed second with 46 targets broken. After the 100 bird shoot, four Annie Oakleys were played. Steve Ball. Mike Adams, Jeff Cutsforth and Mick Sharp each took a win. The shoot concludes the regular shooting season at the gun club. A ladies shoot is scheduled for March 27 beginning at noon. ATisket, ATasket, Time To Fill Up Baskets! T h re e Sizes, T h ree L ittle P rices town,” wrote Turner. Turner enclosed a flight plan which details his journey from Dallas/Fort Worth to Boise, Seat tle, Vancouver Island, Kodiak, Alaska, Pribilof Island and Tokyo. The regional spring meeting for women in the United Church of Christ was held Thursday, March 17 in lone. Twenty-eight women attended, from churches in The Dalles, White Salmon, Condon and lone. “ Women of Wisdom’’ was the theme. The Rev. Lea Mathieuof lone gave a presentation on women in New Testament times and Jean Thomas of The Dalles summarized the history of the Deaconess Movement in the UCC. Each church then spoke of a woman from their congregation who had “ made a difference’’. Marilyn Rietmann, the church’s late pianist, choir director and treasurer, was honored from lone. lone’s deaconesses, under the organization of president Helen Crawford, gave the luncheon. Coffee hour was prepared by Lisa Rietmann. Musicians were Helen Martin, Frances Smouse and Cherilyn Smouse. lone Legion Post celebrates 75th By Anne Morter Forty-one members and guests of lone American Legion Post #95 celebrated the Legion’s 75th birthday with a special dinner and program on March 7. The lone Post is 73 years old, organized in January, 1921, with 16 members signing the charter on February 8. 1921. The program followed dinner which was held at Beecher’s Cafe in lone. District Six Commander Ed Baker of Heppner, gave a brief talk followed by Charles Doherty, post historian, who presented continuous member ship pins. Bill Rietmann, John Jepsen and Lloyd McNary received pins for 40 years of membership and Pete Hams received a pin for 35 years. The group was also informed that both the post and the unit have reach ed membership goals set by state headquarters. lone Post Commander, Wayne Rietmann, presented special 75th anniversary cups to past com mander, Conrad Tworek, past adjutant, Lloyd McNary and historian Charles Doherty. The lone American Legion Auxiliary provided birthday cake, served by H^len Crawford, Lucy Tworek and Vera Rietmann. Irene Holtz and Vera Rietmann of the Auxiliary were in charge of decorations. Local church ready for Japanese visitors * Lutheran Parish. The girls will at- T h e congregations of Hope and Valby Lutheran Churches are gearing up for the arrival of 10 teenage girls and their teacher from the Kyushu Jogakuin Lutheran Women’s School in Kumam oto, Japan. These students, along with 10 other of their classmates will arrive in Portland March 25 for the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They will spend five days in the Portland area and then half of the group will travel to the Eugene- Springfield area and the other half will come to south Morrow County. During their stay in Morrow County, the students will visit the Lindsay Farm. Oregon Trail Site at Well Springs, speak to the Japanese Language class at Hepp ner High School and visit with Vicki Broden’s middle school students. They will also take in the Heppner community Easter egg hunt as well as see other sites in and around the county. Although the girls attend a Lutheran school that has been founded by L.utheran missionaries and is now run by the Japanese Evangelical Lutheran church, many are not Christian. They will, however, take in the wor ship service of the Hope-Valby tend Maundy Thursday, March 3 1 with a potluck dinner and Holy Communion at Valby. During the dinner they will share some Japanese culture with the con gregation. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. On Good Friday, April 1, the girls will attend the soup supper at Hope in Heppner. They will also participate in the Service of Darkness. Easter Sunday they will provide special music during the festive communion services at both churches. Palm Sunday. March 27, the congregations of Hope and Valby will reinact the triumphal entry of Jesus in Jerusalem with special blessing of palm crosses which were made by a village in Tan zania, East Africa. There will be a reading of Palm Sunday text from Mark 11:1-10. In place of the sermon, a dramatic reading of the Passion of our L ord, according to St. Mark (Mark 14: 1-14; 47) will be read. Dave Barnett will be the reader at Valby and Vicki Broden will read at Hope. Services at Valby begin at 9 a.m. Easter Sunday service will begin at 8 a.m. Services at Hope will begin at 11 a.m. V isitors and friends are welcome to attend. TIM BER W AN TED Competitive Prices paid for Ponderosa Pine, Douglas Fir and White Fir Will buy Standing Timber or Delivered Logs Third Party Scale P ric e in c lu d e s p ap e r ¿rass, c e llo w ra p a n d yellow rih h o n . 1 lus, w e've got e v e ry th in g you n eed to fill a h ash et w ith love. We take logs year around! Contact: Travis Huntley, Lindsey WenicK or Merlin LaChapelle Days: 503-573-5281 Evenings: 503-573-6875 (Merlin) or-503-573-6128 (Lindsey) Lots of Easter specials! Easter is only 2 weeks away! (April 3) ^ M um / uji D/iug. ’ 217 North Main Heppner 0 SNOW MOUNTAIN PINE, LTD. P O Box 880 503-573-5281 Hines ,OR 97738-0888 Fax 503-573-6143 Bull riders went for $9,000 Forty PRCA bull riders com peted for $9,000 in purse money at the first St. Paddy’s Bull Busting event held Saturday, March 19, during Heppner’s St. Patrick’s celebration. This event was sponsored by the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee of Heppner. Announcer Bob Tallm an, Baker City and clown Ike Pryor, Yakima, WA. kept a large crowd of spectators laughing while cowboys made wild rides on bulls from the Beard Rodeo Contrac tors string. Assisting in the arena were bull fighters Bruce Kimsey, Chelan, WA., and Mike Gotham, Colville, WA. Brian Barker, Nampa, ID., came up the big winner with a purse of $4,400 after winning the first section and placing first in the average. Clint W affle, Lewiston, ID., took home $1,250 placing third in the short go and winning the second section of bull riding. Waffle was also awarded a $50 raffle ticket on a 1994 pickup for being the most Irish looking cowboy by sporting green chaps and green shirt. Todd McKay, Fossil, was third in the average and second in the short go to win $580. Tying for fourth was Dusty Arzino, Molalla and Cody Balwin, Granger, WA. While stick horse racers, ages six and under took their turn in the arena, spectators were award ed prizes donated by RJ’s Steakhouse in Lexington, Pendleton Underground Tours and the Golden D ragon restaurant, Hermiston. Sponsors who contributed to the added purse money included Morrow County Grain Growers, Lexington; Wheat Growers of the Lexington area; Les Schwab, Paul Hisler Jr., Heppner Elks Lodge, First Interstate Bank, all Heppner, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company and G raybeal Distributing, Pendleton. C & C Truck P arts, H erm iston; Jamieson & Marshall Plumbing and H eating, Condon and Damerow Ford and Fleet Sales, Beaverton. Heppner area winners of the cowboy auction held on Friday evening at the Heppner Elks Lodge were Mike Huddlestonv first; Kathy Cutsforth, second; and Diana Hoeft and Mary Ann Munkers tied for third. wfnyn m uynon It’s spring, according to the calendar, the meadowlarks and the ground squirrels. Yet March seems determined to go out like a lion with snow squalls and frosty nights. However, it’s a definite turning point from winter’s bleak days to witness many people enjoying the St. Patrick’s festivities this past weekend. It’s amazing the efforts put forth to sponsor this event, particularly this year in the face of an uncertain economic future. The number of out-of-town folks attending this event seem to in crease each year. A record attendance for the breakfasts and dinners was noted. Many local people work quietly behind the scenes to prepare food in order to accommodate so many. And the undefeatable auction crew deserves a big hand for lugging, moving, rounding up items and clerking this event. All items offered seemed to rapidly become someone else’s treasure. Judges said they had a difficult time selecting parade winners. It was a delightful combination of floats, marching units, kids and pets and everything in between. Geneva Mathews deserves a great deal of credit for combining band students from Heppner and lone to give the parade a proper atmosphere. A large crowd of spectators enjoyed a new event this year, the bull riding, put on by the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee. The chilly air was reminiscent of a late fall football game. And the sheep dog trials continues to be a major part of this weekend event, regardless of wind, snow or rain. It was a rare treat to hear a Long Island opera singer give voice to the familiar strains of Danny Boy. And without the lively singing of John Doherty and the Scott Sager family and friends, the coffee hour just wouldn’t be the same. Needless to say, there were other impromptu song fests when these Irishmen all get together. Familiar figures like Willie Mitchell, San Francisco, CA., and Scot ty McDonald, the Scotch-Irishman from Canada, add to the occa sion with their vibrant personalities. Let’s hope we never run out of Irishmen who always rise to the occasion. It’s been a busy month with local schools making a great showing in the state basketball playoffs and the St. Patrick's celebration. Now we’re into spring break from school as we anxiously await more favorable weather for yard and gardening work. But along with the day-to-day life and it’s chores here’s hoping a lucky leprechaun is still with us and we await the fate of the Kin- zua Mill and the outcome of the levy and bond issues on the March ballot. cumoun . 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