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M H TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 4, 1994 lone students win Blazer awards Wellness class offered in ^^H Heppner Blazer winners clockwise: Kaitlin Orem, Elizabeth Allen, Salli McElligott, Shelby Krebs. Oregon State University Exten sion Office in Morrow County and Morrow County Medical Services will co-sponsor an educational wellness and exercise class in Heppner on May 11. The class will be held at the Extension office in the Pettyjohn Building from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The class is designed to help each participant analyze their cur rent lifestyle as it relates to known wellness indicators. Those atten ding will learn ways in which they can make meaningful lifestyle adjustments in the areas of diet and exercise. Pioneer Memorial Hospital staff will be on hand to do free blood pressure checks and body fat percentage measurements. "Both are excellent indicators of an individual’s overall wellness,” said a spokespserson. Healthy and simple to prepare snacks will be available for sampling. The class is open to the public and free of charge. For more in formation contact Carol Michael Bennett at the Extension office 676-9642 or Pam Sagely at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, 676-9133. Public hearing slated on medical district A public hearing on the propos ed formation of a Boardman medical district will be held Thursday evening. May 5 at the R iverside High School auditorium at 7 p.m. Public com ment will be sought on the pros and cons of the formation of a Boardman medical district. The proposed district will in clude all of precincts 1 and 2 which include all of the city of Boardman, the Port of Morrow and the Portland General Electric Coal Plant. The Boardman petitioners state that they wish to form their own medical district for better local management and more secure funding. They are also seeking a tax base of $160,000 to fund the operation of the medical district. Meanwhile, a separate petition has been circulated throughout the county which would form a county-wide medical district. All of the cities of the county have elected to become part of the county wide district with the ex ception of Boardman. in order for a petition to qualify for the November ballot, 15 per cent of the registered voters of the affected area must sign tb“ peti- City launches Name the Park contest Jacob Taylor Angie Drummond The Blazers/AVIA Scholastic Improvement Concepts Program has awarded six lone school students with first place regional awards in the Write-On segment of their program. Each entrant had to write on the topic of what they considered to be their most exciting career. The prizes for regional first place winners was a certificate from Clyde Drexler and a large AVIA red and pur ple athletic bag. Elementary winners were: Kaitlin Orem, third grade; Salli McElligott fourth grade; Shelby Krebs, fifth grade and Elizabeth Allen, sixth grade. “ These students carry on a proud tradi tion in lone,” said Diana Kin caid, TAG coordinator, “ every year since 1984 when this contest was started several lone students have won, some twice.” Winners from lone High School included freshman Jacob Taylor and sophomore Angie Drummond, both from Jim Rai- ble’s English class. Raible’s class has had several winners in the past few years as well. The total number of entries this year was 48.893. Sign ups being taken for Babe Ruth lone. Lexington and Heppner area youth between the ages of 13-15 years old, interested in playing Babe Ruth baseball this sum m er should call Rick Johnston, 676-5562 by May 10. If there is enough interest two teams may be formed, says Johnston. Lindy Leonnig to perform on CNN ; O Lindy (Leonnig) Gravelle. formerly of Heppner, will per form on TNN on the “ Country Today” program on Monday, May 16. at 9:30 a.m. Lindy’s parents. Ron and Ag gie Leonnig. were former owners of the Wagon Wheel restaurant which was located where Bev’s Bookkeeping is now before the restaurant and the previous Cen tral Market burned. Aggie Leonnig now lives in M cM inneville and Ron is deceased. U'L Gas Powered Tiller/Cultivator H CONSUMER WARRANTIES 2 Y ear C onsumer W arranty 3 Y ear T ran sm issio n W arranty L ifetime W arranty O n T ines 1 Y ear C o m m e r c ia l W arranty ALL AMERICAN MADE •»I The city of Heppner has laun ched a “ Name the Park” contest for the new mini-park located on the west side of Highway 74 bet ween the Willow Creek and Hin ton Creek Bridges. The city is inviting submissions from members of the communi ty for park names. “ The original idea behind the park was to pro vide a community memorial to those who perished in the 1903 flood, however, the name does not necessarily need to reflect that idea,” said city manager Gary Marks. “ Potential names could include anything from prominent people in Heppner’s past to geographical names or significant historical events,” Marks said. Marks said names should be submitted in writing on plain paper and sealed in envelopes labeled “ Name the Park” con test. Participants are encouraged to provide written explanations with their submissions describing the significance of their chosen name. The name and phone number of the person making a i OPTIONAL ATTACHMENTS 8 s 8 $ 27445 Narrow County Grain Growers Phon» 4444771 Wasco 442 5711 1 100-17*7115 I 400 452 7396 KIINSTON OPtGON 47134 INC P 0 lo i 347 Gazette-Times 676-9228 0 i Yandstroms P - ORIGIN At BUCK HILLS GOLD OUATIONS . . . a Tradition for Generations. 4 p “ Just Like Mother” is the theme of Pastor Stan Hoobing’s sermon for this Sunday, May 8, Mother’s Day at Hope and Valby Lutheran churches. The sermon is based on scripture reading of I Peter 2:1-2 and 10. Worship service at Valby Lutheran Church is at 9 a.m. As part of the service there will be a reception for new members. Dale and Karen Holland of lone and their children Barbara, Stephanie and Thomas, will be received into the fellowship of the congregation. Sunday school and worship service at Hope Lutheran Church, located near Willow Creek Dam, is at 11 a.m. In honor of Mother’s day all the women of the church will receive a special gift. Visitors and friends of the con gregation are welcome to join the worship service and coffee hour afterwards. 0 jJL 'H ......Il|i||¡l ,; °0 JjjfjjiiJl, MÍj{HH¡::|, 0 q i l » ’' ..if;"-: # % f Ar .»fi w s^p r p oQ pO bo pO J3 M U L Y a i i AA"»** 4 Peterson’: 0 •A } Heppner ft WESTERN MOTHER 1 Vv ■ jSm Reflect the vivid colors of the West. Look for Wranglers and Blaze Fashion Jeans in a range of colors inspired by the rodeo. Add a vibrant print blouse from Adobe Rose or Wrangler for a wonder ful style that would make any mother proud. * 32* ANNUM * lO tf AUCTION'BAR-B-Qlf so rrd bq line Urvfed Qsyoh of Willows Granqe H all-lone vj 0*5»- * Country Store - 1000am Slert Auction-1015am AUCTION 1050am * FVf Bar B-Qufd Beet" Dinner 5 AdulH * * 8uub«n*ers 1 R..* e « e G n Brtf*r*0urf oóQ o 6 Member Jewelers ol Amene a. li -BULLETIN* 5 itu r d a y , J u n e Y - 0 .iHWäHül I i ' i ä :,!:*., 0 pO 9 Mother’s service 25 Us. D igging T ines • D e -T haf m m A erator • B orocr /E dgsr 2 W heel T ransport K it Todays COMPUTER FORMS Lutherans to hold W eighs O nly ■f submission should be clearly visi ble on the sheet bearing the sug gested park name. The city will accept submis sions at city hall until 4 p.m. on Friday, June 10. The winner will be selected by Mayor Bob Jepsen and confirmed by the city coun cil at the Monday June 13 city council meeting, which is the eve o f the great flood’s 91st anniversary. The winner will be presented with a plaque from Jepsen recognizing their contribution of the new name and will be entitl ed to ride in the city’s new fire truck during the rodeo parade in August. of quality, secure and adequate ly funded medical care to every community is essential to the foundation of each community,” said Morrow County Judge louis Carlson. Your comments are solicited. Those unable to attend may send letters to Morrow County Court, Box 788, Hepp ner, 97836. tion. The latest check with the county clerk indicated that suffi cient registered voters had qualified for both petitions. The county-w ide petition was presented to the county court at its regular meeting May 4 for recognition and acceptance. A date for a public hearing on the county-wide petition will be set by the county court. The governing body of the county must hold a public hear ing between 30 and 50 days after the petition has been tiled with the county court. The public is urged to attend the May 5 meeting. “ The issue Gardner’ s 193 N. Main St. Heppner Men’s Wear
