TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 18, 1995
Fair and OTPR award scholarship
Hope-Valby parishes plan services Soroptimists seek new members
"Is God Indifferent to the
Evils of this World", based on
the reading from Habakkuk
1:1-3, 2:1-4, will be the title of
Pastor Stan Hoobings' sermon
for worship service at Valby
Lutheran Church, lone, on
Sunday, Oct. 22, at 9 a.m.
Sarah Carlson will play the
piano. The adult Bible class will
meet at 8:15 to discuss the
Gospel of Luke.
Worship service and Sunday
School at Hope Lutheran
Church in Heppner will begin
at 11 a.m. Dr. Jeanne Berretta
will accompany the congrega
tion on the piano.
Friday, Oct. 20, the children
of Friday School will gather
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to sing
songs, listen to stories, do
scripture lessons, play games
and have snacks.
Scholarship trust plans celebration
OTPR treasurer Marlene Currin (r) presents last years queen Ron-
di Robinson, with scholarship money donated by the Morrow
County Fair Board and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Committee.
For the past three years, the
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo com
mittee members have reached
into their own pockets to pro
vide scholarships for retiring
Morrow County Fair and OTPR
queens.
"W e appreciate the excellent
job that these girls do in pro
moting our fair and rodeo,"
said spokesperson Sherree
Mahoney. "W e hope that this
small contribution to their
educational expenses shows
our appreciation ' 'for a job well
done". Court members put in
long hours and travel many
miles at their own expense to
represent the entire county,"
Mahoney said.
Backing those court mem
bers, the rodeo committee con
tends that efforts to stage quali
ty rodeos and upgrade the
facilities has been a labor of
love. However, rodeo atten
dance has not increased drama
tically since the new arena was
built. But the support of local
people through advertising and
sponsorship of added purse
money, trophies, saddles and
buckles has made it possible for
the rodeo to operate in the
black this year. The committee
has met large expenditures in
curred in building the new
arena and adding new bucking
chutes.
If the committee is successful
in obtaining grants, which have
been applied for, they plan to
elevate the bleachers for better
spectator viewing and to plant
trees for shade. The ultimate
plan is to eventually build
covered seating.
"But the expenses incurred
to put on this type of high-
caliber professional rodeo (in
cluding stock contractors, an
nouncer, bull fighters, etc.)
runs about $43,000 per
s e a s o n ," said committee
secretary Marlene Currin. "S o
the bottom line is trying to
determine what type of perfor
mances the community will
support. These shows could
range from jackpot amateur
shows to PRC A performances.
It takes a large number of
dedicated volunteers to put on
any type of show, so the com
mittee spends a lot of time
discussing the future of these
shows to attract spectators and
where to direct those efforts,"
said Currin.
Currin said that announcer
Bob Tallman and bullfighter
Benny Newman have agreed to
return for next year's PRCA
performances. For the second
year, the Morrow County
Rodeo will take place on Sun
day afternoon and that perfor
mance will be shortened. Also,
a limited number of mutton
busters and steer ropers will
participate during the PRCA
performances, Currin said.
New officers for the coming
season are Mary Ann Munkers
and Ken Eckman, who have
agreed to co-chair as head of
the organization. The commit
tee has also gained several new
members to this organization
that provides the volunteer
work force to stage rodeo pen-,
formances and maintain the
facilities, along with all the
other details. Like the fair
board, committee members
meet monthly year around.
Both the fair and rodeo cofn-
mittees are open to member
ship.
Now Playing
Friday & Saturday Nights at
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8 p.m. - 1 a.m.
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First Christian Church plans festival
The First Christian Church in
Heppner will hold their annual
Harvest Festival on Sunday,
Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. In addition
to a potluck dinner, the pro
gram includes special music
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and a guest speaker, Larry
Woodard from Boise, ID.
The community is invited to
come and share in the fellow
ship of the evening, said a
church spokesperson.
Oregon Together plans meeting
The H eppner-Lexington
Oregon Together Group will
meet on Monday, Nov. 6 at
5:30 p.m. at Kate's Pizza. The
purpose of the meeting is to
plan a winter teenage dance
and other winter activities.
Anyone interested in com
bating the use of alcohol and
other drugs among communi
ty youth and who is willing to
give some time to the program
is welcome to come and par
ticipate said the Reverend Stan
Hoobing, local coordinator.
For more information, con
tact Hoobing at 676-9940 or
676-5069.
Go "batty" at workshop, Oct. 28
The Heppner Ranger District
will be hosting a Bat Facts and
Bat House Building Workshop
on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m.
at the district office on Main
Street.
The workshop includes
something for the whole fami
ly, with a video, lecture and ac
tivities for the kids in the mar- •
ning and construction of bat
houses for use on the district in
the afternoon. Those attending
should bring their own sack
lunch.
For more information-regar
ding the workshop or for group
presentations, contact Janel
Lacey, 676-2146.
Bats are animals of extraor
dinary importance, said Laceyv|
For instance, a single little
brown bat, common to most
neighborhoods in the U.S., can
catch 600 mosquitoes in just
one hour. A colony of 150 big
brown bats can protect local
farmers from more than 18
million rootworms each sum-
mer by eating the adult beetle
before it lays eggs. One farmer
in Noti, Oregon, has replaced
pesticides with bat houses.
Bats are also the primary
pollinators of many plant
species, including cacti, ban
anas, cloves, peaches, avoca
dos and cashews. Withôut bats,
thousands of other plant and
animal species could die out,
threatening entire ecosystems
from rain forests to deserts.
Even-tequila is affected by bats,
since the seed production of the
agave plant, used to make te
quila, drops to 1/3,000th of nor
mal without bat pollinators.
Nearly 1,000 kinds of bats ac
count for almost a quarter of all
mammal species, yet they are
the least studied. They occur
across the globe with the excep
tion of the most extreme desert
and polar regions. Yet despite
their importance, bats are
among the world's least ap
preciated and most endangered
animals, continued Lacey.
There were 99 people present for the senior meal Oct. 11, in
cluding Mr. and Mrs. Jack McLaughlin from Summerland, B.C.,
Canada. One meal was home delivered. Juanita Schultz won the
free meal ticket and Sue Vinson won the bingo ticket. Members
of the Mormon Church served. Blood pressures were taken before
the meal.
The menu for the birthday dinner, Wednesday, Oct. 25, will
be hot turkey sandwiches, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas and
carrots, pineapple with cottage cheese and cupcakes. Members
of the Catholic Church will serve. Flu shots will be given from
10 a.m. to noon. Those wishing to get a flu shot should remember
to bring Medicare cards.
Thursday, Oct. 12, 16 seniors from Heppner enjoyed dancing
and lunch at the Pendleton meal site and the open house at the
RSVP office.
Friday, four seniors played cards at the Center. Seven seniors
were present for the Sunday video, "Savage Wild".
Dates to remember: Tuesday and Thursday, exercise 10 a.m.;
Wednesday, flu shots 10 a.m.-noon, senior meal noon, quilting
1 p.m.; Friday, cards 2 p.m.; Sunday, movie 7 p.m. There is
always a jigsaw puzzle out for anyone who likes to work on that.
The St. Patrick's quilt will soon be ready to quilt, so everyone
is invited to bring their thimbles and join in. Contact Maxine Gray
or Daisy Collins for the exact date.
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M orrow County
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DFSC, will be the featured
speaker. Highlights of the past
three years and financial
growth will be agenda topics,
as well as awarding the Lex
ington scholarship, electing
board members, a question and
answer session and social time
afterwards.
The public is invited to
attend.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
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The South Morrow County
Scholarship Trust, a Dollars for
Scholars' Chapter (DFSCj, is
celebrating three years of ser
vice to graduates of lone and
Heppner High Schools on
Monday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. in
the lounge area of St. Patrick's
Senior Center in Heppner.
Sally Woodyard, the Pacific
Northwest area director for
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Corner of Church & Gale Streets
Heppner, Oregon_________ 676-9970
As a Soroptimist member Judie Laughlin works on community
service projects.
Soroptimist International of the lunch hour. There is one
Heppner is inviting business meeting per month in July and
and professional women to August. Soroptimist involve
become local members of the ment is open to all women in
w orld's
largest
service terested in community involv-
ment and is particularly helpful
organization for women.
to
those new to the communi
Local Soroptim ists raise
ty,
said a group spokesperson.
funds for playground equip
For
more information about
ment for local parks, scholar
participating
in Soroptimist In
ships for college freshmen and
ternational
of
Heppner, contact
re-entry students and the
Carol
Michael,
676-9642, Nan
Senior Girls Luncheon for
cy
Snider,
422-7410,
the mem
Heppner and lone seniors.
bership
committee,
or any
They also perform community
Soroptimist
member:
Vi Wil-
services such as hosting the Ar-
gers,
Barbara
Bloodsworth,
tifactory Craft sale for local ar
tisans and entrepreneurs, staf Marianne Kahl, Pauline Win
fing information booths at Wee ter, Margo Sherer, Judie
Bit O'lreland and Cycle Ore Laughlin, Cyde Estes, Marsha
gon, conducting educational Sweek, Joyce Hughes, Pat
programs on local concerns; Hyatt, Mary Goheen, Ann
and, in general, "have fun". Spicer, Eleanor Gonty, Daisy
Local Soroptim ists meet Collins, Lenna Smith or Bettie
regularly the first three Doherty.
Thursdays of the month during
Community development fund
established by Commission
The Morrow County Com
mission on Children & Families
has established a community
development fund to be used
for anticipated community
needs and to leverage other
funds and resources into ser
vices, advocacy and projects for
the children, youth and fam
ilies of Morrow County.
Approximately $1,100 will be
available each quarter and the
maximum grant would be $500.
Community development fund
requests could include, but not
be limited to, seasonal program
needs; small capital expen-
ditures; service program staff
training; one-time events and
pilot projects.
Home day care providers
may also apply for funds to
enhance the quality and avail
ability of their services but they
must be registered by the state
or have registration forms sub
mitted to the state for approval
at the time of request for funds.
Proposals will be reviewed
on Nov. 14, during the next
commission meeting. Copies of
request procedures are avail
able at the commission office at
471 North Main, Heppner, or
by calling 676-9675.
Mr. and Mrs Jim Rudisill request the
honour of your presence at the mar
riage of their daughter Candace Marie
to Mr. Benjamin Karl Weinke on
Saturday the twenty-eighth of October
Nineteen hundred and ninety-five at
five o'clock Peace Lutheran Church
210 N.W. Ninth Street Pendleton
Oregon Reception immediately follow
ing National Guard Armory.
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Used alternately with
tourmaline as the bir-
thstone for October.
Opal, with its fiery colors, takes its name from the Latin
word meaning precious stone.
Types of color play patterns consist of pinfire tiny
points of color, Harlequin medium squarish patches of
color and translucent body color.
Opals make for fine pieces of jewelry, whether a ring,
necklace or earrings.
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