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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 1, 1995 . t Food drive set for Monday, November 6 x»% L-R: Tina Kemp, HHS National Honor Society representative, Brian Koffler, Wild Horse Club foot ball representative, Janice Skaggs, Neighborhood Center coordinator, Lori Moeller and Stormy Howard, Wild Horse Club volleyball representatives. time, but who would like to donate, should leave the dona tion on the front porch. Toys, infant clothes and toiletries are also needed. The drive is organized by Janice Skaggs, Neighborhood Center coordinator, in coopera- Local service groups are con ducting a door-to-door food drive in the Heppner-Lexing- ton-Ione area to collect food for holiday baskets on Monday, Nov. 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. Anyone who plans to be away from home during that Carl Martin honored by Marine Board forcement coordinator, said, "M o rro w C ounty M arine Patrol's commitment to public boating safety and willingness to undertake numerous per sonal contacts, boardings, news media contacts and law enforcem ent contacts con trib u ted greatly to many thousands of hours of safe boating enjoyed by the boating public in Morrow County." Marine Deputy Carl Martin and th e M orrow C ounty Marine Program received cer tificates of appreciation for their " v a lu a b le contribution to O regon's marine law enforce m ent p ro g ram " from the Oregon State Marine Board. Martin completed 121 boat exams from July 1994 to June 1995. Patrick M. Rowland, law en tion with the Heppner High School Honor Society, and football and volleyball players. The volunteers try to pick up all the donations, but anyone who is missed may call the N eighborhood C enter at 676-5024 for pickup. B M C C slates computer classes Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) has two com puter classes scheduled in the near future. Intro to Word Processing will be held Saturday, Nov. 11 at Heppner High School from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The class covers the basics of Word Perfect, the standard word processing pro gram. Students will learn the Serving Morrow-Gilliam County foundations of Word Perfect & surrounding areas from characteristics of pages to beginning macros. No prior experience is necessary. A • 24 Hr Service minimum enrollment is neces • Licensed & Bonded sary to hold the class so stm£ #37316 dents should phone as soon as i possible to ensure that a class • DEQ approved will be held. Tuition is $42 per student. 676-5096 • Rt. 2 Box 2060 • Heppner, OR Microsoft Works Overview is Septic tanks pumped, residential & Commercial scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Heppner High School Your local septic service ‘We appreciate your business, hopefully you appreciate ours” from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The class is intended to provide students with a broad view of the "W orks" package which in cludes word processor, data base, spreadsheet and com munications programs. No prior experience is necessary. Preregistration is required. Tui tion is $42 per student. To preregister or for addition al information, contact Anne Morter, BMCC coordinator for Morrow County, 422-7040. Roger Britt Septic Service DO IT NOW! Customers at the Bank of Eastern Oregon in Heppner were transported to a deserted island, if only for a moment on Hallo ween. On hand to help out were Gilligan, Marianne, Ginger, the Howells, the Skipper, the Professor, various natives and an unidentified nun, alias bank employees. Exchange students City receives $49,500 street light grant Topic Club guests Jorg Wonneberg and Steffi Kohler of Germany spoke at the lone Topic Club meeting held at the home of Margaret Morgan recently. Nancy Mc- Elligott was co-hostess. Wonneberg and Kohler are exchange students attending lone High School this year. Wonneberg’ comes from Bret- ten, which is near Stuttgart in southern Germany. He attend ed a school of about 1,000 students, so notes the differ ences in numbers. He enjoys many sports, such as windsurf ing, soccer and snowboarding. Many things are different here, W onneberg said. He was especially concerned by the high cost of flying to the United States. He is staying with host mother Betty Gray. Kohler is from what was formerly East Berlin under Soviet control after World War 1L There have been many changes for her family since the unification of East and West Germany, she said. She noted that before unification, if an East German went to West Berlin on business or to visit relatives, some member of their family was kept as a hostage until they returned. There was only one school in her early years, but now there are three different schools ac cording to needs. Kohler com mented on the long school days here. At home she only attends school until about 2:30 p.m. because there are no extra cur ricular activities sponsored by the school. Kohler is living at the home of Jim and Marie Boor. New members to the club, Betty Gray and June Crowell, were welcomed at the meeting. A lready time to think green again PRE-SEASON OR POST-SEASON MAINTENANCE PAYS DIVIDENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! Case IH parts engineered for your Take advantage of our Winter machinery, and now a 6-month Service Specials NOW Make sure your combine is ready for next season by having our trained parts warranty that begins on your season ot use date " technicians perform a complete inspection of all vital areas before you go to the field We offer Case IH specialists who know your equipment, genuine Call Morrow County Grain Growers tor more information or to schedule your inspec tion appointment. With less than five months until Heppner's Wee Bit O' Ireland Celebration, it is time for a meeting of the dedicated committee chairpersons, heads of interested organizations and citizens who just want to help with the celebration, says or ganizer Claudia Hughes. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m. in Kate's upstairs meeting room. The committee is looking for new ideas to provide more youth activities in the afternoon and additional entertainment. They are also looking for or- on parts installed by servicing dealer 350 Wain Street Lexington. Oregon Phone 989 8221 will be at Heppner Clinic on November 8, to treat all foot problems ► A C A S E C O R P O R A T I O N and IH .ttr registered tradem arks of C » f Corporation 676-5504 Pioneer Memorial Clinic 97839 1 800 452 7396 County ballot drops established H eppner-M orrow C ounty Courthouse 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; Boardman- Tuesdays, Nov. 21 and 28, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Dec. 5, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Irrigon-Tuesdays, Nov. 21 and 28, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 5, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Ione-Tues- days, Nov. 21 and 28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 5, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Lexington-Tuesdays, Nov. 21 and 28, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Dec. 5, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. All drop sites will be closed from 12-1 p.m. for lunch. Voters may drop their ballots at any of the drop sites on the designated days or by putting on the proper postage, drop in any mailbox. Ballots must be received in the county clerk's office by 8 p.m. election day. The Morrow County Clerk has established drop sites for ballots for the Dec. 5 mail-in election and all vqfe by mail elections in the future. The drop sites will be in addition to voters' option of mailing their ballot. Drop sites are as follows: H eppner-M orrow C ounty Courthouse, 100 Cpurt Street; Boardman-MorrOW C ounty Health Dept., 101 Boardman Ave.; Irrigon-Morrow County Annex, 3rd and North Main; lone-Wheatland Insurance Co., M ain Street; Lexington- Morrow County Road Dept., Lexington-lone Highway. Drop sites, except for the Morrow County Courthouse, will be open for the Dec. 5 elec tion only on the following days: DARRYL BIGELOW Sales Representative TRUCKS Explorer Bronco Ranger Windstar PENDLETON FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY INC. 2225 Eastgate, P.0 Box 70 PENDLETON, OR 97801 ganizations to run some of the current events. Entertainment for Saturday evening will be provided by the Blue Mountain Barbershop- pers, said Hughes. The group is incorporating Heppner's his tory into a musical about an Irish cowboy and will also pro vide roving music around town. "Tis going to be a great 14th annual celebration if a few more leprechauns come out from under their toadstools. Time is starting to wear on some of the wee folk with the gray hair," Hughes said. Medicine and Surgery of the Foot Offer good thru February 29, 1996 M o rro w C o u n ty ^ G r a in G r o w e r s selected our grant application for funding," said Marks. "ODOT had made it known that they could not fund the new street lights and the city did not have the funds. This grant addresses this need." The money is being made available through a one-time grant known as the Petroleum Antitrust Settlement Grant Pro gram . The program was created by the ODJ as a means of distributing money received from settlements with seven oil companies involved in an an titrust case. r Series Econoline Van Club Wagon Bus. Phone 276-3131 FAX 276-2539 Res. Phone 443-2157 Belair Fine Timep teces • • Swiss quartz accuracy Antique finish case with matching chain Donald J. Carlson, D.P.M. T o ta l P ro d u c t S u p p o rt — Y o u D e se rv e N o th in g L e s s ! ’ Extended warranty available only Heppner city manager Gary Marks announced this week that the city's application for a $49,500 downtown street light grant had been approved by the Oregon Dept, of Justice (ODJ). The funds will be used to purchase approximately 33 new street lights on Main Street. The new lights will be installed in conjuction with the Oregon Dept, of Transporta tion's (ODOT) Main and May Street Reconstruction Project scheduled for 1997. "The city is very pleased that the Department of Justice has , Send FAX or Receive Gazette-Times 676-9228 567-8750 C o m p u te r P a per P la in • G re e n B a r Gazette-Times 676-9228 Give him the TIME of day he’ll love you for it! Memlter Jewelers of America. Inc Peterson’s Heppner Jewelers