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SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 20, 1996 Hope-Valby plan activities, services Sunday School at 9 a.m. Sarah "Parents of the Passion" is Carlson will play the piano. the theme of the Hope-Valby Coffee hour follows the service. Lutheran Parish mid-week Services and Sunday School Lenten services held Wednes at Hope Lutheran Church, day evening at 7 p.m. at the Heppner, will begin at 11 a.m. home of Don and Martha Coffee hour will follow the ser Peterson and again on Thurs vice. Dr. Jeanne Berretta will day at Hope Lutheran at 7:30 accompany the congregation p.m. with a soup supper begin on the piano. ning at 6:30 p.m. No Friday School w'ill be held This week, says Pastor Stan this week at Hope Church due Hoobing, the congregation will to spring break. "The next ses meet the mother of Nathanael; sion of Friday School will be on Nathanael was one of Jesus' Good Friday, April 5, when the disciples. children will learn about the Valby Sunday School class meaning of the passion of our will have play practice on Lord, Jesus Christ, through Thursday, at 6 p.m. at Valby. words, pictures and drama," "W hen Jesus Arrives Late," said Pastor Hoobing. Offerings based on the Gospel of John collected at Friday School go 11:1-45, is the theme of worship to help "Heifer Project", an in services this Sunday, March 24 terdenominational organization at both Lutheran churches. that helps third world villages Pastor Hoobing will be deliver with food and to help support ing this message. a program that helps inner ci Valby Lutheran Church, ty children in New York City. lone, will have worship and O re g o n T ra il Pro Rodeo C o u rt m akes first p arad e a p p e a ra n ce St. Patrick's weekend in Heppner was the first parade of the season for the 19% Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo (OTPR) Court. Carner Auto Sales of Pendle ton, one of the OTPR's cor porate sponsors, sent over a shiny new Dodge pickup to transport the royals along the parade route. Queen Brenda Holtz and her princesses, Dawn Boor, Beth Hermanns and Stormy How ard, said they enjoyed seeing so many friendly faces in Heppner and look forward to seeing everyone back for the fair, rodeo and parade August 14-18. Just before the parade, Queen Brenda introduced her court to the assembly of Irish at the Elks Club and to the lis teners of the KUMA Coffee Hour. After the formality of the cof fee hour and parade, the royal ty changed to work outfits and joined the crowd at St. Paddy's Motorcross Barrel Races. Prin cess Beth took a turn around the course and finished third in the women's class. Sunday, March 17, the court went to work helping run calves for the St. Paddy's Team Roping at the rodeo grounds. "All were happy to be "in the saddle” for awhile," said a court spokesperson. During a break, former prin cess Jossie Evans of Heppner took time to show this year's court some grooming tips for their parade horses. The court's next appearance w'ill be the first weekend in May at the Arlington Jackpot Rodeo and parade. Queen Brenda is the daugh ter of Elmer and Sandy Holtz of lone. Princess Dawn, also of lone, is the daughter of Jim and Marie Boor. Princess Beth is the daughter of Charlie and Karen Hermann of Irrigon and Prin cess Stormy is the daughter is Ken and Maureen Howard of Heppner. Spencer new A ir Force recruiter Staff Sergeant Ronnie E. Spencer is the newly assigned Air Force recruiter in Walla Walla, WA and serving the Heppner area. Spencer's re cruiting zone covers some 12,000 square miles and spreads north to Dayton, WA, south to North Powder, west to Boardman and east to Joseph. His responsibilities include 28 high schools, three four-year colleges and two two-year colleges. Sergeant Spencer is from Winston-Salem, North Caro lina. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Air Force and graduated from basic training in September 1986. Since completing security police technical school, he has been assigned at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, where he spent 15 months, Malmstrom AFB in Montana for two years and most recently, a four-year assignment at Royal Air Force Base, Lakenheath, England. Sergeant Spencer's Air Force awards include the Air Force Commendation Medal and Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster. He was promoted to staff sergeant on February 1993. He and his wife have a one year old son, Caleb. For more information on op portunities in the Air Force, contact Sergeant Spencer at (509) 522-0661, or stop by and see him at 2200 Melrose, Walla Walla, WA 99362. lone St. Jude Bike-a-thon scheduled With spring-like weather making occasional appear ances, it is time to once again be thinking of the lone St. Jude Bike-a-thon, which is schedul ed this year for Sunday, April 28. The ride will use the same format as in past years with a long point-to-point ride for more accomplished riders and a circuit route within the city limits of lone for young riders. Specific information will be available at a later date. For more information, contact ride coordinators, Anne Morter, 422-7429, or Janet Thompson, 422-7549. Bike-a-thon riders gather pledges to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, the largest childhood cancer re search center in America. 4-H News The Barnyarders 4-H Club By Leland Rill The Barnyarders met on Fri day, Feb. 16. They made pig waterers for fair; these con sisted of a piece of pipe and a metal nipple. Then they had a short business meeting in which they talked about ways to pay for the waterers. The Barnyarders decided to work at the sheep dog trials for both days. We would like to sincerely thank all of our fam ily and friends for sharing in the celebration of our 50th Wedding Anniver sary and m aking it such a special and memorable occasion. Sherman and Iona Murray Market Report We make Posters Births_____ Gazette-Times 676-9228 Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Chamber Manager All the "leprechauns" who have put in long days and nights preparing for Heppner's annual Wee Bit O' Ireland are in the process of bringing 19%'s celebration to closure. For some, this involves coun ting, numbering and bagging 250 ducks; writing thank yous; paying bills; cleaning up cook ing facilities; putting away auc tion tables and chairs; arrang ing for the Paddy Wagon dates to be changed; returning props and equipment used for the Barbershop setting; taking down flags, banners and perk ing up and putting away the in formation booth; ordering new leprechaun shoes and evaluat ing and planning for next year. New faces and the ever- faithful returning volunteers made the celebration suc cessful. The auction, parade, entertainm ent, volkswalk, social hour, coffee hour, meals, etc. all take hours and hours of preparation. A tally of the man power behind the celebration would be astounding. Before all the fantastic committee chair persons return to their hollows to put on different hats, it would be interesting to have an estimate from each tallying the approximate number of people and hours required to ac complish their task. A wrap-up committee session will be held within the next few weeks. For all of you Heppnerites and visitors who spent the weekend in Heppner, it would be of great value to the commit tee if you would share sugges tions for the 1997 event. Drop them by the Chamber office (P.O. Box 1232) or City Hall. Your comments are the energy to "box up the Irish" for yet another year and don their next community hat. And as for different hats, it's time for the Chamber of Com merce Rose Sale. Delivery date will be Wednesday, April 10. One dozen roses will be $16, a one dollar increase. If you would like to order roses for so meone special in your life, please call the office, 676-5536, prior to Friday, March 29, to place your order. This is Chamber's annual non-dues project to enable the organiza tion to continue working toward helping business, com munity and people thrive. Business After Hours will be hosted by the Heppner Post Office at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21. See you there! PUBLIC NOTICE The City Council of the City of Heppner will hold a public hearing on April 8, 19%, begin ning at 7:00 pm at Heppner Ci ty Hall, 188 West Willow Street, to consider adoption of a pro posed ordinance amending portions of City Code Section 11-12-2, and declaring an emergency. The purpose of the ordinance is to bring the City Zoning Code into compliance with changes enacted by the 1995 Oregon Legislature. Copies of the above or dinance are available at City Hall for public examination. This is a public meeting where deliberations of the Ci ty Council will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the pro posed ordinance with the City Council. Gary B. Marks City Recorder Published: March 20, 19% Affid James Christopher Putman- a son James Christopher was born to Jim and Sandi Putman of Castle Rock, Washington on March 8, 1996 at Longview, Washington. The baby weigh ed 8 lbs. 7 oz. He joins a sister, Kelsi, 3, at home. His grandparents are Pat Wright of Lexington and Jim and Marilyn Putman of St. Helens. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Morrow County Unified Recreation District, Morrow County State of Oregon, to discuss the bud get for the fiscal year July 1, 19% to June 30, 1997 will be held at Columbia Junior High, Irrigon, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 28th day of March, 19% at 8:00 P.M. The purpose is to receive the budget message and document of the district. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after March 28, 1996 at the Morrow County Courthouse, Heppner, Ore gon, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. This is a public meeting where delibera tion of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. Published: March 20, 19% Affid______________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Morrow County School District R-l, Morrow County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997, will be held at the District Office, in Lexing ton, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 1st day of April, 1996, at 7:30 p.m. The purpose is to receive the budget message and document of the district. A copy of the budget docu ment may be inspected or ob tained on or after April 1, 1996 at the District Office in Lex ington, Oregon, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Bud get Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the pro posed programs with the Bud get Committee. Published: March 20, 1996 2 Affid____________________ PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Bud get Committee of the Morrow County Health District, Mor row County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997 will be held at the Irri gon City Hall in Irrigon, Ore gon. The meeting will take place on the 27th day of March, 1996 at 7:00 p.m.. The purpose is to continue to study and review the proposed budget and to hear public testimony. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after March 5th, 1996 at Morrow County Health District Office in Heppner between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Bud get Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the pro posed programs with the Bud get Committee. Published: March 20, 19% Affid IRAs può LUS*** ANNUITIES 127 N Main • Heppner, Ore. • 676-5818 Complimenti o» tf» Morrow County Grew Grown» Tuesday, March 19 Soft White March *5.27 *5.30 April *5.30/*5.24 May new crop July *4.73/*4.63 *4.60 August *4.62 Sept. Barley *147 March-April *130 new crop PUBLIC NOTICE MORROW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT REPLACEMENT OF ROOF ON GYM AT DISTRICT OFFICE INVITATION FOR BIDS Morrow County School District invites sealed bids for: replacement of the roof on the gym at the District Office at Lexington, Oregon. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., May 8, 19%, at the District Of fice, P.O. Box 368, Lexington, OR 97839 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. Bids received after the time fix ed for opening will not be con sidered. Bid specifications may be examined or obtained at the District Office from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Fri day. The School District re serves the right to reject any and all bids. Charles D. Starr Superintendent, Morrow County School District Published: March 20, 19% PUBLIC NOTICE A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Willow Creek Park District, Morrow County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 19% to June 30, 1997 will be held at City Hall, lone, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 4th day of April, 1996 at 8:00pm. The purpose is to re ceive the budget message and document of the district. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 1, 1996 at 430 West, Lexington, Oregon (Sue Baker's) between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm. This is a public meeting where delibera tion of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. Published: March 20, 1996 Affid __________________ PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR COMMENTS HEPPNER RANGER DISTRICT LONE STAR SALVAGE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The Heppner Ranger District intends to implement Alter native 2 of the Lone Star Sal vage Environmental Assess ment, which would occur in Morrow County, Oregon. This alternative would har vest 5.6 million board feet from 1,675 acres. Roadside hazard tree removal would occur along 9 miles of haul routes. Four miles of FS Road 2107 would be reconstructed to improve drain age and 14 miles of temporary roads would be reopened or constructed. All temporary roads would be obliterated after harvest is completed. This al ternative would recover eco nomic value from dead and beetle-infested trees; improve safety and accessibility, and reduce cost of maintenance along travel routes; and reduce fuel levels and continuity to help control wildfires when they occur. There is an identifiable sal vage component (harvest of dead trees would occur on 97% of the acres). As such, the deci sion for this project will be ex empt from appeal. If you would like a copy of the Environmental Assessment or have any questions, please contact Betsy Kaiser at (503) 676-9187. Any written com ments regarding this project should be addressed to Del- anne Ferguson, District Ran ger, Heppner Ranger District, P.O. Box 7, Heppner, OR 97836. Oral comments can be submitted by telephone at (503) 676-9187. The comment period ends April 22, 19%. Published: March 20, 19% W e P r in t Business Cards Gazette-Times 676-9228 C A R D OF T H A N K S A big Thank You to all those who supported the Ewe-Do- Bingo fundraiser on St. Pat rick's Day. Mary Haguewood, Heppner, won $300 when the lamb ewe'do'ed in square no. 82. A special thanks to Mitch, Tag, Rob and Shelley Ashbeck for loaning the bummer lambs and to the volunteers who helped set up and sell tickets. Thank you to the following businesses for pre-selling tickets for us: Murray Drugs, Elks Club, Bucknums, R.J.'s Steakhouse, Bud's Pub. Rollie Marshall did an excellent job again as the Ewe-Do Line Judge official. People for the Pool, Inc. ____________________ 3-20-lc Many thanks to the suporters and volunteers at our regular Monday night Bingo and the St. Patrick's Celebration O'Pool Bingo. Bobbie Angell was the winner of the shamrock em broidered jacket. A special thanks to the Union Hall and Gwen Healy for the use of their building. People for the Pool ____________________ 3-20-lc A BIG thanks to the O'Ducky Squad: Doris Brosnan, Cos tume Creations of Walla Walla, Stephanie Clough, Leah Den ton, Cyde Estes, Rusty Estes, Dave Gunderson, Derek Gun derson, Mary H am ilton, Claudia Hughes, Bill Kuhn, Airen Lynch, Cara Osmin, Donna Osmin, Frank Osmin, Ann Spicer, Paula Spicerkuhn, Phillip Spicerkuhn, Andrew Rietm ann, Til Tullis and anyone else the DUCK missed on the list. It was very much appreciated!_________ 3-20-lp One hundred and fifty-nine youth from lone, Heppner and various other communities en joyed a fun evening of dancing to Dan Burns 3-D Productions on the. weekend of St. Patrick's Celebration in Heppner. Ore gon Together would like to thank Mr. Steve Dickenson and the Heppner High School staff for their fine cooperation; dance chaperones-Pat and Trish Sweeney, Marcia Kemp, Chuck and Donna Moeller and Chuck and Sherry Matteson for their time and support. We also want to express thanks to PTI Communications for donating the pop for the dance, Mandi Gutierrez for publicity and Tom and Laura McElligott for their hospitality to 3-D Productions, and last, but not least, Barbara Stefani-Peterson for clean up. It was a great evening and everyone enjoyed themselves. Sincerely, Rev. Stan Hoobing, convenor of Heppner Oregon Together ____________________ 3-20-lc Thanks to all of our friends who came to help when the house burned and special thanks to the Fire Dept, for a job well done. Patty and Alex ____________________ 3-20-lp We greatly appreciate the public support in attending our breakfast, and soup and pie luncheon. Thanks to all who donated pies and cash and worked dur ing the day. We couldn't get along without those dedicated workers. A special thanks to Joyce and Susie for helping in the kitchen. A big thank you to the lone honor students for helping during the noon rush. Thanks to everyone! The Heppner Senior Board ____________________ 3-20-lc To the Heppner firemen: Mrs. Jones and I want to ex press our thanks for the rapid response to our call to the Heppner firemen. The men and equipment ar rived very quickly and soon had everything under control. The courtesy and assistance is deeply appreciated and reflects the caliber of the men and equipment. Thank you, Paul and Blanche Jones
