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The 1997 Rolling Hills Run
will be held Saturday, April 26 at
Heppner.
This annual 5 and 10 K
run/walk is held as a benefit by
the South Morrow County EMT
Association to raise money for
equipment
purchases
for
ambulances stationed at Heppner
and Lexington and the first
response vehicle stationed at
lone.
This year's race will begin at
the Heppner Elementary School
and follow the traditional route
up Hinton Creek. "If you have
not walked or run this area you
will find the peaceful, rolling
terrain with sparse traffic well
worth the trip," said organizer
Bill Sheirbon. While some years
have been windy, weather is
frequently cooperative for this
race, he said.
As in years past, this event will
feature a breakfast; door prizes
for participants; and ribbons,
plaques, and prizes for event
winners. "If you don't take home
some kind of prize at this event,
you didn't participate," said
Sheirbon.
While the breakfast is included
in the registration fee for
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run/walk participants, breakfast
will also be available to the
public beginning at 8 a.m at the
Heppner Elk's Club
Everyone is invited to "Come
join us for breakfast and stick
around to meet the racers after
they finish their event."
In addition to the race, EMTs
will be raffling off a gas
barbecue. The winner of this
barbecue, which js valued at
$550 and was donated by the
Morrow County Grain Growers
for this fund raiser, will be
announced at the race morning
breakfast.
Tickets for the
barbecue can be purchased at
Gardner's Men's Wear in
Heppner,
from any EMT
member or the day of the race at
the Elk's Club. Tickets are $1
apiece or $5 for six tickets.
Early registration for this race
is encouraged and will save
money. Early registration forms
may be obtained by writing
Rolling Hills Run, c/o Glenn
Anderson, Lexington, OR 97839
or call Anderson at 543-989-
8555.
For more information about
this race call Sheirbon at 541 —
989-8526
evenings
and
weekends.
Library week set
for April 13-19
Animal
health clinic
slated
The Heppner Library will
celebrate National Library Week
April 13-19.
Anyone who signs up for a
library card during Library Week
has a chance to win a book bag.
For more information, call the
library, 676-9964.
Rod Schobert and Pfizer Inc.
are sponsoring an animal health-
clinic and dinner at Yaw's
Restaurant in Heppner, April 15,
at 6 p.m.
The program will follow
dinner, which will be hosted by
Pfizer, Inc., and conclude around
9 p.m.
Dr. Dick Temple will discuss
"The Three Major Factors
Effecting Survival in the Beef
Cattle Industry." Bill Broderick,
Morrow
County Extension
agent, will talk about "Questions
That Can Lead To Management
Changes." Rod Schobert will
discuss "New Pfizer Products."
Those planning to attend
should RSVP by April 11 at the
Morrow
County
Extension
Office. 676-9642.'
Following is the agenda for the
evening: 6 p.m.-dinner hosted by
Pfizer; 7 p.m - Dr. Dick Temple,
"The Three Major Factors
Effecting Survival in the Beef
Cattle Industry"; 7:30 p.m.- Bill
Broderick, "Questions That Can
Lead To Management Changes";
8 p.m.. Rod Schobert. "New
Pfizer Products"; 8:45 p.m.,
Questions ?
Garden plots
available in
Heppner
Mother Nature played a cruel April Fool's joke on the Heppner area as residents awoke to snowfall Friday, April 4. The snow had
melted by afternoon
The
Oregon
State
University/Blue
Mountain
Master Gardeners announce that
gardening plots will be available
for planting by the end of April.
The garden plots are to be used
for
individual
gardens,
community
projects
and
educational programs.
The community garden site
was donated by the city of
Heppner. and is sponsored by the
Blue
Mountain
Master
Gardeners.
It is located on
Riverside across from the new
Little League park. Water will
be available.
Anyone interested in renting a
plot should contact Master
Gardeners John Murray, 676-
9158. or Mark Tailless, 422-
7114.
Task force holds drug raid Allens to travel to Ecuador
The Blue Mountain Drug Task
Force arrested two men at a
residence near Boardman on drug
charges around 6:30 a.m. April
2.
Fidel Ramirez De La Cruz, 48,
was charged with one count of
possession of a controlled
substance and one count of a
felon in possession of a firearm.
Bail was set at $7,500 for each
count.
Michael Robert Nelson, 39,
was charged with one count of
possession of a controlled
substance. Bail for Nelson was
also set at $7,500 for each count
Both men were lodged at the
Umatilla
County
Jail
in
Pendleton..
Task force officers also seized
six firearms and what is believed
to be methamphetamine.
Thirteen officers from Blue
Mountain Enforcement Narcotics
Team (BENT), the Morrow
County Sheriff's Office and
theBoardman Police Department
served the search warrant after a
tw o -m o n th
u n d erco v e r
investigation by the drug task
force.
A third subject at the residence
was questioned and released after
no evidence was found that he
was involved in the drug activity
at the residence, said a Morrow
County Sheriffs Office news
release.
Local DMV office Singspiration to
hours change
be held in
The Heppner Department of
Motor Vehicles' office has new
hours. The office will now be
open
on
Tuesdays
and
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. each day. The office will be
closed from 11:30 a m. to 12:30
p.m. for lunch.
Office manager Carla Callahan
said that the more consistent
hours should provide better
service for the same hours.
The office was previously open
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Tuesdays and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
on Wednesdays.
Lexington
The monthly Singspiration for
April will be held at the Lexington
Baptist Church on Sunday, April
13 at 7 p.m.
This service is a time of musi
cal choices and specials for all to
enjoy. People of all faiths are in
vited to attend and “blend your
voice with others in making ajoy-
ful noise,” said a spokesperson.
Those who can bring a special
number are invited to do so.
Refreshments will be served
following the sing.
Steve and Elizabeth Allen of
lone will be traveling to Ecuador
for three weeks in August with a
group sponsored by the Central
Pacific Conference of the United
Church o f Christ.
The group of 15 young people
and adults will be led by the
Rev. Lois VanLeer of the First
Congregational
Church
of
Corvallis.
This is Rev. VanLeer's third
trip to Ecuador.
On this
excursion the participants will be
building additions to two
churches, one of which is in the
Andes Mountains and the other
in an urban area. One of the
adults making the trip is Mathew
Nelson, a former minister in
lone.
On Sunday, April 20, there
will be an Ecuadoran meal at the
lone United Church of Christ to
help raise funds for the trip to
Ecuador. The dinner begins at
noon and will include paella (a
rice dish with chicken and
seafood - some will be just
chicken),
green
salad,
homemade rolls, banana dessert
and coffee and punch.
For more information, call the
Allens at 422-7563.
Babe Ruth baseball
Plans set for historical society trip starting season
Plans are completed for the
Morrow County Historical Soci
ety trip planned for May 2-4.
The group will be at Newport
Commission plans
meeting
The monthly meeting of the
Morrow County Commission on
Children and Families will be held
on Tuesday, April 15, at the Hepp
ner High School library from 7-9
p.m.
The main item of business will
be the 1997 requests for propos
als. The public is invited to attend
and participate m the discussion.
For more information, call 676-
9615 .
for the Loyalty Day celebration
and will visit the Smithsonian dis
play in Portland, the glass blower
at the Salishan and other points of
interest.
Anyone interested in the trip
may call either Ruth McCabe in
lone, or Delpha Jones in Lexing
ton.
Anyone between the ages of
13-15 interested in playing Babe
Ruth baseball this season should
contact Rick Johnston, 676-5562,
before Sunday, April 20.
All players from the lone-Lex-
mgton-Heppner area are invited
to participate.
15 gallon
Regular
$ 229.95
T-ball, minor
baseball
tryouts set
T-ball and minor league tryouts
will be held this Saturday, April 12,
at 9 a.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds.
If a child cannot make the try
outs, contact Rollie Marshall, 676-
9125, or John Murray, 676-9158,
to ensure that the child is placed
on a team. ■
Those who have not yet regis
tered for t-ball or minors must
have a registration form on file
with the Willow Creek Little
League before April 12.
Bereavement
teleconference
planned
On Wednesday, April 16,
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
(FMH) in Heppner will join
2.000 other organizations across
the United States and Canada as
a local host for the fourth annual
N atio n a l
B ereav em en t
Teleconference, sponsored by the
Hospice Foundation of America.
The teleconference will be held
in the PMH conference room
from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Living with Grief: When
Illness Is Prolonged", a live-via-
satellite video teleconference,
will focus on grief and
bereavement issues associated
with prolonged illness, including
cancer, AIDS, and Alzheimer's
disease. It will be moderated by
Cokie Roberts of ABC News and
will feature a "distinguished"
panel of experts.
The teleconference is co
sponsored by the Association for
Death Education and Counseling
(ADEC), in cooperation with the
American Medical Association,
and funded in part by a grant
from Project on Death in
America.
Last year's teleconference was
seen by 120,000 people in over
2.000 communities.
"Everyone has been touched by
grief associated with prolonged
illness," said Jack D. Gordon,
president of the Hospice
Foundation of America. "We
want to do what we can to assist
individuals in morning, as well
as physicians and nurses, clergy,
social workers, and teachers who
deal
with
these
issues
professionally, so they can
respond effectively to survivors
in need and take care of
themselves as well."
In addition to hospices,
teleconference sites will include
hospitals, state offices on aging,
community colleges, and funeral
homes.
During the two-and-one-half
hour teleconference, Roberts
will
moderate
the
panel
discussion. There will also be
opportunities for viewers to
participate during the interactive
call-in segments. The panel will
include Betty Davies, Ph.D.,
professor of nursing at the
University of British Columbia;
Kenneth J. Doka,
Ph.D.,
Lutheran minister and professor
of gerontology at the College of
New Rochelle; Dr. William
Lacers. Jr., a founding father of
the
American
Hospice
Movement; and Therese A.
Rando.
PhD.,
clinical
psychologist and executive
director of the Institute for the
Study and Treatment of Loss.
The Hospice Foundation of
America
is
a
non-profit
organization established to assist
those who cope either personally
or professionally with terminal
illness and the process of death,
grief and bereavement. It is
dedicated to providing leadership
in the development of hospice
care for the terminally ill through
education,
research
and
philanthropic programs.
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