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BFSS I E WETZFLL
U OF ORE
NEWS PA n ER
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HEPPNER
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VOL. 116
NO. 27
6 Pages
Wednesday, July 2,1997
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
OSU honor students
St. Patrick's holds Bible school
Names of students who have
Approximately 39 students and Lon Straley led the music. made the scholastic honor roll for
participated in vacation Bible Father Gerry Condon concluded spring term have been announced
school at St. Patrick's Catholic each day with a children's mass. by Oregon State University.
Local students on the honor
Church, June 23-17. "The
Students learned about various
roll
included: Heppner-Alecia
Miracles of Jesus" was the miracles of Jesus throughout the
Tamasky,
senior,
home
theme.
week. Puppet shows, plays,
economics
and
education;
Teachers were: Joyce Graff, songs, Bible research and related
preschool; Sister Ellen Theresa, art activities took place. The ■ ( Boardman-Jason Smythe, 4.,
grades K-2; Sister Marilyn week ended with each student junior, science, Glen Moultrie,
pre-engineering;
LeDoux, grades 3-6; and Mary receiving "Miracle Bubbles" and sophomore,
Haguewood, grades 7-8. Teacher a rap made up and presented by Irrigon-Michelle Brown, senior,
assistants were Patty Wehrli and seventh and eighth graders Paula health and human performance
Julie Proctor. Pat Doherty and Spicerkuhn, Colin McElligott, and Justin Carson, freshman,
June
Crowell
prepared Randi McElligott and Mary science, both 4; Robert Brown,
freshman, science.
refreshments and Ann Murra'1 Haguewood.
IONE 4th o f JULY
CELEBRATION
Thursday, July 3rd and Friday, July 4th
"Red, White and Blues"
Grand Marshals: Birdine Tullis and Laural Cannon
Thursday, July 3rd
10 a.m.
Volleyball Tournament Begins (call 422-7356 for more info)
Basketball Tournament Begins
Golf Tournament Begins (call 422-7410 for more information)
Street Dance
Concessions Sold All Day
Evening
Friday, July 4th
8:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12 noon
Dawn’s Early Light Walk/Run
Sidewalk Chalk Drawing
Parade (call 422-7292 for more information)
"Cruzin’ Blues” Car Show Begins
Horseshoe Tournament Begins
ICABO Hamburger Feed
Games Continue; Beer Garden; White Elephant Sale;
Art and Crafts Display (at the Legion Hall); Garden Club
Dedication; Frog Jumping and much more...
1 p.m.
Babysitting and Entertainment and lone UCC Education
Building until 5 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
BLUES BANDS BEGIN PLAYING IN THE PARK...
LI’L LYNN and the SMOKIN’ SOLES Open
2 p.m.
Roy Lindstrom BBQ Begins
Pool Opens for FREE Swimming Until 5 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Ken Snyder Auction Begins
4 p.m.
Bed Races Begin
5 p.m.
The PAUL deLAY BAND
Historical Society Tour of Area Homes, the Bombing Range
and Wells Springs
7:30 p.m.
Bingo at the Legion Hall
8 p.m.
JIMMY LLOYD REA and the SWITCHMASTERS
DUSK
FIREWORKS (Set Off at the Stefani Ranch)
Also Throughout the Day: Softball, Strawpile, Frisbee Toss, Lots of Roaming
Room in the Country Park Setting. Food Offerings Include: Snow Cones,
Pretzels, Homemade Pies, Cappuccinos/ltalian Sodas and much more...
July 5th
Morning
Breakfast Buffet at Office Tavern and Beecher’s Restaurant
For More Information, call 422-7356 or 422-7243
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Celebration this weekend
Heppner Garden Club plans to
meet Monday, July 7, at 6:30
p.m. in Hager Park.
The
program
will
be
"Weed
Identification for Fun and
Profit", presented by Kathryn
Kettel, Extension agent and
Master Gardener.
All gardeners are welcome to
attend. Members and guests are
invited to bring samples o f their
garden weeds.
All members and their guests
are also asked to bring a box
lunch and a chair.
"If weather denies this pleasant
outdoor summer meeting, we
will move to the St. Pat's Senior
Center," according to a club
spokesman.
Extension office
has new hours
The Morrow County Extension
office has announced new hours.
The office will now be open
from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30-
to 4:30 p.m.
Staff reductions due to Ballot
Measures 47 and 50 have forced
the Extension staff to revise
current
staffing
patterns,
according to an Extension news
release.
"The new office hours may
actually benefit working parents
who have found it difficult to
come into the office in the past.
They will now be able to conduct
Extension business during their
lunch hour," said the release.
The Extension office will still
have an answering machine to
take messages from after-hours
calls and the 800-number for out
of area calls.
The Extension office and staff
will move to their new location
in the Gilliam Bisbee building
this summer, as soon as the
county
completes
building
renovations.
The big lone Fourth of July
"Red,
White and
Blues”
Celebration will get underway
this weekend, with food and
events galore, starting Thursday,
July 3, and continuing on until
Saturday morning, July 5.
On Thursday the celebration
starts off with a bang, with
volleyball, basketball and golf
tournaments all beginning at 10
a.m.
A street dance will be held
Thursday
evening
and
concessions will be sold all day.
Friday's activities begin with
the
Dawn's
Early
Light
Walk/Run at 8:30 a.m. Sidewalk
chalk drawing will start at 9:30
a.m. and the parade will be held
beginning at 11 a.m. The Cruzin'
Blues Car Show also begins at 11
a.m.
and
the
horseshoe
tournament at 11:30 a.m.
At noon ICABO plans a
hamburger feed, meanwhile, the
games, the beer garden, white
elephant sale, arts and crafts
display at the Legion Hall,
Garden Club dedication, frog
jumping and other activities get
underway.
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The
1997 4-H
Home
Economics/Expressive Arts Pre-
Fair will be held Tuesday, July 8,
at
the
Morrow
County
Fairgrounds in Heppner, from
8:45 a.m. to noon.
Experienced 4-H members will
put the program on this year.
They have chosen topics that
they felt were important to
address and will share their
'expertise' with other members,
said an Extension news release.
Home Economics Pre-Fair is a
free non-competitive event where
all ages can learn to: understand
the fair premium book and fair
registration forms; tips for foods
contests and exhibits; 4-H
scrapbook ideas; how to be
comfortable during interview
judging; merchandising and
coordinating; practice moving
confidently across the stage
during modeling contests and
more.
All area 4-H members are
welcome to attend the event.
Pre-registration is not necessary.
Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.
For more information, contact
Bill Broderick, 676-9642 or 1-
800-342-3664.
Babysitting and entertainment
will be offered at the lone United
Church of Christ Education
Building from 1-5 p.m.
At 1:30 p.m., Blues bands
begin playing in the park, with
openers, Li'l Lynn and the
Smokin' Soles.
At 2 p.m., the Roy Lindstrom
barbecue begins and the lone
Swimming Pool opens for free
swimming until 5 p.m.
At 3:30 p.m. will be the Ken
Snyder Auction ar.d at 4 p.m. the
bed races will be held.
The Paul deLay Band will be
featured at 5 p.m. The Historical
Society tour of area homes, the
Bombing Range and Wells
Springs will also start at 5 p.m.
Bingo will be held at the
Legion Hall beginning at 7:30
p.m. and another band. Jimmy
Lloyd Rea and the Switchmasters
will play at 8 p.m.
The evening of the Fourth will
culminate with fireworks, set off
at the Stefani ranch.
Saturday morning a breakfast
buffet wili be held at the Office
Tavern and Beecher's Restaurant.
For more information, call 422-
7356 or 422-7243.
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the new Bob Kilkenny Field on Saturday. June 28.
Bob’s son, Pat, of California and formerly of Heppner, donated al
most $30,000 to fund construction of two new fields in Heppner-a Little
League field and a girls' softball field
Many members of the community worked on and donated materi
als and equipment for completion of the fields
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Men's championship slated at W C C C
beginning at 8 a.m. Signup is at
7:30 a.m.
A no-host lunch will be
will be held Sunday, July 13,
available.
The Willow Creek Country
Club men’s club championship
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WE WILL BE
CLOSED FRIDAY & SATURDAY
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July 4th & 5th
Have a Safe & H appy 4th o f July!
SORROW COUNTY
GRAIN
GROWERS
Lexington 989-8221 1-800-452-7396
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for the Morrow County Fair
inVrtes all interested groups,
families and individuals to sing,
dance, play an instrument, read
poetry or otherwise entertain
those at the fairgrounds during a
special night call "family
togetherness"
planned
for
Thursday night, August 14, at the
fairgrounds.
"We would like to bring the
families of Heppner together to
enjoy a time of fun, wholesome
entertainment," said a fair
spokesperson. To sign up to
perform or for more information
call C. J. Johnson at 676-9209.
The deadline to sign up to
perform is August 1.
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3 Pre-fair set for
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