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> ' ' V /.:• \y ;•» .-Vii >' m y ' . • • • Lexington Baptist sponsors Bible school HEPPNER 50< The Lexington Baptist Church is sponsoring a Bible school program for Morrow County kids ages kindergarten through sixth grade The program, "Seaside with the Savior", will be held July 14-18 from 9-11:30 a m. "Seaside with the Savior” is a five-day sailing adventure featuring fun, crafts, music and active Bible learning. By visiting different ports of the Sea of Galilee each day, children will team how to be Jesus' disciples as they hear stories about Peter and Jesus. "They will learn about following Jesus and growing in their relationship with Him," said a Lexington Baptist news release. "In addition, they will come to know that they can have security and hope in Jesus." The church is located at 160 'B' Street in Lexington. For more information call the church at 989-8555 or 676-5050. Historical Society seeks information imes VOL. 116 NO. 28 8 Pages Singin' Wednesday, July 9,1997 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon th Blues The Morrow County Historical Society reports that it has recently come to their attention that many Morrow County people have been buried outside of recognized cemeteries in the county and the society has no records of these sites. A representative from the Historical Society says they would like to have a record of those graves to be placed in the museum in the event of inquiries. Anyone who knows of someone who has been buried outside of a recognized cemetery is asked to notify the .museum or Jean Nelson, giving the full name of the person, birth and death dates and place of the grave. * • * ' - » Cash, other prizes offered at fair Cash, cookbooks, unique kitchen tools and clothing are waiting for great local cooks as prizes from 1997 Oregon's Best competitions at the Morrow County Fair, opening August 13 in Heppner. Fifteen events are part o f the annual Oregon competitions, sponsored by the Agn- Business Council o f Oregon, honoring excellence for foods using Oregon products. New Oregon sponsors this year include Oregon Hazelnuts and Portland Brewing, as well as a "coveted cheese bread recipe from one o f Tillamook County's best cooks," said a spokesperson from Oregon's Best. Two competitions just for children, sponsored by Oregon Bread and Portland Punch, and the annual Hermiston Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest round out the all- Oregon events. Contests and first place prizes include: -Appetizers: Oregon Trawl Comm ission for recipes with Oregon Shrimp- $25; Pictsw eet M ushrooms-a Pictsweet sweatshirt. -Breads: Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods- $25 plus two five-pound bags o f Red Mill Flour and a cap in two categories (hand-made and machine-made); beer bread using Portland Brewing's Oregon Honey Beer-T-shirt and cap; Hurst's Berry Farms Blueberry Scones-T-shirt and cap; Santiam Com Muffins- cloth grocery tote and T-shirt; Oregon Hazelnut Marketing for Hazelnut Bread-a hard bound Hazelnut's & More cookbook, apron and a pound of Oregon hazelnuts; Tillamook's Private Recipe for Cheese and Onion Bread-polo shirt and two pounds o f Tillamook cheese. -Cookies: Dessert bars made with Walls Berry Preserves- assorted 12 pack o f Walls Preserves. -Cakes: Two-layer cake made with Gold.n.Soft Stick M argarine-chefs pepper mill; roll cake using Oregon Fruit Products-set o f four Oregon Fruit coffee mugs. -Pickles: Honoring Steinfeld's 75th birthday- variety case o f Steinfeld's products and special commemorative T-shirt. -Children's competitions for those 15 and younger: -For an original poem or rap, using "Portland" and "Punch", Trailblazer custom T-shirt and sports bottle from Portland Punch. -For best decorated brown bag lunch featuring Western Hazelnut Oregon Bread-an Oregon Tastes Great Frisbee and Oregon Bread cap. -For the entire family -the annual Hermiston Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, where children eight years and younger will find a special division The longest spit made by a man, woman, youth and child will win a 1997 Hermiston Watermelon champion seed spitter T-shirt. For competition rules and dates as well as a complete list o f prizes, contact the Morrow County Fair office. Crum donates $2,000 for park addition ■ * - v 1 * * Monty Crum (right) is pictured donating $2,000 to the lone park addi Local girls Tori Odinet, Elizabeth Allen, Kasye Keown, Jayme Hansen and Roseanne Baker join Li’l Lynn and the Smokin’ Soles on stage during tion fund, represented by Dennis Stefani. lone’s Red, White and Blues celebration last weekend M ore photos page 3 The park addition and new stage were completed in time for the lone “Red, White and Blues" celebration held on July 4 A record number of people attended the event, which featured three blues bands-Li’l Lynn and the Smokin' Soles, the Paul deLay Band and Jimmy Lloyd Rea and the Switchmasters-playing late into the night. Schools seek The celebration also included a walk/run, parade and car show, kids' games, beer garden, arts and crafts display, auction, barbecue, free fourth place, with a total weight swimming, area tours, food, concessions and, of course, a fireworks of 10.57 pounds. special needs display So many people attended this year's festival that shortly before the 11 m parade, there was a traffic jam on the road between Lexington Fair tab deadline and a lone. students At least 100 cars clogged the highway, travelling about 20 miles an hour. Friday, July 25 Local teams place in bass tournament Schools in Morrow and Umatilla counties are attempting to locate people from birth through 21 years not enrolled in school who may have special needs. Anyone who knows of any child who may need special education services because of any of the following conditions is asked to contact the Morrow County School District, 989- 8202, 270 W. Main, Box 368, Lexington, or call the Umatilla- Morrow School Resource and Referral, 1-800-927-5847. Conditions include concerns with: hearing, vision, speech, language, health, nutrition, learning, developmental delay, transportation, behavior management, mental retardation, birth defects, orthopedic or spinal problems, autism or other disabilities. The deadline for advertisements and articles to appear in the Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro rodeo special edition published by the Gazette-Times will be Friday, July 25. The special edition will appear in the August 6 edition of the newspaper. L-R Jeff Shank, Randy Anderson, Gene Lancaster The team of Gene Lancaster, Randy Anderson and Jeff Shank of Les Schwab of Heppner finished third in the Merchant's Tournament held June 15. The tournament was sponsored by the Mid Columbia Bass Anglers, Hermiston. Lancaster, Anderson and Shank's fish added up to a grand total of 10.88 pounds. Clyde Allstott and David Allstott of Allstott and Gentry, also of Heppner, ended up in Heppner Class of '57 plans reunion The Heppner High School class of 1957 will meet for their 40th class reunion at the Hepp ner Elks Club, Saturday, July 19 at 6 p.m. A no-host picnic will be held in the Heppner city park on Sun day, July 20 at 11 a m. All picnic items to be shared would be ap preciated. All classmates, friends, and former teachers are invited to at tend. For more information, con- I n U n/icnn a t f \ 7 f t - Q ”? 7 4 Protect Your Stored Grain RELDAN 4 E RELDAN 30/0 DUST TEMPO Morrow County Grain Growers Lexington 989-8221 1-800-452-7396 4 v - • »vV/; : ,v*, ' f- *■' - -v ‘ ' •' • .. *. . •• • .» ■ * -, : -' • •' < . . ( «w , •.» v .-I - , *«• \ ; - ;• • • • •••' • *.’• . . • W \ • ' _ - .,1 . - -, . ' ‘\- ■ ’ ■ ’ - . ‘ .-■'I*'- ‘- . . '“ î - . T . - ' '-' - . •. 'i* • .i . * ; . < V'- O * . .