Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 17, 1999 - THREE
The Official Newspaper
of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow
Chamber Chatter
Heppner
Those Heppner hills are turning
green and it’s long past time to
think green. Preparations are
underway for another great St.
Patrick's celebration in Heppner
The brochures are available
around town or at the Heppner
Chamber office. It takes a
moment to address them to
friends and relatives. Put them
to work ... the more hands on
deck, the faster the job gets
done,
and
there's
more
opportunity for fun for one and
all.
Auction items are needed-
dinners, weekend stays, unique
offerings from far and wide or
that attic treasure. The Chamber
and the Heppner St. Patrick's
committee greatly appreciate
donations as they contribute to
both the celebration, local needs,
and the Chamber's marketing of
the event to keep it ongoing into
the year 2000 and beyond.
Do you have legislative issues
you wish to discuss with your
senator and representative?
Telephone forums have been
scheduled monthly with both
Senator Ted Ferrioli and
Representative Lynn Lundquist.
These will occur the second and
third Tuesdays during the
Chamber of Commerce weekly
luncheon. Lundquist will be on
line February 23.
Chamber of Commerce
membership is open to all
businesses and individuals
interested in creating a positive
environment, keeping the area
thriving, working together for
the good of the community and
surrounding areas and keeping
the lines of communication
open. To learn more about the
organization or to join, call for a
brochure, more information, or a
member visit call 676-5536.
Together we make a difference.
Looking for things to do until
its gardening or golf weather?
How about the therapy pool, the
walking tour, the museum or a
line or two of bowling. All give
you a bit of exercise and fun at
the same time.
Thought for the Week: "One of
the advantages that bowling has
Over golf is that you seldom lose
a bowling ball." " ‘ '
By Claudia Hughes. Chamber Manager
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Sunshine draws shooters to gun club
The sunshine brought a lot of
shooters out to the weekly shoot
at the Morrow County Gun Club
(MCGC) in Lexington on Feb. 13.
The results of the 16 yard event
are as follows: first, Harvey
Childers; second, a three-way tie
between Curt Day, Mark Schlich-
ting and Rob Ashbeck; third, a
two-way tie between Matt Clark
and Bob Krein.
Results of the 20 yard handi­
cap are: first, a two-way tie be­
tween Matt Clark and Mark
Schlichting; second, Harvey
Childers; third, a two-way tie be-
tween Curt Day and Rob
Ashbeck.
Results of the ladies’ shoot are:
first. Lorn (Day) Branstetter, sec­
ond, Sandi Day.
Four Annie Oakleys were shot
with Tony Greenup, Bob Krein,
Curt Day and Bill Greenup each
winning one. Tony Greenup also
won the golf round.
The MCGC is gearing up for
their meat shoot on Saturday,
March 6 and a money shoot on
Saturday, April 10.
The next shoot will be held Sat­
urday, Feb. 20, at noon.
Oil painting workshops slated
Oil painting workshops
sponsored by the Morrow County
Arts & Crafts Club will take
place April 9-10 and Sept. 23-24
at
the
Morrow
County
Fairgrounds annex.
Instructors will be Betty
Crosswhite and Robert Walton,
both well known in the
Northwest.
A club luncheon meeting will
be held Thursday, February 25, at
1 p.m. at Yaw's.
Anyone interested may find out
more details at the meeting or
call Betty Mills or Bebe
Munkers.
Members of the club are
reminded to bring their arts and
crafts projects to the St. Patrick's
sale to be held at the Les Schwab
showroom on Saturday, March
13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also
needed from the members is the
donation of two dozen cookies
M orrow C o u n ty G rain Grow ers ::
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Customer Appreciation Day
999 Door Prize Winners
: £
/
3 £ Keg-a-Que: April Sykes
Director Chairs: Bob Correa & Dean Wright 3 £
3 ► Lunch Box/Thermos: Beverly Wright
Case IH Coats: Bob jepsen, Sam Schmidt,
«\
Gail Hughes, Mildred Eubanks, Dick Graham 3 £
3 f Plasma Cutter: Barney Lindsay
3 £ Battery Charger: Michelle Rucker
< ► Oil Change: Linda Neiffer & Kelly Sager
<► Drill: Jerry Healy
3 £ Snake Light: Gene Hall
2 ► Fence Charger: Sam Myers
3 £ Booster Cables: Rick Drake & John Moyer
3 £ Exide Jacket: Virginia Peck
«► Toys: Heath Stillman, Baillie Keithley, &
Zach Orem
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By Mgiiyn Robinson
Like her South Morrow
County peers who are who are
on 1999 rodeo courts. Queen
Katie Bacon of the Arlington
Saddle Club is a busy teenager
with a love of horses and rodeos.
Katie is the 16-year-old
daughter of Bill and Marcy
Bacon, lone. She has two older
brothers, Jake and Joe. Among
her many supporters are her
grandmothers, Kathleen Bacon,
Redmond, and Wilma Bauer,
Mt. Vernon.
Queen Katie will reign over the
May 1 and 2 Jackpot Rodeo at
the Arlington Saddle Club
grounds. This is the 52nd year of
this rodeo that has a long,
colorful history.
Katie will also officiate at the
Cayuse Junior Rodeo on June 5
and 6 and the Senior Pro Rodeo
on June 12 and 13. These events
are all sponsored by the
Arlington Saddle Club at their
newly renovated grounds. Plans
are underway to add arena
lighting for nighttime events.
The Arlington Saddle Club has
scheduled a Neubert Horse
Clinic on March 26,27 and 28;
an open trail ride in May and a
July 4 play day for all ages, in
addition to other activities this
year.
Katie has a full agenda ahead
representing
Arlington
at
parades which include Spray,
Fossil, The Dalles, Goldendale,
Elgin, Heppner and Pendleton.
But when she is not wearing that
crown, her whole family takes to
the road so she can compete in
barrel racing and pole bending at
junior and high school rodeos.
Riding and rodeos come
naturally for Katie. Her parents
both competed in junior and
high school rodeos. Bill also
was a college rodeo contestant
while attending Blue Mountain
Community
College
in
Pendleton.
Katie began riding alone at age
three. But Marcy quips that
their daughter was indoctrinated
to horseback riding before Katie
was bom.
This busy sophomore is an
honor roll student and is the
vice president of OSSOM. She
plays volleyball and is a member
of the Future Business Leaders
Association. Her hobbies include
reading and writing stories,
working with horses and
participating in high school and
junior rodeos. She has also been
an active 4-H member with
sheep, sewing and horse
projects.
Among her wins in open horse
show competition was the high
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Carl:
Are you tired of staying inside
during the cold weather? How
about getting some warm clothes
on and going out to the Morrow
County Fairgrounds to work?
The Morrow County Fair Board
put the construction o'f the
Wilkinson Arena on hold until
better weather, litis Sunday,
February 21, a crew will start at
8 a.m. Anyone interested in
helping with this project is
encouraged to come out.
Work will continue every
Sunday through basketball
season after which workdays
will take place on Saturdays and
Sundays. Lunch will be served
to all workers.
For further information, call
Sam Bellamy, 989-8567, or
Kelwayne Haguewood, 676-
9759.
Guess somebody has to show
those flightless fowls the sights.
And y'know, everywhere I go I see
you and your friendly bank.
Pelican:
Carl:
Work days
set at
fairgrounds
I bet I've driven a rig full of chickens
through every town in Oiegon.
Pelican:
Carl:
point youth award at a Fossil
horse show. Katie has also
served as a pennant bearer for
two years, helping to promote
the Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo in
Heppner.
Katie will be riding her
A ppal o o s a /T h o ro u g h b re d
gelding named Jack. This is a
multi-talented horse that Katie
uses for ranch work, barrel
racing, pole bending, 4-H and
parades without missing a stride.
Katie follows in the footsteps
of another lone lass, Sybil
Krebs, who was the 1998
Yep, we've landed in a lot of places
besides Klamath Falls lately
Maybe I'll look you up when I
head to Garibaldi next week.
Pelican:
Til then, fly low and avoid the radar
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Arlington Saddle Club queen.
This year Katie will be rubbing
elbows at parades and luncheons
with friends and acquaintances
from South Morrow County on
other courts who are all
ambassadors for a preferred
Eastern Oregon lifestyle.
"I appreciate the opportunity to
represent Arlington Saddle Club
for 1999," says Katie. "I'd like
to invite everyone to the May 1
and 2 rodeo and to all the other
great family-oriented events
scheduled for this year. It's
definitely going to be a great
year."
Obituary
Louise C. Earwood
Louise Caroline Earwood, 93,
of Boardman, died Monday, Feb­
ruary 15, 1999, at her daughter’s
home in Boardman.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Sat­
urday, February 20, 1999 at the
Boardman Community Church.
Private family burial will be at
Riverview Cemetery in Board-
man.
She was bom March 7, 1905,
at Amboy, Minnesota, to Herman
and Caroline Rehbein Steinke.
When she was nine years old,
the family moved from Minnesota
to the Homedale, Idaho, area.
On September 25, 1929, she
married Ralph Earwood at
Condon. They moved to Board-
man in 1935. She had lived at the
home of her daughter, Shirley
Sheadel, the past five years.
Mrs. Earwood was a member
of the Boardman Community
Church, Boardman Garden Club
and Boardman Ladies Aid.
She enjoyed gardening and chil­
dren.
Survivors include son, Kenneth
of Tucson, Arizona; daughters,
Margaret Downey of Boardman,
Elnora Califf of Skamania, Wash­
ington, and Shirley Sheadel of
Boardman; brother, Rudolph
Steinke of Warrenton; sisters,
Hattie Wood of Roseburg, Verna
Strahm of Phoenix, Arizona, and
Dorothy Bassett in California; 15
grandchildren, 32 great-grandchil­
dren and four great-great grand­
children. Her husband, Ralph, died
in 1954; a daughter, Betty Jean,
died in 1942, and four brothers and
two sisters also preceded her in
death.
Memorial contnbuttons may be
made to the Boardman Commu­
nity Church, P O. Box 233, Board-
man, OR. 97818.
Bums Mortuary of Hermiston
is in charge of arrangements.
Men's breakfast
planned
The Men's Breakfast will be
held at First Christian Church in
Heppner this Sunday, Feb. 21, at
8 a.m.
The breakfast is sponsored by
First Christian Church, the
Christian Life Center and the
Church of the Nazarene.
"Come and have a time of
fellowship with Christian men
and have a meal as well," said a
spokesperson. All men in the
community are welcome to
come.