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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday February 17,1999 Grain Growers hold customer appreciation day Rebekahs hold card party Degree team to attend Grange Lexington News ___ ___By Delpha Jonea_______ By D«lpha Jonas By Oslpha Jonss A degree team from the Ore gon State Grange, under the di rection of Nina Samples, will be present at the Lexington Grange Hall on Sunday, Feb. 21 to give the Pomona degree. A potluck dinner will be held at noon and degree work at 1 p.m. The State Master hopes all those qualified will be present for the degree. The monthly Rebekah card party was held recently at the lodge hall. The serving table was decorated in a Valentine’s motif with red and white flowers, nap kins and streamers. Refreshments were served. The following prizes were won: men’s high-Bob Taylor; second high-Clarence Buchanan; wo men’s high-Maryanne Palmer; and low-Luella Taylor. The next card party will be the first Saturday in March. Corrections classes to be offered Morrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Queen Bobbie Rankin (left) and her court (left to right) Brooke Boyer, Tracy Rankin and Nonnee Walters, have fun at the Morrow County Grain Growers annual customer appreciation breakfast held Saturday, February 13, at the store in Lexington. Besides ham and eggs and pancakes, MCGG presented carnations to the ladies and awarded door prizes. Letters to the Editor Editor'i note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Cazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the C-T office. The G -T reserves the right to edit Seek employment diversification To The Editor: I'm sorry the mill is closing. I hope the Heppner Economic Development Corporation will be able to come up with a diversified number of employment opportunities for workers being displaced by the mill closure. Unless there have been some drastic changes, most people hired by WalMart work at minimum wage without benefits and with few raises, not exactly a family wage like the mill paid. Also, WalMart's ability to buy in volume at lower prices and undersell independent merchants has put many locally- owned stores out of business nationwide. I hope the economic development folks do seek employers beyond WalMart and the pnson(s) at Umatilla. Ideally, there would be several additional sources of employment available, and I hope that is what will happen. Relying on WalMart alone to absorb replaced mill workers isn't going to be enough, and could be harmful to independent retail stores in the region. I wish Hepper lots of luck in its efforts to develop jobs for those being laid off at the mill. (s) Sally Cohn Portland 4-H News North Lex Livestock By Emily McElligott Kay and Natalie The North Lex Livestock 4-H meeting was held on February 7 at the Krebs' Ranch. Sixteen members were present. The club was given a tour by Skye, Kip, Shelby and Maureen Krebs. Members viewed the lambing operation. The next meeting will be announced. Notices well be sent out to members. Snacks will be provided by Nikki and Natalie McElligott, who will also be giving a presentation on the parts of a steer. KIRK The theme of this year's speeches was, "My Service to America. " This is the 52nd year that the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary have sponsored the event. Jepsen was awarded $400 for his third place state finish. The first and second place finishers were from Canby and South Medford High Schools respectively. Matt and the other VFW District 8 winners from Umatilla and Morrow counties were honored at a VFW dinner at Echo High School on Sunday. February 14. 1:00 p.m. Morrow County Fairgrounds • Heppner Plan to attend the three day Irish cele bration in Heppner and choose your 1999 range sires from the top end of our Polled Hereford Salers or Angus bulls Bulls will be available for inspec tion at the fairgrounds starting on Fri day March 12th This is a low-key, si lent auction where bidders may place or raise bids without haste. Write or call for information r a n d (2 u a iit y A total of 101 students have been named to the President's List and another 577 students have been named to the Honor Roll for Fall Term 1998 at Western Oregon University at Monmouth. President's List students achieved a perfect 4.0 grade- point average, while Honor Roll students earned a 3.5 to 3.99 average. Students must have taken 12 graded credit hours to be eligible for honors listing. Honor students include: Betsy Hernandez from Boardman, and Mark Medel from Irrigon. The lone Girls Varsity struggled against the Condon Blue Devils on Feb. 5, and fell short, 32-52. The lone Lady Cardinals also came out cold in the first two quarters, ending the first half 9- 29. The Cardinal ladies heated up the third quarter, adding 11 points, followed with 12 points in the fourth quarter. Nikki McElligott was the lead scorer for lone with 18 points, and played an excellent defense with nine rebounds, three assists and four steals. Freshman Kristina Powell made her presence known under the basket, pulling down seven rebounds in the fourth quarter. Blue Devils overpower lone Devils had outscored the Cardinals, 39-9. The Cardinals picked up the pace the second half, adding 26 points. Jeremy Rietmann led the Cardinals with nine points and grabbed two steals. Jacob Neiffer added six points to the Cardinal effort and Cody Erickson, Adam McCabe and Ryan Bennetto led the lone men in rebounds. The lone Cardinals hosted the Condon Blue Devils JV boys on Feb. 5 and the Blue Devils overpowered lone, 71-35. lone had difficulty getting out of the gate the first quarter, scoring only four points to Condon's 21 points. Ryan Bennetto canned a three- point basket in the second quarter, but it wasn't enough aid to help the Cardinal squad and, by the end of the first half, the SPECIAL OFFER! One pair of socks FREE with purchase of $25 in Key Clothing Morrow County Grain Growers 1-400>452-73M Lixington, Oragon 350 Main MM221 Check out our web site at wwui.mcgg.net kQ O m A T M N O W O PE N Klamath First Federal proudly announces the opening of the ATM at our Heppner Branch, 111 N. Main Street. This banking convenience is just one of the many products and services we can offer you. Continuing on the Cutting of Cushion.. V And remember - there is no fee to Klamath First Federal ATM card holders! Black Hills Gold Ear Pint. These trend-setting styles highlight the graceful upward contour of the ear. We'd be honored. ” f o r O p tim u m RANCH NEWS DEADLINE 5 p.m. Monday Cardinal varsity girls fall short of Condon Stamp&c proudly present) Sunday, March 14th . K R . 1 O ft The public is invited to take a free tour of the Umatilla Chemical Depot, where 11.6 percent of the nation's chemical weapons are stored, Thursday, Feb. 18. Participants are encouraged to call the Army's outreach office at (541) 564-9339 to make a reservation. Participants should meet the tour bus at 9 a.m. at the depot main gate parking lot. To get there, take exit 177 from Interstate 84. Tour guests must bring photo ID, such as a driver's license and should dress warmly. The two-hour tour includes stops at a storage igloo similar to where the weapons are stored, the construction site of the chemical weapons disposal facility and the Army's Operations Center. and pre-registration is required. For more information about CODOC contact Catherine Pinkerton at 541/278-5936. WOU announces fall term honors at ROBINSON RANCH St. Patty V O’Bull Sale Washington State University, Pullman, WA., has announced its president’s honor roll for the fall semester. To be eligible, students carrying at least nine graded hours must have a 3.75 grade point av erage (GPA)-or higher for the term or maintain at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Following are the local students who qualify: Lindsay A. Harle, Heppner, and Kim S. Burke, Imgon. Depot tour scheduled Jepsen third in state contest Matt Jepsen, a 12th grade Heppner student, placed third in the Oregon state finals of the VFW Voice of Democracy Speech Contest. He represented District 8 and was one of 16 district winners who competed for state awards. The top five finishers in the state, including Matt, were asked to give their speeches to those who were gathered in Salem for the VFW convention. WSU releases honor roll Blue Mountain Community College, Community Action Program East Central Oregon and the Oregon Department of Corrections are again teaming together to offer Careers in the Oregon Department of Corrections. CODOC is a short-term training opportunity consisting of a series of three courses offered at BMCC's West Campus in Hermiston. The intent of the training is to prepare participants for formal application for employment with the Department of Corrections. The focus is general and is for persons interested in positions in any capacity, including food service, maintenance, medical service, clerical and corrections officers. The training will begin with the first course on March 30 and end on June 3. Classes are offered in two separate sessions. Participants will take one session or the other. The afternoon session meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. The evening session meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. The application process begins immediately and must be completed by March 12. Each class is worth five credits and the cost for each is $180. Students who successfully complete all 15 credits will receive a Blue Mountain Community College Certificate of Completion. Enrollment for the CODOC training is limited Mr. and Mrs. Butch Saw yer from the Tri-Cities, WA. were recent callers in Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Papineau and daughters. Carmen Looslie and Connie Jones, were Union callers when they attended the funeral of family friend, Mrs. Carlson. Kathy Tellechea is recuper ating at home from recent surgery. Word has been received of the death of Marj Angel, a former Lexington resident. Rom Jones and children spent several days at the home of her parents in Union. 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