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VOL. 118______ NO. 8_______ 10 Pages
Wednesday, February 24,1999
Time to think about
parade entries
It's time to start thinking about
your entry for the great Heppner
St. Patrick's Day Parade. Cash
prizes and ribbons will be
awarded for the top entries in
each parade entry category and
there are many to chose from.
The parade committee is
looking for Irish floats,
characters, groups, musical
groups, cars, bikes, golf carts,
and more. "Really, the chances
look very good that if it's at all
"Irish", there's a place in the
parade," said chairman Bob
Kahl.
The St. Patrick's Day Parade
will be Saturday, March 13,
beginning at 1 p.m., right after
the races.
For entry forms or more
information about the parade,
stop in at Van Marter & Kahl
Insurance or call Bob Kahl at
676-9113
days,
676-5422
evenings.
Volunteers sought for Little League
Anyone interested in coaching,
being an umpire or wishing to
volunteer in any other way for
the Heppner Little League kids
season should come to sign-ups
on Wednesday and Thursday,
March 3 and 4, from 5-7 pm at
the Neighborhood Center for an
application.
Anyone who cannot attend
March 3 or 4 may attend the
meeting of the Heppner Little
League Board Monday, March
8, at 7 p.m. at the Neighborhood
Center. The board will select
managers and coaches that
evening.
"Remember, you must fill out a
new volunteer form every year
to be considered," said a Little
League representative.
lone Library has free
Internet access
The lone Public Library now
has free Internet access available
for use by the general public.
The terminal is currently
available from 2-4 p.m. and by
appointment. The computer is
available on a first-come, first-
served basis and is also available
for word processing and other
computing functions.
Orientations for new users are
available upon request.
For more information, contact
Anne Morter at 422-7429.
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Americanism
posters now
on display
Americanism Contest Posters
are now on display at the Elks
Lodge.
This year 26 students
participated-13 from Chris
Davis' eighth _ grade social
studies class at lone Middle
School and 13 from Greg Grant's
eighth grade class at Heppner.
Contest participants from
Heppner are: Brad Adams,
Donald Adams, Tracey Baker,
Sally Calvert, Cindy Gall,
Megan Healy, Sibbea Jones,
Jessica Krieger, Marcy Miller,
Jerry Shank, Whitney Sherrett,
Ashley Ward, Josh Winters;
lone
Middle
School-Jaysi
Bennetto, Tracy Griffith, Cody
Grubaugh
(Bergstrom),
Cameron Krebs, Cayle Krebs,
Diana McElligott, Karl Morgan,
Caitlin Orem, Michael Radie,
Koby Rea, Andrew Rietmann,
Jeremy Tullis and Aaron
Tworek.
The contest provides students
an opportunity to depict his/her
view of the nation's history, the
meaning of the flag and their
personal vision for the future,
said an Elks news release.
Contest winners, two from each
school, will be awarded US
savings bonds by the Heppner
Elks Lodge. The posters will
remain on display at the Elks
Lodge through March 10.
Local band to
play in
talent show
Yaw's sponsors contest for a trip
A rock band comprised of local
teens, called "Final Warning",
will compete at the Kiwanis
talent show on Friday, March 5,
at 7 p.m. at the Vert Auditorium
in Pendleton.
Band members are David
Bates, Jeff Currin, Travis
Bellamy and Meghan Bailey.
Contestants will compete for a
$500 prize.
Community pep
rally planned
A community pep rally for the
Heppner High School Mustang
girls’ and boys' varsity teams,
who will play in the district
tournament Thursday, Feb. 25,
will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24,
at 6:30 p.m. in the HHS gym.
Park to open
The Willow Creek RV Park will
open Monday, March 1. There are
24 spaces available. Call Hepp
ner City Hall at 676-9618 for res
ervations.
lone Youth Group traveled to
Portland February 16 for a one-
day service trip to Burnside.
The group started out at
Blanchet House, which provides
lunch to 200-300 people of the
area every day. The youth were
delegated
different
tasks,
including handing out pastries,
spoons and milk, serving salad,
bread and coffee, and bussing
tables.
The senior citizens were fed a
more balanced meal first, with
trays of meat, vegetables and
salad. They were also given
donated packaged products to
take with them.
Once the
seniors were finished, the tables
were cleaned and the others
were fed. They were handed a
donated pastry, a spoon and milk
at the door, and were told where
to sit. Servers poured water and
coffee and served a green salad
and bean soup. Day-old bread
was also available. They were
allowed to eat as much as they
wanted and many brought
containers to take food with
them. When everyone in line
was served, the lone group
helped clean up and unloaded
food from the van that picked up
donations that morning. The
Blanchet cooks then served a
turkey dinner to the kitchen
staff.
Outreach Ministry of Burnside
was the next stop for the group.
They once again divided up and
did filing, helped fill out
government forms, washed
curtains, sorted clothing, made
sandwiches and cleaned an
apartment. Outreach Ministry
acts as family for the street
people who can not care for
themselves,
finding
them
apartments, managing their daily
affairs and celebrating holidays.
The lone group met one of the
Outreach family members,
Stuart. He is 36 years old and
has cerebral palsy. It was his
birthday and the Outreach staff
had arranged for him to take the
bus to visit his family who lives
in the Portland area. Besides his
physical handicap, Stuart has a
poor short-term memory. He
enjoyed telling the lone youth
riddles and talking about
birthdays. Three members of the
lone group cleaned Stuart's
apartment. The Outreach staff
took the lone youth on a tour of
the area apartments. "I enjoyed
talking with the people and
being around people who have a
different
way
of
life,"
commented Nikki McElligott.
"It was all great."
Traveling to Portland from
lone were adult leaders Duane
Neiffer, Paul Clay and Jen
McElligott, and youth group
members, Niki Sullivan, Mark
McElligott, Jacob Neiffer. Nikki
McElligott, Allison Halvorsen,
Jeremy Reitmann, Jeremiah
McElligott, Adam Neiffer, Brad
Bumght and Salli McElligott.
Street sweeping
Heppner's Main Street will be
swept on Wednesday, March 3.
The "Graywin"
Yaw's Restaurant in Heppner is
sponsoring a contest for a cruise
through the San Juan Island on
the classic 50-foot motor vessel,
the "Graywin".
The first place winner will
receive a three-day, two-night
cruise for two, including all
lodging and meals.
Second place winner will
receive a gift certificate to Yaw's.
Contest details are available at
Yaw's Restaurant & Lounge in
Heppner.
The contest will run from
March 1-April 30, with the
winner announced May 1. The
prize must be used before June
1,1999, or between October and
November, 1999.
Entrants must be 21 or over.
People may enter the contest as
many times as they wish. The
winner will be announced m the
Gazette-Times and will also be
contacted by phone.
Mark McElligott and Duane Neiffer get instructions from Steve on how
to serve the senior citizens at Blanchet House.
Nikki McElligott, Niki Sullivan and Jeremiah McElligott unload van at
Blanchet House.
Man cut with knife
Marion Taylor, III, 39, was
arrested by the Heppner Police
on charges of assault in
connection with a fight on Feb.
21 that left one man with a knife
wound on his face.
The victim was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital.
In a separate incident on Feb.
20, a man came to the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital with a
shotgun wound to the cheek.
According to the Morrow County
Sheriffs Office, the incident
occurred at the TKO Pheasant
Ranch.
No additional information on
either incident was available at
press time.
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