Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, July 21,1999 - FIVE
Willow Creek Baptist provides unique blend of VBS, community service
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Photo by Allison Sykes
Youth volunteers with the Willow Creek Baptist Church Bible school assist in community service projects
in downtown Heppner.
Photo by Allison Sykes
Young people gather at the football field at the Morrow County Fairgrounds prior to beginning a prayer walk
through Heppner. The youth, from the Tri-Cities, Portland, Texas and California, came to Heppner to help
out with the Willow Creek Baptist Bible School and local community service projects this week.
The Willow Creek Baptist
Church of Heppner, in the midst
of their vacation Bible school
activities this week, is offering a
unique community service-
oriented approach to their
outreach.
As a part of their Bible school
program, "Mount Extreme", for
kids in preschool through sixth
grade, the church brought in
youth from as far away as
Portland, Tri-Cities, California
and Texas. In the mornings,
Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. to noon, the youth assist
with Bible school activities. In
the afternoons and evenings the
high school and college-age
youth help with service projects
in the local communities.
Monday afternoon the group
worked under the direction of
Heppner City Manager Gerry
Breazeale, cleaning out gutters,
pulling weeds and picking up
cigarette butts and other trash in
downtown Heppner. Monday
evening they held a prayer walk,
which began at the fairgrounds
and
wound
through
the
downtown
area.
Walkers,
including local people from
several different area churches,
lifted up prayers for the Heppner
community.
Willow Creek Baptist Pastor
Brent Waldrep said that the
community has been very
supportive of their efforts; Fome
Burkenbine of Central Market
provided soft drinks; Dick Devin
of Devin Chevron donated
sandwiches; and the fairgrounds
made facilities available to the
group.
Tuesday the group went to the
Pioneer Memorial Nursing home
where they had lunch with the
residents, visited with them,
played games and sang songs.
Wednesday they planned to
have lunch at the St. Patrick's
Senior Center Mealsite. That
afternoon they plan to do
landscaping for the Willow
Creek Waterpark.
In return, the waterpark has
donated the use of its facilities
from 9-10:30 p.m.Thursday for a
pool party for all youth of the
community. Pastor Waldrep said
that the pool party, free of charge
to all youth, will give them a
chance to "have a good time and
meet other high school and
college age students."
Thursday afternoon a prayer
walk is planned in lone and then
Friday a cleanup of Willow
Creek is tentatively scheduled if
time permits.
Friday VBS will conclude with
a parents' night beginning at 6
p.m.
at the Seventh-day
Adventist building. The evening
will include a program and
snacks will be provided. All kids
who attended Bible school and
their parents are invited to attend.
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Volunteers clean up the town
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Phil Tellechea with the Morrow County Grain Growers watches as Bob Harrison (not pictured) unloads a
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Children, parents and fellow workers at Heppner Daycare/Preschool gathered Thursday, July 15, for a
farewell party for Sue Norton (seated center). Norton, who has been with Heppner Daycare for 13 years, is
moving to the Portland area.
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WCCC Men’s Championship scheduled July 25
The 1999 Willow Creek Coun
try Club Men’s Championship will
be held on Sunday, July 25.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. A
shotgun start tee-off will be at 8
a.m.
The field will be divided into
three flights according to handi
cap. Special events prizes and
awards for gross and net play will
be given. All male members of
WCCC are eligible to play. Cof
fee, rolls and fruit will be avail
able throughout the competition.
Defending champion is Slater
Mitchell.
The tournament committee in
cludes John Edmundson, chair
man; Tom Bedortha, Stub Lewis,
Earl Norris, Ron Bowman and
Slater Mitchell.
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