TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner Oregon Wednesday, October 6. 1999
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o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow
Heppner
Tracy Rankin named
St. Pat s Committee to
Miss Teen delegate
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T ra c \ Rankin has been se
lected to be a delegate fo r the
Miss Teen Oregon USA pageant
on Saturday. Oct 23 She w ill rep
resent Heppner
Trace s current sponsors are
the Heppner Elks Club. Cal s Res
taurant. R&W Drive-In. Dev in Oil
and Peterson's Jewelers
Any one who would like to help
sponsor Tracy or would like infor
mation on the pageant may call
676-0748 from 6-10 p m Monday
through Friday, or anytime Satur-
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Wolf plan expensive, illegal
To the Editor,
I hope city folks recognize the
latest ploy from the environmental
industry relating to their plan to
introduce timber wolves into
Oregon: a TMame Our W o lf
contest.
Since packs o f w ild wolves
roaming though parks, recreation
areas and suburbs (ala the
explosion o f coyotes who take a
terrible toll on domestic cats and
dogs) has met with a cool
reception
in
Oregon,
environmental
P.R.
flacks
developed this contest to humanize
this voracious kille r with a cute,
cuddly "kiddie hook."
Eighth-grader Cedar Hursh o f
Cave Junction won the contest
with his inspired submission,
’Freedom." And even though
Cedar doesn't know how, or by
whom or for what purpose his
work w ill be used, people who live
in rural Oregon know something
Cedar may not: "Freedom isn't
free."
Last time I checked, the cost for
locating, tracking, tranquilizing
and removing B-45 was around
$10,000,
not
counting
interruptions to ag operations
halted "just in case."
Not only was B-45's foray into
Oregon expensive, it was illegal.
No
environmental
impact
statement was ever filed, no debate
,
was offered and no decision was
made to allow wolves in Oregon.
Federal agents still refuse to
accept responsibility for their
carelessness in allowing B-45 to
stray.
And while radical
environmentalists recruit our kids,
for a few family ranchers and
farmers, the songwriter was right:
'Freedom's just another word for
nuthin' left to lose.”
(s) Ted Ferrioli
John Day
Saddle Club to hold tryouts
The Arlington Saddle Club is Rules, patterns and judging crite
once again preparing for their an ria will be reviewed at this time
start at 1 p m
nual J ackpot «Rodeo • Vory f?dt : T r u d g in g
„A'potlufctf luiich u ill be held at
they selen
represent
12 noon Every one is welcome to
the club for the upcoming year
attend
Those planning to attend
This year's tryouts will be held
are
asked
to bring their favorite
Sunday. Oct. 24. All contestants
must be between 16-21 years of dish Dnnks will be provided
Arena games will follow the
age as o f May 1. Contestants w ill
be judged on horsem anship, selection o f the queen
Anyone interested in being a
speaking abilities and appearance
contestant should contact Debbie
The try outs will start at 10 am
Dean. (541) 454-2502. for addi
w ith a meeting for all contestants
tional information
Lacey Matteson takes
fourth rookie title
Lacey Matteson o f Heppner
captured her fourth Rookie Cow
girl award at the last fall rodeo o f
the Oregon High School Rodeo
season held Sept 2 5 -2 6 in
LaGrande Matteson placed in
three events
Matteson turned in a 17 957 in
barrel racing to take third place
She was followed by lone's Sy bil
Krebs in fourth with a 18 092 and
Condon's Mame Wilkins in fifth
with 18 246 The tno also placed
in the breakaway roping, where
Wilkins took second with a 4 72.
Krebs was third with a 4 88 and
Justice Court
^ePort
The Justice Court office at the
courthouse annex building in
Heppner reports handling the fol
lowing business
Robin Scott. 36. Fcmwood.
ID -Illegal Possession o f Fire
works. $302 fine plus court-ap
pointed attorney :
Kirsti Winters (Cason). 25.
Hcppner-Permittmg a Dog to Run
at Large. $43 fine:
Kristopher Paullus. 19. Hcrmis-
ton-Offcnsive Littering. $152 fine:
MIP. $152 fine
Matteson roped to sixth place w ith
a 6.68 Matteson also turned in a
seventh place goat tying run of
12.25. lone's Ann Shear finished
in 10th place in the pole bending,
with a 22.136.
Heppner "s Blake Knowles and
Ry an Matteson. currently leading
the team roping for the y ear, added
fourth place points to their tally,
with a run o f 15.27 Knowles also
placed seventh in the calf roping
event with a 15.24 time In steer
wrestling competition. Chris Irzyk
o f Moro grabbed third place with
an 11 03
Commission
to meet
The monthly meeting o f the
Morrow County Commission on
Children and Families will be held
on Tuesday. Oct 12 at the Mor
row County Family Services Cen
ter. 120 South Main. Heppner.
from 7-9 p m
The main topics o f discussion
will be recent conference reports
and program updates The public
is invited to attend and participate
in the discussions
For further information, call
676-9675.
Dr. (Donald J. Carlson
fo o t Specialist
®5f
will be a t the Pioneer Memorial Clinic
on October 13th for the diagnosis
and treatment of all foot problems
Heppner
Hermiston
676-5504
567-8750
The premiere concerts o f Inland
Northwest Musicians' season w ill
be Saturday, October 9, at Weston
auditorium, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
and Sunday, October 10, at the
Vert Auditorium in Pendleton at
3:15 p.m.
Conducted by R. Lee Friese, the
concerts w ill feature Beethoven's
Symphony #3, known as the
Eroica. "A t the time he wrote
Symphony #3 (1805). Beethoven
was beginning to show signs o f
what eventually became total
deafness," said a release. "His
spirit is reflected in the music he
composed. His love o f freedom,
liberty, his reverence for God, and
his respect for common man are all
evident in this invigorating
symphony. Beethoven had a great
admiration
for
Napoleon
Bonaparte, and he had dedicated
this Symphony #3 to him until
Napoleon accepted the crown o f
Emperor.
Beethoven, who
detested nobility, tore up the title
page o f the Symphony in a rage
and made the dedication the
Eroica--to the heroism o f common
man. The famous funeral iparch
o f the second movement builds in
intensity."
"This one is a sure thing for
goose bumps." says local cellist
Laura M cElligott. "The music is
inspiring."
An Irish Suite w ill "set the toes
tapping" as featured tunes are Irish
jigs and folk .songs set in
interestingarrangements,by LeRoy
Anderson. The suite is in six
parts, with each part featuring a
familiar Irish tune, including "Irish
Washerwoman." "The Wearing o f
the Green," and "The Last Rose o f
Summer," among others.
In addition, music from a ballet
by Igor Stravinsky "sets the
imagination working with mythical
creatures who dance and whirl in
star-swept flourishes."
"Stravinsky's Berceuse and Finale
from the Firebird Suite ballet is
colorful music," the release
continued. "Mysterious images o f
suspense, shadows and clouds are
created in the opening shimmering
measures o f the piece." A bassoon
solo states the theme and
combinations o f instruments are
added until the piece culminates in
a full orchestral sound.
Inland Northwest Musicians
was established in June 1999.
Friese, o f Athena, has directed
orchestras in the Pacific Northwest
for more than 22 years, including
the Walla Walla Symphony for 10
years and the Oregon East
Symphony for 13 years. "He is a
teacher, performer, church choir
director,
adjudicator,
guest
conductor, clinician, and advocate
for the arts," he release said.
Local musicians who w ill
perform with the Inland Northwest
Musicians in this premiere concert
include
violinists
Delanne
Ferguson. Ben Stillman and
Kathryn Unruh; cellist Laura
M cElligott;
French
homist
Jennifer Waldrep; trombonist
Isaiah Stillman; and clarinetist
Fanny Fitzgerald.
Membership tickets for the six
concert
Inland
Northwest
Musicians season are now on sale.
Adult
membership
is $40;
membership for seniors and
students is $25, and family
membership is
$125.
Membership tickets w ill, be
honored at all performance .
locations aHd also entitle voting
privileges at the annual meeting o f
the Inland Northwest Musicians.
Single ticket prices at the door are
$8 for adults, $5 for seniors and
students or $40 for families.
Membership
and
ticket
information is available from
board member Loren Unruh at
541-676-9873.
C O P Y P A P E R Ream o r Carton j
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Trail concept plan
unveiling Oct. 17
What do hiking, heritage, and
homemade pie have in common?
Columbia River History, the
Morrow County Columbia River
Heritage Trail connecting Irrigon
and Boardman. plus homemade
pies w ill all be part o f the October
17, 1999 event to 'Unveil the Trail
Concept Plan".
The "soon to be" annual
heritage event, October
19
observes the October day in 1805
when Lewis and Clark, their Corps
o f Discovery, Sacagawea, her
French
trapper
husband,
Charbonneau. and their infant.
Pomp, all visited and camped with
native people on a sandy island in
the Mid Columbia. The island, o ff
shore from Irrigon Marina Park, is
now under the waters o f the
Columbia River.
The October 19 observance w ill
begin on Sunday, October 17, at 2
p.m. at the Irrigon Marina Park
(Highway 730 to Irrigon, North on
10th Street to Irrigon Marina
Park).
The event w ill begin at the
Oregon Historical Society Panel,
and the location o f the island w ill
be pointed out for all to see. Don
Eppenbach, a director o f the o f the
Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage
Foundation, Inc., w ill give a brief
recap o f the Lewis and Clark
experience in Morrow County.
A member o f the Confederated
Tribes o f the Umatilla Indian
Reservation has been invited to
share tales o f the encounter
between the diplomats and the
native people. C hief Jesse Jones,
o f the Cayuse Tribe, w ill bring a
tepee, artifacts and regalia o f the
Cayuse people.
A historic re-enactor w ill provide
stories and activities o f mountain
men/fur trappers.
Irrigon and
Boardman fourth grade students
w ill parade hats and costumes
from the 1800's.
Old time
musicians w ill play music o f the
1800's. Community volunteers are
preparing an old time pie social,
with prizes for the Prettiest Pie;
Pie with Flakiest Pastry; and the
Judges' Favorite Pie.
Drawings and resources from the
M orrow County Columbia River
Heritage Trail Concept Plan w ill
be available for the public
inspection. The public is invited
to share comments and reaction to
the plan. Some comments w ill be
incorporated into the Final
Published plan and there w ill be a
$25 prize for the best sketch or
quotation
selected
for
the
document.
The public is invited to attend.
There is no charge to attend,
however,
donations
toward
expenses related to the Morrow
County Columbia River Heritage
Trail (benches, drinking fountains,
signage etc-) w ill be gratefully
accepted. Activities w ill be held in
several areas o f the park, visitors
are welcome to bring their own
lawn chairs.
For more information about
observing October 19 on Sunday,
October 17, contact: The Morrow
County Planning Department at
541-922-4624. Inclement weather
site is Stokes Landing Community
Center, 195 W. Opal Place, Irrigon
NEWS DEADLINE
5 p.m. Monday
The St. Patrick's Day Weekend
"The committee decided that they
Auction Committee has "jump wanted to do something a wee bit
started" their event by offering a different with this, their first
"wee" twist to their usual activity. donated
vehicle,"
said
a
Locals and visiting hunters had spokesperson. "This w ill also be a
an opportunity to buy raffle fine way to keep folks reminded o f
tickets, hoping for the one that w ill the auction that w ill be coming
win someone a 1972 Volkswagen along in just five and a half
bug, which was on display on months."
Main Street.
John Gochnauer, who previously
lived in Heppner but now hails
On October 2, pictures o f the
from Coos Bay, offered the "Baja"
bright blue car and raffle tickets
Bug to the celebration. He even
were available as people lined up
for the Hardman oyster feed.
delivered the car from Coos Bay
and talked to Marty Brannon, o f 1
The winning ticket w ill be drawn
Brannon’s Automotive Repair,
at the St. Patrick's Day Weekend
Auction on March 19, 2000.
about repairing it.
Marty
volunteered his time and some
Between now and then, raffle
tickets w ill be available at the
parts to get the VW running. Then
Glenn Bridgmon at the Heppner
office o f Kuhn. Spicer and M ills
Les Schwab Tire Center agreed to
and at special events, such at the
donate tires to the project.
December Light
Parade in
Heppner.
The bug w ill be making
Tickets sell for $1 each or six • appearances from time to time
tickets for $5.
between now and March 19.
St. Pat's committee plans
for year 2000
Claudia Hughes and Cara
Osmin, co-chairpersons o f "A
Wee Bit O'Jreland" in Heppner,
along, with Doris Brosnab, auction
. chair, jnvite all interested persons
to attend the year 2000 planning
meeting Thursday, October 14. at
6:30 p.m. in the Gillaim/Bisbee
county conference room above
Coast-to-Coast in Heppner.
1999's event resulted in
donations to the South Morrow
County Scholarship Trust and the
Senior Center, as well as the
donation o f loudspeakers to the
Rodeo Committee.
Discussion during the meeting
w ill involve the long-planned
drinking fountain for Main Street;
new and
old
events and
entertainment "to make the 2000
celebration the best ever," said
Claudia
Hughes,
chamber
executive director. Now is the
time to sign on for the next
celebration or to let the committee
know i f you wish another entity to
take on your event, said Hughes.
New volunteers, faces, and ideas
are welcome, she added.
"Come jo in us to plan a great
event to celebrate Heppner's Irish
heritage and to make it fun for the
community," said Hughes and
Osmin.
"Because March 17,
2000, falls on a Friday, we want it
to be very Irish and include as
much music and festivity as
possible."
"We would also like to have all
the scheduling completed and
brochures ready by the end o f
November, as inquiries are already
coming in,” they added. "The
more successful the celebrations in
Morrow County, the healthier our
communities become.......sort o f
like a shot in the arm."
H eppnerfs Parade o f Lights
to be held again
Heppner w ill once again hold its
Parade o f Lights celebration this
year, and entries in the parade are
encouraged.
The parade w ill be held Dec. 2,
and anyone who would like to
enter or who needs more
information can contact Darrell
Raver at the Bank o f Eastern
Oregon.
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