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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 15, 1999
Willows Grange
potluck planned Choir invites
Local student helps less fortunate
The lone Willows Grange
Christmas program and potluck
will be Thursday, Dec. 16 at 6:30
p.m.
All grangers and friends are
welcome to attend. Those plan
ning to attend are asked to bnng a
salad or a dessert. Everything else
will be furnished.
new members
New members are invited to
join the South Morrow Commu
nity Choir when they begin re
hearsals again in January.
The choir rehearses from 5:30-
7 p.m. on Monday evenings at the
Heppner High School band room.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
Andrea Mortimore, Linda Kenny, Roy Proctor and Matt Kenny show some
of the toys from last year's Elks Giving Tree Dinner.
Everyone is invited to bring a new unwrapped toy and receive a free
spaghetti and meatball dinner prepared by Ernie and Jeanine Dilley on
Friday, Dec. 17. Dinner starts at 6 p.m.
4-H News
Pins and Pots and Patterns
and Pans
By Emily Bergstrom
Lindsey Ward with Neighborhood Center Director Jan Skaggs and items
collected for the needy.
On December 3 Pins and Pots
and Patterns and Pans had their
4-H meeting.
Club members worked on
their Christmas projects . They
also made a meal for the
Joneses. They made soup and
dill biscuits. This time when
they drew the name they drew
Whitney Matthews' name.
The girls are working on all
different things from tablecloths,
a skirt and pillows to place mats.
They are getting their projects
done and are working on
something else for Christmas.
Kool Kitchen Kids
The Christmas spirit kindled a Pendleton, where Ward did the
spark in Heppner High School shopping, was also a key donor.
junior, Lindsey Ward. She "Manager Garth Lovell was
headed an effort to benefit the great, I just can't thank him
South
Morrow
County enough, "stated Ward.
Neighborhood Center.
The grand total of the donations
Ward started by donating $100 came to over $350. Items that
and then challenged Heppner will be given to the South
High School faculty and students, Morrow County Neighborhood
friends, family and co-workers to Center include: shampoo, bars of
make a donation.
soap, razors, shaving cream,
By Shanna Rietmann
"The students made up one of cotton swabs, baby shampoo and
On November 23, the Kool
the greatest portions of the wash, baby powder, oil and baby
Kitchen Kids cooking 4-H club
donations," said Ward, who wipes, lotion, toilet paper,
had its first meeting. They
added that she was slightly deodorant, feminine products,
surprised by this, but very ch ap stick ,
elected officers and the results
to o th p a ste ,
grateful.
were as follows: President
toothbrushes, floss, mouth wash,
The donations that were denture adhesive, combs and Linsey Mitchell, Vice President
collected went to the purchase of <J*ii«he9 . iii-Hi*.; -v
Jodp Coil, both intermediate
toiletry* and neces^lM^ijJJi^or r*» ifT d e fm ite h - -plan to do this . members, . Secretary Laurie
the needy of «he a i ^ ’rWMdfsaid agajh 'jjem ^.eafpj, feel that it MUrray, junior member, and
she decided Christm&s w'oliTd be turned out a big success and News
Reporter
Shanna
a good time for this project, benefits people who really need
Rietmann, intermediate member.
"Simply because people are more it," said Ward. "To me Christmas The other junior members are
giving around the holidays."
is about giving and I hope 1 can
Mahaley Huddleston and Kyle
Donations were also collected persuade others to feel the same
Carlson.
Madison Bailey, Blair
from Ward's dentist, Dr. Donald way through their donations. It
Keithley
and Kylee Disque are
Benschoter, and orthodontist, Dr. really feels good to help others,"
also
intermediate
members. The
Dennis Turner. "They really stated an exhausted Ward after
senior
members
and
also junior
helped a lot in the dental care her shopping trip.
leaders are Shelley Rietmann,
department."
Wal-Mart
in
Jodie Carlson, Claire Anderson
and Leland Rill.
After the election they filled
out registrations and discussed
the upcoming year.
On December 13 the club met
the Heppner High School (HHS)
Sleigh bells ring, can you hear
again
at the 4-H extension office
varsity boys’ and girls’ games
them? Santa’s on his way.
in
Heppner.
Each member
before making the long trip back
"Rudolph” Mustang will make
brought
with
them
15 Christmas
a special appearance at the Mor to the North Pole.
cookies.
They
then
cut out
Everyone is invited to get a pic
row County Museum on Saturday,
snowflakes
and
decorated
them.
ture taken with Rudolph. Cost is
Dec. 18, from noon-2 p.m.
Next
they
placed
one
of
$3. The event is sponsored by the
Rudolph Mustang will also be at
everyone’s
cookie
on
a
plate,
HHS cheerleaders.
ending up with about 10 cookies
per plate. They then decorated
&
SP the plates with their snowflakes.
The club then split into groups
and delivered the plates to some
of the elderly citizens in the
community Plates were also
delivered to the St. Patrick's
Senior Center and to Lexington.
The members enjoyed doing this
community service project and
hope everyone enjoyed their
cookies.
Paws and Claws
'Rudolph' Mustang to
make appearance
By Kim Morris
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The first meeting of the Paws
and Claws 4-H Club was held
Sunday, November 21, at Becky
Tullis's house.
The meeting was opened by
President Cyd Tullis. After the
flag and 4-H pledge members
elected officers for the new
year
New
officers
are:
president-Cyd
Tullis,
vice
president-Jeff
Hu n t ,
secretary/reporter-Kim Moms,
treasurer-Miranda
Hunt,
sergeant at arms, new member-
Shannon Clay, and flag leader-
Amanda Emery.
After the election, club leader,
Becky Tullis talked about the
body part« of the rabbit and the
chicken.
The nex' meeting is scheduled
for December 12 at 5 p.m. at the
Tullis's. On this date the club
will hold their annual Christmas
party.
Cyd and Becky served
prehistoric
pudding
and
lemonade. The meeting was
adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
Wheat Growers
present awards
The Oregon Wheat Growers
League (OWGL) recently named
Bob and Lynn Buchanan of
Milton-Freewater as recipients of
its Distinguished Service Award,
the league’s highest honor.
The award highlighted the ban
quet at the OWGL’s 73rd annual
convention.
Buchanan’s work on the agri
cultural research funding package
approved this year by the Oregon
Legislature earned him the award.
He quarterbacked the effort to get
the package passed by the legis
lature and approved by the gov
ernor. Lynne, his wife, was hon
ored for her OWGL board work
on environmental issues, most no
tably the debate over salmon re
covery and dam breaching.
Other awards went to the fol
lowing:
Voice of the industry-Trudi
Evans, Klamath Falls, member of
the Oregon Grains Commission
and new vice president of the
National Barley Growers Asso
ciation. The award was1 presented
by Larry Aamoldiof U.&. Bank
on behalf of the Agricultural Com
mittee of the Portland Chamber
of Commerce;
Outgoing league president Judy
Rea of lone presented the out
standing volunteer awards. Out
standing county president honors
went to Ken Gneb of Morrow
County. Outstanding committee
chair honors were shared by
Chuck Nelson of Heppner, of the
Transportation Committee, and
Greg Goad, Pendleton, Farm Pro
grams and Finance and Insurance
committees chair;
Incoming league president
Sherman Reese presented Rea
with a framed inspirational art
piece purchased by individual
members of the OWGL board and
staff, and thanked her for her ser
vice to the industry in 1999.
Krebs recognized
The University of Idaho and
the women of Delta Delta Delta
recognize Jessica C. Krebs of
lone on completion of their new
member program
and her
initiation into the Trident degree
on November 3 and the Stars
and
Crescent
degree
on
November 5.
Momentum is picking up around here for "Steppin' Lively Into the
21st", our first New Year's Eve party, and of course, our only
millennium one. The fun can include dancing to Benny Goodman
and Kay Kaiser bands, games both old and new, story telling,
reminiscing and prophesying groups, contests with prizes, singing
and live music and whatever. Ideas welcomed.
Potluck finger food will be on hand for snacking. A variety of no
booze drinks will be provided. Everyone over 60 is cordially invited
to come for a good time (maybe a Blast) from 10 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Those needing transportation, please call 676-9030 or 676-9435 right
after Christmas.
The Heppner Meal Site served approximately 100 meals (14
takeouts) on Wed., December 8. Members of the Seventh-day
Adventist and Nazarene Churches served. Blood pressures were
taken before the meal. The Senior board meeting was postponed due
to illness .
The menu for the Christmas dinner Dec. 22 is: baked ham, oven
potatoes, whipped squash, broccoli and cauliflower, pineapple Jell-O
salad, clover leaf rolls and pumpkin cheese cake. Members of the
Lutheran Church will serve.
Exercise was held Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m.; Bingo played
Tuesday evening; and pinochle played Tuesday and Friday at 1 p.m.
Anyone is welcome to join in these activities.
Carolers from the Christian Life Center sang at the Senior Center
Sunday afternoon, in the recreation room and on each floor. Thank
you for brightening up the seniors day.
The bus to the Christmas Concert Sunday Dec. 19 will leave the
Senior Center at 2:30 p.m., travel to the Heppner Elementary School
and return to the center after the concert. The sign up sheet is in the
Sr. Center office, or call 676-9030.
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is now making house calls in private practice.
An office will be opening in town, but until then,
Dr. Wenberg will see patients in their homes
for medical consultations.
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