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Local fiddlers win at Kiwanis Kapers; Heppner girl takes grand prize Ces oi a b e i s e l i U o f 0 I. j •■< j v> s r L 1 b ; ¿•Ui J il e • û .ï ‘j A local group o f young fiddlers who entitled their performance "Classic 'n' Celtic Fiddlers" took first place and $125 prize money in the Elementary Division at the annual Pendleton Kiwanis Kapers Talent Show this past weekend. Grand prize and the people’s choice award was won by a Heppner girl, Jessica Heliker. She was awarded $500. The fiddlers included the following players: Seth Morgan, Brynna Rust, Kate Kendrick and Eric Jepsen o f Heppner, Alex Carlson and Kara Clay o f lone, Blaine Maley o f Condon, Hillary and Lauren Anne Harshman and Amanda Tullis o f Pendleton, and Nick Berretta of Walla Walla, WA. The group is under the direction o f Peg W illis o f Pendleton. The group started their winning performance by playing a classical M inuet by Bach. As they were playing, a leprechaun, played by Seth Morgan, came out and tossed som e" gold dust" on the group and their music was transformed from formal classic music to a lively Irish Jig- . I 13 First place fiddle group at Kapers Another fiddle group o f four players, also directed by Peg Willis, took fourth place in the competition with their rendition o f "Bear Creek Hop". They included Sarah Kendnck o f Heppner, Russell Pattee of Condon, Kodna Haddock o f Pilot Rock and Hannah Haberstroh from Pendleton. Fiddlers from both groups will combine their talents to perform at the upcoming Heppner St. Patrick’s Day Celebration. The fiddlers will performing at KUMA Coffee Hour at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 17, with their main performance at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon at the Ceili at the Heppner Elks Club New city hall/ library plans unveiled Heppner gets ready for big St. Pats weekend Heppner Mayor Bob Jepsen left), City Manager Jerry Breazeale and Wilbur Jackson spruce up the Main Street Shamrock in preparation for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day Celebration. Complete schedule of events and more St. Pats news on page 3 Renfro, Lindsay win school board Heppner businesses dressed up their windows for the St. Patrick's Celebration this weekend. Artist Bonnie Bennett shows off her seats; Prag on handiwork at the Gazette-Times office. district People using arena health Smith seeks John Renfro, Lexington, meeting with governor Oregon State Representative Greg Smith from Heppner told the Gazette-Tim es M onday that he is trying to put together a meeting in lone which would include a visit from the governor. The topic o f meeting would be the proposed road between lone and Boardman. Access to the road will not be possible if The Nature Conservancy, the environmental group that will take over th . land, refuses to to allow it and the state does not grant an easem ent prior to handing the land over to them. Smith said that Governor Kitzhaber's office was reluctant to schedule such a meeting. VEILS DEADLINE 5 p.m. Mond»> without paying According to the Morrow County Fair Board, some individuals are using the Wilkinson Arena without paying the $5 per hour for usage and $5 for the lights. "This is a "theft o f service," says LaRae Kindle, Morrow County Fair secretary. "If this continues the Fair Board will have no choice but to lock the facility and arrangements will have to be made through the office to have the arena unlocked." The Fair Board meets the first Monday o f the month starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Fair Office for anyone wishing to discuss the matter, said Kindle Softball tryout» Major softball tryouts for ages nine-12 will be held on rhursday, March 22, at the Shad Hisler Field at 4 p.m. Call Cindi Doherty at 676-5122 for more information. upset incumbent Dwayne Carroll, Im gon, 650 to 615, in the race for Morrow County School District Zone 2. M ichelle Gale, also Im gon, garnered 444 votes. In Morrow County School District Zone 6, incumbent Barney Lindsay, Lexington, overwhelm ingly defeated John Kilkenny, Heppner, 1163 to 513. John Prag, Boardman. won a seat on the M orrow County Health District Zone 3 with 164 votes. Prag defeated Susan J. Payne with 133 votes and Marja Sayles with 65. Karen Pettigrew, with 230 votes, and Kathy L. Moore, with 147, captured two seats on the Boardman Park and Recreation District, defeating W illiam P. Sharkey with 131. Morrow County Clerk Barbara Bloodsworth reminds voters that election results are preliminary. Chris Boothby o f Boothby Architecture presented to a small but enthusiastic group the final proposal for the new Heppner city hall and library building last Friday. During the presentation, Boothby explained how the project had come together. According to Boothby, the project started when the Oregon Trail Library District board identified long-term goals for the district. An assessm ent o f existing facilities indicated that the Heppner Branch was much too small for the area's needs. Library standards called for a building roughly twice the size o f the existing facility. The district then began searching for suitable existing buildings. Nothing was found that would suit the needs o f the district for an affordable cost. After pursuing existing buildings, the district started considering building a new facility. Since the city o f Heppner had a buildable lot on Main Street at a prime location, the district approached the city about perhaps sharing a structure at the site. Meanwhile the city had been planning to eventually build a city hall at the site. The city agreed to look into the matter further, and a collaborative effort between city and library district was bom. Both entities, the city and library district, saw the benefits o f partnering on the project. Each could obtain better funding through collaboration and there were economies o f scale from sharing a building. The city desperately needed to either move into another building or to do extensive upgrading and remodeling to the old building. Estimated cost to remodel and improve the existing city hall structure was about $250,000 and did not make a very acceptable facility. By joining forces with the library district, the city could help the library obtain a new building meeting their needs and could also benefit from the library’s fund raising ability. Both entities would get a building that was ideal for each o f their needs. Boothby Architecture was hired jointly by the city o f Heppner and the Oregon Trail Library District to develop a conceptual plan for a new building which w-ould fit in the Main Street site between the Post Office and the Shoe Box store. After some preliminary design work, the opportunity arose to obtain a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation to include the community in the design o f a new building. The library district successfully applied for the grant and a public design workshop was held on October 28. At that meeting participants had an opportunity to talk directly with design experts and voice their ideas and preferences. The architects took those comments and suggestions and incorporated them into the final conceptual plan. The final report to the public at the St. Patrick's Senior Center was presented to the public on March 9. Although the turnout was light for the final presentation, the plan was well received, according to the city. Incorporated into the plan was the maximum use of natural daylight into a two-story structure. The windows were positioned to maximize low angle winter sunlight which w ould help low er the heating costs. Also included were other features that would make the building cost-efficient to operate. The building facade w as designed to fit in w ith the existing streetscape and to reflect the historical character o f the block. Spaces in the interior were designed to suite the needs o f the patrons and o f the staff that would spend the most time there The com m unity meeting room would comfortably seat 100 and would be a place to host conferences and workshops, and could be used for weddings and other events. The cost o f the proposed building was estim ated at SI.400,000 by Boothby. but by pursuing a funding plan developed by Public Affairs Research Consultants, the actual cost to the community would be in the neighborhood o f $400,000. For this cost, both the library and city would get a new building that would m eet the needs o f the com m unity for now and into the future. Bike-a-thon set for April 29 The annual lone St. Jude Bike-a- thon has been set for Sunday, April 29. This annual event, which features a point-to-point 22-mile ride and a one-mile circuit route within the city limits o f lone, raises money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in M emphis. TN. M ore details on the ride will follow in the com ing weeks. Rolling Hills Run set April 28 H ie annual Rolling Hills Fun Run-W alk Run, sponsored by the EMT Association o f South Morrow County, will be held Saturday, April 28, beginning at 9 a m. at Heppner Elementary School. The 3.1 or 6.2 mile event will also include time splits, ribbons and plaques, door prizes and breakfast, which is included for participants. Aid stations will be available. Breakfast will be available to the public from 6-10 a.m. Participants should pre register by April 21, however, late registration is also available. Proceeds will be used toward the purchase of ambulance life-saving equipment for South M orrow County Response Teams For m ore information call 989-8526 or 989-8555; Rolling Hills Run, P.O. 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