Local fiddlers win at Kiwanis Kapers;
Heppner girl takes grand prize
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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-
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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. Box 562,
Lexington, OR 97839
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