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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 14, 2001 26 boys race participants from out of the area "Our Sunday attendance was almost exclusively Heppner- Lexington-Ione residents because many out-of-towners come on Friday and leave on Sunday morning," said a committee member The committee is hoping that early arrivals from out o f town will join the locals for bidding on some fantastic auction merchandise. The St. Patrick's Weekend Auction adds another wee change this year: it will be held on Friday evening, March 16, at the Heppner Elks Club. The event will be held on the ground floor of the facility, enabling all comers easy access to the action. The committee is eager to get the word out about this new date, place, and time because they do not want any of their loyal bidders to miss this opportunity for a grand time and some super buys. The "Country Store" carries new and used items offered at bargain prices. Buyers can begin purchasing at 6:30 p.m. at the store. The silent auction and live auction will run simultaneously, beginning at 7 p.m. Different times and locations have been experimented with over the years and for the past four years, the event has filled the Sunday afternoon of the weekend, held at the fairgrounds. This year's change comes in an attempt to include more in Pinewood Derby By Debbie Harper Cub Scout Pack 661's annual Pinewood Derby was held March 4 at the Heppner Elks Club. Twenty-six boys raced. The boys, with some adult help, build the cars from kits. They received their kits, which consist of a block of wood, four wheels and axles, in early December. From those humble beginnings some remarkable creations arise. In addition to the racing, the cars were also judged in five special categories: Best Scout Theme - Curtis Harper; Best Accessorized Man Holland; Most Creative - Bryan Holland; Most Realistic - Justin Gutierrez; and Best Paint Job - Drew Brannon. Special judges for these categories were Phyllis Danielson, Cara Osmin, Mary Ann Elguezabal, Tom Wolff, Marti Brannon, Gene Hall and Mary Hague wood. These judges didn't have an easy time with their decisions as all the cars were very creative. Race officials were starter - Terry Harper, Cub Master, scorekeeper - Craig Miles, finish line judges - Craig Gutierrez and Doug Holland. The Elks Club is Pack 661's sponsoring organization, and has been for many years. This year the race had as a special guest, Gene Hall. Hall started the Cub Scout pack in Heppner many years ago. Back then, Cara Osmin was his pack secretary. He also built the track the pack still uses, some 20-25 years ago. It is surprising that with so many cars raced over those years, the track has held up quite well. Race results by den: Tiger- first place, Drew Brannon, second ,Zach Hintz, third, Cody Orr. Wolf-first place, Devin Robinson, second, Seth Palmer, third, Justin Gutierrez. Bear-first place, Curtis Harper, second, Bryan Holland, third, Drew Johnson. Webelos First Year-first place, Spencer Palmer, second, Matt Holland, third, Chris Hickerson. Webelos Second Year-first place, Trent Miles, second, Cameron McCurry, third, Zach Alford. Over-all race winners were: first place, Spencer Palmer, second, Curtis Harper and third, Matt Holland. The first through third place winners in the dens can go on to race in the district finals in Hermiston, at Sandstone Middle School, on April 28, at 9 a.m. The auction fuels the yearly celebration as the main fund raiser for the St. Patrick's Committee. Each year, the auction committee tries to make the auction better in some way than the previous year, adding, changing, fine-tuning. "Something for everyone and for every-size budget" is the informal slogan of the auction committee and it is reflected in the format o f the auction, which has developed into a live auction, a silent auction, raffles, a door prize and a "country store." Though the last two weeks preceding the auction see the donations nearly double, already some notable contributions are on display in the window of the Heppner TV Company on Main Street. A list of auction items should be available on the Heppner web site, wrww.heppner.net, (editor’s note: this was not available at presstime) and the plan is update the list during the week as more items come in. The local TV station, Channel 3, is also running a partial list of items. On Thursday, March 15, the Auction Committee intends to have a list of auction donations available at some of the eateries in Heppner. Donations are accepted until the event begins, so the list will be almost, but not quite, complete. Representative of the variety ol auction items is this brief list: barbecue for 25 at the bidder's location; Mexican dinner for 10 at the bidder's location; tickets to "The Spirit o f the Dance," with an overnight stay and dinner in Pendleton; tickets to the Hermiston Wine and Cheese Festival, with an overnight stay and dinner in Hermiston; gift certificates from several of the dining establishments in the region; a remote-control pickup; an invisible pet fence; a tricycle; stuffed animals; a Pendleton blanket; a 'Kilamey' mirror; sweatshirts; caps; a deer-hunting trip on North McKay Creek; jewelry; collectibles; $200 Senes E savings bond; newspaper subscriptions; gift baskets; a "child's package" that includes a bowling ball and a spa party and an ice cream party; tickets to the Oregon Aquarium with dinner at Mo's and an overnight stay in Newport; a package at Wildhorse Casino; a Portland TrailBlazers Vendor’s Square open during celebration St. Patrick Celebration revelers are invited to check out the Vendor's Square which will be set up during the festivities, Friday through Sunday, at the Heppner Neighborhood Center. The vendor's square will include handmade crafts, stuffed animals. Kettle Com, scarecrows, horseshoe art, fabric, wooden toys and furniture, in addition to a rummage sale. Also available will be raffle tickets for pearl earrings and a quilt, sponsored by the Neighborhood Center. Special bus to provide St. Pat’s transportation Morrow County Special Transportation is providing shuttle serve for the St. Patrick's Day Celebration on Saturday, March 17, from 2:30-5:30 p.m., so people may take in a large number of events without having to find a parking place. There is no charge for the service. The bus will have stops at Les Schwab for the Cruz-In, the city park, the sheep dog trials and at the fairgrounds for the moto-cross events. People may get off and on at any o f these stops. PORT OF MORROW NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING • Use (Of supciameniai Budgei proposing an increase m t turd of KIpcrcenuiMnofB.________ A public neenng on a proposed supplemental bucgel lor P o r t o f M u n o w ___________ State ol Oregon, lor the fiscal year July 1.2000 to June 30. 2001 wii be held at The hearing will take place on th e . 21 . dev of _ M o rro w 2 H a r in g D r i v e , M a rc h .. B o a rd u e a . OR 2001 at 1 :3 0 X , The purpose ol the hearing Is to discuss the supplemental budget wrth interested persons A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after IU r c h 15 * 2001 (O— l 2 M a r in e P r i e s , le a r d a , Ol . between the hour» of 9 :0 0 0 a .m l~l p m and 5 :0 0 □am II n m SUMMARY OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET PUBLISH ONLY TW CSf fu n OS K IN O M O O If 160 FUND E n t e r p r is e Resource 1 2 3 Amount C r o a t / L oons 3 ,8 6 2 ,0 0 0 L eooo In c o u e - F o ra 3 8 2 0 ,0 0 0 S o lo o f A oooco 8 0 0 .0 0 0 E o r a ln g s on Bond l e c e r v i 6 0 ,7 5 0 Bad D ebt R e c o v e r y 2 0 5 .0 0 0 Total Resource* Requirement 1 P er so n a ^ S e r v i c s s M a t e r i a ls 6 S e r v i c e s 2 C on i t o 1 O b H * » D eb t S e r v ic e J __________ 5 ,7 4 7 ,7 5 0 Total Requirements Amount 4 0 0 .0 0 0 3 6 5 ,7 5 0 2 .6 8 2 .0 0 (1 2 ,3 0 0 ,0 0 0 5 ,7 4 7 ,7 5 0 Comments To 1 n e r v o s e b u d g et f o r u a o a c lc lp o r v r f < - - p i t f l n r o l a c t s . an A a l l o w a m a u H r . . » o f n a o a tlc lp o te d r e v e n u e s. FUND: Resource Amount Requirement J- 1 *■ 2. 3. 3 Total Resources _ Total Requirements Comments I»»* Off!»«» i St. Pat’s button a mainstay Auction planned for Friday evening this year ! Amount pennant; tickets to a TrailBlazers game; an original painting; a hi-lift jack; a "woman's package" of pampering and a "man's package" that is a guy thing; seven days at the Inn at the Seventh Mountain; overnight at Balm Fork Lodge; $75 worth o f beef; Portland Winter Hawks tickets, burgers and a movie Everyone is invited to watch for the more complete list that will be available by Thursday afternoon. The auction will begin at the Heppner Elks at 7 p.m. A stew dinner just dow n the street at the St. Patrick's Senior Center begins at 5 p.m., and the Elks offers a buffet that evening. Questions about the auction are directed to the committee chairperson at 676-5886 and to the Heppner Chamber Office at 676- 5536. Donations can also be made by calling those numbers. How long do you think The St. Patnck's Celebration button has been distributed? Do you know the answer? This being the 19th celebration, one would think it was started in 1983, but it actually came into existence on the fifth celebration in 1987 by the celebration committee Several have collected all the buttons over the years for a total of 14 this year. Judie Laughlin designed the buttons all but one year when the logo was derived from a design Irene Anhom's daughter, Cathy ChnsLsen. drew. Do you recall the large banner Christsen made for the town depicting the fine Irish heritage and resources from around the county? It flew high above the street between The Shoe Box and Elks Club and was later draped across the front of the Elks building. Designed by Christsen, it is now a little worn but still proudly PUBLIC N O TIC E Frontier Energy, LCC Two miles North o f Heppner, Oregon on the Heppner-Arlington Highway Has applied for an Oregon Title V Air Operating Permit Renewal (No. 25-0020) The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has conducted a preliminary review of this application and is providing an opportunity for public comment. A hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, Apnl 17,2001 at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, 279 Mam Street, Heppner,Oregon. An informational session will begin at 6 pm with formal testimony to be taken at 7 pm. This is a renew al of the Oregon Title V Operating Permit issued to Kinzua Resources, LLC. on August 20, 1996. A timely renew al application was not submitted because the facility was temporarily shutdown. Since a renewal application was not submitted by the required date, the permit expired and the facility cannot be operated until the permit is renewed. Frontier Energy, LLC assumed control of the facility and submitted a renewal application to operate the cogeneration boiler. All of the wood products operations (sawmill, planing mill, and lumber dry kilns) have been discontinued. ITie permit will be reissued to allow yp«tqptien of the cogeneration boiler (hat will produce approximately 10 mega watts of electricity. Hogged fuel is delivered by truck and dumped into a storage pile using a truck tipper. The fuel is stacked and then conveyed to the boiler where it is burned to produce steam that feeds a turbine and electric generator. ITie draft permit contains emission increases over baseline which were previously approved in accordance with OAR 340-222-0040( 1 )(a)(A). ITie proposed permit limits are less than or equal to the previous permit limits. The facility is located in an area designated in attainment for all criteria pollutants and the facility is a major source of the follow ing criteria pollutants: Particulate Matter, Fine Particulate Matter, Nitrogen Oxides.Carbon Monoxide, and Volatile Organic Compounds. The facility is minor source of Sulfur Dioxide emissions. More information on this facility's emission of air pollutants is contained in the draft permit review report. The application, draft permit, review report, and relevant information are available for public review, hv appointment, at DEQ's Eastern Region, Bend Office, 2146 N.E. 4th Street, Bend, Oregon, by calling (541) 388-6146 as well as DEQ's Eastern Region. Pendleton Office, 700 NE Emigrant Avenue, Pendleton Oregon, by calling (541) 276-4063. To obtain a copy of the draft permit call Bonnie Hough at (541) 388-6146 ext. 223 or call toll free in Oregon at 1-800-452-4011 or by e-mail at hough.bonnie @deq.state.or.us.. Written comments must be received no later than Apnl 18,2001 and may be submitted to the DEQ office processing the permit: Lex FD Auxiliary plans meeting A regular meeting of the 1 cxington Fire Dept. Auxiliary will be held T hursday, March 15 at 7 p.m. at the city hall. ITie agenda will include the St. Pat's Parade entry and plans for the town-w ide yard sale on July 28. Members and visitors are welcome to attend. "Your input and support are needed," said a spokesperson. Teen dances set both Friday and Saturday A St. Patrick's Day teen dance for ages 12-19 will be held this Friday, March 16, from 9 p.m. to midnight at Heppner High School. The dance will feature free admission and free refreshments and AMS Entertainment with Andy McAnally. Prior to the dance, from 7-9 p.m. that evening. Shamrock Lanes and the Pot of Gold Cafe will present a ’Mbrite'C^ftb night with bowling, pool and arcade games. Bowling shoes are $ 1.50; a bowling game, $ 1.50 and pool, 50 cents. Friday’s "substance free" activities are sponsored by Morrow County Behavioral Health and the Morrow County Arts Council. Another teen dance will be held the following night, St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17, from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Admission is $2 per person. Music will be by Rob McKenzie. Saturday's dance is sponsored by the Morrow County Fair Board. CLASSIFIED ADS .4 0 per word Department of Environmental Quality Bonnie Hough/Air Quality Permit Coordinator (e-rpail address; hough.bonnie @deq.state.or.us) 2146 N.E. 4th Street, Suite 104 Bend. OR 97701 The Department will review all information received during the public review period. Following this review, the permit may be modified. The proposed permit will then be forwarded to EPA for comment prior to issuance. Published: March 14. 2001 Affid i signifies what Heppner’s celebration is all about on the weekend of March 17. The Pot of Gold winnings for the purchase o f the lucky button and a chance to win cash was started in 1992. The celebration button is designed by Laughlin with suggestions from the committee or ideas she comes up with and is then approved to be produced for the year's festivities. Some years it's a hard task to come up with just the right design. If anyone would like to submit a design for the 2002 button, send ideas to Judie Laughlin, P.O. Box 687, Heppner, OR 97836. The committee will then decide what idea will be next year's collector’s button. REAL ESTATE W ANTED 1 have serious buyers interested in 10-20 acre parcels with or with out home. Mountain property and property at Penland Lake. If you have property like this or other property you would like to sell, please contact D avid Sykes at 676-9228 or 676-9939 evenings. H eritage Land Co., H eppner, OR 97836; www. heppner.net. 1-24-tfx REAL ESTATE Five bedroom house, 1% plus bath, 3,300+ sq. ft., spacious yard, two fireplaces. Call Susan, 1-509-785-1701. 1-24-tfc V* PROPERTY FOR SALE Lot for sale: starting at $ 19,500. Overlooking lake. Utilities in stalled. Homes are available. (541) 548-8394 or (541) 504-5533. 3-14-12c W illow !> Creek Iff Realty 676-5241 Jo yceK a y & Jerry H ollom an n i LEI. , L ik e -n e w good quality 1996 n&MiMiood mfg home. Three bed room, 2 bath. Located in lone on over ‘ 3/4 of an acre, fenced with barn and storage shed. Neatly landscaped Must see to appreciate 290 E. Third St . #00-06 $75,000 Large Home - corner lot, 3 to 6 bedrooms, has a beauty or barber shop attached and outside storage buildings Nice carpet and vinyl floors, large kitchen, 2 Vi bathrooms. Large master bedroom with dressing room and double closets with large bath room. 4 8 5 N. M ain St. # 0 0 -1 4 $ 100,000 Country Home - nice older home close to town, 5.99 acres fenced. Barn with concrete floor, chicken house and well house House has 3 to 4 bed rooms, large living room and kitchen, 144 baths, place tor wood stove, nice yard possibilities with covered patio 12' x 22' m/l Metal root. 61798 Dee Cox Road. Heppner #00-15 $125,000 Home with a VIEW , 3 bedroom manufactured with attached garage Good carpets and vinyl floor cover ing Price includes washer and dryer, drop-in range and refrigerator; house also has a garbage disposal and dish washer Lot #421 has a wired, insu lated garage 24'x20'. 25 Canyon Drive. #00-16 $95,000 Commercial building Vi block from Main St. contains 2 commercial rent als and 8 apartments. Five with 2 bed room, 1 bath units and 3 with 1 bed room, 1 bath units. Also includes 16 x72' m/l storage shed and 2 space carport. 1 78 W. Willow. #00-17 $95,500 Card of Thanks: up to 100 words - $5 Deadline: Tuesday at noon Heritage Land Co. CARD OF THANKS 676-5049 "Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in Heaven where the love o f our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.” -Inspired by an Eskimo legend The family o f Helen Drake would like to express their sincere appreciation to everyone who sent cards, flowers and food after the passing of our beloved mother/ wife. We are very grateful to have such wonderful family and friends. It is nice to know that our mother not only touched our lives, but oth ers as well. Your sincere compas sion and thoughtfulness has been overwhelming and is greatly ap preciated. Bob Drake Cathy McCabe & Family Chris Smith & Family Kent Gutierrez & Family Kevin Gutierrez & Family Kim Gutierrez & Family Craig Gutierrez & Family _____________________ 3-14-lc • 8 5 ,0 0 0 - 4 bedroom , 2 bath home with fireplace and large cov ered front porch. Also includes 1 bedroom, 1 bath rental. • 5 9 ,0 0 0 - 3 bedroom , 1 bath, nicely cared for hom e on one level. 10'x15' deck, fenced yard and storage shed. Convenient to downtown. • 49,900 - 2 bdrm, 1 bath, large master bedroom, new paint in In terior, lots of parking on .25 acre on Willow Creek. • 79,000 - 3 bdrm, 2 bath newer mobile with snow package up grades. on 3 acres M/L. Furnished and re a d y to m o ve in. B lake Ranch, near hunting and fishing. • 165,000 - 2046 sq. ft. home built in 1930, 4 bedroom, 2 bath, fire place, covered porch, lots of built- in cabinets, a well-kept home with a view, heat pump and 36 x20' shop on 3.67 acres M/L. • FO R RENT: large 1 bedroom apt. with heat, water, sewer and garbage paid. 180 W. Baltimore #5, Heppner EOIW.H0UIMS crromHn Sfumrn Lewis 676-5233 Bob Ployhdr 676 9649 A. Kim Cutsforth 676-9625 David Sykes 676-9228 ttw . heppner. net
