Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 2, 2001 - SEVEN
W.C.C.C. Golf
W C C C Ladies’ Play
Tuesday, April 17
Low gross o f the field: Janice
Faustian.
Low net o f the field: D ana
Reid.
Least putts o f the field: Bernice
Lott.
F lig h t A: low g ro ss E va
Kilkenny; low net Pat Anderson;
least putts Carol Norris.
Flight B: low gross Suzanne
Jepsen; low net Joyce Dinkins;
least putts Betty Christman.
Flight C: low gross B arbara
Gilbert; low net Lorene Montgom
ery; least putts Loa Henderson
and Cam W ishart.
Tuesday, April 24
Low gross o f the field: Pat
Edmundson.
L.ow net o f the field: Joyce
Dinkins and Suzanne Jepsen.
Least putts o f the field: Bemice
Lott.
F light A: low gross Jan ice
Paustian; low net Carol Norris and
Donna Morgan; least putts Luvilla
Sonstegard.
Flight B: low gross Lois Hunt;
low net L orene M ontgom ery;
least putts Betty Christman.
F light C: low gross Joanne
Barbee; low net Kim Houweling;
least putts Mary Beamer.
Chip in: Kim Houweling #13,
Mary Beam er #16.
Birdie: Carol Norris #13.
Short dnve: Luvilla Sonstegard,
Bem ice Lott, Joanne Barbee.
Karen's Korner
Marriage Licenses
Oregon Trail Internet
still plans upgrade
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I te m s o f H e a lt h - T o b a c c u P r e v e n t io n
The Morrow County Clerk's
office at the courthouse in
Heppner has issued the following
marriage licenses:
April 3: Hector Manuel
Palomares, 21, Hermiston; and
Paola Alejandra Arciniega, 18,
Hermiston.
April 4: Corey Timothy Gray,
23, Hermiston; and
Alaina Marissa Volavchek, 18,
Hermiston.
April 6-Jose Ismael Mendoza,
33, Irrigon; and
M ayra Patricia Ruelas, 24,
Irrigon.
April 6-Edigar Morales, 27,
Irrigon; and
Maria C. Farias, 21, Hermiston.
April 10-Gabriel Tapia Lopez,
26, Um atilla; and
Elizabeth Anne Hermanns, 21,
Irrigon.
April 17: M acanoG . Ibarra, 39,
Hermiston; and
Angelia R. Estrada, 38,
Hermiston.
April 17: Steven M. O'Dell, 24,
Umatilla; and
Sara M endoza, 24, Umatilla.
Apnl 27: Vigil Antonnio Avalos,
46. Boardman; and
Carm en M aria De Cervantes,
30, Boardman.
I have a little exercise for you to do. Go to where you (safely) store
your household chemicals, set out the v inegar, the nail polish remover,
the clothes cleaning solvent, the mothballs, the lighter lluids. the Decon.
ammonia and then a candle. Now imagine taking a deep breath o f all
this plus a little cow exhaust and you have just taken - excluding the
nicotine - a drag or been downw ind from a cigarette In our area we are
conscious o f things radioactive. Did you know that such m aterials as
Polonium 210 and U 235 may found in tobacco '
As long as we’re on this flight o f fantasy, let's imagine we’ve just
lost a portion o f our democratic right to make any future decisions regarding
clean air policy for our community. Worse yet, our state legislators have
preempted the decisions we've already made on this issue. Scary'.’ Yes.
because we are so close to having this become a reality If we act
immediately, there is still an opportunity to contact our legislators to
request that they not vote for any preemptive legislation involving tobacco
and secondhand smoke.
I know there are a significant number o f folks in Morrow County
who are interested in tobacco issues but feel they are maxed out time-w ise
However, becoming part o f a community group focusing on such issues
is not a time-intensive commitment. It means expressing what you believe
to be important activities for tobacco education and prevention. It means
serving as an informational link to the greater community At times it
may mean being a watchdog to see that our political prerogatives are
not preempted, and to enlist the support of local policy -makers for effective
tobacco programs.
If the state and community tobacco education prevention programs
are going to succeed in their efforts to head o ff the monied interests
o f the tobacco industry, they need to he comprehensiv e in scope. In Morrow
County we are not there, which is all the more reason for us to come
together.
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Oregon Trail Internet (OTI) to be completed. OTI already has
confirms that it is still committed new digital and highspeed DSL
to a previously announced equipment installed at its Heppner
equipment upgrade for the Heppner facility, which will be activated
service area.
immediately, once Qwest prov ides
OTI is waiting for additional the necessary link.
phone line service from Pendleton
For more information about
to Heppner to be installed. Qwest Oregon Trail Internet, or any o f its
has set a revised target date o f
services, call 1-800-276-4363.
Wednesday. May 16, for this linkage
Wheat Commission plans meeting
ITie Oregon Wheat Commission
will hold a regular m eeting on
Friday, May 11, at the Oregon
Wheat Commission Office, 1200
N.W. Naito Parkway. Suite 520,
Portland, at 8:30 a.m. Dress is
business casual.
The commission meeting is open
to the public and anyone wishing
to attend is encouraged and
welcomed to do so.
I be Oregon Wheat Commission
complies with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA
prohibits discrim ination against
persons with disabilities. Those who
would like to participate in these
meetings, but need special
accommodations may contact the
Oregon Wheat Commission office
48 hours in advance at (503) 229-
6665 or TTY (503) 986-4762
Fossil beds trip slated
John Day Fossil Beds National
Monument will offer a "Fossil Road
Trip" on Saturday. May 5, beginning
at 10 a.m. Ibis two-hour auto tour,
led by park ranger John Fiedor. will
travel along some o f the back roads
o f the monument and feature the
geologic and fossil history o f the
area.
The tour will begin at the Sheep
Rock Unit visitor center, located
near Dayville. Participants will need
to bnng their own v ehicle, and good
tires are recommended. Reserv ations
are not needed and there is no fese
This will be the only auto toqr
conducted in May.
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For further information contact
the m onum ent at 987-2333.
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes,
Cham ber Executive Director
Hailstones the size o f moth balls.
Weather in M orrow County holds
plenty o f variety, especially in the
spring. Seems like with a bat o f the
eye the blossoms on our Main Street
trees came and went, but weren't
they beautiful.
Hie chamber continues to receive
calls and com plim ents about our
community. Recently an individual
called to inquire about holding a
family reunion for 100 in Heppner.
Their relative had been here for the
Little League Tournament last year
and fell in love with Heppner as
a location for a family reiihion.
Trouble is, the family needs motel
rooms for 100 because, "many are
getting too old to camp."
W hy am I telling you this?
Because it's Tourism Week and a
good time to think about what we
want to offer visitors in Heppner
and the W illow Creek Valley. At
this point some will say, we don’t
w ant tourists. And why not, I would
ask. Every time you leave town to
go somewhere else, you are a tourist
there. How you are treated, smiles
and assistance you receive, fun you
have, etc. all lead to your decision
whether to return or not. If you don't
feel welcome, you don't return.
Every time we hold an ev ent in
Heppner, be it rodeos, parades, St.
Pat's events, golf tournaments, we
try to "roll out the carpet" for
visitors. Ibese visitors bnng dollars
to our com m unity enabling our
businesses to succeed, hire
em ployees and grow.
There are endless opportunities
with the rodeo and W ilkinson
arenas, the Willow Creek Lake, the
historic courthouse and museum,
hunting.
golfing.
bowling,
Volkswalk. camping, cycling. Often
we don't see what is nght under our
noses, so we leave for an excursion.
In the meantime, let's bnng visitors
here for their own excursions.
"Heppner. the place to hold a family
reunion."
Ibe time is nght to have an active
tounsm committee for Willow Creek
Valley. Great things are happening
within the W illow Creek Valley
Economic Dev elopment Corporation
and to compliment their hard work,
the Heppner ( bamber hopes to form
an active tourism group Anyone
who benefits from visitors and wants
to help showcase the area, or has
creative ideas for fun "where we
feel good all over", is invited to stop
by the Chamber Office on Tuesday
or W ednesday to share thoughts
and ideas for bringing in more
visitors and for having fun right
at home Our tourism committee
chairpersons will soon be calling
a meeting to brainstorm and all will
be welcome Let us hear from you.
It will be fun.
Next week: Tuesday, May 8,
chamber business meeting w here
all entities report. Lunch will be
at Gary and Diane's Linger Longer
at 12 noon.
Thought for the week: "We
cannot find peace if we are afraid
o f the thunderstorm s o f life."
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Practice
one
thing.
This Tuesday evening, May
8, approximately 600 first
responders and emergency
management personnel will
practice plans for what to do
in the unlikely event of a
chemical accident at the
Umatilla Chemical Depot.
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Tues/M
I f you live, work or drive in
the emergency zones around
the Depot, you ore CSEPP's
most important partner in
this annual emergency exer
cise involving city, county,
state and federal agencies.
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plans will work.
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Well be checking off items
on our to-do list on May 8.
Practice one thing with us,
and check off one of your
emergency to-dos.
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