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Wednesday, May 9,2001
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
“Teams” a theme of MS Walk
The first ever Community
Oregon visit was well attended
last week, as 14 people from
around the state came to lone
and Heppner for a two-day visit.
Purpose o f the visit was to
exchange ideas about economic
development between urban and
rural areas of the state.
Guests to the area included the
mayor of Bend, tourism experts
and a member of the Nature
Conservancy. They met with
community leaders in Lexington
and lone, and also attended a
dinner a Gds in Heppner
Thursday night.
The group started with a tour of
lone on Thursday, where they
visited the city park, Emert
Addition, schools and the new
lone church. A major topic of
discussion
was the
Ione-
Boardman road.
On Friday the group started
the day with coffee and
discussion in the morning at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon, then
went on a tour of the South
Morrow Industrial Park, the
hsopital. the new subdivision and
then out to Willow Creek Lake.
The ended the day and the visit
with an open discussion and
brain storming session back at
the bank before heading home to
their respective cities.
Heppner City Manger Jerry
Brazeal, who organized the visit
was pleased with the tour and the
amount of discussion. "It was set
up to exchange information
between rural and urban people,
and it certainly accomplished
that," he said.
New interim postmaster at Heppner PO
By Merilee McDowell
Teams were the theme this year
for the Heppner 2001 Multiple
Sclerosis Walk on April 23. Teams
from Hermiston, Spray and Heppner
walked to raise money to stop the
devastating effects o f MS.
Teams consisted of members
on the Heppner Chamber of
Commerce. Hope Lutheran and All
Saint’s Episcopal churches, a bunco
group, a 4-H club, a women's group
from Spray and a new Hermiston
women's group. The largest team
was "Team of Hope" from the Hope
Lutheran Church in Heppner with
13 walkers.
There were a total of 55 walkers
who brought in pledges totaling
$6,464. "This was a great year. I
appreciate
everyone
who
volunteered, walked and donated
money," said chairman Merilee
McDowell. "We would like to
Scouts seek members
Heppner Boy Scout Troop 661
is reforming and they’re looking
for boys and adults interested in
adventure,
challenges
and
responsibility.
The initial meeting is being held
Sunday, May 20, at 6 p.m. at the
Heppner Elks Club, upstairs.
Boy Scouting is available to any
boy who has completed the fifth
grade or who is between 11 and 17
years old. In addition to boys, the
troop is looking for adult volunteers.
Volunteers are needed for a variety
ofjobs from assistant troop leaders
and committee members to merit
badge counselors.
Boy Scouting is outdoors-
oriented. Boys hike, camp, learn
outdoor cooking, first aid,
wilderness survival and navigation.
The programs aims are threefold.
The first is character building. The
aim is to improve how the boy sees
and values himself., which,
according to the Scoutsjs done by
giving boys achievable challenges,
usually in an outdoor setting. The
second aim is citizenship. Scouting
challenge everyone to form a team
and walk in Heppner next April,"
she said.
Contributions
must
be
postmarked by Friday, May 25, in
order to be eligible for prizes.
Walkers are asked to mail in any
remaining pledges to NMSS-Oregon
Society, 1650 NW Naito Pkwy.,
Suite 190, Portland, Ore. 97209,
Attention: MS WALK.
Garden plots
helps boys define their relationships
to others and encourages them to
be participating members of their
community. Fitness is the third aim.
It includes a healthy body, a mind
able to think for itself and solve
problems and emotional fitness
gained through self-control, courage
and self-respect.
Boy Scout Troops are organized
into patrols. The patrols are run
primarily by the boys themselves.
They plan and implement the
activities with the help of the
Scoutmaster and assistant Scout
Master.
Boys progress at their own pace
through the ranks of scouting.
Tenderfoot, Second Class, First
Class, Star, Life and Eagle. In
addition to working on the ranks
o f scouting, boys also work
individually on ment badges in their
own areas of interest. C urrently there
are 104 merit badges, such as
archery, athletics, climbing,
electronics, journalism, rifle
shooting or weather.
available
Are you ready to plant a plot of
sunflowers to feed the birds next
winter? Would you like to toss some
zinnia and marigold seeds into the
ground for a summer-long cutting
garden? Remember how good
garden-raised tomatoes and
cucumbers taste?
The Blue Mountain Master
Gardeners offer a garden plot in
their community garden in Heppner
to make green thumb hopes a reality.
For a $ 12 donation, you receive
a 12’x 12’ plot with irrigation and
watering done by the master
gardeners. All you need to do is keep
the plot weeded and bug-free
A workday will be held Saturday,
May 12. at'8 a m. at the garden site
on Riverside Drive. If you are
interested in a garden plot, please
attend.
For more information, call the
OSU/Morrow County Extension
office at 676-9642.
L and O L akes Dog Food
C o m m a n d C h u n k Stvjle
a n d C o m m a n d P lus
Dennis Lien, Pilot Rock,
is the new officer in charge at the
Heppner Post Office.
Lien, 43, started with the
Post Office in November 1994
as a general mail handling clerk.
After taking a postal exam he
moved to the day shift and then
was able to learn about the
administrative side of the job. He
was a general administrative
clerk in Pendleton before
accepting
the
temporary
administrative
position
in
Heppner. Lien could serve in his
present position for up to four
months until a new postmaster is
named.
"This is the best place to
train," laughed Lien. "I haven't
even had a customer get irate
with me yet."
"It's the girls here who
drive the whole thing," he added
"They deserve the credit."
Prior to working with the
Post Office, Lien spent 17 years
in the lumber industry. He
worked "from one end of the
industry to the next," from
sawmills, to cut shop plants to
molding plants.
Lien, originally from
Sheridan, graduated -from Sweet
Home High School. He lived in
Idaho for a short time before
ending up in the Pendleton area
around 1981.
He and his wife. Tammi.
who is a classified teacher's aide
in Pilot Rock, have four children
Wendy. 22, is taking classes
through
Eastern
Oregon
University at Blue Mountain
Kindergarten visitation scheduled
Heppner Elementary School will
hold a kindergarten visitation and
registration on Wednesday, May
23, from 11:10-11:40 a.m.
Children who will be five years
old by Sept. 1, 2001, and their
parents are invited to visit the school
and meet the kindergarten teachers.
Birth certificate and immunization
records are required for registration.
Children may also stay for lunch
if accompanied by a parent. Cost
for lunch is $2.50 for adults and
$1.50 for students.
Parents and children who are
unable
to
attend
the
visitation/registration may stop by
the school office any school day
and register between 7:30 a.m.-4
p.m.
Flea Market set
The Pioneer Flea Market will
be held May 19 and 20 at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner. There is space available
"outside, inside and in the bam."
The market is open to all interested
parties. Local people may set up
tables with yard sale items in the
fairgrounds park area for free on
Saturday (must furnish own tables).
For more information and
applications, call 676-5852 or fax
676-5590
Community College and is only
a year away from graduating
with a degree in education:
Kevin, 19, is a senior at Pilot
Rock High School: Misty. 17, is
a junior at PRHS; and Chris,
nine, is in the third grade.
Lien enjoys hunting and
golfing and has been a high
school athletic official for around
14 years. He had previously
officiated at baseball and football
games, but now limits his
officiating to football only.
His wife enjoys sewing
and
genealogy
research.
Planning begins
for lone Fourth
celebration
The annual lone Fourth
o f July celebration and Blues
festival is rapidly approaching.
This year's celebration
will begin on Tuesday. July 3,
with the annual golf tournament,
followed by food and music in
the park that evening.
On Wednesday. July 4.
the agenda will include the
annual fun run. the parade which
gets underway at 11 a.m.. food,
bingo,
children's
games,
swimming and other events.
The Blues festival will
begin in the afternoon and
continue until dusk.
Contributions are being
sought to help fund the event. To
contribute
or
for
more
information.
contact
Loyal
Bums, 422-7512 or Nancy
Snider, 422-7410.
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Royalty at the recent lone High School Prom included (left to right) Jennifer Thompson, Charissa Gates.
Shelby Kreba - Queen, Richard Campbell -King, Corey Morgan and Cody EriKson. Crown Bearers were Beth
Morter and R.J. Ramos.