FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 20, 2002
April Fool’s b-ball event changed
By Doris Brosnan
April Fool’s Day is still
almost two weeks away, and
already a joke has been
discovered and a near disaster
averted. At last week’s planning
meeting for the m erch an ts’
basketball game, the committee
learned that the NCAA
championship game will play on
April 1, April Fool’s Day, the very
ilay chosen for the Heppner event.
Though the planners of
“April Fools On Court” at first
thought the report was a bad joke,
they had to acknowledge the
news as fact when they received
a letter from the NCAA asking
the merchants to please move the
game to another night. “They
were afraid that we would draw
too much o f their Northwest
\ tew ing audience away,” reported
one committee member. Quickly,
the merchants examined their
options and settled on an alternate
date for the game between Main
Street's Westside Blue Blazers
and Eastside Gold Trotters.
The merchants do not
seem at all concerned that the
NCAA cham pionship game
would, in fact, im pact the
Heppner event if the two
occurred on the same night.
Another committee member said,
“ We are moving our game
because we don't want to risk
creating that very problem for the
NCAA and their advertisers.”
“April Fools On Court”
will begin at 7 p.m., on Tuesday,
April 2, at Heppner High School.
The B lue...B ruises and the
Gold... Walkers will have one
more opportunity for practice than
they originally expected to have,
which one coach insists could be
“a good thing or a bad thing.” He
voiced confidence in his own team
members’ athletic prowess but
added, “1 think that they (the other
team) are better than we think
they are.”
Team rosters will appear
in next week’s newspaper. The
organizers are hope tul, of course,
that publication of the two teams’
lineups will not lead to any off-
court betting on the gam e’s
outcome.
G-T invites pastors
to submit Easter
messages
Local pastors are invited to
share inspirational Easter
messages in the March 27 issue
of the Gazette-Times.
The
deadline
for
messages is Monday, April 25, at
5 p.m. Messages may be dropped
by the G-T office at 147 W.
Willow in Heppner, faxed to 541-
676-9211 or e-m ailed to
h ilto n s y k e s @ h o tm a il.c o m
M essages may be typed or
handwritten, as long as they are
legible. Please include a contact
number with the messages.
For more information, call
editor April Hilton-Sykes at the
Gazette, 676-9228.
Easter
w orship
schedules and activities may also
be submitted at the same time, but
as a separate article.
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Elks contest winners essays published
Kelsey Wolff of Heppner and Miranda Hunt of lone each won
first place in separate categories in the Heppner Elks Club contest,
“What Does the Flag of the United States Stand For?” Following are
their essays:
“What does the flag of the United States stand for? I’ll tell you
what it stands for!
The flag stands for the freedom that was given to us by the men
and women who fought for our country! It stands for the freedom of
speech and freedom of the press. It stands for freedom of religion! It
stands for a government for the people, and by the people!
Our flag stands for the firefighters and policemen who died on
September 11! It stands for pride in our country, and pride in ourselves!
It stands for peace and honor and justice.
It stands for all we believe in.”
-By Kelsey Wolff, sixth grade, Heppner Elementary School
“What does the flag of the United States stand for?
When first thought of what the flag of the United States stands
for, freedom came straight to mind. Soldiers fought for our freedom.
At the end of battles our flag was flying. It represents America.
What the flag means to me is many things. First freedom. We
should be appreciative we have it. Many individuals don’t have this
right. When I think of a battle, I always think of the brilliant colors on
our flag. It can also represent our individuality. We are free to be our
own person, be whatever we want, and think for ourselves.
On September 11, they flew a flag near where there was the
bombing. It got tattered and tom, but still was flying. We were proud.
Whenever I think of that date, I will remember the flag.
I am proud to be an American. I show my pride by flying and
respecting our flag.
-By Miranda Hunt, seventh grade, lone Middle School
Artisan Village
has St. Patrick’s
giveaways
Angie Walters was the winner
o f the basket giveaway at the
Artisan Village during the St.
Patrick festivities. She also won
$10 in the sh o p ’s sham rock
treasure hunt, along with Karen
Anderson, Gresham, who found
three shamrocks for $ 10 each, and
Kristal Temple, Lexington, and
Desiree Wilhelm, Heppner, who
each found a shamrock.
Bonnie Wenberg, owner
of the Artisan Village, said that her
son Erik came up with the clues
and then 10 shamrocks were
hidden among the merchandise
around the store. Each person
who found a shamrock won $10.
Wenberg said that four o f the
people who found the shamrocks
discovered them by followingfhe
clues and one person found a
shamrock by luck.
Wenberg held the
contest Friday, Saturday evening
and Sunday during the St.
Patrick’s Celebration Weekend.
O ’Ducky contest
announces winners
HOURS BEGINNING APRIL 1:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Fri
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sat
Matt and Megan Doherty took
first place and a $ 100 prize in the
St. Patrick’s Celebration O’Ducky
Race down Willow Creek. Ed
Knecht was second for a $75
prize. Pat Coleman won third
place and $50; Kaedene Bailey,
fourth, for $25 and John Ashbeck
fifth for $10.
The
contest
was
sponsored by the Colt football
players and coaches.
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4-H News
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Barnyarders 4-H Club
By H eath er R ill,
reporter
The Barnyards had their
fifth meeting of the year on March
11 Bill Jepsen asked all of the
members if they knew for sure
where everyone will be getting
their pigs and how many people
didn’t know.
The club also talked about
this year’s sheep dog trials, which
were held during St. Patrick’s
Day weekend. Most of the club
signed up for different time slots
to work during the sheep dog
trials.
The Barnyarders next
meeting should be held sometime
in April.
Meyer Trust grants
fu n ds to local
groups
The Meyer Memorial Trust
has announced 119 grant awards
totaling nearly $12 million to
nonprofit groups in Oregon
between December 2001 and
March 2002.
Grant awarded locally were:
Willows Grange in lone-
$5,500 awarded to improve the
heating system at the grange hall.
For more information regarding
this organization or this grant,
contact June Crowell, 422-7171.
Boardm an
Com m unity
D evelopm ent A ssociation-
$25,000 awarded to support the
construction and operation of a
senior center in the new
dow ntow n area. For more
inform ation regarding this
organization or this grant, contact
Debra Watson, 481 -2220
The grants included 61
awards in the Trust’s Small Grants
program, designed to provide
assistance to small projects that
are o f special im portance to
applicants, which are normally
smaller organizations.
Small grants are approved
three times a year, while general
purpose awards are made each
month.
The sm allest grant was
$1,217 to the Hoyt Arboretum
Friends Foundation for computer
equipment to upgrade educational
and promotional materials at the
arboretum. The largest award
was $675,000 to Holy Redeemer
School for technology and science
labs in this Catholic elementary
school in north Portland.
Board Chair John Emrick
announced that the new grants
brought the total funds awarded
to over $24.7 million in the Trust's
current fiscal year, which will end
March 31. Since it began
operating in 1982, the Meyer Trust
has provided $294,506,994 to tax-
exempt groups, mostly within the
state of Oregon.
The board of trustees meets
m onthly to make grants. In
addition to Emrick. the Meyer
Memorial Trust board includes
Debbie Craig, Orcilia Zuniga
Forbes. Wame Nunn and Gerry
Pratt.
The Meyer Memorial Trust is
not connected with Fred Meyer
Inc., the retail enterprise.
Rural Ministries Forum held at Ione UCC
lone
United
Church of Christ hosted a Rural
M inistries Forum on Sunday,
March 17. The Rev. Jose A.
Malayang, executive minister of
Local Church Ministries, spoke at
the m orning service and
participated in the discussions in
the afternoon. The Conference
M inisters o f Central Pacific
Conference, Rev. Hector Lopez
and Rev. Gene Ross, also
attended. Members of the UCC
churches in Condon, Hood River
and Smyrna joined with the
members and friends o f lone
United Church of Christ for a day
intended to influence the way that
the denomination works with its
churches in small towns and rural
settings.
The Rev. Malayang is a
key leader in the national offices
of the United Church of Christ.
He is the executive in charge of
the unit which provide for the
needs of local churches, such as
publications and resources,
training events for lay and
ordained
leadership, the
ministerial placement process,
new church starts and loans for
building projects. Local Church
Ministries includes a staff of 110,
of which 60 travel extensively to
serve the conferences and local
churches. The United Church
of Christ includes 1.2 million
m em bers in alm ost 6000
churches, grouped into 39
conferences.
The scripture readings
for the morning service included
Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of
dry bones and the story of Jesus
raising Lazarus.
Rev.
Malayang’s sermon was about
what is possible for small
churches, including those in rural
settings. He spoke of his own
experience growing up in a small
town in the Philippines, and of his
years serving two small churches
in an agricultural area in
Michigan. He said the situation
is not as bad as described by
Ezekiel; we may have tired bones,
but not dry bones. Small churches
are not on the sidelines- they are
the mainline in the United Church
ofChrist. Ninety percent of UCC •
churches have memberships of
less than 200.
Rev. Malayang recently
organized members of the Local
Church Ministries staff to form a
Small Church Ministry Team to
assure that the denomination
serves sm all churches as
effectively as possible. He is
encouraging the team to move
quickly from study to action. The
purpose of his trip to lone was to
gather insights to shape the work
o f this team. He closed his
sermon with the comment that the
story of Jesus and Lazarus was a
story about caring, and that caring
is essential to the ministry of local
churches and to the services that
the national offices provide to the
local churches.
After a meal o f ham,
scalloped potatoes, salads, and
desserts, about forty people
gathered for discussion. Those
present shared perspectives on
the context of rural congregations,
the mission and purpose of the
church, barriers to effective
ministry and ways in which the
conference and the national
offices could support and assist
the work of local churches. Rev.
Malayang listened through most
of the afternoon, and spoke at the
end of the day about what he had
heard. The meeting closed with
prayer.
This Rural M inistries
Forum was the second of a series.
The first forum, held at lone
United Church o f C hrist on
February 10, considered the
relationship betw een rural
congregations
and
the
denom ination. Rev. Lopez
participated as speaker and
listener.
On June 13, people from
O regon, W ashington, Idaho,
Montana and Wyoming will meet
in Spokane for a Regional
Consultation on Rural Ministries.
Rev. Malayang will return for that
event, along with Rev. John
Thomas, president and general
minister of the United Church of
Christ, and other members of the
national staff. The consultation
is intended to influence the actions
and policies of the denomination
in such a way that rural churches
are well served by the national
offices and well represented in
denominational decisions. The
planning process for these events
began with concerns raised by
members of lone United Church
of Christ. Rev. Paul Clay, the
pastor of lone UCC, has initiated
and coordinated the forums, and
is arranging the program for the
consultation. The concerns of the
local congregation have coincided
with the questions of the national
leadership of the United Church
o f C hrist, and the resulting
conversation will affect the role
of rural churches in the life and
m inistry
o f the
whole
denomination.
lone boys third,
girls seventh at
Umatilla Ice
Breaker
The lone boys’ track
team finished in third place at the
Umatilla Ice Breaker Track Meet
held March 15 at Umatilla, while
the lone girls placed seventh.
The boys’ team was
led by Andrew Rietmann and
Brad Burright. Rietmann finished
first in the 100m with a time of
11.49, and also took first in the
200m run with a time of 23.53.
He also finished fifth in the triple
jump with a jump of 37-7. Burright
took first in the 110 hurdles with
a time of 15.89. He also won the
300 hurdles with a time of 40.59
which beat the existing school
record which he also set.
Burright and Rietmann
teamed up with Mike Radie and
Till Tullis to w'in the 4x 100m relay
with a time of 46.4. Radie also
finished seventh in the 100m with
a time of 12.25 and sixth in the
200m with a time o f25.03. Tullis
finished sixth in the 300m hurdles
with a time o f49.03. Cayle Krebs
placed sixth in the shot put with a
throw o f 36-11. He also took
second in the discus with a throw
of 116-2.
The girls were led by
Natalie M cElligott who took
second in the high jump with a
jump of 4-10, She also placed
fourth in the triple jump with a
jump of 31-5.5 and fifth in long
jum p w ith a jum p o f 14-1.
McElligott, Cindy Heagy, Amelia
Peck, and Missy Baker finshed
fourth in the 4x 100m relay with a
time of 55:56. Heagy finished
eighth in the 100m with a time of
14.27. She also took fourth in the
200m with a time of 28.88. Peck
placed seventh in the javelin with
a toss of 92-11. She also took
fourth in the discus with a throw
of 86-10.
O ther
tim es
and
distances for those competing for
lone were not available at
presstime.
The next track meet will
be Friday, Mar 22, at Wahtonka
in The Dalles. Field events start
at 4 p.m.
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LITTLE LEAGUE TRYOUTS SLATED
Little League Tryouts Schedule:
Major Baseball (ages 9-12)
Wednesday & Thursday. March 20-21,4 p.m. at the George Waterland Field
Softball (ages 7-12)
Thursday & Friday, March 21-22,5p.m. at the Shad Hisler Field
Minor Baseball (ages 7-12)
Saturday, April 6. at 10 a m at Shad Hisler Field
T-ball<ages6-8)
Saturday. April 6, at 2 p.m. at the Hisler Field
Heppner Little League is still accepting registrations for the season
and encourages more four and frivc-ycar-olds to sign up for whiffle
hall. For more inormation or to sign up, coantact Janice Huddleston at
676-5358