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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 27, 2002 The Official Newspaper of the City o f Heppner and the County of Morrow H eppn er G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U S P S. 2 4 0 -4 2 0 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at 147 W Willow Street. Telephone(541>676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211. E-mail: gt(uheppner net or gt u rapidserc e net. Web site: www.heppner.net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P O. Box 337. Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $24 in Morrow County; $18 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 62 years or older); $30 else where. David S y k es..............................................................................................................Publisher April Hilton-Sykes........................................................................................................ Editor News deadline Is Monday at S p m For Advertising: advertising deadline is Tuesday at noon Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cosl for classified ad is 50« per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices: public/lega! notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. Dates for publication must be specified. Affidavits must be required at the time of submission. Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or Change a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Submit a N ew s Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Letters to the Editor Editor's note: Letters to the Editor must be signed. The Gazette-Times w ill not publish unsigned letters. Please include your address and phone number on all letters for use by the G-T office. The G-T reserves the right to edit. The G -Tisnot responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters. (Any letters expressing thanks w ill be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks'at a cost o f $5.) Fire department comes to the rescue To The Editor: L ast W ednesday night a severe ice storm hit the hills of Heppner and caused six women to be stranded above Heppner Hill. A call to 911 for gravel was issued and within 20 minutes our trusty Fire Chief Rusty Estes was on hand to reassure us that the highway department was on the way. Once the gravel was down we edged down the hill at a snail’s pace. Around the first comer was the Heppner Fire Department and we had quite a caravan going down the hill. They had gone out to assist others in peril. Once again, we appreciate these great fellow s, as well as the State Highway crew who made the highw ay passable so that we might get home. However, those of us who still had Jones Hill to climb chose to spend the night in town, with more than a little encouragem ent from the fire chief. We w ould have been literally “skating on thin ice”. From Ollie and Olga’s Bunko Club (s) Claudia Hughes, Marlene C urrin, Jan Stroeber, Debbi Marshall, Cam Wishart and Pat Edmundson BMCC spring term classes to begin Spring term for Blue Moun tain Community College will be gin Tuesday, /April 2^ and registra tion fgr classes is cyurentjy under- be ing offered in the Heppner area. Interested students should contact Anne Morter, BMCC coordina tor, at 422-7040 for further infor mation. An evening class called “Paint a Birdhouse” will be of fered at H eppner Elem entary School on Tuesday, April 16, from 5-8 p.m. Jannie Allen will lead the class in decorating a birdhouse for the home or garden. The cost is a $10 lab fee payable at the class and students must bring their own ready-to-paint birdhouse (avail able at many craft stores). Space is limited so call to reserve a spot today. A selection o f com puter classes has been scheduled. Computer Basics is a four-week class designed for beginners, starting Thursday, April 4, at lone High School. Navigating the In ternet is a two-session course, also at lone, starting May 9. Intro to Excel is set to be held on two consecutive Saturdays, April 6 and 13, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each day at Heppner. Intermedi ate Microsoft Word is a four-week class beginning April 9 at Hepp ner High School. This class will go beyond the basic functions of MS Word into such things as headers, footers, mail merge, en velopes and much more. Also, an E-Commerce class is set for April 20 and 27 at HHS for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. This course is designed to help small business and personal users decide how e- commerce can play a role in their businesses or lives. Call for tuition prices and more information. Rounding out the schedule is Small Business Counseling, and 55 Alive. Small Business Coun seling is set for Tuesday, April 23, from 6-9 p.m. at the school dis trict office in Lexington. This class offers people interested in a small business a chance for one- on-one business counseling. Fif ty-five Alive is a classroom de fensive driving course offered for older drivers. Call Anne Morter, 422-7040, for more information. School calendar for April Heppner Jr/Sr High School Monday, April 1-varsity boys golf at Wildhorse, 1 p.m.; Tuesday, April 2-softball at Weston-McEwen. 3 p.m., track at Hermiston, 3:30 p.m., varsity baseball, Mac-Hi at Heppner, 4 p.m.; Wednesday, April 3-advisory meeting at HES, 7 p.m.; Thursday, April 4-JV golf at Willow Run, 3 p.m., varsity base ball at Wahtonka, 3:30 p.m., par ent-teacher evening conferences in the HHS gym, 5-9 p.m.; Friday, April 5-student-led conferences, 7:30-11:30 a.m., var sity boys golf at Echo Hills, 10 a.m., junior high track at Umatilla, 1 p.m., JV baseball at LaGrande, 2 p.m., two games; Saturday, April 6-track at U m atilla, 11 a.m ., so ftb all, Wahtonka at Heppner, 1 p.m.; Sunday, April 7-Daylight Sav ings Time begins; Monday, April 8-boys golf at McNary, JV baseball, Pendleton at H eppner, 4 p.m ., M orrow County Board meeting at Colum bia Middle School in Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 9-freshmen/ sophom ore track m eet at Boardman, 4 p.m., varsity base ball, Wahtonka at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday, April 10-spring sports pictures, site council meet ing, 7 p.m.; Thursday, April 11-district math contest at Sam Boardman Elementary School; Friday, April 12-varsity boys golf at Buffalo Peaks, 12 noon. junior high track at Boardman, 2 p.m., JV baseball at Wahtonka, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 13-track at Condon, 11 a.m., varsity baseball at Condon, 11 a.m. (two games), softball at Culver, 1 p.m.; Monday, April 15-JV base ball, Riverside at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 16-varsity baseball at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 18- Friday, April 19-junior high track at Pilot Rock, 2 p.m., track at Boardman, 2 p.m., JV baseball, Hermiston at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 20-varsity baseball at Pilot Rock, 11 a.m. (two games); Sunday, April 21-Centennial Student Exchange week; Monday, April 22-JV baseball at Pendleton, 4 p.m.; Tuesday, April 23-softball, Weston-McEwen at Heppner, 4 p.m., track at Pilot Rock, 4 p.m., v a rsity b aseb all, W eston- McEwen at Heppner, 4:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 25-girls golf at Pendleton, 1 p.m.; Friday, April 26-boys golf at Buffalo Peaks, 12 noon, varsity baseball at Umatilla, 2 p.m. (two gam es), JV baseball at Hermiston, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 27-Biology III field trip to M alheur National W ildlife R efuge, so ftb all at Wahtonka, 1 p.m., Monday, April 29-JV baseball at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 30-boys golf at Wildhorse, pre-district tourna ment, 11 a.m., varsity baseball, Condon at Heppner, 4:30 p.m. lone Legion holds birthday dinner The lone American Legion and the lone American Legion Auxiliary held the 83rd annual Legion birthday dinner at the Office Tavern in lone on March 19. A short meeting was held after the dinner. Conrad Tworek presented a 50-year membership pin to G E. Tucker and Paul W. Tews. A 2 5 -y ear pin was p resen ted to D arrel W ilson. Eunice McElligott, vice-president, and Jean Jepsen presented five- year pins to Robin Moran and Anne Bedortha, a 10-year pin to Phyllis Dudley, a 15-year pin to Kristine George, 30-year pins to Pat Pettyjohn and Betty Rietmann and 35-year pins to Irene Sw anson and M aureen McElligott. Seven new members o f the Ladies A uxiliary were presented m em bership pins - Sharon Burkhardt, Rondi Jeans, Robin Krebs, Kylie and Mary McElligott, and Elizabeth and Renee Peterson. About 40 members were in attendance. The room was decorated in an Americana theme complete with red, white and blue balloons, top hats and stars by Irene Holtz and Jean Jepsen. The Office Tavern provided birthday cake and ice cream. Old Time Fiddlers plan local concert Oregon School Employees Association #59 (Morrow Coun ty) is once again hosting the Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers on Saturday, March 30. Show time will be 6 p.m. at the Heppner High School cafeteria. Desserts will be offered during the show this year. The Blue Mountain Fiddlers put on about 35 shows a year dur ing the spring and sum m er months. Fiddlers range from peo ple in their 90s to young people. Proceeds will go to the schol arship fund for Morrow County seniors. Each year OSEA presents two to four scholarships for grad uating seniors o f Morrow Coun ty- Wheat Commission plans meeting The O regon W heat Commission will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 2, at the W heat M arketing C enter C onference Room. 1200 NW N aito Parkw ay, Suite 240, Portland, at 9 a.m. D ress is business casual. The m eeting lo catio n is ac ce ssib le to p ersons w ith disabilities. The commission meeting is open to the public and anyone wishing to attend is invited. Spring Break BOWLING SPECIAL , „ (Special good through March 30th) ^ ^ ^ Engagement Kemp - Parish Toni Kemp and Travis Parish Gary and Marcia Kemp of Lexington announce the engage ment of their daughter, Toni Lee Kem p o f O ntario, to Travis Charlie Parish of King Hill, Ida ho. The bride-elect graduated from Heppner High School in 1997 and from the University of Idaho at Moscow, Idaho, in 2001 with a degree in ag-business. She is employed at Farm Credit Ser vices in Ontario. Our great community and Willow Creek Valley did it again and, in spite of some old troll de livering the worst weather in 20 years, visitors had a great time and were making reservations for next year on the following Mon day. A local commented that the “light came on for her” during Heppner’s Irish weekend when she realized that it was about hav ing fun while working to make visitors feel welcome. It’s about putting Heppner on the map as a great community to visit, being recognized as a town of friendly people, having your house guests join in to help, and maybe even convincing visitors to start a busi ness here and relocate. Right on! When we go to events in oth er towns, kick back and just have fun, the people there are going through exactly what we did St. Pat’s weekend. At work or at play we are on the receiving end as our local organizations and busi nesses realize dollars to keep our econom y healthy. So it went M arch 15-17, as you, the “heartlight” of Heppner, made it a great weekend for one and all. Lighthearted fun is in store for you during the April Fool’s Tournament, on Tuesday April 2, at 7 p.m. at the Heppner High School gym. Many of the “star athletes” can’t run, can’t skip, can’t jump, so if that’s entertain ment, be on hand to see a lot of fools performing as East Main meets West Main in the oldies but goodies tournament. The aim, even if no baskets are made, is fun for Heppner, laughter, and humiliation. It comes complete Chamber Executive Director with cake walk, half time hoop shoot for parents and children, and action of all sorts. Chairper sons Sharon Harrison, Doris Bro- snan, and Darrell Raver have a great evening planned. This week is National Agri culture Week. It’s time to remem ber that the economy starts and stops with natural resources. No one realizes this more than rural communities who have felt the impact o f decreased harv est, be it timber, wheat, cattle, or land. Many people are removed from any contact with the land and don’t have a clue what it takes to get food to those grocery store shelves. Rural communities need to educate them. As cities cover more and more fertile land with concrete storage units, parking lots, high tech businesses, sky scrapers, malls, or homes; they are taking away America’s abili ty to provide food for its citizens. There are myriads of challenges for producers and small business es, too lengthy to cover, which are within the circle of life in rural America. While all else is esca lating in price, America is still get ting low cost food because farm ers and ranchers put their heart and soul into stewardship o f the land to grow products, resulting in by-products, which in turn grow jobs. The Heppner Cham ber o f Commerce salutes ag producers who continue to produce, often against difficult odds, for this great country. And we salute the small businesses that continue on making shopping convenient and close to home. NEWS DEADLINE: Mondays at 5 p.m. AD DEADLINE: Tuesdays at noon Oregon Ranch ^ Ready For Hunting and Horses 1583 acre ranch near Heppner. Includes four bedroom, three bath home with office and gam e room, sports court, 20-stall horse barn, tack/wash room, large shop, corrals, holding pens, two ponds, dog kennels and much more. Great deer and bird hunting. O w ner will carry contract. Marvin Brannon, Exalted Ruler-Elect, Officers and Ladies of Heppner Elks Lodge No. 55 S Request the pleasure o f your company a t the $ 565,000 In stallation o f Officers Saturday, March 30, 2002 Heppner Elks Lodge Heppner, Oregon Dance to follow dinner Current Elks members and their guests By Claudia Hughes Chamber Chatter We w ill be closed Easter Day. Have a Happy Easter! Installation, d p.m. Cocktail's, 5:30p.m. No-Host Dinner, 6:30 p.m. Parish, the son of Terry and Penny Parish o f King Hill, Idaho, is a graduate of Glenns Ferry High School in Glenns Ferry in 1997 and from the University of Idaho at Moscow, Idaho, in 2001 with a degree in ag-business. He is em ployed at Burks Tractor in Nampa, Idaho. The couple plans a June 1, 2002, wedding at the Willow Creek Country Club in Heppner at 3 p.m. Call D a v id S y k es t o s e e th is p r o p e r ty (5411 676-9228 days ■ (5411 676-9939 evenings 1 - 800 - 326-2152 David Sykes. Agent fonate. R EALTO R 9 ^ 180 W. Baltimore #5 Heppner. 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