TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 27, 2002
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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
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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
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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.
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