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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppnef, Oregon Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner. Oregon under the Act o f March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. Office at i 47 W Willow Street Telephone (5411676-9228. Fax (541)676-9211. E-mail: gt(a'heppner net or gt urapidserve.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- w here. David S y k e s................................................................................................................ Publisher April Hilton-Sykes.......................................................................................................... Editor News deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Tuesday at noon Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch Cost 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/Lega! Notices: publiolegal 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 C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Subm it a N ew s Story • View Real E state for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Chamber Chatter Bv Claudia Hughes Chamber Executive Director Laughter is great medicine and there were many “wanna-be- athletes” who needed some sort of medicine after the April Fool’s Tournament last week! Fools, as well as serious players, soon realized that it was all in fun, and they also discovered some parts o f their bodies crying out for tender care the following day. Great idea, Jim Wishart. It was a tournam ent w here everybody won. The Cham ber program on Tuesday, April 16, will be Greg Grant, recruiting for a repeat o f the eighth grade Job Shadow Program to be held Tuesday, May 21. All businesses are encouraged to p a rtic ip a te in th is g reat opportunity to give students a taste o f the business world and to get to know the eighth graders in H eppner. A ll w ill com e together for lunch at the Elks that day. Also on the Chamber agenda for April 16 will be Mike Armato d isc u ssin g HCC (H ep p n er Coordinating Council). This is a community organization open to all interested persons. They meet twice a month and are currently doing a revision of the strategic plan. Individuals, m em bers of organizations, one and all who have the best interests o f Heppner at heart, are invited to be at the table. The Heppner Chamber has been invited to Pendleton on Tuesday, April 23, to participate in the G o v e rn o r C a n d id a te s Forum at the P en d leto n Convention Center. This is an opportunity to have candidates hear the voices o f Eastern Oregon and to hear their responses to issues crucial to the well being o f rural Oregon. The Chamber is planning to take a bus which will depart around 4 p.m. Watch for further details and call 676-5536 if you are interested in attending. The Heppner Chamber will hold a county co m m issio n er candidates forum at the Elks on Tuesday, April 30, at 12 noon. The public is invited to attend. It will be a brown bag luncheon. O ur m em ber b u sin esses will prepare a great brown bag lunch for attendees to pick up, if given advance notice. The Cham ber will furnish beverages. BM CC is h o ld in g th e ir annual Spring Arts and Culture Festival from April 11-19. For a full schedule of events, call (541) 258-5935. T h o u g h t for the w eek: “What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” Candidates’ forum slated The Lexington Grange has p lan n e d a M orrow C ounty Commissioner candidates’ forum as its program for Monday, April 15. The m eeting will begin at 6:30 with a potluck supper. The public is invited to the p ro g ra m , w h ich w ill get underw ay betw een 7:15-7:30 p.m. C om m issioner candidates include Dave Barnett, Barbara B loodsw orth, Ray Grace and Betty Gray, lone. G olf scramble to benefit scholarships The South Morrow Scholar ship Trust will hold their second- annual, four-person golf scram ble at W illow Creek Country Club in Heppner, on Saturday, April 27, beginning at 9 a.m. All proceeds go for scholarships for Heppner and lone students. Cost of the tournament is $46 per person, which includes lunch. The goal o f the South Mor row Scholarship Trust Commit tee is to establish a fund to re place the Troedson scholarships for Heppner and lone students when that fund expires. Entry sheets are available at Willow Creek Country Club or from any of the below listed in dividuals. “ C om e o ut and su p p o rt scholarships for H eppner and lone students and have a good time golfing,” said a spokesper son. For more information, con tact Sharon H arrison at 676- 5407, Missy Cutsforth at 989- 8104, or Del LaRue at 422-7468. S P R IN G Greg Smith to speak at lone Willows Grange Representative Greg Smith will speak at the lone Willows Grange Hall on Sunday, April 14, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The grange also reports that work has begun on the furnace replacement in the grange hall. This is being accomplished with the help o f local donations and a grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust. EQIP Basin work group to meet T he John D a y /U m a tilla EQIP Basin W ork Group will meet on Thursday, April 11, at 9:30 a.m. in the Forest Service conference room at Ukiah. They will be ranking EQIP Geographic Priority Areas (GPA). Central Market plans cooking class Central Market in Heppner will hold another cooking class on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m. Mike and Kim Armato will lead the class and will teach about stuffed pasta and other pasta recipes, along with ideas on wine selection. To reserve a place in this class, contact the Central Market Deli Department at 676-9614. ' Brenda Holtz and David Long Saturday, June 22nd ^ M umuj ' j tkig 217 North Main • Heppner • 676-9158 Treated with Raxil Anderson Seed (5 4 1 ) 4 2 2 -7 2 0 4 « cJ o April 1 1th ~ Thursday I«adies Night. Arletha Brannon and crew will serve Swiss Steak Dinner starting at 6 p.m. Ladies meeting to follow. Lodge starts at 8 p.m. April 18th ~ Thursday FISHERMAN’S NIGHT. The chefs Alpowa will be serving Oysters, Catfish Roast Beef. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. There will be a drawing for a G Loomis fishing pole, a gun, and more prizes. For Elks members only. HEPPNER ELKS 358 67 6 -9 1 8 1 " H hrre h rirnéi M e n " 142 N o r th M a in Fossil Road Trip offered on April 13 John Day Fossil Beds Na tional M onum ent will offer a “Fossil Road Trip” o f Saturday, April 13, beginning at 10 a.m. This two-hour auto tour, led by park ranger John Fiedor, will travel along some o f the back roads o f the monument and fea ture the geologic landscape and fossil history o f the area. This will be the only road trip offered in April. The tour will begin a t.th e Sleep Rock Unit visitor center, located near Dayville. Partici pants will need to bring their own vehicle and good tires are recom m ended. Reservations are not needed and there is no fee. For further information, con tact the monument at (541) 987- 2333. opment, HOBY leaders are also challenged to return to their com munities to perform at least 100 hours o f community service with in 12 months following the sem inar. The actor Hugh O ’Brian es ta b lish e d the Hugh O ’B rian Youth Leadership in 1958 fol lowing a visit to Africa where he was inspired by a meeting with Dr. Albert Schweitzer. “One of the things Schweitzer said to me was that the most important thing in education was to teach young people to think for themselves,” O ’Brian said. “From that inspi ration, and with the support o f others who believe in youth and the American dream, I started HOBY to seek out, recognize, and develop outstanding leader ship potential among out nation’s youth.” Legion Auxiliary ^ to sponsor contest, » Girls State Marriage Licenses The Morrow County Clerk’s o ffic e at the c o u rth o u se in Heppner reports issuing the fol lowing marriage license(s): lone Legion Auxiliary #95 announced that the group would again sponsor a poppy coloring contest for children in kindergar ten through third grade. The group is also sponsoring two girls, Diana McElligott and Caitlin Orem, for Girls State this year. It was noted at the meeting that 12 pages o f petitions to help the Veterans Home with a check off on the ballot were sent in. All current officers were re elected to serve this next year. The next m eeting will be Tuesday, May 7, at the Legion Hall. Members are reminded to bring a sack lunch. M arch 26: Jo se M aria Velazquez, 59, Umatilla; and Maria Garcia, 71, Umatilla. March 27: Daniel Lawrence Lindsay, 29, Lexington; and A shley Deb R opp. 20. Lexington. M arch 29: V ictor M anuel Calderon Castro, 22, Boardman; and E rin M arie B eem er, 19, Boardman. A pril 2: D arrell E dw ard Raver, 37, Heppner; and T ina Lynn E dw ards, 28, Heppner. l Changing Times Some of the changes bring new technology which can save time and add to the quality of our lives. Toni Kemp and Travis Parish Saturday, June 1st Ser vi ng H eppner, Lexington & lone Brooke Rust and Jeff Hunt Brooke Rust, representing Heppner High School, and Jeff Hunt, representing lone High School, recently attended the Or egon Youth Leadership, Hugh O ’Brian Youth Leadership Sem inar. Brooke and Jeff joined 150 other young leaders representing as m any high sc h o o ls from throughout the state of Oregon in Portland March 22-24. The Oregon Youth Leader ship Seminar, HOBY, brings to gether a select group o f high school sophom ores to interact w ith groups o f distinguished leaders in business, government, education and the professions to discuss present and future issues. The goal is to provide the youths a stimulating forum for learning about the A m erican incentive system and democratic process while broadening their under standing o f their leadership po tential and quest for self-devel- One thing that never changes is the fact that things keep changing. Ashley Ropp and Daniel Lindsay Saturday, May 4th l=> 18, at the Good Shepherd Health Care System, conference room 1, Hermiston, from 7-9 p.m. The public is also invited to arrive early for an informal social gath ering from 6:30-7 p.m. (refresh ments will be provided). The Cit izens Advisory Commission re ceives information and briefings and provides input to the U.S. Army regarding the disposal of lethal agents and munitions at the Umatilla Chemical Depot. The Citizens Advisory Com mission and the Oregon CSEPP Governing Board will hold a joint meeting. The month o f April is allotted as the official public com m ent period. D uring this joint meeting the public is en couraged to attend and address the commission and governing board with their questions and concerns. All m em bers o f the commission and CSEPP Govern ing Board will be present. The agenda for the next regularly scheduled m eeting to be held Tuesday, May 16, will be dis cussed. The meeting location is ac cessible to persons with disabili ties. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for person with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours in advance. A Spanish interpreter can also be provided upon request. For more information, call Laura Morgan 564-9309. ^ Tina Edwards and Darrell Raver Saturday, April 13th ‘ ( NEWS DEADLINE \ y ION DA YS at 5:00 p.my The annual W om en’s Ecu m enical Salad Dinner will be held on Monday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Catholic Parish Hall in Heppner. The guest speaker will be Jean C onklin o f Her- miston. She will speak on the subject, "When Life Doesn’t Go the Way You Planned.” Jean Conklin is a twice-pub lished Eastern O regon author who has been through the “school o f hard knocks” as a parent ad vocate, learning as she w ent along while raising two children with handicaps. Conklin will give “practical words o f inspiration and strength for getting to tomor row.” Her books will be available to purchase following the salad dinner. Special music will be provid ed by the Sentimentalists, a group o f local women who sing togeth er. Sponsoring churches will pro vide the salads. The event is free, and all women are invited to attend. Wedding TaôCes ^ Area students attend leadership seminar Demilitarization W om en’s salad din ner meeting planned The Chemical Demilitariza tion Citizens Advisory Commis planned sion will meet Thursday, April The Official Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow We offer ATM cards, debit cards, financial service by phone and computer and a host o f other new services designed to make the financial side of your life a little easier. Stop by and make sure your services are up-to-date. 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