TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppnef, Oregon Wednesday, April 10, 2002
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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.
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Brenda Holtz and David Long
Saturday, June 22nd
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Tina Edwards and Darrell Raver
Saturday, April 13th
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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
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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
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