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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 2, 2002 - T H R E f Lions donate $1,500 for vision Granges donate books to local first graders Local granges are making sure that each first grader screening and eyeglasses has a book of his/her very ow n to Left to right: Past District 36 G Govenor and Heppner Lions Club member Roger Trueax, Wal-Mart vision center screener Tina Wetherell, home school consultant Carol Gilbert, Carol Gray of ESD, Michele Cox screener. Dr. Jason Settlemier and screener Alex Zamarron stand with come of the children who participated in lions-sponsored screening program left to right Krysta Feyder4'‘ grader at AC Houghton, William Lapierre fourth grader at AC Houghton and Rosa Zuniga 4,k grader at Sam Boardman. Thanks to a generous grant from the Lions Club 832 students in the migrant summer school program w ere recently given vision screenings and 325 will be given follow up exams to see if they need glasses. Roger Trueax of the Heppner lions club presented a check for $ 1500 to be used in the exams and glasses. Students in Boardman, Irrigon, McNary and Hermiston/ Stanfield were screened this summer. The grant money came from the Irrigon memorial trust; funds left when the Irrigon Lions club disbanded some years ago. “We had a real need and you responded way beyond our expectations,” Carol Gilbert, who runs the district summer and migrant program, told Trueax. Wedding Hunt - Monaco Melissa Jo Hunt of Portland and Fred R. Monaco of Heppner, wish to announce their forthcoming marriage. The private wedding ceremony will be held Oct. 5 at Murray’s Garden. The service will be officiated by Pastor Dave Pederson of Trinity Lutheran Church in Dallas, OR. The bride-elect has a certificate in kitchen management from Clark College in Vancouver, WA. The groom-elect has a doctorate of education and is currently employed as a math teacher at Heppner High School. A reception time and location will be announced later. Marriage Licenses Sept. 13: Gerald Wayne Breazeale, 54, Heppner and Marsha Joy Richmond, 35, Boardman. Sept. 27: James E. Gusti, 45, Hermiston and Rhonda Louise Colclesser, 41, Hermiston. CENEX LUBRICANTS ON SALE Sale ends October 19th BEST BUY! Glide-A-Matic $24995 Dexron III, M ercon autom atic transmission fluid Superlube 518 55 gallon drum 1 5 W -4 0 $ 2 6 9 °° Top quality protection for gasoline and diesel engines S A E $ 2 6 4 °° Super TMS Plus 1 5 W -4 0 $ 2 8 9 °° S A E $ 2 8 4 °° Highest quality extra life diesel engine lubricant WCCC last Ladies’ Playday results Tuesday, Sept. 24, was the Willow Creek County Club’s last Ladies’ playday. Play for the day was a scramble. The results are as follows: First place: Jan Paustian, Joyce D inkins and L uvilla Sonstegard. Second place: Pat Edmundson, Maude Hughes and Carole Hamilton. T hird place: Karen Bishop, Jackie Allstott and Betty Christmas. Fourth place: Corol Mitchell, Lorrene Montgomery, Pat A nderson and Loa Henderson. Awards were also given for: Club C ham pion- M issy C utsforth; Eddie Skaw Champion- Betty Christman; and a tie for Most Improved Golfer w ent to Loa H enderson and Jackie Allstott. Commission on Children and Families meeting to be held Fred Monaco and Melissa Jo Hunt ♦ drum deposit take home. As a part of a state and national grange program to encourage reading, the Lexington Grange has donated brand new books to first grade students at Heppner Elem entary School. “These are their books to take hom e,” said Barbara Gilbert, master of the Lexington Grange. “The children were just tickled to have their own book to take home,” said HES reading teacher Mary Ann Elguezabal. "It goes to show that it takes a village to raise a child.” Extra books were to be given to second graders, said Gilbert. Gilbert said that Willows G range o f lone is also participating in the program. 30 The regular m onthly meeting of the Morrow County Commission on Children and Families will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 7-9 p.m. in the conference room o f the Fam ily Services Building, which is located above Heppner Hardware in Heppner. A genda item s will include discussion of childcare, aw arding grants, budget, legislative priorities and other business as necessary. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in the discussions. For further information or for special accommodations, call 676-9675. WE PR IN T COM PUTER FORMS Heppner Gazette-Times 676-9228 55 gallon drum 30 55 gallon drum Qwiklife Universal Fluid Premium multi-functional fluid for tractors with a central lubricating system $ 2 7 4 °° 55 gallon drum A multi-purpose NLGI #2 grade grease for agriculture, automotive, construction and industrial environments. A dropping point over 3 5 0 °F and Timken OK load rating over 4 5 lbs. NLGI Category GB-LB. $119 each Cenex Quality Lubricants sold at: MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS 1-800-452-7396 • 989-8221 350 Main • Lexington, Oregon Chech out our web site at www.mcgg.net Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE H eppner Gazette-Times Heppner Elementary School first graders show off their new books, along w ith (left to right) first grade teacher Sherry Matteson, Lexington (frange Master Barbara (filbert and educational assistant Robin Jones. Not pictured is reading teacher Mary Ann Elguezabal. Lexington lodge begins pinochle nights Follow ing a sum m er vacation. Holly Rebekah Lodge in Lexington met this last month to plan for the com ing y e a rs’ activities. The monthly pinochle card parties, which are held the first Saturday of the month, begin Saturday, Oct. 5, at the hall in Lexington and will continue until May 2003. The events are open to the public. Cost is $3 per person with refreshments and beverages furnished. Prizes are given for highs, lows and traveling. Play starts at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Nov. 9, the lodge will hold a “ Bingo Fun Night” as a benefit for the hall and to purchase new tables and chairs. Players’ cards will be 25 cents each and one can play as m any cards as w anted. Refreshments and beverages will be $2. Prizes will be a percent of the take of each game. Gaming starts at 7:30 p.m. The lodge hall is the only com m unity hall available to Lexington residents and is used for dinners, parties, meetings and other activities. In M arch 2003, the p resident o f the Rebekah Assembly plans to pay her official visit to the local lodge. This year’s president is Patricia Olson of M cM innville. Rhoda D avis, formerly o f Hermiston, will be president next year. Other activities of the lodge include: the Friendship Fund, which is used to help those who are in need of special monetary help, such as rent, medication, etc.; the Eye Bank; United Nations Pilgrimage for Youth; support o f the IOOF Home in Portland; and the local lodge has adopted a sister or brother residing at the nursing home. Membership in the lodge has declined in the past years and the lodge is hoping to increase its new m em berships. Anyone interested in joining either the IOOF or the Rebekahs are asked to contact any o f the current members for information. Economic development committee to hold meeting Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corp. will facilitate this process for Morrow County. For more information regarding the needs and issues process, contact M elisa Jo Drugge at (541 ) 276-6745 or Sondra Linoat (541)575-2786. The M orrow County Econom ic D evelopm ent Committee will hold a meeting on Oct. 10 to prioritize Morrow C ou n ty ’s needs and issues projects submitted for the 2003 p rio ritizatio n process. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and will be held at the Gilliam and Bisbee Building conference room, Heppner. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Times Robert D. Roten, O.D. EYE HEALTH and VISION CARE 128 West Willow • Heppner Tuesdays bv appointment 6769665 Serving Heppner since 1986 *** iM £ % I 1 m Rhea Creek Service Club to meet The Rhea Creek Serv ice Club will meet on Wednesday, O ct. 9, at 10 a.m . at G D ’s R estaurant. The m eeting is opened to every one. ' Jew elers/ Peterson’s / Heppner ■% _______ ____ ’ ix * w * 676-9200 ____ _____________ _ Consistent Saving There's no way around it. Today you simply have to plan for your financial future. Whether it’s for your retirement, your kid's college, or that new house you've been dreaming of, the time to start is now . 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