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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 27, 2002 Morrow SVVCD announces conservation poster winners The annual conserv ation p o ster co n te st sp o n so re d by M o rro w S o il a n d W a te r Conserv ation District w as held M ay 15. T he th e fie this year was “The (iitt ofT rees” . “ T h e th e m e w a s a reminder to the students that most o f us liv e surrounded by trees and w e m ay take them for granted. Each o f us has a responsibility to care tor trees and forests from the nearest city street to the most rem ote m o u n tain to p ,” said a district spokesperson. This year the students fro m lo n e , H e p p n e r a n d C o lu m b ia M iddle S chool in lrrig o n p a r tic ip a te d in th e contest. The w inners for the fifth- sixth grades were: first place- Julianna V andenB rink, lone; seco n d p la c e -J u s tin A rch er, lone; and third p lace-B aillie Keithley, Heppner. The winners for the seventh-ninth grades w ere: first place-K ayleen Vosberg, lo n e ; s e c o n d p la c e - S h e lly O r c u tt, C o lu m b ia M id d le S c h o o l; a n d t h ir d p la c e - K im berly M orris, lone, w ith h o n o ra b le m en tio n g o in g to J e n n ife r G riffith , lo n e. T he w inners for the 1 Oth-12th grades were: first place-Emily Key, lone; second place-E va Chitty, lone; a n d t h ir d p la c e -M e g h a n M cCabe, lone. The first place posters o f Julianna VandenBrink, Kayleen Vosberg and Em ily Key were s e le c te d to c o m p e te in the O re g o n A s s o c ia tio n of C o n s e r v a tio n D is tr ic ts Convention held Nov. 19-22. (L-R): Luke Young, Maggie Armato, Sherilvn Peck, Christopher Hendricks, and Chelsey Hedman, all of HES. The After Thanksgiving Story By the Heppner Cham ber ofCommerce (L-R): Back Row- Kayla LaRue, Kylee Svetich, Emily Rietmann, Stephanie Holland, Kip Krebs, Dalton Campbell, and Michael Wellman; Middle Row-Julianna VandenBrink, Shannon Clay, Alan Rietmann, Teonna Vandever,and Mak Trahan; Front Row-Aimee Emery, Kevin Fowler, Kaylee Palmateer, and BreeAnna Day, all of IES. (L-R): Back Row- Kim Morris, Nick Christman, Sara Peck, Amanda Emery, Emily Key, and Arthur Ekstrom; Front Row- Kayleen Vosberg, Meghan McCabe, and Eva Chitty, all of IHS. Bailhe Keithley, 3rd place w inner from HES. Births Savanna Fay B uckm aster- a d a u g h te r , Sav anna Fay, was bom Nov. 19, 2 0 0 2 at G o o d S h e p h e rd Medical Center, in Hermiston, to Idanna Lee W olfe and Melv in Forrest Buckmaster, o f lrrigon. Gazette close for Thanksgiving holidav The H eppner G azette- Times w ill be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Frjday, Nov. 29 in observance o f the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal office hours will resum e on M onday, Dec. 2. My it’s getting cold, and now that the Light Parade has com e to an end... Santa hollered out to the crowd... Com e one and a ll, to “ C h r is tm a s at th e C ourthouse,’’ Saturday, Dec. 7, enjoy refreshments, tours, music by the Willow Creek Symphony String Section, C hristm as Tree Live A uction and vote for your favorite tree for the P eo p le’s C hoice Aw ard... and then you h e a r... H o , H o , H o M e rry Christmas to all and to all a good night! HHS Christmas break to begin Dec. 20 Christmas Break begins Friday, Dec. 20, w ith school resuming Monday, Jan. 6,2003. J o s te n s w ill be at H e p p n e r H ig h S c h o o l fo r s o p h o m o r e s and- s e n io r s Monday, Dec. 2. They will hold a parent order night at 6:30 p.m., M onday, Dec. 9. There w ill be an adv isory m eeting W ednesday, Dec. 4, at H H S, at 7 p.m . The follow ing Wednesday, Nov. 11, will be the HHS Site Council m eeting at 6 p.m. The H eppner E le m e n ta r y S c h o o l m u sic program will be Thursday, Dec. 12, in the HHS gym at 7 p.m. H H S w ill h o ld th e ir m u sic program Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. in the HHS cafeteria. W inter sports pictures w ill be on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Along w ith these activities there are m any basketball gam es to look forw ard to in the m onth o f December. $81,500 Three bedroom, one bath home on large lot with fenced yard, 20’x20’ deck, large partially-finished basement, rewired in 1996, repainted in 1999. GOING OUT OF B U SIN E SS at To one and all... stroll along H eppner’s city sidewalks, which will be dressed in holiday styles and on every street com er y o u 'll see people, sipping free cocoa and hot apple cider. You’ll s m ile w ith g le e at S a n ta ’s . M erchant’s door prizes. Your children shall sm ile with glee, since Santa will be in his sleigh n e x t to H e p p n e r ’s G ia n t C hristm as Tree. Even the little children rem em bered to bring ornam ents from hom e, ju st to hang on that old tree. Then o f course, the picture with Santa in his sleigh will make their whole day. W hen the ticking clock s trik e s 4 :3 0 p .m ., d o n ’t be am azed when not even a mouse will stir, for one and all will stop and stare: Look for the Giant Christm as Tree, next to S anta’s sleigh, but you will not need to look very far. Since, it will light up the whole city w ith thousands o f w ondrous lights and all will cheer! But wait, somebody must have made the Grinch real mad, because he just pulled the Giant C hristm as Tree Light plug! Oh my, out w ent the lights. Yup! every single, little light on that Giant Christmas Tree. That mean ole’ Grinch, he just stole our glee and cheer, now that is ju st not fair! But, wait. Yes, 1 think 1 can see a teeny little light coming from th e w e st. Is it a s ta r? Is it Rudolph, well o f course not, since the light w ould be red from his fam ous nose... Can you hear what I hear? It’s faint, but 1 think I can hear music coming from that light. Oh my, silly me, it’s 6 p.m. and tim e for the “Light Parade" and one and all start to cheer! (L-R): Jenny Griffith, Ashly Grams, Abby Key, and Kyle Palmateer, all of IHS. FA B R IC S, ETC. ALL M ERCHANDISE MUST GO!' E v e r y th in g 40% O FF R e g u la r P r ic e (except consignment merchandise) SOYIE F A B R I C S A T S I , 8 2 . $ 3 p e r « /a rd III B B Y I V FO B B E S T SELEC TIO N! Fabrics, Etc. • 133 N. M ain, Heppner $45,000 Three bedroom, one bath, large laundry room, new carpet, newer paint, newer forced air furnace; home located near school and downtown. HHS grad to command airborne platoon Second Lieutenant Eric Schonbachler completed infantry officer basic course, airborne sch o o l, and g ra d u a te d from Army Ranger School, Nov. 8. S ch o n b ach ler w ill be assigned to the 82nd A irborne at Fort Bragg, NC, w here he will assume comm and o f a platoon. Schonbachler is the son of G a ry and D onna Schonbachler o f Heppner. He is also a 1997 graduate o f Heppner High School. Hometown Community Merchants Shop and invest locally. Let’s build a better future by helping the local economy. f. »«SR. $44,900 The local merchants in our area hometowns and communities take pride in what they do. They are here for you. Be here for them. $25,000 One bedroom, one bath, 762 sq. ft., 6x16 covered patio, nicely landscaped; an excellent rental, first home or easy-care retirement home. PRICE REDUCED! AGAIN!!! Member FDIC Bank of Eastern Oregon Three bedroom, one bath, new paint, newer roof, across from city park. PRICED TO BUY! 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