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Heppner Daycare preschoolers learn about the forest 50 < HEPPNER 4-year-old preschoolers (front table counter-clockwise from bottom): Sydney Vlaben, Kay len Lindsey, Rylee Kollin. IreCimmiyotti. Emily Pappas and Tim Jaca; (middle table counter-clockwise from bottom): ( .J. Kindle, ChantzVeron, Weston Putman andShayla l.ooslie; and (back table counter-clockw ise from bottom): Josh Doughty, Patrick Collins, Faith Jones and Kai Arbogust, w ith Merry Branon (back) and Bill Ewing (forward). The 4 - y e a r - o ld preschool class at H eppner Day Care received a 30-minute lesson from Bill E w ing on forestry. The class allowed the children to feel the different Ewing works with the types o f tree (i.e. needle or leaf) O re g o n F o re st R e so u rc e s and taught them about carbon Institute and Oregon Women dioxide and other things about the forest and how it helps and in Tim ber to bring forestry programs to Oregon’s children. creates our enviroment. The Tiller’s Folly to perforin in Heppner imes VOL. 122 NO. 10 8 Pages Wednesday, March 5,2003 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Irish celebration begins with annual auction Lasses and lads alike a re in v ite d to k i c k - o f f H e p p n e r’s 2 1 s1 A n n u a l St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with the St. Pat’s Auction on Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m. The bidding and fun take place upstairs at the Heppner Elks Lodge, with auctioneer Ken G rieb and his auction crew offering bidders a variety o f opportunities to find so m ething spectacular. Joe L in d say w ill e n te rta in the audience w ith his music before the event begins and during intermissions. T he a u c tio n is the m ain fundraiser o f the entire celebration and this year the H eppner Elem entary Parent- Teacher C lub has taken the ro le o f ch airin g the event. Organizers say that the number o f d o n a tio n s h a s g r e a tly increased this year w ith over 250 items coming to the auction block from C o n d o n , lone, H erm iston, Pendleton, Tri- Cities and Heppner. If auction- goers are hesitant to bid during the regular auction, there is also a silent auction with a wide variety o f great items to go to the highest bidders. A uction bidders who are interested in a night away from home have many choices, fro m D itc h C re e k G u a rd Station to C olum bia G orge Hotel. Golfers may hit the links at W ildhorse or K inzua, or enjoy a w hole year o f g o lf at W illow Creek Country Club. Tickets will be sold on a large gas barbecue donated for the event. HES staff members have created “w ee buckets o f fun” for the auction. Each bucket includes a gift certificate for a local business and a variety o f interesting items to accompany Auction items created by HES staff T iller’s Folly recently released its third alb u m , “ A R ipple In T im e’' members and “ Blarney Stones” The T ille r’s Folly, a Distributions top sales lists in recognized at Pacific Contact are displayed at Heppner TV. Canadian West Coast acoustic C a n a d a . T hey w e re tw ice 2 0 0 2 , by th e BC T o u rin g th e c e rtif ic a te . S ee th e s e c o lo rfu l d o n a tio n s in th e w indow o f the H eppner TV Office on Main Street. A lso in th e w in d o w are “ B la rn e y Stones” with Irish sayings that will be sold at the auction to raise m oney for the H eppner “Adopt-a-Teacher” Fund. D o n a tio n s w ill be accepted until auction tim e on March 14 and may be dropped o f f at K ay F o w le r ’s H air E x p re s s io n s o r w ith A nn M urray at M urray Drugs. City to hold hearing on new water system T he city o f H eppner will hold a public hearing next Mon day night starting at 7p.m. on w heather the city should enter into a contract w ith the State o f O regon to finance w ater system im provem ents in the city. Total cost o f the project will be $6 m illion w ith city w ater rates being raised to pay for the improvements. A combination o f grants and loans from the O regon Eco nomic and Community Devel opm ent D epartm ent and the USDA-Rural Utilities Service have been m ade available for the water system improvement project. Four million dollars o f the $6 million project will come from the state with $250,000 o f that in the form o f a grant. The rest will be repaid at 1 percent in terest. T here will be a $900,000 grant and $ 1 million loan from theU SD A . Acceptance o f the grant and loan m oney requires an in crease in water rates to $35.10 for 7500 gallons which will be com e effective July 1 o f this year. All o f the revenues from the rate increase will be e ar marked for paying o ff the debt for the project. for the peak dem and and fire The new proposed w ater protection. The project will rates are as follows: Minimum provide a m inim um o f 6-inch for 0 to 2000 gallons is $8.75. mains, all o f which will be PVC For usage o f 2,000 to which has an estim ated life o f 3,750 gallons your monthly rate 100 years. Additionally, water w ould be $17.50. For 3,750 flow through PVC is greater to 5,625 gallons you would pay than through similarly sized old $26.25 and for 5,625 to 7,500 pipes and will help preserve gallons your rate w ould be water quality. Citizens can ex $35.10 per m onth. A nything pect greater reliability o f water over 7,500 gallons per month supply. The increased number usage w ould be billed out at o f valves will enable repairs to $35.10 plus 90 cents for each be done while a m uch smaller 1000 gallons over 7,500. area is shut dow n than is cur A ccording a city flyer re rently possible. The quality o f cently m ailed to all city resi the new pipes will also decrease dents: “A tw o-year construc repair costs overall. Replace tion schedule is anticipated, m ent o f the pipes will require during which time a one million that m any city streets w ill be gallon reservoir will be built up dug up and the city hopes to the hill from the existing reser a v o id a d d itio n a l p a v in g voir now serving the hospital projects in advance o f digging and additional w ater sources to lay the new pipe,” the city w ill be d e v e lo p e d . flyer stated. Replacementof most o f the sys tem pipes, some o f which were originally laid almost 90 years ago, will provide greatly im The Rhea Creek Social proved service. Club will meet March 12 at 10 “A deteriorated and fre a.m . at G D ’s in H eppner. quently repaired pipe typical o f Bonnie Wenberg will be at the those beign replace w as re m eeting to share som e o f the m oved last year and can be quilts she has m ade and show seen at C ity Hall. The pipes the group some o f the materials being replaced are undersized she offers at her shop. Rhea Creek Social Club to meet band, will be performing during H e p p n e r ’s S t. P a t r i c k ’s C e le b ra tio n on S a tu rd a y , March 15 at the Heppner High School, at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at G a r d n e r ’s M en’s Wear. C ost is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 10 and under. Tiller’s Folly recently released its third album , “A R ipple In Tim e", w hich is an am algam o f Celtic, bluegrass and folk laced with a touch o f country and rock. The band has p e rfo rm e d s in c e 1996 at hundreds o f fairs, festivals, concerts, schools and special events throughout Canada and the Western U.S. Front man is Bruce Coughlan, ch ief singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist and f la u tis t. “ O n s o n g s lik e ‘ M c C u llo c h ’s W o n d e r ’, ‘Farewell To A rdoon’ and the singular ’23 C am els’, the true tale o f one Frank Laum eister and h is g o ld - b e a r in g d r o m e d a r ie s , C o u g h la n continues his quest to bring the rich past o f N orth A m erica’s last outpost to vibrant life,” said a p ress release. T he o th er charter m em bers o f T iller's F olly are b a ssist/p ro d u c e r L au ren ce K n ig h t, internationally acclaimed multi instrumentalist Nolan Murray and multi-instrumentalist Eric Reed. Tiller’s Folly’s first and second C D s spent tim e as n u m b e r o n e on F e s tiv a l nom inated by the BC Country M usic A ssociation for Group o f th e Y ear a n d w e re C ouncil as ‘Runner U p ’ for Touring Group o f the Year. Join parade, get your registration in While you can register T h o se p a r tie s for the parade up until the interested in joining in the 21 morning of, it is asked that you a n n u a l St. P a tr ic k ’s D ay parade, M arch 15, need to re g iste r e a rly to k eep the pick up their registration forms o rg a n iz a tio n o f th e ev en t a s so o n a s p o s s ib le . flowing. Check-in will begin at A pplication can be obtained 11:30 a.m., on March 15 with fro m H e p p n e r H a rd w a re , the parade beginning at 1 p.m. Klam ath First or the Heppner C ham ber o f Com m erce. Car owners prepare for Cruz-in Jim Morene with his 1971 MGBGT Jim Norene, a member o f the Northeast Oregon British S p o rts C a r C lu b , w ill be displaying his 1971 M G B G T at this year's St. Patrick’s Day Cniz-In. N orene has already begun to polish his little red car for the event. He purchased the car in 1997 and in his free time w orked on restoring it. He put new parts under the hood and has m ade wood trim s for the inside o f the doors. N o re n e 's car alo n g w ith others w ill be displayed on W illow St., Saturday, M arch 15, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m . City to paint shamrock green The city o f H eppner crew w ill be p a in tin g the s h a m ro c k g re e n a t th e in te rs e c tio n o f M ain and W illow s tre e ts s o m e tim e between M onday and Friday, March 10-14 in preparation o f th e S t. P a tr ic k 's D ay Celebration. M ain Street at that intersection will be closed during the painting. 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