Heppner Daycare preschoolers learn about the forest
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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)
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g
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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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