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Softball clinic to Local son serving in Middle East S e c o n d L t. E ric be held Schonbachler, son o f Gary and D o n n a S c h o n b a c h le r o f 1 ieppner is currently serving in Kuw ait. He is a 1997 Heppner High graduate and is now an A rm y Ranger, part o f 82nd Airborne Division. For those w ishing to send him a letter his address is: 2IHi Lt. Schonbachler, Eric, B C om pany 1-325 Air, 82nd ABN D 1V .A PO A E 09368. A softball clinic will be held Saturday, M arch 22 at Bob Kilkenny softball field in Heppner. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. C h ild r e n a g e s 8 -1 8 a re w elcom e, along w ith m ajor and m inor coaches. For more information contact Kim G utierrez, 676- 5052 or Petra E lguezabal, 676-5774. 5e33Ìe à e t z a l l y o f J Ne#3pa -¡r I l a r a r y Eum ene , oR 9 7 4 3 2"d Lt. Eric Schonbachler Boy scouts help create mobility for local woman By Debbie Harper VOL. 122 NO. 12 8 Pages Wednesday, March 19,2003 Boy Scouts o f Troop 661 recently built a w heelchair ram p for retired teacher Inez Miller. Lee M eCarl, father o f two o f the scouts, knew Miller was having trouble navigating the steps in and out o f her h o u se , an d s u g g e ste d the scouts build the ram p for her. M iller w as a teacher in the Heppner schools for 22 years. She has been living back in H eppner for three years. T h e B o y S c o u ts helping on the project were: Jam es VanLiew, Trent Miles, C h r is H ic k e rs o n , T a y lo r D isque, Ben M eC arl, Drew Johnson, C olter Raver, Zach M eC arl, C urtis H arper, and T o m as E lg u e z a b a l. A d u lt helpers w ere Terry Harper, Lee M eC arl, D uane D isque, R u ss H ic k e rso n an d Dan VanLiew. Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon “ It w as a w onderful th in g ,” says M iller. “ I was alm ost housebound because o f the steps. It’s magnificent." Bovs Scouts building rump for in ei Miller Fun times at St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Bov Scouts build wheelchair Election registration deadline Thursday T h e d e a d lin e fo r registered for election on the registering for a position for the school board spots: -Position 1 (four-year upcom ing M orrow C ounty position )-Richard Rockw ell, School Board election is this Boardman; Thursday, M arch 20, at the -Position 3 (four-year M orrow County Courthouse. p o s itio n )-J o h n K ilk e n n y , P ap erw o rk m ust be in the H e p p n e r , and M a re c le rk ’s office by 5 p.m . that Rogelstad. Boardman; day. -Position 4 ( four-year As o f Tuesday, March 18, th e f o llo w in g h a v e p o s itio n ) - M ik e A r m a to , H e p p n e r, a n d K e n n e th Matlack, Irrigon; -Position 5 (four-year p o s itio n ) - P a t M c N a m e e (incumbent). Irrigon; -Position 6 (tw o-year p o sitio n )-B a rn ey L indsay, Lexington. St. Pat’s Day Parade winners announced St. Pat’s leprechaun (aka Molly Rhea) dances a jig with Father Gerry Condon of Heppner during the entertainment at the coffee hour Saturday. More pictures of the celebration on page 4. Local fiddle groups win at Kiwanis Kapers T h re e lo c a l fid d le groups w ere w inners in this year’s Kiwanis Kapers Talent Show . S o m e 48 d iffe re n t contest entries com peted for p r iz e m o n e y in fiv e a g e categories at the 45th Annual Talent Show, which w as held in Pendleton on March 6-8. In the elem entary age division, “Mulligan Stew” claimed first place honors and $ 100 cash with their performance o f “The I ris h W a s h e r W o m a n ” . M u llig a n S te w in c lu d e d Heppner m em bers Bryan and Matt Holland, Kelle Jones and Sarah Kendrick. O ther group members were: Russel Pattee, C o n d o n , K o d ria a n d Ben H ad d o ck , Pilot R ock, and H annah H aberstroh, B laise G rant and H olly W am e o f Pendleton. S e c o n d p la c e , and $75 cash in the elem entary division went to “The B lazin’ B ow s” and their rendition o f “Texas S ch o ttisch e” . Luke Young and Willy Gentry from H e p p n e r w e re tw o o f the seven m em bers. Seth C ase, W alker H o o le h a n , Jo a n n a W olotira, and Ben and Joe H addock from the Pendleton area rounded out the group. “Shenanigan Fiddlers” were nam ed the w inner o f the m iddle school division. They received $ 100 following their perform ance o f a m edley o f Iris h tu n e s . T h e s ix S h en an ig an s m em b ers, all from South M orrow County, include fiddlers Brynna Rust, Eric Jepsen, K ate K endrick, Kara Clay, and Alex Carlson, along w ith M att H olland on guitar. Nick Berretta, formerly o f H eppner, tied for second place w ith his vocal solo o f “ Love Changes Everything”. T h is y e a r ’s $ 5 0 0 G rand Prize w ent to the Kik- It U p K lo g g e rs w ith th eir p e r f o r m a n c e o f “ W itc h Dance” . The People’s Choice Award went to the Homestead T rio o f Irr ig o n ( F ra z ie r , L ib e r ty , a n d Spencer W am beke) and their com edy p ia n o /v o c a l p e rfo rm a n c e entitled “Page Turner” . T h e fid d le g ro u p s perform ed at the St. Patrick’s Day C elebration in H eppner and were featured at the Ceili at the Elks Club. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church received the Leprechaun's Choice, grand sweepstakes Wranglers spring clinic and playday to be held G et rea d y fo r W ra n g le r s on S a tu r d a y , M arch 22. The spring clinic will be held at 8:30-10 a.m . for advanced students and 10- 11:30 a.m . fo r b e g in n e rs. T here will be a potluck at 12 noon. Participants are asked to bring their favorite dish, drinks and eating utensils. After lunch, a playday will be held, with different age groups. A fter all participants have com pleted one run, they m ay run again. Electric tim er directions are just past the split rail fence, turn left, and at far end o f the pasture. C ost is $5 for clinic and $5 fo r p la y d a y . Participants are requested to RSVP. Volunteers are needed to help w ith events. For more in fo rm atio n o r to sign up, co n tact R uby Shear, R&A Paints, 62774 H w y 74, lone, phone 422-7290. Pot O’ Gold winners announced Three draw ings were held during the St. P atrick's C elebration for the $ 100 Pot O ’ G old. T he w inners were: C raig H errig, H eppner; Kim D ennis, Pendleton; and Dale Huston, Echo. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. St. Patrick’s Catholic C h u rc h r e c e iv e d th e L eprechaun's Choice, grand sw eepstakes, for the M arch 15 St. P a tric k ’s D ay Parade held in Heppner. O th e r w in n e rs in c lu d e d : Iris h G r o u p / C o m m e rc ia l: F irst- H itch H iking Spike O regon State W eed and Second- Sm okey the B ear US Forest Service; Irish Group/Non-commercial: F irs t-H e p p n e r G irl S cout T ro o p # 4 0 0 ; Iris h O p e n Class: First- Heppner Schools A d o p t a T eacher, Second- American Legion; Irish Float/ Commercial: First- Hermiston G la s s , Second- E a st O r e g o n ia n a n d E a s te rn O regon Real Estate G uide; Non-Profit Float: F irst-2003 F lo o d C o m m e m o r a tio n , S e c o n d - S t. P a t r i c k ’s A ntiques; Band and M usical G r o u p s : F ir s t- H e p p n e r E lem entary Band. Second- lone Band; Dance/Drill Teams: F ir s t- R o u n d U p C ity Cloggers; Irish Bicycle: First- C ody and Jaden O rr; Irish GolfCarts: First- All the Saints (M S W alkers), Second- Mid C olum bia Title Co.; Custom Vehicle: First- Desert Shriners o f H erm iston, Second- Main St. Cowboys; Antique Vehicle/ Pre-1945: First- Jim and Rose Donnell, 1926 Dodge Brothers car. S e c o n d - Earl N o rris, driving Dean H u n t's 1937 C hevy Sedan; Antique V c h ic le /P o s t- 1945: F irs t- Frank S k ag g s. 1961 Ford E conoline; Parade S pecial Event: First- 2003 M orrow County Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court. Danner Boot Sale Sate */□ th ro a t M »f c t* * 9 ' N o t a ll boots in stock ■ o rd e rs g la d ly taken! Morrow County Grain Growers L e x in g to n 9 8 9-82 2 1 • 1 -8 0 0 -4 5 2 -7 3 9 6 for farm *qiiipm*nt. vi*it our web l i l t at WWW meg* net
