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.
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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
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p
p
n
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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
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