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The 2003 M orrow
County Fair& Oregon Trail
Pro Rodeo C ourt will be
h o ld in g a car w ash on
Saturday, April 12, from 9
a.m. - 2 p.m. It w ill take place
at the Bank o f E.O. parking
lot in Heppner.
The court is also doing
other fundraisers this year, in
which they are raffling off'a gift
basket worth over $400 and
two halves o f a hog. Tickets
can be bought from any o f the
girls or their parents. The court
is also collecting Red Apple
receipts with drop boxes at
Murray's Drug, Bank o f E.O.
in Heppner & lone, and also
at the M.C.G.G Foodmart.
Come m eet th e
2003 F air & Rodeo Court
and have than wash your
v e h ic le .
Local son in Kuwait
Levi G eer, son o f
Harry and Shana G eer is
currently serv ing in Kuwait. He
is a heavy equipment operator
in the navy. Geer is a 2000
Heppner High graduate.
For those w ishing to
send him a letter, his address
is: EO CN G eer, L evi,
NMCB-4, ALFA Co. Camp
Fox, Taskforce Endurance,
APO-AE 09888-0001.
Many others from this
area are also serving in war
areas. For those who wish to
send cards and letters o f
en co u rag em en t, you can
contact them at the following
addresses:
Stacy Lauritsen, a
H eppner High grad- Sgt.
Lauritsen, Stacy, JSOAC-W-
FWD, APO 09370.
John M artin- WO
John Martin, MACG-38 MT/
UT, U1C41044, FPO AP
96614-1044.
Levi (Jeer
Eric Schonbachler, a
HHS
g rad-
2 nd Lt.
S c h o n b a c h le r, E ric, B
Com pany 1-325 Air, 82nd
ABN DIV, APO AE 09368.
Joseph Baker, an lone
High grad- MN3 Joseph
B aker, USS D ex tro u s,
MCM-13, FPO AE 09567-
1933.
Third grade class receives tour of new lone building
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VOL. 122
NO. 15
10 Pages
Wednesday, April 9,2003
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Scouts serve as “jurors” to learn about legal system
IES third-grade students receive tour of new school building.
By Debbie Harper
Six Cub Scouts from
the Bear den got a first-hand
chance to see how the legal
system w orks w hen they
serv ed asjurors in a mock trial
Friday, April 4.
TTie scouts, aged nine
and 10, h e a rd e v id e n c e
presented by District Attorney
David C. Allen and the defense
attorney, played by Deputy
District Attorney Elizabeth
B allard . The d e fe n d a n t,
“ B o b ” , w as p la y e d by
M orrow County S h eriff’s
Deputy Rory Bolter. Justice
Court Judge Charlotte Gray
was the presiding judge.
“ Bob" was charged
with criminal mischief and theft
o f a four-wheeler. A victim and
an investigating officer testified
and photos, fingerprints and
other evidence were presented
just like in a real trial. The
ju r o r s w ere se rio u s and
a tte n tiv e , lo o k in g like
spectators at a tennis match as
MC Chambers of Commerce to hold
candidates9 forums
F ifte e n
M o rro w
C o u n ty S chool B o ard
candidates have been invited
by the county Chambers o f
Commerce to participate in
two candidates’ forums to be
held Thursday, April 10 at the
Port o f Morrow Conference
Center and Tuesday, April 29
at the Heppner High School
cafeteria; both forums will be
held from 6:30-9 p.m.
Richard Hensley o f
the East O reg o n ian w ill
m oderate the forum . The
audience will be given the
o p p o rtu n ity to su b m it
questions prior to the forum,
either at the door, or by giving
them to the Heppner Chamber
o f Com m erce. Candidates
m ay
p ro v id e
p rin te d
information for attendees.
C a n d id a te s
are
running for five positions:
Position 1: DeAnne Toile,
R ichard R ockw ell, C raig
Miles, Jim Doherty and John
Rietmann; Position 3: John
Kilkenny, Marc Rogelstad and
Debbie Radie; Position 4:
Kenneth Matlack and Mike
Armato; Position 5: Patrick
McNamee, and William Kuhn;
and P o sitio n 6: B arn ey
Lindsay, Dwayne Carroll and
Denise Riddle. The election
will be Tuesday, May 20.
Everyone is inv ited to
attend and participate in the
forums.
Spring is in the air and
new things are coming up
everywhere including lone's
new E lem entary School,
lo n e ’s th ird g rad e class
recently donned their hard hats
and toured the new building.
The stu d e n ts w ere very
excited and curious about the
new classrooms and gym. The
following are some comments
and thoughts from the third
graders:
“ We saw all the
classrooms and the gym was
on the top o f the building. Our
hats were borrowed from the
onion plant so our heads
smelled like onions when we
were done.” -Steven Holland
“My new school is
huge and dirty because it is not
built yet.” -Adam Collin
“My favorite part was
the skylights in the roof.” -Zac
Orem
“The new school was
awesome because they called
they watched the attorney and
witness talking.
A fter the attorneys
rested their cases, the jurors
retired to the jury room and
deliberated the case, which
they took seriously, according
to their den leader, Tina Raver.
They asked relevant questions
and really considered the case,
she said.
In th e en d , the
defendant was found guilty and
A 1000-yard TV
taken out in handcuffs.
shoot
will
be held Saturday,
T h e cu b s earn e d
credit toward their citizenship April 12 at the Frank and Joe
belt loop achievement.
H alvorsen Farm in lone.
Registration will begin at 9 a.m.
and go until 10 a.m. There is a
$20 fee per person. There will
be an all-you-can eat lunch
provided for $5. All proceeds
Easter Sunday, April from the event will go to the
20, Valby Lutheran Church will children's prizes at lone's 4lh
be holding special services. of July celebration.
The shoot will begin at
T he p u b lic is in v ited to
celebrate the resurrection o f 10 a.m. sharp. Designated
Christ. As per tradition, a ham parking has been set up and
and egg breakfast will be held p articip an ts are asked to
immediately after the 8 a.m. proceed to the registration
service. The breakfast will be area with rifle (unloaded) bolt
prepared by the men o f the open with several bullets.
church and presented by the Participants will be assigned a
youth o f the church.
A freewill offering for
the breakfast will be matched
by “Thrivent for Lutherans.”
The money will be used for
local co m m unity service
projects.
it “ Lake lone.” The reason
was because it rained before
the ro o f and th ere w ere
puddles.” -Justyn Peck
“The construction site
was awesome. I liked the
classrooms, girls bathroom,
skylights, and D an's joke
about the pond in the gym." -
Christine Raible
“ I thought the new
sch o o l w as d irty and
interesting. If you ever saw it
you w o u ld go c ra z y .” -
MaKenna Ramos
“ I th in k the new
school w ill be aw esom e
because o f the skylights and
the gym.” -Jordan Peterson
“ We saw the new
school. I can't wait until I go
there and go to 4th grade.” -
Jeremy Coleman
“We were the first kids
to see the new sch o o l
classroom s and office." -
Cassie Arbogast
“ Wow. Our class got
to go in the new school. It was
terrific, wet and dirty.” -
Stephanie Schuler
“ I saw the school. I
like the s te p s .” -M ason
Haguewood
“ We went to the new
school and it was thrilling.” -
Levi Wells
“We went to the new
school. Dan, the worker made
a joke and said the gym would
be Lake lone. They haven’t
put fish in yet. When you catch
a fish you give it the ball and
they try to make a hoop.” -
Jessica Working
“ I am really excited
about our new school. I liked
the gym, classes, and skylights.
I wish there were more. I also
love the stairs in the front. I
can’t w ait.” -Mary Rietmann
1000-Yard TV Shoot to be held in lone
Valby Lutheran
to hold Easter
breakfast
ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE:
MONDAYS AT 5:00 RM.
shooting number and a safety
officer w ill place your rifle and
bullets on a carpeted trailer for
display. If you do not wish to
have your rifle displayed, it
must remain in your locked
vehicle until your turn to shoot.
A $100 prize will be
award for hitting and breaking
the TV tube. If more than one
person breaks the TV tube
then a shoot off will commence
after everyone has shot. Only
one person will win the $ 100
dollars.
Remember to bring
sunglasses, spotting scope,
folding chairs, coat, and a
broken 27-inch TV w ith good
tube. Participants are asked to
not bring dogs.
If you have any
questions you can contact
Terry Mewhinney at (541)
422-7259.
St. Pat’s youth
group supporting
our troops
The St. P a tric k ’s
Catholic Church youth group
is sending prayers, letters and
goodies to service men and
women serv ing in the war. If
you have a loved one that you
w ould like the gro u p to
remember you can contact
Mary Ann Elguezabal at 676-
5774.
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