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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 16, 2003 - FIVE IUCC plans Easter services lone United Church of Christ will offer a Maundy Thursday Service at 7 p.m. on April 17. During the service, worshipers will walk through the stories of the last supper, the garden, the trial, the denial, and the death of Jesus. The worship will also include songs and prayers. Brief parts of the service will be outside of the church, so those attending may want to bring a sweater if the weather is cool. The lone Easter sunrise service will be at the lone City Park at 7 a.m. on Sunday, April 20. Worshipers will all gather on the stage, so that they will have shelter from the weather and still have the warmth of the sun. The worship will be simple and joyful, says the Rev. Paul Clay. Easter Breakfast will be served at lone United Church of Christ from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., free of charge. All are welcome to attend. The Easter celebration service will be at the church at 10 a.m., an hour earlier than the regular schedule. The service will include music by the kid’s choir and the adult choir, an Easter sermon, and a play about the women going to the tomb presented by the middle school class. The people o f lone United Church o f Christ invite everyone to worship with them. The church is located at the comer o f Main and D streets in lone. For more information, call Reverend Paul Clay, 422-2504. Lutheran, Episcopal churches plan Holy Week services “Holy Week is the most spiritual journey of the year,” says Pastor Laura Snyder o f All Saints’ Episcopal and Hope and Valby Lutheran churches. “From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday the congregations of Hope Lutheran, Valby Lutheran and All Saints’ Episcopal churches progress with Jesus from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. The week long progression includes Jesus’ last supper with the disciples on Maundy Thursday, Jesus’ trial and crucifixion on Good Friday, the Vigil of Easter on Saturday, and ultimately the resurrection on Easter Sunday. Holy Week is a truly awe inspiring experience, which allows one to participate in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus in both a spiritually intimate way.” Hope, Valby and All Saints’ invite you to join them for Holy Week. Their worship schedule for Holy Week is as follows: -Confession and Absolution Wednesday, April 16, at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at 7 p.m. -Maundy Thursday, April 17, at Valby Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. -Good Friday, April 18, at Hope Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. -Easter Vigil, April 19, at All Saints' Episcopal Church at 7 p.m. -Easter Sunday, April 20, three services available: 8 a.m.-Valby Lutheran Church followed by breakfast; 11 a.m.- Hope Lutheran Church; and 11 a.m.-All Saints’ Episcopal Church. Little League kicks off season ft.,;. no Mi't Willow Creek Little League kicked off the Little League season with an opening ceremony Saturday, April 12, at the George Waterland Field in Heppner. The opening day included gam es betw een Fossil, Condon, Arlington and Heppner teams. Games will now continue throughout the month of April, May and into mid-June for t-ball, minor baseball and softball, major baseball and softball and junior softball. WCLL will host the R olling H ills W alk/Run, formerly organized by the EM T o rg a n iz a tio n , on _ Saturday, April 26, as a fund raiser to help pay expenses of the All Star teams going to to u rn a m e n ts in July. Tournament sites for 2003 were recently announced, with Jefferson Co. Little League in Madras hosting all baseball tourneys beginning on July 5, and Redmond Little League hosting all softball tourneys starting on July 12. Order Magnetic Door Signs HERE Heppner Gazette-Time HJH track team competes at Umatilla meet The Heppner Junior his heat); 800m, sixth with a High track team attended a time o f2:58.35; 4x100 relay, meet in Umatilla on April 4. fifth with a time o f60.84. Nathan Van Cleave- The Heppner eighth-grade 18 points; shot put, third, boys’ team scored 93 points, 31’4"; 100m hurdles, third and took third place out o f 10 school teams. The seventh- with a time o f 21.33; 4x100 grade boys’ team scored 65 relay, took Van Doom's posi points and took fifth place out tion; discus, sixth. Matt M cCabe- six o f 10 school teams. The sev points; 4x 100 relay, fifth with enth-grade girls’ team scored 52 points and took fifth place a time o f 60.84; shot put, out o f 10 school teams. Re fourth, 30"/2”. Heppner seventh grade sults are as follows: girls’ team: H eppn er eighth grade Kylie Doherty- 16 boys’ team: points; high jump, champion, B ryson W ood- 22 4'4"; discus, second, 53’2‘/ 2”; points; 400m, first with a time 4x 100 relay, fourth with a time o f 1:00.71; long jump, fourth, of 1:04.21. 15’5"; 100m, didn’t place Megan Orr, 24 points; (14); 200m, fourth w ith a time high jump, fourth, 4’ 1"; discus, of27.61. first, 65 ’2"; 4.x 100 relay, fourth Brendan McElligott- with a time of 1:04.21; 100m, 27 points; triple jump, third, second. 2 8 ’ 7 Vi” ; C yde C o il- eig h t 1500m, points; high jump, sixth, 4'; jav champion elin, fifth, 67’6" (new school with a time record); 4x100 relay, fourth o f 5:02 with a time of 1:04.21. (personal Kelsey Wolff- three best); points; 400m, sixth with a time 8 0 0 m, o f 1:40. champion; Baillie Keithley- one 4x200 re lay (first B r e n d a n point; 4x 100 relay, fourth with a time o f 1:04.21. leg), sec McKlligott Eighth grade track ond with a m em ber is M ahaley time o f 1:59.23. Huddleston. Aaron A llstott II During the April 11 points; shot put, second, track meet in Boardm an, 3 6 ’9 ‘/ 2” ; discus, seventh, Brendan McElligott broke the 89'/2”; long jump, N A; 4x 100 old school 800m record with relay, sixth with a time of a time o f 2:18.07. The old 60.50. Tony Haguewood- school record of 2:19 was set (first time participated in track) by Bryan Padberg in 1984. 13 points; 300m hurdles, third Padberg had a stellar track with a time o f 51.59; high caree r at H eppner High jump, 4 ’4"; 100m hurdles, School in long-distance run fourth with a time o f 18.65; ning and was also a collegiate runner. 4x200 relay, second. Justin Delveaux- 11 Energy assistance points; javelin, second, 119'; 4x 100 relay, sixth w ith a time available ‘ C A PEC O has o f60.50; 4x200 relay, second announced that they have with a time of 1:59.23. Drion Donner- shot received additional Energy Assistance funds. Energy put, 22’7 V 2 ”. Caleb O'Neal- seven A ssistance is a one-tim e points; fourth with a time of payment issued to an eligible 51.65 (he was injured after household’s fuel supplier to participating in the hurdles help offset the high cost of event); 4x200 relay, second home energy. These funds are av ailab le to resid en ts in with a time of 1:59.23. K ody L ovgren- Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam and 4x 100 relay, sixth with a time Wheeler Counties. A p p lican ts m ust o f 60.50; discus NA. provide documentation o f all Colton Hanson, dis cus, 70’4", triple jump, 24’ (25’ h o u seh o ld incom e to determine eligibility. The placed). Heppner seventh grade income guidelines have been established at 60 percent of boys’ team: Nacho Elguezabal- median income. Therefore, a nine points; discus, third, single person, living alone, can 74’5"; shot put, 28’3"; 200m, have an annual income up to $ 18,194. A household of four for time. can earn up to $34,989 Jake Van Doom- 23 points; 300m hurdles, cham annually. Those who think they pion with a time o f 56.83; may qualify, and have not 1500m, sixth with a time of applied for energy assistance 6:02; discus, 70’9"; javelin, since October 1,2002, may fourth, 111 ’4". Lane B ailey- tw o call one o f the following points; javelin, eighth, 89’9"; n u m b ers to req u est an 4x 100 relay, fifth with a time application: Hermiston area o f 60.84; 100m, fifth in heat, residents, 541-564-5665; Pendleton area residents, 541 - with a time o f 16.84. Jason Houweling-10 276-1926; all others, 800- points; 300m hurdles, third 752-1139, ext. 150 (ext. 151 with a time o f 60.59 (he won for Spanish). Area Hometowns and Communities Adopt-A-Teacher group to raise funds for Heppner schools The Heppner Schools Adopt-A-Teacher organization has hit the ground running w ith the adoption of by-laws and election o f a board of directions and officers at its meeting on April 8. The organization is a local non profit co rp o ratio n and a c o alitio n o f p a re n ts, businesses, administrators and other persons interested in maintaining quality education in Heppner Schools during these times of devastating statewide budget cuts. The mission of the organization is soliciting community funding to preserve teachers and curriculum for Heppner Schools. Any money raised by the organization will be channeled through the M orrow C ounty School District and the organization w ill follow the school a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ’s recommendations as to its application. All money will stay in Heppner and will go to curriculum and teaching resources. The recently elected members o f the board o f directors of Heppner Schools Adopt-A-Teacher organization are Cara Osmin, Jean Collins, Denise Riddle, Kirsten Harrison and Bill Kuhn. The recently elected officers are Jean Collins, Students hope to form theater group By Debbie Harper Courtney Nelson and Tylynn Smith are looking for community involvement for a theater group in Heppner. Both N elson and Smith were in the Heppner High School play this spring. “We decided it would be fun to get a bunch of community people together. It seemed like a good idea,” says Smith. At an organizational meeting last month they got a lot o f grade school children enthusiastic about doing a community play. Smith and Nelson say they’re hoping By Rick Paullus The H eppner Mustang JV baseball team beat the visiting Umatilla Vikings, 15-5, in five innings on M onday, A pril 7, to improve to 4-1 on the year. The Vikings scored a run in the top of the first, but the Mustangs came back with four runs in the bottom half when Cody Walton walked and Kiel Naims reached on an error. Dan Basile then scored two with a single and Matthew VanCleave reached on an error. The other two runs came when Kyle Carlson scored a run on a ground-out and Sloan Keithley had a sacrifice fly. In the second, Aaron Lueck w alked and came around to score on a Naims’ fielder’s choice, VanCleave had an RBI single and Carlson scored a run on a fielder’s choice to make it 7-1. SILVERSM ITHS When you invest with us, we reinvest the money right here in our area. Member FDIC AUTHENTIC WESTERN SILVER AVAILABLE AT Men"« H e a r ( 541 ) 676-9218 193 N. Main Street • Heppner » more adults will want to become involved. “People shouldn’t be afraid to get up and act,” says Nelson. If people want to be involved in theater but don’t want to act, Nelson and Smith are looking for people to do sound, lighting, costumes and props. They’re also looking for someone to be an adult director. Anyone interested in community theater here in Heppner, may contact Tylynn Sm ith at 676-5277 or C ourtney Nelson at 989- 8148. Mustang JVs beat Vikings MONTANA Community reinvestment is one o f a bank's primary purposes. W e’ll match our record with anyone’s. It’s a matter o f hometown community spirit and hometown community pride. p re sid e n t, M aryann Elguezabal, vice president. Bill Kuhn, secretary, and Kirsten Harrison, treasurer. The immediate goals o f A dopt-A -Teacher w ill include a community wide membership campaign, fund raisin g a c tiv itie s and e sta b lish in g a p u b lic ity committee. For these ends, A d o p t-A -T each er has scheduled one last meeting of Heppner-Lexington Grass Roots Community group for Wednesday, April 30, at 6 p.m . at the H ep p n er Elementary School Library. If the new elementary facility is finished, the meeting may be held there. “If you have attended the Grass Roots Meetings in the past, please attend this meeting, as it is a positive way of implementing the programs o f Adopt-A-Teacher. If you are frustrated or concerned with the problems our children are facing with the current educational funding crisis and if you are looking for a positive way to affect a change, please come. Without your assistance, it will be difficult to improve the quality of our children’s education,” said a group spokesperson. “If you care, be there, ” they added. The Vikings scored three in the third to get within 7-4, but the Mustangs came back with three of their own in the bottom half when Lueck and Walton singled, Naims reached on an error to score a run and Basile had a two RBI single to make it 10-4. The Vikings scored one in the fifth, but the Mustangs came back with five to end it. VanCleave reached on an error and scored on C arlson’s double. Robert Whalen walked, Riley Wight had an RBI single, Lueck w alked and W alton and Naims had RBI singles. Basile singled to score the game ending run. Keithley went two and two-thirds innings to pick up the win, allowing one hit and one earned run, with Basile pitching two and one-third innings in relief, allowing two hits, striking out four, with no earned runs. Basile went three for five with five RBI and Walton was two for three and scored twice. Carlson had three RBI, N aim s had tw o RBI and scored th ree runs and VanCleave and Lueck each scored three runs. 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