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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 24, 2003 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Bunny Barn takes home 14 wins H eppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper P u b lish e d u e e k l) and entered as periodical matter at the Post O ffic e at Heppner. O r e g o n under the A c t o f M a r c h 3, 187 9 Perio dical postage paid at Heppner. O re gon. O ffic e at 147 W W illo w Street. Telep ho ne (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 . F a x (5 4 1 ) 6 7 6 - 9211. E-m ail: gt(ahep p ner net o r gtiu rap id se rve net W e b site w w w heppner net. Postm aster send address ch an ges to the H ep p ne r Ciazette-1 lines, P.O. B o x 337, Heppner, O r e g o n 97836. S ub scrip tion s: $ 2 4 in M o rr o w C ou n ty; $ 1 8 sen ior rate (in M o r r o w County on ly, 62 years o r older). $ 3 0 elsewhere D a v id S y k e s ................................................................................. P u b lish e r K a tie W a l l ..................................................................................... Ed itor New s and A d ve rtisin g Deadline is M o nd ay at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is M onday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 75 per column inch C ost for classified ad is 5 0 * per word Cost tor Card of Thanks is $7 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 35 per column inch For P u b lc le g a l Notices public legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Dates tor publi cation must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three w eeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net • Start or C hange a Subscription • Place a C lassified Ad • Submit a News Story • V iew Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir. The fun is just coming up, turning these dry rolling hills a soft pink. My mate will soon be out in the car with the motor running; we’re heading for McMinnville for a family birthday party. But first, a couple of news flashes. Harvest Scarecrow Happening- a good weekend family project. Lat year there were 20, let’s double that and have happy scarecrows up and down the street welcoming our visitors and each other. Register at the Chamber. Ambassadors- needed people who like to meet people and don’t mind meeting four or five times as year to put together “Welcome to Heppner" bags. Please call Ginger Keithley to volunteer as a Chamber Ambassador. Grant Writing- here’s an opportunity to get tips from an expert- part of a day- $ 10. This BMCC class is scheduled for Oct. 13, from 10-3 in Heppner. Call Anne Morter for more information. Motorcycle Club- is forming. With the OH V Park and a possible winter facility in the making. Goodbyes are difficult- Heppner will miss the Kreins. They have been loyal Chamber and community members. Joy has been a great office volunteer, as well as touching the lives o f many children over the years. Bob carried on his Fish and Wildlife job with care and common sense. Good folks Heppner will miss them and we are wishing them well. Gotta run- horn’s honking. &*> wm Pam Renfro co-owner of KT’S Bunny Barn in Lexington with KT’S Furgus K T ’s Furgus won Best Opposite Sex Breed at the Central Oregon Rabbit Breeders Show in Redmond on Saturday, Sept. 13. Furgus is a senior Castor Mini Rex buck from KT’s Bunny Bam. This win earned him his second leg. K T’S Bunny Barn also won six Best ofVarieties, three Best O pposite Sex Varieties and first through fifth in colored fur. KT’s Bunny Barn’s next stop is in Bremerton, WA 2003 Make It Yourself with Wool Contest to be held in Bend The art of “sew for yourself' and the elegance of wool will again take center stage during Oregon’s 56th Annual Make It Yourself with Wool contest to be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 at The Riverhouse Hotel in Bend. Oregon’s Junior and Senior winners of the 2002 Make It Yourself with Wool Contest are examples o f the Make It Yourself with Wool o b jectiv e: “ To prom ote personal c re a tiv ity and demonstrate the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yams.’’ M olly M urphy, Oregon’s 2002 Junior winner claimed first place in the 2003 National Make It Yourself with Wool competition held in Washington, D.C., with a coat patterned after one from Nordstrom’s Fall 2002 line. A shley M arcu, Oregon’s 2002 Senior Division winner, returned from her D.C. trip as second runner-up in the national contest for her ensemble o f wool jacket and pants, in addition to collecting a special E xem plary Construction Garment Award, 9m vm & X NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER BAKE SALE Friday, October 3 from 8 a.m. - ? at Central Red Apple Market, Heppner CARMEL CORN * CANDY RROWNIES • PIER COOKIES • CAKES Ad sponsored by the Morrow County Grain Growers fr'm & & & ’*> & & where they will attend the West Puget Sound Rabbit Show and also the Mini Rex F an ciers o f the G reater Northwest Specialty Show. In the National Mini Rex standings KT’S Bunny Bam is in first place in Open Class Sweepstakes and in Fur in District 1 (which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and parts o f Canada). In the nation they are in 30th place in Open and third in Fur. & which brought her a cash prize of$500. On Dec. 6, Oregon contestants compete for the o p p o rtu n ity to travel to Sacramento, CA in January 2004 to compete as Oregon’s representatives in the National Make It Yourself with Wool Finals. Junior and Senior Division winners receive an expense paid trip to the competition. The Oregon contest is open to all ages, w ith competition divided into age categories: Preteen (12 and under), Junior (13-16), Senior (1 7 -2 4 ), and A dult. Contestants must construct and model their garments made o f 100 percent wool fabric or yams (minimum of 60 percent wool or specialty wool fibers). Garments must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2003. There are two o th e r c ate g o rie s of competition: Made for Others or Fashion Design/Apparel. Information regarding the Fashion Design category is available from Program D irector M aureen Krebs. Entry forms with contest details may be obtained from County Extension offices, the office o f the Oregon Sheep Growers Association or the w eb site: www.oregonsheep.com, or through Program Director Maureen Krebs, (541) 422- 7548. Entry forms must be submitted to the Program Director by Friday, Nov. 21 to compete in the Dec. 6 Oregon contest. Little League meeting rescheduled The Heppner Little League Committee annual meeting is being rescheduled due to a Colt Football meeting on Sept. 25. The Little League meeting will now be held Thursday, Oct. 2, at GD’s in Heppner. Members will meet at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting open to the public at 7 p.m. Student honored by agriculture fraternity As a freshm an at Oregon State University, Justin Nelson began taking courses in agriculture and water law, an unusual step according to advisor Fredrick Obermiller. But Nelson had a plan and did well in those classes. “My primary interest is in environmental law,” he said in his sch o larsh ip application. “Farmers lack a legal voice in environmental issues. As a lawyer, I want to help farmers fight unfair federal regulations and protect them from attacks by environmental groups.” N e lso n ’s already fighting for farmers in Oregon. He was selected for a government affairs internship with the Oregon Farm Bureau. His passion for farmer’s rights, academics and Alpha Zeta earned Nelson the G.W. Roach Scholarship, which is named for Bill Roach who worked as executive director o f the Fraternity for 18 years. Nelson, of Lexington, maintains a 3.86 GPA while continuing to be active in Alpha Zeta, the Policy and Law Society, M ortar B oard, Agribusiness Management Club, G olden Key, OSU Alumni Marching Band and Chi Alpha, a campus Christian youth group. Since 1954, the Alpha Zeta Foundation has awarded scholarships and recognized more than 800 students whose scholastic success, leadership a b ility and ex em p lary ch aracter m ark them as outstanding members o f the Fraternity. The F ratern ity o f Alpha Zeta, established in 1897 at Ohio State University, is the n a tio n ’s o ld est p ro fessio n al, h o n o rary agriculture fraternity. Annually about 1,000 students are in itiated at 74 ch ap ters nationw ide. M em bers o f Alpha Zeta rank in the top 40 percent o f their college or school o f agriculture and exhibit the highest qualities of sch o larsh ip , lead ersh ip , character and fellowship. Obituaries Jack Hynd Schaffer Jack Hynd Schaffer, 76, passed away Aug. 6,2003 at Mt. Diablo Medical Center due to medical complications. He was born Nov. 10, 1926 in H eppner, to A nnie ( Hynd) and Elvin “ S c h a f” S c h a ffe r residing in Jack Schaffer Cecil. Jack spent his younger life on the Hynd Brothers’ sheep ranch in E astern O regon. H is ed u catio n co n siste d o f school in H eppner and Pendleton, graduating in 1945 from Pendleton High School. He serv ed in the Army from 1945 to 1949 and then in the USAF from 1949 to 1953. B eing an avid m echanic he took many sp ec ia liz ed co u rses and p re fe rre d h eav y -d u ty mechanics for trucks and tractors, but he was always available to help a friend with an ailing car. He worked 24 years as a mechanic with Contra C osta C ounty. O utside interests were with the Diablo Radio Control Model Airplane Club and the Model-T Club. He came to California in 1955 and w orked for Lem ers GMC in San Francisco. He met his intended, Norma, and they were married in 1957. Survivors include his wife o f alm ost 46 years, N orm a, th e ir sons and daughter, David, Evin with son-in-law James Knight, Clark with daughter-in-law Jo (Seable), and Marcus; two precious grandsons Gabriel and Nathan, and his sister Doris Clerf of Kittitas, WA; a cousin, Suzanne Jepsen o f Heppner; and several nieces, a nephew, and great-nieces and nephews, along with many friends. A final farewell was held Aug. 9 at the family home in C o n co rd , CA w ith graveside services following at Tulocay Cemetery in Napa, CA. Holly Rebekah Lodge resumes meetings Following a summer vacation, Holly Rebekah Lodge, at Lexington, resumed meetings this month and made plans for the upcoming official visit o f the State Rebekah Assembly President, and for Card and Bingo parties. Rhoda D avis, Assembly President, will pay her visit to the lodge on Oct. 2. A salad and ham buffet is planned for 6:30 p.m., and the meeting is to begin at 7:30 p.m. Dress will be casual (but not grubby). No formals are required. Sister Rhoda will address the lodge regarding new legislature enacted at this year’s assembly. The charter will be draped in memory of departed member, Merrial Vinson, who passed away this last month in Pendleton. All area Rebekahs are welcome to attend the meeting and buffet at the IOOF Hall in Lexington. C ard p a rtie s w ill begin on Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m., at the Hall and the Bingo parties will begin on Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. Proceeds from both are used for upkeep of the hall, to pay utilities and to provide funds for the lodge’s projects. Both events are open to the public and they are cordially
