TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 24, 2003
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.
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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