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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 1 7,2004 Two local boys open shop in lone HLL player tryouts Two new shops have opened in lone, Steve’s Gifts and B ennetto’s Bytes. Two lo c a l lo n e H ig h S c h o o l graduates opened up shop in dow n town lone. C o ry B e n n e tto o p e n e d a c o m p u te r rep a ir b u s in e s s , s p e c ia liz in g in: R e p a irs , u p g ra d e s , v iru s removal, data recovery, and he can ev en build you a new computer. Steven Crum opened a gift store in the sam e space. H e offers a selection o f gift H eppner L ittle L eag u e p la y e r try o u ts for major and m inor baseball and softball and for t-ball will be held M arch 17-20. There will be no registrations at tryouts. T h e try o u t sc h e d u le is as follows: M a jo r b a s e b a ll- 4 p.m ., M arch 17 and 18 at Geoige W aterland Field; M in o r b a s e b a ll- 4 p.m., M arch 19 at Shad Hisler Field; items in the store and also has a catalog you can look though and order from. B e n n e tto is s till w o rk in g fo r th e B an k o f Eastern Oregon and will only be in the shop from 8 a.m .-12 p.m . M onday-Friday and all day on Saturday. H ow ever, Crum will be at the shop from 8 a.m .-5:30 p.m . M onday- Saturday. Y ou c a n c o n ta c t Bennetto’s Bytes at 422-7113 and S te v e ’s G ifts at 4 22- 9101. Tree School to be held in La Grande Tree School East is com ing to Eastern Oregon by popular demand, on Saturday, April 24,2004 on the campus o f Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. This Extension S e rv ic e m in i-c o lle g e w ill feature 23 classes on a w ide variety o f topics o f interest to fam ily fo re stla n d o w n ers, professional foresters, loggers, arb o rists, teachers and the general public. C lass topics include vegetation m anagem ent and reforestation (including tough site m ethods), GIS & G PS, ro a d s , m a rk e tin g c o -o p s , s p e c ia l f o r e s t p r o d u c ts , riparian planting experiences, in s e c ts a n d d is e a s e s o f conifers, thinning, noxious w e e d id e n t if i c a t io n a n d m anagem ent, estate planning f o r f o r e s tla n d o w n e r s , practical science for portable sawmill operators, small scale logging, wildfire issues, soils, income and property taxes for f o r e s tl a n d o w n e r s , tre e identification, Christm as tree m anagem ent, and a special series on measuring timber. The daylong event will o ffe r c la ssro o m and field sessions taught by Extension foresters, professional industry foresters, and other resource m anagem ent professionals. C lasses will vary in length from 1.5 to 3.5 hours and you can participate in up to four over the course o f the day. W e’ll throw in snacks and a great lunch buffet to keep energy levels high. For a brochure and r e g i s tr a ti o n in f o r m a tio n c o n ta c t the U nion C ounty OSU Extension Office in Island C ity a t ( 5 4 1 ) 9 6 3 -1 0 1 0 . R egistration m ust be done in advance by Friday, A pril 9 (sorry, no walk-ins allowed), so act now and reserve your spot in this fun and informative f o r e s tr y p r o g r a m . T h e registration fee is just $40 per person. Bring the fam ily so you can take advantage o f as m a n y c la s s o f f e r in g s as possible. Local students honored in W ho’s Who W h o ’s W ho A m ong A m e r ic a n H ig h S c h o o l Students has announced its lists for the 2002-2003 37,h a n n u a l e d itio n an d its 2 nd annua] sports edition. Follow ing is a list of a re a s tu d e n ts w h o w e re featured in the 37Ih annual edition of W ho’s W ho Among A m e r ic a n H ig h S c h o o l Students, 2002-2003: From H eppner: Dan B asile, M ikel B ritt, B rian Haguewood, Rachel Howard, D a rre n V anC leave, Jam es VanLiew and Heather Yocom; From Lexington: Tyler B oyer, K ylee D isq u e and Emily Key; F ro m lo n e : M issy Baker, A shly G ram s, Tracy Griffith, Barbara Holland, Karl M o rg a n , K a sie P e te rs o n , J a m ie V a n d e n B rin k an d Kayleen Vosberg; F ro m B o a rd m a n : Jessica Barrera, Landi Busey, Shaw n Hom an, Josh Kegler, J a m i M o o re , S a v a n n a h Nelson, Valerie Swindler and Jayde Zobel; and From Irrigon: Alysun B u r n s , M o lly D a n ie ls , K r is to p h e r F r e d a , J u lie Gordanier, Tiffany Matheney, S a r a h M c N a m e e , D a lie M orales, Jam ie Nailor, Ellen P r in d le , S a m a n th a Stubenrauch, B rice Studer, H eather Suchy and Valerie Swindeler. Following are the area students who were featured in the 2nd annual edition of W ho’s W ho Am ong A m erican High S c h o o l S tu d e n ts - S p o rts Edition, 2002-2003: F rom lone: N atalie McElligott; and F ro m Irrigon: Jose Hurtado. Births A m e lia M a e H o p e B aker* a daughter, A m elia M ae Hope, was bom Jan. 28, 2 0 0 4 a t S t. A n t h o n y ’s H ospital. A m elia w eighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and w as 20 inches long. P arent is Sarah B ak er o f H e p p n e r and g ra n d p a re n ts are G lo ren e W right o f H eppner, W illiam Baker o f Garibaldi and Ernie a n d J e a n in e D ille y o f Lexington. M a jo r s o f tb a ll- 4 p.m., M arch 17 and 18 at Bob Kilkenny Field; M in o r s o f tb a ll- 4 p .m ., M a rc h 19 a t B o b Kilkenny Field; and T -B a ll- 10 a .m ., M arch 20, at S had H isler Field. For more information contact Robyn Skaggs at 676- 8225 o r R en ee Y ocom at 676-9821 or 676-9474. Successful litter pick-up held The H eppner C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e - O r e g o n D e p a r tm e n t o f T r a n s p o r ta tio n A d o p t- a - H ighw ay litter pick-up was c o m p le te d o n T u e s d a y evening, M arch 9. O ver a dozen volunteers collected all visible trash along the state highways through town. W ith the effort being put forth continuously by the businesses and residents along the highway, there were only six bags o f trash to pick along the 1.5 m ile highw ay segment from city limit to city limit. W ith the coordinated effort o f other organizations w ho have adopted highw ay segm ents leading into town, th e H e p p n e r c o m m u n ity presented a great appearance on th e S t. P a t r i c k ’s Celebration weekend. O ther organizations providing litter pick-up effort for their highw ay segm ents included the elementary school staff, the em ployees o f the Bank o f Eastern O regon, the county employees association, and the Christian Life Center. A lso, the City o f H eppner provided assistance to enable the community to get a big litter pick-up job done successfully. Nazarene Church to host monthly M en’s Breakfast The m onthly M en ’s B reakfast for residents and v isito rs o f H eppner, lo n e, Lexington, H ardm an and the surrounding areas will be held Sunday, M arch 21, from 8-9 a.m. at the H eppner C hurch o f the N azarene. All m en are invited and e n co u rag ed to b r in g t h e ir s o n s a n d /o r daughters. T he purpose o f the m eeting is to encourage men to be better husbands, fathers a n d m e m b e rs in th e ir communities. The group uses Biblical principles for their fo u n d a tio n o f g u id e lin e s. “Also, we serve great food for b r e a k f a s t ,” s a id a spokesperson. The M en’s Breakfast is sponsored monthly by: First Christian Church, Assemblies o f G o d C h u rc h a n d T h e Church of the Nazarene. Local poet published in collection of works a Tom m y’s memorial service, “T he M issing Rose,’’ a poem by Anna Mae Steagall, o f H ep p n er, w as re c e n tly published in a collection o f works entitled The Colors o f L if e , p r in te d by th e International Library o f Poetry and Poetry.com. Steagall saw an ad for the Poetry.com contest in the E ast O regonian and decided to e n te r h er poem w ritten ab o u t h er so n . Tom m y. T o m m y w a s b o rn w ith cerebral palsy and Steagall was told he would only live for two years, the poem was read he was 55. The contest was year long and at the beginning of this year, Steagall found out her poem w ould be one o f the ones published. Also, much to her surprise, “The M issing Rose” is the First poem in the book. S te a g a ll liv e s in H eppner w ith her husband George. They have three other children, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. To re a d a co p y o f Steagall’s poem, you can visit www.Poetry.com. Women’s salad supper planned A ll area w om en are invited to the W om en’s Salad Supper on M onday, April 19, a t S t. P a t r i c k ’s C a th o lic Church Parish Hall in Heppner. This free annual event brings together Christian w om en o f a ll d e n o m in a tio n s fo r an evening o f fello w sh ip and inspiration. This year’s supper is hosted by the w om en o f Hope-Valby-All Saint’s Parish (Episcopal and Lutheran). The i n te r a c tiv e program for the evening is “Be the Difference You Wish to See in th e W o r ld .” F u r th e r information will be publicized in April. Don’t Be Surprised! B e fo re p ic k in g u p a s h o v e l, p ic k u p the te le p h o n e . E le c tric , w a te r, se w e r, n a tu ra l g as, te le p h o n e a n d c a b le te le v is io n lin e s o fte n are Elks name Americanism Essay winners T h e H e p p n e r E lks Lodge is pleased to announce th e w in n e r s in th e ir A m ericanism Essay contest. This program was open to all sixth, seventh and eighth grade students in the W illow Creek valley. Participants needed to write a one-page essay on this year’s topic, “Why 1 Recite the Pledge o f Allegiance.” “We had som e really g o o d e s sa y s ,” said B urke O'Brien, committee chair. “I m proud o f our young people, they really put som e thought into these essays.” H eppner a re a w in n e rs w e re : l ' 1- G ra n t Sm ith, 2nd- Spencer Palm er and 3rd- Sherilyn Peck. lone a r e a w in n e rs w e re : l sl- H e a th e r W ig g e r s , 2 nd- S ta fa n ie A rc h e r a n d 3 rd- G abrielle A rm strong. U.S. Savings Bonds were awarded * to the winners. ABC Baseball Camps kick off the season Oregon District 5 and H e rm is to n L ittle L e a g u e a n n o u n c e th a t A m e ric a ’s B a s e b a ll C a m p s w ill be returning for the second year to the F ield o f D ream s in H erm iston on April 3-4. Eric Davis, a former San Francisco Giants player and now a high school coach will be the lead instructor with several college players assisting to make this a great cam p for all ages. The classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 6-9 year olds and 1-4:30 p.m. for 10 and up on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for 6-9 and 2-5 p.m. for 10 and up on Sunday. C ost is $65 per player with a discount for two or more family members. To sign-up online go to w w w .baseballcam ps.com o r call (800) 2 22-8152 or locally. 676-5275. O ’Ducky Race winners M any a fine ducky traveled from the C ourt St. bridge to the M useum bridge on the great W illow Creek, but only the first hearty Five were awarded with a prize. First prize o f $100 w e n t to S u z y R o b e rt o f R ic h la n d , WA. T he o th e r prizes aw arded were: $75, second p la c e - Janet M cD ow ell, H eppner; $50, third place- a lady from Hood R iv e r ( O ’ D u c k y R a c e coordinators forget to get her n am e); $25, fo u rth p lace- N ancy W o c g a m o tt, Roseburg; and $ 10, Fifth place- Tony Fox. Heppner. The O 'D u c k y Race w as sponsored by the Colt Football program. Wildlife Rehabilitation Seminar to be held B lu e M o u n ta in Wildlife will host the 2nd annual wildlife rehabilitation seminar April 10,2004 sponsored by Pendleton Veterinary Clinic, O xford Inns and Suites and G e n e ’s E le c tr ic M o to r Service. This year’s focus will be o n b a s ic la b o r a to r y techniques for the w ildlife rehabilitator. The morning session, slides and lecture by Dr. Jeff Cooney, will be held in the Fellow ship Hall o f the First Christian Church in Pendleton. L u n c h w ill be p ro v id e d f o llo w e d by a h a n d s -o n la b o r a to r y s e s s io n at Pendleton Veterinary C linic p r a c tic in g a v a r ie ty o f procedures and techniques. C ost for the one-day sem inar, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., A p r il 10 is $ 3 5 .0 0 a n d in clu d es lunch. A d v an ced registration is requested by April 3 to ensure an accurate count for lunch. T here is a m a x im u m o f 30 s p a c e s a v a ila b le in th e h an d s-o n laboratory. Early registration is e n c o u r a g e d . If s p a c e is available late registrants can pay at the door, but will be charged an additional $ 10 fee. For more information contact Lynn Tom pkins, (541) 278- 0215 o rraptor@ uci.net. Hutton to address prostate cancer support group Dr. David Hutton will be the keynote speaker at the April M an-to-M an Pendleton P ro s ta te C a n c e r S u p p o rt Group. The m eeting will be held M onday, A pril 5 at 7 p.m., at St. Anthony Hospital C ascade Room , 1601 S.E. C ourt in Pendleton, and is sponsored by the A m erican C a n c e r S o c ie ty a n d S t. Anthony Hospital. D r. H u t t o n ’s p r e s e n ta tio n is e n title d . “Prostate C ancer: A Lesson for Newly Diagnosed People.” It is open to the public and will give prostate cancer patients and their fam ilies information about the disease and related issues. “The m o n th ly m e e tin g s p r o v id e th o s e involved an opportunity to leant more about the disease,” says June Miller, secretary of the support group. “The one thing everyone should keep in m ind is that the m eetings are designed so every m an and th e ir fam ilies can d isc u ss whatever they want and know it will be kept in conFidence." For more information about the April 5 m eeting, or to leant more about the M an- to-M an Pendleton Prostate C ancer Support G roup, call t Ju n e M iller at (5 4 1 ) 443- 6171. » b u rie d u n d e rg ro u n d . 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