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.
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