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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Local students participate in Honor Band concert W inter Sport Dessert held at lon e High School Heppner Jr/Sr High students participated in Mid-Columbia Honor Band 2004. (Front Row l,-R): Teacher Wendy Appleton and ((rant .Smith; (Back Row L-R): Peter (Jeer, Colton Helfrecht and Kelsey Wolff. Not Pictured: Joe Pranger. Five students from H eppner participated in the M id-C olum bia H onor Band 2004 concert at G oldendale the tuba. C olton H elfrecht, High School in G oldendale, grade 10, played percussion. W A on M arch 15. K elsey W olff, grade eight, G rant Sm ith, grade p la y e d th e c la r in e t . J o e seven, played the alto clarinet. Pranger, grade seven, played Peter Geer, grade 10, played the tenor sax. <L-R>: Kim Morris, Most Improved; Eva Chitty, Most Inspirational; Natalie McElligott, Most Valuable Player; Emily Key and Sara Peck, Miss Hustle. Small engine repair opens in Heppner Dick Paris at his workbench. D e p o t f o r 2 0 y e a rs a n d H e p p n e r r e s id e n t worked general maintenance Dick Paris has opened a new for the county for five years, business in Heppner- D ick’s he is hoping to stay busy and active. Small Engine Repair. A fte r ta k in g som e classes in small engine repair. Paris has decided to. open a o j . My first word in this stop.from his hom e in which writing,isone dfiapotogy; i am he will be able to work on lawn th'e ttrre re s p o d s ib + e f o r m o w ers, w eed e a te rs and c o n f u s io n o f d a te s a n d “just about anything with one sequence o f volunteers who cylinder." serve at the weekly mx>n meal. Paris said that even My inquiries for a new list though he is in retirement now, made no connection with the he w as a fire fighter at the proper source until recently. I To m ake an appoinUnent with Dick’s Small Engine Repair call 676-5852. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news Western Poto $ 2795 m C iiiifln c r « M e n 's H e a r (5 4 1 )6 7 6 -9 2 1 8 193 N. Main Street • Heppner continued to announce the sequence I used for last year. I am tru ly s o rry f o r th e contusion. I w an t to p u b lic ly w elcom e aboard the people from W illow C reek Baptist C hurch w ho have jo in ed the roster o f groups w ho serve. Each group lends a particular aura to the occasion. Recently, the clergy person from one group was not present at 11:3() a.m ., when flag salute, table blessing and announcem ents are g iv e n . T h e g ro u p o f volunteers for the day came to the m icrophone and together blessed the occasion and the meal with a traditional blessing. It was a gracious moment. On W ednesday, March 31, volunteers from the Christian Life Center will offer th e ir h o s p ita lity to th o se attending. The m enu is hot tu rk e y sa n d w ich , m ash ed . :7v: g 8 8 8 8 8 cv i.'h 8 O O o o 8 -‘Lx- XXXXXXXX F r ie n d s a n d F a m ily o f T im a n d M in d y D a v id s o n P le a s e h e lp u s lo c e le b ra te th e u n io n o f lin i a n d M in d y D a t'id s o n . ( I hoy were married January 30, 2004, nut waited until Grandma and Grandpa Wathins were home to celebrate.) 8 8 8 8 8 CV o t.2 Join us at the l l h s C lull in H eppner Irom 0 :0 0 - 0 :0 0 p.m. on /April 3rd 8 Music, food and fun .ire on the agenda! Dress is casual, so just come and have a ¿food time! C> o o f # •- >1 c> t T XXXXXXXX o • .* • 9 pdtatw s and gravy, peas, fruit, thread and pum pkin pie cake. Jo e B iirfe so n w as w e lc o m e d as th e n e w e st m e m b e r o f th e B o a rd o f D irectors at the M arch 17 meeting. He and JoA nne, his w ife, have lived in H eppner five years. They came to make Heppner their retirement home - to get out of the rain, he said. They cam e from C anby and were involved in the chicken business for 30 years. They purchased the young chicks, th e n c o n tr a c te d th e m to farm ers in the reg io n for fe e d in g a n d b r in g in g to m aturity for sale as fryers. They supplied fryers, up to 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 p e r w e e k , to P e terso n ’s F ry er F arm s in Tacom a, WA. L ater (1982- 92), he had a food distribution b u sin e ss w h ich d e liv e re d processed foods east to La G rande, south to K lam ath Falls, and north to Bellingham. WA. He served three years on the State Fryer C om m ission w h en M ark H a tfie ld w as governor; later he served on the C lackam as County Fryer Board. “We like Heppner." he said. “We like being involved. Heppner is like Canby used to be, 40 years ago.” T h e r e w ill be a M e m o ria l D ay d in n e r on Sunday, M ay 30, at 2 p.m., at the Center. M ore details will be forthcoming. (L-R): Arthur Ekstrom, Most Improved; Kelly Thompson, Mr. Hustle and Coach LaRue Award; T^ler Raible, Mr. Defense; Tyler Brown, Most Valuable Player; Nick Christman, Cardinal Heart; not pictured - Billy Gates, Most Inspirational. W inter sports awards w ere handed out at a dessert W ednesday evening, M arch 10 at the lone High School c a f e te r ia . J im S w a n s o n o p e n e d th e e v e n in g by introducing his junior varsity team and giving aw ards to John Walton- Mr. Hustle, Dan Long- M ost Im proved and C ody K ie s lin g - M o s t Inspirational. T he JV boys won seven o f their last eight games, three in overtime. Boys’ varsity players w ere rec o g n ize d fo r th eir accom plishm ents by C oach Dennis Stefani. Team leaders were Kelly Thom pson- steals (71 total or 1.6/gam e), Tyler B row n- assists (120 total or 4 .8 /g a m e ), reb o u n d s (211 total or 8.4/gam e) and points (347 to ta l o r 13 .9 /g am e), A rthur Ekstrom - field goal p ercen tag e (52.9 percent), Jo h n W a lto n - fre e th ro w percentage (66.7 percent) and Tyler R aible blocked shots (34) and taking the charge (5). Team aw ards, voted on by the players, w ent to Kelly Thom pson- Mr. Hustle, Tyler R aible- Mr. D efense, A r th u r E k s tro m - M o s t Improved. Billy Gates- M ost Inspirational. Nick Christman- C a rd in a l H e a rt and T y ler Brown- Most Valuable Player. C oach Stefani started a new aw ard for self-discipline and conscientiousness on the floor and in the classroom . The Coach LaRue Award w ent to Kelly Thompson. C h arity M cE llig o tt gave pins to cheerleaders Eva Chitty and A lyssa Rietm ann. Bank of Eastern Oregon would like lo invite you to a Farewell & Welcome Parly! The O regon Cultural T r u s t h a s r e c e iv e d th e com pleted M orrow C ounty C ultural Plan designed for building participation in local arts, heritage and humanities. The P la n w as dev elo p ed by the M orrow C o u n ty C u ltu ra l P lan n in g C o m m itte e , w h ic h h a s a m em bership o f tw enty-three local residents representing a diversity o f people including artists, educators, tribal and H isp a n ic re p re s e n ta tiv e s , community leaders and others dem onstrating leadership in heritage, humanities and other cultural interests. T he purpose o f the program is to support and fund a g ra s s ro o ts a p p ro a c h to building com m unity cultural participation. The program 's focus is on local planning to shape the priorities o f local cultural enhancem ent. It is intended to increase public participation in all that is culture th r o u g h a b a la n c e o f preservation of the past and an investm ent in the future. It encourages people to actively — ------— — — Coupon CHINA CREEK GOLF COURSE - Welcome lo Fd Rollins ~ (the new RIO loan oliicer lor lone and Arlington) 2/1 GREEN FEES $18 TOTAL Mon ~ Frl Saturday, April 3 Irom 5:30-7:30 p.m. Poiluck al the lone Legion Hall NIenihel. n* f -i cultural reso u rc es in th eir com m unities and fosters the d e v e lo p m e n t o f a u n iq u e cultural identity. T he Plan identifies lo c a l p r io r itie s , s p e c if ic strategies and benchm arks to m easure success. O nce the Plan is approved, the Cultural C oalition will be eligible to r e c e iv e g r a n t f u n d s to im plem ent the Cultural Plan from the O reg o n C u ltu ra l Trust. 'T h e completion o f the Plan is an im portant first step toward our goal o f identifying and celebrat ing our own unique c u ltu ra l d iv e rs ity h e re in M o rro w C o u n ty ,” s a id M orrow County Judge Terry Tallman and ex officio member o f th e C u ltu ra l P la n n in g C o m m itte e , w h ic h w a s a p p o in te d by the O re g o n Cultural Trust Board. B illie Jean M orris, D irecto r o f the B oardm an C ham ber o f Com m erce said, “This provides a clear way for our County to identify and to build public participation in culture. It is a way to better understand the heritage o f Morrow County. The Cultural Trust funds will help M orrow County achieve its goals and strategies outlined in the plan.” We Print Business Cards Coupon expires 4/30/04 Heppner Arlington G azette-Tim es Overlooking the Columbia 6 7 6 -9 2 2 8 (541)454-2000 •••••••••••••• • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • a g am e), steals (116 or 4 .5 / gam e), field goal percentage (45 percent) and free throw p e rc e n ta g e (6 6 p e rc e n t). Barbara Holland had the most b lo ck e d sh o ts (31 o r 1.3/ game). A ll-Stars announced were: boys- Tyler Brown and N ic k C h ris tm a n , S e c o n d Team All D istrict; and girls- Natalie McElligott, First Team All District, and Emily Key and S a ra P e c k , H o n o r a b le M ention All District. Morrow County Cultural Plan completed participate in and enjoy the r - ----------------- — ~ Farewell lo Richard Wood - (who transferred lo the new Rums branch ol BHD B an k o f E a ste rn O regon She in tro d u c ed her ju n io r v a r s ity te a m w h o h a d a winning 15-3 season record. C oach Ryan R udolf recognized the varsity girls and gave aw ard s, voted on by team m ates, to E va C hitty- Most Inspirational, Sara Peck and Em ily Key- M iss Hustle, Kim M orris- M ost Im proved and Natalie M cElligott- Most Valuable Player. McElligott led the team in points (441 total or 17/gam e), rebounds (197 or 7.6/gam e), assists (53 or 2/
