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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 19,2004 Bunny Barn takes awards at national convention & Crazy 8 H eppner softball field receives new sign Four children receive first communion on Mother’s Day HEPPNER (Lto R): Pamela Renfro and Kathy Tellechea with the two best Mini Rex bucks, Zoro (winning on Saturday) and Wilu (winning on Sunday) at the Crazy 8 Show in Canby on May 15 and 16. Kathy Tellechea and Pamela Renfro, co-owners o f K T ’S Bunny Barn in L exington, attended the N ational M ini Rex Convention in Sterling, CO on May 1 and 2. T hey entered 12 rabbits. There were 1400 Mini Rexes entered from the United States, Canada and Japan, They placed in the top 10 with their Blue, Castor, Chinchilla, and Tort Mini Rexes on Saturday. On Sunday, K T ’S Wilu, ju n io r Castor buck won BOSB (best buck in the show). Their junior Blue Buck (Twill), junior Black buck (Durango) and junior Black doe (Chloe) won first place in each of their classes. T ellech ea and R enfro w ere aw arded a certificate from the National Mini Rex Association for winning first place in the nation in colored fur for 2003. They also won first place in District 1 in Open Sw eepstakes and Quality P oints for 2003. They finished ninth in the nation in o verall standings for 2003. Currently in District 1 standings, they are in first place in Open Sweepstakes, Quality and Colored Fur points for 2004. Relaxed 550 JEANS Fit Short $ 2995 S G ardner's M en's W ear ( 541 ) 676-9218 193 N. Main Street • Heppner On May 8, Tellechea and R enfro attended the Northwest Rabbit Breeders Show in Monroe, WA. In Show A they won Best O pposite w ith th eir Chinchilla buck, Micah and in Show B won Best of Breed w ith th eir C astor buck, Zorro. K T’S Bunny Barn also came home from the Crazy 8 Rabbit Show in Canby held on May 15 and 16 with Best Mini Rex buck in both shows, along with 17 BOV (best of variety) and BOSV (best opposite of variety). They also won 35 first place awards and first through fifth in colored fur. The next on the show schedule is the Mini Rex T rip le C row n in Hillsboro on May 29. MCSD to fill school board vacancy The Morrow County School D istrict has one vacancy on the school board following the declaration of vacancy of position tfl held by Ju lie W eikel, who resigned from her position at the May 10, 2004 meeting. Interested persons must live in the Morrow C ounty School D istrict attendance area and be a registered voter in order to be eligible for appointment. It is the responsibility of the can d id ate to d eterm in e elig ib ility . For d e tails, contact Julie Ashbeck at the District Office, 989-8202. To be considered for appointment to the Board, provide a letter of interest and information supporting your candidacy, no later than 12 p.m. on June 4, 2004 to: John Renfro, Board Chair, M orrow C ounty School D istric t, P.O. Box 368, Lexington, OR 97839. All candidates will be selected for interview and will be notified by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8 as to their interview time. Join Us For Dinner And A Spring Fling! H e p p n e r E le m e n ta ry S ch o o l Spring Fling Auction, R a ffle and Book Fair Heppner Elementary School gymnasium Thursday, May 20 starting at 7 p.m. Heppner S ite Council Hamburger and Punch Dinner Starting at 6 p.m. at the gym The Auction win Include Items created by the elementary classes; and teachers’ uniquely-themed backets (vfaleh ean he seen a t Heppner TV). Raffle Items tnelnde bicycles, hanging baskets, and a garden beneh. (Be sure to watch Heppner Channel 3 Marci Miller (left) and Petra Elguezabal. HHS softball coach, (right) stand beside the new sign at the softball Held. Marci Miller needed a project for her technology class and after much thought, she decided that the softball field needed a sign. She designed a created an awesome three-dimensional sign for the field. But just when she thought her work was complete, she realized that her work had just begun. T his was M ille r’s first experience with government regulations. To put the sign in place was a whole new project. First, she needed to get perm ission from the Little League and Morrow C ounty G rain G row ers. Willow Creek Valley now receiving Christian radio Willow Creek Valley is now receiving clear, 24 hour a day Christian radio at KVIP FM 90.5. It had long been the desire of KVIP to reach areas w here there is no Christian radio or to cover a community where existing stations are not coming in clearly 24 hours a day. Thus, O peration O utreach was started and KVIP is now reaching 27 small northern C alifo rn ia and O regon co m m u n ities who previously did not receive Christian radio. These towns include H eppner and Condon. Ten piano students from H eppner and lone recently completed syllabus ad ju d icatio n s w ith the O regon M usic T eachers A sso ciatio n . The adjudications were held in Hermiston on May 14 and 15. The stu d en ts and their completed levels are as follows: Stephanie Schuler and D aniel V anC leave, Level I; Devin Robinson and Mindy Wenberg, Level II; Rebecca Jepsen and Anna Unruh, Level V; Cameron A nderson, Eric Jep sen , K risten V anCleave and Nathan VanCleave, Level VI. To pass sy llab u s lev els, stu d en ts m ust perform three pieces from to playing scales, chords and arpeggios, and doing sight reading, rhythm reading and ear training. Eric and Rebecca Jepsen are taught by Amy Jepsen of H eppner; Cameron Anderson is taught by P hyllis P eterson of H erm iston; and the rem aining stu d en ts are taught by Myma VanCleave of Heppner. HES to hold spring concert Heppner Elementary School will be holding its Spring Concert, on Tuesday, May 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the school gym nasium . Everyone is w elcom e to attend. JU ST A REMINDER.... Murray's Prescription Departm ent ^ HOURS: ' ^ 0° w eekd ays o n ly 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 - 6 p.m. The Prescription Department is CLOSED SATURDAYS (and 1-2 weekdays for lunch) before the auction and raffle.) A book f a ir will be held a t the same time as the auction and r a ffle . I t is buy one, up fo r those summer reading programs! A few o f the programs aired daily are: Focus on the Family with Dr. Jam es D obson; c h ild re n ’s program s including, A dventures in O dyssey; bible studies; Insight for L iving with C huck Sw indoll; b rief international, national and local news breaks at the top of each hour; well-known Christian speakers; and of course, lots of music. If you wish to know m ore about KVIP or to receive a 24-hour program guide, call (800) 877-5847, visit www.kvip.org, or write to P.O. Box 492727, Redding. CA 96049-2727. Piano students complete adjudications m em ory in ad d itio n to preview these one-of-a-kind treasures g et one fre e . I t ’s a g reat way to stock Then she found out she need to have a permit from City Hall to put up a sign in the city lim its. The city informed her that the area was in the Flood Zone and she would need to fill out some additional paperwork. Next, she went to the C ourt H ouse to get an official map to document where the sign was to be placed. Then she filled out the Flood Permit and the Sign O rdinance Perm it. With the help of the city personnel, the last bit of paperwork was completed. Finally, Miller was legally ready to set the sign in place. We appreciate your job well done. ^ M imuuj ' j Dnuj 217 North Main • Heppner « 676-9158 Serving Heppner. Lexington A lone (Hack Row L-R): Kip Henry Krebs, Fr. Gerry Condon and Kylee Svetich; and (Front Row L-R): Katelyn Ann West and Tyree Elaine Svetich. Kip Henry Krebs, Katelyn Ann West and Kylee and Tyree Elaine Svetich received their first communion at St. William’s Church in lone on Mother’s Day, May 11. A reception honoring these students will be sponsored by St. William's Altar Society on Sunday, May 23. Eileen McEUigott taught the class. SOLV works on Heritage Trail and Irrigon riverside cleanup “The survey work for the M orrow C ounty Colum bia River Heritage Trail is progressing nicely,” said Carla McLane, Morrow County planning director for SOLV. "Several surveyors have completed their work while others are just getting started. It is anticipated that the survey will be completed by the end of June.” The p a rtic ip a tin g surveyors* are: Keitl) and Brit Prim m , Prim m L and Surveying; Denny Edwards, Edwards Surveying; Ron McKinnis, R.V. McKinnis Engineering; and Judson C oppock, C oppock Surveying. A dditionally, Dave K rum bein, BMCC Instructor, will be bringing his current engineering class into the field to complete a section o f the trail. The funding for th is survey p ro ject was g racio u sly provided by the U.S. Forest Service with the surveyors contributing a significant portion of their time. There will also be a SOLV Down by the Riverside event in Irrigon on May 22, starting at 9 a.m. The focus will be on the section o f the C olum bia River Heritage Trail from the Irrigon Marina Park east to the County Line. Rick Yardley is coordinating this event. There are free t-shirts and lunch, provided by the Irrigon Market, for the first 40 volunteers. For m ore information contact Carla McLane, Morrow County planning director at 922- 4624, or em ail cmclane@co.morrow.or.us. Black grass bug damages wheat The black grass bug normally feeds on rangeland or CRP g rasses and is especially fond of crested w heatgrass. It was doing quite “well” (Friday, May 7) in wheat fields located south and so u th east o f the Bombing Range. Damage to wheat looked like it would have an economic impact on yield. If your farm is located anywhere along the north end of dryland country on in areas where rangeland grasses are abundant, keep a close eye out for this critter. It looks like an elongated fly with large antennae and is at least Vi- inch long. It is brown or black and has a piercing/ sucking mouthpart that is not visible w ithout help from a magnifying glass or microscope. The bug places this syringe-like mouthpart into the w heat le a f and dam ages or rem oves chlorophyll. The bugs begin feeding at the leaf tip and move downward. Most of the feeding is done on the upper le a f su rface. Sym ptom s in clu d e irregularly shaped w hite spots and dehydrated tissue. T reatm en t is w arran ted when damage to the flag leaf is ex p ected . Y ield reductions, after the flag leaf has been affected, are likely to be significant. If you have any questions call Larry Lutcher with the OSU Extension Office at 676-9642 or Bink Ramos with MCGG at 989- 8221. BMCC Foundation to hold golf tournament The Blue M ountain C om m unity C o lleg e Foundation will be holding a golf tournament on Friday, June 4, w ith proceeds going tow ards F oundation scholarships. The tournament will begin at 1 p.m., with a shotgun start at Wildhorse Golf Course. There is a $60 entry fee per person, $10 of which is tax deducihle. The fee includes green fees, lunch, prizes and a cart. Additional awards will be given for Hole in One, Longest Drive. Longest Putt. Closest to the Pin and Most Accurate. For those who are not able to attend, but would like to make a donation for Foundation scholarships, checks made payable to BMCC Foundation, may be mailed to BMCC Foundation. P.O. Box 100, Pendleton, OR 97801.
