SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 16,2005
Bunny Barn begins year with wins
Heppner and lone students Former Heppner student
selected to tour Europe
chosen for Shrine game
Nick Christman
Brandon Seitz
KT'S Tarot and KT'S Powder
Kathy Tellechea and
Pam Renfro, co-owners of
KT'S B unny B arn in
Lexington started the year
out on a winning note With
over 250 Mini R exes
entered, KT'S Veranique, a
Broken Black junior doe was
picked Best o f Breed in
Show A at the Frozen
Friends Rabbit Show in St
Helens on Jan. 29, 2005. In
Show B, KT'S T arot, a
senior Black doe and KT'S
Powder, a senior White buck
were picked Best of Breed
and Best Opposite o f Breed
(in other words, the best
Mini Rex doe and buck in the
show). KT'S Tarot won Best
Fur in each o f the shows
T ellechea and R enfro
entered 25 rabbits with all 25
placing in fourth place or
better in each o f the shows
T ellechea
and
R enfro ended 2004 with
w inning the Mini Rex
F anciers o f the G re a te r
Northwest Sweepstakes for
the second year in a row.
Those awards will be given
out in Yakima, WA in April
They also
w on the
W ashington S tate O pen
Sweepstakes and Fur Award
(among all breeds o f rabbits)
and those will be presented
in June at the Washington
State Rabbit Convention in
Ellensburg They took third
place in Open Sweepstakes
and first in Fur for 2004 in
the State o f Oregon among
all breeds o f rabbits and will
be presented awards in June
at the Oregon State Rabbit
C onvention in N ew port.
P o in ts are still being
calculated at this time for the
National Mini Rex Awards to
be given out in Belton, TX
on April 2.
The next shows on
their schedule are Victoria,
BC on Feb 19-20 and
Nampa, ID on Feb. 26.
Morrow County Gun Club news
On Sunday, Feb. 13,
a cold and windy afternoon,
19 shooters toed the line at
Morrow County Gun Club
In singles (16 yards),
Dennis Peck, Rob Ashbeck
and Harvey Childers tied at
23 out o f 25 hits G ene
Harris followed with 21 hits
and Kelwayne Haguewood
scored 20. In o th e r
categories, Deona Hodges
was high lady with 15 out o f
25 hits, Joey W halen, in
juniors, hit 13 and Taylor
Hodges, in sub-juniors, hit
15 out o f 25 shots.
In handicap (20
yards), Peck took first with
22 out o f 25 shots, with
Roger M ortim er and Jeff
Cutsforth coming in second
with a tie o f 20 hits each
A shbeck and C hilders
rounded out the pack with
19 out o f 25 hits. Deona
Hodges was again high lady
w ith 14 out o f 25 hits,
Whalen, juniors, with nine
and Taylor H odges, sub-
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juniors, with 17 out o f 25
hits.
A nnies w ere then
shot, with Peck winning two
and Childers winning one.
League shooting in
the third week is a real horse
race. Team Schlichting and
Peck is on top with 294 out
o f 300. Teams Crum and
C rum and A shbeck and
Childers tied for second with
a score o f 286. Team s
Mortimer and Cutsforth and
Munkers and Haguewood,
followed with 283 and 282
respectively.
The next shoot will
be held Feb 20 at 12 p m
g ra d u a te H eppner High
School, was named to the
fall semester Dean’s List at
Lewis-Clark State College in
Lewiston, ID To be named
to the list, a student must
carry a m inim um o f 12
credits and earn a grade
point average o f at least
3.25.
Rust is the daughter
ofTim and Shannon Rust o f
Echo.
SHOULD YOU ACCEPT FIRST OFFER?
the seller's and agent's knowl
edge o f the house in question
and the market The depth o f
that knowledge will help pro
tect the seller against the natu
ral reluctance to accept the first
offer and against regretting a
decision that was not based on
sound judgment Remember,
most good offers come early in
the selling game If it s a fair
one. why pass it up9
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
The Chamber is missing a familiar face that was
seen about town and in the Chamber office filling brochure
racks, delivering information, answering messages, making
labels, processing information, creating brochures and
numerous other odd jobs. Tonia Adams is now working
for the Morrow County Health District and believe me,
she is missed. We’re happy that she found a job in the
accounting field she was looking for and we appreciated
her while she was here
If anyone out there is interested in filling her shoes
at the Heppner Chamber o f Commerce, send in a resume
to P.O. Box 1232. Tell us about your computer background,
your love o f Heppner, your ability to organize and other
work experience It’s an adventure where you meet many
great personalities and do a variety o f tasks
Calls are coming into the Chamber with people
eager to visit for the St. Pat’s weekend, March 17-20. Those
o f you groaning at the thought, pat yourselves on the back
because you are creating fun for visitors as others have
done for you when you travel to events. Paint your
snowshoes green and get with the program I mean really,
what are the chances that we can have the weather we had
in January again? Well, maybe Car clubs are eager to come
this way. A couple was in from the Tri-Cities this past week
that had never been to Heppner. They were so amazed and
plan to bring friends and cars back for our celebration and
return again in the summer. It makes good sense to market
Heppner to the Tri-Cities We are yet to be discovered, if
not during the Irish festivities, then anytime If we can travel
70 miles up there, then they should leave the rat race and
travel 70 miles this direction. Share your marketing ideas
This week at the Chamber o f Commerce weekly
luncheon, Cornerstone Gallery will be the featured Third
Thursday business. Stop by and check them out on the
way down the street. It’s a good place to warm up while
you shop and have a drink. Alvin Liu has some enthusiastic
ideas for growing Heppner business.
Thought for the Week: “One person may not be
able to change the world, but one person may be able to
change the world for someone.” -D . Bates
Hope/Valby Parish members are volunteers for the
Senior Center meal on Feb. 23. The menu planned for the
day is pizza, corn, carrot sticks, fruity jell-o and cherry
cobbler
Plans are underway for the St. Patrick's Day
weekend celebrations Saturday morning breakfast is one
o f the activities the Senior Center sponsors as a money
making activity.
Twenty-one people made the bus trip to Ukiah last
week and had lunch in the new center. The Ukiah Center is
located on the hill, one block off Main Street The group
from Heppner nearly doubled the number o f people they
served that day Windows on two sides o f the building allow
for a view o f the town and the countryside
The group traveled a scenic route The 200-mile
round trip took them on stretches o f two creek valley and
their hay fields, stacks, herds o f cows and their little calves;
miles through the grassy foothills and the edges o f timber
near the mountains; small towns, the city, croplands and
the wetlands o f lower Butter Creek where Canadian geese
were resting The travelers had a view o f vast wheat fields
and irrigated plots. The drive was a scan o f the variety o f
agricultural enterprises and farmsteads in western Umatilla
and Morrow counties. A ride where every field tells its
own story o f care and stewardship o f the land Passengers
were able to reminisce about familiar places This trip was
much more than simply “going out for lunch ”
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Tyler Boyer, a senior
at Heppner High School,
was chosen to play on the
East team Brandon Seitz,
also a HHS senior, was
chosen to East alternate
team , alo n g w ith Nick
Christm an, an lone High
School senior
Rust named to
LCSC Dean’s List St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
Brooke Rust, a 2004
REALTOR m d
Many people who sell a
house encounter the "first of
fer" dilemma It can involve a
trying decision Sellers often
turn it down, hoping for some
thing better, only to find it
turned out to be the best offer
they received.
This is where the advice of
a real estate agent can be par
ticularly helpful The agent can
tell you how realistic the offer
is and whether the deposit that
accompanies it represents good
faith
Since there is no way to
know how many offers will be
received or the order o f value,
the offer should be judged on
T he sele c tio n o f
players and alternates for the
2005 Oregon Shrine East-
West All-Star game was held
S aturday, Jan
29 in
Prineville The game will be
held on Saturday, Aug 6 in
Baker City.
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JOHN’S PLACE
MAIN STREET. HEPPNER
f
Kelly Straley
Touring Europe is a
dream for many people It
will be a reality this summer
for former Heppner student,
Kelly Straley Now a senior
at Bandon High School in
Bandon, OR, Straley has
been invited to jo in the
O regon A m bassadors o f
Music for their 2005 tour.
Leaving Portland on July 3,
the Ambassadors will fly to
London to begin a 15-day,
seven-country concert tour
Since 1995, more
than 70 students a year have
re p re se n te d O reg o n as
A m b assad o rs o f ' M usic-
T hese
select
young
musicians from throughout
the state were recommended
by their music teachers based
on musical and leadership
ab ility .
T hese
recommendations are also
based on the character o f the
student as being outstanding
representatives o f Oregon
and United States. Straley
will be one o f 137 students
this year She will perform as
Free Colorado
blue spruce
trees
Ten free Colorado
blue spruce trees will be
given to each person who
joins the National Arbor Day
Foundation during February
2005.
The free trees are
part o f the n o n p ro fit
F o u n d a tio n ’s T rees for
America campaign.
C o lo ra d o
blue
spruces have silver blue-
green color and a compact
conical shape They can be
used
as
individual
ornam entals, an en ergy
saving windbreak, a privacy
screen , o r as living
Christmas trees
The tre e s will be
shipped postpaid at the right
time for planting between
March 1 and May 31 with
en clo sed
p lan tin g
in stru c tio n s The six to
tw elv e inch tre e s are
guaranteed to grow, or they
will be replaced free o f
charge
To
becom e
a
member o f the Foundation
and receive the free trees,
send a $10 contribution to
Ten Free C olorado Blue
S pruce T rees, N ational
Arbor Day Foundation, 100
A rbor Avenue, N ebraska
City, NE 68410, by Feb 28,
2005. O r go online to
www arborday org
a soprano in the concert
choir and play her flute with
the concert band
S traley
w as
recommended by Bandon
High School Choir teacher,
John Harding Harding said,
"She
w o rk s
very
independently, has a good
character and works hard.”
Straley wants to study music
following graduation She
in ten d s to begin at
Southwestern Community
College in Coos Bay. Then
will seek an advanced music
d e g re e
and
teach in g
certificate from a four-year
college. "I haven't decided
which one yet," said Straley.
Straley began her
love and study o f music in
H ep p n er She started at
piano ta u g h t by C arley
Drake at the age o f five In
the fifth grade, she switched
to flute and studied with Kari
K eow n. In ad d itio n to
Heppner School bands, she
also played with the Willow
Creek Symphony.
The Straley family
m oved from H eppner to
B andon in 2 001, w here
Straley has continued her
study and enthusiasm for
m usic. At B andon High
S ch o o l, she has been
selected as a member o f the
exclusive BHS Swing Choir
and represented the school in
the District Honor Choir.
She also plays in the high
school co n ce rt band,
marching band, pep band,
and jazz band. Last March,
she w as chosen as first
alternate flute for the state
solo com petition. In the
spring o f 2004, Straley was
invited to sing at Music in
M ay lo c ated at P acific
University in Forest Grove.
Last summer, she played
flute in the orchestra for the
B andon
P lay h o u se
production ofCamelot She
also sings and plays for Holy
Trinity Catholic Church in
Bandon
"I just get more and
m ore ex cited , it's really
starting to happen," Straley
said o f her upcoming trip.
Fund raising has been the
fo cu s fo r the S traley s'
throughout this entire year
Each student enrolled in the
to u r has to raise alm ost
$4,000 Straley has received
donations from businesses
and individuals including the
Heppner Elks Lodge She
continues to work hard to
raise funds for the trip "This
is a o n ce in lifetim e
opportunity, I have to do it,"
says Straley