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Ililiiliiilili'llliiiiillilmll mm Bessie W nzel! Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 A sheep dog and its handler work a heard of sheep during the sht-ep dog trails at the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration the past weekend in Heppner. See a picture page on 4. Students paint Heppner mural VOL. 124 NO. 12 10 Pages Wednesday, March 23, 2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon High School track renovation continues Heppner elementary students put the finishing touches on a mural of the tow n of Heppner on the school hallway wall. The project is part of the Artists in Residence program at the school. • t . (L-R): Jerry Gentry of Gentry Home Improvements, (left) along with Bill Gentry and Dale Conklin (right) work at pouring concrete into a form for the long jump/triple jump pit as part of Heppner High School's complete track renovations. Once the pit is finished it will he filled with sand. Carol Poppenga of Milton-FreeWater is the Artist in Residence at Heppner Elementary the past week. She is helping the students paint a mural representing the town of Heppner. Elks to host Heppner Easter egg hunt The H eppner Elks will be hosting their annual E aster egg hunt for pre school through fourth grade children on Saturday, March 26 at 10 a m. P resch o o l and kindergarten age children will hunt at Heppner City Park; first and second g rad ers will hunt at the Heppner Elementary School Drama donations given to Hospice [ i I „ . „ „ v . , Father Gerry Condon (center) presented Pioneer Memorial Hospice Director Molly Rhea (left) and Home Health and Hospice office manager Sherry Ewing (right) with $263 for the hospice program. The money was received from donations gathered during the presentation of Saint Patrick-Patron of Ireland during the St. Pat's Weekend Celebration. Cast members decided to donate the proceeds to Hospice. lower field; and third and fourth graders will hunt at Hager Park The St P a tric k ’s The Easter Bunny Weekend Celebration saw will be at City Park for the many winners in a variety of annual visit so have your contests. camera ready. Phil Bach of Heppner, Kathy Nicking o f ^ Patrick’s Heppner and Kirk Holcomb o f Madras were the three parade winners lucky winners o f the $100 Pots O ’ Gold The winners announced were chosen from those who Winners for the 2005 bought the annual St G reat Green Parade held Patrick’s Celebration pins Saturday, March 19 during and the names were drawn Heppner's St Patrick's Day during three o f the weekend c e le b ra tio n have been events announced Bank of Eastern On Friday, March Oregon received the award 18, Ron Doherty of Spokane for Irish floats and groups brought in the $300 prize Also winning awards from the Ew e-D o-B ingo w ere The Ken T urner contest sponsored by the Grandkids- Irish Character H eppner High School and Family; DIY Kids 4-H c h ee rle a d ers The C lub- Irish B icycle/G olf cheerleaders also raffled off C art; R oundup C ity a gift c e rtific a te from C lo g g e rs- M usical and n J" r Fa St. Patrick’s Weekend winners announced ¡7, v jro u p s , ra. u s e u ™ ars n lcllie ( ustom Vehicle- Funomners ^ T \ Club- Parade Special Event Car, and D and L Auto- Irish Miscellaneous ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. I H o w e ’s A bout Pizza in Heppner, which was won by Morgan Correa o f Heppner M elissa C oiner o f Heppner also came out a winner on Friday, as the first place winner of the O' Ducky Race, winning $100 The race, sponsored by Colt Football, also saw winners: Nick Sarich, Idaho, $75; Kelsie Fox, Heppner. $50; Don Watts, Salem, $25; and Laurie Sarich, Idaho, $10 Just b efo re the parade on Saturday, March 18, six lucky winners took home baskets raffled by the H eppner N eig h b o rh o o d C en ter and d o n ated by H eppner m erchants The baskets were won by: Gene Crow ell o f lone, Marvin P adberg o f lo n e, Bob Lovgren o f Heppner, Kelly Fritz o f H eppner, C ory M iller o f H ep p n er and Francis S ch u tter of Lexington lone to hold annual Easter egg hunt It is that time o f year when the Easter Bunny will be visiting lone for the big Egg Hunt Please join him at the lone City Park and St William's Catholic C’hurch lawn on Saturday, March 26 at 10 a m to hunt eggs and get prizes The egg hunt is open to tiny tots up to the fourth grade If you wish to make donations to the egg hunt, please drop them oft' at the lo n e Bank o f E astern Oregon % G et your lawn & yard ready for Spring! Thatchers and Tillers For Dent at MCGG M orrow County Grain Grow ers Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 For farm rquipm rnt, yt»lt our w tb «It* at w«rw m<KK M t
