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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.
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(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
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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
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St. Patrick’s Weekend winners announced
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Event Car, and D and L
Auto- Irish Miscellaneous
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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
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