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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 6,2005 Youth music recital to be held in lone lone Legion and Auxiliary members Morrow County TSP update honored at Legion birthday meeting to be held There will be a joint w orkshop o f the Morrow C o u n ty P lan n in g C om m ission and C ounty C ourt to discuss the co a d o p tio n o f th e C ity Transportation System Plans (TSP) on April 6 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the large conference room at the Port o f M o rro w ’s Riverfront Center located at Two M arine D rive in Boardman. The co u n ty w ill consider the co-adoption of the TSP for the cities o f Boardman, Heppner, lone, Irrigon and Lexington. The updated plan insures that the co u n ty and c itie s ’ transportation networks will be able to serve the entire reg io n over the next 20 (L-R): Amy, Eric and Rebecca Jepsen. ( a V ê i *■< years. “ E ach city has already approved its TSP,” said Jo y ce Jack so n o f Mitchell Nelson Group, the consulting Firm coordinating th e m eetin g s. “ T his workshop is to discuss the county co-adopting each o f the individual Transportation System Plans.” The updated TSPs insure that the county and cities within it are consistent with the requirements of the S tate of O regon T ran sp o rtatio n Planning Rule. The com m unity is invited to learn about the cities’ current and long-term tran sp o rtatio n needs and plans for enhancing the road system. WCCC to hold benefit tournament Current Auxiliary President Irene Holtz (right) with Helen Crawford, who received her Past President’s Pin. ft violin and oboe. Soloists in clu d e the fo llo w in g (L-R): Dick McElligott, Roland Bergstrom, Gene Crowell, Don students: Alex and Julianne McElligott and Jim Barnett received their membership pins. C arlson, Sarah Stillm an, Kara Clay, Brynna Rust, X Kristen, Bethany and Daniel Van C leav e, B rendan McElligott and Amy, Eric and Rebecca Jepsen. ? Many o f the students performing in the recital are also members o f the Willow C reek Sym phony w hose fiA h next concert is scheduled for Friday evening, April 15 in Heppner. : f Adm ission is free. Donations for the Willow 1919 Creek Sym phony will be accepted at the door. The recital is expected to last about one hour and will be followed by a reception in the fellowship hall. WE WVSC to hold annual Blood PR IN T B U S IN E S S Drive W illow V alley CARD S Service Club’s annual Blood Lett StyUi Lett < 5 ^ Croton Heppner Gazette-Tim es 676-9228 Leave This to the Experts Drive will be held Tuesday, April 12 from 1 -6 p.m., at St. Patrick’s Senior Center in Heppner. D onor m ust be at least 16 years old and weigh a minimum o f 110 pounds and be in good health. For an appointment call 1 (800) 787-9691 and walk-ins are also welcome. £$[Smß; John Jepsen (left) received the District Membership Award for 100 percent membership from Bill Bishop, District 6 Commander. The lone American Legion Post # 95 and Legion Auxiliary celebrated the 86th birthday o f the American Legion on March 29 with 60 m em bers p resen t. A nne Morter catered the dinner. H onored g u ests were Bill Bishop, District 6 C o m m an d er and Tessie Williams, District 6 Legion Auxiliary President. Ten Legion members receiv ed pins w ith Jim B arn ett o f P en d leto n Estate & By DAVID S Y K E S REALTO R PRU N IN G A N D W EA N IN G Removing a kite tangled in power lines is a job best left to utility workers wear ing protective gear. If you try to remove it, you run the risk o f being electrocuted. When flying a kite, stay away from power lines. Use dry string, and make sure your kite contains absolute ly no metal, which conducts electricity. Never fly a kite in stormy or wet weather. A message » brought to you in the interest of sa fe ty by Columbia Basin Electric Co-Op, I n c .. your locally owned A operat ed electric utility. S tj Many are the buyers who purchase a wonderful view, with a house that goes along with it. Or, surround them selves in a sense o f history and live in a particular home (per haps too small, ornate or too simple) in order to do so. As a buyer, it is most likely that you, too, have your preferences in style, shape, size, layout, con struction and general appear ance o f your “dream home". It is likely you could reject a lot o f listings because they are “too something or other," wast ing a lot o f time and effort and making an otherwise pleasur- able job o f home seeking into It is suggested that participants bring a white elephant, but is not required for play. Mulligans will also be available for sale. S n ack s w ill be p ro v id e d . E v ery o n e is welcome to come join in a day o f fun. Elections and Rules Committee to meet in Heppner and Pendleton (Clockwise from top): Violinists Alex Carlson, Kara Clay and Sarah Stillman and pianist Julianne Carlson. T w elve young m u sic ian s from South M orrow C ounty w ill be featured in an upcom ing music recital Thursday, April 7, at 7 p.m ., at the lone United Church o f Christ. M any o f th o se perform ing have prepared m u sical se le c tio n s for various com petitions and adjudications throughout the region in recent months and this recital will give them the opportunity to share their music with the community. P erform ers range in age from 7 to 17 and represent the music studios o f seven d iffe re n t in stru m en tal teachers. Solos included will be performed on piano, harp, W illow C reek Country Club will be holding its first annual b e n efit tournament on Sunday, April 24. Tee off time will be a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Play w ill be a fo u r-p erso n scramble. Cost is $20 per person. a very stressful situation. You can avoid much o f this stress and con serve vast amounts o f time and effort if you will share your various housing preferences with your real estate agent. Let the agent do the pruning and weaning o f undesirable properties. Insist that you are shown only those listings that meet certain crite ria that you have preselected and preannounced. 180 W. Baltimore #5 Heppner, OR 97836 He itageJCgndCo. REALTOR IB 541-676-9228 Past Real Estate columns and property listings are available at k ’H'H’. heppner. net/heritage receiving his 60-year pin. F ifteen m em bers o f the Auxiliary received pins. Lois Allyn, Lexington received her 5 0 -y ear pin. H elen C raw ford was presented with her Past Presidents' pin. Don and Eunice McElligott were celebrating th e ir 57th w edding a n n iv e rsa ry and w ere surprised with a basket of cards and an anniversary cake. A fter the dinner, m em bers v iew ed the improvements to the 105- year-old hall. HLL to hold meeting H ep p n er L ittle League is holding a meeting on Monday, April 11 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the H eppner Neighborhood Center. State Representative Derrick Kitts (R-Hillsboro) today confirm ed plans to hold an official meeting of the House C om m ittee on E lec tio n s and R ules in Pendleton and H eppner. Rep. K itts serv es as Chairman of the Committee. The m eeting is part o f a series o f m eetings House committees will hold across the state on diverse issues. Election reform measures are a top priority for th e 73rd Legislature. The meetings will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at the Heppner Grade School on Stansbury Street and at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 9 at Pearson Auditorium in the Pendleton Center for the A rts at 214 N orth M ain Street. “The Committee is making a sincere effort to m ake sure the p u b lic is aw are o f the im p o rtan t reforms we are considering,” said Rep. Kitts. The C o m m ittee agenda will include public hearings on House Bill 2583, which would require proof o f citizenship from those re g iste rin g to vote; HB 2551, which would prohibit o p en in g b a llo ts b efo re Election Day; House Joint Resolution 1, which would require refer a constitutional am en d m en t to re q u ire annual legislative sessions; HB 2774, relating to ballots in irrigation districts; and in Pendleton HB 3127, which modifies the definition o f business under government standards and practices law. Rep. G reg Sm ith, representing House District 57, which includes Heppner and R ep. Bob Jen so n , representing House District 58, w hich in clu d es Pendleton, will sit as guest members o f the Committee at hearings in their respective districts. “This will be great opportunity to discuss some o f the reform proposals with people who can’t take the time to travel to Salem ,” Rep. Kitts said. “We need as much public input as we can get.” The C o m m ittee agenda can be found on the L e g is la tu re ’s w eb site: www.leg.state.or.us/comm/. For m ore information, please contact Rep. K itts at: (503) 986- 1430. DA’s report Dan Joe Fischer was convicted o f three counts: count 1 - Aiding in a Fish and G am e V io latio n , an unclassified m isdemeanor and counts 2 and 3- False A p p lic atio n fo r a Commercial Fish and Game L icen se. F isc h er w as sen ten ced to a tw o -y ear suspension o f his hunting license, 180 suspended days in ja il, 24 m onths bench probation and $ 1878 in fines and fees. Donald Lee White ad m itted to v io latio n o f probation allegations for Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree. W hite’s probation ^hfinq th e DCnol? H )e eon k e lp ! Come in a browse our large selection o f Wedding Invitations, ' Announcements and Accessories by Regency* H eppner Gazette-Tim es 676-9228 188 West Willow, Heppner was revoked and he was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months probation. Gene Ray Ball was convicted o f Unauthorized Use o f a Motor Vehicle, a Class C felony. Ball was sen ten ced to 18 m onths supervised probation, 30 days in ja il, 80 h o u rs co m m u n ity serv ice and payment o f $916 in fines and fees and $55 in restitution. C h risto p h e r D ale Bennett was convicted o f Theft-1, a Class C felony. Bennett was sentenced to 18 m onths su p erv ise d probation! 30 days in jail, 80 hours com m unity service and payment of $653 in fines and fees and $ 2 000 in restitution. Marriage License M a rc h 29: Javier M endoza, 19, B oardm an and Christina Fuentes, 18, Boardman. I
