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Heppner and lone honor Veterans and active duty military Ililnlnililtillliiiiillilinll Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene. OR 9» 4* ' VOL. 124 NO. 22 10 Pages Wednesday, June 1, 2005 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Local soldiers express thanks for community support Members of the 3-116 Mortar Platoon based out of Pendleton, currently stationed in Iraq. On behalf of all the 3-116 M o rtar Platoon based out o f Pendleton we would like to thank you all for the letters, boxes and prayers during our dep lo y m en t Special thanks to Support Our Troops, the Heppner Post Office and the employees at the Bank o f Eastern Oregon It is wonderful to know that so many care about us. We have been over here since late November and we are (h o p efu lly ) halfw ay th ro u g h our deployment in Iraq We have been gone from our families for approximately a year and cannot wait to get back I hope the Memorial Day Celebration went well and you had a chance to see the wonderful slide show presentation that Sergeant Ron Bloker made o f our deployment thus far On* this M emorial Day we would like to remember all th o se who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country 1LT John Qualls SSG Jon Mitchell (Class of 1984 and 1995) Mortar Platoon 3-116 CAV Heppner Youth Sports Academy is just around the corner The sports academy is going to be back again this June The academ y is designed to allow local students to access sports camps at a bargain rate The academ y is open to all stu d en ts in H eppner Schools “ We hope all parents and students take advantage o f the opportunity to get top notch instruction at these camps,” said Terri Gentry, H eppner Head volleyball coach “ T he local businesses have stepped forw ard to pro v id e the coaches and players a great opportunity right here in H e p p n er,” said boys basketball coach Forrest McKinnis “This academy is an indication o f the level o f support we receive from our com m unity, it is ju st outstanding ” Local b u sin esses w ho are sp o n so rin g the academy this year are Ruggs continued paye two CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK TO THE HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL AND I0NE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES OF 20051 M o rro w C ou n ty G r a in G ro w e rs Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For farm equipm ent, visit our w tb >ito at w w w mcnj> net ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEM ENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Heppner s Memorial Day p arad e M onday honored those local people serving in the US military T here was a program downtown after the parade The local S upport Our Troops group sponsored both the parade and program After the parade two so ld iers talked to the gathered crowd by phone from Afghanistan Jaysi Benneto and David Melville both spoke long d istan ce from Afghanistan and answered questions from the crowd One o f the questions was how the Afghan people felt about Americans Both said they were treated well and appreciated by the local populace B enneto is in the Army and her job is to fuel airplanes Melville is a math teacher from Heppner and he flies Chinook helicopters Both said they missed home and thanked the local people for sending cards and care packages to them Also part o f the p arad e w as m usical selections by Samarra Van Doom and David Bates A reading o f all the names of those on active duty from the area was held and later there was a slide show at the Senior C enter lo n e held its M emorial Day cerem ony honoring the six war dead from previous wars from lone Crosses with American flags were placed by the flag pole at the school in honor o f the dead D rinks and refreshments were served afterw ards at the Legion Hall V
