Heppner and lone honor Veterans
and active duty military
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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
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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
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