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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 28,2005 Bunny Barn ends summer with Heppner Class of ‘85 reunites Cat-A-Q installed at OHV Park success after 20 years (Kneeling L-R): Wendy Miller and Stephanie (Payne) Ball; (1" Row L-R): Bridgett (Greenup) Whelan, Steve Miller, Cammie Papineau, Jodi (Mattison) Ferguson, Jennifer (Hughes) Jaca, Wanda (Riley) Hordyk, Pam (Orr) Alley; (2"" Row L-R)c Travis Hyatt, Ron Doherty, Jim Cason, Joni (Mitchell) Maasdam, Kim KT’s Serenade, senior Broken Black doe, winner of Best in Show. (Hughes) Dennis, Renee’ (Struthers) Hogge, Averille (Panter) Cupples; (Last Row L-R): David Green, Teacher Brent Eggers, KT'S Bunny Bam, and Renfro in Kalispell, MT Steve Currin, Vicki McDaniel, Trisha (Mahoney) Wirth, Ken c o -o w n ed by K athy at the F la th e a d R abbit Graves, Jodi (Padberg) Sass, Farrell Griggs, Shelley (Stroeber) Tellechea and Pam Renfro, Breeders Show where yet Hill, Cam George, Jim McConnell, Kelli (Bergstrom) Meacham, has had a very successful another doe won Best in Rod Taylor and Rick Riehl. (Not pictured Terri (N olan) summer showing their Mini Show. This time it was KT’S Antonucci). Rex rabbits. In August, in P rince A lb ert, S ask atch ew an , C anada, KT'S Bubbles, senior White doe won Best in Show. At the Benton Franklin County Fair located in Kennewick, WA, K T 'S “ FM ,” senior C asto r doe won Best in Show. Sept. 10 in Redmond at the High Desert Rabbit Breeders Show, KT'S River, 4-month-old junior Broken B lack doe won B est in Show. T he follo w in g weekend found Tellechea Serenade, sen io r Broken Black. To date Tellechea and Renfro have 58 quality w ins, w hich are Best o f Breed, Best Opposite Sex, Reserve in Show and Best in Show. They ended last year with 32 quality wins. The next few weeks they will be traveling to show s in R u p ert, ID, followed by Bremerton, WA and then at the TRAC in Pasco, WA. Electric Co-Op announces photo contest C o lu m b ia B asin E lectric C o-O p is again pleased to announce they will be holding their annual Photo Contest this fall. The Cooperative is looking for entries from which to select quality prints to be enlarged and put on p erm an en t display. E n trie s w ill be received at both the Condon and Heppner offices now through Friday, O ct. 28, closing at 5 p.m. Entries must be photographs, either standard or digital, color or black-and-white, with some indication or reference to e le c tric ity or e le c tric a l infrastructure. This required element may be very minor, however. A panel appointed by C.B.E.C. will perform in d ep en d en t ju d g in g o f entries. Judge’s decisions will be final. There will be two entry classes: entries of people/animals and entries of landscapes/general interest. The sam e photo may be entered in both classes if desired, but a copy for each class will be required. Each entry must be titled. T here w ill be awarded a first, second and third place finish for each class, with prizes granted being $50 fo r each first place, $35 for each second place and $ 15 for each third place award. Entrants will agree to allow C olum bia Basin E lectric C o-O p to e n larg e, fram e and permanently display winning e n trie s at C .B .E .C .’s d isc re tio n , w ith no compensation or value paid. Appropriate recognition will be noted o f en tran t. All entrants must be members/ c o n su m ers o f C o lu m b ia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc. No single entrant may subm it m ore than fo u r entries in any one class. A nyone w ish in g additional inform ation or details may call Tom Wolff of C.B.E.C.’s Heppner office at 676-9146. Heppner Garden Club to meet T he H eppner Garden Club will be meeting Monday, Oct. 3 at the St. Patrick’s Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program will be making bows demonstrated by B ebe M unkers and Dorothy Jackson. These are the sam e bow s th at are attached to wreaths that the Garden Club makes every December for Christmas. Jack so n and Munkers have been active members of the Garden Club for many years. Jackson has been past vice president and president. Munkers has been treasurer since 1991. G arden C lub members that have received ribbons from the fair are: Munkers, 10 entries in the flower show- eight blue and tw o red rib b o n s; Verna Brinda, three blue ribbons; and Melissa Jo Monaco, club photographer, won one blue and two red ribbons in the vegetable category. T he G arden C lub w elcom es the public and c o n tin u e s to do m any services in the community. H o stesses fo r the O c to b e r m eetin g are C aro lin e K eck and Bert Johannes. MEXICAN BUFFET JATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND 5 TO 9 P.M. P lu st D îdrgdpiftel W ld eb te«« and C opoitd C oolne»»! The graduated class o f 1985 descended upon Heppner Friday, Aug. 5. After decorating the Elks Lodge in a fun tropical them e (led by N ancy “Martin” Maine), the class met at Jo h n ’s Place for a family get-together pizza d in n er. T he c la ssm a te s enjoyed looking through m em ory b ooks that specifically showcased each form er student. Data and pictures were gathered by Jodi “M attison” Ferguson, Free S p irit D esign o f Pendleton, owned by Jason and R enee “ S tru th e rs ” Hogge designed the pages. Kelli “Bergstrom” Meacham tu rn e d h er hom e in to a temporary print shop and W anda “ R ile y ” H ordyk sorted and bound them into g re a t k e ep sa k es. Jodi “ M attison” Ferguson and Kelli “Bergstrom” Meacham coordinated all the events with many helpers. S atu rd ay started with a private pool party at 9:30 a.m., it was a beautiful morning and the children e n jo y ed th e m selv e s. Immediately following, we endured the heat at the city park fo r a lunch tim e b arbeque. Mr. M ills, on short-notice, had the park in perfect shape. Former teacher and class ad v iso r Les Payne guided us on a tour of the high school and new ball fields at 3 p.m. C la ssm a tes and spouses rejoined at 6 p.m. greeted by leis. Gorgeous fresh flow ers arrived for every table arranged by Jan Stroeber. We had a drawing fo r a b ask et o f g o o d ies com plem ents o f Jennifer “Hughes” Jaca and won by Duane Ball. The Elks Lodge led by Tony C lem en t prepared a special-request ham dinner to play off of our tropical decorations. O ur kick-off “Welcome Home” speaker was Les Payne. Next former teacher Brent Eggers rem in d ed us th at o u r H eppner connections are important and how they have influenced his life. Classmate W anda “ R ile y ” H ordyk recognized classmates who had traveled long distances to be with us such as Janelle M cE lh an y from Connecticut, Jim McConnell from Wisconsin and Trisha “ M ah o n e y ” W irth from California. She then sang and played piano and gave us a lively reminder that Heppner helped to raise all of us and gave us a sen se o f com m unity w herever we ended up. She encouraged us to keep our connections and ended with fun ways to remember, “you graduated in 1985 if....” Kelli “ B ergstrom ” M eacham p ro d u ced a PowerPoint slideshow that showcased the classm ates from K -12, h ig h lig h tin g th ese ev en ts: T u p p er Outdoor School, 1M year of the C en ten n ial 8lh grade exchange, Disneyland Senior trip and finally graduation. M att H ow ard rocked the Elks until 1 a.m. with his DJ service; our them e song for 8,h grade graduation still reflects our thoughts that; these are the “Best of Times”. St. Patrick’s Senior Center news S ev en th Day A dventists are providing volunteers for the Oct. 5 senior center noon meal. The menu of the day is taco salad or casserole with com chips, c h ee se, b ean s, to m ato , lettuce and salsa. There is a reminder that menus may be changed w ithout notice. They are planned one month in advance. By actio n o f the Board of Directors, a special meeting is called for Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the center office. The purpose of the meeting is to create a new Mission Statement and to set goals for the ensuing year, which will pertain to both long term and short term plans for the center. All clientele of the center are invited to give input for consideration at the meeting. This can be done by talking personally with board members, writing letters or short memos to the board, or attending the meeting. The a g re em e n t b etw een the se n io r c e n te r and the Heppner Housing Authority is in the process of being updated. For that reason, the p la n n ed m eetin g is an important one. A flu clinic will be held at the senior cen ter office on Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mark your c ale n d a rs now fo r th is important service. B lood p re ssu re readings are offered before each W ednesday m eal. Apartment routs are offered by appointment. G IV E T H E M S H E LTE R w ith a cat 920 front end loader as well as pushed by a 267 cat skid steer to where it now sits. Once the cat was in place final detail work was a tte n d ed to and it w as painted on Aug. 10, with decals installed on Aug. 11, The first formal cook out to o k p lace on A ug. 13. Around 130 people were fed a variety o f hot dogs and hamburgers. The Cat-A-Q can be fired by e ith e r charcoal or wood. It took 100 pounds of charcoal for the initial cook out. An old P&H log loader was left at the reload site and was also restored and placed behind the Cat- A-Q. The entire boom and grapple were cable operated and the old grapples have a d ate o f 1953 w elded on them. The main boom of the loader is set 8 feet deep in solid basalt rock. Pilot Knob C o n stru c tio n o f W hite Salomon, WA drilled and shot a hole in the rock so the boom could be placed. In the future we hope to add other old logging equipment to the site and create a place for the p ark v is ito rs to see the equipm ent that was once used in the industry. The entire set up sits in front of the old truck scales, which is currently being refitted to serve as a wash down facility for the park. This Cat-A-Q as we call it is intended for public use and large gatherings. We hope it will be a reminder of the s ig n ific a n t ro ll th a t c a te rp illa r played in the lo g g in g in d u stry in o u r county and become a land mark for the facility which b o a sts sev eral h u n d red people at a time and hosts large off highway recreation events. Many people helped with the project including: Greg and Jeff Maben, who donated the old cat; Western S ta te s C a te rp illa r, w ho donated m aterials m ade; R o g er B ritt Sand and G ra v el, h au lin g ; Sam Ogelsby, rock drilling; and Jerry R o b erts, Sim on Winters, Greg Close, Randy H enrichs, Bob Allen and B urke O ’B rien, w ho all helped with the restoration. City of Irrigon begins paving project The City o f Irrigon began a paving project on Sept. 26. The project will include portions of SE Seventh Street, SE Idaho Avenue and SE Eleventh Street. The streets will be closed to thru traffic. Residents who live on those streets should expect delays. Please contact City Hall at 922-3047 if you have any questions. Red Hats to hold luncheon There will be a Red H at lu n ch eo n at G D ’s Restaurant on Oct. 5 at 12 noon. All interested ladies are invited to attend. There is no m e m b ersh ip req u irem en t. Ju st com e, enjoy and relax with friends. Births J e s u s F r a n c is c o S a n ta C ru z- a son, Jesus Francisco, was bom Sept. 18, 2005 at Good Shepherd M ed ical C e n te r in Hermiston, to Maria Chavez and Jesus Santa Cruz, o f Boardman. Nl c feel The Pioneer Humane Society 276-0181 ( This D6C cat was o rig in ally ow ned by the Kinzua Corporation. It was purchased in 1966 along with another exactly like it. Both cats were eventually owned by Guy VanArsdale who used them in his road construction and logging operations. T his cat was scrap ed in 1981 due to several mechanical problems including bent dead axles. S a lv a g e a b le p a rts w ere rem oved and placed into service on the sister cat, which is still running today and o w n ed by M aben Logging of Heppner. M aben L o g g in g donated this cat to the newly purchased Morrow County OHV Park, which includes a portion o f the original K in zu a p ro p e rty (6 2 0 0 acres) and boasts a trail system o f 120 miles. The property includes the old re lo a d y ard w here the camping and staging area are located. In early M ay o f 2005, the idea to use this old cat for a centerpiece of the OHV park came to be. It was at that time, sitting in the way of a road project and needed to be moved. The owner of the old cat donated it to the park. Roger Britt owner and o p e ra to r o f R o g er B ritt S ep tic and G ra v el o f Heppner donated hauling of the old cat to the shop at the OHV park and work began. It was completely gutted and cleaned. Used boiler plate was fitted for the cover over the rear end housing and transmission housing as well as to build a new engine belly pan. The chimney is made of 1 2 -V 2 -inch wall steel pipe. The dam per is fashioned after a cat exhaust rain cap. The grill is made o f two sections o f Vi inch Steel plate. When these plates are raised a large grate type grill 35 inches by 48 inches is exposed for use. There was no hard nose or hood and both of these were donated by Western States along with paint and decals. All of the restoration work was done on weekends by volunteer help and a total of 150 hours of labor went into the project. The cat was fitted with a set of skids in order to move it and towed for just H ay! < Cat-A-Q at Morrow County OHV Park ) at Central Market Friday« Sept. 30th 7 a.m. until gone! I
